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* Game 1, Round 7 - Entertainment - Marilyn Monroe
1. Marilyn Monroe starred in two movies that were filmed -- in
whole or in part -- in Canada. Name one of them.
6. In what country did Marilyn Monroe famously entertain US troops
in January 1954, performing 10 shows in four days?
8. One of Marilyn Monroe's signature song-and-dance numbers was
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the movie "Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes". In 1985, a music video was released that paid
tribute to this iconic performance. Name either the song or
the performer featured in this video.
9. Marilyn Monroe's most famous and recognizable pose is universally
recognized as one from the movie "The Seven Year Itch". What is
she doing?
10. In 1964, this avant-garde American artist painted five portraits
of Marilyn Monroe in different color schemes. In 2022, one of
them sold for $195 million US. Name the artist.
* Game 1, Round 8 - Science - Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
1. Why does an LED bulb use less energy than an incandescent bulb
in producing the same amount of brightness?
2. What happens when you put a freshly-filled helium-filled balloon
in the refrigerator?
3. What is the largest gland in the human body, weighing in at about
1.5 kg, and situated in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen?
4. What is the structure that, when it contracts and moves, causes
the lungs to expand?
5. What type of technology uses the energy of moving air to turn
the gears of a generator, which in turn generates electricity?
6. What is the general term for an energy source that is considered
to be limitless?
7. While mass is the amount of stuff in an object, what determines
that object's weight?
8. What is the term used to describe the amount of mass per volume?
9. What is the name given to the lower chambers of the heart?
10. What is the name of the vessels that bring blood from around
the body back to the heart?
* Game 1, Round 7 - Entertainment - Marilyn Monroe
Long after her death more than 60 years ago, Marilyn Monroe
remains a pop-culture icon of immense influence and significance.
Ranked by the American Film Institute as the 6th-greatest female
screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood, she is one of the
most recognizable celebrities of all time. Here are 10 questions
about her and her legacy.
1. Marilyn Monroe starred in two movies that were filmed -- in
whole or in part -- in Canada. Name one of them.
2. What was Marilyn Monroe's last complete picture before her
death in 1962?
3. Numerous movies have been made *about* Marilyn Monroe. One of
them was "My Week with Marilyn". Released in 2011, it starred
Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh -- and which actress as Marilyn
Monroe?
4. Marilyn Monroe was married three times. Her second husband
was baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. Her third husband was
Pulitzer-Prizewinning playwright Arthur Miller. Who was her
first husband?
5. Marilyn Monroe has also been the subject of countless books --
fiction and non-fiction alike. In the year 2000, this
award-winning American novelist published a novel of 1,000-plus
pages about Marilyn, titled "Blonde". Who was this novelist?
6. In what country did Marilyn Monroe famously entertain US troops
in January 1954, performing 10 shows in four days?
7. What was Marilyn Monroe's name as a child?
8. One of Marilyn Monroe's signature song-and-dance numbers was
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the movie "Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes". In 1985, a music video was released that paid
tribute to this iconic performance. Name either the song or
the performer featured in this video.
9. Marilyn Monroe's most famous and recognizable pose is universally
recognized as one from the movie "The Seven Year Itch". What is
she doing?
10. In 1964, this avant-garde American artist painted five portraits
of Marilyn Monroe in different color schemes. In 2022, one of
them sold for $195 million US. Name the artist.
* Game 1, Round 8 - Science - Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
This is a general science round based on the Ministry of Education
Grade 5 Science Curriculum guidelines.
4. What is the structure that, when it contracts and moves, causes
the lungs to expand?
5. What type of technology uses the energy of moving air to turn
the gears of a generator, which in turn generates electricity?
7. While mass is the amount of stuff in an object, what determines
that object's weight?
8. What is the term used to describe the amount of mass per volume?
9. What is the name given to the lower chambers of the heart?
* Game 1, Round 7 - Entertainment - Marilyn Monroe
Long after her death more than 60 years ago, Marilyn Monroe
remains a pop-culture icon of immense influence and significance.
