* Game 9, Round 4 - History - Who Succeeded Them?
2. Queen Victoria, as monarch of the UK.
3. Edward Heath, as Prime Minister of the UK.
4. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as Prime Minister of Canada.
5. U Thant, as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
7. King Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), as monarch of England.
8. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, as Secretary-General of the United
Nations.
* Game 9, Round 6 - Sports - Baseball
1. In what Florida city """do""" the Blue Jays hold their annual
spring training?
2. The spring training exhibition games held each year in Florida
are informally known as the Grapefruit League. What similar
name is given to exhibition games played in Arizona?
3. The 1927 New York Yankees included a number of top home-run
hitters, led by Babe Ruth hitting his 60 and Lou Gehrig at 47.
What was the collective nickname of the Yankee batting lineup
that year?
5. This player """leads all active players""" with 629 career home
runs and was the youngest-ever player to reach 500 home runs.
However, his career """has been""" tainted by an admission of
steroid use. Who is he?
6. This player, who retired in 2005, is a member of the exclusive
500-home-run club and the 3,000-hit club. However, he tested
positive for steroids only months after testifying to Congress
that he had never used them. Who is he?
8. What player hit 70 home runs in 1998, a single-season record
at the time?
9. This San Francisco ballpark was famous for its brutal winds:
in the 1961 All-Star Game a pitcher committed a balk when blown
off the mound by a gust of wind. Name the stadium.
* Game 9, Round 4 - History - Who Succeeded Them?
We name a person and a job position, and you tell us who was
their immediate successor in that job.
2. Queen Victoria, as monarch of the UK.
3. Edward Heath, as Prime Minister of the UK.
5. U Thant, as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
7. King Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), as monarch of England.
8. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, as Secretary-General of the United
Nations.
* Game 9, Round 6 - Sports - Baseball
With the start of the baseball season just """a few weeks away""",
a round on baseball.
1. In what Florida city """do""" the Blue Jays hold their annual
spring training?
2. The spring training exhibition games held each year in Florida
are informally known as the Grapefruit League. What similar
name is given to exhibition games played in Arizona?
3. The 1927 New York Yankees included a number of top home-run
hitters, led by Babe Ruth hitting his 60 and Lou Gehrig at 47.
What was the collective nickname of the Yankee batting lineup
that year?
4. The Yankees adopted that name in 1913. Give *either one*
of their two previous names.
5. This player """leads all active players""" with 629 career home
runs and was the youngest-ever player to reach 500 home runs.
However, his career """has been""" tainted by an admission of
steroid use. Who is he?
6. This player, who retired in 2005, is a member of the exclusive 500-home-run club and the 3,000-hit club. However, he tested
positive for steroids only months after testifying to Congress
that he had never used them. Who is he?
7. What Baltimore Orioles manager was ejected 91 times in his
career?
8. What player hit 70 home runs in 1998, a single-season record
at the time?
9. This San Francisco ballpark was famous for its brutal winds:
in the 1961 All-Star Game a pitcher committed a balk when blown
off the mound by a gust of wind. Name the stadium.
10. At what stadium did the Montreal Expos play their home games
from 1969 to 1976?
* Game 9, Round 4 - History - Who Succeeded Them?
2. Queen Victoria, as monarch of the UK.
3. Edward Heath, as Prime Minister of the UK.
5. U Thant, as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
7. King Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), as monarch of England.
8. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, as Secretary-General of the United
Nations.
10. Charles de Gaulle, as President of France. (Not the interim
acting president, Alain Poher; the next regular president.)
* Game 9, Round 4 - History - Who Succeeded Them?
We name a person and a job position, and you tell us who was
their immediate successor in that job.
1. Bill Davis, as Premier of Ontario.
2. Queen Victoria, as monarch of the UK.
3. Edward Heath, as Prime Minister of the UK.
4. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as Prime Minister of Canada.
