• QFTCINO25 Game 3, Rounds 7-8: ScotFilm, vaccines

    From msb@msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) to rec.games.trivia on Wed Oct 22 05:44:05 2025
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    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-01-27,
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    * Game 3, Round 7 - Entertainment - Scots Films

    In honor -- oh, all right, in honour -- of Robert Burns, the poet
    who was born 1759-01-25, and is celebrated the world over, we will
    celebrate cinema that focuses on his home country of Scotland.
    In each case, name the film.

    1. 1935, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Robert Donat and
    Madeleine Carroll. Loosely based on a 1915 novel by John Buchan.
    A Canadian civilian in London gets caught up with spies and
    military secrets, and goes on the run to Scotland.

    2. 2006, directed by John Henderson. Starring James Cosmo, Oliver
    Golding, Gina McKee, and Christopher Lee. Set in Edinburgh.
    The story of a dog who will not leave his master's grave
    after death.

    3. 2012, animated, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman.
    Starring Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Robbie
    Coltrane, and Craig Ferguson. The story of Princess Merida,
    who defies age-old customs of several Highland clans, and has
    to undo a curse that has turned her mother into a bear.

    4. 1954, directed by Vincent Minnelli. Starring Gene Kelly,
    Van Johnson, and Cyd Charisse. Based on a 1947 Broadway musical.
    The story of an American who happens upon a village in the
    Scottish Highlands that appears out of the mists every hundred
    years for only a day.

    5. 1980, directed by Bill Forsyth. Starring John Gordon Sinclair,
    Dee Hepburn, and Clare Grogan. A coming-of-age romantic film
    about a young man who plays on his school's football (soccer)
    team, and his attempts to find a girlfriend, with varying
    degrees of success.

    6. 2008, directed by Charles Martin Smith. Starring Charlie Cox,
    Billy Boyd, Robert Carlyle, and Kate Mara. Based on real
    events, the film tells the story of the removal of the Stone of
    Scone ["skoon"] from Westminster Abbey by a group of Scottish
    Nationalist students, who want to return it to Scotland.

    7. 1949, directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Starring Basil Radford,
    Bruce Seaton, Joan Greenwood, and Gordon Jackson. The story
    of a shipwreck off a Scottish island, and the islanders who
    salvage the ship's large cargo of cases of alcohol.

    8. 1983, directed by Bill Forsyth. Starring Burt Lancaster and
    Peter Riegert. The film explores the conflict between a Texas
    oil company and the residents of a Scottish fishing village
    whose land is needed for the company's North Sea oil base.

    9. 1996, directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert
    Carlyle, Johnny Lee Miller, and Ewan Bremner. Based on a book
    by Irvine Walsh, the film is a modern classic which depicts
    the reality of drug addiction.

    10. 1997, directed by John Madden. Starring Billy Connolly and Judy
    Dench. This film dives into the rumoured relationship between
    Queen Victoria and her late husband's servant, at her estate
    at Balmoral.


    * Game 3, Round 8 - Science - Vaccines

    1. In 2023, over 100 member states of the World Health Organization
    provided this vaccine in their national immunization schedule,
    targeting girls age 9-14 years old. This vaccine targets
    what infection?

    2. Louis Pasteur developed vaccines for three infectious diseases.
    Name *any one* of them.

    3. The MMR vaccine is a combination of vaccines against three
    diseases. Name *any one* of them.

    4. The DTaP vaccine is also a combination; name *any one* of the
    diseases targeted.

    5. The first combination vaccine licensed in the US, in 1945,
    targeted multiple strains of one infectious disease rather than
    multiple infectious diseases. What one disease?

    6. In 1980, the World Health Assembly declared which infectious
    disease to be eradicated?

    7. What is the major difference between the mRNA vaccines and the
    traditional vaccines, in terms of the content of the vaccines?

