| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Jul 17 12:14AM -0500 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Not only are the Panthers and the Golden Knights from the Sun > Belt, but so were the two teams they defeated to get to the > final. Name *either* of the two eliminated semi-finalists. Tampa Bay Lightning > 2. In 1999, the Stars were the first Sun Belt team to win the > Stanley Cup, 6 years after the relocation of which franchise > to Dallas? Minnesota North Stars > largely due to the efforts of these two hall-of-fame brothers, > one a Bruins forward, the other a Black Hawks goalie. Who? > The surname is sufficient. Esposito > 4. Mike Fisher played for the Ottawa Senators, but was traded > south to the Nashville Predators so that he could be closer to > his superstar wife. Who is she? Trisha Yearwood > 5. The NHL has twice attemped franchises in Atlanta. One ended > up moving to Calgary, the other one to Winnipeg. Give the team > name of *either* of those Atlanta franchises. Atlanta Flames > 6. The original Winnipeg Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes and then > the Arizona Coyotes. Name *either* of the Phoenix suburbs where > the Coyotes have had their home since leaving the city proper. Tempe > 7. Beep beep! Two decades before the Coyotes came to Arizona, > Robbie Ftorek was the star of which Arizona-based WHA franchise? Phoenix Roadrunners > 9. One of the most successful WHA franchises was the Houston Aeros, > who had the unusual draw of having this NHL legend playing > alongside two of his sons. Who? Gordie Howe > 10. Professional hockey came to Alabama in the form of the > Birmingham Bulls. Prior to moving south, the franchise had > been based in Canada -- under which somewhat similar name? Toronto Toros > We give you the name of a real person, you tell us who won an > Oscar for playing them in a movie. > 1. Edith Piaf. Streep > 2. Freddy Mercury. Malik > 3. Virginia Woolf. Elizabeth Taylor > 4. June Carter Cash. > 5. Katharine Hepburn. > 6. Winston Churchill. Depp > 7. Australian pianist David Helfgott. > 8. Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman. > 9. Queen Elizabeth II. Mirren > 10. Queen Elizabeth I. (Hint: With only 8 minutes of screen time, > this is one of the shortest performances to win an Oscar.) Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 09:33PM Mark Brader: > top pick at Wednesday's NBA draft was indeed picked first by > the San Antonio Spurs. Standing at 7 feet 4 inches, and hailing > from France, name this 19-year-old. Victor Wembanyama (accepting "Wemby"). 4 for Pete. > 2. The disappearance and ultimate fate of the submersible Titan has > been in the news all week. Please name the company that operated > the ill-fated vessel. OceanGate Inc. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. > 3. With UFC president Dana White reportedly trying to broker a deal, > a cage fight that was agreed to over social media by two CEOs > may come to fruition. Name *either* of the two businessmen. Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Erland. > with senior officials, including President Xi Jinping. He is > the highest-ranking member of Joe Biden's administration to > visit China. What is his name? Antony Blinken. 4 for everyone. > and Vachon. It was majority-controlled by Maple Leaf Foods > until its sale to Mexican food giant Grupo Bimbo in 2014. > Name the company. Canada Bread Co. Ltd. > 6. Ontario's new language curriculum, effective in September, will > once again make learning what method of communication mandatory? > This method was relegated to "optional" in 2006. Cursive handwriting. > revolt. Prigozhin is the leader of a private military company > that has been a critical asset in Putin's war on Ukraine. > Name the company. Wagner Group (accepting anything with "Wagner"). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Erland. 3 for Dan Blum. > released international concert tour schedule does not include > anywhere in Canada. Shows are currently planned for Latin > America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Who is the performer? Taylor Swift. 4 for Joshua and Erland. > from 10 to 20 degrees north, where 75% of Category 3, 4, or 5 > hurricanes form. They are the second and third named storms > of the season. Please name *either*. Bret, Cindy. > 10. What city hosted the Special Olympics World Games last week? > It was the first time this city has hosted any sort of Olympic > games since 1936. Berlin. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Erland. > 1. Senegal's president has announced he will not seek a third term > in 2024, which would have caused much controversy as that would > have violated the country's constitution. Who is he? Macky Sall. > four-party coalition government. It will remain in power until > the next election as a caretaker administration, but will not > pass any new laws. Name that PM. Mark Rutte. 4 for Erland. > 3. Kent Monkman, Masai Uriji, and Daniel Levy were three of 85 > new appointees to receive what national honor? Its motto is > DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM -- "They desire a better country". The Order of Canada. 4 for Joshua. > to be a competitor to Twitter. Twitter has responded with > threats of legal action against Meta. What is the name of > Meta's new app? Threads. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > #2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart -- and they've > been there for 2 weeks straight. Name *either song, or either > artist*. (That's right, four possible answers.) #1 song "Last Night", Morgan Wallen; #2 song "Fast Car", Luke Combs. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. Yes, "Fast Car" is a cover of the 1988 Tracy Chapman hit > unique card featured in this expansion, which may be worth more > than $3,000,000 Canadian once the dust has settled. What is > featured on this unique card? The One Ring. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 7. As trading closed on Friday, June 30, Apple made Wall St. history > as the first company with a market value of how much? > They gained 2.3% that day. $3,000,000,000,000 (US). 4 for Dan Tilque. > with what class of controversial weapon, consisting of multiple > explosive bomblets? They are banned by more than 100 countries > due to risks to civilians both during and long after attacks. Cluster munitions. 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. > 9. The 2023 NHL Awards were held on June 26. Who became only the > fourth player to win the Hart Trophy 3 times before turning 27 > years old? This award is for the most valuable player. Connor McDavid. 4 for Pete. > by various TV talk shows. Her mission was to focus was to > destigmatize the subject of sex[.] She passed away on June 28, > aged 93. Who was she? Sue Johanson. 4 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX Stephen Perry 40 40 -- -- 36 36 -- -- 152 Dan Tilque 16 4 20 20 4 16 20 20 112 Joshua Kreitzer 8 12 16 16 4 12 20 16 92 Dan Blum 11 8 16 16 0 12 15 8 78 Pete Gayde 16 4 -- -- 4 16 24 8 72 Erland Sommarskog 8 4 4 8 12 12 19 8 67 -- Mark Brader | "There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?" Toronto | "Duh." msb@vex.net | --Richard Curtis, "Love Actually" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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