From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 6/19/22 19:42, Mark Brader wrote:   
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   >   
   > ** 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.   
   >   
   > 1. Thomas F. Ryan; Toronto, 1909.   
   > 2. Donald Hings; Vancouver, 1937.   
   > 3. Wilbur Rounding Franks; Toronto, 1940.   
   > 4. Chris Haney and Scott Abbott; Montreal, 1979.   
   > 5. Harry Wasylyk and Larry Hansen; Winnipeg, 1950.   
   > 6. Henry Woodward and Matthew Evans; Toronto, 1875.   
   > 7. James Naismith; Springfield, Massachusetts, 1891.   
      
   basketball   
      
   >   
   > 8. Prof. Eli Franklin Burton, Cecil Hall, and James Hillier;   
   >     Toronto, 1938.   
   >   
   > 9. Tom Cranston, Fred Longstaff, and Kenyon Taylor; Avro Canada   
   >     plant, Malton, 1952.   
   >   
   > 10. Olivia Poole (an Ojibwe Indian); it was patented by her son   
   >     Joseph.  Somewhere in Northern Ontario, 1910.   
   >   
   >   
   > ** 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 around one's neck   
      
   >   
   >     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   
   >   
   > Photosynthetic algae are one of the primary building blocks   
   > of life on earth.  Some organisms internalize them through   
   > endophagocytosis, benefiting from the energy created by the algae,   
   > while the algae gains protection and the nutrient-rich cytoplasm   
   > of their host.  In most cases each host cell contains an alga.   
   >   
   >     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   
      
   >   
   >     C2. There """are""" two national parks on Baffin Island.   
   >         Name either one.   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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?   
   10; 13   
      
   >   
   >     D2. Going into the election there were 2 independents in the   
   >         Commons.  How many independents were elected in 2011?   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.   
      
   Jeopardy!   
      
   >   
   >     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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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?   
   >   
   >     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?   
   >   
      
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