• QFTCICR25 Game 10, Rounds 2-3: Shakespeare and movies

    From msb@msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) to rec.games.trivia on Thu Jul 16 10:18:40 2026
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    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."
    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto "A secret proclamation? How unusual!" msb@vex.net -- Arsenic and Old Lace

    My text in this article is in the public domain.
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  • From Dan Tilque@dtilque@frontier.com to rec.games.trivia on Thu Jul 16 13:31:59 2026
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    On 7/16/26 03:18, Mark Brader wrote:


    * 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".

    Hamlet


    2. "We have heard the chimes at midnight."

    Julius Caesar


    3. "Cowards die many times before their deaths,
    The valiant never taste of death but once."

    Henry IV, part I; Henry IV, part II


    4. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
    To have a thankless child!"

    King Lear


    5. "Methought I was enamoured of an ass."

    A Midsummer Night's Dream


    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."

    Patton


    10. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about."

    --
    Dan Tilque
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  • From tool@tool@panix.com (Dan Blum) to rec.games.trivia on Fri Jul 17 22:32:19 2026
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    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    * 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".

    Hamlet

    2. "We have heard the chimes at midnight."

    Macbeth

    3. "Cowards die many times before their deaths,
    The valiant never taste of death but once."

    Henry V

    4. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
    To have a thankless child!"

    King Lear

    5. "Methought I was enamoured of an ass."

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    6. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy:
    It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
    The meat it feeds on."

    Othello

    7. "O, wonder!
    How many goodly creatures are there here!
    How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
    That has such people in't."

    The Tempest

    8. "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous,
    there shall be no more cakes and ale?"

    Henry IV Part I

    9. "This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
    This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars."

    As You Like It

    10. "My salad days,
    When I was green in judgement, cold in blood."

    Antony and Cleopatra

    * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Famous Movie Opening Lines

    1. "Saigon. Shit. I'm still only in Saigon."

    Good Morning Vietnam

    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."

    The Breakfast Club

    4. "It was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby and
    it didn't occur to me to mind."

    Dirty Dancing

    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'."

    Dr. Strangelove

    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?"

    Full Metal Jacket

    7. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune."

    The Godfather

    9. "Be seated. Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever
    won a war by dying for his country."

    Patton
    --
    _______________________________________________________________________
    Dan Blum tool@panix.com
    "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@gromit82@hotmail.com to rec.games.trivia on Fri Jul 17 20:19:03 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.trivia

    On 7/16/2026 5:18 AM, Mark Brader wrote:

    * 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".

    "Hamlet"

    2. "We have heard the chimes at midnight."

    "Henry V"

    4. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
    To have a thankless child!"

    "King Lear"

    5. "Methought I was enamoured of an ass."

    "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

    6. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy:
    It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
    The meat it feeds on."

    "Othello"

    7. "O, wonder!
    How many goodly creatures are there here!
    How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
    That has such people in't."

    "The Tempest"

    * 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."

    "Apocalypse Now"

    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."

    "The Breakfast Club"

    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."

    "Bridget Jones's Diary"

    4. "It was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby and
    it didn't occur to me to mind."

    "Dirty Dancing"

    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'."

    "Dr. Strangelove"

    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?"

    "Full Metal Jacket"

    7. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune."

    "The Godfather"

    9. "Be seated. Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever
    won a war by dying for his country."

    "Patton"

    10. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about."

    "Reservoir Dogs"

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com
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  • From Pete Gayde@pete.gayde@gmail.com to rec.games.trivia on Sat Jul 18 22:06:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.trivia

    Mark Brader wrote:
    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."

    Apocalypse Now


    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."

    Breakfast Club


    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?"

    A Few Good Men


    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."

    Patton


    10. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about."


    Pete Gayde
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  • From msb@msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) to rec.games.trivia on Sun Jul 19 18:23:11 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.trivia

    Mark Brader:
    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".

    "Hamlet" (Polonius, Act 1, Scene 3). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
    and Joshua.

    2. "We have heard the chimes at midnight."

    "Henry IV, Part 2" (Falstaff, Act 3, Scene 2).

    3. "Cowards die many times before their deaths,
    The valiant never taste of death but once."

    "Julius Caesar" (Caesar, Act 2, Scene 2).

    4. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
    To have a thankless child!"

    "King Lear" (Lear, Act 1, Scene 4). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
    and Joshua.

    5. "Methought I was enamoured of an ass."

    "Midsummer Night's Dream" (Titania, Act 4, Scene 1). 4 for
    Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    6. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy:
    It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
    The meat it feeds on."

    "Othello" (Iago, Act 3, Scene 3). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    7. "O, wonder!
    How many goodly creatures are there here!
    How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
    That has such people in't."

    "The Tempest" (Miranda, Act 5, Scene 1). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    8. "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous,
    there shall be no more cakes and ale?"

    "Twelfth Night" (Sir Toby, Act 2, Scene 3).

    9. "This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
    This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars."

    "Richard II" (Gaunt, Act 2, Scene 1).

    10. "My salad days,
    When I was green in judgement, cold in blood."

    "Anthony and Cleopatra" (Cleopatra, Act 1, Scene 5). 4 for Dan Blum.


    * 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."

    "Apocalypse Now" (1979). 4 for Joshua and Pete.

    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."

    "The Breakfast Club" (1985). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.

    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."

    "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001). 4 for Joshua.

    4. "It was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby and
    it didn't occur to me to mind."

    "Dirty Dancing" (1987). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    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'."

    "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"
    (1964; subtitle optional. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    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?"

    "Full Metal Jacket" (1987). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    7. "I believe in America. America has made my fortune."

    "The Godfather" (1972). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

    8. "He was the most extraordinary man I ever knew."

    "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962).

    9. "Be seated. Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever
    won a war by dying for his country."

    "Patton" (1970). 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua,
    and Pete.

    10. "Let me tell you what 'Like a Virgin' is about."

    "Reservoir Dogs" (1992). 4 for Joshua.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
    TOPICS-> Lit Ent
    Joshua Kreitzer 20 36 56
    Dan Blum 24 24 48
    Dan Tilque 12 4 16
    Pete Gayde 0 12 12
    --
    Mark Brader | "Of course, if you only see one movie this year, msb@vex.net | you're in the wrong newsgroup."
    Toronto | --Chris Pierson, rec.arts.movies.past-films

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