These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-30, and
should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
members of the Usual Suspects, 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 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Why was student Mike Cameron suspended for a day from his high
school in Evans, Georgia?
2. Yeah, yeah, "Titanic" won enough Oscars to build a bonfire,
and Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt got theirs. Now tell us which
humorous film won the award for makeup.
I wrote one of these rounds and part of the other.
* Game 9, Round 2 - Science (sort of) - Coded Abbreviations
Be as specific and detailed as necessary.
1. In an airline timetable, what does "X67" mean?
2. On a fertilizer package, what does "21-6-12" mean?
3. In knitting, what does "K2 tog, PSSO" mean?
4. In describing steam locomotives, what does "4-6-2" mean?
5. In describing binoculars, what does "7×35" mean?
6. In bridge (especially duplicate bridge), what does "6SX" mean?
7. On the copyright page of a book, what does "10 9 8 7 6 5 4" mean? 8.
In Internet national domains, what does ".es" mean?
9. On a *red* Ontario license plate, what does "CD" at the start
of the number mean?
10. In relation to chess, what type of move do O-O and O-O-O
refer to?
Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with all 10 questions: Vs
nal bs lbhe nafjref zragvba n zrnfherzrag, tb onpx naq svk gurz vs
arprffnel fb gung lbh unir rkcyvpvgyl fgngrq rknpgyl jung dhnagvgl vf
orvat zrnfherq, naq va jung havgf.
* Game 9, Round 3 - Sports - Inventors and Innovators
1. What's the main claim to fame of Manon Rhéaume?
2. What's the main claim to fame of James Naismith?
3. This question concerns an activity that people have probably
engaged in for as long as there have been people, but we won't ask
you to name it. In 1743, Jack Broughton drew up a set of rules in an
attempt to make it a reputable sport. These rules were replaced by
the "London rules", and then in 1865 what are essentially the
present-day rules were produced under the auspices of John Sholto
Douglas. And the question is, *by what title* is Douglas better
known?
4. In what year did Dick Fosbury's revolutionary Fosbury Flop win
him the Olympic gold medal for high-jumping?
5. We told you a few weeks ago about the Scottish decree of 1457
that "golff be utterly cryit doune and not usit." What we didn't
mention was that it also applied, with equal success, to "fute-ball".
The evolution from the game that most of the world calls football to
the game of the same name on this continent was a complicated one,
but it began, or is said to have begun, when a player with "a fine
disregard for the rules" picked up the ball and ran with it. Some
sources give his name as Ellis and the date as 1823; others say it
was Mackie in 1838 or 1839. But in what *city or town* did this event
allegedly take place?
6. The subsequent transition to American football is primarily
credited to one rulemaker. In the period 1880-83 he replaced the
scrum with the scrimmage, he invented the down, he reduced the team
from 15 players to 11, and he also adopted the first changes that led
to the modern scoring system. Name this "father of American
football".
7. Canadian football developed in parallel. A major influence
on it was this man, a former Notre Dame ["NOTE-er DAIM"]
player and coach who came to McGill University in 1912 as the first
professional football coach in Canada. Innovations he instituted in
play or recommended in rules included the secondary defense,
double-teaming, backfield motion, the forward pass,
and a reduction of teams from 14 to 12 players. Name him.
8. To the extent that baseball has a single inventor, it was the
man who founded the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York. Many
similar games, such as town ball, were played at the time; but in
this man's rules of 1845, the batter stood at home plate, the
arrangement of bases was fixed as a 90-foot square, and runners had
to be put out by tagging them rather than throwing the ball at them.
His name was *not* Abner Doubleday: what was it?
9. Although Harry Gem had previously organized a club where this
sport was played, Walter Clopton Wingfield was the first to produce a
set of rules for it. That was in 1873, and he called the game
Sphairistiké. What do we call it?
10. Name the figure skater who was the first to spin on one leg
while holding her other leg straight up with both hands.
* Game 9, Round 2 - Science (sort of) - Coded Abbreviations
Be as specific and detailed as necessary.
8. In Internet national domains, what does ".es" mean?
10. In relation to chess, what type of move do O-O and O-O-O
refer to?
* Game 9, Round 3 - Sports - Inventors and Innovators
4. In what year did Dick Fosbury's revolutionary Fosbury Flop win
him the Olympic gold medal for high-jumping?
