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   Jason Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 10, Rounds 4-6: GGs,   
   08 Jan 23 19:56:49   
   
   From: jk71875@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 2:01:53 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-15,    
   > 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 10, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Governor-Generals    
   >    
   > Each of these people was Governor or Governor-General either of    
   > New France or of one of its successor entities up to and including    
   > the present dominion of Canada.    
   >    
   > For #1-4, name the sovereign they represented (or one of them, if    
   > there was more than one). Name and number required if applicable.    
   >    
   > 1. Samuel de Champlain (governor from 1633).    
   > 2. Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac.    
   > 3. Sir Guy Carleton, Baron Dorchester.    
   > 4. John Lambton, Earl of Durham.    
   >    
   > For #5-10, name the prime minister of Canada at the time (or one    
   > of them, if there was more than one).    
   >    
   > 5. Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne.    
   > 6. Lord Julian Byng of Vimy.    
   > 7. Vincent Massey.    
   > 8. Jules Léger.    
   > 9. Roméo LeBlanc.    
   > 10. Michaëlle Jean.    
   >    
   > 11. For fun, but for no points: who is the governor-general *now*,    
   > in 2023?    
   >    
   >    
   > * Game 10, Round 5 - Audio - Movie Scores    
   >    
   > Surprise! You're getting the audio round, so there are three rounds    
   > in this set. But, of course, you're getting it without the audio:    
   > I think it should be playable enough that way.    
   >    
   > In this round, you'll be given the year a movie was released and the    
   > composer of the score, and you name the film. In the original game    
   > you had to name the specific movie whose score had a clip played;    
   > most of them were quite well known. Here, if (according to the    
   > IMDB) the composer scored more than one movie released that year    
   > then I'll accept any one of them. Cinematic fiction features only,    
   > that is; no documentaries, shorts, or TV work.    
   >    
   > 1. Elmer Bernstein, 1956.    
   > 2. Harold Faltermeyer, 1984.    
   "Beverly Hills Cop"   
   > 3. Jerry Goldsmith, 1979.    
   > 4. James Horner, 1995.    
   > 5. James Horner, 1997.    
   "Titanic"   
   > 6. Francis Lai, 1970.    
   > 7. Nino Rota, 1968.    
   > 8. Nino Rota, 1972.    
   "The Godfather"   
   > 9. Marc Shaiman, 1991.    
   > 10. John Williams, 1981.    
   "Raiders of the Lost Ark"   
   >    
   >    
   > * Game 10, Round 6 - Sports - Hockey Awards    
   >    
   > This is a round on hockey trophies or awards. We will give you the    
   > name of the trophy or award and you explain what it is awarded for.    
   > Some of the answers are similar; for full points you must give    
   > sufficient detail to distinguish them.    
   >    
   > 1. Vezina Trophy.    
   > 2. Art Ross Trophy.    
   > 3. Jack Adams Award.    
   > 4. Conn Smythe Trophy.    
   > 5. Hart Memorial Trophy.    
   > 6. Frank J. Selke Trophy.    
   > 7. Calder Memorial Trophy.    
   > 8. Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.    
   > 9. James Norris Memorial Trophy.    
   > 10. Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.    
   >    
   > --    
   > Mark Brader | "This is just the result of someone sitting down before    
   > Toronto | a computer and carefully removing his head first.    
   > m...@vex.net | It's a phenomenon which is becoming more and more common."    
   > | -- Leonard Wibberley    
   > My text in this article is in the public domain.   
      
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