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TOPIC: QFTCI11 Game 9 Rounds 9-10: "9" movies, challenge
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/a2f67fd6a39fbd16?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Fri, Oct 14 2011 11:48 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
> > Game 9, Round 9, is about 9 movies with "9" in the title.
Dan Tilque:
> Disappointed that Plan 9 from Outer Space wasn't one of the answers.
Now that you mention it, I can't believe I never thought of using it.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | English is just getting used to the telephone.
msb@vex.net | -- John Lawler
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 15 2011 3:24 pm
From: Pete
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:l7qdnc4dGvjWSwrTnZ2dnUVZ_t2dnZ2d@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-03-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
> my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 9 - 9 Movies with "9" in the Title
>
> Game 9, Round 9, is about 9 movies with "9" in the title. In each
> case, just give us the title. Obviously, answers will repeat.
>
> 1. We will -- of course -- start with movies from '09. This one,
> set in South Africa, is a science-fictional allegory of
> apartheid that turns into an action movie. Sharlto Copley
> stars as a corporate bureaucrat who becomes involved on a
> more personal level than he intended; Neill Blomkamp directed.
>
> 2. This 2009 movie directed by Shane Acker is also science
> fiction, but animated; almost all of it takes place after
> the destruction of the human species. Elijah Wood voices
> the title character, one of a group of intelligent dolls
> who fight against a malevolent robot.
>
> 3. This 2009 musical, adapted from a Broadway play, was inspired
> by Federico Fellini's movie "8½", which is about a director
> making a movie. In this version Daniel Day-Lewis plays that
> director, and Rob Marshall was the director.
>
> 4. Please complete the above questions before decoding the rot13:
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> ohg fcryyrq qvssreragyl, naq pbeerpg fcryyvat vf erdhverq.
> Vs lbh jebgr fbzrguvat gung jbhyq or cebabhaprq "avar",
> purpx gur fcryyvat naq tb onpx naq pbeerpg vs vg arprffnel.
> Ohg sebz urer ba jr'er qbar jvgu fcryyvat naq jvgu gur lrne
> 2009. Va guvf 1995 zbivr, Whyvnaar Zbber trgf certanag,
> ohg Uhtu Tenag qbrfa'g jnag gb zneel ure. Be ng yrnfg,
> abg ng svefg. Puevf Pbyhzohf qverpgrq.
>
> 5. This is a comedy from 2000, where Bruce Willis plays a
> mobster who goes into a witness protection program in
> Montreal, but is recognized by his new next-door neighbor,
> Matthew Perry. Jonathan Lynn directed.
>
> 6. In this 1980 comedy, Dolly Parton is one of three female
> employees who give their "sexist egotistical lying
> hypocritical bigot" of a boss the comeuppance he deserves.
> Dabney Coleman plays the boss; Colin Higgins directed.
9 to 5
>
> 7. This documentary, whose title plays on a famous
> science-fiction novel and movie, was Michael Moore's attempt
> to stop the reelection of George W. Bush in 2004. Spoiler:
> it didn't.
>
> 8. Adrian Lyne directed this erotic 1986 drama about a
> sado-masochistic affair between Mickey Rourke and Kim
> Basinger involving, among other things, blindfolds, food,
> ice, and a whip.
9 1/2 Weeks
>
> 9. This is Game 9, Round 9, Question 9; and 9 women's stories are
> briefly told in the 9 segments of this 2005 movie, written
> and directed by Rodrigo García. Stars of the different
> segments include Robin Wright Penn, Holly Hunter, Sissy
> Spacek, and Glenn Close.
>
> 10. This movie has already been an answer once in this round.
> Its pre-release advertising included posters that did not
> say they were movie ads, but appeared to be warning notices
> from the fictitious company MNU, which plays a large part
> in the story. A web site for MNU was also set up, as well
> as an opposing web site, mnuspreadslies.com ("MNU Spreads
> Lies dot com"), which still exists. Name the movie.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> Your categories for this round are: Two Clubs, Two Diamonds,
> Two Hearts, Two Spades, Two No Trump, and Pass.
>
> A. Two Clubs (Canadiana)
>
> A1. According to its website, this is "the exclusive social
> and business club for those who influence, celebrate,
> debate, and promote Canada's conservative and political
> history, ideals, values and leadership." It was founded
> in 1882 and its name, although taken from a British duke,
> is shared with a US state capital. Its premises are on
> King St. near Church. Name it.
>
> A2. According to its website, this club "offers its members
> and guests a private, downtown enclave rich in
> relationships, a celebrated heritage and unrivalled
> service." It "was founded seven years after
> Confederation, as a home for the Canada First Party",
> and its name is somewhat related to that purpose.
> It recently merged with the Ontario Club, and its premises
> are on Bay St. near Adelaide. Name it.
>
> B. Two Diamonds (Science)
>
> B1. These are two questions about diamond, the substance.
> Diamond is made up of the same atoms as graphite -- that
> is, pure carbon -- but they are arranged differently.
