* Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies
6. Starring David Bowie. An alien makes gobs of money and has
sex with many women.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations
3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling
the real-estate market in Atlantic City.
4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.
6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine,
and freestyle.
9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other
equipment.
10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.
* Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies
Most of these movies did poorly when first released, but have
developed a cult following over the years. Name them.
1. Starring Kevin Bacon. A remote desert town is attacked by
tongue-like underground creatures.
2. Starring David Carradine. A car chase results in masses of
blood, gore, and other mayhem.
3. Starring Bela Lugosi. Aliens arrive in hubcap-like flying
saucers and resurrect corpses to convince Earth's idiotic,
militaristic people not to explode the universe.
4. Starring William Hurt. A scientist on LSD enters a sensory
isolation chamber.
5. Starring Kurt Russell. A trucker loses his rig in Chinatown
and goes to great lengths to recover it.
6. Starring David Bowie. An alien makes gobs of money and has
sex with many women.
7. Starring Robert Mitchum. A phony preacher pursues two children
who have hidden the proceeds from a robbery.
8. Starring Tim Curry. A sweet young couple knock on the door of
a mansion housing multiple weirdos.
9. Starring John Belushi. In the days after Pearl Harbor, Japanese
aircraft and submarines are spotted near Los Angeles.
10. Starring Spencer Tracy. A one-armed stranger arrives in a small
town looking for a resident who turns out to have been murdered.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations
In each case name them.
1. This pastime involves leaners and ringers.
2. In which activity might you be called out for "LBW"?
3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling
the real-estate market in Atlantic City.
4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.
5. The term "life list" was coined in connection with this activity.
6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine,
and freestyle.
7. The movie "A River Runs Through It" was centered on this
activity.
8. TV coverage of this game is often punctuated by cries of "180".
9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other
equipment.
10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.
* Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies
1. Starring Kevin Bacon. A remote desert town is attacked by
tongue-like underground creatures.
3. Starring Bela Lugosi. Aliens arrive in hubcap-like flying
saucers and resurrect corpses to convince Earth's idiotic,
militaristic people not to explode the universe.
4. Starring William Hurt. A scientist on LSD enters a sensory
isolation chamber.
5. Starring Kurt Russell. A trucker loses his rig in Chinatown
and goes to great lengths to recover it.
6. Starring David Bowie. An alien makes gobs of money and has
sex with many women.
7. Starring Robert Mitchum. A phony preacher pursues two children
who have hidden the proceeds from a robbery.
8. Starring Tim Curry. A sweet young couple knock on the door of
a mansion housing multiple weirdos.
9. Starring John Belushi. In the days after Pearl Harbor, Japanese
aircraft and submarines are spotted near Los Angeles.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations
1. This pastime involves leaners and ringers.
2. In which activity might you be called out for "LBW"?
3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling
the real-estate market in Atlantic City.
4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.
6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine,
and freestyle.
7. The movie "A River Runs Through It" was centered on this
activity.
9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other
equipment.
10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.
* Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies
Most of these movies did poorly when first released, but have
developed a cult following over the years. Name them.
1. Starring Kevin Bacon. A remote desert town is attacked by
tongue-like underground creatures.
2. Starring David Carradine. A car chase results in masses of
blood, gore, and other mayhem.
3. Starring Bela Lugosi. Aliens arrive in hubcap-like flying
saucers and resurrect corpses to convince Earth's idiotic,
militaristic people not to explode the universe.
4. Starring William Hurt. A scientist on LSD enters a sensory
isolation chamber.
5. Starring Kurt Russell. A trucker loses his rig in Chinatown
and goes to great lengths to recover it.
6. Starring David Bowie. An alien makes gobs of money and has
sex with many women.
7. Starring Robert Mitchum. A phony preacher pursues two children
who have hidden the proceeds from a robbery.
8. Starring Tim Curry. A sweet young couple knock on the door of
a mansion housing multiple weirdos.
9. Starring John Belushi. In the days after Pearl Harbor, Japanese
aircraft and submarines are spotted near Los Angeles.
10. Starring Spencer Tracy. A one-armed stranger arrives in a small
town looking for a resident who turns out to have been murdered.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations
1. This pastime involves leaners and ringers.
2. In which activity might you be called out for "LBW"?
3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling
the real-estate market in Atlantic City.
4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.
5. The term "life list" was coined in connection with this activity.
6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine, and freestyle.
7. The movie "A River Runs Through It" was centered on this
activity.
9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other
equipment.
10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-23,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I did not write either of these rounds.
* Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies
Most of these movies did poorly when first released, but have
developed a cult following over the years. Name them.
1. Starring Kevin Bacon. A remote desert town is attacked by
tongue-like underground creatures.
2. Starring David Carradine. A car chase results in masses of
blood, gore, and other mayhem.
3. Starring Bela Lugosi. Aliens arrive in hubcap-like flying
saucers and resurrect corpses to convince Earth's idiotic,
militaristic people not to explode the universe.
4. Starring William Hurt. A scientist on LSD enters a sensory
isolation chamber.
5. Starring Kurt Russell. A trucker loses his rig in Chinatown
and goes to great lengths to recover it.
6. Starring David Bowie. An alien makes gobs of money and has
sex with many women.
7. Starring Robert Mitchum. A phony preacher pursues two children
who have hidden the proceeds from a robbery.
8. Starring Tim Curry. A sweet young couple knock on the door of
a mansion housing multiple weirdos.
9. Starring John Belushi. In the days after Pearl Harbor, Japanese
aircraft and submarines are spotted near Los Angeles.
10. Starring Spencer Tracy. A one-armed stranger arrives in a small
town looking for a resident who turns out to have been murdered.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations
In each case name them.
1. This pastime involves leaners and ringers.
2. In which activity might you be called out for "LBW"?
3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling
the real-estate market in Atlantic City.
4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.
5. The term "life list" was coined in connection with this activity.
6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine,
and freestyle.
7. The movie "A River Runs Through It" was centered on this
activity.
8. TV coverage of this game is often punctuated by cries of "180".
9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other
equipment.
10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.
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