From: pete.gayde@gmail.com
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 9 - Miscellaneous - Mayors from the Edge: Weird,
> Criminal, or Just Fun Ones
>
> 1. This Montreal mayor declared: "The Olympics can no sooner run a
> deficit than a man can have a baby." But in fact, following the
> 1976 Olympics, the city was left with a debt of $1,000,000,000.
> Name him.
>
> 2. This Washington mayor was caught on video smoking crack cocaine
> and was subsequently sentenced to 6 months in jail. Name him.
>
> 3. This Calgary mayor attempted to rid his city city of its
> homeless population by giving them one-way bus tickets to
> Vancouver. Name him.
>
> 4. This 1970s mayor of Thunder Bay made world news when he patted
> the Queen on her behind as she left the plane during a royal
> visit. Name him.
>
> 5. This mayor requested the assistance of the army to help during
> a major snowstorm. Name him.
Ford
>
> 6. On "The Simpsons", Martha Quimby is married to Mayor Quimby of
> Springfield, USA. What is his first name?
>
> 7. This mayor of New York took a page out of 's playbook
> and shipped indigent and homeless people to New Jersey. He went
> on to run for President of the USA and become a major player
> on Donald Trump's legal team. Name him.
Giuliani
>
> 8. Oscar Goodman was a defense attorney for Meyer Lanksy and Frank
> "Lefty" Rosenthal, among others. He was also mayor of this
> western US city from 1999 to 2011. What city?
Las Vegas
>
> 9. Mayor Tom Campbell threatened to use city police to stop the
> final concert of the 1970 Festival Express Rock'n'Roll Tour.
> Which city?
>
> 10. Unlike the Fords of Toronto, this man stated that "without
> elites and elitism, man would still be in his caves". Was it
> the windswept hair that kept him as mayor of London, England,
> from 2008 until 2016? Nut, more important, name him.
Boris Johnson
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round- Canada's Walk of Fame
>
> For all questions the answer will be the name of a member of
> Canada's Walk of Fame.
>
> * A. History
>
> A1. Born in 1847 in Edinburgh, he was an inventor, scientist,
> and engineer, he was best known as the inventor of the
> telephone and a co-founder of the American Telephone and
> Telegraph company. Name him.
Alexander Graham Bell
>
> A2. Born in 1892 in Toronto, she was a silent film star and
> producer and was one of the cofounders of United Artists.
> She was known as "America's Sweetheart". Name her.
Mary Pickford
>
>
> In the remaining categories, the people you have to name are all
> either still alive or part of recent memory.
>
> * B. Sports
>
> B1. She was born in Winnipeg in 1982. After winning two bronze
> medals in biking at the 1996 summer Olympics, she won
> 4 more medals as a speed skater at the Winter Olympics
> between 2002 and 2010. She is also a well-known advocate
> for mental-health issues. Name her.
Catriona LeMay Doan
>
> B2. Born in 1966 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, this male
> figure skater landed the first quad jump in competition.
> The winner of 4 world championships, he is probably better
> known to Millennials and Gen Z as a spokesman for reverse
> mortgages.
Elvis Stojko
>
>
> * C. Science
>
> C1. Born in Toronto in 1929, this architect has won the Pritzker
> prize, considered to be the "Nobel Prize" for Crchitecture.
> Cmong his creations is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,
> Spain. Name him.
Gehry
>
> C2. Born in Sault Ste. Marie in 1945, she is a scientist,
> doctor, neurologist, author, environmentalist, and educator.
> She is also Canada's first female astronaut. Name her.
>
>
> * D. Entertainment
>
> D1. Born in New Westminster, BC, in 1917, he played a number of
> villain roles in movies in the 1950s before finding his
> niche as a star of TV legal dramas on US networks running
> from the late 1950s up until his death in 1993. Name him.
Raymond Burr
>
> D2. Born in London, England, in 1949, this 2024 inductee to the
> Walk of Fame has been called the "First Lady of the Guitar".
> She is best known for her romantic and unique brand of
> classical, world, and folk music. Name her.
>
>
> * E. Literature
>
> E1. Born in Pittsburgh in 1945, he began his career working at
> a pre-school in Guelph. He wrote his first book "Mud Puddle"
> in 1975, which led to his new career as a beloved author
> of children's literature. Name him.
Carle
>
> E2. Born in Whitehorse in 1920, a prolific author, he was best
> known for his books on Canadian history including "The
> Last Spike", "The National Dream", and "The Great Railway".
> Name him.
>
>
> * F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. Born in Montreal in 1948, she is best known as an advocate
> for brick-and-mortar bookstores, she has also been a
> documentary film producer, author, and an Order of Canada
> recipient. She has also received 8 honorary doctorates.
> Name her.
>
> F2. Born in Montreal in 1947, she is a former Supreme Court
> of Canada justice who has held a number of senior positions
> at the United Nations. Name her.
>
Pete Gayde
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