From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > ** Round 2 - Geography   
   >   
   > * A. South American Cities   
   >   
   >    A2. In which country would you find El Alto, meaning "the   
   >        heights"?  It's the second-largest city in the country,   
   >        larger than the capital of which it was once a part, and   
   >        has the distinction of being the largest mostly-indigenous   
   >        city in all of Latin America.   
      
   Bolivia   
      
   > * B. A is the Only Vowel   
   >   
   > In these questions the "name" of a country means its usual short   
   > name in English, like "France" or "Germany".   
   >   
   >    B1. In North and South America, including their associated   
   >        islands, there are three countries where the only vowels   
   >        in the name are instances of A.  Name *either one* of the   
   >        *other two*.   
      
   Panama   
      
   >    B2. In Africa, including its associated islands, there are four   
   >        countries where the only vowels in the name are instances   
   >        of A.  Name *any one*.   
      
   Chad   
      
   > * C. Population and Spelling   
   >   
   >    C1. What is the world's most populous country with a Z in   
   >        its name?   
      
   Mozambique   
      
   >    C2. What is the world's most populous country with an X in   
   >        its name?   
      
   Mexico   
      
   > * E. Lakes at Interesting Elevations   
   >   
   >    E2. The other candidate for the largest lake in South America   
   >        is so far above sea level that it's the world's highest   
   >        lake navigable by large ships.  What's its name?   
      
   Titicaca   
      
   > * F. Artificial Lakes   
   >   
   >    F2. Lake Nasser was created by damming what river?   
      
   The Nile   
      
   > ** Round 3 - Miscellaneous   
   >   
   > * A. Culinary Terms   
   >   
   >    A2. What word means a thick creamy soup, with a base of strained   
   >        broth of shellfish or game?   
      
   Chowder   
      
   >    C1. "Ancient port near Carthage or a town in New York State."   
   >        5 letters, 2nd letter is T.   
      
   Itaca   
      
   > * D. Gaza   
   >   
   >    D1. The Gaza Strip has been much in the news in recent weeks.   
   >        What is its area, within 5% of the true number in either   
   >        direction?   
      
   5000 km²   
      
   >    D2. In 2005 Israel withdrew from military occupation of Gaza,   
   >        including the removal of settlers.  Which Israeli prime   
   >        minister proposed, and was eventually able to implement,   
   >        the withdrawal?   
      
   Ariel Sharon   
      
      
   > * E. Prizes Established   
   >   
   >    E2. What year, within 5, were the first Nobel Prizes given out?   
      
   1901   
      
   >   
   > * F. Indian Numbers   
   >   
   >    F1. In India they generally do not express large numbers   
   >        in millions.  What we call a million, they would call how   
   >        many lakhs?   
      
   10   
      
   >    F2. In India, one crore [rhymes with "bore"] equals how many   
   >        lakhs?   
      
   100   
      
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