** Game 4, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stock-Exchange Indexes
1. DAX.
3. IBEX 35.
4. BOVESPA.
5. Hang Seng.
6. Nikkei 225.
9. FTSE ["Footsie"] 100.
10. XAO, also known as "All Ordinaries".
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Crime & Punishment
* A. History: It's All in the Family.
A2. Name any one of the Five Mafia Families of New York
* B. Geography: The Big House
B1. In what state would find Folsom State Prison and San
Quentin State Prison?
B2. In what state would you find Riker's Island, Attica
Correctional Facility, and Sing Sing?
D2. In 1994, which figure skater was convicted for hindering
the prosecution of the attackers of her fellow figure skater
Nancy Kerrigan?
** Game 4, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stock-Exchange Indexes
We provide you with a stock-market index name and you give the
*city* where the stock exchange is located. For example, the
S&P/TSX 60 is headquartered in Toronto.
5. Hang Seng.
6. Nikkei 225.
9. FTSE ["Footsie"] 100.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Crime & Punishment
* B. Geography: The Big House
B1. In what state would find Folsom State Prison and San
Quentin State Prison?
B2. In what state would you find Riker's Island, Attica
Correctional Facility, and Sing Sing?
* C. Literature: Crime Novels
C1. Who wrote "Farewell My Lovely", "The Big Sleep", and
"The Long Goodbye"?
C2. Who wrote "The Maltese Falcon", "The Glass Key", and
"Red Harvest"?
* D. Sports: These are No Role Models
D2. In 1994, which figure skater was convicted for hindering
the prosecution of the attackers of her fellow figure skater
Nancy Kerrigan?
* E. Entertainment: Crime Movies
E1. In this 1996 dark comedy film, Marge Gunderson, a pregnant
Minnesota police chief investigates a triple homicide
that takes place after a desperate car salesman hires two
dim-witted criminals to kidnap his wife in order to extort
a hefty ransom from her wealthy father. What is the name
of this film?
E2. In this 1992 film, six criminals with pseudonyms, and each
a stranger to one another, are hired to carry out a robbery.
The heist is ambushed by police and the gang are forced
to shoot their way out. At their warehouse rendezvous,
the survivors, realizing that they were set up, try to find
the traitor in their midst. What is the name of this film?
* F. Miscellaneous: Cultural Centers
F1. In what US city would you find the Mob Museum, the national
museum of organized crime and law enforcement?
F2. In what US city would you find the National Museum of Crime
and Punishment?
** Game 4, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stock-Exchange Indexes
1. DAX.
2. SENSEX.
3. IBEX 35.
5. Hang Seng.
6. Nikkei 225.
9. FTSE ["Footsie"] 100.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Crime & Punishment
* A. History: It's All in the Family.
A1. What is the name of the body that was created in 1931 that
governs the Five Families?
* B. Geography: The Big House
B1. In what state would find Folsom State Prison and San
Quentin State Prison?
B2. In what state would you find Riker's Island, Attica
Correctional Facility, and Sing Sing?
* C. Literature: Crime Novels
C1. Who wrote "Farewell My Lovely", "The Big Sleep", and
"The Long Goodbye"?
C2. Who wrote "The Maltese Falcon", "The Glass Key", and
"Red Harvest"?
* D. Sports: These are No Role Models
D2. In 1994, which figure skater was convicted for hindering
the prosecution of the attackers of her fellow figure skater
Nancy Kerrigan?
* E. Entertainment: Crime Movies
E1. In this 1996 dark comedy film, Marge Gunderson, a pregnant
Minnesota police chief investigates a triple homicide
that takes place after a desperate car salesman hires two
dim-witted criminals to kidnap his wife in order to extort
a hefty ransom from her wealthy father. What is the name
of this film?
E2. In this 1992 film, six criminals with pseudonyms, and each
a stranger to one another, are hired to carry out a robbery.
The heist is ambushed by police and the gang are forced
to shoot their way out. At their warehouse rendezvous,
the survivors, realizing that they were set up, try to find
the traitor in their midst. What is the name of this film?
* F. Miscellaneous: Cultural Centers
F1. In what US city would you find the Mob Museum, the national
museum of organized crime and law enforcement?
F2. In what US city would you find the National Museum of Crime
and Punishment?
** Game 4, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stock-Exchange Indexes
We provide you with a stock-market index name and you give the
*city* where the stock exchange is located. For example, the
S&P/TSX 60 is headquartered in Toronto.
