Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-19,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct
> answers in about 3 days.
(Oops.)
> For further information... see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on
> "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Second-Place Finishers
> We can remember the people who did something first, but who were
> those that came in second?
> 1. While this Australian golfer won 20 times on the PGA tour,
> including two major championships, he is best known for his
> heartbreaking final-round meltdowns. Most notable was the 1996
> Masters tournament, when he squandered a 6-shot lead to lose
> to Nick Faldo.
Greg Norman. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 2. This well-known golfer finished second a record 19 times in
> major golf tournaments in his career. He also won... quite
> a few. Name him.
Jack Nicklaus. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Pete. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 3. What NBA team """has lost""" the most final series appearances,
> with 15 losses? (For this and the next three questions, give
> the team name, like "Maple Leafs".)
(Minneapolis -> Los Angeles) Lakers. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua
and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 4. Which NHL team """has lost""" the most Stanley Cup finals,
> with 13 series losses?
2012 answer: (Detroit) Red Wings, now still with 13. 2022 answer:
(Boston) Bruins, now with 14. 4 for Dan Blum (the hard way) and Pete.
> 5. Although the Yankees """have lost""" the most World Series, 13,
> they have also """won 27""". Two franchises """have each lost
> 12 series and won only 6""". Name either.
(Brooklyn -> Los Angeles) Dodgers, (New York -> San Francisco) Giants.
4 for Pete (the hard way). 2 for Joshua.
The Yankees' stats are unchanged, while the Dodgers have overtaken
them with 14 losses (and now have 7 wins). The Giants still have
12 losses, and now 8 wins.
> 6. This team """has won""" only 3 Grey Cups, while """losing
> 15 times""" in the championship game.
Saskatchewan Roughriders. (Now with 4 wins and 15 losses.)
4 for Joshua.
Good thing the question was in the present tense, or I would've had
to ask for the "city" name as well, since the late (Ottawa) Rough
Riders would be phonetically equivalent, and they won the Grey Cup
9 times if you count the two when they were called the Senators,
while losing only 6 times.
> 7. What horse finished second to Affirmed in all three of the 1978
> Triple Crown races?
Alydar. 4 for Joshua.
> 8. Roger Bannister was the first man to break the 4-minute mile
> barrier. Who was the second? He is best known for his duel
> with Bannister at the 1954 British Empire Games at Vancouver,
> where again he came in second to Bannister in perhaps the most
> famous mile race ever.
John Landy.
As I mentioned last year in connection with the season by MI5,
late in the race Landy turned his head to see how far Bannister
was behind -- but did not see him at all, because at that moment
Bannister was overtaking him *on the other side* to win in 3:58.8.
The moment was photographed and later captured by a statue that
still stands in Vancouver. See:
http://www.racingpast.ca/uploads/van4.jpeg
http://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyy3nioJqe1qlyfgto1_1280.jpg
> 9. As skip, this curler lost 3 of the last 4 Brier finals prior
> to 2012. He redeemed himself with a victory at the 2012 Brier
> in Saskatoon. Name him.
Glen Howard.
> 10. This team made it to four consecutive Super Bowls in the early
> 1990s, but lost each time.
Buffalo Bills. 4 for Joshua and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Cities
> We will provide you with the names of four Canadian cities or other
> municipalities, in order from east to west. You tell us which of
> the four is the most populous, based on the 2011 census. Remember,
> these are populations for cities proper, not for metropolitan areas.
> *Note*: You may instead answer based on the 2016 census. (As of when
> I revised this round for reposting, details from the 2021 census
> were not yet available.)
In fact none of the answers changed from the 2011 to the 2016 census;
for most questions all four cities are in the same order each time.
Below each answer I'm showing populations from the 2016 census only,
with census metropolitan area populations in parentheses for interest.
Where the city is part of another city's metropolitan area --
for example, Mississauga is in the Toronto metropolitan area --
that other city is named in the parentheses.
> 1. Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver.
Calgary.
Calgary, AB 1,239,220 (1,392,609)
Ottawa, ON 934,243 (1,323,783)
Edmonton, AB 932,546 (1,321,426)
Vancouver, BC 631,486 (2,463,431)
> 2. Quebec City, Mississauga, Hamilton, Winnipeg.
Mississauga.
Mississauga, ON 721,599 (Toronto: 5,928,040)
Winnipeg, MB 705,244 (778,489)
Hamilton, ON 536,917 (747,545)
Quebec, QC 531,902 (800,296)
> 3. Cambridge, Kitchener, London, Windsor.
London. 4 for Joshua.
London, ON 383,822 (494,069)
Kitchener, ON 233,222 (523,894)
Windsor, ON 217,188 (329,144)
Cambridge, ON 129,920 (Kitchener: 523,894)
> 4. Pickering, Markham, Richmond Hill, Burlington.
Markham. 4 for Pete and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
Markham, ON 328,966 (Toronto: 5,928,040)
Richmond Hill, ON 195,022 (Toronto: 5,928,040)
Burlington, ON 183,314 (Hamilton: 747,545)
Pickering, ON 91,771 (Toronto: 5,928,040)
> 5. St. John's, Moncton, St. John, Fredericton.
St. John's. 4 for Pete and Dan Tilque.
St. John's, NL 108,860 (205,955)
Moncton, NB 71,889 (144,810)
St. John, NB 67,575 (126,202)
Fredericton, NB 58,220 (101,760)
> 6. Regina, Saskatoon, Kelowna, Abbotsford.
Saskatoon. 4 for Pete. 3 for Joshua.
Saskatoon, SK 246,376 (295,095)
Regina, SK 215,106 (236,481)
Abbotsford, BC 141,397 (180,518)
Kelowna, BC 127,380 (194,882)
> 7. Surrey, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Richmond.
Surrey. 2 for Joshua.
Surrey, BC 517,887 (Vancouver: 2,463,431)
Burnaby, BC 232,755 (Vancouver: 2,463,431)
Richmond, BC 198,309 (Vancouver: 2,463,431)
Coquitlam, BC 139,284 (Vancouver: 2,463,431)
> 8. St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard, Longueuil, Laval.
Laval. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
Laval, QC 422,993 (Montreal: 4,098,927)
Longueuil, QC 239,700 (Montreal: 4,098,927)
St-Jean-sur-R., QC 95,114 (Montreal: 4,098,927)
Brossard, QC 85,721 (Montreal: 4,098,927)
> 9. Kingston, Waterloo, Sudbury, Thunder Bay.
Sudbury. 2 for Pete.
Sudbury, ON 164,689 (none)
Kingston, ON 123,798 (161,175)
Thunder Bay, ON 107,909 (121,621)
Waterloo, ON 104,986 (Kitchener: 523,894)
> 10. Oshawa, Whitby, St. Catharines, Brantford.
Oshawa. 3 for Pete.
Oshawa, ON 159,458 (379,848)
St. Catharines, ON 133,113 (406,074)
Whitby, ON 128,377 (Oshawa: 379,848)
Brantford, ON 97,496 (134,203)
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Sci Spo Can
Joshua Kreitzer 40 5 26 16 87
Pete Gayde 8 17 23 20 68
Dan Blum 28 3 16 7 54
Dan Tilque 0 13 0 12 25
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