Saturday, January 23, 2021

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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 22 09:56PM +0100

> of some well-known pop and rock bands.
 
> 2. This British pop duo took its name from the type of retail
> establishment where some of their friends worked.
 
The Pet Shop Boys
 
> 9. This group's name is a deliberate misspelling of the name of
> a high-school teacher that some of the band members disliked.
 
Lynrnd Skynrd

> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
 
> D2. Within 3, what was the first year that women had the right
> to vote in all 9 provinces?
 
1921


> * E. Canadian Railheads
 
> E1. Name the only port that is directly on Hudson Bay and is
> served by Canada's main railway network.
 
Churchill
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 22 11:51PM


> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Entertainment - Band Names
 
> 1. This group, formed in 1969, took its name from a book by
> W.H. Davies, "Autobiography of a _____".
 
Supertramp
 
> 2. This British pop duo took its name from the type of retail
> establishment where some of their friends worked.
 
Pet Shop Boys
 
> 4. This British heavy metal band took its name from the title of
> a Bob Dylan ballad. It's also a mild curse.
 
Judas Priest
 
> 7. This US pop group took its name from a colorful Australian
> expression for a very cold night in the outback.
 
Three Dog Night
 
> 8. This Australian pop group took its name from a road sign,
> punning that their work is "middle of the road".
 
Men at Work
 
> 9. This group's name is a deliberate misspelling of the name of
> a high-school teacher that some of the band members disliked.
 
Lynyrd Skynyrd
 
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
 
> * B. Quebec Institutions
 
> B1. In Quebec, "la SAQ" ["sack"] sells what sort of products?
 
alcoholic beverages
 
 
> D1. Within 3, in what year did the Supreme Court of Canada
> unanimously decide that the term "person" in a law did not
> include women?
 
1880; 1900
 
> D2. Within 3, what was the first year that women had the right
> to vote in all 9 provinces?
 
1920; 1930
 
> * E. Canadian Railheads
 
> E1. Name the only port that is directly on Hudson Bay and is
> served by Canada's main railway network.
 
Churchill
 
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