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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-25,
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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
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.

All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


* Game 10, Round 2 - Geography - Tea-Towel US Cities

This round is taken from a collection of tea towels. Each question
lists a US city's sights, sites, features, neighborhoods, districts,
or whatever. You name the city.

1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield
Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech.

2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady
Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library.

3. Comiskey Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park, Field Museum, the Loop,
the Magnificent Mile.

4. Old Red Courthouse, Mesquite Rodeo, Southern Methodist
University, White Rock Lake, Southfork, Neiman Marcus.

5. The Presidio, Alcatraz, Market St., Lombard St., Haight-Ashbury,
Fisherman's Wharf.

6. Bal Harbor, Tropicana Field, South Beach, Little Havana,
Key Biscayne.

7. Como Zoo, Cedar Lake, Loring Park, Whitney Footbridge, Mall of
America, Hubert H. Humphrey home, Chain of Lakes.

8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory,
Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol
Museum.

9. Rancho Santa Fe, Sea World, Coronado, Chula Vista, Sonoran
Desert, Escondido, Lake Cuyomaca.

10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com,
University of Washington, Puget Sound.


* Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Death List 2019

The web site deathlist.net maintains an annual ranked list of
50 famous people who it says are most likely to die each year.
Here are 10 questions about some notable contenders from the
2019 list -- some are indeed dead, but some are still living.

(Note: This round has not been updated since the original game,
so if any of them have died since it was played, they are described
as alive.)

1. This 102-year-old actor is #1 on the death list -- for the
third time. Born Issur Danielovich in NYC, he performed under
an Anglo screen name, earning three Oscar nominations for
"Champion", "The Bad and the Beautiful", and "Lust for Life".
What is his stage name?

2. #4 on the list is this former prince of Greece and Denmark,
who was born in Corfu in 1921. His family was deposed shortly
thereafter, and he was smuggled out of the country in an orange
crate. He lives in London with his wife of 72 years. Who is he?

3. Clocking in at #7 on the list was this African leader, who for
several years had been rumored to already be dead. He finally
did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him.

4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been
President of the United States. What is his name?

5. Right behind <answer 4> at #9 is this American actress, big-band
singer, and animal-welfare activist, who played Calamity Jane
and starred opposite Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk". She died
on May 13, aged 97. Who was she?

6. The first death-lister to die in 2019 was an English soccer
player, regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of time.
Beginning his 20-year pro career in 1958 with Chesterfield,
he went on to play for Leicester City and Stoke City, and was
on the winning 1966 World Cup team. He died on February 12,
aged 81. Name him.

7. The oldest person on the 2019 list was this Jewish-American
historical novelist, who wrote "The Winds of War" and "War and
Remembrance", and won a Pulitzer in 1951 for "The Caine Mutiny".
He died in May, aged 103. Who was he?

8. The oldest death-lister still alive now, this actress was born
in Tokyo in 1916, and now lives in Paris. She played Melanie
Hamilton in "Gone with the Wind", and she's won two Best Actress
Oscars, for "To Each His Own" (1946) and "The Heiress" (1949).
Name her.

9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano
player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music.
He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he?

10. The youngest person on the 2019 death list in this hard-living
61-year-old singer of the Irish band the Pogues. What is
his name?

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Joshua Kreitzer

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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:HL6dnXkT5ek_nqDDnZ2dnUU7-
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> * Game 10, Round 2 - Geography - Tea-Towel US Cities
>
> This round is taken from a collection of tea towels. Each question
> lists a US city's sights, sites, features, neighborhoods, districts,
> or whatever. You name the city.
>
> 1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield
> Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech.

Atlanta

> 2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady
> Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library.

Austin

> 3. Comiskey Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park, Field Museum, the Loop,
> the Magnificent Mile.

Chicago

> 4. Old Red Courthouse, Mesquite Rodeo, Southern Methodist
> University, White Rock Lake, Southfork, Neiman Marcus.

