From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 9/18/22 22:11, Mark Brader wrote:   
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   >   
   > ** Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Taking the Fifth   
   >   
   > In this round, all of the answers will contain the word "fifth"   
   > or "5th".  What are the following?   
   >   
   > 1. A 1988 novel by Doris Lessing.   
   > 2. The 1997 science-fiction movie starring Bruce Willis.   
   > 3. The first book of Robertson Davies's "Deptford" trilogy.   
   > 4. A 2009 novel by "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell.   
   >   
   > 5. Someone in a situation where they are not really needed or are   
   >     ignored by other people.   
      
   fifth wheel   
      
   >   
   > 6. This """recent""" "X Factor" runner-up has been referred to as   
   >     "the female version of One Direction".   
   >   
   > 7. A music group from the '60s that had hits such as "Aquarius"   
   >     ("Let the Sunshine In") and "Wedding Bell Blues".   
      
   Fifth Dimension   
      
   >   
   > 8. A term used to describe any class or group in society other   
   >     than the clergy, the nobility, the commoners, and the press.   
      
   fifth estate   
      
   >   
   > 9. A 1978 play by American playwright Lanford Wilson, focusing on   
   >     the disillusionment of Americans in the wake of the Vietnam War.   
   >   
   > 10. A group of secret sympathizers or supporters of an enemy that   
   >     engage in espionage or sabotage within defence lines or national   
   >     borders.   
      
   fifth columnists   
      
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   >   
   > ** Game 1, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - All About Toronto   
   >   
   > * A. Toronto Scientific Discoveries   
   >   
   >     A1. This product, first marketed in 1931, was developed by   
   >         Dr. Drake, Dr. Tisdale, and Dr. Brown of the Hospital for   
   >         Sick Children in Toronto.  What is the name of this product   
   >         that saved the lives of many infants?   
   >   
   >     A2. On the University of Toronto's main campus, the lab building   
   >         where Banting and Best did their insulin discovery   
   >         experiments in 1921 is no longer standing.  What building   
   >         would you find """today""" at the same location?   
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Toronto Sports   
   >   
   >     B1. In 1909 the first Grey Cup was played at what Toronto venue?   
   >   
   >     B2. As a tribute to James Naismith, the Canadian-born inventor   
   >         of basketball, the first game of the Basketball Association   
   >         of America -- forerunner of the NBA -- on November 1, 1946,   
   >         was played at Maple Leaf Gardens.  What was the name of the   
   >         Toronto-based professional basketball team that played that   
   >         night, but folded after one season?   
   >   
   >   
   > * C. Toronto's Lost Rivers   
   >   
   > These questions refer to surface streams that once existed in   
   > Toronto, but are now buried in sewers.   
   >   
   >     C1. This lost river started near Wychwood cottages, went   
   >         through Yorkville and down what is now known as Philosopher's   
   >         Walk behind the ROM on the U of T campus, crossed Yonge   
   >         Street near College Avenue, and emptied into Lake Ontario   
   >         near the distillery district.  What is the name of this   
   >         buried stream?   
   >   
   >     C2. What stream used to empty into Lake Ontario immediately   
   >         east of Fort York, long ago when the fort was on the shore   
   >         of the lake?   
   >   
   >   
   > * D. Toronto's Early History   
   >   
   >     D1. John Simcoe -- the founder of Toronto -- and his family,   
   >         while in Toronto, lived most of the time in a tent bought   
   >         from the estate of what famous British explorer?   
   >   
   >     D2. The oldest building still extant in Toronto is a cabin   
   >         originally owned by a government clerk and a close fried   
   >         of John Simcoe.  What was the name of this early Torontonian?   
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Toronto Theatrical Scoundrels   
   >   
   >     E1. What Toronto entrepreneur mysteriously disappeared on   
   >         1919-12-02, after selling his theater holdings in 7 Ontario   
   >         cities for $1,000,000?  He did not take his wealth with   
   >         him, and no ransom note or body was ever found.  Was foul   
   >         play involved?  Quite likely, since this man had a line of   
   >         mistresses, was into illegal gambling (often fixing bets),   
   >         and held his employees in disdain.  But you don't have to   
   >         tell us that.  Just tell us the *name* of this scoundrel   
   >         whose disappearance was never solved.   
   >   
   >     E2. In 2009 Garth Drabinsky was convicted of forgery and fraud   
   >         for misrepresenting the finances of Livent between 1993   
   >         and 1998.  Who was the co-founder of Livent who was convicted   
   >         along with Drabinsky?   
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Toronto Entrepreneurs   
   >   
   >     F1. This Toronto entrepreneur started selling appliances from   
   >         a store on College Av. in 1949 at the age of 16.  Initially   
   >         he marketed himself as "Mr. Laundry".  Who was he?   
   >   
   >     F2. As suggested by a cousin, the parents of Ed Mirvish gave   
   >         him an American name -- Edwin -- as well as an official   
   >         Jewish first name.  What was the official first name of   
   >         Ed Mirvish?   
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