Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"
|    rec.games.trivia    |    Discussion about trivia games    |    32,813 messages    |
[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]
|    Message 32,129 of 32,813    |
|    Mark Brader to All    |
|    QFTCISG24 Game 1, Rounds 9-10 answers: M    |
|    26 Sep 24 04:30:15    |
      From: msb@vex.net              Mark Brader:       > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-05-06,       > and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct       > answers in about 3 days.              I'll try to be more timely with that from now on.              > For further information please see my 2024-08-30       > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".              Game 1 is over and the winner, based on just 4 best rounds, is       JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations!                     > ** Game 1, Round 9 - Canadiana Entertainment - Toronto Radio Morning Hosts              > This round concerns Toronto morning radio. We'll give you the       > station, you give us the name of the morning host or hosts.       > If there's more than one host, one name is good enough.              This was the hardest round in the original game, too; and here, it       never happened..              > 1. CHUM-FM. (The first name will do for one of them.)              Marilyn Denis, Jamar (McNeil).              > 2. Q-107. (First names are enough.)              Shawna, Ryan, Johnny (Garbutt).              > 3. Newstalk 1010 (CFRB).              John Moore.              > 4. AM 640.              Greg Brady.              > 5. CBC Radio 1.              David Common.              > 6. The Fan 590.              Ben Ennis, Brent Gunning.              > 7. TSN Sports Radio 1050.              Aaron Korolnek, Carlo Colaiacovo.              > 8. CHFI-FM. (First names are enough.)              Pooja, Gurdeep.              > 9. 99.9 Virgin Radio              Daryn Jones, Deepa Prashad.              > 10. Boom 97.3              Stu Jeffries.                     > ** Game 1, Round 10 - Kentucky Derby and Horses Challenge Round              > This round is inspired by the Kentucky Derby -- the       > first leg of the US horse racing Triple Crown. The 2024 race took place       > this past Saturday. Some of these questions are Derby-related; others are       > more horse-related -- sort of...                     > * A. Sports - Kentucky Derby              > A1. Within 10 years, when was the first Kentucky Derby?              1875 (accepting 1865-85). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.       3 for Dan Tilque.              > A2. The blanket of flowers the winning horse is drapedin inspired       > what nickname for the Derby?              "The Run for the Roses". 4 for Joshua and Pete. 3 for Dan Tilque.                     > * B. Geography - Horse              > B1. Construction has been underway since 1948 on amonument       > depicting the Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse. In what       > US state is it located?              South Dakota. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete,       and Dan Tilque.              > B2. In what Canadian province would you find the community       > of Horsefly?              British Columbia.                     > * C. Literature - Authors              > C1. "Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography       > of a Horse" was first published in 1877 and is one of the       > best-selling books of all-time. Name the author.              Anna Sewell. 4 for Joshua.              > C2. The Black Stallion is the title character froma best-selling       > series of books about an Arab stallion and his young owner.       > The "New York Times" called the stallion the most famous       > fictional horse of the 20th century. The first book was       > published in 1941. Who wrote it?              Walter Farley.                     > * D. Canadiana - Derby Winners              > D1. Name the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby.       > He also won the Queen's Plate -- Canada's top race --       > in 1964.              Northern Dancer.              > D2. Secretariat is widely considered to be the greatestracehorse       > ever. He won the Triple Crown in 1973, and his times in       > all three races have still never been beaten. Both his       > jockey and trainer were Canadians. Name either.              Ron Turcotte, Lucien Laurin (respectively).                     > * E. Entertainment - Horse Movies              > E1. Name the 1932 Marx Brothers film in which Groucho played       > Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff.              "Horse Feathers". 4 for everyone.              > E2. Which 1970 Western film starred Richard Harrisas an English       > aristocrat who is captured by the Sioux people?              "A Man Called Horse". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.                     > * F. Miscellaneous - Cars              > F1. Which car company made the Pony between 1975 and 1990?              Hyundai.              > F2. Even though the Ford Mustang was actually named for the       > World War II fighter plane, the car's horse logo earns it a       > place in this round! This year marks the 60th anniversary       > of this iconic vehicle. Name either the eastern Canadian       > city or just the province where Mustang serial #1 was sold       > on 1964-04-14.              St. John's, Newfoundland (now Newfoundland & Labrador)..                     Scores, if there are no errors:              GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 4 6 7 8 10 BEST        TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Can Lei Cha FOUR       Joshua Kreitzer 36 8 23 6 24 24 107       Dan Tilque 20 32 28 11 20 14 100       Dan Blum 32 12 12 14 18 16 80       Pete Gayde 16 -- -- 7 11 20 54       Erland Sommarskog -- 0 12 4 0 -- 16              --       Mark Brader "You have a truly warped mind.       Toronto I admire that in a person."       msb@vex.net -- Bill Davidsen              My text in this article is in the public domain.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]
(c) 1994, bbs@darkrealms.ca