Dallas

> 5. The Presidio, Alcatraz, Market St., Lombard St., Haight-Ashbury,
> Fisherman's Wharf.

San Francisco

> 6. Bal Harbor, Tropicana Field, South Beach, Little Havana,
> Key Biscayne.

Miami

> 7. Como Zoo, Cedar Lake, Loring Park, Whitney Footbridge, Mall of
> America, Hubert H. Humphrey home, Chain of Lakes.

Minneapolis

> 8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory,
> Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol
> Museum.

Pittsburgh

> 9. Rancho Santa Fe, Sea World, Coronado, Chula Vista, Sonoran
> Desert, Escondido, Lake Cuyomaca.

San Diego

> 10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com,
> University of Washington, Puget Sound.

Seattle

> * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Death List 2019
>
> The web site deathlist.net maintains an annual ranked list of
> 50 famous people who it says are most likely to die each year.
> Here are 10 questions about some notable contenders from the
> 2019 list -- some are indeed dead, but some are still living.
>
> (Note: This round has not been updated since the original game,
> so if any of them have died since it was played, they are described
> as alive.)
>
> 1. This 102-year-old actor is #1 on the death list -- for the
> third time. Born Issur Danielovich in NYC, he performed under
> an Anglo screen name, earning three Oscar nominations for
> "Champion", "The Bad and the Beautiful", and "Lust for Life".
> What is his stage name?

Kirk Douglas

> 2. #4 on the list is this former prince of Greece and Denmark,
> who was born in Corfu in 1921. His family was deposed shortly
> thereafter, and he was smuggled out of the country in an orange
> crate. He lives in London with his wife of 72 years. Who is he?

Prince Philip

> 3. Clocking in at #7 on the list was this African leader, who for
> several years had been rumored to already be dead. He finally
> did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him.

Robert Mugabe

> 4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been
> President of the United States. What is his name?

George H.W. Bush

> 5. Right behind <answer 4> at #9 is this American actress, big-band
> singer, and animal-welfare activist, who played Calamity Jane
> and starred opposite Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk". She died
> on May 13, aged 97. Who was she?

Doris Day

> 7. The oldest person on the 2019 list was this Jewish-American
> historical novelist, who wrote "The Winds of War" and "War and
> Remembrance", and won a Pulitzer in 1951 for "The Caine Mutiny".
> He died in May, aged 103. Who was he?

Herman Wouk

> 8. The oldest death-lister still alive now, this actress was born
> in Tokyo in 1916, and now lives in Paris. She played Melanie
> Hamilton in "Gone with the Wind", and she's won two Best Actress
> Oscars, for "To Each His Own" (1946) and "The Heiress" (1949).
> Name her.

Olivia De Havilland

> 9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano
> player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music.
> He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he?

Little Richard

--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com

Dan Blum

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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 10, Round 2 - Geography - Tea-Towel US Cities

> 1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield
> Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech.

Atlanta

> 2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady
> Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library.

Austin

> 3. Comiskey Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park, Field Museum, the Loop,
> the Magnificent Mile.

Chicago

> 4. Old Red Courthouse, Mesquite Rodeo, Southern Methodist
> University, White Rock Lake, Southfork, Neiman Marcus.

Dallas

> 5. The Presidio, Alcatraz, Market St., Lombard St., Haight-Ashbury,
> Fisherman's Wharf.

San Francisco

> 6. Bal Harbor, Tropicana Field, South Beach, Little Havana,
> Key Biscayne.

Miami

> 7. Como Zoo, Cedar Lake, Loring Park, Whitney Footbridge, Mall of
> America, Hubert H. Humphrey home, Chain of Lakes.

Minneapolis

> 8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory,
> Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol
> Museum.

Pittsburgh

> 9. Rancho Santa Fe, Sea World, Coronado, Chula Vista, Sonoran
> Desert, Escondido, Lake Cuyomaca.

San Diego; Phoenix

> 10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com,
> University of Washington, Puget Sound.

