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   Message 32,773 of 32,813   
   Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCINO25 Game 9, Rounds 4,6: Leasid   
   27 Jan 26 19:00:38   
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 1/27/2026 5:30 PM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 9, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Leaside   
   >   
   > 2. This well-known Canadian writer, author of numerous novels   
   >     and books of poetry, including "Cat's Eye", "Alias Grace",   
   >     and "Lady Oracle", attended Leaside High School in the 1950s.   
   >     Name this person.   
      
   Davies   
      
   > 6. A large cookware and glassware manufacturing facility operated   
   >     in Leaside from the late 1940s to the 1990s.  It was owned   
   >     by its US parent company, based in New York state.  Name this   
   >     Leaside company.   
      
   Oneida   
      
   > * Game 9, Round 6 - Sports - The Color of Sports   
   >   
   > In this round we give you a clue about an athlete where their first   
   > name, last name, or nickname will involve a color.  You have to   
   > name the athlete.  Note: If the color is not part of the surname,   
   > you must give enough of the first name or nickname to include it.   
   >   
   > 3. This Football Hall of Famer starred in the movies "The Dirty   
   >     Dozen" and "100 Rifles" after playing 8 seasons in Cleveland.   
      
   Jim Brown   
      
   > 4. This 1971 Cy Young Award winning pitcher played the majority   
   >     of his career with the Oakland Athletics   
      
   Vida Blue   
      
   > 5. If it wasn't for Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus would probably be   
   >     the unanimous choice for "greatest golfer of all time".  What is   
   >     this Ohio native's nickname?   
      
   the Golden Bear   
      
   > 6. He was the coach of basketball's Boston Celtics during their   
   >     record run of nine consecutive NBA championships from 1956-57   
   >     through 1965-66   
      
   Red Auerbach   
      
   > 7. This Pittsburgh Steeler defensive lineman showed he wasn't all   
   >     that bad in a famous advertisement for a popular soft drink.   
      
   "Mean" Joe Greene   
      
   > 8. Today's baseball players are suspended for drug use, but this   
   >     former Cincinnati Red was banned for life for another addiction.   
      
   Pete Rose   
      
   > 10. William Johnson played 18 years in the NFL (as well as the 1981   
   >     season with the Montreal Alouettes) and his touchdown0celebrating   
   >     "Funky Chicken" dance started the stupid craze for end-zone   
   >     antics.  A fleet-footed punt and kickoff return specialist,   
   >     what was his sartorial nickname?   
      
   White Shoes   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
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