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Mark Brader

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Apr 1, 2015, 12:46:09 PM4/1/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-02,
and should be interpreted accordingly.

On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.

All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".


* Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes

If you're thinking of heading south, we're on your side. This round is
about the three-letter IATA airport codes -- that's the International
Air Transport Association -- for various sunny US destinations.
For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas.

1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
goes by the airport code FLL?

2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ?
If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to
the north.

3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO,
a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base?

4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.

5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?

6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong.
What sunny city does it serve?

7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served
by DFW? (Name both.)

8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*?

9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT.
In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you
find CLT?

10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?


* Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics

Last year at this time, we were gearing up to watch our Canadian
athletes compete at the Sochi Winter Olympics. This round will
test how well you remember Canada's performance.

1. Who was the Canadian flag-bearer in the opening ceremonies?

2. Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver
respectively in what women's event?

3. What athlete became a repeat gold medalist in men's moguls?

4. Who partnered with Heather Moyse to win a gold medal in the
2-woman bobsled event?

5. In the men's 1000 m speed skating event, Gilmore Juno gave up
his spot to which athlete, who went on to win the silver medal?

6. This speed skater, who won two gold medals in the 2010 Vancouver
Games, won gold again in Sochi in the men's 1500 m race. Who?

7. This man's silver medal in men's singles figure skating was
viewed as a disappointment for Canada. Name him.

8. Name both of the ice dancers who won a gold medal at the 2010
Vancouver Games, and silver in Sochi.

9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian
men defeat to win the gold?

10. Same question for women's hockey.

--
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Toronto | isn't important enough to make the decisions
m...@vex.net | and the left thinks that decisions are
| too important to be left to the individual." --Nick Atty

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Dan Blum

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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes

> 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
> goes by the airport code FLL?

Fort Lauderdale

> 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ?
> If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to
> the north.

Saint Petersburg

> 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO,
> a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base?

Orlando

> 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
> maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.

Key West

> 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?

LAX

> 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong.
> What sunny city does it serve?

New Orleans

> 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served
> by DFW? (Name both.)

Dallas and Forth Worth

> 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*?

Alabama

> 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT.
> In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you
> find CLT?

Charlotte

> 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?

Palm Beach

> * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics

> 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian
> men defeat to win the gold?

Russia; Finland

> 10. Same question for women's hockey.

Finland; Russia

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

Peter Smyth

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Apr 1, 2015, 1:15:46 PM4/1/15
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Mark Brader wrote:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes
>
> If you're thinking of heading south, we're on your side. This round
> is about the three-letter IATA airport codes -- that's the
> International Air Transport Association -- for various sunny US
> destinations. For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas.
>
> 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
> goes by the airport code FLL?
Fort Lauderdale
> 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ?
> If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to
> the north.
St Petersburg
> 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO,
> a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base?
Orlando
> 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
> maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.
Tampa
> 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?
LAX
> 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong.
> What sunny city does it serve?
New Orleans
> 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served
> by DFW? (Name both.)
Dallas - Fort Worth
> 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny state?
Arizona
> 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT.
> In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you
> find CLT?
Charlotte
> 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?
St Petersburg
>
> * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter
> Olympics
>
> Last year at this time, we were gearing up to watch our Canadian
> athletes compete at the Sochi Winter Olympics. This round will
> test how well you remember Canada's performance.
>
> 1. Who was the Canadian flag-bearer in the opening ceremonies?
>
> 2. Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver
> respectively in what women's event?
Moguls
> 3. What athlete became a repeat gold medalist in men's moguls?
>
> 4. Who partnered with Heather Moyse to win a gold medal in the
> 2-woman bobsled event?
>
> 5. In the men's 1000 m speed skating event, Gilmore Juno gave up
> his spot to which athlete, who went on to win the silver medal?
>
> 6. This speed skater, who won two gold medals in the 2010 Vancouver
> Games, won gold again in Sochi in the men's 1500 m race. Who?
>
> 7. This man's silver medal in men's singles figure skating was
> viewed as a disappointment for Canada. Name him.
>
> 8. Name both of the ice dancers who won a gold medal at the 2010
> Vancouver Games, and silver in Sochi.
>
> 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian
> men defeat to win the gold?
USA
> 10. Same question for women's hockey.
USA

Peter Smyth

Erland Sommarskog

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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes
>
> 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
> goes by the airport code FLL?

