From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 1:21:52 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-05-29,    
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.    
   >    
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give    
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.    
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,    
   > based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote    
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal    
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.    
   >    
   > All questions were written by members of Bloor St. Irregulars and    
   > are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may    
   > have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information    
   > please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the    
   > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".   
   > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Geography - Country Names    
   >    
   > 1. The name of which country is the name given to three strikes in    
   > a row in 10-pin bowling? (Or, at least, it was until late 2021,    
   > when the country changed its name.)    
      
   turkey   
      
   > For the remaining questions, each answer similarly is also the    
   > name of a country, and these are all current names.    
   >    
   > 2. The surname of the man who the NBA's web site describes as the    
   > greatest basketball player of all time.    
      
   jordan   
      
   > 3. A word in the title of a 1963 James Bond movie.    
      
   russia   
      
   > 4. A word in the title of a 1979 movie starring Jane Fonda, Jack    
   > Lemmon, and Michael Douglas, about a safety cover-up at a    
   > nuclear power plant.    
      
   china   
      
   > 5. The first name of the artist, renowned for her paintings of    
   > enlarged flowers and scenes of New Mexico, who is called "the    
   > Mother of American Modernism".    
      
   georgia   
      
   > 6. The first name of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner for    
   > "Jerry Maguire".    
      
   cuba   
      
   > 7. The surname of the poet, journalist, and novelist who won the    
   > 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature. Hints: His first name is    
   > Anatole, and the country is in Europe.    
      
   france   
      
   > 8. A word that occurs 8 times -- sometimes preceded by the word    
   > "hanging" or "dimpled" -- in the US Supreme Court's decision in    
   > Bush v. Gore, the case that effectively decided the presidential    
   > election in the year 2000? Hint: the country is in Africa.    
      
   chad   
      
   > 9. A pre-decimalization coin equal to 21 shillings. Hints: The    
   > country is in Africa, and its name occurs within the names of    
   > three other countries.    
      
   guinea   
      
   > 10. A word in the name of a 17th-century palace and a large garden,    
   > both in Paris, located near the Sorbonne and the Pantheon.    
   > Hint: the country is in Europe.    
      
   luxembourg?   
      
   >    
   > ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round - A Rose by Any Other Name    
   >    
   > * A. Entertainment    
   >    
   > A1. A comedienne and singer, we probably remember this actress    
   > best for her role on "The Dick van Dyke Show". Who?    
      
   rose marie   
      
   > A2. Loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin, the 1979 film    
   > "The Rose" stars which iconic actress/singer?    
      
   bette midler   
      
   >    
   > * B. History    
   >    
   > B1. "The Romance of the Rose" is the English title of an    
   > allegorical poem written between 1240 and 1275 -- in    
   > what language?    
      
   old french   
      
   > B2. The AMORC (Toronto headquarters on Broadview Av.) is a    
   > mystical order better known by what name?    
      
   rosicrucians [based solely on the theme]   
      
   >    
   > * C. Miscellaneous    
   >    
   > C1. The line "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"    
   > is from Act 2, Scene 2, of which play?    
      
   romeo and juliette   
      
   > C2. There are numerous songs which share this rosy title,    
   > notably a 2010 single by Kelly Rowland and track #2 from    
   > Blue Rodeo's 1987 album "Outskirts". Which title?    
      
   rose colored glasses   
      
   >    
   > * D. Science    
   >    
   > D1. Often used to make tea, the berry-like fruit of the rose    
   > plant is given what name?    
      
   rose hips   
      
   > D2. Rose gold is made by alloying gold with 3% silver and about    
   > 22% of which element?    
      
   copper   
      
   >    
   > * E. Sports    
   >    
   > E1. Pete Rose is the all-time Major League leader in hits    
   > (with 4,256) and singles (3,215). Why, then, is he not    
   > in the Baseball Hall of Fame?    
      
   he bet on baseball games and was ruled permanently ineligible   
      
   > E2. The most prestigious of the US college football bowl games,    
   > the Rose Bowl is traditionally played on New Year's Day in    
   > which California city? (Specific city, not metropolitan    
   > area.)    
      
   pasadena   
      
   >    
   > * F. Literature    
   >    
   > F1. The phrase "A rose is a rose is a rose" originates in a    
   > 1913 poem by which author?    
      
   sacred emily [by gertrude stein]   
      
   > F2. Kurt Vonnegut's fifth novel was a social satire about a    
   > philanthropist trying to give away his fortune. Name it.    
      
   god bless you mr. rosewater   
      
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