From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 12/29/2024 1:54 AM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 8, Round 2 - Geography - German Cities   
   >   
   > Tonight's geography round transports us to Germany.  We are looking   
   > for the names of German cities.  In each case we'll give you the   
   > name of the state where the city is, and at least one fact about it.   
   > You name the city (in English or German).   
   >   
   > The first 8 are state capitals.   
   >   
   > 1. The capital of Saxony, this city has a long history as a capital   
   >     and royal residence.  But its more recent history includes the   
   >     still-controversial American and British firebombing late in   
   >     World War II, which destroyed the entire city center.   
      
   Dresden   
      
   > 2. The capital of North Rhine - Westphalia, this city on the Rhine   
   >     River is known for its fashion industry and art scene.   
   >     Its historic town center has been nicknamed "the longest bar   
   >     in the world", with more than 250 breweries, pubs, and eateries   
   >     in its narrow alleyways.   
      
   Cologne   
      
   > 3. Germany's second-largest city is a state unto itself;   
   >     it's Germany's busiest port -- and the 3rd-busiest in Europe.   
   >     The city's many streams, rivers, and canals are crossed by   
   >     about 2,500 bridges -- the most of any city in the world.   
      
   Hamburg   
      
   > 5. The capital of Brandenburg, about 25 km southwest of Berlin,   
   >     is famous for its palaces, having been a residence of the   
   >     Prussian kings and the German emperor until 1918.  It was also   
   >     the site of the 1945 postwar conference between the US, Britain,   
   >     and the Soviet Union.   
      
   Potsdam   
      
   > 6. The capital of the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, due to   
   >     its location on the Baltic Sea, has become a major maritime   
   >     center.  It's known for hosting Olympic and other sailing events,   
   >     and is a popular cruise-ship port.  The city shares its name   
   >     with a canal that's the world's busiest artificial waterway.   
      
   Kiel   
      
   > 8. The capital of Bavaria is Germany's third-largest city.   
   >     It hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics, and is the home city of   
   >     such major companies as Siemens and BMW.   
      
   Munich   
      
   > We've already done the capital of North Rhine - Westphalia;   
   > the last two questions are about other cities in that state.   
   > Both are on the Rhine.   
   >   
   > 9. This city is not a capital now, but from 1949 to 1990 it was the   
   >     capital of West Germany.  It was also the birthplace of   
   >     Beethoven.   
      
   Bonn   
      
   > * Game 8, Round 3 - Canadiana History - The CPR   
   >   
   > Tonight's history round concerns one of the most important projects   
   > in Canadian history -- the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.   
   > It's considered one of the greatest engineering feats of the   
   > 19th century.   
   >   
   > 2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have   
   >     finished with the previous one.  Fcrnxvat bs gur PCE'f ynfg   
   >     fcvxr, juvpu jnf va OP, vg jnf unzzrerq vagb cynpr ol PCE   
   >     qverpgbe Qbanyq Fzvgu va jung lrne?   
      
   1880; 1881   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
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