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RQFTCIWSSSG12 Game 8, Rounds 4,6: national measures, soccer
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Mark Brader
Jul 21, 2022, 9:12:58 PM7/21/22
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-06-25,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', but have
been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 4 - Geography - Various National Measures
This week we have thrown together some trivial numerical statistics
about countries; even if you don't know the answers, you may be
able to reason them out.
All references to countries refer to land territories only,
not oceanic claims. All border lengths are from the CIA World
Factbook and have been updated.
Note that when referring to capitals, some questions ask for the
city and others for the country.
1. Of all the national capital *cities* in the world, which one is
farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
2. The longest distance between two capital cities of countries that
*share a common land border* -- excluding overseas territories
distant from the home country or its main part -- is 3,985 miles
or 6,414 km. Name *either one* of these two capital *cities*.
3. Same question except that now the capital cities must both be
on the same continent, which is Asia; and this time you only
have to name one of the *countries*, not a city. The distance
is 2,770 miles or 4,459 km.
4. Name the non-EU country that """has""" the longest total length
of land border with one or more EU (European Union) countries,
at 1,513 miles or 2,435 km.
5. Same question except with "shortest" instead of "longest".
The length is 2.1 miles or 3.4 km.
6. The borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe """have
not been clearly enough established""" to know for sure exactly
how they meet; but disregarding that case, there """are""" still
some other places in the world where countries that *don't have
a common land border* do have territory less than 4 km apart.
Name *both* countries of such a pair. (If you make two guesses,
for clarity please give two countries both times even if one
of them is the same in the two guesses.)
7. Canada and the United States have the record as the two countries
that share the longest total length of common land border between
them; but which former Soviet republic """pairs with Russia"""
to be in second place for this statistic, at 4,750 miles or
7,644 km?
8. Speaking of former Soviet republics, and also of short distances
between countries that don't touch... Kazakhstan """is the
9th-largest country""" in the world by area, and its border
comes within 24 miles, or 38 km, from the """19th-largest"""
country by size, without touching. What is this 19th-largest
country that Kazakhstan is so so close to, yet so so far from?
9. Looking at """most recent""" US and Canadian census figures (2010
and 2011 respectively) and comparing them to the respective
previous censuses (2000 and 2006), the metropolitan area in
each country whose population *shrank* by the most residents
(actual number, not percentage) are directly opposite each other
along the border. *What international body of water* separates
these two national shrinking leaders? *Note*: I believe the
the situation described is no longer true, so for this question
only the original answer based on 2010-11 will be accepted.
10. Russia """is""" tied for countries of the world with the most
neighbors, i.e. countries with which a nation shares a common
land border, at 14. What is the other nation that also has 14
direct neighbors?
* Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Soccer
1. The biggest news in soccer """this summer""" is the Euro 2012
Tournament. What country won """the last""" Euro competition,
in 2008?
2. Barclay's Premier League, the highest flight of "football"
in England, is the second-richest sports league in the world,
after cricket's India Premier League. The """current"""
Barclay's champs are Manchester City, while Manchester United
have won the most league titles. Name *any one* of the *other*
"""three""" teams that have won England's Premier League since
its inception in 1992.
3. Baseball is played on a diamond, basketball on a court; what
is the proper name in English for a soccer field?
4. Excluding the usual "injury time" and halftime, how long is a
regulation professional soccer game?
5. In North American we might call it a "cross-town rivalry" or
"subway series". In soccer there is a specific term for
a local rivalry. Although it originated in England, this
term is used throughout the world for such fixtures, even in
non-English-speaking nations. What is it?
6. Two of the longest-running and most famous <answer 5>s in soccer
are the "Merseyside" <answer 5> and the "Old Firm" <answer 5>.
Name *any one* of the four teams involved in these two rivalries.
7. Unlike Canadian and American sports leagues (even in soccer),
what dubious outcome can befall a team in a European or South
American national soccer league if they end a season in last
place?
8. Of the 6 FIFA global "confederations" of soccer, Canada is
part of CONCACAF, the "Confederation of North, Central American
and Caribbean Association Football". What is the name of the
biannual tournament played by the national teams within CONCACAF?
9. Canada """has only appeared in one""" FIFA World Cup Final
(i.e. the current 32-team tournament for men, not just the
championship game). Give *either* the year or the host nation.
10. Name the country that will controversially host the 2022 FIFA
World Cup, chosen amid storms of protests and allegations of
bribery and buying votes and of it being glaringly obvious
that FIFA had not considered many consequences of hosting the
tournament there.
--
Mark Brader "Never re-invent the wheel unnecessarily;
Toronto yours may have corners."
m...@vex.net -- Henry Spencer
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', but have
been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 4 - Geography - Various National Measures
This week we have thrown together some trivial numerical statistics
about countries; even if you don't know the answers, you may be
able to reason them out.
All references to countries refer to land territories only,
not oceanic claims. All border lengths are from the CIA World
Factbook and have been updated.
Note that when referring to capitals, some questions ask for the
city and others for the country.
1. Of all the national capital *cities* in the world, which one is
farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
2. The longest distance between two capital cities of countries that
*share a common land border* -- excluding overseas territories
distant from the home country or its main part -- is 3,985 miles
or 6,414 km. Name *either one* of these two capital *cities*.
3. Same question except that now the capital cities must both be
on the same continent, which is Asia; and this time you only
have to name one of the *countries*, not a city. The distance
is 2,770 miles or 4,459 km.
4. Name the non-EU country that """has""" the longest total length
of land border with one or more EU (European Union) countries,
at 1,513 miles or 2,435 km.
5. Same question except with "shortest" instead of "longest".
The length is 2.1 miles or 3.4 km.
