Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-11,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
Game 6 is over and the winner is Homo sapiens superior STEPHEN PERRY.
Hearty congratulations!
> ** Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Cocktail Recipes
> We are in a pub, so we should know something about cocktails.
> In this round -- pun intended! -- you will be asked to identify some
> of the ingredients of some of the official cocktails as recognized
> by the International Bartenders Association. Answers may repeat.
> All correct answers will contain alcohol. And if any of your
> answers are whiskey, you need to be more specific.
Several protests were accepted on this round. (These answers are
shown in parentheses.) Even so, it was still the hardest round in
the original game and the fourth-hardest of the entire season.
I know very little about this subject myself -- if I ruled you
wrong and you think you were right, please say so and I'll check
out the protest.
> 1. What liquor is used to make a Bramble?
Gin. 4 for Stephen.
> 2. What liquor is used to make a Mary Pickford?
White rum. 4 for Stephen.
> 3. What liqueur is used to make a Harvey Wallbanger?
Galliano. 4 for Stephen.
> 4. What is the alcoholic ingredient in a Horse's Neck?
Cognac (brandy). 4 for Stephen.
> 5. The Godfather is made with Amaretto Di Saronno and what spirit?
Scotch. 4 for Stephen.
> 6. The alcoholic ingredients of a Kamikaze are vodka and what
> liqueur?
Triple sec. 4 for Stephen.
> 7. The two alcoholic ingredients of a Manhattan are red vermouth
> and what liquor?
Rye whiskey (bourbon). 4 for Stephen.
> 8. The recipe for a Sidecar includes two alcoholic beverages:
> triple sec and what other?
Cognac (brandy). 4 for Stephen.
> 9. The recipe for a Cosmopolitan includes two alcoholic beverages:
> citron vodka and what liqueur?
Cointreau (or Grand Marnier). 4 for Stephen (the hard way).
> 10. The recipe for Long Island ice tea contains 5 alcoholic
> ingredients, including, gin, tequila, vodka, rum, and... what
> liqueur?
Triple sec (Cointreau). 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
This drink came up on "Jeopardy!" on 2022-11-17, during the Tournament
of Champions. They named the 5 alcoholic ingredients and asked what
the drink was, mentioning New York by way of a hint.
> ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Crime and Punishment
> * A. History: It's All in the Family
> These two questions are about the Five Mafia Families of New York.
> A1. What is the name of the body that was created in 1931 that
> governs the Five Families?
The Commission. 4 for Stephen.
> A2. John Gotti was at one point the boss of what crime family?
Gambino. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.
> * B. Geography: The Big House
> B1. In what US state would you find Folsom State Prison and
> San Quentin State Prison?
California. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Stephen.
> B2. In what US state would you find Riker's Island, Attica
> Correctional Facility, and Sing Sing?
New York. 4 for everyone.
> * C. Literature: Crime Story
> C1. Who wrote the novel "Farewell My Lovely"?
Raymond Chandler. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> C2. Who wrote the novel "The Maltese Falcon"?
Dashiell Hammett. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
A puzzle in a recent issue of "Games World of Puzzles" magazine
included the clue "Grandmaster of hard-boiled detective fiction:
2 wds." The answer was 15 letters long, and I correctly guessed that
it would be one of these two authors. And I was surprised to then
realize that if my guess was correct, then I could already fill in
*three* of the 15 letters.
> * D. Sports: These are No Role Models
> D1. In 2011, which retired San Francisco Giants player was
> convicted of obstruction of justice for lying about the
> use of steroids?
Barry Bonds. 4 for Stephen.
> D2. In 1994, which figure skater was convicted for hindering
> the prosecution of the attackers of her fellow figure skater
> Nancy Kerrigan?
Tonya Harding. 4 for everyone.
> * E. Entertainment: Canadian Content
> These two questions cover Canadian-produced crime series.
> In each case name the series.
> E1. This was a Vancouver-based crime drama that ran for
> two seasons in 2006-07, starring Ian Tracey and Klea Scott.
> The show centered on Jimmy Reardon, one of Vancouver's top
> organized crime bosses, and Mary Spalding, the director of
> the Vancouver Organized Crime Unit who has offered Reardon
> immunity from prosecution in exchange for his role as a
> police informant.
"Intelligence".
> E2. This show, which ran from 2008 to 2012, focused on a
> fictional elite tactical unit, the Strategic Response
> Unit (SRU), within a Canadian metropolitan police force.
> The SRU was tasked with resolving extreme situations that
> regular officers are not trained to handle, including
> hostage-taking, bomb threats, and heavily armed criminals.
> The show starred Hugh Dillon and Amy Jo Johnson.
"Flashpoint".
> * F. Miscellaneous: Cultural Centers
> F1. In what American city """can""" you find the Mob Museum:
> the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement?
Las Vegas. (Still true.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> F2. In what American city """can""" you find the Crime Museum:
> the National Museum of Crime and Punishment?
Washington. (It closed in 2015; see also below.) 4 for Dan Blum
and Stephen.
"Much" of the exhibit collection was relocated to Pigeon Forge TN,
but the name of the museum there is the Alcatraz East Crime Museum.
I decided to score Pigeon Forge as almost correct.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Geo Can Spo Lit Sci Mis Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 40 37 40 40 34 40 40 240
Joshua Kreitzer 32 31 5 40 24 24 4 24 175
Dan Blum 20 24 12 31 22 28 0 32 157
Dan Tilque 8 20 9 24 8 32 0 12 105
Pete Gayde 20 27 -- -- 8 4 -- -- 59
Erland Sommarskog 0 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- 36
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