* Game 7, Round 4 - Literature - Marvel Comics
1. Who was the editor, and finally the publisher, of Marvel?
2. What was the original name of Marvel Comics when it began
in 1939?
3. After it became Marvel in the 1960s, what was their first
superhero title?
4. Please deocde the rot13 for the rest of the round only after
you have finished with #1-3. Gur Vaperqvoyr Uhyx jnf gur frpbaq
1960f Zneiry punenpgre. Ur vf n terra-fxvaarq zbafgre, ohg va
gur svefg vffhr ur jnf nabgure pbybe. Jung pbybe jnf vg?
5. Jung 1940f punenpgre ernccrnerq va gur '60f nsgre orvat sebmra
va vpr sbe qrpnqrf nsgre Jbeyq Jne VV?
6. Jung cbchyne punenpgre svefg nccrnerq va "Nznmvat Snagnfl" #15?
7. Jung fhcreureb qvq nggbearl Zngg Zheqbpu orpbzr?
8. Nsgre <nafjre 6>, Zneiry'f arkg zbfg cbchyne punenpgre vf
n Pnanqvna. Ur'f abg sbe fnyr! Anzr uvz.
9. Jung qb Irabz, gur Ihygher, naq gur Fnaqzna unir va pbzzba?
10. Va Zneiry pbzvpf, juvpu fhcreureb hfrf n jurrypunve?
* Game 7, Round 5 - Audio - Disco!
5. "Boogie Shoes" first appeared in 1975 and later became a hit
after it appeared on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack
in 1977. Who was the band?
6. "Disco Inferno" found mainstream success when it was also
featured on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. Who is
the band?
* Game 7, Round 6 - History - The Soviet Union
1. In the civil war that followed the Russian revolution of October
1917, what term referred to the various groups which fought
the Bolsheviks?
2. Mikhail Gorbachev set up both economic and political reforms.
"Perestroika" was the Russian term for the economic reforms.
What was the term for the political reforms?
3. Leon Trotsky was one of the leaders of the October 1917
revolution. In which city was he in exile when he was
assassinated by an agent of Stalin?
4. In 1956 Nikita Khrushchev delivered a secret speech at the 20th
Party Congress of the Soviet Union. The contents of the speech
were leaked shortly afterwards. What was the major theme of
the speech?
5. What movie describes the visit of the American journalist John
Reed to Russia to observe the events of the Russian Revolution?
6. What action of the Soviet Union led to many western nations
boycotting the 1980 summer Olympics held in Moscow?
7. Anatoli Dobrynin was a well-known Soviet statesman. What role
did he hold from 1962 to 1986?
8. What European country aligned itself in the early 1960s with
Communist China, objecting to the revisionist policies of
Nikita Khrushchev?
9. The Soviet Union achieved many firsts in its space program.
In 1966, what first did space probe Lunik 9 (or Luna 9) achieve?
10. Name the CIA agent who was shot down and captured alive over
the Soviet Union in 1960 while on a spy mission.
* Game 7, Round 4 - Literature - Marvel Comics
1. Who was the editor, and finally the publisher, of Marvel?
2. What was the original name of Marvel Comics when it began
in 1939?
3. After it became Marvel in the 1960s, what was their first
superhero title?
4. Please deocde the rot13 for the rest of the round only after
you have finished with #1-3. Gur Vaperqvoyr Uhyx jnf gur frpbaq
1960f Zneiry punenpgre. Ur vf n terra-fxvaarq zbafgre, ohg va
gur svefg vffhr ur jnf nabgure pbybe. Jung pbybe jnf vg?
5. Jung 1940f punenpgre ernccrnerq va gur '60f nsgre orvat sebmra
va vpr sbe qrpnqrf nsgre Jbeyq Jne VV?
6. Jung cbchyne punenpgre svefg nccrnerq va "Nznmvat Snagnfl" #15?
7. Jung fhcreureb qvq nggbearl Zngg Zheqbpu orpbzr?
8. Nsgre <nafjre 6>, Zneiry'f arkg zbfg cbchyne punenpgre vf
n Pnanqvna. Ur'f abg sbe fnyr! Anzr uvz.
9. Jung qb Irabz, gur Ihygher, naq gur Fnaqzna unir va pbzzba?
10. Va Zneiry pbzvpf, juvpu fhcreureb hfrf n jurrypunve?
* Game 7, Round 5 - Audio - Disco!
