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Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Leaside
> 1. From 1917 up until the early 1930s, Leaside had its own airport,
> known as the Leaside Aerodrome. On 1918-06-24, Capt. Brian
> Peck of the Royal Air Force took off from Montreal in a JN-4
> Curtiss 2-seater airplane. He landed 7 hours later at the
> Leaside Aerodrome. What was notable about his flight?
it was made at night
> 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.
Corning
> 10. The Thorncliffe area of Toronto was annexed by the town of
> Leaside in 1954. Earlier, Thorncliffe had been the location
> of a popular sports facility that operated from the 1920s to
> the early 1950s. Name the relevant sport.
tennis; golf
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Sports - The Color of Sports
> 4. This 1971 Cy Young Award winning pitcher played the majority
> of his career with the Oakland Athletics
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?
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.
Green
> 8. Today's baseball players are suspended for drug use, but this
> former Cincinnati Red was banned for life for another addiction.
Rose
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