From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   I hit "send" too soon. Here are all of my answers (if you'll accept them).   
      
   Pete   
      
   Pete Gayde wrote:   
   > 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?   
      
   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 Brittania   
      
   >>   
   >> 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?   
      
   1902; 1905   
      
   >>   
   >>   
   >> * 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"?   
      
   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?   
   >   
      
   Saskatchewan; Manitoba   
      
   >   
   >>   
   >>     C2. In what province would you find towns named Fertile, Old   
   >>         Wives, and Poor Man?   
      
   Saskatchewan; Manitoba   
      
   >   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> * 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?   
   >   
   >   
      
   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?   
   >>   
   >>     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?   
   >>   
   >> 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   
      
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