A. The Grey Cup is a trophy produced by Birks Jewellers that has been part of Canadian sports since 1909, when it was donated by Governor General Earl Grey for the

Canadian football championship. The original conditions stated that "the cup must remain always under purely amateur conditions," although there is good reason to believe that this was at the urging of P. D. Ross of the Ottawa Journal rather than Lord Grey. The name "Grey Cup" has since been used to refer both to the trophy and the event.

B. Football was suspended between 1916 and 1918, during the First World War, and in 1919, though there was a season, there was no playoff or Grey Cup game due to a dispute about the rules. Until 1966, the cup was presented to the Canadian champion by various trustees, including, from 1921, the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU). In 1966, the CRU named the Canadian Football League (CFL) trustee. In the early years (1909-24) the university teams were invariably the Grey Cup champions. From 1925 to 1945 the representatives from senior city leagues were supreme, and they continued to contest the cup until the early 1950s, when the professional teams that later comprised the Canadian Football League began to dominate.

C. In 1948 the Calgary Stampeders and their supporters transformed the Grey Cup game into a week-long carnival of festivities, a national celebration, and the most watched sporting event in Canada. In 1962, hailing the game as an instrument of national unity, Parliament decreed that both major Canadian television networks must make the television transmission of the game available to the other so that all regions could see it. This has been borne out as the game has consistently been the nation's highest-rated television program.

D. In 1993 the CFL entered a new era when it expanded into the United States, accepting the Sacramento Gold Miners into the League. The following year three more United States teams were awarded franchises. The Baltimore Football Club, despite much controversy over the team name, played in the Grey Cup championship game in their inaugural year. In 1995 teams from Birmingham and Memphis entered the league. Baltimore became the “Stallions” and once again went to the Grey Cup championship. This time they won, defeating the Calgary Stampeders and for the first time the Grey Cup trophy went south. Another milestone was realized in 1995 when Regina, Saskatchewan hosted the

championship game for the very first time.

E. Not given in any of the above paragraphs