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|    Message 31,310 of 32,813    |
|    Pete Gayde to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: RQFTCICR14 Game 4, Rounds 2-3: drug     |
|    12 Mar 23 15:17:54    |
      From: pete.gayde@gmail.com              Mark Brader wrote:       > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-03,       > and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written       > by members of the Cellar Rats, 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 4, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)       >       > Answer these 2014 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.       >       > 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.       > They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?       > Name either one.       >       > 2. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune       > responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the       > noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.       >       >       > * Game 4, Round 2 - Entertainment - Drugs on Film       >       > Movies featuring drug use. In questions #1-2 the drugs are fictional,       > and in the remaining questions they're real ones.       >       > 1. Name this 1984 sci-fi movie that stars Kyle MacLachlan as Paul       > Atreides, who consumes "spice" or "melange".              Blade Runner; Dune              >       > 2. Name this 2006 movie about addiction to "Substance D", starring       > Keanu Reeves, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and Robert       > Downey Jr. Adapted from a novel by Philip K. Dick.       >       > 3. Name this 1978 movie loosely based on the experiences of       > American college student Billy Hayes in a Turkish prison,       > where he was sent for attempting to smuggle hash. The title       > is prison slang for attempting escape.              Midnight Express              >       > 4. In the 1970 rock documentary "Woodstock", what specific drug       > were people warned not to take?              Green acid              >       > 5. Name this 1975 rock opera movie that features Tina Turner       > performing "Acid Queen".              Tommy              >       > 6. Name this 1983 movie about multiple drugs, most famously cocaine.       > Famous quote: "Say hello to my little friend."              Scarface              >       > 7. Name this 1996 British movie, set in Scotland, about heroin       > and urban poverty. Stars Ewan MacGregor and Johnny Lee Miller.       > Voted Best Scottish Film of All Time.              Train Spotting              >       > 8. Name this 1995 movie starring Leonardo di Caprio, about       > escalating drug use including cocaine and heroin, as well as       > high school sports.       >       > 9. Name this 2003 movie starring Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, and       > Evan Rachel Wood. Written by Nikki Reed along with director       > Catherine Hardwicke, it is the story of a "good girl" trying       > to fit in with the titularly young fast crowd. Multiple drug       > use including aerosol inhalants.              Fast Times at Ridgemont High              >       > 10. This 1998 stoner comedy movie stars Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer,       > and Laura Silverman. The group tries to sell medical marijuana       > in order to spring a friend from prison. Warning: contains       > scenes of massive junk-food consumption.       >       >       > * Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Past Super Bowls       >       > All dates in questions and answers refer to the year of the Super       > Bowl game itself, not the year of the regular season that led       > up to it. In all cases where a team is asked for, you must give       > the full name, including the city or whatever, as it was at the       > relevant date, e.g. "Toronto St. Patricks".       >       > 1. Which team was the first team to win 5 Super Bowls?              Pittsburgh Steelers              >       > 2. Name *any one* of the 4 """current""" NFL teams that have never played       > in a Super Bowl.              Detroit Lions              >       > 3. Which team """is""" the only team to appear in four consecutive       > Super Bowls?              Buffalo Bills              >       > 4. Who were the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl?              Los Angeles Raiders              >       > 5. Which team """has played in four Super Bowls but has never led""" at       > any point during these games?              Minnesota Vikings              >       > 6. """Which player has won""" the Super Bowl MVP award 3 times?              Tom Brady              >       > 7. """Who is the only player""" to score 3 touchdowns in a Super Bowl       > game *twice*?              Jerry Rice; Lynn Swan              >       > 8. In the 3rd quarter of this Super Bowl, an interception was       > returned 49 yards for a touchdown. The ensuing kickoff was       > returned 97 yards for a touchdown. The following kickoff was       > returned 84 yards for *another* touchdown -- with the converts,       > a total of 21 points in 36 seconds of play. Name *either* team,       > *or* identify the game either by number or year (for which,       > see the preamble).              New England Patriots; Baltimore Ravens              >       > 9. Which future Super-Bowl-winning head coach caught a touchdown       > pass from Roger Staubach in Super Bowl VI in 1972?              Mike Ditka              >       > 10. """Which head coach has taken his team to the Super Bowl the       > most times?"""              Belichek              >              Pete Gayde              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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