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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 11:39PM +0200

> can get in Sweden by public road is Maunu. What driving distance do
> Google maps give for the shortest route from Smygehuk to Maunu? Answer in
> km.
 
Jeffery Turner 800 -1174
Dan Blum 1400 -674
Rob Parker 1750 -224
Pete 1800 -174
 
CORRECT 1974
 
Stephen W Perry 2000 +26
Russ 2000 +26
Björn Lundin 2103 +129
Mark Brader 2222.2 +248.2
David B 2500 +526
 
Jeffery Turner is knocked out.
 
Fairly good answer slate this time, I would say.
 
Maunu itself is too small to be on Google Maps. If you don't find your
way, search for Karesuando instead
 
 
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 29 11:42PM +0200

This contest is now open only to Mark Brader, Pete, Dan Blum, Björn Lundin,
Russ, Stephen W Perry, David B and Rob Parker.
 
Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
Answers should be in no later than Friday Oct 3rd, 22:00 Oct, preferrably
much earlier.
 
 
 
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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 05:53PM -0500

Erland Sommarskog:
> Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
I'll go with a nice round 8,388,608, though I suspect it's a bit low.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "We are geeks. Resistance is voltage over current."
msb@vex.net | --Greg Goss
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 29 11:30PM

> This contest is now open only to Mark Brader, Pete, Dan Blum, Bj?rn Lundin,
> Russ, Stephen W Perry, David B and Rob Parker.
 
> Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
18 million
 
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Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
"Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Sep 30 10:28AM +1000

> Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
23,456,789
 
 
Rob
Russ <rns2XX7@att.net>: Sep 29 07:55PM -0500

On Mon, 29 Sep 2014 23:42:14 +0200, Erland Sommarskog
 
>Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
>Answers should be in no later than Friday Oct 3rd, 22:00 Oct, preferrably
>much earlier.
 
10 million
 
 
Russ
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Sep 30 09:34AM +0200

On 2014-09-29 23:42, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
 
> Q6: What was the population of Sweden on 2014-07-31?
 
> Answers should be in no later than Friday Oct 3rd, 22:00 Oct, preferrably
> much earlier.
 
9 215 635
 
 
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Björn
"David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Sep 30 08:58AM +0100

20,000,000
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David
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 29 07:30AM -0500

Dan Blum:
> Rotating Quiz #157 is over and Stephen Perry wins.
 
Congratulations, Stephen.

> The theme was alliterative answers. They were in order from
> A-I, which might or might not have helped.
 
And why is Jane Jacobs being dissed, *hmmm*?

> The Boy in the Bubble
> 4 for Stephen and Rob
 
Nice trick. :-)
 
Thanks for the contest, Dan.
--
Mark Brader "Never re-invent the wheel unnecessarily;
Toronto yours may have corners."
msb@vex.net -- Henry Spencer
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 29 01:15PM


> > The theme was alliterative answers. They were in order from
> > A-I, which might or might not have helped.
 
> And why is Jane Jacobs being dissed, *hmmm*?
 
Because I was very tired when I wrote that.
 
 
> > The Boy in the Bubble
> > 4 for Stephen and Rob
 
> Nice trick. :-)
 
See above.
 
> Thanks for the contest, Dan.
 
You're welcome.
 
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Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
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