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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIMM24 Game 3, Rounds 9-10: movie   
   21 Mar 24 23:42:00   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movies and Cars with the Same Name   
   >   
   > 1. Movie, 2000; vehicle by Jeep.   
      
   Braveheart   
      
   > 11. Movie, 2017; vehicle by Porsche.   
      
   Targa   
      
   > ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Secrets and Lies   
   >   
   > * C. Based on a True Story   
   >   
   >    C1. This 1998 political thriller starring John Travolta and   
   >        Emma Thompson is a thinly veiled dramatization of Bill   
   >        Clinton's presidential campaign.  What is the title?   
      
   Wag the Dog   
      
   >    C2. This 2003 indie comedy-romance starring Scarlett Johansssen   
   >        is a fictionalization of director Sophia Coppola's failing   
   >        marriage.  What is the title?   
      
   Lost in Translation   
      
   > * E. Secret Identities   
   >   
   >    E1. He's arguably the world's most famous street artist, as well   
   >        as a social activist and filmmaker.  Although he's made   
   >        plenty of money through sales of his books and authenticated   
   >        prints, his true identity remains unknown.  What name is   
   >        he known by?   
      
   Banksy   
      
   >    E2. He's not the founder of Bitcoin, but he was fundamental   
   >        in its development, and he also devised the first blockchain   
   >        database.  People suspect he's Asian, and educated in   
   >        Britain, but apart from that, we only know him by this   
   >        pseudonym.   
      
   Santoshi Nakamoto   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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