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* Game 3, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - TIFF People's Choice Winners

The Toronto Film Festival is over, and as every year there was a
People's Choice winner -- the award given by actual festival-goers,
considered the most democratic award of the festival. Since we're
all so very egalitarian, this round is about past People's Choice
winners. In all cases, give the title -- in English or, where
applicable, French.

1. 1996's People's Choice winner was an Australian drama starring
Geoffrey Rush, based on the life of pianist David Helfgott.

2. 2001's People's Choice winner was this whimsical French romantic
comedy, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey
Tautou.

3. 2004's People's Choice winner was this drama starring Don
Cheadle, set during an African genocide.

4. Geoffrey Rush showed up again in the People's Choice arena in
2010, when this film -- in which he co-starred with Colin Firth
-- won the award, and later the Oscar for Best Picture.

5. 1991's People's Choice winner was directed by Terry Gilliam,
starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, about a disgraced
D.J. and a homeless person with delusions of knighthood.

6. In 1984, the people chose a really upbeat movie, starring
Sally Field as a woman whose husband is killed during the
Great Depression.

7. 1992's People's Choice winner is the first film in director
Baz Luhrmann's "Red Curtain" trilogy of theater-motif movies,
and is set in suburban Newcastle, New South Wales.

8. 2015's People's Choice winner, a survival drama based on Emma
Donoghue's novel with the same name as the film, also ended up
netting Brie Larson her first acting Oscar.

9. 1985's People's Choice winner is the first film in Denys Arcand's
"Barbarians" trilogy and was the first Canadian film nominated
for the Best Foreign Film Oscar.

10. Finally, every People's Choice winner since 2012 has also
been nominated for Best Picture, but only two of them have *won*
Best Picture -- one released in 2018 and the other in 2020.
Name *either*.


* Game 3, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Commonalities

The simplest possible round! We will simply name five things,
and you tell us all what they have in common.

1. Io, Triton, Charon, Fenrir, Puck.
2. Bernadotte, Joseon, Bourbon, Merina, Savoy.
3. Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket, Hat Yai, Trang.
4. Hibiscus, sunflowers, fuschia, dahlia, pansy.
5. King, Adelie, Galapagos, macaroni, little blue.
6. Dol Amroth, Lothlorien, Lindon, Osgiliath, Weathertop.
7. Dick Butkus, Bob Uecker, Rick Fox, Gina Carano, Jim Brown.
8. Hector the Bulldog, Michigan J. Frog, Henery Hawk, Slowpoke
Rodriguez, Granny.

9. Queen's University, Sarnia Imperials, Ottawa Senators, Toronto
Balmy Beach Beachers, Baltimore Stallions.

10. Ending the Albigensian Crusade, ending the Seven Years' War,
ending the American Revolutionary War, formalizing American
withdrawal from Vietnam, international agreement on reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.

(After completing the round, please decode the rot13: vs lbh whfg
fnvq "nguyrgrf", "pvgvrf", be "sybjref" sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx
naq or fhssvpvragyl fcrpvsvp. Ba bgure nafjref, cyrnfr purpx
jurgure lbh jrer *gbb* fcrpvsvp.)

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Wait, was that me? That was pretty good!" [email protected] | --Steve Summit

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On 4/14/2025 5:21 PM, Mark Brader wrote:

* Game 3, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - TIFF People's Choice Winners

The Toronto Film Festival is over, and as every year there was a
People's Choice winner -- the award given by actual festival-goers, considered the most democratic award of the festival. Since we're
all so very egalitarian, this round is about past People's Choice
winners. In all cases, give the title -- in English or, where
applicable, French.

1. 1996's People's Choice winner was an Australian drama starring
Geoffrey Rush, based on the life of pianist David Helfgott.

"Shine"

2. 2001's People's Choice winner was this whimsical French romantic
comedy, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey
Tautou.

"Amelie"

3. 2004's People's Choice winner was this drama starring Don
Cheadle, set during an African genocide.

"Hotel Rwanda"

4. Geoffrey Rush showed up again in the People's Choice arena in
2010, when this film -- in which he co-starred with Colin Firth
-- won the award, and later the Oscar for Best Picture.

