Question

A team of Icelandic-Canadians from this city soundly defeated the Swedish team 12-1 in the ice hockey gold medal game of the 1920 Summer Olympics. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Canadian city formerly home to those Falcons. A more recent team from this city won the final two WHA Avco Cups in 1978 and 1979.
ANSWER: Winnipeg [accept Winnipeg Falcons; accept Winnipeg Jets]
[10m] Before the arrival of the WHA Jets in 1972, a team called the Winnipeg Jets played in what would become this current hockey league. Teams from this junior league’s three member leagues play for the Memorial Cup.
ANSWER: Canadian Hockey League [prompt on Western Hockey League or WHL by asking “what larger league is it in?”]
[10e] Also in 1972, Winnipeg hosted game three of the Summit Series, which saw Canada play to a 4-4 tie against this rival country’s “Red Machine”.
ANSWER: Soviet Union [or USSR or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or CCCP; prompt on Russia]
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TournamentEditionExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y220.00100%50%50%