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and should be interpreted accordingly.

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both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.

All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation
of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".

** Game 2, Round 9 - Entertainment - Name the Franchise

A film franchise is a collection of related movies based on the
same fictional universe, or of movies that are marketed as a series.
Each of the franchises in this round consists of at least 5 movies.
For each question, you'll be told which movie in a given franchise
had the highest global box-office revenues, then you name the
movie franchise. Please note that the revenue figures have *not*
been adjusted for the substantial inflation in the price of movie
tickets over the years.

1. There have been 13 movies in this franchise. The top-grossing
movie, with global box-office revenues of $1,900,000,000 US,
is "No Way Home".

2. I'll word it more tersely from here on. 5 movies, including
"Dead Man's Chest" ($1,100,000,000 US).

3. 7 movies, including "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
King" ($1,100,000,000 US).

4. 13 movies, including "Deadpool 2" ($786,000,000 US).
5. 27 movies, including "Skyfall" ($1,100,000,000 US).
6. 17 movies, including "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1,100,000,000 US).
7. 5 movies, including "Breaking Dawn Part 2" ($830,000,000 US).
8. 5 movies, including "Minions" ($1,200,000,000 US).
9. 5 movies, including "Catching Fire" ($865,000,000 US).
10. 7 movies, including "Fallout" ($791,000,000 US).

** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round

* A. Entertainment: Which Anderson?

A1. Which Anderson directed the movies "If...", "Britannia
Hospital", and "O Lucky Man"?

A2. Which Anderson directed the movies "Moonrise Kingdom",
"The French Dispatch", and "Asteroid City"?

* B. Art: Italian Arias

We name an aria in Italian and English; you identify *either* the
opera or the composer.

B1. "La donna è mobile" ("(The) Woman is Fickle").
B2. "Nessun dorma" ("None Shall Sleep").

* C. Science: Mathematical Indices

C1. What natural number equals 8 to the power of 0?
C2. What rational number equals 2 to the power of -1?

* D. Sports: All-Season Olympians

D1. Who competed for Canada in softball at the 2000 Summer Games,
but is better known as a five-time Winter Olympian and the
GOAT of women's hockey?

D2. Clara Hughes has won 6 Olympic medals, most of them in
speed skating. In which sport did she win two bronzes at
the 1996 Summer Games?

* E. Geography: The Equator

E1. What is the largest Asian country, in area and population,
through which the Equator passes?

E2. In which country does the Equator intersect with the east
coast of Africa?

* F. History: Bloodless Revolutions

F1. King James II was bloodlessly deposed in 1688. What's the
name of this revolution?

F2. On 1989-11-24, in response to street protests, the entire
top leadership of the Czechoslovak communist party resigned.
Democratic elections were held the following June. What was
this revolution called?

--
Mark Brader, Toronto "People say I'm a skeptic --
msb@vex.net but I find that hard to believe."

My text in this article is in the public domain.

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Entertainment - Name the Franchise
>
> 3. 7 movies, including "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
> King" ($1,100,000,000 US).

I'm surely missing something here, but why would the name be
anything else than "The Lord of the Rings"?
> 5. 27 movies, including "Skyfall" ($1,100,000,000 US).

James Bond

> 6. 17 movies, including "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1,100,000,000 US).

Star Wars

> 7. 5 movies, including "Breaking Dawn Part 2" ($830,000,000 US).

Breaking Dawn?

> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Entertainment: Which Anderson?
>
> A2. Which Anderson directed the movies "Moonrise Kingdom",
> "The French Dispatch", and "Asteroid City"?

Wes Anderson
> * B. Art: Italian Arias
>
> B2. "Nessun dorma" ("None Shall Sleep").

Puccini
> * C. Science: Mathematical Indices
>
> C1. What natural number equals 8 to the power of 0?

1

> C2. What rational number equals 2 to the power of -1?

½
> * E. Geography: The Equator
>
> E1. What is the largest Asian country, in area and population,
> through which the Equator passes?

Indonesia
> E2. In which country does the Equator intersect with the east
> coast of Africa?

