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and Monetary Union (EMU), as an umbrella term for the group of policies aimed at converging the economies of member states of the European Union over three phases Example: The baht-U.S. dollar co-operation. In 1963, the Thai government established the Exchange Equalization Fund (EEF) with the purpose of playing a role in stabilizing exchange rate movements. It linked to the U.S. dollar by fixing the amount of gram of gold per baht as well as the baht per U.S. dollar. Over the course of the next 15 years, the Thai government decided to depreciate the baht in terms of gold

Question: If Soros has not heavily shorted the Thai baht, what is the exchange rate mechanism between the baht and the dollar?
Answer: fixed exchange rate system
PlainsCapital Bank, a subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings Inc., is one of the largest independent banks in Texas with approximately $11.8 billion in assets. PlainsCapital operates more than 60 branches in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock, San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley. The bank, which is led by CEO Jerry Schaffner, employs about 1,200 people. History. The bank was founded as Plains National Bank by Alan B. White, former chairman and CEO, in 1988 in Lubbock, Texas USA. In 1999, it expanded with a branch in Dallas, and acquired Dallas-based residential mortgage lender PrimeLending. The bank added
branches in other major Texas markets throughout the 2000s. In 2003, the bank changed its name to PlainsCapital Bank. Today, PlainsCapital Bank operates as a subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings, with PrimeLending as its main subsidiary. Services. PlainsCapital Bank conducts commercial and consumer banking in the state of Texas. The bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and states it is an Equal Housing Lender. The bank offers: PlainsCapital Bank, a subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings Inc., is one of the largest independent banks in Texas with approximately $11.8 billion in assets. PlainsCapital operates more than 60 branches

Question: If PlainsCapital Bank were to expand its operations to another state beyond Texas, how many states would it be operating in?
Answer: 2
also had a distribution arrangement with RCA Records). Because A&amp;M/PolyGram had been unable to secure distribution rights to the song, most of the classic lineup of Styx (Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw, Chuck Panozzo and James "J.Y." Young) reunited to re-record the track at Dennis' home studio, The White Room. They were joined by uncredited session drummer Todd Sucherman, who filled in for John Panozzo due to Panozzo's failing health; Sucherman joined the band permanently in 1996, during the Return to Paradise tour. The track, which is very similar to the original, was titled "Lady '95". With the exception of "Lady

Question: If the song "Mr. Roboto" had not been a hit, and the rest of the album remained unchanged, how many tracks would the album contain?
Answer: 15
The 1988 European Marathon Cup was the fourth edition of the quadrennial team marathon competition between European countries, which was held in Huy, Belgium on 30 April. The 1988 European Marathon Cup was the fourth edition of the quadrennial team marathon competition between European countries, which was held in Huy, Belgium on 30 April.

Question: If Ravil Kashapov had finished the 1988 European Marathon Cup in Huy, Belgium, 25 seconds later than he did, who would have been declared the winner?
Answer: Alessio Faustini
SM-3 interceptor to self-destruct, as designed. On 31 January 2018, an SM-3 Block IIA missile interceptor launched from a test site in Hawaii missed its target. On 26 October 2018, USS John Paul Jones detected and tracked a medium-range ballistic missile target with its Aegis Missile Defense System, launched an SM-3 Block IIA interceptor, and destroyed its target, which was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii. On 16 November 2020, an SM-3 Block IIA successfully intercepted a simulated intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) target for the first time; the test was congressionally mandated and originally scheduled for

Question: If the Covid-19 pandemic had been effectively managed, in which month would the SM-3 Block IIA interception test have originally been scheduled?
Answer: May
Pease as a special commissioner to settle colonist titles to land promised by the Verein between 1845 and 1846. The Republic of Texas had originally promised the colonists 640 acres apiece for a married couple, or 320 acres for unmarried colonists. When the original colonists settled on their promised acreage, the Verein had kept one half of the allotment. Meusebach's position was to rectify the land holdings. He issued 729 colonist land scripts in the amount of 324,160 acres. Three other Texas General Land Office commissioners also issued scripts, for the aggregate total of 1,735,200 acres in colonist land holdings.

