From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 1/17/25 14:00, Mark Brader wrote:   
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   >   
   > * Game 9, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadian TV   
   >   
   > 1. One of the most controversial Canadian TV shows was a CBC   
   >     newsmagazine that aired 1964-66.  What was the name of this   
   >     program, hosted by Patrick Watson and Laurier Lapierre, which   
   >     offered analysis of major social and political stories?   
   >   
   > 2. "Country Hoedown" was a CBC music show in 1956-65.  Its   
   >     performers included singer Tommy Hunter, and an ensemble called   
   >     the Singin' Swingin' Eight.  Which singer-songwriter sang and   
   >     danced in that ensemble early in his illustrious career?   
   >   
   > 3. "Goin' to the Barn Dance Tonight" was the opening theme for   
   >     which musical-variety radio and TV show that aired 1939-73?   
   >   
   > 4. Bruno Gerussi starred in which BC-based comedy-drama series,   
   >     which ran 1972-90 on the CBC?   
   >   
   > 5. "King of Kensington" ran 1975-90 on the CBC.  Who starred as   
   >     Larry King, a convenience-store owner in Kensington Market?   
   >   
   > 6. Which show, based on a series of books by Lauren Brooke, is the   
   >     longest running one-hour scripted drama in Canadian TV history?   
   >     It first aired in 2007, and was renewed in May for an 18th   
   >     season.   
   >   
   > 7. "Trailer Park Boys" featured the misadventures of Ricky, Julian,   
   >     and Bubbles, shot in mockumentary style.  In one of the more   
   >     notorious moments of the show, *which famous Canadian musician*   
   >     did Ricky kidnap?   
      
   Bryan Adams   
      
   >   
   > 8. What's the name of the show, set in a fictional Ontario small   
   >     town, that features groups of main characters described as   
   >     "hicks, skids, and hockey players?"   
   >   
   > 9. What is the name of the show that ran 1992-97 on the CBC, set   
   >     in the fictional community of Lynx River in the Northwest   
   >     Territories?   
   >   
   > 10. "Murdoch Mysteries" features Yannick Bisson as Detective   
   >     William Murdoch, investigating crimes in Toronto around the   
   >     turn of the 20th century.  Which prime minister made a cameo on   
   >     "Murdoch Mysteries" while he was in office?   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 9, Round 8 - Geography - River Borders   
   >   
   > Tonight's geography round looks at rivers which form at least some   
   > of the borders between various countries.  In all cases, we're asking   
   > for the *river*.   
   >   
   > 1. This river runs between Zambia and three of its neighbours --   
   >     Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia.   
      
   Zambezi   
      
   >   
   > 2. This river starts in Mongolia, and forms part of the   
   >     Chinese-Russian border.   
   >   
   > 3. This river forms part of the borders between Colombia, Peru,   
   >     and Brazil.   
      
   Amazon   
      
   >   
   > 4. Two rivers form different parts of the border between Argentina   
   >     and Brazil.  One of them has the name of a third South American   
   >     country.  Name *either*.   
      
   Paraguay   
      
   >   
   > 5. Which river forms part of the border between Belarus and Ukraine?   
   >     It empties into the Black Sea at Kherson.   
      
   Dnieper   
      
   >   
   > 6. Which river separates Portugal from Spain?   
   >   
   > 7. Which river runs between Czechia and Germany?  It was also part   
   >     of the old border between East and West Germany.   
      
   Elbe   
      
   >   
   > 8. As this river winds its way through Europe, it forms the   
   >     border between 7 different pairs of countries.  Those pairs   
   >     include Austria-Slovakia, Croatia-Serbia, and Romania with   
   >     three other countries.   
      
   Danube   
      
   >   
   > 9. This river forms part of the border between Germany and three   
   >     other countries -- France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.   
      
   Rhine   
      
   >   
   > 10. This river separates Germany from Luxembourg.   
      
   Moselle   
      
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