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Rotating Quiz #277 reminder

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 31 03:00AM -0600 This is a reminder that you have only about 20 hours remaining, as I post this, to enter Rotating Quiz #277. For further details see the original contest posting.   This quiz asks you to give the names of some teams in professional sports (or former names, or former teams). Answers may omit any geographical or sponsorship part of the name, e.g. "Maple Leafs" would be sufficient without "Toronto". Answers may repeat.   Note that "football" in this quiz may include any sport known by that word. A team "playing at" a stadium means they play their home games there. Descriptions are not necessarily complete; for example, if two names are given for a stadium, it may have had others. If nothing is said otherwise, information is about a current team and its current home stadium.     1. The principal team playing at Paul Brown Stadium.   2. NBA team that played under this name 2004-14. For most of that time they played at the Time Warner Cable Arena.   3. Minor-league baseball team that played at LaGrave Field in Fort Worth 2001-14, most recently in the United League.   4. Football team formed in 2006, whose home arena has been known in English as the Free State Stadium, Vodaphone Stadium, and Toyota Stadium.   5. Football team formed in 1995, whose home was renamed from Alltel Stadium to EverBank Field.   6. Football team playing at the Brisbane Cricket Ground.   7. The principal team playing at Ford Field.   8. Football team playing at BC Place.   9. WNBA team playing at the Target Center, Minneapolis.   10. Football team, formed in 1995, whose home was renamed from Ericsson Stadium to Bank of America Stadium.   11. NHL team whose home was renamed from BankAtlantic Center to BB&T Center.   12. EIHL team whose home arena is the National Ice Centre.   13. The principal team playing at Tim Hortons Field.   14. The principal team playing at Comerica Park.   15. NHL team that played 1920-25 at the Barton St. Arena, Hamilton.   16. Bonus question for show-offs, but not counting for the quiz: one of the teams in this quiz was formed by the merger of two teams that themselves would *each* have fitted the theme of the quiz. Name both.   -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "We are full of digital chain letters and msb@vex.net | warnings about marmalade." --Matt Ridley   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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QFTCISG Game 8, Rounds 9-10: anatomy, cynical challenge

"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Dec 30 11:32AM Mark Brader wrote:     > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?   > In which organ of the body would you find these parts?   > 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi? Liver > 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids? Kidney > 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes? Lung > 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit? Stomach > 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?   > And in which part of the body would you find these bones?   > 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible? Jaw > 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum. Base of spine > 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine? Shoulder > 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges? Hands > costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the > Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat? > Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way? Lady Gaga   > C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the > spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance. > What a dumb game! Game of Life > C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and > we always end up just calling it when someone builds the > first hotel. Monopoly > painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend > more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just > three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?       Peter Smyth

Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 31 02:12AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:J5KdnZj5ZoxBj9rHnZ2dnUU7-   > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?   > In which organ of the body would you find these parts?   > 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?   Spleen; Liver   > 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?   Kidney   > 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?   Lungs   > 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?   Stomach; Heart   > 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?   Spleen; Liver   > 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?   > And in which part of the body would you find these bones?   > 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?   Jaw   > 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.   Spine   > 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?   Shoulder   > 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?   Boot   > call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre > makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo. > Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.   Insane Clown Posse   > costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the > Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat? > Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?   Lady Gaga   > whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if > he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on > some alien planet.   Slaughterhouse Five     > C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the > spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance. > What a dumb game!   Roulette     > C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and > we always end up just calling it when someone builds the > first hotel.   Monopoly   > stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with > a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s > were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!   Pet Rock   > painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend > more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just > three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?   Pete Gayde

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 29 07:18PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote:   > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?   > In which organ of the body would you find these parts?   > 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?   spleen   > 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?   liver   > 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?   lungs   > 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?   stomach   > 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?   bone marrow   > 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?   scrotum; prostate     > And in which part of the body would you find these bones?   > 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?   face   > 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.   knee   > 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?   shoulder   > 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?   foot     > C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the > spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance. > What a dumb game!   Life     > C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and > we always end up just calling it when someone builds the > first hotel.   Monopoly (and that's so true)   > stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with > a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s > were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!   pet rocks   > to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake, > they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they > gave them!   sea monkeys     > E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water > is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours > to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?   St. John, NB     -- Dan Tilque

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Rotating Quiz #277

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 29 09:50PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote:     > 1. The principal team playing at Paul Brown Stadium.   Cinncinati Bengals     > 2. NBA team that played under this name 2004-14. For most of that > time they played at the Time Warner Cable Arena.   Bobcats     > 3. Minor-league baseball team that played at LaGrave Field in Fort > Worth 2001-14, most recently in the United League.   Wildcats   > Toyota Stadium.   > 5. Football team formed in 1995, whose home was renamed from Alltel > Stadium to EverBank Field.   Jaguars     > 6. Football team playing at the Brisbane Cricket Ground.   > 7. The principal team playing at Ford Field.   Detroit Lions     > 8. Football team playing at BC Place.   Lions     > 9. WNBA team playing at the Target Center, Minneapolis.   > 10. Football team, formed in 1995, whose home was renamed from > Ericsson Stadium to Bank of America Stadium.   Carolina Panthers   > BB&T Center.   > 12. EIHL team whose home arena is the National Ice Centre.   > 13. The principal team playing at Tim Hortons Field.   Tigers-Cats     > 14. The principal team playing at Comerica Park.   Detroit Tigers     > 15. NHL team that played 1920-25 at the Barton St. Arena, Hamilton.   Tigers     -- Dan Tilque