    8. Who introduced an inactivated polio vaccine in 1953?

    9. Twinrix is the brand name for the vaccine for what pair of
    closely related infectious diseases?

    10. There were two viral-vector vaccines that were approved
    in Canada for use with COVID-19. Both of these vaccines
    were withdrawn from the market in 2023 by the pharmaceutical
    companies involved. In either case, name *either* the vaccine
    itself or the pharmaceutical company involved.
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  • From Erland Sommarskog@esquel@sommarskog.se to rec.games.trivia on Wed Oct 22 23:25:05 2025
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    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    * Game 3, Round 7 - Entertainment - Scots Films


    * Game 3, Round 8 - Science - Vaccines

    1. In 2023, over 100 member states of the World Health Organization
    provided this vaccine in their national immunization schedule,
    targeting girls age 9-14 years old. This vaccine targets
    what infection?

    HPV

    2. Louis Pasteur developed vaccines for three infectious diseases.
    Name *any one* of them.

    Polio

    3. The MMR vaccine is a combination of vaccines against three
    diseases. Name *any one* of them.

    Measles

    4. The DTaP vaccine is also a combination; name *any one* of the
    diseases targeted.

    Dengue fever

    5. The first combination vaccine licensed in the US, in 1945,
    targeted multiple strains of one infectious disease rather than
    multiple infectious diseases. What one disease?

    Influenza

    6. In 1980, the World Health Assembly declared which infectious
    disease to be eradicated?

    Smallpox

    7. What is the major difference between the mRNA vaccines and the
    traditional vaccines, in terms of the content of the vaccines?

    Traditional vaccines consists a reduced version of the virus that
    incites the body to produce antibodies. mRNA sends a message to
    the body to produce the antibodies.

    10. There were two viral-vector vaccines that were approved
    in Canada for use with COVID-19. Both of these vaccines
    were withdrawn from the market in 2023 by the pharmaceutical
    companies involved. In either case, name *either* the vaccine
    itself or the pharmaceutical company involved.

    AstraZeneca

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  • From tool@tool@panix.com (Dan Blum) to rec.games.trivia on Wed Oct 22 21:59:44 2025
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    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    * Game 3, Round 7 - Entertainment - Scots Films

    1. 1935, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Robert Donat and
    Madeleine Carroll. Loosely based on a 1915 novel by John Buchan.
    A Canadian civilian in London gets caught up with spies and
    military secrets, and goes on the run to Scotland.

    The 39 Steps

    3. 2012, animated, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman.
    Starring Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Robbie
    Coltrane, and Craig Ferguson. The story of Princess Merida,
    who defies age-old customs of several Highland clans, and has
    to undo a curse that has turned her mother into a bear.

    Brave

    4. 1954, directed by Vincent Minnelli. Starring Gene Kelly,
    Van Johnson, and Cyd Charisse. Based on a 1947 Broadway musical.
    The story of an American who happens upon a village in the
    Scottish Highlands that appears out of the mists every hundred
    years for only a day.

    Brigadoon

    9. 1996, directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert
    Carlyle, Johnny Lee Miller, and Ewan Bremner. Based on a book
    by Irvine Walsh, the film is a modern classic which depicts
    the reality of drug addiction.

    Trainspotting

    10. 1997, directed by John Madden. Starring Billy Connolly and Judy
    Dench. This film dives into the rumoured relationship between
    Queen Victoria and her late husband's servant, at her estate
    at Balmoral.

    Mrs. Brown

    * Game 3, Round 8 - Science - Vaccines

    1. In 2023, over 100 member states of the World Health Organization
    provided this vaccine in their national immunization schedule,
    targeting girls age 9-14 years old. This vaccine targets
    what infection?

    HPV

    2. Louis Pasteur developed vaccines for three infectious diseases.
    Name *any one* of them.

    rabies

    3. The MMR vaccine is a combination of vaccines against three
    diseases. Name *any one* of them.

    measles

    4. The DTaP vaccine is also a combination; name *any one* of the
    diseases targeted.

    diphtheria

    5. The first combination vaccine licensed in the US, in 1945,
    targeted multiple strains of one infectious disease rather than
    multiple infectious diseases. What one disease?

    influenza

    6. In 1980, the World Health Assembly declared which infectious
    disease to be eradicated?

    smallpox

    7. What is the major difference between the mRNA vaccines and the
    traditional vaccines, in terms of the content of the vaccines?

