| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 27 12:01AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:eIKdnan9VOKcJdfBnZ2dnUU7- > it's often called the "paddle". What is it in Britain? > 2. How high off the floor is an official table-tennis table? > Answer to the nearest whole unit in centimeters or inches. 30 inches; 32 inches > 4. In what year was the first summer Olympics where table tennis > was an official sport? Answer within one Olympiad, but you > must give an actual Olympic year. 1980; 1988 > angvbany grnz nethrq gung guvf onyy jbhyq geniry fybjre naq > guhf tvir aba-Puvarfr cynlref n orggre punapr. Jvguva 1 zz, > jung jnf gur qvnzrgre bs gur *byq* onyyf? 33; 36 > a golf ball, and improvised a net by standing a row of books > along the center of the table. What did they use as rackets > to hit the ball with? Cricket bats > 7. If a serve touches the net but still goes over, it needs to > be retaken. What is the term for this? Let > 8. In the world table-tennis championships, China has earned the > most gold medals with 140. Which country ranks second, with 68? South Korea > In each case, name the country. > 1. In 1967 the leader of this country, Enver Hoxha ["Ho-jah"], > declared his nation to be the world's first atheist state. Albania > 2. What current nation was ruled in South Africa and Germany at > different times in the past? Netherlands > 3. From the UK, this is the closest other Commonwealth country. > One of its former leaders was Dom Mintoff, who played a > controversial role in its development. Malta > 4. Which island nation was expelled from the UN in 1971? Cyprus > 5. Which German-speaking nation is doubly landlocked? Liechtenstein > 6. This country's capital was formerly called Batavia. A coup in > 1965 resulted in massive loss of life, as depicted in the movie > "The Year of Living Dangerously". What country? Indonesia > 7. This country was liberated from colonial status by Bernardo > O'Higgins. In 1973 its democratically elected government was > overthown in a coup, resulting in many years of military rule. Chile > 8. Once colonized by Portugal, this group of islands west of > Senegal is now an independent nation, called what? Cape Verde > 9. What nation is jointly ruled by a bishop and the president > of France? French Guiana > 10. Of the 14 countries that have land borders with Russia, this > one has the shortest. The country was established on 1948-09-09. Norway; North Korea Pete Gayde |
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