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* Game 2, Round 7 - Entertainment - Pre-"Star Wars" Sci-Fi Movies
Before "Star Wars" arrived in 1977, there were other important science-fiction movies. In each case, give the movie's title
(in full).
1. 1927, directed by Fritz Lang. Starring Brigitte Helm, Alfred
Abel, Gustav Fr||hlich, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. This movie
presents a highly stylized futuristic city where a beautiful
and cultured utopia exists above a bleak underworld populated
by mistreated workers.
2. 1936, directed by William Cameron Menzies. Starring Raymond
Massey, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, and Cedric Hardwicke.
It's Christmas 1940, and Everytown resident John Cabal fears that
war is imminent. When it breaks out, the war lasts 30 years,
destroying the city and ushering in a new dark age of plagues
and petty despots. But there is hope in the form of Wings
Over the World, a group of pacifist scientists and thinkers.
Based on a story by H.G. Wells.
3. 1951, directed by Robert Wise. Starring Michael Rennie, Patricia
Neal, Hugh Marlowe, and Sam Jaffe. When a UFO lands in
Washington, DC, bearing a message for Earth's leaders, all human
activity stops. Klaatu has come on behalf of alien life who
have been watching Cold-War-era nuclear proliferation on Earth.
But it is Klaatu's robot Gort that presents a more immediate
threat to onlookers.
4. 1956, directed by Fred M. Wilcox. Starring Walter Pidgeon,
Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, and Warren Stevens. A spacecraft
travels to the distant world Altair IV to discover the fate of a
group of scientists sent there decades earlier. When Commander
John J. Adams and his crew arrive, they discover only two people:
Dr. Morbius and his daughter Altaira.
5. 1960, directed by George Pal. Starring Rod Taylor, Alan Young,
and Yvette Mimieux. A man's vision for a utopian society is
disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark
and dangerous society. Based on a story by H.G. Wells.
6. 1966, directed by Richard Fleischer. Starring Stephen Boyd,
Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, and Donald Pleasence. A brilliant
scientist develops a way to shrink humans, and other objects,
for brief periods of time. In order to save this scientist,
who has developed a blood clot in his brain, a team of his
colleagues in a nuclear submarine is shrunk and injected into
the scientist's body. The team has a limited period of time
to fix the clot and get out before the miniaturization wears off.
7. 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Keir Dullea, Gary
Lockwood, and William Sylvester. When a mysterious artifact
is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans
(plus others in suspended animation) and one supercomputer is
sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
8. 1968, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Starring Charlton
Heston, Roddy McDowall, and Kim Hunter. After being kept
in hyper-sleep during a long expedition into deep space, an
astronaut crew crash-lands in the 40th century on a planet
where highly intelligent non-human simians are dominant and
humans are enslaved.
9. 1976, directed by Michael Anderson. Starring Michael York,
Jenny Agutter, and Richard Jordan. A police officer in
the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that
worships youth.
10. 1976, directed by Nicolas Roeg. Starring David Bowie, Candy
Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn. Thomas Jerome Newton is an
alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his
home planet. He uses his knowledge of advanced technology
to create profitable inventions. While developing a method
to transport water, he meets a quiet hotel clerk, and begins
to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth,
Thomas is intercepted by the US government, and his entire plan
is threatened.
* Game 2, Round 8 - Science - Useful Plants
While there are all kinds of plants around the world, some
plants have made significant contributions to human civilization.
For each of the questions, please provide the *common*, or usual,
name for the plant described.
2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have completed the previous one. Guvf cynag jnf bevtvanyyl
nffbpvngrq jvgu grkgvyrf, fuvcf' ebcrf, naq gur unatzna'f abbfr.
Vg vf fbzrgvzrf nyfb nffbpvngrq jvgu anepbgvpf, naq bevtvangrq
va Prageny Nfvn.
