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May 13, 2009: LL41 Match Day 5 Results

9(5)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	Tot
BudlowG (3-1-1)	0	2	1	2	1	3	9(5)
Leishman (2-3-0)	2	2	1	0	1	3	5(4)

5(4)

Question/Answer

Avg.
D

% Correct
A	B	C	R	All

WORLD HIST - While serving as the Soviet Union's Foreign Minister (a position he would hold until succeeded by Eduard Shevardnadze in 1985), this man insisted, in a meeting with President Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, that the missiles placed in Cuba in September of that year were not offensive weapons. ANDREI GROMYKO

1.6

SCIENCE - What is the name of the very thin mucous membrane that protects and covers the white part of the eye and lines the inside of the eyelid? The medical condition that involves the swelling of it is common (as is the term for the condition). CONJUNCTIVA

1.3

FILM - The slang term "vamp" was originally coined to describe the evil temptresses portrayed by this American film star of the 1910s. THEDA BARA

1.9

LITERATURE - The fire-bombing of Dresden in World War II is the central event of what 1969 science fiction novel? SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE

0.9

GEOGRAPHY - What is the only U.S. state where the posted speed limit never exceeds 60 miles per hour on any road? HAWAII

1.5

GAMES/SPORT - In 1985, this tennis player became, at age 17, the youngest winner of a singles title in the history of Wimbledon. BORIS BECKER

1.3

Legend
Avg. D: Average points assigned to that question by all players.
% Correct: For each rundle (A, B, C, R), the percentage of players who answered the question correctly.
(Green/Gray): Answered question correctly/incorrectly. Number is point value assigned by opponent.

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