Kenya
> * F. History: Bloodless Revolutions
>
> F1. King James II was bloodlessly deposed in 1688. What's the
> name of this revolution?

The Glorious Revolution
> F2. On 1989-11-24, in response to street protests, the entire
> top leadership of the Czechoslovak communist party resigned.
> Democratic elections were held the following June. What was
> this revolution called?

The Velvet Revolution

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Entertainment - Name the Franchise

> 1. There have been 13 movies in this franchise. The top-grossing
> movie, with global box-office revenues of $1,900,000,000 US,
> is "No Way Home".

Spider-Man

> 2. I'll word it more tersely from here on. 5 movies, including
> "Dead Man's Chest" ($1,100,000,000 US).

Pirates of the Caribbean

> 3. 7 movies, including "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
> King" ($1,100,000,000 US).

Middle-Earth

> 4. 13 movies, including "Deadpool 2" ($786,000,000 US).

X-Men

> 5. 27 movies, including "Skyfall" ($1,100,000,000 US).

James Bond

> 6. 17 movies, including "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1,100,000,000 US).

Batman

> 7. 5 movies, including "Breaking Dawn Part 2" ($830,000,000 US).

Twilight

> 8. 5 movies, including "Minions" ($1,200,000,000 US).

Despicable Me

> 9. 5 movies, including "Catching Fire" ($865,000,000 US).

Hunger Games

> 10. 7 movies, including "Fallout" ($791,000,000 US).

Mission: Impossible

> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round

> * A. Entertainment: Which Anderson?

> A2. Which Anderson directed the movies "Moonrise Kingdom",
> "The French Dispatch", and "Asteroid City"?

Wes Anderson

> * B. Art: Italian Arias

> B1. "La donna ? mobile" ("(The) Woman is Fickle").

Verdi

> B2. "Nessun dorma" ("None Shall Sleep").

Fidelio

> * C. Science: Mathematical Indices

> C1. What natural number equals 8 to the power of 0?

1

> C2. What rational number equals 2 to the power of -1?

1/2

> * E. Geography: The Equator

> E1. What is the largest Asian country, in area and population,
> through which the Equator passes?

Indonesia

> E2. In which country does the Equator intersect with the east
> coast of Africa?

Somalia

> * F. History: Bloodless Revolutions

> F1. King James II was bloodlessly deposed in 1688. What's the
> name of this revolution?

Glorious Revolution

> F2. On 1989-11-24, in response to street protests, the entire
> top leadership of the Czechoslovak communist party resigned.
> Democratic elections were held the following June. What was
> this revolution called?

Velvet Revolution

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote:
> Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Entertainment - Name the Franchise
> >
> > 3. 7 movies, including "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
> > King" ($1,100,000,000 US).

> I'm surely missing something here, but why would the name be
> anything else than "The Lord of the Rings"?

Because three of the movies were based on The Hobbit, which is a
different book (I am not sure what the seventh movie is).

However, I don't love the question since I don't know of an official
name for the franchise.

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

Dan Blum (tool@panix.com) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote:
>> Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
>> > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Entertainment - Name the Franchise
>> >
>> > 3. 7 movies, including "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
>> > King" ($1,100,000,000 US).
>
>> I'm surely missing something here, but why would the name be
>> anything else than "The Lord of the Rings"?
>
> Because three of the movies were based on The Hobbit, which is a
> different book (I am not sure what the seventh movie is).

OK. Just goes to shows who clueless I am. I know that there is this
big fat book (or books) about some ring that some of my classmates read
when I was in secondary school, but I've never read them myself, and I
never saw the movies.

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:KtecnZZo-
_SztHX4nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@giganews.com:

> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.

.... tap tap tap ... is this thing on?

> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation
> of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Entertainment - Name the Franchise
>
> A film franchise is a collection of related movies based on the
> same fictional universe, or of movies that are marketed as a series.
> Each of the franchises in this round consists of at least 5 movies.
> For each question, you'll be told which movie in a given franchise
> had the highest global box-office revenues, then you name the
> movie franchise. Please note that the revenue figures have *not*
> been adjusted for the substantial inflation in the price of movie
> tickets over the years.
>
> 1. There have been 13 movies in this franchise. The top-grossing
> movie, with global box-office revenues of $1,900,000,000 US,
> is "No Way Home".

spider-man

> 2. I'll word it more tersely from here on. 5 movies, including
> "Dead Man's Chest" ($1,100,000,000 US).

pirates of the caribbean

> 3. 7 movies, including "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
> King" ($1,100,000,000 US).

middle earth

> 4. 13 movies, including "Deadpool 2" ($786,000,000 US).

x-men

> 5. 27 movies, including "Skyfall" ($1,100,000,000 US).

james bond

> 6. 17 movies, including "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1,100,000,000 US).

batman

> 7. 5 movies, including "Breaking Dawn Part 2" ($830,000,000 US).

twilighrt saga

> 8. 5 movies, including "Minions" ($1,200,000,000 US).

despicable me

> 9. 5 movies, including "Catching Fire" ($865,000,000 US).

hunger games

> 10. 7 movies, including "Fallout" ($791,000,000 US).

mission: impossible

>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round

hmmm. no warningg to give the full name. but let's pretend we can read
minds and assume they want the first name only.
> * A. Entertainment: Which Anderson?
>
> A1. Which Anderson directed the movies "If...", "Britannia
> Hospital", and "O Lucky Man"?

lindsay

> A2. Which Anderson directed the movies "Moonrise Kingdom",
> "The French Dispatch", and "Asteroid City"?

wes

> * B. Art: Italian Arias
>
> We name an aria in Italian and English; you identify *either* the
> opera or the composer.
>
> B1. "La donna � mobile" ("(The) Woman is Fickle").

rigoletto ; giuseppe verdi

> B2. "Nessun dorma" ("None Shall Sleep")

turandot [I got to hear Pavarroti sing it]

>
>
> * C. Science: Mathematical Indices
>
> C1. What natural number equals 8 to the power of 0?

1

> C2. What rational number equals 2 to the power of -1?

one half

>
> * D. Sports: All-Season Olympians
>
> D1. Who competed for Canada in softball at the 2000 Summer Games,
> but is better known as a five-time Winter Olympian and the
> GOAT of women's hockey?

cami granato

> D2. Clara Hughes has won 6 Olympic medals, most of them in
> speed skating. In which sport did she win two bronzes at
> the 1996 Summer Games?

cycling

>
> * E. Geography: The Equator
>
> E1. What is the largest Asian country, in area and population,
> through which the Equator passes?

indonesia

> E2. In which country does the Equator intersect with the east
> coast of Africa?

somalia

>
> * F. History: Bloodless Revolutions
>
> F1. King James II was bloodlessly deposed in 1688. What's the
> name of this revolution?

glorious revolution

> F2. On 1989-11-24, in response to street protests, the entire
> top leadership of the Czechoslovak communist party resigned.
> Democratic elections were held the following June. What was
> this revolution called?

velvet revolution

> --
> Mark Brader, Toronto "People say I'm a skeptic --
> msb@vex.net but I find that hard to believe."

swp

On 3/6/2024 2:28 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Entertainment - Name the Franchise
>
> A film franchise is a collection of related movies based on the
> same fictional universe, or of movies that are marketed as a series.
> Each of the franchises in this round consists of at least 5 movies.
> For each question, you'll be told which movie in a given franchise
> had the highest global box-office revenues, then you name the
> movie franchise.
>
> 1. There have been 13 movies in this franchise. The top-grossing
> movie, with global box-office revenues of $1,900,000,000 US,
> is "No Way Home".

Spider-Man

> 2. I'll word it more tersely from here on. 5 movies, including
> "Dead Man's Chest" ($1,100,000,000 US).

Pirates of the Caribbean

> 3. 7 movies, including "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
> King" ($1,100,000,000 US).

Middle-Earth

> 4. 13 movies, including "Deadpool 2" ($786,000,000 US).

X-Men

> 5. 27 movies, including "Skyfall" ($1,100,000,000 US).

James Bond

> 6. 17 movies, including "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1,100,000,000 US).

Batman

> 7. 5 movies, including "Breaking Dawn Part 2" ($830,000,000 US).

