Mark Brader:
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-02-11,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 3, Round 4 - History - Who Died?
We give you the date and place of death; you name the famous person
who died. Note: all place names are the """present-day""" ones.
None of them have changed.
1. 1984-10-31, New Delhi, India.
Indira Gandhi. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
and Erland.
2. 2009-06-25, Los Angeles, CA.
Michael Jackson. Also accepting Farrah Fawcett, who died the same
day in Santa Monica, a suburb of L.A. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
3. 1950-07-22, Kingsmere, QC.
William Lyon Mackenzie King.
4. 0337-05-22, Izmit, Turkey.
Emperor Constantine the Great. 4 for everyone.
In 2013 Several people tried Alexander the Great. He died in 323
*BC*, and it wasn't in Turkey.
5. 1997-08-31, Paris, France.
Diana, Princess of Wales. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
3 for Erland.
6. 1826-07-04, Quincy, MA.
John Adams. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
7. 1894-12-03, Vailima, Samoa.
Robert Louis Stevenson. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
In 2013 Paul Gauguin was a popular guess. He died in 1903, in
French Polynesia.
8. 1963-11-24, Dallas, TX.
Lee Harvey Oswald. (President Kennedy, as everyone knows, was killed
on 1963-11-22.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
9. 1521-04-27, Cebu, Philippines.
Ferdinand Magellan. 4 for everyone.
10. 2000-05-27, Montreal, QC.
Maurice "Rocket" Richard.
This round included two extra questions. Answer if you like for
fun, but for no points.
11. 1865-04-15, Washington, DC.
Abraham Lincoln. Marc, Stan, Joshua, Erland, Stephen, Dan Tilque,
Rob, and Peter got this. Dan Tilque and Dan Blum got this.
12. 1821-05-05, St. Helena.
Napoleon Bonaparte. Marc, Stan, Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Stephen, Dan
Tilque, Rob, and Peter got this. Dan Tilque and Dan Blum got this.
* Game 3, Round 6 - Sports - NHL History
This was the hardest round in the original game, and tied for
second-hardest of the entire season (with Game 2, Round 10).
1. In what year was the NHL founded?
1917. 4 for Erland.
2. The NHL was founded as a legal maneuver to squeeze out an
unpopular franchise owner while the precursor of the NHL was
temporarily suspended. What was this predecessor league,
which had a similar name and was founded 8 years earlier?
(The abbreviation will do.)
National Hockey Association (NHA). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Erland.
3. The Montreal Wanderers were one of four teams that started the
NHL's inaugural season, but they withdrew from the league early
in the season. What was the precipitating reason?
Their arena burned down.
I changed the question to say "precipitating reason" because the
Montreal Canadiens had shared the same arena with the Wanderers and
did not fold, they just found another home arena. The Wanderers,
although they were a past Stanley Cup winner, had lost some good
players and were having a bad season. They squeaked out a 10-9 win
in their first game, lost the next three, defaulted two games after
the fire, and then folded with an official 1-5 record.
4. In what year did the size of the NHL double from 6 to 12 teams?
1967. It's easy: 25 years from <answer 1> until the league stabilized
at the so-called "original 6" teams, then 25 years with just those
6 teams, then 55 years and counting without the Leafs once winning
the Stanley Cup. 4 for Joshua.
5. 7 years after the league was founded, what US city became the
first with an NHL team?
Boston (Bruins). 3 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
That was 1924, of course; Pittsburgh's short-lived Pirates team
followed in 1925, and Chicago, Detroit, and New York were all added
in 1926.
6. Who was the first president of the NHL? He held the position
for just over 25 years, and a trophy is named after him.
Frank Calder.
7. Initially the NHL had a president; later the league was headed
by a commissioner. Who was the first person to become
commissioner of the NHL?
Gary Bettman.
For the last three questions, please decode the rot13
*ONE QUESTION AT A TIME*, after you have finished with
all previous questions in each case.
8. Between 1926 and 1932, the Detroit franchise had two other names
before settling down as the Red Wings. Both names happen to be
the plurals of models of car later made by Ford. Give either
name.
Cougars, Falcons.
9. On March 13, 1955, a hockey player hit a linesman during a game.
In response, NHL president Clarence Campbell suspended him
for the rest of the season. When Campbell attended an NHL
game 4 days later, a riot broke out. Who was the player who
was suspended?
Maurice "Rocket" Richard (Montreal Canadiens). Yes, him again!
4 for Joshua.
10. Famously, Maurice Richard became the first player to score
fifty goals in the then 50-game NHL season. Who was the next
player to score fifty goals in the *first* 50 games of a season?
Mike Bossy (New York Islanders).
Richard did it back in 1944-45, a year when many players were in
the military and the quality of play in the league was reduced.
Bossy finally matched the feat in 1980-81, and finished the year
with 68 goals (the season was then 80 games, and he missed one).
Wayne Gretzky was the next to do it after Bossy.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Geo His Spo
Joshua Kreitzer 32 28 32 15 107
Dan Blum 32 32 24 7 95
Dan Tilque 20 16 32 3 71
Erland Sommarskog 4 36 15 8 63
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