* Game 9, Round 2 - History - Famous Last Words
We give you the reported last words (in translation if necessary)
of a well-known personage, along with their the date of death and
some more information. You name the person.
1. Died 0041-01-24; Roman emperor. "I am still alive!"
2. Died 1945-04-12; American. "I have a terrible headache."
3. Died 1977-08-16; American singer. "I hope I haven't bored you."
4. Died 212 BC; Greek engineer/mathematician. "Do not disturb my circles."
5. Died 1793-10-16; French. "Pardon me, sir. I did not do it
on purpose."
6. Died 1882-04-19; British scientist. "I am not the least afraid
to die."
8. Died 1883-03-14; multi-faceted German. "Go on, get out.
Last words are for fools who haven't said enough."
9. Died 1967-10-09; Argentinian. "I know you have come to kill me.
Shoot, coward! You are only going to kill a man."
10. Died 1953-11-27; American playwright. "I knew it. I knew it.
Born in a hotel room, and God damn it, died in a hotel room."
* Game 9, Round 3 - Literature - 19th-Century Poets
In this round, we give you the titles of three poems by a poet who lived sometime in the 19th century (although the poems may date from another century). You name the poet.
1. "Hyperion"; "To Autumn"; "The Eve of St Agnes".
2. "Gunga Din"; "The Female of the Species"; "If".
4. "Sohrab and Rustum"; "The Scholar Gypsy"; "Dover Beach".
7. "My Last Duchess"; "The Ring and the Book"; "The Pied Piper
of Hamlin".
8. "Idylls of the King"; "In Memoriam A.H.H."; "Charge of the
Light Brigade".
9. "Goblin Market"; "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Christmas carol);
"When I am Dead My Dearest".
10. "The Dynasts"; "The Convergence of the Twain" (on the sinking
of the Titanic); "The Darkling Thrush".
* Game 9, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
1. We're not going to ask you to explain it; just tell us the
generally accepted scientific name for what the popular press
has been calling "the God particle", which scientists at CERN's
Large Hadron Collider announced that they seemed to have found.
2. Bad things can happen when you're away on vacation. While former
French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni were
relaxing at a Laurentian cottage, what happened at their homes?
* Game 9, Round 2 - History - Famous Last Words
1. Died 0041-01-24; Roman emperor. "I am still alive!"
2. Died 1945-04-12; American. "I have a terrible headache."
3. Died 1977-08-16; American singer. "I hope I haven't bored you."
4. Died 212 BC; Greek engineer/mathematician. "Do not disturb my circles."
5. Died 1793-10-16; French. "Pardon me, sir. I did not do it
on purpose."
6. Died 1882-04-19; British scientist. "I am not the least afraid
to die."
7. Died 1977-05-10; American actress. "Damn it? Don't you dare
ask God to help me!"
8. Died 1883-03-14; multi-faceted German. "Go on, get out.
Last words are for fools who haven't said enough."
9. Died 1967-10-09; Argentinian. "I know you have come to kill me.
Shoot, coward! You are only going to kill a man."
10. Died 1953-11-27; American playwright. "I knew it. I knew it.
Born in a hotel room, and God damn it, died in a hotel room."
* Game 9, Round 3 - Literature - 19th-Century Poets
1. "Hyperion"; "To Autumn"; "The Eve of St Agnes".
2. "Gunga Din"; "The Female of the Species"; "If".
4. "Sohrab and Rustum"; "The Scholar Gypsy"; "Dover Beach".
6. "The Triumph of Life"; "Prometheus Unbound"; "Ode to the
West Wind".
7. "My Last Duchess"; "The Ring and the Book"; "The Pied Piper
of Hamlin".
8. "Idylls of the King"; "In Memoriam A.H.H."; "Charge of the
Light Brigade".
9. "Goblin Market"; "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Christmas carol);
"When I am Dead My Dearest".
* Game 9, Round 2 - History - Famous Last Words
1. Died 0041-01-24; Roman emperor. "I am still alive!"
3. Died 1977-08-16; American singer. "I hope I haven't bored you."
4. Died 212 BC; Greek engineer/mathematician. "Do not disturb my
circles."
5. Died 1793-10-16; French. "Pardon me, sir. I did not do it
on purpose."
9. Died 1967-10-09; Argentinian. "I know you have come to kill me.
Shoot, coward! You are only going to kill a man."
* Game 9, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. We're not going to ask you to explain it; just tell us the
generally accepted scientific name for what the popular press
has been calling "the God particle", which scientists at CERN's
Large Hadron Collider announced that they seemed to have found.
2. Bad things can happen when you're away on vacation. While former
French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni were
relaxing at a Laurentian cottage, what happened at their homes?
* Game 9, Round 2 - History - Famous Last Words
We give you the reported last words (in translation if necessary)
of a well-known personage, along with their the date of death and
some more information. You name the person.
1. Died 0041-01-24; Roman emperor. "I am still alive!"
2. Died 1945-04-12; American. "I have a terrible headache."
3. Died 1977-08-16; American singer. "I hope I haven't bored you."
4. Died 212 BC; Greek engineer/mathematician. "Do not disturb my circles."
5. Died 1793-10-16; French. "Pardon me, sir. I did not do it
on purpose."
6. Died 1882-04-19; British scientist. "I am not the least afraid
to die."
7. Died 1977-05-10; American actress. "Damn it? Don't you dare
ask God to help me!"
8. Died 1883-03-14; multi-faceted German. "Go on, get out.
Last words are for fools who haven't said enough."
9. Died 1967-10-09; Argentinian. "I know you have come to kill me.
Shoot, coward! You are only going to kill a man."
10. Died 1953-11-27; American playwright. "I knew it. I knew it.
Born in a hotel room, and God damn it, died in a hotel room."
* Game 9, Round 3 - Literature - 19th-Century Poets
In this round, we give you the titles of three poems by a poet who lived sometime in the 19th century (although the poems may date from another century). You name the poet.
1. "Hyperion"; "To Autumn"; "The Eve of St Agnes".
2. "Gunga Din"; "The Female of the Species"; "If".
3. "The Prisoner"; "Remembrance"; "No Coward Soul is Mine".
4. "Sohrab and Rustum"; "The Scholar Gypsy"; "Dover Beach".
5. "The Wreck of the Deutschland"; "Pied Beauty"; "God's Grandeur".
6. "The Triumph of Life"; "Prometheus Unbound"; "Ode to the
West Wind".
7. "My Last Duchess"; "The Ring and the Book"; "The Pied Piper
of Hamlin".
8. "Idylls of the King"; "In Memoriam A.H.H."; "Charge of the
Light Brigade".
9. "Goblin Market"; "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Christmas carol);
"When I am Dead My Dearest".
10. "The Dynasts"; "The Convergence of the Twain" (on the sinking
of the Titanic); "The Darkling Thrush".
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