6. The borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe """have
not been clearly enough established""" to know for sure exactly
how they meet; but disregarding that case, there """are""" still
some other places in the world where countries that *don't have
a common land border* do have territory less than 4 km apart.
Name *both* countries of such a pair. (If you make two guesses,
for clarity please give two countries both times even if one
of them is the same in the two guesses.)
7. Canada and the United States have the record as the two countries
that share the longest total length of common land border between
them; but which former Soviet republic """pairs with Russia"""
to be in second place for this statistic, at 4,750 miles or
7,644 km?
8. Speaking of former Soviet republics, and also of short distances
between countries that don't touch... Kazakhstan """is the
9th-largest country""" in the world by area, and its border
comes within 24 miles, or 38 km, from the """19th-largest"""
country by size, without touching. What is this 19th-largest
country that Kazakhstan is so so close to, yet so so far from?
9. Looking at """most recent""" US and Canadian census figures (2010
and 2011 respectively) and comparing them to the respective
previous censuses (2000 and 2006), the metropolitan area in
each country whose population *shrank* by the most residents
(actual number, not percentage) are directly opposite each other
along the border. *What international body of water* separates
these two national shrinking leaders? *Note*: I believe the
the situation described is no longer true, so for this question
only the original answer based on 2010-11 will be accepted.
10. Russia """is""" tied for countries of the world with the most
neighbors, i.e. countries with which a nation shares a common
land border, at 14. What is the other nation that also has 14
direct neighbors?
* Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Soccer
1. The biggest news in soccer """this summer""" is the Euro 2012
Tournament. What country won """the last""" Euro competition,
in 2008?
2. Barclay's Premier League, the highest flight of "football"
in England, is the second-richest sports league in the world,
after cricket's India Premier League. The """current"""
Barclay's champs are Manchester City, while Manchester United
have won the most league titles. Name *any one* of the *other*
"""three""" teams that have won England's Premier League since
its inception in 1992.
3. Baseball is played on a diamond, basketball on a court; what
is the proper name in English for a soccer field?
4. Excluding the usual "injury time" and halftime, how long is a
regulation professional soccer game?
5. In North American we might call it a "cross-town rivalry" or
"subway series". In soccer there is a specific term for
a local rivalry. Although it originated in England, this
term is used throughout the world for such fixtures, even in
non-English-speaking nations. What is it?
6. Two of the longest-running and most famous <answer 5>s in soccer
are the "Merseyside" <answer 5> and the "Old Firm" <answer 5>.
Name *any one* of the four teams involved in these two rivalries.
7. Unlike Canadian and American sports leagues (even in soccer),
what dubious outcome can befall a team in a European or South
American national soccer league if they end a season in last
place?
8. Of the 6 FIFA global "confederations" of soccer, Canada is
part of CONCACAF, the "Confederation of North, Central American
and Caribbean Association Football". What is the name of the
biannual tournament played by the national teams within CONCACAF?
9. Canada """has only appeared in one""" FIFA World Cup Final
(i.e. the current 32-team tournament for men, not just the
championship game). Give *either* the year or the host nation.
10. Name the country that will controversially host the 2022 FIFA
World Cup, chosen amid storms of protests and allegations of
bribery and buying votes and of it being glaringly obvious
that FIFA had not considered many consequences of hosting the
tournament there.
--
Mark Brader "Never re-invent the wheel unnecessarily;
Toronto yours may have corners."
m...@vex.net -- Henry Spencer
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Jul 21, 2022, 10:18:48 PM7/21/22
to
> 1. Of all the national capital *cities* in the world, which one is
> farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
> away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
> be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
> Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
> miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
Wellington
> farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
> away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
> be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
> Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
> miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
> 2. The longest distance between two capital cities of countries that
> *share a common land border* -- excluding overseas territories
> distant from the home country or its main part -- is 3,985 miles
> or 6,414 km. Name *either one* of these two capital *cities*.
> 3. Same question except that now the capital cities must both be
> on the same continent, which is Asia; and this time you only
> have to name one of the *countries*, not a city. The distance
> is 2,770 miles or 4,459 km.
> 4. Name the non-EU country that """has""" the longest total length
> of land border with one or more EU (European Union) countries,
> at 1,513 miles or 2,435 km.
> 5. Same question except with "shortest" instead of "longest".
> The length is 2.1 miles or 3.4 km.
> 7. Canada and the United States have the record as the two countries
> that share the longest total length of common land border between
> them; but which former Soviet republic """pairs with Russia"""
> to be in second place for this statistic, at 4,750 miles or
> 7,644 km?
> 8. Speaking of former Soviet republics, and also of short distances
> between countries that don't touch... Kazakhstan """is the
> 9th-largest country""" in the world by area, and its border
> comes within 24 miles, or 38 km, from the """19th-largest"""
> country by size, without touching. What is this 19th-largest
> country that Kazakhstan is so so close to, yet so so far from?
> 9. Looking at """most recent""" US and Canadian census figures (2010
> and 2011 respectively) and comparing them to the respective
> previous censuses (2000 and 2006), the metropolitan area in
> each country whose population *shrank* by the most residents
> (actual number, not percentage) are directly opposite each other
> along the border. *What international body of water* separates
> these two national shrinking leaders? *Note*: I believe the
> the situation described is no longer true, so for this question
> only the original answer based on 2010-11 will be accepted.
> 10. Russia """is""" tied for countries of the world with the most
> neighbors, i.e. countries with which a nation shares a common
> land border, at 14. What is the other nation that also has 14
> direct neighbors?
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Soccer
> 2. Barclay's Premier League, the highest flight of "football"
> in England, is the second-richest sports league in the world,
> after cricket's India Premier League. The """current"""
> Barclay's champs are Manchester City, while Manchester United
> have won the most league titles. Name *any one* of the *other*
> """three""" teams that have won England's Premier League since
> its inception in 1992.
