These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-07-25,
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 2021-07-20 companion posting
on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 4 - Canadiana
* Aboriginal Actors
Look at the image and identify the actor or actress of First
Nations or Métis descent.
1.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/abo/1.jpg
2.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/abo/2.jpg
3.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/abo/3.jpg
* The Toronto Symphony Orchestra
4. Who was the TSO's music director from 1965 to 1969? Hint:
he inspired two novels published in 1985.
5. In 2007, the TSO premiered a spoof oratorio, co-written by
Eric Idle. "Not the Messiah" was conducted by a Toronto-born
cousin of Idle's. Name him.
6. The TSO's music director from 1975 to 1988 was knighted in 1999.
He is """now""" the TSO's Conductor Laureate. Who is he?
(*Note*: Only the original answer will be accepted.)
* Canadian Firsts
7. Who was the first Jewish leader of a major federal party in
Canada, a post he held from 1971 to 1974?
8. Jeanne Sauvé was the first woman to serve as Governor-General,
from 1984 to 1990. Prior to that, from 1980 to 1984, she had
been the first woman to fill *what national office*?
9. William Hubbard, the son of slaves, was the first black man
to be elected to public office in a major Canadian city,
serving as a city councillor from 1894 to 1908, and acting
mayor in 1906 and 1907. Of *what city*?
* PM Portraits
Identify the Prime Ministers in these portraits from the House
of Commons Heritage Collection.
10.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/pm/10.jpg
11.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/pm/11.jpg
12.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr4/pm/12.jpg
* Canadian Observatories
13. The Algonquin Observatory, located in Algonquin Park since 1959,
"""was""" one of only two observatories in Canada using which
type of telescope?
14. The U of T's Southern Observatory in Chile had a 60 cm
reflecting telescope named for a famous Canadian astronomer.
She was noted for her research into global clusters and wrote
a popular astronomy column for the Toronto Star from 1951
until 1981. Name her.
15. Designed to look at particles from the Sun passing through
the Earth and monitor the resulting changes in these particles,
this northern Ontario facility """is""" known by its acronym SNO.
What does SNO stand for?
** Final, Round 6 - Sports & Leisure
* Defense Nicknames
1. What was the nickname given to the Minnesota Viking defensive
line of the late 1960s and 1970s, featuring Allan Page and
Carl Eller?
2. By what nickname was the Pittsburgh Steeler defensive line of
the '70s, featuring Mean Joe Greene, known?
3. This was the nickname for two generations of the Dallas Cowboys
of the late '60s into the '70s, featuring Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro,
and Ed "Too Tall" Jones. Name it.
* Olympic Track-and-Field Records Set at Beijing
We'll tell you the Olympic record from 2008 and whether it's for
men or women; you tell us the Olympic event. We need the specific
event, and if you only give distance, like "100 m", we'll assume
you're referring to running.
4. Men, 90.57 meters.
5. Women, 29 minutes 54.66 seconds.
6. Men, 19.30 seconds.
* Professional Cycling
7. The Tour de France """is""" one of the three "grand tours"
of cycling. Name either one of the other two, in the applicable
language.
8. In the Tour de France, the cyclist with the lowest overall time
wears a yellow jersey. Describe the jersey of the cyclist
known as "The King of the Mountains".
9. In professional tour races, what is the term given to the largest
mass of riders on the road? It has been borrowed from French.
* Fans Gone Wild
Three questions about overzealous sports fans.
10. In the 2004 Olympics, Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil was leading
in what event before a defrocked Irish priest attacked him?
11. In 1993, James Miller interrupted the Holyfield-Bowe boxing
match at Caesar's Palace. He was subsequently beaten up by
fans and security, and later dubbed the "Fan Man" by the press.
In what manner did he arrive?
12. In Major League Baseball, in 1979, in Chicago's Comiskey Park,
the riot police were called in to deal with a raging bonfire
and rampaging fans. 37 were arrested and the game was forfeited
to the Tigers. And it all started because local DJ Steve Dahl
wanted to explode a pile of what?
* Gardening
In each case, identify the herb. (In the original game, samples
of the herbs were handed out, but you'll have to make do with
pictures here.)
13.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr6/herb/13.jpg
14.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr6/herb/14.jpg
15.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr6/herb/15.jpg
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