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Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 5, Round 9 - Literature - The Devil in Books
> 1. Which book, written by John Milton, features the character
> Lucifer prominently?
Paradise Lost
> 2. The classic Gothic novel "Dracula" revolves around the infamous
> vampire Count Dracula. Who is its author?
Stoker
> 4. Who wrote the book "Rosemary's Baby", a horror novel about
> a woman who gives birth to the Devil's child?
Levin
> 6. Who wrote the book "The Satanic Verses", a controversial novel
> exploring themes of religion and cultural identity?
Rushdie
> 7. In "The Inferno", Dante Alighieri takes readers on a journey
> through Hell. Which poet was Dante's guide through Hell?
Virgil
> 8. This novel by Mikhail Bulgakov tells the story of a visit by
> the Devil to the atheistic Soviet Union. What is its title?
The Master and Margarita
> 9. This novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett follows an angel
> and a demon working together to prevent the apocalypse. What is
> its title?
Good Omens
> 10. This dark fantasy novel by Clive Barker introduces readers
> to a character named Pinhead, leader of the Cenobites. What
> is its title?
Hellraiser
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge - Brothers
> * A. Sports
> A1. The greatest band of brothers in NHL history were the
> Sutters. How many Sutter brothers played in the NHL in
> the 1970s and '80s?
4; 5
> A2. A baseball question. The brothers Henry and Tommy hold
> the major-league home-run record for a brother duo with 768.
> Tommy contributed only 13. What was their last name?
Aaron
> * B. Entertainment
> B1. The film-making duo known as the Coen brothers have been
> behind such movies as "Raising Arizona", "Fargo", "The Big
> Lebowski", and "No Country for Old Men". Give either of
> their first names.
Ethan
> B2. Both of these brothers were multi-talented -- dancers,
> actors, and choreographers. The elder brother died last
> year at 80. His younger brother was a celebrated tap
> dancer, starred in such films as "The Cotton Club" and
> "White Nights", and won a Tony and an Emmy. Thanks to
> his final life-partner, he's buried far from Hollywood --
> in Oakville, Ontario. Give their surname.
Hines
> * C. History - American James Brothers
> C1. Name the brother and fellow gang member of the famed American
> outlaw Jesse James.
Frank
> C2. This pair of James brothers was quite different from Jesse
> and . One was one of the most acclaimed
> American novelists of the late 1800s and early 1900s,
> while his brother is considered by many to be the father
> of American psychology. Name either of these James brothers.
Henry
> * D. Canadiana
> D2. This "brother act" included a Governor-General and
> an Oscar-nominated actor best known for portraying Abraham
> Lincoln, as well as Doctor Gillespie on the 1960s medical
> drama "Dr. Kildare". Give their surname.
Burr
> * E. Literature
> E1. What was the first name of either of the Brothers Grimm?
Jakob
> E2. Which novelist wrote "The Brothers Karamazov"?
Dostoevsky
> * F. Miscellaneous - Biblical Brothers
> F1. In the Old Testament, who is the brother of Moses?
Aaron
> F2. Also in the Old Testament, who is the brother of Jacob?
Esau
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