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   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-03-24,   
   > 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 9, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Leaside   
   >   
   > Today's Toronto incorporates several towns that were once   
   > independent municipalities.  One of these is Leaside, located   
   > in the Bayview and Eglinton area of midtown Toronto.  It is   
   > bounded by Glenvale Blvd. to the north, the Don Valley to the   
   > east, Thorncliffe to the south, and Bayview Ave. to the west.   
   > Founded in 1913, Leaside has a long and interesting history.   
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   He was carrying the mail   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 3. This younger brother of one of Canada's great hockey players   
   >     moved to Leaside with his family in 1954 when he was eight   
   >     years old.  As a young boy, he played hockey in Leaside before   
   >     being drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in 1963.  His 16-year   
   >     NHL career included 9 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens --   
   >     including the years they won the Stanley Cup in 1971, '73,   
   >     '76 and '77.  He was also a member of Team Canada in the famous   
   >     1972 Summit Series.  Who is this Leasider?   
      
   Henri Richard; Peter Mahovlich   
      
   >   
   > 4. This Canadian prime minister was born in Leaside.  He lived on   
   >     Bessborough Dr., played hockey in the Leaside Arena, and attended   
   >     Northlea Public School in Leaside.  Name him.   
   >   
   > 5. Inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024, this   
   >     individual has been active in Toronto baseball for over 70 years   
   >     as a player, coach, and umpire.  He has also assumed numerous   
   >     leadership roles in Toronto baseball -- including president of   
   >     the Toronto Baseball Association from 1978 to 1985, president of   
   >     the Ontario Baseball Association in 1991 and 1992, and president   
   >     of the Leaside Baseball Association since 1973.  Who is he?   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 7. Leaside as a separate municipality ceased to exist in 1967 when   
   >     it merged with another nearby borough.  Name that borough.   
   >   
   > 8. This Leaside car-manufacturing company was founded by the   
   >     founder of General Motors and co-founder of Chevrolet.   
   >     It operated in Leaside throughout most of the 1920s into the   
   >     early 1930s.  The company was named after its founder; who   
   >     was that?   
   >   
   > 9. Opening in 1952, this retail complex was Ontario's first planned   
   >     community shopping center.  It was recently demolished to make   
   >     way from a condominium.  Name this pioneering retail centre.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Curling; Ice Hockey   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.   
   >   
   > 1. Born in Ottawa and raised in Rossland, BC, she was voted   
   >     Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century and also held a   
   >     seat in the Canadian Senate between 2009 and 2018.   
   >   
   > 2. This man played for the Toronto Maple Leafs while holding a seat   
   >     in the Canadian House of Commons.   
      
   Don Cherry   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   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.   
      
   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   
      
   >   
   > 9. Bobby Hull was one of the best and apparently passed his genes   
   >     on to his son, who also had a stellar hockey career.  What is   
   >     Bobby's son's nickname?   
      
   Golden Brett   
      
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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