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|    Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCIMM24 Game 4, Rounds 4-6: black     |
|    26 Mar 24 21:49:50    |
      From: gromit82@hotmail.com              On 3/26/2024 9:30 PM, Mark Brader wrote:              > * Game 4, Round 4 - Canadiana History - It's Black History Month       >       > Here are 10 things about Black History in Canada that white people       > might know.       >       > 3. In 1944, which province was the first to pass an act that       > prohibited the publication and display of any symbol,       > sign, or notice that expressed ethnic, racial, or religious       > discrimination?              Saskatchewan; Alberta              > 4. Ontario was one of two provinces that officially had racially       > segregated schools. After legislation to end the practice,       > Ontario closed its last segregated school in 1965. The other       > province waited until 1983 to do the same. Which province?              New Brunswick; British Columbia              > * Game 4, Round 5 - Audio - Spin-Offs, Side Projects, and Supergroups       > of the 1980s-1990s       >       > Yes, it's an audio round without the audio. These questions       > are about musical groups of the 1980s and 90s that spawned other       > musical groups. In each case you can name either the spin-off or       > the original group.       >       > 1. Vince Clarke left a popular synth-pop group and formed this       > successful duo. Name this duo or the group Clarke belonged       > to earlier.              Erasure; Yaz              > 2. Jimmy Somerville hit falsetto gold in the mid-'80s with the       > trio in this track, and then went on to form a successful duo.       > Name either group.              The Communards              > 4. After the death of their singer in 1980, the surviving members       > of a Manchester-area band formed a new group and adopted a more       > upbeat danceable sound, like in this track. Name either group.              New Order; Joy Division              > 5. A husband-and-wife rhythm section from a funky new wave band       > created a dance-club-oriented side project in 1981 that produced       > this often-sampled track. Name either this side project or       > the band they came from.              Tom Tom Club; Talking Heads              > 6. Bassist Kim Deal formed this group as a side project from her       > main gig with an influential alternative rock group. They       > made a big splash in 1993 with this hit. Their name is a       > derogatory term for heterosexuals. Name either this group or       > its predecessor.              The Breeders              > 7. After the break-up in 1983 of a leading British ska revival band,       > two members of the band formed this successful group.       > Name either this group or the earlier one.              The Specials              > 8. The drummer from a popular grunge band formed the group in this       > track in 1994. Name either group.              Nirvana; Foo Fighters              > 9. The next group is a British-American supergroup project of       > the mid-80s. Name the project, or the lead singer, or any of       > the bands that provided members to the project.              The Honeydrippers; Power Station              > 10. Another British supergroup was founded in 1981 with members       > from successful progressive rock bands of the 70s. Name the       > supergroup in this track or any of the earlier groups that       > contributed members.              Asia; Emerson, Lake & Palmer              > * Game 4, Round 6 - Literature - Last Novels       >       > We give you the title of the last novel of a celebrated author,       > as well as the year of publication, and you tell us the name of       > the novelist.       >       > 2. "The Garden of Eden". Unfinished at the time of the author's       > death in 1961. Published in 1986.              Ernest Hemingway              > 3. "Barney's Version". Published 1997. Author died 2001.              Bernard Malamud              > 4. "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". Unfinished at the time of the       > author's death in 1870. Published the same year.              Charles Dickens              > 5. "The Last Tycoon". Unfinished at the time of the author's       > death in 1940. Published in 1941.              F. Scott Fitzgerald              > 7. "Daniel Deronda". Published 1876. Author died 1880.              George Eliot              > 8. "Sanditon". Unfinished at the time of the author's death       > in 1817. Published 1925.              Jane Austen              --       Joshua Kreitzer       gromit82@hotmail.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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