** Game 1, Round 7 - Sports - Nicknames
The wide world of sports has lots of nicknames for teams and
related things, some official and others just popular usage.
Here is a world tour of various team sports.
1. In English Premier League football (soccer), which team is
commonly known as the Magpies due to their black-and-white
jerseys?
2. Also in English football, the Arsenal Football Club has a
military-themed nickname based on the club's history and crest.
What is this nickname?
3. In the National Football League, Buffalo Bills fans always want
their team to "Squish the Fish". Which team of longstanding
rivals does "the Fish" refer to?
4. Also in the NFL, which team's fans are known as "Cheeseheads"
and will often wear cheesy headgear?
5. Major League Baseball has a not-so-proud tradition of
insensitivity to indigenous people. Before being renamed
the Guardians, the Cleveland team had logos and apparel with
a cartoon character who many found offensive. What was the
*character's* name?
6. Atlanta Braves fans still often indulge in a controversial
indigenous-themed chant. What is this chant commonly called?
7. The National Basketball Association is known for retaining team
nicknames that become inappropriate when a franchise relocates.
For example, Los Angeles isn't a land of lakes, so where did the
"Lakers" nickname originate?
8. There are no grizzlies native to Tennessee, so where did the
NBA's Memphis Grizzlies move from?
9. In men's international rugby, the most famous team is the All
Blacks of New Zealand, but which nation do the Springboks
represent?
10. Also in international rugby, the United Kingdom is split 4 ways.
Northern Ireland joins an all-Ireland team while England, Wales,
and Scotland compete separately. But sometimes they unite in
a combined British and Irish team... with what nickname?
** Game 1, Round 8 - Geography - Africa
* Capital Cities
1. What is the capital city of Ghana?
2. What African city is the world's most populous capital city
south of the equator?
* Country Names
3. What country's name derives from the Latin phrase for the
Red Sea?
4. To what was Bechuanaland renamed in 1966?
* Mountains
5. What mountain range extends some 2,500 km across northwestern
Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, separating the
Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert?
6. In which country is Mt. Kilimanjaro located?
* Rivers
7. What is the 2nd longest river in Africa?
8. What arm of the Indian Ocean is the body of water that separates
Madagascar from the mainland?
* Cardinal Points
9. In what country is the easternmost mainland point in Africa?
10. In what country is the westernmost mainland point in Africa?
** Game 1, Round 7 - Sports - Nicknames
2. Also in English football, the Arsenal Football Club has a
military-themed nickname based on the club's history and crest.
What is this nickname?
9. In men's international rugby, the most famous team is the All
Blacks of New Zealand, but which nation do the Springboks
represent?
** Game 1, Round 8 - Geography - Africa
* Capital Cities
1. What is the capital city of Ghana?
2. What African city is the world's most populous capital city
south of the equator?
3. What country's name derives from the Latin phrase for the
Red Sea?
4. To what was Bechuanaland renamed in 1966?
5. What mountain range extends some 2,500 km across northwestern
Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, separating the
Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert?
6. In which country is Mt. Kilimanjaro located?
7. What is the 2nd longest river in Africa?
9. In what country is the easternmost mainland point in Africa?
10. In what country is the westernmost mainland point in Africa?
** Game 1, Round 7 - Sports - Nicknames
The wide world of sports has lots of nicknames for teams and
related things, some official and others just popular usage.
Here is a world tour of various team sports.
2. Also in English football, the Arsenal Football Club has a
military-themed nickname based on the club's history and crest.
What is this nickname?
3. In the National Football League, Buffalo Bills fans always want
their team to "Squish the Fish". Which team of longstanding
rivals does "the Fish" refer to?
4. Also in the NFL, which team's fans are known as "Cheeseheads"
and will often wear cheesy headgear?
5. Major League Baseball has a not-so-proud tradition of
insensitivity to indigenous people. Before being renamed
the Guardians, the Cleveland team had logos and apparel with
a cartoon character who many found offensive. What was the
*character's* name?
6. Atlanta Braves fans still often indulge in a controversial
indigenous-themed chant. What is this chant commonly called?
7. The National Basketball Association is known for retaining team
nicknames that become inappropriate when a franchise relocates.
For example, Los Angeles isn't a land of lakes, so where did the
"Lakers" nickname originate?
8. There are no grizzlies native to Tennessee, so where did the
NBA's Memphis Grizzlies move from?
