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(QFTCI*)".

* Game 4, Round 2 - Canadiana Arts - Canadian Women in Music

Clearly there are more worthy candidates for this round than we
could fit in. Kindly forgive us if we've omitted your favorite.
In all cases, give the letter under the picture on the handout:

http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/4-2/wome.pdf

1. Jeanne ["Jeen"] Lamon (1949-2021) was for 33 years music director
of Toronto's Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.

2. Maureen Forrester (1930-2010) starred in operas and voiced
Bianca Castafiore in the TV show "The Adventures of Tintin".
From 1983 to '88, she chaired the Canada Council.

3. Soprano Karina Gauvin (born 1966) is featured on more than
50 recordings.

4. Ofra Harnoy (born 1965) is a 5-time Juno winner.

5. The soprano Teresa Stratas (born 1938) has appeared on all the
major opera stages as well as in 15 movies.

6. The soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian (born 1974) is known for singing
Armenian songs as well as leading opera roles. She also can
be heard on the soundtrack of "The Lord of the Rings: The
Two Towers".

7. Which picture shows Janina Fialkowska (born 1951), a specialist
in Chopin and other Polish composers?

8. Which picture shows Angèle Dubeau (born 1962), founder of the
all-female ensemble La Pietà?

9. Childhood polio limited the operatic career of soprano Lois
Marshall (1924-97), but she shone on the concert stage.

10. Soprano Measha Brueggergosman (born 1977) sang the Olympic
hymn at the 2010 Winter Games and has appeared on Murdoch
Mysteries.

So there were 5 decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 to see
their names and a brief description, and identify their pictures
for fun, but for no points.

11. Cvnavfg Natryn Urjvgg.
12. Pbzcbfre Nyrkvan Ybhvr.
13. Unecvfg Whql Ybzna.
14. Cvnavfg Natryn Purat.
15. Pbagenygb Znevr-Avpbyr Yrzvrhk.

* Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Goalies

This round is about celebrated goalies from two sports --
hockey and soccer. In each case, name them.

1. This soccer keeper, born in Canada, played his entire career
in England for top clubs including Chelsea and West Ham United.
He also made 56 appearances for Canada between the years 1988
and 2002. He is presently a TV commentator for the Canadian
national team and Toronto FC.

2. This Canadian soccer keeper played in professional women's
leagues in the United States, Canada, and Sweden, and finished
her career with Paris St. Germain. She won Olympic bronze with
Canada in 2016, and was the gold-medal keeper in Tokyo in 2021.
Name her.

3. This NHL goalie holds the dubious distinction of being the
winningest goaltender to never *hoist* a Stanley Cup, with
489 career regular season wins (4th on the all-time list)
plus 34 playoff victories. He made one trip to the finals
in his 19-year career; his consolation prize was a gold-medal
performance for Team Canada in the 2010 Olympics.

4. With 691 career victories in his 24-year career, he is the
winningest goalie in NHL history. He finished eight seasons
with over 40 victories; no other goalie has had more than three.
He also backstopped Canada to two Olympic golds and has three
Stanley Cup rings to his name. Who is he?

5. This late soccer keeper enjoyed a sterling career with Premier
League clubs Leicester City and Stoke City between 1959 and 1973,
but he is best remembered for his role in England's 1966 World
Cup victory.

6. Two Italian keepers, both considered all-time greats, backstopped
their national team to World Cup victories in 1982 and 2006
respectively. The first holds the distinction of being the
oldest world cup winner at any position. The latter, with 176
caps, is the most-capped goalkeeper of all time. Name either
Italian keeper.

7. The two highest-paid goaltenders in the NHL for the 2022-23
season happen to be the very ones that the Maple Leafs faced
in that year's Stanley Cup playoffs. Name either.

8. Martin Brodeur holds the all-time record for shutouts, with 125
over the course of his career. Only one other goalie has more
than 100, accumulated over a career that stretched from 1949
to 1970 and featured Stanley Cup-winning performances for the
Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. Who?

9. Widely considered to be simply the greatest soccer keeper
of all time. Over a career spanning the years 1950 to 1970, he
played professionally for Dynamo in Moscow, earning 270 clean
sheets ("shutouts") in 420 games. He is the only keeper to
ever receive the Ballon d'Or for world player of the year (1963).

