From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-06-05,   
   > 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 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".   
      
   Van Allen   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Pierre and Marie Curie   
      
   >   
   > 3. Name the Dutch-born winner of the 1910 Physics prize in   
   >     recognition of "his work on the equation of state for gases   
   >     and liquids".   
      
   Roentgen   
      
   >   
   > 4. Name the winner of the 1918 Physics prize in recognition of   
   >     "the advancement of Physics by his discovery of energy quanta".   
   >   
   > 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".   
      
   Bohr   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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".   
   >   
   > 8. Name the English-born winner of the 1958 Chemistry prize in   
   >     recognition of "his work on the structure of proteins, especially   
   >     that of insulin".   
   >   
   > 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".   
      
   Friedman   
      
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   >   
   > The author of this round included a note:   
   >   
   >     I would have loved to include a question on one of the 2019   
   >     winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Manitoba-born Jim Peebles.   
   >     While his prize was in recognition of theoretical discoveries   
   >     in physical cosmology, I would have awarded it for successfully   
   >     avoiding an out-of-control truck that was coming towards a car he   
   >     was driving while I was in the passenger seat!   
   >   
   >   
   > ** 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?   
   >   
   >     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   
      
   >   
   >     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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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   
      
   >   
   >     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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.   
      
   Seinfeld   
      
   >   
   >     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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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?   
   >   
   >     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   
      
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