From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 4:36:07 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - X Factor   
   >   
   > All answers in this round contain the letter X. For personal   
   > names, the single name containing the X is sufficient no matter   
   > whether it is the first or last name. For phrases, though, the   
   > full phrase is required.   
   >   
   > 1. Two companies """in the Fortune 500 list""" have names where the   
   > letter X appears twice. One is Xerox. Name the other.   
      
   ExxonMobil   
      
   > 2. Microsoft created their own version of UNIX, intended for use   
   > on microcomputers. They didn't have the right to call it UNIX,   
   > so they gave it their own name. What was that?   
      
   Usenix   
      
   > 3. In Welsh this object is named Caledfwich. In legend it is   
   > sometimes said to have magical powers, and its owner is   
   > associated with the rightful sovereignty of England. What its   
   > the English name?   
      
   Excalibur   
      
   > 4. This place was the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty   
   > in China when it was visited by Marco Polo in about 1275.   
   > Its name has multiple spellings, but one was made famous in a   
   > 1797 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. What was that version   
   > of its name?   
      
   Xanadu   
      
   > 5. In his State of the Union address in 2002, George W. Bush   
   > accused Iran, Iraq, and North Korea of helping terrorism and   
   > seeking nuclear weapons. What phrase did he subsequently apply   
   > to this group of countries?   
      
   axis of evil   
      
   > 6. First settled in 1786, this city was the first capital of   
   > Tennessee. It also hosted the 1982 World's Fair. Name the city.   
      
   Knoxville   
      
   > 7. Their real names were Leonard, Adolph (who became Arthur),   
   > Julius, Milton, and Herbert. These brothers enjoyed success   
   > in vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early   
   > 1900s to 1950. What was their family name?   
      
   Marx   
      
   > 8. From the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 until World War I   
   > in 1914 was a period of relative peace in Europe and the world,   
   > during which the British Empire became the largest empire of   
   > all time. What phrase was used to describe this period of   
   > peace due to British hegemony?   
      
   Pax Britannica   
      
   > ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Valentine's Day   
   >   
   > * A. History: It Happened on Valentine's Day   
   >   
   > A1. In what year did the St. Valentine's Day massacre occur   
   > in Chicago, when the South Side gang led by Al Capone   
   > murdered several members of the North Side Irish gang led   
   > by Bugs Moran?   
      
   1929   
      
   > A2. In what year, within 2, did Thomas Watson Sr. rename his   
   > company from CTR to IBM?   
      
   1920; 1915   
      
   > * B. Literature: Romantic Literature -- Sort Of   
   >   
   > These two questions are on novels that have a romantic theme but,   
   > ah, probably should not be classified as literature.   
   >   
   > B1. Who is the author of the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey"?   
      
   E. L. James   
      
   > B2. Who is the author of the "Twilight" vampire romance series,   
   > which includes the novels "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse",   
   > and "Breaking Dawn"?   
      
   Stephenie Meyer   
      
   > * C. Geography: What's in a Name?   
   >   
   > These two questions are about Canadian provinces that have towns   
   > with, ah, interesting names.   
   >   
   > C1. In what province would you find towns named Come by Chance,   
   > Dildo, and Heart's Delight?   
      
   Newfoundland and Labrador   
      
   > C2. In what province would you find towns named Fertile, Old   
   > Wives, and Poor Man?   
      
   Manitoba; Saskatchewan   
      
   > * D. Sports: 40-Love   
   >   
   > These two questions are about the marriages and divorces of   
   > professional tennis players.   
   >   
   > D1. Andre Agassi """has been""" married to which tennis player   
   > since 2001?   
      
   Steffi Graf   
      
   > D2. Chris Evert """has been""" married and divorced three times.   
   > Who did she marry in 2008, and divorce in 2009 after only   
   > 18 months?   
      
   Greg Norman   
      
   > * E. Entertainment: Romantic Film Classics   
   >   
   > E1. In this 1957 movie, a couple played by Cary Grant and   
   > Deborah Kerr fall in love and agree to meet in 6 months   
   > at the Empire State Building, thus inspiring part of the   
   > 1993 movie "Sleepless in Seattle". What is the title of   
   > the 1957 film?   
      
   "An Affair to Remember"   
      
   > E2. This 1953 movie is about the troubles of soldiers stationed   
   > at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in the months leading up to the   
   > attack. Its stars include Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr,   
   > and it's best known for their kissing scene on the beach.   
   > What is its title?   
      
   "From Here to Eternity"   
      
   > * F. What Do You Say?   
   >   
   > F1. Who said (or wrote) the following? "Sex without love is   
   > an empty experience -- but, as empty experiences go, it's   
   > one of the best."   
      
   Woody Allen   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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