From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-01-13,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.   
   >   
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give   
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.   
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,   
   > based only on your own knowledge.  (In your answer posting, quote   
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.)  I will reveal   
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > All questions were written by members of the Night Owls, and are   
   > used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have   
   > been retyped and/or edited by me.  The posting and tabulation of   
   > current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting   
   > of other rounds.  For further information please see my 2024-08-30   
   > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition   
   > (QFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 1, Round 7 - Entertainment - Marilyn Monroe   
   >   
   > Long after her death more than 60 years ago, Marilyn Monroe   
   > remains a pop-culture icon of immense influence and significance.   
   > Ranked by the American Film Institute as the 6th-greatest female   
   > screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood, she is one of the   
   > most recognizable celebrities of all time.  Here are 10 questions   
   > about her and her legacy.   
   >   
   > 1. Marilyn Monroe starred in two movies that were filmed -- in   
   >     whole or in part -- in Canada.  Name one of them.   
   >   
   > 2. What was Marilyn Monroe's last complete picture before her   
   >     death in 1962?   
      
   The Misfits   
      
   >   
   > 3. Numerous movies have been made *about* Marilyn Monroe.  One of   
   >     them was "My Week with Marilyn".  Released in 2011, it starred   
   >     Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh -- and which actress as Marilyn   
   >     Monroe?   
   >   
   > 4. Marilyn Monroe was married three times.  Her second husband   
   >     was baseball legend Joe DiMaggio.  Her third husband was   
   >     Pulitzer-Prizewinning playwright Arthur Miller.  Who was her   
   >     first husband?   
      
   Mr. Monroe   
      
   >   
   > 5. Marilyn Monroe has also been the subject of countless books --   
   >     fiction and non-fiction alike.  In the year 2000, this   
   >     award-winning American novelist published a novel of 1,000-plus   
   >     pages about Marilyn, titled "Blonde".  Who was this novelist?   
   >   
   > 6. In what country did Marilyn Monroe famously entertain US troops   
   >     in January 1954, performing 10 shows in four days?   
      
   South Korea; Japan   
      
   >   
   > 7. What was Marilyn Monroe's name as a child?   
      
   Norma Jean Baker   
      
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   Pushing her dress down while standing on a ventilation grate   
      
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > This is a general science round based on the Ministry of Education   
   > Grade 5 Science Curriculum guidelines.   
   >   
   > 1. Why does an LED bulb use less energy than an incandescent bulb   
   >     in producing the same amount of brightness?   
      
   Less resistance from the LED bulb filament   
      
   >   
   > 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 turbine   
      
   >   
   > 6. What is the general term for an energy source that is considered   
   >     to be limitless?   
   >   
   > 7. While mass is the amount of stuff in an object, what determines   
   >     that object's weight?   
   >   
   > 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; Auricles   
      
   >   
   > 10. What is the name of the vessels that bring blood from around   
   >     the body back to the heart?   
      
   Arteries   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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