"The King's Speech"

5. 1991's People's Choice winner was directed by Terry Gilliam,
starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, about a disgraced
D.J. and a homeless person with delusions of knighthood.

"The Fisher King"

6. In 1984, the people chose a really upbeat movie, starring
Sally Field as a woman whose husband is killed during the
Great Depression.

"Places in the Heart"

7. 1992's People's Choice winner is the first film in director
Baz Luhrmann's "Red Curtain" trilogy of theater-motif movies,
and is set in suburban Newcastle, New South Wales.

"Strictly Ballroom"

8. 2015's People's Choice winner, a survival drama based on Emma
Donoghue's novel with the same name as the film, also ended up
netting Brie Larson her first acting Oscar.

"Room"

9. 1985's People's Choice winner is the first film in Denys Arcand's
"Barbarians" trilogy and was the first Canadian film nominated
for the Best Foreign Film Oscar.

"The Decline of the American Empire"

10. Finally, every People's Choice winner since 2012 has also
been nominated for Best Picture, but only two of them have *won*
Best Picture -- one released in 2018 and the other in 2020.
Name *either*.

"Nomadland"

* Game 3, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Commonalities

The simplest possible round! We will simply name five things,
and you tell us all what they have in common.

1. Io, Triton, Charon, Fenrir, Puck.

moons in the solar system

2. Bernadotte, Joseon, Bourbon, Merina, Savoy.

royal dynasties

3. Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket, Hat Yai, Trang.

cities in Thailand

4. Hibiscus, sunflowers, fuschia, dahlia, pansy.

flowers

5. King, Adelie, Galapagos, macaroni, little blue.

penguins

6. Dol Amroth, Lothlorien, Lindon, Osgiliath, Weathertop.

places in Tolkien's Middle-earth

7. Dick Butkus, Bob Uecker, Rick Fox, Gina Carano, Jim Brown.

athletes who became actors

8. Hector the Bulldog, Michigan J. Frog, Henery Hawk, Slowpoke
Rodriguez, Granny.

Warner Bros. cartoon characters

9. Queen's University, Sarnia Imperials, Ottawa Senators, Toronto
Balmy Beach Beachers, Baltimore Stallions.

former teams in the Canadian Football League or its predecessors

10. Ending the Albigensian Crusade, ending the Seven Years' War,
ending the American Revolutionary War, formalizing American
withdrawal from Vietnam, international agreement on reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.

subjects of Treaties of Paris

(After completing the round, please decode the rot13: vs lbh whfg
fnvq "nguyrgrf", "pvgvrf", be "sybjref" sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx
naq or fhssvpvragyl fcrpvsvp. Ba bgure nafjref, cyrnfr purpx
jurgure lbh jrer *gbb* fcrpvsvp.)

npxabjyrqtrq ohg v unir abguvat orggre sbe ahzore sbhe

--
Joshua Kreitzer
[email protected]

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Mark Brader ([email protected]) writes:

* Game 3, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - TIFF People's Choice Winners

* Game 3, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Commonalities

1. Io, Triton, Charon, Fenrir, Puck.

Moons of Saturn

2. Bernadotte, Joseon, Bourbon, Merina, Savoy.

Royal families

3. Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket, Hat Yai, Trang.

Cities in Thailan

4. Hibiscus, sunflowers, fuschia, dahlia, pansy.

Pretty fdlowers

9. Queen's University, Sarnia Imperials, Ottawa Senators, Toronto
Balmy Beach Beachers, Baltimore Stallions.

Ice hockey teams

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Mark Brader <[email protected]> wrote:

* Game 3, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - TIFF People's Choice Winners

2. 2001's People's Choice winner was this whimsical French romantic
comedy, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey
Tautou.

Amelie

3. 2004's People's Choice winner was this drama starring Don
Cheadle, set during an African genocide.

Hotel Rwanda

5. 1991's People's Choice winner was directed by Terry Gilliam,
starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, about a disgraced
D.J. and a homeless person with delusions of knighthood.