3. This fast-growing, woody evergreen grass can be used in many
ways, including construction and tea ceremonies. It can be
found in most hot, tropical regions, especially East Asia.
4. This is one of the oldest fiber plants in cultivation. Used by
the ancient Egyptians to wrap their mummies, and by Neolithic
tribes in Switzerland to make linen.
5. This is a wetland sedge that originated in the river basins of
Ethiopia. The Egyptians began writing on it about 4,000
years ago. It is native to Egypt, Ethiopia, and tropical Africa
7. These plants are also known as "gum trees", and can grow to 10 m
to 60 m tall. Products of this plant are used in antiseptics,
balms, diuretics and disinfectants, as well as in perfumes.
Found mostly in Australia.
8. This rain-forest tree was sometimes known as "weeping wood".
This "weeping" substance was eventually used to erase mistakes,
and allow cars and bicycles to roll smoothly. Native to South
America.
9. Historically, the leaves of this shrub were used to produce a
blue dye for a variety of fabrics, including denim. Originally
native to India; also still found and used in West Africa.
10. This pretty, fast-growing, upright annual is thought to be both
a blessing and a curse. One product of the seeds of this
plant is used to ease pain, while another has had "nightmare
consequences" in many parts of the world. Grown in Turkey,
Afghanistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand.
* Game 2, Round 7 - Entertainment - Pre-"Star Wars" Sci-Fi Movies
Before "Star Wars" arrived in 1977, there were other important science-fiction movies. In each case, give the movie's title
(in full).
1. 1927, directed by Fritz Lang. Starring Brigitte Helm, Alfred
Abel, Gustav Fr||hlich, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. This movie
presents a highly stylized futuristic city where a beautiful
and cultured utopia exists above a bleak underworld populated
by mistreated workers.
2. 1936, directed by William Cameron Menzies. Starring Raymond
Massey, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, and Cedric Hardwicke.
It's Christmas 1940, and Everytown resident John Cabal fears that
war is imminent. When it breaks out, the war lasts 30 years,
destroying the city and ushering in a new dark age of plagues
and petty despots. But there is hope in the form of Wings
Over the World, a group of pacifist scientists and thinkers.
Based on a story by H.G. Wells.
3. 1951, directed by Robert Wise. Starring Michael Rennie, Patricia
Neal, Hugh Marlowe, and Sam Jaffe. When a UFO lands in
Washington, DC, bearing a message for Earth's leaders, all human
activity stops. Klaatu has come on behalf of alien life who
have been watching Cold-War-era nuclear proliferation on Earth.
But it is Klaatu's robot Gort that presents a more immediate
threat to onlookers.
4. 1956, directed by Fred M. Wilcox. Starring Walter Pidgeon,
Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, and Warren Stevens. A spacecraft
travels to the distant world Altair IV to discover the fate of a
group of scientists sent there decades earlier. When Commander
John J. Adams and his crew arrive, they discover only two people:
Dr. Morbius and his daughter Altaira.
5. 1960, directed by George Pal. Starring Rod Taylor, Alan Young,
and Yvette Mimieux. A man's vision for a utopian society is
disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark
and dangerous society. Based on a story by H.G. Wells.
6. 1966, directed by Richard Fleischer. Starring Stephen Boyd,
Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, and Donald Pleasence. A brilliant
scientist develops a way to shrink humans, and other objects,
for brief periods of time. In order to save this scientist,
who has developed a blood clot in his brain, a team of his
colleagues in a nuclear submarine is shrunk and injected into
the scientist's body. The team has a limited period of time
to fix the clot and get out before the miniaturization wears off.
7. 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Keir Dullea, Gary
Lockwood, and William Sylvester. When a mysterious artifact
is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans
(plus others in suspended animation) and one supercomputer is
sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
8. 1968, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Starring Charlton
Heston, Roddy McDowall, and Kim Hunter. After being kept
in hyper-sleep during a long expedition into deep space, an
astronaut crew crash-lands in the 40th century on a planet
where highly intelligent non-human simians are dominant and
humans are enslaved.
