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Mark Brader
Jan 17, 2014, 1:11:32 PM1/17/14
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-04,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
* Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
week.
1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
affair and won the election. Name him.
2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
field involved. What name?
3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
to these senators?
7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
8. This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
10. The "<answer 10> affair" was a 1963 British political scandal
named after the Secretary of State for War, which forced his
resignation and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold
Macmillan's government. The secretary had a sexual affair with
Christine Keeler, who was allegedly the mistress of a Soviet spy,
and then lied about it in the House of Commons. Name him.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
Please see the handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
and name each amusement park. We will supply some clues to
each one.
(For this medium I've rearranged them into numerical order, so the
3 decoys are interspersed with the others. Identify those if you
like for fun, or even for amusement, but for no points.)
1. Originally an iron-age fort, then a Saxon fortress, a Norman
castle, a Gothic-style stately home, a WWII officer training
facility, and now a major theme park since 1980.
2 *and* 3. The two remaining parks under this collective name were
initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
4. Opened in 1999 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
not the existing resort.
5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
6. Opened in 1981 in Vaughan ON.
7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
United States.
8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
10. (decoy)
11. (decoy)
12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
resort.
13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
chicken dinners.
14. (decoy)
--
Mark Brader "The people have spoken...
Toronto And they must be punished!"
m...@vex.net --Ed Koch, after not being reelected, 1989
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
* Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
week.
1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
affair and won the election. Name him.
2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
field involved. What name?
3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
to these senators?
7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
8. This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
10. The "<answer 10> affair" was a 1963 British political scandal
named after the Secretary of State for War, which forced his
resignation and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold
Macmillan's government. The secretary had a sexual affair with
Christine Keeler, who was allegedly the mistress of a Soviet spy,
and then lied about it in the House of Commons. Name him.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
Please see the handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
and name each amusement park. We will supply some clues to
each one.
(For this medium I've rearranged them into numerical order, so the
3 decoys are interspersed with the others. Identify those if you
like for fun, or even for amusement, but for no points.)
1. Originally an iron-age fort, then a Saxon fortress, a Norman
castle, a Gothic-style stately home, a WWII officer training
facility, and now a major theme park since 1980.
2 *and* 3. The two remaining parks under this collective name were
initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
4. Opened in 1999 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
not the existing resort.
5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
6. Opened in 1981 in Vaughan ON.
7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
United States.
8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
10. (decoy)
11. (decoy)
12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
resort.
13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
chicken dinners.
14. (decoy)
--
Mark Brader "The people have spoken...
Toronto And they must be punished!"
m...@vex.net --Ed Koch, after not being reelected, 1989
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 17, 2014, 1:51:37 PM1/17/14
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
Garfield
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
get away with mumbling the name. <Mumble>Chiappaquiddick</Mumble>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
>
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
>
Disneyland
>
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
swp
Jan 17, 2014, 1:56:02 PM1/17/14
to
On Friday, January 17, 2014 1:11:32 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
grover cleveland
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
> to these senators?
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
> 8. This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
> scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
> after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
> involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
> between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
> affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
> to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
> mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
> 10. The "<answer 10> affair" was a 1963 British political scandal
> named after the Secretary of State for War, which forced his
> resignation and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold
> Macmillan's government. The secretary had a sexual affair with
> Christine Keeler, who was allegedly the mistress of a Soviet spy,
> and then lied about it in the House of Commons. Name him.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
>
> and name each amusement park. We will supply some clues to
> each one.
>
> (For this medium I've rearranged them into numerical order, so the
> 3 decoys are interspersed with the others. Identify those if you
> like for fun, or even for amusement, but for no points.)
>
> 1. Originally an iron-age fort, then a Saxon fortress, a Norman
> castle, a Gothic-style stately home, a WWII officer training
> facility, and now a major theme park since 1980.
> 2 *and* 3. The two remaining parks under this collective name were
> initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
> 4. Opened in 1999 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
> not the existing resort.
> 5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
> 6. Opened in 1981 in Vaughan ON.
> 7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
> employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
> United States.
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
> 9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
> 10. (decoy)
kings dominion
> 11. (decoy)
california's great america (?)
