From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-04,   
   > 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 2022-09-09   
   > companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian   
   > Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 5, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Explorers of Canada   
   >   
   > 1. Who led the first expedition to cross North America by land   
   >     north of Mexico, in 1793?  His crossing ended at the mouth of   
   >     the Bella Coola River on the Pacific coast.   
      
   Vancouver; MacKenzie   
      
   >   
   > 2. At the same time in 1793, this British sea captain was mapping   
   >     the Pacific coast.  The two explorers missed meeting by only   
   >     48 days.  Who was this other explorer who almost met ?   
      
   Cook   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   Hudson   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   1793; 1796   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   Ellesmere   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   Vancouver   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 8. Europeans first became aware of the existence of the Athabasca   
   >     Oil Sands in 1719, when a member of the Cree nation brought   
   >     a sample to the York Factory trading center on Hudson Bay.   
   >     But who led the first European expedition through the Athabasca   
   >     Oil Sands area, in 1778?   
   >   
   > 9. Who led the first successful expedition to sail through the   
   >     Northwest Passage, in 1903-06?   
   >   
   > 10. This explorer, who was born in 1770, mapped 3,900,000 km²   
   >     (1,500,000 mi²) of territory, and is considered by some as the   
   >     best land geographer who ever lived.  Among his accomplishments   
   >     was the surveying of the US border with the British territory   
   >     that is now Canada, from the St. Lawrence to the Pacific Ocean.   
   >     He was also the first to travel the length of the Columbia River.   
   >     Simon Fraser, who was a close friend, named the largest tributary   
   >     of the Fraser River after him.  Who was he?   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 5 Round 6 - Sports - Baseball Stadium Names   
   >   
   > The Blue Jays' opening day at the Rogers Centre """is less than   
   > a month away""".  For each team listed, name their """home   
   > ballpark""", from the following list:   
   >   
   > |     Angel Stadium                 |  Nationals Park   
   > |     AT&T Park                     |  O.co Coliseum   
   > |     Busch Stadium                 |  Oriole Park   
   > |     Chase Field                   |  Petco Park   
   > |     Citi Field                    |  PNC Park   
   > |     Citizens Bank Park            |  Progressive Field   
   > |     Comerica Park                 |  Rangers Ballpark   
   > |     Coors Field                   |  Rogers Centre   
   > |     Dodger Stadium                |  Safeco Field   
   > |     Fenway Park                   |  Target Field   
   > |     Great American Ball Park      |  Tropicana Field   
   > |     Kauffman Stadium              |  Turner Field   
   > |     Marlins Park                  |  US Cellular Field   
   > |     Miller Park                   |  Wrigley Field   
   > |     Minute Maid Park              |  Yankee Stadium   
   >   
   > 1. Tampa Bay Rays.   
      
   Tropicana Field   
      
   > 2. Kansas City Royals.   
      
   Kauffman Stadium   
      
   > 3. Atlanta Braves.   
      
   Turner Field   
      
   > 4. Chicago Cubs.   
      
   Wrigley Field   
      
   > 5. Cincinnati Reds.   
      
   Great American Ball Park   
      
   > 6. St. Louis Cardinals.   
      
   Busch Stadium   
      
   > 7. Boston Red Sox.   
      
   Fenway Park   
      
   > 8. Minnesota Twins.   
      
   Target Field   
      
   > 9. Colorado Rockies.   
      
   Coors Field   
      
   > 10. New York Mets.   
      
   Citi Field   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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