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   On 1/31/24 21:08, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   > ** Final, Round 4 - Sports   
   >   
   > * A. Lady Byng   
   >   
   >     A1. The NHL instituted the annual Lady Byng trophy for   
   >         sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct in 1925; it was   
   >         replaced by the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy when she died in   
   >         1949.  This was actually the second time it was replaced:   
   >         when the same man had won it 7 times from 1928 to 1935,   
   >         he was given the original trophy to keep.  *Either* name   
   >         that man, *or else* name the player who has won it the most   
   >         times since then -- 5 wins from 1980 to 1999.   
   >   
   >     A2. One of the players who won the Lady Byng 4 times spent part   
   >         of his career with the Leafs, which overlapped with the   
   >         time he was in Parliament.  Name him.   
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Canadiana: The Nickname of the Line   
   >   
   > As everyone knows, in hockey a set of three forwards who often   
   > play together is called a "line" -- and if they play well enough   
   > together, they may acquire a collective nickname.   
   >   
   >     B1. In the 1940s the Montreal Canadiens were led by the "Punch   
   >         Line".  We'd like to ask you to name any two of the three,   
   >         but Mel would be annoyed, so just name *any one*.   
   >   
   >     B2. In the 1970s the Buffalo Sabres were led by the "French   
   >         Connection".  All three players were French-Canadian.   
   >         Again, name *any one* of them.   
   >   
   >   
   > * C. The Tour de France   
   >   
   >     C1. The modern Tour de France consists of 21 legs and covers   
   >         around 3,500 km, though the route changes from year to year.   
   >         What aspect of the circuit *alternates* from one year to   
   >         the next?   
      
   which mountains (Alps or Pyrenees) to tackle first   
      
   >   
   >     C2. The Tour often starts outside France and traditionally   
   >         terminates in Paris.  But next year, because of preparations   
   >         for the Olympics, the race will end in a different French   
   >         city.  Tell us *either* the French endpoint or the non-French   
   >         starting point for 2024.   
      
   Athens, Greece   
      
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   >   
   > * D. Board Games on Grids   
   >   
   > In each case, name the relevant game.   
   >   
   >     D1. The board for this game is logically a square grid, but   
   >         all the squares are slightly elongated in one direction,   
   >         making them rectangles.  There are 15 rows and columns,   
   >         making 225 of these rectangular spaces where you can play.   
      
   Scrabble   
      
   >   
   >     D2. This game is played on the intersections of a square grid   
   >         of lines.  In the standard game, there are 19 lines each way,   
   >         making 361 points where you can play.   
      
   Go   
      
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   >   
   > * E. Baseball Awards   
   >   
   > Well, the season's over, and all the postseason hardware has   
   > been handed out.  Here are some questions regarding all-time   
   > award winners.   
   >   
   >     E1. The Rawlings Gold Glove award is given annually to the   
   >         best defensive player in each major league in each position   
   >         on the field.  The record number of wins by a position   
   >         player (as opposed to a pitcher) is 16, all earned in   
   >         consecutive years.  Name the player.   
      
   Cal Ripkin   
      
   >   
   >     E2. The Manager of the Year award was instituted in 1983 and   
   >         is given annually in each major league.  Name *any one*   
   >         of the three managers who have each received the award   
   >         four times.   
   >   
   > After completing this pair, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg   
   > fnvq "Ebovafba" sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx naq cebivqr n svefg anzr.   
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Curling Terms   
   >   
   >     F1. When you're taking a shot in curling, or "delivering a   
   >         stone" as they say, you brace your foot against a doo-hickey   
   >         that sticks out of the ice and is called what?   
   >   
   >     F2. When you're delivering a stone and intending it to reach   
   >         the house and stop there in the position you want, *without*   
   >         hitting any other stones, what is that type of shot called?   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Final, Round 6 - Science   
   >   
   > * A. Old-Timey Photography   
   >   
   >     A1. Cameras today are typically digital, recording the image   
   >         electronically.  Before that, they used film, meaning   
   >         a rolled strip of plastic covered with photosensitive   
   >         chemicals: substances that change chemically when exposed   
   >         to light.  With film, you had to turn the roll to the next   
   >         section after each photo, either by hand or there would be   
   >         a motor.  But before *that*, i.e. before there was film,   
   >         what technology was used to put those photosensitive   
   >         chemicals where they needed to be for each photo?   
      
   glass plate slid in and out   
      
   >   
   >     A2. Today if it's too dark to take a photo normally, you would   
   >         use an electronic flash, generally built into the camera.   
   >         Before that, you would use a flashbulb, a disposable   
   >         bulb containing a length of fast-burning magnesium wire.   
   >         But before *that*, i.e. before there were flashbulbs,   
   >         what technology would you use to take a flash photo?   
      
   flash powder   
      
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   >   
   > * B. Linguistics   
   >   
   >     B1. What is the notation used by linguists, lexicographers,   
   >         and other speech and language professionals as a standard   
   >         way of representing sounds?  We need the full name.   
      
   International Phonetic Alphabet   
      
   >   
   >     B2. What do linguists call a consonant sound if at some point   
   >         in its articulation the flow of air is completely blocked?   
      
   stop   
      
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   >   
   > * C. Cardiology Slang   
   >   
   >     C1. What is the gloomy nickname for a heart attack that involves   
   >         a complete blockage of the left main coronary artery and/or   
   >         the left anterior descending artery, so-named because of   
   >         its propensity to cause sudden death?   
   >   
   >     C2. What vegetable-sounding term is sometimes applied to a   
   >         coronary bypass procedure?   
   >   
   >   
   > * D. Watch Those Element Symbols   
   >   
   >     D1. Pa is not the symbol for palladium.  What element is it   
   >         the symbol for?   
   >   
   >     D2. Ca is not the symbol for cadmium.   What element is it the   
   >         symbol for?   
      
   calcium   
      
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   >   
   > * E. Clever People   
   >   
   > Give the field of intellectual inquiry principally associated with the   
   > following clever people.   
   >   
   >     E1. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr6/clev-E1.jpg   
   >   
   >         Kurt Gödel ["Gerd'll" without the R sound], Andrew Wiles,   
   >         Paul Erdós ["AIR-dosh"; should be written with a double   
   >         acute accent].   
      
   mathematics   
      
   >   
   >     E2. See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/gfr6/clev-E2.jpg   
   >   
   >         Donald Knuth ["kuh-NOOTH", rhymes with "tooth"], Brian   
   >         Kernighan ["kern-i-HAN"], Grace Hopper.   
      
   computer science   
      
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