From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-05,   
   > 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 Misplaced Modifiers   
   > 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*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana - You Might Not Know   
   >   
   > These are companies and brands that you might not know are Canadian.   
   > In each case, name them.   
   >   
   > 1. Hipster retro backpack maker, founded by Lyndon and Jamie   
   >     Cormacks in 2009 in Vancouver.   
   >   
   > 2. Footwear brand originally produced by Kaufman Rubber Footwear   
   >     in Kitchener until purchased by Columbia Sportswear in 2000.   
      
   Keds   
      
   >   
   > 3. Yoga accessory giant, founded by Chip Wilson in 1998 in   
   >     Vancouver.   
      
   Lululemon   
      
   >   
   > 4. Headquartered in Toronto, they own 75 luxury properties around   
   >     the world, including the Savoy in London, the Plaza in New York,   
   >     and the Chateau Laurier.   
   >   
   > 5. Global cosmetic brand created in 1984 in Toronto by Frank Toscan.   
   >     Now owned by Estée Lauder Companies.   
   >   
   > 6. A chinotto-flavored soft drink created in 1959 in Toronto by   
   >     Elio Madonia, Giuseppe Panacci, and Angelo Pirrello.   
      
   Dr. Pepper   
      
   >   
   > 7. High-end design company specializing in outdoor apparel   
   >     and equipment.  Founded in 1989 in Vancouver by David Lane   
   >     and Jeremy Guard.   
   >   
   > 8. Women's fashions retailer and brand, founded by Brian Hill in   
   >     1984 in Vancouver, based in BC.   
      
   Lululemon   
      
   >   
   > 9. It calls itself an all-in-one social media marketing and   
   >     management tool.  Founded in 2008 by Ryan Holmes and based   
   >     in Vancouver.   
   >   
   > 10. Shoe retailer and brand, named after its eccentric creator   
   >     who started the biz in 1980's Vancouver.  Creative materials   
   >     and innovative designs have made it a favorite among celebrities.   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 2, Round 8 - Sports - Men's Professional Road Cycling Grand Tours   
   >   
   > *Note*: In this round, Lance Armstrong is never the answer.   
   >   
   > 1. Cycling's grand tour competitions, such as the Tour de France,   
   >     often hold an "ITT" stage on Day 1.  As in nordic skiing,   
   >     biathlon, and qualifying events in rowing and motorsports,   
   >     an ITT event has single riders departing at intervals of 1 or   
   >     sometimes 2 minutes, racing against the clock over a circuit   
   >     without assistance from other riders.  What does "ITT" stand for?   
      
   Interval Time Trial   
      
   >   
   > 2. In regular mass-start races, cyclists need to conserve energy   
   >     for the finish or for hills.  Most riders do so by riding in   
   >     a big group of cyclists, reducing overall drag.  What is this   
   >     large group of cyclists called?   
      
   Peloton   
      
   >   
   > 3. On grand tours, 7 members of a cycling team will sacrifice   
   >     personal chances of victory in order to support the 8th and   
   >     best rider.  What is the nickname in French given to a rider   
   >     who falls back behind the  to collect water bottles   
   >     from the team car, and then speeds up to deliver them to their   
   >     team leaders?  It translates as "household servant".   
   >   
   > 4. Within the first hour or so of a race, an individual rider   
   >     or a group of riders will suddenly speed up and pull away from   
   >     the front of the  with the aim of creating a gap so   
   >     large that they cannot be caught before the end of the race.   
   >     The same term is used in hockey in a somewhat similar situation.   
   >     What is the English name of this situation or group?   
      
   Breakaway   
      
   >   
   > 5. In which month is the Tour de France normally held?  Hint:   
   >     French riders compete savagely for the honor of a stage victory   
   >     on Bastille Day.   
      
   July   
      
   >   
   > 6. Besides the overall time leader's yellow jersey, other colored   
   >     jerseys are handed out daily at the Tour de France for the   
   >     best young rider, the best climber, and the best sprinter.   
   >     Give us the color of any of these special jerseys, no need to   
   >     specify which one.   
      
   Pink   
      
   >   
   > 7. Within a range of 3 days, how many racing days or stages does   
   >     a grand tour consist of?   
      
   24   
      
   >   
   > 8. Name either of the *other* two European countries besides France   
   >     that host 3-week-long grand tours.   
      
   Italy   
      
   >   
   > 9. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have   
   >     finished with the previous one.  Va gur Gbhe qr Senapr, gur   
   >     birenyy enpr yrnqre jrnef n lryybj wrefrl.  Zrnajuvyr, va Fcnva,   
   >     fvapr 2010 gur yrnqre bs gurve tenaq-gbhe enpr unf jbea n wrefrl   
   >     gung vf gur fnzr pbybe nf gur wrefrlf jbea ol zbfg bs Fcnva'f   
   >     angvbany grnzf.  Anzr gung pbybe.   
      
   Red   
      
   >   
   > 10. Cycling is so punishing to the body that no rider has ever won   
   >     all three of the grand tours in the same calendar year.   
   >     In fact, only 7 riders have won all three grand-tour races   
   >     during their careers.  Name any of those 7.   
      
   Merckx; Lemond   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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