From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 11/1/2025 11:32 AM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 4, Round 4 - History - Shared Birthdates and Dates of Death   
   >   
   > This round is about famous people who either were botn on the same   
   > day or died on the same day.  (To be clear, that's the same date   
   > and same year in each case.)   
   >   
   > 1. Which former member of the British royal family was born   
   >     1961-07-01, the same day as American Olympic track and field   
   >     athlete Carl Lewis?   
      
   Diana, Princess of Wales   
      
   > 2. Which famous scientist was born on 1809-02-12, the same day as   
   >     Abraham Lincoln?   
      
   Charles Darwin   
      
   > 3. Which well-known actor and entertainer was born on 1926-06-01,   
   >     the same day as Marilyn Monroe?  This entertainer was a   
   >     Grammy-winning Southern gospel singer.  He was nominated for two   
   >     Tony awards, and appeared in several movies... but was probably   
   >     best known for his work on a TV series.  He died on 2012-07-03.   
   >     Who was he?   
      
   Andy Griffith   
      
   > 4. Which Canadian comedic actor and screenwriter was born on   
   >     1952-07-01, the same day as Canadian hockey legend Steve Schutt?   
   >     This actor is a firm believer in spirituality and has an avid   
   >     interest in aspects of the paranormal.  Who is he?   
      
   Dan Aykroyd   
      
   > 6. Which American playwright, who has received more Academy Award   
   >     and Tony Award nominations than any other author, was born on   
   >     1927-07-04, the same day as Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida?   
      
   Neil Simon   
      
   > 7. Name *either* US President who died on 1826-07-04.   
      
   Thomas Jefferson; John Adams   
      
   > 8. What TV news magazine host, TV anchor, and TV game show   
   >     host, held the Guinness Book of Records record for most hours   
   >     on television until Regis Philbin surpassed him in 2004.  He was   
   >     born on 1921-02-14, the same day as Hazel McCallion.  Who was he?   
      
   Hugh Downs   
      
   > For questions #9 and #10 be careful about table talk.   
      
   I can't hear the other players from here, so we are probably okay.   
   > 9. Two well-known authors died on 1963-11-22, the day J.F.K. was   
   >     assassinated.  One was born in 1898, a deeply religious man   
   >     who wrote non-fiction Christian apologetics as well as novels.   
   >     He was a close friend of Tolkien.  Who was he?   
   C.S. Lewis   
      
   > 10. The other famous author who died on 1963-11-22 was born in 1894.   
   >     His paternal grandfather, one of his brothers, and one of his   
   >     half-brothers were world-famous biologists.  On his mother's   
   >     side of the family, author Mrs. Humphrey Ward was his aunt,   
   >     and poet Matthew Arnold was his mother's cousin.  Who was he?   
      
   Aldous Huxley   
      
   > * Game 4, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Northern Star Award   
   >   
   > This is a round on the Northern Star Award, formerly known as the   
   > Lou Marsh Trophy, the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy, or Lou Marsh Award.   
   > This award honors Canada's top athlete professional or amateur.   
   > We will give the year of the award and the sport involved and you   
   > name the athlete.   
      
   Sorry, I'll pass on this one.   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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