When did the first large winter carnival happen in the birthplace of the 1981 director?
1894
Title: Jimi Salonen
Passage: Salonen competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Finland. He placed 20th in the first qualifying round in the moguls, not advancing. He then finished 3rd in the second qualifying round, advancing to the final. In the first run of the three run final, he placed 18th, failing to advance.
Title: Alexey Pchelintsev
Passage: Pchelintsev competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Kazakhstan. He placed 46th both the normal hill qualifying round and the large hill qualifying round, failing to advance.
Title: Marat Zhaparov
Passage: Zhaparov competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Kazakhstan. He placed 49th in the normal hill qualifying round, failing to advance, and 48th in the large hill qualifying round.
Title: Quebec Winter Carnival
Passage: The Quebec Winter Carnival (French: Carnaval de Québec), commonly known in both English and French as Carnaval, is a pre-Lenten festival held in Quebec City. After being held intermittently since 1894, the Carnaval de Québec has been celebrated annually since 1955. That year Bonhomme Carnaval, the mascot of the festival, made his first appearance. Up to one million people attended the Carnaval de Québec in 2006 making it the largest winter festival in the world.
Title: Jarkko Määttä
Passage: Määttä competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Finland. He placed 36th in the normal hill qualifying round and 32nd in the first jump of the final round, but did not advance. He then placed 33rd in the large hill qualifying round and 43rd on the first jump of the final, also failing to advance. He was also a member of the Finnish team that placed eighth in the team event.
Title: It's a Long Road
Passage: It's a Long Road ("Όλα είναι δρόμος" Óla eínai drómos) is a 1998 film by Greek film director Pantelis Voulgaris. It is a triptich, with all three parts taking place in Thrace, one of the more economically depressed parts of Greece.
Title: Allister de Winter
Passage: Allister de Winter (born 12 March 1968, Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian retired first class cricketer who played for the Tasmanian Tigers from 1986 until 1993. Following his retirement, de Winter pursued a career as a junior development coach. In 2002 he coached the Tasmanian Tigers under-19 side, alongside fellow former Tigers player Michael Farrell. In 2003 the Western Australian Cricket Association employed de Winter as a state development coach. In 2005 de Winter moved to Bangladesh, to take up the position as head coach of the Bangladesh National Cricket Academy and coach of the under-19 Bangladesh cricket team, taking them to a 5th place at the 2006 ICC under-19 World Cup. He is currently the Assistant Coach of the Tasmanian Tigers, a position he has held since the 2007-08 season.
Title: Spires of Spirit
Passage: Spires of Spirit, by Gael Baudino, is a collection of six novellas set in the universe of The Strands Series. It was first published in 1997 by Roc Books. The first three stories take place in the time period just prior to "Strands of Starlight" and second three take place in 1990s Denver, USA, about ten years after the flashforwards in "Shroud of Shadow" and before the events depicted in "Strands of Sunlight".
Title: 2018 Winter Olympics
Passage: The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (French: Les XXIIIèmes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; Hangul: 제 23 회동계올림픽; RR: Je - isipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpik) and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018 ((phjʌŋ. tɕhaŋ)), is a major international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 9 to 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea.
Title: Drop Dead Diva
Passage: Though the background setting for "Drop Dead Diva" is Los Angeles, the series is filmed in Peachtree City, Georgia, and Senoia, Georgia, with principal photography taking place in a studio contained in a large hangar at Atlanta Regional Airport, and outdoor locations shot around the town. Filming originally took place in Georgia for tax incentives.
Title: Robert Vunderink
Passage: Robert Vunderink (born 28 August 1961) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1981 and 1993. He competed at the 1984 and 1992 Winter Olympics in the 5000 m and 10000 m; his best achievement was fourth place in the 10000 m in 1992.
Title: Québec-Montréal
Passage: Directed by Ricardo Trogi, the film focuses on nine people, all on the cusp of turning 30 and dealing with complex questions about life and love, whose lives intersect on four separate road trips from Quebec City to Montreal along Quebec Autoroute 20. The film's cast includes Patrice Robitaille, Jean-Phillipe Pearson, Stéphane Breton, François Létourneau, Isabelle Blais, Benoît Gouin and Julie LeBreton.
Title: Karl-August Tiirmaa
Passage: Tiirmaa competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Estonia. He placed 44th in the normal hill Nordic combined event, and 44th in the large hill event.
Title: Boardwalk Empire (season 1)
Passage: The first season of the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire" premiered on September 19, 2010 and concluded on December 5, 2010, consisting of 12 episodes. The series was created by Terence Winter and based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson. Set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era, the series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. The first season takes place between January and November 1920, beginning with the start of national prohibition and ending with the 1920 presidential election.
Title: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Passage: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea. The events were scheduled to take place between 18 and 25 February 2018. A total of three bobsleigh events were held.
Title: 1981 (film)
Passage: 1981, longer title "1981: L'année où je suis devenu un menteur" ("1981: The Year I Became a Liar") is a 2009 Canadian French language comedy-drama film from Quebec written and directed by Ricardo Trogi. It was released on 4 September 2009. The film is autobiographical about the youth years of the director as told by him during the film.
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