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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCINO25 Game 10, Rounds 4,6: Vietn   
   13 Feb 26 11:32:31   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 10, Round 4 - History - The Vietnam War   
   >   
   > 1. Prior to American involvement, another colonial power was   
   >    defeated by the Vietnamese at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu   
   >    in 1954.  What was that nation?   
      
   France   
      
   > 5. There was global criticism of the US military for the use of   
   >    this colorful herbicide and defoliant, resulting in a multitude   
   >    of health problems.  What was it called?   
      
   Agent Orange   
      
   > 6. What momentous announcement did Lyndon Johnson make on   
   >    1968-03-31?   
      
   He was not running for re-election.   
      
   > 7. Army officer Lt. William Calley was court martialed for   
   >    atrocities in which Vietnamese village in 1968?   
      
   Song My   
      
   > 9. With the chaotic American retreat from Saigon at the end of   
   >    April 1975, the 20-year war came to an end.  The victors almost   
   >    immediately renamed the city to what?   
      
   Ho Chi Minh City   
      
   > 10. Most surveys of best movies about the war have put this Oliver   
   >    Stone work at the top of the list.  It won the Academy Award   
   >    for Best Picture for 1986.  What is its title?   
      
   The Bridge over River Kwai   
      
      
   > * Game 10, Round 6 - Sports - Tennis Champions   
   >   
   > This is a round on tennis champions in the men's and women's   
   > professional tours.  *Note*: it has not been updated since the   
   > original game date; you must give the answers that were correct   
   > then, even if they've changed.  Also, some answers may repeat.   
   >   
   > 1. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional   
   >    men's tennis at 109?   
      
   Novak Djokovic   
      
   > 2. Who has won the most Wimbledon singles titles for men, with 8?   
      
   Roger Federer   
      
   > 3. Which female professional tennis player has spent the most   
   >    weeks at #1 in the rankings?   
      
   Serena Williams   
      
   > 4. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional   
   >    women's tennis at 167?   
      
   Navratilova   
      
   > 5. Who has won the most French Open singles for men, at 14?   
      
   Rafael Nadal   
      
   > 6. Which male professional tennis player has spent the most weeks   
   >    at #1 in the rankings?   
      
   Roger Federer   
      
   > 7. After the big 3 -- Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer -- who are   
   >    either #4 or #5 the total number of career Grand Slam singles   
   >    titles for men?   
      
   Pete Sampras   
      
   > 8. Who was won the most French Open singles titles for women   
   >    at 7?   
      
   Steffi Graf   
      
   > 9. Who was won the most Wimbledon singles titles for women, with 9?   
      
   Serena Williams   
      
   > 10. Who has won the most Grand Slam singles titles for women at 23?   
      
   Margaret Court (She won 24 as I recall. But, ah, true, only 8   
   of these were in the realm of professonal tennis.)   
      
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