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   Dan Blum to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 6, Rounds 4-6: Cy Yo   
   31 Jul 23 03:27:39   
   
   From: tool@panix.com   
      
   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 6, Round 4 - Sports - Cy Young Winners   
      
   > 1. The award is named after legendary pitcher Cy Young.  Name *any   
   >    year* when Cy Young played professionally, between his debut   
   >    with the Cleveland Spiders and his retirement from the Boston   
   >    Rustlers.   
      
   1890   
      
   > * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - At The Zoo   
      
   > 1. Peter Gabriel.   
      
   Shock the Monkey   
      
   > 6. Culture Club.   
      
   Karma Chameleon   
      
   > 10. Meat Loaf.   
      
   Bat Out of Hell   
      
   > * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Corporate Advertising Mascots   
      
   > 1. Introduced in 1980 for the purpose of increasing crime awareness   
   >    and personal safety, name the animated bloodhound who wanted   
   >    you to help "Take a bite out of crime".   
      
   McGruff   
      
   > 2. Identify the beret-wearing hipster character introduced in 1961   
   >    as the spokesman for the StarKist brand of products.  He thinks   
   >    he's the perfect catch, but he always ends up getting rejected.   
      
   Charlie   
      
   > 3. Introduced in 1894 by two French brothers as the official mascot   
   >    for their company and given the name Bibendum, what is the name   
   >    by which he is commonly referred to in English?  Bibendum's   
   >    appearance is that of a man made up of a white stack of the   
   >    product that the brothers were famous for producing.   
      
   Michelin Man   
      
   > 4. Rich Uncle Pennybags is his official name, but in large parts   
   >    of the world this board-game mascot is better known by what name?   
      
   Mr. Monopoly   
      
   > 5. Name this "original party animal" who first appeared in 1987   
   >    as a mascot for Annheuser-Busch.  This mascot was retired in   
   >    1989, partly due to public outcry, but also possibly because the   
   >    mascot had begun to overshadow the actual product being sold.   
   >    The original portrayer of the mascot died shortly thereafter   
   >    in 1993.  Name this mascot.   
      
   Spuds McKenzie   
      
   > 6. What is the official name of the mascot widely known as the   
   >    Pillsbury Doughboy?`   
      
   Poppin' Fresh   
      
   > 7. Name the small animated lamp that is the official mascot of   
   >    Pixar Animation Studios.  He shares his name with the 1996 Oscar-   
   >    nominated animated short that is widely seen as a breakthrough   
   >    in computer animation.   
      
   Luxo Jr.   
      
   > 8. "It looks like you're writing a letter.  Would you like help?"   
   >    is what this default Microsoft Office Assistant might annoyingly   
   >    ask you.  What is this character's actual name?   
      
   Clippy   
      
      
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