Seattle

> * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Death List 2019

> 1. This 102-year-old actor is #1 on the death list -- for the
> third time. Born Issur Danielovich in NYC, he performed under
> an Anglo screen name, earning three Oscar nominations for
> "Champion", "The Bad and the Beautiful", and "Lust for Life".
> What is his stage name?

Kirk Douglas

> 2. #4 on the list is this former prince of Greece and Denmark,
> who was born in Corfu in 1921. His family was deposed shortly
> thereafter, and he was smuggled out of the country in an orange
> crate. He lives in London with his wife of 72 years. Who is he?

Prince Phillip

> 3. Clocking in at #7 on the list was this African leader, who for
> several years had been rumored to already be dead. He finally
> did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him.

Mobutu Sese Seko

> 4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been
> President of the United States. What is his name?

Jimmy Carter

> 5. Right behind <answer 4> at #9 is this American actress, big-band
> singer, and animal-welfare activist, who played Calamity Jane
> and starred opposite Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk". She died
> on May 13, aged 97. Who was she?

Doris Day

> 7. The oldest person on the 2019 list was this Jewish-American
> historical novelist, who wrote "The Winds of War" and "War and
> Remembrance", and won a Pulitzer in 1951 for "The Caine Mutiny".
> He died in May, aged 103. Who was he?

Herman Wouk

> 8. The oldest death-lister still alive now, this actress was born
> in Tokyo in 1916, and now lives in Paris. She played Melanie
> Hamilton in "Gone with the Wind", and she's won two Best Actress
> Oscars, for "To Each His Own" (1946) and "The Heiress" (1949).
> Name her.

Vivian Leigh

> 9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano
> player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music.
> He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he?

Jerry Lee Lewis

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Erland Sommarskog

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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Geography - Tea-Towel US Cities
>
> 1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield
> Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech.

Atlanta, GA

> 2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady
> Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library.

Austin, TX

> 8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory,
> Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol
> Museum.

Pittsburgh

> 10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com,
> University of Washington, Puget Sound.

Seattle

> * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Death List 2019
>
> 1. This 102-year-old actor is #1 on the death list -- for the
> third time. Born Issur Danielovich in NYC, he performed under
> an Anglo screen name, earning three Oscar nominations for
> "Champion", "The Bad and the Beautiful", and "Lust for Life".
> What is his stage name?

Kirk Douglas

And now is really dead.

> 3. Clocking in at #7 on the list was this African leader, who for
> several years had been rumored to already be dead. He finally
> did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him.

Robert Mugabe

> 4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been
> President of the United States. What is his name?

Jimmy Carter

> 9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano
> player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music.
> He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he?

Little Richard



Dan Tilque

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On 2/6/20 10:28 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Geography - Tea-Towel US Cities
>
> This round is taken from a collection of tea towels. Each question
> lists a US city's sights, sites, features, neighborhoods, districts,
> or whatever. You name the city.
>
> 1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield
> Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech.

Atlanta

>
> 2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady
> Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library.

Austin

>
> 3. Comiskey Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park, Field Museum, the Loop,
> the Magnificent Mile.

Chicago

>
> 4. Old Red Courthouse, Mesquite Rodeo, Southern Methodist
> University, White Rock Lake, Southfork, Neiman Marcus.

Dallas

>
> 5. The Presidio, Alcatraz, Market St., Lombard St., Haight-Ashbury,
> Fisherman's Wharf.

San Francisco

>
> 6. Bal Harbor, Tropicana Field, South Beach, Little Havana,
> Key Biscayne.

Miami

>
> 7. Como Zoo, Cedar Lake, Loring Park, Whitney Footbridge, Mall of
> America, Hubert H. Humphrey home, Chain of Lakes.

Minneapolis

>
> 8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory,
> Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol
> Museum.

Pittsburgh

>
> 9. Rancho Santa Fe, Sea World, Coronado, Chula Vista, Sonoran
> Desert, Escondido, Lake Cuyomaca.

