From: pete.gayde@gmail.com
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-06-19,
> 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 6, Round 4 - Sports - Cy Young Winners
>
> Since 1956, the Cy Young award has recognized the best pitchers
> in Major League baseball.
>
> 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.
1900
>
> For questions #2-10, in each case name the pitcher described.
> All of them have won the award more than once each.
>
> 2. The first man to win multiple Cy Youngs was this Los Angeles
> Dodger, who won three times between 1963 and 1966.
Sandy Koufax
>
> 3. Nicknamed "the Franchise", this man won his first Cy Young in the
> "Miracle" Mets' season of 1969, adding two more in the early
> '70s. He is one of only two Mets in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Tom Seaver
>
> 4. Also famous as an underwear model, this Baltimore Oriole won
> the Cy Young three times in the mid-Seventies.
Jim Palmer
>
> 5. The man with the most Cy Young awards is this man, with 7.
> He won his first three with the Red Sox starting in 1986, then
> two with the Blue Jays, one with the Yankees, and one with
> the Astros.
Roger Clemens
>
> 6. Other than , the only Blue Jay with multiple Cy Young
> wins is this man, who won as a Jay in 2003 and as a Philly
> in 2010. He died in a plane crash in 2017.
Roy Halladay
>
> 7. The only Montreal Expo to win the Cy Young was this pitcher, who
> did it in 1997. He added two more awards playing for the
> Red Sox.
Martinez
>
> 8. Nicknamed "the Big Unit", this 6'10" pitcher won in 1995 for
> the Mariners and then 4 consecutive years (1999-2002) for the
> Diamondbacks.
Randy Johnson
>
> 9. Other than , the only pitcher to win 4 consecutive Cy
> Youngs is this man. He won as a Cub in 1992 and then the
> following 3 years as a Brave.
Greg Maddux
>
> 10. Despite a career plagued by injuries, this New York Met managed
> to win the Cy Young in 2018 and 2019.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - At The Zoo
>
> Yes, here's another audio round without the audio.
>
> The audio round is about songs with animals in the titles. In the
> original game you would have been played a clip; here I'll just
> name the singer or group. In all cases, please name the song.
> (With this change, there may be additional answers for some artists
> besides the ones in the originsl game; if so, I will accept them.)
>
> 1. Peter Gabriel.
> 2. Katy Perry, featuring Juicy J.
> 3. Shakira.
> 4. The Who.
Boris the Spider
> 5. Duran Duran.
> 6. Culture Club.
> 7. Led Zeppelin.
> 8. Heart.
> 9. The Trashmen.
Surfin Bird
> 10. Meat Loaf.
>
>
> * 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".
Gruff
>
> 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 the Tuna
>
> 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.
The 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?
>
> 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.
Spud McKenzie
>
> 6. What is the official name of the mascot widely known as the
> Pillsbury Doughboy?`
>
> 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.
>
> 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
>
> 9. Introduced in 1957, this red-headed breakfast cereal mascot
> can't crow in the morning without first having a bowl of the
> product that he represents. Name this Kellogg's brand mascot.
>
> 10. His full name is Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-Smythe and he's
> been the mascot for his signature product since 1916. He faked
> his death in January 2020 as part of a Super-Bowl-related ad
> campaign. Fortunately a baby version of the same character
> was reborn from the soil. By what name is he best known?
Mr. Peanut
>
Pete Gayde
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