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Mark Brader
Jul 10, 2015, 11:40:47 PM7/10/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 3 - Geography
* Indian City Names
Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
replacing the British name with something more Indian.
1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
Bombay?
3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
What is it?
* ID the Island
In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
* World Cities by Population
According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
area) in...
7. South America?
8. Europe?
9. Africa?
* African Countries
We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
another country -- and you name that other country.
10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
* The True North: Questions of Latitude
In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "When you say 'non-trivial', can you
m...@vex.net quantify that for me?" --Kate Hamilton
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 3 - Geography
* Indian City Names
Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
replacing the British name with something more Indian.
1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
Bombay?
3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
What is it?
* ID the Island
In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
* World Cities by Population
According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
area) in...
7. South America?
8. Europe?
9. Africa?
* African Countries
We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
another country -- and you name that other country.
10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
* The True North: Questions of Latitude
In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "When you say 'non-trivial', can you
m...@vex.net quantify that for me?" --Kate Hamilton
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Jul 10, 2015, 11:49:29 PM7/10/15
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> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
Madras; Hyderabad
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
> * ID the Island
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
Hawaii
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
Honshu
> * World Cities by Population
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
> 7. South America?
> 8. Europe?
London; Moscow
> 9. Africa?
Cairo
> * African Countries
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; S?o Paulo, Brazil.
Lima
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Jul 11, 2015, 3:37:02 AM7/11/15
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In article <uPCdnWNIe86jDT3I...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
Mumbai
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
>
>
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
Borneo
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
Maui
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
Honshu
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
Sao Paulo
> 8. Europe?
London; Paris
> 9. Africa?
Lagos; Johannesburg
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
Rwanda
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
Zimbabwe
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast
>
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
Harare; Lima
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
Colombo
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
Madras
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
>
>
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
Maui
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
Honshu
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
> 8. Europe?
London; Paris
> 9. Africa?
Lagos; Johannesburg
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
>
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 11, 2015, 4:10:49 AM7/11/15
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> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
Madras
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
Borneo
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
Honshu
> * World Cities by Population
>
São Paolo
> 8. Europe?
I say Istanbul, although a great deal of the population in that
agglomeration is in Asia...
> 9. Africa?
Lagos; Cairo
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Björn Lundin
Jul 11, 2015, 4:32:17 AM7/11/15
to
On 2015-07-11 05:40, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
>
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
Mumbai
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
>
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
>
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
>
>
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
Maui?
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
Honshu
>
>
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
> 8. Europe?
Moscow
> 9. Africa?
Kairo
>
>
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
>
>
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
>
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
>
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
>
--
--
Björn
Peter Smyth
Jul 11, 2015, 9:11:11 AM7/11/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
Madras
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
Mumbai
> Bombay?
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
Ahmedabad
> What is it?
>
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
Borneo
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
Maui
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
Hokkaido, Honshu
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
Maui
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
>
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paolo
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
> 8. Europe?
Moscow
> 9. Africa?
Lagos
Moscow
> 9. Africa?
>
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
Rwanda
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
Zimbabwe
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
Sierra Leone
>
>
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Osaka
>
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
Lima, Sao Paulo
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
Colombo, Quito
Peter Smyth
Joshua Kreitzer
Jul 11, 2015, 11:00:16 AM7/11/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:uPCdnWNIe86jDT3InZ2dnUU7-
Imd...@vex.net:
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
Mumbai
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
Bengaluru
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
Rio de Janeiro; Sao Paulo
> 8. Europe?
London
> 9. Africa?
Cairo
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
Kenya; Rwanda
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
Zimbabwe
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
Lima, Peru
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Imd...@vex.net:
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
Madras
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
Borneo
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
Maui
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
Honshu
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
Maui
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
> 8. Europe?
London
> 9. Africa?
Cairo
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
Sierra Leone; Cote d'Ivoire
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Jul 11, 2015, 2:52:34 PM7/11/15
to
On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 11:40:47 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
>
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
Mumbai
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
>
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
>
>
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
>6.Japan
> What is it?
