Yes, that was supposed to be QBs all along in the subject line,
not QMs.
Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-19,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Sports - Quarterbacks
> Quarterback is the most important position in football. In case
> case name the QB that we describe.
> 1. This University of Tennessee graduate and current Denver Bronco
> is a 5-time NFL MVP and holds over 40 NFL QB records, including
> both the career and the season records for touchdown passes.
Peyton Manning. Both names were required. 4 for Joshua, Calvin,
Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, and Pete.
> 2. This Green Bay Packer was last season's NFL MVP and was the
> MVP of Super Bowl XLV. He also holds the career and season
> passer-rating records.
Aaron Rodgers. I did not accept "Roberts". 4 for Joshua, Peter,
Dan Tilque, Marc, and Pete.
> 3. This former Pittsburgh Steelers QB and 1989 Pro Football
> Hall of Fame inductee became the first to win four Super Bowls.
> Besides his numerous appearances in television commercials, he
> can now also be regularly seen as an analyst on "Fox NFL Sunday".
Terry Bradshaw. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, and Pete.
> 4. This decorated former Dallas Cowboys QB is one of 4 players
> to have won the Heisman trophy and the Super Bowl MVP award.
> One of his nicknames was "Captain America", and he is also
> known for coining the term "Hail Mary pass" for a last second
> desperation throw to the end zone, after he successfully
> completed one to Drew Pearson to win a 1975 playoff game.
Roger Staubach. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce, and Pete.
> 5. This legendary San Francisco 49ers QB graduated from Notre Dame
> in 1979 and went on to become a 3-time Super Bowl MVP and
> 4-time winner. He is also known for his role in one of the most
> iconic moments in NFL history, "The Catch", throwing the winning
> touchdown to Dwight Clark in the NFC Championship game in 1982,
> and kickstarting the 49er dynasty.
Joe Montana. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Peter, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, and Pete.
> 6. This former Miami Dolphins QB was the 1984 NFL MVP and held
> several passing records which were recently broken by the likes
> of Brett Favre, Drew Brees, and <answer 1>. In popular culture
> he was known as a spokesman for Isotoner gloves and for his
> hilarious cameo in "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective".
Dan Marino. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Jason, Marc, Bruce, and Pete.
> 7. Nicknamed "Big Ben" for his 6'5", 241-pound frame, this
> Pittsburgh Steeler became the youngest QB to win the Super Bowl
> at age 23, defeating the Seattle Seahawks in 2005.
Ben Roethlisberger. I score "Roethliger" as almost correct.
4 for Joshua, Calvin, Peter, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce,
and Pete. 3 for Jason.
> 8. He was the Super Bowl MVP of the game played in 2015, but has
> also been in the spotlight for his recent successful appeal of
> a 4-game suspension due to his alleged involvement in a cheating
> scandal known as Deflategate.
Tom Brady. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Blum, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc,
Bruce, and Pete.
> 9. He was drafted by the Las Vegas Posse in the CFL in 1994, but
> didn't make a name for himself until signing as a free agent for
> the Montreal Alouettes in 1998. Over the next 16 seasons he won
> 3 Grey Cups and 3 Most Outstanding Player awards. He is also
> pro football's all-time passing yards leader, with 79,816 yards.
Anthony Calvillo.
> 10. He was the starting QB for the Toronto Argonauts when they
> last won the Grey Cup in 2012, but has now missed most of this
> season due to an off-season shoulder surgery. He was also the
> 2005 Grey Cup MVP with his previous team -- the Edmonton Eskimos.
Ricky Ray.
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Canadiana - Canadian Newspapers
> We give you a newspaper title; you name the largest Canadian city
> with a paper of that name. For example, if we said the "Star",
> you'd say Toronto, not Windsor.
> 1. "Gleaner".
Fredericton.
> 2. "Telegraph Journal".
St. John. (Not St. John's.)
> 3. "Herald".
Calgary. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Pete.
> 4. "Free Press".
Winnipeg.
> 5. "Spectator".
Hamilton.
> 6. "Whig Standard".
Kingston.
> 7. "The Province".
Vancouver.
> 8. "Le Droit".
Ottawa.
> 9. "Le Devoir".
Montreal. 4 for Joshua and Bruce. 3 for Pete. 2 for Björn
and Dan Blum.
> 10. "Leader Post".
Regina.
One entrant passed on this round, but passing is something a
quarterback does, so he did not score any points for it. :-)
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Ent Sci Geo Spo Can FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 32 31 12 40 32 8 135
Pete Gayde 32 28 0 40 32 5 132
Marc Dashevsky 32 20 28 40 28 0 128
Dan Tilque 24 12 8 40 24 0 100
Dan Blum 40 16 12 25 16 2 97
Peter Smyth 20 0 8 26 20 0 74
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 0 32 11 0 67
"Calvin" 31 0 -- -- 16 0 47
Erland Sommarskog 11 0 4 32 -- -- 47
Björn Lundin 36 0 8 0 0 2 46
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 28 4 32
"Joe" 20 0 -- -- -- -- 20
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