* Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - Relocated Franchises
1. From which city did the NBA'S Utah Jazz relocate in 1979
explaining their misnomer nickname?
4. What NHL team started as the Kansas City Scouts, then were the
Colorado Rockies, and settled in their current home in 1982?
5. The NBA's Seattle Supersonics relocated and became what team
in 2008?
10. In 1937, the Washington Redskins, as they then were called, won
the NFL Championship in the first year after relocation from
Boston. Only one other team in football, baseball, basketball,
or hockey has won a league championship in their first year
after relocation. They did it in 1996. Name that team.
* Game 3, Round 5 - Audio - 20th-Century Composers
1. "Finlandia".
2. "Sabre Dance".
3. "The Firebird".
4. "Claire de Lune".
5. "Rhapsody in Blue".
6. "Appalachian Spring".
7. "Peter and the Wolf".
10. 4'33". (Normally 4 minutes and 33 seconds long, but we took
the liberty of editing it down for you.)
* Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Animal Crowds
Let us now flock together and consider the collective nomenclature
of our animal friends. We'll name the species, you tell us what
we call it when they assemble in crowds.
* Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - Relocated Franchises
1. From which city did the NBA'S Utah Jazz relocate in 1979
explaining their misnomer nickname?
2. What team became Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals
in 2005?
3. The Indianapolis Colts started up in 1984 when owner Robert Irsay
moved the team from its former home in the middle of the night.
Who were they before?
5. The NBA's Seattle Supersonics relocated and became what team
in 2008?
7. In 1958, two historic MLB franchises moved westward to
California. Give the team name of *either* franchise.
8. The NFL's Houston Oilers relocated and became which team in 1997?
9. Since 2019, one city lost has its MLB, NBA, *and* NFL teams
to other cities -- two of them to Las Vegas. Name that city
of broken sports dreams.
* Game 3, Round 5 - Audio - 20th-Century Composers
1. "Finlandia".
2. "Sabre Dance".
3. "The Firebird".
4. "Claire de Lune".
5. "Rhapsody in Blue".
6. "Appalachian Spring".
8. "Pomp and Circumstance".
10. 4'33". (Normally 4 minutes and 33 seconds long, but we took
the liberty of editing it down for you.)
* Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Animal Crowds
1. What is a group of cats called?
2. What is a group of owls called?
3. A herd of lions is called a.....
4. What is a group of crows called?
6. What is a group of whales called?
8. Besides a herd, what is a group of giraffes called?
10. What military term is used to describe a group of primates like
baboons, chimps, or monkeys?
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - Relocated Franchises
1. From which city did the NBA'S Utah Jazz relocate in 1979
explaining their misnomer nickname?
2. What team became Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals
in 2005?
3. The Indianapolis Colts started up in 1984 when owner Robert Irsay
moved the team from its former home in the middle of the night.
Who were they before?
4. What NHL team started as the Kansas City Scouts, then were the
Colorado Rockies, and settled in their current home in 1982?
5. The NBA's Seattle Supersonics relocated and became what team
in 2008?
6. What NHL team name was lost when the franchise became the
Phoenix Coyotes in 1996? The name was resurrected when the
Atlanta Thrashers moved there in 2011.
7. In 1958, two historic MLB franchises moved westward to
California. Give the team name of *either* franchise.
8. The NFL's Houston Oilers relocated and became which team in 1997?
9. Since 2019, one city lost has its MLB, NBA, *and* NFL teams
to other cities -- two of them to Las Vegas. Name that city
of broken sports dreams.
10. In 1937, the Washington Redskins, as they then were called, won
the NFL Championship in the first year after relocation from
Boston. Only one other team in football, baseball, basketball,
or hockey has won a league championship in their first year
after relocation. They did it in 1996. Name that team.
* Game 3, Round 5 - Audio - 20th-Century Composers
Not every great name in classical music was a contemporary of Bach
or Beethoven. The century just past had its own contributions
to the pantheon. In this round, in the original game we'd play
a 20th-century work; here you'll be given the title instead.
And you just name the composer.
1. "Finlandia".
2. "Sabre Dance".
3. "The Firebird".
4. "Claire de Lune".
5. "Rhapsody in Blue".
6. "Appalachian Spring".
7. "Peter and the Wolf".
8. "Pomp and Circumstance".
9. "Suite for Jazz Orchestra #2".
10. 4'33". (Normally 4 minutes and 33 seconds long, but we took
the liberty of editing it down for you.)
* Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Animal Crowds
Let us now flock together and consider the collective nomenclature
of our animal friends. We'll name the species, you tell us what
we call it when they assemble in crowds.
1. What is a group of cats called?
2. What is a group of owls called?
3. A herd of lions is called a.....
4. What is a group of crows called?
5. What Is a group of tigers called?
6. What is a group of whales called?
7. What is a group of penguins called?
8. Besides a herd, what is a group of giraffes called?
9. Other than flock, what is a group of parrots called?
10. What military term is used to describe a group of primates like
baboons, chimps, or monkeys?
* Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - Relocated Franchises
Go, local sports team, go! And they did. Here's a round on sports franchises that relocated to other cities, to the consternation of
existing fans.