> What is the chemical term for substances that are related
> in this way?
>
> B2. Diamond rates a perfect 10 on what hardness scale used
> for minerals?
>
> C. Two Hearts (History)
>
> C1. In the aptly named case of Loving versus Virginia,
> the US Supreme Court found on constitutional grounds that
> the marriage of Richard and Mildred Loving was legal.
> Why had the state of Virginia decided otherwise?
>
> C2. Following a series of court decisions in different
> provinces that same-sex marriage was legal in Canada,
> when did the federal government pass a law officially
> making it so? Name the year, within 1.
>
> D. Two Spades (Entertainment)
>
> D1. No, the category title is not a racial epithet; it's
> a hint. Who played the character of Alan Shore on TV,
> first on the series "The Practice", then on "Boston
> Legal"? First and last name required exactly.
>
> D2. What actor lived up to his name by playing the title
> character in the 2001 movie "Joe Dirt"? First and last
> name required exactly.
David Spade
>
> E. Two No Trump (Sports & Leisure)
>
> E1. If you're playing bridge and declaring a contract of
> 2 no trump, what's the minimum number of tricks that
> you need to take?
8
>
> E2. In rubber bridge, if you make that 2 no trump contract,
> how many points do you score below the line?
>
> F. Pass (Geography)
>
> F1. What pass has been used for centuries as the main
> route between what are now the countries of Pakistan
> and Afghanistan?
Khyber
>
> F2. What is the historic name for the route through the
> <answer F1> connecting countries such as China with the
> lands around the Mediterranean?
Silk Road
>
Pete
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 15 2011 6:14 pm
From: Stan Brown
On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:27:23 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> Your categories for this round are: Two Clubs, Two Diamonds,
> Two Hearts, Two Spades, Two No Trump, and Pass.
>
> A. Two Clubs (Canadiana)
>
> B. Two Diamonds (Science)
>
> B1. These are two questions about diamond, the substance.
> Diamond is made up of the same atoms as graphite -- that
> is, pure carbon -- but they are arranged differently.
> What is the chemical term for substances that are related
> in this way?
Allotropes
>
> B2. Diamond rates a perfect 10 on what hardness scale used
> for minerals?
Mohs' scale
> C. Two Hearts (History)
>
> C1. In the aptly named case of Loving versus Virginia,
> the US Supreme Court found on constitutional grounds that
> the marriage of Richard and Mildred Loving was legal.
> Why had the state of Virginia decided otherwise?
Mixed-race marriage
> C2. Following a series of court decisions in different
> provinces that same-sex marriage was legal in Canada,
> when did the federal government pass a law officially
> making it so? Name the year, within 1.
1999?
> D. Two Spades (Entertainment)
>
> D1. No, the category title is not a racial epithet; it's
> a hint. Who played the character of Alan Shore on TV,
> first on the series "The Practice", then on "Boston
> Legal"? First and last name required exactly.
James Spader
> D2. What actor lived up to his name by playing the title
> character in the 2001 movie "Joe Dirt"? First and last
> name required exactly.
David Spade
> E. Two No Trump (Sports & Leisure)
>
> E1. If you're playing bridge and declaring a contract of
> 2 no trump, what's the minimum number of tricks that
> you need to take?
Eight (assuming we're talking about standard American contract)
> E2. In rubber bridge, if you make that 2 no trump contract,
> how many points do you score below the line?
70
> F. Pass (Geography)
>
> F1. What pass has been used for centuries as the main
> route between what are now the countries of Pakistan
> and Afghanistan?
Khyber?
> F2. What is the historic name for the route through the
> <answer F1> connecting countries such as China with the
> lands around the Mediterranean?
Silk Road?
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 15 2011 9:47 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)
Mark Brader:
> > E1. If you're playing bridge...
Stan Brown:
> (assuming we're talking about standard American contract)
As opposed to what?
--
Mark Brader | "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
Toronto | "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have
msb@vex.net | come here. This is, after all, a Bridge Club."
| -- Ray Lee (after Lewis Carroll)
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #169
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 15 2011 2:17 pm
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in
news:op.v29v1vumyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 1 Which Australian artist is well known for his series of
> paintings of Ned Kelly?
> 2 What nationality was former F1 champion driver Nelson Piquet?
Brazilian
> 3 Which travel agent pioneered organised holidays in the mid-19th
> century?
Thomas Cook
> 4 Who played Ben Hur in the 1959 film of that name?
Charlton Heston
> 5 Which mythical creature had the head of a man and the body and
> legs of a horse?
Centaur
> 6 What colour is the cross on the Swedish flag?
Yellow
> 7 Which Australian golfer won the British Open 5 times?
Greg Norman
> 8 Which two airlines operated Concorde?
Air France and British Airways
> 9 Sepp Blatter is the head of which worldwide organisation?
FIFA
> 10 Who plays the husband who won't pay his wife's ransom in the
> 1986 film 'Ruthless People'?
Donald Sutherland
>
Pete
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