Ft Lauderdale

> 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
> maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.

Tallahassee

> 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?

LAX

> 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong.
> What sunny city does it serve?

New Orleans

> 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served
> by DFW? (Name both.)

Dallas and Forh Worth

> 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*?

Alabama

> 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT.
> In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you
> find CLT?

Charlotte, NC

> 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?

Jacksonville

> * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics
>
> 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian
> men defeat to win the gold?

Of course I need to bring up the lame argument that the only reason that
the question is posed the way it is, because of that funny doping incident
which was brought up in the very wrong moment. Without it, surely they
would have had to turn the question the other way.

Yes, it does hurt to say that it was Sweden.

> 10. Same question for women's hockey.
>

USA

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se

Marc Dashevsky

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In article <3bGdnal8QrdNvYHI...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes
>
> If you're thinking of heading south, we're on your side. This round is
> about the three-letter IATA airport codes -- that's the International
> Air Transport Association -- for various sunny US destinations.
> For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas.
>
> 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
> goes by the airport code FLL?
Fort Lauderdale FL

> 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ?
> If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to
> the north.
Sarasota

> 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO,
> a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base?
Orlando

> 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
> maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.
Key West

> 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?
LAX

> 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong.
> What sunny city does it serve?
New Orleans

> 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served
> by DFW? (Name both.)
Dallas and Fort Worth TX

> 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*?
Arizona

> 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT.
> In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you
> find CLT?
Charlotte, NC

> 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?
Palm Beach


--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.

bbowler

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On Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:46:08 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the
> questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or
> edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes
>
> If you're thinking of heading south, we're on your side. This round is
> about the three-letter IATA airport codes -- that's the International
> Air Transport Association -- for various sunny US destinations.
> For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas.
>
> 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
> goes by the airport code FLL?

Fort Lauderdale

> 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ?
> If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to the north.

Sarasota?

> 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO,
> a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base?

(by a perverse process of elimination) Orlando?

> 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
> maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.

Key West

> 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?

LAX

> 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong.
> What sunny city does it serve?

New Orleans

> 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served
> by DFW? (Name both.)

Dallas Fort Worth

> 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*?

Arizona

> 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT.
> In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you find CLT?

Charlotte North Carolina

> 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?

Palm Beach

>
> * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter
> Olympics

I got nada...

Calvin

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On Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 2:46:09 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:

> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes
>
> If you're thinking of heading south, we're on your side. This round is
> about the three-letter IATA airport codes -- that's the International
> Air Transport Association -- for various sunny US destinations.
> For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas.
>
> 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
> goes by the airport code FLL?

Fort Lauderdale

>
> 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ?
> If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to
> the north.

St Petersburg

> 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO,
> a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base?

Miami, Orlando

> 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
> maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.
>
> 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?

LAX

> 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong.
> What sunny city does it serve?

Memphis?

> 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served
> by DFW? (Name both.)
>
> 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*?

Texas, Arizona

> 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT.
> In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you
> find CLT?

Atlanta, Cincinnati

> 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?

Tallahassee, St Petersburg


> * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics

Pass

cheers,
calvin


Joshua Kreitzer

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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:3bGdnal8QrdNvYHI...@vex.net:

> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes
>
> 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
> goes by the airport code FLL?

Fort Lauderdale

> 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ?
> If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to
> the north.

Sarasota

> 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO,
> a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base?

Orlando

> 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
> maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.

Key West

> 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?

LAX

> 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong.
> What sunny city does it serve?

New Orleans

> 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served
> by DFW? (Name both.)

Dallas and Fort Worth

> 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*?

Arizona

> 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT.
> In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you
> find CLT?

Charlotte

> 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?

Palm Beach

> * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter
> Olympics
>
> 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian
> men defeat to win the gold?

Russia; Czech Republic

> 10. Same question for women's hockey.

USA; Sweden

--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com

Björn Lundin

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On 2015-04-01 18:46, Mark Brader wrote:

> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes
>
> If you're thinking of heading south, we're on your side. This round is
> about the three-letter IATA airport codes -- that's the International
> Air Transport Association -- for various sunny US destinations.
> For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas.
>
> 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
> goes by the airport code FLL?