9. 1976, directed by Michael Anderson. Starring Michael York,
Jenny Agutter, and Richard Jordan. A police officer in
the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that
worships youth.
10. 1976, directed by Nicolas Roeg. Starring David Bowie, Candy
Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn. Thomas Jerome Newton is an
alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his
home planet. He uses his knowledge of advanced technology
to create profitable inventions. While developing a method
to transport water, he meets a quiet hotel clerk, and begins
to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth,
Thomas is intercepted by the US government, and his entire plan
is threatened.
* Game 2, Round 8 - Science - Useful Plants
While there are all kinds of plants around the world, some
plants have made significant contributions to human civilization.
For each of the questions, please provide the *common*, or usual,
name for the plant described.
1. One type of this plant is used to make ropes, as well as
hard-wearing, sunlight resistant rugs. Another type produces
alcohol. This plant is native to southern Mexico and northern
South America
2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have completed the previous one. Guvf cynag jnf bevtvanyyl
nffbpvngrq jvgu grkgvyrf, fuvcf' ebcrf, naq gur unatzna'f abbfr.
Vg vf fbzrgvzrf nyfb nffbpvngrq jvgu anepbgvpf, naq bevtvangrq
va Prageny Nfvn.
3. This fast-growing, woody evergreen grass can be used in many
ways, including construction and tea ceremonies. It can be
found in most hot, tropical regions, especially East Asia.
4. This is one of the oldest fiber plants in cultivation. Used by
the ancient Egyptians to wrap their mummies, and by Neolithic
tribes in Switzerland to make linen.
5. This is a wetland sedge that originated in the river basins of
Ethiopia. The Egyptians began writing on it about 4,000
years ago. It is native to Egypt, Ethiopia, and tropical Africa
6. A biennial with purple or white flowers, that in large doses
can kill people, it was developed into one of the world's most
valuable cardiac drugs. It is native to Western Europe.
7. These plants are also known as "gum trees", and can grow to 10 m
to 60 m tall. Products of this plant are used in antiseptics,
balms, diuretics and disinfectants, as well as in perfumes.
Found mostly in Australia.
8. This rain-forest tree was sometimes known as "weeping wood".
This "weeping" substance was eventually used to erase mistakes,
and allow cars and bicycles to roll smoothly. Native to South
America.
9. Historically, the leaves of this shrub were used to produce a
blue dye for a variety of fabrics, including denim. Originally
native to India; also still found and used in West Africa.
10. This pretty, fast-growing, upright annual is thought to be both
a blessing and a curse. One product of the seeds of this
plant is used to ease pain, while another has had "nightmare
consequences" in many parts of the world. Grown in Turkey,
Afghanistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand.
* Game 2, Round 7 - Entertainment - Pre-"Star Wars" Sci-Fi Movies
1. 1927, directed by Fritz Lang. Starring Brigitte Helm, Alfred
Abel, Gustav Fr%hlich, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. This movie
presents a highly stylized futuristic city where a beautiful
and cultured utopia exists above a bleak underworld populated
by mistreated workers.
2. 1936, directed by William Cameron Menzies. Starring Raymond
Massey, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, and Cedric Hardwicke.
It's Christmas 1940, and Everytown resident John Cabal fears that
war is imminent. When it breaks out, the war lasts 30 years,
destroying the city and ushering in a new dark age of plagues
and petty despots. But there is hope in the form of Wings
Over the World, a group of pacifist scientists and thinkers.
Based on a story by H.G. Wells.
7. 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Keir Dullea, Gary
Lockwood, and William Sylvester. When a mysterious artifact
is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans
(plus others in suspended animation) and one supercomputer is
sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
10. 1976, directed by Nicolas Roeg. Starring David Bowie, Candy
Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn. Thomas Jerome Newton is an
alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his
home planet. He uses his knowledge of advanced technology
to create profitable inventions. While developing a method
to transport water, he meets a quiet hotel clerk, and begins
to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth,
Thomas is intercepted by the US government, and his entire plan
is threatened.