>
>
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
>
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
> 8. Europe?
> 9. Africa?
>
>
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
Rwanda
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
> 8. Europe?
> 9. Africa?
>
>
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
Zimbabwe
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
>
>
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia
>
>
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
Lima
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
>Quito
Dan Tilque
Jul 12, 2015, 4:45:18 PM7/12/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
Madras ??
>>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
>
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
>
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
>
>
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
Honshu
>
>
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
> 8. Europe?
Cologne-Bonn
> 9. Africa?
Lagos; Pretoria-Johannesburg
>
>
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
>
>
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
>
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
>
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
(this one's easy -- Quito is smack on the equator, the other two
countries are completely north or south of that.)
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin
Jul 12, 2015, 5:53:08 PM7/12/15
to
On Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 1:40:47 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
Madras
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
Oahu, Hawaii
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
Honshu
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
> 8. Europe?
London, Moscow
> 9. Africa?
Lagos, Cairo
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
cheers,
calvin
bbowler
Jul 13, 2015, 10:27:37 AM7/13/15
to
On Fri, 10 Jul 2015 22:40:46 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other than
> lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be doing
> something, they change city names, claiming that they are replacing the
> British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
>
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
Mumbai
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other than
> lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be doing
> something, they change city names, claiming that they are replacing the
> British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
>
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
>
>
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg 5.
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg 6.
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
>
>
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan area)
> in...
>
> 7. South America?
> 8. Europe?
London; Paris
> 9. Africa?
>
>
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you say
> which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group will differ
> by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
Pete
Jul 13, 2015, 3:51:42 PM7/13/15
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
Madras
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
>
> * Indian City Names
>
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
>
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
>
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
>
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
>
>
> * ID the Island
>
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
>
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
Honshu
>
>
> * World Cities by Population
>
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
>
> 7. South America?
> 8. Europe?
Istanbul
> 9. Africa?
Cairo
>
>
> * African Countries
>
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
>
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
>
>
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
>
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
>
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
>
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
>
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
>
Pete
Mark Brader
Jul 14, 2015, 12:18:01 AM7/14/15
to
Mark Brader:
and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
Mumbai. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Björn, Peter,
Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
Bengalaru. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, and Joshua.
> * ID the Island
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
Borneo. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Pete.
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
Maui. 4 for Marc, Björn, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
Honshu. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Björn, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Pete. 2 for Peter.
> * World Cities by Population
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
> 7. South America?
São Paulo. 4 for Marc, Erland, Björn, Calvin, and Pete.
3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Peter and Joshua.
> 8. Europe?
The expected answer was Paris, but apparently this did not take
into account cities in countries extending into Asia. Moscow's
metropolitan area, which is in Europe, is larger; and Istanbul's
is larger yet, but about 35% of its population is in Asia. I am
accepting either Moscow or Istanbul, but not Paris. 4 for Erland,
Björn, Peter, and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> 9. Africa?
Cairo. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. 2 for Erland
and Calvin.
See: http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/Highlights/WUP2014-Highlights.pdf
The report does not classify cities by continent, only by country.
It lists the following 28 metro areas as having over 10,000,000
people and another 43 over 5,000,000 (of which Toronto is the only
one in Canada, by the way, and none is in Australia).
1. Tokyo 37,833,000
2. Delhi 24,953,000
3. Shanghai 22,991,000
4. Mexico City 20,843,000
5. São Paulo 20,831,000 <-
6. Mumbai 20,741,000
7. Osaka 20,123,000
8. Beijing 19,520,000
9. New York 18,591,000
10. Cairo 18,419,000 <-
11. Dhaka 16,982,000
12. Karachi 16,126,000
13. Buenos Aires 15,024,000
14. Kolkata 14,766,000
15. Istanbul 13,954,000 <-
16. Chongqing 12,916,000
17. Rio de Janeiro 12,825,000
18. Manila 12,764,000
19. Lagos 12,614,000
20. Los Angeles 12,308,000
21. Moscow 12,063,000 <-
22. Guangzhou 11,843,000
23. Kinshasa 11,116,000
24. Tianjin 10,860,000
25. Paris 10,764,000
26. Shenzhen 10,680,000
27. London 10,189,000
28. Jakarta 10,176,000
> * African Countries
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
Rwanda. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Björn, Peter, Jason,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. 2 for Joshua.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
Zimbabwe. 4 for everyone.