Leicester City
> in England, is the second-richest sports league in the world,
> after cricket's India Premier League. The """current"""
> Barclay's champs are Manchester City, while Manchester United
> have won the most league titles. Name *any one* of the *other*
> """three""" teams that have won England's Premier League since
> its inception in 1992.
> 3. Baseball is played on a diamond, basketball on a court; what
> is the proper name in English for a soccer field?
> 6. Two of the longest-running and most famous <answer 5>s in soccer
> are the "Merseyside" <answer 5> and the "Old Firm" <answer 5>.
> Name *any one* of the four teams involved in these two rivalries.
> 7. Unlike Canadian and American sports leagues (even in soccer),
> what dubious outcome can befall a team in a European or South
> American national soccer league if they end a season in last
> place?
> 10. Name the country that will controversially host the 2022 FIFA
> World Cup, chosen amid storms of protests and allegations of
> bribery and buying votes and of it being glaringly obvious
> that FIFA had not considered many consequences of hosting the
> tournament there.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Jul 21, 2022, 11:09:53 PM7/21/22
to
On 7/21/22 18:12, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Geography - Various National Measures
>
> This week we have thrown together some trivial numerical statistics
> about countries; even if you don't know the answers, you may be
> able to reason them out.
>
> All references to countries refer to land territories only,
> not oceanic claims. All border lengths are from the CIA World
> Factbook and have been updated.
>
> Note that when referring to capitals, some questions ask for the
> city and others for the country.
>
> 1. Of all the national capital *cities* in the world, which one is
> farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
> away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
> be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
> Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
> miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
Canberra
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Geography - Various National Measures
>
> This week we have thrown together some trivial numerical statistics
> about countries; even if you don't know the answers, you may be
> able to reason them out.
>
> All references to countries refer to land territories only,
> not oceanic claims. All border lengths are from the CIA World
> Factbook and have been updated.
>
> Note that when referring to capitals, some questions ask for the
> city and others for the country.
>
> 1. Of all the national capital *cities* in the world, which one is
> farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
> away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
> be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
> Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
> miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
>
> 2. The longest distance between two capital cities of countries that
> *share a common land border* -- excluding overseas territories
> distant from the home country or its main part -- is 3,985 miles
> or 6,414 km. Name *either one* of these two capital *cities*.
>
> 3. Same question except that now the capital cities must both be
> on the same continent, which is Asia; and this time you only
> have to name one of the *countries*, not a city. The distance
> is 2,770 miles or 4,459 km.
>
> 4. Name the non-EU country that """has""" the longest total length
> of land border with one or more EU (European Union) countries,
> at 1,513 miles or 2,435 km.
>
> 5. Same question except with "shortest" instead of "longest".
> The length is 2.1 miles or 3.4 km.
>
> 6. The borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe """have
> not been clearly enough established""" to know for sure exactly
> how they meet; but disregarding that case, there """are""" still
> some other places in the world where countries that *don't have
> a common land border* do have territory less than 4 km apart.
> Name *both* countries of such a pair. (If you make two guesses,
> for clarity please give two countries both times even if one
> of them is the same in the two guesses.)
(I understand the border situtation between Botswana, Namibia, Zambia,
and Zimbabwe has now been established. There's a short border between
Botswana and Zambia. I don't remember how long it is, but there's now a
bridge between them across that short section.)
>
> 7. Canada and the United States have the record as the two countries
> that share the longest total length of common land border between
> them; but which former Soviet republic """pairs with Russia"""
> to be in second place for this statistic, at 4,750 miles or
> 7,644 km?
>
> 8. Speaking of former Soviet republics, and also of short distances
> between countries that don't touch... Kazakhstan """is the
> 9th-largest country""" in the world by area, and its border
> comes within 24 miles, or 38 km, from the """19th-largest"""
> country by size, without touching. What is this 19th-largest
> country that Kazakhstan is so so close to, yet so so far from?
>
> 9. Looking at """most recent""" US and Canadian census figures (2010
> and 2011 respectively) and comparing them to the respective
> previous censuses (2000 and 2006), the metropolitan area in
> each country whose population *shrank* by the most residents
> (actual number, not percentage) are directly opposite each other
> along the border. *What international body of water* separates
> these two national shrinking leaders? *Note*: I believe the
> the situation described is no longer true, so for this question
> only the original answer based on 2010-11 will be accepted.
>
> 10. Russia """is""" tied for countries of the world with the most
> neighbors, i.e. countries with which a nation shares a common
> land border, at 14. What is the other nation that also has 14
> direct neighbors?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Soccer
>
> 1. The biggest news in soccer """this summer""" is the Euro 2012
> Tournament. What country won """the last""" Euro competition,
> in 2008?
>
> 2. Barclay's Premier League, the highest flight of "football"
> in England, is the second-richest sports league in the world,
> after cricket's India Premier League. The """current"""
> Barclay's champs are Manchester City, while Manchester United
> have won the most league titles. Name *any one* of the *other*
> """three""" teams that have won England's Premier League since
> its inception in 1992.
>
> 3. Baseball is played on a diamond, basketball on a court; what
> is the proper name in English for a soccer field?
>
> 4. Excluding the usual "injury time" and halftime, how long is a
> regulation professional soccer game?
>
> 5. In North American we might call it a "cross-town rivalry" or
> "subway series". In soccer there is a specific term for
> a local rivalry. Although it originated in England, this
> term is used throughout the world for such fixtures, even in
> non-English-speaking nations. What is it?
>
> 6. Two of the longest-running and most famous <answer 5>s in soccer
> are the "Merseyside" <answer 5> and the "Old Firm" <answer 5>.
