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 9 - History - Current Events of 2011   
   >   
   > We give the event in headline form; you simply give the *month* of   
   > 2011 when it occurred.  Answers may repeat.   
   >   
   > 1. No-Fly Zone is Imposed in Libya.   
      
   January; February   
      
   > 2. Protesters Attack Israeli Embassy in Cairo.   
      
   March; April   
      
   > 3. Violent Riots Spread through Great Britain.   
      
   May; June   
      
   > 4. Texas Experiences Record-Breaking Wildfires.   
      
   June; July   
      
   > 5. President Obama Proposes 2012 Federal Budget.   
      
   August; September   
      
   > 6. Japan beats USA to win Women's World Cup of soccer.   
      
   July   
      
   > 7. Italy Passes More Austerity Measures, Berlusconi Steps Down.   
      
   September; October   
      
   > 8. Floods Force Evacuations along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.   
      
   April; May   
      
   >   
   > 9. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Among 17 Shot in Assassination Attempt,   
   >     6 Killed.   
      
   July; August   
      
   >   
   > 10. Possible Shutdown of US Government Goes Down to the Wire;   
   >     Dispute over Spending Cuts Pushes the Federal Budget Agreement   
   >     to its Deadline.   
      
   December; November   
      
   >   
   > ** Game 8, Round 10 - The Challenge Round of Pie   
   >   
   > In honor of Pi Day, 2012-03-14.   
   >   
   > * A. Pi   
   >   
   >     A1. If r is the radius of a sphere, what measure of the sphere   
   >         is given by the formula 4 pi r²?   
   >   
   >     A2. If you have a cylinder of height h and the circular end   
   >         of radius r, what formula gives the volume of the cylinder?   
   >         (Please write pi as "pi" in the answer, no Unicode.)   
      
   h * pi * r * r   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Pie   
   >   
   >     B1. What name is given to a molasses pie considered traditional   
   >         among the Pennsylvania Dutch and is also well-known in   
   >         Southern cooking?   
   >   
   >     B2. This savory pie, regarded as a national dish in the area   
   >         where it originated, is filled with beef, sliced or diced   
   >         potato, swede (also known as a yellow turnip or rutabaga)   
   >         and onion, seasoned with salt and pepper, and is baked.   
   >         Name it.   
      
   Pasty; Shepherd's pie   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * C. "American Pie" (Music)   
   >   
   >     C1. In the song "American Pie", consider the following lyrics:   
   >         "When the jester sang for the King and Queen, in a coat he   
   >         borrowed from James Dean."  According to most interpretations   
   >         of the song, who is the Jester?   
      
   Jim Morrison   
      
   >   
   >     C2. Consider the lyrics: "So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be   
   >         quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick, 'cause fire is the   
   >         Devil's only friend."  By most interpretations Jack is   
   >         Mick Jagger, and McLean is singing about this December   
   >         1969 concert that many believe signalled the failure of   
   >         the counterculture movement.  What concert?   
      
   Altamont   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * D. "American Pie" (Movies)   
   >   
   >     D1. Name the Canadian who """is""" the only actor to have   
   >         appeared in """all 8""" of the "American Pie" movies   
   >         (including direct-to-video releases), as Noah Levenstein.   
   >   
   >     D2.  This red-haired actress starred as Michelle Flaherty in   
   >         """four""" "American Pie" movies.  She """is""" also known   
   >         for her roles as Willow Rosenberg in the television series   
   >         "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and Lily Aldrin on the sitcom   
   >         "How I Met Your Mother".   
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Nursery Rhymes with Pie   
   >   
   > Give the full names or descriptions as used in the rhymes.   
   >   
   >     E1. Who met a pieman going to the fair and asked to taste   
   >         his ware?   
      
   Simple Simon   
      
   >   
   >     E2. Who put his thumb into his Christmas pie and pulled out   
   >         a plum?   
      
   Little Jack Horner   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Pius   
   >   
   > Give us the *number* of specific Pope Pius described in each question.   
   >   
   >     F1. This man was the longest-reigning elected Pope, serving from   
   >         1846 until his death 32 years later.  He convened the First   
   >         Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal infallibility.   
   >         He was the last Pope to rule as the Sovereign of the   
   >         Papal States.   
      
   XI; X   
      
   >   
   >     F2. This Pope reigned from 1939 to 1958. He was a staunch   
   >         opponent of Italian Communist party; anyone who voted for   
   >         a Communist candidate in the 1948 elections faced automatic   
   >         excommunication.   
      
   XII   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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