From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 7/17/23 23:06, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 5, Round 4 - Geography - Americana   
   >   
   > 1. What is the second-largest city, by population, in Ohio?   
      
   Columbus   
      
   (could be either Cleveland or Cinncinati, so I split the difference. :-)   
      
   > 2. What is the second-largest city, by population, in Texas?   
      
   Dallas   
      
   >   
   > 3. The Statue of Liberty stands on 16-acre Liberty Island, which   
   >     was renamed by an Act of Congress in 1956.  What was its name   
   >     for the previous 289 years?   
   >   
   > 4. What is the only New York City borough located (essentially   
   >     entirely) on the American mainland?   
      
   The Bronx   
      
   >   
   > 5. In 1923, a nightclub opened at Lenox Av. and 142 St. in Harlem.   
   >     Over the years it presented acts like Duke Ellington,   
   >     Cab Calloway, and Lena Horne, nationally broadcast on CBS.   
   >     What was its alliterative name?   
      
   Cotton Club   
      
   >   
   > 6. The Georgia site of the Masters golf tournament shares its name   
   >     with which US state capital?   
      
   Augusta ME   
      
   >   
   > 7. The United States Bullion Depository is a fortified vault   
   >     building built in 1936 to move gold reserves away from coastal   
   >     cities.  In which state is it located?   
      
   Kentucky   
      
   >   
   > 8. In 1920 a streetcar route of the New Orleans Railway & Light   
   >     Co. ran ran from Canal St., onto Bourbon, left on Pauger St.,   
   >     and down Dauphine to its terminus on what street?   
      
   Desire   
      
   >   
   > 9. The Three Mile Island Unit 2 reactor partially melted down   
   >     on 1979-03-28.  In which state is Three Mile Island located?   
      
   Pennsylvania   
      
   >   
   > 10. If you were in Woodstock NY in August 1968, you would have found   
   >     it quiet.  The Woodstock Music and Art Fair had been relocated   
   >     to a dairy farm in Bethel NY, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of   
   >     the town of Woodstock.  What was the farmer's name?   
      
   McDonald   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 5, Round 5 - Audio - Weird Al Yankovic   
   >   
   > Here's another audio round without the audio.   
   >   
   > It's the 40th anniversary of Weird Al Yankovic's debut album.   
   > He has made a career specializing in parodies -- both of specific   
   > songs, and pastiches of performers' styles -- so let's explore!   
   >   
   > In each case you'll be given the title of a Weird Al parody, and   
   > except as noted you must give us the performer (artist or group)   
   > of the original song.   
   >   
   > 1. "The Brady Bunch".   
   > 2. "I Lost on Jeopardy".   
   > 3. "Dog Eat Dog".   
   > 4. "Dare to be Stupid".   
   > 5. "Jurassic Park".  In this case name the *songwriter* of the   
   >     original, who you may also find in Phoenix, Wichita, or   
   >     Galveston.   
   >   
   > For the next *three* questions, Weird Al parodied a cover version of   
   > the original song, the cover being a major worldwide hit in 1987   
   > in each case -- #1 in Canada, the US, and/or the UK.  You must   
   > name the performer of that cover version.   
   >   
   > 6. "Lasagna".  (The cover version was for the soundtrack of   
   >     a biopic.)   
   > 7. "I Think I'm a Clone Now".   
   > 8. "Alimony".   
   >   
   > The last two questions feature Al's instrument of choice -- the   
   > accordion -- and for these questions you'll be given the original   
   > title and must give the title of Weird Al's parody.   
   >   
   > 9. "My Sharona".   
   > 10. "Another One Bites the Dust".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 5, Round 6 - Canadiana History - Canadian Premiers   
   >   
   > Some premiers are slightly better remembered than others.  In each   
   > case, name them -- the surname is sufficient.  One question per   
   > province.   
   >   
   > 1. This former car salesman who had a brief 4-month run as Premier   
   >     of Ontario in 1985 after the long tenure of Bill Davis.   
   >     He should not be confused with the similarly named comic-book   
   >     writer/artist of "Batman: The Dark Knight", "Sin City", and   
   >     "300".   
      
   Miller   
      
   >   
   > 2. This man, who was Premier of Prince Edward Island 1986-93,   
   >     was the first premier of a Canadian province to be of   
   >     non-European descent -- Lebanese, to be precise.  His son   
   >     Robert also served as premier, 2007-15.   
   >   
   > 3. Only one person has ever served both as the premier of a Canadian   
   >     province and as Prime Minister of Canada.  He was Premier of   
   >     Nova Scotia for 2 months in 1882, and later the 4th Canadian   
   >     prime minister, drying in office in 1894 after only 2-years in   
   >     the role.   
   >   
   > 4. This woman succeeded Bill Vander Zalm in 1991 as Premier of   
   >     British Columbia, becoming the first female premier in Canadian   
   >     history.  She only served for 7 months before an end was brought   
   >     to nearly 16 years of Social Credit government.   
   >   
   > 5. This man was first elected Premier of New Brunswick in 1987   
   >     when his Liberal Party swept all 58 seats in the legislature.   
   >     He resigned 10 years to the day after that election, having   
   >     pledged to serve such a term when first elected.  He also served   
   >     as Ambassador to the US, from 2005-06.   
   >   
   > 6. A Progressive Conservative with the surname Filmon served as   
   >     Premier of Manitoba, 1988-99.  He was succeeded by a New   
   >     Democrat with the surname Doer who served 1999-2009.  What is   
   >     their shared *first name*?   
   >   
   > 7. Name the man who served 1949-71 as Premier of Newfoundland .   
   >     Up until his death in 1991, he was often referred to as the   
   >     only living Father of Confederation.   
   >   
   > 8. Name the man who served as Premier of Alberta from 1992 to 2006.   
   >     He also served as Mayor of Calgary, 1980-89.  He suffered   
   >     from many personal problems including an admitted addiction   
   >     to alcohol, which led to a famous incident in 2001 where he   
   >     drunkenly yelled at homeless men in a shelter telling them to   
   >     get a job.   
   >   
   > 9. This former Quebec journalist, after serving in the Liberal   
   >     government of Jean Lesage, formed his own political party   
   >     and went on to serve as Premier of Quebec 1976-85.  He was   
   >     the leader of the Yes side in the first Quebec referendum on   
   >     separation from Canada.   
   >   
   > 10. Name the man who served 1944-61 as Premier of Saskatchewan.   
   >     He also served in the Federal legislature, 1935-44, as a   
   >     member of the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and   
   >     then 1962-79, much of this time as the first leader of the New   
   >     Democratic Party.   
   >   
      
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   Dan Tilque   
      
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