From: tool@panix.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Shopping Streets   
      
   > 1. Bond St.   
      
   London   
      
   > 2. Rodeo Dr.   
      
   Beverly Hills   
      
   > 3. Worth Av.   
      
   Dallas; Houston   
      
   > 5. Orchard Rd.   
      
   Hong Kong   
      
   > 6. Michigan Av.   
      
   Chicago   
      
   > 7. Via Condotti.   
      
   Rome   
      
   > 8. Av. Montaigne.   
      
   Paris   
      
   > 9. Bahnhofstrasse.   
      
   Berlin   
      
   > 10. Via Monte Napoleone.   
      
   Milan   
      
      
   > * Game 10, Round 6 - History - Colonization and Independence   
      
   > 1. This country, formerly known as the Gold Coast, was the first   
   > sub-Saharan country to gain independence, in 1957 from Britain.   
      
   Ghana   
      
   > 2. This country proclaimed independence from Spain in 1818, under   
   > the leadership of Bernardo O'Higgins. Independence was formally   
   > recognized by Spain in 1844.   
      
   Mexico   
      
   > 3. Two former British colonies were granted independence in 1947.   
   > Name *either*.   
      
   India   
      
   > 4. Sim?n Bol?var 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.   
      
   Gabon   
      
   > 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.   
      
   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.   
      
   Greenland   
      
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