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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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