** Game 5, Round 9 - Entertainment - Kissy Movies
In honor of Valentine's Day, we give you the year, one or more
stars, and a clue, and you give us the movie title -- which in
all cases includes a form of the word "Kiss".
1. 1997, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd: police hunt a serial killer,
helped by a victim who manages to escape.
2. 1955, Ralph Meeker: a doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike
Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around
a mysterious "great whatsit". Written by Mickey Spillane.
4. 1999, Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson: a reporter goes undercover
at a high school.
5. 1992, Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin: an old man and a young woman
magically switch bodies and learn about love and life.
6. 1995, Meg Ryan plays a Canadian, Kevin Kline plays a Frenchman:
a woman flies to France to confront her straying fiancé, but
gets involved with a charming crook.
7. 1964, Elvis Presley: an Army officer returns to convince his
kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land.
Once he gets there, he discovers he has a lookalike family
member.
8. 1953, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Anne Miller: a musical
loosely based on "The Taming of the Shrew".
9. 1996, Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson: an amnesiac woman recovers
her memories in this thriller directed by Renny Harlin.
10. 1985, Raul Julia, William Hurt: they play South American
cellmates.
** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Sochi Olympics
* A. History of Sochi
A1. The region that includes Sochi came under Russian control
after the 1829 Treaty of Adrianople ended a war between
Russia and who?
A2. Who were the people expelled from the Sochi area in the
1860s and 1870s, in what some historians consider Europe's
first modern example of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide?
* B. Geographic Extreme Games
B1. """Which was""" the southernmost Winter Olympics? Give the
city or the year.
B2. """Which was""" the northernmost summer Olympics? Give the
city or the year.
* D. Winter Olympic Movies
D1. Kurt Russell plays 1980 US hockey coach Herb Brooks in what
2004 movie?
D2. Will Farrell plays a figure skater banned from competition
in what 2007 comedy movie?
* E. New Olympic Events at Sochi
E2. For the first time, freestyle skiers """will""" compete in
what structure that Olympic snowboarders have used since
1998?
** Game 5, Round 9 - Entertainment - Kissy Movies
In honor of Valentine's Day, we give you the year, one or more
stars, and a clue, and you give us the movie title -- which in
all cases includes a form of the word "Kiss".
1. 1997, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd: police hunt a serial killer,
helped by a victim who manages to escape.
2. 1955, Ralph Meeker: a doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike
Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around
a mysterious "great whatsit". Written by Mickey Spillane.
3. 1956, Robert Wagner: a college student resorts to murder in an
attempt to marry an heiress.
4. 1999, Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson: a reporter goes undercover
at a high school.
5. 1992, Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin: an old man and a young woman
magically switch bodies and learn about love and life.
6. 1995, Meg Ryan plays a Canadian, Kevin Kline plays a Frenchman:
a woman flies to France to confront her straying fiancé, but
gets involved with a charming crook.
7. 1964, Elvis Presley: an Army officer returns to convince his
kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land.
Once he gets there, he discovers he has a lookalike family
member.
8. 1953, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Anne Miller: a musical
loosely based on "The Taming of the Shrew".
9. 1996, Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson: an amnesiac woman recovers
her memories in this thriller directed by Renny Harlin.
10. 1985, Raul Julia, William Hurt: they play South American
cellmates.
** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Sochi Olympics
Yes, this is largely a second sports round. Not my idea!
* A. History of Sochi
A1. The region that includes Sochi came under Russian control
after the 1829 Treaty of Adrianople ended a war between
Russia and who?
A2. Who were the people expelled from the Sochi area in the
1860s and 1870s, in what some historians consider Europe's
first modern example of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide?
* B. Geographic Extreme Games
B1. """Which was""" the southernmost Winter Olympics? Give the
city or the year.
B2. """Which was""" the northernmost summer Olympics? Give the
city or the year.
* C. Science of Skates
C1. "Rocker" is the skating term for the curve of the bottom
of the blade. Put the following skates in order, from least
to most rocker (that is, from straightest to most curved):
short-track speed skate, long-track speed skate, figure
skate, hockey skate. If you give two guesses, please give
a complete list of four both times.
C2. The introduction of skates with the blade hinged at the
front, in the 1990s, led to a flurry of new speed-skating
records. What are these skates called?
* D. Winter Olympic Movies
D1. Kurt Russell plays 1980 US hockey coach Herb Brooks in what
2004 movie?
D2. Will Farrell plays a figure skater banned from competition
in what 2007 comedy movie?
* E. New Olympic Events at Sochi
E1. "Team Relay" medals """will be""" awarded for the first
time in two different Olympic timed sports. Times for
both male and female competitors """will be""" combined to
determine the winners. Name either sport.
E2. For the first time, freestyle skiers """will""" compete in
what structure that Olympic snowboarders have used since
1998?