    the mRNA vaccines contain material that tells the body how to make
    antibodies instead of material that causes a reaction which creates
    the antibodies

    8. Who introduced an inactivated polio vaccine in 1953?

    Salk
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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@gromit82@hotmail.com to rec.games.trivia on Wed Oct 22 21:55:36 2025
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.trivia

    On 10/22/2025 12:44 AM, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 3, Round 7 - Entertainment - Scots Films

    In honor -- oh, all right, in honour -- of Robert Burns, the poet
    who was born 1759-01-25, and is celebrated the world over, we will
    celebrate cinema that focuses on his home country of Scotland.
    In each case, name the film.

    1. 1935, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Robert Donat and
    Madeleine Carroll. Loosely based on a 1915 novel by John Buchan.
    A Canadian civilian in London gets caught up with spies and
    military secrets, and goes on the run to Scotland.

    "The 39 Steps"

    3. 2012, animated, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman.
    Starring Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Robbie
    Coltrane, and Craig Ferguson. The story of Princess Merida,
    who defies age-old customs of several Highland clans, and has
    to undo a curse that has turned her mother into a bear.

    "Brave"
    4. 1954, directed by Vincent Minnelli. Starring Gene Kelly,
    Van Johnson, and Cyd Charisse. Based on a 1947 Broadway musical.
    The story of an American who happens upon a village in the
    Scottish Highlands that appears out of the mists every hundred
    years for only a day.

    "Brigadoon"

    5. 1980, directed by Bill Forsyth. Starring John Gordon Sinclair,
    Dee Hepburn, and Clare Grogan. A coming-of-age romantic film
    about a young man who plays on his school's football (soccer)
    team, and his attempts to find a girlfriend, with varying
    degrees of success.

    "Gregory's Girl"

    7. 1949, directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Starring Basil Radford,
    Bruce Seaton, Joan Greenwood, and Gordon Jackson. The story
    of a shipwreck off a Scottish island, and the islanders who
    salvage the ship's large cargo of cases of alcohol.

    "Whisky Galore"
    8. 1983, directed by Bill Forsyth. Starring Burt Lancaster and
    Peter Riegert. The film explores the conflict between a Texas
    oil company and the residents of a Scottish fishing village
    whose land is needed for the company's North Sea oil base.
    "Local Hero"

    9. 1996, directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert
    Carlyle, Johnny Lee Miller, and Ewan Bremner. Based on a book
    by Irvine Walsh, the film is a modern classic which depicts
    the reality of drug addiction.

    "Trainspotting"

    10. 1997, directed by John Madden. Starring Billy Connolly and Judy
    Dench. This film dives into the rumoured relationship between
    Queen Victoria and her late husband's servant, at her estate
    at Balmoral.

    "Mrs Brown"
    * Game 3, Round 8 - Science - Vaccines

    3. The MMR vaccine is a combination of vaccines against three
    diseases. Name *any one* of them.

    measles

    4. The DTaP vaccine is also a combination; name *any one* of the
    diseases targeted.

    diphtheria

    6. In 1980, the World Health Assembly declared which infectious
    disease to be eradicated?

    smallpox
    8. Who introduced an inactivated polio vaccine in 1953?

    Sabin; Salk
    10. There were two viral-vector vaccines that were approved
    in Canada for use with COVID-19. Both of these vaccines
    were withdrawn from the market in 2023 by the pharmaceutical
    companies involved. In either case, name *either* the vaccine
    itself or the pharmaceutical company involved.

    Johnson & Johnson; Moderna

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com
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  • From Dan Tilque@dtilque@frontier.com to rec.games.trivia on Wed Oct 22 23:09:21 2025
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.trivia

    On 10/21/25 22:44, Mark Brader wrote:


    * Game 3, Round 7 - Entertainment - Scots Films

    In honor -- oh, all right, in honour -- of Robert Burns, the poet
    who was born 1759-01-25, and is celebrated the world over, we will
    celebrate cinema that focuses on his home country of Scotland.
    In each case, name the film.

