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|    swp to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 6, Rounds 9-10: cock    |
|    24 Nov 22 16:10:47    |
      From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com              On Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 1:29:05 AM UTC-5, 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*)".              I have just finished our Thanksgiving feast, done the dishes, and still feel       like I will explode soon. so here goes...              >       > ** 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?              gin              > 2. What liquor is used to make a Mary Pickford?              white rum              > 3. What liqueur is used to make a Harvey Wallbanger?              galliano              > 4. What is the alcoholic ingredient in a Horse's Neck?              cognac              > 5. The Godfather is made with Amaretto Di Saronno and what spirit?              scotch              > 6. The alcoholic ingredients of a Kamikaze are vodka and what       > liqueur?              triple sec              > 7. The two alcoholic ingredients of a Manhattan are red vermouth       > and what liquor?              bourbon              > 8. The recipe for a Sidecar includes two alcoholic beverages:       > triple sec and what other?              cognac              > 9. The recipe for a Cosmopolitan includes two alcoholic beverages:       > citron vodka and what liqueur?              cointreau ; grand marnier              > 10. The recipe for Long Island ice tea contains 5 alcoholic       > ingredients, including, gin, tequila, vodka, rum, and... what       > liqueur?              triple sec                     > ** 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?              the commission              > A2. John Gotti was at one point the boss of what crime family?              gambino              >       > * 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"?              ray chandler              > C2. Who wrote the novel "The Maltese Falcon"?              hammett              >       > * 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?              barry bonds              > D2. In 1994, which figure skater was convicted for hindering       > the prosecution of the attackers of her fellow figure skater       > Nancy Kerrigan?              tonya 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.              seriously? after drinking all those concoctions in the previous round you       expect us to get this one?              ill guess .... law and order: r.c.m.p.              > 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.              law and order: s.r.u.              >       > * F. Miscellaneous: Cultural Centers       >       > F1. In what American city """can""" you find the Mob Museum:       > the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement?              las vegas              > F2. In what American city """can""" you find the Crime Museum:       > the National Museum of Crime and Punishment?              washington d.c.              > --       > Mark Brader, Toronto | "Effective immediately, all memos are to be written       > m...@vex.net | in clear, active-voice English." -- US gov't memo       >       > My text in this article is in the public domain.              swp, who is neither clear nor active right now.              go team USA!              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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