5. We told you a few weeks ago about the Scottish decree of 1457
that "golff be utterly cryit doune and not usit." What we
didn't mention was that it also applied, with equal success, to
"fute-ball". The evolution from the game that most of the world
calls football to the game of the same name on this continent
was a complicated one, but it began, or is said to have begun,
when a player with "a fine disregard for the rules" picked up
the ball and ran with it. Some sources give his name as Ellis
and the date as 1823; others say it was Mackie in 1838 or 1839.
But in what *city or town* did this event allegedly take place?
* Game 9, Round 2 - Science (sort of) - Coded Abbreviations
4. In describing steam locomotives, what does "4-6-2" mean?
6. In bridge (especially duplicate bridge), what does "6SX" mean?
7. On the copyright page of a book, what does "10 9 8 7 6 5 4" mean?
8. In Internet national domains, what does ".es" mean?
10. In relation to chess, what type of move do O-O and O-O-O
refer to?
* Game 9, Round 3 - Sports - Inventors and Innovators
2. What's the main claim to fame of James Naismith?
3. This question concerns an activity that people have probably
engaged in for as long as there have been people, but we won't
ask you to name it. In 1743, Jack Broughton drew up a set of
rules in an attempt to make it a reputable sport. These rules
were replaced by the "London rules", and then in 1865 what
are essentially the present-day rules were produced under the
auspices of John Sholto Douglas. And the question is, *by what
title* is Douglas better known?
4. In what year did Dick Fosbury's revolutionary Fosbury Flop win
him the Olympic gold medal for high-jumping?
7. Canadian football developed in parallel. A major influence
on it was this man, a former Notre Dame ["NOTE-er DAIM"]
player and coach who came to McGill University in 1912 as the
first professional football coach in Canada. Innovations he
instituted in play or recommended in rules included the secondary
defense, double-teaming, backfield motion, the forward pass,
and a reduction of teams from 14 to 12 players. Name him.
9. Although Harry Gem had previously organized a club where this
sport was played, Walter Clopton Wingfield was the first to
produce a set of rules for it. That was in 1873, and he called
the game Sphairistik?. What do we call it?
* Game 9, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Why was student Mike Cameron suspended for a day from his high
school in Evans, Georgia?
2. Yeah, yeah, "Titanic" won enough Oscars to build a bonfire,
and Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt got theirs. Now tell us which
humorous film won the award for makeup.
* Game 9, Round 2 - Science (sort of) - Coded Abbreviations
Be as specific and detailed as necessary.
1. In an airline timetable, what does "X67" mean?
7. On the copyright page of a book, what does "10 9 8 7 6 5 4" mean?
8. In Internet national domains, what does ".es" mean?
10. In relation to chess, what type of move do O-O and O-O-O
refer to?
* Game 9, Round 3 - Sports - Inventors and Innovators
1. What's the main claim to fame of Manon Rhéaume?
2. What's the main claim to fame of James Naismith?
3. This question concerns an activity that people have probably
engaged in for as long as there have been people, but we won't
ask you to name it. In 1743, Jack Broughton drew up a set of
rules in an attempt to make it a reputable sport. These rules
were replaced by the "London rules", and then in 1865 what
are essentially the present-day rules were produced under the
auspices of John Sholto Douglas. And the question is, *by what
title* is Douglas better known?
4. In what year did Dick Fosbury's revolutionary Fosbury Flop win
him the Olympic gold medal for high-jumping?
5. We told you a few weeks ago about the Scottish decree of 1457
that "golff be utterly cryit doune and not usit." What we
didn't mention was that it also applied, with equal success, to
"fute-ball". The evolution from the game that most of the world
calls football to the game of the same name on this continent
was a complicated one, but it began, or is said to have begun,
when a player with "a fine disregard for the rules" picked up
the ball and ran with it. Some sources give his name as Ellis
and the date as 1823; others say it was Mackie in 1838 or 1839.
But in what *city or town* did this event allegedly take place?
6. The subsequent transition to American football is primarily
credited to one rulemaker. In the period 1880-83 he replaced
the scrum with the scrimmage, he invented the down, he reduced
the team from 15 players to 11, and he also adopted the first
changes that led to the modern scoring system. Name this
"father of American football".
