From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-05-15,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.   
   >   
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give   
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.   
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,   
   > based only on your own knowledge.  (In your answer posting, quote   
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.)  I will reveal   
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > All questions were written by members of Bloor St. Irregulars and   
   > are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may   
   > have been retyped and/or edited by me.  For further information   
   > please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the   
   > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 2, Round 7 - Geography - Island Capital Cities   
   >   
   > We give you the capital city, you tell us the island nation.   
   > (The nation will be entirely on one or more islands, but will not   
   > necessarily own the whole of the island or islands.  For example,   
   > we might say "Dublin", but we won't).  All countries are UN members.   
   >   
   > 1. Dili.   
      
   East Timor   
      
   > 2. Suva.   
      
   Fiji   
      
   > 3. Nicosia.   
      
   Cyprus   
      
   > 4. Victoria.   
   > 5. Castries.   
   > 6. Valletta.   
      
   Malta   
      
   > 7. Basseterre.   
   > 8. Antananarivo.   
      
   Madagascar   
      
   > 9. Port of Spain.   
      
   Dominican Republic   
      
   > 10. Bandar Seri Begawan.   
      
   Brunei   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 2, Round 8 - History - Weapons of the Russo-Ukrainian War   
   >   
   > Except as indicated, name the weapon described.  Be specific where   
   > applicable; for example, "Colt .45", not "Colt".  If you are correct   
   > and more specific than required, your answer will be accepted.   
   >   
   > 1. The Russian air force was unable to establish early air   
   >     superiority in part thanks to this man-portable air-defense   
   >     system.   
      
   Stinger   
      
   >   
   > 2. This portable anti-tank missile was a key factor in stopping   
   >     the Russian advance on Kyiv.   
      
   Stinger   
      
   >   
   > 3. This term derived from words meaning "heat" and "weight"   
   >     refers to a destructive type of weapon that's also known as   
   >     a "vacuum bomb".   
   >   
   > 4. The 2023 Victory Parade in Moscow was widely mocked because   
   >     the only tank on parade was this model, the mainstay of the   
   >     Soviet Army in World War II.  This one hasn't actually been   
   >     used in the Ukraine war -- not yet, anyway.   
   >   
   > 5. Considerably newer than the  is this German-made main   
   >     battle tank, which NATO members (including Canada) are donating   
   >     to Ukraine.  Name and number, please.   
   >   
   > 6. The bulk of the tanks provided by NATO are s.   
   >     However, the US is also providing 31 of its own main battle tank,   
   >     and the UK is providing 14 British-made tanks.  Name *either*   
   >     of these models.   
   >   
   > 7. One military system the Ukrainians have not been receiving   
   >     (although not for want of asking) is this multi-role fighter   
   >     produced by the United States.   
   >   
   > 8. In the absence of the , the Ukrainian Air Force has   
   >     had to rely on this Soviet-era relic.  They have received spare   
   >     parts and planes from the arsenals of several former Warsaw   
   >     Pact nations.   
   >   
   > 9. The Ukrainians have been using Turkish-made Bayraktars as   
   >     well as commercial and home-made models; the Russians have been   
   >     using Iranian-made Shaheds.  These all come within what class   
   >     of military technology?   
   >   
   > 10. This specific medium-range mobile rocket system is widely   
   >     credited with enabling Ukraine's 2022 counter-offensive.   
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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