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire). 4 for Bruce. 2 for Dan Blum, Marc,
and Joshua.
Sierra Leone was a popular guess. It sits at the other end of the
Guinea-Liberia border and itself borders only those two countries.
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia (39.95°N vs. Osaka 34.69°N, Cairo 30.05°N). 4 for Marc,
Erland, Jason, Calvin, and Bruce. 3 for Peter. 2 for Dan Blum
and Joshua.
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
Lima (12.04°S vs. Harare 17.86°S, São Paulo 23.55°S). 4 for Dan Blum,
Erland, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Peter. 2 for Marc
and Calvin.
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
Colombo (6.93°N vs. Quito 0.23°S, Darwin 12.45°S). 4 for Marc,
Erland, Björn, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
3 for Dan Blum and Peter.
Yes, two of the answers from the third triple were mentioned in
questions in this triple. So what?
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 46 48 94
Dan Blum 36 47 83
Erland Sommarskog 36 46 82
Marc Dashevsky 38 44 82
Pete Gayde 20 48 68
Peter Smyth 27 41 68
Dan Tilque 35 32 67
"Calvin" 25 42 67
Björn Lundin 16 40 56
Jason Kreitzer 20 20 40
Stephen Perry 40 -- 40
Bruce Bowler -- 28 28
--
Mark Brader "A facility for quotation covers the absence
Toronto of original thought" -- Lord Peter Wimsey
m...@vex.net (Dorothy L. Sayers, "Gaudy Night")
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
> * Indian City Names
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
Madras. 4 for Marc, Erland, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 3 - Geography
> * Indian City Names
> Indian politicians are not noted for accomplishing much, other
> than lining their own pockets. When they need to be seen to be
> doing something, they change city names, claiming that they are
> replacing the British name with something more Indian.
> 1. What was the former name of the city that is now called Chennai?
and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 2. What is the current name of the city that the British called
> Bombay?
Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
> 3. The city formerly called Bangalore also has a new name.
> What is it?
> * ID the Island
> In each case, give the name of the principal island shown on the map.
> 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/4.jpg
Calvin, and Pete.
> 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/5.jpg
Maui. 4 for Marc, Björn, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/land/6.jpg
Honshu. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Björn, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Pete. 2 for Peter.
> * World Cities by Population
> According to the 2014 UN report on "World Urbanization Trends",
> what is the most populous urban agglomeration (i.e. metropolitan
> area) in...
> 7. South America?
3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Peter and Joshua.
> 8. Europe?
The expected answer was Paris, but apparently this did not take
into account cities in countries extending into Asia. Moscow's
metropolitan area, which is in Europe, is larger; and Istanbul's
is larger yet, but about 35% of its population is in Asia. I am
accepting either Moscow or Istanbul, but not Paris. 4 for Erland,
Björn, Peter, and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> 9. Africa?
Cairo. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. 2 for Erland
and Calvin.
See: http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/Highlights/WUP2014-Highlights.pdf
The report does not classify cities by continent, only by country.
It lists the following 28 metro areas as having over 10,000,000
people and another 43 over 5,000,000 (of which Toronto is the only
one in Canada, by the way, and none is in Australia).
