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Mark Brader
Jul 4, 2015, 11:09:23 PM7/4/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-23,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
Earlier this season we did bad marriages and relationships and badly
behaving athletes, and we all know about the child stars who became
train wrecks later in life. So for contrast, here's a round about
child stars who turned out pretty well. In each case, name them.
1. At 13, this Welsh-born actor played the starring role in "Empire
of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
2. As a 5-year-old, this actor was kicked off "Romper Room" for
being too disruptive. At 16, he was cast as a homeless boy on
the sitcom "Growing Pains". As an adult, he has played Romeo,
Howard Hughes, and J. Edgar Hoover.
3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
pining for an oddball theoretical physicist.
4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
Paul Anka's daughter.
7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
"Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
Bang Theory".
9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
"Sexiest Woman Alive".
10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
directed 3 films.
* Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
A. Historic Marches
A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
What was this terrible march called?
A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
India. What did Gandhi collect?
B. NCAA March Madness
B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
with 82. What university is he the coach for?
B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
the coach for?
C. Sunny March Destinations
C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
Name the territory.
C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
world from its base. Name the island.
D. Musical Marches
D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
E. March Books
E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
original novel. What character?
F. "Little Women"
Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
--
Mark Brader | "...being permitted to propel a ton of steel through
Toronto | public places at speeds of up to 33 m/s is not a
m...@vex.net | fundamental human right in my book" -- Paul Ciszek
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days (from the first posting).
All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by
permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
Earlier this season we did bad marriages and relationships and badly
behaving athletes, and we all know about the child stars who became
train wrecks later in life. So for contrast, here's a round about
child stars who turned out pretty well. In each case, name them.
1. At 13, this Welsh-born actor played the starring role in "Empire
of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
2. As a 5-year-old, this actor was kicked off "Romper Room" for
being too disruptive. At 16, he was cast as a homeless boy on
the sitcom "Growing Pains". As an adult, he has played Romeo,
Howard Hughes, and J. Edgar Hoover.
3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
pining for an oddball theoretical physicist.
4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
Paul Anka's daughter.
7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
"Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
Bang Theory".
9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
"Sexiest Woman Alive".
10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
directed 3 films.
* Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
A. Historic Marches
A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
What was this terrible march called?
A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
India. What did Gandhi collect?
B. NCAA March Madness
B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
with 82. What university is he the coach for?
B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
the coach for?
C. Sunny March Destinations
C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
Name the territory.
C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
world from its base. Name the island.
D. Musical Marches
D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
E. March Books
E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
original novel. What character?
F. "Little Women"
Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
--
Mark Brader | "...being permitted to propel a ton of steel through
Toronto | public places at speeds of up to 33 m/s is not a
m...@vex.net | fundamental human right in my book" -- Paul Ciszek
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jul 5, 2015, 2:55:43 AM7/5/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:0NmdnffQL6J_AgXInZ2dnUU7-c-
dn...@vex.net:
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
>
> 2. As a 5-year-old, this actor was kicked off "Romper Room" for
> being too disruptive. At 16, he was cast as a homeless boy on
> the sitcom "Growing Pains". As an adult, he has played Romeo,
> Howard Hughes, and J. Edgar Hoover.
Leonardo DiCaprio
> 3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
> pining for an oddball theoretical physicist.
Mayim Bialik
> 4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
Neil Patrick Harris
> 5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
> from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
> We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
Sarah Polley
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
> he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
> and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
> Paul Anka's daughter.
Jason Bateman
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
Wil Wheaton
> 9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
Scarlett Johanssen
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
Jodie Foster
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
>
> A. Historic Marches
>
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
Bataan Death March
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
salt
> B. NCAA March Madness
>
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
Duke
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
UCLA
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
British Virgin Islands
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
Tenerife
> D. Musical Marches
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
Mendelssohn
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
Elgar
> E. March Books
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
Sherman
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
the father of Meg, Jo, Beth & Amy
> F. "Little Women"
>
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
>
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
Katharine Hepburn
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
June Allyson
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
dn...@vex.net:
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
>
> 1. At 13, this Welsh-born actor played the starring role in "Empire
> of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
> and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
> His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
Christian Bale
> of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
> and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
> His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
> 2. As a 5-year-old, this actor was kicked off "Romper Room" for
> being too disruptive. At 16, he was cast as a homeless boy on
> the sitcom "Growing Pains". As an adult, he has played Romeo,
> Howard Hughes, and J. Edgar Hoover.
