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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Final, Rounds 9-T: Dr. wh   
   28 Sep 23 20:29:54   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Resurrections   
   >   
   >    E2. The original variant of this car, nicknamed "Topolino", was   
   >        produced 1936-55.  A resurrected version was produced   
   >        1957-75.  And in 2007, it was resurrected yet again.   
      
   Fiat 500   
      
   > * F. History   
   >   
   >    F1. After losing an election in 1962, this man bemoaned the end   
   >        of his political career: "you don't have [me] to kick   
   >        around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press   
   >        conference".  6 years later, he was giving press conferences   
   >        as his country's leader.   
      
   Nixon   
      
   >    F2. Rising from the ashes of the Fascist Party, the MSI became   
   >        the AN, which became the PdL, eventually gaining power as   
   >        the FdI -- under which leader?   
      
   Giorgia Merino, current PM of Italy   
      
   > ** Final, Tiebreakers   
   >   
   > 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes   
   >    of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start   
   >    through 2023-04-10?   
      
   52   
      
   > 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland,   
   >    and Waterford, Ireland"?  What was the length of the suggested   
   >    driving route (via N25)?   
      
   225 km   
      
   > 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,   
   >    how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career?   
      
   137   
      
   > 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance   
   >    between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the   
   >    Headquarters of the United Nations.  What is that distance?   
      
   8000 km   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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