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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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