10. In 1969, at the age of 39 years, 11 months, and 20 days, he
became the oldest hockey goalie to win a Stanley Cup. He retired
after the playoffs that year, not due to old age, but rather
fear of flying. The Minnesota North Stars lured him out of
retirement by promising to let him play only home games, and
he continued playing till the age of 44. Who was he?

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Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Goalies
>
> 6. Two Italian keepers, both considered all-time greats, backstopped
> their national team to World Cup victories in 1982 and 2006
> respectively. The first holds the distinction of being the
> oldest world cup winner at any position. The latter, with 176
> caps, is the most-capped goalkeeper of all time. Name either
> Italian keeper.

Buffon

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

Well, this is getting ridiculous.

> * Game 4, Round 2 - Canadiana Arts - Canadian Women in Music

> Clearly there are more worthy candidates for this round than we
> could fit in. Kindly forgive us if we've omitted your favorite.
> In all cases, give the letter under the picture on the handout:

> http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/4-2/wome.pdf

> 1. Jeanne ["Jeen"] Lamon (1949-2021) was for 33 years music director
> of Toronto's Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.

N.

> 2. Maureen Forrester (1930-2010) starred in operas and voiced
> Bianca Castafiore in the TV show "The Adventures of Tintin".
> From 1983 to '88, she chaired the Canada Council.

I.

> 3. Soprano Karina Gauvin (born 1966) is featured on more than
> 50 recordings.

O.

> 4. Ofra Harnoy (born 1965) is a 5-time Juno winner.

B.

> 5. The soprano Teresa Stratas (born 1938) has appeared on all the
> major opera stages as well as in 15 movies.

M.

> 6. The soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian (born 1974) is known for singing
> Armenian songs as well as leading opera roles. She also can
> be heard on the soundtrack of "The Lord of the Rings: The
> Two Towers".

G.

> 7. Which picture shows Janina Fialkowska (born 1951), a specialist
> in Chopin and other Polish composers?

C.

> 8. Which picture shows Angèle Dubeau (born 1962), founder of the
> all-female ensemble La Pietà?

E.

> 9. Childhood polio limited the operatic career of soprano Lois
> Marshall (1924-97), but she shone on the concert stage.

A.

> 10. Soprano Measha Brueggergosman (born 1977) sang the Olympic
> hymn at the 2010 Winter Games and has appeared on Murdoch
> Mysteries.

K.

> So there were 5 decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 to see
> their names and a brief description, and identify their pictures
> for fun, but for no points.

> 11. Pianist Angela Hewitt.

L.

> 12. Composer Alexina Louie.

H.

> 13. Harpist Judy Loman.

F.

> 14. Pianist Angela Cheng.

J.

> 15. Contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux.

D.

Nobody scored, so this round never happened.

> * Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Goalies

> This round is about celebrated goalies from two sports --
> hockey and soccer. In each case, name them.

This was the hardest round in the original game.

> 1. This soccer keeper, born in Canada, played his entire career
> in England for top clubs including Chelsea and West Ham United.
> He also made 56 appearances for Canada between the years 1988
> and 2002. He is presently a TV commentator for the Canadian
> national team and Toronto FC.

Craig Forrest.

> 2. This Canadian soccer keeper played in professional women's
> leagues in the United States, Canada, and Sweden, and finished
> her career with Paris St. Germain. She won Olympic bronze with
> Canada in 2016, and was the gold-medal keeper in Tokyo in 2021.
> Name her.

Stephanie Labbé.

> 3. This NHL goalie holds the dubious distinction of being the
> winningest goaltender to never *hoist* a Stanley Cup, with
> 489 career regular season wins (4th on the all-time list)
> plus 34 playoff victories. He made one trip to the finals
> in his 19-year career; his consolation prize was a gold-medal
> performance for Team Canada in the 2010 Olympics.

Roberto Luongo.

> 4. With 691 career victories in his 24-year career, he is the
> winningest goalie in NHL history. He finished eight seasons
> with over 40 victories; no other goalie has had more than three.
> He also backstopped Canada to two Olympic golds and has three
> Stanley Cup rings to his name. Who is he?

Martin Brodeur.

> 5. This late soccer keeper enjoyed a sterling career with Premier
> League clubs Leicester City and Stoke City between 1959 and 1973,
> but he is best remembered for his role in England's 1966 World
> Cup victory.

Gordon Banks.

