* Game 7, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2011 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Unlikely but true: the US Open golf tournament was won by
a Northern Irishman for the second year in a row. Who is the
new champ?
* Game 7, Round 2 - Entertainment - The Films of Dennis Hopper
Rebel, addict, psychopath, auteur: the late Dennis Hopper played
them all and lived them all. Here are some questions about
his films.
1. Hopper kicked off his movie career playing opposite James Dean
in what 1955 classic?
2. Hopper was twice nominated for Oscars, though he never won.
His first nomination came in 1969 for Best Original Screenplay.
For which movie?
3. In Hopper's 1979 comeback film, "Apocalypse Now", he appears
as a crazed acolyte of Marlon Brando's Captain Kurtz. Hopper's
profession in the movie matched one of his real-life passions.
What was his character's profession?
4. 4 years after "Apocalypse Now", Hopper teamed up with Francis
Ford Coppola once again, playing the role of the alcoholic
deadbeat father of Motorcycle Boy and Rusty James. Name the
movie.
5. Hopper's portrayal of the sadistic Frank Booth in this 1986
movie ranked 36th on AFI's "Top 50 Movie Villains of All Time"
list. Name the movie.
6. For what film did Hopper receive his only acting Oscar
nomination? He plays a (surprise surprise) alcoholic basketball
coach.
8. In this 1986 movie about a young man who murders his girlfriend
and the reluctance of his pals to report the crime to police,
Hopper plays Feck, the eccentric neighborhood weed dealer.
Other cast members include Keanu Reaves and Crispin Glover.
Name it.
9. Hopper could always be relied on to play a good maniac. He was
back to his old nutty tricks as an urban extortionist in this
1994 thriller about a runaway bus.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Swiss Cities
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g7r3/switz.jpg
We name a city in Switzerland; you give the letter on the map that
best represents its location.
1. Interlaken.
2. Luzern.
3. Kreuzlingen. (Hint: it's a suburb of Konstanz.)
4. Montreux.
5. Geneva.
6. Bern.
7. Basel.
8. Neuchâtel.
9. Zürich.
10. Lugano.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-06-27,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Misplaced Modifiers, 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 7, Round 3 - Geography - Swiss Cities
Bitte sehen, veuillez voir, per favore consultare, per plaischair
consultar,
1. Interlaken.
2. Luzern.
3. Kreuzlingen. (Hint: it's a suburb of Konstanz.)
4. Montreux.
5. Geneva.
6. Bern.
7. Basel.
8. Neuchâtel.
9. Zürich.
10. Lugano.
There were 6 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you want to try them for
fun, but for no points.
11. Fpunssunhfra.
12. Puhe.
13. Jvagreguhe.
14. Fvba.
15. Ynhfnaar.
16. Oryyvamban.
* Game 7, Round 2 - Entertainment - The Films of Dennis Hopper
1. Hopper kicked off his movie career playing opposite James Dean
in what 1955 classic?
2. Hopper was twice nominated for Oscars, though he never won.
His first nomination came in 1969 for Best Original Screenplay.
For which movie?
3. In Hopper's 1979 comeback film, "Apocalypse Now", he appears
as a crazed acolyte of Marlon Brando's Captain Kurtz. Hopper's
profession in the movie matched one of his real-life passions.
What was his character's profession?
5. Hopper's portrayal of the sadistic Frank Booth in this 1986
movie ranked 36th on AFI's "Top 50 Movie Villains of All Time"
list. Name the movie.
9. Hopper could always be relied on to play a good maniac. He was
back to his old nutty tricks as an urban extortionist in this
1994 thriller about a runaway bus.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Swiss Cities
1. Interlaken.
2. Luzern.
3. Kreuzlingen. (Hint: it's a suburb of Konstanz.)
4. Montreux.
5. Geneva.
6. Bern.
7. Basel.
8. Neuch?tel.
9. Z?rich.
10. Lugano.
* Game 7, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2011 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Unlikely but true: the US Open golf tournament was won by
a Northern Irishman for the second year in a row. Who is the
new champ?
2. A dress worn by Marilyn Monroe was auctioned off this week for
$4,600,000 US (plus commission). In which movie did she wear it?
* Game 7, Round 2 - Entertainment - The Films of Dennis Hopper
Rebel, addict, psychopath, auteur: the late Dennis Hopper played
them all and lived them all. Here are some questions about
his films.
1. Hopper kicked off his movie career playing opposite James Dean
in what 1955 classic?
2. Hopper was twice nominated for Oscars, though he never won.
His first nomination came in 1969 for Best Original Screenplay.
For which movie?
3. In Hopper's 1979 comeback film, "Apocalypse Now", he appears
as a crazed acolyte of Marlon Brando's Captain Kurtz. Hopper's
profession in the movie matched one of his real-life passions.
What was his character's profession?
4. 4 years after "Apocalypse Now", Hopper teamed up with Francis
Ford Coppola once again, playing the role of the alcoholic
deadbeat father of Motorcycle Boy and Rusty James. Name the
movie.
