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|    Dan Tilque to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCINO25 Game 4, Rounds 9-10: stock    |
|    08 Nov 25 12:41:40    |
      From: dtilque@frontier.com              On 11/7/25 21:16, Mark Brader wrote:       >       >       > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stock-Exchange Indexes       >       > We provide you with a stock-market index name and you give the       > *city* where the stock exchange is located. For example, the       > S&P/TSX 60 is headquartered in Toronto.       >       > 1. DAX.       > 2. SENSEX.       > 3. IBEX 35.       > 4. BOVESPA.       > 5. Hang Seng.              Hong Kong              > 6. Nikkei 225.              Tokyo              > 7. CAC ["Kack"] 40.       > 8. SSE Composite Index.       > 9. FTSE ["Footsie"] 100.       > 10. XAO, also known as "All Ordinaries".       >       >       > ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Crime & Punishment       >       > * A. History: It's All in the Family.       >       > These two questions are about the Five Mafia Families of New York.       >       > A1. What is the name of the body that was created in 1931 that       > governs the Five Families?              Cosa Nostra              >       > A2. Name any one of the Five Mafia Families of New York              Gambino              >       >       > * B. Geography: The Big House       >       > B1. In what state would find Folsom State Prison and San       > Quentin State Prison?              California              >       > B2. In what state would you find Riker's Island, Attica       > Correctional Facility, and Sing Sing?              New York              >       >       > * C. Literature: Crime Novels       >       > C1. Who wrote "Farewell My Lovely", "The Big Sleep", and       > "The Long Goodbye"?       >       > C2. Who wrote "The Maltese Falcon", "The Glass Key", and       > "Red Harvest"?              Hammett              >       >       > * D. Sports: These are No Role Models       >       > D1. In 2011, which retired San Francisco Giants player was       > convicted on obstruction of justice for lying about the       > use of steroids?              Bonds              >       > D2. In 1994, which figure skater was convicted for hindering       > the prosecution of the attackers of her fellow figure skater       > Nancy Kerrigan?              Tanya Harding              >       >       > * E. Entertainment: Crime Movies       >       > E1. In this 1996 dark comedy film, Marge Gunderson, a pregnant       > Minnesota police chief investigates a triple homicide       > that takes place after a desperate car salesman hires two       > dim-witted criminals to kidnap his wife in order to extort       > a hefty ransom from her wealthy father. What is the name       > of this film?              Fargo              >       > E2. In this 1992 film, six criminals with pseudonyms, and each       > a stranger to one another, are hired to carry out a robbery.       > The heist is ambushed by police and the gang are forced       > to shoot their way out. At their warehouse rendezvous,       > the survivors, realizing that they were set up, try to find       > the traitor in their midst. What is the name of this film?       >       >       > * F. Miscellaneous: Cultural Centers       >       > F1. In what US city would you find the Mob Museum, the national       > museum of organized crime and law enforcement?              Washington DC              >       > F2. In what US city would you find the National Museum of Crime       > and Punishment?                     --       Dan Tilque              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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