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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        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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