Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 29 08:42PM +0200

> * Game 1, Round 7 - Sports - NFL Team Logos
> 1. Give the team name.
 
Chicago Bulls
 
> 4. Give the team name.
 
Scouts
 
> 8. Give the team name.
 
Green Bay Packers
 
> 10. Give the team name.
 
Seattle Seahawks
 
> 14. Give the team name.
 
Chicago Cubs
 
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Geography - River Confluences
 
> 1. What *two* rivers meet in Niagara Falls, Ontario?
 
St Lawrance and Niagara
 
> 2. The city of Basra is downstream from the confluence of what
> *two* rivers?
 
Euphrate and Tigries

> 3. At what *city* do the White Nile and the Blue Nile flow together?
 
Khartoum
 
> 4. What *city* lies at the confluence of the Red River with the
> Assiniboine?
 
Calgary
 
> 5. The Brahmaputra, mainly through a distributary called the Jamuna,
> meets the Ganges near what major *city*?
 
Varanesh

> 7. What *two* rivers meet at Cairo ["Kay-roh"], Illinois?
 
Mississipi and Missouri

> 8. What major *city* is nearest to the convergence of the Parana
> and Uruguay Rivers?
 
Tigre
 
OK, so that is not a major city, but more a suburb of Buenos Aires,
which is the answer you want. But if you want to tour the delta, you
take the train to Tigre.

> 9. At what *city* does the Rio Negro ["Negg-roh"] the Amazon?
 
Manaus

> 10. What *two* rivers meet at the German city of Mainz?
 
Rhine and Main
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 30 03:59AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:aLedncOPN-O2-2TDnZ2dnUU7-
> there were 14 decoys, which are now interspersed with the others;
> identify these teams for fun, but for no points.
 
> 1. Give the team name.
 
Texans
 
> 2. Give the team name.
 
Bengals
 
> 3. (decoy)
 
Jaguars
 
> 4. Give the team name.
 
Saints
 
> 5. Give the team name.
 
Chargers
 
> 6. (decoy)
 
Chiefs
 
> 7. (decoy)
 
Lions
 
> 8. Give the team name.
 
Packers
 
> 9. (decoy)
 
Redskins
 
> 10. Give the team name.
 
Seahawks
 
> 11. (decoy)
 
Cowboys
 
> 12. (decoy)
 
Browns
 
> 13. (decoy)
 
49ers
 
> 14. Give the team name.
 
Bears
 
> 15. Give the team name.
 
Patriots
 
> 16. Give the team name.
 
Ravens
 
> 17. (decoy)
 
Rams
 
> 18. (decoy)
 
Panthers
 
> 19. (decoy)
 
Falcons
 
> 20. (decoy)
 
Giants
 
> 21. Give the team name.
 
Broncos
 
> 22. (decoy)
 
Dolphins
 
> 23. (decoy)
 
Vikings
 
> 24. (decoy)
 
Bills
 
 
> 25. For still more fun, but again for no points, name the 8 teams
> that do *not* appear on the handout. Again, the team names
> will suffice.
 
Buccaneers, Steelers, Eagles, Jets, Raiders, Cardinals, Titans, Colts
 
> does merge together. We won't mention this in the individual
> questions.
 
> 1. What *two* rivers meet in Niagara Falls, Ontario?
 
Niagara and Welland
 
 
> 2. The city of Basra is downstream from the confluence of what
> *two* rivers?
 
Tigris and Euphrates
 
 
> 3. At what *city* do the White Nile and the Blue Nile flow together?
 
Khartoum
 
 
> 4. What *city* lies at the confluence of the Red River with the
> Assiniboine?
 
Oklahoma City; Tulsa
 
 
> 5. The Brahmaputra, mainly through a distributary called the Jamuna,
> meets the Ganges near what major *city*?
 
Calcutta
 
 
> 6. At what *city* do the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers converge?
 
Pittsburgh
 
 
> 7. What *two* rivers meet at Cairo ["Kay-roh"], Illinois?
 
Mississippi and Ohio
 
 
> 8. What major *city* is nearest to the convergence of the Parana
> and Uruguay Rivers?
 
Montevideo
 
 
> 9. At what *city* does the Rio Negro ["Negg-roh"] the Amazon?
 
Manaus
 
 
> 10. What *two* rivers meet at the German city of Mainz?
 
Rhine and Mosel; Rhine and Main
 
 
Pete Gayde
R. Ess <Chifan@yahoo.com>: Jun 29 11:20AM -0500

On Thu, 25 Jun 2020 15:57:50 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com>
wrote:
 
>1 Both Katharine Ross and Nicole Kidman have portrayed Joanna Eberhart, the main character from which 1972 Ira Levin novel?
The Stepford Wives
>2 What is the more common name of the building material also known as asbestos cement or AC sheet?
Drywall, sheetrock
>3 Anderlecht and Standard Liège are top division football (soccer) clubs in which European country?
Belgium
>4 Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, is under investigation for money-laundering and fraud with regard to her work for the state oil company of which country?
Angola
>5 Active from 1947-1994, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was succeeded by what intergovernmental organisation?
WTO
>6 Lieutenant Ellen Ripley is a character in which film series?
Alien
>7 What links Nereid, Charon, Dione and Rhea?
Female spirits of Water, Greek goddesses
>8 By what name is the Mexican festival Día de Muertos commonly known in English?
Day of the Dead
>9 What four-letter word can mean a stiff pleated circular collar worn in the 16th and 17th centuries, the playing of a trump card when one cannot follow suit, or various species of fish?
Ruff
>10 The Vegas Golden Knights participate in which North American professional sports league?
NHL
 
 
ArenEss
 
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