* F. Calgary 1988
F1. In the dark days of yore, Canada settled for silver and
bronze medalists as national heroes. It was two figure
skaters that earned Canada's only silver medals in 1988;
name either.
F2. Alpine skier Karen Percy ("""now""" Karen Percy Lowe) was
the only Canadian to win any medals in a non-judged sport
at the Calgary Olympics. Name either of the two events
she earned bronze in.
** Game 5, Round 9 - Entertainment - Kissy Movies
8. 1953, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Anne Miller: a musical
loosely based on "The Taming of the Shrew".
** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Sochi Olympics
Yes, this is largely a second sports round. Not my idea!
* A. History of Sochi
A1. The region that includes Sochi came under Russian control
after the 1829 Treaty of Adrianople ended a war between
Russia and who?
A2. Who were the people expelled from the Sochi area in the
1860s and 1870s, in what some historians consider Europe's
first modern example of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide?
* B. Geographic Extreme Games
B1. """Which was""" the southernmost Winter Olympics? Give the
city or the year.
B2. """Which was""" the northernmost summer Olympics? Give the
city or the year.
* C. Science of Skates
C1. "Rocker" is the skating term for the curve of the bottom
of the blade. Put the following skates in order, from least
to most rocker (that is, from straightest to most curved):
short-track speed skate, long-track speed skate, figure
skate, hockey skate. If you give two guesses, please give
a complete list of four both times.
* D. Winter Olympic Movies
D1. Kurt Russell plays 1980 US hockey coach Herb Brooks in what
2004 movie?
* E. New Olympic Events at Sochi
E1. "Team Relay" medals """will be""" awarded for the first
time in two different Olympic timed sports. Times for
both male and female competitors """will be""" combined to
determine the winners. Name either sport.
E2. For the first time, freestyle skiers """will""" compete in
what structure that Olympic snowboarders have used since
1998?
** Game 5, Round 9 - Entertainment - Kissy Movies
1. 1997, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd: police hunt a serial killer,
helped by a victim who manages to escape.
2. 1955, Ralph Meeker: a doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike
Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around
a mysterious "great whatsit". Written by Mickey Spillane.
4. 1999, Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson: a reporter goes undercover
at a high school.
6. 1995, Meg Ryan plays a Canadian, Kevin Kline plays a Frenchman:
a woman flies to France to confront her straying fianc?, but
gets involved with a charming crook.
8. 1953, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Anne Miller: a musical
loosely based on "The Taming of the Shrew".
9. 1996, Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson: an amnesiac woman recovers
her memories in this thriller directed by Renny Harlin.
10. 1985, Raul Julia, William Hurt: they play South American
cellmates.
** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Sochi Olympics
* A. History of Sochi
A1. The region that includes Sochi came under Russian control
after the 1829 Treaty of Adrianople ended a war between
Russia and who?
A2. Who were the people expelled from the Sochi area in the
1860s and 1870s, in what some historians consider Europe's
first modern example of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide?
* B. Geographic Extreme Games
B2. """Which was""" the northernmost summer Olympics? Give the
city or the year.
* C. Science of Skates
C1. "Rocker" is the skating term for the curve of the bottom
of the blade. Put the following skates in order, from least
to most rocker (that is, from straightest to most curved):
short-track speed skate, long-track speed skate, figure
skate, hockey skate. If you give two guesses, please give
a complete list of four both times.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-10,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Cellar Rats, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 5, Round 9 - Entertainment - Kissy Movies
In honor of Valentine's Day, we give you the year, one or more
stars, and a clue, and you give us the movie title -- which in
all cases includes a form of the word "Kiss".
1. 1997, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd: police hunt a serial killer,
helped by a victim who manages to escape.
2. 1955, Ralph Meeker: a doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike
Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around
a mysterious "great whatsit". Written by Mickey Spillane.
3. 1956, Robert Wagner: a college student resorts to murder in an
attempt to marry an heiress.
4. 1999, Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson: a reporter goes undercover
at a high school.
5. 1992, Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin: an old man and a young woman
magically switch bodies and learn about love and life.
6. 1995, Meg Ryan plays a Canadian, Kevin Kline plays a Frenchman:
a woman flies to France to confront her straying fiancé, but
gets involved with a charming crook.
7. 1964, Elvis Presley: an Army officer returns to convince his
kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land.
Once he gets there, he discovers he has a lookalike family
member.
8. 1953, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Anne Miller: a musical
loosely based on "The Taming of the Shrew".
9. 1996, Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson: an amnesiac woman recovers
her memories in this thriller directed by Renny Harlin.
10. 1985, Raul Julia, William Hurt: they play South American
cellmates.
** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Sochi Olympics
Yes, this is largely a second sports round. Not my idea!
* A. History of Sochi
A1. The region that includes Sochi came under Russian control
after the 1829 Treaty of Adrianople ended a war between
Russia and who?
