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   swp to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCIFFF12 Game 6, Rounds 4,6: US a   
   09 Feb 22 18:22:14   
   
   From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 12:13:02 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-05,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written   
   > by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, but have been reformatted   
   > and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the   
   > correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation   
   > that may appear in these rounds, see my 2021-07-20 companion posting   
   > on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 6, Round 4 - Geography - US Tourist Attractions   
   >   
   > We name the attraction; you name the US *state* where it's located   
   > (or was located, if it no longer exists).   
   >   
   > 1. Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory.   
      
   vermont   
      
   > 2. Stone Mountain Park.   
      
   georgia   
      
   > 3. The Old Man in the Mountain.   
      
   new hampshire   
      
   > 4. Dollywood.   
      
   tennessee   
      
   > 5. Mall of America.   
      
   minnesota   
      
   > 6. Cedar Point Amusement Park.   
      
   ohio   
      
   > 7. Pike Place Market.   
      
   washington   
      
   > 8. Temple Square.   
      
   utah   
      
   > 9. Rocky Mountain National Park.   
      
   colorado   
      
   > 10. Trinity nuclear test site.   
      
   new mexico   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 6, Round 6 - Entertainment - General Movie Trivia   
   >   
   > 1. Gus Van Sant directed a poorly received 1998 remake of   
   > Hitchcock's "Psycho". Perhaps one of the reasons for the poor   
   > reception was the casting of what actor, mostly known for his   
   > comedy roles, as Norman Bates?   
      
   vince vaughn   
      
   > 2. In what horror movie are the four main characters known as   
   > "Columbus", "Tallahassee", "Wichita", and "Little Rock"?   
      
   zombieland   
      
   > 3. Linda Hunt won an Oscar for her role in "The Year of Living   
   > Dangerously" (1982). What was unique about her Oscar-winning   
   > role?   
      
   she portrayed a male   
      
   > 4. The Sesame St. characters, Bert and Ernie, were named after   
   > the policeman and cabbie in what classic movie?   
      
   it's a wonderful life   
      
   > 5. What were the robots in "Blade Runner" called?   
      
   replicants   
      
   > 6. Who provided the sultry speaking voice of Jessica Rabbit in   
   > "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"?   
      
   kathleen turner   
      
   > 7. Which 2000 movie does this dialogue come from?   
   >   
   > "What makes you think that you can just walk in there and   
   > find, uh, what we need?"   
   >   
   > "They're called boobs, Ed."   
      
   erin brockovich   
      
   > 8. Richard Roundtree played Shaft in the 1971 movie. Who played   
   > Shaft in the 2000 remake?   
      
   sam jackson   
      
   > 9. Christopher Guest is best known as a writer/director/actor in   
   > several mockumentary films. Who is his well-known actress wife,   
   > the child of a Hollywood couple?   
      
   jamie lee curtis   
      
   > 10. Which Bob Dylan song was written for "Pat Garrett and Billy   
   > the Kid"?   
      
   knockin on heavens door   
      
   > --   
   > Mark Brader | I fear what might happen if, like Skynet, the   
   > Toronto | Democrat Party ever became self-aware.   
   > m...@vex.net | --D.F. Manno   
   >   
   > My text in this article is in the public domain.   
      
   swp, who wonders how many of those movies are now franchises   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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