Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-10-24,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - TV Workplaces
> We give you the name of the workplace, or the main setting of the
> principal characters, in a popular TV show. You name the show.
> For example, we say "the 4077th MASH" and you say "M*A*S*H". Or,
> perhaps more likely, we say "Seattle Grace--Mercy West Hospital"
> and you say "Grey's Anatomy".
This was the easiest round in the original game and the 5th-easiest
of the entire season.
> *Note*: The name of the workplace may have changed during the run
> of the show. We'll generally provide only one name.
> 1. Sterling Cooper.
"Mad Men". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, ArenEss,
Marc, Gareth, and Pete.
> 2. Lockhart Gardner.
"The Good Wife". 4 for ArenEss.
> 3. William McKinley High School. There are three possible answers.
"Glee", "Freaks and Geeks", "The Wonder Years". 4 for Peter, Don,
Bruce, and ArenEss (the hard way).
> 4. WJM-TV.
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Bruce,
ArenEss, Marc, Pete, and Jason.
> 5. The California Institute of Technology ("Caltech").
"The Big Bang Theory". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, ArenEss, Marc, Gareth, Pete, and Jason.
> 6. The 99th Precinct.
"Brooklyn 9-9". 4 for Dan Blum, Don, ArenEss, and Gareth.
> 7. The Stratford Inn.
"Newhart". (Not "The Bob Newhart Show".) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Don, Bruce, ArenEss, Marc, Pete, and Jason.
> 8. Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.
"House, M.D.". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, ArenEss, Marc, Gareth,
Pete, and Jason.
> 9. Dunder-Mifflin or Wernham-Hogg.
"The Office". (US and UK versions respectively, but you didn't have
to say.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Don, Calvin, ArenEss, Marc,
Gareth, Pete, and Jason.
> 10. NBC.
"30 Rock". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, ArenEss, Marc, Gareth,
Pete, and Jason.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - Le Coq Sportif: French Athletes
> In each case, name the person described.
And this round, in the original game, was the hardest of the entire
season.
> 1. This tennis star won 7 Grand Slam titles as one of the "Four
> Musketeers" who dominated 1920s tennis. His nickname was
> "The Crocodile".
René Lacoste. 4 for Joshua, Don, Calvin, ArenEss, Marc, Gareth,
and Pete.
> 2. Born in Montreal, this former tennis star is a citizen of France,
> Canada, and the US. A 4-time grand slam winner in both singles
> and doubles, she won the 1995 Australian and the 2000 French
> Open singles championships. She retired in 2008.
Mary Pierce. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Calvin, and Gareth.
> 3. Retired soccer forward, the all-time record goal scorer for
> Arsenal of the Premier League, spent the final couple of years of
> his career playing for New York of MLS. Involved in a hand-ball
> controversy in 2010 when his illegal goal resulted in Ireland
> missing out on the World Cup.
Thierry Henry ["On-ree"]. 4 for Peter, Erland, Calvin, Gareth,
and Pete.
> 4. One of France's most illustrious soccer stars, this Algerian-born
> midfielder played for Juventus and Real Madrid among other
> teams, and led France to victory in the 1998 World Cup.
> He still gives Marco Materazzi a headache.
Zinedine Zidane. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Calvin, Dan Tilque,
Gareth, and Pete.
> 5. This center played for the Chicago Bulls from 2007 to 2016
> and has signed with the New York Knicks for the current season.
> Born in New York, he is a French citizen through his father,
> a former top tennis star.
Joakim Noah. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Don, ArenEss, Marc, Gareth,
and Pete. 3 for Erland.
> 6. A 4-time Formula 1 driving champion (1985, '86, '89, '93), his
> nickname is "The Professor". After retiring as a driver,
> he bought his own team in 1997 and named it after himself.
> The team had some good results, but was disbanded in 2002,
> $30,000,000 in debt.
Alain Prost. 4 for Peter, Calvin, Bruce, ArenEss, and Gareth.
> 7. A World Cup downhill skier who dominated the sport in the 1960s,
> he was a triple Olympic champion, winning all three alpine
> events at the 1968 winter games.
Jean-Claude Killy. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Don, Erland,
ArenEss, Marc, Gareth, and Pete.
> 8. Nicknamed "Le Roi", this midfielder captained the French
> team in the 1982 World Cup and the '84 European Championships.
> His brilliant playmaking continued in retirement as he dribbled
> his way to the presidency of UEFA and a run for the head of FIFA.
> He is currently under suspension and investigation by that body.
Michel Platini. 4 for Peter, Erland, Calvin, Gareth, and Pete.
> 9. A French-American figure skater, she is a 3-time world silver
> medalist and 5-time European champion. She is the only figure
> skater to land a backflip on one skate blade in competition,
> an illegal move she completed at the 1998 Winter Games.
Surya Bonaly. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, ArenEss, and Pete.
Backflips had been banned in competition for about 20 years, but she
was out of medal contention and decided to do one anyway; a penalty
was applied against her score. They were subsequently banned in
practice sessions as well, as it was said she was intimidating other
skaters by doing them.
> 10. A 2-time Olympic bronze medalist (1994 and 1998) and a 2-time
> world medalist, this skater's signature move, illegal in amateur
> competition, is a spin followed by a drop to his knees.
Philippe Candeloro. 4 for ArenEss.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Geo His Lit Ent Spo FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 20 40 38 40 28 24 146
Dan Blum 8 28 32 40 32 4 132
Dan Tilque 32 40 35 20 8 4 127
Don Piven 32 40 28 12 20 12 120
Gareth Owen -- -- 27 32 24 32 115
Bruce Bowler 36 28 34 0 16 8 114
Pete Gayde 8 32 23 8 28 28 111
Peter Smyth 20 40 18 10 20 28 108
Marc Dashevsky 16 36 24 16 28 12 104
"Calvin" 0 39 28 12 8 24 103
Erland Sommarskog 8 36 20 4 0 19 83
"ArenEss" -- -- -- -- 40 24 64
Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 24 0 24
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