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QFTCISG Game 8, Rounds 9-10: anatomy, cynical challenge

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 29 10:15PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-13, 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.   All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".     ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?   In which organ of the body would you find these parts?   1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi? 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids? 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes? 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit? 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles? 6. Broad ligament, infundibulum, corpus luteum (sometimes)?   And in which part of the body would you find these bones?   7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible? 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum. 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine? 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?     ** Game 8, Round 10 - Cynical Challenge Round   Tonight's challenge round consists of a cynic's descriptions. Who or what is Donnie Downer talking about in each case?   * A. Head-Scratching Music   A1. Wow, this might be the worst band in the history of music. They call their music "Hardcore hip-hop?" There idiot fans call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo. Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.   A2. The music is okay, but what in the world is with the costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat? Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?     * B. *That* Made "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Books of All Time?   B1. I didn't like it. Hard to follow with all the "unstuck in time" shenanigans. Present day, back to World War II, back and forth, back and forth. And then I couldn't tell whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on some alien planet.   B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that supposedly won the Vietnam War!     * C. Stupid Board Games   C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance. What a dumb game!   C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and we always end up just calling it when someone builds the first hotel.     * D. Stupid Fads   D1. I can't believe people actually bought that. You stick a stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!   D2. People actually thought they would get merpeople from this stupid kit? You throw some tiny eggs in salt water and they come instantly to life, and and the ad says "So eager to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake, they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they gave them!     * E. Where in Canada was that Pathetic Tourist Trap?   E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?   E2. There wasn't much to it, just a 28-foot-tall goose statue. So what if the town is named "Goose" in some language? Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to see this. Remember that town?     * F. You Call *That* Art?   F1. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that painting they bought in 1993, just called "No. 16" -- and they spent $1,800,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just a white blob on a red background with a horizontal stripe through it. What talentless artist painted that?   F2. How dare the National Gallery use our public money for that painting they bought in 1990, "Voice of Fire", and spend more than $1,700,000 on it to boot! It's garbage, just three vertical stripes. What talentless artist painted that?   -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "What Europe needs is a fresh, unused mind." msb@vex.net | -- Foreign Correspondent   My text in this article is in the public domain.

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 30 04:40AM > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?   > 1. Kupffer cells, central portal area, bile canaliculi?   liver   > 2. Loop of Henie, juxtaglomerular apparatus, renal pyramids?   kidneys   > 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?   lungs   > 4. Fundus, cardiac sphincter, gastric pit?   pneumothorax   > 5. White pulp, red pulp, Malpighian corpuscles?   bone marrow   > 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?   head   > 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.   back   > 9. Coracoid process, glenoid fossa, scapular spine?   shoulder   > 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?   hand   > call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre > makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo. > Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.   Insane Clown Posse   > costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the > Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat? > Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?   Lady Gaga   > whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if > he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on > some alien planet.   Slaughterhouse-Five   > B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with > fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that > supposedly won the Vietnam War!   Watchmen     > C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the > spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance. > What a dumb game!   The Game of Life   > C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and > we always end up just calling it when someone builds the > first hotel.   Monopoly   > stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with > a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s > were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!   pet rock   > to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake, > they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they > gave them!   sea monkeys     > E1. That was soooo boring to see. Reversing tides? The water > is flowing in one direction, and you have to wait 3 hours > to see it flow back the other way. Remember that city?   Bay of Fundy   > Good thing this was along the way, I can't imagine someone > would come all the way to the middle of nowhere just to > see this. Remember that town?   Gander   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 30 05:04AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:J5KdnZj5ZoxBj9rHnZ2dnUU7-   > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Where in the Body?   > In which organ of the body would you find these parts?   > 3. Bronchiole, alveoli, pneumocytes?   lungs   > And in which part of the body would you find these bones?   > 7. Frontal bone, zygomatic bone, mandible?   jaw   > 8. Ischium, ilium, sacrum.   pelvis   > 10. Calcaneus, talus, phalanges?   hand; foot > call themsevles "juggalos"? And what's with the bizarre > makeup? They look like a scary Ronald McDonald and Bozo. > Jeez, the '90s had some terrible bands.   Insane Clown Posse   > costume changes? First a jacket covered in Kermit the > Frog stuffed animals, then a suit made out of real meat? > Did she have a bad childhood or was she just born that way?   Lady Gaga > whether or not he was really killed by that soldier, or if > he was still living in a display about humans in a zoo on > some alien planet.   "Slaughterhouse Five"   > B2. They call this a novel? It's just a long comic book with > fake superheroes and a glowing blue giant dude, that > supposedly won the Vietnam War!   "Watchmen"   > C1. But there's no skill involved, all you do is spin the > spinner and decide whether or not you want to buy insurance. > What a dumb game!   The Game of Life   > C2. But no one ever finishes the game, it takes forever and > we always end up just calling it when someone builds the > first hotel.   Monopoly > stone in a fancy box and charge a fortune? And it comes with > a -- "Trainer's Manual"? I guess some people in the '70s > were really lonely. And guess what dumb name they gave it!   Pet Rock   > to please, they can easly be trained". For frick's sake, > they're just *brine shrimp*. But guess what dumb name they > gave them!   Sea Monkeys -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com

