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Mark Brader:

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 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won. Hearty congratulations, eh?

** 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.

Caught in the act, caught red-handed. 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua.

2. Cogito ergo sum.

I think, therefore I am. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
Erland, and Joshua.

3. Alea iacta est.

The die is cast. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Joshua.

4. Festina lente.

Make haste slowly. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

5. Quid pro quo.

Something for something, this for that. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Joshua.

6. Bona fide.

In good faith. 4 for Erland and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum
and Dan Tilque.

7. Memento mori.

Remember that you will die. 4 for Erland and Joshua.

8. Habeas corpus.

You may have the body. (A demand to show cause why someone is
imprisoned.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.

9. Semper fidelis.

Always faithful. 4 for everyone.

10. Audaces fortuna juvat.

Fortune favors the bold. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.

** 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"?

Eugene O'Neill. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

A2. Who wrote "The Zoo Story", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?",
and "A Delicate Balance"?

Edward Albee. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

* 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?

Louisiana purchase. 4 for everyone.

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?

Mexican-American War. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.

* C. Sports - Hall of Fame

C1. Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum?

Cooperstown, New York. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

C2. Where is the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Canton, Ohio. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.

* 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.

Robert Goddard. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.

D2. Who invented vulcanized rubber in 1844, making it melt-proof
and reliable?

Charles Goodyear. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.

* 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?

"True Lies" (1994).

E2. What was the first American movie to cross $1,000,000,000
in worldwide revenue?

"Titanic" (1997). 4 for Dan Blum.

* F. Geography - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

F1. What is the tallest mountain in the US?

Mt. Mckinley or Denali. 4 for everyone.

F2. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have finished with the previous one. What is the tallest
mountain in the contiguous (or "lower") forty-eight states?

Mt. Whitney. 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Lit His Can Ent Sci Mis Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 40 30 35 0 36 32 36 40 219
Dan Blum 20 24 32 0 35 36 31 40 198
Dan Tilque 26 16 28 0 28 24 27 28 161
Erland Sommarskog 40 12 20 0 12 12 20 8 116
Pete Gayde 29 12 35 8 -- -- -- -- 84
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