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
> 13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
> chicken dinners.
> 14. (decoy)
six flags
swp, who is going back into his crypt
Peter Smyth
Jan 17, 2014, 2:17:56 PM1/17/14
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
> week.
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
>
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
>
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
Bunga Bunga
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
> week.
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
>
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
>
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
Chappaquidick
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
Larry Craig
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
>
> and name each amusement park. We will supply some clues to
> each one.
>
> (For this medium I've rearranged them into numerical order, so the
> 3 decoys are interspersed with the others. Identify those if you
> like for fun, or even for amusement, but for no points.)
>
> 1. Originally an iron-age fort, then a Saxon fortress, a Norman
> castle, a Gothic-style stately home, a WWII officer training
> facility, and now a major theme park since 1980.
Alton Towers
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
>
> and name each amusement park. We will supply some clues to
> each one.
>
> (For this medium I've rearranged them into numerical order, so the
> 3 decoys are interspersed with the others. Identify those if you
> like for fun, or even for amusement, but for no points.)
>
> 1. Originally an iron-age fort, then a Saxon fortress, a Norman
> castle, a Gothic-style stately home, a WWII officer training
> facility, and now a major theme park since 1980.
> 2 and 3. The two remaining parks under this collective name were
> initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
Busch Gardens
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
> 4. Opened in 1999 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
> not the existing resort.
Islands of Adventure
> resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
> not the existing resort.
> 5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
Cedar Point
> 6. Opened in 1981 in Vaughan ON.
>
> 7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
> employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
> United States.
>
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
Disneyland
>
> 7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
> employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
> United States.
>
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
> 9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
>
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. (decoy)
>
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
Epcot
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
>
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. (decoy)
>
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
> 13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
> chicken dinners.
Knotts Berry Farm
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
> chicken dinners.
> 14. (decoy)
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
Jan 17, 2014, 3:02:56 PM1/17/14
to
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
Grover Cleveland
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
> to these senators?
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
> 8. This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
> scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
> after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
> involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
> between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
> affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
> to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
> mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
> 10. The "<answer 10> affair" was a 1963 British political scandal
> named after the Secretary of State for War, which forced his
> resignation and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold
> Macmillan's government. The secretary had a sexual affair with
> Christine Keeler, who was allegedly the mistress of a Soviet spy,
> and then lied about it in the House of Commons. Name him.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
> 2 *and* 3. The two remaining parks under this collective name were
> initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
Busch Gardens
> initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
> 4. Opened in 1999 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
> not the existing resort.
> 5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
> 7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
> employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
> United States.
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
> 13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
> chicken dinners.
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 17, 2014, 3:12:21 PM1/17/14
to
In article <m6-dnfrzpKLJ70TP...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
>
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
Chappaquiddick
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
Larry "Wide Stance" Craig
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
> to these senators?
>
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
Chandra Levy
> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
Marion Barry
> 8. This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
> scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
> after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
> involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
> between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
> affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
> to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
> mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
Kwame
Candy Land
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
Disneyland
> 9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
>
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. (decoy)
>
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
Epcot
> 13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
> chicken dinners.
Knott's Berry Farm
> 14. (decoy)
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
> week.
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
>
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
Teapot Dome
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
> week.
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
>
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
>
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
> to these senators?
>
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
> 8. This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
> scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
> after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
> involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
> between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
> affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
> to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
> mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
> 9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
>
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. (decoy)
>
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
> 13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
> chicken dinners.
> 14. (decoy)
Jeffrey Turner
Jan 17, 2014, 11:55:52 PM1/17/14
to
On 1/17/2014 1:11 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
> week.
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
Chester Alan Arthur
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
> week.
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
>
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
> to these senators?
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
>
> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
> 8. This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
> scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
> after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
> involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
> between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
> affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
> to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
> mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
> 10. The "<answer 10> affair" was a 1963 British political scandal
> named after the Secretary of State for War, which forced his
> resignation and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold
> Macmillan's government. The secretary had a sexual affair with
> Christine Keeler, who was allegedly the mistress of a Soviet spy,
> and then lied about it in the House of Commons. Name him.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
>
> and name each amusement park. We will supply some clues to
> each one.
