Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-12-08,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 2 - History
> * Political Noms de Guerre
> These 20th-century political leaders weren't generally known by
> their real name. What names were they respectively better known by?
> 1. Nguyen Sinh Cung.
Ho Chi Minh. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland,
Dan Tilque, Rob, and Calvin.
> 2. Saloth Sar.
Pol Pot. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, and Rob.
3 for Calvin.
> 3. Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili.
Joseph Stalin. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Björn, Bruce, Erland,
Rob, Calvin, and Jason.
> * Saints of Early Medieval Ireland
> In each case, name the saint.
> 4. This saint wrote: "My father was Calporinus. He was a deacon...
> who lived at Bannavem Taburniae. His home was there, and that
> is where I was taken prisoner. I was 16 at the time."
St. Patrick. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque,
and Calvin.
> 5. Please answer question #4 before decoding the rot13 for the
> next two. The second patron saint of Ireland may be the
> personification of a pagan Celtic deity. This saint's symbol
> is a distinctive cross that is woven from rushes or straw.
St. Brigit or Brigid. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 6. This navigator saint's legend tells of a journey with companions
> to several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, leading to modern
> myths that he discovered America.
St. Brendan. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Rob.
> * Incidentally
> These incidents preceded various wars, cold wars, police actions,
> etc.
> 7. In 1964, the destroyer USS Maddox was ineffectually attacked
> by small Soviet-built torpedo boats. This skirmish was the
> pretext for the Vietnam War. It's sometimes called the USS
> Maddox incident; give its other name.
Gulf of Tonkin incident. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque,
Rob, and Jason.
> 8. More than 260 lives were lost when the battleship Maine
> sank in Havana's harbor after a mysterious explosion in 1898.
> What war ensued?
Spanish-American War. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Jason.
> 9. The U2 incident didn't involve Bono at all. In 1960 a US spy
> pilot was shot down and captured by the Soviets. Name him.
Francis Gary Powers. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque,
Rob, and Calvin.
> * US Acts of Congress
> Some laws are best known by the names of people connected to them,
> whether as legislators or otherwise. In each case, give that name
> of the relevant law.
> 10. The White Slave Traffic Act of 1910 banned interstate transport
> of females for immoral purposes.
Mann Act. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Jason.
> 11. The Federal Kidnapping Act, passed in 1932.
Lindbergh Law. 4 for Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Jason.
> 12. The National Prohibition Act, passed in 1919 and repealed
> in 1933.
Volstead Act. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
The 18th amendment to the US constitution is wrong -- it authorized
Congress to pass an act enforce prohibition, and the question was
about that act.
> * Cuba Libre
> Pour yourself a rum and Coke and Viva la Revolución!
> 13. Name the boat that carried Fidel Castro and 81 other rebels
> to Cuba in 1956. The newspaper of the Central Committee of
> the Cuban Communist Party is named for it.
Granma. 4 for Joshua.
> 14. The airport in Havana is named which Cuban national hero who
> was also a famous literary figure? One of his poems was adapted
> into the lyrics for the song "Guantanamera".
José Martí. 4 for Joshua.
> 15. The second-most-famous figure in the Cuban Revolution, Che
> Guevara, wasn't even Cuban. Where was he born?
Argentina. 4 for Joshua, Björn, Erland, Rob, and Calvin.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2
TOPICS-> His
Joshua Kreitzer 52
Bruce Bowler 36
Dan Tilque 36
Rob Parker 32
Dan Blum 32
"Calvin" 31
Erland Sommarskog 28
Jason Kreitzer 20
Peter Smyth 12
Björn Lundin 8
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