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   Message 31,497 of 32,813   
   Dan Tilque to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 3, Rounds 7-8: tarot   
   25 Jun 23 00:05:53   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 6/24/23 16:06, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 3, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - Tarot Cards   
   >   
   > The tarot deck includes 22 individually named cards called the   
   > "major arcana".  Each question is to be answered with one of those   
   > card names.  (For each one only the key word or phrase matters.   
   > If there was a card called "the Computer", we might ask you for   
   > "computers" or "a computer", and any of these would be correct.)   
   >   
   > 1. Carrie Nation could tell you about taking her 19th-century   
   >     saloon-hatcheting alongside the WCTU, the Women's Christian   
   >      Union.   
      
   Temperance   
      
   >   
   > 2. Rupert Murdoch's Newscorp could tell you about a 2011 scandal   
   >     involving their now defunct tabloid, "News of ".   
      
   The World   
      
   >   
   > 3. Nicola Yoon could tell you about her young adult novel whose   
   >     title suggests that "The Sun is also ".   
      
   The Moon   
      
   >   
   > 4. Philosopher John Rawls could tell you about his veil of ignorance   
   >     thought experiment, which is a part of his "Theory Of ." >   
   > 5. Director Georges Méliès could tell you about his early 1902   
   >     short movie about "A Trip to ."   
   >   
   > 6. The ancient Romans could tell you about the biga, triga, and   
   >     quadriga, all examples of .   
   >   
   > 7. Paolo and Francesa, Tristan and Isolde, or Romeo and Juliet   
   >     could tell you about their experiences as .   
      
   Lovers   
      
   >   
   > 8. Stephen Vincent Benét could tell you about an encounter between   
   >     American lawyer Daniel Webster and .   
      
   The Devil   
      
   >   
   > 9. Men with first names David, Lance, Doug, Penn, and Raymond   
   >     could tell you about their jobs as , though Raymond   
   >     won't be saying much of anything.  Name their profession.   
   >   
   > 10. Residents of Minas Morgul or Orthanc could tell you that they   
   >     live in one of a pair of s, as indicated by the title   
   >     of the second installment in a 20th-century literary trilogy.   
      
   Tower   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 3, Round 8 - Entertainment - Tony-Winning Musicals   
   >   
   > We give the year of the Tony Award and the titles of three songs;   
   > you name the musical.   
   >   
   > 1. 1950;  "Some Enchanted Evening", "There is Nothing like a Dame",   
   >     "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair".   
      
   South Pacific   
      
   >   
   > 2. 1958;  "Trouble", "76 Trombones", "Till There Was You".   
      
   The Music Man   
      
   >   
   > 3. 2016;  "My Shot", "The Schuyler Sisters", "The Room Where   
   >     It Happens".   
   >   
   > 4. 2005;  "He is Not Dead Yet", "The Song that Goes like This",   
   >     "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life".   
      
   Life of Brian   
      
   >   
   > 5. 1983;  "Old Deuteronomy", "Memory", "The Journey to the   
   >     Heaviside Layer".   
   >   
   > 6. 1967;  "Willkommen", "Tomorrow Belongs to Me", "Money".   
   >   
   > 7. 1971;  "Getting Married Today", "The Ladies Who Lunch",   
   >     "Being Alive".   
   >   
   > 8. 1996;  "La Vie Bohème", "Seasons of Love", "Take Me or Leave Me".   
   >   
   > 9. 1965; "Matchmaker, Matchmaker", "If I Were a Rich Man",   
   >     "Sunrise, Sunset".   
   >   
   > 10. 1957;  "The Rain in Spain", "Get Me to the Church on Time",   
   >     "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face".   
      
   My Fair Lady   
      
      
      
   --   
   Dan Tilque   
      
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