* Game 2, Round 8 - Science - Useful Plants
1. One type of this plant is used to make ropes, as well as
hard-wearing, sunlight resistant rugs. Another type produces
alcohol. This plant is native to southern Mexico and northern
South America
2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have completed the previous one. Guvf cynag jnf bevtvanyyl
nffbpvngrq jvgu grkgvyrf, fuvcf' ebcrf, naq gur unatzna'f abbfr.
Vg vf fbzrgvzrf nyfb nffbpvngrq jvgu anepbgvpf, naq bevtvangrq
va Prageny Nfvn.
3. This fast-growing, woody evergreen grass can be used in many
ways, including construction and tea ceremonies. It can be
found in most hot, tropical regions, especially East Asia.
4. This is one of the oldest fiber plants in cultivation. Used by
the ancient Egyptians to wrap their mummies, and by Neolithic
tribes in Switzerland to make linen.
5. This is a wetland sedge that originated in the river basins of
Ethiopia. The Egyptians began writing on it about 4,000
years ago. It is native to Egypt, Ethiopia, and tropical Africa
* Game 2, Round 7 - Entertainment - Pre-"Star Wars" Sci-Fi Movies
1. 1927, directed by Fritz Lang. Starring Brigitte Helm, Alfred
Abel, Gustav Fr?hlich, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. This movie
presents a highly stylized futuristic city where a beautiful
and cultured utopia exists above a bleak underworld populated
by mistreated workers.
3. 1951, directed by Robert Wise. Starring Michael Rennie, Patricia
Neal, Hugh Marlowe, and Sam Jaffe. When a UFO lands in
Washington, DC, bearing a message for Earth's leaders, all human
activity stops. Klaatu has come on behalf of alien life who
have been watching Cold-War-era nuclear proliferation on Earth.
But it is Klaatu's robot Gort that presents a more immediate
threat to onlookers.
4. 1956, directed by Fred M. Wilcox. Starring Walter Pidgeon,
Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, and Warren Stevens. A spacecraft
travels to the distant world Altair IV to discover the fate of a
group of scientists sent there decades earlier. When Commander
John J. Adams and his crew arrive, they discover only two people:
Dr. Morbius and his daughter Altaira.
5. 1960, directed by George Pal. Starring Rod Taylor, Alan Young,
and Yvette Mimieux. A man's vision for a utopian society is
disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark
and dangerous society. Based on a story by H.G. Wells.
6. 1966, directed by Richard Fleischer. Starring Stephen Boyd,
Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, and Donald Pleasence. A brilliant
scientist develops a way to shrink humans, and other objects,
for brief periods of time. In order to save this scientist,
who has developed a blood clot in his brain, a team of his
colleagues in a nuclear submarine is shrunk and injected into
the scientist's body. The team has a limited period of time
to fix the clot and get out before the miniaturization wears off.
7. 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Keir Dullea, Gary
Lockwood, and William Sylvester. When a mysterious artifact
is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans
(plus others in suspended animation) and one supercomputer is
sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
8. 1968, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Starring Charlton
Heston, Roddy McDowall, and Kim Hunter. After being kept
in hyper-sleep during a long expedition into deep space, an
astronaut crew crash-lands in the 40th century on a planet
where highly intelligent non-human simians are dominant and
humans are enslaved.
9. 1976, directed by Michael Anderson. Starring Michael York,
Jenny Agutter, and Richard Jordan. A police officer in
the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that
worships youth.
10. 1976, directed by Nicolas Roeg. Starring David Bowie, Candy
Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn. Thomas Jerome Newton is an
alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his
home planet. He uses his knowledge of advanced technology
to create profitable inventions. While developing a method
to transport water, he meets a quiet hotel clerk, and begins
to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth,
Thomas is intercepted by the US government, and his entire plan
is threatened.
