Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-10-27,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2026-03-10 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

* Game 6, Round 7 - Sports - Sports Upsets

Some of the most entertaining sporting events are the ones where
a severe underdog beats the odds-on favorite. The following
questions all relate to great upsets in sports history.

This was the hardest round in the original game.

1. In *what year* did the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game take place,
when a team of American college players defeated the Soviet
Union's Red Army team?

1980 (at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics). 4 for everyone -- Erland,
Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

2. Many regard James Buster Douglas's knockout of the undefeated,
undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, as the greatest
upset in boxing history. In what city the Tyson-Douglas fight
take place?

Tokyo. 4 for Joshua.

3. One of the greatest upsets in soccer was a UEFA champions
league match in 2019, in which Liverpool needed to score at
least 4 goals to win the two-game match. The task seemed
insurmountable because Liverpool was missing three of their
top scorers, and because the great Lionel Messi was on the
opposing team. Miraculously, Liverpool did prevail. What team
was their opponent in that game?

Barcelona. 4 for Erland.

4. Despite being 12-point underdogs to the undefeated New
England Patriots, the New York Giants won the 2008 Super Bowl.
The quarterback of the Patriots was Tom Brady. Who was the
quarterback for the Giants?

Eli Manning (both names required). 4 for Joshua.

5. The 2015-16 English Premier League champions were a team that
had not won a title in 132 years. At the beginning of that
season, their odds of winning the title that year were posted
at 5,000:1. But they beat top teams like Manchester City,
Manchester United, and Liverpool. Who were the Premier League
champions in 2016?

Leicester City ("City" not required). 4 for Erland and Dan Blum.

6. Who won the only major title of his tennis career at the 2009
US Open by beating 5-time defending champion Roger Federer?

Juan Martin del Potro.

7. At the Sanford Memorial Stakes run at Saratoga in August 1919,
the field was racing against Man O'War, who had never lost
a race. What was the name of the horse who beat Man O'War that
day, the only one to ever do so.

Upset. 4 for Joshua.

8. At the Olympics in 2000, Rulon Gardner of the US made it
to the gold-medal wrestling bout despite never having been
a champion in university and never having won a medal of any
color in international competition. In that gold-medal bout,
Gardner faced a wrestler who had won all the gold medals in
international competition in the previous 13 years, never
dropping even one bout. Who was the Russian wrestler who lost
to Gardner?

Alexander Kerelin.

9. In the 1955 US Open golf tournament, Jack Fleck was 9 strokes
behind after Round 1, but clawed his way into a tie at the end
of the final round. Unfortunately for Jack, he had to play
an 18-hole tie-breaker against a 4-time winner of the US Open.
Who did Fleck defeat in that playoff, to claim one of his only
three tournament victories?

Ben Hogan.

10. The movie "Cinderella Man", set in the Great Depression,
is based on the true story of an aging part-time laborer, an
Irish-American boxer who manages to make his way into a title
fight against the heavyweight champion of the world, Max Baer.
Despite being a 10:1 underdog, and despite Baer having killed
two men in the ring, the Cinderella Man won the fight. Who was
the real-life boxer portrayed by Russell Crowe?

James Braddock. 4 for Joshua.

* Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Hosts of Classic Game Shows

Known for their teeth, hair, and unctuous manner, these men
presided over contestants whether they were answering questions,
doing physical stunts or trying to meet their love match. These
questions are about game show hosts. In each case, name them.

1. The original "Love Island" was the "The Dating Game". Who was
the host of this show from 1965 to 1980?

Jim Lange.

2. He was part of the quiz show scandal of the 1950s, as the host
of the game show "21", and the cover-up of the cheating scandal.
He made a return to the game shows by hosting "The Joker's Wild".

Jack Barry. 4 for Joshua.

3. He hosted classic shows such as "Tic-Tac-Dough", "Gambit", and
"High Rollers". Who he?

Wink Martindale. 4 for Joshua.

4. Popularly known as the "Dean of Game Show Hosts", he was the
original host of "The Price is Right" and "Name That Tune",
as well as 20 other shows.

Bill Cullen. 4 for Joshua.

5. He hosted "Password" and other TV shows and was also the husband
of the late Betty White.

Allen Ludden. 4 for Joshua.

6. As host of "Match Game", he was game show royalty, known for
his phallic microphone and suggestive "blanks". Almost a deity.

Gene Rayburn. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.

7. They came to "Let's Make a Deal" to make a deal with this host
who was Canadian, eh?

Monty Hall. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

8. He was the voice of Superman on the radio, but was best known
as the host of "To Tell the Truth".

Bud Collyer. 4 for Joshua.

9. Alex Trebek will always be the classic "Jeopardy!" host, but
one host preceded him, from 1964 to 1975.

Art Fleming. 4 for Joshua.

10. He was the first host of "The Tonight Show", starting in 1954,
but eventually took over the hosting duties of "I've Got a
Secret", following Gary Moore.

Steve Allen. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Geo Can Aud Mis Spo Ent FIVE
Joshua Kreitzer 28 40 7 36 28 20 36 168
Erland Sommarskog 20 36 0 16 11 12 0 95
Dan Blum 20 24 0 12 16 8 8 80
Dan Tilque 8 16 0 4 8 4 8 44
Pete Gayde -- -- 0 20 8 -- -- 28

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