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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   
      
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