Ranked by the American Film Institute as the 6th-greatest female
screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood, she is one of the
most recognizable celebrities of all time. Here are 10 questions
about her and her legacy.
1. Marilyn Monroe starred in two movies that were filmed -- in
whole or in part -- in Canada. Name one of them.
2. What was Marilyn Monroe's last complete picture before her
death in 1962?
3. Numerous movies have been made *about* Marilyn Monroe. One of
them was "My Week with Marilyn". Released in 2011, it starred
Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh -- and which actress as Marilyn
Monroe?
4. Marilyn Monroe was married three times. Her second husband
was baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. Her third husband was
Pulitzer-Prizewinning playwright Arthur Miller. Who was her
first husband?
5. Marilyn Monroe has also been the subject of countless books --
fiction and non-fiction alike. In the year 2000, this
award-winning American novelist published a novel of 1,000-plus
pages about Marilyn, titled "Blonde". Who was this novelist?
6. In what country did Marilyn Monroe famously entertain US troops
in January 1954, performing 10 shows in four days?
7. What was Marilyn Monroe's name as a child?
8. One of Marilyn Monroe's signature song-and-dance numbers was
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the movie "Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes". In 1985, a music video was released that paid
tribute to this iconic performance. Name either the song or
the performer featured in this video.
9. Marilyn Monroe's most famous and recognizable pose is universally
recognized as one from the movie "The Seven Year Itch". What is
she doing?
10. In 1964, this avant-garde American artist painted five portraits
of Marilyn Monroe in different color schemes. In 2022, one of
them sold for $195 million US. Name the artist.
* Game 1, Round 8 - Science - Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
This is a general science round based on the Ministry of Education
Grade 5 Science Curriculum guidelines.
1. Why does an LED bulb use less energy than an incandescent bulb
in producing the same amount of brightness?
2. What happens when you put a freshly-filled helium-filled balloon
in the refrigerator?
3. What is the largest gland in the human body, weighing in at about
1.5 kg, and situated in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen?
4. What is the structure that, when it contracts and moves, causes
the lungs to expand?
5. What type of technology uses the energy of moving air to turn
the gears of a generator, which in turn generates electricity?
6. What is the general term for an energy source that is considered
to be limitless?
7. While mass is the amount of stuff in an object, what determines
that object's weight?
8. What is the term used to describe the amount of mass per volume?
9. What is the name given to the lower chambers of the heart?
10. What is the name of the vessels that bring blood from around
the body back to the heart?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-01-13,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Night Owls, and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2024-08-30
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 7 - Entertainment - Marilyn Monroe
Long after her death more than 60 years ago, Marilyn Monroe
remains a pop-culture icon of immense influence and significance.
Ranked by the American Film Institute as the 6th-greatest female
screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood, she is one of the
most recognizable celebrities of all time. Here are 10 questions
about her and her legacy.
1. Marilyn Monroe starred in two movies that were filmed -- in
whole or in part -- in Canada. Name one of them.
2. What was Marilyn Monroe's last complete picture before her
death in 1962?
3. Numerous movies have been made *about* Marilyn Monroe. One of
them was "My Week with Marilyn". Released in 2011, it starred
Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh -- and which actress as Marilyn
Monroe?
4. Marilyn Monroe was married three times. Her second husband
was baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. Her third husband was
Pulitzer-Prizewinning playwright Arthur Miller. Who was her
first husband?
5. Marilyn Monroe has also been the subject of countless books --
fiction and non-fiction alike. In the year 2000, this
award-winning American novelist published a novel of 1,000-plus
pages about Marilyn, titled "Blonde". Who was this novelist?
6. In what country did Marilyn Monroe famously entertain US troops
in January 1954, performing 10 shows in four days?
7. What was Marilyn Monroe's name as a child?
8. One of Marilyn Monroe's signature song-and-dance numbers was
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the movie "Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes". In 1985, a music video was released that paid
tribute to this iconic performance. Name either the song or
the performer featured in this video.