    1. 1935, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Robert Donat and
    Madeleine Carroll. Loosely based on a 1915 novel by John Buchan.
    A Canadian civilian in London gets caught up with spies and
    military secrets, and goes on the run to Scotland.

    2. 2006, directed by John Henderson. Starring James Cosmo, Oliver
    Golding, Gina McKee, and Christopher Lee. Set in Edinburgh.
    The story of a dog who will not leave his master's grave
    after death.

    3. 2012, animated, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman.
    Starring Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Robbie
    Coltrane, and Craig Ferguson. The story of Princess Merida,
    who defies age-old customs of several Highland clans, and has
    to undo a curse that has turned her mother into a bear.

    4. 1954, directed by Vincent Minnelli. Starring Gene Kelly,
    Van Johnson, and Cyd Charisse. Based on a 1947 Broadway musical.
    The story of an American who happens upon a village in the
    Scottish Highlands that appears out of the mists every hundred
    years for only a day.

    5. 1980, directed by Bill Forsyth. Starring John Gordon Sinclair,
    Dee Hepburn, and Clare Grogan. A coming-of-age romantic film
    about a young man who plays on his school's football (soccer)
    team, and his attempts to find a girlfriend, with varying
    degrees of success.

    6. 2008, directed by Charles Martin Smith. Starring Charlie Cox,
    Billy Boyd, Robert Carlyle, and Kate Mara. Based on real
    events, the film tells the story of the removal of the Stone of
    Scone ["skoon"] from Westminster Abbey by a group of Scottish
    Nationalist students, who want to return it to Scotland.

    7. 1949, directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Starring Basil Radford,
    Bruce Seaton, Joan Greenwood, and Gordon Jackson. The story
    of a shipwreck off a Scottish island, and the islanders who
    salvage the ship's large cargo of cases of alcohol.

    8. 1983, directed by Bill Forsyth. Starring Burt Lancaster and
    Peter Riegert. The film explores the conflict between a Texas
    oil company and the residents of a Scottish fishing village
    whose land is needed for the company's North Sea oil base.

    9. 1996, directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert
    Carlyle, Johnny Lee Miller, and Ewan Bremner. Based on a book
    by Irvine Walsh, the film is a modern classic which depicts
    the reality of drug addiction.

    Trainspotting


    10. 1997, directed by John Madden. Starring Billy Connolly and Judy
    Dench. This film dives into the rumoured relationship between
    Queen Victoria and her late husband's servant, at her estate
    at Balmoral.

    Mrs Brown



    * Game 3, Round 8 - Science - Vaccines

    1. In 2023, over 100 member states of the World Health Organization
    provided this vaccine in their national immunization schedule,
    targeting girls age 9-14 years old. This vaccine targets
    what infection?

    human papillomavirus


    2. Louis Pasteur developed vaccines for three infectious diseases.
    Name *any one* of them.

    rabies


    3. The MMR vaccine is a combination of vaccines against three
    diseases. Name *any one* of them.

    measles


    4. The DTaP vaccine is also a combination; name *any one* of the
    diseases targeted.

    diphtheria


    5. The first combination vaccine licensed in the US, in 1945,
    targeted multiple strains of one infectious disease rather than
    multiple infectious diseases. What one disease?

    6. In 1980, the World Health Assembly declared which infectious
    disease to be eradicated?

    smallpox


    7. What is the major difference between the mRNA vaccines and the
    traditional vaccines, in terms of the content of the vaccines?

    mRNA vaccines have RNA coded for a protein on the target virus, which
    causes the vaccinated person to produce the protein, which the body then produces antibodies against.


    8. Who introduced an inactivated polio vaccine in 1953?

    Salk


    9. Twinrix is the brand name for the vaccine for what pair of
    closely related infectious diseases?

    10. There were two viral-vector vaccines that were approved
    in Canada for use with COVID-19. Both of these vaccines
    were withdrawn from the market in 2023 by the pharmaceutical
    companies involved. In either case, name *either* the vaccine
    itself or the pharmaceutical company involved.

