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|    Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCI23 Game 2, Rounds 4,6: philosop    |
|    16 Oct 23 23:40:29    |
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 1:34:09 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   > * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Philosophers    
   >    
   > In each case, identify the philosopher being quoted. For some of    
   > these we are not giving the words in their original language.    
   >    
   > 1. "The life of man in a state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty,    
   > brutish, and short."    
      
   Hobbes   
      
   > 2. This line is found in one philosopher's writing quoting another    
   > philosopher who he says said it. We want the philosopher who    
   > was being quoted. The line is: "An unexamined life is not    
   > worth living."    
      
   Socrates   
      
   > 3. "Cogito, ergo sum." ("I think, therefore I am.")   
      
   Descartes   
       
   > 4. "God is dead. He remains dead. We killed Him."    
      
   Nietzsche   
      
   > 10. "Religion is the sign of the oppressed... it is the opium of    
   > the people."    
      
   Marx   
       
   > * Game 2, Round 6 - Geography - 3-Word Cities    
   >    
   > All questions in this round refer to cities whose name in its usual    
   > form is three words long, such as San Luis Obispo, California,    
   > and East St. Louis, Illinois.    
   >   
   > 1. In what country would you find Port-au-Prince?   
      
   Haiti   
       
   > 2. In what 3-word country would you find Port of Spain?    
      
   Trinidad and Tobago   
      
   > 3. What is the capital of Andorra?    
      
   Andorra-la-Vella   
      
   > 4. Bandar Seri Begawan is on the island of Borneo, in what country?    
      
   Brunei   
      
   > 6. At both ends of an international bridge between the US and    
   > Canada, you will find a pair of cities with the same 3-word name.    
   > Obviously we're not talking about the Niagara River border.    
   > What is the name of those two cities?    
      
   Sault Ste. Marie   
       
   > 7. What African country's capital used to be Dar es Salaam?    
      
   Tanzania   
      
   > 8. What city was the capital of Brazil before Brasilia?    
      
   Rio de Janeiro   
      
   > 9. This 3-word city lies on a 3-word body of water, and has been    
   > the host city for the Winter Olympics. Name it.    
      
   Salt Lake City   
      
   > 10. Which smallish city in Arizona is known for an imported    
   > 19th-century landmark structure?    
      
   Lake Havasu City   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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