8. To the extent that baseball has a single inventor, it was the
man who founded the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York.
Many similar games, such as town ball, were played at the time;
but in this man's rules of 1845, the batter stood at home plate,
the arrangement of bases was fixed as a 90-foot square, and
runners had to be put out by tagging them rather than throwing
the ball at them. His name was *not* Abner Doubleday: what
was it?
9. Although Harry Gem had previously organized a club where this
sport was played, Walter Clopton Wingfield was the first to
produce a set of rules for it. That was in 1873, and he called
the game Sphairistiké. What do we call it?
10. Name the figure skater who was the first to spin on one leg
while holding her other leg straight up with both hands.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-30, and
should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
members of the Usual Suspects, 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 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Why was student Mike Cameron suspended for a day from his high
school in Evans, Georgia?
2. Yeah, yeah, "Titanic" won enough Oscars to build a bonfire,
and Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt got theirs. Now tell us which
humorous film won the award for makeup.
I wrote one of these rounds and part of the other.
* Game 9, Round 2 - Science (sort of) - Coded Abbreviations
Be as specific and detailed as necessary.
1. In an airline timetable, what does "X67" mean?
2. On a fertilizer package, what does "21-6-12" mean?
3. In knitting, what does "K2 tog, PSSO" mean?
4. In describing steam locomotives, what does "4-6-2" mean?
5. In describing binoculars, what does "7×35" mean?
6. In bridge (especially duplicate bridge), what does "6SX" mean?
7. On the copyright page of a book, what does "10 9 8 7 6 5 4" mean?
8. In Internet national domains, what does ".es" mean?
9. On a *red* Ontario license plate, what does "CD" at the start
of the number mean?
10. In relation to chess, what type of move do O-O and O-O-O
refer to?
Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with all 10 questions:
Vs nal bs lbhe nafjref zragvba n zrnfherzrag, tb onpx naq svk gurz
vs arprffnel fb gung lbh unir rkcyvpvgyl fgngrq rknpgyl jung dhnagvgl
vf orvat zrnfherq, naq va jung havgf.
* Game 9, Round 3 - Sports - Inventors and Innovators
1. What's the main claim to fame of Manon Rhéaume?
2. What's the main claim to fame of James Naismith?
3. This question concerns an activity that people have probably
engaged in for as long as there have been people, but we won't
ask you to name it. In 1743, Jack Broughton drew up a set of
rules in an attempt to make it a reputable sport. These rules
were replaced by the "London rules", and then in 1865 what
are essentially the present-day rules were produced under the
auspices of John Sholto Douglas. And the question is, *by what
title* is Douglas better known?
4. In what year did Dick Fosbury's revolutionary Fosbury Flop win
him the Olympic gold medal for high-jumping?
5. We told you a few weeks ago about the Scottish decree of 1457
that "golff be utterly cryit doune and not usit." What we
didn't mention was that it also applied, with equal success, to
"fute-ball". The evolution from the game that most of the world
calls football to the game of the same name on this continent
was a complicated one, but it began, or is said to have begun,
when a player with "a fine disregard for the rules" picked up
the ball and ran with it. Some sources give his name as Ellis
and the date as 1823; others say it was Mackie in 1838 or 1839.
But in what *city or town* did this event allegedly take place?
6. The subsequent transition to American football is primarily
credited to one rulemaker. In the period 1880-83 he replaced
the scrum with the scrimmage, he invented the down, he reduced
the team from 15 players to 11, and he also adopted the first
changes that led to the modern scoring system. Name this
"father of American football".
7. Canadian football developed in parallel. A major influence
on it was this man, a former Notre Dame ["NOTE-er DAIM"]
player and coach who came to McGill University in 1912 as the
first professional football coach in Canada. Innovations he
instituted in play or recommended in rules included the secondary
defense, double-teaming, backfield motion, the forward pass,
and a reduction of teams from 14 to 12 players. Name him.
8. To the extent that baseball has a single inventor, it was the
man who founded the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York.
Many similar games, such as town ball, were played at the time;
but in this man's rules of 1845, the batter stood at home plate,
the arrangement of bases was fixed as a 90-foot square, and
runners had to be put out by tagging them rather than throwing
the ball at them. His name was *not* Abner Doubleday: what
was it?
