| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 18 03:51PM > * Fictional Fictional Detectives > 1. Which fictional character likes to unwind by adopting the > persona of 1940s San Francisco detective Dixon Hill? Jean-Luc Picard > cake from the folds of his pendulous waistcoat ['weskit']. > 'The Police may be baffled, Inspector', he boomed, 'but > Merridew is not.'" Sleuth > * Grunge Debut Albums > 4. "Facelift", released 1990-08-21, Columbia Records. Nirvana; Pearl Jam > 5. "Bleach", released 1989-06-15, Sub Pop Records. Nirvana; Pearl Jam > 6. "Ten", released 1991-08-27, Epic Records. Pearl Jam; Nirvana > * Early Cast Members > 7. 1990, George Dzundza as Detective Sergeant Max Greevey. Hill Street Blues; NYPD Blue > 9. 1993, David Caruso as Detective Joe Kelly. NYPD Blue > Roberts was paid for the role. Alec Baldwin makes a brief > appearance as an ex, or perhaps not so ex, boyfriend who > turns up unexpectedly at her hotel room. Name the movie. Notting Hill > 13. This 2001 semi-autobiographical movie stars Mariah Carey playing > Billie Frank, a thinly-veiled Carey-like performer. Carey "won" > Worst Actress for this movie at the 2001 Golden Raspberry awards. Glitter > ** Final, Round 3 - Geography > * Small Countries' Neighbors > 1. Liechtenstein. Switzerland and Austria > 2. Andorra. Spain and France > 3. Monaco. France > * Similar-Named Countries > 4. There are two countries whose names differ only in the *last > letter*, and they are adjacent. Name them. Iran and Iraq > coastline, one in the south that's landlocked. Their names are > 6 letters long, and they both came up in the African round in > Game 9. What are they? Gambia and Zambia > letter. They more or less face each other across about 700 miles > (1,100 km) of ocean, and their names are 7 letters long. > What are they? Ireland and Iceland > and eastern part of the country? Historically they have called > themselves Afghans, but that term is now commonly used to refer > to inhabitants of the country as a whole. Pashtun > 8. The language of <answer 7>, named similarly to the people, is > one of Afghanistan's official languages. What is the *other* > one? Arabic; Dari > and most of the remaining ones left the country when the > Soviets invaded in 1979. One of the last two died in 2005. > What religion? Buddhism > * Not Quite In > 10. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Brazil > 11. Kolkata (or Calcutta), India. Bangladesh > 12. Singapore. Malaysia > not revert to its original name until 1971. Warning: a loose > confederation consisting of this country plus North Yemen had > a similar name, which is not the answer we want. United Arab Republic > aftermath of World War I under what inconveniently long name, > which continued in use until 1929? It used the word "Kingdom" > and referred to several of the ethnic groups that lived there. Kingdom of the Croats and Slovenes -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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