From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   It's time again for one of my occasional quizzes. I believe this to be   
   one of my easier quizzes, but I've been wrong before.   
      
   In any case, the usual rules apply. Post your answers to the newsgroup   
   and don't consult any sources, don't ask the spouse, and absolutely   
   not any stinking AI!   
      
   I plan to score this quiz on Tuesday.   
      
   Have fun!   
      
   1. What is kompromat?   
      
   2. This country takes its name after a river that roughly cuts the   
      country in two halves by area. However, 95% of the population lives   
      east of the river. Which country is this?   
      
   3. David Cornwell became famous for writing a number of popular espionage   
      novels using which pseudonym?   
      
   4. ASEAN is a little bit like the EU for south-east Asia. They recently   
      welcomed their 11th member, one of the lesser countries in the region.   
      Which country?   
      
   5. "Fanfare for the Common Man" is a work of which American composer?   
      
   6. Lando Norris is this year's champion in which prestigious - and   
      expensive - sport?   
      
   7. M23 is a rebel group active in an African country and sponsored by   
      another country. Name any of the two countries.   
      
   8. If you are in a Japanese Izakaya, what might your aim be?   
      
   9. The Canadian indie artist Tamara Lindeman makes records using   
      which band name?   
      
   10. If you take the French way of saying the number 99 and translate   
       it to English piece by piece, what do you get? (There are some   
       regional variations, but I'm looking for the normal form used   
       all over France.)   
      
   11. This architect passed away just a few days ago. His most renowned   
       work is said to be the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao. What was his name?   
      
   12. Refer to https://www.sommarskog.se/temp/Q12.jpg. The picture is from   
       which European capital city?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)