>
> (For this medium I've rearranged them into numerical order, so the
> 3 decoys are interspersed with the others. Identify those if you
> like for fun, or even for amusement, but for no points.)
> 1. Originally an iron-age fort, then a Saxon fortress, a Norman
> castle, a Gothic-style stately home, a WWII officer training
> facility, and now a major theme park since 1980.
>
> 2 *and* 3. The two remaining parks under this collective name were
> initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
> 4. Opened in 1999 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
> not the existing resort.
>
> 5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
>
> 6. Opened in 1981 in Vaughan ON.
>
> 7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
> employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
> United States.
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
> 9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
>
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. (decoy)
>
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
Jeffrey Turner
Jan 18, 2014, 12:15:08 AM1/18/14
to
On 1/17/2014 11:55 PM, Jeffrey Turner wrote:
>>
>> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
>> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
>> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
>> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
>
> Washington DC Mayor Marion Barry
>>
>> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
>> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
>> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
>> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
>
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 18, 2014, 12:24:14 AM1/18/14
to
On Friday, January 17, 2014 1:11:32 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
Grover Cleveland
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
> to these senators?
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
> 8. This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
> scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
> after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
> involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
> between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
> affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
> to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
> mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
> 10. The "<answer 10> affair" was a 1963 British political scandal
> named after the Secretary of State for War, which forced his
> resignation and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold
> Macmillan's government. The secretary had a sexual affair with
> Christine Keeler, who was allegedly the mistress of a Soviet spy,
> and then lied about it in the House of Commons. Name him.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
>
> and name each amusement park.
> 2 *and* 3. The two remaining parks under this collective name were
> initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
Busch Gardens
> initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
> 4. Opened in 1999 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
> not the existing resort.
> 5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
> 7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
> employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
> United States.
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
> 9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
> 13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
> chicken dinners.
Knott's Berry Farm
--
Joshua Kreitzer
--
grom...@hotmail.com
robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker
Jan 18, 2014, 1:22:29 AM1/18/14
to
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
Grant; Taft
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
> 10. The "<answer 10> affair" was a 1963 British political scandal
> named after the Secretary of State for War, which forced his
> resignation and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold
> Macmillan's government. The secretary had a sexual affair with
> Christine Keeler, who was allegedly the mistress of a Soviet spy,
> and then lied about it in the House of Commons. Name him.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
>
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
Disneyland
Rob
Mark Brader
Jan 18, 2014, 1:33:49 AM1/18/14
to
Mark Brader:
> > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
Jeff Turner:
you should have had a significantly better chance of being able to
read useful things on them than we did at the original game.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "'Run me,' Alice?"
m...@vex.net -- Tom Neff
> > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
Jeff Turner:
> Are we supposed to be able to read those?
Considering that in a PDF viewer you can control the magnification,
you should have had a significantly better chance of being able to
read useful things on them than we did at the original game.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "'Run me,' Alice?"
m...@vex.net -- Tom Neff
Pete
Jan 18, 2014, 11:43:18 AM1/18/14
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:m6-
dnfrzpKLJ70TPn...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-04,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
> week.
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
Grover Cleveland
>
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
Teapot Dome
>
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
Bung
>
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
Chappaquiddick
>
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
Foley
>
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
> to these senators?
Keating Five
>
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
Chandra
>
> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
Brown
>
> 8. This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
> scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
> after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
> involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
> between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
> affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
> to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
> mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
Kwame Kilpatrick
>
> 10. The "<answer 10> affair" was a 1963 British political scandal
> named after the Secretary of State for War, which forced his
> resignation and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold
> Macmillan's government. The secretary had a sexual affair with
> Christine Keeler, who was allegedly the mistress of a Soviet spy,
> and then lied about it in the House of Commons. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
>
> and name each amusement park. We will supply some clues to
> each one.
>
> (For this medium I've rearranged them into numerical order, so the
> 3 decoys are interspersed with the others. Identify those if you
> like for fun, or even for amusement, but for no points.)
