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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 8, Rounds 9-10: nick   
   02 Sep 23 10:20:08   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian City Nicknames   
   >   
   > In each case, name the city or town being described.  (Province not   
   > required.)   
   >   
   > 1. What town has the nickname "The Polar Bear Capital of the World"?   
   >    It also lays claim to being the "Beluga Capital of the World".   
      
   Churchill   
      
   > 2. Name *either* of the two British Columbia cities that have the   
   >    nickname "Salmon Capital of the World".   
      
   Naiamo   
      
   > 4. What Atlantic Canada city has the nickname "Canada's Original   
   >    City", as it was the first city incorporated in what is now   
   >    Canada, in 1785?  Other nicknames include "Port City" and   
   >    "Fundy City".   
      
   Halifax   
      
   > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Color My World   
   >   
   > All of the answers will be color-related in some way.   
   >   
   >    C1. He was the prince of Orange from birth, his father having   
   >        died the week before, in 1650.  He ruled as the King of   
   >        England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death   
   >        in 1702.  Who was he?  Name and number, please.   
      
   William III   
      
   > * D. Geography   
   >   
   >    D1. What is the longest river with a color in its   
   >        English-language name?   
      
   Yellow River   
      
   >    D2. What is the largest sea by area with a color in its   
   >        English-language name?   
      
   Black Sea   
      
   > * E. Science   
   >   
   >    E1. Name the IBM supercomputer that defeated Garry Kasparov   
   >        in a 6-game chess match in 1997, becoming the first   
   >        artificial intelligence to win a match against a reigning   
   >        world champion of chess.   
      
   Deep Blue   
      
   >    E2. It is the first modern synthetic pigment, created in the   
   >        early 18th century.  It was the first stable pigment of   
   >        its color to be widely used since the process to create its   
   >        Egyptian counterpart was lost.  It is on the World Health   
   >        Organization's List of Essential Medicines.  What is it?   
      
   Indigo   
      
   > * F. Literature   
   >   
   >    F1. Name the Arthur Conan Doyle novel that first appeared in   
   >        1887 and introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and   
   >        Dr. Watson.   
      
   A Study in Scarlet   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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