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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.)              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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