Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-05-07,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Geography - Halls of Fame by Location
> Given a location, and maybe another hint, identify the Hall of
> Fame located there.
This was the second-easiest round in the original games, after
the current events round.
> 1. Canton, OH.
Professional (American) football. 4 for everyone -- Dan, Joshua,
and Pete.
> 2. Cleveland, OH.
Rock and Roll. 4 for everyone.
> 3. Nashville, TN.
Country music. 4 for everyone.
> 4. Cooperstown, NY.
Baseball. 4 for everyone.
> 5. Memphis, TN. Inductees include Albert Collins.
Blues. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 6. 1333 Dorval Drive, Oakville, ON. Opened in 1972.
Canadian Golf (accepting CPGA). I scored "golf" as almost correct.
> 7. Tim Horton's Field, 64 Melrose Av. N., Hamilton, ON. Also opened
> in 1972.
Canadian Football (accepting CFL). 4 for Pete.
> 8. """Amsterdam, NY""". Inductees include Freddie Blassie and
> Ric Flair.
Professional Wrestling. I would have accepted "wrestling" although
it is a completely :-) unrelated thing. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
It's now in Wichita Falls, TX.
> 9. Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Inductees include Gort,
> Bender, and Navlab 5.
Robot. 4 for everyone.
> 10. """Co-located at 5040 Yonge St., Toronto, and at 600 Boul. de
> Maisonneuve, Montreal.""" Inductees include Leonard Cohen.
Canadian Songwriters. (Accepting "Canadian Music", as that HOF is
now on the same premises.) 4 for everyone.
Now at 850 4 St. SE, Calgary.
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Sports - Major League Baseball Stadiums
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> 1. All current MLB fields have natural grass playing surfaces except
> """two""": Toronto's Rogers Centre has Astroturf and """this
> other facility has FieldTurf. Name the *stadium*."""
2012 answer: Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg FL). 2022 answer:
If Wikipedia is correct, there are now three more, all four now
having Shaw Sports Turf. Also accepting Chase Field (Phoenix AX),
Globe Life Field (Arlington TX), and LoanDepot Park (Miami FL).
4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 2. Since the first one opened in 1923, the New York Yankees have
> normally played their home games at one or another Yankee
> Stadium. But during the 1974 and 1975 seasons, what other
> stadium did they play their home games at?
Shea Stadium. 4 for everyone.
That was when Yankee Stadium was being renovated.
> 3. Before moving to Olympic Stadium in 1976, where did the Montreal
> Expos originally play?
Jarry Park. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 4. Charlie O. Finley bought the Kansas City Athletics in 1960.
> He went about making several changes to the stadium, which
> included moving the outfield fences closer to home plate,
> creating a zoo in right field, and installing a compressed-air
> device, known as the Little Blowhard, at home plate to blow dirt
> off the plate when the umpire stepped on a pedal. Finley also
> installed another mechanical device at home plate, and replicated
> the device in Oakland when he moved the Athletics to Oakland.
> What was this other device (name or function)?
Harvey, a popup rabbit to deliver new baseballs to the umpire.
4 for Pete.
> 5. Originally the Houston Colt .45's, the team changed its name
> to the Houston Astros when it moved in 1965 into the stadium
> that became known unofficially as the Houston Astrodome.
> What did the "astro" allude to?
Houston's role in the space program. 4 for everyone.
> 6. Cleveland Municipal Stadium began operations in 1932 as the
> home of the Cleveland Indians. It reportedly had been built
> as part of a failed bid for the 1932 Summer Olympics that
> were awarded to Los Angeles before construction was begun.
> As a result, what derisive nickname was applied to the stadium
> that stuck for decades afterwards?
The Mistake by the Lake. 4 for Pete.
> 7. As a strategy to increase name recognition, what Canadian
> company paid $7,500,000 for the naming rights to the then home
> of the Florida Marlins?
Sun Life.
That name lasted from 2010 until 2016 -- the place is now Hard Rock
Stadium -- but the Marlins moved out in 2012 to Marlins Park, now
LoanDepot Park.
> 8. The original name of this California facility was the Oakland-
> Alameda County Coliseum. By what name """is it known now"""?
2012 answer: O.co [sic] Coliseum. 2022 answer: RingCentral Coliseum.
> 9. The term "Chavez Ravine" has caused much confusion over
> the years. There has never actually been a stadium named
> Chavez Ravine, although the """current""" Dodger Stadium is
> built on a filled-in landform of that name. But one team did
> *call* its home park Chavez Ravine for one season, primarily
> for reasons of pride. This was during its inaugural year --
> 1961 -- in the American League. What team was it?
The Los Angeles Angels (aka California Angels, Anaheim Angels,
or Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim). 4 for Joshua and Pete.
That is, until Angel Stadium opened they shared the Dodgers' stadium,
but they didn't want to use its actual name, Dodger Stadium.
> 10. The number 34 was proudly displayed on the turf along both
> the first and third base lines at the Hubert H. Humphrey
> Metrodome in Minneapolis. What was its significance?
> Be specific. (Hint: It is NOT the number of times the roof
> collapsed.)
It is the retired number of Kirby Puckett, a Twins superstar who
lived 1960-2006. 4 for Pete.
In 2012 Bruce Bowler answered "it's their address"!
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Lit Geo Spo
Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 32 20 120
Dan Blum 36 36 24 8 104
Pete Gayde -- -- 36 32 68
Dan Tilque 32 4 -- -- 36
Erland Sommarskog 32 4 -- -- 36
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