From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 11/22/2025 11:08 PM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 5, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Solve for X   
   >   
   > Thus is a round about people, places, or things having the letter   
   > X in their name.  One or more persons, places, or things, with X   
   > in their name will be described.  You must name them.   
   >   
   > 1. There used to be two companies in the Fortune 500 list that had   
   >     a name where the letter X appeared twice.  One of the companies   
   >     was Xerox.  Name the *other* one.   
      
   ExxonMobil   
      
   > 2. Microsoft created their own version of Unix, intended for use on   
   >     microcomputers.  They could not call it Unix, so they gave it   
   >     their own name.  What was the name they gave to this software   
   >     of theirs?   
      
   Multix   
      
   > 3. In Welsh this item is named Caledfwich (not a typo).  In legend   
   >     it is sometimes said to have magical powers and its owner is   
   >     associated with the rightful sovereignty of England.  What is   
   >     the English name of this item?   
      
   Excalibur   
      
   > 4. This place was the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty   
   >     in China, before he decided to move the seat of his dynasty to   
   >     the Jin Dynasty capital of Shangdu.  It was visited in about   
   >     1275 by Marco Polo, and in 1797 inspired a poem by Samuel   
   >     Taylor Coleridge.  Name this place.   
      
   Xanadu   
      
   > 5. In his State of the Union address in 2002, George W. Bush   
   >     accused Iran, Iraq, and North Korea of helping terrorism and   
   >     seeking nuclear weapons.  What phrase did he subsequently use   
   >     to identify these countries?   
      
   axis of evil   
      
   > 6. First settled in 1786, this city was the first capital of   
   >     Tennessee.  It also hosted the 1982 World's Fair.  Name the city.   
      
   Knoxville   
      
   > 7. Their real names were Leonard, Adolph (who became Arthur),   
   >     Julius, Milton, and Herbert.  These brothers enjoyed success   
   >     in Vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood from the early 1900s   
   >     into the 1950s.  What was their family name?   
      
   Marx   
      
   > 8. From the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 to the outbreak   
   >     of World War I in 1914 was period of relative peace in Europe   
   >     and the world.  At the time the British Empire was the largest   
   >     empire of all time.  What 2-word phrase was used to describe   
   >     this period of peace due to British hegemony?   
      
   Pax Britannica   
      
   > 9. In 1989 three classmates at Thornlea Secondary School banded   
   >     together to form a band, the Chia Pets.  They changed their   
   >     name in 1992, added a fourth band member, performed and released   
   >     albums until 2000, and disbanded in 2001.  Name this band.   
      
   Living in a Box; XTC   
      
   > 10. What was the first name of Draco Malfoy's aunt in the Harry   
   >     Potter series?   
      
   Beatrix   
      
   > ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Valentine'S Day   
   >   
   > A. History: It Happened on Valentine's Day   
   >   
   >     A1. In 1929, there was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre where   
   >         the gang led by Al Capone murdered several members of the   
   >         gang led by Bugs Moran.  In which city did this occur?   
      
   Chicago   
      
   >     A2. In 1945, a particular European city was targeted for a heavy   
   >         bombing campaign on the night of February 13-14.  Name the   
   >         city.   
      
   Berlin   
      
   > * B. Literature: Romantic Literature -- Sort Of   
   >   
   >     B1. Who is the author of the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey"?   
      
   James   
      
   >     B2. Who is the author of the vampire romance series that   
   >         includes the novels "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse",   
   >         and "Breaking Dawn"?   
      
   Meyer   
      
   > * C. Geography: What's in a Name?   
   >   
   >     C1. In what Canadian province would you find towns named   
   >         Come By Chance, Dildo, and Heart's Delight?   
      
   Newfoundland and Labrador   
      
   >     C2. In what Canadian province would you find towns named Fertile,   
   >         Old Wives, and Poor Man?   
      
   Manitoba; Saskatchewan   
      
   > * D. Sports: 40-Love   
   >   
   > These questions are about the marriages and divorces of professional   
   > tennis players.   
   >   
   >     D1. Andre Agassi has been married to which tennis player   
   >         since 2001?   
      
   Steffi Graf   
      
   >     D2. Chris Evert has been married and divorced three times.   
   >         Who did she marry in 2008 and divorce in 2009 after only   
   >         18 months?   
      
   Greg Norman   
      
   > * E. Entertainment: Romantic Film Classics   
   >   
   >     E1. In this 1957 movie, a couple played by Cary Grant and   
   >         Deborah Kerr fall in love and agree to meet in 6 months   
   >         at the Empire State Building.  This is the inspiration   
   >         for the ending of the 1993 movie "Sleepless in Seattle".   
   >         What is the name of the 1957 movie?   
      
   "An Affair to Remember"   
      
   >     E2. This 1953 movie is about the troubles of soldiers stationed   
   >         on Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl   
   >         Harbor.  It stars Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr and is   
   >         best known for the kiss-on-the-beach scene.  What is the   
   >         name of this movie?   
      
   "From Here to Eternity"   
      
   > * F. Miscellaneous: What Did You Say?   
   >   
   >     F1. What comedian, actor, writer, and filmmaker said the   
   >         following?  "Sex without love is an empty experience,   
   >         but as empty experiences go, it's one of the best"   
      
   Woody Allen   
      
   >     F2. What comedian and actor said the following?  "God gave men   
   >         both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough   
   >         blood supply to run both at the same time."   
      
   Robin Williams   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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