The Fisher King

* Game 3, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Commonalities

1. Io, Triton, Charon, Fenrir, Puck.

moons in the solar system

2. Bernadotte, Joseon, Bourbon, Merina, Savoy.

royal houses

3. Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket, Hat Yai, Trang.

cities in Thailand

5. King, Adelie, Galapagos, macaroni, little blue.

species of penguin

6. Dol Amroth, Lothlorien, Lindon, Osgiliath, Weathertop.

places in Tokien's Middle Earth

8. Hector the Bulldog, Michigan J. Frog, Henery Hawk, Slowpoke
Rodriguez, Granny.

Loony Tunes characters

10. Ending the Albigensian Crusade, ending the Seven Years' War,
ending the American Revolutionary War, formalizing American
withdrawal from Vietnam, international agreement on reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.

treaties of Paris

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum [email protected]
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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On 4/14/25 15:21, Mark Brader wrote:

* Game 3, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - TIFF People's Choice Winners

The Toronto Film Festival is over, and as every year there was a
People's Choice winner -- the award given by actual festival-goers, considered the most democratic award of the festival. Since we're
all so very egalitarian, this round is about past People's Choice
winners. In all cases, give the title -- in English or, where
applicable, French.

1. 1996's People's Choice winner was an Australian drama starring
Geoffrey Rush, based on the life of pianist David Helfgott.

2. 2001's People's Choice winner was this whimsical French romantic
comedy, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey
Tautou.

3. 2004's People's Choice winner was this drama starring Don
Cheadle, set during an African genocide.

4. Geoffrey Rush showed up again in the People's Choice arena in
2010, when this film -- in which he co-starred with Colin Firth
-- won the award, and later the Oscar for Best Picture.

5. 1991's People's Choice winner was directed by Terry Gilliam,
starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, about a disgraced
D.J. and a homeless person with delusions of knighthood.

6. In 1984, the people chose a really upbeat movie, starring
Sally Field as a woman whose husband is killed during the
Great Depression.

7. 1992's People's Choice winner is the first film in director
Baz Luhrmann's "Red Curtain" trilogy of theater-motif movies,
and is set in suburban Newcastle, New South Wales.

8. 2015's People's Choice winner, a survival drama based on Emma
Donoghue's novel with the same name as the film, also ended up
netting Brie Larson her first acting Oscar.

9. 1985's People's Choice winner is the first film in Denys Arcand's
"Barbarians" trilogy and was the first Canadian film nominated
for the Best Foreign Film Oscar.

10. Finally, every People's Choice winner since 2012 has also
been nominated for Best Picture, but only two of them have *won*
Best Picture -- one released in 2018 and the other in 2020.
Name *either*.

* Game 3, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Commonalities

The simplest possible round! We will simply name five things,
and you tell us all what they have in common.

1. Io, Triton, Charon, Fenrir, Puck.

moons of planets

2. Bernadotte, Joseon, Bourbon, Merina, Savoy.

ruling houses

3. Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket, Hat Yai, Trang.

resort cities

4. Hibiscus, sunflowers, fuschia, dahlia, pansy.
5. King, Adelie, Galapagos, macaroni, little blue.

penguins

6. Dol Amroth, Lothlorien, Lindon, Osgiliath, Weathertop.

places in Middle-Earth

7. Dick Butkus, Bob Uecker, Rick Fox, Gina Carano, Jim Brown.

athletes who became actors

8. Hector the Bulldog, Michigan J. Frog, Henery Hawk, Slowpoke
Rodriguez, Granny.

animation characters

9. Queen's University, Sarnia Imperials, Ottawa Senators, Toronto
Balmy Beach Beachers, Baltimore Stallions.

10. Ending the Albigensian Crusade, ending the Seven Years' War,
ending the American Revolutionary War, formalizing American
withdrawal from Vietnam, international agreement on reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.

treaties negotiated in Paris

(After completing the round, please decode the rot13: vs lbh whfg
fnvq "nguyrgrf", "pvgvrf", be "sybjref" sbe nal nafjre, tb onpx
naq or fhssvpvragyl fcrpvsvp. Ba bgure nafjref, cyrnfr purpx
jurgure lbh jrer *gbb* fcrpvsvp.)

--
Dan Tilque

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Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-09-23,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

* Game 3, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - TIFF People's Choice Winners

The Toronto Film Festival is over, and as every year there was a
People's Choice winner -- the award given by actual festival-goers, considered the most democratic award of the festival. Since we're
all so very egalitarian, this round is about past People's Choice
winners. In all cases, give the title -- in English or, where
applicable, French.

