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   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > This, too, I already posted once but it disappeared.   
   >   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-02-24,   
   > 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 Night Owls, 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 2024-08-30   
   > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition   
   > (QFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Toronto   
   >   
   > For each event, name the year it took place, within 1 year.   
   >   
   > 1. Toronto beaome incorporated as a city.   
   >   
   > 2. Elvis Presley performed in Toronto.   
      
   1958; 1970   
      
   >   
   > 3. The first part of tunnel construction began on Line 5, otherwise   
   >     known as the Eglinton Crosstown.   
   >   
   > 4. The Barenaked Ladies were canceled from the traditional New   
   >     Year's Eve celebration at Nathan Phillips Square because the   
   >     name of the band was deemed to be indecent.   
      
   1995; 1998   
      
   >   
   > 5. The remains of Hurricane Hazel swept through Toronto and its   
   >     suburbs.  There were 81 fatalities, still the largest natural   
   >     disaster in Canada.   
   >   
   > 6. The Toronto Industrial Exhibition, which eventually became   
   >     known as the CNE, first took place.   
   >   
   > 7. Deputy mayor Norm Kelly first took over the non-statutory   
   >     mayoral powers from the incumbent mayor, for reasons too numerous   
   >     to mention.   
   >   
   > 8. Mayor Mel Lastman called on the Canadian military for assistance   
   >     with snow removal.   
   >   
   > 9. The first tower of the TD Centre was completed.  It is   
   >     significant because it was largely designed by one of the giants   
   >     of global architecture, Mies van der Rohe.   
      
   1965; 1968   
      
   >   
   > 10. Marilyn Bell became the first person to swim across Lake   
   >     Ontario.   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Curling   
   >   
   > When it comes to team sports, in Canada most people think of hockey.   
   > In fact, in international competition, Canadian curlers have   
   > dominated their sport like no others.  Here are some questions   
   > about curling terminology according to Curling Canada, as well as   
   > some important facts about Canadian curling history.   
   >   
   > 1. What is the term for the team member who determines strategy   
   >     and directs play for the team?   
      
   Skip   
      
   >   
   > 2. The rings or circles toward which play is directed form the   
   >     "house".  What is the name given to the circle forming the   
   >     "bullseye" at the center of the house?   
      
   Button   
      
   >   
   > 3. The Canadian Men's championship is being held this year from   
   >     February 28 to March 9 in Kelowna.  There have been many   
   >     sponsors over the years.  (Currently the sponsor is Montana's   
   >     BBQ and Bar.)  But most curlers just refer to the tournament   
   >     by what simple plant-based term?   
   >   
   > 4. The Canadian women's curling championship took place this   
   >     year from February 14 to 23 in Thunder Bay.  It has had only one   
   >     sponsor over the years.  What is the tournament's official name,   
   >     omitting the sponsor?   
   >   
   > 5. Only two women s have won the  6 times --   
   >     both named Jones, though they are not related.  Give the first   
   >     name of *either one*.   
   >   
   > 6. Only one male  has won six s.  Who is he?   
   >   
   > 7. The Women's World Curling Championship has been held 45 times.   
   >     Within a window of 2 either way, how many times has Canada won?   
      
   35; 30   
      
   >   
   > 8. The Men's World Curling Championship has been held 65 times.   
   >     Within a window of 2 either way, how many times has Canada won?   
      
   50; 45   
      
   >   
   > 9. What is the term used for a stone that just touches the outer   
   >     edge of the circle?   
      
   Biter   
      
   >   
   > 10. Most curlers will use the footholds set into the ice at each   
   >     end of a sheet to deliver the stone.  What is the term used   
   >     for these footholds?   
      
   Hack   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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