Where applicable, give both the place name and the team name, like "Saskatchean Roughriders".
1. From which city did the NBA'S Utah Jazz relocate in 1979
explaining their misnomer nickname?
2. What team became Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals
in 2005?
3. The Indianapolis Colts started up in 1984 when owner Robert Irsay
moved the team from its former home in the middle of the night.
Who were they before?
4. What NHL team started as the Kansas City Scouts, then were the
Colorado Rockies, and settled in their current home in 1982?
5. The NBA's Seattle Supersonics relocated and became what team
in 2008?
6. What NHL team name was lost when the franchise became the
Phoenix Coyotes in 1996? The name was resurrected when the
Atlanta Thrashers moved there in 2011.
7. In 1958, two historic MLB franchises moved westward to
California. Give the team name of *either* franchise.
8. The NFL's Houston Oilers relocated and became which team in 1997?
9. Since 2019, one city lost has its MLB, NBA, *and* NFL teams
to other cities -- two of them to Las Vegas. Name that city
of broken sports dreams.
10. In 1937, the Washington Redskins, as they then were called, won
the NFL Championship in the first year after relocation from
Boston. Only one other team in football, baseball, basketball,
or hockey has won a league championship in their first year
after relocation. They did it in 1996. Name that team.
* Game 3, Round 5 - Audio - 20th-Century Composers
Not every great name in classical music was a contemporary of Bach
or Beethoven. The century just past had its own contributions
to the pantheon. In this round, in the original game we'd play
a 20th-century work; here you'll be given the title instead.
And you just name the composer.
1. "Finlandia".
2. "Sabre Dance".
4. "Claire de Lune".
5. "Rhapsody in Blue".
6. "Appalachian Spring".
7. "Peter and the Wolf".
8. "Pomp and Circumstance".
10. 4'33". (Normally 4 minutes and 33 seconds long, but we took
the liberty of editing it down for you.)
* Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Animal Crowds
Let us now flock together and consider the collective nomenclature
of our animal friends. We'll name the species, you tell us what
we call it when they assemble in crowds.
1. What is a group of cats called?
2. What is a group of owls called?
3. A herd of lions is called a.....
4. What is a group of crows called?
6. What is a group of whales called?
10. What military term is used to describe a group of primates like
baboons, chimps, or monkeys?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2026-01-26,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2026-03-10 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - Relocated Franchises
Go, local sports team, go! And they did. Here's a round on sports franchises that relocated to other cities, to the consternation of
existing fans.
Where applicable, give both the place name and the team name, like "Saskatchean Roughriders".
1. From which city did the NBA'S Utah Jazz relocate in 1979
explaining their misnomer nickname?
2. What team became Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals
in 2005?
3. The Indianapolis Colts started up in 1984 when owner Robert Irsay
moved the team from its former home in the middle of the night.
Who were they before?
4. What NHL team started as the Kansas City Scouts, then were the
Colorado Rockies, and settled in their current home in 1982?
5. The NBA's Seattle Supersonics relocated and became what team
in 2008?
6. What NHL team name was lost when the franchise became the
Phoenix Coyotes in 1996? The name was resurrected when the
Atlanta Thrashers moved there in 2011.
7. In 1958, two historic MLB franchises moved westward to
California. Give the team name of *either* franchise.
8. The NFL's Houston Oilers relocated and became which team in 1997?
9. Since 2019, one city lost has its MLB, NBA, *and* NFL teams
to other cities -- two of them to Las Vegas. Name that city
of broken sports dreams.
10. In 1937, the Washington Redskins, as they then were called, won
the NFL Championship in the first year after relocation from
Boston. Only one other team in football, baseball, basketball,
or hockey has won a league championship in their first year
after relocation. They did it in 1996. Name that team.
* Game 3, Round 5 - Audio - 20th-Century Composers
Not every great name in classical music was a contemporary of Bach
or Beethoven. The century just past had its own contributions
to the pantheon. In this round, in the original game we'd play
a 20th-century work; here you'll be given the title instead.
And you just name the composer.
1. "Finlandia".
2. "Sabre Dance".
3. "The Firebird".
4. "Claire de Lune".
5. "Rhapsody in Blue".
6. "Appalachian Spring".
7. "Peter and the Wolf".
8. "Pomp and Circumstance".
9. "Suite for Jazz Orchestra #2".
10. 4'33". (Normally 4 minutes and 33 seconds long, but we took
the liberty of editing it down for you.)
* Game 3, Round 6 - Science - Animal Crowds
Let us now flock together and consider the collective nomenclature
of our animal friends. We'll name the species, you tell us what
we call it when they assemble in crowds.
1. What is a group of cats called?
2. What is a group of owls called?
3. A herd of lions is called a.....
4. What is a group of crows called?
5. What Is a group of tigers called?
6. What is a group of whales called?
7. What is a group of penguins called?
8. Besides a herd, what is a group of giraffes called?
9. Other than flock, what is a group of parrots called?
10. What military term is used to describe a group of primates like
baboons, chimps, or monkeys?
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