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|    Gregg Seelhoff to All    |
|    Re: QFTCISG24 Game 2, Rounds 9-10: CanFo    |
|    07 Oct 24 22:16:08    |
      From: seelhoff@sophsoft.com              > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana - Canadian Foods       >       > 6. Ginger beef is a Chinese-Canadian dish that traces its origins       > to George Wong at the Silver Inn Restaurant -- in which western       > Canadian city?              Vancouver              > 8. Poutine might just be Canada's most famous dish around the world,       > made from fries, gravy, and cheese curds -- whose desired       > texture is commonly described by what adjective?              Squeaky                     > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge - Mother's Day       >       > Yesterday was Mother's Day, so...       >       > * A. Sports       >       > A2. Among the most famous mothers in Olympic history was Fanny       > Blankers-Koen. Nicknamed "The Flying Housewife", the       > 30-year-old mother of two won 4 gold medals in track and       > field at the 1948 Summer Games in London. Which country       > did she represent?              Netherlands              > * B. Arts and Literature       >       > B1. One of the most famous mothers in the art world is Anna       > Matilda Whistler. She's the subject of her son's       > "Arrangement in Grey and Black, Number 1." In which Paris       > museum would you find this painting, which is popularly       > known as "Whistler's Mother"?              Louvre              > B2. In the "Winnie-the-Pooh" stories, which character is the       > mother of the baby kangaroo named Roo?              Kanga                     > * D. History       >       > D1. Which US president officially established Mother's Day as       > a national holiday in 1914?              Woodrow Wilson              > D2. Which British queen gave birth to the most living children?              Queen Victoria                     > * E. Canadiana       >       > E2. In 2018. Karina Gould became the first sitting Canadian       > cabinet member to give birth. Nine weeks later, she was back       > in the Commons with her infant in tow. Gould had her second       > child earlier this year. But thanks to a 2019 law, what       > is different for her family's bottom line this time around?              family leave (?)                     > * F. Science: Animals       >       > F1. Muddying the waters, so to say, the males of which marine       > animals get pregnant and carry the embryos?              Seahorse              > F2. What species of animals have the longest gestation period       > at 18-22 months?              Elephant              --       Gregg Seelhoff              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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