San Diego

>
> 10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com,
> University of Washington, Puget Sound.

Seattle

>
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Death List 2019
>
> The web site deathlist.net maintains an annual ranked list of
> 50 famous people who it says are most likely to die each year.
> Here are 10 questions about some notable contenders from the
> 2019 list -- some are indeed dead, but some are still living.
>
> (Note: This round has not been updated since the original game,
> so if any of them have died since it was played, they are described
> as alive.)
>
> 1. This 102-year-old actor is #1 on the death list -- for the
> third time. Born Issur Danielovich in NYC, he performed under
> an Anglo screen name, earning three Oscar nominations for
> "Champion", "The Bad and the Beautiful", and "Lust for Life".
> What is his stage name?
>
> 2. #4 on the list is this former prince of Greece and Denmark,
> who was born in Corfu in 1921. His family was deposed shortly
> thereafter, and he was smuggled out of the country in an orange
> crate. He lives in London with his wife of 72 years. Who is he?

Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh

>
> 3. Clocking in at #7 on the list was this African leader, who for
> several years had been rumored to already be dead. He finally
> did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him.
>
> 4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been
> President of the United States. What is his name?

George H. W. Bush

>
> 5. Right behind <answer 4> at #9 is this American actress, big-band
> singer, and animal-welfare activist, who played Calamity Jane
> and starred opposite Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk". She died
> on May 13, aged 97. Who was she?

Katherine Hepburn

>
> 6. The first death-lister to die in 2019 was an English soccer
> player, regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of time.
> Beginning his 20-year pro career in 1958 with Chesterfield,
> he went on to play for Leicester City and Stoke City, and was
> on the winning 1966 World Cup team. He died on February 12,
> aged 81. Name him.
>
> 7. The oldest person on the 2019 list was this Jewish-American
> historical novelist, who wrote "The Winds of War" and "War and
> Remembrance", and won a Pulitzer in 1951 for "The Caine Mutiny".
> He died in May, aged 103. Who was he?

Herman Wouk

>
> 8. The oldest death-lister still alive now, this actress was born
> in Tokyo in 1916, and now lives in Paris. She played Melanie
> Hamilton in "Gone with the Wind", and she's won two Best Actress
> Oscars, for "To Each His Own" (1946) and "The Heiress" (1949).
> Name her.
>
> 9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano
> player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music.
> He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he?

Jerry Lee Lewis

>
> 10. The youngest person on the 2019 death list in this hard-living
> 61-year-old singer of the Irish band the Pogues. What is
> his name?
>

--
Dan Tilque

Pete Gayde

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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:HL6dnXkT5ek_nqDDnZ2dnUU7-
YvN...@giganews.com:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-25,
> 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> 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.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Geography - Tea-Towel US Cities
>
> This round is taken from a collection of tea towels. Each question
> lists a US city's sights, sites, features, neighborhoods, districts,
> or whatever. You name the city.
>
> 1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield
> Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech.

Atlanta

>
> 2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady
> Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library.

Austin

>
> 3. Comiskey Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park, Field Museum, the Loop,
> the Magnificent Mile.

Chicago

>
> 4. Old Red Courthouse, Mesquite Rodeo, Southern Methodist
> University, White Rock Lake, Southfork, Neiman Marcus.

Dallas

>
> 5. The Presidio, Alcatraz, Market St., Lombard St., Haight-Ashbury,
> Fisherman's Wharf.

San Francisco

>
> 6. Bal Harbor, Tropicana Field, South Beach, Little Havana,
> Key Biscayne.

Miami

>
> 7. Como Zoo, Cedar Lake, Loring Park, Whitney Footbridge, Mall of
> America, Hubert H. Humphrey home, Chain of Lakes.

Minneapolis

>
> 8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory,
> Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol
> Museum.