    AstraZeneca
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    Dan Tilque
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  • From msb@msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) to rec.games.trivia on Sat Oct 25 05:37:10 2025
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.trivia

    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-01-27,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
    please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
    Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 3, Round 7 - Entertainment - Scots Films

    In honor -- oh, all right, in honour -- of Robert Burns, the poet
    who was born 1759-01-25, and is celebrated the world over, we will
    celebrate cinema that focuses on his home country of Scotland.
    In each case, name the film.

    1. 1935, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Robert Donat and
    Madeleine Carroll. Loosely based on a 1915 novel by John Buchan.
    A Canadian civilian in London gets caught up with spies and
    military secrets, and goes on the run to Scotland.

    "The 39 Steps". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    2. 2006, directed by John Henderson. Starring James Cosmo, Oliver
    Golding, Gina McKee, and Christopher Lee. Set in Edinburgh.
    The story of a dog who will not leave his master's grave
    after death.

    "The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby".

    3. 2012, animated, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman.
    Starring Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Robbie
    Coltrane, and Craig Ferguson. The story of Princess Merida,
    who defies age-old customs of several Highland clans, and has
    to undo a curse that has turned her mother into a bear.

    "Brave". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    4. 1954, directed by Vincent Minnelli. Starring Gene Kelly,
    Van Johnson, and Cyd Charisse. Based on a 1947 Broadway musical.
    The story of an American who happens upon a village in the
    Scottish Highlands that appears out of the mists every hundred
    years for only a day.

    "Brigadoon". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    5. 1980, directed by Bill Forsyth. Starring John Gordon Sinclair,
    Dee Hepburn, and Clare Grogan. A coming-of-age romantic film
    about a young man who plays on his school's football (soccer)
    team, and his attempts to find a girlfriend, with varying
    degrees of success.

    "Gregory's Girl". 4 for Joshua.

    6. 2008, directed by Charles Martin Smith. Starring Charlie Cox,
    Billy Boyd, Robert Carlyle, and Kate Mara. Based on real
    events, the film tells the story of the removal of the Stone of
    Scone ["skoon"] from Westminster Abbey by a group of Scottish
    Nationalist students, who want to return it to Scotland.

    "Stone of Destiny".

    7. 1949, directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Starring Basil Radford,
    Bruce Seaton, Joan Greenwood, and Gordon Jackson. The story
    of a shipwreck off a Scottish island, and the islanders who
    salvage the ship's large cargo of cases of alcohol.

    "Whisky Galore" (or "Tight Little Island" In the US, "Whisky a go-go"
    In France). 4 for Joshua.

    8. 1983, directed by Bill Forsyth. Starring Burt Lancaster and
    Peter Riegert. The film explores the conflict between a Texas
    oil company and the residents of a Scottish fishing village
    whose land is needed for the company's North Sea oil base.

    "Local Hero". 4 for Joshua.

    9. 1996, directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert
    Carlyle, Johnny Lee Miller, and Ewan Bremner. Based on a book
    by Irvine Walsh, the film is a modern classic which depicts
    the reality of drug addiction.

    "Trainspotting". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    10. 1997, directed by John Madden. Starring Billy Connolly and Judy
    Dench. This film dives into the rumoured relationship between
    Queen Victoria and her late husband's servant, at her estate
    at Balmoral.

    "Mrs(.) Brown". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.


    * Game 3, Round 8 - Science - Vaccines

    1. In 2023, over 100 member states of the World Health Organization
    provided this vaccine in their national immunization schedule,
    targeting girls age 9-14 years old. This vaccine targets
    what infection?

    Human papillomavirus (HPV). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.

    2. Louis Pasteur developed vaccines for three infectious diseases.
    Name *any one* of them.

    Cholera, anthrax, rabies. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.

    3. The MMR vaccine is a combination of vaccines against three
    diseases. Name *any one* of them.

    Measles, mumps, rubella. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua,
    and Dan Tilque.

    4. The DTaP vaccine is also a combination; name *any one* of the
    diseases targeted.

    Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
    and Dan Tilque.

    5. The first combination vaccine licensed in the US, in 1945,
    targeted multiple strains of one infectious disease rather than
    multiple infectious diseases. What one disease?

    Influenza (flu). 4 for Erland and Dan Blum.

