* Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Years in Canadian History
In this round you will be given three events in Canadian history
that occurred in the same year. (Some of them took place outside
Canada, but have strong Canadian connections.) For each set of
three, you are to give the *exact year*.
5. [1] "O Canada" officially became the Canadian national anthem.
[2] Marshall McLuhan died.
[3] Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope" was stopped near Thunder
Bay because of the return of his cancer.
7. [1] Algonquin Provincial Park was established.
[2] The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association won the first
Stanley Cup, but refused to accept the award because of
an alleged slight to the team committee.
[3] A 22,000-pound (10,000 kg) wheel of cheese -- 28 feet
(8.3 m) in circumference and 6 feet (1.8 m) high -- left
Perth, Ontario, on a special cheese train to become part
of an exhibit at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago.
9. [1] Marilyn Bell became the first person to swim across
Lake Ontario.
[2] Roger Bannister and John Landy became the first two men
to run the same 1-mile race in under 4 minutes, at the
British Empire and Commonwealth games in Vancouver.
[3] The St. Lawrence Seaway construction project started.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Sports Movies
This a round on movies where a specific sport provides the
framework for the plot. We give you the movie's title, the year
it was released, and some of the actors; and you name the sport.
And please don't just say "football" for any answer -- you need
to be more specific.
1. "Hoosiers" (1986), Gene Hackman.
2. "Nacho Libre" (2006), Jack Black.
3. "The Natural" (1984), Robert Redford.
4. "The Damned United" (2009), Michael Sheen.
5. "Tin Cup" (1996), Kevin Costner, Rene Russo.
6. "Invictus" (2009), Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon.
7. "Seabiscuit" (2003), Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges.
8. "North Dallas Forty" (1979), Nick Nolte, Mac Davis.
9. "The Love Guru" (2008), Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake.
10. "Cinderella Man" (2005), Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger.
* Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Years in Canadian History
1. [1] A Liberal policy convention organized by former Prime
Minister Laurier turned into Canada's first party
leadership convention when Laurier died before the
convention was held. (Before this time federal party
leaders had been chosen at party caucus meetings.)
[2] Pierre Elliot Trudeau was born.
[3] The Stanley Cup finals between the Seattle Metropolitans
and the Montreal Canadiens were halted because of illness.
2. [1] Alouette I, Canada's first satellite, was launched.
[2] The Fog Bowl Grey Cup was played. The game was stopped
because of very poor visibility, and the last 9 minutes
were played the following day, Sunday.
[3] The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake had its first
season.
3. [1] Anne of Green Gables was first published.
[2] Prince Edward Island banned all motorized cars from
the province.
[3] Oshawa carriage builder R. Samuel McLaughlin signed a
deal with Buick giving him rights to Buick-built engines
for 15 years.
4. [1] First Nations people on reserves got the right to vote
in Federal elections.
[2] Anne Heggtveit became the first Canadian to win an Olympic
gold medal in skiing.
[3] The Montreal Canadiens won their 5th *consecutive*
Stanley Cup.
5. [1] "O Canada" officially became the Canadian national anthem.
[2] Marshall McLuhan died.
[3] Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope" was stopped near Thunder
Bay because of the return of his cancer.
6. [1] 22,000,000 people visited a World's Fair in Vancouver.
[2] John Polanyi of the University of Toronto shared the
Nobel Prize for chemistry.
[3] One of the strongest tornadoes in Canadian history
hit Barrie.
7. [1] Algonquin Provincial Park was established.
[2] The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association won the first
Stanley Cup, but refused to accept the award because of
an alleged slight to the team committee.
[3] A 22,000-pound (10,000 kg) wheel of cheese -- 28 feet
(8.3 m) in circumference and 6 feet (1.8 m) high -- left
Perth, Ontario, on a special cheese train to become part
of an exhibit at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago.
8. [1] The Pickering nuclear power plant was opened after
7 years of construction.
[2] The US and Canada signed the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement.
[3] Former Prime Minister Lester Pearson died.
