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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 5, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Solve for X   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Exxon   
      
   > 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?   
      
   OS/X   
      
   > 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.   
   > $NOTES   
      
   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.   
      
   INXS   
      
   > 10. What was the first name of Draco Malfoy's aunt in the Harry   
   >    Potter series?   
      
   Bellatrix   
      
   > ** 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.   
      
   Dresden   
      
   > * 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"?   
      
   Meyers   
      
   > * 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?   
      
   British Columbia; Alberta   
      
   > * 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   
      
   --   
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