From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-19,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.  All questions were written   
   > by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, but have been reformatted   
   > and may have been retyped and/or edited by me.  I will reveal the   
   > correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation   
   > that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20 companion posting   
   > on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Second-Place Finishers   
   >   
   > We can remember the people who did something first, but who were   
   > those that came in second?   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Nicklaus; Palmer   
      
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 4. Which NHL team """has lost""" the most Stanley Cup finals,   
   >     with 13 series losses?   
      
   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.   
      
   Giants; Dodgers   
      
   >   
   > 6. This team """has won""" only 3 Grey Cups, while """losing   
   >     15 times""" in the championship game.   
      
   Toronto Argonauts; Edmonton Eskimos   
      
   >   
   > 7. What horse finished second to Affirmed in all three of the 1978   
   >     Triple Crown races?   
      
   Alysheba   
      
   >   
   > 8. Roger Bannister was the first man to break the 4-minute mile   
   >     barrier.  Who was the second?  He is best known for his duel   
   >     with Bannister at the 1954 British Empire Games at Vancouver,   
   >     where again he came in second to Bannister in perhaps the most   
   >     famous mile race ever.   
   >   
   > 9. As skip, this curler lost 3 of the last 4 Brier finals prior   
   >     to 2012.  He redeemed himself with a victory at the 2012 Brier   
   >     in Saskatoon.  Name him.   
   >   
   > 10. This team made it to four consecutive Super Bowls in the early   
   >     1990s, but lost each time.   
      
   Buffalo Bills   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 8, Round 6 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Cities   
   >   
   > We will provide you with the names of four Canadian cities or other   
   > municipalities, in order from east to west.  You tell us which of   
   > the four is the most populous, based on the 2011 census.  Remember,   
   > these are populations for cities proper, not for metropolitan areas.   
   > *Note*: You may instead answer based on the 2016 census.  (As of when   
   > I revised this round for reposting, details from the 2021 census   
   > were not yet available.)   
   >   
   > 1. Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver.   
      
   Vancouver   
      
   > 2. Quebec City, Mississauga, Hamilton, Winnipeg.   
      
   Hamilton   
      
   > 3. Cambridge, Kitchener, London, Windsor.   
      
   Windsor   
      
   > 4. Pickering, Markham, Richmond Hill, Burlington.   
      
   Markham   
      
   > 5. St. John's, Moncton, St. John, Fredericton.   
      
   St. John's   
      
   > 6. Regina, Saskatoon, Kelowna, Abbotsford.   
      
   Saskatoon   
      
   > 7. Surrey, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Richmond.   
      
   Richmond   
      
   > 8. St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard, Longueuil, Laval.   
      
   Laval; Longueuil   
      
   > 9. Kingston, Waterloo, Sudbury, Thunder Bay.   
      
   Waterloo; Sudbury   
      
   > 10. Oshawa, Whitby, St. Catharines, Brantford.   
      
   Oshawa; Brantford   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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