9. [1] Marilyn Bell became the first person to swim across
Lake Ontario.
[2] Roger Bannister and John Landy became the first two men
to run the same 1-mile race in under 4 minutes, at the
British Empire and Commonwealth games in Vancouver.
[3] The St. Lawrence Seaway construction project started.
10. [1] Louis Riel was hanged.
[2] Construction of the CPR main line was completed.
(Train service along its full length didn't begin
until the following year.)
[3] Jumbo the elephant was killed in a collision with a
freight train in St. Thomas, Ontario.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Sports Movies
1. "Hoosiers" (1986), Gene Hackman.
2. "Nacho Libre" (2006), Jack Black.
3. "The Natural" (1984), Robert Redford.
4. "The Damned United" (2009), Michael Sheen.
5. "Tin Cup" (1996), Kevin Costner, Rene Russo.
6. "Invictus" (2009), Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon.
7. "Seabiscuit" (2003), Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges.
8. "North Dallas Forty" (1979), Nick Nolte, Mac Davis.
9. "The Love Guru" (2008), Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake.
10. "Cinderella Man" (2005), Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-11,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Night Owls, 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 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Years in Canadian History
In this round you will be given three events in Canadian history
that occurred in the same year. (Some of them took place outside
Canada, but have strong Canadian connections.) For each set of
three, you are to give the *exact year*.
1. [1] A Liberal policy convention organized by former Prime
Minister Laurier turned into Canada's first party
leadership convention when Laurier died before the
convention was held. (Before this time federal party
leaders had been chosen at party caucus meetings.)
[2] Pierre Elliot Trudeau was born.
[3] The Stanley Cup finals between the Seattle Metropolitans
and the Montreal Canadiens were halted because of illness.
2. [1] Alouette I, Canada's first satellite, was launched.
[2] The Fog Bowl Grey Cup was played. The game was stopped
because of very poor visibility, and the last 9 minutes
were played the following day, Sunday.
[3] The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake had its first
season.
3. [1] Anne of Green Gables was first published.
[2] Prince Edward Island banned all motorized cars from
the province.
[3] Oshawa carriage builder R. Samuel McLaughlin signed a
deal with Buick giving him rights to Buick-built engines
for 15 years.
4. [1] First Nations people on reserves got the right to vote
in Federal elections.
[2] Anne Heggtveit became the first Canadian to win an Olympic
gold medal in skiing.
[3] The Montreal Canadiens won their 5th *consecutive*
Stanley Cup.
5. [1] "O Canada" officially became the Canadian national anthem.
[2] Marshall McLuhan died.
[3] Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope" was stopped near Thunder
Bay because of the return of his cancer.
6. [1] 22,000,000 people visited a World's Fair in Vancouver.
[2] John Polanyi of the University of Toronto shared the
Nobel Prize for chemistry.
[3] One of the strongest tornadoes in Canadian history
hit Barrie.
7. [1] Algonquin Provincial Park was established.
[2] The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association won the first
Stanley Cup, but refused to accept the award because of
an alleged slight to the team committee.
[3] A 22,000-pound (10,000 kg) wheel of cheese -- 28 feet
(8.3 m) in circumference and 6 feet (1.8 m) high -- left
Perth, Ontario, on a special cheese train to become part
of an exhibit at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago.
8. [1] The Pickering nuclear power plant was opened after
7 years of construction.
[2] The US and Canada signed the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement.
[3] Former Prime Minister Lester Pearson died.
9. [1] Marilyn Bell became the first person to swim across
Lake Ontario.
[2] Roger Bannister and John Landy became the first two men
to run the same 1-mile race in under 4 minutes, at the
British Empire and Commonwealth games in Vancouver.
[3] The St. Lawrence Seaway construction project started.
10. [1] Louis Riel was hanged.
[2] Construction of the CPR main line was completed.
(Train service along its full length didn't begin
until the following year.)
[3] Jumbo the elephant was killed in a collision with a
freight train in St. Thomas, Ontario.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Sports Movies
This a round on movies where a specific sport provides the
framework for the plot. We give you the movie's title, the year
it was released, and some of the actors; and you name the sport.
