These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-01,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Night Owls, 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 2022-09-09
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".

** Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Slogans

In this round, we will give you an advertising slogan and you have
to name the product or company """using""" it.

1. "Because I'm worth it."
2. "Think outside the bun."
3. "The world's local bank."
4. "The best a man can get."
5. "Does she... or doesn't she?"
6. "The happiest place on Earth."
7. "Reach out and touch someone."
8. "Welcome to the Human Network."
9. "Solutions for a small planet."
10. "It's everywhere you want to be."

** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - April Fool

* A. What a Fool Believes

These two questions are about well-known stock frauds.

A1. This Indonesian gold property, which was reported to
contain more than 200,000,000 ounces, was said to be the
richest gold mine ever. The stock price for this company
skyrocketed to a high of $280. At its peak, the company had
a market capitalization of $4,400,000,000. In 1997, the gold
mine proved to be fraudulent and the stock price crashed.
What was the name of this company?

A2. The Ponzi scheme that he ran is considered to be the
largest financial fraud in US history. He was arrested
in 2008. Who """is""" he?

* B. A Fool's Paradise

These two questions are about the poem "Paradise Lost".

B1. Who wrote it?
B2. What biblical story is it based on?

* C. Fool Me Once

These two questions are about movies about frauds or alleged frauds
in real life.

C1. Name the 2011 movie that suggested that Edward de Vere
(the 17th Earl of Oxford), and not William Shakespeare,
was the author of what we now know as the collected works
of Shakespeare.

C2. Name the 2002 movie that starred Leonardo DiCaprio as a man
who, after high school, began a short career of impersonating
professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.

* D. I Pity the Fool

In each case, name the trash-talking boxer.

D1. He had these words for his opponent Lennox Lewis in 2002:
"My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable.
And I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want
to eat his [sic] children. Praise be to Allah."

D2. In 1975 he said his opponent Joe Frazier "is so ugly that he
should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wildlife". Later,
in the build-up to the notorious Thrilla in Manila, he said,
"It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when
I get the gorilla in Manila."

* E. Fool's Gold

E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything with a purity
below what threshold in karats? Answer within 2 karats.

E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold, and
hence the common name "fool's gold"?

* F. A Fool to Try

These two questions are about famous daredevil families.

F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s
to the 1960s. The great-grandson of the family patriarch
crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012. Give their
family name.

F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.
They both were best known for using motorcycles to jump
great distances. Give their family name.

--
Mark Brader "I used to think that the name C++
Toronto was a euphemism for D-."
msb@vex.net --Peter Moylan

My text in this article is in the public domain.

Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-01,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Night Owls, 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 2022-09-09
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Slogans
>
> In this round, we will give you an advertising slogan and you have
> to name the product or company """using""" it.
>
> 1. "Because I'm worth it."

L'Oreal

> 2. "Think outside the bun."

Taco Bell

> 3. "The world's local bank."

Chase; Bank of America

> 4. "The best a man can get."

Gillette

> 5. "Does she... or doesn't she?"

Clairol

> 6. "The happiest place on Earth."

Disney

> 7. "Reach out and touch someone."

AT&T

> 8. "Welcome to the Human Network."

IBM

> 9. "Solutions for a small planet."

Apple; IBM

> 10. "It's everywhere you want to be."

Visa

>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - April Fool
>
> * A. What a Fool Believes
>
> These two questions are about well-known stock frauds.
>
> A1. This Indonesian gold property, which was reported to
> contain more than 200,000,000 ounces, was said to be the
> richest gold mine ever. The stock price for this company
> skyrocketed to a high of $280. At its peak, the company had
> a market capitalization of $4,400,000,000. In 1997, the gold
> mine proved to be fraudulent and the stock price crashed.
> What was the name of this company?
>
> A2. The Ponzi scheme that he ran is considered to be the
> largest financial fraud in US history. He was arrested
> in 2008. Who """is""" he?

