Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-05-08,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 4 - History - Crimea
> 1. The first major city in Crimea was Chersonesus, colonised by
> settlers from city-states in which modern-day country?
Turkey. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 2. After the disintegration of the Mongol Empire, which "colorful"
> remnant ruled Crimea and much of modern Russia from 1259 until
> around 1500?
Golden Horde. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 3. The <answer 2>'s 1347 siege of the Genoese port of Kaffa in the
> Crimea is believed to be the starting point for which historical
> event?
Black Death (plague). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. Which prince and alleged lover of Catherine the Great was
> responsible for the "voluntary" annexation of Crimea in 1783?
Grigory Potemkin. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 5. Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" describes
> events during a major battle in the Crimean War. Name
> *either* the battle or the commander of the Light Brigade.
> Coincidentally, both names have entered modern English
> vocabulary.
Battle of Balaclava, Lord Cardigan. 4 for Joshua, Stephen (the hard
way), Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque (the hard way).
> 6. From October 1941 to July 1942, Sevastopol withstood a siege by
> German forces. In May 1945, Stalin recognised their bravery by
> granting Sevastopol which honorary title, shared with Leningrad,
> Odessa, and Stalingrad? (Answer in English.)
Hero City. 4 for Joshua.
> 7. Concerned about the loyalty of a certain group of mainly Muslim
> inhabitants of Crimea, in 1944 Stalin had roughly 200,000 of
> them deported to Central Asia. They were only permitted to
> return in the 1980s. Which group?
(Crimean) Tatars. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for Erland.
> 8. In February 1945 Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill met at which
> Crimean resort to plan the future of Europe?
Yalta. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Stephen, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 9. In 1954 ownership of Crimea was transferred from the Russian SFSR
> to the Ukrainian SSR by which Soviet leader?
Nikita Khrushchev. 4 for everyone.
> 10. The 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea was facilitated by which
> mysterious masked forces, referred to by Russian state media as
> "polite people"? What are they better known as?
(Little) Green Men. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Stephen.
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Car Models
> We name three car models, past or current; you name the
> maker -- or the specific division if applicable -- that
> makes/made all of them.
This was the easiest round in the original name.
> 1. Maverick, Edsel, Crown Victoria.
Ford. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 2. Malibu, Impala, Camero.
Chevrolet. 4 for everyone.
> 3. Odyssey, Fit, Passport.
Honda. 4 for everyone.
> 4. Pony, Sonata, Santa Fe.
Hyundai. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 5. Park Avenue, Riviera, LeSabre.
Buick. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 6. PT Cruiser, Imperial, 300.
Chrysler. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 7. Micra, Titan, Leaf.
Nissan. 4 for everyone.
> 8. Impreza, Outback, Forester.
Subaru. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 9. Jetta, Scirocco, Passat.
Volkswagen. 4 for everyone.
> 10. Supra, Prius, Tundra.
Toyota. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Lit His Mis
Stephen Perry 36 35 28 40 139
Joshua Kreitzer 32 32 36 36 136
Dan Blum 12 19 26 32 89
Dan Tilque 8 12 20 36 76
Pete Gayde -- -- 16 40 56
Erland Sommarskog 8 4 27 16 55
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