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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              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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