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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 2, Round 2 - History - Common Cause   
      
   > 3. When George Lucas was filming the original movie "Star Wars",   
   >    the actor playing Darth Vader was concerned that his costume   
   >    would muffle his voice too much, but Lucas assured him the   
   >    lines would be re-recorded in post-production.  And they were   
   >    -- by James Earl Jones.  Name the British actor, who lived   
   >    1935-2020, who appears onscreen in costume but whose Devon   
   >    accent is never heard.   
      
   David Prowse   
      
   > 6. This German-born American entertainer lived 1939-2021.  He and   
   >    his partner were famous for their dual act on stage with big   
   >    cats until he was attacked by one of them and gravely injured.   
   >    The two men named their act after their first names.  Either name   
   >    the act or give the last name of the man we're asking about.   
      
   Siegfried and Roy   
      
   > 7. This British comedy writer-actor lived 1940-2020.  He was perhaps   
   >    best known as a member of "The Goodies", but also appeared on   
   >    the TV shows "At Last the 1948 Show", "How to Irritate People",   
   >    and "You Must Be the Husband", as well as the radio shows "I'm   
   >    Sorry, I'll Read That Again" and "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue".   
      
   Spike Jones   
      
   > 8. This American man lived 1937-2021.  Between 1958 and 1989 he   
   >    rose through the ranks of the army to become a full general.   
   >    Ronald Reagan made him National Security Advisor, and George   
   >    W. Bush made him Secretary of State.   
      
   Colin Powell   
      
   > 9. This American banker who became a politician lived 1945-2020.   
   >    He supported the Tea Party movement and advocated a flat 9%   
   >    rate on various taxes.  He was a candidate for the Republican   
   >    presidential nomination for 2012.  In 2020 his last political   
   >    act was to attend a Donald Trump rally in Tulsa.   
      
   Forbes   
      
   > 10. After you're done with the rest, decode the rot13 to see the   
   >    last question.  Nyy gurfr crbcyr jr nfxrq nobhg unq n pnhfr   
   >    bs qrngu va pbzzba -- va fbzr pnfrf n pbagevohgvat pnhfr,   
   >    va bguref gur cevznel pnhfr.  Jung jnf vg?   
      
   COVID-19   
      
   > * Game 2, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Future Events   
      
   > 1. What will happen on Friday, July 26, 2024, at 20:24, which is   
   >    to say 8:24 pm, in Paris?   
      
   a total solar eclipse   
      
   > 2. What will happen on Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Osaka, Japan?   
      
   a national election   
      
   > 4. What will happen throughout Canada on Monday, October 20, 2025?   
      
   a national election   
      
   > 5. What will happen on Monday, January 20, 2025, at noon in   
   >    Washington DC?   
      
   swearing-in of the elected president   
      
   > 7. What will happen on Sunday, March 10, 2024, probably starting   
   >    at 5 pm, in Los Angeles?   
      
   total solar eclipse   
      
   > 10. What will happen on at various times on Thursday, March 28,   
   >    2024, in or near Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas,   
   >    Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City,   
   >    Oakland, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and Tampa?   
      
   NFL draft   
      
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