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|    Dan Tilque to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCINO25 Game 2, Rounds 7-8: pre-SW    |
|    10 Oct 25 21:08:09    |
      From: dtilque@frontier.com              On 10/10/25 16:35, Mark Brader wrote:       >       >       > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Common Latin Expressions       >       > The Latin language may be dead, but many of its expressions live       > on today. We will give you a Latin expression and you give us the       > meaning or literal translation in English. The QMs have latitude       > in judging how close the answers are.       >       > 1. In flagrante delicto.              in a compromising act, usually of a sexual nature              > 2. Cogito ergo sum.              I think, therefore, I am              > 3. Alea iacta est.       > 4. Festina lente.       > 5. Quid pro quo.              this for that              > 6. Bona fide.              authentic              > 7. Memento mori.              something to remind one of a person or time              > 8. Habeas corpus.              have the body              > 9. Semper fidelis.              always faithful              > 10. Audaces fortuna juvat.              fortune favors the bold              >       >       > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - USA       >       > All questions are about Americans or American things.       >       >       > * A. Literature - Playwrights       >       > A1. Who wrote "The Iceman Cometh", "Long Day's Journey into       > Night", and "A Moon for the Misbegotten"?       >       > A2. Who wrote "The Zoo Story", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?",       > and "A Delicate Balance"?       >       >       > * B. History - Westward Expansion       >       > B1. In 1803 the US acquired 828,000 square miles of land west       > of the Mississippi River from France. The acquisition       > doubled the size of the country and included part or all       > of 15 modern US states. What is this transaction commonly       > referred to as?              Louisiana Purchase              >       > B2. The resolution of *which armed conflict* that began in       > 1846 and ended in 1848 led to further westward expansion       > and the acquisition of states such as California, Nevada,       > and Utah?              Mexican-American War              >       >       > * C. Sports - Hall of Fame       >       > C1. Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum?              Springfield MA              >       > C2. Where is the Pro Football Hall of Fame?              Canton OH              >       >       > * D. Science - Inventors       >       > D1. Who created and built the world's first liquid-fueled rocket       > in 1926? Hint: One of NASA's space centers is named       > after him.              Goddard              >       > D2. Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1844, making it melt-proof       > and reliable?              Goodyear              >       >       > * E. Entertainment - The Money       >       > These two questions are about movies and their revenues and       > budgets. Note that he references to money are in US dollars       > and are specific to the time and not adjusted for inflation.       >       > E1. What was the first American movie to have a budget of more       > than $100,000,000?              Toy Story 2               > > E2. What was the first American movie to cross $1,000,000,000       > in worldwide revenue?              Return of the Jedi              >       >       > * F. Geography - Ain't No Mountain High Enough       >       > F1. What is the tallest mountain in the US?              Denali              (I refuse to accept the renaming back to Mt McKinley)              >       > F2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you       > have finished with the previous one. Jung vf gur gnyyrfg       > zbhagnva va gur pbagvthbhf (be "ybjre") sbegl-rvtug fgngrf?              Mt Whitney              --       Dan Tilque              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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