February 28, 2010
Today was the last day of the Olympics and the Men’s Gold Medal Ice Hockey Game. Our Canadian boys did us proud and beat the US 3 to 2. The game took a disappointing turn with only 24 seconds left on the clock, when the United States scored their second goal, tying the game. But the Canadian fans were not disenchanted, as our young phenom, Sidney Crosby, won the game for us in overtime. What proceeded was pure magic; Canadians everywhere rejoiced in the streets and in pubs, singing and dancing and hugging their neighbours. Evidently, I got very carried away with the celebrations and ended up meeting up with someone that I haven’t seen in a long time, only to later regret my actions – no, it wasn’t my ex, but for inquiring minds, his name rhymes with today's question. But enough about that; back to the brilliant hockey game, although Crosby did not score all three goals, I started to wonder about the game terminology. So, today’s question is: where does the term ‘hat trick’ come from?
A:
The first use of this phrase was in cricket for the feat of a bowler who took three wickets with three successive balls, for which he would be presented with a new hat by the cricket club. Hat trick later came to be used for threefold feat in other sports such as horse racing, soccer, baseball, and hockey.
Sources:
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayingsh.htm
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2539
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January 17, 2010
This afternoon, I went with my brother and some of his friends to a basketball game. We went to see the Toronto Raptors play the Dallas Mavericks. I don't know much about the rules of the game, but I do know a little about the game's history. I know that it was invented by an Ontarian named James Naismith - but this is largely in part to the Heritage Canada commercials. I asked a lot of questions at the game, and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Today's question is: where do the Toronto Raptors sit in the 2009-2010 standings?
A: Okay, okay; so today's question is a bit of a cop-out. But it's 365 random questions; I never said they were always going to be a good questions! I suppose I should really look into the rules of the game - but I chose this question because my brother was asking his friends where the Raptors sat in the standings - no one knew. I suppose no one was a real die hard fan!
The Raptors are 7th (out of 15 teams) in the Eastern Conference and 17th (of 30) overall. Including today's win, they are showing 21 wins and 20 losses.
This afternoon, I went with my brother and some of his friends to a basketball game. We went to see the Toronto Raptors play the Dallas Mavericks. I don't know much about the rules of the game, but I do know a little about the game's history. I know that it was invented by an Ontarian named James Naismith - but this is largely in part to the Heritage Canada commercials. I asked a lot of questions at the game, and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Today's question is: where do the Toronto Raptors sit in the 2009-2010 standings?
A: Okay, okay; so today's question is a bit of a cop-out. But it's 365 random questions; I never said they were always going to be a good questions! I suppose I should really look into the rules of the game - but I chose this question because my brother was asking his friends where the Raptors sat in the standings - no one knew. I suppose no one was a real die hard fan!
The Raptors are 7th (out of 15 teams) in the Eastern Conference and 17th (of 30) overall. Including today's win, they are showing 21 wins and 20 losses.
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