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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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| What country has won the most World Men's Curling Championships? | Curling
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Canada. Canada has won 27 of a possible 42 Men's World Championships.
| What province has won the most Canadian Men's Curling Championships? | Curling
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Manitoba. Manitoba have won 26 of a possible 72 Canadian Men's Championships. The most recent victory occuring in 1999 won by the team skipped by Jeff Stoughton.
| What province has won the most Canadian Women's Curling Championships? | Curling
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Saskatchewan. The last championship for Saskatchewan was won by the team skipped by the late Sandra Schmirler.
| Who's the youngest skip ever to win the Brier(Canadian Men's Curling Championship)? | Curling
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Kerry Burtnyk. Burtnyk won the 1981 Brier at the tender age of 22.
| Four brothers from Saskatchewan became the first to win 4 Canadian Men's Championships in 1963. What was their family name? | Curling
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Richardson. The Richardson's (Ernie, Arnold, Garnet and Wes included) won 4 out of 5 Canadian Championships between 1959 and 1963. (Exception: Wes was not part of the 1963 team)
| Who holds the record for most Brier wins (games) as a skip? | Curling
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Russ Howard. Russ has won 85 games representing Ontario and New Brunswick.
| What skip, arguably the most popular curler ever to play, lost the 1998 and 1999 Brier finals? | Curling
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Guy Hemmings. Guy now resides in France and will be dearly missed by many Canadian curling fans.
| Who skipped Newfoudland's only winning entry in the Canadian Men's Curling Championship? | Curling
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Jack MacDuff. Jack MacDuff went on to a dismal 2-9 record at the World Championships.
| Who has made the most appearances at the Scott Tournament of Hearts(Canadian Women's Curling Championship)? | Curling
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Colleen Jones. Colleen has made 15 trips to the Scott winning 3 of them.
| One player went 25 years between first and last Brier appearances (1974-1999). Who is he? | Curling
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Tom Fetterley. Tom Fetterly re-appeared in 1999 playing lead for the team skipped by Paul Flemming.
| The record Brier attendance for one week is 250,000 and happened in 2000. Where was the Brier held that year? | Curling
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Saskatoon. Even though one of the smallest cities to hold the Brier the last several years, Saskatoon shattered the record for attendance.
| Before Sandra Peterson(Schmirler) in 1993-94, who was the last skip to win back-to-back Canadian Women's Curling Titles? | Curling
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Heather Houston. Houston performed this feat in 1988 and 1989.
| What country captured the gold medal in the men's division at the 1998 Nagano Olympics? | Curling
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Switzerland. Patrik Hurlimann and his rink from Switzerland defeated Canada's Mike Harris in the Olympic final to capture the gold.
| What province won the 2001 Nokia Brier in Ottawa? | Curling
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Alberta. The Alberta team skipped by Randy Ferbey beat Manitoba's Kerry Burtnyk 8-4 in the Brier final to win the Canadian Men's Curling Championship.
Ottawa Civic Centre. The Brier was played in the Ottawa Civic Centre which holds approximately 10,000 fans.
| Approximately how much beer was delivered and stored to be served in the Brier Patch for the 2001 Brier? | Curling: Brier 2001
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72 tonnes. Yes, there was 72 tonnes of beer delivered to the Brier Patch, although not quite all 72 tonnes were consumed during the week.
Nokia. 2001 was the first year Nokia was the title sponsor of the 2001 Nokia Brier taking over from Labatt.
| Which player during a round-robin game in the 2001 Brier has heckled by a fan and responded by giving a rude gesture, the middle finger? | Curling: Brier 2001
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Wayne Middaugh. It occurred after Wayne missed a shot and slammed his broom on the end boards after an end ended. (The incident was somewhat overblown by the media though, but there were alot of school kids in attendance during that draw).
| What type of bird caused insulation from the ceiling to fall onto the ice surface during the 2001 Brier final, causing many delays? | Curling: Brier 2001
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Pigeon. Caused about 4 delays of about 5 minutes each which prompted the ice crew to clean the entire ice surface each time.
Ontario. The 2001 Brier first all-stars were - Skip: Wayne Middaugh, {Ontario;} Third: Graeme McCarrel, {Ontario;} Second: Ian Tetley, {Ontario;} Lead: Dale Ness, Quebec.
| How many different types of beer were being served in the Brier Patch during the 2001 Brier? | Curling: Brier 2001
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2. Only Labatt Blue and Labatt Blue Light were the only types of beer served.
Jeff Lacey. Jeff Lacey defeated Graeme McCarrel in the final, Jeff Ryan and Peter MacDonald were semi-finalists.
154,136. Total attendance during Nokia Brier 2001 was 154,136, the fourth largest in Brier history, and surpassing Ottawa's 1993 attendance of 130,076.
Alberta. Alberta's Randy Ferbey defeated Kerry Burtnyk of Manitoba by an 8-4 margin to win the inaugural Nokia Brier in Ottawa, and is joined by teammates Dave Nedohin (throwing last rocks), Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque, and Dan Holowaychuk as this year's Brier champions.
Winter. Curling is played on a sheet of ice usually indoors.
f. Curling stones or rocks are usually around 42 pounds with the exception of specially made children's stones.
| The best curler on the team, and the one who works on strategy is called the what? | Curling Basics
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Skip. There are usually four team members, the best is called the Skip followed by the Vice, the Second, and lastly the lead.
Brooms. Sweeping in front of the stone helps make sure there is nothing in front of the stone, and can also help the stone move faster.
t. Curling is featured in the winter olympics!
Bonspiel. A Bonspiel can be lot's of fun and can include teams from all over the world.
f. You can start curling at any age.
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