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* Game 4, Round 2 - Canadiana Arts - Canadian Women in Music
Clearly there are more worthy candidates for this round than we
could fit in. Kindly forgive us if we've omitted your favorite.
In all cases, give the letter under the picture on the handout:
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/4-2/wome.pdf
1. Jeanne ["Jeen"] Lamon (1949-2021) was for 33 years music director
of Toronto's Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
2. Maureen Forrester (1930-2010) starred in operas and voiced
Bianca Castafiore in the TV show "The Adventures of Tintin".
From 1983 to '88, she chaired the Canada Council.
3. Soprano Karina Gauvin (born 1966) is featured on more than
50 recordings.
4. Ofra Harnoy (born 1965) is a 5-time Juno winner.
5. The soprano Teresa Stratas (born 1938) has appeared on all the
major opera stages as well as in 15 movies.
6. The soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian (born 1974) is known for singing
Armenian songs as well as leading opera roles. She also can
be heard on the soundtrack of "The Lord of the Rings: The
Two Towers".
7. Which picture shows Janina Fialkowska (born 1951), a specialist
in Chopin and other Polish composers?
8. Which picture shows Ang�le Dubeau (born 1962), founder of the
all-female ensemble La Piet�?
9. Childhood polio limited the operatic career of soprano Lois
Marshall (1924-97), but she shone on the concert stage.
10. Soprano Measha Brueggergosman (born 1977) sang the Olympic
hymn at the 2010 Winter Games and has appeared on Murdoch
Mysteries.
So there were 5 decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 to see
their names and a brief description, and identify their pictures
for fun, but for no points.
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* Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Goalies
This round is about celebrated goalies from two sports --
hockey and soccer. In each case, name them.
1. This soccer keeper, born in Canada, played his entire career
in England for top clubs including Chelsea and West Ham United.
He also made 56 appearances for Canada between the years 1988
and 2002. He is presently a TV commentator for the Canadian
national team and Toronto FC.
2. This Canadian soccer keeper played in professional women's
leagues in the United States, Canada, and Sweden, and finished
her career with Paris St. Germain. She won Olympic bronze with
Canada in 2016, and was the gold-medal keeper in Tokyo in 2021.
Name her.
3. This NHL goalie holds the dubious distinction of being the
winningest goaltender to never *hoist* a Stanley Cup, with
489 career regular season wins (4th on the all-time list)
plus 34 playoff victories. He made one trip to the finals
in his 19-year career; his consolation prize was a gold-medal
performance for Team Canada in the 2010 Olympics.
4. With 691 career victories in his 24-year career, he is the
winningest goalie in NHL history. He finished eight seasons
with over 40 victories; no other goalie has had more than three.
He also backstopped Canada to two Olympic golds and has three
Stanley Cup rings to his name. Who is he?
5. This late soccer keeper enjoyed a sterling career with Premier
League clubs Leicester City and Stoke City between 1959 and 1973,
but he is best remembered for his role in England's 1966 World
Cup victory.
6. Two Italian keepers, both considered all-time greats, backstopped
their national team to World Cup victories in 1982 and 2006
respectively. The first holds the distinction of being the
oldest world cup winner at any position. The latter, with 176
caps, is the most-capped goalkeeper of all time. Name either
Italian keeper.
7. The two highest-paid goaltenders in the NHL for the 2022-23
season happen to be the very ones that the Maple Leafs faced
in that year's Stanley Cup playoffs. Name either.
8. Martin Brodeur holds the all-time record for shutouts, with 125
over the course of his career. Only one other goalie has more
than 100, accumulated over a career that stretched from 1949
to 1970 and featured Stanley Cup-winning performances for the
Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. Who?
9. Widely considered to be simply the greatest soccer keeper
of all time. Over a career spanning the years 1950 to 1970, he
played professionally for Dynamo in Moscow, earning 270 clean
sheets ("shutouts") in 420 games. He is the only keeper to
ever receive the Ballon d'Or for world player of the year (1963).
10. In 1969, at the age of 39 years, 11 months, and 20 days, he
became the oldest hockey goalie to win a Stanley Cup. He retired
after the playoffs that year, not due to old age, but rather
fear of flying. The Minnesota North Stars lured him out of
retirement by promising to let him play only home games, and
he continued playing till the age of 44. Who was he?
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