9. Although Harry Gem had previously organized a club where this
sport was played, Walter Clopton Wingfield was the first to
produce a set of rules for it. That was in 1873, and he called
the game Sphairistiké. What do we call it?
10. Name the figure skater who was the first to spin on one leg
while holding her other leg straight up with both hands.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-30, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
members of the Usual Suspects, 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 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Why was student Mike Cameron suspended for a day from his high
school in Evans, Georgia?
2. Yeah, yeah, "Titanic" won enough Oscars to build a bonfire,
and Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt got theirs. Now tell us which
humorous film won the award for makeup.
I wrote one of these rounds and part of the other.
* Game 9, Round 2 - Science (sort of) - Coded Abbreviations
Be as specific and detailed as necessary.
1. In an airline timetable, what does "X67" mean?
2. On a fertilizer package, what does "21-6-12" mean?
3. In knitting, what does "K2 tog, PSSO" mean?
4. In describing steam locomotives, what does "4-6-2" mean?
5. In describing binoculars, what does "7×35" mean?
6. In bridge (especially duplicate bridge), what does "6SX" mean?
7. On the copyright page of a book, what does "10 9 8 7 6 5 4" mean?
8. In Internet national domains, what does ".es" mean?
9. On a *red* Ontario license plate, what does "CD" at the start
of the number mean?
10. In relation to chess, what type of move do O-O and O-O-O
refer to?
Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with all 10 questions:
Vs nal bs lbhe nafjref zragvba n zrnfherzrag, tb onpx naq svk gurz
vs arprffnel fb gung lbh unir rkcyvpvgyl fgngrq rknpgyl jung dhnagvgl
vf orvat zrnfherq, naq va jung havgf.
* Game 9, Round 3 - Sports - Inventors and Innovators
1. What's the main claim to fame of Manon Rhéaume?
2. What's the main claim to fame of James Naismith?
3. This question concerns an activity that people have probably
engaged in for as long as there have been people, but we won't
ask you to name it. In 1743, Jack Broughton drew up a set of
rules in an attempt to make it a reputable sport. These rules
were replaced by the "London rules", and then in 1865 what
are essentially the present-day rules were produced under the
auspices of John Sholto Douglas. And the question is, *by what
title* is Douglas better known?
4. In what year did Dick Fosbury's revolutionary Fosbury Flop win
him the Olympic gold medal for high-jumping?
5. We told you a few weeks ago about the Scottish decree of 1457
that "golff be utterly cryit doune and not usit." What we
didn't mention was that it also applied, with equal success, to
"fute-ball". The evolution from the game that most of the world
calls football to the game of the same name on this continent
was a complicated one, but it began, or is said to have begun,
when a player with "a fine disregard for the rules" picked up
the ball and ran with it. Some sources give his name as Ellis
and the date as 1823; others say it was Mackie in 1838 or 1839.
But in what *city or town* did this event allegedly take place?
6. The subsequent transition to American football is primarily
credited to one rule maker. In the period 1880-83 he replaced
the scrum with the scrimmage, he invented the down, he reduced
the team from 15 players to 11, and he also adopted the first
changes that led to the modern scoring system. Name this
"father of American football".
7. Canadian football developed in parallel. A major influence
on it was this man, a former Notre Dame ["NOTE-er DAIM"]
player and coach who came to McGill University in 1912 as the
first professional football coach in Canada. Innovations he
instituted in play or recommended in rules included the secondary
defense, double-teaming, backfield motion, the forward pass,
and a reduction of teams from 14 to 12 players. Name him.
8. To the extent that baseball has a single inventor, it was the
man who founded the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York.
Many similar games, such as town ball, were played at the time;
but in this man's rules of 1845, the batter stood at home plate,
the arrangement of bases was fixed as a 90-foot square, and
runners had to be put out by tagging them rather than throwing
the ball at them. His name was *not* Abner Doubleday: what
was it?
9. Although Harry Gem had previously organized a club where this
sport was played, Walter Clopton Wingfield was the first to
produce a set of rules for it. That was in 1873, and he called
the game Sphairistiké. What do we call it?
10. Name the figure skater who was the first to spin on one leg
while holding her other leg straight up with both hands.