1. DAX.
2. SENSEX.
3. IBEX 35.
4. BOVESPA.
5. Hang Seng.
6. Nikkei 225.
7. CAC ["Kack"] 40.
8. SSE Composite Index.
9. FTSE ["Footsie"] 100.
10. XAO, also known as "All Ordinaries".
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Crime & Punishment
* A. History: It's All in the Family.
These two questions are about the Five Mafia Families of New York.
A1. What is the name of the body that was created in 1931 that
governs the Five Families?
A2. Name any one of the Five Mafia Families of New York
* B. Geography: The Big House
B1. In what state would find Folsom State Prison and San
Quentin State Prison?
B2. In what state would you find Riker's Island, Attica
Correctional Facility, and Sing Sing?
* C. Literature: Crime Novels
C1. Who wrote "Farewell My Lovely", "The Big Sleep", and
"The Long Goodbye"?
C2. Who wrote "The Maltese Falcon", "The Glass Key", and
"Red Harvest"?
* D. Sports: These are No Role Models
D1. In 2011, which retired San Francisco Giants player was
convicted on obstruction of justice for lying about the
use of steroids?
D2. In 1994, which figure skater was convicted for hindering
the prosecution of the attackers of her fellow figure skater
Nancy Kerrigan?
* E. Entertainment: Crime Movies
E1. In this 1996 dark comedy film, Marge Gunderson, a pregnant
Minnesota police chief investigates a triple homicide
that takes place after a desperate car salesman hires two
dim-witted criminals to kidnap his wife in order to extort
a hefty ransom from her wealthy father. What is the name
of this film?
E2. In this 1992 film, six criminals with pseudonyms, and each
a stranger to one another, are hired to carry out a robbery.
The heist is ambushed by police and the gang are forced
to shoot their way out. At their warehouse rendezvous,
the survivors, realizing that they were set up, try to find
the traitor in their midst. What is the name of this film?
* F. Miscellaneous: Cultural Centers
F1. In what US city would you find the Mob Museum, the national
museum of organized crime and law enforcement?
F2. In what US city would you find the National Museum of Crime--
and Punishment?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-02-03,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 4, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stock-Exchange Indexes
We provide you with a stock-market index name and you give the
*city* where the stock exchange is located. For example, the
S&P/TSX 60 is headquartered in Toronto.
1. DAX.
2. SENSEX.
3. IBEX 35.
4. BOVESPA.
5. Hang Seng.
6. Nikkei 225.
7. CAC ["Kack"] 40.
8. SSE Composite Index.
9. FTSE ["Footsie"] 100.
10. XAO, also known as "All Ordinaries".
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Crime & Punishment
* A. History: It's All in the Family.
These two questions are about the Five Mafia Families of New York.
A1. What is the name of the body that was created in 1931 that
governs the Five Families?
A2. Name any one of the Five Mafia Families of New York
* B. Geography: The Big House
B1. In what state would find Folsom State Prison and San
Quentin State Prison?
B2. In what state would you find Riker's Island, Attica
Correctional Facility, and Sing Sing?
* C. Literature: Crime Novels
C1. Who wrote "Farewell My Lovely", "The Big Sleep", and
"The Long Goodbye"?
C2. Who wrote "The Maltese Falcon", "The Glass Key", and
"Red Harvest"?
* D. Sports: These are No Role Models
D1. In 2011, which retired San Francisco Giants player was
convicted on obstruction of justice for lying about the
use of steroids?
D2. In 1994, which figure skater was convicted for hindering
the prosecution of the attackers of her fellow figure skater
Nancy Kerrigan?
* E. Entertainment: Crime Movies
E1. In this 1996 dark comedy film, Marge Gunderson, a pregnant
Minnesota police chief investigates a triple homicide
that takes place after a desperate car salesman hires two
dim-witted criminals to kidnap his wife in order to extort
a hefty ransom from her wealthy father. What is the name
of this film?
E2. In this 1992 film, six criminals with pseudonyms, and each
a stranger to one another, are hired to carry out a robbery.
The heist is ambushed by police and the gang are forced
to shoot their way out. At their warehouse rendezvous,
the survivors, realizing that they were set up, try to find
the traitor in their midst. What is the name of this film?
* F. Miscellaneous: Cultural Centers
F1. In what US city would you find the Mob Museum, the national
museum of organized crime and law enforcement?
F2. In what US city would you find the National Museum of Crime
and Punishment?
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