From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 11/27/22 21:45, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   You may seed two copies of this. There seems to be some hickups at   
   eternal-september. I first had problems seeing Mark's post. Then my   
   first reply seems to have vanished.   
      
   >   
   > * Game 7, Round 4 - History - Shared Dates of Birth and Death   
   >   
   > This round is about famous people who either shared a common date   
   > of birth or a common date of death.  Descriptions of people may   
   > relate to the time they were most famous: thus in question #1,   
   > Carl Lewis was not an Olympic athlete when he was born.   
   >   
   > 1. Which British royal was born 1961-07-01, the same day as American   
   >     Olympic track and field athlete Carl Lewis?   
      
   Prince Edward   
      
   >   
   > 2. What famous scientist was born 1809-02-12, the same day as   
   >     Abraham Lincoln?   
      
   Charles Darwin   
      
   >   
   > 3. What well-known actor was born on 1926-06-01, the same day   
   >     as Marilyn Monroe?  He was a Grammy-winning Southern gospel   
   >     singer, was nominated for two Tony Awards, and appeared in   
   >     several movies -- but he's best known for his TV series work.   
   >     He died 2012-07-03.  Who was he?   
   >   
   > 4. What Canadian comedic actor and screenwriter was born 1952-07-01,   
   >     the same day as hockey legend Steve Schutt?  This actor is   
   >     a firm believer in spirituality and has an avid interest in   
   >     aspects of the paranormal.   
   >   
   > 5. Two well-known authors died on 1963-11-22, the same day as   
   >     John F. Kennedy.  One was born in 1898; a deeply religious   
   >     man, he also wrote non-fiction Christian apologetics as well   
   >     as novels.  He was a close friend of Tolkien.  Who was he?   
      
   CS Lewis   
      
   >   
   > 6. The other one was born in 1894.  His paternal grandfather,   
   >     one of his brothers, and one of his half-brothers were all   
   >     world-famous biologists.  On his mother's side of the family,   
   >     author Mrs. Humphrey Ward was his aunt, and poet Matthew Arnold   
   >     was his mother's cousin.  Who was he?   
      
   Aldous Huxley   
      
   >   
   > 7. Which multiple Wimbledon winner was born 1943-11-22, the same   
   >     day as hockey legend Yvan Cournoyer?   
   >   
   > 8. Which American playwright, who """has""" more Academy Award   
   >     and Tony Award nominations than any other author, was born on   
   >     1927-07-04, the same day as Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida?   
   >   
   > 9. Which actress died 2009-07-25, the same day as Michael Jackson?   
   >   
   > 10. This TV newsmagazine host, news anchor, and game show host held   
   >     the "Guinness Book of Records" record for most hours on TV until   
   >     Regis Philbin surpassed him in 2004.  He was born on 1921-02-14,   
   >     the same day as Hazel McCallion.  Who """is """ he?   
      
   Mike Wallace   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 7, Round 6 - Sports - On the Move   
   >   
   > These are teams in major professional sports leagues, whose   
   > franchise took the indicated name when they moved from another   
   > city on the indicated date.  You must tell where they moved *from*   
   > (i.e. the place name they were previously known by -- be it city,   
   > state, or whatever) on that date.   
   >   
   > All of the questions will involve teams that had a complete name   
   > change -- for example, you won't see the Tennessee Oilers, who   
   > were the Houston Oilers before they moved -- but, again, we're   
   > only asking for the place name, not the team name.   
   >   
   > (Note: In one or more cases there is some reason to question whether   
   > the old and new team should really be considered the same one,   
   > but they are at least by some people.)   
   >   
   > 1. Texas Rangers, 1972.   
      
   Washington DC   
      
   > 2. Winnipeg Jets, 2011.   
      
   Houston   
      
   > 3. Phoenix Coyotes, 1996.   
   > 4. Baltimore Ravens, 1996.   
   > 5. New Jersey Devils, 1982.   
   > 6. Colorado Avalanche, 1995.   
      
   Quebec   
      
   > 7. Carolina Hurricanes, 1997.   
   > 8. Washington Nationals, 2005.   
      
   Montreal   
      
   > 9. Oklahoma City Thunder, 2008.   
      
   Seattle   
      
   > 10. Colorado Rockies (NHL), 1976.   
   >   
      
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   Dan Tilque   
      
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