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Over the next nine days, 46 questions will be posed, one for each letter of the alphabet plus 20 others (There will be six one day). The 20 others appear as duplicate letters, and these duplicates spell out the name of the Roman Fortification which in CE 150 to 160 was the furthest boundary from the city of Rome, and the country that it was situated in. It is a three-word answer with eight letters in the first part of the name and four in the second part; the country has eight letters in its name.
BTW Fit, as used in the post title, is an archaic term meaning ‘a division of a song, ballad, or story’.
Eleven
In what sport are the men’s world team championships contested for the Swaythling Cup?
Answer: Table tennis.
Twelve
Grand-Bassam and Bingerville are former capitals of which French African colony, now a country?
Answer: Ivory Coast.
Thirteen
What Japanese sash is also the partial name of a character from Star Wars?
Answer: Obi.
Fourteen
Which 1973 Tina Turner song features the name of a Tennessee town which was a childhood home for her?
Answer: Nutbush.
Fifteen
In the Solar System, which of these planets is nearest to the Sun: Jupiter, Saturn or Uranus?
Answer: Jupiter.
Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.
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