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* Game 9, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Why was student Mike Cameron suspended for a day from his high
school in Evans, Georgia?
2. Yeah, yeah, "Titanic" won enough Oscars to build a bonfire,
and Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt got theirs. Now tell us which
humorous film won the award for makeup.
I wrote one of these rounds and part of the other.
* Game 9, Round 2 - Science (sort of) - Coded Abbreviations
Be as specific and detailed as necessary.
1. In an airline timetable, what does "X67" mean?
2. On a fertilizer package, what does "21-6-12" mean?
3. In knitting, what does "K2 tog, PSSO" mean?
4. In describing steam locomotives, what does "4-6-2" mean?
5. In describing binoculars, what does "7×35" mean?
6. In bridge (especially duplicate bridge), what does "6SX" mean?
7. On the copyright page of a book, what does "10 9 8 7 6 5 4" mean?
8. In Internet national domains, what does ".es" mean?
9. On a *red* Ontario license plate, what does "CD" at the start
of the number mean?
10. In relation to chess, what type of move do O-O and O-O-O
refer to?
Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with all 10 questions:
Vs nal bs lbhe nafjref zragvba n zrnfherzrag, tb onpx naq svk gurz
vs arprffnel fb gung lbh unir rkcyvpvgyl fgngrq rknpgyl jung dhnagvgl
vf orvat zrnfherq, naq va jung havgf.
* Game 9, Round 3 - Sports - Inventors and Innovators
1. What's the main claim to fame of Manon Rhéaume?
2. What's the main claim to fame of James Naismith?
3. This question concerns an activity that people have probably
engaged in for as long as there have been people, but we won't
ask you to name it. In 1743, Jack Broughton drew up a set of
rules in an attempt to make it a reputable sport. These rules
were replaced by the "London rules", and then in 1865 what
are essentially the present-day rules were produced under the
auspices of John Sholto Douglas. And the question is, *by what
title* is Douglas better known?
4. In what year did Dick Fosbury's revolutionary Fosbury Flop win
him the Olympic gold medal for high-jumping?
5. We told you a few weeks ago about the Scottish decree of 1457
that "golff be utterly cryit doune and not usit." What we
didn't mention was that it also applied, with equal success, to
"fute-ball". The evolution from the game that most of the world
calls football to the game of the same name on this continent
was a complicated one, but it began, or is said to have begun,
when a player with "a fine disregard for the rules" picked up
the ball and ran with it. Some sources give his name as Ellis
and the date as 1823; others say it was Mackie in 1838 or 1839.
But in what *city or town* did this event allegedly take place?
6. The subsequent transition to American football is primarily
credited to one rulemaker. In the period 1880-83 he replaced
the scrum with the scrimmage, he invented the down, he reduced
the team from 15 players to 11, and he also adopted the first
changes that led to the modern scoring system. Name this
"father of American football".
7. Canadian football developed in parallel. A major influence
on it was this man, a former Notre Dame ["NOTE-er DAIM"]
player and coach who came to McGill University in 1912 as the
first professional football coach in Canada. Innovations he
instituted in play or recommended in rules included the secondary
defense, double-teaming, backfield motion, the forward pass,
and a reduction of teams from 14 to 12 players. Name him.
8. To the extent that baseball has a single inventor, it was the
man who founded the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York.
Many similar games, such as town ball, were played at the time;
but in this man's rules of 1845, the batter stood at home plate,
the arrangement of bases was fixed as a 90-foot square, and
runners had to be put out by tagging them rather than throwing
the ball at them. His name was *not* Abner Doubleday: what
was it?
9. Although Harry Gem had previously organized a club where this
sport was played, Walter Clopton Wingfield was the first to
produce a set of rules for it. That was in 1873, and he called
the game Sphairistiké. What do we call it?
10. Name the figure skater who was the first to spin on one leg
while holding her other leg straight up with both hands.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-30,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Why was student Mike Cameron suspended for a day from his high
school in Evans, Georgia?
2. Yeah, yeah, "Titanic" won enough Oscars to build a bonfire,
and Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt got theirs. Now tell us which
humorous film won the award for makeup.
I wrote one of these rounds and part of the other.
* Game 9, Round 2 - Science (sort of) - Coded Abbreviations
Be as specific and detailed as necessary.