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QFTCISG Game 8, Rounds 7-8: stage musicals, le cuisine

Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 30 12:17AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Ap6dnbPiyZels97HnZ2dnUU7-   > In this round we give you 3-4 song titles from a classic stage > musical, and you give the title of the musical.   > 1. "Memory", "Old Deuteronomy", "Mr. Mistoffelees".   Cats     > 2. "America", "Tonight", "Somewhere", "I Feel Pretty".   West Side Story     > 3. "The Oldest Established", "Luck Be a Lady Tonight", "Sit Down > You're Rocking the Boat".   Guys and Dolls     > 4. "Some Enchanted Evening", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out > of My Hair", "Bali Hai".   South Pacific     > 5. "Seasons of Love", "La Vie Boheme", "Goodbye Love".   Aspects of Love; Rent     > 6. "I Dreamed a Dream", "Master of the House", "Do You Hear the > People Sing?".   Les Miserables     > 7. "Heart", "Whatever Lola Wants", "Those were the Good Old Days".   Damn Yankees     > 8. "Put on a Happy Face", "Kids", "A Whole Lot of Livin' to Do"".   Guys and Dolls     > 9. "On the Street Where You Live", "I Could Have Danced All Night", > "Get Me to the Church on Time".   My Fair Lady     > 10. "76 Trombones", "Trouble", "Till There was You".   Music Man     > 3. To thicken sauces a mixture of fat (usually an oil or butter) > and flour is quickly heated and added to the sauces. What is > the term for this mixture?   Roux     > 5. One way to cut your vegetables is into long, thin strips, > usually an inch long, like you might do for French fries. > What is the name of this cut?   Julienne   > whisked with milk or another dairy product. It is often rather > tasteless, so it's generally not used as a finishing sauce. > What is this sauce?   Bechamel   > a(n) <answer 3> at all. Instead it is a thickened emulsion of > egg yolks and melted butter. It is a very delicate sauce and > so is used as a finishing sauce. What it is?   Bechamel   > slow-cooking meats at a low temperature, but this time in oil. > For example, this is a popular method to prepare duck by cooking > it in its own rendered fat. What is this cooking technique?   Braise     Pete Gayde

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 29 10:14PM -0600 (Augh! Did I really say "le" cuisine before? Sigh.)   Mark Brader:   > * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Stage Musicals   > In this round we give you 3-4 song titles from a classic stage > musical, and you give the title of the musical.   This was the easiest round in the original game.   > 1. "Memory", "Old Deuteronomy", "Mr. Mistoffelees".   "Cats". 4 for Joshua, Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Jason, Marc, and Pete.   > 2. "America", "Tonight", "Somewhere", "I Feel Pretty".   "West Side Story". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Marc, and Pete.   > 3. "The Oldest Established", "Luck Be a Lady Tonight", "Sit Down > You're Rocking the Boat".   "Guys and Dolls". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Marc, and Pete.   > 4. "Some Enchanted Evening", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out > of My Hair", "Bali Hai".   "South Pacific". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Pete.   > 5. "Seasons of Love", "La Vie Boheme", "Goodbye Love".   "Rent". 4 for Joshua and Jason. 2 for Pete.   > 6. "I Dreamed a Dream", "Master of the House", "Do You Hear the > People Sing?".   "Les Misérables". 4 for Joshua, Peter, Marc, and Pete.   > 7. "Heart", "Whatever Lola Wants", "Those were the Good Old Days".   "Damn Yankees". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Marc, and Pete.   > 8. "Put on a Happy Face", "Kids", "A Whole Lot of Livin' to Do"".   "Bye, Bye, Birdie". 4 for Joshua, Jason, and Marc.   > 9. "On the Street Where You Live", "I Could Have Danced All Night", > "Get Me to the Church on Time".   "My Fair Lady". 4 for Joshua, Jason, Marc, and Pete.   > 10. "76 Trombones", "Trouble", "Till There was You".   "The Music Man". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Jason, Marc, and Pete.     > Escoffier wrote that there are just five sauces which all other > Western sauces were fundamentally based on. In English, what > collective term is used for the five?   The mother sauces. 4 for Joshua, Peter, and Bruce.   The three not mentioned below are espagnole, tomate, and velouté.     > 2. Before you can start cooking, of course you need to get all > your ingredients ready. What is the French term for getting all > your ingredients measured and prepared before you begin cooking?   Mise en place. 4 for Bruce and Dan Blum.   > 3. To thicken sauces a mixture of fat (usually an oil or butter) > and flour is quickly heated and added to the sauces. What is > the term for this mixture?   Roux. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, and Pete.   > term used for the combination of vegetables (usually onion, > celery, and carrots) that is slow-cooked to help build the > flavor base?   Mirepoix. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Dan Blum.   > 5. One way to cut your vegetables is into long, thin strips, > usually an inch long, like you might do for French fries. > What is the name of this cut?   Julienne. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, and Pete.   > 6. For a(n) <answer 4>, we want our vegetables a bit more finely > cut. What is the term for the finely diced vegetables used > for sauces and stocks?   Brunoise; also accepting macedoine. 4 for Bruce.   > whisked with milk or another dairy product. It is often rather > tasteless, so it's generally not used as a finishing sauce. > What is this sauce?   Béchamel. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Erland, Marc, and Pete.   > a(n) <answer 3> at all. Instead it is a thickened emulsion of > egg yolks and melted butter. It is a very delicate sauce and > so is used as a finishing sauce. What it is?   Hollandaise. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, and Marc.   > The technique can achieve a more even cooking that seals in > the juiciness of meat. What is this cooking technique, whose > French name refers to vacuum?   Sous vide. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, and Marc.   > slow-cooking meats at a low temperature, but this time in oil. > For example, this is a popular method to prepare duck by cooking > it in its own rendered fat. What is this cooking technique?   Confit. 4 for Bruce and Marc.     Scores, if there are no errors:   GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Geo Lit Can Ent Mis FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 40 19 24 3 40 16 123 Dan Blum 32 16 40 0 24 24 120 Marc Dashevsky 12 24 24 0 36 24 108 Peter Smyth 24 19 16 0 8 24 83 Dan Tilque 24 28 24 0 4 0 80 Gareth Owen 24 12 36 0 -- -- 72 Jason Kreitzer 27 0 4 0 36 0 67 Pete Gayde -- -- 8 12 34 12 66 Erland Sommarskog 36 20 -- -- 0 8 64 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 8 40 48 "Calvin" 27 16 -- -- -- -- 43   -- Mark Brader, Toronto Carpe pecuniam! msb@vex.net --Roger L. Smith   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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QFTCISG Game 8, Rounds 7-8: stage musicals, le cuisine

