Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-06-12,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Food And Drink - "American" Foods
(Oops, that should have said Miscellaneous. The Irregulars seem to
have invented some new categories.)
> Looking to take a road trip down south this summer? Why not grab
> some iconic eats while you're at it? Answer these questions about
> foods named after places in the United States.
> 1. Mustard, onion, tomato, a dill pickle, tomato, hot peppers,
> bright green relish, and a dash of celery salt -- *but not
> ketchup* -- go on a hot dog named for which third-most-populous
> US city?
Chicago, duh. 4 for everyone -- Stephen, Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 2. Name this sushi roll that is inverted with rice on the outside
> like a California roll, but is filled with cucumber, smoked
> salmon, and cream cheese.
Philadelphia roll. I required both words for full points.
4 for Stephen, Erland, and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 3. A focaccia-like crust with crispy cheese along the edge
> characterizes *which city*'s style of pizza? The pizza's
> traditional preparation in drip pans used for oil changes
> gives it a distinctive shape.
Detroit. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 4. A cayenne pepper, butter, and vinegar hot sauce was created
> at the Anchor Bar to create an innovative twist to a pub staple.
> In which city would you find the original Anchor Bar?
Buffalo. (Buffalo wings.) 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 5. Despite contenders like Pepper X, which pepper bred by Ed Currie
> in 2017 currently holds the Guinness world record for hottest
> pepper in the world? Its two-word name includes a nod to the
> state that's home to Currie's Puckerbutt Farm.
Carolina Reaper. 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.
> 6. Scottish businessman David Jacks popularized a cheese originally
> made by Friars in which California city? A variation of that
> cheese is named for the addition of chili and bell peppers.
Monterey. (Monterey jack.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Pete. 3 for Stephen.
> 7. Next time you're in this state, you might try a Hot Brown,
> a turkey, ham, and cheese sandwich. If you hate your body,
> you might then "double down" and visit a fast-food chain founded
> in this state's city of Corbin.
Kentucky. (KFC.) 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 8. Cayenne pepper gives a characteristic bright red color to
> the Hot Chicken, a dish created by the Prince family in, and
> sometimes named for, which southern city?
Nashville. 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.
> 9. Celery, walnuts, apples, and grapes appear in a salad named for
> which business? Give the full, hyphenated name of that business
> that was demolished in 1929 to build the Empire State Building.
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> 10. The Fig Newton is named not for a physicist, but for a city
> in which state? This state's largest city appears in the
> slightly misleading name of a custard-filled cake topped with
> chocolate.
Massachusetts. (Boston cream pie.) 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Literature - Biographies
> We'll provide you the title of a famous person's biography or
> autobiography, and you provide us the name of the famous person.
This was the easiest round in the original game, and in the whole
season it was tied for 4th/5th-easiest with Game 3, Round 5 (Audio -
100 Years, 100 Songs), which I posted here in non-audio form.
> 1. Name the writer of the 1975 autobiography "I Am Not Spock"
> and its 1995 follow-up "I Am Spock".
Leonard Nimoy. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 2. Name the standup comic and late-night talk-show host whose 1996
> autobiography is titled "Leading With My Chin".
Jay Leno. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 3. Provide the stage name of the rock-and-roller, born Chaim Witz,
> whose 2002 Autobiography was titled "Kiss and Make-Up"
Gene Simmons. 4 for Stephen, Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 4. Name the author of the 2023 autobiography "Spare", whose title
> makes reference to a nickname that was bestowed upon the author
> from the moment of his birth.
Prince Harry (Henry). 4 for Stephen (the hard way), Erland, Dan Blum,
Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 5. Name the former lawyer, prisoner, Nobel Peace Prize winner,
> and world leader whose 1994 autobiography is titled "Long Walk
> to Freedom".
Nelson Mandela. 4 for everyone.
> 6. Name the talk-show host whose 2016 autobiography "Born a Crime"
> was named for the fact that he had been born to mixed-race
> parents
Trevor Noah. (The crime was under apartheid law.) 4 for Stephen,
Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 7. Name the US-born theoretical physicist who is the subject of
> the 2005 biography "American Prometheus".
Robert Oppenheimer. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 8. Name the pop star whose 2007 autobiography "Out of Sync"
> detailed his struggles with being a gay man while also being
> in one of the world's biggest bands
Lance Bass. ('N Sync.) 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> 9. Provide the name of the WWE star whose 2013 autobiography is
> titled "The Stone Cold Truth".
Steve Austin. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
3 for Stephen.
> 10. Name the author of the 2009 autobiography "Getting it Through
> my Thick Skull", which discusses her recovery from a 1992 attack
> by the Long Island Lolita, and her eventual decision to finally
> leave her dirtbag sociopathic ex-husband
Mary Jo Buttafuoco. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo Ent Geo Aud Can Mis Lit FIVE
Joshua Kreitzer 32 36 36 32 12 28 36 172
Stephen Perry -- -- 36 40 17 39 39 171
Dan Blum 7 16 27 8 4 39 36 126
Pete Gayde 28 8 -- -- -- 23 32 91
Dan Tilque 4 0 24 0 4 16 20 68
Erland Sommarskog 12 4 12 4 0 8 12 48
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