Question: If Meusebach had been appointed by Pease as a special commissioner to settle colonist titles to land a year later, what year would that have been?
Answer: 1855
Delhi. The film was released globally on 26 January 2006, the Republic Day of India. Upon release, the film broke all opening box office records in India, becoming the country's highest-grossing film in its opening weekend and holding the highest opening-day collections for a Bollywood film. It received critical acclaim, winning the National Film Award for Best Popular Film, and being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2007 BAFTA Awards. "Rang De Basanti" was chosen as India's official entry for the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, though it did

Question: If "Rang De Basanti" had been released in the same year it was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the BAFTA Awards, what would have been its release year?
Answer: 2007
the Norse of the Northern Isles in the 15th century. In modern usage, "Scottish people" or "Scots" refers to anyone whose linguistic, cultural, family ancestral or genetic origins are from Scotland. The Latin word "Scoti" originally referred to the Gaels, but came to describe all inhabitants of Scotland. Considered pejorative by some, the term Scotch has also been used for Scottish people, primarily outside Scotland. People of Scottish descent live in many countries. Emigration, influenced by factors such as the Highland and Lowland Clearances, Scottish emigration to various locales throughout the British Empire, and latterly industrial decline and unemployment, have

Question: If the Latin word "Scoti" hadn't been used to refer to the Scottish people, what other term might have been used instead?
Answer: Scotch
Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a founding member of the Band. During the 1960s, Danko performed as a member of the Hawks, backing Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan. Then, between 1968 and 1977, Danko and the Hawks, now called the Band, released seven studio albums before breaking up. Beginning with the group's reformation in 1983 and up until his death, Danko participated in the Band's partial reunion. Biography. Early years (1943–1960). Danko was born on December 29, 1943 in Blayney, Ontario, a farming
SVT, and he also used a 1959 Fender Bassman. Discography. With Danko/Fjeld/Andersen With Richard Manuel Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a founding member of the Band. During the 1960s, Danko performed as a member of the Hawks, backing Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan. Then, between 1968 and 1977, Danko and the Hawks, now called the Band, released seven studio albums before breaking up. Beginning with the group's reformation in 1983 and up until his death, Danko participated in the Band's partial reunion. Biography.

Question: If Richard Clare Danko had not passed away, how old would he be turning this year (2023)?
Answer: 80
What Will the Neighbours Say? is the second studio album by English-Irish all-female pop group Girls Aloud. It was released in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2004 by Polydor Records. Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania were enlisted to produce the entire album, allowing for more inventive ideas. "What Will the Neighbours Say?" explores various subgenres of pop music. "What Will the Neighbours Say?" was released to mostly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. It yielded five top-ten singles and had high sales, going double platinum in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The album was followed by Girls

Question: If the sales of "What Will the Neighbours Say?" in the United Kingdom (BPI) chart had doubled, what would have been the total number of sales?
Answer: 1,200,000
2009; the stub-end terminal tracks remained out of service until June 2017. Since 2015, there have been several blizzard-related subway shutdowns. On January 26, 2015, another full closure was ordered by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo due to the January 2015 nor'easter, originally projected to leave New York City with of snow; this was the first shutdown in the system's history to be ordered due to snow. The next day, the subway system was partially reopened. Several residents criticized the decision to shut down the subway system due to snow, as the nor'easter dropped much less snow in the city

Question: If the 57th Governor of New York City had ordered the shutdown of the subway system during the January 2015 nor'easter instead of the 56th Governor, who would that have been?
Answer: Kathy Hochul
by taking up his sword and fighting, struggles to achieve it. Nojima sought to establish Cloud's withdrawn personality by depicting him with a cell phone, but never answering any calls. He originally intended for Aerith's name to be the last of those displayed while the backlog of ignored messages appears as Cloud's cell phone sinks into the water, but Nojima altered the scene because it "sounded too creepy". The wolf which Cloud imagines "represents the deepest part of Cloud's psyche" and "appears in response to some burden that Cloud is carrying deep in his heart", vanishing at the film's end.

