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Answers and Points Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:13 am
by Here's Fanny!
So, here we are at the first dreaded Friday/Weekend game! I had originally planned for the games to get more complicated as the week went on, but for this one I'm just going with a straight name the year Timeline and we'll see how that goes.
As for the Doppler snafu from Wednesday, I think I've decided how to handle that one but it will probably take me a little longer to do the scoring.
Today's format should be the same as Monday, c/p the questions and insert the year in bold for each one. And don't forget the bonus, of course!
Timeline - September 5-7
"This Day in History"
This was originally going to be the kick off game, so all these events happened on September 1st. Just which September 1st? You tell me! Make sure to check out the Freebies below the bonus question for some help (or to just add to the general confusion. Ha!).
Scoring (110 points possible):
Exact year = 10 pts
+/- 2 years = 5 pts
+/- 4 years (post 1900) = 3 pt
+/- 10 years (pre 1900) = 3 pt
Decade (post 1900) = 1 pt
Century (pre 1900) = 1 pt
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic.
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
9. The Boston Subway opens.
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
Freebies:
1. Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536.
2. None of these events took place in the 17th century.
3. The first ‘test tube’ baby was 23 years old in Nakai was born.
4. 3 centuries are represented only once.
5. The Subway had been operating for 6 years when the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series.
Re: Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:27 am
by MarleysGh0st
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic.
1987
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.
1999
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1806
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.
1972
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.
1942
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.
1975
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1533
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
1744
9. The Boston Subway opens.
1905
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1917
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
M something...Martha? Margaret?
Re: Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:37 am
by NellyLunatic1980
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic.
1983
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.
2001
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1815
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.
1970
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.
1939
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.
1959
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1534
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
1712
9. The Boston Subway opens.
1898
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1850
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
Louise Brown
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:56 am
by frogman042
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic.
1987
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.
1998
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1805
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.
1972
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.
1946
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.
1970
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1533
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
1745
9. The Boston Subway opens.
1915
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1917
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
Baby Louise?
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:09 am
by littlebeast13
"This Day in History"
This was originally going to be the kick off game, so all these events happened on September 1st. Just which September 1st? You tell me! Make sure to check out the Freebies below the bonus question for some help (or to just add to the general confusion. Ha!).
Scoring (110 points possible):
Exact year = 10 pts
+/- 2 years = 5 pts
+/- 4 years (post 1900) = 3 pt
+/- 10 years (pre 1900) = 3 pt
Decade (post 1900) = 1 pt
Century (pre 1900) = 1 pt
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic. - 1985
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination. - 2004
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic. - 1805
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship. - 1975
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army. - 1946
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba. - 1965
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke. - 1530
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign. - 1714
9. The Boston Subway opens. - 1897
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd. - 1921
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points) - Unless I'm thinking of something else, I thought her last name was Brown. Probably not good enough for credit anyway....
Re: Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:23 am
by andrewjackson
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic. 1988
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination. 2003
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic. 1809
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship. 1972
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army. 1941
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba. Is this Gloria Estefan, the singer? 1965
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke. 1530
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign. 1720
9. The Boston Subway opens. 1899
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd. 1915
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points) Louise Brown
Re: Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:29 am
by jsuchard
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic.
1995
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.
2000
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1808
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.
1958
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.
1962
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.
1958
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1530
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
1729
9. The Boston Subway opens.
1910
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1925
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
Louise Brown
Re: Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:50 am
by plasticene
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic.
1993
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.
1992
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1807
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.
1974
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.
1937
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.
1957
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1533
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
1735
9. The Boston Subway opens.
1902
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1918
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
Louise Brown? I don't think that's quite it.
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:00 am
by wintergreen48
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic. 1985
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination. 2000
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic. 1806
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship. 1972
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army. 1940
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba. 1950
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke. 1533
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign. 1715
9. The Boston Subway opens. 1901
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd. 1914
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points) Louise Brown
Freebies:
1. Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536.
2. None of these events took place in the 17th century.
3. The first ‘test tube’ baby was 23 years old in Nakai was born.
4. 3 centuries are represented only once.
