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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 31 09:00PM +0200


> 2. Two deserts span Mexico and the United States. One is the
> Sonoran Desert (15th-largest). The other is the 11th-largest
> desert in the world. What is it?
 
Death Valley
 
> 4. Hobart.
 
Tasmania
 
> 5. Sapporo.
 
Hokkaido
 
> 6. Cagliari.
 
Sardegna
 
 
> We give you a historic name of a country (perhaps from colonial
> times); you give the current name.
 
> 7. Upper Volta.
 
Burkina Faso
 
> 8. South-West Africa.
 
Namibia
 
> 9. French Sudan (Soudan).
 
Tchad

 
> We name all the countries surrounding a particular country, in
> clockwise order; you name that country.
 
> 10. Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.
 
Kirgizistan
 
> 11. Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.
 
Belarus
 
> 12. Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania,
> Rwanda.
 
Uganda
 
 
> Please see the handout: <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/norway.png>
 
> Name the flags contained within the Norwegian flag:
 
> 13. Rectangle B.
 
Nehterlands
 
> 14. Rectangle E.
 
Costa Rica
 
> 15. Rectangle D corresponds to two different countries' flags;
> name *either*.
 
Monaco
 
> flags (assuming the hoist is to the left, as is conventional).
> Identify the two countries if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
> 16. Rectangle A.
 
France

> 17. Rectangle C.
 
Poland
 
> 18. Rectangle F.
 
France

 
> * Name the Soccer Player
 
> 1. Name this <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/soccer/1.jpg>
> Argentinean, """current""" FIFA player of the year.
 
Leo Messi

> 2. Name this <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/soccer/2.jpg>
> Portuguese, former FIFA player of the year.
 
Cristiano Ronaldo

> Dutchman, """current""" Barclay's Premier League Golden Boot
> holder, and England's Professional Footballers Association
> Player of the Year.
 
Huntelaar
 
> and will start the game to the left of the official table.
> The other team will wear blue caps or caps of a contrasting
> colour and will start the game to the right of the table."
 
Tug-of-war

> 11. "15.1.1 Luncheon Interval: The interval shall be of
> 40 minutes duration. 15.1.2 Tea Interval: The interval
> shall be of 20 minutes duration."
 
Cricket

> 12. "262 - 3.3 In the event of a Refusal or a Run-out, the Athlete
> must restart the course at the obstacle where the Fault was
> made."
 
Baseball
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