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|    Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCISG24 Game 10, Rounds 4-6: shopp    |
|    30 Jan 25 23:53:22    |
      From: esquel@sommarskog.se              Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:       > * Game 10, Round 4 - Geography - Shopping Streets       >       > 1. Bond St.              London              > 2. Rodeo Dr.              Hollywood              > 4. Canton Rd.              Hongkong              > 5. Orchard Rd.              Singapore              > 6. Michigan Av.              Washington DC              > 7. Via Condotti.              Milano              > 8. Av. Montaigne.              Montréal              > 9. Bahnhofstrasse.              Zürich              > 10. Via Monte Napoleone.              Rome              > * Game 10, Round 5 - Canadiana Audio - 1980s Cancon       >       > 10. "New Girl Now" (1984).              Spoons              > * 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.              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.              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.              Botswana              > 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.              Haïti              > 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              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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