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QFTCI23 Game 7, Rounds 2-3: 1998 sports, French
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Mark Brader
Dec 17, 2023, 8:31:39 PM12/17/23
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-11-06,
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 the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
* Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
is unambiguous.
1. The Super Bowl.
2. The World Cup of soccer.
3. The World Series.
4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
5. The Grey Cup.
6. The Stanley Cup.
7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.
9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)
10. The NBA championship.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.
1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
2. Iron (as in the metal).
3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
5. Lawyer.
6. Trial (as in a legal case).
7. Winter.
8. Shadow.
9. Grape.
10. Strawberry.
--
Mark Brader "He added a 3-point lead" is pronounced
Toronto differently in Snooker than in Typography...
m...@vex.net -- Liam Quin
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 the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
* Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
is unambiguous.
1. The Super Bowl.
2. The World Cup of soccer.
3. The World Series.
4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
5. The Grey Cup.
6. The Stanley Cup.
7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.
9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)
10. The NBA championship.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.
1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
2. Iron (as in the metal).
3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
5. Lawyer.
6. Trial (as in a legal case).
7. Winter.
8. Shadow.
9. Grape.
10. Strawberry.
--
Mark Brader "He added a 3-point lead" is pronounced
Toronto differently in Snooker than in Typography...
m...@vex.net -- Liam Quin
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Dec 17, 2023, 11:42:30 PM12/17/23
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On Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 7:31:39 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
>
> In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
> competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
> or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
> is unambiguous.
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
>
> In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
> competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
> or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
> is unambiguous.
>
> 2. The World Cup of soccer.
Brazil; Italy
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
>
> All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
> a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
> or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
>
> 1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
pont
> 2. Iron (as in the metal).
> 3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
> 4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
> 5. Lawyer.
avocat
> 6. Trial (as in a legal case).
> 7. Winter.
hiver
> 8. Shadow.
sombre
> 10. Strawberry.
fraise
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Dec 18, 2023, 12:22:19 AM12/18/23
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On 12/17/23 17:31, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
>
> In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
> competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
> or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
> is unambiguous.
>
> 1. The Super Bowl.
> 2. The World Cup of soccer.
> 3. The World Series.
> 4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
> 5. The Grey Cup.
> 6. The Stanley Cup.
> 7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
> 8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.
> 9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)
> 10. The NBA championship.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
>
> All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
> a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
> or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
> Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.
>
> 1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
pont
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
>
> In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
> competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
> or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
> is unambiguous.
>
> 1. The Super Bowl.
> 2. The World Cup of soccer.
> 3. The World Series.
> 4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
> 5. The Grey Cup.
> 6. The Stanley Cup.
> 7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
> 8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.
> 9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)
> 10. The NBA championship.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
>
> All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
> a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
> or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
> Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.
>
> 1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
> 2. Iron (as in the metal).
> 3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
> 4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
> 5. Lawyer.
> 6. Trial (as in a legal case).
> 7. Winter.
> 8. Shadow.
> 9. Grape.
> 10. Strawberry.
>
--
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 18, 2023, 2:31:56 PM12/18/23
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> 1. The Super Bowl.
Green Bay Packers
> 2. The World Cup of soccer.
France
> 3. The World Series.
Kansas City Scouts
> 6. The Stanley Cup.
Colorado Avananche
> 7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
Martina Hingis
> 10. The NBA championship.
Boston Celtics
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
>
> All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
> a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
> or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
> Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.
For once a Canadiana round where I know something!
> 1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
Pont
> 2. Iron (as in the metal).
Fer
> 3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
Maire
> 4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
Ministre d'état
> 5. Lawyer.
Advocate
> 6. Trial (as in a legal case).
Processe
> 7. Winter.
Hiver
> 10. Strawberry.
Fraise
Green Bay Packers
> 2. The World Cup of soccer.
> 3. The World Series.
Kansas City Scouts
> 6. The Stanley Cup.