Question: If the original plan had not been altered, what would have been the final scene involving Cloud Strife?
Answer: Cloud's cell phone sinking into the water
score for a Pixar film to win the Oscar (Randy Newman also won for "Monsters, Inc." and "Toy Story 3", but in the category of Best Original Song). Release. The 96-minute "Up" debuted at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2009, the first animated film to do so, followed by a premiere on May 16, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. "Up" was originally scheduled for general release on June 12, but it was moved up to May 29. The film was also released in 3D format, making the first Pixar film to be given such.

Question: If the movie "Up" had been released as per its original schedule, what would have been its release date?
Answer: June 12, 2009
Fascist Party in the mid-1920s, an oppositional anti-fascist movement surfaced both in Italy and countries such as the United States. Many anti-fascist leaders in the United States were anarchist, socialist, and syndicalist émigrés from Italy with experience in labor organizing and militancy. Ideologically, antifa in the United States sees itself as the successor to anti-Nazi activists of the 1930s. European activist groups that originally organized to oppose World War II-era fascist dictatorships re-emerged in the 1970s and 1980s to oppose white supremacy and skinheads, eventually spreading to the United States. Modern antifa politics can be traced to opposition to the

Question: If Benito Mussolini had delayed his political ambitions by a decade, in which part of the 1930s would he have consolidated power under his National Fascist Party?
Answer: mid-1930s
The Electoral Court (Spanish: "Corte Electoral") is the autonomous court which oversees elections and electoral results at all levels of Uruguayan government: national and local elections, referendums, etc. The Electoral Court is ruled by Section XVIII of the Uruguayan Constitution and by law. In Uruguay, voting is compulsory for every person over 18 years. Every citizen must be registered at the Electoral Court and get a Civic Credential which allows that citizen to cast the vote. Candidates to any elective post must register their ballot papers at the Electoral Court before every election. There are other institutions whose elections are

Question: If the Uruguayan Electoral Court had been established a year earlier, what would have been its founding year?
Answer: 1923
the Coach, Austin refused to participate because of issues he had with the storyline (the original story was said to have called for Austin to lose following a run-in by the returning Mark Henry). World Heavyweight Champion Batista was renamed the opponent to play up the "SmackDown!" vs. "Raw" storylines. On the October 31, 2005 edition of "Raw", Batista came out and accepted the match only to be attacked by Coach's backup, the returning Goldust and Vader. At Taboo Tuesday, Batista faced off against Coach in a Street Fight. Vader and Goldust tried to interfere in the match, but Batista

Question: If Austin had not refused to participate, who would have been his opponent in the original match?
Answer: Coach
Austin versus Coach
in England for 104 cars for $7,800,000 ($ in ) including spare parts. The Toronto Subway typeface and TTC logo were also designed during this period. The logo used during the subway's development was designed by mid-century architect John C. Parkin and chief architect Arthur Keith. Against the wishes of Walter Paterson, the chief engineer, TTC chairman William McBrien and general manager H.C. Patten rejected the design in favour of one that was more similar to the one previously used on TTC vehicles. Opening. After five years of construction, Ontario Premier Leslie Frost and Toronto Mayor Allan Lamport officially opened

Question: If the Line 1 Yonge–University subway in Toronto had not undergone any expansion, what would be its length?
Answer: 7.4-kilometre, 4.6 mi
included on the album. "Then Play On", 1969. Kirwan's skills came further to the forefront on the mid-1969 album "Then Play On", recorded at Kingsway Studios in Holborn, London. Green had told Kirwan when he joined the band that he would be responsible for half of the next album, and the songwriting and lead vocals on "Then Play On" were split almost equally between Kirwan and Green, with many of the performances featuring their dual lead Gibson Les Paul guitars. Fleetwood said that Kirwan, asked to write his first songs for the band, "approached his assignment very cerebrally, much as

