* Game 1, Round 4 - Canadiana Geography - Toronto Neighborhoods
* Game 1, Round 6 - History - Predecessors
All questions specify """incumbents""" and the offices they hold.
You supply the names of the office holders they took over from.
Example: David Cameron, UK Prime Minister -- answer, Gordon Brown.
So in each case, name the *immediate predecessor*.
(*Note* you may also answer for 2021 my naming the previous
officeholder before the *current* one in each respective position
-- provided that there is a current one. Example: Theresa May,
who preceded Boris Johnson.)
1. Jackie Maxwell, Shaw Festival artistic director.
2. Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State.
3. Nicholas Sarkozy, French president.
4. Jeff Douglas, official co-host of CBC Radio's "As it Happens".
(Note that there were a few pinch hitters in between, who don't
count as official.)
5. John Farrell, Toronto Blue Jays manager.
6. Walter Natynczyk, chief of the defense staff of the Canadian
armed forces.
7. Mark Carney, Bank of Canada governor.
8. Bill Blair, Toronto police chief.
9. David Johnston, Canadian Governor-General.
10. Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestine Liberation
Organization.
* Game 1, Round 6 - History - Predecessors
2. Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State.
3. Nicholas Sarkozy, French president.
* Game 1, Round 4 - Canadiana Geography - Toronto Neighborhoods
* Game 1, Round 6 - History - Predecessors
2. Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State.
3. Nicholas Sarkozy, French president.
5. John Farrell, Toronto Blue Jays manager.
10. Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestine Liberation
Organization.
* Game 1, Round 4 - Canadiana Geography - Toronto Neighborhoods
Using both longstanding area names and some newer terms, the
Toronto Star published a map of Toronto neighborhood names in 2009.
We'll give the boundaries of the area and you name the neighborhood.
1. From just north of Finch down to the 401. Western boundary is
Bathurst -- eastern boundary is Bayview.
2. The southern boundary is Lake Ontario -- the northern is
the Gardiner. The northwest corner is where Islington meets
the Gardiner. The southeast is Humber Bay Park.
3. A triangular-shaped 'hood with Eglinton to the north,
Vaughan Rd. to the west, and Bathurst on the east. Named
for a ravine park within the boundaries.
4. Dundas on the north and Bloor on the south. Just past Royal
York to the west, and the Humber River is the eastern border.
5. Bloor on the south to Annette on the north. Jane to the west
and Clendenan Av. on the east.
6. Bloor to the south. Dupont to the north. Western boundary is
Bathurst; the eastern is Avenue Rd.
7. The Kingston Rd. - Morningside - Lawrence triangle is in the
northwest part of this 'hood. West side is the Guildwood,
with Pt. Union Road on the east.
8. A much maligned Scarborough 'hood. The boundary is Finch
on the north to the 401 on the south. Markham Rd. to the west,
Morningside on the east.
9. A """new""" trendy real-estate spot for those who can't
afford the Beach. Danforth on the north. The lake on the south.
Victoria Park is the western boundary, Kennedy Rd. the eastern.
10. """Another fave of real-estate agents""", this 'hood has
Lakeshore Blvd. to the south and Gerrard to the north.
The eastern boundary is Coxwell, with Logan on the west.
* Game 1, Round 6 - History - Predecessors
All questions specify """incumbents""" and the offices they hold.
You supply the names of the office holders they took over from.
Example: David Cameron, UK Prime Minister -- answer, Gordon Brown.
So in each case, name the *immediate predecessor*.
(*Note* you may also answer for 2021 my naming the previous
officeholder before the *current* one in each respective position
-- provided that there is a current one. Example: Theresa May,
who preceded Boris Johnson.)
1. Jackie Maxwell, Shaw Festival artistic director.
2. Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State.
3. Nicholas Sarkozy, French president.
4. Jeff Douglas, official co-host of CBC Radio's "As it Happens".
(Note that there were a few pinch hitters in between, who don't
count as official.)
5. John Farrell, Toronto Blue Jays manager.
6. Walter Natynczyk, chief of the defense staff of the Canadian
armed forces.
7. Mark Carney, Bank of Canada governor.
8. Bill Blair, Toronto police chief.
9. David Johnston, Canadian Governor-General.
10. Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestine Liberation
Organization.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-05-09,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Misplaced Modifiers, but have been reformatted
and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
that may appear in these rounds, see my recent companion posting on
"Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 6 - History - Predecessors
All questions specify """incumbents""" and the offices they hold.
