Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-07-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Entertainment - TV Show Episodes
> We give a list of episode titles, and the year when one of them
> was originally broadcast; you name the TV show.
This was the easiest round in the original game and, if current-
events rounds are excluded, the second-easiest of the entire season.
> For questions #1-8, the first episode in each question made "TV
> Guide"'s 1997 "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time" and/or 2009's
> "TV's Top 100 Best Episodes Ever" list.
> 1. "The Contest" (1992), "The Pez Dispenser", "The Pick", "The
> Yada Yada".
"Seinfeld". 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. "Turkeys Away" (1978), "Les on a Ledge", "Venus Rising",
> "Goodbye, Johnny".
"WRKP in Cincinnati". 4 for everyone.
> 3. "Time Enough at Last" (1959), "The Monsters are Due on Maple
> Street", "To Serve Man", "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet".
"The Twilight Zone". 4 for everyone.
> 4. "The City on the Edge of Forever" (1967), "Amok Time", "I, Mudd",
> "The Trouble with Tribbles".
"Star Trek" (the original series). 4 for everyone.
> 5. "Trapped in the Closet" (2005), "Chef Aid", "Mecha-Streisand",
> "Professor Chaos".
"South Park". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 6. "Diversity Training" (2005), "Branch Closing", "Goodbye Toby",
> "The Michael Scott Paper Company".
"The Office". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 7. "Chuckles Bites the Dust" (1975), "The Georgette Story",
> "WJM Tries Harder", "Sue Ann Gets the Axe".
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum,
and Pete.
> 8. "The Germans" (1975), "Waldorf Salad", "Gourmet Night",
> "Basil the Rat".
"Fawlty Towers". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> Although the shows for questions #9-10 did not make either of
> "TV Guide"'s lists, they are certainly classics.
> 9. "Who Can Stay Tied to a Goat the Longest?" (2007), "Who Do Old
> People Like Better?", "Who Can Drink More Beer?", "Who Can Sell
> More Bibles?".
"Kenny vs. Spenny". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 10. "Conky" (2004), "Let the Liquor Do the Thinking", "Mr. Lahey's
> Got My Porno Tape", "Say Goodbye to the Bad Guys".
"Trailer Park Boys". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Game Cupcakes
> The cupcakes on the handouts each represent a game. Any kind of
> game, from video to retro. In each case, name the game.
> I've rearranged the round in order of the handout. At the original
> game a 2-page handout was used, with 14 decoys:
>
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-8/cup12.pdf
> Skip over the decoys if you like, or answer them for fun, but for
> no points.
If anyone thinks they gave an alternative answer that should also
be scored as correct, please post a followup and I'll consider it.
> 1. Name it.
Q*bert (arcade video game). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum,
and Pete.
> 2. Name it.
Simon (toy). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 3. (decoy)
The Game of Life (board game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 4. (decoy)
Battlezone (arcade video game). Stephen got this.
> 5. (decoy)
Risk (board game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 6. (decoy)
Defender (arcade video game). Stephen got this.
> 7. (decoy)
Missile Command (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 8. (decoy)
Scattergories (word game; that's its logo). Stephen got this.
> 9. (decoy)
Upwords (word board game). Stephen got this.
> 10. Name it.
The Sims (computer game). 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.
> 11. Name it.
Bejeweled (computer game). 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.
> 12. Name it.
Guitar Hero (computer game). 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Pete,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.
> 13. (decoy)
Pitfall (video game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 14. (decoy)
Centipede (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 15. Name it.
Cranium (board game; that's Word Worm). 4 for Stephen.
> 16. (decoy)
Asteroids (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 17. Name it.
Barrel of Monkeys (toy). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 18. (decoy)
Donkey Kong (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 19. Name it.
Boggle (word game). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 20. (decoy)
Rock-Paper-Scissors (no-equipment game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 21. Name it.
The Legend of Zelda (video game). 4 for Joshua, Stephen,
and Dan Blum.
> 22. (decoy)
Minesweeper (computer game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 23. Name it.
Charades (no-equipment game; the cupcake shows the gesture for
"sounds like"). 4 for everyone.
> 24. (decoy)
Space Invaders (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> When Smith & Guessin' turned the round over to me for use here,
> I was surprised to find a third handout page that they evidently
> had decided not to use in the game. So, if you're enjoying these,
> why not try them too (again, for fun, but for no points)?
> If you like, then *after* you are finished with questions #1-24,
> please see
>
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-8/cup3.pdf
> and you know what to do.
> 25. (unused)
Yahtzee (dice game). Joshua, Stephen, and Pete got this.
> 26. (unused)
Uno (card game with special deck). Stephen got this.
> 27. (unused)
Twister (physical skill game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 28. (unused)
Trivial Pursuit (trivia board game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 29. (unused)
Tiddlywinks (physical skill game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 30. (unused)
Tetris (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 31. (unused)
Scrabble (word board game). Joshua, Stephen, and Pete got this.
> 32. (unused)
Resident Evil (video game). Stephen got this.
> 33. (unused)
Quake (computer game). Stephen got this.
> 34. (unused)
Spin the Bottle (kissing game). Joshua, Stephen, and Pete got this.
> 35. (unused)
Sorry! (board game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
> 36. (unused)
Sonic the Hedgehog (video game). Joshua and Stephen got this.
When I posted this round in 2013, Stephen Perry was able to locate
this link that explains how the cupcakes came to be made.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zwhiterussian/4242440431
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Lit Spo Ent Mis THREE
Joshua Kreitzer 32 28 8 40 27 100
Dan Blum 23 28 -- 32 36 96
Stephen Perry -- -- -- 40 40 80
Pete Gayde -- -- 24 32 20 76
Dan Tilque 16 16 -- 16 12 48
Erland Sommarskog 8 0 -- -- -- 8
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