Wednesday, July 29, 2015

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 28 01:21PM -0500

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I loved the theme for the categories in this round -- they were
each based, cleverly, on the name of a member of MI5!
 
Art ........ Historical Arthurs
Val ........ Valleys
Frances .... France's Fashion Designers
Victor ..... Sports Winners
Marjorie ... Marge Madness: The Simpsons and Philosophy
John ....... Memorable Movie Bathrooms
 
 
A. Historical Arthurs
 
A1. Who was the 21st president of the United States? First and
last names, please.
 
A2. What historian won his second Pulitzer Prize for "A Thousand
Days", a study of the Kennedy administration? Again, we'll
need first and last names.
 
A3. Arthur Wellesley was a British soldier and statesman, one
of the leading military and political figures of the 19th
century. What is he better known as?
 
 
B. Valleys
 
In each case, name the valley.
 
B1. This region is known for its dry, sunny climate, dry
landscapes and lakeshore retirement communities. Its
primary city is Kelowna.
 
B2. Part of this major river valley follows the transition line
between the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield.
 
B3. This valley contains Badwater Basin, the point of lowest
elevation in North America.
 
 
C. France's Fashion Designers
 
In each case, name the designer.
 
C1. This designer, born in Granveille, France, in 1905, launched
his first fashion collection in 1947. The silhouette of his
"New Look" was characterized by a small, nipped-in waist
and a full skirt falling below mid-calf length. Who is he?
 
C2. The footwear of this designer, born in Paris in 1963,
incorporates shiny red-lacquered soles that have become
his signature.
 
C3. This designer, born in Paris in 1904, was also a tennis
player, and created an iconic tennis shirt with a crocodile
(no, it's not an alligator) on the chest.
 
 
D. Sports Winners
 
D1. What pitcher holds the Major League Baseball record for
most career wins with 511?
 
D2. Which goaltender holds the NHL record for most career wins
with 688?
 
D3. What golfer has the most career wins on the PGA Tour with 82?
 
 
E. Marge Madness: The Simpsons and Philosophy
 
E1. Marge Simpson displays many virtues: bravery when she
breaks up a counterfeit jeans ring run out of her garage,
temperance when she shops at the Ogdenville Outlet Mall,
and honesty when Bart gets hit by a car and she refuses
to lie to get a hefty settlement. Which philosopher lists
virtues like Marge's in his "Nichomachean Ethics"?
 
E2. Who shot Mr. Burns? Okay, we'll tell you that: it was
wordless Maggie, unable to speak and explain why. Now you
tell us: which philosopher, who titled his autobiography
"Words", believed that a person's life is characterized by
interactions with other people and that those interactions
are established largely through words?
 
E3. Bart is bad to the bone. He burned down the family
Christmas tree, he fooled the town into thinking there
was a little boy trapped down a well, and he cheated on an
IQ test to gain entry to genius school. Could he represent
the ideal of this philosopher, author of "The Antichrist":
a free spirit who rejects traditional morality and virtues
and embraces the chaos of the world? Well, never mind that,
just name the philosopher.
 
 
F. Memorable Movie Bathrooms
 
In each case, name the movie.
 
F1. In this movie, a man is relaxing in a tub, de-stressing
with candles and a joint, when three men wearing body
suits barge in, drop a marmot into the bath, make some
vague threats, and declare that they "believe in nothing"
before exiting.
 
F2. A scene in this movie features Lester Burnham's teenage
daughter's friend, played by Mena Suvari, reposing in a
bathtub full of red rose petals.
 
F3. This movie has two scenes set in bathrooms. One is famous
for its disturbing use of a chainsaw; the other features
the title character alone in a gigantic tub, smoking a
cigar and mistaking flamingoes for pelicans.
 
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 28 04:56PM -0500

In article <NvednW8HH4y-VSrInZ2dnUU7-bGdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> A. Historical Arthurs
 
> A1. Who was the 21st president of the United States? First and
> last names, please.
Grover Cleveland
 
> A2. What historian won his second Pulitzer Prize for "A Thousand
> Days", a study of the Kennedy administration? Again, we'll
> need first and last names.
Arthur Schlesinger
 
> between the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield.
 