Pittsburgh

>
> 9. Rancho Santa Fe, Sea World, Coronado, Chula Vista, Sonoran
> Desert, Escondido, Lake Cuyomaca.

San Diego

>
> 10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com,
> University of Washington, Puget Sound.

Seattle

>
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Death List 2019
>
> The web site deathlist.net maintains an annual ranked list of
> 50 famous people who it says are most likely to die each year.
> Here are 10 questions about some notable contenders from the
> 2019 list -- some are indeed dead, but some are still living.
>
> (Note: This round has not been updated since the original game,
> so if any of them have died since it was played, they are described
> as alive.)
>
> 1. This 102-year-old actor is #1 on the death list -- for the
> third time. Born Issur Danielovich in NYC, he performed under
> an Anglo screen name, earning three Oscar nominations for
> "Champion", "The Bad and the Beautiful", and "Lust for Life".
> What is his stage name?

Kirk Douglas

>
> 2. #4 on the list is this former prince of Greece and Denmark,
> who was born in Corfu in 1921. His family was deposed shortly
> thereafter, and he was smuggled out of the country in an orange
> crate. He lives in London with his wife of 72 years. Who is he?
>
> 3. Clocking in at #7 on the list was this African leader, who for
> several years had been rumored to already be dead. He finally
> did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him.

Robert Mugabe

>
> 4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been
> President of the United States. What is his name?

Jimmy Carter

>
> 5. Right behind <answer 4> at #9 is this American actress, big-band
> singer, and animal-welfare activist, who played Calamity Jane
> and starred opposite Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk". She died
> on May 13, aged 97. Who was she?

Doris Day

>
> 6. The first death-lister to die in 2019 was an English soccer
> player, regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of time.
> Beginning his 20-year pro career in 1958 with Chesterfield,
> he went on to play for Leicester City and Stoke City, and was
> on the winning 1966 World Cup team. He died on February 12,
> aged 81. Name him.

Gordon Banks

>
> 7. The oldest person on the 2019 list was this Jewish-American
> historical novelist, who wrote "The Winds of War" and "War and
> Remembrance", and won a Pulitzer in 1951 for "The Caine Mutiny".
> He died in May, aged 103. Who was he?

Herman Wouk

>
> 8. The oldest death-lister still alive now, this actress was born
> in Tokyo in 1916, and now lives in Paris. She played Melanie
> Hamilton in "Gone with the Wind", and she's won two Best Actress
> Oscars, for "To Each His Own" (1946) and "The Heiress" (1949).
> Name her.

Olivia DeHavilland

>
> 9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano
> player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music.
> He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he?

Little Richard

>
> 10. The youngest person on the 2019 death list in this hard-living
> 61-year-old singer of the Irish band the Pogues. What is
> his name?
>

Pete Gayde

Calvin

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On Friday, February 7, 2020 at 4:28:55 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:

> * Game 10, Round 2 - Geography - Tea-Towel US Cities
>
> This round is taken from a collection of tea towels. Each question
> lists a US city's sights, sites, features, neighborhoods, districts,
> or whatever. You name the city.
>
> 1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield
> Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech.

Savannah, Atlanta

> 2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady
> Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library.

Austin, Houston

> 3. Comiskey Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park, Field Museum, the Loop,
> the Magnificent Mile.

Chicago

> 4. Old Red Courthouse, Mesquite Rodeo, Southern Methodist
> University, White Rock Lake, Southfork, Neiman Marcus.

Albuquerque, Phoenix

> 5. The Presidio, Alcatraz, Market St., Lombard St., Haight-Ashbury,
> Fisherman's Wharf.

San Francisco

> 6. Bal Harbor, Tropicana Field, South Beach, Little Havana,
> Key Biscayne.

Miami

> 7. Como Zoo, Cedar Lake, Loring Park, Whitney Footbridge, Mall of
> America, Hubert H. Humphrey home, Chain of Lakes.

Minneapolis

> 8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory,
> Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol
> Museum.