Fort Lauderdale

>
>
> 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
> maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.
Orlando

>
> 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?

LAI



>
> 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*?

Arizona


>
> 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?

Orlando


>
> 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian
> men defeat to win the gold?

Yes, just rub in it.
Sweden


> 10. Same question for women's hockey.
USA ?

--
--
Björn

swp

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On Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 12:46:09 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
...
> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes
>
> If you're thinking of heading south, we're on your side. This round is
> about the three-letter IATA airport codes -- that's the International
> Air Transport Association -- for various sunny US destinations.
> For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas.
>
> 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
> goes by the airport code FLL?

fort lauderdale

> 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ?
> If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to
> the north.

sarasota

> 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO,
> a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base?

orlando

> 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
> maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.

key west

> 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?

lax

> 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong.
> What sunny city does it serve?

new orleans

> 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served
> by DFW? (Name both.)

dallas-fort worth

> 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*?

arizona

> 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT.
> In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you
> find CLT?

charlotte, nc (resisting the urge to make a bad joke about things men can't find)

> 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?

west palm beach

>
> * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics
>
> Last year at this time, we were gearing up to watch our Canadian
> athletes compete at the Sochi Winter Olympics. This round will
> test how well you remember Canada's performance.
>
> 1. Who was the Canadian flag-bearer in the opening ceremonies?
>
> 2. Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver
> respectively in what women's event?

women's moguls

> 3. What athlete became a repeat gold medalist in men's moguls?
>
> 4. Who partnered with Heather Moyse to win a gold medal in the
> 2-woman bobsled event?

humphries

> 5. In the men's 1000 m speed skating event, Gilmore Juno gave up
> his spot to which athlete, who went on to win the silver medal?
>
> 6. This speed skater, who won two gold medals in the 2010 Vancouver
> Games, won gold again in Sochi in the men's 1500 m race. Who?
>
> 7. This man's silver medal in men's singles figure skating was
> viewed as a disappointment for Canada. Name him.
>
> 8. Name both of the ice dancers who won a gold medal at the 2010
> Vancouver Games, and silver in Sochi.
>
> 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian
> men defeat to win the gold?

sweden

> 10. Same question for women's hockey.

usa


swp

Pete

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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes
>
> If you're thinking of heading south, we're on your side. This round
> is about the three-letter IATA airport codes -- that's the
> International Air Transport Association -- for various sunny US
> destinations. For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas.
>
> 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
> goes by the airport code FLL?

Ft Lauderdale

>
> 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ?
> If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to
> the north.

St Petersburg

>
> 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO,
> a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base?

Pensacola

>
> 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
> maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.

Key West

>
> 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?

LAX

>
> 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong.
> What sunny city does it serve?

New Orleans

>
> 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served
> by DFW? (Name both.)

Dallas and Ft Worth

>
> 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*?

Arizona

>
> 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT.
> In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you
> find CLT?

Charlotte

>
> 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?

Palm Beach

>
>
> * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter
> Olympics
>
> Last year at this time, we were gearing up to watch our Canadian
> athletes compete at the Sochi Winter Olympics. This round will
> test how well you remember Canada's performance.
>
> 1. Who was the Canadian flag-bearer in the opening ceremonies?
>
> 2. Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver
> respectively in what women's event?

Moguls

>
> 3. What athlete became a repeat gold medalist in men's moguls?
>
> 4. Who partnered with Heather Moyse to win a gold medal in the
> 2-woman bobsled event?
>
> 5. In the men's 1000 m speed skating event, Gilmore Juno gave up
> his spot to which athlete, who went on to win the silver medal?
>
> 6. This speed skater, who won two gold medals in the 2010 Vancouver
> Games, won gold again in Sochi in the men's 1500 m race. Who?
>
> 7. This man's silver medal in men's singles figure skating was
> viewed as a disappointment for Canada. Name him.
>
> 8. Name both of the ice dancers who won a gold medal at the 2010
> Vancouver Games, and silver in Sochi.
>
> 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian
> men defeat to win the gold?
>
> 10. Same question for women's hockey.

USA

>

Pete

Mark Brader

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Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


> * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Sunny US Airport Codes

> If you're thinking of heading south, we're on your side. This round is
> about the three-letter IATA airport codes -- that's the International
> Air Transport Association -- for various sunny US destinations.
> For instance: LAS would be Las Vegas.