Madoff

>
>
> * B. A Fool's Paradise
>
> These two questions are about the poem "Paradise Lost".
>
> B1. Who wrote it?

Dante

> B2. What biblical story is it based on?

Genesis

>
>
> * C. Fool Me Once
>
> These two questions are about movies about frauds or alleged frauds
> in real life.
>
> C1. Name the 2011 movie that suggested that Edward de Vere
> (the 17th Earl of Oxford), and not William Shakespeare,
> was the author of what we now know as the collected works
> of Shakespeare.
>
> C2. Name the 2002 movie that starred Leonardo DiCaprio as a man
> who, after high school, began a short career of impersonating
> professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.

Catch Me If You Can

>
>
> * D. I Pity the Fool
>
> In each case, name the trash-talking boxer.
>
> D1. He had these words for his opponent Lennox Lewis in 2002:
> "My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable.
> And I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want
> to eat his [sic] children. Praise be to Allah."

Tyson

>
> D2. In 1975 he said his opponent Joe Frazier "is so ugly that he
> should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wildlife". Later,
> in the build-up to the notorious Thrilla in Manila, he said,
> "It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when
> I get the gorilla in Manila."

Ali

>
>
> * E. Fool's Gold
>
> E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything with a purity
> below what threshold in karats? Answer within 2 karats.

6; 9

>
> E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold, and
> hence the common name "fool's gold"?

Pyrite

>
>
> * F. A Fool to Try
>
> These two questions are about famous daredevil families.
>
> F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s
> to the 1960s. The great-grandson of the family patriarch
> crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012. Give their
> family name.

Wallenda

>
> F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.
> They both were best known for using motorcycles to jump
> great distances. Give their family name.

Knievel

>

Pete Gayde

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Slogans

> 1. "Because I'm worth it."

L'Oreal

> 2. "Think outside the bun."

Taco Bell

> 4. "The best a man can get."

Gillette

> 5. "Does she... or doesn't she?"

Clairol

> 6. "The happiest place on Earth."

Disney World

> 7. "Reach out and touch someone."

AT&T

> 10. "It's everywhere you want to be."

Visa

> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - April Fool

> * A. What a Fool Believes

> A2. The Ponzi scheme that he ran is considered to be the
> largest financial fraud in US history. He was arrested
> in 2008. Who """is""" he?

Bernie Madoff

> * B. A Fool's Paradise

> B1. Who wrote it?

John Milton

> B2. What biblical story is it based on?

Adam & Eve

> * C. Fool Me Once

> C2. Name the 2002 movie that starred Leonardo DiCaprio as a man
> who, after high school, began a short career of impersonating
> professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.

Catch Me If You Can

> * E. Fool's Gold

> E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything with a purity
> below what threshold in karats? Answer within 2 karats.

14; 10

> E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold, and
> hence the common name "fool's gold"?

pyrite

> * F. A Fool to Try

> F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s
> to the 1960s. The great-grandson of the family patriarch
> crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012. Give their
> family name.

Wallenda

> F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.
> They both were best known for using motorcycles to jump
> great distances. Give their family name.

Knievel

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

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - April Fool
>
> * A. What a Fool Believes
>
> A2. The Ponzi scheme that he ran is considered to be the
> largest financial fraud in US history. He was arrested
> in 2008. Who """is""" he?

Marsden

(My mind is not really able to find the exact name. I believe that is
actually the name of a rock'n'roller. But I can at least try it.)
> * D. I Pity the Fool
>
> In each case, name the trash-talking boxer.
>
> D1. He had these words for his opponent Lennox Lewis in 2002:
> "My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable.
> And I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want
> to eat his [sic] children. Praise be to Allah."

Mick Tyson
> D2. In 1975 he said his opponent Joe Frazier "is so ugly that he
> should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wildlife". Later,
> in the build-up to the notorious Thrilla in Manila, he said,
> "It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when
> I get the gorilla in Manila."

