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   Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCICR14 Game 3, Rounds 2-3: Montr   
   26 Feb 23 22:07:05   
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 2:30:06 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >    
   > * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - Montreal    
   >    
   > 1. The 103-foot-high (31 m) illuminated cross """now""" atop    
   > Mt. Royal was installed in 1924, but the first cross was placed    
   > there in 1643. The man who placed that first cross is considered    
   > to be the city's founder. Who was he?    
      
   Cartier   
      
   > 2. In the """2011""" census, within 5 percentage points, what    
   > percentage of the population of the Montreal census metropolitan    
   > area reported speaking *only French* at home? *Note*: You may    
   > instead answer for the 2021 census and need not say which one    
   > you are answering for.    
      
   51%; 62%   
      
   > 8. Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color barrier when he played    
   > with a Montreal team in the 1940s. What team?    
      
   Montreal Royals   
      
   > 10. Fvapr , gur qryv unf orra haqre """sbhe""" bgure    
   > bjarefuvcf. *Jung fubjovm cresbezre* vf n """pheerag"""    
   > cnegvny bjare, nybat jvgu frireny bgure pb-bjaref?    
      
   Celine Dion   
       
   > * Game 3, Round 3 - Arts - Ballet Steps    
   >    
   > Ballet became formalized in France in the 18th century, and most    
   > internationally used ballet terminology is in French. For each    
   > description of of a ballet step, please give the proper term from    
   > the following list:    
   >    
   > 1. The body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended    
   > behind the body with the knee straight. The standing leg may    
   > be either bent or straight.    
      
   Arabesque; Battement   
      
   > 2. A controlled turn on one leg, starting with one or both legs    
   > bent in plié and rising onto the toes to finish.    
      
   Pirouette    
      
   > 3. The dancer slides forwards, backwards, or sideways with both    
   > legs bent, then springs into the air with legs meeting and    
   > straightened.    
      
   Bourrée; Chassé   
      
   > 4. A series of quick turns in first position, on alternating feet,    
   > progressing along a straight line or in a circle.    
      
   Glissade   
      
   > 5. The dancer's shoulders and head are rotated in relation to the    
   > hips and legs. The head looks over the front-facing shoulder.    
      
   Entrechat; Épaulement   
      
   > 6. A long horizontal jump, starting from one leg and landing on    
   > the other. Looks like splits in the air.    
      
   Grand jeté   
      
   > 7. A rapid beating movement of the active leg while standing on    
   > the supporting leg.    
      
   Pas assemblé; Glissade   
      
   > 8. Standing on one foot, the dancer makes half-circles with the    
   > other foot, pointed, creating the letter D on the floor.    
      
   Pas de bourrée; Pas de chat   
      
   > 9. A movement in which the strongly pointed toe of the lifted    
   > and extended leg sharply lowers to hit the floor then immediately    
   > rebounds upward.    
      
   Piqué; Pas de cheval   
      
   > 10. The dancer jumps sideways, and while in mid-air, bends both    
   > legs, bringing the feet up as high as possible, with knees apart.    
      
   Grand jeté   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
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