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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 6, Round 7 - Canadiana History - Canadian Prime Ministers   
      
   > 1. How many different prime ministers has Canada had?   
      
   26; 28   
      
   > 2. William Lyon Mackenzie King was the longest-serving PM.  For how   
   >    many years in total was he in office, within 1?   
      
   12   
      
   > 5. Who was Canada's youngest PM?   
      
   Justin Trudeau   
      
   > 7. Which PM trained as a fighter pilot and later won the Nobel   
   >    peace prize before eventually becoming Prime Minister?   
      
   Pearson   
      
   > * 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.   
      
   Epic of Gilgamesh   
      
   > 2. Divided into three parts, this 14th-century poem by Dante   
   >    Alighieri describes the soul's journey through the afterlife.   
      
   The Divine Comedy   
      
   > 3. This 1678 novel by John Bunyan describes a soul's journey from   
   >    the "City of Destruction" to the "Celestial City" and his trials   
   >    along the way.   
      
   Pilgrim's Progress   
      
   > 4. Subtitled "A Tale of the Christ", this 1880 novel by Lew Wallace   
   >    is probably better remembered for its 1959 movie adaptation.   
      
   Ben-Hur   
      
   > 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 Passion of the 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 Verses   
      
   > 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   
      
   > 8. Despite the name, the 2011 musical "Book of Mormon" is not   
   >    in fact based on the Book of Mormon.  Rather, it is a satire   
   >    of Mormon missionary life by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, better   
   >    known as the creators of which TV show?   
      
   South Park   
      
   > 9. After returning to Catholicism, this author gave up on vampires   
   >    and started the "Christ the Lord" series.  She completed two of   
   >    the four books in the series before her death in 2021.  Name her.   
      
   Anne Rice   
      
   > 10. This series of 16 novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins   
   >    was inspired by the Book of Revelation.  In turn, the books   
   >    have inspired 5 truly awful movies.   
      
   Left Behind   
      
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