From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Bond, James Bond   
   >   
   > There are two James Bonds: the hero of Ian Fleming's books and   
   > the 007 of the movies.  You may be familiar with both -- or not.   
      
   Not.   
      
   > * Game 8, Round 8 - Science - Food Plants   
   > 2. This plant is an evergreen tree that produces plush red   
   >    "cherries" that surround a pair of oval seeds.  These seeds can   
   >    be brewed to produce an invigorating beverage.  Originally native   
   >    to the area now known as Ethiopia.   
      
   Coffee   
      
   > 3. First cultivated in Greece, but now largely associated with   
   >    Asia, this annual bushy plant is one of the most important food   
   >    crops on the planet.  It produces pods that are covered in a   
   >    coat of fine hairs.   
      
   Rice   
      
   > 4. This plant was first cultivated by the First Nations peoples   
   >    of the Southwest US and Central America, where the seed kernels   
   >    were ground up to make a flour.  This plant was also an object   
   >    of worship for the Aztecs.  This plant is now also associated   
   >    with parts of Eastern Europe.   
      
   Sunflower   
      
   > 5. This plant is a key cereal crop, for both humans and livestock.   
   >    It is also the basic ingredient in the distilling of whisky.   
   >    Its earliest cultivation was in the Middle East, but it's now   
   >    cultivated worldwide.   
      
   Barley   
      
   > 6. At least 90% of these climbing perennial plants grown today   
   >    are used in the production of beer.  They are currently grown   
   >    in Northern Europe and the Middle East.   
      
   Hops   
      
   > 7. This evergreen tree was likely first cultivated about 5,000   
   >    years ago in or around Athens, Greece.  The fruit of this plant   
   >    is edible, and can be used to produce an oil.  The leaves and   
   >    branches of this plant are sometimes used to represent "peace".   
   >    It is grown around the Mediterranean.   
      
   Olive tree   
      
   > 8. This grain-bearing grass is believed to have originated   
   >    in Asia, and is one of the world's most important food crops.   
   >    It has transformed some landscapes across the globe.  It is   
   >    grown in over 100 countries across Asia, America, Africa,   
   >    Australasia, and southern Europe.   
      
   Rice   
      
   > 10. This bushy perennial with edible tubers was spread from the   
   >    Andes to Spain in the late 1500s.  All the green parts of the   
   >    plant are poisonous, but the tubers are quite versatile, and   
   >    contain several important nutrients.  Originally from South   
   >    America, it can now be found growing in many parts of the world.   
      
   Potato   
      
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