Colorado Avananche
> 7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
> 10. The NBA championship.
Boston Celtics
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
>
> All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
> a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
> or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
> Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.
> 1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
> 2. Iron (as in the metal).
> 3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
> 4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
> 5. Lawyer.
Advocate
> 6. Trial (as in a legal case).
> 7. Winter.
Hiver
> 10. Strawberry.
Fraise
Dan Blum
Dec 18, 2023, 4:22:34 PM12/18/23
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> 1. The Super Bowl.
Giants
> 3. The World Series.
Giants
> 4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
Duke; Kentucky
> 6. The Stanley Cup.
Red Wings; Blackhawks
> 10. The NBA championship.
Bulls
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
> 2. Iron (as in the metal).
fer
> 5. Lawyer.
advocat
> 10. Strawberry.
fraise
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Giants
> 3. The World Series.
Giants
> 4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
> 6. The Stanley Cup.
Red Wings; Blackhawks
> 10. The NBA championship.
Bulls
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
> 1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
pont
> 2. Iron (as in the metal).
> 5. Lawyer.
advocat
> 10. Strawberry.
fraise
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp
Dec 19, 2023, 8:00:50 PM12/19/23
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On Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 8:31:39 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-11-06,
> 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 the Usual Suspects and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
>
> In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
> competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
> or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
> is unambiguous.
>
> 1. The Super Bowl.
denver broncos
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-11-06,
> 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 the Usual Suspects and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
>
> In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
> competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
> or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
> is unambiguous.
>
> 1. The Super Bowl.
> 2. The World Cup of soccer.
> 3. The World Series.
ny yankees
> 4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
> 5. The Grey Cup.
calgary
> 6. The Stanley Cup.
detroit red wings
> 7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
> 8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.
> 9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)
> 10. The NBA championship.
chicago bulls
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
>
> All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
> a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
> or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
> Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.
>
> 1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
> 2. Iron (as in the metal).
> 3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
> 4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
> 5. Lawyer.
avocat
> 6. Trial (as in a legal case).
> 7. Winter.
hiver
> 8. Shadow.
> 9. Grape.
raisin
> 10. Strawberry.
fraise
>
> --
> Mark Brader "He added a 3-point lead" is pronounced
> Toronto differently in Snooker than in Typography...
> m...@vex.net -- Liam Quin
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete Gayde
Dec 20, 2023, 1:08:05 AM12/20/23
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Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-11-06,
> 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 the Usual Suspects and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
>
> In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
> competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
> or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
> is unambiguous.
>
> 1. The Super Bowl.
Dallas Cowboys; Pittsburgh Steelers
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-11-06,
> 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 the Usual Suspects and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
>
> In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
> competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
> or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
> is unambiguous.
>
> 1. The Super Bowl.
> 2. The World Cup of soccer.
> 3. The World Series.
> 4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
> 5. The Grey Cup.
Winnipege Blue Bombers; Edmonton Eskimos
> 6. The Stanley Cup.
Detroit Red Wings
> 7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
> 8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.
> 9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)
> 10. The NBA championship.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
>
> All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
> a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
> or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
> Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.
>
> 1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
> 2. Iron (as in the metal).
> 3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
> 4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
> 5. Lawyer.
> 6. Trial (as in a legal case).
> 7. Winter.
> 8. Shadow.
> 9. Grape.
> 10. Strawberry.
>
Mark Brader
Dec 21, 2023, 1:24:27 AM12/21/23
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Mark Brader:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
> In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
> competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
> or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
> is unambiguous.
In the original game, this was the hardest round of the entire season.
> 1. The Super Bowl.
Denver Broncos. 4 for Stephen.
> 2. The World Cup of soccer.
France. 4 for Erland, Stephen, and Pete.
> 3. The World Series.
New York Yankees. ("Yankees" was required.). 4 for Stephen.
> 4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
Kentucky Wildcats. ("Kentucky" was required.) 4 for Stephen.