> Name *any one* of the four teams involved in these two rivalries.
>
> 7. Unlike Canadian and American sports leagues (even in soccer),
> what dubious outcome can befall a team in a European or South
> American national soccer league if they end a season in last
> place?
>
> 8. Of the 6 FIFA global "confederations" of soccer, Canada is
> part of CONCACAF, the "Confederation of North, Central American
> and Caribbean Association Football". What is the name of the
> biannual tournament played by the national teams within CONCACAF?
>
> 9. Canada """has only appeared in one""" FIFA World Cup Final
> (i.e. the current 32-team tournament for men, not just the
> championship game). Give *either* the year or the host nation.
>
> 10. Name the country that will controversially host the 2022 FIFA
> World Cup, chosen amid storms of protests and allegations of
> bribery and buying votes and of it being glaringly obvious
> that FIFA had not considered many consequences of hosting the
> tournament there.
--
Dan Tilque
Joshua Kreitzer
Jul 22, 2022, 2:17:19 AM7/22/22
to
On Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 8:12:58 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Geography - Various National Measures
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Geography - Various National Measures
>
> All references to countries refer to land territories only,
> not oceanic claims. All border lengths are from the CIA World
> Factbook and have been updated.
>
> Note that when referring to capitals, some questions ask for the
> city and others for the country.
>
> 1. Of all the national capital *cities* in the world, which one is
> farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
> away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
> be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
> Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
> miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
Canberra
> not oceanic claims. All border lengths are from the CIA World
> Factbook and have been updated.
>
> Note that when referring to capitals, some questions ask for the
> city and others for the country.
>
> 1. Of all the national capital *cities* in the world, which one is
> farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
> away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
> be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
> Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
> miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
> 2. The longest distance between two capital cities of countries that
> *share a common land border* -- excluding overseas territories
> distant from the home country or its main part -- is 3,985 miles
> or 6,414 km. Name *either one* of these two capital *cities*.
> 3. Same question except that now the capital cities must both be
> on the same continent, which is Asia; and this time you only
> have to name one of the *countries*, not a city. The distance
> is 2,770 miles or 4,459 km.
> 4. Name the non-EU country that """has""" the longest total length
> of land border with one or more EU (European Union) countries,
> at 1,513 miles or 2,435 km.
> 5. Same question except with "shortest" instead of "longest".
> The length is 2.1 miles or 3.4 km.
> 6. The borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe """have
> not been clearly enough established""" to know for sure exactly
> how they meet; but disregarding that case, there """are""" still
> some other places in the world where countries that *don't have
> a common land border* do have territory less than 4 km apart.
> Name *both* countries of such a pair. (If you make two guesses,
> for clarity please give two countries both times even if one
> of them is the same in the two guesses.)
> 7. Canada and the United States have the record as the two countries
> that share the longest total length of common land border between
> them; but which former Soviet republic """pairs with Russia"""
> to be in second place for this statistic, at 4,750 miles or
> 7,644 km?
> 8. Speaking of former Soviet republics, and also of short distances
> between countries that don't touch... Kazakhstan """is the
> 9th-largest country""" in the world by area, and its border
> comes within 24 miles, or 38 km, from the """19th-largest"""
> country by size, without touching. What is this 19th-largest
> country that Kazakhstan is so so close to, yet so so far from?
> 9. Looking at """most recent""" US and Canadian census figures (2010
> and 2011 respectively) and comparing them to the respective
> previous censuses (2000 and 2006), the metropolitan area in
> each country whose population *shrank* by the most residents
> (actual number, not percentage) are directly opposite each other
> along the border. *What international body of water* separates
> these two national shrinking leaders? *Note*: I believe the
> the situation described is no longer true, so for this question
> only the original answer based on 2010-11 will be accepted.
> 10. Russia """is""" tied for countries of the world with the most
> neighbors, i.e. countries with which a nation shares a common
> land border, at 14. What is the other nation that also has 14
> direct neighbors?
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Soccer
>
> 2. Barclay's Premier League, the highest flight of "football"
> in England, is the second-richest sports league in the world,
> after cricket's India Premier League. The """current"""
> Barclay's champs are Manchester City, while Manchester United
> have won the most league titles. Name *any one* of the *other*
> """three""" teams that have won England's Premier League since
> its inception in 1992.
Liverpool
> in England, is the second-richest sports league in the world,
> after cricket's India Premier League. The """current"""
> Barclay's champs are Manchester City, while Manchester United
> have won the most league titles. Name *any one* of the *other*
> """three""" teams that have won England's Premier League since
> its inception in 1992.
> 3. Baseball is played on a diamond, basketball on a court; what
> is the proper name in English for a soccer field?
> 4. Excluding the usual "injury time" and halftime, how long is a
> regulation professional soccer game?
> 5. In North American we might call it a "cross-town rivalry" or
> "subway series". In soccer there is a specific term for
> a local rivalry. Although it originated in England, this
> term is used throughout the world for such fixtures, even in
> non-English-speaking nations. What is it?
> 6. Two of the longest-running and most famous <answer 5>s in soccer
> are the "Merseyside" <answer 5> and the "Old Firm" <answer 5>.
> Name *any one* of the four teams involved in these two rivalries.
> 7. Unlike Canadian and American sports leagues (even in soccer),
> what dubious outcome can befall a team in a European or South
> American national soccer league if they end a season in last
> place?
> 8. Of the 6 FIFA global "confederations" of soccer, Canada is
> part of CONCACAF, the "Confederation of North, Central American
> and Caribbean Association Football". What is the name of the
> biannual tournament played by the national teams within CONCACAF?
> 9. Canada """has only appeared in one""" FIFA World Cup Final
> (i.e. the current 32-team tournament for men, not just the
> championship game). Give *either* the year or the host nation.