Muhammed Ali
> * E. Fool's Gold
>
> E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything with a purity
> below what threshold in karats? Answer within 2 karats.

14

On Friday, December 16, 2022 at 8:26:26 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Slogans
>
> In this round, we will give you an advertising slogan and you have
> to name the product or company """using""" it.
>
> 2. "Think outside the bun."

Taco Bell

> 4. "The best a man can get."

Gillette

> 5. "Does she... or doesn't she?"

Clairol

> 6. "The happiest place on Earth."

Walt Disney World

> 7. "Reach out and touch someone."

AT&T

> 10. "It's everywhere you want to be."

Visa
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - April Fool
>
> * A. What a Fool Believes
>
> These two questions are about well-known stock frauds.
>
> A2. The Ponzi scheme that he ran is considered to be the
> largest financial fraud in US history. He was arrested
> in 2008. Who """is""" he?

Madoff

> * B. A Fool's Paradise
>
> These two questions are about the poem "Paradise Lost".
>
> B1. Who wrote it?

Milton

> B2. What biblical story is it based on?

temptation of Adam and Eve

> * C. Fool Me Once
>
> These two questions are about movies about frauds or alleged frauds
> in real life.
>
> C1. Name the 2011 movie that suggested that Edward de Vere
> (the 17th Earl of Oxford), and not William Shakespeare,
> was the author of what we now know as the collected works
> of Shakespeare.

"Anonymous"

> C2. Name the 2002 movie that starred Leonardo DiCaprio as a man
> who, after high school, began a short career of impersonating
> professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.

"Catch Me if You Can"

> * D. I Pity the Fool
>
> In each case, name the trash-talking boxer.
>
> D1. He had these words for his opponent Lennox Lewis in 2002:
> "My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable.
> And I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want
> to eat his [sic] children. Praise be to Allah."

Tyson

> D2. In 1975 he said his opponent Joe Frazier "is so ugly that he
> should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wildlife". Later,
> in the build-up to the notorious Thrilla in Manila, he said,
> "It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when
> I get the gorilla in Manila."

Ali

> * E. Fool's Gold
>
> E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything with a purity
> below what threshold in karats? Answer within 2 karats.

14 karats

> E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold, and
> hence the common name "fool's gold"?

iron pyrite

> * F. A Fool to Try
>
> These two questions are about famous daredevil families.
>
> F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s
> to the 1960s. The great-grandson of the family patriarch
> crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012. Give their
> family name.

Wallenda

> F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.
> They both were best known for using motorcycles to jump
> great distances. Give their family name.

Knievel

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

On 12/16/22 06:26, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Slogans
>
> In this round, we will give you an advertising slogan and you have
> to name the product or company """using""" it.
>
> 1. "Because I'm worth it."
> 2. "Think outside the bun."

Taco Bell

> 3. "The world's local bank."

HSBC

> 4. "The best a man can get."

Gillette

> 5. "Does she... or doesn't she?"

Clairol

> 6. "The happiest place on Earth."

Disney

> 7. "Reach out and touch someone."

AT&T

> 8. "Welcome to the Human Network."

Verizon

> 9. "Solutions for a small planet."

IBM

> 10. "It's everywhere you want to be."

MasterCharge

>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - April Fool
>
> * A. What a Fool Believes
>
> These two questions are about well-known stock frauds.
>
> A1. This Indonesian gold property, which was reported to
> contain more than 200,000,000 ounces, was said to be the
> richest gold mine ever. The stock price for this company
> skyrocketed to a high of $280. At its peak, the company had
> a market capitalization of $4,400,000,000. In 1997, the gold
> mine proved to be fraudulent and the stock price crashed.
> What was the name of this company?
>
> A2. The Ponzi scheme that he ran is considered to be the
> largest financial fraud in US history. He was arrested
> in 2008. Who """is""" he?