And please don't just say "football" for any answer -- you need
to be more specific.
1. "Hoosiers" (1986), Gene Hackman.
2. "Nacho Libre" (2006), Jack Black.
3. "The Natural" (1984), Robert Redford.
4. "The Damned United" (2009), Michael Sheen.
5. "Tin Cup" (1996), Kevin Costner, Rene Russo.
6. "Invictus" (2009), Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon.
7. "Seabiscuit" (2003), Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges.
8. "North Dallas Forty" (1979), Nick Nolte, Mac Davis.
9. "The Love Guru" (2008), Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake.
10. "Cinderella Man" (2005), Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger.
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* Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Years in Canadian History
In this round you will be given three events in Canadian history
that occurred in the same year. (Some of them took place outside
Canada, but have strong Canadian connections.) For each set of
three, you are to give the *exact year*.
1. [1] A Liberal policy convention organized by former Prime
Minister Laurier turned into Canada's first party
leadership convention when Laurier died before the
convention was held. (Before this time federal party
leaders had been chosen at party caucus meetings.)
[2] Pierre Elliot Trudeau was born.
[3] The Stanley Cup finals between the Seattle Metropolitans
and the Montreal Canadiens were halted because of illness.
2. [1] Alouette I, Canada's first satellite, was launched.
[2] The Fog Bowl Grey Cup was played. The game was stopped
because of very poor visibility, and the last 9 minutes
were played the following day, Sunday.
[3] The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake had its first
season.
3. [1] Anne of Green Gables was first published.
[2] Prince Edward Island banned all motorized cars from
the province.
[3] Oshawa carriage builder R. Samuel McLaughlin signed a
deal with Buick giving him rights to Buick-built engines
for 15 years.
4. [1] First Nations people on reserves got the right to vote
in Federal elections.
[2] Anne Heggtveit became the first Canadian to win an Olympic
gold medal in skiing.
[3] The Montreal Canadiens won their 5th *consecutive*
Stanley Cup.
5. [1] "O Canada" officially became the Canadian national anthem.
[2] Marshall McLuhan died.
[3] Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope" was stopped near Thunder
Bay because of the return of his cancer.
6. [1] 22,000,000 people visited a World's Fair in Vancouver.
[2] John Polanyi of the University of Toronto shared the
Nobel Prize for chemistry.
[3] One of the strongest tornadoes in Canadian history
hit Barrie.
7. [1] Algonquin Provincial Park was established.
[2] The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association won the first
Stanley Cup, but refused to accept the award because of
an alleged slight to the team committee.
[3] A 22,000-pound (10,000 kg) wheel of cheese -- 28 feet
(8.3 m) in circumference and 6 feet (1.8 m) high -- left
Perth, Ontario, on a special cheese train to become part
of an exhibit at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago.
8. [1] The Pickering nuclear power plant was opened after
7 years of construction.
[2] The US and Canada signed the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement.
[3] Former Prime Minister Lester Pearson died.
9. [1] Marilyn Bell became the first person to swim across
Lake Ontario.
[2] Roger Bannister and John Landy became the first two men
to run the same 1-mile race in under 4 minutes, at the
British Empire and Commonwealth games in Vancouver.
[3] The St. Lawrence Seaway construction project started.
10. [1] Louis Riel was hanged.
[2] Construction of the CPR main line was completed.
(Train service along its full length didn't begin
until the following year.)
[3] Jumbo the elephant was killed in a collision with a
freight train in St. Thomas, Ontario.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Sports Movies
This a round on movies where a specific sport provides the
framework for the plot. We give you the movie's title, the year
it was released, and some of the actors; and you name the sport.
And please don't just say "football" for any answer -- you need
to be more specific.
1. "Hoosiers" (1986), Gene Hackman.
2. "Nacho Libre" (2006), Jack Black.
3. "The Natural" (1984), Robert Redford.
4. "The Damned United" (2009), Michael Sheen.
