From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Where Am I?   
   >   
   > 5. The last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was   
   >    driven into the ground in 1885 at a place called Craigellachie.   
   >    Where would we find that place?   
      
   ALberta   
      
   > 6. 16 years earlier, the first transcontinental railway was   
   >    finished with the Golden Spike at a place called Promontory   
   >    Summit.  Where is that located?   
      
   Manitoba   
      
   > 7. The main highway along the east coast of the United States is   
   >    I-95, running from Maine to Miami, Florida.  One attraction that   
   >    breaks up what could be an extremely boring drive is a place   
   >    called "South of the Border", which is themed in a faux-Mexican   
   >    style, selling everything from tacky ashtrays to sombreros.   
   >    Where is South of the Border located?   
      
   Virginia   
      
   > 8. One event that helped to bring about the Canadian Confederation   
   >    of was the 1866 Battle of Ridgeway, where hundreds of unemployed   
   >    soldiers called Fenians crossed into British North America.   
   >    This was done in a futile effort to provoke a war between   
   >    Britain and the US that would lead to Irish independence.   
   >    Where is Ridgeway?   
      
   North Brunswick   
      
   > 9. In the mining town of Springhill there have been three   
   >    different mining disasters that have led to the deaths of   
   >    199 miners altogether.  That last one took place in 1958.   
   >    Where would you find Springhill?   
      
   Wstt Virginia   
      
   > 10. The headquarters of the CIA is located in a place named Langley.   
   >    And no, you can't visit in person, but you can take a virtual   
   >    tour.  Where would you find Langley?   
      
   Virginia   
      
   > * Game 1, Round 3 - Arts & Literature - Classic Syndicated Comic Strips   
   >   
   > 2. "Peanuts".   
      
   Charles M. Schultz   
      
   > 5. "Dilbert".   
      
   Scott Adams   
      
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