From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 10/9/24 12:06, Erland Sommarskog wrote:   
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   > Joshua K  -   1   1   1   1   -   1   -   1  1   1   1   9   
   > Dan T     1   -   1   -   -   1   -   -   1  1   -   -   5   
   > Pete G    -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   1  1   1   -   4   
   > Dan B     -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -  -   1   1   3   
   > Mark B    -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -  1   1   -   3   
   > Gregg S   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -  -   1   -   2   
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   > Here are the correct answers:   
   >   
   >> 1. BYD, also known as Build Your Dreams, is the world's largest   
   >>    manufacturer of what type of product?   
   >   
   > Electric Vehicles.   
   >   
   > Yes, they have overtaken Tesla in this field.   
      
   Every once in a while, I find that following the EV market fairly   
   closely priduces a small return.   
      
   >> 2. Up to 1960 how many of the Summer Olympics had been hosted by a city   
   >>    outside Europe?   
   >   
   > Three. St Louis 1904, Los Angeles 1932 and Melbourne 1956.   
   >   
   > After 1960 there have been a lot more of them. Tokyo in 1964, Mexico City   
   > in 1968, Montréal in 1976 and so one.   
      
   I got this one, but didn't get credit.   
      
   >   
   >> 6. Which is the only country to have taken at least one medal in every   
   >>     Summer and Winter Olympics since 1908?   
   >   
   > Sweden.   
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   >   
   > As for how come that some other countries that usually wins a lot of medals   
   > do not qualify, I guess that depends on the boycotts of the 1980 and 1984   
   > Olympics.   
      
   I didn't know the answer before this quiz, but those boycotts are   
   exactly why I answered Sweden.   
      
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   Dan Tilque   
      
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