| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 20 12:16PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:l_-dndr4_qUOG8bAnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost > permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers > is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50? 150 > 2. Which island is Alert situated on? Ellesmere; Baffin > 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within > 10,000? 30,000 > 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within > 1 year? 1997; 2000 > Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush > that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of > the Sourdough". Name him. Robert Service > 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the > Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author. Jack London > this venerable concert hall. > 3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical > performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition. "The Nutcracker" > 6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son > played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private > investigator on TV. Name him. Zimbalist > 7. What singer -- known for his extraordinary bass voice -- > performed here in 1931, 3 years after his on-screen performance > in "Show Boat"? Robeson > 8. What beloved Canadian pianist had his Massey Hall debut in 1946? Gould > 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would > have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What? central heating -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 20 01:38PM > 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost > permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers > is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50? 200 > 2. Which island is Alert situated on? Baffin > 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within > 10,000? 35,000 > 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within > 1 year? 1997 > 6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean? Klondike > 7. Whitehorse became the capital of the Yukon Territory on > 1953-04-01. What was the previous capital? Deadhorse > Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush > that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of > the Sourdough". Name him. Service > 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the > Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author. Jack London > 1. In 1892 Hart Massey broke ground on what would become Massey > Hall, less than one year after which New York landmark stage > opened? Carnegie Hall > 3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical > performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition. The Nutcracker > 5. Which Russian composer and virtuoso pianist played at Massey > Hall in 1909? Rachmaninoff; Stravinsky > 9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on > 1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert > ever. Name any one of those five men. Parker > 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would > have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What? elevator -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 20 02:39PM On Tue, 20 Aug 2019 00:35:15 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost > permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers is it > from the geographic North Pole, within 50? 150 > 5. Leaving Nunavut for the Northwest Territories, on what large > lake is Yellowknife situated? Great Slave Lake > 6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean? Mackenzie? > 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the > Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author. Jack London > 6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son > played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private > investigator on TV. Name him. Eprem Zimbalist |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 20 08:44PM +0200 > * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day > 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within > 10,000? 240000 > 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within > 1 year? There should definitely be a penalty for everyone who does not get this right, given how often had been asked! Wsa it even a month ago? Ahum, wss it 1999? (I recall that I did not get it right the last time.) > 9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on > 1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert > ever. Name any one of those five men. Duke Ellington |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 20 12:00PM -0700 On 8/19/19 10:35 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost > permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers > is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50? 1050 Km > 2. Which island is Alert situated on? Baffin I. > 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within > 10,000? 27,000 > 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within > 1 year? 1999 > 5. Leaving Nunavut for the Northwest Territories, on what large > lake is Yellowknife situated? Great Slave Lake > 6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean? MacKenzie > 7. Whitehorse became the capital of the Yukon Territory on > 1953-04-01. What was the previous capital? Dawson City > the Sourdough". Name him. > 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the > Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author. Jack London > and goes by this son's first and middle names. Name it. > 3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical > performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition. A Chrismas Carol > 6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son > played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private > investigator on TV. Name him. Efrem Zimbalist > ever. Name any one of those five men. > 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would > have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What? sound system -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 20 04:57PM -0700 On Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 3:35:21 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost > permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers > is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50? 250, 350 > 2. Which island is Alert situated on? > 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within > 10,000? 15,000, 35,000 > Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush > that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of > the Sourdough". Name him. Leacock? > 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the > Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author. London > which still performs today? > 5. Which Russian composer and virtuoso pianist played at Massey > Hall in 1909? Stravinsky > 7. What singer -- known for his extraordinary bass voice -- > performed here in 1931, 3 years after his on-screen performance > in "Show Boat"? Robeson > 9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on > 1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert > ever. Name any one of those five men. Davis, Parker > 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would > have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What? Fire escape, elevators cheers, calvin |
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