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|    Message 31,158 of 32,813    |
|    Pete Gayde to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 6, Rounds 2-3: O'Hol    |
|    13 Nov 22 22:26:40    |
      From: pete.gayde@gmail.com              Mark Brader wrote:       > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-11,       > 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 6, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)       >       > Answer these 2013 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.       >       > 1. Last week, the Bay announced it will be changing its logo for       > the first time since 1965. As well, the name on their stores       > will be changing. What will be the new name of the Bay stores       > starting this year?       >       > 2. What movie, about an African child soldier, won the Canadian       > Screen Award for best picture plus 9 other Canadian screen       > awards, last week?       >       >       > * Game 6, Round 2 - Entertainment - O'Hollywood       >       > This round is about performers whose last name starts with "O'".       > *In each case give BOTH THE FIRST AND LAST NAME* of the actor or       > actress described; last names may repeat.       >       > 1. He """is""" perhaps best known for his role as Oliver Barrett IV,       > the son of wealthy and well-respected Harvard University       > graduates, who falls in love with Jennifer Cavelleri, a       > quick-witted, working-class Radcliffe College student.              Ryan O'Neal              >       > 2. Best known for playing a misanthropic women's shoe salesman       > with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his       > son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter       > is dim-witted and promiscuous.       >       > 3. This comedienne was born into an Irish family in Commack,       > Long Island. She played third baseman Doris Murphy alongside       > Geena Davis and Tom Hanks.              Rosie O'Donnell              >       > 4. This actor played a working-class family man who held bigoted,       > conservative views of the world. His viewpoints clashed with       > nearly everyone he came into contact with, especially his       > liberal son-in-law.              Carrol O'Connor              >       > 5. This actor """is""" best known for his starring role in the ABC       > television series "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (1955-61).       > He also holds the distinction of playing the last character that       > John Wayne ever killed on the screen, in Wayne's final movie       > "The Shootist" (1976).       >       > 6. American dancer, singer, and actor who came to fame in a series       > of movies in which he co-starred alternately with Gloria Jean,       > Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. He is best known today       > for his role as Gene Kelly's friend and colleague Cosmo Brown.              Donald O'Connor              >       > 7. This actor played a fictionalized version of the catalog-company       > entrepreneur John Peterman in a well-known sitcom from 1995 to       > 1998. In 2001 he financed the relaunch of the J. Peterman Co.       > and thus became its part-owner in real life.       >       > 8. This actress """is""" perhaps best known for playing Jane in       > the Tarzan movie series starring Johnny Weismuller. She """is"""       > also the mother of Mia Farrow.              Maureen O'Hara              >       > 9. American actor. He played Dick Grayson (Robin) in two       > Batman movies, "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin". He       > """currently""" stars as NCIS Special Agent G. Callen on the       > CBS crime drama television series "NCIS: Los Angeles".       >       > 10. This """retired""" professional basketball player """has had"""       > limited success in Hollywood, most noted for playing a "rappin'       > genie with an attitude" in the movie "Kazaam".              Shaquille O'Neal              >       > Reminder: first and last names for all answers.       >       >       > * Game 6, Round 3 - Geography - Coastal Cities       >       > We give you a country's """most populous""" coastal city; you name       > the country.       >       > 1. Kiel.              Germany              > 2. Varna.       > 3. Busan.              South Korea              > 4. Split.              Croatia              > 5. Jeddah.              Saudi Arabia              > 6. Odessa.              Ukraine              > 7. Mombasa.              Kenya; Tanzania              > 8. Latakia.       > 9. Chittagong.              Sri Lanka; Thailand              > 10. Barranquilla.              Colombia              >              Pete Gayde              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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