From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   This is quiz is over anmd Joshua emerges as the winner in a very   
   even field. It seems that the questions I wrote at the end to make   
   the quiz complete where significantly more difficult.   
      
   Congratulations Joshua!   
      
             1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12    Total   
   Joshua K  1   1   -   1   -   1   -   1   -   -    -    -     5   
   Mark B    1   -   -   1   -   1   -   1   -   -    -    -     4   
   Pete G    -   1   1   -   -   -   1   1   -   -    -    -     4   
   Dan B     1   -   -   -   1   1   -   1   -   -    -    -     4   
      
   Here are the correct answers.   
      
   > 1. Gibril Farishta and Saladin Chamcha are the main characters in which   
   >   1980's novel which sparked quite some controversy?   
      
   "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie. (Author not required.)   
      
   I'm in the process of reading the book now, to see what really deserved   
   him the fatwa. I'm starting to think it's simply because of what he   
   smoked when he wrote the book. It's quite far out.   
      
   > 2. UEFA Euro 2024 is in full swing. In which country is this football   
   >   tournament taking place?   
      
   Germany.   
      
   > 3. Not only are they playing football in Europe. On the other side of the   
   >    pond, Copa America is going on. This year featuring countries from both   
   >    South and North America. Which country is the hosting nation?   
      
   USA.   
      
   > 4. Which city might you be travelling to if you land at the Changi   
   > airport?   
      
   Singapore.   
      
   > 5. Herogenaurach is a city in Bavaria with around 25000 inhabitants.   
   >   Despite the unassuming size, the city holds the headquarters for   
   >   both the second and third largest company world-wide for which class   
   >   of consumer products?   
      
   Sportswear, and particularly shoes.   
      
   The two brothers Adolf (Adi) and Rudolf (Rudi) Dassler started a   
   company for sport shoes in this town in the 1920s. As WWII drew to   
   an end, they had a conflict, and Adolf started Adidas and Rudolf   
   started Puma on different sides of town. Originally, both companies   
   focused on shoes, but both now cover the entire sportswear area. #1 in   
   the field is Nike.   
      
   > 6. This actor has been seen in such diverse movies as "The Grifters",   
   >  "Con Air", "Being John Malkovich" and "Runaway Jury". Who is this   
   >  person?   
      
   John Cusak   
      
   I've seen all four films, although "The Grifters" was on a crowded   
   bus in Argentina. The sound was not audible and it was difficult   
   to follow. I really likes "Runaway Jury".   
      
   > 7. Out-going Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte appears to have secured   
   >   what new top position, although the formal appointment is still   
   >   to be made?   
      
   Secretary General of NATO.   
      
   Earlier a few countries were opposed to Rutte, and the Romanian   
   President Klaus Iohannis also had a bid, which he has now withdrawn.   
      
   > 8. You meet a group of people, and you find that their last names   
   >   all end in -adze, -idze or -shvili. Which country are the likely   
   >   to be coming from?   
      
   Georgia.   
      
   > 9. The Sava river runs through one European capital and ends in another.   
   >   Name any of the two cities.   
      
   Zagreb and Belgrade. It runs into the Danube in the latter city.   
      
   > 10. Which car manufacturer has or had models like 104, 207, 305, 404 and   
   >    5008?   
      
   Peugeot.   
      
   > 11. Deneb is a star in which constellation?   
      
   Cygnus.   
      
   > 12. Cannelé is a pastry which is popular all over France, but it is   
   >    speciality of which region, of which the name may be more likely   
   >    to make you think of wine? You can see a sample of the goodies   
   >    here: https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/caneles.jpg. (Picture taken   
   >    from Wikipedia.)   
      
   Bordeaux.   
      
   I've should have written that wine hint more clearly to include "city".   
   That should have made the question easier.   
      
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