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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              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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