These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-05-29,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 3, Round 9 - Geography - Country Names
1. The name of which country is the name given to three strikes in
a row in 10-pin bowling? (Or, at least, it was until late 2021,
when the country changed its name.)
For the remaining questions, each answer similarly is also the
name of a country, and these are all current names.
2. The surname of the man who the NBA's web site describes as the
greatest basketball player of all time.
3. A word in the title of a 1963 James Bond movie.
4. A word in the title of a 1979 movie starring Jane Fonda, Jack
Lemmon, and Michael Douglas, about a safety cover-up at a
nuclear power plant.
5. The first name of the artist, renowned for her paintings of
enlarged flowers and scenes of New Mexico, who is called "the
Mother of American Modernism".
6. The first name of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner for
"Jerry Maguire".
7. The surname of the poet, journalist, and novelist who won the
1921 Nobel Prize in Literature. Hints: His first name is
Anatole, and the country is in Europe.
8. A word that occurs 8 times -- sometimes preceded by the word
"hanging" or "dimpled" -- in the US Supreme Court's decision in
Bush v. Gore, the case that effectively decided the presidential
election in the year 2000? Hint: the country is in Africa.
9. A pre-decimalization coin equal to 21 shillings. Hints: The
country is in Africa, and its name occurs within the names of
three other countries.
10. A word in the name of a 17th-century palace and a large garden,
both in Paris, located near the Sorbonne and the Pantheon.
Hint: the country is in Europe.
** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round - A Rose by Any Other Name
* A. Entertainment
A1. A comedienne and singer, we probably remember this actress
best for her role on "The Dick van Dyke Show". Who?
A2. Loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin, the 1979 film
"The Rose" stars which iconic actress/singer?
* B. History
B1. "The Romance of the Rose" is the English title of an
allegorical poem written between 1240 and 1275 -- in
what language?
B2. The AMORC (Toronto headquarters on Broadview Av.) is a
mystical order better known by what name?
* C. Miscellaneous
C1. The line "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
is from Act 2, Scene 2, of which play?
C2. There are numerous songs which share this rosy title,
notably a 2010 single by Kelly Rowland and track #2 from
Blue Rodeo's 1987 album "Outskirts". Which title?
* D. Science
D1. Often used to make tea, the berry-like fruit of the rose
plant is given what name?
D2. Rose gold is made by alloying gold with 3% silver and about
22% of which element?
* E. Sports
E1. Pete Rose is the all-time Major League leader in hits
(with 4,256) and singles (3,215). Why, then, is he not
in the Baseball Hall of Fame?
E2. The most prestigious of the US college football bowl games,
the Rose Bowl is traditionally played on New Year's Day in
which California city? (Specific city, not metropolitan
area.)
* F. Literature
F1. The phrase "A rose is a rose is a rose" originates in a
1913 poem by which author?
F2. Kurt Vonnegut's fifth novel was a social satire about a
philanthropist trying to give away his fortune. Name it.
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