9. In men's international rugby, the most famous team is the All
Blacks of New Zealand, but which nation do the Springboks
represent?
** Game 1, Round 8 - Geography - Africa
* Capital Cities
1. What is the capital city of Ghana?
2. What African city is the world's most populous capital city
south of the equator?
* Country Names
3. What country's name derives from the Latin phrase for the
Red Sea?
4. To what was Bechuanaland renamed in 1966?
* Mountains
5. What mountain range extends some 2,500 km across northwestern
Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, separating the
Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert?
6. In which country is Mt. Kilimanjaro located?
* Rivers
7. What is the 2nd longest river in Africa?
8. What arm of the Indian Ocean is the body of water that separates
Madagascar from the mainland?
* Cardinal Points
9. In what country is the easternmost mainland point in Africa?
10. In what country is the westernmost mainland point in Africa?
** Game 1, Round 7 - Sports - Nicknames
2. Also in English football, the Arsenal Football Club has a
military-themed nickname based on the club's history and crest.
What is this nickname?
3. In the National Football League, Buffalo Bills fans always want
their team to "Squish the Fish". Which team of longstanding
rivals does "the Fish" refer to?
4. Also in the NFL, which team's fans are known as "Cheeseheads"
and will often wear cheesy headgear?
6. Atlanta Braves fans still often indulge in a controversial
indigenous-themed chant. What is this chant commonly called?
7. The National Basketball Association is known for retaining team
nicknames that become inappropriate when a franchise relocates.
For example, Los Angeles isn't a land of lakes, so where did the
"Lakers" nickname originate?
8. There are no grizzlies native to Tennessee, so where did the
NBA's Memphis Grizzlies move from?
9. In men's international rugby, the most famous team is the All
Blacks of New Zealand, but which nation do the Springboks
represent?
** Game 1, Round 8 - Geography - Africa
1. What is the capital city of Ghana?
2. What African city is the world's most populous capital city
south of the equator?
3. What country's name derives from the Latin phrase for the
Red Sea?
4. To what was Bechuanaland renamed in 1966?
5. What mountain range extends some 2,500 km across northwestern
Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, separating the
Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert?
6. In which country is Mt. Kilimanjaro located?
7. What is the 2nd longest river in Africa?
9. In what country is the easternmost mainland point in Africa?
10. In what country is the westernmost mainland point in Africa?
1. In English Premier League football (soccer), which team is
commonly known as the Magpies due to their black-and-white
jerseys?
3. In the National Football League, Buffalo Bills fans always want
their team to "Squish the Fish". Which team of longstanding
rivals does "the Fish" refer to?
4. Also in the NFL, which team's fans are known as "Cheeseheads"
and will often wear cheesy headgear?
7. The National Basketball Association is known for retaining team
nicknames that become inappropriate when a franchise relocates.
For example, Los Angeles isn't a land of lakes, so where did the
"Lakers" nickname originate?
8. There are no grizzlies native to Tennessee, so where did the
NBA's Memphis Grizzlies move from?
9. In men's international rugby, the most famous team is the All
Blacks of New Zealand, but which nation do the Springboks
represent?
** Game 1, Round 8 - Geography - Africa
* Capital Cities
1. What is the capital city of Ghana?
2. What African city is the world's most populous capital city
south of the equator?
* Country Names
3. What country's name derives from the Latin phrase for the
Red Sea?
4. To what was Bechuanaland renamed in 1966?
* Mountains
5. What mountain range extends some 2,500 km across northwestern
Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, separating the
Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert?
6. In which country is Mt. Kilimanjaro located?
* Rivers
7. What is the 2nd longest river in Africa?
8. What arm of the Indian Ocean is the body of water that separates
Madagascar from the mainland?
* Cardinal Points
9. In what country is the easternmost mainland point in Africa?
10. In what country is the westernmost mainland point in Africa?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2026-01-12,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe, and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2026-03-10
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
** Game 1, Round 7 - Sports - Nicknames
The wide world of sports has lots of nicknames for teams and
related things, some official and others just popular usage.
Here is a world tour of various team sports.
1. In English Premier League football (soccer), which team is
commonly known as the Magpies due to their black-and-white
jerseys?
2. Also in English football, the Arsenal Football Club has a
military-themed nickname based on the club's history and crest.
