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   Dan Tilque to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCINO25 Game 1, Rounds 4-6: year i   
   10 Sep 25 01:44:16   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 9/9/25 19:22, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   > * Game 1, Round 4 - History - A Year in the Life   
   >   
   > We name a historical figure; you name any year when he was alive.   
   >   
   > 1. Terry Fox.   
   > 2. Confucius.   
      
   200 BCE   
      
   > 3. Genghis Khan.   
      
   1190 CE   
      
   > 4. Atilla the Hun.   
      
   400 CE   
      
   > 5. Emperor Hadrian.   
      
   150 CE   
      
   > 6. Johannes Brahms.   
      
   1775 CE   
      
   > 7. Nicolaus Copernicus.   
      
   1475 CE   
      
   > 8. Louis XIII of France.   
      
   1690 CE   
      
   > 9. Emperor Xerxes I (the Great).   
      
   390 BCE   
      
   > 10. Prime Minister Sir John Thompson.   
      
   1897 CE   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 1, Round 5 - Canadiana Audio - Canadians on the "Hot 100"   
   >   
   > This is a round on Canadians who have reached #1 on Billboard's   
   > "Hot 100" since the year 2000.  The year will be given as a clue.   
   > In the original game you would've heard a clip from the song;   
   > here I'll just give you the title.  In each case, name the singer   
   > or band.  If the performance is a duet, name the *Canadian* singer.   
   >   
   > Answers do not repeat.   
   >   
   > 1. "Rude" (2014).   
   > 2. "Bad Day" (2006).   
   > 3. "Girlfriend" (2007).   
   > 4. "What's Next" (2023).   
   > 5. "Say It Right" (2007).   
   > 6. "Call Me Maybe" (2012).   
   > 7. "Senorita" (2019, duet).   
   > 8. "How You Remind Me" (2001   
   > 9. "What Do You Mean" (2015).   
   > 10. "Die for You" (originally released in 2016, but only reached #1   
   >     in 2023 with the duet version).   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 1, Round 6 - Sports - Champions of 2000   
   >   
   > This is a round on champions and runner-ups in the year 2000.   
   > Note that this refers to championships determined that year, so   
   > in leagues that have a 1999-2000 season, it'd be the champioship   
   > for that season.   
   >   
   > In each case you may name *either* the championship team *or*   
   > the runner-up, and you may name then *either* by place name   
   > *or* by team name, as they were at the time.   
   >   
   > 1. Grey Cup.   
   > 2. NBA Finals.   
   > 3. Vanier Cup.   
   > 4. Super Bowl.   
   > 5. World Series.   
   > 6. Stanley Cup Finals.   
   > 7. Wimbledon Men's Singles Final.   
   > 8. Wimbledon Women's Singles Final.   
   > 9. Premiership or Premier League (English soccer).   
   >   
   > 10. Euro Cup 2000 (soccer).  *Note*: This is not the UEFA Cup or   
   >     the UEFA Europa League.  Each team in the Euro Cup represents   
   >     a *country*.   
   >   
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: vs lbh whfg   
   > nafjrerq Jvyyvnzf ba n dhrfgvba, tb onpx naq fnl juvpu fvfgre.   
   >   
      
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