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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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