From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 6/28/23 10:23, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > ** 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.   
      
   Monaco   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   >     A2. Loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin, the 1979 film   
   >         "The Rose" stars which iconic actress/singer?   
   >   
   >   
   > * B. History   
   >   
   >     B1. "The Romance of the Rose" is the English title of an   
   >         allegorical poem written between 1240 and 1275 -- in   
   >         what language?   
      
   French   
      
   >   
   >     B2. The AMORC (Toronto headquarters on Broadview Av.) is a   
   >         mystical order better known by what name?   
      
   Rosicrucians   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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 Juliet   
      
   >   
   >     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?   
   >   
   >   
   > * D. Science   
   >   
   >     D1. Often used to make tea, the berry-like fruit of the rose   
   >         plant is given what name?   
      
   rosehips   
      
   >   
   >     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 gambled on baseball games   
      
   >   
   >     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?   
   >   
   >     F2. Kurt Vonnegut's fifth novel was a social satire about a   
   >         philanthropist trying to give away his fortune.  Name it.   
   >   
      
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