> 10. Name the country that will controversially host the 2022 FIFA
> World Cup, chosen amid storms of protests and allegations of
> bribery and buying votes and of it being glaringly obvious
> that FIFA had not considered many consequences of hosting the
> tournament there.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 22, 2022, 4:42:02 PM7/22/22
to
> 1. Of all the national capital *cities* in the world, which one is
> farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
> away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
> be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
> Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
> miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
Wellington
> farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
> away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
> be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
> Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
> miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
> 2. The longest distance between two capital cities of countries that
> *share a common land border* -- excluding overseas territories
> distant from the home country or its main part -- is 3,985 miles
> or 6,414 km. Name *either one* of these two capital *cities*.
> 3. Same question except that now the capital cities must both be
> on the same continent, which is Asia; and this time you only
> have to name one of the *countries*, not a city. The distance
> is 2,770 miles or 4,459 km.
> 4. Name the non-EU country that """has""" the longest total length
> of land border with one or more EU (European Union) countries,
> at 1,513 miles or 2,435 km.
> 5. Same question except with "shortest" instead of "longest".
> The length is 2.1 miles or 3.4 km.
> 6. The borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe """have
> not been clearly enough established""" to know for sure exactly
> how they meet; but disregarding that case, there """are""" still
> some other places in the world where countries that *don't have
> a common land border* do have territory less than 4 km apart.
> Name *both* countries of such a pair. (If you make two guesses,
> for clarity please give two countries both times even if one
> of them is the same in the two guesses.)
> 7. Canada and the United States have the record as the two countries
> that share the longest total length of common land border between
> them; but which former Soviet republic """pairs with Russia"""
> to be in second place for this statistic, at 4,750 miles or
> 7,644 km?
> 8. Speaking of former Soviet republics, and also of short distances
> between countries that don't touch... Kazakhstan """is the
> 9th-largest country""" in the world by area, and its border
> comes within 24 miles, or 38 km, from the """19th-largest"""
> country by size, without touching. What is this 19th-largest
> country that Kazakhstan is so so close to, yet so so far from?
> 9. Looking at """most recent""" US and Canadian census figures (2010
> and 2011 respectively) and comparing them to the respective
> previous censuses (2000 and 2006), the metropolitan area in
> each country whose population *shrank* by the most residents
> (actual number, not percentage) are directly opposite each other
> along the border. *What international body of water* separates
> these two national shrinking leaders? *Note*: I believe the
> the situation described is no longer true, so for this question
> only the original answer based on 2010-11 will be accepted.
> 10. Russia """is""" tied for countries of the world with the most
> neighbors, i.e. countries with which a nation shares a common
> land border, at 14. What is the other nation that also has 14
> direct neighbors?
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Soccer
>
> 1. The biggest news in soccer """this summer""" is the Euro 2012
> Tournament. What country won """the last""" Euro competition,
> in 2008?
> 2. Barclay's Premier League, the highest flight of "football"
> in England, is the second-richest sports league in the world,
> after cricket's India Premier League. The """current"""
> Barclay's champs are Manchester City, while Manchester United
> have won the most league titles. Name *any one* of the *other*
> """three""" teams that have won England's Premier League since
> its inception in 1992.
> 3. Baseball is played on a diamond, basketball on a court; what
> is the proper name in English for a soccer field?
>
> 4. Excluding the usual "injury time" and halftime, how long is a
> regulation professional soccer game?
2*45 minutes
> 4. Excluding the usual "injury time" and halftime, how long is a
> regulation professional soccer game?
> 5. In North American we might call it a "cross-town rivalry" or
> "subway series". In soccer there is a specific term for
> a local rivalry. Although it originated in England, this
> term is used throughout the world for such fixtures, even in
> non-English-speaking nations. What is it?
> 6. Two of the longest-running and most famous <answer 5>s in soccer
> are the "Merseyside" <answer 5> and the "Old Firm" <answer 5>.
> Name *any one* of the four teams involved in these two rivalries.
> 7. Unlike Canadian and American sports leagues (even in soccer),
> what dubious outcome can befall a team in a European or South
> American national soccer league if they end a season in last
> place?
(Try to suggest a closed league in about anything in Europe, and you will
have to face some very angry fans.)
> 8. Of the 6 FIFA global "confederations" of soccer, Canada is
> part of CONCACAF, the "Confederation of North, Central American
> and Caribbean Association Football". What is the name of the
> biannual tournament played by the national teams within CONCACAF?
> 9. Canada """has only appeared in one""" FIFA World Cup Final
> (i.e. the current 32-team tournament for men, not just the
> championship game). Give *either* the year or the host nation.
But they will triple that number by appearing both in 2022 (qualified)
and 2026 (host nation).
> 10. Name the country that will controversially host the 2022 FIFA
> World Cup, chosen amid storms of protests and allegations of
> bribery and buying votes and of it being glaringly obvious
> that FIFA had not considered many consequences of hosting the
> tournament there.
>
Mark Brader
Jul 25, 2022, 5:44:16 PM7/25/22
to
Mark Brader:
post it when the 3 days were up. Sorry about that.
> For further information... see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on
several problematic questions or answers. I was able to fix some
of them, but not all.
> 1. Of all the national capital *cities* in the world, which one is
> farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
> away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
> be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
> Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
> miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
Canberra, Australia (to Fiordland National Park, New Zealand).
4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua.
I have sympathy for those who guessed Wellington, New Zealand.
It's about 1,350-1,365 miles (2,175-2,200 km) away from the
nearest points in mainland Australia or Tasmania. But Lord Howe I.,
population 350, is several hundred miles or kilometers off the
Australian coast and is part of New South Wales, Australia; and it's
only about 1,095 miles (1,765 km) from Wellington.
