From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 8:31:39 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-11-06,    
   > 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 wrote one of these rounds.    
   >    
   >    
   > * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago    
   >    
   > In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated    
   > competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city    
   > or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it    
   > is unambiguous.    
   >    
   > 1. The Super Bowl.    
      
   denver broncos   
      
   > 2. The World Cup of soccer.    
      
   france   
      
   > 3. The World Series.    
      
   ny yankees   
      
   > 4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.    
      
   kentucky wildcats   
      
   > 5. The Grey Cup.    
      
   calgary   
      
   > 6. The Stanley Cup.    
      
   detroit red wings   
      
   > 7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.    
      
   novotna   
      
   > 8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.    
      
   wayne gretzky   
      
   > 9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)    
      
   neigh   
      
   > 10. The NBA championship.    
      
   chicago bulls   
      
   >    
   >    
   > * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French    
   >    
   > All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you    
   > a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --    
   > or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.    
   > Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.    
   >    
   > 1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).    
      
   pont   
      
   > 2. Iron (as in the metal).    
      
   fer   
      
   > 3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).    
      
   maire   
      
   > 4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).    
      
   premier   
      
   > 5. Lawyer.    
      
   avocat   
      
   > 6. Trial (as in a legal case).    
      
   proces   
      
   > 7. Winter.    
      
   hiver   
      
   > 8. Shadow.    
      
   ombre   
      
   > 9. Grape.    
      
   raisin   
      
   > 10. Strawberry.    
      
   fraise   
      
   >    
   > --    
   > Mark Brader "He added a 3-point lead" is pronounced    
   > Toronto differently in Snooker than in Typography...    
   > m...@vex.net -- Liam Quin    
   >    
   > My text in this article is in the public domain.   
      
   swp   
      
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