From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-03-10,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.  All questions were written   
   > by members of the Cellar Rats, but have been reformatted and may   
   > have been retyped and/or edited by me.  I will reveal the correct   
   > answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > For further information, including an explanation of the """   
   > notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09   
   > companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian   
   > Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Boating   
   >   
   > 1. A small flag, typically triangular, flown from the mast or   
   >     from the deck of a powerboat to indicate yacht club membership   
   >     is called what?   
   >   
   > 2. A short rope used for fastening something or securing rigging,   
   >     or a cord worn around the neck for carrying something (such as   
   >     a whistle) is called what?   
      
   Lanyard   
      
   >   
   > 3. What is the term for a rope or line used to raise a sail or   
   >     a spar?   
   >   
   > 4. Give the name for a large winch with a vertical axis, often   
   >     crank-operated, most often used to wind in anchors.   
      
   Grinder   
      
   >   
   > 5. What is the speed of 1 nautical mile per hour called?   
      
   Knot   
      
   >   
   > 6. What is the name given to a special type of sail flown from   
   >     the bow of a sailboat when sailing downwind?  It fills with   
   >     air similarly to a parachute, and is also often called a kite   
   >     or a chute.   
   >   
   > 7. This type of boat (either outboard or stern drive and typically   
   >     16-24 feet [5-7.5 m]) has U- or V-shaped bench-type seating in   
   >     front of the operator.  It usually has a walk-through to the   
   >     bow via a hinged section of windshield.  What is it called?   
   >   
   > 8. Usually a high-powered outboard, this V-hulled, low-freeboard   
   >     style of boat has a flat deck (except for where the operator   
   >     sits) for fishermen to walk on, with built-in wells to keep   
   >     bait and live fish.  What is the name given to this popular   
   >     style of boat?   
   >   
   > 9. Which term describes a boat which, when speed increases,   
   >     rises above the water supported by winglike blades in the water,   
   >     greatly increasing efficiency?  The inventor, Alexander Graham   
   >     Bell, experimented with this type of boat and a craft of his   
   >     design held the world marine speed record for 10 years.   
      
   Airfoil   
      
   >   
   > 10. Stern drive, also called inboard/outboard drive, for power   
   >     boats was introduced commercially at the New York Power Boat   
   >     Show in what year?  Answer within 3 years.   
      
   1905; 1898   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - Landlocked Countries   
   >   
   > In each case, name the country.  """All are landlocked""".   
   >   
   > 1. It """is""" bordered by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru.   
      
   Bolivia   
      
   >   
   > 2. It """is""" bordered by Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, and Serbia.   
      
   North Macedonia   
      
   >   
   > 3. Two countries """are""" each bordered only by China and India.   
   >     Name *either*.   
      
   Nepal   
      
   >   
   > 4. It """is""" bordered by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,   
   >     Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.   
      
   Uzbekistan   
      
   >   
   > 5. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with   
   >     the previous question.  Hmorxvfgna """vf""" bar bs bayl gjb "qbhoyl   
   >     ynaqybpxrq pbhagevrf", gung vf, pbhagevrf gung ner fheebhaqrq   
   >     rkpyhfviryl ol bgure ynaqybpxrq pbhagevrf.  Juvpu Rhebcrna   
   >     pbhagel vf gur bgure bar?   
      
   Liechtenstein   
      
   >   
   > 6. The """newest""" landlocked country is this African country that   
   >     gained its independence only in 2011.   
      
   South Sudan   
      
   >   
   > 7. This African country """is""" the most populous of the world's   
   >     landlocked nations, with """86,000,000""" inhabitants.   
      
   Sudan   
      
   >   
   > 8. The largest landlocked country by area """is""" the 9th-largest of   
   >     all countries.  It straddles Central Asia and Eastern Europe.   
      
   Kazakhstan   
      
   >   
   > 9. The world's smallest landlocked country """is""" Vatican City.   
   >     What """is""" the next-smallest?   
      
   San Marino   
      
   >   
   > 10. What """is""" the world's wealthiest landlocked nation, as measured   
   >     by per capita gross national income?   
      
   Switzerland   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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