    6. In 1980, the World Health Assembly declared which infectious
    disease to be eradicated?

    Smallpox. 4 for everyone.

    7. What is the major difference between the mRNA vaccines and the
    traditional vaccines, in terms of the content of the vaccines?

    The mRNA vaccine does not contain any form of the virus, but causes
    the body directly to produce antibodies. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum,
    and Dan Tilque.

    8. Who introduced an inactivated polio vaccine in 1953?

    Dr. Jonas Salk. We will also accept Albert Sabin, whose oral polio
    vaccine came a bit later. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard way),
    and Dan Tilque.

    9. Twinrix is the brand name for the vaccine for what pair of
    closely related infectious diseases?

    Hepatitis A and B.

    10. There were two viral-vector vaccines that were approved
    in Canada for use with COVID-19. Both of these vaccines
    were withdrawn from the market in 2023 by the pharmaceutical
    companies involved. In either case, name *either* the vaccine
    itself or the pharmaceutical company involved.

    AstraZeneca, Covishield, Jansen Jcovden, Johnson & Johnson.
    4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
    TOPICS-> Geo Lit His Can Ent Sci FOUR
    Joshua Kreitzer 18 28 7 26 32 19 105
    Dan Tilque 28 12 4 4 8 32 80
    Dan Blum 15 12 9 0 20 32 79
    Erland Sommarskog 20 8 4 0 0 24 56
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  • From msb@msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) to rec.games.trivia on Sat Oct 25 05:42:48 2025
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    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-01-27,
    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 3, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Burns' Words

    Here are some words that you will find in the poems of Robert Burns.
    Please provide the modern English equivalent in each case.

    1. Ken.
    2. Birk.
    3. Braw.
    4. Sark.
    5. Skelp.
    6. Bairn.
    7. Breeks.
    8. Hirple.
    9. Gloaming.
    10. Syne ["sine"].


    ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Masters

    * A, Miscellaneous - Master and Follower

    These two questions are about social media followers.

    A1. As of December 2024, after Elon Musk who has the next most
    followers on X (formerly known as Twitter)?

    A2. As of December 2024, who has the most-followed account on
    Instagram and has more than 1,000,000,000 followers
    collectively across all social-media platforms?


    * B, Literature - Masterpiece

    B1. Who wrote "To the Lighthouse"?
    B2. Who wrote "A Sentimental Education"?


    * C, Entertainment - Master Class

    These two questions are about artists who have completed the EGOT
    (winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony in their careers).

    C1. This EGOT winner is most notable for several awards across
    multiple categories for the creative property "The
    Producers". He is an actor, comedian, and filmmaker.
    Who is he?

    C2. This EGOT winner has an Academy Award for Best Supporting
    Actress and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show
    Host for "The View". Who is she?


    * D, Sports - Master League

    These two questions are about the British Premiership soccer league.

    D1. Who were the first champions, in the 1992-93 season?

    D2. Name either the most recent champions when the original game
    was played, for the 2023-24 season, or the most recent ones
    now, for 2024-25, but you must say which.

    * E, History - Master Theory

    These two questions cover landmark scientific publications.

    E1. Within 2 years, when did Einstein publish his paper on the
    Special Theory of Relativity?

    E2. Within 10 years, when did Darwin publish "On the Origin of
    Species by Means of Natural Selection"?


    * F, Science - Master Mind

    F1. Who is known as the "father of the hydrogen bomb"? He was
    also involved in the Manhattan Project.

    F2. Who is known as the "father of quantum theory"? He won
    the Nobel prize for Physics in 1918 for his discovery of
    energy quanta.
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  • From Pete Gayde@pete.gayde@gmail.com to rec.games.trivia on Sat Oct 25 17:52:47 2025
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    Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-01-27,
    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 3, Round 7 - Entertainment - Scots Films

    In honor -- oh, all right, in honour -- of Robert Burns, the poet
    who was born 1759-01-25, and is celebrated the world over, we will
    celebrate cinema that focuses on his home country of Scotland.
    In each case, name the film.

