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Mark Brader
Jan 9, 2015, 11:15:54 PM1/9/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17,
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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
Name it.
3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
parrots?
4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
5. What do we call the science of bird study?
6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds?
7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
"M*A*S*H". What is that name?
8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
called Cyanocitta crystata.
9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
and Jack Black.
10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
(Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese
south by air.
* Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
Here's a round on famous sportscasters and famous things they
famously said while covering famous events.
1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what
exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts?
For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster.
2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you
believe in miracles?"
3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes
and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter".
4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey
fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply
screaming out the name, "Henderson!"
6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup
Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with
authority*.
7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd
in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player
will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!"
9. "A cannonading drive by Esposito! And a scintillating save
by Dryden! And the play is stopped as the puck is caught in
his paraphernalia." This hockey announcer was famous for his
sesquipedalian loquaciousness.
10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to
ruuuumbllllle!"
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "'Other than they typo'? Oh, the irony!"
m...@vex.net | --Stan Brown
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
Name it.
3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
parrots?
4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
5. What do we call the science of bird study?
6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds?
7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
"M*A*S*H". What is that name?
8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
called Cyanocitta crystata.
9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
and Jack Black.
10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
(Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese
south by air.
* Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
Here's a round on famous sportscasters and famous things they
famously said while covering famous events.
1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what
exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts?
For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster.
2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you
believe in miracles?"
3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes
and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter".
4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey
fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply
screaming out the name, "Henderson!"
6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup
Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with
authority*.
7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd
in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player
will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!"
9. "A cannonading drive by Esposito! And a scintillating save
by Dryden! And the play is stopped as the puck is caught in
his paraphernalia." This hockey announcer was famous for his
sesquipedalian loquaciousness.
10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to
ruuuumbllllle!"
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "'Other than they typo'? Oh, the irony!"
m...@vex.net | --Stan Brown
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 10, 2015, 12:04:23 AM1/10/15
to
On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 10:15:54 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
California condor
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
> 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds?
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
> 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
> (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese
> south by air.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
>
> 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you
> believe in miracles?"
Jim McKay
> believe in miracles?"
> 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes
> and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter".
> 4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
> to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
> demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
> year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
> 5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey
> fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply
> screaming out the name, "Henderson!"
> 6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup
> Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with
> authority*.
> 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd
> in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
> in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
> 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player
> will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!"
> 10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to
> ruuuumbllllle!"
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
Jan 10, 2015, 12:18:48 AM1/10/15
to
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
Arctic puffin
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
> 4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
> to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
> demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
> year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
Scully
> to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
> demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
> year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
> 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd
> in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
> in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Jason Kreitzer
Jan 10, 2015, 1:02:44 AM1/10/15
to
On Friday, January 9, 2015 at 11:15:54 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
>
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
California Condor
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
>
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
>
> 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
>
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
Ornithology
> parrots?
>
> 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
>
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
> 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds?
>
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
Cardinals?
>
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
>
> 9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
> and Jack Black.
>
> 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
> (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese
> south by air.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
>
> Here's a round on famous sportscasters and famous things they
> famously said while covering famous events.
>
> 1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what
> exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts?
BOO-YAH!
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
>
> 9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
> and Jack Black.
>
> 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
> (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese
> south by air.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
>
> Here's a round on famous sportscasters and famous things they
> famously said while covering famous events.
>
> 1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what
> exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts?
> For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster.
>
> 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you
> believe in miracles?"
>
> 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes
> and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter".
>
> 4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
> to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
> demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
> year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
>
> 5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey
> fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply
> screaming out the name, "Henderson!"
>
> 6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup
> Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with
> authority*.
Marv Albert
>
> 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you
> believe in miracles?"
>
> 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes
> and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter".
>
> 4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
> to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
> demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
> year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
>
> 5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey
> fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply
> screaming out the name, "Henderson!"
>
> 6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup
> Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with
> authority*.
> 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd
> in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
> in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
>
> 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player
> will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!"
Harry Carey
> in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
> in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
>
> 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player
> will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!"
> 9. "A cannonading drive by Esposito! And a scintillating save
> by Dryden! And the play is stopped as the puck is caught in
> his paraphernalia." This hockey announcer was famous for his
> sesquipedalian loquaciousness.
>
> 10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to
> ruuuumbllllle!"
Michael Buffer
> by Dryden! And the play is stopped as the puck is caught in
> his paraphernalia." This hockey announcer was famous for his
> sesquipedalian loquaciousness.
>
> 10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to
> ruuuumbllllle!"
Pete
Jan 10, 2015, 5:28:10 PM1/10/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PuWdnVgxBJfnOi3JnZ2dnUU7-
SGd...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
Condor
>
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
Condor
>
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
Golden Gate Park
>
> 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
>
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
Ornighology
>
> 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds?