2 for Dan Blum and Pete.
> 5. The Grey Cup.
Calgary Stampeders. 4 for Stephen.
> 6. The Stanley Cup.
Detroit Red Wings. 4 for Stephen and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
Jana ["ya-na"] Novotná. 4 for Stephen.
> 8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.
Larry Walker. (Montreal Expos.)
> 9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)
Real Quiet.
> 10. The NBA championship.
Chicago Bulls. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
> All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
> a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
> or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
> Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.
> 1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
Pont ["pohN", where N indicates nasalization]. 4 for everyone --
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.
> 2. Iron (as in the metal).
Fer ["fair"]. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
> 3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
Maire ["mair"]. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Stephen.
> 4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
Premier ministre ["prem-yay mee-neestr"] (both words required).
4 for Joshua.
> 5. Lawyer.
Avocat ["a-voh-kah"]. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 6. Trial (as in a legal case).
Procčs ["pro-se", like "pro-set" without the T]. 4 for Stephen.
3 for Erland.
> 7. Winter.
Hiver ["ee-vair"]. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Stephen,
and Pete.
> 8. Shadow.
Ombre ["ohmbr"]. 4 for Stephen.
> 9. Grape.
Raisin ["rez-aN"]. 4 for Stephen.
> 10. Strawberry.
Fraise ["frezz"]. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Can
Stephen Perry 32 36 68
Joshua Kreitzer 0 28 28
Erland Sommarskog 4 23 27
Dan Blum 9 15 24
Pete Gayde 14 8 22
Dan Tilque 0 8 8
--
Mark Brader "If you design for compatibility with a
Toronto donkey cart, what you get is a donkey cart."
m...@vex.net -- ?, quoted by Henry Spencer
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-11-06,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
The Canadiana round.
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Sports - 25 Years Ago
> In each case, name the team or athlete that won the indicated
> competition or award in 1998. For teams, you can name the city
> or team name, like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs", as long as it
> is unambiguous.
> 1. The Super Bowl.
Denver Broncos. 4 for Stephen.
> 2. The World Cup of soccer.
> 3. The World Series.
New York Yankees. ("Yankees" was required.). 4 for Stephen.
> 4. The NCAA men's basketball championship.
2 for Dan Blum and Pete.
> 5. The Grey Cup.
Calgary Stampeders. 4 for Stephen.
> 6. The Stanley Cup.
Detroit Red Wings. 4 for Stephen and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 7. The ladies' singles championship at Wimbledon.
> 8. The Lou Marsh Award as Canada's Athlete of the Year.
> 9. The Kentucky Derby. (Name the horse.)
> 10. The NBA championship.
Chicago Bulls. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana - French
> All Canadians speak English and French, right? Okay, we give you
> a word in English, and you give the equivalent word in French --
> or the equivalent phrase, if there isn't a single equivalent word.
> Try to pronounce your answer properly, but we won't be fussy.
> 1. Bridge (as in how you cross a river).
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.
> 2. Iron (as in the metal).
> 3. Mayor (as in Rob Ford).
> 4. Premier (as in Doug Ford).
4 for Joshua.
> 5. Lawyer.
Avocat ["a-voh-kah"]. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 6. Trial (as in a legal case).
3 for Erland.
> 7. Winter.
Hiver ["ee-vair"]. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Stephen,
and Pete.
> 8. Shadow.
Ombre ["ohmbr"]. 4 for Stephen.
> 9. Grape.
Raisin ["rez-aN"]. 4 for Stephen.
> 10. Strawberry.
Fraise ["frezz"]. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Can
Stephen Perry 32 36 68
Joshua Kreitzer 0 28 28
Erland Sommarskog 4 23 27
Dan Blum 9 15 24
Pete Gayde 14 8 22
Dan Tilque 0 8 8
--
Mark Brader "If you design for compatibility with a
Toronto donkey cart, what you get is a donkey cart."
m...@vex.net -- ?, quoted by Henry Spencer
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