From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 2/9/2025 4:56 PM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Final, Round 2 - Geography   
   >   
   > * Canadian Place-Name Changes   
   >   
   > 1. What Ontario city was formerly known as Bytown?   
      
   Ottawa   
      
   > * Famous Hotels   
   >   
   > In each case name them.   
   >   
   > 4. Named after the founder of Singapore, it's where Rudyard Kipling   
   >     wrote "The Jungle Book".  It's also the birthplace of the   
   >     Singapore Sling cocktail.   
      
   Raffles Hotel   
      
   > * English City Suffixes   
   >   
   > The endings of many English city names indicate something about   
   > the city's location.  For example, "-ford" indicates a shallow river   
   > crossing, like in Bradford or Stafford.   
   >   
   > 7. Originating from the Latin word castrum, what do the suffixes   
   >     "-caster", "-cester" ["SES-ter"], and "-chester" all mean?   
   >     Examples include Ancaster, Worcester, and Manchester.   
      
   castle; fort   
      
   > 8. Originating from Old Norse, what does the suffix "-by" mean?   
   >     Examples indicate Grimsby, Derby, and Rugby.   
      
   town   
      
   > 9. What does the Old English suffix "-ham" mean?  Examples include   
   >     Tottenham, Buckingham, and Faversham.   
      
   home   
      
   > * Deepest Lakes   
      
   > 11. Name the deepest lake in Asia (1,642 m).   
      
   Lake Baikal   
      
   > 12. Name the deepest lake in North America (614 m).   
      
   Crater Lake; Lake Tahoe   
      
   > * Mexican States   
   >   
   > We will give the state's capital city, and some other notable   
   > characteristics.  You name the *state*.   
   >   
   > 14. The capital of this northwestern state is Mexicali, and its   
   >     largest city is the border city of Tijuana.   
      
   Baja California   
      
   > 15. Mérida ["MARE-ee-dah"] is the capital city of this southern   
   >     state on the Gulf of Mexico.  This state forms part of the   
   >     peninsula that shares its name.   
      
   Yucatan   
      
   > ** Final, Round 3 - Entertainment   
   >   
   > * Movie Financiers   
   >   
   > In each case name them.   
   >   
   > 1. His production company, Allied Stars, helped finance such movies   
   >     as "The Scarlet Letter", "F/X", and most notably the Oscar-   
   >     winning "Chariots of Fire".  But unfortunately, he is best   
   >     known for his untimely death in Paris.   
      
   Dodi Al-Fayed   
      
   > 2. This singer-songwriter mortgaged his home and his business   
   >     manager's London office to raise $4,000,000 to finance "Monty   
   >     Python's Life of Brian".  When an astonished Eric Idle asked his   
   >     friend why he would do that, he said, "I want to see the movie."   
      
   George Harrison   
      
   > 3. This actor-musician-songwriter and music-video pioneer was the   
   >     executive producer of the 1984 science-fiction black comedy   
   >     "Repo Man".  Before obtaining studio financing, he paid the   
   >     startup costs out of his inheritance from his mother's invention   
   >     -- Liquid Paper.   
      
   Michael Nesmith   
      
   > * Broadway Musicals   
   >   
   > We'll give three songs from a Broadway musical, and the year of   
   > its debut.  You name the show.   
   >   
   > 4. 1950 -- "The Oldest Established"; "Luck Be a Lady"; "Sit Down,   
   >     You're Rockin' the Boat".   
      
   "Guys and Dolls"   
      
   > 5. 1949 -- "A Cockeyed Optimist"; "A Wonderful Guy"; "There is   
   >     Nothin' Like a Dame".   
      
   "South Pacific"   
      
   > 6. 1947 -- "How are Things in Glocca Morra?"; "Old Devil Moon";   
   >     "That Great Come-and-Get-It Day".   
      
   "Finian's Rainbow"   
      
   > * Real Names of Characters   
   >   
   > 8. In 2004, "Sesame Street" revealed that before the Cookie Monster   
   >     became so monstrous, he had a 3-letter name.  What was it?   
      
   Sid   
      
   > 9. The real first name of this iconic cartoon character, who made   
   >     her debut in 1928, is Minerva.  Name the character.   
      
   Minnie Mouse   
      
   > * Film Crew   
   >   
   > These people may not appear on screen, but they make movies happen.   
   > Name their jobs.   
   >   
   > 10. This person adds the everyday realistic ambient sounds that   
   >     aren't captured by the recording on set, to help create a sense   
   >     of reality.  (Be specific.)   
      
   Foley artist   
      
   > 11. This person is the head electrician on set, responsible for   
   >     the execution of the lighting plan for a production.  We want   
   >     the 1-word job title.   
      
   gaffer   
      
   > 12. This person is responsible for finding and securing sites for   
   >     filming, obtaining necessary permits and coordinating logistics   
   >     for the production at these sites.   
      
   production coordinator   
      
   > * Rock and Roll Hall of Fame   
   >   
   > 13. Who is the only artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall   
   >     of Fame three times -- once as a solo artist and as a member   
   >     of two groups?   
      
   Eric Clapton   
      
   > 14. Name any of the three women who have been inducted twice into   
   >     the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Two are in as solo and group   
   >     performers, and the other as a songwriter and performer.   
      
   Carole King   
      
   > 15. Name the British group which rejected their Hall of Fame   
   >     induction in 1996.  Their complaints included the $25,000 cost   
   >     of a table at the ceremony.  They also called the Hall of Fame   
   >     a "piss stain".   
      
   The Sex Pistols   
      
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