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 28 07:50PM +0100 >> National Sauce of Sweden, beyond being popular with the Swedes?   > If forced to guess I would say it has something to do with Bernadotte, > but really I have no idea.   Indeed! The King's forefather Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte hails from Pau in the south-west of France and the province is Béarn.

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 28 08:30PM > > but really I have no idea.   > Indeed! The King's forefather Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte hails from Pau in the > south-west of France and the province is B?arn.   The sauce post-dates him, though, or at least post-dates his arrival in Sweden. (Wikipedia says the sauce was created in 1836.)   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Dec 28 03:05PM -0600 In article <Ap6dnbPiyZels97HnZ2dnUU7-QPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...   > In this round we give you 3-4 song titles from a classic stage > musical, and you give the title of the musical.   > 1. "Memory", "Old Deuteronomy", "Mr. Mistoffelees". Cats   > 2. "America", "Tonight", "Somewhere", "I Feel Pretty". West Side Story   > 3. "The Oldest Established", "Luck Be a Lady Tonight", "Sit Down > You're Rocking the Boat". Guys and Dolls   > 4. "Some Enchanted Evening", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out > of My Hair", "Bali Hai". South Pacific   > 5. "Seasons of Love", "La Vie Boheme", "Goodbye Love".   > 6. "I Dreamed a Dream", "Master of the House", "Do You Hear the > People Sing?". Les Miserables   > 7. "Heart", "Whatever Lola Wants", "Those were the Good Old Days". Damn Yankees   > 8. "Put on a Happy Face", "Kids", "A Whole Lot of Livin' to Do"". Bye Bye Birdie   > 9. "On the Street Where You Live", "I Could Have Danced All Night", > "Get Me to the Church on Time". My Fair Lady   > 10. "76 Trombones", "Trouble", "Till There was You". The Music Man     > 3. To thicken sauces a mixture of fat (usually an oil or butter) > and flour is quickly heated and added to the sauces. What is > the term for this mixture? roux     > 5. One way to cut your vegetables is into long, thin strips, > usually an inch long, like you might do for French fries. > What is the name of this cut? julienne   > whisked with milk or another dairy product. It is often rather > tasteless, so it's generally not used as a finishing sauce. > What is this sauce? bechamel   > a(n) <answer 3> at all. Instead it is a thickened emulsion of > egg yolks and melted butter. It is a very delicate sauce and > so is used as a finishing sauce. What it is? hollandaise   > The technique can achieve a more even cooking that seals in > the juiciness of meat. What is this cooking technique, whose > French name refers to vacuum? sous vide   > slow-cooking meats at a low temperature, but this time in oil. > For example, this is a popular method to prepare duck by cooking > it in its own rendered fat. What is this cooking technique? confit     -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 28 11:34PM +0100 > The sauce post-dates him, though, or at least post-dates his arrival in > Sweden. (Wikipedia says the sauce was created in 1836.)   I didn't really suggest that Jean-Baptiste brought the sauce to Sweden.   There is a royal connection, though. Filet Oscar (or Veal Oscar as they call it on Wikipedia) was composed to the 25th anniversary of the Swedish King Oscar II. I've noticed that in the US "Oscar" simply means that it is served with Bearnaise. In Sweden you can also expect some aspargus and some shrimps. The original composition had lobster though. All arranged so that is looked like the King's monogram.   Whether the cook choose bearnaise, because of the ancestry of the King, I don't know, but I like to believe so.   For some reason, Swedish Wikipedia says that it was choron saucse, which is bearnaise with tomato added. English Wikipedia says bearnaise.

