From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 1, Round 4 - Entertainment - Detectives from Page to Screen   
   >   
   > 5. Agatha Christie introduced this sleuth in the 1922 novel   
   >    "The Secret Adversary".  Her next appearance was in 1929's   
   >    "Partners in Crime".  She was portrayed on TV in the 1980s   
   >    by Francesca Annis.  (For this one either the first name or   
   >    surname is sufficient.)   
      
   Miss Marple   
      
   > * Game 1, Round 5 - Audio - Hit Cover Songs   
   >   
   > Yes, it's an audio round without the audio, so you get three rounds   
   > in this set.   
   >   
   > 1. The composer of "Woodstock", the definitive song about that   
   >    festival, declined an invitation to perform there, opting instead   
   >    for an appearance on the "Dick Cavett Show".  Crosby, Stills,   
   >    Nash, and Young cranked up the volume and the tempo for their   
   >    hit recording of the song.  Who was the writer of the original,   
   >    dreamier version?   
      
   Joni Mitchell   
      
   > 4. David Bowie was another artist who liked to give away songs,   
   >    but this time he flipped the script, borrowing the song "China   
   >    Girl" from a buddy who was down on his luck and turning it into   
   >    a #1 hit -- and perennial source of royalties.  Who was Bowie's   
   >    lucky songwriting pal?   
      
   Iggy Pop   
      
   > * Game 1, Round 6 - Science - What a Year it's Been!   
   >   
   > The following are among the top science stories of 2023.   
   >   
   > 4. Name the submersible that imploded en route to a tour of the   
   >    Titanic.   
      
   Ocean Blue   
      
   > 5. In July, a moon lander surveyed the previously unexplored   
   >    south pole of the moon, where frozen water reservoirs are   
   >    believed to exist.  *Which country* launched this moon lander?   
      
   China   
      
   > 9. Scientist Yoshua Bengio has won awards for his work on it,   
   >    but now he is one of many speaking out about its potential   
   >    misuse and need for regulation.  What is "it"?  (Give the   
   >    general answer, but a specific project or product.)   
      
   AI   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)