From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > ** 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".   
      
   Röntgen   
      
   > 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 and Pierre Curie   
      
   > 4. Name the winner of the 1918 Physics prize in recognition of   
   >    "the advancement of Physics by his discovery of energy quanta".   
      
   Planck   
      
   > 5. Name the winner of the 1922 Physics Prize in recognition of   
   >    "his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms   
   >    and of the radiation emanating from them".   
      
   Niels Bohr   
      
   > 7. Name the winner of the 1932 Physics prize in recognition of "the   
   >    creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has inter   
   >    alia led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen".   
      
   Heisenberg   
      
   > 10. Name the US-born winner of the 1976 Economics prize in   
   >    recognition of "his achievements in the fields of consumption   
   >    analysis monetary history and theory and for his demonstration   
   >    of the complexity of stabilization policy".   
      
   Friedman   
      
   > ** 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?   
      
   Electric guitars   
      
   >    B2. In November 2013 an ad spot for Volvo Trucks went viral,   
   >        racking up 35,000,000 views in the first week.  It featured   
   >        JCVD perched between the cabs of two reversing Volvo FM   
   >        trucks performing his signature move also featured in the   
   >        name of the clip: "The Epic..." -- what?.  Name the move.   
      
   Split   
      
   >    C2. 1995's "Sudden Death" was set at a fictional Game 7 of   
   >        the Stanley Cup finals between the Chicago Black Hawks and   
   >        what home team?  In the real 1992 Stanley Cup finals this   
   >        team swept Chicago in four games straight, extending their   
   >        playoff win streak to 11 games.   
      
   Detroit Red Wings   
      
   > * 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.   
      
   Legion d'etrangers   
      
   (Since I dont' know the English name, I might just as well try   
   with translating the Swedish name into French.)   
      
   >    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   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)