From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 6/21/23 14:45, 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.   
   >   
   > 1. Today his son is perhaps better-known, but this man served as   
   >     Social Credit premier of Alberta from 1943 to 1968.  Who?   
   >   
   > 2.  was followed by a Conservative dynasty of 8 premiers   
   >     that was ended only when who was elected premier in 2015?   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 4. Alberta's relationship with the rest of Canada was forever   
   >     changed by the discovery of oil in 1947 at which town, 33 km   
   >     south of Edmonton?   
   >   
   > 5. "Let the Eastern bastards freeze in the dark."  This federal   
   >     program, introduced in 1980 to promote Canadian energy   
   >     self-sufficiency, was extremely unpopular in Alberta, and   
   >     contributed to the decline of the Liberal Party in Alberta   
   >     politics.  Name it.   
   >   
   > 6. A portion of Alberta's revenue from oil and gas production is   
   >     invested for future generations into what wealth fund,   
   >     established under premier Peter Lougheed?   
   >   
   > 7. Centered around Tom Flanagan, Rainer Knopff, Ted Morton,   
   >     and Barry Cooper, this group of academics inspired and mentored   
   >     Conservative and Reform figures such as Stephen Harper and   
   >     Danielle Smith.  Name the group.   
   >   
   > 8. This man was elected in 2010 for the first of three terms as   
   >     mayor of Calgary.  He is the first Muslim to become mayor of   
   >     a large North American city.  Who?   
   >   
   > 9. Bill 1 of Danielle Smith's first session as premier was which   
   >     controversial act, which directs "political entities" to not   
   >     enforce "federal rules deemed harmful to Alberta's interests"?   
   >   
   > 10. Danielle Smith has been subject to an ethics investigation   
   >     over conversations with street pastor Artur Pawlowski, who   
   >     faced criminal charges for his actions at the blockade of which   
   >     Alberta border crossing?   
      
   Carway   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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".   
   > 2. "Mrs. Robinson".   
      
   The Graduate, Simon and Garfunkel   
      
   > 3. "As Time Goes By".   
      
   Casablanca   
      
   > 4. "Over the Rainbow".   
      
   The Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland   
      
   > 5. "Up Where We Belong".   
   > 6. "My Favorite Things".   
      
   The Sound of Music, Julie Andrews   
      
   > 7. "My Heart Will Go On".   
   > 8. "Wind Beneath My Wings".   
   > 9. "I Will Always Love You".   
   > 10. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head".   
      
   Singing in the Rain   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.   
   >   
   > 3. Len Deighton's "The IPCRESS File" is the first of 7 books   
   >     featuring an unnamed protagonist.  Movie adaptations starring   
   >     Michael Caine did give the hero a name, and it is by this name   
   >     that the book series is now generally known.  What is that name?   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 9. Identify the Polish-born author of "The Secret Agent" (1907)   
   >     and "Under Western Eyes" (1911).   
   >   
   > 10. The non-fiction book "A Man Called Intrepid" tells the story   
   >     of a real-life World War II spymaster.  He acted as a   
   >     critical liaison between the American and British intelligence   
   >     services and played a key role in the creation of the CIA.   
   >     Name either the Canadian journalist who authored the book,   
   >     or the Manitoba-born spy who is its subject.   
   >   
      
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