>
> 1. Originally an iron-age fort, then a Saxon fortress, a Norman
> castle, a Gothic-style stately home, a WWII officer training
> facility, and now a major theme park since 1980.
Tivoli
>
> 2 *and* 3. The two remaining parks under this collective name were
> initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
Busch Gardens
>
> 4. Opened in 1999 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
> not the existing resort.
Universal Studios Orlando
>
> 5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
Cedar Point (the best!)
>
> 6. Opened in 1981 in Vaughan ON.
>
> 7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
> employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
> United States.
Hershey Park
>
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
Disneyland
>
> 9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
Kings Island
>
> 10. (decoy)
Dollywood
>
> 11. (decoy)
Great America
>
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
EPCOT
>
> 13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
> chicken dinners.
dnfrzpKLJ70TPn...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-04,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
> week.
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
>
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
>
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
>
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
>
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
>
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
> to these senators?
>
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
>
> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
>
> 8. This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
> scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
> after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
> involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
> between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
> affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
> to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
> mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
>
> 10. The "<answer 10> affair" was a 1963 British political scandal
> named after the Secretary of State for War, which forced his
> resignation and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold
> Macmillan's government. The secretary had a sexual affair with
> Christine Keeler, who was allegedly the mistress of a Soviet spy,
> and then lied about it in the House of Commons. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
>
> and name each amusement park. We will supply some clues to
> each one.
>
> (For this medium I've rearranged them into numerical order, so the
> 3 decoys are interspersed with the others. Identify those if you
> like for fun, or even for amusement, but for no points.)
>
> 1. Originally an iron-age fort, then a Saxon fortress, a Norman
> castle, a Gothic-style stately home, a WWII officer training
> facility, and now a major theme park since 1980.
>
> 2 *and* 3. The two remaining parks under this collective name were
> initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
>
> 4. Opened in 1999 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
> not the existing resort.
>
> 5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
>
> 6. Opened in 1981 in Vaughan ON.
>
> 7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
> employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
> United States.
>
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
>
> 9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
>
> 10. (decoy)
Dollywood
>
> 11. (decoy)
Great America
>
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
>
> 13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
> chicken dinners.
Jason Kreitzer
Jan 18, 2014, 1:14:21 PM1/18/14
to
On Friday, January 17, 2014 1:11:32 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-04,
>
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
>
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
>
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
>
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
>
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
>
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
>
>
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
>
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
>
> week.
>
>
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
>
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
>
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
>
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
>
> affair and won the election. Name him.
Grover Cleveland
>
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
>
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
>
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
>
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
>
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
>
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
>
>
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
>
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
>
> week.
>
>
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
>
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
>
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
>
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
>
> affair and won the election. Name him.
>
>
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
>
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
>
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
>
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
>
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
>
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
>
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
>
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
>
> field involved. What name?
>
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
>
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
>
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
>
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
>
>
>
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
>
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
>
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
>
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
>
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
>
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
>
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
>
>
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
>
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
>
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
>
>
>
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
>
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
>
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
>
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
>
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
>
> to these senators?
>
>
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
>
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
>
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
>
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
>
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
>
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
Chandra Levy
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
>
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
>
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
>
>
>
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
>
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
>
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
>
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
>
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
>
> to these senators?
>
>
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
>
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
>
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
>
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
>
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
>
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
>
> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
>
> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
>
> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
>
> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
>
> 8. This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
>
> scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
>
> after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
>
> involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
>
> between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
>
> affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
>
> to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
>
> mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
>
>
>
> 10. The "<answer 10> affair" was a 1963 British political scandal
>
> named after the Secretary of State for War, which forced his
>
> resignation and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold
>
> Macmillan's government. The secretary had a sexual affair with
>
> Christine Keeler, who was allegedly the mistress of a Soviet spy,
>
> and then lied about it in the House of Commons. Name him.
>
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
>
>
>
> Please see the handout:
>
>
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
>
>
>
> and name each amusement park. We will supply some clues to
>
> each one.