5. The Subway had been operating for 6 years when the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series.
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:21 am
by macrae1234
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic. 5 years after the movie based on Clive Cussler’s book 1985
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination. From clue 3 Louise Brown was late 1970’s 78 I think so 2001
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic. 1805
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship. Early 70’s 1973
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army. Just at the start of WWII for everyone else 1939
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba. Shouldn’t that be Estefan late 50’s 1957
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke. She was queen from 1533-1536 so just before that 1532 Love The Tudors
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign. Lets go back from 1791 XVI 16 years XV 60 years so XIV dies in 1715
9. The Boston Subway opens. The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 1912 the Boston team that won the series in 1903 was called the Americans. However since I am probably one of the few people who know and since by clue 4 there must be more than 1 event in the 1800s this I will say 1897
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd. As the Russian capital it was thought to be too German and changed at the outbreak of WWI in 1914
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points) As I said Louise Brown
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:35 pm
by themanintheseersuckersuit
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic.
1985
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.
2003
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1808
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.
1972
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.
1938
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1530
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
1740
9. The Boston Subway opens.
1902
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1923
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
Louise Brown
Freebies:
1. Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536.
2. None of these events took place in the 17th century.
3. The first ‘test tube’ baby was 23 years old in Nakai was born.
4. 3 centuries are represented only once.
5. The Subway had been operating for 6 years when the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series.
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:59 pm
by kroxquo
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic.
1986
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.
2001
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1805
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.
1972
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.
1940
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.
1960
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1534
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
1710
9. The Boston Subway opens.
1897
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1991
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
Louise Brown
Freebies:
1. Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536.
2. None of these events took place in the 17th century.
3. The first ‘test tube’ baby was 23 years old in Nakai was born.
4. 3 centuries are represented only once.
5. The Subway had been operating for 6 years when the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series.
Re: Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:41 pm
by T_Bone0806
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic. 1985
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination. 1999
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1803
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.1973
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army. 1941
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba. 1957-same age as me, as I recall
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1532
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
1712
9. The Boston Subway opens.
1897
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1914
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
Laura Petrie Dish
Re: Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:50 am
by TheConfessor
Here's Fanny! wrote:
This was originally going to be the kick off game, so all these events happened on September 1st. Just which September 1st? You tell me! Make sure to check out the Freebies below the bonus question for some help (or to just add to the general confusion. Ha!).
Scoring (110 points possible):
Exact year = 10 pts
+/- 2 years = 5 pts
+/- 4 years (post 1900) = 3 pt
+/- 10 years (pre 1900) = 3 pt
Decade (post 1900) = 1 pt
Century (pre 1900) = 1 pt
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic.
1983
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.
2001
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1782
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.
1976
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.
1945
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.
1957
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1530
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
1736
9. The Boston Subway opens.
1897
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1921
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
Louise Brown
Freebies:
1. Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536.
2. None of these events took place in the 17th century.
3. The first ‘test tube’ baby was 23 years old in Nakai was born.
4. 3 centuries are represented only once.
5. The Subway had been operating for 6 years when the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series.
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:07 am
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
"This Day in History"
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic. - 1991
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination. -1999
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.- 1805
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship. -1972
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army. -1945
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba. -1955
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke - 1532
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign. -1713
9. The Boston Subway opens. - 1901
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd. - 1916
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points) - Louise Brown
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:26 am
by mrkelley23
1. 1985
2. 2001
3. 1823
4. 1972
5. 1946
6. 1955
7. 1533
8. 1714
9. 1902
10. 1918
Re: Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:03 pm
by peacock2121
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic. 1980
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination. 1996
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic. 1805
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship. 1973
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army. 1940
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba. 1957
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke. 1530
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign. 1940
9. The Boston Subway opens. 1899
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd. 1915
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points) nope
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:03 pm
by JBillyGirl
Thought I'd jump in and see if the water was fine.
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic. -- 1994
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination. -- 2001
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic. -- 1804
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship. -- 1972
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army. -- 1945
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba. - You mean Gloria Estefan? I'll say 1959.
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke. -- 1532
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign. -- 1746
9. The Boston Subway opens. -- 1901
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.-- 1918
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points) -- Baby Louise, or Louise Brown
Re: Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:05 am
by gotribego26
Timeline - September 5-7
"This Day in History"
This was originally going to be the kick off game, so all these events happened on September 1st. Just which September 1st? You tell me! Make sure to check out the Freebies below the bonus question for some help (or to just add to the general confusion. Ha!).
