Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 4 - History - Who Succeeded Them?
> We name a person and a job position, and you tell us who was
> their immediate successor in that job.
> 1. Bill Davis, as Premier of Ontario.
Frank Miller (succeeded him in 1985).
> 2. Queen Victoria, as monarch of the UK.
King Edward VII (in 1901). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland,
and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Edward Heath, as Prime Minister of the UK.
Harold Wilson (in 1974). 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete.
> 4. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as Prime Minister of Canada.
Robert Borden (you know, the guy on the $100 bill) (in 1911).
> 5. U Thant, as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Kurt Waldheim (in 1972). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Pete.
> 6. Robert Bourassa, in his *first* stint as Premier of Quebec.
René Lévesque (in 1976).
> 7. King Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), as monarch of England.
King John (in 1199). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, as Secretary-General of the United
> Nations.
Kofi Annan (in 1997). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Pete.
> 9. William Lyon Mackenzie King, in his *last* stint as Prime
> Minister of Canada.
Louis St-Laurent (in 1948).
> 10. Charles de Gaulle, as President of France. (Not the interim
> acting president, Alain Poher; the next regular president.)
Georges Pompidou (in 1969). 4 for Erland and Pete.
Although I hadn't watched the episode when I posted this set, a
few hours earlier "Jeopardy!" had a category on this same topic.
In their version they provided the transition dates, but only some
of the job titles. Restyling their questions similarly to ours,
in the order used on the show they asked about:
$600. Hubert H. Humphrey, as US Vice-President (in 1969).
$800. Milton Obote, as President of Uganda (in 1971).
$200. René Coty, as President of France (in 1959).
$400. King William IV (in 1837).
$1,000. Yoshihito (in 1926).
Answer these now (quoting from this posting in the usual manner)
if you like for fun, but for no points. I will reveal the correct
answers along with those for Rounds 7-8 of this game.
> * Game 9, Round 6 - Sports - Baseball
> With the start of the baseball season just """a few weeks away""",
> a round on baseball.
> 1. In what Florida city """do""" the Blue Jays hold their annual
> spring training?
Dunedin. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 2. The spring training exhibition games held each year in Florida
> are informally known as the Grapefruit League. What similar
> name is given to exhibition games played in Arizona?
Cactus League. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 3. The 1927 New York Yankees included a number of top home-run
> hitters, led by Babe Ruth hitting his 60 and Lou Gehrig at 47.
> What was the collective nickname of the Yankee batting lineup
> that year?
Murderers' Row. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 4. The Yankees adopted that name in 1913. Give *either one*
> of their two previous names.
(Baltimore) Orioles, (New York) Highlanders. 4 for Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
The present-day Baltimore Orioles are, of course, unrelated.
They were previously known as the St. Louis Browns and before
that the Milwaukee Brewers. And they in turn are unrelated to the
present-day Milwaukee Brewers, previously known as the Seattle Pilots.
I am not making this up.
> 5. This player """leads all active players""" with 629 career home
> runs and was the youngest-ever player to reach 500 home runs.
> However, his career """has been""" tainted by an admission of
> steroid use. Who is he?
Alex Rodriguez. (His home-run total reached 696 before he retired
in 2016.) 4 for Dan Blum and Pete.
Barry Bonds hit 762 home runs, but he had already retired in 2007.
> 6. This player, who retired in 2005, is a member of the exclusive
> 500-home-run club and the 3,000-hit club. However, he tested
> positive for steroids only months after testifying to Congress
> that he had never used them. Who is he?
Raphael Palmeiro. 4 for Pete.
> 7. What Baltimore Orioles manager was ejected 91 times in his
> career?
Earl Weaver. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 8. What player hit 70 home runs in 1998, a single-season record
> at the time?
Mark McGwire. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 9. This San Francisco ballpark was famous for its brutal winds:
> in the 1961 All-Star Game a pitcher committed a balk when blown
> off the mound by a gust of wind. Name the stadium.
Candlestick Park. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 10. At what stadium did the Montreal Expos play their home games
> from 1969 to 1976?
Jarry Park. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
They left Montreal in 2005 and are now the Washington Nationals.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Ent His Spo
Joshua Kreitzer 16 39 16 32 103
Pete Gayde 8 16 16 40 80
Dan Blum 4 12 16 20 52
Dan Tilque 4 4 12 20 40
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 20 0 20
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