Mark Brader:
>> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-06-13,
>> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
>> see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
>> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> * Game 5, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
> Answer these 2011 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 1. At the French Open, the interesting news was on the women's
> side: the winner is the first person from her country to win
> a Grand Slam Tournament. What country is that?
China. (Li Na.)
> 2. What New York Congressman tweeted pictures of himself in his
> underwear last week?
Anthony Weiner. (Not Wiener, but spelling doesn't count in these
quizzes.) Dan Blum got this.
> * Game 5, Round 2 - Geography - Name Change
> The following countries achieved independence and changed their
> names (at or about the same time, except as indicated). We give
> you the former name, the country they became independent from, and
> the date of independence; you give the current name of the country.
> 1. British Honduras, from the UK, 1973.
Belize ["Buh-LEEZ"]. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. South West Africa, from South Africa, 1990.
Namibia. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Pete, John,
and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Northern Rhodesia, from the UK, 1964.
Zambia. 4 for Erland, Joshua, John, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 4. Dutch Guiana, from the Netherlands, 1975.
Suriname. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Pete.
Guyana is the former *British* Guiana.
> 5. East Pakistan, from Pakistan, 1971.
Bangladesh. 4 for everyone.
> 6. Netherlands East Indies, from the Netherlands, 1945.
Indonesia. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, John, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. New Hebrides, from the UK and France, 1980.
Vanuatu. 4 for Joshua, John, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Erland.
> 8. The largest part of New Spain, from Spain, 1821.
Mexico. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 9. Upper Volta became independent from France in 1958, but waited
> until 1984 to change its name. To what?
Burkina Faso. 4 for everyone.
> 10. It was French Somaliland from 1894 to 1967, and then the French
> Territory of Afars and Issas, until it achieved independence
> from France in 1977.
Djibouti ["Ji-BOOT-ee"]. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Sports - Memorable Ends to Great Sporting Careers
This was the second-easiest round in the original game, after the
Current Events round.
> 1. Some guys just can't give up the uniform. This NFL quarterback
> retired in 2008, but returned the same season and was traded.
> He played out the season and then retired. Returning again
> the following season, he finished his career with Minnesota,
> """finally""" retiring (for """now""", anyway) in 2011.
> His final pass attempt was intercepted. Name him.
Brett Favre [rhymes with "carve"]. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
His *first* pass attempt in the NFL, back in 1991, was also
intercepted. Symmetry!
> 2. Name this great soccer player who briefly retired in 2005,
> returning to play for his country in the 2006 World Cup.
> He likely """wishes""" he hadn't, as during the final he
> head-butted an opponent and was thrown out of the match.
> His team lost.
Zinedine Zidane. (Still alive.) 4 for Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. This 3-sport college star played both football and baseball
> professionally. While playing for the NFL's Oakland Raiders, he
> aggravated a hip condition in a 1990 playoff game. This ended his
> football career, but despite ongoing hip problems, he played major
> league baseball for a further 3 years, retiring in 1994. Name him.
Bo Jackson. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
His third sport was track.
> 4. This Major League outfielder retired in 1960, hitting .360 in
> his final season. Perhaps the best hitter of all time, he hit
> a home run at Fenway Park in his final career at-bat. Name him.
Ted Williams. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 5. Wayne Gretzky played 19 seasons, mostly with the Oilers
> and the Kings, while breaking just about every scoring record.
> He retired after the 1998-99 season, in which he scored just
> 9 goals. For which team did he play that final season?
New York Rangers. "Rangers" was required. 3 for Pete.
> 6. This outfielder's last year was 1972, after 18 seasons with the
> Pittsburgh Pirates. He hit a double in his very last
> regular-season at-bat to record an even 3,000 hits for his
> career. He died in an accident in the off-season. Name him.
Roberto Clemente. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Michael Jordan retired from the Chicago Bulls in 1998 after
> hitting the winning shot in the NBA finals (of course).
> He made a comeback for two more decent, but not spectacular,
> seasons with which other NBA team?
Washington Wizards. Either word was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Pete.
> 8. This hockey star retired in 1997 due to cancer, but came back
> 3 years later. He retired for the final time in the middle
> of the 2005-06 season, becoming owner of his team. Name this
> player/owner.
Mario Lemieux. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Pete.
> 9. Len Bias died of heart failure due to cocaine, 48 hours after
> being drafted into the NBA. Reggie Lewis died of heart failure
> due to an undiagnosed heart condition several seasons after
> joining the same NBA team. Which team?
Boston Celtics. Either word was sufficient. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 10. Pete Rose was one of the best hitters in MLB history.
> He retired in 1986 as a player and was a manager until 1989 --
> when he was kicked out of baseball. Despite his stellar career,
> he is still not in the Hall of Fame. What did he do to deserve
> this punishment? Be sufficiently specific.
Bet on games involving his own team. "Bet on baseball" was
sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Spo
Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 72
Pete Gayde 23 39 62
Dan Tilque 36 20 56
Dan Blum 33 16 49
Erland Sommarskog 38 8 46
John Gerson 24 0 24
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