From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 12/28/24 23:54, Mark Brader wrote:   
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   > * 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.   
      
   Heidelburg   
      
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 4. The capital of Baden-Wurtemberg.  The automobile and motorcycle   
   >     are said to have been invented in this city.  It's known as the   
   >     "cradle of the automobile", and is home to both the Mercedes-Benz   
   >     and Porsche museums.   
      
   Stuttgart   
      
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   > 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.   
      
   Nuremburg   
      
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 7. The capital of Hesse is on the Rhine River and is the state's   
   >     second-largest city (after Frankfurt).  It's long been famous   
   >     for its thermal springs and spa.  The city's name means   
   >     "meadow baths" in German, and there are 15 mineral springs in   
   >     the city center.   
      
   Weisbaden   
      
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 10. This Rhine is the largest city in North Rhine - Westphalia --   
   >     and the 4th-largest in Germany.  Its cathedral is the 3rd-tallest   
   >     church -- and the tallest cathedral -- in the world.   
      
   Cologne   
      
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   >   
   > * 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.   
   >   
   > 1. Likely the best-known books about the building of the CPR are   
   >     a 2-volume set by historian author Pierre Berton.  Name *either   
   >     book*, published in 1970 and 1971.   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 3. The initial CPR board also included an engineer and inventor   
   >     who supervised construction of several railway sections in   
   >     Eastern Canada, although the route he proposed across western   
   >     Canada was not followed.  He's also famous for suggesting   
   >     worldwide standard-time zones, and designing Canada's first   
   >     postage stamp.  Name him.   
   >   
   > 4. CPR construction began in the mid-1870s, but speeded up in   
   >     1882 after the company hired an American railway executive   
   >     as general manager.  Name this legendary executive, who has   
   >     a street named for him in the northeast part of Toronto.   
   >   
   > 5. Contracts for the railway were initially granted to a different   
   >     Canadian Pacific railway company in 1873.  But they were scrapped   
   >     after Sir John A. Macdonald's government was driven from office   
   >     for what reason?   
   >   
   > 6. A major challenge in building the railway was finding a pass   
   >     through the Selkirk Mountains in eastern BC.  That was solved   
   >     when an American surveyor found the pass that bears his name.   
   >     This is also where the Trans-Canada Highway was officially   
   >     opened in 1962.  What pass?   
   >   
   > 7. Another problem area in eastern BC was the steep grade of the   
   >     track -- up to 4.4% -- near what is now the Alberta border in   
   >     the Kicking Horse Pass.  This was solved in 1909 by blasting   
   >     tunnels through two mountains.  What's the *name* of these   
   >     tunnels, which are visible from the Trans-Canada Highway?   
   >   
   > 8. In the final years of construction, the railway needed two   
   >     financial bailouts from the federal government to stay in   
   >     business.  The 2nd bailout, in 1885, came after the CPR offered   
   >     to transport troops to Saskatchewan to deal with what event?   
   >     Be sufficiently specific.   
   >   
   > 9. What did three CPR workers discover in 1883 on the side of   
   >     Sulphur Mountain in what is now the resort town of Banff?   
      
   hot springs   
      
   >   
   > 10. The original western terminus of the CPR was Port Moody, BC.   
   >     But not long after the railway was completed, the company decided   
   >     to move the terminus further west to the community of Granville.   
   >     What was Granville renamed in 1886?   
      
   Vancouver   
      
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