Madoff

>
>
> * B. A Fool's Paradise
>
> These two questions are about the poem "Paradise Lost".
>
> B1. Who wrote it?

Milton

> B2. What biblical story is it based on?

Fall of Man

>
>
> * C. Fool Me Once
>
> These two questions are about movies about frauds or alleged frauds
> in real life.
>
> C1. Name the 2011 movie that suggested that Edward de Vere
> (the 17th Earl of Oxford), and not William Shakespeare,
> was the author of what we now know as the collected works
> of Shakespeare.
>
> C2. Name the 2002 movie that starred Leonardo DiCaprio as a man
> who, after high school, began a short career of impersonating
> professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.
>
>
> * D. I Pity the Fool
>
> In each case, name the trash-talking boxer.
>
> D1. He had these words for his opponent Lennox Lewis in 2002:
> "My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable.
> And I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want
> to eat his [sic] children. Praise be to Allah."
>
> D2. In 1975 he said his opponent Joe Frazier "is so ugly that he
> should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wildlife". Later,
> in the build-up to the notorious Thrilla in Manila, he said,
> "It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when
> I get the gorilla in Manila."

Mohammad Ali

>
>
> * E. Fool's Gold
>
> E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything with a purity
> below what threshold in karats? Answer within 2 karats.

5 karats

>
> E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold, and
> hence the common name "fool's gold"?

iron pyrite

>
>
> * F. A Fool to Try
>
> These two questions are about famous daredevil families.
>
> F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s
> to the 1960s. The great-grandson of the family patriarch
> crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012. Give their
> family name.

Wallenda

>
> F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.
> They both were best known for using motorcycles to jump
> great distances. Give their family name.

Knievel

>

--
Dan Tilque

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-01,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".

Game 8 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER wins by a goodish margin.
Hearty congratulations!

> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Slogans

> In this round, we will give you an advertising slogan and you have
> to name the product or company """using""" it.

I have not attempted to find out which of these slogans are still
in use.

> 1. "Because I'm worth it."

L'Oréal. 4 for Pete and Dan Blum.

> 2. "Think outside the bun."

Taco Bell. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> 3. "The world's local bank."

HSBC. 4 for Dan Tilque.

> 4. "The best a man can get."

Gillette. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> 5. "Does she... or doesn't she?"

Clairol. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> 6. "The happiest place on Earth."

Disneyland. (Any Disney park was acceptable; I scored "Disney"
alone as almost correct.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 3 for Pete
and Dan Tilque.

> 7. "Reach out and touch someone."

AT&T. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> 8. "Welcome to the Human Network."

Cisco.

> 9. "Solutions for a small planet."

IBM. 4 for Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete.

> 10. "It's everywhere you want to be."

Visa. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - April Fool

This was the easiest round in the original game, and the
third-easiest in the entire season.

> * A. What a Fool Believes

> These two questions are about well-known stock frauds.

> A1. This Indonesian gold property, which was reported to
> contain more than 200,000,000 ounces, was said to be the
> richest gold mine ever. The stock price for this company
> skyrocketed to a high of $280. At its peak, the company had
> a market capitalization of $4,400,000,000. In 1997, the gold
> mine proved to be fraudulent and the stock price crashed.
> What was the name of this company?

Bre-X.

> A2. The Ponzi scheme that he ran is considered to be the
> largest financial fraud in US history. He was arrested
> in 2008. Who """is""" he?

Bernard Madoff. (He died in 2021, less than 12 years into
his 150-year prison sentence.) 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.

> * B. A Fool's Paradise

> These two questions are about the poem "Paradise Lost".

> B1. Who wrote it?

John Milton. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> B2. What biblical story is it based on?

The fall of Man. (Not Lucifer. "Adam and Eve" was accepted in the
original game, so I went along, but Genesis contains much more than
this story.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> * C. Fool Me Once

> These two questions are about movies about frauds or alleged frauds
> in real life.

