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   Dan Tilque to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 10, Rounds 4-6: GGs,   
   08 Jan 23 18:36:16   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 1/7/23 23:01, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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).   
      
   Louis XIII   
      
   > 2. Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac.   
      
   Louis XIV   
      
   > 3. Sir Guy Carleton, Baron Dorchester.   
      
   George III   
      
   > 4. John Lambton, Earl of Durham.   
      
   Queen Victoria   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
   > 3. Jerry Goldsmith, 1979.   
   > 4. James Horner, 1995.   
   > 5. James Horner, 1997.   
   > 6. Francis Lai, 1970.   
   > 7. Nino Rota, 1968.   
   > 8. Nino Rota, 1972.   
   > 9. Marc Shaiman, 1991.   
   > 10. John Williams, 1981.   
      
   Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.   
   >   
      
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