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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 2, Rounds 7-8: islan   
   12 Jun 23 20:37:36   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * 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.   
      
   Timor Leste   
      
   > 2. Suva.   
      
   Nauru   
      
   > 3. Nicosia.   
      
   Cyprus   
      
   > 4. Victoria.   
      
   St Kitts & Nevis   
      
   > 5. Castries.   
      
   Maldives   
      
   > 6. Valletta.   
      
   Malta   
      
   > 7. Basseterre.   
      
   Comores   
      
   > 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   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Leopard II   
      
      
   > 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.   
      
   F16   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Mig-21   
      
   > 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?   
      
   Drones   
      
   > 10. This specific medium-range mobile rocket system is widely   
   >    credited with enabling Ukraine's 2022 counter-offensive.   
      
   Himars   
      
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