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   Dan Tilque to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 6, Rounds 9-10: cock   
   22 Nov 22 11:06:44   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 11/21/22 22:28, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Cocktail Recipes   
   >   
   > We are in a pub, so we should know something about cocktails.   
   > In this round -- pun intended! -- you will be asked to identify some   
   > of the ingredients of some of the official cocktails as recognized   
   > by the International Bartenders Association.  Answers may repeat.   
   > All correct answers will contain alcohol.  And if any of your   
   > answers are whiskey, you need to be more specific.   
   >   
   > 1. What liquor is used to make a Bramble?   
   > 2. What liquor is used to make a Mary Pickford?   
   > 3. What liqueur is used to make a Harvey Wallbanger?   
      
   sloe gin   
      
   > 4. What is the alcoholic ingredient in a Horse's Neck?   
   > 5. The Godfather is made with Amaretto Di Saronno and what spirit?   
   > 6. The alcoholic ingredients of a Kamikaze are vodka and what   
   >     liqueur?   
   >   
   > 7. The two alcoholic ingredients of a Manhattan are red vermouth   
   >     and what liquor?   
      
   gin   
      
   >   
   > 8. The recipe for a Sidecar includes two alcoholic beverages:   
   >     triple sec and what other?   
   >   
   > 9. The recipe for a Cosmopolitan includes two alcoholic beverages:   
   >     citron vodka and what liqueur?   
   >   
   > 10. The recipe for Long Island ice tea contains 5 alcoholic   
   >     ingredients, including, gin, tequila, vodka, rum, and... what   
   >     liqueur?   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Crime and Punishment   
   >   
   > * A. History: It's All in the Family   
   >   
   >     These two questions are about the Five Mafia Families of New York.   
   >   
   >     A1. What is the name of the body that was created in 1931 that   
   >         governs the Five Families?   
   >   
   >     A2. John Gotti was at one point the boss of what crime family?   
   >   
   >   
   > * B. Geography: The Big House   
   >   
   >     B1. In what US state would you find Folsom State Prison and   
   >         San Quentin State Prison?   
      
   California   
      
   >   
   >     B2. In what US state would you find Riker's Island, Attica   
   >         Correctional Facility, and Sing Sing?   
      
   New York   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * C. Literature: Crime Story   
   >   
   >     C1. Who wrote the novel "Farewell My Lovely"?   
   >   
   >     C2. Who wrote the novel "The Maltese Falcon"?   
   >   
   >   
   > * D. Sports: These are No Role Models   
   >   
   >     D1. In 2011, which retired San Francisco Giants player was   
   >         convicted of obstruction of justice for lying about the   
   >         use of steroids?   
   >   
   >     D2. In 1994, which figure skater was convicted for hindering   
   >         the prosecution of the attackers of her fellow figure skater   
   >         Nancy Kerrigan?   
      
   Tanya Harding   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Entertainment: Canadian Content   
   >   
   >     These two questions cover Canadian-produced crime series.   
   >     In each case name the series.   
   >   
   >     E1. This was a Vancouver-based crime drama that ran for   
   >         two seasons in 2006-07, starring Ian Tracey and Klea Scott.   
   >         The show centered on Jimmy Reardon, one of Vancouver's top   
   >         organized crime bosses, and Mary Spalding, the director of   
   >         the Vancouver Organized Crime Unit who has offered Reardon   
   >         immunity from prosecution in exchange for his role as a   
   >         police informant.   
   >   
   >     E2. This show, which ran from 2008 to 2012, focused on a   
   >         fictional elite tactical unit, the Strategic Response   
   >         Unit (SRU), within a Canadian metropolitan police force.   
   >         The SRU was tasked with resolving extreme situations that   
   >         regular officers are not trained to handle, including   
   >         hostage-taking, bomb threats, and heavily armed criminals.   
   >         The show starred Hugh Dillon and Amy Jo Johnson.   
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Miscellaneous: Cultural Centers   
   >   
   >     F1. In what American city """can""" you find the Mob Museum:   
   >         the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement?   
   >   
   >     F2. In what American city """can""" you find the Crime Museum:   
   >         the National Museum of Crime and Punishment?   
   >   
      
   --   
   Dan Tilque   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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