- QFTCIUA19 Game 6, Rounds 9-10: CWOF, challenge - 3 Updates
- QFTCIUA19 Current Events Final - 1 Update
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 11 09:06AM -0700 On 8/10/19 12:33 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > B1. What is the easternmost point in Canada. We'll give you > a hint: it's in Newfoundland. > B2. What is the highest point above sea level in Canada? Mt Logan > D1. In 1905, following a contentious plebiscite, the town > of Kenora, Ontario, officially received its current name. > What was its *previous* name? Rat Portage (Technically, Kenora was an amagamation of Rat Portage with two other smaller towns. They took the first two letters of each town to come up with Kenora. I don't remember the names of the other two off the top of my head, but they're in the Wiki-list of acronymic geographic names that I compiled.) > North West Co. and Hudson Bay Co. made competing claims > to the place, respectively dubbing it Ft. Gibraltar and > Ft. Douglas. What's its *current* name? Winnipeg -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 11 04:17PM -0700 On Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 5:33:25 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 3. Of the 151 sidewalk stars on Canada's Walk of Fame, only two > are devoted to sports teams -- one in skiing, one in hockey. > Name either. Montreal Canadiens > 4. This starlet on the walk was actually born in Liverpool, England, > but is most closely associated with sipping mimosas in New York > in "Sex and the City". Name her. Kim Cattrell > years apart. > 6. There are 19 individuals who have stars both on the Hollywood > Walk of Fame and on Canada's Walk of Fame. Name *any one*. Christopher Plummer, Mike Myers > C1. This late actor played serious roles, but found comedy late > in life. His brother was Leader of the Opposition for four > months in 1983 and Deputy Prime Minister from 1984 to 1986. Nielsen > most restaurants in Canada? > F2. How many Michelin star-ranked restaurants are there in > Canada? cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 12 02:21AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:lN2dnVxBQbfd7tPAnZ2dnUU7- > mostly in the U.S. > 1. Name either of the two streets where you will find sections of > Canada's Walk of Fame. Yonge; Bloor > 3. Of the 151 sidewalk stars on Canada's Walk of Fame, only two > are devoted to sports teams -- one in skiing, one in hockey. > Name either. Canadian hockey team that beat Russia on Paul Henderson's goal > years apart. > 6. There are 19 individuals who have stars both on the Hollywood > Walk of Fame and on Canada's Walk of Fame. Name *any one*. Lorne Greene > 8. Which figure skater won an Olympic gold medal for Canada in 1948? > 9. One of Hollywood's silent film pioneers, he founded the Keystone > Studios and gave a young Charlie Chaplin his big break. Who? Sennett > 10. Which comedian and director from Winnipeg appeared on "The > Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" 140 times? Steinberg > North West Co. and Hudson Bay Co. made competing claims > to the place, respectively dubbing it Ft. Gibraltar and > Ft. Douglas. What's its *current* name? Churchill > * F. Restaurant Potpourri > F1. With 27 restaurants per 10,000 people, which city has the > most restaurants in Canada? Vancouver; Montreal > F2. How many Michelin star-ranked restaurants are there in > Canada? 5; 10 Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 11 08:32AM -0700 On 8/7/19 12:53 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > He sweepingly declared himself to be "the least ______ person > there is anywhere in the world". Fill in the blank, with > the one word he used. racist > 7. Russi Taylor, who died last week at 75, was the voice of Martin > Prince on "The Simpsons". But for more than 30 years she was > best known as the voice of which famous rodent? Rocket J Squirrel -- Dan Tilque |
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