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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 6, Rounds 7-8: PMs,    
   03 Aug 23 21:15:46   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
      
   > * Game 6, Round 7 - Canadiana History - Canadian Prime Ministers   
   >   
   > 1. How many different prime ministers has Canada had?   
      
   Stockholm-pub answer: one. I mean, first there is a Canadian PM,   
   and then there is a Canadian PM, and another or so they say. But   
   where we sit, it may just be same person all the time.   
      
   > 5. Who was Canada's youngest PM?   
      
   Justin Trudeau   
      
   > * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Religious Literature   
   >   
   > 1. Originally written in Sumerian, this epic poem tells of this   
   >    king of Uruk as he makes (and loses) friends, battles gods,   
   >    and seeks eternal life.   
      
   Gilgamesh   
      
   > 2. Divided into three parts, this 14th-century poem by Dante   
   >    Alighieri describes the soul's journey through the afterlife.   
      
   Inferno   
      
   > 5. This controversial 1955 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis was adapted   
   >    by Martin Scorsese into a controversial movie starring Willem   
   >    Dafoe as Christ and David Bowie as Pontius Pilate.   
      
   The Tempation of Christ   
      
   > 6. Don't expect a movie version of this 1988 novel.  A "blasphemous"   
   >    dream sequence depicting the life of Mohammed led to attempts   
   >    to assassinate the author, most recently in August 2022.   
      
   The Satanic Versons   
      
   > 7. Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, this 1971 rock opera   
   >    is based (loosely) on the gospels' account of the passion   
   >    of Christ.   
      
   Jesus Christ Superstar   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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