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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 28 08:22PM +0100 If no one else enters, I can enter some really crazy guesses.   > 1. The principal team playing at Paul Brown Stadium.   Packers   > 2. NBA team that played under this name 2004-14. For most of that > time they played at the Time Warner Cable Arena.   White Sharks > 3. Minor-league baseball team that played at LaGrave Field in Fort > Worth 2001-14, most recently in the United League.   Green Socks   > 4. Football team formed in 2006, whose home arena has been known > in English as the Free State Stadium, Vodaphone Stadium, and > Toyota Stadium.   Fire > 5. Football team formed in 1995, whose home was renamed from Alltel > Stadium to EverBank Field.   Scouts > 6. Football team playing at the Brisbane Cricket Ground.   Queens     > 7. The principal team playing at Ford Field.   Packers     > 8. Football team playing at BC Place.   Dolphins     > 9. WNBA team playing at the Target Center, Minneapolis.   Blue Socks     > 10. Football team, formed in 1995, whose home was renamed from > Ericsson Stadium to Bank of America Stadium.   Scouts > 11. NHL team whose home was renamed from BankAtlantic Center to > BB&T Center.   Hurricanes     > 12. EIHL team whose home arena is the National Ice Centre.   River Rats     > 13. The principal team playing at Tim Hortons Field.   Packers     > 14. The principal team playing at Comerica Park.   Packers     > 15. NHL team that played 1920-25 at the Barton St. Arena, Hamilton.   All Stars

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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Dec 27 11:20AM Mark Brader wrote:     > In this round we give you 3-4 song titles from a classic stage > musical, and you give the title of the musical.   > 1. "Memory", "Old Deuteronomy", "Mr. Mistoffelees". Cats   > 5. "Seasons of Love", "La Vie Boheme", "Goodbye Love".   > 6. "I Dreamed a Dream", "Master of the House", "Do You Hear the > People Sing?". Les Miserables > Escoffier wrote that there are just five sauces which all other > Western sauces were fundamentally based on. In English, what > collective term is used for the five? Mother sauce   > 3. To thicken sauces a mixture of fat (usually an oil or butter) > and flour is quickly heated and added to the sauces. What is > the term for this mixture? Roux   > 5. One way to cut your vegetables is into long, thin strips, > usually an inch long, like you might do for French fries. > What is the name of this cut? Julienne > whisked with milk or another dairy product. It is often rather > tasteless, so it's generally not used as a finishing sauce. > What is this sauce? Bechamel > a(n) <answer 3> at all. Instead it is a thickened emulsion of > egg yolks and melted butter. It is a very delicate sauce and > so is used as a finishing sauce. What it is? Hollandaise > The technique can achieve a more even cooking that seals in > the juiciness of meat. What is this cooking technique, whose > French name refers to vacuum? Sous vide > slow-cooking meats at a low temperature, but this time in oil. > For example, this is a popular method to prepare duck by cooking > it in its own rendered fat. What is this cooking technique?       Peter Smyth

Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Dec 27 03:27PM On Tue, 26 Dec 2017 23:23:04 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:     > In this round we give you 3-4 song titles from a classic stage musical, > and you give the title of the musical.   > 1. "Memory", "Old Deuteronomy", "Mr. Mistoffelees".   Cats     > 9. "On the Street Where You Live", "I Could Have Danced All Night", > "Get Me to the Church on Time".   > 10. "76 Trombones", "Trouble", "Till There was You".   The Music Man   > Escoffier wrote that there are just five sauces which all other > Western sauces were fundamentally based on. In English, what > collective term is used for the five?   Mother Sauces     > 2. Before you can start cooking, of course you need to get all > your ingredients ready. What is the French term for getting all your > ingredients measured and prepared before you begin cooking?   Mise en Place   > 3. To thicken sauces a mixture of fat (usually an oil or butter) > and flour is quickly heated and added to the sauces. What is the > term for this mixture?   Roux   > 4. Sauces need vegetables to help build flavor. What is the French > term used for the combination of vegetables (usually onion, celery, > and carrots) that is slow-cooked to help build the flavor base?   Mirepoix   > 5. One way to cut your vegetables is into long, thin strips, > usually an inch long, like you might do for French fries. > What is the name of this cut?   Julienne   > 6. For a(n) <answer 4>, we want our vegetables a bit more finely > cut. What is the term for the finely diced vegetables used for > sauces and stocks?   Brunoise   > whisked with milk or another dairy product. It is often rather > tasteless, so it's generally not used as a finishing sauce. What is > this sauce?   Bechamel   > a(n) <answer 3> at all. Instead it is a thickened emulsion of egg > yolks and melted butter. It is a very delicate sauce and so is used > as a finishing sauce. What it is?   Hollandaise   > The technique can achieve a more even cooking that seals in the > juiciness of meat. What is this cooking technique, whose French name > refers to vacuum?   Sous Vide   > slow-cooking meats at a low temperature, but this time in oil. For > example, this is a popular method to prepare duck by cooking it in > its own rendered fat. What is this cooking technique?   Confit