> 3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
> pining for an oddball theoretical physicist.
> 4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
> 5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
> from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
> We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
> he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
> and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
> Paul Anka's daughter.
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
> 9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
>
> A. Historic Marches
>
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
> B. NCAA March Madness
>
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
> D. Musical Marches
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
> E. March Books
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
> F. "Little Women"
>
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
>
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 5, 2015, 4:07:55 AM7/5/15
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
>
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
>
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
Jodi Foser
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Björn Lundin
Jul 5, 2015, 6:47:05 AM7/5/15
to
>
> 5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
> from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
> We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
>
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
> he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
> and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
> Paul Anka's daughter.
>
> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
> "Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
> Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
>
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
>
> 9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
>
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
>
> A. Historic Marches
>
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
>
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
>
> B. NCAA March Madness
>
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
>
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
>
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
>
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
>
> D. Musical Marches
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
>
> E. March Books
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
>
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
>
> F. "Little Women"
>
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
>
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
>
--
Björn
Peter Smyth
Jul 5, 2015, 9:53:15 AM7/5/15
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> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
Tenerife
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
> D. Musical Marches
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
Elgar
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
> E. March Books
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
>
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
>
> F. "Little Women"
>
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
>
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
Peter Smyth
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
>
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
>
> F. "Little Women"
>
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
>
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
Dan Blum
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> 1. At 13, this Welsh-born actor played the starring role in "Empire
> of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
> and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
> His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
Christian Bale
> of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
> and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
> His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
> 2. As a 5-year-old, this actor was kicked off "Romper Room" for
> being too disruptive. At 16, he was cast as a homeless boy on
> the sitcom "Growing Pains". As an adult, he has played Romeo,
> Howard Hughes, and J. Edgar Hoover.
> 3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
> pining for an oddball theoretical physicist.
> 4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
> 9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
> A. Historic Marches
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
salt
> B. NCAA March Madness
> B. NCAA March Madness
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
UCLA
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
> C. Sunny March Destinations
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
> D. Musical Marches
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
> E. March Books
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
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> 3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
> pining for an oddball theoretical physicist
Mayim Bialik
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
> pining for an oddball theoretical physicist
> 4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
Neil Patrick Harris
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
> 5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
> from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
> We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
>
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
> he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
> and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
> Paul Anka's daughter.
>
> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
> "Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
> Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
>
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
Wil Wheaton
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
> from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
> We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
>
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
> he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
> and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
> Paul Anka's daughter.
>
> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
> "Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
> Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
>
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
> 9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
>
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
Jodie Foster
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
>
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
>
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
>
> A. Historic Marches
>
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
Bataan Death March
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
>
> A. Historic Marches
>
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
Salt
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
> B. NCAA March Madness
>
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
Duke
>
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
>
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
>
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
>
> D. Musical Marches
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
D2.Edward Elgar
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
>
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
>
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
>
> D. Musical Marches
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
> E. March Books
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
General William Tecumseh Sherman
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
swp
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On Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 11:09:23 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
>
> Earlier this season we did bad marriages and relationships and badly
> behaving athletes, and we all know about the child stars who became
> train wrecks later in life. So for contrast, here's a round about
> child stars who turned out pretty well. In each case, name them.
>
> 1. At 13, this Welsh-born actor played the starring role in "Empire
> of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
> and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
> His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
> 2. As a 5-year-old, this actor was kicked off "Romper Room" for
> being too disruptive. At 16, he was cast as a homeless boy on
> the sitcom "Growing Pains". As an adult, he has played Romeo,
> Howard Hughes, and J. Edgar Hoover.
> 3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
> pining for an oddball theoretical physicist.
> 4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
> 5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
> from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
> We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
> he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
> and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
> Paul Anka's daughter.
> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
> "Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
> Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
> 9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
>
> A. Historic Marches
>
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
> B. NCAA March Madness
>
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
> D. Musical Marches
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
> E. March Books
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
> F. "Little Women"
>
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
>
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
swp, who will now go look up the names of the canary islands...