The Twilight Saga

> 8. 5 movies, including "Minions" ($1,200,000,000 US).

Despicable Me

> 9. 5 movies, including "Catching Fire" ($865,000,000 US).

The Hunger Games

> 10. 7 movies, including "Fallout" ($791,000,000 US).

Mission: Impossible

> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Entertainment: Which Anderson?
>
> A1. Which Anderson directed the movies "If...", "Britannia
> Hospital", and "O Lucky Man"?

Lindsay Anderson

> A2. Which Anderson directed the movies "Moonrise Kingdom",
> "The French Dispatch", and "Asteroid City"?

Wes Anderson

> * B. Art: Italian Arias
>
> We name an aria in Italian and English; you identify *either* the
> opera or the composer.
>
> B1. "La donna è mobile" ("(The) Woman is Fickle").

Verdi

> B2. "Nessun dorma" ("None Shall Sleep").

Verdi

> * C. Science: Mathematical Indices
>
> C1. What natural number equals 8 to the power of 0?

1

> C2. What rational number equals 2 to the power of -1?

0.5

> * D. Sports: All-Season Olympians
>
> D2. Clara Hughes has won 6 Olympic medals, most of them in
> speed skating. In which sport did she win two bronzes at
> the 1996 Summer Games?

cycling

> * E. Geography: The Equator
>
> E1. What is the largest Asian country, in area and population,
> through which the Equator passes?

Indonesia

> E2. In which country does the Equator intersect with the east
> coast of Africa?

Kenya

> * F. History: Bloodless Revolutions
>
> F1. King James II was bloodlessly deposed in 1688. What's the
> name of this revolution?

Glorious Revolution

> F2. On 1989-11-24, in response to street protests, the entire
> top leadership of the Czechoslovak communist party resigned.
> Democratic elections were held the following June. What was
> this revolution called?

Velvet Revolution

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers
> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation
> of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
> of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Entertainment - Name the Franchise
>
> A film franchise is a collection of related movies based on the
> same fictional universe, or of movies that are marketed as a series.
> Each of the franchises in this round consists of at least 5 movies.
> For each question, you'll be told which movie in a given franchise
> had the highest global box-office revenues, then you name the
> movie franchise. Please note that the revenue figures have *not*
> been adjusted for the substantial inflation in the price of movie
> tickets over the years.
>
> 1. There have been 13 movies in this franchise. The top-grossing
> movie, with global box-office revenues of $1,900,000,000 US,
> is "No Way Home".

Fast and Furious

>
> 2. I'll word it more tersely from here on. 5 movies, including
> "Dead Man's Chest" ($1,100,000,000 US).

Pirates of the Caribbean

>
> 3. 7 movies, including "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
> King" ($1,100,000,000 US).

The Lord of the Rings

>
> 4. 13 movies, including "Deadpool 2" ($786,000,000 US).

Marvel Comic Universe

> 5. 27 movies, including "Skyfall" ($1,100,000,000 US).

James Bond

> 6. 17 movies, including "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1,100,000,000 US).

Batman

> 7. 5 movies, including "Breaking Dawn Part 2" ($830,000,000 US).

Twilight

> 8. 5 movies, including "Minions" ($1,200,000,000 US).
> 9. 5 movies, including "Catching Fire" ($865,000,000 US).

Hunger Games

> 10. 7 movies, including "Fallout" ($791,000,000 US).
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Entertainment: Which Anderson?
>
> A1. Which Anderson directed the movies "If...", "Britannia
> Hospital", and "O Lucky Man"?
>
> A2. Which Anderson directed the movies "Moonrise Kingdom",
> "The French Dispatch", and "Asteroid City"?

Wes

>
>
> * B. Art: Italian Arias
>
> We name an aria in Italian and English; you identify *either* the
> opera or the composer.
>
> B1. "La donna è mobile" ("(The) Woman is Fickle").

Verdi

> B2. "Nessun dorma" ("None Shall Sleep").

Puccini

>
>
> * C. Science: Mathematical Indices
>
> C1. What natural number equals 8 to the power of 0?

1

> C2. What rational number equals 2 to the power of -1?

