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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCIWSSSG12 Final, Rounds 2-3: his   
   28 Aug 22 11:56:55   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > ** Final, Round 2 - History   
   >   
   > * Provinces of Ancient Rome   
   >   
   > 1. Aquitania -- bordered to the north by Lugdunensis.   
      
   France   
      
   > 2. Cappadocia -- bordered to the west by Galatia, and to the north   
   >    by Pontus and the Pontus Euxinus.   
      
   Turkey   
      
   > 3. Lusitania -- bordered to the south by Baetica and to the north   
   >    by Tarraconensis.  Lusitania extended into two modern countries:   
   >    name either one.   
      
   Portugal   
      
   > * Floor-Crossers and Party-Switchers   
   >   
   > 5. This future Canadian Prime Minister resigned a seat won in the   
   >    provincial legislature while in the Social Credit Party, to   
   >    run federally as a Progressive Conservative.   
      
   Harper   
      
   > * History of Plastic Payments   
   >   
   > 13. Early charge cards were issued by businesses such as department   
   >    stores, but could only be used at the issuing store.  In 1950   
   >    there appeared a charge card that was not so limited, initially   
   >    being accepted at any of two dozen New York City establishments   
   >    -- of a certain type, hence its name.  What was this card called?   
      
   American Express   
      
   > ** Final, Round 3 - Arts & Literature   
   >   
   > * Museum Collections   
   >   
   > In each case, name the museum whose permanent collection includes   
   > all the works shown.   
   >   
   > 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/4.png   
   > 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/5.png   
   > 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/museum/6.png   
      
   Am I right to asume that all are Canadian museums?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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