** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Scarborough Walk of Fame
** Game 4, Round 10 - Entertainment Challenge Round - Academy Awards
* A. History - The First Time
These two questions are on events associated with the first Academy
Awards in 1929, honoring movies of 1927-28.
A1. What comic actor won an honorary Oscar for versatility and
genius in acting, writing, directing, and producing the
silent movie "The Circus"?
A2. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture (or as they said
back then, Outstanding Picture)?
* B. Literature - From the Page
B1. What movie was adapted from Stephen King's novella
"The Body"?
B2. What movie was adapted from W.P. Kinsella's novel
"Shoeless Joe"?
* C. Geography - At Least There are Subtitles
C1. What country """has won""" the most times for Best Foreign
Language Film?
C2. What is the name of the 2003 Canadian movie that won for
Best Foreign Language Film and is the sequel to the "The
Decline of the American Empire"?
* D. Sports - Reach for the Top
These two questions are about Best Picture winners with sports
themes.
D1. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 1981?
D2. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 2004?
* E. Science - Special Things
E1. Two disaster movies from 1972 and 1974 each won a Special
Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects. Name either
one.
E2. What 1995 movie won a Special Achievement Academy Award
for being the first feature-length computer-animated film?
* F. Miscellaneous - It's All about the Numbers
F1. Who """holds""" the record for most appearances as host or
co-host of the Academy Awards, at 19?
F2. What British actor has been nominated 8 times for Best Actor,
but """has""" never won? He was presented with an honorary
Oscar in 2002.
** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Scarborough Walk of Fame
There is the Hollywood Walk of Fame. There is the Canadian
Walk of Fame in downtown Toronto. But this round is about the
*Scarborough* Walk of Fame, in the food court of the Scarborough
Town Centre. In each case, you have to name the famous Scarberian
being described. Note that some are Scarborough natives while
others were born elsewhere and made their way to Scarborough.
1. Inducted in 2008, this Scarborough resident was Toronto's first
medical officer of health, who became the face of public health
during the SARS outbreak of 2003. She later held the position
of Ontario's Medical Officer of Health. She died in 2008 from
a rare form of cancer.
2. Inducted in 2007, this Scarborough resident was the first
president of the Greenpeace Foundation; among other things, he
spearheaded a successful campaign to ban commercial whaling.
He later became the ecology specialist for CITY-TV. He died
of prostate cancer in 2005.
3. Inducted in 2011, this doctor worked with Dr. Maxwell Bochner
of the Bochner Eye Institute in Toronto for more than 10 years.
He was one of the first in North America to practice laser
vision correction.
4. Inducted in 2011, this Scotland-born singer/songwriter """has
been""" part of the Canadian music scene since 1976. He is
best known for his 1985 album "Strange Animal" and joined the
rock group Styx in 1999.
5. Inducted in 2009, this media personality """is""" best known as
the co-host of CHUM-FM's morning show, and the host of CITY-TV's
"CityLine" program from 1989 to 2008.
6. Inducted in 2007, this Scarborough native swam across Lake
Ontario at age 16, in a new record time of 15 hours 10 minutes
that smashed long-distance swimmer Marilyn Bell's record by
almost 6 hours. Between 1975 and 1982 she swam across the
English Channel 19 times, including 5 two-way crossings,
earning the soubriquet "Queen of the Channel".
7. Inducted in 2009, this actress and comedienne started her career
with Second City in 1983. She had a regular role in the first
season of "Paradise Falls". She starred with her husband,
Colin Mochrie, in two television series, "Getting Along
Famously" and the children's series "Seven Little Monsters".
She """can""" also be seen in "Little Mosque on the Prairie",
playing Mayor Popowicz.
8. Inducted in 2011, this musician born in England in 1928 is a
Canadian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer. In the
early 1970s he drew wide acclaim for his performances with Benny
Goodman's jazz sextet, with which he toured internationally.
In 1992, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in
recognition of his international renown.
