From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 11:02:46 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 6, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadian Actors and Actresses    
   >    
   > In each case, name the person described.    
   >    
   > 1. Born 1966-12-21 in London, England, to Canadian parents.    
   > Grandson of former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas.    
   > Once engaged to Julia Roberts.    
      
   Kiefer Sutherland   
       
   > 2. Born 1961-06-09 in Edmonton, Alberta. 5'4½" (164 cm) tall.    
   > Listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John    
   > Willis's "Screen World". Quit high school before graduating    
   > from his senior year, and """has said""" he regrets this as a    
   > "stupid youthful mistake".    
      
   Michael J. Fox   
      
   > 3. Born 1917-05-21 in New Westminster, British Columbia.    
   > Died 1993-09-12, at his ranch home, of cancer. His favorite    
   > hobby, later developed into a business, was cultivating orchids.    
   > He developed one orchid which he named after Barbara Hale.    
      
   Raymond Burr   
      
   > 5. Born 1950-10-31. Attended high school in Scarborough. """He    
   > has appeared in more John Hughes movies than any other actor""".    
   > The musical group Ween dedicated their 1994 album "Chocolate    
   > And Cheese" to him.    
      
   John Candy   
      
   > 6. Born 1969-08-19 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, but was raised    
   > in Ottawa, Ontario. He became a top-ranked junior tennis player    
   > in Canada. His mother, Suzanne Morrison, was the press agent    
   > for Pierre Trudeau during the 1970s and '80s. He asked that his    
   > name be removed from the Emmy list for Best Actor in a Comedy:    
   > he and his sitcom co-stars had all agreed that they would only    
   > accept nominations in supporting roles.    
      
   Matt LeBlanc   
      
   > 7. Born 1973-10-03, in Guelph, Ontario. Raised by a Scottish    
   > father and Dutch mother. She was named on "People" magazine's    
   > "50 Most Beautiful" list for 2000. She once dated John Cusack.    
   > She joined the National Ballet School of Canada at age 9.    
      
   Neve Campbell   
      
   > 8. Born 1911-07-18, in London, Ontario. Died 2003-06-15.    
   > His family tree contained some of Canada's earliest settlers as    
   > well as politicians and the founders of Labatt Breweries. He was    
   > married to Jessica Tandy from 1942 until her death in 1994.    
      
   Hume Cronyn   
      
   > 10. Born 1948-10-17, in Yellowknife, NWT. She became romantically    
   > involved with Brian De Palma, and for Christmas he gave her his    
   > script for what would be his fifth feature film, "Sisters".    
   > She suffered a very public breakdown in 1992 and was found,    
   > ragged and talking gibberish, in a suburban Los Angeles    
   > neighborhood.    
      
   Margot Kidder   
       
   > * Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Units of Measurement    
   >    
   > Given the unit or scale of measurement, name what it measures.    
   >    
   > 1. Hertz.    
      
   frequency   
      
   > 2. Parsec.    
      
   distance   
      
   > 7. Tesla.    
      
   magnetic flux   
      
   > 8. Newton.   
      
   weight; mass   
       
   > 9. Scoville unit.    
      
   piquancy   
      
   > 10. Mohs scale.    
      
   hardness   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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