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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   
      
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