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   Pete Gayde to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 1, Rounds 4,6: perso   
   15 Sep 22 15:46:52   
   
   From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-01-28,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.  All questions were written   
   > by members of the Night Owls, 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 recent companion   
   > posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition   
   > (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 1, Round 4 - History - "Time" Person of the Year   
   >   
   > The Person of the Year (or formerly the Man/Woman/etc. of the Year,   
   > varying as applicable) is an annual feature of the US newsmagazine   
   > "Time" that profiles a person, group, idea, or object that "for   
   > better or worse, has done the most to influence the events of   
   > the year."   
   >   
   > Each of the following questions refers to a specific person.   
   > Name them.   
   >   
   > 1. She was the first Woman of the Year, in 1936.   
      
   Amelia Earhart   
      
   > 2. This religious leader was Man of the Year in 1962.   
      
   Pope John XXIII   
      
   > 3. This political leader was Person of the Year in 2001.   
      
   George W. Bush   
      
   > 4. This business innovator was Person of the Year in 1999.   
   > 5. He was a national leader and Man of the Year in 1939 and 1942.   
      
   FDR; Stalin   
      
   > 6. He was an American general named Man of the Year in 1943   
   >     and 1947.   
      
   MacArthur   
      
   >   
   > 7. She was an Asian national leader and reformer and Person of   
   >     the Year in 1986.   
      
   Acquino   
      
   >   
   > 8. He was an Asian national leader and reformer and Man of the   
   >     Year in 1978 and 1985.   
   >   
   > 9. He was the first Man of the Year, in 1927, for an accomplishment   
   >     that took place that year.   
      
   Lindbergh   
      
   >   
   > 10. He was Man of the Year in 1935, and leader of his country   
   >     until 1974 except for a period of wartime occupation.   
      
   Tito   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - The Color of Sports   
   >   
   > In this round we give you a clue about an athlete whose *first name,   
   > last name, or nickname* involves a color.  Athletes will not repeat,   
   > but colors or surnames may.   
   >   
   > For questions #1-3 you must give the full nickname, like "the   
   > Red Baron".   
   >   
   > 1. If not for Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus would probably be the   
   >     unanimous choice for "greatest golfer of all time".  What   
   >     """is""" this Ohio native's nickname?   
      
   Golden Bear   
      
   >   
   > 2. Bobby Hull was one of the best, and apparently passed his genes   
   >     on to his son who also had a stellar hockey career.  What   
   >     """is""" Bobby's *son's* nickname?   
   >   
   > 3. Billy Johnson played 18 years in the NFL (as well as one season,   
   >     1981, with the Montreal Alouettes), and his touchdown-celebrating   
   >     "Funky Chicken" dance started the craze for end-zone antics.   
   >     A fleet-footed punt and kickoff return specialist, what """is"""   
   >     his sartorial nickname?   
      
   White Shoes   
      
   >   
   > For questions #4-10, we need the surname *and, if it is not the   
   > surname*, the part of the name containing a color.  For example,   
   > if the answer was Jack Black, "Black" would suffice, but if it was   
   > "Black Jack" Pershing, we'd need the whole thing.   
   >   
   > 4. Born in Ottawa and raised in Rossland, BC, she was voted   
   >     Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century, and """currently"""   
   >     holds a seat in the Canadian Senate.   
   >   
   > 5. This Toronto Maple Leaf hockey """alumnus""" played for the   
   >     team while holding a seat in the Canadian House of Commons.   
   >   
   > 6. This Football Hall of Famer starred in the movies "The Dirty   
   >     Dozen" and "100 Rifles" after playing 8 seasons in Cleveland.   
      
   Jim Brown   
      
   >   
   > 7. This 1971 Cy Young Award winning pitcher played the majority   
   >     of his career with the Oakland Athletics.   
      
   Vida Blue   
      
   >   
   > 8. He was the coach of Basketball's Boston Celtics during their   
   >     record run of 9 consecutive NBA championships from 1956-57   
   >     through 1965-66.   
      
   Red Auerbach   
      
   >   
   > 9. This Pittsburgh Steeler defensive lineman showed he wasn't all   
   >     that bad in an famous advertisement for a popular soft drink.   
      
   Mean Joe Greene   
      
   >   
   > 10. """Today's baseball players are suspended""" for drug use,   
   >     but this former Cincinnati Red was banned for life for a   
   >     different addiction.   
      
   Pete Rose   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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