** Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Mayors from the Edge: Weird,
Criminal, or Just Fun Ones
2. This Washington mayor was caught on video smoking crack cocaine
and was subsequently sentenced to 6 months in jail. Name him.
7. This mayor of New York took a page out of <answer 3>'s playbook
and shipped indigent and homeless people to New Jersey. He went
on to run for President of the USA and become a major player
on Donald Trump's legal team. Name him.
8. Oscar Goodman was a defense attorney for Meyer Lanksy and Frank
"Lefty" Rosenthal, among others. He was also mayor of this
western US city from 1999 to 2011. What city?
10. Unlike the Fords of Toronto, this man stated that "without
elites and elitism, man would still be in his caves". Was it
the windswept hair that kept him as mayor of London, England,
from 2008 until 2016? Nut, more important, name him.
** Game 9, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round- Canada's Walk of Fame
* A. History
A1. Born in 1847 in Edinburgh, he was an inventor, scientist,
and engineer, he was best known as the inventor of the
telephone and a co-founder of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company. Name him.
A2. Born in 1892 in Toronto, she was a silent film star and
producer and was one of the cofounders of United Artists.
She was known as "America's Sweetheart". Name her.
* C. Science
C1. Born in Toronto in 1929, this architect has won the Pritzker
prize, considered to be the "Nobel Prize" for Crchitecture.
Cmong his creations is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,
Spain. Name him.
* D. Entertainment
D1. Born in New Westminster, BC, in 1917, he played a number of
villain roles in movies in the 1950s before finding his
niche as a star of TV legal dramas on US networks running
from the late 1950s up until his death in 1993. Name him.
** Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Mayors from the Edge: Weird,
Criminal, or Just Fun Ones
1. This Montreal mayor declared: "The Olympics can no sooner run a
deficit than a man can have a baby." But in fact, following the
1976 Olympics, the city was left with a debt of $1,000,000,000.
Name him.
2. This Washington mayor was caught on video smoking crack cocaine
and was subsequently sentenced to 6 months in jail. Name him.
3. This Calgary mayor attempted to rid his city city of its
homeless population by giving them one-way bus tickets to
Vancouver. Name him.
4. This 1970s mayor of Thunder Bay made world news when he patted
the Queen on her behind as she left the plane during a royal
visit. Name him.
5. This mayor requested the assistance of the army to help during
a major snowstorm. Name him.
6. On "The Simpsons", Martha Quimby is married to Mayor Quimby of
Springfield, USA. What is his first name?
7. This mayor of New York took a page out of <answer 3>'s playbook
and shipped indigent and homeless people to New Jersey. He went
on to run for President of the USA and become a major player
on Donald Trump's legal team. Name him.
8. Oscar Goodman was a defense attorney for Meyer Lanksy and Frank
"Lefty" Rosenthal, among others. He was also mayor of this
western US city from 1999 to 2011. What city?
9. Mayor Tom Campbell threatened to use city police to stop the
final concert of the 1970 Festival Express Rock'n'Roll Tour.
Which city?
10. Unlike the Fords of Toronto, this man stated that "without
elites and elitism, man would still be in his caves". Was it
the windswept hair that kept him as mayor of London, England,
from 2008 until 2016? Nut, more important, name him.
** Game 9, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round- Canada's Walk of Fame
For all questions the answer will be the name of a member of
Canada's Walk of Fame.
* A. History
A1. Born in 1847 in Edinburgh, he was an inventor, scientist,
and engineer, he was best known as the inventor of the
telephone and a co-founder of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company. Name him.
A2. Born in 1892 in Toronto, she was a silent film star and
producer and was one of the cofounders of United Artists.
She was known as "America's Sweetheart". Name her.
In the remaining categories, the people you have to name are all
either still alive or part of recent memory.
* B. Sports
B1. She was born in Winnipeg in 1982. After winning two bronze
medals in biking at the 1996 summer Olympics, she won
4 more medals as a speed skater at the Winter Olympics
between 2002 and 2010. She is also a well-known advocate
for mental-health issues. Name her.
B2. Born in 1966 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, this male
figure skater landed the first quad jump in competition.
The winner of 4 world championships, he is probably better
known to Millennials and Gen Z as a spokesman for reverse
mortgages.
* C. Science
C1. Born in Toronto in 1929, this architect has won the Pritzker
prize, considered to be the "Nobel Prize" for Crchitecture.
Cmong his creations is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,
Spain. Name him.
C2. Born in Sault Ste. Marie in 1945, she is a scientist,
doctor, neurologist, author, environmentalist, and educator.
She is also Canada's first female astronaut. Name her.
* D. Entertainment
D1. Born in New Westminster, BC, in 1917, he played a number of
villain roles in movies in the 1950s before finding his
niche as a star of TV legal dramas on US networks running
from the late 1950s up until his death in 1993. Name him.
D2. Born in London, England, in 1949, this 2024 inductee to the
Walk of Fame has been called the "First Lady of the Guitar".
She is best known for her romantic and unique brand of
classical, world, and folk music. Name her.
* E. Literature
E1. Born in Pittsburgh in 1945, he began his career working at
a pre-school in Guelph. He wrote his first book "Mud Puddle"
in 1975, which led to his new career as a beloved author
of children's literature. Name him.
E2. Born in Whitehorse in 1920, a prolific author, he was best
known for his books on Canadian history including "The
Last Spike", "The National Dream", and "The Great Railway".
Name him.
* F. Miscellaneous
F1. Born in Montreal in 1948, she is best known as an advocate
for brick-and-mortar bookstores, she has also been a
documentary film producer, author, and an Order of Canada
recipient. She has also received 8 honorary doctorates.
Name her.
F2. Born in Montreal in 1947, she is a former Supreme Court
of Canada justice who has held a number of senior positions
at the United Nations. Name her.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-03-24,
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 Night Owls, 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 2024-08-30
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
** Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Mayors from the Edge: Weird,
Criminal, or Just Fun Ones
1. This Montreal mayor declared: "The Olympics can no sooner run a
deficit than a man can have a baby." But in fact, following the
1976 Olympics, the city was left with a debt of $1,000,000,000.
Name him.
2. This Washington mayor was caught on video smoking crack cocaine
and was subsequently sentenced to 6 months in jail. Name him.
3. This Calgary mayor attempted to rid his city city of its
homeless population by giving them one-way bus tickets to
Vancouver. Name him.
4. This 1970s mayor of Thunder Bay made world news when he patted
the Queen on her behind as she left the plane during a royal
visit. Name him.
5. This mayor requested the assistance of the army to help during
a major snowstorm. Name him.
6. On "The Simpsons", Martha Quimby is married to Mayor Quimby of
Springfield, USA. What is his first name?
7. This mayor of New York took a page out of <answer 3>'s playbook
and shipped indigent and homeless people to New Jersey. He went
on to run for President of the USA and become a major player
on Donald Trump's legal team. Name him.
8. Oscar Goodman was a defense attorney for Meyer Lanksy and Frank
"Lefty" Rosenthal, among others. He was also mayor of this
western US city from 1999 to 2011. What city?
9. Mayor Tom Campbell threatened to use city police to stop the
final concert of the 1970 Festival Express Rock'n'Roll Tour.
Which city?
10. Unlike the Fords of Toronto, this man stated that "without
elites and elitism, man would still be in his caves". Was it
the windswept hair that kept him as mayor of London, England,
from 2008 until 2016? Nut, more important, name him.
** Game 9, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round- Canada's Walk of Fame
For all questions the answer will be the name of a member of
Canada's Walk of Fame.
* A. History
A1. Born in 1847 in Edinburgh, he was an inventor, scientist,
and engineer, he was best known as the inventor of the
telephone and a co-founder of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company. Name him.
A2. Born in 1892 in Toronto, she was a silent film star and
producer and was one of the cofounders of United Artists.
She was known as "America's Sweetheart". Name her.
In the remaining categories, the people you have to name are all
either still alive or part of recent memory.
* B. Sports
B1. She was born in Winnipeg in 1982. After winning two bronze
medals in biking at the 1996 summer Olympics, she won
4 more medals as a speed skater at the Winter Olympics
between 2002 and 2010. She is also a well-known advocate
for mental-health issues. Name her.
B2. Born in 1966 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, this male
figure skater landed the first quad jump in competition.
The winner of 4 world championships, he is probably better
known to Millennials and Gen Z as a spokesman for reverse
mortgages.
* C. Science
C1. Born in Toronto in 1929, this architect has won the Pritzker
prize, considered to be the "Nobel Prize" for Crchitecture.
Cmong his creations is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,
Spain. Name him.
C2. Born in Sault Ste. Marie in 1945, she is a scientist,
doctor, neurologist, author, environmentalist, and educator.
She is also Canada's first female astronaut. Name her.
* D. Entertainment
D1. Born in New Westminster, BC, in 1917, he played a number of
villain roles in movies in the 1950s before finding his
niche as a star of TV legal dramas on US networks running
from the late 1950s up until his death in 1993. Name him.
D2. Born in London, England, in 1949, this 2024 inductee to the
Walk of Fame has been called the "First Lady of the Guitar".
She is best known for her romantic and unique brand of
classical, world, and folk music. Name her.
* E. Literature
E1. Born in Pittsburgh in 1945, he began his career working at
a pre-school in Guelph. He wrote his first book "Mud Puddle"
in 1975, which led to his new career as a beloved author
of children's literature. Name him.
E2. Born in Whitehorse in 1920, a prolific author, he was best
known for his books on Canadian history including "The
Last Spike", "The National Dream", and "The Great Railway".
Name him.
* F. Miscellaneous
F1. Born in Montreal in 1948, she is best known as an advocate
for brick-and-mortar bookstores, she has also been a
documentary film producer, author, and an Order of Canada
recipient. She has also received 8 honorary doctorates.
Name her.
F2. Born in Montreal in 1947, she is a former Supreme Court
of Canada justice who has held a number of senior positions
at the United Nations. Name her.
** Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Mayors from the Edge: Weird,
Criminal, or Just Fun Ones
7. This mayor of New York took a page out of <answer 3>'s playbook
and shipped indigent and homeless people to New Jersey. He went
on to run for President of the USA and become a major player
on Donald Trump's legal team. Name him.
10. Unlike the Fords of Toronto, this man stated that "without
elites and elitism, man would still be in his caves". Was it
the windswept hair that kept him as mayor of London, England,
from 2008 until 2016? Nut, more important, name him.
** Game 9, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round- Canada's Walk of Fame
* C. Science
C1. Born in Toronto in 1929, this architect has won the Pritzker
prize, considered to be the "Nobel Prize" for Crchitecture.
Cmong his creations is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,
Spain. Name him.
** Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Mayors from the Edge: Weird,
Criminal, or Just Fun Ones
2. This Washington mayor was caught on video smoking crack cocaine
and was subsequently sentenced to 6 months in jail. Name him.
6. On "The Simpsons", Martha Quimby is married to Mayor Quimby of
Springfield, USA. What is his first name?
7. This mayor of New York took a page out of <answer 3>'s playbook
and shipped indigent and homeless people to New Jersey. He went
on to run for President of the USA and become a major player
on Donald Trump's legal team. Name him.
8. Oscar Goodman was a defense attorney for Meyer Lanksy and Frank
"Lefty" Rosenthal, among others. He was also mayor of this
western US city from 1999 to 2011. What city?
10. Unlike the Fords of Toronto, this man stated that "without
elites and elitism, man would still be in his caves". Was it
the windswept hair that kept him as mayor of London, England,
from 2008 until 2016? Nut, more important, name him.
** Game 9, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round- Canada's Walk of Fame
For all questions the answer will be the name of a member of
Canada's Walk of Fame.
* A. History
A1. Born in 1847 in Edinburgh, he was an inventor, scientist,
and engineer, he was best known as the inventor of the
telephone and a co-founder of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company. Name him.
A2. Born in 1892 in Toronto, she was a silent film star and
producer and was one of the cofounders of United Artists.
She was known as "America's Sweetheart". Name her.
* C. Science
C1. Born in Toronto in 1929, this architect has won the Pritzker
prize, considered to be the "Nobel Prize" for Crchitecture.
Cmong his creations is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,
Spain. Name him.
* D. Entertainment
D1. Born in New Westminster, BC, in 1917, he played a number of
villain roles in movies in the 1950s before finding his
niche as a star of TV legal dramas on US networks running
from the late 1950s up until his death in 1993. Name him.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-03-24,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Mayors from the Edge: Weird,
Criminal, or Just Fun Ones
1. This Montreal mayor declared: "The Olympics can no sooner run a
deficit than a man can have a baby." But in fact, following the
1976 Olympics, the city was left with a debt of $1,000,000,000.
Name him.
2. This Washington mayor was caught on video smoking crack cocaine
and was subsequently sentenced to 6 months in jail. Name him.
3. This Calgary mayor attempted to rid his city city of its
homeless population by giving them one-way bus tickets to
Vancouver. Name him.
4. This 1970s mayor of Thunder Bay made world news when he patted
the Queen on her behind as she left the plane during a royal
visit. Name him.
5. This mayor requested the assistance of the army to help during
a major snowstorm. Name him.
6. On "The Simpsons", Martha Quimby is married to Mayor Quimby of
Springfield, USA. What is his first name?
7. This mayor of New York took a page out of <answer 3>'s playbook
and shipped indigent and homeless people to New Jersey. He went
on to run for President of the USA and become a major player
on Donald Trump's legal team. Name him.
8. Oscar Goodman was a defense attorney for Meyer Lanksy and Frank
"Lefty" Rosenthal, among others. He was also mayor of this
western US city from 1999 to 2011. What city?
9. Mayor Tom Campbell threatened to use city police to stop the
final concert of the 1970 Festival Express Rock'n'Roll Tour.
Which city?
10. Unlike the Fords of Toronto, this man stated that "without
elites and elitism, man would still be in his caves". Was it
the windswept hair that kept him as mayor of London, England,
from 2008 until 2016? Nut, more important, name him.
** Game 9, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round- Canada's Walk of Fame
For all questions the answer will be the name of a member of
Canada's Walk of Fame.
* A. History
A1. Born in 1847 in Edinburgh, he was an inventor, scientist,
and engineer, he was best known as the inventor of the
telephone and a co-founder of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company. Name him.
A2. Born in 1892 in Toronto, she was a silent film star and
producer and was one of the cofounders of United Artists.
She was known as "America's Sweetheart". Name her.
In the remaining categories, the people you have to name are all
either still alive or part of recent memory.
* B. Sports
B1. She was born in Winnipeg in 1982. After winning two bronze
medals in biking at the 1996 summer Olympics, she won
4 more medals as a speed skater at the Winter Olympics
between 2002 and 2010. She is also a well-known advocate
for mental-health issues. Name her.
B2. Born in 1966 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, this male
figure skater landed the first quad jump in competition.
The winner of 4 world championships, he is probably better
known to Millennials and Gen Z as a spokesman for reverse
mortgages.
* C. Science
C1. Born in Toronto in 1929, this architect has won the Pritzker
prize, considered to be the "Nobel Prize" for Crchitecture.
Cmong his creations is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,
Spain. Name him.
C2. Born in Sault Ste. Marie in 1945, she is a scientist,
doctor, neurologist, author, environmentalist, and educator.
She is also Canada's first female astronaut. Name her.
* D. Entertainment
D1. Born in New Westminster, BC, in 1917, he played a number of
villain roles in movies in the 1950s before finding his
niche as a star of TV legal dramas on US networks running
from the late 1950s up until his death in 1993. Name him.
D2. Born in London, England, in 1949, this 2024 inductee to the
Walk of Fame has been called the "First Lady of the Guitar".
She is best known for her romantic and unique brand of
classical, world, and folk music. Name her.
* E. Literature
E1. Born in Pittsburgh in 1945, he began his career working at
a pre-school in Guelph. He wrote his first book "Mud Puddle"
in 1975, which led to his new career as a beloved author
of children's literature. Name him.
E2. Born in Whitehorse in 1920, a prolific author, he was best
known for his books on Canadian history including "The
Last Spike", "The National Dream", and "The Great Railway".
Name him.
* F. Miscellaneous
F1. Born in Montreal in 1948, she is best known as an advocate
for brick-and-mortar bookstores, she has also been a
documentary film producer, author, and an Order of Canada
recipient. She has also received 8 honorary doctorates.
Name her.
F2. Born in Montreal in 1947, she is a former Supreme Court
of Canada justice who has held a number of senior positions
at the United Nations. Name her.
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