- QFTCIBP Final, Round 6 - Sports - 4 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 01 12:04AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-04-03, 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 Bill Psychs 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*)". ** Final, Round 6 - Sports * Golden Ball Winners The Ballon d'Or, or Golden Ball, is an annual award to honor the male soccer player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year, based on voting by journalists. From the brief description, name the player. 1. Often considered the best player in the world, he has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona. He is Argentina's all-time leading goal-scorer and has won the Ballon d'Or 5 times, including 4 years in a row. 2. He is another player to be considered the best player in the world. He too has won the Ballon d'Or 5 times, and he was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation in 2015. 3. This French player, nicknamed Zizou, won the Ballon d'Or in 1998. He infamously head-butted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final. * World Cup Records More soccer! In honor of the upcoming world cup in Russia, a few questions about FIFA world cup records. 4. Which country set the record for worst overall performance by a host team? They are the only host team to be eliminated in the first round. 5. Which country set the record for most goals scored in one game by one team, with 10 goals against El Salvador in 1982? 6. The record for attendance at a World Cup final was 114,600, when Argentina played West Germany in 1986. What was the host country that time? * Canadian Freestyle Wrestlers 7. Which Canadian won a gold medal in men's 69 kg freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney? He was born in Nigeria. 8. Which Canadian won a gold medal in women's 48 kg freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing? She is also an 11-time national champion. 9. Which Canadian is the reigning Olympic champion in women's 75 kg freestyle wrestling? She won gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. * Canadian Baseball More Canadiana! 10. Abner Doubleday used to be credited with inventing baseball on a cow pasture within the village of Cooperstown in 1839. However, what some historians now recognize as the first documented baseball game in North America took place in what Ontario town in 1838? 11. In 1991, with a 21-year professional career and more than 3,000 strikeouts, who was the first Canadian to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown NY? 12. On 1914-09-05, Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run on the Toronto Islands playing for a team called the Providence Grays. What *minor league* was the team part of? * Blue Jays Baseball Records More Canadian baseball! Who holds the team record for... 13. Most hits as a Blue Jay, with 1,583? 14. Most home runs as a Blue Jay, with 336? 15. Most wins as a Blue Jay pitcher, with 175? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur frpbaq dhrfgvba, svefg naq ynfg anzr ner erdhverq. Vs lbh tnir bayl bar anzr, cyrnfr tb onpx naq nqq gur bgure. -- Mark Brader | "Unregistered MSBs present very high risk as Toronto | they are not regulated and therefore may not submit msb@vex.net | mandatory transaction reports..." --training course My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 01 05:12AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:sf-dnRC-iY51_aXGnZ2dnUU7- > his entire professional career with Barcelona. He is Argentina's > all-time leading goal-scorer and has won the Ballon d'Or 5 times, > including 4 years in a row. Lionel Messi > world. He too has won the Ballon d'Or 5 times, and he was > named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese > Football Federation in 2015. Cristiano Ronaldo > 3. This French player, nicknamed Zizou, won the Ballon d'Or in 1998. > He infamously head-butted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World > Cup final. Zinedine Zidane > 6. The record for attendance at a World Cup final was 114,600, > when Argentina played West Germany in 1986. What was the host > country that time? Mexico > 11. In 1991, with a 21-year professional career and more than > 3,000 strikeouts, who was the first Canadian to be inducted > into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown NY? Ferguson Jenkins > 12. On 1914-09-05, Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run > on the Toronto Islands playing for a team called the Providence > Grays. What *minor league* was the team part of? International League -- Joahua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 01 11:31AM +0200 > his entire professional career with Barcelona. He is Argentina's > all-time leading goal-scorer and has won the Ballon d'Or 5 times, > including 4 years in a row. Leo Messi But he will never be World Champoion > world. He too has won the Ballon d'Or 5 times, and he was > named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese > Football Federation in 2015. Cristiano Ronaldo He too will never be World Champion. (But at least he is a Europan Champion.) > 3. This French player, nicknamed Zizou, won the Ballon d'Or in 1998. > He infamously head-butted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World > Cup final. Zinedine Zidane. Who is a World Champion > 4. Which country set the record for worst overall performance by > a host team? They are the only host team to be eliminated in > the first round. South Africa > 5. Which country set the record for most goals scored in one game > by one team, with 10 goals against El Salvador in 1982? Hungary > 6. The record for attendance at a World Cup final was 114,600, > when Argentina played West Germany in 1986. What was the host > country that time? Mexico Actually, I think there were a lot more people at the final in 1950, just below 200 000. However, technically it was a not a final, but it turned out be entirely decisive game in a final round of four teams. