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   Erland Sommarskog  wrote:   
      
   > 1. When was Moscow first established as a principality. Answer by giving a   
   >    half-century. For instance, if you think it happened this year, you would   
   >    answer "First half of 21st century."   
      
   first half of the 15th century   
      
   > 2. The Italian film "Il Postino" ("The Postman") from 1994 tells a   
   >    fictive story, but one of the characters is a real-life Nobel   
   >    laureate in literature. Who?   
      
   Calvino   
      
   > 3. Explain the Japanese term "karoshi".   
      
   to die from overwork   
      
   > 4. What would you use Roundup for?   
      
   killing weeds   
      
   > 5. The Khazars, a Turkic people, dominated the land north of Caucasus during   
   >    a couple of centuries up around 950 AD. There is one thing which is   
   >    noticeable with them in terms of religion. What?   
      
   supposedly the ruling family or families adopted Judaism   
      
   > 6. In linguistics, what sound change does "metathesis" refer to?   
      
   reversal of two phonemes in a word, e.g "iron" being pronounced   
   "eye-earn" in English   
      
   > 9. If you are at the Roland Garros stadium, which sport are you likely to be   
   >    watching?   
      
   soccer   
      
   > 11. Tata Group has business in a wide range of products and services. Their   
   >     origin and headquarters are in which country?   
      
   India   
      
   > 12. Refer to https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/P1000637.jpg. Name any of the   
   >     two lover boys.   
      
   Brezhnev   
      
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   Dan Blum					         tool@panix.com	   
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