>
>
>
> (For this medium I've rearranged them into numerical order, so the
>
> 3 decoys are interspersed with the others. Identify those if you
>
> like for fun, or even for amusement, but for no points.)
>
>
>
> 1. Originally an iron-age fort, then a Saxon fortress, a Norman
>
> castle, a Gothic-style stately home, a WWII officer training
>
> facility, and now a major theme park since 1980.
>
>
>
> 2 *and* 3. The two remaining parks under this collective name were
>
> initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
>
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
>
>
>
> 4. Opened in 1999 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
>
> resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
>
> not the existing resort.
>
>
>
> 5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
>
>
>
> 6. Opened in 1981 in Vaughan ON.
>
>
>
> 7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
>
> employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
>
> United States.
>
>
>
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
>
> 9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
>
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
>
>
>
> 10. (decoy)
>
>
>
> 11. (decoy)
>
>
>
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
>
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
>
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
>
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
>
> resort.
>
> 13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
>
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
>
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
>
> chicken dinners.
Dan Tilque
Jan 20, 2014, 11:52:21 AM1/20/14
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
> week.
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
Grover Cleveland
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
>
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
> week.
>
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
>
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
>
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
>
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
>
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
>
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
> to these senators?
>
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
>
> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
>
> 5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
>
> 6. Opened in 1981 in Vaughan ON.
>
> 7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
> employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
> United States.
>
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
>
> 9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
>
> 10. (decoy)
>
> 11. (decoy)
>
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
>
> 13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
> chicken dinners.
>
> 14. (decoy)
>
--
Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"
Mark Brader
Jan 20, 2014, 1:19:52 PM1/20/14
to
Mark Brader writes:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-04,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
All questions were written by members of Clueless, and were used
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-04,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been
retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my
2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Political Scandals
> For some reason we thought this round would be appropriate this
> week.
> 1. He was running for president when it was revealed that he'd had
> an affair with a widow named Maria Halpin, who had given birth
> to a son. This prompted the chant "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?
> Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha!" He was honest about the
> affair and won the election. Name him.
Jason, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. During Warren Harding's presidency, Interior Secretary
> Albert Fall accepted bribes of over $404,000 from private oil
> companies to get leasing rights to the US Navy oil reserves
> in Wyoming. Fall was later convicted for bribery and became
> the first presidential cabinet member to go to jail for his
> actions in office. Prior to Watergate, this was considered
> the greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of
> American politics. The scandal takes its name from the oil
> field involved. What name?
Jason, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in many
> scandals during this time in office. One of the most famous
> of his escapades was the huge promiscuous parties he threw,
> which have come to be known... by what nonsensical term?
> 4. In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy left a party and the car he
> was driving veered off a bridge. He swam to shore but his
> passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. He waited a day to
> report the accident, and while there was speculation that he
> was driving under the influence and trying to cover it up,
> nothing was ever proven. The incident takes its named from
> the Massachusetts island where it happened. What name?
Joshua, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque. Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, and
Pete spelled it correctly.
> 5. In 2007, this US senator was arrested for lewd conduct in a
> men's room at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport:
> the famous "foot tapping" incident. Name him.
> 6. In a major political scandal amidst the Savings and Loan
> crisis of the late 1980s and early '90s, five US Senators were
> accused of corruption in 1989 for preventing the Chairman of
> the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association from being audited,
> in return for campaign funding. What collective name was given
> to these senators?
and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Gary Condit, then a Democratic congressman, gained national
> attention after an intern he was having an affair with went
> missing in 2001. His denial of the the affair brought him
> considerable negative attention and speculation that he was
> somehow involved in her murder. He eventually admitted to the
> affair and was later exonerated of her murder. Name the intern.
Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, and Jason.
> 8. This mayor of a major North American city was caught smoking
> crack cocaine on video -- in 1990, that is. He was busted by
> the FBI and served 6 months in prison -- and then returned to
> his old job as mayor from 1995 until 1999. Name him.
4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
> 8.
(Uh, would you believe 9?)
