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round 2, for fnord only:

6) In history, the most famous of adventurers were the Spanish Conquistadors. Which of these individuals are conquistadors?

Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Hernán Cortés
Hernando de Soto
Juan de Oñate
Juan Ponce de León
Vasco da Gama
Vasco Núñez De Balboa


7) More people have died to the effects of disease than the battles of conquering. Which of these diseases are real maladies?

Blue Skin Disorder
Bowden's Malady
Cluckitis
Drafa Plague
Geostigma
Irumodic Syndrome
Mutated Pneumonia
The Red Death
Vampire Disease
Werewolf Syndrome


8) People are not the only creatures affected by the marauding efforts of our kind. Kingdom Animalia has suffered many extinctions due to human endangerment. Which of these species is extinct?

Aurochs
Barbary Lion
Chinese River Dolphin
Golden Toad
Great Auk
Passenger Pigeon
Rocky Mountain Locust
Shoal Sprite
Silver Trout
Southern California Kit Fox


9) And as for Plantae, here are some herbacious residents of North America. Which ones were introduced since the invasion of 1492?

Bradford Pear
Giant Cane
Indian Grass
Kudzu
Pampas Grass
Periwinkle
Red Mulberry
Sawtooth Oak
Slippery Elm
Wild Ginger


10) So what if the tables were turned? Which of these novels involve the overrunning/subjugation/destruction/wreaking-of-havoc on Earth by an alien race?

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Rendezvous with Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
The Puppet Masters (Robert A. Heinlein)
Footfall (Larry Niven)
The Alien Years (Robert Silverberg)
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)