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15 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds after appearance of Question & 5 Choices, with 3 Clues:

For Q1-Q5, I forgot to turn on the camcorder, as I was introducing a newcomer to our group and tablets, so I have reconstructed the Questions from very brief notes (not including Choices).

1. Who was captain of the ships "Adventure Prize" and "Blessed William"?___________________

2. What city features the Alfama district and Sao Jorge Castle?___________________

3. Who (of 5 Choices) was a 20th Century avant-garde composer and minimalist?___________________

4. Who put down a Jewish revolt in A.D. 69?_____________________

5. Heterochromia affects which part of the human body?__________________

6. The "Goldwater Rule" is the informal name for a rule these professionals must abide by:_______________________
[Choices: Policemen, Stand-up comedians, Journalists, Taxi drivers, Psychiatrists ]

7. What kind of fish did Santiago catch in "The Old Man and the Sea"?___________________
[Choices: Trout, Bass, Marlin, Shark, Mackerel ]

8. Who was the losing candidate for the U.S. Vice-Presidency in the 1920 election?_________________
[Choices: Al Smith, Franklin Roosevelt, Harold Lloyd, Thomas Dewey, Wendel Willkie ]

9. Ada Lovelace, an early computer genius, was the only legitimate daughter of:__________________.
[Choices: Prince Albert, Beau Brummel, Benjamin Disraeli, Casanova, Lord Byron ]

10. The ancient culture of the Nazcas was located in present day:____________________.
[Choices: Mexico, Egypt, Greenland, India, Peru ]

11. The word "denim" refers to a city in:__________________.
[Choices: France, The Netherlands, India, Switzerland, Sweden ]

12. Manumission is the freeing of:_____________________.
[Choices: A nation, Cell cultures, Political prisoners, Slaves, Blame ]

13. His widow's name was Marina:_________________.
[Choices: Julius Caesar, Jackie Robinson, Rajiv Gandhi, Lee Harvey Oswald, Martin Luther King Jr. ]

14. Which palace features the famous Hall of Mirrors?___________________
[Choices: Taj Mahal, Schonbrunn, Alhambra, Neuschwanstein, Versailles ]

15. An arboretum is another term for a type of:__________________.
[Choices: Botanical garden, Bakery, Crematorium, Zoo, Preschool ]





Answers:

1. William Kidd [I split, getting 854 Points as LESTER at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON, and only 213 as REACH (I forget with which Choice). Everyone else in our group got around 200 Points or less.
For Captain Kidd, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd .]

2. Lisbon [We went with the Portuguese "Sao" (Brazil was not one of the 5 Choices); see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfama and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sao_Jorge_Castle ]

3. Erik Satie [I called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Satie . I mentioned his most famous composition, Gymnopedies No. 1; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnopedies , and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WfaotSK3mI or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xm7s9eGxU . I remember a couple decades ago there was a TV commercial that used this piece, selling coffee, tea or chocolate, but I can't find a clip on YouTube (maybe a reader can help me on this). A very short clip is available from 9:40-9:47 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzOh9cTbX60 which features 79 musical clips with ID; see how many you recognize! ]

4. Vespasian [I forget who pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian ]

5. Eyes [I pre-called this one from "chromia"="colour"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterochromia_iridum ]

6. Psychiatrists [We Canadians went with "Journalists" until the 3rd Clue, losing 800 Points or more. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldwater_rule . Phil (BSLXPN) might have got this one, but he couldn't make it to the games. After the 3rd Clue, we older guys suddenly remembered the questions raised about Barry Goldwater's mental health; see the section "Ads and slogans" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Unit ... l_election . Goldwater's slogan was "In your heart, you know he's right", which was parodied by LBJ's team as "In your guts, you know he's nuts". Evidence of polarization back in 1964? ]

7. Marlin [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Sea ]

8. Franklin Roosevelt [Despite calls for Wendell Wilkie, I split, getting 1000 Points as REACH, and only 330 as LESTER. Dave (YELDOR, TULADI) got 987 and 984 Points, but everyone else got nearly wiped out. See the section "Campaign for Vice-President (1920)" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt ]

9. Lord Byron [Andrew C (GRYFON) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace ]

10. Peru [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines ]

11. France [Andrew C and I pre-called "de Nimes" for "France"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denim ]

12. Slaves [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manumission ]

13. Lee Harvey Oswald [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Oswald_Porter . I mentioned that I was in a 1st year University Biology lab on the afternoon of Friday Nov. 22, 1963, when someone came in and said "Someone has shot the President". No one could believe it (as the Civil Rights movement was advancing, no one could believe that in modern times anyone would want to assassinate the President). That evening, most of us watched the TV (on a 21" black & white set at my residence), in shock. Next morning at my 8:30 English class, the Prof. came in and said "What a night! President Kennedy and Aldous Huxley died the same day!" Older readers can probably remember exactly what they were doing when they first heard the bad news...]

14. Versailles [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_of_Mirrors ]

15. Botanical garden [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Arboretum or https://www.uwo.ca/biology/research/bio ... retum.html ]


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