Monday, October 10, 2022

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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 09 04:17AM -0700

On 10/8/22 21:50, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> We give you the date and place of death; you name the famous person
> who died. Note: all place names are the """present-day""" ones.
 
> 1. 1984-10-31, New Delhi, India.
 
Indira Gandhi
 
> 2. 2009-06-25, Los Angeles, CA.
 
Michael Jackson ?
 
> 3. 1950-07-22, Kingsmere, QC.
> 4. 0337-05-22, Izmit, Turkey.
 
Emperor Constantine
 
> 5. 1997-08-31, Paris, France.
 
Princess Diane
 
> 6. 1826-07-04, Quincy, MA.
 
John Adams
 
> 7. 1894-12-03, Vailima, Samoa.
 
Stevenson
 
> 8. 1963-11-24, Dallas, TX.
 
Lee Harvey Oswald
 
> 9. 1521-04-27, Cebu, Philippines.
 
Magellon
 
> 10. 2000-05-27, Montreal, QC.
 
Pierre Trudeau ?
 
 
> This round included two extra questions. Answer if you like for
> fun, but for no points.
 
> 11. 1865-04-15, Washington, DC.
 
Abraham Lincoln
 
> 12. 1821-05-05, St. Helena.
 
Napoleon
 
 
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Sports - NHL History
 
> 1. In what year was the NHL founded?
 
1919
 
> NHL's inaugural season, but they withdrew from the league early
> in the season. What was the precipitating reason?
 
> 4. In what year did the size of the NHL double from 6 to 12 teams?
 
1947; 1948
 
 
> 5. 7 years after the league was founded, what US city became the
> first with an NHL team?
 
Boston; Detroit
 
 
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Dan Tilque
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 09 02:22PM


> * Game 3, Round 4 - History - Who Died?
 
> 1. 1984-10-31, New Delhi, India.
 
Indira Gandhi
 
> 4. 0337-05-22, Izmit, Turkey.
 
Constantine
 
> 5. 1997-08-31, Paris, France.
 
Princess Diana
 
> 6. 1826-07-04, Quincy, MA.
 
John Adams
 
> 8. 1963-11-24, Dallas, TX.
 
Lee Harvey Oswald
 
> 9. 1521-04-27, Cebu, Philippines.
 
Magellan
 
> 11. 1865-04-15, Washington, DC.
 
Abraham Lincoln
 
> 12. 1821-05-05, St. Helena.
 
Napoleon
 
> temporarily suspended. What was this predecessor league,
> which had a similar name and was founded 8 years earlier?
> (The abbreviation will do.)
 
NHA
 
> 5. 7 years after the league was founded, what US city became the
> first with an NHL team?
 
Boston; Detroit
 
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> gur cyhenyf bs zbqryf bs pne yngre znqr ol Sbeq. Tvir rvgure
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Mustangs
 
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Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
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