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Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 6, Round 2 - Geography - Famous Bridges
> 1. Completed in 1964, this suspension bridge connects the New York
> City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn. It was the longest
> bridge of its kind in the world until 1981.
Verazzano Narrows
> 2. This bridge in northern England was the scene of a famous battle
> in 1066 between the victorious army of King Harold Godwinson
> of England and Norwegian forces led by King Harald Hardrada.
> The victory by English forces brought an end to major Viking
> attacks on English territory.
Stamford
> 3. At the time of its opening in 1937, this bridge was the world's
> longest and tallest suspension bridge. It is still considered
> by many to be the most beautiful and most photographed bridge
> in the world.
Golden Gate
> 4. Completed in 1591, this stone bridge is one of the top tourist
> attractions in Venice and one four bridges spanning the city's
> Grand Canal.
Rialto; Bridge of Sighs
> 9. Based on the World War II allied military Operation
> Market-Garden, the book and 1977 movie "A Bridge Too Far"
> describes the failed attempt of British and Polish forces to
> capture three bridges in the Netherlands that would allow access
> over the Rhine into Germany -- but they failed to capture the
> last bridge, hence the title. The bridge was simply called
> the Rhine Bridge, but it's remembered by the city where it was
> located -- name that city.
Arnhem
> * Game 6, Round 3 - Canadiana Literature - Quebec Literature
> 5. "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" (1959).
Richler
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