* Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels
2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen. (1949)
3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
the truth. (1951)
7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)
10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)
* Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers
We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might
be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell
us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.
For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give
us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be
the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.
| Acura | Infiniti | Nissan
| Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac
| BMW | Jeep | Saab
| Buick | Kia | Saturn
| Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion
| Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki
| FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota
| Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen
| General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo
| Honda | Mercury
| Hyundai | Mitsubishi
1. Volt.
2. Venza.
3. Forte.
4. Insight.
5. Flex.
6. Tiguan.
7. Grand Vitara.
8. Tribute.
9. Santa Fe.
10. 300.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-19,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 2021-07-20 companion posting
on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels
We will give you the first line of a novel (or of its English
translation, if applicable), along with the year that the novel
was published, and you give us the novel's title.
1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)
2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen. (1949)
3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
the truth. (1951)
4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
(1922)
5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
in its own way. (1877)
6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
must show. (1850)
7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)
8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.
(1940)
9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)
10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)
* Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers
We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might
be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell
us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.
For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give
us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be
the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.
| Acura | Infiniti | Nissan
| Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac
| BMW | Jeep | Saab
| Buick | Kia | Saturn
| Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion
| Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki
| FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota
| Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen
| General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo
| Honda | Mercury
| Hyundai | Mitsubishi
1. Volt.
2. Venza.
3. Forte.Jeep; Mercury
4. Insight.
5. Flex.
6. Tiguan.
7. Grand Vitara.
8. Tribute.
9. Santa Fe.
10. 300.
* Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels
We will give you the first line of a novel (or of its English
translation, if applicable), along with the year that the novel
was published, and you give us the novel's title.
1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)
2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen. (1949)
3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
the truth. (1951)
4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
(1922)
5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
in its own way. (1877)
6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
must show. (1850)
7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)
8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.
(1940)
9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)
10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)
* Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers
We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might
be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell
us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.
For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give
us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be
the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.
| Acura | Infiniti | Nissan
| Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac
| BMW | Jeep | Saab
| Buick | Kia | Saturn
| Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion
| Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki
| FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota
| Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen
| General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo
| Honda | Mercury
| Hyundai | Mitsubishi
1. Volt.
2. Venza.
3. Forte.
4. Insight.
5. Flex.
6. Tiguan.
7. Grand Vitara.
8. Tribute.
9. Santa Fe.
10. 300.
* Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels
1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)
2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen. (1949)
3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
the truth. (1951)
4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
(1922)
5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
in its own way. (1877)
6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
must show. (1850)
7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)
8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.
(1940)
9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)
10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)
* Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers
1. Volt.
2. Venza.
3. Forte.
4. Insight.
5. Flex.
6. Tiguan.
7. Grand Vitara.
8. Tribute.
9. Santa Fe.
10. 300.
(...I would have expected #3 to say "all that <answer [6]> kind of crap"...)
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-19,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels
We will give you the first line of a novel (or of its English
translation, if applicable), along with the year that the novel
was published, and you give us the novel's title.
1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)
2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen. (1949)
3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
the truth. (1951)
4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
(1922)
5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
in its own way. (1877)
6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
must show. (1850)
7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)
8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.
(1940)
9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)
10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)
* Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers
We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might
be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell
us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.
For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give
us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be
the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.
| Acura | Infiniti | Nissan
| Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac
| BMW | Jeep | Saab
| Buick | Kia | Saturn
| Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion
| Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki
| FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota
| Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen
| General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo
| Honda | Mercury
| Hyundai | Mitsubishi
1. Volt.
2. Venza.
3. Forte.
4. Insight.
5. Flex.
6. Tiguan.
7. Grand Vitara.
8. Tribute.
9. Santa Fe.
10. 300.
* Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels
We will give you the first line of a novel (or of its English
translation, if applicable), along with the year that the novel
was published, and you give us the novel's title.
1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)
2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
thirteen. (1949)
3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
the truth. (1951)
4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
(1922)
5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
in its own way. (1877)
6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
must show. (1850)
7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)
8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.
(1940)
9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)
10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)
* Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers
We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might
be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell
us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.
For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give
us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be
the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.
| Acura | Infiniti | Nissan
| Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac
| BMW | Jeep | Saab
| Buick | Kia | Saturn
| Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion
| Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki
| FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota
| Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen
| General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo
| Honda | Mercury
| Hyundai | Mitsubishi
1. Volt.
2. Venza.
3. Forte.
4. Insight.
5. Flex.
6. Tiguan.
7. Grand Vitara.
8. Tribute.
9. Santa Fe.
10. 300.
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