0

>
>
> * D. Sports: All-Season Olympians
>
> D1. Who competed for Canada in softball at the 2000 Summer Games,
> but is better known as a five-time Winter Olympian and the
> GOAT of women's hockey?

Hayley Wickenheiser

>
> D2. Clara Hughes has won 6 Olympic medals, most of them in
> speed skating. In which sport did she win two bronzes at
> the 1996 Summer Games?
>
>
> * E. Geography: The Equator
>
> E1. What is the largest Asian country, in area and population,
> through which the Equator passes?

Indonesia

>
> E2. In which country does the Equator intersect with the east
> coast of Africa?

Somalia; Tanzania

>
>
> * F. History: Bloodless Revolutions
>
> F1. King James II was bloodlessly deposed in 1688. What's the
> name of this revolution?
>
> F2. On 1989-11-24, in response to street protests, the entire
> top leadership of the Czechoslovak communist party resigned.
> Democratic elections were held the following June. What was
> this revolution called?

Velvet

>

Pete Gayde

On 3/6/24 00:28, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Entertainment - Name the Franchise
>
> A film franchise is a collection of related movies based on the
> same fictional universe, or of movies that are marketed as a series.
> Each of the franchises in this round consists of at least 5 movies.
> For each question, you'll be told which movie in a given franchise
> had the highest global box-office revenues, then you name the
> movie franchise. Please note that the revenue figures have *not*
> been adjusted for the substantial inflation in the price of movie
> tickets over the years.
>
> 1. There have been 13 movies in this franchise. The top-grossing
> movie, with global box-office revenues of $1,900,000,000 US,
> is "No Way Home".
>
> 2. I'll word it more tersely from here on. 5 movies, including
> "Dead Man's Chest" ($1,100,000,000 US).

Pirates of the Caribbean

>
> 3. 7 movies, including "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
> King" ($1,100,000,000 US).

Lord of the Rings

>
> 4. 13 movies, including "Deadpool 2" ($786,000,000 US).

Marvel Cinematic Universe

> 5. 27 movies, including "Skyfall" ($1,100,000,000 US).
> 6. 17 movies, including "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1,100,000,000 US).

DC Extended Universe

> 7. 5 movies, including "Breaking Dawn Part 2" ($830,000,000 US).
> 8. 5 movies, including "Minions" ($1,200,000,000 US).
> 9. 5 movies, including "Catching Fire" ($865,000,000 US).
> 10. 7 movies, including "Fallout" ($791,000,000 US).
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Entertainment: Which Anderson?
>
> A1. Which Anderson directed the movies "If...", "Britannia
> Hospital", and "O Lucky Man"?
>
> A2. Which Anderson directed the movies "Moonrise Kingdom",
> "The French Dispatch", and "Asteroid City"?
>
>
> * B. Art: Italian Arias
>
> We name an aria in Italian and English; you identify *either* the
> opera or the composer.
>
> B1. "La donna è mobile" ("(The) Woman is Fickle").
> B2. "Nessun dorma" ("None Shall Sleep").
>
>
> * C. Science: Mathematical Indices
>
> C1. What natural number equals 8 to the power of 0?

1

> C2. What rational number equals 2 to the power of -1?

..5

>
>
> * D. Sports: All-Season Olympians
>
> D1. Who competed for Canada in softball at the 2000 Summer Games,
> but is better known as a five-time Winter Olympian and the
> GOAT of women's hockey?
>
> D2. Clara Hughes has won 6 Olympic medals, most of them in
> speed skating. In which sport did she win two bronzes at
> the 1996 Summer Games?
>
>
> * E. Geography: The Equator
>
> E1. What is the largest Asian country, in area and population,
> through which the Equator passes?

Republic of the Congo

>
> E2. In which country does the Equator intersect with the east
> coast of Africa?

Tanzania

>
>
> * F. History: Bloodless Revolutions
>
> F1. King James II was bloodlessly deposed in 1688. What's the
> name of this revolution?

Glorious Revolution

>
> F2. On 1989-11-24, in response to street protests, the entire
> top leadership of the Czechoslovak communist party resigned.
> Democratic elections were held the following June. What was
> this revolution called?