1. Tokyo 37,833,000
2. Delhi 24,953,000
3. Shanghai 22,991,000
4. Mexico City 20,843,000
5. São Paulo 20,831,000 <-
6. Mumbai 20,741,000
7. Osaka 20,123,000
8. Beijing 19,520,000
9. New York 18,591,000
10. Cairo 18,419,000 <-
11. Dhaka 16,982,000
12. Karachi 16,126,000
13. Buenos Aires 15,024,000
14. Kolkata 14,766,000
15. Istanbul 13,954,000 <-
16. Chongqing 12,916,000
17. Rio de Janeiro 12,825,000
18. Manila 12,764,000
19. Lagos 12,614,000
20. Los Angeles 12,308,000
21. Moscow 12,063,000 <-
22. Guangzhou 11,843,000
23. Kinshasa 11,116,000
24. Tianjin 10,860,000
25. Paris 10,764,000
26. Shenzhen 10,680,000
27. London 10,189,000
28. Jakarta 10,176,000
> * African Countries
> We'll give you the names of all the African countries that border
> another country -- and you name that other country.
> 10. Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo, Uganda.
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. 2 for Joshua.
> 11. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia.
> 12. Liberia, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Ghana.
and Joshua.
Sierra Leone was a popular guess. It sits at the other end of the
Guinea-Liberia border and itself borders only those two countries.
> * The True North: Questions of Latitude
> In each case we name three places in alphabetical order, and you
> say which of them is farthest north. All cities within a group
> will differ by at least 4° of latitude.
> 13. Cairo, Egypt; Osaka, Japan; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Erland, Jason, Calvin, and Bruce. 3 for Peter. 2 for Dan Blum
and Joshua.
> 14. Harare, Zimbabwe; Lima, Peru; São Paulo, Brazil.
Erland, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Peter. 2 for Marc
and Calvin.
> 15. Colombo, Sri Lanka; Darwin, Australia; Quito, Ecuador.
Erland, Björn, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
3 for Dan Blum and Peter.
Yes, two of the answers from the third triple were mentioned in
questions in this triple. So what?
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 46 48 94
Dan Blum 36 47 83
Erland Sommarskog 36 46 82
Marc Dashevsky 38 44 82
Pete Gayde 20 48 68
Peter Smyth 27 41 68
Dan Tilque 35 32 67
"Calvin" 25 42 67
Björn Lundin 16 40 56
Jason Kreitzer 20 20 40
Stephen Perry 40 -- 40
Bruce Bowler -- 28 28
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Mark Brader "A facility for quotation covers the absence
Toronto of original thought" -- Lord Peter Wimsey
m...@vex.net (Dorothy L. Sayers, "Gaudy Night")
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 14, 2015, 4:34:21 AM7/14/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> See: http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/Highlights/WUP2014-Highlights.pdf
>
> The report does not classify cities by continent, only by country.
> It lists the following 28 metro areas as having over 10,000,000
> people and another 43 over 5,000,000 (of which Toronto is the only
> one in Canada, by the way, and none is in Australia).
>
Some time after I had posted my entry, and particularly people were
> See: http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/Highlights/WUP2014-Highlights.pdf
>
> The report does not classify cities by continent, only by country.
> It lists the following 28 metro areas as having over 10,000,000
> people and another 43 over 5,000,000 (of which Toronto is the only
> one in Canada, by the way, and none is in Australia).
>
suggesting different answers than Istanbul for Europe, I got a little
nervous, so I looked at
http://www.citypopulation.de/world/Agglomerations.html.
Yes, that's a different source than the UN report in the game, but I
thought they should be reasonably close. Not really.
On the top of the list on citypopulation.de is Guanhzhou/Canton with a
whopping 46½ million. On the UN list it's at #22 with a humble 11.8 million.
For Africa, I had hedged with submitting both Lagos and Cairo, and
citypopulation.de told me I was right:
18 Lagos Lagos Nigeria 16,700,000
19 Al-Qahirah Cairo Egypt 16,600,000
Very, very close. Yet, in the UN report:
10. Cairo 18,419,000 <-
19. Lagos 12,614,000
For Europe, citypopulation.de has both Moscow (#17) and London (#23)
ahead of Istanbul (#24). Paris is lagging further behind at (#28).
Since the quiz clearly stated which reference it relied, the situation
was the same for everyone. But anyone who thought they "knew" an
answer could easily find that they were wrong this time. (But at least
citypopulation.de and the UN report are in agreement which are the
largest agglomerations in the two Americans.)
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