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   Dan Tilque to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 6, Rounds 7-8: PMs,    
   04 Aug 23 01:55:50   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 8/3/23 02:42, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   > * Game 6, Round 7 - Canadiana History - Canadian Prime Ministers   
   >   
   > (Where we say something like "last" or "longest-serving", obviously   
   > this means "so far".)   
   >   
   > 1. How many different prime ministers has Canada had?   
      
   16   
      
   >   
   > 2. William Lyon Mackenzie King was the longest-serving PM.  For how   
   >     many years in total was he in office, within 1?   
      
   25   
      
   >   
   > 3. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the   
   >     previous question.  Orfvqrf Xvat, guerr bgure CZf unir freirq   
   >     bire svsgrra lrnef rnpu.  Anzr *nal bar* bs gurz.   
   >   
   > 4. Sir Charles Tupper was the shortest-serving PM, for 68 days   
   >     in 1896.  Who was second-shortest at 79 days, also the last   
   >     one born outside Canada?   
   >   
   > 5. Who was Canada's youngest PM?   
      
   Justin Trudeau   
      
   >   
   > 6. Which PM was born in British Columbia?   
      
   Kim Campbell   
      
   >   
   > 7. Which PM trained as a fighter pilot and later won the Nobel   
   >     peace prize before eventually becoming Prime Minister?   
   >   
   > 8. Which PM was born in the village of Neustadt, north of Guelph,   
   >     in 1895?  He was 10 years older than the province he represented   
   >     in Ottawa.   
   >   
   > 9. Which PM graduated from the Toronto's Richview Collegiate in   
   >     1978 and was a member of the school team on "Reach for the Top"?   
   >   
   > 10. Which PM was born the 18th of 19 children, 10 of whom did not   
   >     survive infancy?   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 6, Round 8 - Literature - Religious Literature   
   >   
   > Answer these questions about literature based on and inspired by   
   > religion.  Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the title   
   > (in English).   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   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 Last Temptation 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.   
      
   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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   Dan Tilque   
      
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