Again, in the original name you would have heard clips, but here I'll
just give you the title. In each case, name the singer or band.
1. Written by Bernard Edwards and Niles Rogers, "We Are Family"
was released in April 1979. What American vocal group
recorded it?
2. Originally recorded by the Blue Notes in 1975, "Don't Leave Me
This Way" was covered by this American singer and was released
in December 1976. Who was the singer?
3. A one-hit wonder, "Ring my Bell" was the only major hit song
recorded by this American singer and musician.
4. In 1977, "Best of My Love" won the Grammy for Best R&B
Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals, and was a major hit
by which American Group?
5. "Boogie Shoes" first appeared in 1975 and later became a hit
after it appeared on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack
in 1977. Who was the band?
6. "Disco Inferno" found mainstream success when it was also
featured on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. Who is
the band?
7. "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" was recorded in 1978.
It received renewed interest when it was featured on the
soundtrack of "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" in 1994. Who was
the singer?
8. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" was already a largely popular
dance-club hit in late 1978, as the B-side of another song
before it was officially being released. Who is the artist
who recorded it?
9. "Shake Your Groove Thing" reached #5 on the US "Billboard"
"Hot 100" chart and #4 on the "Billboard" R&B chart.
10. The funk-disco song "Le Freak" was released in 1978 by Atlantic
Records. It was written and produced by Bernard Edwards and
Nile Rodgers, Who is the band?
* Game 7, Round 6 - History - The Soviet Union
1. In the civil war that followed the Russian revolution of October
1917, what term referred to the various groups which fought
the Bolsheviks?
2. Mikhail Gorbachev set up both economic and political reforms.
"Perestroika" was the Russian term for the economic reforms.
What was the term for the political reforms?
3. Leon Trotsky was one of the leaders of the October 1917
revolution. In which city was he in exile when he was
assassinated by an agent of Stalin?
4. In 1956 Nikita Khrushchev delivered a secret speech at the 20th
Party Congress of the Soviet Union. The contents of the speech
were leaked shortly afterwards. What was the major theme of
the speech?
5. What movie describes the visit of the American journalist John
Reed to Russia to observe the events of the Russian Revolution?
6. What action of the Soviet Union led to many western nations
boycotting the 1980 summer Olympics held in Moscow?
7. Anatoli Dobrynin was a well-known Soviet statesman. What role
did he hold from 1962 to 1986?
8. What European country aligned itself in the early 1960s with
Communist China, objecting to the revisionist policies of
Nikita Khrushchev?
9. The Soviet Union achieved many firsts in its space program.
In 1966, what first did space probe Lunik 9 (or Luna 9) achieve?
* Game 7, Round 4 - Literature - Marvel Comics
1. Who was the editor, and finally the publisher, of Marvel?
2. What was the original name of Marvel Comics when it began
in 1939?
3. After it became Marvel in the 1960s, what was their first
superhero title?
4. Please deocde the rot13 for the rest of the round only after
you have finished with #1-3. Gur Vaperqvoyr Uhyx jnf gur frpbaq
1960f Zneiry punenpgre. Ur vf n terra-fxvaarq zbafgre, ohg va
gur svefg vffhr ur jnf nabgure pbybe. Jung pbybe jnf vg?
5. Jung 1940f punenpgre ernccrnerq va gur '60f nsgre orvat sebmra
va vpr sbe qrpnqrf nsgre Jbeyq Jne VV?
6. Jung cbchyne punenpgre svefg nccrnerq va "Nznmvat Snagnfl" #15?
7. Jung fhcreureb qvq nggbearl Zngg Zheqbpu orpbzr?
8. Nsgre <nafjre 6>, Zneiry'f arkg zbfg cbchyne punenpgre vf
n Pnanqvna. Ur'f abg sbe fnyr! Anzr uvz.
9. Jung qb Irabz, gur Ihygher, naq gur Fnaqzna unir va pbzzba?
10. Va Zneiry pbzvpf, juvpu fhcreureb hfrf n jurrypunve?
* Game 7, Round 5 - Audio - Disco!
Again, in the original name you would have heard clips, but here I'll
just give you the title. In each case, name the singer or band.