9. Inducted in 2008, this Scarborough native began his professional
hockey career as the first-round draft pick for the New York
Rangers in 1974. He played left wing with the Rangers for two
years before he was traded to Boston in 1976, where he scored
a hat-trick in his first-ever game as a Bruin. By 1985 he had
earned his place as captain of the team. He retired in 1988.
10. Inducted in 2006, this Scarborough resident has had a long
career as a broadcaster for CITY-TV and CP24. He was the
recipient of the Clarke Institute's 1996 "Courage to Come Back"
Award (for coming back from the effects of polio), and was
inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame in 1997 for his ongoing
contributions to the causes of people with physical disabilities.
"""Currently""" he is the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Entertainment Challenge Round - Academy Awards
* A. History - The First Time
These two questions are on events associated with the first Academy
Awards in 1929, honoring movies of 1927-28.
A1. What comic actor won an honorary Oscar for versatility and
genius in acting, writing, directing, and producing the
silent movie "The Circus"?
A2. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture (or as they said
back then, Outstanding Picture)?
* B. Literature - From the Page
B1. What movie was adapted from Stephen King's novella
"The Body"?
B2. What movie was adapted from W.P. Kinsella's novel
"Shoeless Joe"?
* C. Geography - At Least There are Subtitles
C1. What country """has won""" the most times for Best Foreign
Language Film?
C2. What is the name of the 2003 Canadian movie that won for
Best Foreign Language Film and is the sequel to the "The
Decline of the American Empire"?
* D. Sports - Reach for the Top
These two questions are about Best Picture winners with sports
themes.
D1. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 1981?
D2. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 2004?
* E. Science - Special Things
E1. Two disaster movies from 1972 and 1974 each won a Special
Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects. Name either
one.
E2. What 1995 movie won a Special Achievement Academy Award
for being the first feature-length computer-animated film?
* F. Miscellaneous - It's All about the Numbers
F1. Who """holds""" the record for most appearances as host or
co-host of the Academy Awards, at 19?
F2. What British actor has been nominated 8 times for Best Actor,
but """has""" never won? He was presented with an honorary
Oscar in 2002.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Entertainment Challenge Round - Academy Awards
* A. History - The First Time
A1. What comic actor won an honorary Oscar for versatility and
genius in acting, writing, directing, and producing the
silent movie "The Circus"?
A2. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture (or as they said
back then, Outstanding Picture)?
* B. Literature - From the Page
B1. What movie was adapted from Stephen King's novella
"The Body"?
B2. What movie was adapted from W.P. Kinsella's novel
"Shoeless Joe"?
* C. Geography - At Least There are Subtitles
C1. What country """has won""" the most times for Best Foreign
Language Film?
* D. Sports - Reach for the Top
D1. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 1981?
* E. Science - Special Things
E1. Two disaster movies from 1972 and 1974 each won a Special
Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects. Name either
one.
E2. What 1995 movie won a Special Achievement Academy Award
for being the first feature-length computer-animated film?
* F. Miscellaneous - It's All about the Numbers
F1. Who """holds""" the record for most appearances as host or
co-host of the Academy Awards, at 19?
F2. What British actor has been nominated 8 times for Best Actor,
but """has""" never won? He was presented with an honorary
Oscar in 2002.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-02-25,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Scarborough Walk of Fame
There is the Hollywood Walk of Fame. There is the Canadian
Walk of Fame in downtown Toronto. But this round is about the
*Scarborough* Walk of Fame, in the food court of the Scarborough
Town Centre. In each case, you have to name the famous Scarberian
being described. Note that some are Scarborough natives while
others were born elsewhere and made their way to Scarborough.
1. Inducted in 2008, this Scarborough resident was Toronto's first
medical officer of health, who became the face of public health
during the SARS outbreak of 2003. She later held the position
of Ontario's Medical Officer of Health. She died in 2008 from
a rare form of cancer.
