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   Message 31,159 of 32,826   
   Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 6, Rounds 4,6: CanDa   
   15 Nov 22 15:21:08   
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 4:41:51 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Years in Canadian History   
   >   
   > In this round you will be given three events in Canadian history   
   > that occurred in the same year. (Some of them took place outside   
   > Canada, but have strong Canadian connections.) For each set of   
   > three, you are to give the *exact year*.   
   >   
   > 5. [1] "O Canada" officially became the Canadian national anthem.   
   >   
   > [2] Marshall McLuhan died.   
   >   
   > [3] Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope" was stopped near Thunder   
   > Bay because of the return of his cancer.   
      
   1981; 1982   
      
   > 7. [1] Algonquin Provincial Park was established.   
   >   
   > [2] The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association won the first   
   > Stanley Cup, but refused to accept the award because of   
   > an alleged slight to the team committee.   
   >   
   > [3] A 22,000-pound (10,000 kg) wheel of cheese -- 28 feet   
   > (8.3 m) in circumference and 6 feet (1.8 m) high -- left   
   > Perth, Ontario, on a special cheese train to become part   
   > of an exhibit at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago.   
      
   1892; 1893   
      
   > 9. [1] Marilyn Bell became the first person to swim across   
   > Lake Ontario.   
   >   
   > [2] Roger Bannister and John Landy became the first two men   
   > to run the same 1-mile race in under 4 minutes, at the   
   > British Empire and Commonwealth games in Vancouver.   
   >   
   > [3] The St. Lawrence Seaway construction project started.   
      
   1954; 1955   
      
   > * Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Sports Movies   
   >   
   > This a round on movies where a specific sport provides the   
   > framework for the plot. We give you the movie's title, the year   
   > it was released, and some of the actors; and you name the sport.   
   > And please don't just say "football" for any answer -- you need   
   > to be more specific.   
   >   
   > 1. "Hoosiers" (1986), Gene Hackman.   
      
   basketball   
      
   > 2. "Nacho Libre" (2006), Jack Black.   
      
   pro wrestling   
      
   > 3. "The Natural" (1984), Robert Redford.   
      
   baseball   
      
   > 4. "The Damned United" (2009), Michael Sheen.   
      
   soccer   
      
   > 5. "Tin Cup" (1996), Kevin Costner, Rene Russo.   
      
   golf   
      
   > 6. "Invictus" (2009), Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon.   
      
   rugby   
      
   > 7. "Seabiscuit" (2003), Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges.   
      
   horse racing   
      
   > 8. "North Dallas Forty" (1979), Nick Nolte, Mac Davis.   
      
   American football   
      
   > 9. "The Love Guru" (2008), Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake.   
      
   ice hockey   
      
   > 10. "Cinderella Man" (2005), Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger.   
      
   boxing   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
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