Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-02-13,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2012-05-10 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 4, Round 7 - Arts & Literature - Adult Magazines
> No date for Valentine's Day? Well, just curl up on the couch
> with your favourite adult magazine!
> 1. Within 1 year, in what year was the first edition of "Playboy"
> magazine published?
1953 (accepting 1952-54). 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Dan Tilque, Pete,
and Calvin. 2 for Rob.
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after answering the previous
> question. Who graced the centerfold of the first edition,
> published in December of nineteen fifty-three?
Marilyn Monroe. 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, Pete, Calvin, Jeff, and Rob.
> 3. Gene Simmons could tell you that this Newfie girl was
> Playmate of the Month for November 1981. Who?
Shannon Tweed. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Calvin.
> 4. Name the daughter of "Playboy" founder Hugh Hefner who became
> head of the "Playboy" empire in 1988, holding that position
> until she stepped down in 2009. First name required if the
> last name is Hefner.
Christie Hefner. I accepted "Christie" alone. 4 for Joshua,
Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 5. Name the publisher of "Hustler" magazine who has fought
> several prominent legal battles involving the First Amendment,
> and has unsuccessfully run for public office.
Larry Flynt. 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Marc, Joachim, Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, Pete, Peter, Calvin, Jeff, and Rob.
> 6. Name the men's magazine founded in 1969 by Bob Guccione that
> combines urban lifestyle articles and soft-core pornographic
> pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hard-core.
"Penthouse". 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Marc, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Pete, Peter, Calvin, Jeff, and Rob.
> 7. Name the 1979 US-produced Italian pornographic biographical
> film, starring Malcolm McDowell and Peter O'Toole, that was
> produced by Bob Guccione.
"Caligula". 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Marc, Joachim, Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 8. Born in Ladysmith, BC, in 1967, this Canadian girl has graced
> more "Playboy" covers than any other person. Who?
Pamela Anderson. 4 for Joshua, Gareth, and Calvin.
> 9. It has been said that this adult magazine, first published
> in 1973, may have a larger following among gay men than
> among heterosexual women. Name it.
"Playgirl". 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Marc, Joachim, Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, Pete, and Peter.
> 10. Although not an adult magazine, what publication received
> huge publicity when Burt Reynolds appeared naked in their
> April 1972 edition?
"Cosmopolitan". 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> * Game 4, Round 8 - Geography - Connecting States
> We give you the names of two US States and you provide the state
> that borders both of them. For example, we say Washington and
> California; you say Oregon.
> Note: States meeting at a single point do *not* count as bordering.
This was the easiest round in the original game and the 3rd-easiest
in the entire season.
> 1. Arkansas and Iowa.
Missouri. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete,
Peter, Stan, and Jeff. 3 for Calvin.
> 2. South Carolina and Florida.
Georgia. 4 for Joshua, Gareth, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Pete, Peter, Calvin, Stan, Jeff, and Rob.
> 3. Vermont and Maine.
New Hampshire. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Pete, Peter, Calvin, Stan, and Jeff. 3 for Rob. 2 for Gareth.
> 4. New York and Ohio.
Pennsylvania. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Pete, Peter, Calvin, Stan, and Jeff. 2 for Rob.
> 5. Texas and Arizona
New Mexico. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Gareth, Marc, Joachim, Erland,
Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, Peter, Calvin, Stan, Jeff, and Rob.
> 6. Louisiana and Alabama.
Mississippi. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, Peter,
Calvin, Stan, and Jeff. 3 for Gareth. 2 for Rob.
> 7. Nevada and Colorado.
Utah. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Joachim, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Pete, Peter, Calvin, Stan, Jeff, and Rob. 2 for Gareth.
> 8. North Dakota and Idaho.
Montana. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete,
Peter, Jeff, and Rob.
> 9. Indiana and Tennessee.
Kentucky. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete,
Peter, Calvin, Stan, and Jeff. 3 for Gareth and Rob.
> 10. Michigan and Minnesota.
Wisconsin. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete,
Peter, Stan, and Jeff. 2 for Gareth.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Mis Spo Can Ent Lit Geo FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 25 39 8 40 40 40 159
Marc Dashevsky 16 36 0 32 28 40 136
Pete Gayde 19 39 0 28 28 40 135
Dan Tilque 16 32 0 12 32 40 120
Dan Blum 20 12 0 35 24 40 119
Jeff Turner 16 16 0 24 12 40 96
"Calvin" 18 12 0 19 24 31 92
Gareth Owen 17 20 0 17 32 20 89
Bruce Bowler 16 32 0 36 -- -- 84
Peter Smyth 14 4 0 12 12 40 78
Erland Sommarskog 16 0 -- -- 4 36 56
Rob Parker -- -- -- -- 14 26 40
Stan Brown -- -- -- -- 0 36 36
Joachim Parsch -- -- -- -- 12 8 20
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