These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-01-27,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
** Game 3, Round 9 - Entertainment - Be True to Your School
We give you the name of the high school in a movie, the year of
the film, and a clue. And you give us the movie title.
1. Rydell High, 1978. "Tell me more!"
2. Eastside High, 2003. "Getcher head in the game!"
3. Dawson High School, 1955. "They called me chicken!"
4. Shermer High School, 1985. A brain, an athlete, a basket case...
5. Padua High School, 1999. Loosely based on "The Taming of
the Shrew".
6. Beverly Hills High School, 1995. Loosely based on Jane Austen's
"Emma".
7. Westerberg High School, 1988. A volatile student body, in a
myriad of ways.
8. North Quay Secondary School, 1967. Song lyric: "How do you
thank someone who's taken you from crayons to perfume?"
9. Dancing Elk High School, 2007.
"Your parents are probably wondering where you are."
"Nah... I'm already pregnant, so what other kind of shenanigans
could I get into?
10. North Manual High, 1955.
"How will they ever graduate?"
"Graduate? They just get to be 18. Then they throw them out
to make room for more of the same kind."
** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Other Fords
* A. Sports Fords
A1. This Ford, a left-hander, pitched for the Yankees 1950-67.
His 236 wins as a Yankee are still the team's all-time
record. He was part of the broadcasts for both the first
Toronto Blue Jays game in 1977 and the last game at the
original Yankee Stadium in 2008. Give his first name
or nickname.
A2. Ford Field """is""" home to what major-league sports team?
Full name required, like "Toronto Raptors".
* B. Geografords
In each case, name the place.
B1. This is a county in Ireland's sunny southeast, and a city
there known for china and crystalware.
B2. This city on the Connecticut River prospered from the
firearms industry in the 19th century, and the insurance
industry in the 20th.
* C. Henry Ford's Materials Science
C1. In the 1920s, when Henry Ford learned of a process for
turning wood scraps from his factories into a consumer
product, he started a company with relative E.G. Kingsford
to produce and market it. You can still find Kingsford
brand products in grocery and hardware stores. What does
Kingsford make?
C2. Henry Ford had an interest in industrial uses of agricultural
products. He worked with George Washington Carver to
develop paints and plastics derived from what crop?
* D. Movie Fords
D1. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with Round 9. This acting Ford was born in Quebec
City in 1916. He appeared in dozens of westerns and in
"Blackboard Jungle", and he won a Golden Globe for Best
Actor in "Pocketful of Miracles". He had a supporting
role in "Superman" (1978) as Superman's adoptive father,
Jonathan Kent. Give his first name.
D2. John Ford holds the record for winning the most Best
Director Oscars. Name any one of the 4 movies he won for.
* E. American History Fords
E1. This Ford shot the outlaw Jesse James in the back in 1882.
Give his first name.
E2. Before becoming vice-president (and then president), Gerald
Ford was a congressman for 25 years -- representing what
state?
* F. Ford Motor Co. Friends and Family
F1. Who is the great-grandson of Henry Ford, who """currently"""
serves as the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company?
*Note:* If the position has changed, you may name the
current holder only if that person is related to Henry Ford.
F2. Another great-grandfather of <answer F1> was a close friend
and business associate of Henry Ford. He was an
industrialist whose products were sold with Ford's cars.
He frequently vacationed with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison.
Who was he?
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