Monday, August 07, 2017

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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 06 01:47PM


> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports - 2016 Winners and Losers
 
> 1. Which NHL team defeated the San Jose Sharks last year in a
> 4-game sweep to win its fourth Stanley Cup?
 
Los Angeles Kings
 
> 3. Which team did the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat to take the NBA
> championship in 7 games in a repeat of the 2015 final series?
 
Golden State Warriors
 
> 9. Which NFL star quarterback caused a stir by sitting down and
> later kneeling during the US national anthem in 2016 to protest
> the oppression of blacks in America?
 
Kaepernick
 
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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 06 03:23PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> > I'm not even looking!
 
> Two of them are actually guessable from the diagrams if you spot the
> right thing to look for.
 
Presumably I is Dixie Outlet?
 
Peter Smyth
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 06 04:33PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> > Two of them are actually guessable from the diagrams if you spot the
> > right thing to look for.

Peter Smyth:
> Presumably I is Dixie Outlet?
 
(Evil grin.)
--
Mark Brader "...we are now uniquely privileged to sit side by side
Toronto with the giants on whose shoulders we stand."
msb@vex.net -- Gerald Holton
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 06 06:36PM -0700

On Sunday, August 6, 2017 at 4:10:55 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:

> required, e.g. "New England Patriots".
 
> 1. Which NHL team defeated the San Jose Sharks last year in a
> 4-game sweep to win its fourth Stanley Cup?
 
Pittsburgh Penguins
 
> the first time. Which American team broke the hearts of
> thousands of TFC fans by winning the final game on penalty
> shots and taking the Cup?
 
Chicago Fire, New York Red Bull
 
> 3. Which team did the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat to take the NBA
> championship in 7 games in a repeat of the 2015 final series?
 
Golden State Warriors
 
> 4. The 104th Grey Cup was held in November at Toronto's BMO Field.
> What team came out on top in that game, winning by a score
> of 39-33?
 
Saskatchewan Rough Riders, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 
> 5. Which tennis player bested Canadian Milos Raonic to win his
> third major and second Wimbledon title in 2016?
 
Andy Murray
 
> later kneeling during the US national anthem in 2016 to protest
> the oppression of blacks in America?
 
> 10. Which driver won the 2016 Formula One Championship?
 
Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton
 
 
 
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Canadiana - Greater Toronto Area Malls
 
Um, pass.
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 06 11:09PM -0500

"Calvin":
> Saskatchewan Rough Riders, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 
FYI, since this is not a spelling round, those are the same answer.
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