    1. 1935, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Robert Donat and
    Madeleine Carroll. Loosely based on a 1915 novel by John Buchan.
    A Canadian civilian in London gets caught up with spies and
    military secrets, and goes on the run to Scotland.

    The Man Who Knew Too Much


    2. 2006, directed by John Henderson. Starring James Cosmo, Oliver
    Golding, Gina McKee, and Christopher Lee. Set in Edinburgh.
    The story of a dog who will not leave his master's grave
    after death.

    3. 2012, animated, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman.
    Starring Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Robbie
    Coltrane, and Craig Ferguson. The story of Princess Merida,
    who defies age-old customs of several Highland clans, and has
    to undo a curse that has turned her mother into a bear.

    4. 1954, directed by Vincent Minnelli. Starring Gene Kelly,
    Van Johnson, and Cyd Charisse. Based on a 1947 Broadway musical.
    The story of an American who happens upon a village in the
    Scottish Highlands that appears out of the mists every hundred
    years for only a day.

    Brigadoon


    5. 1980, directed by Bill Forsyth. Starring John Gordon Sinclair,
    Dee Hepburn, and Clare Grogan. A coming-of-age romantic film
    about a young man who plays on his school's football (soccer)
    team, and his attempts to find a girlfriend, with varying
    degrees of success.

    6. 2008, directed by Charles Martin Smith. Starring Charlie Cox,
    Billy Boyd, Robert Carlyle, and Kate Mara. Based on real
    events, the film tells the story of the removal of the Stone of
    Scone ["skoon"] from Westminster Abbey by a group of Scottish
    Nationalist students, who want to return it to Scotland.

    7. 1949, directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Starring Basil Radford,
    Bruce Seaton, Joan Greenwood, and Gordon Jackson. The story
    of a shipwreck off a Scottish island, and the islanders who
    salvage the ship's large cargo of cases of alcohol.

    8. 1983, directed by Bill Forsyth. Starring Burt Lancaster and
    Peter Riegert. The film explores the conflict between a Texas
    oil company and the residents of a Scottish fishing village
    whose land is needed for the company's North Sea oil base.

    9. 1996, directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert
    Carlyle, Johnny Lee Miller, and Ewan Bremner. Based on a book
    by Irvine Walsh, the film is a modern classic which depicts
    the reality of drug addiction.

    10. 1997, directed by John Madden. Starring Billy Connolly and Judy
    Dench. This film dives into the rumoured relationship between
    Queen Victoria and her late husband's servant, at her estate
    at Balmoral.


    * Game 3, Round 8 - Science - Vaccines

    1. In 2023, over 100 member states of the World Health Organization
    provided this vaccine in their national immunization schedule,
    targeting girls age 9-14 years old. This vaccine targets
    what infection?

    HPV


    2. Louis Pasteur developed vaccines for three infectious diseases.
    Name *any one* of them.

    3. The MMR vaccine is a combination of vaccines against three
    diseases. Name *any one* of them.

    Measles


    4. The DTaP vaccine is also a combination; name *any one* of the
    diseases targeted.

    Pertussis


    5. The first combination vaccine licensed in the US, in 1945,
    targeted multiple strains of one infectious disease rather than
    multiple infectious diseases. What one disease?

    6. In 1980, the World Health Assembly declared which infectious
    disease to be eradicated?

    Chicken pox


    7. What is the major difference between the mRNA vaccines and the
    traditional vaccines, in terms of the content of the vaccines?

    one includes active virus and the other does not


    8. Who introduced an inactivated polio vaccine in 1953?

    Salk; Sabin


    9. Twinrix is the brand name for the vaccine for what pair of
    closely related infectious diseases?

    10. There were two viral-vector vaccines that were approved
    in Canada for use with COVID-19. Both of these vaccines
    were withdrawn from the market in 2023 by the pharmaceutical
    companies involved. In either case, name *either* the vaccine
    itself or the pharmaceutical company involved.

    Pfizer



    Pete Gayde
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  • From msb@msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) to rec.games.trivia on Wed Oct 29 09:25:27 2025
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.trivia

    If Pete Gayde had posted his answers on time, he would have scored
    4 points on Round 7 and 20 points on Round 8.
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