> 1. Which spring-break party town, now shared by senior citizens,
> goes by the airport code FLL?

Ft. Lauderdale. 4 for everyone -- Dan, Peter, Erland, Marc, Bruce,
Calvin, Joshua, Björn, Stephen, and Pete.

> 2. Which affluent Florida city on the Gulf coast is served by SRQ?
> If you prefer, you can name its middle-class neighbor to
> the north.

Sarasota, Bradenton. (The airport is named after both.) 4 for Marc,
Bruce, Joshua, and Stephen.

> 3. Still in Florida, which popular vacation city is served by MCO,
> a code derived from the old McCoy Air Force Base?

Orlando. 4 for Dan, Peter, Marc, Bruce (by a perverse process of
elimination), Joshua, and Stephen. 2 for Calvin.

> 4. This destination is a notoriously long drive from Miami --
> maybe you are better off flying to EYW. Name the Florida city.

Key West. 4 for Dan, Marc, Bruce, Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.

> 5. What is the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport?

LAX, duh. 4 for Dan, Peter, Erland, Marc, Bruce, Calvin, Joshua,
Stephen, and Pete.

> 6. MSY is the code for an airport named after Louis Armstrong.
> What sunny city does it serve?

New Orleans. 4 for Dan, Peter, Erland, Marc, Bruce, Joshua, Stephen,
and Pete.

> 7. Which warmish cities about 50 km (30 miles) apart are served
> by DFW? (Name both.)

Dallas and Ft. Worth, Texas. (The airport is named after both.)
4 for Dan, Peter, Erland, Marc, Bruce, Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.

> 8. TUS is the second-busiest airport in which sunny *state*?

Arizona. (Tucson; the busiest is Phoenix, PHX.) 4 for Peter, Marc,
Bruce, Joshua, Björn, Stephen, and Pete. 2 for Calvin.

> 9. Trips to Florida sometimes involve a connection in busy CLT.
> In which city, reasonably warm in its own right, would you
> find CLT?

Charlotte NC. 4 for Dan, Peter, Erland, Marc, Bruce, Joshua,
Stephen, and Pete.

> 10. Back to Florida. What moneyed city is serviced by PBI?

West Palm Beach. (Accepting Palm Beach.) 4 for Dan, Marc, Bruce,
Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.


> * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Canada at the Sochi Winter Olympics

> Last year at this time, we were gearing up to watch our Canadian
> athletes compete at the Sochi Winter Olympics. This round will
> test how well you remember Canada's performance.

Not very well, apparently. This was the hardest round in the
original game.

> 1. Who was the Canadian flag-bearer in the opening ceremonies?

Hayley Wickenheiser.

> 2. Sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver
> respectively in what women's event?

Moguls. 4 for Peter, Stephen, and Pete.

> 3. What athlete became a repeat gold medalist in men's moguls?

Alexandre Bilodeau.

> 4. Who partnered with Heather Moyse to win a gold medal in the
> 2-woman bobsled event?

Kallie Humphries. 4 for Stephen.

> 5. In the men's 1000 m speed skating event, Gilmore Juno gave up
> his spot to which athlete, who went on to win the silver medal?

Denny Morrison.

> 6. This speed skater, who won two gold medals in the 2010 Vancouver
> Games, won gold again in Sochi in the men's 1500 m race. Who?

Charles Hamelin.

> 7. This man's silver medal in men's singles figure skating was
> viewed as a disappointment for Canada. Name him.

Patrick Chan.

> 8. Name both of the ice dancers who won a gold medal at the 2010
> Vancouver Games, and silver in Sochi.

Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir.

> 9. In the gold-medal men's hockey game, what team did the Canadian
> men defeat to win the gold?

Sweden. 4 for Erland, Björn, and Stephen.

> 10. Same question for women's hockey.

US. 4 for Peter, Erland, Björn, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for Joshua.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Can
Stephen Perry 40 16 56
Joshua Kreitzer 40 3 43
Marc Dashevsky 40 0 40
Pete Gayde 32 8 40
Bruce Bowler 40 0 40
Peter Smyth 28 8 36
Dan Blum 32 0 32
Erland Sommarskog 20 8 28
Björn Lundin 8 8 16
"Calvin" 12 0 12

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