1. In an airline timetable, what does "X67" mean?
2. On a fertilizer package, what does "21-6-12" mean?
3. In knitting, what does "K2 tog, PSSO" mean?
4. In describing steam locomotives, what does "4-6-2" mean?
5. In describing binoculars, what does "7×35" mean?
6. In bridge (especially duplicate bridge), what does "6SX" mean?
7. On the copyright page of a book, what does "10 9 8 7 6 5 4" mean?
8. In Internet national domains, what does ".es" mean?
9. On a *red* Ontario license plate, what does "CD" at the start
of the number mean?
10. In relation to chess, what type of move do O-O and O-O-O
refer to?
* Game 9, Round 3 - Sports - Inventors and Innovators
1. What's the main claim to fame of Manon Rhéaume?
2. What's the main claim to fame of James Naismith?
3. This question concerns an activity that people have probably
engaged in for as long as there have been people, but we won't
ask you to name it. In 1743, Jack Broughton drew up a set of
rules in an attempt to make it a reputable sport. These rules
were replaced by the "London rules", and then in 1865 what
are essentially the present-day rules were produced under the
auspices of John Sholto Douglas. And the question is, *by what
title* is Douglas better known?
4. In what year did Dick Fosbury's revolutionary Fosbury Flop win
him the Olympic gold medal for high-jumping?
5. We told you a few weeks ago about the Scottish decree of 1457
that "golff be utterly cryit doune and not usit." What we
didn't mention was that it also applied, with equal success, to
"fute-ball". The evolution from the game that most of the world
calls football to the game of the same name on this continent
was a complicated one, but it began, or is said to have begun,
when a player with "a fine disregard for the rules" picked up
the ball and ran with it. Some sources give his name as Ellis
and the date as 1823; others say it was Mackie in 1838 or 1839.
But in what *city or town* did this event allegedly take place?
6. The subsequent transition to American football is primarily
credited to one rulemaker. In the period 1880-83 he replaced
the scrum with the scrimmage, he invented the down, he reduced
the team from 15 players to 11, and he also adopted the first
changes that led to the modern scoring system. Name this
"father of American football".
7. Canadian football developed in parallel. A major influence
on it was this man, a former Notre Dame ["NOTE-er DAIM"]
player and coach who came to McGill University in 1912 as the
first professional football coach in Canada. Innovations he
instituted in play or recommended in rules included the secondary
defense, double-teaming, backfield motion, the forward pass,
and a reduction of teams from 14 to 12 players. Name him.
8. To the extent that baseball has a single inventor, it was the
man who founded the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York.
Many similar games, such as town ball, were played at the time;
but in this man's rules of 1845, the batter stood at home plate,
the arrangement of bases was fixed as a 90-foot square, and
runners had to be put out by tagging them rather than throwing
the ball at them. His name was *not* Abner Doubleday: what
was it?
9. Although Harry Gem had previously organized a club where this
sport was played, Walter Clopton Wingfield was the first to
produce a set of rules for it. That was in 1873, and he called
the game Sphairistiké. What do we call it?
10. Name the figure skater who was the first to spin on one leg
while holding her other leg straight up with both hands.
1. Why was student Mike Cameron suspended for a day from his high
school in Evans, Georgia?
He wore a Pepsi shirt to school on "Coke in Education Day".
Stephen got this.
6. In bridge (especially duplicate bridge), what does "6SX" mean?
(A contract of) 6 spades, doubled. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque.
1. What's the main claim to fame of Manon Rhéaume?
First woman professional hockey player. (Also first woman NHL player, although she only ever appeared in an exhibition game.) 4 for Bruce,
Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
1. What's the main claim to fame of Manon Rhéaume?
First woman professional hockey player. (Also first woman NHL player,
although she only ever appeared in an exhibition game.) 4 for Bruce,
Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
I believe Rhéaume was not the first woman to be a professional hockey
player; Karen Koch played professionally for the Marquette Iron Rangers of the United States Hockey League in 1969-70, before Rhéaume was born. See https://www.theicegarden.com/2017/7/6/15904278/womens-hockey-history-origins-pioneer-karen-koch-marquette-iron-rangers-goalie-ushl-pro-paid-to-play
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