Marc Dashevsky
Jul 6, 2015, 4:23:54 AM7/6/15
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In article <0NmdnffQL6J_AgXI...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
> "Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
> Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
>
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
Jodi Foster
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
>
> A. Historic Marches
>
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
Bataan Death March
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
>
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
father
> F. "Little Women"
>
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
>
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
Katherine Hepburn
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
>
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
>
>
> Earlier this season we did bad marriages and relationships and badly
> behaving athletes, and we all know about the child stars who became
> train wrecks later in life. So for contrast, here's a round about
> child stars who turned out pretty well. In each case, name them.
>
> behaving athletes, and we all know about the child stars who became
> train wrecks later in life. So for contrast, here's a round about
> child stars who turned out pretty well. In each case, name them.
>
> 1. At 13, this Welsh-born actor played the starring role in "Empire
> of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
> and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
> His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
Christian Bale
> 2. As a 5-year-old, this actor was kicked off "Romper Room" for
> being too disruptive. At 16, he was cast as a homeless boy on
> the sitcom "Growing Pains". As an adult, he has played Romeo,
> Howard Hughes, and J. Edgar Hoover.
Leonardo DiCaprio
> 3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
> pining for an oddball theoretical physicist.
>
> of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
> and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
> His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
Christian Bale
> 2. As a 5-year-old, this actor was kicked off "Romper Room" for
> being too disruptive. At 16, he was cast as a homeless boy on
> the sitcom "Growing Pains". As an adult, he has played Romeo,
> Howard Hughes, and J. Edgar Hoover.
Leonardo DiCaprio
> 3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
> pining for an oddball theoretical physicist.
>
> 4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
Neil Patrick Harris
> 5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
> from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
> We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
Sarah Polley
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
> he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
> and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
> Paul Anka's daughter.
Michael Cera
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
Neil Patrick Harris
> 5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
> from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
> We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
Sarah Polley
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
> he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
> and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
> Paul Anka's daughter.
> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
> "Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
> Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
>
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
>
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
>
> 9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
Scarlet Johansson
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
>
> A. Historic Marches
>
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
Bataan Death March
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
>
> B. NCAA March Madness
>
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
Duke
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
UCLA
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
>
>
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
Duke
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
UCLA
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
>
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
>
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
>
> D. Musical Marches
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
>
>
> E. March Books
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
Sherman?
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
> F. "Little Women"
>
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
>
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
>
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Tilque
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>
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
>
> B. NCAA March Madness
>
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
>
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
>
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
>
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
>
> D. Musical Marches
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
>
> E. March Books
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
>
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
>
> F. "Little Women"
>
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
>
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
>
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bbowler
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>
> 3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist pining
> for an oddball theoretical physicist.
> 4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
> 5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away from Her"
> and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories We Tell", about
> her mother's affair with her biological father.
>
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult, he
> appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno" and
> "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to Paul Anka's
> daughter.
>
> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies", "Jack
> the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies. Until
> August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
>
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big Bang
> Theory".
> 9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife in
> Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland. She is the
> only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's "Sexiest Woman
> Alive".
>
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris in "Taxi
> Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has directed 3 films.
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
>
> A. Historic Marches
>
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial India.
> What did Gandhi collect?
> B. NCAA March Madness
>
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he the
> coach for?
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism and
> as an offshore financial center. Its capital city is Cockburn
> Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature". Name the territory.
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival of Santa
> Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the world
> from its base. Name the island.
> D. Musical Marches
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
Calvin
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On Sunday, July 5, 2015 at 1:09:23 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
>
> Earlier this season we did bad marriages and relationships and badly
> behaving athletes, and we all know about the child stars who became
> train wrecks later in life. So for contrast, here's a round about
> child stars who turned out pretty well. In each case, name them.
>
> 1. At 13, this Welsh-born actor played the starring role in "Empire
> of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
> and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
> His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
Bale
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
>
> Earlier this season we did bad marriages and relationships and badly
> behaving athletes, and we all know about the child stars who became
> train wrecks later in life. So for contrast, here's a round about
> child stars who turned out pretty well. In each case, name them.
