* Game 4, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2014 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
Name either one.
2. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
* Game 4, Round 2 - Entertainment - Drugs on Film
Movies featuring drug use. In questions #1-2 the drugs are fictional,
and in the remaining questions they're real ones.
1. Name this 1984 sci-fi movie that stars Kyle MacLachlan as Paul
Atreides, who consumes "spice" or "melange".
2. Name this 2006 movie about addiction to "Substance D", starring
Keanu Reeves, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and Robert
Downey Jr. Adapted from a novel by Philip K. Dick.
3. Name this 1978 movie loosely based on the experiences of
American college student Billy Hayes in a Turkish prison,
where he was sent for attempting to smuggle hash. The title
is prison slang for attempting escape.
4. In the 1970 rock documentary "Woodstock", what specific drug
were people warned not to take?
5. Name this 1975 rock opera movie that features Tina Turner
performing "Acid Queen".
6. Name this 1983 movie about multiple drugs, most famously cocaine.
Famous quote: "Say hello to my little friend."
7. Name this 1996 British movie, set in Scotland, about heroin
and urban poverty. Stars Ewan MacGregor and Johnny Lee Miller.
Voted Best Scottish Film of All Time.
8. Name this 1995 movie starring Leonardo di Caprio, about
escalating drug use including cocaine and heroin, as well as
high school sports.
9. Name this 2003 movie starring Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, and
Evan Rachel Wood. Written by Nikki Reed along with director
Catherine Hardwicke, it is the story of a "good girl" trying
to fit in with the titularly young fast crowd. Multiple drug
use including aerosol inhalants.
10. This 1998 stoner comedy movie stars Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer,
and Laura Silverman. The group tries to sell medical marijuana
in order to spring a friend from prison. Warning: contains
scenes of massive junk-food consumption.
* Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Past Super Bowls
All dates in questions and answers refer to the year of the Super
Bowl game itself, not the year of the regular season that led
up to it. In all cases where a team is asked for, you must give
the full name, including the city or whatever, as it was at the
relevant date, e.g. "Toronto St. Patricks".
1. Which team was the first team to win 5 Super Bowls?
2. Name *any one* of the 4 """current""" NFL teams that have never played
in a Super Bowl.
3. Which team """is""" the only team to appear in four consecutive
Super Bowls?
4. Who were the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl?
5. Which team """has played in four Super Bowls but has never led""" at
any point during these games?
6. """Which player has won""" the Super Bowl MVP award 3 times?
7. """Who is the only player""" to score 3 touchdowns in a Super Bowl
game *twice*?
8. In the 3rd quarter of this Super Bowl, an interception was
returned 49 yards for a touchdown. The ensuing kickoff was
returned 97 yards for a touchdown. The following kickoff was
returned 84 yards for *another* touchdown -- with the converts,
a total of 21 points in 36 seconds of play. Name *either* team,
*or* identify the game either by number or year (for which,
see the preamble).
9. Which future Super-Bowl-winning head coach caught a touchdown
pass from Roger Staubach in Super Bowl VI in 1972?
10. """Which head coach has taken his team to the Super Bowl the
most times?"""
* Game 4, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
* Game 4, Round 2 - Entertainment - Drugs on Film
3. Name this 1978 movie loosely based on the experiences of
American college student Billy Hayes in a Turkish prison,
where he was sent for attempting to smuggle hash. The title
is prison slang for attempting escape.
4. In the 1970 rock documentary "Woodstock", what specific drug
were people warned not to take?
7. Name this 1996 British movie, set in Scotland, about heroin
and urban poverty. Stars Ewan MacGregor and Johnny Lee Miller.
Voted Best Scottish Film of All Time.
* Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Past Super Bowls
* Game 4, Round 2 - Entertainment - Drugs on Film
Movies featuring drug use. In questions #1-2 the drugs are fictional,
and in the remaining questions they're real ones.
1. Name this 1984 sci-fi movie that stars Kyle MacLachlan as Paul
Atreides, who consumes "spice" or "melange".
2. Name this 2006 movie about addiction to "Substance D", starring
Keanu Reeves, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and Robert
Downey Jr. Adapted from a novel by Philip K. Dick.
3. Name this 1978 movie loosely based on the experiences of
American college student Billy Hayes in a Turkish prison,
where he was sent for attempting to smuggle hash. The title
is prison slang for attempting escape.
4. In the 1970 rock documentary "Woodstock", what specific drug
were people warned not to take?
5. Name this 1975 rock opera movie that features Tina Turner
performing "Acid Queen".
6. Name this 1983 movie about multiple drugs, most famously cocaine.
Famous quote: "Say hello to my little friend."
7. Name this 1996 British movie, set in Scotland, about heroin
and urban poverty. Stars Ewan MacGregor and Johnny Lee Miller.
Voted Best Scottish Film of All Time.
8. Name this 1995 movie starring Leonardo di Caprio, about
escalating drug use including cocaine and heroin, as well as
high school sports.
