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|    Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 9, Rounds 9-10: Bond    |
|    17 Sep 23 16:29:45    |
      From: gromit82@hotmail.com              On Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 10:39:37 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:       >        > ** Game 9, Round 9 - Literature Geography - Locations in Ian Fleming's        > James Bond Novels        >        > 2. In what novel does the climactic fight between the villain's        > forces, which include a gang of mobsters and a group of female        > burglar and the Pinkerton Detective Agency, take place in the        > state of Kentucky?               "Goldfinger"              > 5. What venerable British company commissioned Ian Fleming to        > write the short story "The Property of a Lady", in which James        > Bond is sent to identify a Soviet Spy at an art auction?               Sotheby's               > 6. Name the only James Bond novel in which Bond never leaves        > England. Famous for his travel writing, Fleming had wanted to        > set the location in England to show off the country. The movie        > version of this novel is a more wide-flung affair, shuttling        > Bond from California to Venice to Rio to Earth orbit.               "Moonraker"              > 7. What is the name of Ian Fleming's home in Jamaica where he wrote        > the majority of all of his James Bond novels? The producers        > of the James Bond movies used the bame as the title of one.               Goldeneye              > 8. In "Diamonds are Forever", James Bond tracks a diamond-smuggling        > pipeline from Las Vegas to New York to London to Paris and        > finally to Freetown, the capital city of what African country?               Sierra Leone              > 9. In "You Only Live Twice", James Bond pursues his revenge against        > Blofeld and destroys his Garden of Death by causing a volcanic        > eruption. This takes place on what Island, the southernmost        > of the four main islands of Japan?               Kyushu              > 10. Ian Fleming took the name James Bond from the author of a book        > about the "Birds of..." what region of North America, surrounded        > by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea? The region        > comprises 13 independent island countries and dependencies in        > three archipelagos.               the West Indies              > ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Colors II: Color Harder        >        > * A. Literature        >        > A1. In what 1877 Anna Sewell novel are Ginger and Rob Roy        > the friend and brother, respectively, of the title character,        > who works pulling cabs in Victorian-era London?               "Black Beauty"              > A2. In what 1982 Alice Walker novel does Shug Avery tell Celie        > that "I think it pisses God off if you walk by |
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