Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Mar 24 07:19PM -0700

On Monday, March 23, 2020 at 1:38:24 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-01-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
noted
 
 
> 1. Baseball; 1923-39; first base. Triple Crown winner 1934. AL MVP
> 1927 and 1936. 6 times World Series Champion. 2,130 consecutive
> games played.
 
lou gehrig
 
> 11 times Pro Bowl. Super Bowl XXXI Champion (1997). Announced
> his retirement and filed for reinstatement in the NFL in the
> same year (2008).
 
brett favre
 
> 3. Hockey; 1950-71; center. Twice Hart Memorial Trophy winner.
> 10 times All-Star. 10 times Stanley Cup winner. Declined
> appointments as senator and Governor-General.
 
jean beliveau
 
> 4. Basketball; 1984-2000; small forward, power forward. NBA MVP
> 1993. 11 times NBA All-Star. NBA All-Star Game MVP 1991.
> Successful NBA Analyst.
 
charles barkley
 
> 5. Baseball; 1978-98; desginated hitter, infielder, first baseman,
> manager. World Series Champion 1993. World Series MVP 1993.
> 7 times All-Star. Nicknamed "The Ignitor".
 
paul molitor
 
> 6. Baseball; 1915-37; first baseman. World Series Champion 1926.
> Twice NL MVP (1925 and 1929). Twice Triple Crown winner (1922
> and 1925). Career batting average .358.
 
rogers hornsby
 
> 7. Football; 1996-present; placekicker. 4 times Super Bowl
> Champion. 3 times Pro Bowl. NFL record for most points scored
> (2,668). Oldest player active in NFL as of the start of 2020.
 
adam vinatieri
 
> 8. Hockey; 1947-67; center, defenseman. 8 times Stanley Cup winner.
> 8 times All-Star. 4 times Lady Byng Memorial Trophy winner.
> Liberal MP 1962-65.
 
red kelly
 
> 9. Basketball; 2003-17; power forward. Twice NBA Champion (2012
> and 2013). 11 times NBA All-Star. All-NBA Second Team (2007).
> Career impacted by blood clots.
 
chris bosh?
 
> 10. Baseball; 1926-47; right fielder, outfielder. World Series
> Champion 1933. 12 times All Star. First NL player to surpass
> 500 career home runs. Familiar to crossword-puzzle enthusiasts.
 
mel ott
 
 
> measure 4-5 inches from head to rear, emit loud communicative
> shrieks undetectable to human ears. They are the only
> primate to use -- what process?
 
echolocation
 
> that it uses to pull grubs out of trees. It is the world's
> largest nocturnal primate, and its name reminds us of an
> agreeable sailor. Name the creature.
 
aye-aye
 
 
> * B. Night Novels
 
> B1. What mystery writer wrote "Gaudy Night"?
 
dorothy sayers
 
> B2. Who wrote the novel "Tender is the Night"?
 
f scott fitzgerald
 
> home in Buffalo on 2006-10-04, thus becoming the first
> woman to do color commentary on a "Hockey Night in Canada"
> broadcast?
 
campbell?
 
> C2. In 1968, Dolores Claman did something very important for
> "Hockey Night in Canada". What did she do?
 
created the theme song?
 
> against Philip II of France and died in 1199 while besieging
> the Charles-Chabrol castle, probably from sepsis or gangrene
> rather than a poisoned arrow as long believed. Who is he?
 
richard i
 
> Moors. In 1094, he captured the city of Valencia from the
> Moors and formally ruled the city in the name of Alfonso VI.
> Who is he?
 
el cid
 
> as a hard-nosed private investigator who takes a case to
> locate the runaway daughter, played by Melanie Griffith,
> of an aging B-movie queen?
 
night moves
 
> as a corrupt minister turned killer who attempts to charm
> an unsuspecting widow, played by Shelley Winters, and steal
> $10,000 hidden by her executed husband?
 
night of the hunter
 
> ignoring Prohibition -- it featured performances by
> jazz greats like Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Louis
> Armstrong.
 
the cotton club
 
> featuring Chinese food. It was used as a setting in many
> movies, including "Goodfellas", "Raging Bull", "Tootsie",
> and "Green Book".
 
copacabana
 
> Mark Brader, Toronto "C and C++ are two different languages.
> msb@vex.net That's UK policy..." -- Clive Feather
 
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
 
swp
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