9. Name this 2003 movie starring Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, and
Evan Rachel Wood. Written by Nikki Reed along with director
Catherine Hardwicke, it is the story of a "good girl" trying
to fit in with the titularly young fast crowd. Multiple drug
use including aerosol inhalants.
10. This 1998 stoner comedy movie stars Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer,
and Laura Silverman. The group tries to sell medical marijuana
in order to spring a friend from prison. Warning: contains
scenes of massive junk-food consumption.
* Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Past Super Bowls
All dates in questions and answers refer to the year of the Super
Bowl game itself, not the year of the regular season that led
up to it. In all cases where a team is asked for, you must give
the full name, including the city or whatever, as it was at the
relevant date, e.g. "Toronto St. Patricks".
1. Which team was the first team to win 5 Super Bowls?
2. Name *any one* of the 4 """current""" NFL teams that have never played
in a Super Bowl.
3. Which team """is""" the only team to appear in four consecutive
Super Bowls?
4. Who were the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl?
5. Which team """has played in four Super Bowls but has never led""" at
any point during these games?
6. """Which player has won""" the Super Bowl MVP award 3 times?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-03,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Cellar Rats, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 4, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2014 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
Name either one.
2. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
* Game 4, Round 2 - Entertainment - Drugs on Film
Movies featuring drug use. In questions #1-2 the drugs are fictional,
and in the remaining questions they're real ones.
1. Name this 1984 sci-fi movie that stars Kyle MacLachlan as Paul
Atreides, who consumes "spice" or "melange".
2. Name this 2006 movie about addiction to "Substance D", starring
Keanu Reeves, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and Robert
Downey Jr. Adapted from a novel by Philip K. Dick.
3. Name this 1978 movie loosely based on the experiences of
American college student Billy Hayes in a Turkish prison,
where he was sent for attempting to smuggle hash. The title
is prison slang for attempting escape.
4. In the 1970 rock documentary "Woodstock", what specific drug
were people warned not to take?
5. Name this 1975 rock opera movie that features Tina Turner
performing "Acid Queen".
6. Name this 1983 movie about multiple drugs, most famously cocaine.
Famous quote: "Say hello to my little friend."
7. Name this 1996 British movie, set in Scotland, about heroin
and urban poverty. Stars Ewan MacGregor and Johnny Lee Miller.
Voted Best Scottish Film of All Time.
8. Name this 1995 movie starring Leonardo di Caprio, about
escalating drug use including cocaine and heroin, as well as
high school sports.
9. Name this 2003 movie starring Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, and
Evan Rachel Wood. Written by Nikki Reed along with director
Catherine Hardwicke, it is the story of a "good girl" trying
to fit in with the titularly young fast crowd. Multiple drug
use including aerosol inhalants.
10. This 1998 stoner comedy movie stars Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer,
and Laura Silverman. The group tries to sell medical marijuana
in order to spring a friend from prison. Warning: contains
scenes of massive junk-food consumption.
* Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Past Super Bowls
All dates in questions and answers refer to the year of the Super
Bowl game itself, not the year of the regular season that led
up to it. In all cases where a team is asked for, you must give
the full name, including the city or whatever, as it was at the
relevant date, e.g. "Toronto St. Patricks".
1. Which team was the first team to win 5 Super Bowls?
2. Name *any one* of the 4 """current""" NFL teams that have never played
in a Super Bowl.
3. Which team """is""" the only team to appear in four consecutive
Super Bowls?
4. Who were the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl?
5. Which team """has played in four Super Bowls but has never led""" at
any point during these games?
6. """Which player has won""" the Super Bowl MVP award 3 times?
7. """Who is the only player""" to score 3 touchdowns in a Super Bowl
game *twice*?
8. In the 3rd quarter of this Super Bowl, an interception was
returned 49 yards for a touchdown. The ensuing kickoff was
returned 97 yards for a touchdown. The following kickoff was
returned 84 yards for *another* touchdown -- with the converts,
a total of 21 points in 36 seconds of play. Name *either* team,
*or* identify the game either by number or year (for which,
see the preamble).
9. Which future Super-Bowl-winning head coach caught a touchdown
pass from Roger Staubach in Super Bowl VI in 1972?
10. """Which head coach has taken his team to the Super Bowl the
most times?"""
* Game 4, Round 2 - Entertainment - Drugs on Film
1. Name this 1984 sci-fi movie that stars Kyle MacLachlan as Paul
Atreides, who consumes "spice" or "melange".
2. Name this 2006 movie about addiction to "Substance D", starring
Keanu Reeves, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and Robert
Downey Jr. Adapted from a novel by Philip K. Dick.
3. Name this 1978 movie loosely based on the experiences of
American college student Billy Hayes in a Turkish prison,
where he was sent for attempting to smuggle hash. The title
is prison slang for attempting escape.
4. In the 1970 rock documentary "Woodstock", what specific drug
were people warned not to take?
6. Name this 1983 movie about multiple drugs, most famously cocaine.
Famous quote: "Say hello to my little friend."
7. Name this 1996 British movie, set in Scotland, about heroin
and urban poverty. Stars Ewan MacGregor and Johnny Lee Miller.
Voted Best Scottish Film of All Time.
* Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Past Super Bowls
1. Which team was the first team to win 5 Super Bowls?
2. Name *any one* of the 4 """current""" NFL teams that have never played
in a Super Bowl.
3. Which team """is""" the only team to appear in four consecutive
Super Bowls?
5. Which team """has played in four Super Bowls but has never led""" at
any point during these games?
Mark Brader <[email protected]> wrote:https://www.sbnation.com/users/brabu
* Game 4, Round 2 - Entertainment - Drugs on FilmDune
1. Name this 1984 sci-fi movie that stars Kyle MacLachlan as Paul
Atreides, who consumes "spice" or "melange".
2. Name this 2006 movie about addiction to "Substance D", starringA Scanner Darkly
Keanu Reeves, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and Robert
Downey Jr. Adapted from a novel by Philip K. Dick.
3. Name this 1978 movie loosely based on the experiences ofMidnight Express
American college student Billy Hayes in a Turkish prison,
where he was sent for attempting to smuggle hash. The title
is prison slang for attempting escape.
4. In the 1970 rock documentary "Woodstock", what specific drugbrown acid
were people warned not to take?
6. Name this 1983 movie about multiple drugs, most famously cocaine.Scarface
Famous quote: "Say hello to my little friend."
7. Name this 1996 British movie, set in Scotland, about heroinTrainspotting
and urban poverty. Stars Ewan MacGregor and Johnny Lee Miller.
Voted Best Scottish Film of All Time.
* Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Past Super BowlsGreen Bay Packers
1. Which team was the first team to win 5 Super Bowls?
2. Name *any one* of the 4 """current""" NFL teams that have never played in a Super Bowl.Detroit Lions
3. Which team """is""" the only team to appear in four consecutiveGreen Bay Packers; New England Patriots
Super Bowls?
5. Which team """has played in four Super Bowls but has never led""" atBuffalo Bills
any point during these games?
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum [email protected]
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-03,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 4, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2014 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
Name either one.
2. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
* Game 4, Round 2 - Entertainment - Drugs on Film
Movies featuring drug use. In questions #1-2 the drugs are fictional,
and in the remaining questions they're real ones.
1. Name this 1984 sci-fi movie that stars Kyle MacLachlan as Paul
Atreides, who consumes "spice" or "melange".
2. Name this 2006 movie about addiction to "Substance D", starring
Keanu Reeves, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, and Robert
Downey Jr. Adapted from a novel by Philip K. Dick.
3. Name this 1978 movie loosely based on the experiences of
American college student Billy Hayes in a Turkish prison,
where he was sent for attempting to smuggle hash. The title
is prison slang for attempting escape.
4. In the 1970 rock documentary "Woodstock", what specific drug
were people warned not to take?
5. Name this 1975 rock opera movie that features Tina Turner
performing "Acid Queen".
6. Name this 1983 movie about multiple drugs, most famously cocaine.
Famous quote: "Say hello to my little friend."
7. Name this 1996 British movie, set in Scotland, about heroin
and urban poverty. Stars Ewan MacGregor and Johnny Lee Miller.
Voted Best Scottish Film of All Time.
8. Name this 1995 movie starring Leonardo di Caprio, about
escalating drug use including cocaine and heroin, as well as
high school sports.
9. Name this 2003 movie starring Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, and
Evan Rachel Wood. Written by Nikki Reed along with director
Catherine Hardwicke, it is the story of a "good girl" trying
to fit in with the titularly young fast crowd. Multiple drug
use including aerosol inhalants.
10. This 1998 stoner comedy movie stars Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer,
and Laura Silverman. The group tries to sell medical marijuana
in order to spring a friend from prison. Warning: contains
scenes of massive junk-food consumption.
* Game 4, Round 3 - Sports - Past Super Bowls
All dates in questions and answers refer to the year of the Super
Bowl game itself, not the year of the regular season that led
up to it. In all cases where a team is asked for, you must give
the full name, including the city or whatever, as it was at the
relevant date, e.g. "Toronto St. Patricks".
1. Which team was the first team to win 5 Super Bowls?
2. Name *any one* of the 4 """current""" NFL teams that have never played
in a Super Bowl.
3. Which team """is""" the only team to appear in four consecutive
Super Bowls?
4. Who were the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl?
5. Which team """has played in four Super Bowls but has never led""" at
any point during these games?
6. """Which player has won""" the Super Bowl MVP award 3 times?
7. """Who is the only player""" to score 3 touchdowns in a Super Bowl
game *twice*?
8. In the 3rd quarter of this Super Bowl, an interception was
returned 49 yards for a touchdown. The ensuing kickoff was
returned 97 yards for a touchdown. The following kickoff was
returned 84 yards for *another* touchdown -- with the converts,
a total of 21 points in 36 seconds of play. Name *either* team,
*or* identify the game either by number or year (for which,
see the preamble).
9. Which future Super-Bowl-winning head coach caught a touchdown
pass from Roger Staubach in Super Bowl VI in 1972?
10. """Which head coach has taken his team to the Super Bowl the
most times?"""
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