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|    Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: QFTCINO25 Game 5, Rounds 4,6: Henry     |
|    15 Nov 25 11:54:15    |
      From: gromit82@hotmail.com              On 11/14/2025 10:26 PM, Mark Brader wrote:              > * Game 5, Round 4 - History - King Henry VIII       >       > If there's one king most people have heard about and can recognize       > it's Henry VIII -- arguably one of the most famous monarchs of       > all time. Here are 10 questions about England's most notable       > -- some would say notorious -- ruler.       >       > 1. Name the house / dynasty / royal family that Henry belonged to.              Tudor              > 2. Who was the famous portrait painter who painted many portraits       > of Henry VIII and members of his court?              Holbein       > 3. Henry VIII had six wives -- who was the sixth and last one?              Catherine Parr; Catherine Howard              > 4. Henry was served by many loyal and capable advisors during       > his reign -- most of whom were abandoned and executed by the       > ungrateful and fickle monarch. This English churchman served       > as Henry's chief advisor during the first 20 years of his reign,       > eventually becoming Lord Chancellor of England. Who was he?              More              > 5. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have       > finished with the previous one. Nabgure bs Urael'f Ybeq       > Punapryybef naq puvrs nqivfbef jnf Gubznf Zber -- bar bs gur zbfg       > erfcrpgrq vagryyrpghnyf bs uvf ren. Va 1516, Zber choyvfurq       > n obbx nobhg na vzntvanel vfynaq jubfr vaunovgnagf yvirq va na       > vqrny fbpvrgl naq tbireazrag. Anzr gur obbx.              "Utopia"              > 6. Henry wanted to divorce his first wife, Katherine of Aragon,       > due to her failure to do what?              give birth to a son              > 7. Henry VIII has been portrayed on film by many accomplished       > actors. Who played him in the 1966 Oscar-winning film "A Man       > for All Seasons"?              Welles              > 8. Name the English monarch who succeeded Henry VIII.              Edward VI              > 10. In 1965, which British pop group scored a huge hit with a song       > titled "I'm Henery VIII, I Am"? Name the group.              Herman's Hermits       > * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Major League Sport Teams and Cities       >       > You may have heard of the name of a sports team, but can you place       > the team in its home city? For example, if I say the team is the       > Blue Jays, the correct answer would be Toronto. All of these teams       > play in one of five major leagues: the National Football League       > (NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL), the National Hockey       > League (NHL), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Major       > League Baseball (MLB). It is not necessary to identify the league.       >       > 1. Elks.              Edmonton              > 2. Suns.              Phoenix              > 3. Ducks.              Anaheim              > 4. Raiders.              Las Vegas              > 5. Hornets.              Charlotte              > 6. Mariners.              Seattle              > 7. Guardians.              Cleveland              > 8. Redblacks.              Ottawa; Calgary              > 9. Commanders.              Washington              > 10. Blue Jackets.              Columbus              --       Joshua Kreitzer       gromit82@hotmail.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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