>
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
Mudhen
>
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
Orioles; Blue Jays
>
> 9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
> and Jack Black.
>
> 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
> (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese
> south by air.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
>
> Here's a round on famous sportscasters and famous things they
> famously said while covering famous events.
>
> 1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what
> exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts?
Boo-yah
>
> For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster.
>
> 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you
> believe in miracles?"
Al Michaels
>
> 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes
> and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter".
Howard Cosell
>
> 4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
> to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
> demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
> year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
Vin Scully
>
> 5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey
> fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply
> screaming out the name, "Henderson!"
Foster Hewitt
>
> 6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup
> Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with
> authority*.
Marv Albert
>
> 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd
> in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
> in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
Harry Caray
>
> 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player
> will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!"
Rizutto
>
> 9. "A cannonading drive by Esposito! And a scintillating save
> by Dryden! And the play is stopped as the puck is caught in
> his paraphernalia." This hockey announcer was famous for his
> sesquipedalian loquaciousness.
Don Cherry
>
> 10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to
> ruuuumbllllle!"
Card
>
Pete
SGd...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
>
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
>
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
>
> 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
>
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
>
> 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds?
>
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
>
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
>
> 9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
> and Jack Black.
>
> 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
> (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese
> south by air.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
>
> Here's a round on famous sportscasters and famous things they
> famously said while covering famous events.
>
> 1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what
> exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts?
>
> For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster.
>
> 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you
> believe in miracles?"
>
> 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes
> and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter".
>
> 4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
> to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
> demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
> year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
>
> 5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey
> fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply
> screaming out the name, "Henderson!"
>
> 6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup
> Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with
> authority*.
>
> 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd
> in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
> in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
>
> 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player
> will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!"
>
> 9. "A cannonading drive by Esposito! And a scintillating save
> by Dryden! And the play is stopped as the puck is caught in
> his paraphernalia." This hockey announcer was famous for his
> sesquipedalian loquaciousness.
>
> 10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to
> ruuuumbllllle!"
>
Pete
Calvin
Jan 10, 2015, 7:34:10 PM1/10/15
to
On Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 2:15:54 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
Passenger pigeon?
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
>
> 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
>
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
> 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds?
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
> 9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
> and Jack Black.
> 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
> (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese
> south by air.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 11, 2015, 3:30:41 AM1/11/15
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In article <PuWdnVgxBJfnOi3J...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
California Condor
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
Telegraph Hill (but I understand there are other smaller flocks
elsewhere in the city)
> 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
>
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
Ornithology
> 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds?
>
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
Toledo Mud Hens
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
Toronto Blue Jays
> 9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
> and Jack Black.
>
> 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
> (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese
> south by air.
Fly Away Home
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
>
> Here's a round on famous sportscasters and famous things they
> famously said while covering famous events.
>
> 1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what
> exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts?
>
> For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster.
>
> 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you
> believe in miracles?"
Al Michaels
> 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes
> and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter".
Howard Cosell
> 4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
> to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
> demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
> year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
Vin Scully
> 5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey
> fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply
> screaming out the name, "Henderson!"
>
> 6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup
> Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with
> authority*.
>
> 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd
> in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
> in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
Harry Caray
> 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player
> will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!"
Phil Rizzuto
> 9. "A cannonading drive by Esposito! And a scintillating save
> by Dryden! And the play is stopped as the puck is caught in
> his paraphernalia." This hockey announcer was famous for his
> sesquipedalian loquaciousness.
>
> 10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to
> ruuuumbllllle!"
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
Trumpeter Swan
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
elsewhere in the city)
> 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
>
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
> 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds?
>
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
> 9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
> and Jack Black.
>
> 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
> (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese
> south by air.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
>
> Here's a round on famous sportscasters and famous things they
> famously said while covering famous events.
>
> 1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what
> exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts?
>
> For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster.
>
> 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you
> believe in miracles?"
> 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes
> and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter".
> 4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
> to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
> demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
> year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
> 5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey
> fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply
> screaming out the name, "Henderson!"
>
> 6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup
> Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with
> authority*.
>
> 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd
> in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
> in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
> 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player
> will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!"
> 9. "A cannonading drive by Esposito! And a scintillating save
> by Dryden! And the play is stopped as the puck is caught in
> his paraphernalia." This hockey announcer was famous for his
> sesquipedalian loquaciousness.
>
> 10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to
> ruuuumbllllle!"
--
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 11, 2015, 5:53:28 AM1/11/15
to
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
>
Ornitology
>
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
>
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
Jan 11, 2015, 8:32:50 AM1/11/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
>
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
>
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
>
> 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
>
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
Ornithology
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
>
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
>
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
>
> 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
>
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
> 6. In the scientific classification system, what class are birds?
Aves
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
>
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
Eagles, Falcons
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
>
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
Peter Smyth
Bruce Bowler
Jan 12, 2015, 10:30:43 AM1/12/15
to
On Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:15:54 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17, 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St. Spit
> in 2013. Name the bird.