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 01 11:37AM +0200 > his entire professional career with Barcelona. He is Argentina's > all-time leading goal-scorer and has won the Ballon d'Or 5 times, > including 4 years in a row. Leo Messi But he will never be World Champoion > world. He too has won the Ballon d'Or 5 times, and he was > named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese > Football Federation in 2015. Cristiano Ronaldo He too will never be World Champion. (But at least he is a Europan Champion.) > 3. This French player, nicknamed Zizou, won the Ballon d'Or in 1998. > He infamously head-butted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World > Cup final. Zinedine Zidane. Who is a World Champion > 4. Which country set the record for worst overall performance by > a host team? They are the only host team to be eliminated in > the first round. South Africa > 5. Which country set the record for most goals scored in one game > by one team, with 10 goals against El Salvador in 1982? Hungary > 6. The record for attendance at a World Cup final was 114,600, > when Argentina played West Germany in 1986. What was the host > country that time? Mexico Actually, I think there were a lot more people at the final in 1950, just below 200 000. However, technically it was a not a final, but it turned out be entirely decisive game in a final round of four teams. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 01 12:02AM -0500 Mark Brader: > Typically, a TTC bus route takes its name from the street that most > of the route runs along. Give the names of the following routes. > 1. #6. Bay. > 2. #29. Dufferin. > 3. #94. Wellesley. This one is an exception to the "typical" naming pattern, as it follows Harbord for a slightly greater distance than it does Wellesley; but that's the result of a change to the route some time after it was introduced, and for several reasons it made sense not to rename it at that time. > 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and > then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017. > Name the *country*. Zimbabwe. (Robert Mugabe.) 4 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked > country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from > the UK in 1964? Zambia. 4 for everyone. > Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the > Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back > after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country? Zaire. (Previously, and now again, DR Congo.) 4 for everyone. > * East-er > Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east, > not Toronto street grid east.) Just for fun, I rearranged the lists in the questions to show the places in order from north to south, except for the one that doesn't have a specific latitude. > 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA. Philadelphia (75°10' W). The others are at 76°29', 76°9', and 76°17' respectively. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua. > 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard, > Ashbridges Bay. Ashbridges Bay (79°18'55" W). The others: 79°22'8", 79°20'20", 79°19'55". 4 for Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum. > 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX. Kansas City (94°35' W). The other cities: 97°8' and 96°48. 4 for Erland and Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum. > 10. Originally part of Don Mills Rd., what former south section of > the street was renamed to highlight the beautiful panorama of > the city across the Don Valley? Broadview Av. > 11. There are two east-west roads that originate in Toronto and > were named after the destination city or town you could reach > by following them beyond the city. Name either road. Dundas St., Kingston Rd. > Historically, it began north of Bloor St., but later the city > renamed the continuation south of Bloor to a variation on the > same name. It's Spadina Rd. north of Bloor, Spadina Av. south of Bloor. "Spadina" was sufficient anyway. > * Rivers by Shape > In each case, name the river. > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/13.png Yangtze. (Flows from the Tibetan Plateau into the East China Sea.) 3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/14.png Danube. (Flows from the Black Forest into the Black Sea.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/15.png Volga. (Flows from the Valdai Hills into the Caspian Sea, but the portion upsteam of Rubinsk Reservoir is not on the map.) 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 TOTALS TOPICS-> His A&L Geo Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 23 95 Dan Blum 36 40 18 94 "Calvin" 32 27 15 74 Dan Tilque 32 4 24 60 Pete Gayde 20 16 14 50 Peter Smyth 36 -- 12 48 Erland Sommarskog 24 -- 20 44 Jason Kreitzer 16 16 -- 32 -- Mark Brader "To err is human, but to really mess things up Toronto you need a timetable planner!" msb@vex.net -- Richard Porter My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jun 30 10:27PM -0700 On Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 3:06:26 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east, > not Toronto street grid east.) > 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA. Philadelphia > 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard, > Ashbridges Bay. > 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX. Kansas City |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 01 12:52AM -0500 If Jason Kreitzer's answers had been posted on time, he would have scored 8 points on this round. -- Mark Brader "I cannot reply in French, but I will Toronto type English very slowly and loudly." msb@vex.net --Lars Eighner |
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