5. "Tin Cup" (1996), Kevin Costner, Rene Russo.
6. "Invictus" (2009), Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon.
7. "Seabiscuit" (2003), Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges.
8. "North Dallas Forty" (1979), Nick Nolte, Mac Davis.
9. "The Love Guru" (2008), Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake.
10. "Cinderella Man" (2005), Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-11,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Years in Canadian History
In this round you will be given three events in Canadian history
that occurred in the same year. (Some of them took place outside
Canada, but have strong Canadian connections.) For each set of
three, you are to give the *exact year*.
1. [1] A Liberal policy convention organized by former Prime
Minister Laurier turned into Canada's first party
leadership convention when Laurier died before the
convention was held. (Before this time federal party
leaders had been chosen at party caucus meetings.)
[2] Pierre Elliot Trudeau was born.
[3] The Stanley Cup finals between the Seattle Metropolitans
and the Montreal Canadiens were halted because of illness.
2. [1] Alouette I, Canada's first satellite, was launched.
[2] The Fog Bowl Grey Cup was played. The game was stopped
because of very poor visibility, and the last 9 minutes
were played the following day, Sunday.
[3] The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake had its first
season.
3. [1] Anne of Green Gables was first published.
[2] Prince Edward Island banned all motorized cars from
the province.
[3] Oshawa carriage builder R. Samuel McLaughlin signed a
deal with Buick giving him rights to Buick-built engines
for 15 years.
4. [1] First Nations people on reserves got the right to vote
in Federal elections.
[2] Anne Heggtveit became the first Canadian to win an Olympic
gold medal in skiing.
[3] The Montreal Canadiens won their 5th *consecutive*
Stanley Cup.
5. [1] "O Canada" officially became the Canadian national anthem.
[2] Marshall McLuhan died.
[3] Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope" was stopped near Thunder
Bay because of the return of his cancer.
6. [1] 22,000,000 people visited a World's Fair in Vancouver.
[2] John Polanyi of the University of Toronto shared the
Nobel Prize for chemistry.
[3] One of the strongest tornadoes in Canadian history
hit Barrie.
7. [1] Algonquin Provincial Park was established.
[2] The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association won the first
Stanley Cup, but refused to accept the award because of
an alleged slight to the team committee.
[3] A 22,000-pound (10,000 kg) wheel of cheese -- 28 feet
(8.3 m) in circumference and 6 feet (1.8 m) high -- left
Perth, Ontario, on a special cheese train to become part
of an exhibit at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago.
8. [1] The Pickering nuclear power plant was opened after
7 years of construction.
[2] The US and Canada signed the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement.
[3] Former Prime Minister Lester Pearson died.
9. [1] Marilyn Bell became the first person to swim across
Lake Ontario.
[2] Roger Bannister and John Landy became the first two men
to run the same 1-mile race in under 4 minutes, at the
British Empire and Commonwealth games in Vancouver.
[3] The St. Lawrence Seaway construction project started.
10. [1] Louis Riel was hanged.
[2] Construction of the CPR main line was completed.
(Train service along its full length didn't begin
until the following year.)
[3] Jumbo the elephant was killed in a collision with a
freight train in St. Thomas, Ontario.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Sports - Sports Movies
This a round on movies where a specific sport provides the
framework for the plot. We give you the movie's title, the year
it was released, and some of the actors; and you name the sport.
And please don't just say "football" for any answer -- you need
to be more specific.
1. "Hoosiers" (1986), Gene Hackman.
2. "Nacho Libre" (2006), Jack Black.
3. "The Natural" (1984), Robert Redford.
4. "The Damned United" (2009), Michael Sheen.
5. "Tin Cup" (1996), Kevin Costner, Rene Russo.
6. "Invictus" (2009), Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon.
7. "Seabiscuit" (2003), Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges.
8. "North Dallas Forty" (1979), Nick Nolte, Mac Davis.
9. "The Love Guru" (2008), Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake.
10. "Cinderella Man" (2005), Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger.
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