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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCICR14 Game 1, Rounds 9-10 - spa   
   10 Feb 23 21:32:32   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > ** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - Space Miscellany   
   >   
   > In the original game this was called a miscellaneous round, but it   
   > seems better to classify it as a second science round.   
   >   
   > 1. In what country was comet ISON discovered?   
      
   USSR   
      
   > 2. What is a meteorite (as opposed to, say, a meteor)?   
      
   It's big enough so it does not burn entirely in the atmoshere,   
   but reaches to the land or ocean of Earth.   
      
   > 9. Name either of the two moons of Mars.   
      
   Phobos   
      
   > ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round   
   >   
   > * A. Americana   
   >   
   >    A1. """Only one name""" has been the surname of both a   
   >        US president and a British prime minister.  What name?   
      
   Wilson   
      
   >    A2. What state has the most northerly point of the "lower 48"   
   >        or contiguous US states?   
      
   Maine   
      
   > * E. Space   
   >   
   >    E1. Within 10% of the true number, how long is an astronomical   
   >        unit?   
      
   4.1 light years   
      
   > * F. Canadiana Geography   
   >   
   >    F1. Canada """is""" the second-largest country in the world.   
   >        Which country """is""" third?   
      
   China   
      
   >    F2. What """is""" Canada's only officially bilingual province?   
      
   New Brunswick   
      
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