> 6. Two Italian keepers, both considered all-time greats, backstopped
> their national team to World Cup victories in 1982 and 2006
> respectively. The first holds the distinction of being the
> oldest world cup winner at any position. The latter, with 176
> caps, is the most-capped goalkeeper of all time. Name either
> Italian keeper.

Dino Zoff, Gianluigi Buffon. 4 for Erland -- making the round count.

> 7. The two highest-paid goaltenders in the NHL for the 2022-23
> season happen to be the very ones that the Maple Leafs faced
> in that year's Stanley Cup playoffs. Name either.

Sergei Bobrovsky (Florida Panthers), Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa
Bay Lightning).

> 8. Martin Brodeur holds the all-time record for shutouts, with 125
> over the course of his career. Only one other goalie has more
> than 100, accumulated over a career that stretched from 1949
> to 1970 and featured Stanley Cup-winning performances for the
> Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. Who?

Terry Sawchuk.

> 9. Widely considered to be simply the greatest soccer keeper
> of all time. Over a career spanning the years 1950 to 1970, he
> played professionally for Dynamo in Moscow, earning 270 clean
> sheets ("shutouts") in 420 games. He is the only keeper to
> ever receive the Ballon d'Or for world player of the year (1963).

Lev Yashin.

> 10. In 1969, at the age of 39 years, 11 months, and 20 days, he
> became the oldest hockey goalie to win a Stanley Cup. He retired
> after the playoffs that year, not due to old age, but rather
> fear of flying. The Minnesota North Stars lured him out of
> retirement by promising to let him play only home games, and
> he continued playing till the age of 44. Who was he?

Lorne "Gump" Worsley (won the cup with the Canadiens).

Score, if there are no errors:

SCORE Erland 0 4
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msb@vex.net completely justified." -- LAURA

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On 3/26/24 19:28, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-26,
>> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
>> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
>> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> Well, this is getting ridiculous.

ASk some questions that people know the answers to and we'll submit
answers. Seriously, I didn't know any answers and I suspect everyone
else was in the same boat. Except for the single one Erland answered.

Speaking of which, congratulations Erland! You now have a commanding
lead in this game.

--
Dan Tilque

Dan Tilque (dtilque@frontier.com) writes:
> ASk some questions that people know the answers to and we'll submit
> answers. Seriously, I didn't know any answers and I suspect everyone
> else was in the same boat. Except for the single one Erland answered.
>
> Speaking of which, congratulations Erland! You now have a commanding
> lead in this game.

Thanks!

When I saw no other answers, I thought that there must be a problem
with my newsfeed.

I was not happy with my entry, I felt that I should know some more of
the footballers, but seeing the answers, it is clear that I did not.
I reckon that for some entrants football is not a favourite topic,
but Pete Gayde is usually good at sports questions.

Anyway, I'm happy that it was not my newsfeed.

Mark Brader:
> > * Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Goalies
>
> > This round is about celebrated goalies from two sports --
> > hockey and soccer. In each case, name them.
>
> This was the hardest round in the original game.

And in fact it was the hardest round in the entire season.
You've also seen the third-hardest of the season:

| * Game 2, Round 7 - Canadiana - You Might Not Know
| | These are companies and brands that you might not know are Canadian.
| In each case, name them.

And you've also seen the second-easiest of the season:

} * Game 1, Round 7 - Geography - Places Named After Famous People

Now you know.
--
Mark Brader | "Opening a monitor case is not for the inexperienced
Toronto | or the faint of heart, unless you need
msb@vex.net | defibrillation." -- Kevin D. Swan

My text in this article is in the public domain.

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote in
news:XnsB142CD3418976Yazorman@127.0.0.1:

> Dan Tilque (dtilque@frontier.com) writes:
>> ASk some questions that people know the answers to and we'll submit
>> answers. Seriously, I didn't know any answers and I suspect everyone
>> else was in the same boat. Except for the single one Erland answered.
>>
>> Speaking of which, congratulations Erland! You now have a commanding
>> lead in this game.
>
> Thanks!
>
> When I saw no other answers, I thought that there must be a problem
> with my newsfeed.
>
> I was not happy with my entry, I felt that I should know some more of
> the footballers, but seeing the answers, it is clear that I did not.
> I reckon that for some entrants football is not a favourite topic,
> but Pete Gayde is usually good at sports questions.
>
> Anyway, I'm happy that it was not my newsfeed.
>

a better excuse would be that we all collectively decided that it was far
past time that Erland won a game and this was the best way to make tha
happen.

;-)

swo