- QFTCICR19 Game 5, Rounds 7-8: Oscars, top 20 lit - 3 Updates
- Know anyone needing a trivia-related job/gig? - 1 Update
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 22 12:55PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:1NudnXM6P-3FNQnBnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - The Oscars > 1. Who was the first actor to win Best Actor in a Leading Role in > *two consecutive years*? Spencer Tracy > 2. In the awards for 1966, Vanessa Redgrave and her sister Lynn were > both nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Name *either* > of the two movies. "Georgy Girl" > 3. Name *both* actors who have won Oscars for playing the role of > Vito Corleone. Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro > 4. Who has won the Best Director Oscar the most times? John Ford > 5. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" is one of > three movies to win 11 Academy Awards each. Name *either* > of the other two. "Titanic" > 6. Edith Head won 8 Oscars -- in what category? Best Costume Design > 7. This 1981 film won Best Actor and Best Actress for its leads, > and the man's real-life daughter, who co-starred, was nominated > for her supporting role. Name the movie. "On Golden Pond" > 8. To date only one person has won both an Oscar and a Nobel > Prize: who? George Bernard Shaw; Bob Dylan (the premise of this question appears to be outdated) > Actress, resulting in the wrong winner being announced. > The presenters were an actor and actress who had co-starred in > a 1967 movie. Name *either* of them. Warren Beatty > 10. The song "Que Sera Sera" won an Oscar. What movie was it in? "The Man Who Knew Too Much" > the New York Times Top 20 list. (That's how they put it in the > original game -- I don't know if it means they were bestsellers > or were recommendations selected by reviewers.) Probably bestsellers; some look like unlikely recommendations. > 1. "Brief Answer to Big Questions" is a collection of articles > from which recently deceased scientist? Stephen Hawking > 3. In the book "Origin", symbology professor Robert Langdon > reconnects with one of his first students. Who is the author? Dan Brown > 5. "The President is Missing" describes the challenges facing > President Jonathan Duncan, a Gulf War veteran and a widower. > Name *either one* of the two authors. Bill Clinton > 6. "Ship of Fools" argues that the ruling class in the US is out > of touch with everyday citizens. Name the Fox anchor who > wrote it. Tucker Carlson; Sean Hannity > 7. "The Next Person You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom is a sequel > to which book? "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" > 9. Name the book by James Carreyou which describes the controversial > company Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes, who tried > to come up with a better way to do blood testing? "Bad Blood" > 10. "The Reckoning" describes the events which take place when a > decorated World War II veteran kills a pastor inside a > Mississippi church. Who is the author? John Grisham -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 22 01:58PM > * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - The Oscars > 1. Who was the first actor to win Best Actor in a Leading Role in > *two consecutive years*? Tom Hanks > 5. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" is one of > three movies to win 11 Academy Awards each. Name *either* > of the other two. Titanic > 6. Edith Head won 8 Oscars -- in what category? costume design > 7. This 1981 film won Best Actor and Best Actress for its leads, > and the man's real-life daughter, who co-starred, was nominated > for her supporting role. Name the movie. Paper Moon > 8. To date only one person has won both an Oscar and a Nobel > Prize: who? William Faulkner > Actress, resulting in the wrong winner being announced. > The presenters were an actor and actress who had co-starred in > a 1967 movie. Name *either* of them. Faye Dunaway > 10. The song "Que Sera Sera" won an Oscar. What movie was it in? The Man Who Knew Too Much; The 39 Steps > * Game 5, Round 8 - Literature - Top 20 > 1. "Brief Answer to Big Questions" is a collection of articles > from which recently deceased scientist? Stephen Hawking > 2. "Leadership" by Doris Kearns Goodwin details the challenges > faced by four US presidents. Name *any two* of the four. Lincoln and FDR > 3. In the book "Origin", symbology professor Robert Langdon > reconnects with one of his first students. Who is the author? Dan Brown > 5. "The President is Missing" describes the challenges facing > President Jonathan Duncan, a Gulf War veteran and a widower. > Name *either one* of the two authors. Bill Clinton > 7. "The Next Person You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom is a sequel > to which book? The Five People You Meet in Heaven > 8. "Killers of the Flower Moon" is a non-fictional account of a > murder spree on Native American people in the 1920s -- in > which state? North Dakota; South Dakota > 9. Name the book by James Carreyou which describes the controversial > company Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes, who tried > to come up with a better way to do blood testing? Bad Blood -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Mar 22 08:05PM On Fri, 22 Mar 2019 04:18:16 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 5. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" is one of > three movies to win 11 Academy Awards each. Name *either* > of the other two. Ben Hur > 6. Edith Head won 8 Oscars -- in what category? Costume Design > recommendations selected by reviewers.) > 1. "Brief Answer to Big Questions" is a collection of articles > from which recently deceased scientist? Hawking > 2. "Leadership" by Doris Kearns Goodwin details the challenges > faced by four US presidents. Name *any two* of the four. Ford > 3. In the book "Origin", symbology professor Robert Langdon > reconnects with one of his first students. Who is the author? Dan Brown |
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