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   Dan Tilque to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCISG24 Game 5, Rounds 9-10: devil   
   26 Nov 24 21:33:26   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 11/26/24 16:06, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 5, Round 9 - Literature - The Devil in Books   
   >   
   > This is a round of books where the Devil or other underworld   
   > figures are featured.   
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 3. This book, written by Stephen King, follows a writer who makes   
   >     a pact with a demonic figure named Randall Flagg.  What is   
   >     its title?   
   >   
   > 4. Who wrote the book "Rosemary's Baby", a horror novel about   
   >     a woman who gives birth to the Devil's child?   
   >   
   > 5. This novel by Joe Hill sees its protagonist "Ig" (short for   
   >     Ignatius) take on increasingly devilish features as he tries   
   >     to solve his girlfriend's murder.  It was later adapted into   
   >     a movie starring Daniel Radcliffe.   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 8. This novel by Mikhail Bulgakov tells the story of a visit by   
   >     the Devil to the atheistic Soviet Union.  What is its title?   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   >   
   > ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge - Brothers   
   >   
   > Tonight's Challenge round has a brotherly theme to it...   
   >   
   > * 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?   
   >   
   >     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.   
   >   
   >     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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * C. History - American James Brothers   
   >   
   >     C1. Name the brother and fellow gang member of the famed American   
   >         outlaw Jesse James.   
   >   
   >     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   
   >   
   >     D1. In this political dynasty, two brothers and their father   
   >         all served as Quebec premiers.  Give their surname.   
   >   
   >     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.   
   >   
   >   
   > * E. Literature   
   >   
   >     E1. What was the first name of either of the Brothers Grimm?   
   >     E2. Which novelist wrote "The Brothers Karamazov"?   
      
   Dostoievsky   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * 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?   
      
   Isaac   
      
      
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   Dan Tilque   
      
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