Scoring (110 points possible):
Exact year = 10 pts
+/- 2 years = 5 pts
+/- 4 years (post 1900) = 3 pt
+/- 10 years (pre 1900) = 3 pt
Decade (post 1900) = 1 pt
Century (pre 1900) = 1 pt
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic. 1986
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.1999
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1804
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.1972
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.1941
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.1961
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1532
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.1774
9. The Boston Subway opens.1912
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.1915
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points) Louise Brown
Freebies:
1. Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536.
2. None of these events took place in the 17th century.
3. The first ‘test tube’ baby was 23 years old in Nakai was born.
4. 3 centuries are represented only once.
5. The Subway had been operating for 6 years when the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:29 am
by peacock2121
Crap - I saw the answer to the name of that girl and I totally knew that!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:24 am
by mellytu74
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic.
1985
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.
2002
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1809
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.
1976
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.
1945
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.
1956
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1543
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
1715
9. The Boston Subway opens.
1897
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1919
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
Louise Brown
Freebies:
1. Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536.
2. None of these events took place in the 17th century.
3. The first ‘test tube’ baby was 23 years old in Nakai was born.
4. 3 centuries are represented only once.
5. The Subway had been operating for 6 years when the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series.
Re: Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:34 am
by kayrharris
Here's Fanny! wrote:So, here we are at the first dreaded Friday/Weekend game! I had originally planned for the games to get more complicated as the week went on, but for this one I'm just going with a straight name the year Timeline and we'll see how that goes.
As for the Doppler snafu from Wednesday, I think I've decided how to handle that one but it will probably take me a little longer to do the scoring.
Today's format should be the same as Monday, c/p the questions and insert the year in bold for each one. And don't forget the bonus, of course!
Timeline - September 5-7
"This Day in History"
This was originally going to be the kick off game, so all these events happened on September 1st. Just which September 1st? You tell me! Make sure to check out the Freebies below the bonus question for some help (or to just add to the general confusion. Ha!).
Scoring (110 points possible):
Exact year = 10 pts
+/- 2 years = 5 pts
+/- 4 years (post 1900) = 3 pt
+/- 10 years (pre 1900) = 3 pt
Decade (post 1900) = 1 pt
Century (pre 1900) = 1 pt
I forgot to answer this weekend. Don't know if I'm too late or not.
Sorry!
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic. 1985
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination. [/b]1990[/b]
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic. 1815
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship. 1965
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army. 1938
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba. 1963
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1530
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign. 1718
9. The Boston Subway opens. [/b]1900[/b]
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1910
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points) Louise Brown
Freebies:
1. Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536.
2. None of these events took place in the 17th century.
3. The first ‘test tube’ baby was 23 years old in Nakai was born.
4. 3 centuries are represented only once.
5. The Subway had been operating for 6 years when the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series.
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Re: Timeline, Game 5 Friday/Weekend Sept 5-7
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:59 pm
by Here's Fanny!
Timeline - September 5-7
"This Day in History"
1. A joint U.S. - French expedition team discovers the wreckage of the Titanic.
1985
2. A male calf named Nakai is the first orca born to be conceived by artificial insemination.
2001
3. Aaron Burr is acquitted of plotting to establish an independent republic.
1807
4. Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland for the World Chess Championship.
1972
5. General George Marshall is sworn in as chief of staff of the United States Army.
1939
6. Gloria Stefan (Fajardo) is born in Havana, Cuba.
1957
Yes, this is Gloria Estefan. God knows how I managed to miss the E and still capitalize the S. She looks good for her age, doesn't she?
7. King Henry VIII makes Anne Boleyn the Marquess of Pembroke.
1532
8. King Louis XIV of France dies after a 72 year reign.
1715
9. The Boston Subway opens.
1897
10. The city of St Petersburg has its name changed to Petrograd.
1914
Bonus: What is the name of the IVF baby mentioned in Freebie #3? (10 points)
Louise Brown (just Louise or just Brown got 5 points)
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:59 pm
by Here's Fanny!
Yay for new players!
Points
100 Mac
74 wintergreen
71 Tbone
66 kroxquo
61 Nelly
58 PSM
57 tribe
56 AJ
55 jbg
54 Confessor
54 mel
54 tmitss
54 mrkelley
47 plasticene
46 littlerascal13
42 BoB
41 peacock
37 Fman
37 Marley
31 jsuchard