NY, Boston

> 9. Rancho Santa Fe, Sea World, Coronado, Chula Vista, Sonoran
> Desert, Escondido, Lake Cuyomaca.

Albuquerque, Phoenix

> 10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com,
> University of Washington, Puget Sound.

Seattle


> * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Death List 2019
>
> The web site deathlist.net maintains an annual ranked list of
> 50 famous people who it says are most likely to die each year.
> Here are 10 questions about some notable contenders from the
> 2019 list -- some are indeed dead, but some are still living.
>
> (Note: This round has not been updated since the original game,
> so if any of them have died since it was played, they are described
> as alive.)
>
> 1. This 102-year-old actor is #1 on the death list -- for the
> third time. Born Issur Danielovich in NYC, he performed under
> an Anglo screen name, earning three Oscar nominations for
> "Champion", "The Bad and the Beautiful", and "Lust for Life".
> What is his stage name?

Douglas

> 2. #4 on the list is this former prince of Greece and Denmark,
> who was born in Corfu in 1921. His family was deposed shortly
> thereafter, and he was smuggled out of the country in an orange
> crate. He lives in London with his wife of 72 years. Who is he?

Prince Philip

> 3. Clocking in at #7 on the list was this African leader, who for
> several years had been rumored to already be dead. He finally
> did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him.

Mugabe

> 4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been
> President of the United States. What is his name?

Carter

> 5. Right behind <answer 4> at #9 is this American actress, big-band
> singer, and animal-welfare activist, who played Calamity Jane
> and starred opposite Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk". She died
> on May 13, aged 97. Who was she?

Doris Day
Whip crack-away

> 6. The first death-lister to die in 2019 was an English soccer
> player, regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of time.
> Beginning his 20-year pro career in 1958 with Chesterfield,
> he went on to play for Leicester City and Stoke City, and was
> on the winning 1966 World Cup team. He died on February 12,
> aged 81. Name him.

Banks

> 7. The oldest person on the 2019 list was this Jewish-American
> historical novelist, who wrote "The Winds of War" and "War and
> Remembrance", and won a Pulitzer in 1951 for "The Caine Mutiny".
> He died in May, aged 103. Who was he?

Wouk

> 8. The oldest death-lister still alive now, this actress was born
> in Tokyo in 1916, and now lives in Paris. She played Melanie
> Hamilton in "Gone with the Wind", and she's won two Best Actress
> Oscars, for "To Each His Own" (1946) and "The Heiress" (1949).
> Name her.

de Havilland, Swanston

> 9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano
> player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music.
> He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he?

Little Richard

> 10. The youngest person on the 2019 death list in this hard-living
> 61-year-old singer of the Irish band the Pogues. What is
> his name?

Nope

cheers,
calvin


Mark Brader

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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information see
> my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


> * Game 10, Round 2 - Geography - Tea-Towel US Cities

> This round is taken from a collection of tea towels. Each question
> lists a US city's sights, sites, features, neighborhoods, districts,
> or whatever. You name the city.

In the original game, this was the easiest round in the entire season.

> 1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield
> Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech.

Atlanta. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
2 for Calvin.

> 2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady
> Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library.

Austin. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
3 for Calvin.

> 3. Comiskey Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park, Field Museum, the Loop,
> the Magnificent Mile.

Chicago. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin.

> 4. Old Red Courthouse, Mesquite Rodeo, Southern Methodist
> University, White Rock Lake, Southfork, Neiman Marcus.

Dallas. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.

> 5. The Presidio, Alcatraz, Market St., Lombard St., Haight-Ashbury,
> Fisherman's Wharf.

San Francisco. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin.

> 6. Bal Harbor, Tropicana Field, South Beach, Little Havana,
> Key Biscayne.

Miami. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin.

> 7. Como Zoo, Cedar Lake, Loring Park, Whitney Footbridge, Mall of
> America, Hubert H. Humphrey home, Chain of Lakes.

Minneapolis/St.Paul (accepting either or both). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin.