1. Written by Bernard Edwards and Niles Rogers, "We Are Family"
was released in April 1979. What American vocal group
recorded it?
2. Originally recorded by the Blue Notes in 1975, "Don't Leave Me
This Way" was covered by this American singer and was released
in December 1976. Who was the singer?
3. A one-hit wonder, "Ring my Bell" was the only major hit song
recorded by this American singer and musician.
4. In 1977, "Best of My Love" won the Grammy for Best R&B
Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals, and was a major hit
by which American Group?
5. "Boogie Shoes" first appeared in 1975 and later became a hit
after it appeared on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack
in 1977. Who was the band?
6. "Disco Inferno" found mainstream success when it was also
featured on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. Who is
the band?
7. "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" was recorded in 1978.
It received renewed interest when it was featured on the
soundtrack of "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" in 1994. Who was
the singer?
8. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" was already a largely popular
dance-club hit in late 1978, as the B-side of another song
before it was officially being released. Who is the artist
who recorded it?
9. "Shake Your Groove Thing" reached #5 on the US "Billboard"
"Hot 100" chart and #4 on the "Billboard" R&B chart.
10. The funk-disco song "Le Freak" was released in 1978 by Atlantic
Records. It was written and produced by Bernard Edwards and
Nile Rodgers, Who is the band?
* Game 7, Round 6 - History - The Soviet Union
1. In the civil war that followed the Russian revolution of October
1917, what term referred to the various groups which fought
the Bolsheviks?
2. Mikhail Gorbachev set up both economic and political reforms.
"Perestroika" was the Russian term for the economic reforms.
What was the term for the political reforms?
3. Leon Trotsky was one of the leaders of the October 1917
revolution. In which city was he in exile when he was
assassinated by an agent of Stalin?
4. In 1956 Nikita Khrushchev delivered a secret speech at the 20th
Party Congress of the Soviet Union. The contents of the speech
were leaked shortly afterwards. What was the major theme of
the speech?
5. What movie describes the visit of the American journalist John
Reed to Russia to observe the events of the Russian Revolution?
6. What action of the Soviet Union led to many western nations
boycotting the 1980 summer Olympics held in Moscow?
7. Anatoli Dobrynin was a well-known Soviet statesman. What role
did he hold from 1962 to 1986?
8. What European country aligned itself in the early 1960s with
Communist China, objecting to the revisionist policies of
Nikita Khrushchev?
9. The Soviet Union achieved many firsts in its space program.
In 1966, what first did space probe Lunik 9 (or Luna 9) achieve?
10. Name the CIA agent who was shot down and captured alive over
the Soviet Union in 1960 while on a spy mission.
* Game 7, Round 4 - Literature - Marvel Comics
3. After it became Marvel in the 1960s, what was their first
superhero title?
4. Please deocde the rot13 for the rest of the round only after
you have finished with #1-3. Gur Vaperqvoyr Uhyx jnf gur frpbaq
1960f Zneiry punenpgre. Ur vf n terra-fxvaarq zbafgre, ohg va
gur svefg vffhr ur jnf nabgure pbybe. Jung pbybe jnf vg?
9. Jung qb Irabz, gur Ihygher, naq gur Fnaqzna unir va pbzzba?
* Game 7, Round 5 - Audio - Disco!
Again, in the original name you would have heard clips, but here I'll
just give you the title. In each case, name the singer or band.
1. Written by Bernard Edwards and Niles Rogers, "We Are Family"
was released in April 1979. What American vocal group
recorded it?
3. A one-hit wonder, "Ring my Bell" was the only major hit song
recorded by this American singer and musician.
10. The funk-disco song "Le Freak" was released in 1978 by Atlantic
Records. It was written and produced by Bernard Edwards and
Nile Rodgers, Who is the band?
* Game 7, Round 6 - History - The Soviet Union
1. In the civil war that followed the Russian revolution of October
1917, what term referred to the various groups which fought
the Bolsheviks?
2. Mikhail Gorbachev set up both economic and political reforms.
"Perestroika" was the Russian term for the economic reforms.
What was the term for the political reforms?
3. Leon Trotsky was one of the leaders of the October 1917
revolution. In which city was he in exile when he was
assassinated by an agent of Stalin?
