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|    Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCIMM24 Game 2, Rounds 7-8: You mi    |
|    02 Mar 24 21:08:59    |
      From: esquel@sommarskog.se              Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:       > * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana - You Might Not Know       >       > 6. A chinotto-flavored soft drink created in 1959 in Toronto by       > Elio Madonia, Giuseppe Panacci, and Angelo Pirrello.              San Pellegrino              > * Game 2, Round 8 - Sports - Men's Professional Road Cycling Grand Tours       >       > *Note*: In this round, Lance Armstrong is never the answer.       >       > 2. In regular mass-start races, cyclists need to conserve energy       > for the finish or for hills. Most riders do so by riding in       > a big group of cyclists, reducing overall drag. What is this       > large group of cyclists called?              Clung              > 5. In which month is the Tour de France normally held? Hint:       > French riders compete savagely for the honor of a stage victory       > on Bastille Day.              July              > 6. Besides the overall time leader's yellow jersey, other colored       > jerseys are handed out daily at the Tour de France for the       > best young rider, the best climber, and the best sprinter.       > Give us the color of any of these special jerseys, no need to       > specify which one.              White with red dots              > 7. Within a range of 3 days, how many racing days or stages does       > a grand tour consist of?              20              > 8. Name either of the *other* two European countries besides France       > that host 3-week-long grand tours.              Italy and Spain              > 9. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have       > finished with the previous one. Va gur Gbhe qr Senapr, gur       > birenyy enpr yrnqre jrnef n lryybj wrefrl. Zrnajuvyr, va Fcnva,       > fvapr 2010 gur yrnqre bs gurve tenaq-gbhe enpr unf jbea n wrefrl       > gung vf gur fnzr pbybe nf gur wrefrlf jbea ol zbfg bs Fcnva'f       > angvbany grnzf. Anzr gung pbybe.              Red              > 10. Cycling is so punishing to the body that no rider has ever won       > all three of the grand tours in the same calendar year.       > In fact, only 7 riders have won all three grand-tour races       > during their careers. Name any of those 7.              Eddy Mercxx              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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