1. 1996's People's Choice winner was an Australian drama starring
Geoffrey Rush, based on the life of pianist David Helfgott.

"Shine". 4 for Joshua.

2. 2001's People's Choice winner was this whimsical French romantic
comedy, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey
Tautou.

"Le fabuleux destin d'Am�lie Poulain" ("Am�lie"). 4 for Joshua and
Dan Blum.

3. 2004's People's Choice winner was this drama starring Don
Cheadle, set during an African genocide.

"Hotel Rwanda". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

4. Geoffrey Rush showed up again in the People's Choice arena in
2010, when this film -- in which he co-starred with Colin Firth
-- won the award, and later the Oscar for Best Picture.

"The King's Speech". 4 for Joshua and Pete.

5. 1991's People's Choice winner was directed by Terry Gilliam,
starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, about a disgraced
D.J. and a homeless person with delusions of knighthood.

"The Fisher King". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

6. In 1984, the people chose a really upbeat movie, starring
Sally Field as a woman whose husband is killed during the
Great Depression.

"Places in the Heart". 4 for Joshua.

7. 1992's People's Choice winner is the first film in director
Baz Luhrmann's "Red Curtain" trilogy of theater-motif movies,
and is set in suburban Newcastle, New South Wales.

"Strictly Ballroom". 4 for Joshua.

8. 2015's People's Choice winner, a survival drama based on Emma
Donoghue's novel with the same name as the film, also ended up
netting Brie Larson her first acting Oscar.

"Room". 4 for Joshua and Pete.

9. 1985's People's Choice winner is the first film in Denys Arcand's
"Barbarians" trilogy and was the first Canadian film nominated
for the Best Foreign Film Oscar.

"The Decline of the American Empire" ("Le d�clin de l'empire
am�ricain"). 4 for Joshua.

10. Finally, every People's Choice winner since 2012 has also
been nominated for Best Picture, but only two of them have *won*
Best Picture -- one released in 2018 and the other in 2020.
Name *either*.

"Green Book", "Nomadland". 4 for Joshua.

* Game 3, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Commonalities

The simplest possible round! We will simply name five things,
and you tell us all what they have in common.

1. Io, Triton, Charon, Fenrir, Puck.

Moons (of Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, and Uranus respectively).
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete.

2. Bernadotte, Joseon, Bourbon, Merina, Savoy.

Ruling houses (dynasties). I accepted "royal families". 4 for
everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.

3. Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket, Hat Yai, Trang.

Cities in Thailand. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete.

4. Hibiscus, sunflowers, fuschia, dahlia, pansy.

Edible flowers.

5. King, Adelie, Galapagos, macaroni, little blue.

Penguin speccies. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.

6. Dol Amroth, Lothlorien, Lindon, Osgiliath, Weathertop.

Places in Middle-Earth (in "The Lord of the Rings"). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.

7. Dick Butkus, Bob Uecker, Rick Fox, Gina Carano, Jim Brown.

Professional athletes who became actors/actresses. 4 for Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.

8. Hector the Bulldog, Michigan J. Frog, Henery Hawk, Slowpoke
Rodriguez, Granny.

Looney Tunes characters / Warner Bros. cartoon characters.
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.

9. Queen's University, Sarnia Imperials, Ottawa Senators, Toronto
Balmy Beach Beachers, Baltimore Stallions.

Grey Cup winners.

10. Ending the Albigensian Crusade, ending the Seven Years' War,
ending the American Revolutionary War, formalizing American
withdrawal from Vietnam, international agreement on reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.

Topics of Treaties of Paris. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci A+L Spo Aud His Can Mis FIVE
Joshua Kreitzer 14 30 26 32 20 40 32 160
Dan Blum 20 31 19 8 12 12 28 110
Dan Tilque 12 32 8 0 20 0 24 96
Pete Gayde 0 11 27 4 12 8 30 88
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 20 0 8 0 8 36

--
Mark Brader | "The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. Toronto | This is the ordinary course in a free society."
[email protected] | --Anthony Kennedy, US Supreme Court

My text in this article is in the public domain.

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