9. Marilyn Monroe's most famous and recognizable pose is universally
recognized as one from the movie "The Seven Year Itch". What is
she doing?
10. In 1964, this avant-garde American artist painted five portraits
of Marilyn Monroe in different color schemes. In 2022, one of
them sold for $195 million US. Name the artist.
* Game 1, Round 8 - Science - Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
This is a general science round based on the Ministry of Education
Grade 5 Science Curriculum guidelines.
1. Why does an LED bulb use less energy than an incandescent bulb
in producing the same amount of brightness?
2. What happens when you put a freshly-filled helium-filled balloon
in the refrigerator?
3. What is the largest gland in the human body, weighing in at about
1.5 kg, and situated in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen?
4. What is the structure that, when it contracts and moves, causes
the lungs to expand?
5. What type of technology uses the energy of moving air to turn
the gears of a generator, which in turn generates electricity?
6. What is the general term for an energy source that is considered
to be limitless?
7. While mass is the amount of stuff in an object, what determines
that object's weight?
8. What is the term used to describe the amount of mass per volume?
9. What is the name given to the lower chambers of the heart?
10. What is the name of the vessels that bring blood from around
the body back to the heart?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-01-13,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 7 - Entertainment - Marilyn Monroe
Long after her death more than 60 years ago, Marilyn Monroe
remains a pop-culture icon of immense influence and significance.
Ranked by the American Film Institute as the 6th-greatest female
screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood, she is one of the
most recognizable celebrities of all time. Here are 10 questions
about her and her legacy.
1. Marilyn Monroe starred in two movies that were filmed -- in
whole or in part -- in Canada. Name one of them.
2. What was Marilyn Monroe's last complete picture before her
death in 1962?
3. Numerous movies have been made *about* Marilyn Monroe. One of
them was "My Week with Marilyn". Released in 2011, it starred
Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh -- and which actress as Marilyn
Monroe?
4. Marilyn Monroe was married three times. Her second husband
was baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. Her third husband was
Pulitzer-Prizewinning playwright Arthur Miller. Who was her
first husband?
5. Marilyn Monroe has also been the subject of countless books --
fiction and non-fiction alike. In the year 2000, this
award-winning American novelist published a novel of 1,000-plus
pages about Marilyn, titled "Blonde". Who was this novelist?
6. In what country did Marilyn Monroe famously entertain US troops
in January 1954, performing 10 shows in four days?
7. What was Marilyn Monroe's name as a child?
8. One of Marilyn Monroe's signature song-and-dance numbers was
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the movie "Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes". In 1985, a music video was released that paid
tribute to this iconic performance. Name either the song or
the performer featured in this video.
9. Marilyn Monroe's most famous and recognizable pose is universally
recognized as one from the movie "The Seven Year Itch". What is
she doing?
10. In 1964, this avant-garde American artist painted five portraits
of Marilyn Monroe in different color schemes. In 2022, one of
them sold for $195 million US. Name the artist.
* Game 1, Round 8 - Science - Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
This is a general science round based on the Ministry of Education
Grade 5 Science Curriculum guidelines.
1. Why does an LED bulb use less energy than an incandescent bulb
in producing the same amount of brightness?
2. What happens when you put a freshly-filled helium-filled balloon
in the refrigerator?
3. What is the largest gland in the human body, weighing in at about
1.5 kg, and situated in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen?
4. What is the structure that, when it contracts and moves, causes
the lungs to expand?
5. What type of technology uses the energy of moving air to turn
the gears of a generator, which in turn generates electricity?
6. What is the general term for an energy source that is considered
to be limitless?
7. While mass is the amount of stuff in an object, what determines
that object's weight?
8. What is the term used to describe the amount of mass per volume?
9. What is the name given to the lower chambers of the heart?
10. What is the name of the vessels that bring blood from around
the body back to the heart?