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   Dan Tilque to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 6, Rounds 9-10: cele   
   07 Aug 23 16:54:44   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 8/6/23 22:33, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > ** 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"?   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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   
   >   
   > 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".   
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   John Paul Jones   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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).   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   >   
   > ** 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?   
      
   Madagascar   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.)   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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?   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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.   
   >   
   >     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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * F. Movies   
   >   
   >     F1. What's the name of Harry Potter's snowy owl in the Harry   
   >         Potter franchise?   
   >   
   >     F2. What's the name of Dr. Evil's hairless cat in the Austin   
   >         Powers franchise?   
   >   
      
   --   
   Dan Tilque   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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