From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 8:12:58 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 8, Round 4 - Geography - Various National Measures   
   >   
   > All references to countries refer to land territories only,   
   > not oceanic claims. All border lengths are from the CIA World   
   > Factbook and have been updated.   
   >   
   > Note that when referring to capitals, some questions ask for the   
   > city and others for the country.   
   >   
   > 1. Of all the national capital *cities* in the world, which one is   
   > farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km   
   > away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would   
   > be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near   
   > Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290   
   > miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)   
      
   Canberra   
      
   > 2. The longest distance between two capital cities of countries that   
   > *share a common land border* -- excluding overseas territories   
   > distant from the home country or its main part -- is 3,985 miles   
   > or 6,414 km. Name *either one* of these two capital *cities*.   
      
   Moscow   
      
   > 3. Same question except that now the capital cities must both be   
   > on the same continent, which is Asia; and this time you only   
   > have to name one of the *countries*, not a city. The distance   
   > is 2,770 miles or 4,459 km.   
      
   China   
      
   > 4. Name the non-EU country that """has""" the longest total length   
   > of land border with one or more EU (European Union) countries,   
   > at 1,513 miles or 2,435 km.   
      
   Russia   
      
   > 5. Same question except with "shortest" instead of "longest".   
   > The length is 2.1 miles or 3.4 km.   
      
   Vatican City; Monaco   
      
   > 6. The borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe """have   
   > not been clearly enough established""" to know for sure exactly   
   > how they meet; but disregarding that case, there """are""" still   
   > some other places in the world where countries that *don't have   
   > a common land border* do have territory less than 4 km apart.   
   > Name *both* countries of such a pair. (If you make two guesses,   
   > for clarity please give two countries both times even if one   
   > of them is the same in the two guesses.)   
      
   USA and Russia   
      
   > 7. Canada and the United States have the record as the two countries   
   > that share the longest total length of common land border between   
   > them; but which former Soviet republic """pairs with Russia"""   
   > to be in second place for this statistic, at 4,750 miles or   
   > 7,644 km?   
      
   Kazakhstan   
      
   > 8. Speaking of former Soviet republics, and also of short distances   
   > between countries that don't touch... Kazakhstan """is the   
   > 9th-largest country""" in the world by area, and its border   
   > comes within 24 miles, or 38 km, from the """19th-largest"""   
   > country by size, without touching. What is this 19th-largest   
   > country that Kazakhstan is so so close to, yet so so far from?   
      
   Mongolia   
      
   > 9. Looking at """most recent""" US and Canadian census figures (2010   
   > and 2011 respectively) and comparing them to the respective   
   > previous censuses (2000 and 2006), the metropolitan area in   
   > each country whose population *shrank* by the most residents   
   > (actual number, not percentage) are directly opposite each other   
   > along the border. *What international body of water* separates   
   > these two national shrinking leaders? *Note*: I believe the   
   > the situation described is no longer true, so for this question   
   > only the original answer based on 2010-11 will be accepted.   
      
   Lake St. Clair; Detroit River   
      
   > 10. Russia """is""" tied for countries of the world with the most   
   > neighbors, i.e. countries with which a nation shares a common   
   > land border, at 14. What is the other nation that also has 14   
   > direct neighbors?   
      
   China   
      
   > * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Soccer   
   >   
   > 2. Barclay's Premier League, the highest flight of "football"   
   > in England, is the second-richest sports league in the world,   
   > after cricket's India Premier League. The """current"""   
   > Barclay's champs are Manchester City, while Manchester United   
   > have won the most league titles. Name *any one* of the *other*   
   > """three""" teams that have won England's Premier League since   
   > its inception in 1992.   
      
   Liverpool   
      
   > 3. Baseball is played on a diamond, basketball on a court; what   
   > is the proper name in English for a soccer field?   
      
   pitch   
      
   > 4. Excluding the usual "injury time" and halftime, how long is a   
   > regulation professional soccer game?   
      
   90 minutes   
      
   > 5. In North American we might call it a "cross-town rivalry" or   
   > "subway series". In soccer there is a specific term for   
   > a local rivalry. Although it originated in England, this   
   > term is used throughout the world for such fixtures, even in   
   > non-English-speaking nations. What is it?   
      
   derby   
      
   > 6. Two of the longest-running and most famous s in soccer   
   > are the "Merseyside"  and the "Old Firm" .   
   > Name *any one* of the four teams involved in these two rivalries.   
      
   Glasgow Rangers   
      
   > 7. Unlike Canadian and American sports leagues (even in soccer),   
   > what dubious outcome can befall a team in a European or South   
   > American national soccer league if they end a season in last   
   > place?   
      
   relegation (to a lower-level league)   
      
   > 8. Of the 6 FIFA global "confederations" of soccer, Canada is   
   > part of CONCACAF, the "Confederation of North, Central American   
   > and Caribbean Association Football". What is the name of the   
   > biannual tournament played by the national teams within CONCACAF?   
      
   Gold Cup   
      
   > 9. Canada """has only appeared in one""" FIFA World Cup Final   
   > (i.e. the current 32-team tournament for men, not just the   
   > championship game). Give *either* the year or the host nation.   
      
   2006; 2002   
      
   > 10. Name the country that will controversially host the 2022 FIFA   
   > World Cup, chosen amid storms of protests and allegations of   
   > bribery and buying votes and of it being glaringly obvious   
   > that FIFA had not considered many consequences of hosting the   
   > tournament there.   
      
   Qatar   
      
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