Question: If Danny Kirwan had never joined Fleetwood Mac, which song would not have been featured in their album "Then Play On"?
Answer: Coming Your Way
Angry Birds Movie 2 VR: Under Pressure", was released exclusively for the PlayStation 4's PlayStation VR system on August 6, 2019. The game takes place aboard the Piggy Gadget Lab that the main characters use to get to Eagle Island for the film's climatic confrontation. Release. Theatrical. "The Angry Birds Movie 2" was theatrically released in the United States on August 14, 2019, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the debut of the original "Angry Birds" game. The film was originally scheduled to be released on September 20, September 6, and August 16. It was released two weeks earlier on

Question: If "The Angry Birds Movie 2" had not been released earlier and had followed its final original scheduled date, when would it have premiered?
Answer: September 20, 2019
in the late 19th century. Commanded by Frederick Townsend Ward, the new force originally comprised about 200 mostly European mercenaries, recruited in the Shanghai area from sailors, deserters and adventurers. Many were dismissed in the summer of 1861, but the remainder became the officers of the Chinese soldiers recruited mainly in and around Sungkiang (Songjiang). The Chinese troops were increased to 3,000 by May 1862, all equipped with Western firearms and equipment by the British authorities in Shanghai. Throughout its four-year existence the Ever Victorious Army was mainly to operate within a thirty-mile radius of Shanghai. It was disbanded in

Question: If the Ever Victorious Army, a Chinese imperial force, had not been disbanded in May 1864, how many foreign officers would it have had?
Answer: 104
June 28, 1974. Stewart's biggest success with his second production company, Basada, Inc. (named after his sons Barry, Sande, and David), and one of TV's most honored and popular game shows, was "Pyramid", originally hosted by Dick Clark, which, like "Password", was a word-association game. Its March 26, 1973, premiere on CBS marked the biggest possible cash payoff on a quiz show since the short-lived "100 Grand" in September 1963. "Pyramid"'s network run would span 15 years, off and on, with escalating dollar amounts in the title reflecting increases in the payoff amount over the years. It has proven to

Question: If Bob Stewart's first production company had been his most successful, what position in terms of success would Basada, Inc. have occupied?
Answer: 2nd
partially in the Helmholtz double-layer and partially as the result of faradaic reactions with "pseudocapacitance" charge transfer of electrons and protons between electrode and electrolyte. The working mechanisms of pseudocapacitors are redox reactions, intercalation and electrosorption. Marcus. The physical and mathematical basics of electron charge transfer absent chemical bonds leading to pseudocapacitance was developed by Rudolph A. Marcus. Marcus Theory explains the rates of electron transfer reactions—the rate at which an electron can move from one chemical species to another. It was originally formulated to address outer sphere electron transfer reactions, in which two chemical species change only in their

Question: If Rudolph A. Marcus hadn't developed his theory for outer sphere electron transfer in redox reactions, whose theory would have been used to describe this phenomenon?
Answer: Henry Eyring
Road South. History. Old Trafford was a crossing point over the River Irwell in ancient times. The name Old Trafford possibly derives from the time when there were two Trafford Halls, Old Trafford Hall and New Trafford Hall. The old hall was close to what is now the White City Retail Park, and was said to have been the home of the de Trafford family since 1017, until the family moved to the new hall in what is now Trafford Park, some time between 1672 and 1720. The name of the area around Old Trafford Hall may subsequently have become