You supply the names of the office holders they took over from.
Example: David Cameron, UK Prime Minister -- answer, Gordon Brown.
So in each case, name the *immediate predecessor*.
(*Note* you may also answer for 2021 my naming the previous
officeholder before the *current* one in each respective position
-- provided that there is a current one. Example: Theresa May,
who preceded Boris Johnson.)
1. Jackie Maxwell, Shaw Festival artistic director.
2. Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State.
3. Nicholas Sarkozy, French president.
4. Jeff Douglas, official co-host of CBC Radio's "As it Happens".
(Note that there were a few pinch hitters in between, who don't
count as official.)
5. John Farrell, Toronto Blue Jays manager.
6. Walter Natynczyk, chief of the defense staff of the Canadian
armed forces.
7. Mark Carney, Bank of Canada governor.
8. Bill Blair, Toronto police chief.
9. David Johnston, Canadian Governor-General.
10. Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestine Liberation
Organization.
9. David Johnston, Canadian Governor-General.
2011 answer: Michaëlle Jean. 2021 answer: Julie Payette (who preceded
Mary Simon). 4 for Joshua.
Actually, I didn't get either of the correct answers on this one.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-05-09,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 4 - Canadiana Geography - Toronto Neighborhoods
Using both longstanding area names and some newer terms, the
Toronto Star published a map of Toronto neighborhood names in 2009.
We'll give the boundaries of the area and you name the neighborhood.
1. From just north of Finch down to the 401. Western boundary is
Bathurst -- eastern boundary is Bayview.
2. The southern boundary is Lake Ontario -- the northern is
the Gardiner. The northwest corner is where Islington meets
the Gardiner. The southeast is Humber Bay Park.
3. A triangular-shaped 'hood with Eglinton to the north,
Vaughan Rd. to the west, and Bathurst on the east. Named
for a ravine park within the boundaries.
4. Dundas on the north and Bloor on the south. Just past Royal
York to the west, and the Humber River is the eastern border.
5. Bloor on the south to Annette on the north. Jane to the west
and Clendenan Av. on the east.
6. Bloor to the south. Dupont to the north. Western boundary is
Bathurst; the eastern is Avenue Rd.
7. The Kingston Rd. - Morningside - Lawrence triangle is in the
northwest part of this 'hood. West side is the Guildwood,
with Pt. Union Road on the east.
8. A much maligned Scarborough 'hood. The boundary is Finch
on the north to the 401 on the south. Markham Rd. to the west,
Morningside on the east.
9. A """new""" trendy real-estate spot for those who can't
afford the Beach. Danforth on the north. The lake on the south.
Victoria Park is the western boundary, Kennedy Rd. the eastern.
10. """Another fave of real-estate agents""", this 'hood has
Lakeshore Blvd. to the south and Gerrard to the north.
The eastern boundary is Coxwell, with Logan on the west.
* Game 1, Round 6 - History - Predecessors
All questions specify """incumbents""" and the offices they hold.
You supply the names of the office holders they took over from.
Example: David Cameron, UK Prime Minister -- answer, Gordon Brown.
So in each case, name the *immediate predecessor*.
(*Note* you may also answer for 2021 [by] naming the previous
officeholder before the *current* one in each respective position
-- provided that there is a current one. Example: Theresa May,
who preceded Boris Johnson.)
1. Jackie Maxwell, Shaw Festival artistic director.
2. Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State.
3. Nicholas Sarkozy, French president.
4. Jeff Douglas, official co-host of CBC Radio's "As it Happens".
(Note that there were a few pinch hitters in between, who don't
count as official.)
5. John Farrell, Toronto Blue Jays manager.
6. Walter Natynczyk, chief of the defense staff of the Canadian
armed forces.
7. Mark Carney, Bank of Canada governor.
8. Bill Blair, Toronto police chief.
9. David Johnston, Canadian Governor-General.
10. Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestine Liberation
Organization.
Mark Brader:
9. David Johnston, Canadian Governor-General.
2011 answer: Michaëlle Jean. 2021 answer: Julie Payette (who preceded
Mary Simon). 4 for Joshua.
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