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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 1, Round 7 - Entertainment - Marilyn Monroe   
      
   > 1. Marilyn Monroe starred in two movies that were filmed -- in   
   >    whole or in part -- in Canada.  Name one of them.   
      
   The Seven-Year Itch   
      
   > 6. In what country did Marilyn Monroe famously entertain US troops   
   >    in January 1954, performing 10 shows in four days?   
      
   Germany   
      
   > 8. One of Marilyn Monroe's signature song-and-dance numbers was   
   >    "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the movie "Gentlemen   
   >    Prefer Blondes".  In 1985, a music video was released that paid   
   >    tribute to this iconic performance.  Name either the song or   
   >    the performer featured in this video.   
      
   Madonna   
      
   > 9. Marilyn Monroe's most famous and recognizable pose is universally   
   >    recognized as one from the movie "The Seven Year Itch".  What is   
   >    she doing?   
      
   standing over a subway grate and letting the air from it blow her skirt up   
      
   > 10. In 1964, this avant-garde American artist painted five portraits   
   >    of Marilyn Monroe in different color schemes.  In 2022, one of   
   >    them sold for $195 million US.  Name the artist.   
      
   Warhol   
      
   > * Game 1, Round 8 - Science - Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?   
      
   > 1. Why does an LED bulb use less energy than an incandescent bulb   
   >    in producing the same amount of brightness?   
      
   much of the energy put into the incandescent bulb is used to radiate   
   in the infrared, which we can't see   
      
   > 2. What happens when you put a freshly-filled helium-filled balloon   
   >    in the refrigerator?   
      
   it shrinks   
      
   > 3. What is the largest gland in the human body, weighing in at about   
   >    1.5 kg, and situated in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen?   
      
   liver   
      
   > 4. What is the structure that, when it contracts and moves, causes   
   >    the lungs to expand?   
      
   diaphragm   
      
   > 5. What type of technology uses the energy of moving air to turn   
   >    the gears of a generator, which in turn generates electricity?   
      
   wind power   
      
   > 6. What is the general term for an energy source that is considered   
   >    to be limitless?   
      
   renewable   
      
   > 7. While mass is the amount of stuff in an object, what determines   
   >    that object's weight?   
      
   mass and local gravity   
      
   > 8. What is the term used to describe the amount of mass per volume?   
      
   density   
      
   > 9. What is the name given to the lower chambers of the heart?   
      
   ventricles   
      
   > 10. What is the name of the vessels that bring blood from around   
   >    the body back to the heart?   
      
   veins   
      
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   Dan Blum					         tool@panix.com	   
   "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."   
      
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