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 27 04:13PM > * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Stage Musicals   > 1. "Memory", "Old Deuteronomy", "Mr. Mistoffelees".   Cats   > 2. "America", "Tonight", "Somewhere", "I Feel Pretty".   West Side Story   > 3. "The Oldest Established", "Luck Be a Lady Tonight", "Sit Down > You're Rocking the Boat".   Guys and Dolls   > 4. "Some Enchanted Evening", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out > of My Hair", "Bali Hai".   South Pacific   > 7. "Heart", "Whatever Lola Wants", "Those were the Good Old Days".   Damn Yankees   > 10. "76 Trombones", "Trouble", "Till There was You".   The Music Man     > 2. Before you can start cooking, of course you need to get all > your ingredients ready. What is the French term for getting all > your ingredients measured and prepared before you begin cooking?   mise en place   > 3. To thicken sauces a mixture of fat (usually an oil or butter) > and flour is quickly heated and added to the sauces. What is > the term for this mixture?   roux   > term used for the combination of vegetables (usually onion, > celery, and carrots) that is slow-cooked to help build the > flavor base?   mirepoix   > 5. One way to cut your vegetables is into long, thin strips, > usually an inch long, like you might do for French fries. > What is the name of this cut?   Julienne   > 6. For a(n) <answer 4>, we want our vegetables a bit more finely > cut. What is the term for the finely diced vegetables used > for sauces and stocks?   mirepoix   > whisked with milk or another dairy product. It is often rather > tasteless, so it's generally not used as a finishing sauce. > What is this sauce?   Bearnaise   > a(n) <answer 3> at all. Instead it is a thickened emulsion of > egg yolks and melted butter. It is a very delicate sauce and > so is used as a finishing sauce. What it is?   Hollandaise   > The technique can achieve a more even cooking that seals in > the juiciness of meat. What is this cooking technique, whose > French name refers to vacuum?   sous vide   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 27 08:29PM +0100 > whisked with milk or another dairy product. It is often rather > tasteless, so it's generally not used as a finishing sauce. > What is this sauce?   Béchamel > a(n) <answer 3> at all. Instead it is a thickened emulsion of > egg yolks and melted butter. It is a very delicate sauce and > so is used as a finishing sauce. What it is?   Béarnaise > The technique can achieve a more even cooking that seals in > the juiciness of meat. What is this cooking technique, whose > French name refers to vacuum?   Sous-vide

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 27 08:32PM +0100 >> tasteless, so it's generally not used as a finishing sauce. >> What is this sauce?   > Bearnaise   Bearnaise tasteless? Where did this happen to you? We will send the Swedish Sauce Police to that place! It is a serious offense to serve the Swedish National Sauce without taste!     ObTrivia: is there a particular reason why Bearnaise qualifies as the National Sauce of Sweden, beyond being popular with the Swedes?

Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Dec 27 03:55PM -0800 On Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 12:23:10 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   > In this round we give you 3-4 song titles from a classic stage > musical, and you give the title of the musical.   > 1. "Memory", "Old Deuteronomy", "Mr. Mistoffelees". "Cats" > 2. "America", "Tonight", "Somewhere", "I Feel Pretty". "West Side Story" > 3. "The Oldest Established", "Luck Be a Lady Tonight", "Sit Down > You're Rocking the Boat". "Guys and Dolls" > 4. "Some Enchanted Evening", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out > of My Hair", "Bali Hai". "South Pacific" > 5. "Seasons of Love", "La Vie Boheme", "Goodbye Love". "Rent" > 6. "I Dreamed a Dream", "Master of the House", "Do You Hear the > People Sing?".   > 7. "Heart", "Whatever Lola Wants", "Those were the Good Old Days". "Damn Yankees" > 8. "Put on a Happy Face", "Kids", "A Whole Lot of Livin' to Do"". "Bye Bye Birdie" > 9. "On the Street Where You Live", "I Could Have Danced All Night", > "Get Me to the Church on Time". "My Fair Lady" > 10. "76 Trombones", "Trouble", "Till There was You". "The Music Man"

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 27 06:36PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > You're Rocking the Boat".   > 4. "Some Enchanted Evening", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out > of My Hair", "Bali Hai".   South Pacific   > slow-cooking meats at a low temperature, but this time in oil. > For example, this is a popular method to prepare duck by cooking > it in its own rendered fat. What is this cooking technique?   saute     -- Dan Tilque

