Mark Brader:
> 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
--
Mark Brader | "I'm surprised there aren't laws about this in the USA..."
m...@vex.net | "Of course there are laws about this in the USA.
Toronto | Without even reading further to find out what 'this' is."
| --Rob Bannister and Evan Kirshenbaum