From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 5/25/24 00:34, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Postage Stamps   
   >   
   > Does anyone here remember stamps?  We don't use them as much as we   
   > used to, but Canada Post keeps putting them out.  Some stamps are   
   > one-offs commemorating a person, institution, or event.  Others,   
   > like Christmas stamps, recur annually.  The questions in this   
   > round are about people and things that Canada Post has considered   
   > stamp-worthy in 2023 and 2024.   
   >   
   > 1. On 2023-10-19, a stamp was issued honoring a still-living   
   >     New-Brunswick-born actor of screen and stage.  His roles have   
   >     included Norman Bethune, Hawkeye Pierce, and Casanova.  Name him.   
   >   
   > 2. A 2023-06-27 stamp celebrates the career of a still-living   
   >     Quebecois Lilm director, three times nominated for the Best   
   >     Foreign Film Oscar and winner in 2004 for "The Barbarian   
   >     Invasions".  Name him.   
   >   
   > 3. A stamp issued on 2024-01-23, recognizes 19th-century newspaper   
   >     publisher and educator Mary Ann Shadd.  The stamp was part of   
   >     a repeating annual series that honors what?   
   >   
   > 4. Each year, Canada Post issues stamps to celebrate Chinese   
   >     New Year.  Within 3 years, when (by our calendar) did this   
   >     tradition begin?   
   >   
   > 5. Aside from Christmas, three other religions' holy days were   
   >     marked with stamps in 2023.  Name *any one* of the three   
   >     religious festivals recognized.   
      
   Diwali; Hanukkah   
      
   >   
   > 6. A 2023-05-23 stamp recognized the 150th anniversary of the   
   >     founding of what national organization?   
      
   Canadian Red Cross   
      
   >   
   > 7. On 2023-07-12, Canada Post issued a set of 5 colorful stamps   
   >     celebrating a particular form of passenger transportation.   
   >     The stamps bear images of famous vehicles from various provinces,   
   >     including the "Spirit of BC" and the "Trillium".  What form of   
   >     passenger transportation do they portray?   
      
   locomotives   
      
   >   
   > 8. A stamp was issued in recognition of a natural event on April 8   
   >     this year.  Which event?   
      
   solar eclipse   
      
   >   
   > 9. In all, 12 stamps printed in 2023 recognized individuals,   
   >     7 of them female, 5 male.  One of the males was born outside   
   >     of Canada.  Who?   
   >   
   > 10. A set of four stamps was issued on September 28, 2023 as the   
   >     second installment of a new annual series.  Each stamp shows a   
   >     photograph of a building from a different province.  All of these   
   >     buildings historically served the same regrettable function.   
   >     What was the function of the buildings portrayed on the stamps?   
      
   prison   
      
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge - Theme: Trivia Snacks   
   >   
   > * A.  Geography - Regional Foods   
   >   
   >     Name them.   
   >   
   >     A1. It's a griddled, unleavened cornmeal pancake, split and   
   >         often stuffed with savory fillings like ham and cheese,   
   >         and it's the national food of Venezuela and Colombia.   
   >   
   >     A2. It's whitefish, usually cod, preserved in lye and rehydrated,   
   >         with a gelatinous texture.  It's part of a Christmas feast   
   >         in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.   
      
   lutefisk   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * B.  Literature - Fruit in Poetry   
   >   
   >     B1. William Carlos Williams apologized for eating which stone   
   >         fruits that were in the icebox and which you were probably   
   >         saving for breakfast?   
      
   peach   
      
   >   
   >     B2. Edward Lear's Owl and Pussycat celebrate their marriage by   
   >         dining on slices of what fruit (related to apples and pears),   
   >         that they ate with a runcible spoon?   
      
   plum   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * C.  Science - Not the Maillard Reaction   
   >   
   >     C1. What chemical change causes sliced fruits and vegetables   
   >         to turn brown unless they're treated with heat or acids?   
      
   oxidation   
      
   >   
   >     C2. A change in what causes the protein molecules in milk to   
   >         bind together in clumps -- the first step in making cheese?   
      
   acidity   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * D.  Miscellaneous - Salad Dressings   
   >   
   >     We list the ingredients, you name the diner-classic dressing.   
   >   
   >     D1. Buttermilk, garlic, onion, mustard, herbs, and mayonnaise.   
      
   ranch dressing   
      
   >   
   >     D2. Mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon juice or vinegar, paprika,   
   >         ketchup, finely chopped onion, and relish.   
   >   
   >   
   > * E.  History - Food Wars   
   >   
   >     E1. This costly spice, still the most expensive in the world,   
   >         was used for medicinal purposes following the Black Death   
   >         in 14th century Europe, and triggered a conflict between   
   >         Swiss merchants and the nobles who hijacked an incoming   
   >         shipment of it.  Name it.   
      
   saffron   
      
   >   
   >     E2. The British and the Dutch went to war over the Banda   
   >         Islands near Java in the early 1600s.  At the time, they   
   >         were the only place in the world that grew which warm spice,   
   >         now mostly reserved for topping eggnog?   
      
   nutmeg   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * F.  Canadiana - Indigenous Foods   
   >   
   >     F1. This combination of animal fat, dried meat, and sometimes   
   >         dried berries is calorie-dense, portable, and can last   
   >         for years.  It's an indigenous power bar.  What is it?   
      
   pemmican   
      
   >   
   >     F2. These small purplish berries have a slight almond-like   
   >         taste.  They grow from native shrubs from Ontario to BC and   
   >         were a significant food source for both aboriginal people   
   >         and early settlers.  Name them.   
      
   saskatoon berry   
      
   --   
   Dan Tilque   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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