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 28 05:14AM > Bearnaise tasteless? Where did this happen to you? We will send the > Swedish Sauce Police to that place! It is a serious offense to > serve the Swedish National Sauce without taste!   I didn't think it was correct but I couldn't think of anything else.   > ObTrivia: is there a particular reason why Bearnaise qualifies as the > National Sauce of Sweden, beyond being popular with the Swedes?   If forced to guess I would say it has something to do with Bernadotte, but really I have no idea.   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 26 11:23PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-13, 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.   All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".     * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Stage Musicals   In this round we give you 3-4 song titles from a classic stage musical, and you give the title of the musical.   1. "Memory", "Old Deuteronomy", "Mr. Mistoffelees".   2. "America", "Tonight", "Somewhere", "I Feel Pretty".   3. "The Oldest Established", "Luck Be a Lady Tonight", "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat".   4. "Some Enchanted Evening", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair", "Bali Hai".   5. "Seasons of Love", "La Vie Boheme", "Goodbye Love".   6. "I Dreamed a Dream", "Master of the House", "Do You Hear the People Sing?".   7. "Heart", "Whatever Lola Wants", "Those were the Good Old Days".   8. "Put on a Happy Face", "Kids", "A Whole Lot of Livin' to Do"".   9. "On the Street Where You Live", "I Could Have Danced All Night", "Get Me to the Church on Time".   10. "76 Trombones", "Trouble", "Till There was You".     * Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - French Cooking Terms   1. Most cooks love making sauces and stocks. In 1903 chef Auguste Escoffier wrote that there are just five sauces which all other Western sauces were fundamentally based on. In English, what collective term is used for the five?   For all the remaining questions, your answers must be French words or phrases that are used in English.   2. Before you can start cooking, of course you need to get all your ingredients ready. What is the French term for getting all your ingredients measured and prepared before you begin cooking?   3. To thicken sauces a mixture of fat (usually an oil or butter) and flour is quickly heated and added to the sauces. What is the term for this mixture?   4. Sauces need vegetables to help build flavor. What is the French term used for the combination of vegetables (usually onion, celery, and carrots) that is slow-cooked to help build the flavor base?   5. One way to cut your vegetables is into long, thin strips, usually an inch long, like you might do for French fries. What is the name of this cut?   6. For a(n) <answer 4>, we want our vegetables a bit more finely cut. What is the term for the finely diced vegetables used for sauces and stocks?   7. One of the <answer 1>, this sauce is simply a(n) <answer 3> whisked with milk or another dairy product. It is often rather tasteless, so it's generally not used as a finishing sauce. What is this sauce?   8. This sauce is the only one of the <answer 1> that does not use a(n) <answer 3> at all. Instead it is a thickened emulsion of egg yolks and melted butter. It is a very delicate sauce and so is used as a finishing sauce. What it is?   9. This technique has been gaining popularity these days. It involves cooking in vacuum-sealed bag in a heated water bath. The technique can achieve a more even cooking that seals in the juiciness of meat. What is this cooking technique, whose French name refers to vacuum?   10. Similar to <answer 9>, this cooking technique involves slow-cooking meats at a low temperature, but this time in oil. For example, this is a popular method to prepare duck by cooking it in its own rendered fat. What is this cooking technique?   -- Mark Brader, Toronto "For want of a bit the loop was lost..." msb@vex.net -- Steve Summit   My text in this article is in the public domain.

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 27 06:28AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Ap6dnbPiyZels97HnZ2dnUU7-   > In this round we give you 3-4 song titles from a classic stage > musical, and you give the title of the musical.   > 1. "Memory", "Old Deuteronomy", "Mr. Mistoffelees".   "Cats" > 2. "America", "Tonight", "Somewhere", "I Feel Pretty".   "West Side Story"   > 3. "The Oldest Established", "Luck Be a Lady Tonight", "Sit Down > You're Rocking the Boat".   "Guys and Dolls" > 4. "Some Enchanted Evening", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out > of My Hair", "Bali Hai".   "South Pacific"   > 5. "Seasons of Love", "La Vie Boheme", "Goodbye Love".   "Rent" > 6. "I Dreamed a Dream", "Master of the House", "Do You Hear the > People Sing?".   "Les Miserables"   > 7. "Heart", "Whatever Lola Wants", "Those were the Good Old Days".   "Damn Yankees"   > 8. "Put on a Happy Face", "Kids", "A Whole Lot of Livin' to Do"".   "Bye Bye Birdie" > 9. "On the Street Where You Live", "I Could Have Danced All Night", > "Get Me to the Church on Time".   "My Fair Lady"   > 10. "76 Trombones", "Trouble", "Till There was You".   "The Music Man" > Escoffier wrote that there are just five sauces which all other > Western sauces were fundamentally based on. In English, what > collective term is used for the five?   mother sauces     > 3. To thicken sauces a mixture of fat (usually an oil or butter) > and flour is quickly heated and added to the sauces. What is > the term for this mixture?   roux   > term used for the combination of vegetables (usually onion, > celery, and carrots) that is slow-cooked to help build the > flavor base?   mirepoix   > 5. One way to cut your vegetables is into long, thin strips, > usually an inch long, like you might do for French fries. > What is the name of this cut?   julienne > a(n) <answer 3> at all. Instead it is a thickened emulsion of > egg yolks and melted butter. It is a very delicate sauce and > so is used as a finishing sauce. What it is?   bechamel   -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com

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QFTCISG Game 8, Rounds 4,6 answers: characters, Leafs 100

