** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana History - Trudeaumania
4. Before entering politics, Trudeau was a law professor at which
university?
7. "If all politicians were like Pierre Trudeau, there would be
world peace." Who said this in 1969 after a meeting, in Canada,
with the PM?
** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge - Brought to You by the Letter G
* B. G-ography: Canadian Towns
B1. The Newfoundland town where you'll find streets named
after Amelia Earhart, Eddie Rickenbacker, Charles Lindbergh,
and Marc Garneau.
* C. Golly Gee! Cartoon Exclamations
C2. What exclamation do Charlie Brown and other Peanuts
characters frequently use?
* E. "Better Known As" GGs
E2. Elusive Confederate Army commander John Singleton Mosby:
better known as the...?
** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge - Brought to You by the Letter G
C2. What exclamation do Charlie Brown and other Peanuts
characters frequently use?
D2. He was the lead singer for The Boomtown Rats.
** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana History - Trudeaumania
These questions are about Pierre Trudeau. (Yes, it's the third
Canadiana round in the same game. Not my doing!)
1. In 1949 Trudeau gave a speech on human rights in a Quebec mining
town which was suffering through a bitter strike. Name the town. >
2. Which influential political journal did Trudeau co-found in 1950?
3. On 1966-04-04, Trudeau was appointed to his first federal
cabinet -- in what post?
4. Before entering politics, Trudeau was a law professor at which
university?
5. What was the maiden name of Trudeau's mother, Grace?
6. In 1966 he met Margaret, later his wife. What was her maiden
name?
7. "If all politicians were like Pierre Trudeau, there would be
world peace." Who said this in 1969 after a meeting, in Canada,
with the PM?
8. The CBC made """two""" dramas on the life of Pierre Trudeau,
"Trudeau" and the prequel "Trudeau 2: A Maverick in the Making".
Name either of the two actors who played Trudeau.
9. In 1971 Trudeau mouthed some naughty words beginning with F at
opposition MPs in the House of Commons. When asked by reporters
about it, he told them he had said what now-famous phrase?
10. During the 1970s FLQ crisis, Trudeau was asked how far he
would go to stop the terrorists. What was his response?
** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge - Brought to You by the Letter G
In each case name the person, place, or whatever that's being
described *and* has the initials indicated in each category title.
*NOTE*: In each case you must name the person, place, or whatever
that's being described *and* has the initials indicated in each
category title or preamble.
* A. Sports GGs
A1. What is the name shared by the athletic teams that represent
Queen's University? (The long form, to fit the category.)
A2. What is the name shared by the athletic teams that represent
the University of Guelph?
* B. G-ography: Canadian Towns
B1. The Newfoundland town where you'll find streets named
after Amelia Earhart, Eddie Rickenbacker, Charles Lindbergh,
and Marc Garneau.
B2. The Manitoba town where you'll find the largest concentration
of Icelanders outside of Iceland.
* C. Golly Gee! Cartoon Exclamations
These exclamations each contain two or more words, at least two
of which begin with the letter G.
C1. What exclamation is associated with Perry White,
editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet?
C2. What exclamation do Charlie Brown and other Peanuts
characters frequently use?
* D. New Wave BGs
D1. He sang "Soviet Jewelry (Nyet, Nyet, Soviet)".
D2. He was the lead singer for The Boomtown Rats.
* E. "Better Known As" GGs
E1. 1970s British TV personality Graham Kerr: better known
as the...?
E2. Elusive Confederate Army commander John Singleton Mosby:
better known as the...?
* F. Can-Lit GGs
These Canadian authors won Governor-General's Awards for fiction,
and their last names (but *not* their first names) begin with G
as well.
F1. Toronto-based TV personality and author of the 2005
GG-award-winning novel "A Perfect Night to Go to China".
F2. Paris-based doyenne of Canadian letters and author of the
1981 GG-award-winning short story collection "Home Truths".
** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana History - Trudeaumania
These questions are about Pierre Trudeau. (Yes, it's the third
Canadiana round in the same game. Not my doing!)
9. In 1971 Trudeau mouthed some naughty words beginning with F at
opposition MPs in the House of Commons. When asked by reporters
about it, he told them he had said what now-famous phrase?
10. During the 1970s FLQ crisis, Trudeau was asked how far he
would go to stop the terrorists. What was his response?
** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge - Brought to You by the Letter G
In each case name the person, place, or whatever that's being
described *and* has the initials indicated in each category title.
* B. G-ography: Canadian Towns
B1. The Newfoundland town where you'll find streets named
after Amelia Earhart, Eddie Rickenbacker, Charles Lindbergh,
and Marc Garneau.
B2. The Manitoba town where you'll find the largest concentration
of Icelanders outside of Iceland.
* C. Golly Gee! Cartoon Exclamations
These exclamations each contain two or more words, at least two
of which begin with the letter G.
C1. What exclamation is associated with Perry White,
editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet?
C2. What exclamation do Charlie Brown and other Peanuts
characters frequently use?
* D. New Wave BGs
D2. He was the lead singer for The Boomtown Rats.
* E. "Better Known As" GGs
E1. 1970s British TV personality Graham Kerr: better known
as the...?
E2. Elusive Confederate Army commander John Singleton Mosby:
better known as the...?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-07-11,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Misplaced Modifiers, but have been reformatted
and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20 companion posting
on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana History - Trudeaumania
These questions are about Pierre Trudeau. (Yes, it's the third
Canadiana round in the same game. Not my doing!)
1. In 1949 Trudeau gave a speech on human rights in a Quebec mining
town which was suffering through a bitter strike. Name the town.
