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   Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 7, Rounds 7-8: team    
   16 Aug 23 19:29:43   
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 9:24:36 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >    
   > * Game 7, Round 7 - Sports - Women's World Cup Team Nicknames    
   >    
   > The FIFA Women's World Cup is taking place in July.    
   > Answer these questions about the nicknames of teams taking    
   > part in the Cup.    
   >    
   > 1. This country is co-hosting this year's event. Their women's    
   > team is known as the Fighting Ferns while their men are the    
   > All-Whites. What country?    
      
   New Zealand; Australia   
      
   > 2. The nickname for the English women's team is the female version    
   > of the men's nickname, derived from the coat-of-arms on their    
   > jerseys. What is it?    
      
   Lionesses   
      
   > 3. Please decode the rot13 for questions #3-5 only after you    
   > hsve finished with #1-2. Guvf pbhagel'f Ngynf Yvbarffrf trgf    
   > gurve anzr sebz gur zbhagnvaf juvpu pbire zhpu bs gurve pbhagel.    
   > Gurl ner gur svefg Nenovp grnz gb dhnyvsl sbe gur Jbzra'f    
   > Jbeyq Phc.    
      
   Morocco   
      
   > 4. Guvf pbhagel'f zra'f grnz vf xabja nf "Gur Qentba Grnz".    
   > Engure guna orvat qentbarffrf, gur jbzra raqrq hc orvat pnyyrq    
   > "Gur Fgrry Ebfrf".    
      
   China   
      
   > 5. Gur bgure ubfgvat angvba vf Nhfgenyvn. Gurve zra'f grnz ner    
   > gur Fbpprebbf, ohg gur jbzra'f grnz trgf jung avpxanzr sebz n    
   > genqvgvbany Nhfgenyvna fbat?    
      
   Matildas   
      
   > 6. France and Italy are both European soccer superpowers, and when    
   > their teams' nickname are translated into English, they come    
   > out the same. What is this shared nickname, in English?    
      
   The Blues   
      
   > 9. Various nicknames have been tried out for the Canadian team, but    
   > "Canucks", "Maple Leafs" and "Voyageurs" never really caught on.    
   > The most commonly used nickname is this unimaginative one.    
   > For some reason, it is usually in French. Name it in French    
   > or English.    
      
   Canadiennes   
       
   > 10. For some reason, this country's women's team is called Las    
   > Chicas Superpoderosas ("the Powerpuff Girls"). More sensibly,    
   > they are also known as Las Cafeteras ("the Coffee Growers").    
   > What country?    
      
   Guatemala   
      
   > * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Best New Artist    
   >    
   > We'll give you the year they won the Grammy for Best New Artist,    
   > some of their song titles (possibly for later works); you tell us    
   > the artist (singer or group).    
   >    
   > 1. Winner in 1977, a group. Song: "Afternoon Delight".    
      
   Starland Vocal Band   
      
   > 3. Winner in 2009. Songs: "Chasing Pavements", "Rolling in the    
   > Deep", "Hello", "Skyfall".    
      
   Adele   
      
   > 4. Winner in 1983, a group. Songs: "Who Can it be Now", "Down    
   > Under", "Overkill".    
      
   Men at Work   
      
   > 5. Winner in 2022. Songs: "Driver's License", "Deja Vu", "Good 4 U".    
      
   Olivia Rodrigo   
      
   > 6. Winner in 2019. Songs: "New Rules", "Levitating", "Don't Start    
   > Now", "Cold Heart".    
      
   Dua Lipa   
      
   > 7. Winner in 2005. Songs: "She will be Loved", "This Love",    
   > "Moves like Jagger", "Girls like You".    
      
   Maroon 5   
      
   > 8. Winner in 1989. Songs: "Fast Car", "Talkin 'bout a Revolution",    
   > "Give Me One Reason".    
      
   Tracy Chapman   
      
   > 9. Winner in 1986. Songs: "Smooth Operator", "Your Love is King",    
   > "The Sweetest Taboo", "Hang on to Your Love".    
      
   Sade   
      
   > 10. Winner in 1995. Songs: "All I Wanna Do", "If It Makes You    
   > Happy", "Soak Up the Sun".    
      
   Sheryl Crow   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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