These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-11-06,
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,
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All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
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of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".


I wrote one of these rounds.


* Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago

In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
is unambiguous.

1. The Super Bowl.
2. The World Cup of soccer.
3. The World Series.
4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
5. The Grey Cup.
6. The Stanley Cup.
7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.
9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)
10. The NBA championship.


* Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French

All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.

1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
2. Iron (as in the metal).
3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
5. Lawyer.
6. Trial (as in a legal case).
7. Winter.
8. Shadow.
9. Grape.
10. Strawberry.

--
Mark Brader "He added a 3-point lead" is pronounced
Toronto differently in Snooker than in Typography... [email protected] -- Liam Quin

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On 12/17/23 17:31, Mark Brader wrote:

* Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago

In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
is unambiguous.

1. The Super Bowl.
2. The World Cup of soccer.
3. The World Series.
4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
5. The Grey Cup.
6. The Stanley Cup.
7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.
9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)
10. The NBA championship.

* Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French

All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.

1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).

pont

2. Iron (as in the metal).
3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
5. Lawyer.
6. Trial (as in a legal case).
7. Winter.

hiver

8. Shadow.
9. Grape.
10. Strawberry.

--
Dan Tilque

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Mark Brader ([email protected]) writes:

* Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago

1. The Super Bowl.

Green Bay Packers

2. The World Cup of soccer.

France

3. The World Series.

Kansas City Scouts

6. The Stanley Cup.

Colorado Avananche

7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.

Martina Hingis

10. The NBA championship.

Boston Celtics

* Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French

All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.

For once a Canadiana round where I know something!

1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).

Pont

2. Iron (as in the metal).

Fer

3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).

Maire

4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).

Ministre d'�tat

5. Lawyer.

Advocate

6. Trial (as in a legal case).

Processe

7. Winter.

Hiver

10. Strawberry.

Fraise

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Mark Brader <[email protected]> wrote:

* Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago

1. The Super Bowl.

Giants

3. The World Series.

Giants

4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.

Duke; Kentucky

6. The Stanley Cup.

Red Wings; Blackhawks

10. The NBA championship.

Bulls

* Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French

1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).

pont

2. Iron (as in the metal).

fer

5. Lawyer.

advocat

10. Strawberry.

fraise

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Dan Blum [email protected]
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-11-06,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

I wrote one of these rounds.

The Canadiana round.

* Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago

In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
is unambiguous.

In the original game, this was the hardest round of the entire season.

1. The Super Bowl.

Denver Broncos. 4 for Stephen.

2. The World Cup of soccer.

France. 4 for Erland, Stephen, and Pete.

3. The World Series.

New York Yankees. ("Yankees" was required.). 4 for Stephen.

4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.

Kentucky Wildcats. ("Kentucky" was required.) 4 for Stephen.
2 for Dan Blum and Pete.

5. The Grey Cup.

Calgary Stampeders. 4 for Stephen.

6. The Stanley Cup.

Detroit Red Wings. 4 for Stephen and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.

7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.

Jana ["ya-na"] Novotn�. 4 for Stephen.

8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.

Larry Walker. (Montreal Expos.)

9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)

Real Quiet.

10. The NBA championship.

Chicago Bulls. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.

* Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French

All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.

1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).

Pont ["pohN", where N indicates nasalization]. 4 for everyone --
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.

2. Iron (as in the metal).

Fer ["fair"]. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Stephen.

3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).

Maire ["mair"]. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Stephen.

4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).

Premier ministre ["prem-yay mee-neestr"] (both words required).
4 for Joshua.

5. Lawyer.

Avocat ["a-voh-kah"]. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum.

6. Trial (as in a legal case).

Proc�s ["pro-se", like "pro-set" without the T]. 4 for Stephen.
3 for Erland.

7. Winter.

Hiver ["ee-vair"]. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Stephen,
and Pete.

8. Shadow.

Ombre ["ohmbr"]. 4 for Stephen.

9. Grape.

Raisin ["rez-aN"]. 4 for Stephen.

10. Strawberry.

Fraise ["frezz"]. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Stephen.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Can
Stephen Perry 32 36 68
Joshua Kreitzer 0 28 28
Erland Sommarskog 4 23 27
Dan Blum 9 15 24
Pete Gayde 14 8 22
Dan Tilque 0 8 8

--
Mark Brader "If you design for compatibility with a
Toronto donkey cart, what you get is a donkey cart." [email protected] -- ?, quoted by Henry Spencer

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