2. Inducted in 2007, this Scarborough resident was the first
president of the Greenpeace Foundation; among other things, he
spearheaded a successful campaign to ban commercial whaling.
He later became the ecology specialist for CITY-TV. He died
of prostate cancer in 2005.
3. Inducted in 2011, this doctor worked with Dr. Maxwell Bochner
of the Bochner Eye Institute in Toronto for more than 10 years.
He was one of the first in North America to practice laser
vision correction.
4. Inducted in 2011, this Scotland-born singer/songwriter """has
been""" part of the Canadian music scene since 1976. He is
best known for his 1985 album "Strange Animal" and joined the
rock group Styx in 1999.
5. Inducted in 2009, this media personality """is""" best known as
the co-host of CHUM-FM's morning show, and the host of CITY-TV's
"CityLine" program from 1989 to 2008.
6. Inducted in 2007, this Scarborough native swam across Lake
Ontario at age 16, in a new record time of 15 hours 10 minutes
that smashed long-distance swimmer Marilyn Bell's record by
almost 6 hours. Between 1975 and 1982 she swam across the
English Channel 19 times, including 5 two-way crossings,
earning the soubriquet "Queen of the Channel".
7. Inducted in 2009, this actress and comedienne started her career
with Second City in 1983. She had a regular role in the first
season of "Paradise Falls". She starred with her husband,
Colin Mochrie, in two television series, "Getting Along
Famously" and the children's series "Seven Little Monsters".
She """can""" also be seen in "Little Mosque on the Prairie",
playing Mayor Popowicz.
8. Inducted in 2011, this musician born in England in 1928 is a
Canadian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer. In the
early 1970s he drew wide acclaim for his performances with Benny
Goodman's jazz sextet, with which he toured internationally.
In 1992, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in
recognition of his international renown.
9. Inducted in 2008, this Scarborough native began his professional
hockey career as the first-round draft pick for the New York
Rangers in 1974. He played left wing with the Rangers for two
years before he was traded to Boston in 1976, where he scored
a hat-trick in his first-ever game as a Bruin. By 1985 he had
earned his place as captain of the team. He retired in 1988.
10. Inducted in 2006, this Scarborough resident has had a long
career as a broadcaster for CITY-TV and CP24. He was the
recipient of the Clarke Institute's 1996 "Courage to Come Back"
Award (for coming back from the effects of polio), and was
inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame in 1997 for his ongoing
contributions to the causes of people with physical disabilities.
"""Currently""" he is the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Entertainment Challenge Round - Academy Awards
* A. History - The First Time
These two questions are on events associated with the first Academy
Awards in 1929, honoring movies of 1927-28.
A1. What comic actor won an honorary Oscar for versatility and
genius in acting, writing, directing, and producing the
silent movie "The Circus"?
A2. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture (or as they said
back then, Outstanding Picture)?
* B. Literature - From the Page
B1. What movie was adapted from Stephen King's novella
"The Body"?
B2. What movie was adapted from W.P. Kinsella's novel
"Shoeless Joe"?
* C. Geography - At Least There are Subtitles
C1. What country """has won""" the most times for Best Foreign
Language Film?
C2. What is the name of the 2003 Canadian movie that won for
Best Foreign Language Film and is the sequel to the "The
Decline of the American Empire"?
* D. Sports - Reach for the Top
These two questions are about Best Picture winners with sports
themes.
D1. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 1981?
D2. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 2004?
* E. Science - Special Things
E1. Two disaster movies from 1972 and 1974 each won a Special
Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects. Name either
one.
E2. What 1995 movie won a Special Achievement Academy Award
for being the first feature-length computer-animated film?
* F. Miscellaneous - It's All about the Numbers
F1. Who """holds""" the record for most appearances as host or
co-host of the Academy Awards, at 19?
F2. What British actor has been nominated 8 times for Best Actor,
but """has""" never won? He was presented with an honorary
Oscar in 2002.
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