4. In 1956 Nikita Khrushchev delivered a secret speech at the 20th
Party Congress of the Soviet Union. The contents of the speech
were leaked shortly afterwards. What was the major theme of
the speech?
6. What action of the Soviet Union led to many western nations
boycotting the 1980 summer Olympics held in Moscow?
7. Anatoli Dobrynin was a well-known Soviet statesman. What role
did he hold from 1962 to 1986?
8. What European country aligned itself in the early 1960s with
Communist China, objecting to the revisionist policies of
Nikita Khrushchev?
9. The Soviet Union achieved many firsts in its space program.
In 1966, what first did space probe Lunik 9 (or Luna 9) achieve?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-11-03,
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 Cellar Rats, 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 2026-03-10
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 7, Round 4 - Literature - Marvel Comics
1. Who was the editor, and finally the publisher, of Marvel?
2. What was the original name of Marvel Comics when it began
in 1939?
3. After it became Marvel in the 1960s, what was their first
superhero title?
4. Please decode the rot13 for the rest of the round only after
you have finished with #1-3. Gur Vaperqvoyr Uhyx jnf gur frpbaq
1960f Zneiry punenpgre. Ur vf n terra-fxvaarq zbafgre, ohg va
gur svefg vffhr ur jnf nabgure pbybe. Jung pbybe jnf vg?
5. Jung 1940f punenpgre ernccrnerq va gur '60f nsgre orvat sebmra
va vpr sbe qrpnqrf nsgre Jbeyq Jne VV?
6. Jung cbchyne punenpgre svefg nccrnerq va "Nznmvat Snagnfl" #15?
7. Jung fhcreureb qvq nggbearl Zngg Zheqbpu orpbzr?
8. Nsgre <nafjre 6>, Zneiry'f arkg zbfg cbchyne punenpgre vf
n Pnanqvna. Ur'f abg sbe fnyr! Anzr uvz.
9. Jung qb Irabz, gur Ihygher, naq gur Fnaqzna unir va pbzzba?
10. Va Zneiry pbzvpf, juvpu fhcreureb hfrf n jurrypunve?
* Game 7, Round 5 - Audio - Disco!
Again, in the original name you would have heard clips, but here I'll
just give you the title. In each case, name the singer or band.
1. Written by Bernard Edwards and Niles Rogers, "We Are Family"
was released in April 1979. What American vocal group
recorded it?
2. Originally recorded by the Blue Notes in 1975, "Don't Leave Me
This Way" was covered by this American singer and was released
in December 1976. Who was the singer?
3. A one-hit wonder, "Ring my Bell" was the only major hit song
recorded by this American singer and musician.
4. In 1977, "Best of My Love" won the Grammy for Best R&B
Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals, and was a major hit
by which American Group?
5. "Boogie Shoes" first appeared in 1975 and later became a hit
after it appeared on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack
in 1977. Who was the band?
6. "Disco Inferno" found mainstream success when it was also
featured on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. Who is
the band?
7. "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" was recorded in 1978.
It received renewed interest when it was featured on the
soundtrack of "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" in 1994. Who was
the singer?
8. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" was already a largely popular
dance-club hit in late 1978, as the B-side of another song
before it was officially being released. Who is the artist
who recorded it?
9. "Shake Your Groove Thing" reached #5 on the US "Billboard"
"Hot 100" chart and #4 on the "Billboard" R&B chart.
10. The funk-disco song "Le Freak" was released in 1978 by Atlantic
Records. It was written and produced by Bernard Edwards and
Nile Rodgers, Who is the band?
* Game 7, Round 6 - History - The Soviet Union
1. In the civil war that followed the Russian revolution of October
1917, what term referred to the various groups which fought
the Bolsheviks?
2. Mikhail Gorbachev set up both economic and political reforms.
"Perestroika" was the Russian term for the economic reforms.
What was the term for the political reforms?
3. Leon Trotsky was one of the leaders of the October 1917
revolution. In which city was he in exile when he was
assassinated by an agent of Stalin?
4. In 1956 Nikita Khrushchev delivered a secret speech at the 20th
Party Congress of the Soviet Union. The contents of the speech
were leaked shortly afterwards. What was the major theme of
the speech?
5. What movie describes the visit of the American journalist John
Reed to Russia to observe the events of the Russian Revolution?
6. What action of the Soviet Union led to many western nations
boycotting the 1980 summer Olympics held in Moscow?