2. Which influential political journal did Trudeau co-found in 1950?
3. On 1966-04-04, Trudeau was appointed to his first federal
cabinet -- in what post?
4. Before entering politics, Trudeau was a law professor at which
university?
5. What was the maiden name of Trudeau's mother, Grace?
6. In 1966 he met Margaret, later his wife. What was her maiden
name?
7. "If all politicians were like Pierre Trudeau, there would be
world peace." Who said this in 1969 after a meeting, in Canada,
with the PM?
8. The CBC made """two""" dramas on the life of Pierre Trudeau,
"Trudeau" and the prequel "Trudeau 2: A Maverick in the Making".
Name either of the two actors who played Trudeau.
9. In 1971 Trudeau mouthed some naughty words beginning with F at
opposition MPs in the House of Commons. When asked by reporters
about it, he told them he had said what now-famous phrase?
10. During the 1970s FLQ crisis, Trudeau was asked how far he
would go to stop the terrorists. What was his response?
** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge - Brought to You by the Letter G
In each case name the person, place, or whatever that's being
described *and* has the initials indicated in each category title.
*NOTE*: In each case you must name the person, place, or whatever
that's being described *and* has the initials indicated in each
category title or preamble.
* A. Sports GGs
A1. What is the name shared by the athletic teams that represent
Queen's University? (The long form, to fit the category.)
A2. What is the name shared by the athletic teams that represent
the University of Guelph?
* B. G-ography: Canadian Towns
B1. The Newfoundland town where you'll find streets named
after Amelia Earhart, Eddie Rickenbacker, Charles Lindbergh,
and Marc Garneau.
B2. The Manitoba town where you'll find the largest concentration
of Icelanders outside of Iceland.
* C. Golly Gee! Cartoon Exclamations
These exclamations each contain two or more words, at least two
of which begin with the letter G.
C1. What exclamation is associated with Perry White,
editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet?
C2. What exclamation do Charlie Brown and other Peanuts
characters frequently use?
* D. New Wave BGs
D1. He sang "Soviet Jewelry (Nyet, Nyet, Soviet)".
D2. He was the lead singer for The Boomtown Rats.
* E. "Better Known As" GGs
E1. 1970s British TV personality Graham Kerr: better known
as the...?
E2. Elusive Confederate Army commander John Singleton Mosby:
better known as the...?
* F. Can-Lit GGs
These Canadian authors won Governor-General's Awards for fiction,
and their last names (but *not* their first names) begin with G
as well.
F1. Toronto-based TV personality and author of the 2005
GG-award-winning novel "A Perfect Night to Go to China".
F2. Paris-based doyenne of Canadian letters and author of the
1981 GG-award-winning short story collection "Home Truths".
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-07-11,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana History - Trudeaumania
These questions are about Pierre Trudeau. (Yes, it's the third
Canadiana round in the same game. Not my doing!)
1. In 1949 Trudeau gave a speech on human rights in a Quebec mining
town which was suffering through a bitter strike. Name the town.
2. Which influential political journal did Trudeau co-found in 1950?
3. On 1966-04-04, Trudeau was appointed to his first federal
cabinet -- in what post?
4. Before entering politics, Trudeau was a law professor at which
university?
5. What was the maiden name of Trudeau's mother, Grace?
6. In 1966 he met Margaret, later his wife. What was her maiden
name?
7. "If all politicians were like Pierre Trudeau, there would be
world peace." Who said this in 1969 after a meeting, in Canada,
with the PM?
8. The CBC made """two""" dramas on the life of Pierre Trudeau,
"Trudeau" and the prequel "Trudeau 2: A Maverick in the Making".
Name either of the two actors who played Trudeau.
9. In 1971 Trudeau mouthed some naughty words beginning with F at
opposition MPs in the House of Commons. When asked by reporters
about it, he told them he had said what now-famous phrase?
10. During the 1970s FLQ crisis, Trudeau was asked how far he
would go to stop the terrorists. What was his response?
** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge - Brought to You by the Letter G
In each case name the person, place, or whatever that's being
described *and* has the initials indicated in each category title.
*NOTE*: In each case you must name the person, place, or whatever
that's being described *and* has the initials indicated in each
category title or preamble.
* A. Sports GGs
A1. What is the name shared by the athletic teams that represent
Queen's University? (The long form, to fit the category.)
A2. What is the name shared by the athletic teams that represent
the University of Guelph?
* B. G-ography: Canadian Towns
B1. The Newfoundland town where you'll find streets named
after Amelia Earhart, Eddie Rickenbacker, Charles Lindbergh,
and Marc Garneau.
B2. The Manitoba town where you'll find the largest concentration
of Icelanders outside of Iceland.
* C. Golly Gee! Cartoon Exclamations
These exclamations each contain two or more words, at least two
of which begin with the letter G.
C1. What exclamation is associated with Perry White,
editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet?
C2. What exclamation do Charlie Brown and other Peanuts
characters frequently use?
* D. New Wave BGs
D1. He sang "Soviet Jewelry (Nyet, Nyet, Soviet)".
D2. He was the lead singer for The Boomtown Rats.
* E. "Better Known As" GGs
E1. 1970s British TV personality Graham Kerr: better known
as the...?
E2. Elusive Confederate Army commander John Singleton Mosby:
better known as the...?
* F. Can-Lit GGs
These Canadian authors won Governor-General's Awards for fiction,
and their last names (but *not* their first names) begin with G
as well.
F1. Toronto-based TV personality and author of the 2005
GG-award-winning novel "A Perfect Night to Go to China".
F2. Paris-based doyenne of Canadian letters and author of the
1981 GG-award-winning short story collection "Home Truths".
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