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   Pete Gayde to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCIFFF12 Game 10, Rounds 9-10: co   
   08 Apr 22 11:50:23   
   
   From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-04-02,   
   > 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 10, Round 9 - Geography - Small US Colleges   
   >   
   > The following are small (or at least relatively small) but   
   > well-known colleges in the United States.  In each case, we give   
   > you the name, and you just name the *state* where the main campus   
   > is located.   
   >   
   > 1. Marquette.   
      
   Wisconsin   
      
   > 2. Marshall.   
      
   Virginia   
      
   > 3. Morehead State.   
      
   Kentucky   
      
   > 4. Oberlin.   
      
   Ohio   
      
   > 5. Northwestern University.   
      
   Illinois   
      
   > 6. Bryn Mawr College.   
      
   Pennsylvania   
      
   > 7. Hofstra.   
      
   New York   
      
   > 8. Gonzaga University.   
      
   Washington   
      
   > 9. Duke University.   
      
   North Carolina   
      
   > 10. Seton Hall.   
      
   New Jersey   
      
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round   
   >   
   > * A. April Observances   
   >   
   >     A1. What saint is celebrated on April 23, the traditionally   
   >         accepted date of his death in 303?   
      
   Augustine;   
      
   >   
   >     A2. This civic holiday, held on the third Monday in April,   
   >         commemorates the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and   
   >         Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War.   
   >         The Boston Marathon is run on this holiday.   
      
   Patriots Day   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Old-Time Boxing   
   >   
   >     B1. Who was Jack Dempsey's opponent in the 1926 title fight   
   >         that became known as the "Long Count"?   
      
   Tunney   
      
   >   
   >     B2. He was the World Heavyweight Champion from September 1952 to   
   >         April 1956 and is the only champion to hold the heavyweight   
   >         title and go untied and undefeated throughout his career.   
   >         Name him.   
      
   Marciano   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * C. Gross Food   
   >   
   >     C1. Which culinary term refers to the entrails and internal   
   >         organs of a butchered animal?   
      
   Tripe   
      
   >   
   >     C2. This cheese originated during the 19th century in an   
   >         area of Europe which is now divided between Belgium, Germany,   
   >         and the Netherlands.  The cheese is especially known for   
   >         its pungent odor, commonly compared to body odor.   
      
   Limburger   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * D. Famous Diamonds   
   >   
   >     In each case, name the diamond.   
   >   
   >     D1. At 46 carats, this fancy dark grayish-blue diamond is   
   >         supposedly cursed.  It has a long recorded history (with   
   >         a few gaps), in which it changed hands numerous times on   
   >         its way from India to France to Britain to the United States.   
      
   Hope; Star   
      
   >   
   >     D2. At 3,107 carats, this was the largest rough gem-quality   
   >         diamond ever found.  It was cut into 105 diamonds, including   
   >         the Great Star of Africa and the Lesser Star of Africa,   
   >         both of which are now part of the British crown jewels.   
      
   Hope; Star   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Beer   
   >   
   >     E1. Unlike conventional ales and lagers which are fermented by   
   >         carefully cultivated strains of brewer's yeasts, what   
   >         type of beer brewed in Belgium is produced by spontaneous   
   >         fermentation?   
      
   Lambic   
      
   >   
   >     E2. Fans of India Pale Ales often compare such beers by looking   
   >         at how many IBUs their favourite beer is rated.  What does   
   >         the B in IBU stand for?   
      
   International Bitterness Units   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Box Office Disasters   
   >   
   >     In each case, name the movie.   
   >   
   >     F1. This 1987 comedy, starring Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty   
   >         as a couple of untalented lounge singers, is synonymous   
   >         with the term "box-office flop".  It cost $55,000,000 but   
   >         only made $15,000,000 at the box office.   
   >   
   >     F2. This 2002 comedy starred Eddie Murphy as the owner of a   
   >         nightclub on the Moon, investigating who was behind the   
   >         arson that destroyed it.  Directed by Ron Underwood, the   
   >         movie grossed $4,000,000 on a $100,000,000 budget.   
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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