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* Game 8, Round 4 - Canadiana Sports - Canadian University Teams
We've given you a handout list of Canadian university sports
team names:
| Axemen/Axewomen | Lakers | Thunderbirds
| Bobcats | Lions | Tigers
| Bold | Mounties | Tommies
| Capers | Patriotes | Varsity Blues
| Dinos | Pronghorns | Vert et Or
| Gee-Gees | Ravens | Vikes
| Golden Gaels | Redbirds/Martlets | Voyageurs
| Huskies | Sea-Hawks | Wesmen
| Inuk | Stingers | X-Men/Women
We'll name a university, and you give us the corresponding team
name. For example, if we said "University of Toronto", you would
say "Varsity Blues."
1. St. Francis Xavier.
2. Universit� de Sherbrooke.
3. University of Ottawa.
4. Carleton University.
5. Toronto Metropolitan University.
6. York University.
7. Universit� du Qu�bec � Trois-Rivi�res.
8. Cape Breton University.
9. UBC.
10. Memorial University of Newfoundland.
If you like, for fun but for no points, decode the rot13 to see the
team names that weren't used and name the corresponding university
(or one of them) for each name.
11. Nkrzra.
12. Obopngf.
13. Qvabf.
14. Tbyqra Tnryf.
15. Uhfxvrf.
16. Vahx.
17. Ynxref.
18. Zbhagvrf.
19. Cebatubeaf.
20. Erqoveqf naq Znegyrgf.
21. Fgvatref.
22. Gvtref.
23. Gbzzvrf.
24. Ivxrf.
25. Iblntrhef.
26. Jrfzra.
* Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - Cities in Mexico
Did you know Mexico is our next-largest trading partner after
the US? It's true! So this round should be easy. We'll name
a city, and you tell us which letter it is on the handout:
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/8:8/mexi.pdf
1. Tijuana.
2. Cancun.
3. Oaxaca.
4. Juarez.
5. Mexico City.
6. Acapulco.
7. Guadalajara.
8. Monterrey.
9. Cabo San Lucas.
10. Puebla.
And if you like, for fun but for no points, decode the rot13 to
see the unused *letters* and name the city for each one.
11. O.
12. P.
13. R.
14. S.
15. V.
16. W.
17. X.
18. B.
19. C.
20. G.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "But put in one lousy dragon and they call you
[email protected] | a fantasy writer." --Terry Pratchett
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