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   Message 31,147 of 32,826   
   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 5, Rounds 4,6: CanEx   
   04 Nov 22 03:44:33   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 5, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Explorers of Canada   
      
   > 3. As a result of his attempts to find the Northwest Passage,   
   >    this explorer has two bodies of water named after him.  As well,   
   >    he is credited with discovering the Falkland Islands in 1592,   
   >    and inventing the double quadrant, a navigational instrument   
   >    that can measure solar angles up to 90?.  Who was he?   
      
   Frobisher   
      
   > 4. Sir John Franklin died trying to sail through the Northwest   
   >    Passage, while stuck in the ice aboard the Terror, one of his   
   >    two ships.  Within a year, in what year did Franklin die?   
      
   1851   
      
   > 5. In 1616 this explorer, whose name also appears on the map of   
   >    the Canadian Arctic, sailed as far north as 77?45'N latitude.   
   >    It was not until 1852 -- 236 years later -- that any other   
   >    European ventured farther north in North America.  Who was   
   >    this man?   
      
   Baffin   
      
   > 6. This British sea captain, navigator, and cartographer produced   
   >    detailed maps of Newfoundland's jagged coastline from data   
   >    collected on a series on voyages in the 1760s.  His last voyage,   
   >    in 1776-79, in part involved exploring the coast of BC.  Who was   
   >    this British explorer?   
      
   Cook   
      
   > 7. This explorer supervised the construction of Le Griffon,   
   >    the first full-sized sailing ship to ply the waters of the upper   
   >    Great Lakes.  The vessel was launched from the upper part of   
   >    the Niagara River in 1679.  Who was he?   
      
   Champlain   
      
   > * Game 5 Round 6 - Sports - Baseball Stadium Names   
      
   > 1. Tampa Bay Rays.   
      
   Tropicana Field; Minute Maid Park   
      
   > 2. Kansas City Royals.   
      
   Comerica Park; Kauffman Stadium   
      
   > 3. Atlanta Braves.   
      
   Turner Field   
      
   > 4. Chicago Cubs.   
      
   Wrigley Field   
      
   > 5. Cincinnati Reds.   
      
   Progressive Field; Safeco Field   
      
   > 6. St. Louis Cardinals.   
      
   US Cellular Field; Chase Field   
      
   > 7. Boston Red Sox.   
      
   Fenway Park   
      
   > 8. Minnesota Twins.   
      
   Target Field   
      
   > 9. Colorado Rockies.   
      
   Busch Stadium   
      
   > 10. New York Mets.   
      
   Citi Field   
      
   --   
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   Dan Blum					         tool@panix.com	   
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