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Re: QFTCICR25 Game 7, Rounds 2-3: clowns and cons

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Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 7, Round 2 - Entertainment - Clowns in History and Fiction

> 1. American performer Emmett Kelly created a type of character
>    clown which he called Weary Willie.  What type of clown character
>    was Weary Willie?

hobo

> 3. Originating in the commedia dell'arte, this clown is
>    characterised by his checkered costume.  His role is that of
>    a light-hearted, nimble, and astute servant.  What is the name
>    of this clown?

Harlequin

> 4. This commedia dell'arte clown embodies the Neapolitan plebeians:
>    simple men who occupy the bottom place on the social scale.
>    This character was also the origin of the British character
>    Punch of the "Punch and Judy" puppet show.  What is this
>    character called?

Pulcinello

> 7. Introduced in the US in 1946 and to television in 1949, this
>    clown was created for children's entertainment and was widely
>    popular in the later half of the 20th century and featured on
>    many franchised local TV shows.  Name this clown.

Bozo

> 9. Stephen King's novel "It" features a frightening creature who
>    appears to children as a clown who leads them to their death.
>    Name this clown.

Pennywise

> 10. On "The Simpsons", the animated series, Bart Simpson's favorite
>    performer is a local TV clown.  Name this clown.

Krusty

> * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - 20th-Century Con Artists and Impostors

> 2. David Hampton was an American impostor who conned his way
>    into the lives of wealthy New Yorkers to obtain food, shelter,
>    and money by posing as the son of which famous actor?

Sidney Poitier

> 5. Elizabeth Holmes was a high-tech business executive who was
>    once worth billions, but lost it all when she was convicted of
>    defrauding investors by claiming to have created innovative
>    blood-testing technology and concealing the fact that it did
>    not, work.  What was the name of her company?

Theranos

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QFTCICR25 Game 7, Rounds 2-3: clowns and cons msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) - 2026-05-30 20:56 +0000
  Re: QFTCICR25 Game 7, Rounds 2-3: clowns and cons tool@panix.com (Dan Blum) - 2026-05-30 21:39 +0000
  Re: QFTCICR25 Game 7, Rounds 2-3: clowns and cons Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-30 19:56 -0500
  Re: QFTCICR25 Game 7, Rounds 2-3: clowns and cons Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com> - 2026-05-30 22:46 -0700
  Re: QFTCICR25 Game 7, Rounds 2-3: clowns and cons Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com> - 2026-06-03 15:41 -0500
  QFTCICR25 Game 7, Rounds 2-3 answers: clowns and cons msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) - 2026-06-05 02:03 +0000

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