> 2. The longest distance between two capital cities of countries that
> *share a common land border* -- excluding overseas territories
> distant from the home country or its main part -- is 3,985 miles
> or 6,414 km. Name *either one* of these two capital *cities*.
Moscow (Russia), Pyongyang (North Korea). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
3 for Erland.
Without the exclusion for distant overseas territories -- in this
case French Guiana -- the answers would be Brasilia and Paris at
about 5,425 miles or 8,730 km.
> 3. Same question except that now the capital cities must both be
> on the same continent, which is Asia; and this time you only
> have to name one of the *countries*, not a city. The distance
> is 2,770 miles or 4,459 km.
As you see from the distance given, the intended answer was
Indonesia (Jakarta) and Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby); but the
latter is not always considered to be in Asia. Unlike the original
question setters, I am therefore also accepting the next best pair
at 2,594 miles or 4,174 km: China (Beijing) and Afghanistan (Kabul).
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Erland.
> 4. Name the non-EU country that """has""" the longest total length
> of land border with one or more EU (European Union) countries,
> at 1,513 miles or 2,435 km.
Russia (the main part with Finland, Estonia, and Latvia; and the
Kaliningrad Oblast with Lithuania and Poland). (Still true.)
4 for Joshua.
Norway is next -- 1,476 miles or 2,375 km (with Sweden and Finland)
-- and was the answer originally expected by the question setters,
with that distance given in the question. In fact, the Usual Suspects
scored in our game with this answer. But I'm not accepting it here;
it's clearly wrong.
By the way, Switzerland is third.
> 5. Same question except with "shortest" instead of "longest".
> The length is 2.1 miles or 3.4 km.
Vatican City (with Italy). 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Erland.
3 for Joshua.
Monaco is second at 3.7 miles or 6 km (with France).
> 6. The borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe """have
> not been clearly enough established""" to know for sure exactly
> how they meet; but disregarding that case, there """are""" still
> some other places in the world where countries that *don't have
> a common land border* do have territory less than 4 km apart.
> Name *both* countries of such a pair. (If you make two guesses,
> for clarity please give two countries both times even if one
> of them is the same in the two guesses.)
Malaysia and Singapore (about 520 m or 1,700 feet across the Johor
Strait at 1°26'N, 103°56'E, and not much more than that for most of
their border); Denmark and Sweden (about 3.7 km or 2.3 miles across
the Öresund or Øresund at 56°2'N, 12°39'E); and Russia and the US
(just about the same distance at Big and Little Diomede Island,
about 65°46'N, 168°59'W). 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua.
As to the four African countries, the tensions between them have now
relaxed enough to resolve the question, and Namibia and Zimbabwe
now form a fourth -- and still closer -- pair on the list. It is
now agreed that, within the Zambezi River, they are separated by
about 150 m or 500 feet; and a bridge -- the Kazungula Bridge -- now
crosses that short bit of the river to connect Zambia and Botswana.
The original version of this question had Denmark and Sweden as the
sole expected answer.
Italy and Monaco are a near miss; that distance is 5.1 miles or
8.2 km.
> 7. Canada and the United States have the record as the two countries
> that share the longest total length of common land border between
> them; but which former Soviet republic """pairs with Russia"""
> to be in second place for this statistic, at 4,750 miles or
> 7,644 km?
Kazakhstan. (Still true.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Erland.
3 for Dan Blum.
> 8. Speaking of former Soviet republics, and also of short distances
> between countries that don't touch... Kazakhstan """is the
> 9th-largest country""" in the world by area, and its border
> comes within 24 miles, or 38 km, from the """19th-largest"""
> country by size, without touching. What is this 19th-largest
> country that Kazakhstan is so so close to, yet so so far from?
Mongolia. (Still true; the ranking assumes that Greenland does not
count as part of Denmark.) 4 for Joshua and Erland.
As to the wrong answers, Kazakhstan has a border over 1,000 miles
long with Uzbekistan, but is roughly 300 miles from touching either
Iran or Pakistan. Iran is indeed about the same size as Mongolia,
but the other two are much smaller.
> 9. Looking at """most recent""" US and Canadian census figures (2010
> and 2011 respectively) and comparing them to the respective
> previous censuses (2000 and 2006), the metropolitan area in
> each country whose population *shrank* by the most residents
> (actual number, not percentage) are directly opposite each other
> along the border. *What international body of water* separates
> these two national shrinking leaders? *Note*: I believe the
> the situation described is no longer true, so for this question
> only the original answer based on 2010-11 will be accepted.
Detroit River. (Detroit - Warren - Livonia MSA dropped 156,528
from 4,452,778 to 4,296,250; Windsor CMA dropped 4,096 from 323,342
to 319,246.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua.
> 10. Russia """is""" tied for countries of the world with the most
> neighbors, i.e. countries with which a nation shares a common
> land border, at 14. What is the other nation that also has 14
> direct neighbors?
China. (Still true. Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar [Burma], India,
Bhutan, India again, Nepal, India yet again, Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, Russia again,
North Korea.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua,
and Erland.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Soccer
> 1. The biggest news in soccer """this summer""" is the Euro 2012
> Tournament. What country won """the last""" Euro competition,
> in 2008?
2008 answer: Spain. 2021 answer: Italy. (Like with the Olympics,
the 2020 tournament was played in 2021.) 4 for Erland.
> 2. Barclay's Premier League, the highest flight of "football"
> in England, is the second-richest sports league in the world,
> after cricket's India Premier League. The """current"""
> Barclay's champs are Manchester City, while Manchester United
> have won the most league titles. Name *any one* of the *other*
> """three""" teams that have won England's Premier League since
> its inception in 1992.
