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   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   
      
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