From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-08,   
   > 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 9, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)   
   >   
   > Answer these 2013 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.   
   >   
   > 1. On April 5, an episode of what sitcom was taped featuring the   
   >     female cast of the "Mary Tyler Moore Show"?  The episode   
   >     included guest stars Mary Tyler Moore, Cloris Leachman, and   
   >     the terminally ill Valerie Harper, as well as Betty White,   
   >     a regular on the show.  What is the name of the currently   
   >     running sitcom that will feature this reunion?   
      
   Golden Girls   
      
   >   
   > 2. Last week the L.A. Lakers retired jersey #34.  Who was the   
   >     all-star former Laker who wore it?   
      
   Elgin Baylor   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 9, Round 2 - Entertainment - Directors   
   >   
   > In each case, name the director of the movies listed.   
   >   
   > 1. "Hugo", "The Departed", "Gangs of New York".   
   > 2. "Thank You for Smoking", "Juno", "Up in The Air".   
   > 3. "Apollo 13", "A Beautiful Mind", "Cinderella Man".   
      
   Ron Howard   
      
   > 4. "The Usual Suspects", "X-Men", "Superman Returns".   
      
   Snyder   
      
   > 5. "American Beauty", "Revolutionary Road", "Skyfall".   
   > 6. "Scarface", "The Untouchables", "Mission: Impossible".   
   > 7. "As Good As It Gets", "Terms of Endearment", "Broadcast News".   
   > 8. "The Virgin Suicides", "Lost in Translation", "Marie Antoinette".   
   > 9. "My Own Private Idaho", "Good Will Hunting", "Finding Forrester".   
      
   Matt Damon   
      
   > 10. "The Princess Bride", "When Harry Met Sally", "The American   
   >     President".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 9, Round 3 - Geography - Waterfalls of the World   
   >   
   > 1. Which notable waterfall in South America can be found in Canaima   
   >     National Park?   
      
   Angel   
      
   >   
   > 2. This fall, although neither the highest at 108 m (355 feet)   
   >     nor the widest at 1,708 m (5,600 feet), is the largest in the   
   >     world in terms of area of falling sheet (or area of the vertical   
   >     drop).  What is the name of this fall on the Zambezi River?   
   >   
   > 3. Located about 30 km (20 miles) west of Thunder Bay, this   
   >     waterfall 39 m (128 feet) tall is sometimes known as the   
   >     Niagara of the North.  What is it called?   
   >   
   > 4. This very voluminous waterfall, located on the border of Brazil   
   >     and Argentina, is a wonder of the world.  What's its name?   
   >   
   > Please decode the rot13 for the questions #5-8 only after you have.   
   > finished with questions #1-4.   
   >   
   > 5. Jung vf gur gnyyrfg jngresnyy va Havgrq Fgngrf?  Vgf gbgny qebc   
   >     bire 3 cyhatrf vf 739 z be 2,425 srrg.  Vgf unf gur fnzr anzr   
   >     nf gur angvbany cnex gung fheebhaqf vg.   
      
   Yellowstone   
      
   >   
   > 6. Ng 979 z be 3,212 srrg, Natry Snyyf va Irarmhryn vf gur jbeyq'f   
   >     gnyyrfg.  Ghtryn Snyyf, gur frpbaq gnyyrfg jngresnyy va gur   
   >     jbeyq, vf bayl fyvtugyl fubegre ng 947 zrgref be 3,110 srrg.   
   >     Jung pbhagel vf vg va?   
   >   
   > 7. Ng 350 z be 1,150 srrg, Cvffvat Zner Snyyf vf gur gnyyrfg   
   >     jngresnyy va rnfgrea Abegu Nzrevpn.  Va *juvpu Pnanqvna angvbany   
   >     cnex* jbhyq lbh svaq vg?   
   >   
   > 8. Ng n urvtug bs 84 z be 275 srrg, guvf jngresnyy vf gur gnyyrfg   
   >     va Dhrorp, naq vf ybpngrq bayl 12 xz sebz gur pragre bs Dhrorp   
   >     Pvgl.  Jung vf vg pnyyrq, va Ratyvfu?   
      
   Montmorency   
      
   >   
   > 9. When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote "The Adventure of the Final   
   >     Problem", he chose the Reichenbach Falls as the place where   
   >     Sherlock Holmes and professor Moriarty had their final fight.   
   >     Holmes and Moriarty are fictional, we hear, but the Reichenbach   
   >     Falls are real.... and located in what country?   
      
   Switzerland   
      
   >   
   > 10. According to the World Waterfall Database, *all 18* of the   
   >     tallest waterfalls in Europe are in one country.  Which one?   
      
   Norway; Iceland   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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