5. Hopper's portrayal of the sadistic Frank Booth in this 1986
movie ranked 36th on AFI's "Top 50 Movie Villains of All Time"
list. Name the movie.
6. For what film did Hopper receive his only acting Oscar
nomination? He plays a (surprise surprise) alcoholic basketball
coach.
7. In one of his final roles, Hopper plays the best friend of Ben
Kingsley, a university professor who has fallen for lovely
undergrad Penelope Cruz in what movie based on a novel by
Philip Roth?
8. In this 1986 movie about a young man who murders his girlfriend
and the reluctance of his pals to report the crime to police,
Hopper plays Feck, the eccentric neighborhood weed dealer.
Other cast members include Keanu Reaves and Crispin Glover.
Name it.
9. Hopper could always be relied on to play a good maniac. He was
back to his old nutty tricks as an urban extortionist in this
1994 thriller about a runaway bus.
10. Hopper delivers a deft cameo as a Swiss art dealer in this
1996 film about the Andy Warhol art scene, directed by
Julian Schnabel. Schnabel would later curate an exhibition of
Hopper's art and photography at LA's Museum of Contemporary Art.
Name the the movie.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Swiss Cities
Bitte sehen, veuillez voir, per favore consultare, per plaischair
consultar, or please examine the handout at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g7r3/switz.jpg
We name a city in Switzerland; you give the letter on the map that
best represents its location.
1. Interlaken.
2. Luzern.
3. Kreuzlingen. (Hint: it's a suburb of Konstanz.)
4. Montreux.
5. Geneva.
6. Bern.
7. Basel.
8. Neuchâtel.
9. Zürich.
10. Lugano.
There were 6 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you want to try them for
fun, but for no points.
11. Fpunssunhfra.
12. Puhe.
13. Jvagreguhe.
14. Fvba.
15. Ynhfnaar.
16. Oryyvamban.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-06-27,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Misplaced Modifiers, 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 7, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2011 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Unlikely but true: the US Open golf tournament was won by
a Northern Irishman for the second year in a row. Who is the
new champ?
2. A dress worn by Marilyn Monroe was auctioned off this week for
$4,600,000 US (plus commission). In which movie did she wear it?
* Game 7, Round 2 - Entertainment - The Films of Dennis Hopper
Rebel, addict, psychopath, auteur: the late Dennis Hopper played
them all and lived them all. Here are some questions about
his films.
1. Hopper kicked off his movie career playing opposite James Dean
in what 1955 classic?
2. Hopper was twice nominated for Oscars, though he never won.
His first nomination came in 1969 for Best Original Screenplay.
For which movie?
3. In Hopper's 1979 comeback film, "Apocalypse Now", he appears
as a crazed acolyte of Marlon Brando's Captain Kurtz. Hopper's
profession in the movie matched one of his real-life passions.
What was his character's profession?
4. 4 years after "Apocalypse Now", Hopper teamed up with Francis
Ford Coppola once again, playing the role of the alcoholic
deadbeat father of Motorcycle Boy and Rusty James. Name the
movie.
5. Hopper's portrayal of the sadistic Frank Booth in this 1986
movie ranked 36th on AFI's "Top 50 Movie Villains of All Time"
list. Name the movie.
6. For what film did Hopper receive his only acting Oscar
nomination? He plays a (surprise surprise) alcoholic basketball
coach.
7. In one of his final roles, Hopper plays the best friend of Ben
Kingsley, a university professor who has fallen for lovely
undergrad Penelope Cruz in what movie based on a novel by
Philip Roth?
8. In this 1986 movie about a young man who murders his girlfriend
and the reluctance of his pals to report the crime to police,
Hopper plays Feck, the eccentric neighborhood weed dealer.
Other cast members include Keanu Reaves and Crispin Glover.
Name it.
9. Hopper could always be relied on to play a good maniac. He was
back to his old nutty tricks as an urban extortionist in this
1994 thriller about a runaway bus.
10. Hopper delivers a deft cameo as a Swiss art dealer in this
1996 film about the Andy Warhol art scene, directed by
Julian Schnabel. Schnabel would later curate an exhibition of
Hopper's art and photography at LA's Museum of Contemporary Art.
Name the the movie.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Swiss Cities
Bitte sehen, veuillez voir, per favore consultare, per plaischair
consultar, or please examine the handout at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g7r3/switz.jpg
We name a city in Switzerland; you give the letter on the map that
best represents its location.
1. Interlaken.
2. Luzern.
3. Kreuzlingen. (Hint: it's a suburb of Konstanz.)
4. Montreux.
5. Geneva.
6. Bern
7. Basel.
8. Neuchâtel.
9. Zürich.
10. Lugano.
There were 6 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you want to try them for
fun, but for no points.
11. Fpunssunhfra.
12. Puhe.
13. Jvagreguhe.
14. Fvba.
15. Ynhfnaar.
16. Oryyvamban.
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