Bonus
In this film, a man played by Sam Neill cuts his wife’s finger off after watching her commit adultery through a crack in a wall. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this film in which Ada has an affair with the Maori-speaking fisherman George. Fearing she cannot use it due to her severed finger, Ada ties herself to the title object of this 1993 Jane Campion film before throwing it into the sea.
ANSWER: The Piano
[10m] To play Ada, Holly Hunter worked with an expert in this language to create a customized non-American version. Troy Kotsur gave his acceptance speech in this language after winning an Oscar for the film CODA.
ANSWER: American Sign Language [or ASL]
[10e] For directing The Piano, Jane Campion became the first woman to win the Palme d’Or, this event’s top prize. This film festival is held annually in a namesake town in the south of France.
ANSWER: Cannes (“can”) Film Festival [or Festival de Cannes]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 118 | 17.20 | 94% | 66% | 12% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 21.25 | 100% | 75% | 38% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 86% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 80% | 40% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 12.22 | 78% | 44% | 0% |
| Florida | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 12 | 18.33 | 92% | 83% | 8% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 89% | 67% | 33% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 83% | 75% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 89% | 67% | 0% |
| North | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 100% | 50% | 8% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 67% | 11% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 13 | 14.62 | 100% | 39% | 8% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |