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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-04-07,
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*)".


** Final, Round 7 - Sports

http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r7.jpg

For all questions where a team is asked for, give *either* the
place name or the team name -- like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs".

* Stanley Cup Finals

These questions refer only to the post-expansion period starting
with the 1968 playoffs.

1. Only two expansion franchises have ever participated in the
Stanley Cup finals in their inaugural season. Name either one
of those teams.

2. Only one expansion team has been to the finals 3 times and but
never won the Cup. Name it.

3. Since 1967, the Montreal Canadiens lead all other teams by
winning 10 Stanley Cups. Two other teams are tied for second
with 5 wins each. Name either one of those two.


* Augusta National

4. Lee Elder was the first African-American to be invited to the
Masters tournament. Within 2, in what year was this?

5. Augusta National is an elite private club with about 300 members.
The first two females were not admitted until 2012. One of
them is a former US Secretary of State -- who?

6. One of the many buildings on the property is famous for being
the site of the presentation of the green jacket to the winner
each year. What is that building called?


* The Value of a Sports Team

Each year "Forbes" magazine calculates the value of sports teams
and publishes a ranking of the top 50. Amounts are in US dollars.
Again, give either the team name or place name.

7. For the 9th straight year, the most valuable team in the world is
a certain NFL franchise, currently worth $10,100,000,000.
Name it.

8. Ranking 2nd on the list, up from 3rd last year and jumping up
from 8th in 2022, is which NBA team?

9. Only one Canadian team made the top 50, sneaking in at #47 with
a value of $4,400,000,000. Name it.


* Canada to Cooperstown

10. Only two Canadian-born players have been elected to the Baseball
Hall of Fame. The first was a pitcher who spent most of his
career with the Chicago Cubs. Who?

11. This Canadian-born right fielder was once a Montreal Expo, but
decided to enter the Hall of Fame wearing a Colorado Rockies cap.
Who was he?

12. Only three Hall of Famers have chosen to wear the Montreal
Expo cap. Name *any one* of them.


* The Grey Cup

13. Which team has won the most Grey Cups?
14. Which team has lost the most Grey Cups?
15. What is the only non-Canadian team to win the Grey Cup?


** Final, Round 8 - Arts and Literature

http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r8.jpg

* Complete the Literary Reference

We will name of an author and give part of a line from a literary
work, and you simply give the next word.

1. Alfred Lord Tennyson: "To strive, to seek, to find, and not
to..."

2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately
pleasure-dome..."

3. Alexander Pope: "True wit is nature to advantage dressed / What
oft was thought, but ne'er so well..."


* Writers on Other Writers and Their Books

4. Ernest Hemingway declared that "All modern American literature
comes from one book." What book was he talking about?

5. Elizabethan dramatist Ben Johnson, when told that this dramatist
had "never blotted out a line" from his plays, replied: "would
he had blotted a thousand." Who was he talking about?

6. T.S. Eliot dedicated his poem "The Waste Land" to this fellow
poet whom he called "il miglior fabbro" ("the better craftsman").
Who was Eliot referring to?


* Famous Choreographers

7. One of the most influential choreographers in jazz-dance history,
he won 8 Tony Awards for choreography, more than anyone else, as
well as one for direction. He was also nominated for 4 Academy
Awards, winning for his direction of "Cabaret." Name him.

8. This American dancer/choreographer is principally remembered
as Fred Astaire's choreographic collaborator in the great 1930s
movie musicals starring Astaire and Ginger Rogers. His film
choreographic credits include: "Flying Down to Rio", "The Gay
Divorcee", "Top Hat", "The Barkleys of Broadway", "Kiss Me Kate",
"Pal Joey", and "My Fair Lady". In 1937 he won an Oscar for
Best Dance Direction for "A Damsel in Distress". Name him.

9. Often called "the Picasso of dance", she was one of the world's
most influential choreographers, with a career that lasted
over 70 years. She famously collaborated with composer Aaron
Copland creating a ballet for his "Appalachian Spring" (1944).
In 1998, she was posthumously named "Dancer of the Century"
by "Time" magazine. Who was she?


* Famous Paintings of Boats

In each case please see the illustration and name the painter.

10. "The Fighting Temeraire". See:
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/boat10.jpg

11. "The Gulf Stream". See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/boat11.jpg 12. "Ground Swell". See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/boat12.jpg


* Name the Sculptor

In each case do that.

13. http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/stat13.jpg
14. http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/stat14.jpg
15. http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/stat15.jpg
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Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:

** Final, Round 7 - Sports

1. Only two expansion franchises have ever participated in the
Stanley Cup finals in their inaugural season. Name either one
of those teams.

Vegas Knights

2. Only one expansion team has been to the finals 3 times and but
never won the Cup. Name it.

Vancouver Cannucks

3. Since 1967, the Montreal Canadiens lead all other teams by
winning 10 Stanley Cups. Two other teams are tied for second
with 5 wins each. Name either one of those two.

Detroit Red Wings

* Augusta National

4. Lee Elder was the first African-American to be invited to the
Masters tournament. Within 2, in what year was this?

1971

5. Augusta National is an elite private club with about 300 members.
The first two females were not admitted until 2012. One of
them is a former US Secretary of State -- who?

Madeine Albright

7. For the 9th straight year, the most valuable team in the world is
a certain NFL franchise, currently worth $10,100,000,000.
Name it.

New York Mets

8. Ranking 2nd on the list, up from 3rd last year and jumping up
from 8th in 2022, is which NBA team?

Boston Celtics

9. Only one Canadian team made the top 50, sneaking in at #47 with
a value of $4,400,000,000. Name it.

Montreal Canandiens

** Final, Round 8 - Arts and Literature

http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r8.jpg

2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately
pleasure-dome..."

erect

3. Alexander Pope: "True wit is nature to advantage dressed / What
oft was thought, but ne'er so well..."

expressed

4. Ernest Hemingway declared that "All modern American literature
comes from one book." What book was he talking about?

The Bible

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On 3/1/26 23:54, Mark Brader wrote:

** Final, Round 7 - Sports

http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r7.jpg

For all questions where a team is asked for, give *either* the
place name or the team name -- like "Toronto" or "Maple Leafs".

* Stanley Cup Finals

These questions refer only to the post-expansion period starting
with the 1968 playoffs.

1. Only two expansion franchises have ever participated in the
Stanley Cup finals in their inaugural season. Name either one
of those teams.

Las Vegas

2. Only one expansion team has been to the finals 3 times and but
never won the Cup. Name it.

3. Since 1967, the Montreal Canadiens lead all other teams by
winning 10 Stanley Cups. Two other teams are tied for second
with 5 wins each. Name either one of those two.

* Augusta National

4. Lee Elder was the first African-American to be invited to the
Masters tournament. Within 2, in what year was this?

5. Augusta National is an elite private club with about 300 members.
The first two females were not admitted until 2012. One of
them is a former US Secretary of State -- who?

Rice

6. One of the many buildings on the property is famous for being
the site of the presentation of the green jacket to the winner
each year. What is that building called?

* The Value of a Sports Team

Each year "Forbes" magazine calculates the value of sports teams
and publishes a ranking of the top 50. Amounts are in US dollars.
Again, give either the team name or place name.

7. For the 9th straight year, the most valuable team in the world is
a certain NFL franchise, currently worth $10,100,000,000.
Name it.

Dallas Cowboys

8. Ranking 2nd on the list, up from 3rd last year and jumping up
from 8th in 2022, is which NBA team?

9. Only one Canadian team made the top 50, sneaking in at #47 with
a value of $4,400,000,000. Name it.

Maple Leafs

* Canada to Cooperstown

10. Only two Canadian-born players have been elected to the Baseball
Hall of Fame. The first was a pitcher who spent most of his
career with the Chicago Cubs. Who?

11. This Canadian-born right fielder was once a Montreal Expo, but
decided to enter the Hall of Fame wearing a Colorado Rockies cap.
Who was he?

12. Only three Hall of Famers have chosen to wear the Montreal
Expo cap. Name *any one* of them.

* The Grey Cup

13. Which team has won the most Grey Cups?
14. Which team has lost the most Grey Cups?
15. What is the only non-Canadian team to win the Grey Cup?

** Final, Round 8 - Arts and Literature

http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-deco/r8.jpg

* Complete the Literary Reference

We will name of an author and give part of a line from a literary
work, and you simply give the next word.

1. Alfred Lord Tennyson: "To strive, to seek, to find, and not
to..."

2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately
pleasure-dome..."

decreed

3. Alexander Pope: "True wit is nature to advantage dressed / What
oft was thought, but ne'er so well..."

done

* Writers on Other Writers and Their Books

4. Ernest Hemingway declared that "All modern American literature
comes from one book." What book was he talking about?

Huckleberry Finn

5. Elizabethan dramatist Ben Johnson, when told that this dramatist
had "never blotted out a line" from his plays, replied: "would
he had blotted a thousand." Who was he talking about?

6. T.S. Eliot dedicated his poem "The Waste Land" to this fellow
poet whom he called "il miglior fabbro" ("the better craftsman").
Who was Eliot referring to?

* Famous Choreographers

7. One of the most influential choreographers in jazz-dance history,
he won 8 Tony Awards for choreography, more than anyone else, as
well as one for direction. He was also nominated for 4 Academy
Awards, winning for his direction of "Cabaret." Name him.

8. This American dancer/choreographer is principally remembered
as Fred Astaire's choreographic collaborator in the great 1930s
movie musicals starring Astaire and Ginger Rogers. His film
choreographic credits include: "Flying Down to Rio", "The Gay
Divorcee", "Top Hat", "The Barkleys of Broadway", "Kiss Me Kate",
"Pal Joey", and "My Fair Lady". In 1937 he won an Oscar for
Best Dance Direction for "A Damsel in Distress". Name him.

9. Often called "the Picasso of dance", she was one of the world's
most influential choreographers, with a career that lasted
over 70 years. She famously collaborated with composer Aaron
Copland creating a ballet for his "Appalachian Spring" (1944).
In 1998, she was posthumously named "Dancer of the Century"
by "Time" magazine. Who was she?

* Famous Paintings of Boats

In each case please see the illustration and name the painter.

10. "The Fighting Temeraire". See:
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/boat10.jpg

11. "The Gulf Stream". See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/boat11.jpg 12. "Ground Swell". See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/boat12.jpg

* Name the Sculptor

In each case do that.

13. http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/stat13.jpg
14. http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/stat14.jpg
15. http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/qftci/f-8/stat15.jpg

--
Dan Tilque
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