From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 2:06:51 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-06-12,    
   > 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 followup 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 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the    
   > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".    
   >    
   >    
   > * Game 5, Round 4 - Geography - Americana    
   >    
   > 1. What is the second-largest city, by population, in Ohio?    
      
   cleveland   
      
   > 2. What is the second-largest city, by population, in Texas?    
      
   san antonio   
      
   > 3. The Statue of Liberty stands on 16-acre Liberty Island, which    
   > was renamed by an Act of Congress in 1956. What was its name    
   > for the previous 289 years?    
      
   bedloe island   
      
   > 4. What is the only New York City borough located (essentially    
   > entirely) on the American mainland?    
      
   the bronx   
      
   > 5. In 1923, a nightclub opened at Lenox Av. and 142 St. in Harlem.    
   > Over the years it presented acts like Duke Ellington,    
   > Cab Calloway, and Lena Horne, nationally broadcast on CBS.    
   > What was its alliterative name?    
      
   cotton club   
      
   > 6. The Georgia site of the Masters golf tournament shares its name    
   > with which US state capital?    
      
   augusta   
      
   > 7. The United States Bullion Depository is a fortified vault    
   > building built in 1936 to move gold reserves away from coastal    
   > cities. In which state is it located?    
      
   kentucky   
      
   > 8. In 1920 a streetcar route of the New Orleans Railway & Light    
   > Co. ran ran from Canal St., onto Bourbon, left on Pauger St.,    
   > and down Dauphine to its terminus on what street?    
      
   the one the french market is on   
      
   > 9. The Three Mile Island Unit 2 reactor partially melted down    
   > on 1979-03-28. In which state is Three Mile Island located?    
      
   pennsylvania   
      
   > 10. If you were in Woodstock NY in August 1968, you would have found    
   > it quiet. The Woodstock Music and Art Fair had been relocated    
   > to a dairy farm in Bethel NY, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of    
   > the town of Woodstock. What was the farmer's name?    
      
   max yasgur   
      
   >    
   > * Game 5, Round 5 - Audio - Weird Al Yankovic    
   >    
   > Here's another audio round without the audio.    
   >    
   > It's the 40th anniversary of Weird Al Yankovic's debut album.    
   > He has made a career specializing in parodies -- both of specific    
   > songs, and pastiches of performers' styles -- so let's explore!    
   >    
   > In each case you'll be given the title of a Weird Al parody, and    
   > except as noted you must give us the performer (artist or group)    
   > of the original song.    
   >    
   > 1. "The Brady Bunch".    
      
   men without hats [the safety dance]   
      
   > 2. "I Lost on Jeopardy".    
      
   greg kihn band [jeopardy]   
      
   > 3. "Dog Eat Dog".    
      
   talking heads   
      
   > 4. "Dare to be Stupid".    
      
   devo   
      
   > 5. "Jurassic Park". In this case name the *songwriter* of the    
   > original, who you may also find in Phoenix, Wichita, or    
   > Galveston.    
      
   jimmy webb   
      
   > For the next *three* questions, Weird Al parodied a cover version of    
   > the original song, the cover being a major worldwide hit in 1987    
   > in each case -- #1 in Canada, the US, and/or the UK. You must    
   > name the performer of that cover version.    
   >    
   > 6. "Lasagna". (The cover version was for the soundtrack of    
   > a biopic.)    
      
   los lobos   
      
   > 7. "I Think I'm a Clone Now".    
      
   tiffany   
      
   > 8. "Alimony".    
      
   billy idol   
      
   >    
   > The last two questions feature Al's instrument of choice -- the    
   > accordion -- and for these questions you'll be given the original    
   > title and must give the title of Weird Al's parody.    
   >    
   > 9. "My Sharona".    
      
   my bologna   
      
   > 10. "Another One Bites the Dust".    
      
   another one rides the bus   
      
   [note: I protest them not including 'amish paradise' among the questions.    
   clearly al's finest work.]   
      
   > * Game 5, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Canadian Premiers    
   >    
   > Some premiers are slightly better remembered than others. In each    
   > case, name them -- the surname is sufficient. One question per    
   > province.    
   >    
   > 1. This former car salesman who had a brief 4-month run as Premier    
   > of Ontario in 1985 after the long tenure of Bill Davis.    
   > He should not be confused with the similarly named comic-book    
   > writer/artist of "Batman: The Dark Knight", "Sin City", and    
   > "300".    
      
   frank miller   
      
   > 2. This man, who was Premier of Prince Edward Island 1986-93,    
   > was the first premier of a Canadian province to be of    
   > non-European descent -- Lebanese, to be precise. His son    
   > Robert also served as premier, 2007-15.    
      
   johnson ; africa   
      
   > 3. Only one person has ever served both as the premier of a Canadian    
   > province and as Prime Minister of Canada. He was Premier of    
   > Nova Scotia for 2 months in 1882, and later the 4th Canadian    
   > prime minister, drying in office in 1894 after only 2-years in    
   > the role.    
      
   thompson?   
      
   > 4. This woman succeeded Bill Vander Zalm in 1991 as Premier of    
   > British Columbia, becoming the first female premier in Canadian    
   > history. She only served for 7 months before an end was brought    
   > to nearly 16 years of Social Credit government.    
      
   africa ; johnson   
      
   > 5. This man was first elected Premier of New Brunswick in 1987    
   > when his Liberal Party swept all 58 seats in the legislature.    
   > He resigned 10 years to the day after that election, having    
   > pledged to serve such a term when first elected. He also served    
   > as Ambassador to the US, from 2005-06.    
      
   johnson ; africa   
      
   > 6. A Progressive Conservative with the surname Filmon served as    
   > Premier of Manitoba, 1988-99. He was succeeded by a New    
   > Democrat with the surname Doer who served 1999-2009. What is    
   > their shared *first name*?    
      
   gary   
      
   > 7. Name the man who served 1949-71 as Premier of Newfoundland .    
   > Up until his death in 1991, he was often referred to as the    
   > only living Father of Confederation.    
      
   joey smallwood   
      
   > 8. Name the man who served as Premier of Alberta from 1992 to 2006.    
   > He also served as Mayor of Calgary, 1980-89. He suffered    
      
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