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|    Message 31,303 of 32,813    |
|    Dan Tilque to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: RQFTCICR14 Game 2, Rounds 9-10: TO p    |
|    23 Feb 23 01:56:48    |
      From: dtilque@frontier.com              On 2/22/23 23:02, Mark Brader wrote:       >       > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana Geography - Famous Toronto Locations       >       > Game 1 had no Canadiana round, so this time you get an extra one.       > Lucky you!       >       > We give you the address, you name the well-known Toronto building       > or institution """located there""".       >       > 1. 30 Yonge St.       > 2. 60 Simcoe St.       > 3. 37 King St. E.       > 4. 60 Queen St. W.       > 5. 92 Front St. E.       > 6. 100 Front St. W.       > 7. 317 Dundas St. W.       > 8. 581 Bloor St. W. """-- for the time being""".       > 9. 279 Yonge St. (Hint: Part of an international chain.)       > 10. 1214 Queen St. W. (Hint: Renovated by daughter of famous       > Canadian architect.)       >       >       > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Bad Challenge Round       >       > * A. Bad Sports       >       > A1. What Yankee infielder received one of the longest       > suspensions in baseball history for his involvement with       > Florida's hormone-dispensing Biogenesis clinic?       >       > A2. Lance Armstrong admitted to using performance-enhancing       > drugs during all of his Tour de France victories. How many       > times did he -- as we thought at the time -- win the race?              7              >       >       > * B. Walter White's Chemistry Quiz       >       > B1. What is the term for chemical reactions that release heat?              exothermic              >       > B2. Two substances are used as precursors in methamphetamine       > production. One is an industrial compound used in production       > of pesticides, solvents, etc., and now closely monitored       > by government; the other is a once widely available       > decongestant. Name either.              epinephrine              >       >       > * C. Bad Government       >       > C1. What was the name of the NSA surveillance program revealed       > by whistleblower Ed Snowden?       >       > C2. What company, founded in Montreal, was blamed for the       > troubled American online health-insurance system rollout?       >       >       > * D. Bad Mayor       >       > D1. Name the man who was photographed with Mayor Ford and later       > shot dead outside a King St. nightclub.       >       > D2. Name Mayor Ford's friend and part-time driver who was       > charged with drug trafficking and extortion.       >       >       > * E. Bad Show       >       > E1. This summer 2013 TV-movie may be a contender for all-time       > worst. Name the thriller with the, ah, biting weather plot.              Day After Tomorrow              >       > E2. What dance craze came to global attention at the """latest"""       > MTV music video awards?       >       >       > * F. Badly Dressed Business       >       > F1. Name the company whose CEO blamed the shape of his customers'       > bodies for problems with the sheerness of their yoga pants.       >       > F2. The collapsed Bangladesh building that killed over 1,000       > workers contained clothes bearing *what label*, promoted by       > a Canadian retailer?       >              --       Dan Tilque              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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