> 8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory,
> Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol
> Museum.

Pittsburgh. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete.

> 9. Rancho Santa Fe, Sea World, Coronado, Chula Vista, Sonoran
> Desert, Escondido, Lake Cuyomaca.

San Diego. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.

> 10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com,
> University of Washington, Puget Sound.

Seattle. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Pete, and Calvin.


> * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Death List 2019

> The web site deathlist.net maintains an annual ranked list of
> 50 famous people who it says are most likely to die each year.
> Here are 10 questions about some notable contenders from the
> 2019 list -- some are indeed dead, but some are still living.

> (Note: This round has not been updated since the original game,
> so if any of them have died since it was played, they are described
> as alive.)

> 1. This 102-year-old actor is #1 on the death list -- for the
> third time. Born Issur Danielovich in NYC, he performed under
> an Anglo screen name, earning three Oscar nominations for
> "Champion", "The Bad and the Beautiful", and "Lust for Life".
> What is his stage name?

Kirk Douglas (died 2020-02-05 at age 103). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Erland, Pete, and Calvin.

> 2. #4 on the list is this former prince of Greece and Denmark,
> who was born in Corfu in 1921. His family was deposed shortly
> thereafter, and he was smuggled out of the country in an orange
> crate. He lives in London with his wife of 72 years. Who is he?

Prince Philip (of the UK; still alive at age 98). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.

> 3. Clocking in at #7 on the list was this African leader, who for
> several years had been rumored to already be dead. He finally
> did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him.

Robert Mugabe. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Calvin.

Mobutu Sese Seko was guessed; he died in 1997 at age 66.

> 4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been
> President of the United States. What is his name?

Jimmy Carter (still alive at age 95). 4 for Dan Blum, Erland,
Pete, and Calvin.

George H.W. Bush was older than Carter by a few months, but he died
in 2018 at age 94.

> 5. Right behind <answer 4> at #9 is this American actress, big-band
> singer, and animal-welfare activist, who played Calamity Jane
> and starred opposite Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk". She died
> on May 13, aged 97. Who was she?

Doris Day. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Calvin.

Katharine Hepburn died in 2003 at age 96.

> 6. The first death-lister to die in 2019 was an English soccer
> player, regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of time.
> Beginning his 20-year pro career in 1958 with Chesterfield,
> he went on to play for Leicester City and Stoke City, and was
> on the winning 1966 World Cup team. He died on February 12,
> aged 81. Name him.

Gordon Banks. 4 for Pete and Calvin.

> 7. The oldest person on the 2019 list was this Jewish-American
> historical novelist, who wrote "The Winds of War" and "War and
> Remembrance", and won a Pulitzer in 1951 for "The Caine Mutiny".
> He died in May, aged 103. Who was he?

Herman Wouk. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin.

> 8. The oldest death-lister still alive now, this actress was born
> in Tokyo in 1916, and now lives in Paris. She played Melanie
> Hamilton in "Gone with the Wind", and she's won two Best Actress
> Oscars, for "To Each His Own" (1946) and "The Heiress" (1949).
> Name her.

Olivia de Havilland (still alive at age 103). 4 for Joshua and Pete.
3 for Calvin.

Vivian Leigh died in 1967 at age 53.
Gloria Swanson died in 1983 at age 84.

> 9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano
> player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music.
> He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he?

Little Richard (still alive, now at age 87). 4 for Joshua, Erland,
Pete, and Calvin.

Jerry Lee Lewis is also still alive, but is only 84.

> 10. The youngest person on the 2019 death list in this hard-living
> 61-year-old singer of the Irish band the Pogues. What is
> his name?

Shane MacGowan (still alive, now at age 62).


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent
Pete Gayde 40 32 72
Joshua Kreitzer 40 28 68
"Calvin" 25 35 60
Dan Blum 39 20 59
Dan Tilque 40 8 48
Erland Sommarskog 16 16 32

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