> B3. This valley contains Badwater Basin, the point of lowest
> elevation in North America.
Death Valley
 
> his first fashion collection in 1947. The silhouette of his
> "New Look" was characterized by a small, nipped-in waist
> and a full skirt falling below mid-calf length. Who is he?
Dior
 
 
> C3. This designer, born in Paris in 1904, was also a tennis
> player, and created an iconic tennis shirt with a crocodile
> (no, it's not an alligator) on the chest.
LaCoste
 
> D. Sports Winners
 
> D1. What pitcher holds the Major League Baseball record for
> most career wins with 511?
Cy Young
 
> and honesty when Bart gets hit by a car and she refuses
> to lie to get a hefty settlement. Which philosopher lists
> virtues like Marge's in his "Nichomachean Ethics"?
Aristotle
 
> a free spirit who rejects traditional morality and virtues
> and embraces the chaos of the world? Well, never mind that,
> just name the philosopher.
Nietzsche
 
> suits barge in, drop a marmot into the bath, make some
> vague threats, and declare that they "believe in nothing"
> before exiting.
Big Lebowski
 
> F2. A scene in this movie features Lester Burnham's teenage
> daughter's friend, played by Mena Suvari, reposing in a
> bathtub full of red rose petals.
American Beauty
 
> for its disturbing use of a chainsaw; the other features
> the title character alone in a gigantic tub, smoking a
> cigar and mistaking flamingoes for pelicans.
Scarface
 
 
 
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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 28 09:57PM


> A. Historical Arthurs
 
> A1. Who was the 21st president of the United States? First and
> last names, please.
 
Chester Alan Arthur
 
> A2. What historian won his second Pulitzer Prize for "A Thousand
> Days", a study of the Kennedy administration? Again, we'll
> need first and last names.
 
Arthur Schlesinger
 
> A3. Arthur Wellesley was a British soldier and statesman, one
> of the leading military and political figures of the 19th
> century. What is he better known as?
 
The Duke of Wellington
 
 
> B1. This region is known for its dry, sunny climate, dry
> landscapes and lakeshore retirement communities. Its
> primary city is Kelowna.
 
Sun Valley
 
> B3. This valley contains Badwater Basin, the point of lowest
> elevation in North America.
 
Death Valley
 
> his first fashion collection in 1947. The silhouette of his
> "New Look" was characterized by a small, nipped-in waist
> and a full skirt falling below mid-calf length. Who is he?
 
Yves Saint Laurent
 
> C2. The footwear of this designer, born in Paris in 1963,
> incorporates shiny red-lacquered soles that have become
> his signature.
 
Jimmy Choo
 
> C3. This designer, born in Paris in 1904, was also a tennis
> player, and created an iconic tennis shirt with a crocodile
> (no, it's not an alligator) on the chest.
 
Lacoste
 
> D. Sports Winners
 
> D1. What pitcher holds the Major League Baseball record for
> most career wins with 511?
 
Nolan Ryan
 
> D3. What golfer has the most career wins on the PGA Tour with 82?
 
Arnold Palmer; Jack Nicklaus
 
> and honesty when Bart gets hit by a car and she refuses
> to lie to get a hefty settlement. Which philosopher lists
> virtues like Marge's in his "Nichomachean Ethics"?
 
Aristotle; Plato
 
> "Words", believed that a person's life is characterized by
> interactions with other people and that those interactions
> are established largely through words?
 
Wittgenstein
 
> a free spirit who rejects traditional morality and virtues
> and embraces the chaos of the world? Well, never mind that,
> just name the philosopher.
 
Nietzsche
 
 
> F2. A scene in this movie features Lester Burnham's teenage
> daughter's friend, played by Mena Suvari, reposing in a
> bathtub full of red rose petals.
 
American Beauty
 
> for its disturbing use of a chainsaw; the other features
> the title character alone in a gigantic tub, smoking a
> cigar and mistaking flamingoes for pelicans.
 
Scarface
 
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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 28 10:15PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
 
> A. Historical Arthurs
 
> A1. Who was the 21st president of the United States? First and
> last names, please.
Chester Arthur
 
> A3. Arthur Wellesley was a British soldier and statesman, one
> of the leading military and political figures of the 19th
> century. What is he better known as?
Duke of Wellington
 
> B1. This region is known for its dry, sunny climate, dry
> landscapes and lakeshore retirement communities. Its
> primary city is Kelowna.
Happy Valley
> between the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield.
 
