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|    Message 31,546 of 32,813    |
|    Dan Tilque to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 5, Rounds 7-8: Ameri    |
|    22 Jul 23 09:19:45    |
      From: dtilque@frontier.com              On 7/21/23 00:27, Mark Brader wrote:       >       >       > * Game 5, Round 7 - Food And Drink - "American" Foods       >       > Looking to take a road trip down south this summer? Why not grab       > some iconic eats while you're at it? Answer these questions about       > foods named after places in the United States.       >       > 1. Mustard, onion, tomato, a dill pickle, tomato, hot peppers,       > bright green relish, and a dash of celery salt -- *but not       > ketchup* -- go on a hot dog named for which third-most-populous       > US city?              Chicago              >       > 2. Name this sushi roll that is inverted with rice on the outside       > like a California roll, but is filled with cucumber, smoked       > salmon, and cream cheese.       >       > 3. A focaccia-like crust with crispy cheese along the edge       > characterizes *which city*'s style of pizza? The pizza's       > traditional preparation in drip pans used for oil changes       > gives it a distinctive shape.       >       > 4. A cayenne pepper, butter, and vinegar hot sauce was created       > at the Anchor Bar to create an innovative twist to a pub staple.       > In which city would you find the original Anchor Bar?       >       > 5. Despite contenders like Pepper X, which pepper bred by Ed Currie       > in 2017 currently holds the Guinness world record for hottest       > pepper in the world? Its two-word name includes a nod to the       > state that's home to Currie's Puckerbutt Farm.       >       > 6. Scottish businessman David Jacks popularized a cheese originally       > made by Friars in which California city? A variation of that       > cheese is named for the addition of chili and bell peppers.              Monterey              >       > 7. Next time you're in this state, you might try a Hot Brown,       > a turkey, ham, and cheese sandwich. If you hate your body,       > you might then "double down" and visit a fast-food chain founded       > in this state's city of Corbin.       >       > 8. Cayenne pepper gives a characteristic bright red color to       > the Hot Chicken, a dish created by the Prince family in, and       > sometimes named for, which southern city?              New Orleans              >       > 9. Celery, walnuts, apples, and grapes appear in a salad named for       > which business? Give the full, hyphenated name of that business       > that was demolished in 1929 to build the Empire State Building.              Waldorf-Astoria Hotel              >       > 10. The Fig Newton is named not for a physicist, but for a city       > in which state? This state's largest city appears in the       > slightly misleading name of a custard-filled cake topped with       > chocolate.              Massachusetts              >       >       > * Game 5, Round 8 - Literature - Biographies       >       > We'll provide you the title of a famous person's biography or       > autobiography, and you provide us the name of the famous person.       >       > 1. Name the writer of the 1975 autobiography "I Am Not Spock"       > and its 1995 follow-up "I Am Spock".              Leonard Nimoy              >       > 2. Name the standup comic and late-night talk-show host whose 1996       > autobiography is titled "Leading With My Chin".       >       > 3. Provide the stage name of the rock-and-roller, born Chaim Witz,       > whose 2002 Autobiography was titled "Kiss and Make-Up"       >       > 4. Name the author of the 2023 autobiography "Spare", whose title       > makes reference to a nickname that was bestowed upon the author       > from the moment of his birth.              Prince Harry              >       > 5. Name the former lawyer, prisoner, Nobel Peace Prize winner,       > and world leader whose 1994 autobiography is titled "Long Walk       > to Freedom".              Nelson Mandella              >       > 6. Name the talk-show host whose 2016 autobiography "Born a Crime"       > was named for the fact that he had been born to mixed-race       > parents       >       > 7. Name the US-born theoretical physicist who is the subject of       > the 2005 biography "American Prometheus".       >       > 8. Name the pop star whose 2007 autobiography "Out of Sync"       > detailed his struggles with being a gay man while also being       > in one of the world's biggest bands       >       > 9. Provide the name of the WWE star whose 2013 autobiography is       > titled "The Stone Cold Truth".              Steve Austin              >       > 10. Name the author of the 2009 autobiography "Getting it Through       > my Thick Skull", which discusses her recovery from a 1992 attack       > by the Long Island Lolita, and her eventual decision to finally       > leave her dirtbag sociopathic ex-husband              Buttafuoco                     --       Dan Tilque              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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