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   Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCINO25 Game 10, Rounds 9-10: famo   
   22 Feb 26 14:44:32   
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 2/22/2026 12:13 AM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > ** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Parents of Famous Children   
   >   
   > A surprising number of celebrities have famous mothers or fathers.   
   > We'll give you the name of a well-known celebrity; you give us   
   > the name of their (more or less) equally famous mother or father.   
   > *Note*: If the parent has the same surname, you must give first   
   > and last name for the parent.   
   >   
   > Name the father of...   
   >   
   > 1. Angelina Jolie.   
      
   Jon Voight   
      
   > 2. Emilio Estevez.   
      
   Martin Sheen   
      
   > Name the mother of...   
   >   
   > 3. Gwyneth Paltrow.   
      
   Blythe Danner   
      
   > 4. Kate Hudson.   
      
   Goldie Hawn   
      
   > 5. Maya Rudolph.   
      
   Minnie Ripperton   
      
   > 6. Melanie Griffith.   
      
   Tippi Hedren   
      
   > And name *either* the father or the mother of...   
   >   
   > 7. Isabella Rossellini.   
      
   Ingrid Bergman; Roberto Rossellini   
      
   > 8. Liza Minelli.   
      
   Judy Garland; Vincente Minnelli   
      
   > 9. Dakota Johnson.   
      
   Melanie Griffith; Don Johnson   
      
   > 10. Natasha Richardson.   
      
   Vanessa Redgrave; Tony Richardson   
   >   
   > ** Game 10, Round 10 - April Fool's Challenge Round   
   >   
   > * A. What a Fool Believes   
   >   
   > These questions are about well-known stock frauds.   
      
   >     A2. He was the operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered to   
   >         be the largest financial fraud in US history.  He was   
   >         arrested in 2008.  Who is he?   
      
   Madoff   
      
   > * B. Literature: A Fool's Paradise   
   >   
   >     B1. Who wrote the poem "Paradise Lost"?   
      
   Milton   
      
   >     B2. What biblical story is the poem based on?   
      
   Adam and Eve   
      
   > * C. Entertainment: Fool Me Once   
   >   
   > These questions are about movies to do with frauds.  In each case   
   > give the title.   
   >   
   >     C1. This 2011 movie suggests that the Edward de Vere, the 17th   
   >         Earl of Oxford, and not William Shakespeare was the author   
   >         of what we now know as the collected works of Shakespeare.   
      
   "Anonymous"   
      
   >     C2. This 2002 movie stars Leonardo diCaprio as a character   
   >         who after high school began a short career of impersonating   
   >         professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.   
      
   "Catch Me If You Can"   
      
   > * D. Sports: Pity the Fool   
   >   
   > These questions are about boxers known for trash talk.   
   >   
   >     D1. This boxer had these words for his opponent Lennox Lewis   
   >         in 2002: "My style is impetuous.  My defense is impregnable.   
   >         And I'm just ferocious.  I want your heart.  I wanna eat   
   >         his [sic] children.  Praise be to Allah."  Who is this boxer?   
      
   Mike Tyson   
      
   >     D2. In 1975, this boxer said this of his opponent "Joe Frazier   
   >         is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau   
   >         of Wildlife".  As well, in the build-up to the notorious   
   >         "Thrilla in Manila", he said, "It will be a killer, and a   
   >         chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila."   
   >         Who is this boxer?   
      
   Muhammad Ali   
      
   > * E. Science: Fool's Gold   
   >   
   >     E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything below what   
   >         threshold in karats, within 2?   
      
   12 karats   
      
   >     E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold and is   
   >         commonly known as "fool's gold"?   
      
   iron pyrite   
      
   > * F. History: A Fool to Try   
   >   
   > These questions are about famous daredevil families.   
   >   
   >     F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s   
   >         to the '60s.  The great-grandson of the family patriarch   
   >         crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012.  Who was this   
   >         family?   
      
   Wallenda   
      
   >     F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.   
   >         They were best known for using the motorcycle to jump   
   >         great distances.  What is their family name?   
      
   Knievel   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
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