Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-02-06,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Entertainment - Alfred Hitchcock's Movie Cameos
> Alfred Hitchcock appeared for a brief moment in most of the films
> he directed. We give you the year the movie was released and
> describe the cameo; you give the title.
> 1. 1959: On the street, just missing a bus as the doors close in
> his face, after his screen credit appears.
"North by Northwest". 4 for Bruce, Dan, Joshua, Pete, and Marc.
> 2. 1960: On the street wearing a cowboy hat, seen through an office
> window as the female lead comes through the door.
"Psycho". 4 for Bruce, Jason, Joshua, and Pete.
> 3. 1943: His back to the camera, playing cards with a winning hand,
> on the train to Santa Rosa.
"Shadow of a Doubt". 4 for Bruce and Joshua.
> 4. 1955: Sitting next to Cary Grant on a bus.
"To Catch a Thief". 4 for Bruce.
> 5. 1958: In a gray suit, carrying a musical instrument case, walking
> across the camera, in front of Gavin Elster's shipbuilding
> business.
"Vertigo". 4 for Bruce, Dan, Jason, Joshua, and Marc.
> 6. 1963: Leaving a pet shop with two Sealyham terriers (his own).
"The Birds". 4 for everyone -- Bruce, Dan, Jason, Joshua, Pete,
and Marc.
> 7. 1946: At the big party in Claude Rains's mansion, drinking
> champagne.
"Notorious". 4 for Bruce, Dan, Joshua, and Marc.
> 8. 1954: Seen looking into a window from across the courtyard,
> winding a clock.
"Rear Window". 4 for Bruce, Dan, Joshua, Pete, and Marc.
> 9. 1951: Boarding a train with a large musical instrument case.
"Strangers on a Train". 4 for Bruce, Dan, Joshua, and Marc.
> 10. 1944: In before-and-after photos in a newspaper ad for "Reduco,
> the Obesity Slayer".
"Lifeboat". 4 for Bruce and Joshua.
The photos were real -- he'd lost weight recently -- but the product
is not.
As to the wrong guesses that weren't also correct answers to a
different question:
* In "Rope" (1948) he again appeared in an ad for Reduco, this time
a neon-sign billboard visible from the window of the apartment
where the story takes place. Some sources claim that he also
walks by the outside of the building during the opening credits,
but this is disputed.
* He made "The Man Who Knew Too Much" twice. In the original 1934
version, he crosses the street wearing a black coat, as a bus
passes by. In his 1956 remake, he appears in an early scene,
facing away from the camera, watching the acrobats.
* He did not make any version of "Murder on the Orient Express".
The all-star 1974 movie with Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot,
the 2001 TV-movie where Alfred Molina plays Poirot and the number
of characters is reduced, the 2010 version that was part of the
"Poirot" TV series starring David Suchet, and the upcoming 2017
movie starring Kenneth Branagh were directed respectively by Sidney
Lumet, Carl Schenkel, Philip Martin, and Branagh himself.
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Canadiana - Ontario Breweries
> Craft beers have taken off over the past several years. Let's see
> how much you know about the brews produced in Ontario. We will
> give you the location of the brewery in the province and two or
> three of the brewery's beers. You name the brewery.
> 1. Toronto (Etobicoke, to be exact): Pompous Ass, Lake Effect,
> Canuck Pale Ale.
Great Lakes.
> 2. Toronto: Fish Eye, Augusta Ale.
Kensington.
> 3. Hamilton: Rhyme, Reason and Ransack the Universe.
Collective Arts.
> 4. Hamilton: Headstock, Naughty Neighbour, Bolshevik Bastard.
Nickel Brook.
> 5. Bracebridge: Mad Tom IPA, Detour.
Muskoka.
> 6. Barrie: Hoptical Illusion, Smashbomb Atomic IPA.
Flying Monkeys.
> 7. Toronto: Fracture, Downtown Brown, Boneshaker.
Amsterdam.
> 8. Toronto: Conductor's Ale, Brakeman's Session Ale.
Junction.
> 9. Toronto: Maris, Eephus, Sunlight Park.
Left Field.
> 10. Toronto: 100th Meridian, Lemon Tea Beer.
Mill Street.
Unlike the first Canadiana round, nobody scored anything on this one,
so for our purposes here, it never happened. The winner of Game 4
will be determined based on your best 5 scores out of 7.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 BEST
TOPICS-> Can His Sci Lit Ent THREE
Joshua Kreitzer 0 19 24 28 36 88
Dan Blum 0 28 32 12 24 84
Bruce Bowler -- -- 23 16 40 79
Marc Dashevsky 0 24 24 16 24 72
Gareth Owen 0 13 20 20 -- 53
Dan Tilque 4 12 20 16 -- 48
Pete Gayde 6 8 19 8 16 43
Peter Smyth 0 8 24 8 -- 40
Erland Sommarskog 0 11 26 0 -- 37
Jason Kreitzer 0 4 0 16 12 32
"Calvin" -- -- 15 16 -- 31
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