Date: Mon, 01 Jul 1996 09:35:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Coen
Subject: Trash Bash 42
Welcome to Trash Bash 42: the Canada and Independence Days
edition! All the questions this week have to do with the US and Canada
in some way.
Rules are same as always: 20 questions with a base value of 100
points and a bonus with a base value of 200 points, with final points
awarded being the base value divided by the number of people with the
correct answer.
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Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:25:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Coen
Subject: Trash Bash 42 - RESULTS
Here are the answers and results for Trash Bash 42: the Canada
and Independence Days edition:
1. The current English lyrics of "O Canada" were based on the version written
in 1908 by whom?
A: Justice Robert Stanley WEIR or Sir Adolphe-Basile ROUTHIER.
Routhier wrote the original French lyrics, which were used to modify
Weir's version in 1980. (14 points)
2. Upon what old English drinking song were the words to "The Star Spangled
Banner" set?
A: "TO ANACREON IN HEAVEN" (7 points)
3. Name the man who was recently named Canada's Athlete of the Year for 1995.
A: Jacques VILLENUEVE, for his performance in IndyCar racing (he is now
a Formula1 driver). (14 points)
4. Who was the only President of the US born on the 4th of July?
A: Calvin COOLIDGE, in 1872.(7 points)
5. These awards, which honor Canadian musicians, turned 25 this year. Name
them.
A: JUNO Awards (8 points)
6. What Reagan Cabinet member got into hot water for not allowing the annual
Independence Day concert featuring the Beach Boys to go on, saying that
they attracted the wrong element?
A: James WATT (5 points)
7. The flag of this Canadian province is the Scottish flag with a s shield
bearing a lion in the middle (where the cross crosses). Name the province.
A: NOVA SCOTIA, "New Scotland" in Latin. Please note that the flag is
actually a reverse of the Scottish flag, which is a white cross on
blue (NS being a blue cross on white). (5 points)
8. What artist created the famous Uncle Sam poster used in World War I?
A: James Montgomery FLAGG, building off the earlier work of Thomas
Nast. (12 points)
9. Name the man who, upon reacing the Pacific coast of Canada in 1793,
inscribed the words "from Canada by land" on a stone.
A: Sir Alexander MACKENZIE (8 points)
10. What instrument of American patriotism was originally written for the
observance of Columbus Day in 1892?
A: the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (6 points)
11. Who is the only Canadian to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
A: Lester PEARSON, who won in 1956 for his idea of creating
international peacekeeping forces under the aegis of the UN.
(7 points)
12. Name the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby and the Derby Trial in the
same year.
A: BLACK GOLD, doing so in 1924. (25 points)
13. Canada Day was first celebrated on July 1, 1982. What holiday was
celebrated on July 1, 1981 for the last time?
A: DOMINION DAY (5 points)
14. When he was 21, this man discovered he had cancer. He then set out to run
across Canada to raise money and awareness. Collapsing outside of Thunder
Bay, Ontario, he succumbed to the disease in 1981. Name him.
A: Terry FOX (6 points)
15. What French Canadian athlete became the first Canadian to strike gold in
Olympic speed skating, winning the 1000 and 1500 at the Sarajevo Games in
1984?
A: Gaetan BOUCHER (9 points)
16. John Kennedy is one of the two Presidents buried at Arlington National
Cemetary. Name the other one.
A: William Howard TAFT (7 points)
17. While many Canadian entertainers have found success and admiration in the
US, this "actor" may be Canada's joke on America. Name the "star" of such
films as _The Double O Kid_, _Fast Getaway_ and _Fast Getaway II_, and
_License to Drive_.
A: Corey HAIM (5 points)
18. Whose life story is told in the film _Yankee Doodle Dandy_?
A: George M. COHAN (5 points)
19. What American collegiate basketball (a game invented in the US by a
Canadian) player was the only Canadian taken in the first round of this
year's NBA draft?
A: Steve NASH, a guard from Santa Clara University, who was the
selection of the Phoenix Suns. (11 points)
20. What Canadian political party went from 157 seats in Parliment to just 2
after the 1993 elections?
A: PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE (2 points)
BONUS. Name the three men whose visages were to originally grace Mt. Rushmore.
A: Kit CARSON, Jim BRIDGER, and John COLTER. No one got it this week.
28 patriotic entries this week:
Simon Brault 173 points
Delphi TC 173
Chris Rosenberg 173
Chris Morse 168
Triviaheads @ Sun 148
Greg Sorenson 134
Mad Cow Brigade 109
Brian Spollen 101
L. E. Moir 97
Ken Mayhew 88
Mark Brader 63
The Antlers 62
Lori Bailey 61
Shawn DeVeau 60
James Dinan 52
Matthew Getz 49
W. Scott Monty 46
Julie Stahlhut 46
Todd Konkel 43
Kyle Allen Atwood 35
Marc Lombart 33
Marc Dashevsky 20
Kaberi Chakrabarty 17
Ender Wiggin 16
Bill Walters 15
Linda Kojola 11
Kathy Moore 10
John Thornton 5