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   Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCI23 Game 1, Rounds 9-10: neighbo   
   11 Oct 23 17:36:41   
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 11:43:14 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
       
   > * Game 1, Round 9 -- Canadiana Geography -- City Neighborhoods    
   >    
   > We name three districts or neighborhoods, and you name the Canadian    
   > city where they are located. For example, we say Rosedale, Mimico,    
   > and Forest Hill, and you say Toronto.    
      
   I'll pass on this one.   
      
   > ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round    
   >    
   > * A. Entertainment: Comedies by Fetish    
   >    
   > A1. In what classic comedy movie from about 65 years ago does    
   > the sexy female lead character have a fetish for men playing    
   > the saxophone -- especially tenor sax?    
      
   "Some Like It Hot"   
      
   > A2. In what classic comedy movie from about 35 years ago does the    
   > sexy female lead character have a fetish for foreign    
   > languages -- notably, Italian and Russian?    
      
   "A Fish Called Wanda"   
      
   > * B. Geography: Museums of Upstate New York    
   >    
   > B1. The George Eastman Museum is the world's oldest museum    
   > of photography, covering both the art and the technology.    
   > What city is it in?    
      
   Rochester   
      
   > B2. The Museum of Glass likewise covers both the art and the    
   > science of glassmaking. Its full name begins with the city    
   > where it is: what city?    
      
   Corning   
      
   > * C. History: Sex Beats Violence    
   >    
   > C1. In 2000 the US presidential election came down to a Supreme    
   > Court battle over recounts. We all know what happened,    
   > but what exactly was the title of the case? That is, it    
   > was *who or what* versus *who or what*? (Hint: See the    
   > category title, har-har-har.)    
      
   Bush v. Gore   
      
   > C2. Turning from real-life history to historical fiction,    
   > "Saving Private Ryan" was nominated for the Oscar for    
   > Best Picture of 1998, but it didn't win. What movie did?    
   > (Hint: See the category title.}    
      
   "Shakespeare in Love"   
      
   > * D. Name that Science    
   >    
   > D1. In what field of science would people use all these terms?    
   > Absolute magnitude, gamma-ray burster, eccentricity, brown    
   > dwarf, red giant, right ascension and declination.    
      
   astronomy   
      
   > D2. In what field of science would people use all these terms?    
   > Recombinant, dominant, diploid, base pair, point mutation,    
   > crossover, restriction enzyme, nucleotide.    
      
   genetics   
      
   > * E. Literature: Spell that Character    
   >    
   > E1. In novels by Sara Paretsky, you will read about private    
   > detective Victoria ["Iffy-Jeanie-a" "war-shaw-ski"].    
   > *Spell* either her middle name or her surname.    
      
   Warshawski   
      
   > E2. In novels by George R.R. Martin, you will read about    
   > ["Duh-nair-ris Tar-gair-ee-en"], a member of a royal family.    
   > *Spell* either her first name or her surname.    
      
   Daenerys   
      
   > * F. Canadiana: It's More Patriotic This Way    
   >    
   > F1. The last time that the words of "O Canada" were officially    
   > changed was in 2018. Two words were replaced with two    
   > other words. What changed?    
      
   "thy sons" was changed to "of us"   
      
   > F2. In 1916 the name of a city in Ontario was changed because    
   > it sounded too German. What was the *old* name?    
      
   Berlin   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
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