>
> 1. At 13, this Welsh-born actor played the starring role in "Empire
> of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
> and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
> His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
> 2. As a 5-year-old, this actor was kicked off "Romper Room" for
> being too disruptive. At 16, he was cast as a homeless boy on
> the sitcom "Growing Pains". As an adult, he has played Romeo,
> Howard Hughes, and J. Edgar Hoover.
> 3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
> pining for an oddball theoretical physicist.
>
> 4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
> 5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
> from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
> We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
>
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
> he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
> and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
> Paul Anka's daughter.
>
> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
> "Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
> Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
>
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
>
> 9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
>
> A. Historic Marches
>
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
>
> B. NCAA March Madness
>
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
> C. Sunny March Destinations
>
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
> D. Musical Marches
>
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
> E. March Books
>
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
>
> F. "Little Women"
>
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
>
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
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Mark Brader:
(although one of them was out of 48) to win again. Well done, sir!
Hearty congratulations!
Next we'll have questions from the Final of that season, posted, as
usual, one round of 15 at a time.
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
> Earlier this season we did bad marriages and relationships and badly
> behaving athletes, and we all know about the child stars who became
> train wrecks later in life. So for contrast, here's a round about
> child stars who turned out pretty well. In each case, name them.
> 1. At 13, this Welsh-born actor played the starring role in "Empire
> of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
> and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
> His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
Christian Bale [1987; 2000, 2013, 2004, "Exodus: Gods and Kings"
(2014)]. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Marc, and Calvin.
> 2. As a 5-year-old, this actor was kicked off "Romper Room" for
> being too disruptive. At 16, he was cast as a homeless boy on
> the sitcom "Growing Pains". As an adult, he has played Romeo,
> Howard Hughes, and J. Edgar Hoover.
Leonardo DiCaprio ["William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" (1996),
"The Aviator" (2004), "J. Edgar" (2011)]. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Jason, Stephen, Marc, Bruce, and Calvin.
> 3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
> pining for an oddball theoretical physicist.
Mayim Bialik [1988; "The Big Bang Theory" (2009-)]. 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Jason, Stephen, and Bruce.
> 4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
Neil Patrick Harris [1989-93; 2005-14, 2014, "A Very Harold & Kumar
3D Christmas" (2011)]. 4 for Joshua, Björn, Dan Blum, Jason, Stephen,
Marc, Bruce, and Calvin.
> 5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
> from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
> We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
Sarah Polley [1990-96; 2006, 2011, 2012]. 4 for Joshua, Stephen,
and Marc.
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
> he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
> and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
> Paul Anka's daughter.
Jason Bateman [1982-83; 2003-13, 2007, 2009; Amanda Anka].
4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
> "Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
> Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
Nicholas Hoult [2002; 2013, 2013, "X-Men: First Class" (2011) and
"X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014)]. 4 for Stephen.
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
Wil Wheaton [1986; 1987-90 + occasional 1991-94; occasional 2009-].
4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Blum, Jason, Stephen, and Bruce.
> 9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
Scarlett Johansson [1994, 1998; "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (2003),
"Lost in Translation" (2003), "Under the Skin" (2013)]. 4 for Joshua,
Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, Marc, and Calvin.
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
Jodie Foster [1976; "The Accused" (1988), "The Silence of the Lambs"
(1991), "Little Man Tate" (1991), "Home for the Holidays" (1995),
"The Beaver" (2011)]. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Jason, Stephen,
Marc, Bruce, and Calvin.
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> A. Historic Marches
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
Bataan death march. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Stephen, Marc,
Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
Salt. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Stephen, and Bruce.
> B. NCAA March Madness
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
Duke. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Stephen, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
3 for Calvin.
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
UCLA. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
2 for Calvin.
> C. Sunny March Destinations
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
Turks & Caicos Is. 4 for Stephen and Bruce.
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
Tenerife. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Calvin.
3 for Erland.
> D. Musical Marches
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
Felix Mendelssohn. 4 for Joshua, Björn, and Stephen.
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
Edward Elgar. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Jason, Stephen,
Bruce, and Calvin.
