From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, August 7, 2023 at 1:33:28 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-06-19,    
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.    
   >    
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give    
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.    
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,    
   > based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote    
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal    
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.    
   >    
   > All questions were written by members of Bloor St. Irregulars and    
   > are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may    
   > have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information    
   > please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the    
   > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".    
   >    
   >    
   > ** Game 6, Round 9 - Entertainment - Celebrity Relatives    
   >    
   > 1. What long-deceased legendary music and film star is the    
   > grandfather of actress Riley Keough, who plays a talented    
   > singer/songwriter in "Daisy Jones & the Six"?    
      
   elvis presley   
      
   > 2. Maya Rudolph, multitalented former "Saturday Night Live" star,    
   > may have inherited some of her vocal chops from her late mother,    
   > who hit #1 in 1975 with "Lovin' You". Name Maya Rudolph's    
   > mother.    
      
   minnie riperton   
      
   > 3. Both of actress Zoe Kravitz's mother and grandmother are best    
   > known for their supporting roles on hit TV comedies focusing    
   > on African-American life in New York City. Name *either*    
   > Zoe's mother or grandmother.    
      
   lisa bonet   
      
   > 4. Dakota Johnson's grandmother played a mysterious woman in an    
   > Alfred Hitchcock movie, while Dakota's mother played a mysterious    
   > woman in a Brian de Palma movie. Again, name either Dakota's    
   > grandmother or mother    
      
   melanie griffith   
      
   > 5. Name the mother of Rashida Jones. Famous for her appearance on    
   > "The Mod Squad" in the late 1960s and early 1970s, she had a    
   > career revival when she appeared in the '90s on "Twin Peaks".    
      
   peg lipton   
      
   > 6. Grammy-winning musician Norah Jones is the daughter of what    
   > musician who rose to global fame in the 1960s due to his    
   > influence on popular music, most notably the Beatles?    
      
   ravi shankar?   
      
   > 7. Director Duncan Jones won acclaim for his debut sci-fi movie    
   > "Moon". This space setting would have been an appropriate one    
   > for his musician father, who changed his name in 1966 to avoid    
   > comparisons to another British musician who would later go on    
   > to be a member of the Monkees. Name the father of Duncan Jones.    
      
   david bowie   
      
   > 8. The late Natasha Richardson was descended from a prominent    
   > British acting family. Name her mother, a star of stage and    
   > screen and winner of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her    
   > role in "Julia" (1977).    
      
   vanessa redgrave?   
      
   > 9. Mariska Hargitay has been a fixture of prime-time TV for    
   > nearly 25 years. Name her famous mother -- an actress, singer,    
   > and Playboy Playmate who died in a car accident in June 1967.    
      
   jane mansfield   
      
   > 10. Name the mother of Isabella Rossellini. She was one of the    
   > most influential actresses of the 20th century, with a 50-year    
   > acting career, three Academy Awards, and two Emmys, including    
   > one for her final performance as Golda Meir.    
      
   ingrid bergman   
      
      
   ... those additional clues in each question were very helpful   
      
   > ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - We're STILL at the Zoo?    
   >    
   > Twelve questions about animals.    
   >    
   > * A. Geography    
   >    
   > A1. Formosan rock macaques can only be found in what island    
   > country?    
      
   taiwan   
      
   > A2. Lemurs can only be found in what island country?    
      
   madigascar   
      
   >    
   > * B. Art    
   >    
   > B1. Dan Walsh created a webcomic that is an edit of    
   > a long-running comic strip, removing the title character,    
   > in to quote "reveal the existential angst of a certain young    
   > Mr. Jon Arbuckle". The webcomic is called "BLANK Minus    
   > BLANK", where BLANK is the character removed. Who is it?    
      
   garfield   
      
   > B2. Cassius Marcellus Coolidge is best known for creating    
   > a series of now-kitschy paintings that depict what specific    
   > subject matter? (Species and activity.)    
      
   dogs playing poker   
      
   >    
   > * C. History    
   >    
   > C1. In 1932, public concern over destruction of crops in    
   > the wheat belt of Western Australia led to a nuisance-    
   > wildlife-management military operation against what animal?    
      
   emu?   
      
   > C2. Credited with promoting wildlife conservation to the general    
   > public, the 1960 book -- and subsequent movie -- "Born Free"    
   > is an account of a couple who adopted and raised a lion cub.    
   > What was the lion's name?    
      
   elsa   
      
   >    
   > * D. Science    
   >    
   > D1. In July 1996, a sheep was the first mammal to be cloned    
   > from an adult somatic cell. What was her name?    
      
   dolly   
      
   > D2. In November 1957, a Russian dog was the first animal to    
   > orbit the Earth. Sadly, she died in orbit. What was    
   > her name?    
      
   laika   
      
   >    
   > * E. Sports    
   >    
   > E1. The Florida Panthers just lost the Stanley Cup Finals.    
   > They have two mascots -- a panther and a rat. One name is a    
   > nod to the NHL, the other is a nod to the Panthers' history.    
   > Give us the name of *either* mascot.    
      
   stanley c panther   
      
   > E2. The Vegas Golden Knights just won the Stanley Cup Finals.    
   > They also have an animal mascot. Give us *either* the name    
   > or what specific kind of animal their mascot is.    
      
   gila monster [because its less scary to kids. no, seriously.]   
      
   >    
   > * F. Movies    
   >    
   > F1. What's the name of Harry Potter's snowy owl in the Harry    
   > Potter franchise?    
      
   hedwig   
      
   > F2. What's the name of Dr. Evil's hairless cat in the Austin    
   > Powers franchise?    
      
   mr bigglesworth   
      
   > --    
   > Mark Brader | "Europe contains a great many cathedrals, which were    
   > Toronto | caused by the Middle Ages, which means they are very old,    
   > m...@vex.net | so you have to take color slide photographs of them."    
   > | -- Dave Barry    
   > My text in this article is in the public domain.   
      
   swp   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)