> C1. Name the 2011 movie that suggested that Edward de Vere
> (the 17th Earl of Oxford), and not William Shakespeare,
> was the author of what we now know as the collected works
> of Shakespeare.

"Anonymous". 4 for Joshua.

> C2. Name the 2002 movie that starred Leonardo DiCaprio as a man
> who, after high school, began a short career of impersonating
> professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.

"Catch Me If You Can". (Frank Abagnale.) 4 for Pete, Dan Blum,
and Joshua.

> * D. I Pity the Fool

> In each case, name the trash-talking boxer.

> D1. He had these words for his opponent Lennox Lewis in 2002:
> "My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable.
> And I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want
> to eat his [sic] children. Praise be to Allah."

Mike Tyson. 4 for Pete, Erland, and Joshua.

> D2. In 1975 he said his opponent Joe Frazier "is so ugly that he
> should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wildlife". Later,
> in the build-up to the notorious Thrilla in Manila, he said,
> "It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when
> I get the gorilla in Manila."

Muhammad Ali. 4 for Pete, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> * E. Fool's Gold

> E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything with a purity
> below what threshold in karats? Answer within 2 karats.

10 (accepting 8-12). 2 for Pete and Dan Blum.

> E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold, and
> hence the common name "fool's gold"?

Pyrite (iron sulfide). 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> * F. A Fool to Try

> These two questions are about famous daredevil families.

> F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s
> to the 1960s. The great-grandson of the family patriarch
> crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012. Give their
> family name.

Wallenda ("the flying Wallendas"). 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.

> F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.
> They both were best known for using motorcycles to jump
> great distances. Give their family name.

Knievel (Evel and Robbie). 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.

Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Sci His Spo Lit Can Mis Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 40 16 32 8 24 40 204
Pete Gayde 36 6 36 9 21 4 29 30 161
Dan Blum 11 28 32 2 28 8 28 30 157
Dan Tilque 4 40 16 2 28 12 27 28 151
Erland Sommarskog 16 38 8 8 -- -- 0 8 78

--
Mark Brader "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you
Toronto do say can and will be misquoted and used against
msb@vex.net you in a future post." -- Tanja Cooper, misquoted

My text in this article is in the public domain.

On 12/19/22 13:34, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>
>> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Slogans
>
>> In this round, we will give you an advertising slogan and you have
>> to name the product or company """using""" it.
>

>> 6. "The happiest place on Earth."
>
> Disneyland. (Any Disney park was acceptable; I scored "Disney"
> alone as almost correct.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 3 for Pete
> and Dan Tilque.

The instructions do say "or company using it". Disney is the name of the
company, so it should get full points.

--
Dan Tilque

Mark Brader:
>>> In this round, we will give you an advertising slogan and you have
>>> to name the product or company """using""" it.
...
>>> 6. "The happiest place on Earth."

>> Disneyland. (Any Disney park was acceptable; I scored "Disney"
>> alone as almost correct.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 3 for Pete
>> and Dan Tilque.
Dan Tilque:
> The instructions do say "or company using it". Disney is the name of the
> company, so it should get full points.

Technically wrong -- it's *Walt* Disney Co. -- but good enough for me.
4 for *Pete*, Dan Blum, Joshua, and *Dan Tilque*, then.

Incidentally, nobody noticed this issue when I posted this round in 2013
and made a similar ruling about that answer.

Scores, if there are now no errors:

GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Sci His Spo Lit Can Mis Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 40 16 32 8 24 40 204
Pete Gayde 36 6 36 9 21 4 30 30 162
Dan Blum 11 28 32 2 28 8 28 30 157
Dan Tilque 4 40 16 2 28 12 28 28 152
Erland Sommarskog 16 38 8 8 -- -- 0 8 78

--
Mark Brader, Toronto "It's kind of fun to do the impossible."
msb@vex.net --Walt Disney

My text in this article is in the public domain.