From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-07-22,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.   
   >   
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give   
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.   
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,   
   > based only on your own knowledge.  (In your answer posting, quote   
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.)  I will reveal   
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin', and are   
   > used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have   
   > been retyped and/or edited by me.  The posting and tabulation of   
   > current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting   
   > of other rounds.  For further information please see my 2024-08-30   
   > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition   
   > (QFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Shopping Streets   
   >   
   > Time for all you fashionistas and shopaholics to open your wallets.   
   > We'll give you the names of 10 famous shopping streets; in each   
   > case you must give us the city.   
   >   
   > 1. Bond St.   
      
   London   
      
   > 2. Rodeo Dr.   
      
   Beverly Hills   
      
   > 3. Worth Av.   
      
   Melbourne; Sydney   
      
   > 4. Canton Rd.   
      
   Hong Kong   
      
   > 5. Orchard Rd.   
      
   Sydney; Melbourne   
      
   > 6. Michigan Av.   
      
   Chicago   
      
   > 7. Via Condotti.   
      
   Rome; Milan   
      
   > 8. Av. Montaigne.   
      
   Geneva; Lyon   
      
   > 9. Bahnhofstrasse.   
      
   Berlin   
      
   > 10. Via Monte Napoleone.   
      
   Milan; Rome   
      
   >   
   > After you have completed this round, please decode the rot13:   
   > Vs lbh tnir Zvnzv be Ybf Natryrf sbe nal nafjre, lbh znl unir gur   
   > evtug zrgebcbyvgna nern ohg abg gur evtug pvgl.  Tb onpx naq anzr   
   > gur evtug pvgl.   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 10, Round 5 - Canadiana Audio - 1980s Cancon   
   >   
   > This round zooms in on Canadian music in the 1980s -- a decade that   
   > featured a range of classic rock, big-hair glam rock, post-punk,   
   > and new-wave music.  If you lived through the '80s and listened to   
   > local radio or watched MuchMusic, we think you'll recognize many   
   > of the following 10 songs.  In the original game you would have   
   > been played a clip from each song, but here I'll just name the   
   > title and the year.  And you have to name the Canadian singer or   
   > band who made the song famous.   
   >   
   >   
   > 1. "Making it Work" (1983).   
      
   Anne Murray; Joni Mitchell   
      
   > 2. "Where Is This Love" (1983).   
      
   Anne Murray; Joni Mitchell   
      
   > 3. "Don't Walk On Past" (1983).   
      
   Anne Murray; Joni Mitchell   
      
   > 4. "High School Confidential" (1980).   
   > 5. "Moonlight Desires" (1987).   
      
   Gordon Lightfoot   
      
   > 6. "Someday" (1986).   
      
   Anne Murray; Joni Mitchell   
      
   > 7. "Bye Bye Mon Cowboy" (1988).   
      
   Anne Murray; Joni Mitchell   
      
   > 8. "We Run" (1985).   
      
   Anne Murray; Joni Mitchell   
      
   > 9. "This Beat Goes On" (1980).   
      
   Anne Murray; Joni Mitchell   
      
   > 10. "New Girl Now" (1984).   
      
   Anne Murray; Joni Mitchell   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 10, Round 6 - History - Colonization and Independence   
   >   
   > This round looks at colonization and modern countries' independence   
   > from their colonial rulers.  In each case name the country   
   > described.   
   >   
   > 1. This country, formerly known as the Gold Coast, was the first   
   >     sub-Saharan country to gain independence, in 1957 from Britain.   
      
   Cameroon; Senegal   
      
   >   
   > 2. This country proclaimed independence from Spain in 1818, under   
   >     the leadership of Bernardo O'Higgins.  Independence was formally   
   >     recognized by Spain in 1844.   
      
   Chile   
      
   >   
   > 3. Two former British colonies were granted independence in 1947.   
   >     Name *either*.   
      
   India   
      
   >   
   > 4. Simón Bolívar liberated many Spanish colonies in the early 1800s.   
   >     Bolivia is named for him, and Venezuela's currency is the   
   >     bolivar.  Name *any one of the other four* modern-day countries   
   >     that owe their independence from Spain to him.   
      
   Colombia   
      
   >   
   > 5. This country's notoriously brutal war of independence stretched   
   >     from 1954 to 1962, ending with its independence from France.   
      
   Algeria   
      
   >   
   > 6. This southern African country, whose capital is Gaborone   
   >     ["gab-uh-ROW-nay"] gained independence from Britain in 1966   
   >     after 2 years of negotiation.   
      
   Angola; Rwanda   
      
   >   
   > 7. This African country was never colonized as such, but it was   
   >     occupied for 5 years in the 1930s.   
      
   Ethiopia   
      
   >   
   > 8. This Central American country was granted independence from   
   >     Britain in 1981.   
      
   Belize   
      
   >   
   > 9. This country gained independence from its colonizer after an   
   >     uprising from 1790 to 1804 led by self-liberated slaves.   
      
   Jamaica; Haiti   
      
   >   
   > 10. This country was recognized as a sovereign state by Denmark   
   >     in 1918, but declared full independence in 1944 during the Nazi   
   >     occupation of Denmark.   
      
   Iceland   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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