Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-01-20,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

* Game 2, Round 4 - History - League of Nations

This is a round on the League of Nations, which existed between
1920 and 1946 and was replaced by the United Nations. Be careful
about table talk.

1. The concept of a peaceful community of nations had been proposed
as early as 1795, with this philosopher's "Perpetual Peace: A
Philosophical Sketch", which outlined the idea of a league of
nations to control conflict and promote peace between states.
He is a German philosopher who is best known for his work the
"Critique of Pure Reason". Who was he?

Immanuel Kant. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Pete.

2. The Covenant of the League of Nations was signed on 1919-06-28
as part of which treaty?

Treaty of Versailles. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete.

3. The League of Nations was originally headquartered in London.
It quickly moved to which continental European city?

Geneva. 4 for everyone.

It opened a new headquarters building in 1938; the building still
exists and has belonged to the UN since the League shut down in 1946,
even though Switzerland did not join the UN until 2002.

4. Which US president received the Nobel Peace Prize for his role
in the founding of the League of Nations?

Woodrow Wilson. 4 for everyone.

5. On 1918-01-08 <answer 4> gave a speech to a joint session of
Congress. In it he outlined various principles that were
relevant to a resolution to World War I and peaceful world
order beyond it. What is the name of this speech?

"Fourteen Points". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.

6. There are 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council.
One of these permanent members *never* joined the League
of Nations. We're not talking about countries that took over
the membership of what were in effect treated as just another
version of the same country. Which Security Council permanent
member country *(in any version) was never* a League of Nations
member?

The US. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.

The Senate voted to 49-35 to join, 7 votes short of the required
2/3 majority.

China, i.e. the People's Republic of China, replaced the Republic
of China, i.e. Taiwan; Russia replaced the USSR.

7. The League of Nations had a Council not unlike the UN Security
Council. It had four permanent members. Two of those countries
were Great Britain and France. Name *either one of the other
two* countries.

Italy, Japan. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Pete.

8. Which country was expelled from the League of Nations in 1939
for its invasion of Finland?

The USSR (accepting Russia). 4 for everyone.

9. Which European country withdrew from the League of Nations in
1939 following a dictator's rise to power? This dictator
remained in power until 1975. Name the country.

Spain. (Francisco Franco.) 4 for everyone.

10. The League of Nations was not successful in that it utterly
failed to prevent World War II. But it was successful in
mediating and resolving some lesser conflicts between nations.
One such example was its intervention in what is known as the
Incident at Petrich or the War of the Stray Dog, when Greece
invaded a neighboring country in October 1925. This conflict
was resolved in 10 days. What was the other country?

Bulgaria. 3 for Joshua.

* Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s

In the original game the audio round was hardest, and this one was second-hardest.

Answers do not repeat.

1. Who was the coach and general manager of the Leafs from the
1958-1959 season to the 1968-1969 season?

"Punch" Imlach.

2. In November 1961, Conn Smythe sold nearly all of his shares in
the club's parent company, Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd., to a
partnership composed of his son Stafford Smythe and two other
partners. Name *either one* of the other partners.

Harold Ballard, John Bassett.

3. When the Leafs won four Stanley Cups in the 1960s, several
players were members of all four teams. Two of them were
defensemen: name *either one*.

Tim Horton, Allan Stanley.

4. In game 6 of the 1964 Stanley Cup final series, one of the Leaf
defensemen suffered a fractured ankle and was taken off the ice.
He later returned with the ankle frozen and went on to score
the game-winning goal in overtime to defeat the Red Wings.
Who was that defenseman?

Bobby Baun. 4 for Pete.

5. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with the above ones. In 1964, Tim Horton opened the
first location of Tim Horton Donuts, as it was then named.
It is still in operation, located near the intersection of
Ottawa St. N. and Dunsmure Rd. in what city?

Hamilton.

6. During the 1966-67 season the Leafs experienced a 10-game
losing streak. <answer 1> temporarily removed himself from
behind the bench. His assistant replaced him and had a
10-game unbeaten record before <answer 1> returned. Who was
this assistant?

"King" Clancy.

7. In Game 3 of the 1967 Stanley Cup finals, this left-winger
scored the game-winning goal in double overtime. He went on to
play for the Los Angeles Kings. From 1967 to 1972 he was the
NHLPA president; later he coached the Kings and the Black Hawks.
Who was this player?

Bob Pulford.

8. In game 6 of that final series, Toronto defeated Montreal 3-1
to take the Cup. The game-winning goal was scored by a
player who played for a number of teams and is probably best
remembered for his time with Chicago; the empty-net goal to make
it 3-1 was scored by the captain of the Leafs. Name *either*
of these players.

Jim Pappin, George Armstrong.

9. Who was the MVP of that final series? He is considered to be
one of the greatest Leaf players of all time.

Dave Keon.

He was also the Leafs' next captain.

10. During the first season after the league's expansion beyond the
"Original Six", Frank Mahovlich and two other players (and the
rights to a fourth, retired one) were traded to the Detroit
Red Wings for three players (and the rights to a fourth,
minor-league player), two of whom went on to become significant
Leaf players in the 1970s. Name *any one* of the three players
the Leafs acquired.

Paul Henderson, Floyd Smith, Norm Ullman. 4 for Pete.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Lit His Can
Joshua Kreitzer 40 30 35 0 105
Pete Gayde 29 12 35 8 84
Dan Blum 20 24 32 0 76
Erland Sommarskog 40 12 20 0 72
Dan Tilque 26 16 28 0 70

--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net
"You take the bottle out of the box, take the cotton out of the
bottle ... and if they'd just used the box and not used the bottle
... look at this, all these pills would've fitted into the box and
they'd have had room for 3 times as much cotton!" -- Andy Rooney

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