* Game 2, Round 8 - Science - Useful Plants
1. One type of this plant is used to make ropes, as well as
hard-wearing, sunlight resistant rugs. Another type produces
alcohol. This plant is native to southern Mexico and northern
South America
2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have completed the previous one. Guvf cynag jnf bevtvanyyl
nffbpvngrq jvgu grkgvyrf, fuvcf' ebcrf, naq gur unatzna'f abbfr.
Vg vf fbzrgvzrf nyfb nffbpvngrq jvgu anepbgvpf, naq bevtvangrq
va Prageny Nfvn.
3. This fast-growing, woody evergreen grass can be used in many
ways, including construction and tea ceremonies. It can be
found in most hot, tropical regions, especially East Asia.
4. This is one of the oldest fiber plants in cultivation. Used by
the ancient Egyptians to wrap their mummies, and by Neolithic
tribes in Switzerland to make linen.
5. This is a wetland sedge that originated in the river basins of
Ethiopia. The Egyptians began writing on it about 4,000
years ago. It is native to Egypt, Ethiopia, and tropical Africa
6. A biennial with purple or white flowers, that in large doses
can kill people, it was developed into one of the world's most
valuable cardiac drugs. It is native to Western Europe.
7. These plants are also known as "gum trees", and can grow to 10 m
to 60 m tall. Products of this plant are used in antiseptics,
balms, diuretics and disinfectants, as well as in perfumes.
Found mostly in Australia.
8. This rain-forest tree was sometimes known as "weeping wood".
This "weeping" substance was eventually used to erase mistakes,
and allow cars and bicycles to roll smoothly. Native to South
America.
9. Historically, the leaves of this shrub were used to produce a
blue dye for a variety of fabrics, including denim. Originally
native to India; also still found and used in West Africa.
10. This pretty, fast-growing, upright annual is thought to be both
a blessing and a curse. One product of the seeds of this
plant is used to ease pain, while another has had "nightmare
consequences" in many parts of the world. Grown in Turkey,
Afghanistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-01-20,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 7 - Entertainment - Pre-"Star Wars" Sci-Fi Movies
Before "Star Wars" arrived in 1977, there were other important science-fiction movies. In each case, give the movie's title
(in full).
1. 1927, directed by Fritz Lang. Starring Brigitte Helm, Alfred
Abel, Gustav Fr%hlich, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. This movie
presents a highly stylized futuristic city where a beautiful
and cultured utopia exists above a bleak underworld populated
by mistreated workers.
2. 1936, directed by William Cameron Menzies. Starring Raymond
Massey, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, and Cedric Hardwicke.
It's Christmas 1940, and Everytown resident John Cabal fears that
war is imminent. When it breaks out, the war lasts 30 years,
destroying the city and ushering in a new dark age of plagues
and petty despots. But there is hope in the form of Wings
Over the World, a group of pacifist scientists and thinkers.
Based on a story by H.G. Wells.
3. 1951, directed by Robert Wise. Starring Michael Rennie, Patricia
Neal, Hugh Marlowe, and Sam Jaffe. When a UFO lands in
Washington, DC, bearing a message for Earth's leaders, all human
activity stops. Klaatu has come on behalf of alien life who
have been watching Cold-War-era nuclear proliferation on Earth.
But it is Klaatu's robot Gort that presents a more immediate
threat to onlookers.
4. 1956, directed by Fred M. Wilcox. Starring Walter Pidgeon,
Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, and Warren Stevens. A spacecraft
travels to the distant world Altair IV to discover the fate of a
group of scientists sent there decades earlier. When Commander
John J. Adams and his crew arrive, they discover only two people:
Dr. Morbius and his daughter Altaira.