> E. March Books
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
General William Tecumseh Sherman. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason,
Stephen, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
The father. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Marc.
> F. "Little Women"
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
Katharine Hepburn. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Marc.
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
June Allyson. 4 for Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Lit Can Spo Sci Geo Ent Cha SIX
Stephen Perry -- -- 23 36 40 40 40 40 219
Joshua Kreitzer 32 36 0 19 32 24 36 44 204
Marc Dashevsky 24 24 0 32 40 0 24 24 168
Dan Blum 24 26 0 28 32 20 28 24 162
Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 36 36 32 20 28 152
Dan Tilque 24 16 0 8 36 24 0 20 128
"Calvin" 19 20 0 22 28 7 20 17 126
Björn Lundin 8 8 -- -- 20 36 8 4 84
Peter Smyth 16 8 -- -- 24 19 4 8 79
Erland Sommarskog 0 8 0 8 7 40 4 7 74
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 -- -- 4 0 20 20 68
--
Mark Brader | "How, you may ask, did the mind of man ever excogitate
Toronto | anything so false and foolish? The answer is that the
m...@vex.net | mind of man had nothing to do with it..." --A.E. Housman
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 10 is over and STEPHEN PERRY has extended his streak of 40's
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
(although one of them was out of 48) to win again. Well done, sir!
Hearty congratulations!
Next we'll have questions from the Final of that season, posted, as
usual, one round of 15 at a time.
> * Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Child Stars Who Made Good
> Earlier this season we did bad marriages and relationships and badly
> behaving athletes, and we all know about the child stars who became
> train wrecks later in life. So for contrast, here's a round about
> child stars who turned out pretty well. In each case, name them.
> 1. At 13, this Welsh-born actor played the starring role in "Empire
> of the Sun". As an adult, he has played an "American Psycho"
> and an "American Hustle"r, a super-skinny "Machinist", and Moses.
> His stepmother is Gloria Steinem.
(2014)]. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Marc, and Calvin.
> 2. As a 5-year-old, this actor was kicked off "Romper Room" for
> being too disruptive. At 16, he was cast as a homeless boy on
> the sitcom "Growing Pains". As an adult, he has played Romeo,
> Howard Hughes, and J. Edgar Hoover.
"The Aviator" (2004), "J. Edgar" (2011)]. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Jason, Stephen, Marc, Bruce, and Calvin.
> 3. At 12, this actress played Bette Midler's character as a
> young girl in "Beaches". In real life, she has a doctorate in
> neuroscience, and now on TV she plays a dowdy neurobiologist
> pining for an oddball theoretical physicist.
Dan Blum, Jason, Stephen, and Bruce.
> 4. As a teen, this actor starred as "Doogie Howser M.D." As an
> adult, he played Barney Stinson on TV, Hedwig on Broadway,
> and a fictionalized version of himself with Harold and Kumar.
> He was the host of the 2015 Oscars.
3D Christmas" (2011)]. 4 for Joshua, Björn, Dan Blum, Jason, Stephen,
Marc, Bruce, and Calvin.
> 5. At 11 this actress starred in "Road to Avonlea". As an adult,
> she has continued acting and has directed two movies, "Away
> from Her" and "Take This Waltz", and a documentary, "Stories
> We Tell", about her mother's affair with her biological father.
and Marc.
> 6. At 12, this actor appeared as an orphan boy adopted by the
> Ingalls family on "Little House on the Prairie". As an adult,
> he appeared in "Arrested Development", and in the movies "Juno"
> and "Couples Retreat". Canadian content: he is married to
> Paul Anka's daughter.
4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
> "Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
> Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
"X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014)]. 4 for Stephen.
> 8. At 14, this actor played Gordie in "Stand By Me", and later he
> played Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
> He now appears occasionally as Sheldon's nemesis on "The Big
> Bang Theory".
4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Blum, Jason, Stephen, and Bruce.
> 9. This actress debuted at age 9 in the movie "North" and came to
> prominence at 13 in "The Horse Whisperer". As an adult, she has
> played a servant in Vermeer's household, a neglected young wife
> in Tokyo, and an alien seductress preying on men in Scotland.
