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|    Pete Gayde to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: RQFTCIWSSSG12 Game 8, Rounds 7-8: mo    |
|    27 Jul 22 20:33:37    |
      From: pete.gayde@gmail.com              Mark Brader wrote:       > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-06-25,       > and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written       > by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', 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 - Entertainment - Oscar's Slogans       >       > For this round you will be given the advertising tagline from an       > Academy Award Best-Picture-winning movie, and you name the movie.       >       > 1. "A hero will rise."              Rocky              > 2. "Collide with destiny."       > 3. "All it takes is a little confidence."       > 4. "The happiest sound in all the world!"       > 5. "His whole life was a million-to-one shot."              Forrest Gump              > 6. "Whoever saves one life, saves the entire world."              Schindler's List              > 7. "Inside everyone is a frontier waiting to be discovered."       > 8. "With the right song and dance, you can get away with murder."       >       > 9. "The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion       > Picture!"       >       > 10. "What does it take to find a lost love?       > A. Money B. Luck C. Smarts D. Destiny"       >       >       > * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana - The Forest Industry       >       > 1. Which province """is""" the largest exporter of lumber?              Alberta; British Columbia              >       > 2. In January 2012, the Obama administration rejected the Keystone       > XL Pipeline proposal. What "olive branch" did the US throw       > Canada to soothe the situation?       >       > 3. The US imports """the largest amount""" of Canadian lumber.       > What country imports the """next most"""?              Japan              >       > 4. The Beaver Lumber Co. got its start in 1883 as the Banbury       > Bros. Lumber Co. It became Beaver in 1904. It was owned by       > Molson Breweries from 1972 until 2000. What company bought it       > in 2000?       >       > 5. Nominal dimensions of lumber in Canada refer to the dimensions       > of fresh-sawed wood. Hence, a "2×4" is exactly 2 inches by       > 4 inches when cut at the sawmill. After drying and planing       > (or dressing), what are the standard dimensions of the "2×4"       > when purchased at retail?              1.5 x 3.5 inches              >       > 6. What does the acronym "SPF" in SPF lumber represent?       >       > 7. According to Statistics Canada, what is the most popular       > Christmas tree grown in Canada? Be specific. *Note*: This       > question has not been updated; the original answer is required.              Scotch Pine              >       > 8. Which part of the birch tree is used to make birch beer?              Bark              >       > 9. A quaking aspen is described by the US Forest Service as       > "North America's largest tree". What unusual feature of the       > quaking aspen makes this possible?       >       > 10. What common drug was derived from a substance in the bark of       > willow trees?       >              Pete Gayde              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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