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   Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCI23 Game 8, Rounds 2-3: as Juliu   
   01 Jan 24 08:30:33   
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, December 31, 2023 at 11:24:33 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:   
       
   > * Game 8, Round 2 - Entertainment - Playing Julius Caesar    
   >    
   > Over the years, many actors have portrayed Julius Caesar in movies    
   > and on television. Here are some of them. In each case, name    
   > the actor.    
   >   
   > 2. One of the greatest interpreters of William Shakespeare's plays    
   > in theater, this British actor only played Caesar in only one    
   > movie, a 1970 version of Shakespeare's play. His many other    
   > movies, usually in character roles, include "Murder on the    
   > Orient Express" (1975) and "Arthur" (1981).    
      
   John Gielgud   
      
   > 3. Before he played James Bond in two of Eon Productions' 25 Bond    
   > movies, this British actor distinguished himself in various    
   > Shakespearean roles on stage. After his days as Bond, he took    
   > up the role of Caesar in a 1999 Hallmark TV mini-series called    
   > "Cleopatra". Low career point indeed!    
      
   Timothy Dalton   
       
   > * Game 8, Round 3 - Sports - American Football    
   >    
   > 1. The National Football League now has 32 teams based in more    
   > than 20 US states, but when it started in 1920 there were 14    
   > teams in 5 states. Just like with the NHL, only two of those    
   > original teams still exist, but unlike the NHL, both teams have    
   > moved from their original home cities. Give the *present-day    
   > name* of either of those surviving teams -- give either the    
   > team name or the place name.    
      
   Chicago Bears   
      
   > 2. The most recent case of an NFL team changing its name happened    
   > last year. What is that team now called? Place name and team    
   > name required.    
      
   Las Vegas Raiders   
      
   > 4. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the    
   > previous question. Ivangvrev fpberq zbfg bs uvf cbvagf ol    
   > xvpxvat. Juvpu ergverq cynlre, jub fgnegrq jvgu Fna Senapvfpb,    
   > ubyqf gur nyy-gvzr pnerre erpbeq sbe gur zbfg gbhpuqbjaf?    
      
   Jerry Rice; Joe Montana   
      
   > 5. Another professional league of American football currently has    
   > 8 teams; its North Division consists of the Michigan Panthers,    
   > New Jersey Generals, Philadelphia Stars, and Pittsburgh Maulers.    
   > Name that league -- the short form will do.    
      
   USFL   
      
   > 6. Still another professional league of American football has    
   > announced its intention to merge with the . It,    
   > too, currently has 8 teams, and its North Division consists of    
   > the DC Defenders, Seattle Sea Dragons, St. Louis BattleHawks,    
   > and Vegas Vipers. This league only has a short-form name --    
   > what is it?    
      
   XFL   
      
   > 7. College football in the US, like other collegiate sports,    
   > is governed by the NCAA. What does that stand for, exactly?    
      
   National Collegiate Athletic Association   
      
   > 8. The highest level of NCAA football is called the Football Bowl    
   > Subdivision of Division I, or FBS for short. It's divided    
   > into 10 conferences, but how many teams are there altogether,    
   > within, oh, 10?    
      
   130   
      
   > 9. Name *any* college or university whose team won the championship    
   > of its FBS conference last year. This does not refer to    
   > bowl games.    
      
   Alabama   
      
   > 10. The top individual award for NCAA football is the Heisman    
   > Trophy. Name *any one* of the last 10 winners (i.e. the winner    
   > for any year 2013-22).    
      
   Tim Tebow (?)   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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