From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 10:24:36 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-06-26,    
   > 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 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   
      
   > 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    
   > have finished with #1-2. This country's Atlas Lionesses gets    
   > their name from the mountains which cover much of their country.    
   > They are the first Arabic team to qualify for the Women's    
   > World Cup.    
      
   morocco   
      
   > 4. This country's men's team is known as "The Dragon Team".    
   > Rather than being dragonesses, the women ended up being called    
   > "The Steel Roses".    
      
   china   
      
   > 5. The other hosting nation is Australia. Their men's team are    
   > the Socceroos, but the women's team gets what nickname from a    
   > traditional Australian song?    
      
   waltzing matilda   
      
   > 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   
      
   > 7. The Brazilian team (both men and women) is usually called Seleção    
   > ("Selection"). However, they are also referred to by which    
   > avian nickname, from the color of their jerseys? Answer in    
   > Portuguese or English.    
      
   the canaries   
      
   > 8. Which country's men's and women's teams are both known as Les    
   > Albicelestes (The White & Sky-Blues), after the colors of    
   > their jerseys?    
      
   argentina   
      
   > 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.    
      
   no official nickname [at least, that's what the fans were chanting]   
      
   > 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?    
      
   colombia   
      
   >    
   > * 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 [this song has been used to torture people, or do I've   
   heard]   
      
   > 2. Winner in 2018, born in Mississauga. Songs:". "Here", "Stay",    
   > "Scars to Your Beautiful".    
      
   alessia cara   
      
   > 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   
      
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