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   Dan Tilque to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 8, Rounds 43,6: cock   
   27 Aug 23 10:26:08   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 8/27/23 01:26, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   > * Game 8, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Cocktails   
   >   
   > Given the description, identify the cocktail.  All answers are from   
   > the list of cocktails eligible for the International Bartenders   
   > Association's World Cocktail Championship.   
   >   
   > 1. This cocktail is a layered shot composed of a coffee liqueur,   
   >     an Irish cream, and a triple sec.  When prepared properly,   
   >     the ingredients separate into three distinctly visible layers.   
      
   Irish coffee   
      
   >   
   > 2. A popular version mixes equal parts vodka, gin, tequila, rum,   
   >     and triple sec with 1½ parts sour mix and a splash of cola,   
   >     giving this drink its characteristic amber hue.   
   >   
   > 3. This cocktail consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar   
   >     (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime juice, sparkling water   
   >     and mint.   
   >   
   > 4. This cocktail is a mixture of Prosecco sparkling wine and   
   >     peach purée.   
   >   
   > 5. This cocktail is made by mixing Drambuie and Scotch whisky.   
   >   
   > 6. This cocktail is made with fresh orange juice and vodka.   
      
   screwdriver   
      
   >   
   > 7. This sweet cocktail is classically made with vodka, coffee   
   >     liqueur, and cream, served with ice.   
   >   
   > 8. This cocktail is made in two different ways.  The original   
   >     uses tequila, crème de cassis, lime juice, and soda water;   
   >     but the more popular concoction contains tequila, orange juice,   
   >     and grenadine syrup.   
      
   tequila sunrise   
      
   >   
   > 9. This cocktail is made with gin and vermouth, typically garnished   
   >     with a pickled onion.   
   >   
   > 10. This cocktail is made by muddling dissolved sugar with bitters   
   >     then adding alcohol, such as whiskey or brandy, and a twist of   
   >     citrus rind.   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - Wimbledon   
   >   
   > During the original game, this year's Wimbledon championships were   
   > in progress; they were held from July 3 to 16.  For questions #1-4,   
   > if the answers changed during the tournament, I'll allow you to   
   > give either the old or the new answer, but you must say which one   
   > you are giving.   
   >   
   > 1. Who is the reigning Gentlemen's Singles champion?   
   >   
   > 2. Who is the reigning Ladies' Singles champion?   
   >   
   > 3. With a total of 8 championships, which man has the most   
   >     Gentlemen's Singles titles?   
      
   Nadal   
      
   >   
   > 4. With 9 championships between 1978 and 1990, which woman has   
   >     the most Ladies' Singles titles?   
      
   King   
      
   >   
   > 5. Wimbledon is hosted by the All England Club, whose full name   
   >     references two sports.  One of those sports is lawn tennis;   
   >     what is the other?   
      
   croquet   
      
   >   
   > 6. Wimbledon has many traditions, including white outfits for   
   >     the players, an 11 pm curfew -- and the consumption of which   
   >     food combination?   
      
   strawberries and cream   
      
   >   
   > 7. Since 1902, which sporting goods manufacturer has sponsored   
   >     Wimbledon, making it the longest such sponsorship in the world?   
      
   Wilson   
      
   >   
   > 8. In 1968, for the first time, Wimbledon allowed which kind of   
   >     players to participate?   
      
   non-Britons   
      
   >   
   > 9. In the singles competitions (either Gentlemen's or Ladies' --   
   >     the numbers are the same), how many players participate in the   
   >     first round?  (Not the qualifier matches, which occur earlier.)   
      
   64   
      
   >   
   > 10. The most important matches at Wimbledon occur on which court,   
   >     distinguished by its Royal Box and retractable roof?   
      
   Centre Court   
      
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