> B3. This valley contains Badwater Basin, the point of lowest
> elevation in North America.
Death Valley
 
> C2. The footwear of this designer, born in Paris in 1963,
> incorporates shiny red-lacquered soles that have become
> his signature.
Jimmy Choo
> C3. This designer, born in Paris in 1904, was also a tennis
> player, and created an iconic tennis shirt with a crocodile
> (no, it's not an alligator) on the chest.
Rene Lacoste
 
> D2. Which goaltender holds the NHL record for most career wins
> with 688?
 
> D3. What golfer has the most career wins on the PGA Tour with 82?
Woods, Nicklaus
> a free spirit who rejects traditional morality and virtues
> and embraces the chaos of the world? Well, never mind that,
> just name the philosopher.
Nietschke
> for its disturbing use of a chainsaw; the other features
> the title character alone in a gigantic tub, smoking a
> cigar and mistaking flamingoes for pelicans.
 
Peter Smyth
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 28 05:17PM -0700

On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 4:21:23 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> A. Historical Arthurs
 
> A1. Who was the 21st president of the United States? First and
> last names, please.
 
Arthur Chester
 
> A2. What historian won his second Pulitzer Prize for "A Thousand
> Days", a study of the Kennedy administration? Again, we'll
> need first and last names.
 
Arthur Woodward, Arthur Bernstein
 
> A3. Arthur Wellesley was a British soldier and statesman, one
> of the leading military and political figures of the 19th
> century. What is he better known as?
 
The Duke of Wellington
 
> his first fashion collection in 1947. The silhouette of his
> "New Look" was characterized by a small, nipped-in waist
> and a full skirt falling below mid-calf length. Who is he?
 
Klein, Laurent
 
> C2. The footwear of this designer, born in Paris in 1963,
> incorporates shiny red-lacquered soles that have become
> his signature.
 
Blahnik
 
> C3. This designer, born in Paris in 1904, was also a tennis
> player, and created an iconic tennis shirt with a crocodile
> (no, it's not an alligator) on the chest.
 
La Coste
 
> D. Sports Winners
 
> D1. What pitcher holds the Major League Baseball record for
> most career wins with 511?
 
Kofax?
 
> D2. Which goaltender holds the NHL record for most career wins
> with 688?
 
> D3. What golfer has the most career wins on the PGA Tour with 82?
 
Nicklaus, Woods
 
> suits barge in, drop a marmot into the bath, make some
> vague threats, and declare that they "believe in nothing"
> before exiting.
 
The Big Lebowski
The Dude abides
 
> F2. A scene in this movie features Lester Burnham's teenage
> daughter's friend, played by Mena Suvari, reposing in a
> bathtub full of red rose petals.
 
American Beauty
 
> for its disturbing use of a chainsaw; the other features
> the title character alone in a gigantic tub, smoking a
> cigar and mistaking flamingoes for pelicans.
 
The Sound of Music iirc
 
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 29 12:46AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:NvednW8HH4y-VSrInZ2dnUU7-
 
> A. Historical Arthurs
 
> A1. Who was the 21st president of the United States? First and
> last names, please.
 
Chester Arthur
 
> A2. What historian won his second Pulitzer Prize for "A Thousand
> Days", a study of the Kennedy administration? Again, we'll
> need first and last names.
 
Arthur Schlesinger

> A3. Arthur Wellesley was a British soldier and statesman, one
> of the leading military and political figures of the 19th
> century. What is he better known as?
 
Duke of Wellington

 
> In each case, name the valley.
 
> B3. This valley contains Badwater Basin, the point of lowest
> elevation in North America.
 
Death Valley

> his first fashion collection in 1947. The silhouette of his
> "New Look" was characterized by a small, nipped-in waist
> and a full skirt falling below mid-calf length. Who is he?
 
Dior

> C2. The footwear of this designer, born in Paris in 1963,
> incorporates shiny red-lacquered soles that have become
> his signature.
 
Louboutin
 
> C3. This designer, born in Paris in 1904, was also a tennis
> player, and created an iconic tennis shirt with a crocodile
> (no, it's not an alligator) on the chest.
 
Lacoste

> D. Sports Winners
 
> D1. What pitcher holds the Major League Baseball record for
> most career wins with 511?
 
Cy Young
 
> D3. What golfer has the most career wins on the PGA Tour with 82?
 
Sam Snead

> and honesty when Bart gets hit by a car and she refuses
> to lie to get a hefty settlement. Which philosopher lists
> virtues like Marge's in his "Nichomachean Ethics"?
 
Aristotle
 
> a free spirit who rejects traditional morality and virtues
> and embraces the chaos of the world? Well, never mind that,
> just name the philosopher.
 
