From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 9:42:41 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventors    
   >    
   > One of the disadvantages of living next door to the United States    
   > is that we never get any respect. In fact, Canada has a prolific    
   > history of famous inventions. In this round, we will name the    
   > inventor or inventors, and give you the year of the invention    
   > and the location in Canada (or not). You tell us the invention.    
   >    
   > 4. Chris Haney and Scott Abbott; Montreal, 1979.    
      
   Trivial Pursuit   
      
   > 7. James Naismith; Springfield, Massachusetts, 1891.    
      
   basketball   
      
   > ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round    
   >    
   > * A. Coleridge Terms    
   >    
   > A1. An incident from the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" gave    
   > rise to this expression, a metaphor for a physical burden    
   > that seems like a curse. Name this expression.    
      
   albatross   
      
   > A2. In 1797, as the story goes, Samuel Coleridge woke from an    
   > opium-induced haze with the entire epic poem "Kubla Khan" in    
   > his mind. He started to write it down, but was interrupted    
   > by a caller at the door, who demanded his attention for    
   > over an hour. When he returned to his study, his mind was    
   > blank, the poem gone, never to return, ended at 54 lines.    
   > The expression describing this caller is now a literary    
   > illusion to an unwelcome intruder; name it.    
      
   Person from Porlock   
      
   > * B. Algal Composite Families    
   >    
   > B1. This composite organism family consists of a fungus with    
   > algae. It resembles a plant more than a fungus, and is found    
   > in almost all climates. If you walk through a Canadian    
   > wilderness, you will usually encounter many varieties.    
   > Some can be eaten, and one variety has been used as a source    
   > of dye for over 2,000 years.    
      
   lichen   
      
   > B2. This composite organism family consists of an invertebrate    
   > animal and algae. The animal cells are arranged in colonies    
   > called polyps. Some species also trap and consume other    
   > animals. They secrete a substance which has, over hundreds    
   > of millions of years, helped shape the earth. Name this    
   > composite family.    
      
   coral   
      
   > * C. Baffin Island    
   >    
   > C1. Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, was formerly named for    
   > what geographical feature?    
      
   Frobisher Bay   
      
   > * D. The 2011 Election    
   >    
   > D1. The big loser in the election of May 2, 2011, was the    
   > Bloc Québécois. They had won 49 seats in the 2008 election;    
   > within 1, how many seats did they win in 2011?    
      
   15; 18   
       
   > D2. Going into the election there were 2 independents in the    
   > Commons. How many independents were elected in 2011?    
      
   1   
        
   > * E. Trivia Game Show Bonus Rounds    
   >    
   > (These game shows may or may not be """current""".)    
   >    
   > E1. In the double-or-nothing "Video Bonus Question", you can    
   > risk all of your current winnings on one question involving    
   > a video clue, with a chance to double your money. Name the    
   > show.    
      
   "Cash Cab"   
      
   > E2. In the "Best-of-10 Test of Knowledge", you are given a series    
   > of 10 general-knowledge trivia questions, and to win you    
   > must correctly answer more of them than the host does.    
   > Name the show.    
      
   "Win Ben Stein's Money"   
      
   > * F. Odd New York Sports Locations    
   >    
   > F1. Kicked out of Madison Square Garden by the 2004 Republican    
   > National Convention, the WNBA's New York Liberty played a    
   > game on stage at what New York theater venue?    
      
   Radio City Music Hall   
      
   > F2. The biggest game in hockey is the outdoors New Year's Day    
   > NHL Winter Classic. In what year did this become an annual    
   > event -- labor disputes and pandemics excepted! -- starting    
   > with a game in Orchard Park, New York?    
      
   2003; 1999   
      
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