> She is the only woman to be twice named "Esquire" magazine's
> "Sexiest Woman Alive".
"Lost in Translation" (2003), "Under the Skin" (2013)]. 4 for Joshua,
Björn, Dan Blum, Stephen, Marc, and Calvin.
> 10. This actress began her career as a Coppertone girl in a
> TV commercial. At 13, she was a teen prostitute named Iris
> in "Taxi Driver". She has won 2 Best Actress Oscars and has
> directed 3 films.
(1991), "Little Man Tate" (1991), "Home for the Holidays" (1995),
"The Beaver" (2011)]. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Jason, Stephen,
Marc, Bruce, and Calvin.
> * Game 10, Round 10 - March Challenge Round
> A. Historic Marches
> A1. In 1942, thousands of American and Filipino POWs were
> forced to march over 60 miles by the Imperial Japanese Army.
> What was this terrible march called?
Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> A2. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked upon a 24-day, 240-mile
> journey to the coastal village of Dandi to collect something
> himself, in protest against a British monopoly in colonial
> India. What did Gandhi collect?
> B. NCAA March Madness
> B1. Coach Mike Krzyzewski holds the record for most games won
> in the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Championships,
> with 82. What university is he the coach for?
3 for Calvin.
> B2. John Wooden holds the record for most appearances in the
> March Madness Final Four, with 12. What university was he
> the coach for?
2 for Calvin.
> C. Sunny March Destinations
> C1. This sunny destination is a British overseas territory in
> the Lucayan archipelago. It is known primarily for tourism
> and as an offshore financial center. Its capital city
> is Cockburn Town and its motto is "Beautiful by Nature".
> Name the territory.
> C2. This sunny destination is the largest and most populous of
> the seven Canary Islands. It hosts the annual Carnival
> of Santa Cruz, is home to the University of La Laguna,
> and contains El Teide, the third-largest volcano in the
> world from its base. Name the island.
3 for Erland.
> D. Musical Marches
> D1. Who wrote the wedding march from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
> D2. Who wrote the "Pomp and Circumstance" march?
Bruce, and Calvin.
> E. March Books
> E1. "The March" is a PEN/Faulkner award-winning historical
> novel by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in the waning days of
> the Civil War, and follows this real-life figure as he
> marches his troops through the heart of the South. Who?
Stephen, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> E2. "March" is a Pulitzer prize-winning 2005 novel by Geraldine
> Brooks, which retells Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"
> from the perspective of a character absent for much of the
> original novel. What character?
> F. "Little Women"
> Who played Jo March in "Little Women", ...
> F1. ...the 1933 movie version?
> F2. ...the 1949 movie version?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Lit Can Spo Sci Geo Ent Cha SIX
Stephen Perry -- -- 23 36 40 40 40 40 219
Joshua Kreitzer 32 36 0 19 32 24 36 44 204
Marc Dashevsky 24 24 0 32 40 0 24 24 168
Dan Blum 24 26 0 28 32 20 28 24 162
Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 36 36 32 20 28 152
Dan Tilque 24 16 0 8 36 24 0 20 128
"Calvin" 19 20 0 22 28 7 20 17 126
Björn Lundin 8 8 -- -- 20 36 8 4 84
Peter Smyth 16 8 -- -- 24 19 4 8 79
Erland Sommarskog 0 8 0 8 7 40 4 7 74
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 -- -- 4 0 20 20 68
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Erland Sommarskog
Jul 8, 2015, 5:45:26 AM7/8/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
>> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
>> "Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
>> Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
>
> Nicholas Hoult [2002; 2013, 2013, "X-Men: First Class" (2011) and
> "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014)]. 4 for Stephen.
Egads! A question where Nisse Hult is actually a correct answer!
>> 7. At 12, this actor starred alongside Hugh Grant in "About a Boy".
>> As an adult, he has played a romantic zombie in "Warm Bodies",
>> "Jack the Giant Slayer", and Beast in a couple of X-Men movies.
>> Until August 2014, he was Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend.
>
> Nicholas Hoult [2002; 2013, 2013, "X-Men: First Class" (2011) and
> "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014)]. 4 for Stephen.
(Sorry, Björn is likely to be the only one who knows what I'm talking
about.)
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