> This troubled mayor of Detroit was involved in a number of
> scandals during his term, and eventually resigned in 2008
> after being convicted on felony charges. One of the scandals
> involved 14,000 text messages on city-issued pagers exchanged
> between him and his chief of staff, with whom he was having an
> affair and lying about it in court. He was recently sentenced
> to 28 years in prison on 24 counts of extortion, racketeering,
> mail fraud, and tax evasion, among others. Name him.
again, no points for the first name alone. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum,
and Pete. 3 for Joshua.
> 10. The "<answer 10> affair" was a 1963 British political scandal
> named after the Secretary of State for War, which forced his
> resignation and damaged the reputation of Prime Minister Harold
> Macmillan's government. The secretary had a sexual affair with
> Christine Keeler, who was allegedly the mistress of a Soviet spy,
> and then lied about it in the House of Commons. Name him.
"almost correct". 4 for Stephen, Peter, Joshua, Rob, and Jason.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Amusement Parks (Handout)
> Please see the handout:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/parks.pdf
> and name each amusement park. We will supply some clues to
> each one.
> (For this medium I've rearranged them into numerical order, so the
> 3 decoys are interspersed with the others. Identify those if you
> like for fun, or even for amusement, but for no points.)
> 1. Originally an iron-age fort, then a Saxon fortress, a Norman
> castle, a Gothic-style stately home, a WWII officer training
> facility, and now a major theme park since 1980.
> 2 *and* 3. The two remaining parks under this collective name were
> initially developed as marketing vehicles for an American-Belgian
> beverage company. Give the name that includes both.
"The Old Country" and "The Dark Continent" respectively, are shown.)
4 for Stephen, Peter, Dan Blum, Jeff, Joshua, and Pete.
> 4. Opened in 1999 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida. We need the specific name of this part,
> not the existing resort.
Orlando FL). "Islands" was required. 4 for Peter and Joshua.
> 5. "America's Roller Coast", opened in 1870 in Sandusky OH.
> 6. Opened in 1981 in Vaughan ON.
made it even easier.) 4 for Stephen.
> 7. Founded in 1905 in Derry Township PA as a leisure park for
> employees of one of the oldest confection manufacturers in the
> United States.
> 8. Opened in 1955 in Anaheim CA.
everyone -- Erland, Stephen, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Jeff, Joshua,
Rob, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Opened in 1972 near Cincinnati OH. Famous for The Beast:
> the world's tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in 1979.
> 10. (decoy)
King's Dominion (Doswell, near Richmond VA). Stephen got this.
> 11. (decoy)
California's (formerly Marriott's) Great America (Santa Clara,
near San Francisco CA). Stephen got this and Pete got part of it.
> 12. Opened in 1982 as part of an expansion of an existing theme
> resort in Florida and dedicated to the celebration of human
> achievement, technological innovation, and international culture.
> Again, we need the name of this specific part, not the whole
> resort.
World, Orlando FL). 4 for Stephen, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Jeff,
Joshua, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
> 13. Currently dubbed (perhaps erroneously) "America's First
> Theme Park", it only started charging admission in 1968,
> but was previously famous for its distinctive fruit pies and
> chicken dinners.
Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Pete, and Jason.
> 14. (decoy)
Six Flags Magic Mountain (Santa Clarita, near Los Angeles CA).
Stephen got part of this.
At our game, the Six Flags chain of parks was mentioned several
times, but some people did not know the reason for the number 6.
The chain's original location was in Arlington, near Dallas and
Ft. Worth, and is called "Six Flags over Texas". At various times
the present state of Texas (or a significant part of it) was under
French and Spanish colonial control; was part of Mexico, the US,
and the Confederate States; and was an independent country.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Geo
Stephen Perry 40 36 76
Joshua Kreitzer 35 28 63
Dan Blum 28 24 52
Pete Gayde 23 28 51
Peter Smyth 16 28 44
Jason Kreitzer 24 12 36
Dan Tilque 24 8 32
Marc Dashevsky 20 12 32
Jeff Turner 12 16 28
Erland Sommarskog 8 4 12
Rob Parker 4 4 8
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Mark Brader | "...having compressed some 300 million years into
Toronto | two paragraphs, I have left out some details."
m...@vex.net | -- Roger Gary
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