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   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-04-01,   
   > 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 9, Round 7 - Canadiana History - People in BC History   
   >   
   > These are people in BC history, whether born there, resident,   
   > or visiting.  In each case, name them.   
   >   
   > 1. Name the indigenous artist responsible for the bronze sculpture   
   >     "The Spirit of Haida Gwaii".   
   >   
   > 2. In 1894, this Ontario native moved to BC.  He joined the militia   
   >     there and embezzled $10,000 of the militia's money to pay   
   >     off personal debts -- only saved from the consequences by the   
   >     outbreak of World War I and his being sent to France.  Frequently   
   >     promoted, he commanded the Canadian Corps from June 1917 on,   
   >     and is reputed this country's greatest military leader ever.   
   >   
   > 3. Vancouver-born in 1982, he plays Cal in "The 40-Year-Old   
   >     Virgin", Dale Denton in "Pineapple Express", and the title   
   >     role in "The Green Hornet".  His cinema career also includes   
   >     directing, writing, and producing.   
   >   
   > 4. Born in 1967 in Burnaby, BC, this actress was purportedly named   
   >     for a song by the Hollies.  She had starring roles in "The   
   >     Matrix" and "Memento".   
   >   
   > 5. Born in Vancouver in 1935, she was interned with her family   
   >     in Slocan, BC, during World War II.  Name the author of the novel   
   >     "Obasan" and the children's book "Naomi's Road".   
   >   
   > 6. Born in Nanaimo in 1964, this pianist and contralto is the only   
   >     jazz singer to have had 8 albums debut at the top of the   
   >     "Billboard" Jazz Albums chart.  She has won 3 Grammy Awards   
   >     and 8 Junos.   
   >   
   > 7. This son of Maple Ridge, BC, was a right fielder who played   
   >     for the Montreal Expos, the Colorado Rockies, and the St. Louis   
   >     Cardinals.  He was NL MVP in 1997 and in 2020 was inducted into   
   >     the Baseball Hall of Fame.   
      
   Helton   
      
   >   
   > 8. He grew up in Rossland, BC, and Vancouver.  As prime minister   
   >     of Canada, he ran in the riding of Vancouver Quadra in the 1984   
   >     federal election, winning his seat but losing power.   
   >   
   > 9. At age 57, this exceptionally polite visitor committed what is   
   >     said to be BC's first train robbery; he's credited with coining   
   >     the expression, "Hands up!"  He used the names Bill Miner and   
   >     George Edwards, but what was his nickname?   
   >   
   > 10. In July of 1793, this North West Co. explorer was the first   
   >     person to reach the Pacific Coast of BC "from Canada by land."   
   >     Name him.   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - 2004   
   >   
   > Cast your minds back 20 years to some of the top sports stories   
   > of 2004.   
   >   
   > 1. After 13 years of coming close, "the best golfer never to win   
   >     a major" finally won one, the 2004 Masters.  He's won 5 majors   
   >     since.  Name him.   
      
   Mickelson   
      
   >   
   > 2. Where were the summer Olympics held?   
      
   Sydney   
      
   >   
   > 3. Which American athlete ruled the pool at those Olympics,   
   >     capturing 6 gold and 2 bronze medals?   
   >   
   > 4. The #1 and #2 top money earners among female athletes in all   
   >     sports shared the same last name.  What was it?   
      
   Williams   
      
   >   
   > 5. A precocious 17-year-old made his debut for FC Barcelona, where   
   >     he would star for 17 seasons.  Aside from the Barcelona blue-and-   
   >     garnet, he has proudly worn the sky-blue-and-white of his home   
   >     country, and lately he's been seen in pink.   
      
   Messi   
      
   >   
   > 6. This team became the first in baseball history to come back   
   >     from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series, this on its way to   
   >     ending a legendary 86-year championship drought.  Which team?   
      
   Boston Red Sox   
      
   >   
   > 7. This baseballer set a new single-season record for hits with 258.   
   >     During one 60-game stretch, he hit for an average of .460.   
      
   Ichiro Suzuki   
      
   >   
   > 8. Who was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXVIII?   
      
   Brady   
      
   >   
   > 9.  may have been the Super Bowl MVP, but what will   
   >     probably be remembered longer is the "wardrobe malfunction"   
   >     experienced by the featured half-time performer, whose   
   >     right breast was briefly exposed to a television audience   
   >     of 90,000,000.  Name the performer.   
      
   Jackson   
      
   >   
   > 10. The 2004 Stanley Cup champs were the Tampa Bay Lightning.   
   >     What team did they defeat?  (Place name or team name.)   
      
   Avalanche; Kings   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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