Nietzsche

> suits barge in, drop a marmot into the bath, make some
> vague threats, and declare that they "believe in nothing"
> before exiting.
 
"The Big Lebowski"
 
> F2. A scene in this movie features Lester Burnham's teenage
> daughter's friend, played by Mena Suvari, reposing in a
> bathtub full of red rose petals.
 
"American Beauty"

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Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Jul 28 05:55PM -0700

On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 2:21:23 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> A. Historical Arthurs
 
> A1. Who was the 21st president of the United States? First and
> last names, please.
Chester Alan Arthur
> A2. What historian won his second Pulitzer Prize for "A Thousand
> Days", a study of the Kennedy administration? Again, we'll
> need first and last names.
Arthur Schlesinger
 
> C3. This designer, born in Paris in 1904, was also a tennis
> player, and created an iconic tennis shirt with a crocodile
> (no, it's not an alligator) on the chest.
Izod Lacoste
> and honesty when Bart gets hit by a car and she refuses
> to lie to get a hefty settlement. Which philosopher lists
> virtues like Marge's in his "Nichomachean Ethics"?
Plato?
> a free spirit who rejects traditional morality and virtues
> and embraces the chaos of the world? Well, never mind that,
> just name the philosopher.
Friedrich Nietzsche
 
> F2. A scene in this movie features Lester Burnham's teenage
> daughter's friend, played by Mena Suvari, reposing in a
> bathtub full of red rose petals.
"American Beauty"
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 29 02:49AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:NvednW8HH4y-VSrInZ2dnUU7-
 
> A. Historical Arthurs
 
> A1. Who was the 21st president of the United States? First and
> last names, please.
 
Chester Arthur
 
 
> A2. What historian won his second Pulitzer Prize for "A Thousand
> Days", a study of the Kennedy administration? Again, we'll
> need first and last names.
 
Arthur Schlesinger
 
> between the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield.
 
> B3. This valley contains Badwater Basin, the point of lowest
> elevation in North America.
 
Death Valley
 
 
> D. Sports Winners
 
> D1. What pitcher holds the Major League Baseball record for
> most career wins with 511?
 
Cy Young
 
 
> D2. Which goaltender holds the NHL record for most career wins
> with 688?
 
Patrick Roy
 
 
> D3. What golfer has the most career wins on the PGA Tour with 82?
 
Jack Nicklaus
 
> a free spirit who rejects traditional morality and virtues
> and embraces the chaos of the world? Well, never mind that,
> just name the philosopher.
 
Nietsche
 
> for its disturbing use of a chainsaw; the other features
> the title character alone in a gigantic tub, smoking a
> cigar and mistaking flamingoes for pelicans.
 
Scarface
 
 
Pete
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 29 12:10AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> A. Historical Arthurs
 
> A1. Who was the 21st president of the United States? First and
> last names, please.
 
Chester A. Arthur
 
 
> A2. What historian won his second Pulitzer Prize for "A Thousand
> Days", a study of the Kennedy administration? Again, we'll
> need first and last names.
 
Arthur Schlesinger
 
 
> A3. Arthur Wellesley was a British soldier and statesman, one
> of the leading military and political figures of the 19th
> century. What is he better known as?
 
Duke of Wellington
 
 
> B1. This region is known for its dry, sunny climate, dry
> landscapes and lakeshore retirement communities. Its
> primary city is Kelowna.
 
Okanagan Valley
 
 
> B2. Part of this major river valley follows the transition line
> between the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield.
 
Ottawa
 
 
> B3. This valley contains Badwater Basin, the point of lowest
> elevation in North America.
 
Death Valley
 
 
> C3. This designer, born in Paris in 1904, was also a tennis
> player, and created an iconic tennis shirt with a crocodile
> (no, it's not an alligator) on the chest.
 
LaCoste
 
 
> D. Sports Winners
 
> D1. What pitcher holds the Major League Baseball record for
> most career wins with 511?
 
Drysdale
 
 
> D2. Which goaltender holds the NHL record for most career wins
> with 688?
 
> D3. What golfer has the most career wins on the PGA Tour with 82?
 
Snead
 
> and honesty when Bart gets hit by a car and she refuses
> to lie to get a hefty settlement. Which philosopher lists
> virtues like Marge's in his "Nichomachean Ethics"?
 