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 26 11:21PM -0600 Mark Brader: > twilight, and upon it was set a circlet of silver; his eyes > were grey as a clear evening, and in them was a light like the > light of stars."   Elrond, "The Fellowship of the Ring" (by J.R.R. Tolkien; accepting "The Lord of the Rings", though it wasn't published as a single book until later). 4 for Gareth, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque.   > a strength which made me wince, an effect which was not lessened > by the fact that it seemed as cold as ice -- more like the hand > of a dead than a living man."   Dracula. (By Bram Stoker.) 4 for Gareth, Marc, and Dan Blum.   > and beard hid most of his face, he had hands the size of dustbin > lids and his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins. > In his vast, muscular arms he was holding a bundle of blankets."   Rubeus Hagrid, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's [accepting Sorcerer's] Stone" (by J.K. Rowling). 4 for Gareth, Dan Blum, and Peter.   In "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", the word "motorbike" is actually translated into "motorcycle" and "dustbin" into "trash can".   > of choice a spiked iron warhammer that Ned could scarcely lift. > In those days, the smell of leather and blood had clung to him > like perfume."   Robert Baratheon, "A Game of Thrones" (by George R.R. Martin; not "A Song of Ice and Fire", which is the series title). 4 for Gareth, Dan Blum, and Peter.   > Then they had long black very straight dresses, and on the > groody part of them they had little badges of like silver with > different malchicks' names on them -- Joe and Mike and suchlike."   The Devotchkas, "A Clockwork Orange" (by Anthony Burgess). 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Marc, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.   > A narrow scarlet sash, emblem of the Junior Anti-Sex League, > was wound several times around the waist of her overalls, > just tighly enough to bring out the shapeliness of her hips."   Julia, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (by George Orwell). 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque (the hard way).   > horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed 'almost of > the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set, > his shrivelled complexion, and straight black lips."   The monster, "Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus" (by Mary Shelley). "Frankenstein" was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Marc, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Pete.   > that the dress had been put upon the rounded figure of a young > woman, and that the figure upon which it now hung loose, had > shrunk to skin and bone."   Miss Havisham, "Great Expectations" (by Charles Dickens). 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.   > two directions at once. Full, pursed lips protruded beneath the > bushy black moustache and, at their corners, sank into little > folds filled with disapproval and potato chip crumbs."   Ignatius J. Reilly, "A Confederacy of Dunces" (by John Kennedy Toole). 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Dan Blum.   > head of hair. A polka-dotted black kerchief tied around her > chest hid from my aging ape eyes, but not from the gaze of young > memory, the juvenile breasts I had fondled one immortal day."   Dolores Haze, "Lolita" (by Vladimir Nabokov). (Accepting Lolita Haze.) 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Marc, Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque.     > Leafs, a round on our hometown team. (Okay, it's been 100 years, > so you might say it's the 101st, but the entire NHL missed the > 2004-05 season due to a labor dispute, so really it isn't.)   This round was tied with Round 3, the geography round, as being the hardest in the original game.   > 1. From 1927 to the present the team has played as the Toronto > Maple Leafs in the NHL. From 1919 to 1926 they were the Toronto > St. Patricks. What were they called before that?   Toronto Arenas, although some other names were also used at first.   > 2. The Tragically Hip have memorialized that Bill Barilko scored > the last goal of a playoff championship game in overtime in 1951. > Who were they playing against?   Montreal Canadiens. 2 for Pete.   > 3. Who coached the Leafs to 4 Stanley Cup wins, including the last > time they won, in 1967?   George "Punch" Imlach. 4 for Pete.   > 4. The trophy awarded each year to the Most Valuable Player in > the Stanley Cup Playoffs is named after a former Leafs owner. > Who?   Conn Smythe. 4 for Pete.   > 5. The Captain of the Maple Leafs from 1957 to 1969 was nicknamed > "the Chief". What was his name?   George Armstrong.   > 6. Which goalie was nicknamed "the China Wall"?   Johnny Bower.   > 7. What former Leafs player had the nickname Superman?   Tim Horton.   Those last two questions surprised me. I was a big fan of hockey generally and the Leafs in particular in the late 1960s when Bower and Horton were both active, and I didn't remember either of them having a nickname. Armstrong, yes, but not the other two. However, Bower's obituary tonight on the CTV National News did mention it.   One of the current players on the Usual Suspects is a recent immigrant from Australia. On hearing the answer "Tim Horton", he said in some surprise: "You mean he's a *real person*?"   > 8. Darryl Sittler holds an NHL record that has been unbroken > since 1976. What record? Say what it's for doing and include > the numerical value.   Most points in one game: 10. (It was 6 goals and 4 assists.)   Looking at goals alone, the record for a player in one game is 7, set by Joe Malone of the Quebec Bulldogs, who later that year became the Hamilton Tigers, in 1920. Curiously, the NHL web page at http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_records.htm lists this record but gives the season as 1981-82!     > conference that the Leafs then played in. That is, you must > either say 1974-81 or 1981-93 *and* give either a division or > a conference name.   1974-81: Adams Division, (Prince of) Wales Conference. 1981-93: Norris Division, (Clarence) Campbell Conference. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete.   The Norris Division was part of the Prince of Wales Conference originally, but was moved to the other conference as part of the realignment. Many Internet sources do not manage to include all the details of the changes. No doubt due to this complexity, the original version of the question and its list of expected answers were inadequate. I decided to explicitly allow either time period but require you to say which one you meant.   > Gardens in 1999 because of personal conflicts with past and > present team ownership. He publicly stated that the new > ownership was no different than Harold Ballard. Give his name.   Dave Keon.     Scores, if there are no errors:   GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Geo Lit Can Dan Blum 32 16 40 0 88 Joshua Kreitzer 40 19 24 3 86 Dan Tilque 24 28 24 0 76 Gareth Owen 24 12 36 0 72 Marc Dashevsky 12 24 24 0 60 Peter Smyth 24 19 16 0 59 Erland Sommarskog 36 20 -- -- 56 "Calvin" 27 16 -- -- 43 Jason Kreitzer 27 0 4 0 31 Pete Gayde -- -- 8 12 20   -- Mark Brader "'... Fifty science-fiction magazines don't give Toronto you half the naked women that a good issue of msb@vex.net the Sunday Times does.'" --SPACE, James Michener   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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