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   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCIFFF12 Game 8, Rounds 4,6: 2nd    
   04 Mar 22 23:04:28   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Second-Place Finishers   
      
   > 1. While this Australian golfer won 20 times on the PGA tour,   
   >    including two major championships, he is best known for his   
   >    heartbreaking final-round meltdowns.  Most notable was the 1996   
   >    Masters tournament, when he squandered a 6-shot lead to lose   
   >    to Nick Faldo.   
      
   Greg Norman   
      
   > 2. This well-known golfer finished second a record 19 times in   
   >    major golf tournaments in his career.  He also won... quite   
   >    a few.  Name him.   
      
   Arnold Palmer; Jack Nicklaus   
      
   > 3. What NBA team """has lost""" the most final series appearances,   
   >    with 15 losses?  (For this and the next three questions, give   
   >    the team name, like "Maple Leafs".)   
      
   Lakers; Celtics   
      
   > 4. Which NHL team """has lost""" the most Stanley Cup finals,   
   >    with 13 series losses?   
      
   Bruins; Red Wings   
      
   > 5. Although the Yankees """have lost""" the most World Series, 13,   
   >    they have also """won 27""".  Two franchises """have each lost   
   >    12 series and won only 6""".  Name either.   
      
   Red Sox; White Sox   
      
   > 10. This team made it to four consecutive Super Bowls in the early   
   >    1990s, but lost each time.   
      
   Bills; Jets   
      
   > * Game 8, Round 6 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Cities   
      
   > 1. Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver.   
      
   Ottawa   
      
   > 2. Quebec City, Mississauga, Hamilton, Winnipeg.   
      
   Winnipeg   
      
   > 3. Cambridge, Kitchener, London, Windsor.   
      
   Kitchener   
      
   > 4. Pickering, Markham, Richmond Hill, Burlington.   
      
   Markham; Burlington   
      
   > 5. St. John's, Moncton, St. John, Fredericton.   
      
   St. John; Moncton   
      
   > 6. Regina, Saskatoon, Kelowna, Abbotsford.   
      
   Regina   
      
   > 7. Surrey, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Richmond.   
      
   Burnaby   
      
   > 8. St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard, Longueuil, Laval.   
      
   Laval   
      
   > 9. Kingston, Waterloo, Sudbury, Thunder Bay.   
      
   Waterloo   
      
   > 10. Oshawa, Whitby, St. Catharines, Brantford.   
      
   Whitby; Brantford   
      
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