5. 1960, directed by George Pal. Starring Rod Taylor, Alan Young,
and Yvette Mimieux. A man's vision for a utopian society is
disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark
and dangerous society. Based on a story by H.G. Wells.
6. 1966, directed by Richard Fleischer. Starring Stephen Boyd,
Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, and Donald Pleasence. A brilliant
scientist develops a way to shrink humans, and other objects,
for brief periods of time. In order to save this scientist,
who has developed a blood clot in his brain, a team of his
colleagues in a nuclear submarine is shrunk and injected into
the scientist's body. The team has a limited period of time
to fix the clot and get out before the miniaturization wears off.
7. 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Keir Dullea, Gary
Lockwood, and William Sylvester. When a mysterious artifact
is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans
(plus others in suspended animation) and one supercomputer is
sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
8. 1968, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Starring Charlton
Heston, Roddy McDowall, and Kim Hunter. After being kept
in hyper-sleep during a long expedition into deep space, an
astronaut crew crash-lands in the 40th century on a planet
where highly intelligent non-human simians are dominant and
humans are enslaved.
9. 1976, directed by Michael Anderson. Starring Michael York,
Jenny Agutter, and Richard Jordan. A police officer in
the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that
worships youth.
10. 1976, directed by Nicolas Roeg. Starring David Bowie, Candy
Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn. Thomas Jerome Newton is an
alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his
home planet. He uses his knowledge of advanced technology
to create profitable inventions. While developing a method
to transport water, he meets a quiet hotel clerk, and begins
to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth,
Thomas is intercepted by the US government, and his entire plan
is threatened.
* Game 2, Round 8 - Science - Useful Plants
While there are all kinds of plants around the world, some
plants have made significant contributions to human civilization.
For each of the questions, please provide the *common*, or usual,
name for the plant described.
1. One type of this plant is used to make ropes, as well as
hard-wearing, sunlight resistant rugs. Another type produces
alcohol. This plant is native to southern Mexico and northern
South America
2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have completed the previous one. This plant was originally
associated with textiles, ships' ropes, and the hangman's noose.
It is sometimes also associated with narcotics, and originated
in Central Asia.
3. This fast-growing, woody evergreen grass can be used in many
ways, including construction and tea ceremonies. It can be
found in most hot, tropical regions, especially East Asia.
4. This is one of the oldest fiber plants in cultivation. Used by
the ancient Egyptians to wrap their mummies, and by Neolithic
tribes in Switzerland to make linen.
5. This is a wetland sedge that originated in the river basins of
Ethiopia. The Egyptians began writing on it about 4,000
years ago. It is native to Egypt, Ethiopia, and tropical Africa
6. A biennial with purple or white flowers, that in large doses
can kill people, it was developed into one of the world's most
valuable cardiac drugs. It is native to Western Europe.
7. These plants are also known as "gum trees", and can grow to 10 m
to 60 m tall. Products of this plant are used in antiseptics,
balms, diuretics and disinfectants, as well as in perfumes.
Found mostly in Australia.
8. This rain-forest tree was sometimes known as "weeping wood".
This "weeping" substance was eventually used to erase mistakes,
and allow cars and bicycles to roll smoothly. Native to South
America.
9. Historically, the leaves of this shrub were used to produce a
blue dye for a variety of fabrics, including denim. Originally
native to India; also still found and used in West Africa.
10. This pretty, fast-growing, upright annual is thought to be both
a blessing and a curse. One product of the seeds of this
plant is used to ease pain, while another has had "nightmare
consequences" in many parts of the world. Grown in Turkey,
Afghanistan, India, Myanmar, Thailand.
** Game 2, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Common Latin Expressions
2. Cogito ergo sum.
3. Alea iacta est.
4. Festina lente.
5. Quid pro quo.
6. Bona fide.
7. Memento mori.
8. Habeas corpus.
9. Semper fidelis.
10. Audaces fortuna juvat.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - USA
* A. Literature - Playwrights
A1. Who wrote "The Iceman Cometh", "Long Day's Journey into
Night", and "A Moon for the Misbegotten"?