Question: If the name "Old Trafford" originated from the existence of two Trafford Halls, Old Trafford Hall and New Trafford Hall, when was Old Trafford Hall demolished?
Answer: 1939
International studies, which was originally created to focus on the relations between the United States and Third World Countries, Ethnic studies was created to challenge the already existing curriculum and focus on the history of people of different minority ethnicity in the United States. Ethnic studies is an academic field that spans the humanities and the social sciences; it emerged as an academic field in the second half of the 20th century partly in response to charges that traditional social science and humanities disciplines such as anthropology, history, literature, sociology, political science, cultural studies, and area studies were conceived from

Question: If Ethnic studies was established to contest the existing curriculum and concentrate on the history of various minority ethnicities in the United States, what academic field can be considered its antithesis?
Answer: International studies
in 20th-century riots of whites against blacks that white fatalities outnumbered those of black people. The unrest was also one of the Red Summer riots in America. Background. Washington D.C. had evolved as one of the places in the United States where a significant number of successful African-Americans were living, with a particular concentration in the Le Droit Park area, near Howard University. This area had originally been segregated as a White-only zone, but students from Howard University had torn down the gates as part of a wider initiative to desegregate the suburb in 1888. The city as a whole

Question: If the students from Howard University hadn't initiated the desegregation movement by tearing down the gates in 1888, what would the Le Droit Park area in Washington D.C. have remained as?
Answer: White only zone
Notre Dame, French for "Our Lady", a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, most commonly refers to: Notre Dame may also refer to: Notre Dame, French for "Our Lady", a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, most commonly refers to: Notre Dame may also refer to:

Question: If the French Revolution in the 1790's hadn't occurred, which architectural structure would have remained undamaged?
Answer: Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame
Originally to be called "2 On NYO 10 at 10", the WNYO-TV newscast premiered on April 20 as "2 News on 49, 10 at 10"; the newscast was later retitled as "Channel 2 News at 10". It originated from WGRZ's studios on Delaware Avenue/NY 384 in Downtown Buffalo. The newscast originally aired ten minutes of news and weather with a sports program, called "The Sports Zone", completing the half-hour. However, due to low ratings, "The Sports Zone" was cut to only a 6–8 minute segment. It consistently lagged behind the WIVB-TV-produced newscast on WNLO in the ratings for numerous reasons.

Question: If "The Sports Zone" on WNYO-TV had maintained high ratings, what would have been the duration of each segment?
Answer: 10 minutes
and obtained a job as a graphic designer. Linkin Park. Shinoda founded Linkin Park with Rob Bourdon and Brad Delson in 1996. They eventually brought in turntablist Joe Hahn, bassist Dave Farrell, and vocalist Mark Wakefield. The earliest incarnation of the band was called Xero. The band was limited in resources and originally produced and recorded music in Shinoda's bedroom in 1996, resulting in a four-track demo tape, entitled Xero. When the band was unable to find a record deal, Wakefield and Farrell left the band to pursue other musical interests, though Farrell's departure turned out to be temporary. The
years. Shinoda attended Agoura High School with Linkin Park bandmates Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon. The three formed the band Xero, and began to make a more serious attempt to pursue a career in the music industry. After graduating high school, Shinoda enrolled in the Art Center College of Design of Pasadena to study graphic design and illustration. He attended classes with DJ and turntablist Joseph Hahn. While studying at the Art Center College of Design, he experienced a form of identity crisis. Years later, he told an interviewer: Shinoda graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in Illustration

Question: If Linkin Park had not added any additional members after its formation, how many members would the band have had?
Answer: three
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The 1963 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers sweeping the Series in four games to capture their second title in five years, and their third in franchise history. Starting pitchers Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, and Johnny Podres, and ace reliever Ron Perranoski combined to give up only four runs in four games. The dominance of the Dodgers pitchers was so complete that at no point in any of the four games did the Yankees have the lead. New York was held to a .171 team batting average, the

Question: If the Los Angeles Dodgers had not emerged victorious in the 1963 World Series, which team would have claimed the title?
Answer: New York Yankees