* Game 9, Round 4 - Sports Literature - Sports Books
1. "The Game" by Ken Dryden (1983).
2. "Ball Four" by Jim Bouton (1970).
3. "Fever Pitch" by Nick Hornby (1991).
4. "Paper Lion" by George Plimpton (1966).
5. "The Natural" by Bernard Malamud (1952).
6. "The Sweet Science" by A.J. Liebling (1956).
7. "Bang the Drum Slowly" by Mark Harris (1956).
8. "Friday Night Lights" by H.G. Bissinger (1990).
9. "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean (1976).
10. "Instant Replay" by Jerry Kramer and Dick Schapp (1968).
* Game 9, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Canadian Military
2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Guerr erfvqragf bs gur fnzr
Jvaavcrt fgerrg jba Ivpgbevn Pebffrf qhevat Jbeyq Jne V.
Gb ubabe gurz va 1925, Jvaavcrt punatrq gur anzr bs Cvar Fg.
gb jung?
4. What was Canadian flying ace Roy Brown credited with doing
on 1918-04-21?
5. This World War I Canadian ace from Owen Sound won a Victoria
Cross and was officially credited with shooting down 72 enemy
planes. He has *two* Ontario airports named for him.
6. With 12 awards for valor, this Manitoba-born World War I
airman is the most decorated serviceman in Canadian history.
He was officially credited with downing 33 planes. His 1930
funeral was the largest national state event in Toronto's
history.
* Game 9, Round 4 - Sports Literature - Sports Books
All of these books made a 2002 "Sports Illustrated" list of the
greatest sports books. We'll give you the book, the author or
authors, and the year of publication -- you give us the *sport*.
*Answers may repeat.*
1. "The Game" by Ken Dryden (1983).
2. "Ball Four" by Jim Bouton (1970).
3. "Fever Pitch" by Nick Hornby (1991).
4. "Paper Lion" by George Plimpton (1966).
5. "The Natural" by Bernard Malamud (1952).
6. "The Sweet Science" by A.J. Liebling (1956).
7. "Bang the Drum Slowly" by Mark Harris (1956).
8. "Friday Night Lights" by H.G. Bissinger (1990).
9. "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean (1976).
10. "Instant Replay" by Jerry Kramer and Dick Schapp (1968).
After completing this round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq
"sbbgonyy" sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx naq fnl jung xvaq.
* Game 9, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Canadian Military
Tonight's history round will look at various members of the
Canadian military that has, mostly, kept us glorious and free
all these years.
2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Guerr erfvqragf bs gur fnzr
Jvaavcrt fgerrg jba Ivpgbevn Pebffrf qhevat Jbeyq Jne V.
Gb ubabe gurz va 1925, Jvaavcrt punatrq gur anzr bs Cvar Fg.
gb jung?
5. This World War I Canadian ace from Owen Sound won a Victoria
Cross and was officially credited with shooting down 72 enemy
planes. He has *two* Ontario airports named for him.
8. Name the general -- and later senator -- who led the UN
peacekeeping mission for Rwanda during the 1994 genocide in
that country.
* Game 9, Round 4 - Sports Literature - Sports Books
All of these books made a 2002 "Sports Illustrated" list of the
greatest sports books. We'll give you the book, the author or
authors, and the year of publication -- you give us the *sport*.
*Answers may repeat.*
1. "The Game" by Ken Dryden (1983).
2. "Ball Four" by Jim Bouton (1970).
3. "Fever Pitch" by Nick Hornby (1991).
4. "Paper Lion" by George Plimpton (1966).
5. "The Natural" by Bernard Malamud (1952).
6. "The Sweet Science" by A.J. Liebling (1956).
7. "Bang the Drum Slowly" by Mark Harris (1956).
8. "Friday Night Lights" by H.G. Bissinger (1990).
9. "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean (1976).
10. "Instant Replay" by Jerry Kramer and Dick Schapp (1968).
After completing this round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq
"sbbgonyy" sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx naq fnl jung xvaq.
* Game 9, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Canadian Military
Tonight's history round will look at various members of the
Canadian military that has, mostly, kept us glorious and free
all these years.
1. Corporal Ernest "Smokey" Smith was decorated for bravery during
a 1944 battle in Italy. When he died in 2005, what distinction
did he hold?
2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Guerr erfvqragf bs gur fnzr
Jvaavcrt fgerrg jba Ivpgbevn Pebffrf qhevat Jbeyq Jne V.
Gb ubabe gurz va 1925, Jvaavcrt punatrq gur anzr bs Cvar Fg.
gb jung?