7. Anatoli Dobrynin was a well-known Soviet statesman. What role
did he hold from 1962 to 1986?
8. What European country aligned itself in the early 1960s with
Communist China, objecting to the revisionist policies of
Nikita Khrushchev?
9. The Soviet Union achieved many firsts in its space program.
In 1966, what first did space probe Lunik 9 (or Luna 9) achieve?
10. Name the CIA agent who was shot down and captured alive over
the Soviet Union in 1960 while on a spy mission.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-11-03,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2026-03-10 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7, Round 4 - Literature - Marvel Comics
1. Who was the editor, and finally the publisher, of Marvel?
2. What was the original name of Marvel Comics when it began
in 1939?
3. After it became Marvel in the 1960s, what was their first
superhero title?
4. Please deocde the rot13 for the rest of the round only after
you have finished with #1-3. The Incredible Hulk was the second
1960s Marvel character. He is a green-skinned monster, but in
the first issue he was another color. What color was it?
5. What 1940s character reappeared in the '60s after being frozen
in ice for decades after World War II?
6. What popular character first appeared in "Amazing Fantasy" #15?
7. What superhero did attorney Matt Murdoch become?
8. After <answer 6>, Marvel's next most popular character is
a Canadian. He's not for sale! Name him.
9. What do Venom, the Vulture, and the Sandman have in common?
10. In Marvel comics, which superhero uses a wheelchair?
* Game 7, Round 5 - Audio - Disco!
Again, in the original name you would have heard clips, but here I'll
just give you the title. In each case, name the singer or band.
1. Written by Bernard Edwards and Niles Rogers, "We Are Family"
was released in April 1979. What American vocal group
recorded it?
2. Originally recorded by the Blue Notes in 1975, "Don't Leave Me
This Way" was covered by this American singer and was released
in December 1976. Who was the singer?
3. A one-hit wonder, "Ring my Bell" was the only major hit song
recorded by this American singer and musician.
4. In 1977, "Best of My Love" won the Grammy for Best R&B
Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals, and was a major hit
by which American Group?
5. "Boogie Shoes" first appeared in 1975 and later became a hit
after it appeared on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack
in 1977. Who was the band?
6. "Disco Inferno" found mainstream success when it was also
featured on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. Who is
the band?
7. "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" was recorded in 1978.
It received renewed interest when it was featured on the
soundtrack of "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" in 1994. Who was
the singer?
8. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" was already a largely popular
dance-club hit in late 1978, as the B-side of another song
before it was officially being released. Who is the artist
who recorded it?
9. "Shake Your Groove Thing" reached #5 on the US "Billboard"
"Hot 100" chart and #4 on the "Billboard" R&B chart.
10. The funk-disco song "Le Freak" was released in 1978 by Atlantic
Records. It was written and produced by Bernard Edwards and
Nile Rodgers, Who is the band?
* Game 7, Round 6 - History - The Soviet Union
1. In the civil war that followed the Russian revolution of October
1917, what term referred to the various groups which fought
the Bolsheviks?
2. Mikhail Gorbachev set up both economic and political reforms.
"Perestroika" was the Russian term for the economic reforms.
What was the term for the political reforms?
3. Leon Trotsky was one of the leaders of the October 1917
revolution. In which city was he in exile when he was
assassinated by an agent of Stalin?
4. In 1956 Nikita Khrushchev delivered a secret speech at the 20th
Party Congress of the Soviet Union. The contents of the speech
were leaked shortly afterwards. What was the major theme of
the speech?
5. What movie describes the visit of the American journalist John
Reed to Russia to observe the events of the Russian Revolution?
6. What action of the Soviet Union led to many western nations
boycotting the 1980 summer Olympics held in Moscow?
7. Anatoli Dobrynin was a well-known Soviet statesman. What role
did he hold from 1962 to 1986?
8. What European country aligned itself in the early 1960s with
Communist China, objecting to the revisionist policies of
Nikita Khrushchev?
9. The Soviet Union achieved many firsts in its space program.
In 1966, what first did space probe Lunik 9 (or Luna 9) achieve?
10. Name the CIA agent who was shot down and captured alive over
the Soviet Union in 1960 while on a spy mission.
"Let's jump off that bridge when we come to it."
| --Allan Lamport
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