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   Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 4, Round 4 - Entertainment - Movie and TV Cars   
      
   > 1. The most iconic James Bond car made the first of its 7 movie   
   > appearances in "Goldfinger" with gadgets like spike strips,   
   > a smoke screen, a revolving license plate, an oil dispenser,   
   > and an ejection seat.   
      
   Aston Martin   
      
   > 2. It's estimated up to 325 cars perished while driving Bo and   
   > Luke around during the 7 seasons of "The Dukes of Hazzard".   
   > What type of car was the "General Lee?"   
      
   Corvette   
      
   > 6. What car did Doc Brown use to transport Marty McFly "Back to   
   > the Future"?   
      
   Delorean   
      
   > 7. Wayne and Garth cruised around -- and lip-synced to "Bohemian   
   > Rhapsody" -- in the Mirthmobile in "Wayne's World" and its   
   > sequel. Which car model was that?   
      
   Gremlin   
      
   > 9. The 1968 Steve McQueen film "Bullitt" is famous for its car   
   > chase through the streets of San Francisco. What type of car   
   > was McQueen driving?   
      
   Thunderbird   
      
   > 10. Which car featured prominently in the heist film "The Italian   
   > Job", and was also driven by Mr. Bean?   
      
   Mini Cooper   
      
   > * Game 4, Round 5 - Science (was Audio) and Sports - Sporting Birds   
      
   > 1. This coastal bird shows up in the National Basketball   
   > Association: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.   
      
   pelican   
      
   > 2. This speedy bird shows up in the National Football League:   
   > Falco columbarius.   
      
   falcon   
      
   > 3. This bird shows up in the National Football League's NFC East   
   > Division: Haliaeetus albicilla.   
      
   eagle   
      
   > 4. This bird is not native to its National Hockey League city:   
   > Pygoscelis adeliae.   
      
   penguin   
      
   > 5. This bird can be found in both Major League Baseball and   
   > the National Football League, and in many of our back yards:   
   > Cardinalis sinuatus.   
      
   cardinal   
      
   > 6. This bird shows up in Major League Baseball: Oriolus melanotis.   
      
   oriole   
      
   > 7. This bird is in the National Hockey League: Aix galericulata.   
      
   duck   
      
   > 8. This bird is in the National Basketball Association and the   
   > city it's attached to appears to like naming its current and   
   > past pro teams after birds: Buteo jamaicensis.   
      
   raptor   
      
   > 9. This bird shows up in the National Football League: Corvus corax.   
      
   raven   
      
   > 10. This bird shows up in Major League Baseball: Cyanocitta   
   > cristata.   
      
   blue jay   
      
   > * Game 4, Round 6 - Science - Exotic Fruits and Vegetables   
      
   > 1. Identify the number corresponding to salsify ["SAHL-seh-fee"].   
   > It belongs to the dandelion family and can be most commonly   
   > roasted or poached. Its taste has been described as like   
   > asparagus or oysters. It's also known as oyster plant, vegetable   
   > oyster, or Tragopogon porrifolius.   
      
   5   
      
   > 2. Identify by number the vegetable kohlrabi ["kohl-RAH-bee"].   
   > It is a cruciferous vegetable from the brassica family, which   
   > comes into season in the summer. It's described as having   
   > a turnip- or radish-like peppery spice, and the sweetness of   
   > broccoli stem. It is sometimes referred to as German turnip,   
   > and can be eaten raw or cooked.   
      
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   > 3. Identify the kumquat. It is cultivated in Southeast Asia,   
   > and is described as slightly sweet but mostly sour and tangy.   
   > It has an edible peel that is the sweetest part of the fruit.   
      
   9; 8   
      
   > 4. Identify the number of the feijoa ["fey-oh-ah"]. The fruit is   
   > native to South America and is sweet and slightly tart. It has   
   > an aromatic bouquet reminiscent of tropical fruits such as   
   > passion fruit, cherry guava, or pineapple.   
      
   11; 8   
      
   > 5. Anzr gur sehvg be irtrgnoyr gung qrevirf sebz n glcr bs pnpghf   
   > naq vf qrcvpgrq ng ahzore guerr.   
      
   prickly pear   
      
   > 6. Gur sehvg be irtrgnoyr bs nabgure pnpghf qrcvpgrq ng ahzore   
   > guvegrra vf n cbchyne fgncyr va Zrkvpna phvfvar. Jung vf vg   
   > pbzzbayl pnyyrq?   
      
   prickly pear   
      
   > 7. Anzr gur "sentenag" sehvg ahzore fvkgrra, bsgra tebja va Obearb,   
   > Gunvynaq, Znynlfvn, naq Fhzngen.   
      
   durian   
      
   > 8. Irtrgnoyr $15 vf gur guveq-ynetrfg fbhepr bs pneobulqengrf va   
   > gebcvpny qvrgf nsgre evpr naq znvmr. Vg'f nyfb n znwbe fgncyr   
   > sbbq va gur qrirybcvat jbeyq, cebivqvat n onfvp qvrg sbe bire   
   > 500,000,000 crbcyr. Vg unf znal anzrf npebff gur tybor, ohg   
   > jung vf nal bar bs vgf zbfg pbzzba anzrf?   
      
   yam   
      
   > 9. Gur sehvg be irtrgnoyr qrcvpgrq ng ahzore gjb vf angvir gb   
   > Fbhgurnfg Nfvn, jurer vg vf pbzzbayl ersreerq gb nf pnenzobyn.   
   > Jung vf gur bgure pbzzba anzr tvira gb guvf fyvtugyl fjrrg sbbq   
   > jvgu gneg, fbhe haqregbarf?   
      
   star fruit   
      
      
      
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