* Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Shakespeare Quotes
We read the famous quote from a Shakespeare play and you
name the play. (Give the modern short title, not including
tags like "The History of".) All quotes are taken from
the Royal Shakespeare Company in Great Britain and their
spellings are used.
1. "Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry".
2. "We have heard the chimes at midnight."
3. "Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
4. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child!"
5. "Methought I was enamoured of an ass."
6. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy:
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on."
7. "O, wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in't."
8. "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous,
there shall be no more cakes and ale?"
9. "This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars."
10. "My salad days,
When I was green in judgement, cold in blood."
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh tnir
"Urael VI" sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
* Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Famous Movie Opening Lines
In each case, name the movie that opens with the given line.
1. "Saigon. Shit. I'm still only in Saigon."
2. "Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer,
Illinois, 60062. Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that we
had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it
was we did wrong."
3. "It all began on New Year's Day, in my 32nd year of being single.
Once again, I found myself on my own -- and going to my mother's
annual turkey-curry buffet."
4. "It was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby and
it didn't occur to me to mind."
5. "For more than a year, ominous rumors had been privately
circulating among high-level western leaders that the Soviet
Union had been at work on what was darkly hinted to be the
ultimate weapon, a 'doomsday device'."
6. "I am Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, your senior drill instructor.
From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, and the first
and last words out of your filthy sewers will be 'Sir'! Do you
maggots understand that?"
7. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune."
8. "He was the most extraordinary man I ever knew."
9. "Be seated. Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever
won a war by dying for his country."
10. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about."
* Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Shakespeare Quotes
1. "Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry".
2. "We have heard the chimes at midnight."
3. "Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
4. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child!"
5. "Methought I was enamoured of an ass."
6. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy:
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on."
7. "O, wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in't."
8. "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous,
there shall be no more cakes and ale?"
9. "This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars."
10. "My salad days,
When I was green in judgement, cold in blood."
* Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Famous Movie Opening Lines
1. "Saigon. Shit. I'm still only in Saigon."
2. "Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer,
Illinois, 60062. Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that we
had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it
was we did wrong."
4. "It was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby and
it didn't occur to me to mind."
5. "For more than a year, ominous rumors had been privately
circulating among high-level western leaders that the Soviet
Union had been at work on what was darkly hinted to be the
ultimate weapon, a 'doomsday device'."
6. "I am Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, your senior drill instructor.
From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, and the first
and last words out of your filthy sewers will be 'Sir'! Do you
maggots understand that?"
7. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune."
9. "Be seated. Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever
won a war by dying for his country."
* Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Shakespeare Quotes
We read the famous quote from a Shakespeare play and you
name the play. (Give the modern short title, not including
tags like "The History of".)
1. "Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry".
2. "We have heard the chimes at midnight."
4. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child!"
5. "Methought I was enamoured of an ass."
6. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy:
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on."
7. "O, wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in't."
* Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Famous Movie Opening Lines
In each case, name the movie that opens with the given line.
1. "Saigon. Shit. I'm still only in Saigon."
2. "Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer,
Illinois, 60062. Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that we
had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it
was we did wrong."
3. "It all began on New Year's Day, in my 32nd year of being single.
Once again, I found myself on my own -- and going to my mother's
annual turkey-curry buffet."
4. "It was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby and
it didn't occur to me to mind."
5. "For more than a year, ominous rumors had been privately
circulating among high-level western leaders that the Soviet
Union had been at work on what was darkly hinted to be the
ultimate weapon, a 'doomsday device'."
6. "I am Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, your senior drill instructor.
From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, and the first
and last words out of your filthy sewers will be 'Sir'! Do you
maggots understand that?"
7. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune."
9. "Be seated. Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever
won a war by dying for his country."
10. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about."
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-11-24,
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 10, Round 2 - Literature - Shakespeare Quotes
We read the famous quote from a Shakespeare play and you
name the play. (Give the modern short title, not including
tags like "The History of".) All quotes are taken from
the Royal Shakespeare Company in Great Britain and their
spellings are used.
1. "Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry".
2. "We have heard the chimes at midnight."
3. "Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
4. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child!"
5. "Methought I was enamoured of an ass."
6. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy:
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on."
7. "O, wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in't."
8. "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous,
there shall be no more cakes and ale?"
9. "This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars."
10. "My salad days,
When I was green in judgement, cold in blood."
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh tnir
"Urael VI" sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
* Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Famous Movie Opening Lines
In each case, name the movie that opens with the given line.
1. "Saigon. Shit. I'm still only in Saigon."
2. "Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer,
Illinois, 60062. Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that we
had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it
was we did wrong."
3. "It all began on New Year's Day, in my 32nd year of being single.
Once again, I found myself on my own -- and going to my mother's
annual turkey-curry buffet."
4. "It was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby and
it didn't occur to me to mind."
5. "For more than a year, ominous rumors had been privately
circulating among high-level western leaders that the Soviet
Union had been at work on what was darkly hinted to be the
ultimate weapon, a 'doomsday device'."
6. "I am Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, your senior drill instructor.
From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, and the first
and last words out of your filthy sewers will be 'Sir'! Do you
maggots understand that?"
7. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune."
8. "He was the most extraordinary man I ever knew."
9. "Be seated. Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever
won a war by dying for his country."
10. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about."
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-11-24,
and should be interpreted accordingly.,, For further information
please see my 2026-03-10 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Shakespeare Quotes
We read the famous quote from a Shakespeare play and you
name the play. (Give the modern short title, not including
tags like "The History of".) All quotes are taken from
the Royal Shakespeare Company in Great Britain and their
spellings are used.
1. "Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry".
2. "We have heard the chimes at midnight."
3. "Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
4. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child!"
5. "Methought I was enamoured of an ass."
6. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy:
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on."
7. "O, wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in't."
8. "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous,
there shall be no more cakes and ale?"
9. "This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars."
10. "My salad days,
When I was green in judgement, cold in blood."
* Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Famous Movie Opening Lines
In each case, name the movie that opens with the given line.
1. "Saigon. Shit. I'm still only in Saigon."
2. "Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer,
Illinois, 60062. Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that we
had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it
was we did wrong."
3. "It all began on New Year's Day, in my 32nd year of being single.
Once again, I found myself on my own -- and going to my mother's
annual turkey-curry buffet."
4. "It was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby and
it didn't occur to me to mind."
5. "For more than a year, ominous rumors had been privately
circulating among high-level western leaders that the Soviet
Union had been at work on what was darkly hinted to be the
ultimate weapon, a 'doomsday device'."
6. "I am Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, your senior drill instructor.
From now on, you will speak only when spoken to, and the first
and last words out of your filthy sewers will be 'Sir'! Do you
maggots understand that?"
7. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune."
8. "He was the most extraordinary man I ever knew."
9. "Be seated. Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever
won a war by dying for his country."
10. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about."
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