Augustine
 
 
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"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 29 11:17AM +0200

On 2015-07-28 20:21, Mark Brader wrote:
> his first fashion collection in 1947. The silhouette of his
> "New Look" was characterized by a small, nipped-in waist
> and a full skirt falling below mid-calf length. Who is he?
 
Yves Saint-Laurent
 
 
> C3. This designer, born in Paris in 1904, was also a tennis
> player, and created an iconic tennis shirt with a crocodile
> (no, it's not an alligator) on the chest.
 
Lacoste
 
> most career wins with 511?
 
> D2. Which goaltender holds the NHL record for most career wins
> with 688?
 
Henrik Lundqvist - I hope
 
 
> D3. What golfer has the most career wins on the PGA Tour with 82?
 
Nick Faldo
 
> for its disturbing use of a chainsaw; the other features
> the title character alone in a gigantic tub, smoking a
> cigar and mistaking flamingoes for pelicans.
 
Scarface
 
 
--
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Björn
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 28 11:08PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Which well-known author died in a French lunatic asylum in 1814?
> 2 Rome and Carthage fought each other in which series of second
> and third century AD wars?
 
Punic Wars
 
> 4 In digital imaging,
> what five-letter is the technical term for the smallest controllable
> element of a picture represented on a screen?
 
Pixel
 
> 5 Which Roman Emperor made his horse a Senator?
 
Caligula
 
> 7 Which author's works include The Commitments (1987) and
> The Van (1991)?
> 8 What do the initials G.U.R. signify on a golf course?
 
Ground Under Repair
 
> 9 What is the sum of
> Charles, Williams and Henrys that have been King of England/Britain?
 
15
 
> Montevideo following which 1939 WW2 battle?
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jul 29 06:42AM +0100


> 1 Which well-known author died in a French lunatic asylum in 1814?
 
Victor Hugo?
 
> 2 Rome and Carthage fought each other in which series of second and
> third century AD wars?
 
Punic
 
> 3 In marketing, which letter of the alphabet gives its name to a score
> measuring the familiarity and appeal of a brand, company, or
> celebrity?
 
Q
 
> 4 In digital imaging, what five-letter is the technical term for the
> smallest controllable element of a picture represented on a screen?
 
Pixel
 
> 5 Which Roman Emperor made his horse a Senator?
 
Caligula
 
> 6 Dulce et Decorum est is a 1917 poem by which British author and
> soldier?
 
Wilfred Owen (no relation)
 
> 7 Which author's works include The Commitments (1987) and The Van
> (1991)?
 
Roddy Doyle
 
> 8 What do the initials G.U.R. signify on a golf course?
 
Golf's Usually Rubbish
 
> 9 What is the sum of Charles, Williams and Henrys that have been King
> of England/Britain?
 
15?
 
> 10 The German battleship The Graf Spree was scuttled off Montevideo
> following which 1939 WW2 battle?
 
River Plate?
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 28 09:43PM +0200

> now seen it. Wells began by quoting six writers on the subject of
> beauty or esthetics in math: Aristotle, Hardy, von Neumann, Poincare,
> Weyl, and Morris Kline. He then said:
 
Poincaré? Raymond Poincaré? OK, looking in Wikipedia, I assume this was
Henri, but he was a cousin of Raymond. I've been reading a very interesting
book recently where Raymond Poincaré is one of the main culprits, hm, actors
in the big disaster.
 
Anyway, the much more important question is when RQ 190 will be up. Gareth,
you did not just make a temporarily comeback, did you?
 
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Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jul 28 10:59PM +0100


> Anyway, the much more important question is when RQ 190 will be
> up. Gareth, you did not just make a temporarily comeback, did you?
 
It'll be up tomorrow. It would be up now, except I left the sheet of
paper with the questions on at work.
 
Why do I find writing a quiz so much easier with pen & paper?
Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jul 28 10:56PM +0100


> Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 402
> 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 52 Chris Johnson
> 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 45 Gareth Owen
 
FWIW, I got Q5 correct and Q7 wrong.
 
Also, I know there's 14 lines in a sonnet, but my fingers don't believe me. :)
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 28 01:09PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
Hearty congratulations! Stephen Perry has racked up a perfect
round to clinch this game even before the last round is posted.
 
 
 
> All chefs cook; some also write. We'll give you the titles of
> two books. You give us the name of the chef/author who wrote them.
 
> 1. "Medium Raw", "Kitchen Confidential".
 
Anthony Bourdain. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Bruce.
 
> 2. "My Life in France", "Mastering the Art of French Cooking".
 
