From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, October 23, 2023 at 3:30:51 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-09-25,    
   > 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 the Usual Suspects and    
   > are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have    
   > been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of    
   > current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting    
   > of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24    
   > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition    
   > (QFTCI*)".    
   >    
   >    
   > I did not write either of these rounds.    
      
   nor did I   
      
   >    
   > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadian-Born    
   > Actors and Actresses    
   >    
   > In each case name the person. The titles we name may be either    
   > movies or TV. If we don't say when they died, they haven't yet.    
   >    
   > 1. She was born in 1967 in Ladysmith, BC, and acted in "Baywatch"    
   > and "Barb Wire".    
      
   pamela anderson   
      
   > 2. He was born in 1952 in Ottawa, and acted in "The Blues Brothers"    
   > and "Ghostbusters".    
      
   dan aykroyd   
      
   > 3. He was born in 1950 in Toronto, and acted in "Scanners" and    
   > "Total Recall".    
      
   michael ironside   
      
   > 4. Speaking of Ironside, he was born in 1917 in New Westminster,    
   > BC, died in 1993, and acted in "Perry Mason" and "Ironside".    
      
   [missing rot13?]   
      
   raymond burr   
      
   > 5. He was born in 1911 in London, ON, died in 2003, and acted in    
   > "Cocoon" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice".    
      
   hume cronyn   
      
   > 6. He was born in 1920 in Vancouver, died in 2005, and acted in    
   > "Star Trek", both TV and movies.    
      
   james doohan   
      
   > 7. He was born in 1915 in Ottawa, died in 1987, and acted in    
   > "Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica".    
      
   lorne greene   
      
   > 8. She was born in 1968 in Edmonton, and acted in "Law & Order"    
   > and "Crossing Jordan".    
      
   jill hennessy   
      
   > 9. He was born in Regina in 1928, died in 2010, and acted in    
   > "Airplane" and "Forbidden Planet".    
      
   leslie nielson   
      
   > 10. She was born in 1922 in Vancouver, died in 2007, and acted in    
   > "The Ten Commandments" and "The Munsters".    
      
   yvonne decarlo   
      
   >    
   > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round    
   >    
   > * A. History: World War II    
   >    
   > A1. The Spitfire and which other fighter aircraft were primarily    
   > responsible for victory in the Battle of Britain?    
      
   hawker hurricane   
      
   > A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese    
   > troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which    
   > island?    
      
   guadalcanal   
      
   >    
   > * B. Sports Miscellany    
   >    
   > B1. What is the name of Michael Schumacher's younger brother,    
   > who also was a Formula 1 driver?    
      
   ralph schumacher [assuming you want more than just the family name here]   
      
   > B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in    
   > the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name    
   > acceptable).    
      
   cleveland browns ; jacksonville jaguars   
      
   >    
   > * C. River Geography    
   >    
   > C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue    
   > Nile meet?    
      
   khartoum sudan   
      
   > C2. In or near which Canadian city would you find the Reversing    
   > Falls?    
      
   saint john [this answer will be correct one day!  this I swear!]   
      
   >    
   > * D. Science: Mustelid Homes    
   >    
   > D1. Which animal's home may be called a holt?   
      
   otter   
      
   > D2. Which animal's home may be called a sett?    
      
   badger   
      
   >    
   >    
   > * E. Entertainment: Dino Rock    
   >    
   > E1. Who had a hit in the 1980s titled "Girls Just Want to    
   > Have Fun"?    
      
   cyndi lauper   
      
   > E2. Which actor had a hit with the song "MacArthur Park" in 1968?    
      
   richard harris   
      
   >    
   > * F. Literature    
   >    
   > F1. Which former jockey wrote many mystery novels set at    
   > racetracks?    
      
   schumaker?   
      
   > F2. Which 1979 movie was based on Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart    
   > of Darkness"?    
      
   apocalypse now   
      
   > --    
   > Mark Brader, Toronto | Canada... likes to sit up there looking harmless,    
   > m...@vex.net | like the USA's hat... --Anthony McCarron    
   >    
   > My text in this article is in the public domain.   
      
   swp   
      
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