2012 answer: Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea. 2022 answer: Also
Leicester City and Liverpool. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
3 for Erland.
> 3. Baseball is played on a diamond, basketball on a court; what
> is the proper name in English for a soccer field?
Pitch. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> 4. Excluding the usual "injury time" and halftime, how long is a
> regulation professional soccer game?
90 minutes. 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua. 3 for Erland.
> 5. In North American we might call it a "cross-town rivalry" or
> "subway series". In soccer there is a specific term for
> a local rivalry. Although it originated in England, this
> term is used throughout the world for such fixtures, even in
> non-English-speaking nations. What is it?
Derby ["DAR-bee", like the English city]. 4 for Joshua and Erland.
> 6. Two of the longest-running and most famous <answer 5>s in soccer
> are the "Merseyside" <answer 5> and the "Old Firm" <answer 5>.
> Name *any one* of the four teams involved in these two rivalries.
Everton, Liverpool, Glasgow Celtic, Glasgow Rangers. 4 for
Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Erland.
> 7. Unlike Canadian and American sports leagues (even in soccer),
> what dubious outcome can befall a team in a European or South
> American national soccer league if they end a season in last
> place?
As in the Canadian Inquisition, they are relegated to the league or
division one level down. 4 for everyone.
> 8. Of the 6 FIFA global "confederations" of soccer, Canada is
> part of CONCACAF, the "Confederation of North, Central American
> and Caribbean Association Football". What is the name of the
> biannual tournament played by the national teams within CONCACAF?
Gold Cup. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Erland.
> 9. Canada """has only appeared in one""" FIFA World Cup Final
> (i.e. the current 32-team tournament for men, not just the
> championship game). Give *either* the year or the host nation.
1986, Mexico. (Still true, but Canada has qualified for the 2022
event later this year.) 4 for Erland.
> 10. Name the country that will controversially host the 2022 FIFA
> World Cup, chosen amid storms of protests and allegations of
> bribery and buying votes and of it being glaringly obvious
> that FIFA had not considered many consequences of hosting the
> tournament there.
Qatar. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Erland.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Art Geo Spo
Joshua Kreitzer 25 42 37 32 136
Dan Blum 28 38 23 12 101
Erland Sommarskog 32 8 23 34 97
Dan Tilque 20 22 24 28 94
Pete Gayde 21 32 -- -- 53
--
Mark Brader | "There is a pervasive illusion in certain quarters
Toronto | that Mother Nature is our friend. Wrong; dead wrong.
m...@vex.net | She doesn't care whether we live or die,
| and she loves surprises." -- Henry Spencer
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-06-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct
> answers in about 3 days.
Oops, I prepared the posting yesterday and then forgot to actually
post it when the 3 days were up. Sorry about that.
> For further information... see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on
> "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Geography - Various National Measures
> This week we have thrown together some trivial numerical statistics
> about countries; even if you don't know the answers, you may be
> able to reason them out.
> All references to countries refer to land territories only,
> not oceanic claims. All border lengths are from the CIA World
> Factbook and have been updated.
> Note that when referring to capitals, some questions ask for the
> city and others for the country.
This was the hardest round in the original game, and contained
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Geography - Various National Measures
> This week we have thrown together some trivial numerical statistics
> about countries; even if you don't know the answers, you may be
> able to reason them out.
> All references to countries refer to land territories only,
> not oceanic claims. All border lengths are from the CIA World
> Factbook and have been updated.
> Note that when referring to capitals, some questions ask for the
> city and others for the country.
several problematic questions or answers. I was able to fix some
of them, but not all.
> 1. Of all the national capital *cities* in the world, which one is
> farthest from any other *country* at 1,157 miles or 1,862 km
> away? (For example, for Ottawa the relevant distance would
> be about 40 miles or 65 km, to a point on the US border near
> Ogdensburg, NY, whereas for Washington it would be about 290
> miles or 465 km to a point near Ft. Erie, ON.)
4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua.
I have sympathy for those who guessed Wellington, New Zealand.
It's about 1,350-1,365 miles (2,175-2,200 km) away from the
nearest points in mainland Australia or Tasmania. But Lord Howe I.,
population 350, is several hundred miles or kilometers off the
Australian coast and is part of New South Wales, Australia; and it's
only about 1,095 miles (1,765 km) from Wellington.
> 2. The longest distance between two capital cities of countries that
> *share a common land border* -- excluding overseas territories
> distant from the home country or its main part -- is 3,985 miles
> or 6,414 km. Name *either one* of these two capital *cities*.
3 for Erland.
Without the exclusion for distant overseas territories -- in this
case French Guiana -- the answers would be Brasilia and Paris at
about 5,425 miles or 8,730 km.
> 3. Same question except that now the capital cities must both be
> on the same continent, which is Asia; and this time you only
> have to name one of the *countries*, not a city. The distance
> is 2,770 miles or 4,459 km.
Indonesia (Jakarta) and Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby); but the
latter is not always considered to be in Asia. Unlike the original
question setters, I am therefore also accepting the next best pair
at 2,594 miles or 4,174 km: China (Beijing) and Afghanistan (Kabul).
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Erland.
> 4. Name the non-EU country that """has""" the longest total length
> of land border with one or more EU (European Union) countries,
> at 1,513 miles or 2,435 km.
Kaliningrad Oblast with Lithuania and Poland). (Still true.)
4 for Joshua.
Norway is next -- 1,476 miles or 2,375 km (with Sweden and Finland)
-- and was the answer originally expected by the question setters,
with that distance given in the question. In fact, the Usual Suspects
scored in our game with this answer. But I'm not accepting it here;
it's clearly wrong.
By the way, Switzerland is third.
> 5. Same question except with "shortest" instead of "longest".