5. U Thant, as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
6. Robert Bourassa, in his *first* stint as Premier of Quebec.
7. King Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), as monarch of England.
8. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, as Secretary-General of the United
Nations.
9. William Lyon Mackenzie King, in his *last* stint as Prime
Minister of Canada.
10. Charles de Gaulle, as President of France. (Not the interim
acting president, Alain Poher; the next regular president.)
* Game 9, Round 6 - Sports - Baseball
With the start of the baseball season just """a few weeks away""",
a round on baseball.
1. In what Florida city """do""" the Blue Jays hold their annual
spring training?
2. The spring training exhibition games held each year in Florida
are informally known as the Grapefruit League. What similar
name is given to exhibition games played in Arizona?
3. The 1927 New York Yankees included a number of top home-run
hitters, led by Babe Ruth hitting his 60 and Lou Gehrig at 47.
What was the collective nickname of the Yankee batting lineup
that year?
4. The Yankees adopted that name in 1913. Give *either one*
of their two previous names.
5. This player """leads all active players""" with 629 career home
runs and was the youngest-ever player to reach 500 home runs.
However, his career """has been""" tainted by an admission of
steroid use. Who is he?
6. This player, who retired in 2005, is a member of the exclusive
500-home-run club and the 3,000-hit club. However, he tested
positive for steroids only months after testifying to Congress
that he had never used them. Who is he?
7. What Baltimore Orioles manager was ejected 91 times in his
career?
8. What player hit 70 home runs in 1998, a single-season record
at the time?
9. This San Francisco ballpark was famous for its brutal winds:
in the 1961 All-Star Game a pitcher committed a balk when blown
off the mound by a gust of wind. Name the stadium.
10. At what stadium did the Montreal Expos play their home games
from 1969 to 1976?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-26,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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*)".
* Game 9, Round 4 - History - Who Succeeded Them?
We name a person and a job position, and you tell us who was
their immediate successor in that job.
1. Bill Davis, as Premier of Ontario.
2. Queen Victoria, as monarch of the UK.
3. Edward Heath, as Prime Minister of the UK.
4. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as Prime Minister of Canada.
5. U Thant, as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
6. Robert Bourassa, in his *first* stint as Premier of Quebec.
7. King Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), as monarch of England.
8. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, as Secretary-General of the United
Nations.
9. William Lyon Mackenzie King, in his *last* stint as Prime
Minister of Canada.
10. Charles de Gaulle, as President of France. (Not the interim
acting president, Alain Poher; the next regular president.)
* Game 9, Round 6 - Sports - Baseball
With the start of the baseball season just """a few weeks away""",
a round on baseball.
1. In what Florida city """do""" the Blue Jays hold their annual
spring training?
2. The spring training exhibition games held each year in Florida
are informally known as the Grapefruit League. What similar
name is given to exhibition games played in Arizona?
3. The 1927 New York Yankees included a number of top home-run
hitters, led by Babe Ruth hitting his 60 and Lou Gehrig at 47.
What was the collective nickname of the Yankee batting lineup
that year?
4. The Yankees adopted that name in 1913. Give *either one*
of their two previous names.
5. This player """leads all active players""" with 629 career home
runs and was the youngest-ever player to reach 500 home runs.
However, his career """has been""" tainted by an admission of
steroid use. Who is he?
6. This player, who retired in 2005, is a member of the exclusive
500-home-run club and the 3,000-hit club. However, he tested
positive for steroids only months after testifying to Congress
that he had never used them. Who is he?
7. What Baltimore Orioles manager was ejected 91 times in his
career?
8. What player hit 70 home runs in 1998, a single-season record
at the time?
9. This San Francisco ballpark was famous for its brutal winds:
in the 1961 All-Star Game a pitcher committed a balk when blown
off the mound by a gust of wind. Name the stadium.
10. At what stadium did the Montreal Expos play their home games
from 1969 to 1976?
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