What is this nickname?
3. In the National Football League, Buffalo Bills fans always want
their team to "Squish the Fish". Which team of longstanding
rivals does "the Fish" refer to?
4. Also in the NFL, which team's fans are known as "Cheeseheads"
and will often wear cheesy headgear?
5. Major League Baseball has a not-so-proud tradition of
insensitivity to indigenous people. Before being renamed
the Guardians, the Cleveland team had logos and apparel with
a cartoon character who many found offensive. What was the
*character's* name?
6. Atlanta Braves fans still often indulge in a controversial
indigenous-themed chant. What is this chant commonly called?
7. The National Basketball Association is known for retaining team
nicknames that become inappropriate when a franchise relocates.
For example, Los Angeles isn't a land of lakes, so where did the
"Lakers" nickname originate?
8. There are no grizzlies native to Tennessee, so where did the
NBA's Memphis Grizzlies move from?
9. In men's international rugby, the most famous team is the All
Blacks of New Zealand, but which nation do the Springboks
represent?
10. Also in international rugby, the United Kingdom is split 4 ways.
Northern Ireland joins an all-Ireland team while England, Wales,
and Scotland compete separately. But sometimes they unite in
a combined British and Irish team... with what nickname?
** Game 1, Round 8 - Geography - Africa
* Capital Cities
1. What is the capital city of Ghana?
2. What African city is the world's most populous capital city
south of the equator?
* Country Names
3. What country's name derives from the Latin phrase for the
Red Sea?
4. To what was Bechuanaland renamed in 1966?
* Mountains
5. What mountain range extends some 2,500 km across northwestern
Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, separating the
Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert?
6. In which country is Mt. Kilimanjaro located?
* Rivers
7. What is the 2nd longest river in Africa?
8. What arm of the Indian Ocean is the body of water that separates
Madagascar from the mainland?
* Cardinal Points
9. In what country is the easternmost mainland point in Africa?
10. In what country is the westernmost mainland point in Africa?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2026-01-12,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2026-03-10 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 1, Round 7 - Sports - Nicknames
The wide world of sports has lots of nicknames for teams and
related things, some official and others just popular usage.
Here is a world tour of various team sports.
1. In English Premier League football (soccer), which team is
commonly known as the Magpies due to their black-and-white
jerseys?
2. Also in English football, the Arsenal Football Club has a
military-themed nickname based on the club's history and crest.
What is this nickname?
3. In the National Football League, Buffalo Bills fans always want
their team to "Squish the Fish". Which team of longstanding
rivals does "the Fish" refer to?
4. Also in the NFL, which team's fans are known as "Cheeseheads"
and will often wear cheesy headgear?
5. Major League Baseball has a not-so-proud tradition of
insensitivity to indigenous people. Before being renamed
the Guardians, the Cleveland team had logos and apparel with
a cartoon character who many found offensive. What was the
*character's* name?
6. Atlanta Braves fans still often indulge in a controversial
indigenous-themed chant. What is this chant commonly called?
7. The National Basketball Association is known for retaining team
nicknames that become inappropriate when a franchise relocates.
For example, Los Angeles isn't a land of lakes, so where did the
"Lakers" nickname originate?
8. There are no grizzlies native to Tennessee, so where did the
NBA's Memphis Grizzlies move from?
9. In men's international rugby, the most famous team is the All
Blacks of New Zealand, but which nation do the Springboks
represent?
10. Also in international rugby, the United Kingdom is split 4 ways.
Northern Ireland joins an all-Ireland team while England, Wales,
and Scotland compete separately. But sometimes they unite in
a combined British and Irish team... with what nickname?
** Game 1, Round 8 - Geography - Africa
* Capital Cities
1. What is the capital city of Ghana?
2. What African city is the world's most populous capital city
south of the equator?
* Country Names
3. What country's name derives from the Latin phrase for the
Red Sea?
4. To what was Bechuanaland renamed in 1966?
* Mountains
5. What mountain range extends some 2,500 km across northwestern
Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, separating the
Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert?
6. In which country is Mt. Kilimanjaro located?
* Rivers
7. What is the 2nd longest river in Africa?
8. What arm of the Indian Ocean is the body of water that separates
Madagascar from the mainland?
* Cardinal Points
9. In what country is the easternmost mainland point in Africa?
10. In what country is the westernmost mainland point in Africa?
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