From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-19,   
   > 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 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels   
   >   
   > We will give you the first line of a novel (or of its English   
   > translation, if applicable), along with the year that the novel   
   > was published, and you give us the novel's title.   
   >   
   > 1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in   
   >     possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.  (1812)   
   >   
   > 2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking   
   >     thirteen.  (1949)   
      
   1984   
      
   >   
   > 3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll   
   >     probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy   
   >     childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all   
   >     before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of   
   >     crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know   
   >     the truth.  (1951)   
      
   Catcher in the Rye   
      
   >   
   > 4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing   
   >     a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.   
   >     (1922)   
   >   
   > 5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy   
   >     in its own way.  (1877)   
   >   
   > 6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or   
   >     whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages   
   >     must show.  (1850)   
   >   
   > 7. It was a pleasure to burn.  (1953)   
      
   Fahrenheit 451   
      
   >   
   > 8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.   
   >     (1940)   
   >   
   > 9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some   
   >     advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.  (1925)   
      
   The Great Gatsby   
      
   >   
   > 10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without   
   >     having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested.  (1925)   
      
   Metamorphosis   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers   
   >   
   > We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might   
   > be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell   
   > us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.   
   > For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give   
   > us the division.  For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be   
   > the correct answer and not General Motors.  Answers may repeat.   
   >   
   >        | Acura             | Infiniti          | Nissan   
   >        | Audi              | Isuzu             | Pontiac   
   >        | BMW               | Jeep              | Saab   
   >        | Buick             | Kia               | Saturn   
   >        | Chevrolet         | Land Rover        | Scion   
   >        | Chrysler          | Lexus             | Suzuki   
   >        | FIAT              | Lincoln           | Toyota   
   >        | Ford              | Mazda             | Volkswagen   
   >        | General Motors    | Mercedes          | Volvo   
   >        | Honda             | Mercury   
   >        | Hyundai           | Mitsubishi   
   >   
   > 1. Volt.   
      
   Chevrolet   
      
   > 2. Venza.   
      
   Isuzu   
      
   > 3. Forte.   
   Jeep; Mercury   
      
   > 4. Insight.   
      
   Toyota   
      
   > 5. Flex.   
      
   Ford   
      
   > 6. Tiguan.   
      
   Volkswagen   
      
   > 7. Grand Vitara.   
      
   Suzuki   
      
   > 8. Tribute.   
      
   Saturn   
      
   > 9. Santa Fe.   
      
   Kia   
      
   > 10. 300.   
      
   Chrysler   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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