Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-02-06,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Canadiana Sports - Canadian Tennis
This was the second-hardest round in the original game, after the
audio round.
> *Note*: Sorry, but I don't understand the organization of tennis
> tournaments well enough to try updating this round. Only the
> answers that were correct in 2012 will be accepted.
> 1. Name the Canadian tennis pro from Thornhill who """has already
> won""" 2 ATP tournaments in his young career.
Milos Raonic.
> 2. Name either the *city* where <answer 1> won """*last* year""".
> or the *country* where he won """earlier *this* year""".
San Jose, India.
> 3. Who was the last Canadian male tennis player prior to <answer 1>
> to win the singles event at an ATP tournament? He """is"""
> perhaps best known for his tennis defection to Great Britain.
Greg Rusedski.
> 4. Name the Canadian who """is""" #1 all-time in doubles wins
> and """has won""" a career Grand Slam in doubles and """is
> currently""" #3 in the world in doubles.
Daniel Nestor.
> 5. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with
> the previous question. At which Olympics did Daniel Nestor
> and Sebastien Lareau team up to win a doubles gold medal?
> Give the year or the city.
2000, Sydney.
> 6. Which corporation """is the current""" title sponsor of the
> """two""" high-level tour events, one for males and one for
> females, that are annually played in Canada?
Rogers.
> 7. Name the woman tennis player who """is currently""" the
> highest-ranked Canadian in the world.
Rebecca Marino.
> 8. Name the Canadian tennis player, a fixture on the tour from the
> mid-1980's through the early 1990's, who was known as Hurricane
> Helen.
Helen Kelesi.
> 9. Name the Canadian female tennis player who reached #8 in the
> 1980s and starred in the movie "Spring Fever". She married
> fellow tennis pro Robert Seguso.
Carling Bassett. 4 for Joshua.
> 10. In which Canadian city """is""" the Davis Cup tie with France
> being played next weekend?
Vancouver. 3 for Dan Blum and Pete.
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Entertainment - Movie Quotes
> In each case, name the movie that featured the line and made it famous.
> 1. "As you wish."
"The Princess Bride" (1987). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. "They call me Mr. Tibbs!"
"In the Heat of the Night" (1967). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 3. "You can't handle the truth."
"A Few Good Men" (1992). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 4. "There's no crying in baseball!"
"A League of Their Own" (1992). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 5. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
"Apocalypse Now" (1979). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 6. "What we have here... is failure to communicate."
"Cool Hand Luke" (1967). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 7. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room!"
"Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"
(1964). The short title was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 8. "Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose any more. Goodbye."
"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum,
Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 9. "Surely you can't be serious."
> "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."
"Airplane" (1980, aka "Flying High"). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 10. "Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is
> no basis for a system of government."
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
See:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130509001957/http://erwm.posterous.com/here-is-a-political-message-i-can-support
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Sci Can Ent
Dan Blum 4 24 3 40 71
Pete Gayde 12 18 3 36 69
Dan Tilque 28 4 0 32 64
Joshua Kreitzer 0 19 4 40 63
Erland Sommarskog 4 20 0 4 28
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