** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Parents of Famous Children
A surprising number of celebrities have famous mothers or fathers.
We'll give you the name of a well-known celebrity; you give us
the name of their (more or less) equally famous mother or father.
*Note*: If the parent has the same surname, you must give first
and last name for the parent.
Name the father of...
1. Angelina Jolie.
2. Emilio Estevez.
Name the mother of...
3. Gwyneth Paltrow.
4. Kate Hudson.
5. Maya Rudolph.
6. Melanie Griffith.
And name *either* the father or the mother of...
7. Isabella Rossellini.
8. Liza Minelli.
9. Dakota Johnson.
10. Natasha Richardson.
** Game 10, Round 10 - April Fool's Challenge Round
* A. What a Fool Believes
These questions are about well-known stock frauds.
A2. He was the operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered to
be the largest financial fraud in US history. He was
arrested in 2008. Who is he?
* B. Literature: A Fool's Paradise
B1. Who wrote the poem "Paradise Lost"?
B2. What biblical story is the poem based on?
* C. Entertainment: Fool Me Once
These questions are about movies to do with frauds. In each case
give the title.
C1. This 2011 movie suggests that the Edward de Vere, the 17th
Earl of Oxford, and not William Shakespeare was the author
of what we now know as the collected works of Shakespeare.
C2. This 2002 movie stars Leonardo diCaprio as a character
who after high school began a short career of impersonating
professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.
* D. Sports: Pity the Fool
These questions are about boxers known for trash talk.
D1. This boxer had these words for his opponent Lennox Lewis
in 2002: "My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable.
And I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I wanna eat
his [sic] children. Praise be to Allah." Who is this boxer?
D2. In 1975, this boxer said this of his opponent "Joe Frazier
is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau
of Wildlife". As well, in the build-up to the notorious
"Thrilla in Manila", he said, "It will be a killer, and a
chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila."
Who is this boxer?
* E. Science: Fool's Gold
E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything below what
threshold in karats, within 2?
E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold and is
commonly known as "fool's gold"?
* F. History: A Fool to Try
These questions are about famous daredevil families.
F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s
to the '60s. The great-grandson of the family patriarch
crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012. Who was this
family?
F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.
They were best known for using the motorcycle to jump
great distances. What is their family name?
Oops, just realized I posted this under the wrong Subject line.
Here it is again. Please post answers in either thread.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-03-31,
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 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Parents of Famous Children
A surprising number of celebrities have famous mothers or fathers.
We'll give you the name of a well-known celebrity; you give us
the name of their (more or less) equally famous mother or father.
*Note*: If the parent has the same surname, you must give first
and last name for the parent.
Name the father of...
1. Angelina Jolie.
2. Emilio Estevez.
Name the mother of...
3. Gwyneth Paltrow.
4. Kate Hudson.
5. Maya Rudolph.
6. Melanie Griffith.
And name *either* the father or the mother of...
7. Isabella Rossellini.
8. Liza Minelli.
9. Dakota Johnson.
10. Natasha Richardson.
** Game 10, Round 10 - April Fool's Challenge Round
* A. What a Fool Believes
These questions are about well-known stock frauds.
A1. This Indonesian gold property, which was reported to
contain more than 200,000,000 ounces, was said to be the
richest gold mine, ever. The stock price for this company
skyrocketed to a high of $280. At its peak, this company
had a market capitalization of $4,400,000,000. In 1997,
the gold mine proved to be fraudulent and the stock price
crashed. What was the name of this company?
A2. He was the operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered to
be the largest financial fraud in US history. He was
arrested in 2008. Who is he?
* B. Literature: A Fool's Paradise
B1. Who wrote the poem "Paradise Lost"?
B2. What biblical story is the poem based on?
* C. Entertainment: Fool Me Once
These questions are about movies to do with frauds. In each case
give the title.
C1. This 2011 movie suggests that the Edward de Vere, the 17th
Earl of Oxford, and not William Shakespeare was the author
of what we now know as the collected works of Shakespeare.
C2. This 2002 movie stars Leonardo diCaprio as a character
who after high school began a short career of impersonating
professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.
* D. Sports: Pity the Fool
These questions are about boxers known for trash talk.
D1. This boxer had these words for his opponent Lennox Lewis
in 2002: "My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable.
And I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I wanna eat
his [sic] children. Praise be to Allah." Who is this boxer?
D2. In 1975, this boxer said this of his opponent "Joe Frazier
is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau
of Wildlife". As well, in the build-up to the notorious
"Thrilla in Manila", he said, "It will be a killer, and a
chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila."
Who is this boxer?
* E. Science: Fool's Gold
E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything below what
threshold in karats, within 2?
E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold and is
commonly known as "fool's gold"?
* F. History: A Fool to Try
These questions are about famous daredevil families.
F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s
to the '60s. The great-grandson of the family patriarch
crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012. Who was this
family?
F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.
They were best known for using the motorcycle to jump
great distances. What is their family name?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-03-31,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Parents of Famous Children
A surprising number of celebrities have famous mothers or fathers.
We'll give you the name of a well-known celebrity; you give us
the name of their (more or less) equally famous mother or father.
*Note*: If the parent has the same surname, you must give first
and last name for the parent.
Name the father of...
1. Angelina Jolie.
2. Emilio Estevez.
Name the mother of...
3. Gwyneth Paltrow.
4. Kate Hudson.
5. Maya Rudolph.
6. Melanie Griffith.
And name *either* the father or the mother of...
7. Isabella Rossellini.
8. Liza Minelli.
9. Dakota Johnson.
10. Natasha Richardson.
** Game 10, Round 10 - April Fool's Challenge Round
* A. What a Fool Believes
These questions are about well-known stock frauds.
A1. This Indonesian gold property, which was reported to
contain more than 200,000,000 ounces, was said to be the
richest gold mine, ever. The stock price for this company
skyrocketed to a high of $280. At its peak, this company
had a market capitalization of $4,400,000,000. In 1997,
the gold mine proved to be fraudulent and the stock price
crashed. What was the name of this company?
A2. He was the operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered to
be the largest financial fraud in US history. He was
arrested in 2008. Who is he?
* B. Literature: A Fool's Paradise
B1. Who wrote the poem "Paradise Lost"?
B2. What biblical story is the poem based on?
* C. Entertainment: Fool Me Once
These questions are about movies to do with frauds. In each case
give the title.
C1. This 2011 movie suggests that the Edward de Vere, the 17th
Earl of Oxford, and not William Shakespeare was the author
of what we now know as the collected works of Shakespeare.
C2. This 2002 movie stars Leonardo diCaprio as a character
who after high school began a short career of impersonating
professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.
* D. Sports: Pity the Fool
These questions are about boxers known for trash talk.
D1. This boxer had these words for his opponent Lennox Lewis
in 2002: "My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable.
And I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I wanna eat
his [sic] children. Praise be to Allah." Who is this boxer?
D2. In 1975, this boxer said this of his opponent "Joe Frazier
is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau
of Wildlife". As well, in the build-up to the notorious
"Thrilla in Manila", he said, "It will be a killer, and a
chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila."
Who is this boxer?
* E. Science: Fool's Gold
E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything below what
threshold in karats, within 2?
E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold and is
commonly known as "fool's gold"?
* F. History: A Fool to Try
These questions are about famous daredevil families.
F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s
to the '60s. The great-grandson of the family patriarch
crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012. Who was this
family?
F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.
They were best known for using the motorcycle to jump
great distances. What is their family name?
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