3. This Canadian major won the Military Cross at the 1915 Battle of
the Somme, and later was seriously wounded at Vimy Ridge.
He served 1945-67 as a Conservative MPP from. A major east-west
road in York Region is named for him. Give his name or nickname.
4. What was Canadian flying ace Roy Brown credited with doing
on 1918-04-21?
5. This World War I Canadian ace from Owen Sound won a Victoria
Cross and was officially credited with shooting down 72 enemy
planes. He has *two* Ontario airports named for him.
6. With 12 awards for valor, this Manitoba-born World War I
airman is the most decorated serviceman in Canadian history.
He was officially credited with downing 33 planes. His 1930
funeral was the largest national state event in Toronto's
history.
7. This Canadian's career included service in World War I, in
which he lost a leg, years as a diplomat which included being
Canada's ambassador to France, and then more than 7 years as
our first French-Canadian governor general.
8. Name the general -- and later senator -- who led the UN
peacekeeping mission for Rwanda during the 1994 genocide in
that country.
9. Name the outspoken general who led UN peacekeepers in the
former Yugoslavia in 1992-93. He left the post after criticizing
his UN bosses. He's been harshly criticized for questioning
how much Serbia should be blamed for the Bosnian War.
10. This plain-spoken Newfoundlander led the Canadian Armed Forces
2005-08. During that time, he was criticized for calling
terrorists "detestable murderers and scumbags". Years later,
he briefly led an Ontario task force in charge of distributing
COVID vaccines.
* Game 9, Round 4 - Sports Literature - Sports Books
1. "The Game" by Ken Dryden (1983).
2. "Ball Four" by Jim Bouton (1970).
3. "Fever Pitch" by Nick Hornby (1991).
* Game 9, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Canadian Military
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-07-15,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 4 - Sports Literature - Sports Books
All of these books made a 2002 "Sports Illustrated" list of the
greatest sports books. We'll give you the book, the author or
authors, and the year of publication -- you give us the *sport*.
*Answers may repeat.*
1. "The Game" by Ken Dryden (1983).
2. "Ball Four" by Jim Bouton (1970).
3. "Fever Pitch" by Nick Hornby (1991).
4. "Paper Lion" by George Plimpton (1966).
5. "The Natural" by Bernard Malamud (1952).
6. "The Sweet Science" by A.J. Liebling (1956).
7. "Bang the Drum Slowly" by Mark Harris (1956).
8. "Friday Night Lights" by H.G. Bissinger (1990).
9. "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean (1976).
10. "Instant Replay" by Jerry Kramer and Dick Schapp (1968).
* Game 9, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Canadian Military
Tonight's history round will look at various members of the
Canadian military that has, mostly, kept us glorious and free
all these years.
1. Corporal Ernest "Smokey" Smith was decorated for bravery during
a 1944 battle in Italy. When he died in 2005, what distinction
did he hold?
2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the previous one. Three residents of the same
Winnipeg street won Victoria Crosses during World War I.
To honor them in 1925, Winnipeg changed the name of Pine St.
to what?
3. This Canadian major won the Military Cross at the 1915 Battle of
the Somme, and later was seriously wounded at Vimy Ridge.
He served 1945-67 as a Conservative MPP from. A major east-west
road in York Region is named for him. Give his name or nickname.
4. What was Canadian flying ace Roy Brown credited with doing
on 1918-04-21?
5. This World War I Canadian ace from Owen Sound won a Victoria
Cross and was officially credited with shooting down 72 enemy
planes. He has *two* Ontario airports named for him.
6. With 12 awards for valor, this Manitoba-born World War I
airman is the most decorated serviceman in Canadian history.
He was officially credited with downing 33 planes. His 1930
funeral was the largest national state event in Toronto's
history.
7. This Canadian's career included service in World War I, in
which he lost a leg, years as a diplomat which included being
Canada's ambassador to France, and then more than 7 years as
our first French-Canadian governor general.
8. Name the general -- and later senator -- who led the UN
peacekeeping mission for Rwanda during the 1994 genocide in
that country.
9. Name the outspoken general who led UN peacekeepers in the
former Yugoslavia in 1992-93. He left the post after criticizing
his UN bosses. He's been harshly criticized for questioning
how much Serbia should be blamed for the Bosnian War.
10. This plain-spoken Newfoundlander led the Canadian Armed Forces
2005-08. During that time, he was criticized for calling
terrorists "detestable murderers and scumbags". Years later,
he briefly led an Ontario task force in charge of distributing
COVID vaccines.
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