A2. Who were the people expelled from the Sochi area in the
1860s and 1870s, in what some historians consider Europe's
first modern example of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide?
* B. Geographic Extreme Games
B1. """Which was""" the southernmost Winter Olympics? Give the
city or the year.
B2. """Which was""" the northernmost summer Olympics? Give the
city or the year.
* C. Science of Skates
C1. "Rocker" is the skating term for the curve of the bottom
of the blade. Put the following skates in order, from least
to most rocker (that is, from straightest to most curved):
short-track speed skate, long-track speed skate, figure
skate, hockey skate. If you give two guesses, please give
a complete list of four both times.
C2. The introduction of skates with the blade hinged at the
front, in the 1990s, led to a flurry of new speed-skating
records. What are these skates called?
* D. Winter Olympic Movies
D1. Kurt Russell plays 1980 US hockey coach Herb Brooks in what
2004 movie?
D2. Will Farrell plays a figure skater banned from competition
in what 2007 comedy movie?
* E. New Olympic Events at Sochi
E1. "Team Relay" medals """will be""" awarded for the first
time in two different Olympic timed sports. Times for
both male and female competitors """will be""" combined to
determine the winners. Name either sport.
E2. For the first time, freestyle skiers """will""" compete in
what structure that Olympic snowboarders have used since
1998?
* F. Calgary 1988
F1. In the dark days of yore, Canada settled for silver and
bronze medalists as national heroes. It was two figure
skaters that earned Canada's only silver medals in 1988;
name either.
F2. Alpine skier Karen Percy ("""now""" Karen Percy Lowe) was
the only Canadian to win any medals in a non-judged sport
at the Calgary Olympics. Name either of the two events
she earned bronze in.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-10,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 5, Round 9 - Entertainment - Kissy Movies
In honor of Valentine's Day, we give you the year, one or more
stars, and a clue, and you give us the movie title -- which in
all cases includes a form of the word "Kiss".
1. 1997, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd: police hunt a serial killer,
helped by a victim who manages to escape.
2. 1955, Ralph Meeker: a doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike
Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around
a mysterious "great whatsit". Written by Mickey Spillane.
3. 1956, Robert Wagner: a college student resorts to murder in an
attempt to marry an heiress.
4. 1999, Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson: a reporter goes undercover
at a high school.
5. 1992, Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin: an old man and a young woman
magically switch bodies and learn about love and life.
6. 1995, Meg Ryan plays a Canadian, Kevin Kline plays a Frenchman:
a woman flies to France to confront her straying fiancé, but
gets involved with a charming crook.
7. 1964, Elvis Presley: an Army officer returns to convince his
kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land.
Once he gets there, he discovers he has a lookalike family
member.
8. 1953, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Anne Miller: a musical
loosely based on "The Taming of the Shrew".
9. 1996, Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson: an amnesiac woman recovers
her memories in this thriller directed by Renny Harlin.
10. 1985, Raul Julia, William Hurt: they play South American
cellmates.
** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Sochi Olympics
Yes, this is largely a second sports round. Not my idea!
* A. History of Sochi
A1. The region that includes Sochi came under Russian control
after the 1829 Treaty of Adrianople ended a war between
Russia and who?
A2. Who were the people expelled from the Sochi area in the
1860s and 1870s, in what some historians consider Europe's
first modern example of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide?
* B. Geographic Extreme Games
B1. """Which was""" the southernmost Winter Olympics? Give the
city or the year.
B2. """Which was""" the northernmost summer Olympics? Give the
city or the year.
* C. Science of Skates
C1. "Rocker" is the skating term for the curve of the bottom
of the blade. Put the following skates in order, from least
to most rocker (that is, from straightest to most curved):
short-track speed skate, long-track speed skate, figure
skate, hockey skate. If you give two guesses, please give
a complete list of four both times.
C2. The introduction of skates with the blade hinged at the
front, in the 1990s, led to a flurry of new speed-skating
records. What are these skates called?
* D. Winter Olympic Movies
D1. Kurt Russell plays 1980 US hockey coach Herb Brooks in what
2004 movie?
D2. Will Farrell plays a figure skater banned from competition
in what 2007 comedy movie?
* E. New Olympic Events at Sochi
E1. "Team Relay" medals """will be""" awarded for the first
time in two different Olympic timed sports. Times for
both male and female competitors """will be""" combined to
determine the winners. Name either sport.
E2. For the first time, freestyle skiers """will""" compete in
what structure that Olympic snowboarders have used since
1998?
* F. Calgary 1988
F1. In the dark days of yore, Canada settled for silver and
bronze medalists as national heroes. It was two figure
skaters that earned Canada's only silver medals in 1988;
name either.
F2. Alpine skier Karen Percy ("""now""" Karen Percy Lowe) was
the only Canadian to win any medals in a non-judged sport
at the Calgary Olympics. Name either of the two events
she earned bronze in.
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