From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 11:41:44 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >    
   > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - Science Nobel Prize Winners    
   >    
   > Name them.    
   >    
   > 1. Name the winner of the 1901 Physics prize in recognition of    
   > "the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named    
   > after him".    
      
   Roentgen   
      
   > 2. Name *both* of winners of the 1903 Physics prize in recognition    
   > of "their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered    
   > by Professor Henri Becquerel". First and last names required.    
      
   Marie Curie & Pierre Curie   
      
   > 6. Name the New-Zealand-born winner of the 1908 Chemistry prize    
   > in recognition "for his investigations into the disintegration    
   > of the elements and the chemistry of radioactive substances".    
   > These investigations mostly took place at McGill University.    
      
   Rutherford   
       
   > 9. Name *any one* of the winners of the 1994 Economics prize in    
   > recognition of "their pioneering analysis of equilibria in the    
   > theory of non-cooperative games".    
      
   Nash   
       
   > ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round - JCVD    
   >    
   > For the nightcap, here are a dozen questions about the man, the    
   > myth, the legend... Jean-Claude Van Damme (hereafter, "JCVD").    
   >    
   > * A. Geography    
   >    
   > A1. For pretty much his whole career, JCVD has gone by the    
   > nickname "The Muscles from..." -- what European capital?    
      
   Brussels   
       
   > A2. The 1988 movie "Black Eagle" revolves around recovering a    
   > device from a plane shot down over what small EU member    
   > country, an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea?    
      
   Malta   
      
   > * B. Business    
   >    
   > B1. The 1989 film "Cyborg" features characters named Gibson    
   > Rickenbacker, Fender Tremolo, and Marshall Strat. Gibson,    
   > Rickenbacker, and Fender are companies best known for    
   > manufacturing what?    
      
   guitars   
       
   > * C. Sports    
   >    
   > C1. 1997's "Double Team" saw JCVD paired with what NBA "bad boy",    
   > making his feature film debut? Other accolades include    
   > being a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and a    
   > "friend for life" of Kim Jong Un.    
      
   Dennis Rodman   
        
   > * D. History    
   >    
   > D1. Twice in his film career, JCVD has played characters    
   > who served in what noted military group? Created in 1831, it    
   > allowed non-citizen recruits to serve in its country's army.    
      
   French Foreign Legion   
       
   > D2. JCVD's movie "Knock Off" was one of the last movies to    
   > feature Kai Tak Airport still in use before its closure    
   > in 1998. Located in Kowloon, it was the international    
   > airport for what administrative region?    
      
   Hong Kong   
      
   > * E. Cameos    
   >    
   > E1. JCVD was one of a handful of guest stars that appeared on    
   > an episode of a sitcom that NBC aired right after their 1996    
   > Super Bowl broadcast. The episode was appropriately named    
   > "The One After The Super Bowl". Name the sitcom.    
      
   "Friends"   
      
   > E2. JCVD had a brief cameo as himself in a 1993 Arnold    
   > Schwarzenegger action movie. It's the Arnie movie between    
   > 1992's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and 1994's "True Lies".    
   > Name the movie.    
      
   "Last Action Hero"   
      
   > * F. Movies    
   >    
   > F1. In his final film role Raul Julia played M. Bison, who    
   > squared off against JCVD's Guile in the 1994 adaptation of    
   > what video game franchise?    
      
   "Mortal Kombat"   
      
   > F2. JCVD played the main bad guy -- named Jean Vilain -- in the    
   > second movie of what film franchise, a veritable who's who    
   > of classic action stars? The first three movies were were    
   > released in the 2010s, with a fourth installment set for    
   > September 2023.    
      
   "The Expendables"   
      
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