Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-02-27,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Literature - Children's authors.
> Given the title of the book, you name the author.
This was the hardest round in the original game and the 4th-hardest
of the entire season.
> 1. "Charlotte's Web".
E.B. White. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 2. "The Tale of Peter Rabbit".
Beatrix Potter. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 3. "Goodnight Moon".
Margaret Wise Brown. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.
> 4. "A Wrinkle in Time".
Madeline L'Engle. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. "The Snowy Day".
Ezra Jacks Keats. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 6. "The Giving Tree".
Shel Silverstein. I accepted "Silberstein". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua
(the hard way), Stephen, and Pete.
> 7. "Madeline".
Ludwig Bemelmans. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Stephen.
> 8. "The Wind in the Willows".
Kenneth Grahame. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 9. "Matilda".
Roald Dahl. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 10. "Tuck Everlasting".
Natalie Babbitt. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Entertainment - The US President in Movies and TV
> We name an actor, and you name the movie or TV show where he
> portrayed the American president (or at least his voice).
> 1. Alan Alda.
"Canadian Bacon" (1995). 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 2. Peter Sellers.
"Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"
(1964). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 3. Bill Pullman.
"Independence Day" (1996), and now also "Independence Day: Resurgence"
(2016). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 4. Kevin Kline.
"Dave" (1993). (Not the title role; Kline's *other* role.)
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 5. Michael Douglas.
"The American President" (1995). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 6. Harrison Ford.
"Air Force One" (1997). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 7. Martin Sheen.
"The West Wing" (1996-2006). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen,
and Pete.
> 8. Gregory Itzin.
"24" (appeared 2005-10). 4 for Stephen.
> 9. Henry Fonda.
"Fail-Safe" (1964) or "Meteor" (1979). 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 10. Harry Shearer, as President Schwarzenegger.
"The Simpsons Movie" (2007) and some appearances on "The Simpsons".
4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Spo Geo Sci Lit Ent FOUR
Stephen Perry 40 40 40 40 39 40 160
Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 40 40 32 36 148
Dan Blum 0 8 40 32 32 27 131
Pete Gayde 0 36 40 19 12 16 111
Dan Tilque 0 12 40 39 4 0 95
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 40 19 -- -- 59
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