> The length is 2.1 miles or 3.4 km.
3 for Joshua.
Monaco is second at 3.7 miles or 6 km (with France).
> 6. The borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe """have
> not been clearly enough established""" to know for sure exactly
> how they meet; but disregarding that case, there """are""" still
> some other places in the world where countries that *don't have
> a common land border* do have territory less than 4 km apart.
> Name *both* countries of such a pair. (If you make two guesses,
> for clarity please give two countries both times even if one
> of them is the same in the two guesses.)
Strait at 1°26'N, 103°56'E, and not much more than that for most of
their border); Denmark and Sweden (about 3.7 km or 2.3 miles across
the Öresund or Øresund at 56°2'N, 12°39'E); and Russia and the US
(just about the same distance at Big and Little Diomede Island,
about 65°46'N, 168°59'W). 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua.
As to the four African countries, the tensions between them have now
relaxed enough to resolve the question, and Namibia and Zimbabwe
now form a fourth -- and still closer -- pair on the list. It is
now agreed that, within the Zambezi River, they are separated by
about 150 m or 500 feet; and a bridge -- the Kazungula Bridge -- now
crosses that short bit of the river to connect Zambia and Botswana.
The original version of this question had Denmark and Sweden as the
sole expected answer.
Italy and Monaco are a near miss; that distance is 5.1 miles or
8.2 km.
> 7. Canada and the United States have the record as the two countries
> that share the longest total length of common land border between
> them; but which former Soviet republic """pairs with Russia"""
> to be in second place for this statistic, at 4,750 miles or
> 7,644 km?
3 for Dan Blum.
> 8. Speaking of former Soviet republics, and also of short distances
> between countries that don't touch... Kazakhstan """is the
> 9th-largest country""" in the world by area, and its border
> comes within 24 miles, or 38 km, from the """19th-largest"""
> country by size, without touching. What is this 19th-largest
> country that Kazakhstan is so so close to, yet so so far from?
count as part of Denmark.) 4 for Joshua and Erland.
As to the wrong answers, Kazakhstan has a border over 1,000 miles
long with Uzbekistan, but is roughly 300 miles from touching either
Iran or Pakistan. Iran is indeed about the same size as Mongolia,
but the other two are much smaller.
> 9. Looking at """most recent""" US and Canadian census figures (2010
> and 2011 respectively) and comparing them to the respective
> previous censuses (2000 and 2006), the metropolitan area in
> each country whose population *shrank* by the most residents
> (actual number, not percentage) are directly opposite each other
> along the border. *What international body of water* separates
> these two national shrinking leaders? *Note*: I believe the
> the situation described is no longer true, so for this question
> only the original answer based on 2010-11 will be accepted.
from 4,452,778 to 4,296,250; Windsor CMA dropped 4,096 from 323,342
to 319,246.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua.
> 10. Russia """is""" tied for countries of the world with the most
> neighbors, i.e. countries with which a nation shares a common
> land border, at 14. What is the other nation that also has 14
> direct neighbors?
Bhutan, India again, Nepal, India yet again, Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, Russia again,
North Korea.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua,
and Erland.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Soccer
> 1. The biggest news in soccer """this summer""" is the Euro 2012
> Tournament. What country won """the last""" Euro competition,
> in 2008?
the 2020 tournament was played in 2021.) 4 for Erland.
> 2. Barclay's Premier League, the highest flight of "football"
> in England, is the second-richest sports league in the world,
> after cricket's India Premier League. The """current"""
> Barclay's champs are Manchester City, while Manchester United
> have won the most league titles. Name *any one* of the *other*
> """three""" teams that have won England's Premier League since
> its inception in 1992.
Leicester City and Liverpool. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
3 for Erland.
> 3. Baseball is played on a diamond, basketball on a court; what
> is the proper name in English for a soccer field?
> 4. Excluding the usual "injury time" and halftime, how long is a
> regulation professional soccer game?
> 5. In North American we might call it a "cross-town rivalry" or
> "subway series". In soccer there is a specific term for
> a local rivalry. Although it originated in England, this
> term is used throughout the world for such fixtures, even in
> non-English-speaking nations. What is it?
> 6. Two of the longest-running and most famous <answer 5>s in soccer
> are the "Merseyside" <answer 5> and the "Old Firm" <answer 5>.
> Name *any one* of the four teams involved in these two rivalries.
Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Erland.
> 7. Unlike Canadian and American sports leagues (even in soccer),
> what dubious outcome can befall a team in a European or South
> American national soccer league if they end a season in last
> place?
division one level down. 4 for everyone.
> 8. Of the 6 FIFA global "confederations" of soccer, Canada is
> part of CONCACAF, the "Confederation of North, Central American
> and Caribbean Association Football". What is the name of the
> biannual tournament played by the national teams within CONCACAF?
> 9. Canada """has only appeared in one""" FIFA World Cup Final
> (i.e. the current 32-team tournament for men, not just the
> championship game). Give *either* the year or the host nation.
event later this year.) 4 for Erland.
> 10. Name the country that will controversially host the 2022 FIFA
> World Cup, chosen amid storms of protests and allegations of
> bribery and buying votes and of it being glaringly obvious
> that FIFA had not considered many consequences of hosting the
> tournament there.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Art Geo Spo
Joshua Kreitzer 25 42 37 32 136
Dan Blum 28 38 23 12 101
Erland Sommarskog 32 8 23 34 97
Dan Tilque 20 22 24 28 94
Pete Gayde 21 32 -- -- 53
--
Mark Brader | "There is a pervasive illusion in certain quarters
Toronto | that Mother Nature is our friend. Wrong; dead wrong.
m...@vex.net | She doesn't care whether we live or die,
| and she loves surprises." -- Henry Spencer
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