* Game 5, Round 2 - Entertainment - Movies with "Kiss" in the Title
In each case, give the title.
1. This 1955 film noir, starring Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer,
follows the murder of a strange woman that leads to a plot
involving the contents of a mysterious suitcase.
2. This 1955 noir, directed by Stanley Kubrick, involves a washed-up
boxer looking for his abducted girlfriend.
3. This famous 1947 noir stars Richard Widmark as a violent
murderer prone to pushing old ladies in wheelchairs down stairs.
Victor Mature plays his old partner-in-crime and is desperate
to take him down.
4. Billy Wilder directed this 1964 satire about a famous singer --
Dean Martin -- whose car is disabled in a small town in
the middle of nowhere. Aspiring songwriters Ray Walston and
Cliff Osmond want to sell Dino their songs, which brings local
prostitute Kim Novak into keeping him occupied. Must be seen
to be believed.
5. William Hurt plays a gay prisoner and cellmate to macho Raul
Julia. They learn to respect each other in the process.
6. In this 1953 movie two divorced Broadway stars who agree to
appear in a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Taming of
the Shrew".
7. Alec Baldwin is about to marry Meg Ryan, but she switches bodies
with a terminally ill old man. This poses a problem for Alec
in this 1992 rom-com.
8. This film stars Morgan Freeman as a detective who is on the trail
of a serial killer, and Ashley Judd as one of the killer's
victims.
9. This 2005 Robert Downey / Val Kilmer noir homage was named
after critic Pauline Kael's influential book of film essays.
Name the movie.
10. Geena Davis plays an amnesiac school teacher looking to find
her identity with the help of Samuel L. Jackson.
* Game 5, Round 3 - Geography - Ireland
Welcome to the Emerald Isle -- where myths are ancient, landscapes
are lush, and wit is sharper than a Galway breeze. This round
will test your knowledge of Irish history, geography, culture,
and a few quirks that only Ireland could call its own.
1. Ireland is historically divided into provoinces. Which province
contains the counties of Donegal and Tyrone?
2. Which province contains the counties of Galway, Mayo, and
Roscommon?
3. Which river is the longest in Ireland?
4. The Irish flag is made up of three colors -- green, white,
and orange (gold). What do the colors represent?
5. What is the national symbol of Ireland?
6. Which famous Irish author wrote "Ulysses"?
7. Ireland has a Gaelic (or Irish) language name. What is it?
8. What ancient structure in County Meath is older than the
Egyptian pyramids?
9. Which Irish political party was founded by |eamon de Valera
in 1926?
10. Which group of islands lies to the west of Ireland and is
known for preserving traditional Irish culture and language?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-10-20,
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 Cellar Rats, 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 2026-03-10
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 2 - Entertainment - Movies with "Kiss" in the Title
In each case, give the title.
1. This 1955 film noir, starring Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer,
follows the murder of a strange woman that leads to a plot
involving the contents of a mysterious suitcase.
2. This 1955 noir, directed by Stanley Kubrick, involves a washed-up
boxer looking for his abducted girlfriend.
3. This famous 1947 noir stars Richard Widmark as a violent
murderer prone to pushing old ladies in wheelchairs down stairs.
Victor Mature plays his old partner-in-crime and is desperate
to take him down.
4. Billy Wilder directed this 1964 satire about a famous singer --
Dean Martin -- whose car is disabled in a small town in
the middle of nowhere. Aspiring songwriters Ray Walston and
Cliff Osmond want to sell Dino their songs, which brings local
prostitute Kim Novak into keeping him occupied. Must be seen
to be believed.
5. William Hurt plays a gay prisoner and cellmate to macho Raul
Julia. They learn to respect each other in the process.
6. In this 1953 movie two divorced Broadway stars who agree to
appear in a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Taming of
the Shrew".
7. Alec Baldwin is about to marry Meg Ryan, but she switches bodies
with a terminally ill old man. This poses a problem for Alec
in this 1992 rom-com.
8. This film stars Morgan Freeman as a detective who is on the trail
of a serial killer, and Ashley Judd as one of the killer's
victims.
9. This 2005 Robert Downey / Val Kilmer noir homage was named
after critic Pauline Kael's influential book of film essays.
Name the movie.
10. Geena Davis plays an amnesiac school teacher looking to find
her identity with the help of Samuel L. Jackson.
* Game 5, Round 3 - Geography - Ireland
Welcome to the Emerald Isle -- where myths are ancient, landscapes
are lush, and wit is sharper than a Galway breeze. This round
will test your knowledge of Irish history, geography, culture,
and a few quirks that only Ireland could call its own.
1. Ireland is historically divided into provinces. Which province
contains the counties of Donegal and Tyrone?
2. Which province contains the counties of Galway, Mayo, and
Roscommon?
3. Which river is the longest in Ireland?
4. The Irish flag is made up of three colors -- green, white,
and orange (gold). What do the colors represent?
5. What is the national symbol of Ireland?
6. Which famous Irish author wrote "Ulysses"?
7. Ireland has a Gaelic (or Irish) language name. What is it?
8. What ancient structure in County Meath is older than the
Egyptian pyramids?
9. Which Irish political party was founded by |eamon de Valera
in 1926?
10. Which group of islands lies to the west of Ireland and is
known for preserving traditional Irish culture and language?
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