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|    Message 31,078 of 32,813    |
|    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              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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