>
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow comeback.
> There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
California Condor
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17, 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
>
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
>
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St. Spit
> in 2013. Name the bird.
>
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow comeback.
> There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
> 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
>
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
> 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds?
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
> 9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
> and Jack Black.
>
> 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
> (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese south
> by air.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
>
> Here's a round on famous sportscasters and famous things they famously
> said while covering famous events.
>
> 1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what
> exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts?
>
> For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster.
>
> 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you
> believe in miracles?"
> 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes
> and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter".
> 4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
> to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the demands.
> High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a year that has
> been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
>
> 5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey
> fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply screaming
> out the name, "Henderson!"
>
> 6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup
> Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with
> authority*.
>
> 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd
> in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
> in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
> 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player
> will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!"
Mark Brader
Jan 13, 2015, 12:08:06 AM1/13/15
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Birds
> Where a sports team is asked for, you don't need to include the city.
> 1. This bird, the largest of its genus in North America, was hunted
> to near extinction. The Toronto Zoo is part of a reintroduction
> program, and for the first time ever, it bred at the Leslie St.
> Spit in 2013. Name the bird.
> 2. This New World vulture became extinct in the wild in 1987, but
> captive breeding and subsequent release have led to a slow
> comeback. There are now over 400 birds in the wild or captivity.
> Name it.
"Condor" was not specific enough; there is also an Andean condor.
> 3. Where in San Francisco would you find a population of wild
> parrots?
> 4. Where in Toronto would you find "Hawk Hill"?
> 5. What do we call the science of bird study?
and Bruce. 3 for Pete.
Reasonably or not, for the -th- I accepted -t- for full points but
scored -gh- as almost correct.
> 6. In the scientific classification system, what *class* are birds?
4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Peter. 3 for Bruce.
> 7. The American coot is a rail, but is also known by another name,
> which was also the favorite baseball team of Cpl. Klinger on
> "M*A*S*H". What is that name?
> 8. Name the team which takes its name from the bird scientifically
> called Cyanocitta crystata.
You might've guessed that "cyan" would be a color.
> 9. Name the 2011 birder movie starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
> and Jack Black.
> 10. Name the 1996 film in which a girl (Anna Paquin) and her father
> (Jeff Daniels) attempt to lead a group of orphaned Canada geese
> south by air.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Announcers in Quotes
> Here's a round on famous sportscasters and famous things they
> famously said while covering famous events.
> 1. ESPN announcer Stuart Scott is credited with inventing what
> exclamation that begins with a word associated with ghosts?
> For the remaining questions, name the sportscaster.
> 2. He was famous for saying, in Lake Placid in 1980, "Do you
> believe in miracles?"
4 for Pete, Marc, and Bruce.
> 3. He gave up covering boxing after the fight between Larry Holmes
> and Tex Cobb, saying, "Someone stop this senseless slaughter".
> 4. In 1988 this Dodgers announcer said: "All year long they looked
> to him to light the fire and all year long he answered the
> demands. High fly ball into right field. She is gone! In a
> year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
homer to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.) 4 for Joshua, Dan,
Pete, and Marc.
> 5. He began every broadcast with "Good evening Canada, and hockey
> fans in the United States". He is also famous for simply
> screaming out the name, "Henderson!"
> 6. He has called Super Bowl games, NBA Finals, and Stanley Cup
> Finals. His catchphrase is the word "Yesss!" -- shouted *with
> authority*.
> 7. This late Chicago announcer was famous for leading the crowd
> in a beer-soaked rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
> in the 7th-inning stretch, followed by "Let's get some runs!"
> 8. This longtime New York Yankees announcer and sometime player
> will always be associated with the exclamation "Holy cow!"
> 9. "A cannonading drive by Esposito! And a scintillating save
> by Dryden! And the play is stopped as the puck is caught in
> his paraphernalia." This hockey announcer was famous for his
> sesquipedalian loquaciousness.
> 10. Name the man whose trademark line is "Let's get ready to
> ruuuumbllllle!"
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Can Ent Ent Mis Spo FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 28 12 40 28 24 20 120
Marc Dashevsky 12 8 24 28 28 20 100
Dan Blum 31 12 26 18 20 8 95
Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 20 23 15 82
Dan Tilque 28 20 16 16 -- -- 80
Pete Gayde 22 10 -- -- 9 32 73
"Calvin" 30 0 20 4 16 0 70
Jason Kreitzer 8 4 28 20 8 12 68
Peter Smyth 32 0 0 8 8 0 48
Björn Lundin 24 4 0 8 -- -- 36
Erland Sommarskog 20 8 -- -- 4 0 32
--
Mark Brader "If cars were designed the same way as software is
Toronto today, they'd all have buggy-whip holders..."
m...@vex.net -- Marcus J. Ranum
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