A2. Who wrote "The Zoo Story", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?",
and "A Delicate Balance"?
* B. History - Westward Expansion
B1. In 1803 the US acquired 828,000 square miles of land west
of the Mississippi River from France. The acquisition
doubled the size of the country and included part or all
of 15 modern US states. What is this transaction commonly
referred to as?
B2. The resolution of *which armed conflict* that began in
1846 and ended in 1848 led to further westward expansion
and the acquisition of states such as California, Nevada,
and Utah?
* C. Sports - Hall of Fame
C1. Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum?
C2. Where is the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
* D. Science - Inventors
D1. Who created and built the world's first liquid-fueled rocket
in 1926? Hint: One of NASA's space centers is named
after him.
D2. Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1844, making it melt-proof
and reliable?
* E. Entertainment - The Money
E1. What was the first American movie to have a budget of more
than $100,000,000?
E2. What was the first American movie to cross $1,000,000,000
in worldwide revenue?
* F. Geography - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
F1. What is the tallest mountain in the US?
** Game 2, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Common Latin Expressions
The Latin language may be dead, but many of its expressions live
on today. We will give you a Latin expression and you give us the
meaning or literal translation in English. The QMs have latitude
in judging how close the answers are.
1. In flagrante delicto.
2. Cogito ergo sum.
3. Alea iacta est.
4. Festina lente.
5. Quid pro quo.
6. Bona fide.
7. Memento mori.
8. Habeas corpus.
9. Semper fidelis.
10. Audaces fortuna juvat.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - USA
All questions are about Americans or American things.
* A. Literature - Playwrights
A1. Who wrote "The Iceman Cometh", "Long Day's Journey into
Night", and "A Moon for the Misbegotten"?
A2. Who wrote "The Zoo Story", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?",
and "A Delicate Balance"?
* B. History - Westward Expansion
B1. In 1803 the US acquired 828,000 square miles of land west
of the Mississippi River from France. The acquisition
doubled the size of the country and included part or all
of 15 modern US states. What is this transaction commonly
referred to as?
B2. The resolution of *which armed conflict* that began in
1846 and ended in 1848 led to further westward expansion
and the acquisition of states such as California, Nevada,
and Utah?
* C. Sports - Hall of Fame
C1. Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum?
C2. Where is the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
* D. Science - Inventors
D1. Who created and built the world's first liquid-fueled rocket
in 1926? Hint: One of NASA's space centers is named
after him.
D2. Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1844, making it melt-proof
and reliable?
* E. Entertainment - The Money
These two questions are about movies and their revenues and
budgets. Note that he references to money are in US dollars
and are specific to the time and not adjusted for inflation.
E1. What was the first American movie to have a budget of more
than $100,000,000?
E2. What was the first American movie to cross $1,000,000,000in worldwide revenue?
* F. Geography - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
F1. What is the tallest mountain in the US?
F2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have finished with the previous one. Jung vf gur gnyyrfg
zbhagnva va gur pbagvthbhf (be "ybjre") sbegl-rvtug fgngrf?
** Game 2, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Common Latin Expressions
2. Cogito ergo sum.
3. Alea iacta est.
4. Festina lente.
6. Bona fide.
7. Memento mori.
9. Semper fidelis.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - USA
A2. Who wrote "The Zoo Story", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?",
and "A Delicate Balance"?
* B. History - Westward Expansion
B1. In 1803 the US acquired 828,000 square miles of land west
of the Mississippi River from France. The acquisition
doubled the size of the country and included part or all
of 15 modern US states. What is this transaction commonly
referred to as?
* F. Geography - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
F1. What is the tallest mountain in the US?
F2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have finished with the previous one. Jung vf gur gnyyrfg
zbhagnva va gur pbagvthbhf (be "ybjre") sbegl-rvtug fgngrf?