Julia Child. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Pete, and Bruce.
 
> 3. "Roasting in Hell's Kitchen", "Playing with Fire".
 
Gordon Ramsay. 4 for Stephen, Peter, Joshua, Marc, Björn, Calvin,
and Bruce.
 
 
 
> We name two movies from a trilogy; you name the other one.
 
> 4. The Hannibal Lecter movies starring Anthony Hopkins:
> "The Silence of the Lambs", "Hannibal", and ...?
 
"Red Dragon". 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
 
Chuckle points for "My Dinner with Andre".
 
"Hannibal Rising" was a prequel and starred Gaspard Ulliel as Lecter.
"Manhunter" was an earlier adaptation of the novel "Red Dragon" and
starred Brian Cox as Lecktor [sic].
 
> 5. Robert Rodriguez's "Mariachi" trilogy: "El Mariachi",
> "Desperado", and ...?
 
"Once Upon a Time in Mexico". 4 for Stephen, Jason, and Marc.
 
> 6. Sergio Leone's "Dollars" or "Man with No Name" trilogy:
> "For a Few Dollars More", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly",
> and ...?
 
"A Fistful of Dollars". 4 for Stephen, Jason, Joshua, Dan Blum,
Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, Calvin, and Bruce. 3 for Björn.
 
 
> "a house divided" and "CHEE CHEE" in large letters might be
> "big cheese" (from CHEEs).
 
> 7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/7.png
 
"One in a million". 4 for Stephen, Jason, Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Pete, and Bruce.
 
> 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/8.png
 
"The high seas". Also accepting "high C's" and "seize up". 4 for
Stephen, Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, Calvin, and Bruce.
 
> 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/rebus/9.png
 
"Six of one, half a dozen of the other". Also accepting "you can't
have one without the other", but I did not think "it's either one
or the other" fits the image closely enough. 4 for Stephen, Peter,
Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Bruce.
 
 
> * Medieval Warfare
 
> In each case name the weapon.
 
In case you missed this link that Dan Tilque posted, here it is again:
 
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0136.html
 
 
> 10. A medieval mace had bumps or flanges on its head, but not
> spikes, and was not mounted on a wooden shaft. Name the similar
> weapon that was mounted on a shaft and did have a spiked head.
 
Morningstar (or holy-water sprinkler or aspergillium). 4 for Stephen,
Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
 
> consisted of an ax blade topped with a spike mounted on a long
> shaft or pole. It always had a hook or thorn on the back side
> of the ax blade, for grappling mounted combatants.
 
Halberd. 4 for Stephen, Peter, and Marc. 3 for Björn.
 
> that one of them always points upward from a stable base.
> They were part of defenses that served to slow the advances
> of horses.
 
Caltrop (it has many other spellings). 4 for Stephen, Peter,
Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
 
 
> * Canadian Folklore & Legends
 
> 13. French Canadian folktales often feature a loup-garou.
> What's that?
 
Werewolf. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
 
> who were hated and feared for their violent natures. Or maybe
> it was the citizens who had the fearfully violent natures.
> In any case, what was the name of this family?
 
Donnelly. (The "Black Donnellys".) 4 for Stephen.
 
> has allegedly been seen by First Nations people since the
> 19th century. The most common description is a sea serpent
> 40-50 feet long. Answer in English or Salish.
 
Ogopogo (Naitaka). 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 BEST
TOPICS-> His Geo A&L Spo Sci Ent Mis FIVE
Stephen Perry 40 -- 43 52 52 44 60 251
Joshua Kreitzer 46 48 31 14 36 42 32 204
Dan Blum 36 47 47 12 32 20 36 198
Marc Dashevsky 38 44 25 23 32 24 40 179
Peter Smyth 27 41 21 36 28 28 16 160
Dan Tilque 35 32 8 -- 40 4 36 151
Pete Gayde 20 48 28 26 22 25 20 149
"Calvin" 25 42 22 36 20 13 16 145
Björn Lundin 16 40 28 8 28 20 10 132
Erland Sommarskog 36 46 8 8 24 16 -- 130
Bruce Bowler -- 28 -- -- 35 -- 36 99
Jason Kreitzer 20 20 4 -- 4 -- 12 60
Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- -- 44 -- 44
 
--
Mark Brader "I used to own a mind like a steel trap.
Toronto Perhaps if I'd specified a brass one, it
msb@vex.net wouldn't have rusted like this." --Greg Goss
 
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