Velvet Revolution

--
Dan Tilque

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-02-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

Game 2 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty
congratulations!

> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Entertainment - Name the Franchise

> A film franchise is a collection of related movies based on the
> same fictional universe, or of movies that are marketed as a series.
> Each of the franchises in this round consists of at least 5 movies.
> For each question, you'll be told which movie in a given franchise
> had the highest global box-office revenues, then you name the
> movie franchise. Please note that the revenue figures have *not*
> been adjusted for the substantial inflation in the price of movie
> tickets over the years.

> 1. There have been 13 movies in this franchise. The top-grossing
> movie, with global box-office revenues of $1,900,000,000 US,
> is "No Way Home".

"Spider-Man". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua.

> 2. I'll word it more tersely from here on. 5 movies, including
> "Dead Man's Chest" ($1,100,000,000 US).

"Pirates of the Caribbean". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.

> 3. 7 movies, including "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
> King" ($1,100,000,000 US).

"Middle-Earth". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua.

> 4. 13 movies, including "Deadpool 2" ($786,000,000 US).

"X-Men". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua.

> 5. 27 movies, including "Skyfall" ($1,100,000,000 US).

"James Bond". 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.

> 6. 17 movies, including "The Dark Knight Rises" ($1,100,000,000 US).

"Batman". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.

> 7. 5 movies, including "Breaking Dawn Part 2" ($830,000,000 US).

The "Twilight" saga. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.

> 8. 5 movies, including "Minions" ($1,200,000,000 US).

"Despicable Me". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua.

> 9. 5 movies, including "Catching Fire" ($865,000,000 US).

"The Hunger Games". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.

> 10. 7 movies, including "Fallout" ($791,000,000 US).

"Mission: Impossible". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua.

> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round

> * A. Entertainment: Which Anderson?

> A1. Which Anderson directed the movies "If...", "Britannia
> Hospital", and "O Lucky Man"?

Lindsay. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.

> A2. Which Anderson directed the movies "Moonrise Kingdom",
> "The French Dispatch", and "Asteroid City"?

Wes(ley). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.

> * B. Art: Italian Arias

> We name an aria in Italian and English; you identify *either* the
> opera or the composer.

> B1. "La donna è mobile" ("(The) Woman is Fickle").

"Rigoletto" by Giuseppe Verdi. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard
way), Joshua, and Pete.

> B2. "Nessun dorma" ("None Shall Sleep").

"Turandot" by Giacamo Puccini. 4 for Erland, Stephen, and Pete.

> * C. Science: Mathematical Indices

> C1. What natural number equals 8 to the power of 0?

1. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.

> C2. What rational number equals 2 to the power of -1?

1/2. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> * D. Sports: All-Season Olympians

> D1. Who competed for Canada in softball at the 2000 Summer Games,
> but is better known as a five-time Winter Olympian and the
> GOAT of women's hockey?

Hayley Wickenheiser. 4 for Pete.

> D2. Clara Hughes has won 6 Olympic medals, most of them in
> speed skating. In which sport did she win two bronzes at
> the 1996 Summer Games?

Cycling. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.

> * E. Geography: The Equator

> E1. What is the largest Asian country, in area and population,
> through which the Equator passes?

Indonesia. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.

> E2. In which country does the Equator intersect with the east
> coast of Africa?

Somalia. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. 3 for Pete.

> * F. History: Bloodless Revolutions

> F1. King James II was bloodlessly deposed in 1688. What's the
> name of this revolution?

The Glorious Revolution. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.

> F2. On 1989-11-24, in response to street protests, the entire
> top leadership of the Czechoslovak communist party resigned.
> Democratic elections were held the following June. What was
> this revolution called?

The Velvet (or Gentle) Revolution. 4 for everyone.

Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Lit His Sci Can Spo Ent Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 35 40 28 31 4 24 40 36 210
Dan Blum 36 28 24 28 4 24 40 32 188
Pete Gayde 20 20 28 30 4 27 20 31 156
Dan Tilque 8 8 28 32 0 36 4 16 128
Erland Sommarskog 20 12 28 11 0 24 4 28 123
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 44 84

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