From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-02-11,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.  All questions were written   
   > by members of the Night Owls, 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 2022-09-09   
   > companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian   
   > Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > ** 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.   
      
   Exxon   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 9. In 1989 three classmates at Thornlea Secondary School banded   
   >     together to become the Chia Pets.  They changed their name in   
   >     1992, added a fourth band member, performed and released albums   
   >     until 2000, and disbanded in 2001.  Name this band.   
   >   
   > 10. This character was the aunt to Draco Malfoy in the Harry   
   >     Potter series.  Name her.   
      
   Bellatrix LeStrange   
      
   >   
   >   
   > ** 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?   
      
   1932; 1933   
      
   >   
   >     A2. In what year, within 2, did Thomas Watson Sr. rename his   
   >         company from CTR to IBM?   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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"?   
   >   
   >     B2. Who is the author of the "Twilight" vampire romance series,   
   >         which includes the novels "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse",   
   >         and "Breaking Dawn"?   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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?   
      
   Saskatchewan; Manitoba   
      
   >   
   >     C2. In what province would you find towns named Fertile, Old   
   >         Wives, and Poor Man?   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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?   
      
   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?   
      
      
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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?   
   >   
   >     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?   
   >   
   >   
   > * F. What Do You Say?   
   >   
   > These two questions cover famous quotes on sex.   
   >   
   >     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."   
   >   
   >     F2. What playwright said (or wrote) the following?  "Why should   
   >         we take advice on sex from the pope?  If he knows anything   
   >         about it, he shouldn't!"   
   >   
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq   
   > "Nyyra" sbe nal dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb onpx naq fhccyl gur svefg anzr.   
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)