From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   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   
   >     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".   
      
   Japan   
      
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   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.   
   >   
   > 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".   
   >   
   > 2. Winner in 2018, born in Mississauga.  Songs:".  "Here", "Stay",   
   >     "Scars to Your Beautiful".   
   >   
   > 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 with Hats   
      
   >   
   > 5. Winner in 2022.  Songs: "Driver's License", "Deja Vu", "Good 4 U".   
   >   
   > 6. Winner in 2019.  Songs: "New Rules", "Levitating", "Don't Start   
   >     Now", "Cold Heart".   
   >   
   > 7. Winner in 2005.  Songs: "She will be Loved", "This Love",   
   >     "Moves like Jagger", "Girls like You".   
   >   
   > 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".   
   >   
   > 10. Winner in 1995.  Songs: "All I Wanna Do", "If It Makes You   
   >     Happy", "Soak Up the Sun".   
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)