From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 1:01:39 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-05-08,    
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.    
   >    
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give    
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.    
   > Please post all your answers in a single follow-up to the newsgroup,    
   > based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote    
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal    
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.    
   >    
   > All questions were written by members of Bloor St. Irregulars and    
   > are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have    
   > been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information please    
   > see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian    
   > Inquisition (QFTCI*)".    
   >    
   >    
   > * Game 1, Round 2 - Sports - Droughts    
   >    
   > We all know that the Leafs have not won the Stanley Cup in 55    
   > years. Given a sport and the relevant span of years, identify    
   > the team which has failed to win the applicable championship.    
   > Please specify location and team name, e.g. Toronto Maple Leafs.    
   >    
   > 1. Baseball, 1908-2016.    
      
   chicago Cubs   
      
   > 2. Baseball, 1948-present.    
      
   cleveland guardians (nee indians)   
      
   > 3. Hockey, 1940-94.    
      
   new york rangers   
      
   > 4. Hockey, 1961-2010.    
      
   chicago blackhawks   
      
   > 5. American football, 1969-present.    
      
   minnesota vikings   
      
   > 6. American football, 1964-present.    
      
   cleveland browns   
      
   > 7. Soccer World Cup, 1966-present.    
      
   england   
      
   > 8. Soccer World Cup, never won. Lost World Cup final in 1974,    
   > 1978, and 2010.    
      
   netherlands   
      
   > 9. Hockey, never won (although an unrelated team last won in 1927).    
   > Lost Stanley Cup final in 2007.    
      
   ottawa senators   
      
   > 10. American football, never won. Lost Super Bowl in 1991, 1992, 1993,    
   > and 1994.    
      
   buffalo bills   
      
   >    
   >    
   > * Game 1, Round 3 - Literature - The Next Book    
   >    
   > We'll give you the author, and one of their works. You tell us    
   > the sequel (or in general the next book in the series).    
   >    
   > 1. "2001: A Space Odyssey", by Arthur C. Clarke.    
      
   2010: odyssey two   
      
   > 2. "The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy", by Douglas Adams.    
      
   the restaurant at the end of the universe    
      
   > 3. "Anne of Green Gables", by Lucy Maud Montgomery.    
      
   anne of avonlea   
      
   > 4. "The Handmaid's Tale", by Margaret Atwood.    
      
   the testaments   
      
   > 5. "The Shining", by Stephen King.    
      
   doctor sleep   
      
   > 6. "Red Dragon", by Thomas Harris.    
      
   hannibal rising   
      
   > 7. "To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee.    
      
   go set a watchman   
      
   > 8. "Catch-22", by Joseph Heller.    
      
   closing time   
      
   > 9. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", by Lewis Carroll.    
      
   alice through the looking glass   
      
   > 10. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", by Roald Dahl.    
      
   charlie and the great glass elevator   
      
   >    
   >    
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: On the first   
   question, the sequel, like the first book, has a main title   
   and a subtitle. If you only gave the main title, go back and   
   complete the answer. If you did include the subtitle and it was   
   "The Year We Make Contact", then you're thinking of the movie   
   version (which, incidentally, was also issued without a subtitle),   
   and we'll generously allow you to go back and correct the subtitle   
   >    
   > --    
   > Mark Brader, Toronto | "Operating systems are too important    
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   >    
   > My text in this article is in the public domain.   
      
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