From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 4:25:00 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 3, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Alberta Politics    
   >    
   > Today is election day in Alberta, so in honor of that, here are    
   > 10 questions about Alberta politics over the years.    
   >    
   > 3. That result in the 2015 election was helped by vote-splitting    
   > on the right. What was the name of the party, led at the time by    
   > Danielle Smith, that siphoned off votes from the Conservatives?    
      
   Wildrose Party   
       
   > * Game 3, Round 5 - Audio - 100 Years, 100 Songs    
   >    
   > Surprise! Here's an audio round that's playable without the    
   > audio, so you get three rounds in this set. And for extra fun,    
   > I'm converting this one into a bonus round.    
   >    
   > Among the American Film Institute's many lists is "100 Years,    
   > 100 Songs": the top 100 American-movie songs of all time. In the    
   > original game a clip was played for each one; here I'll just give    
   > you the title.    
   >    
   > In each case, for normal points, just name the relevant movie    
   > from the AFI's list; for a 2-point bonus, also name the singer or    
   > group who performed it in the movie. *Note*: For each guess you    
   > make at the movie title, you are allowed one and only one guess    
   > at the performer. You can only score the bonus if you have the    
   > title correct.    
   >    
   > 1. "Moon River".    
      
   "Breakfast at Tiffany's"   
   bonus: Audrey Hepburn   
      
   > 2. "Mrs. Robinson".    
      
   "The Graduate"   
   bonus: Simon & Garfunkel   
      
   > 3. "As Time Goes By".    
      
   "Casablanca"   
   bonus: Dooley Wilson   
      
   > 4. "Over the Rainbow".   
      
   "The Wizard of Oz"   
   bonus: Judy Garland   
       
   > 5. "Up Where We Belong".    
      
   "An Officer and a Gentleman"   
   bonus: Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes   
      
   > 6. "My Favorite Things".    
      
   "The Sound of Music"   
   bonus: Julie Andrews   
      
   > 7. "My Heart Will Go On".   
      
   "Titanic"   
   bonus: Celine Dion   
       
   > 8. "Wind Beneath My Wings".   
      
   "Beaches"   
   bonus: Bette Midler   
       
   > 9. "I Will Always Love You".    
      
   "The Bodyguard"   
   bonus: Whitney Houston   
      
   > 10. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head".    
      
   "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"   
   bonus: B.J. Thomas   
      
   > * Game 3, Round 6 - Literature - Spy Literature    
   >    
   > 1. Created by John le Carré to be a more realistic version of    
   > a British spy (as opposed to, say, James Bond), this short,    
   > overweight, balding spymaster appears in 9 of le Carré's books,    
   > including "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and "The Spy who Came    
   > In from the Cold". Name this character.    
      
   George Smiley   
      
   > 2. Born David Webb, this character took on a new name for his    
   > career as a spy, and under that new name has gone on to feature    
   > in over 17 novels, most notably an initial trilogy by his    
   > creator Robert Ludlum. Name this character.    
      
   Bourne   
      
   > 4. This Rudyard Kipling title character grows up as an orphan on    
   > the streets of Lahore, Pakistan, before being trained to be a    
   > spy to take part in the "Great Game" between Britain and Russia    
   > during the late 19th century. Name the character.    
      
   Kim   
      
   > 5. Vivienne Michel, a Canadian woman managing a motel in the    
   > Adirondacks, is the main character of what Ian Fleming novel?    
   > In the final third of the novel she is saved from being    
   > murdered by mobsters when James Bond just happens to stop by    
   > the motel thanks to a flat tire. Of course she falls for him.    
   > Name the novel.    
      
   "The Spy Who Loved Me"   
      
   > 6. Prior to becoming the Governor-General of Canada, John Buchan    
   > created the character of Richard Hannay, a mining engineer who    
   > becomes embroiled in a plot to steal naval defense plans on the    
   > eve of World War I. A Scot in the novel, Hannay's nationality    
   > was changed to Canadian in Alfred Hitchcock's subsequent movie    
   > adaptation. Name the novel.    
      
   "The 39 Steps"   
      
   > 7. After working for MI6 during World War II, much of this author's    
   > subsequent work took a satirical and largely critical view of the    
   > world of espionage, including in novels like "Our Man in Havana",    
   > "The Quiet American", and "The Third Man". Name the author.    
      
   Greene   
      
   > 8. This prolific British author gained his early massive success    
   > with 5 successive spy thrillers, including "Eye of the    
   > Needle" (1978), "The Key to Rebecca" (1980) and "The Man from    
   > St. Petersburg" (1982), before moving on to historical fiction    
   > about the construction of a cathedral in the 12th century.    
   > Name the author.    
      
   Follett   
      
   > 9. Identify the Polish-born author of "The Secret Agent" (1907)    
   > and "Under Western Eyes" (1911).    
      
   Conrad   
      
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