Thursday, August 16, 2007
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - August 14
THIS WEEK'S QUIZ
1. What world leader began his plan to take power after the 1989 Caracazo riots? Hugo Chavez
2. What play's Broadway opening was the occasion for a tie-in advertising promotion by Hormel Foods? Spamalot
3. What are the "ten" being referred to when a surfer "hangs ten" on a wave? hanging ten toes over the lip of the board
4. Complete this film analogy: Before Sunset : Paris :: Before Sunrise : _____. What was the other Julie Delpy/Ethan Hawke movie - After Sunset? Or Before Sunrise? Wasn't it also set in Paris? Before Sunset was the sequel. Before Sunrise was the first movie and it was set in Vienna. Have not seen either one.
5. What was the last name of the seven Italian brothers whose company, in 1955, found a new household use for the agricultural pumps it was producing? Italy - maybe a company that makes espresso machines or coffee makers. Delonghi?
6. Who was the most famous client of British lawyer Jonathan Harker? never heard of him so will be a total guess. ah, he is a fictional character in Bram Stoker's Dracula. The Count is his client.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these U.S states, and no others? Alaska, California, Delaware, Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Will need to noodle on this one.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What kind of sporting event is divided into chukkas? A polo match.
2. What president was married to a First Lady whose first name was Eleanor? Now this was just mean. Eleanor Roosevelt's actually first name was Anna. But Rosalyn Carter's first name was Eleanor. Sorry.
3. Who wrote sonnets called "La primavera," "L'estate," "L'autunno," and "L'inverno" to be read with the movements of his most famous work? Antonio Vivaldi--those are the names of "The Four Seasons" in Italian.
4. What's the name of Audrey Hepburn's cat in Breakfast at Tiffany's? It doesn't really have one--she just calls it "Cat."
5. The U.S.'s center of population was in eastern Maryland at the time of the first census, but it's since moved six states westward. What state is it in today? This imaginary point currently sits in south central Missouri.
6. What two cast members of TV's The West Wing were real-life brothers-in-law? Timothy Busfield's wife and Joshua Malina's wife are sisters.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these musical acts? The Clash, the Early November, George Harrison, the Magnetic Fields, Prince, Frank Sinatra, Smashing Pumpkins, and Frank Zappa. All released triple albums--three-LP collections of new studio music, not live performances or compilations.
So I got three out of 7 last week - #1, #3 and #7. Probably should have worked out #5 but was not going to get the others.
1. What world leader began his plan to take power after the 1989 Caracazo riots? Hugo Chavez
2. What play's Broadway opening was the occasion for a tie-in advertising promotion by Hormel Foods? Spamalot
3. What are the "ten" being referred to when a surfer "hangs ten" on a wave? hanging ten toes over the lip of the board
4. Complete this film analogy: Before Sunset : Paris :: Before Sunrise : _____. What was the other Julie Delpy/Ethan Hawke movie - After Sunset? Or Before Sunrise? Wasn't it also set in Paris? Before Sunset was the sequel. Before Sunrise was the first movie and it was set in Vienna. Have not seen either one.
5. What was the last name of the seven Italian brothers whose company, in 1955, found a new household use for the agricultural pumps it was producing? Italy - maybe a company that makes espresso machines or coffee makers. Delonghi?
6. Who was the most famous client of British lawyer Jonathan Harker? never heard of him so will be a total guess. ah, he is a fictional character in Bram Stoker's Dracula. The Count is his client.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these U.S states, and no others? Alaska, California, Delaware, Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Will need to noodle on this one.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What kind of sporting event is divided into chukkas? A polo match.
2. What president was married to a First Lady whose first name was Eleanor? Now this was just mean. Eleanor Roosevelt's actually first name was Anna. But Rosalyn Carter's first name was Eleanor. Sorry.
3. Who wrote sonnets called "La primavera," "L'estate," "L'autunno," and "L'inverno" to be read with the movements of his most famous work? Antonio Vivaldi--those are the names of "The Four Seasons" in Italian.
4. What's the name of Audrey Hepburn's cat in Breakfast at Tiffany's? It doesn't really have one--she just calls it "Cat."
5. The U.S.'s center of population was in eastern Maryland at the time of the first census, but it's since moved six states westward. What state is it in today? This imaginary point currently sits in south central Missouri.
6. What two cast members of TV's The West Wing were real-life brothers-in-law? Timothy Busfield's wife and Joshua Malina's wife are sisters.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these musical acts? The Clash, the Early November, George Harrison, the Magnetic Fields, Prince, Frank Sinatra, Smashing Pumpkins, and Frank Zappa. All released triple albums--three-LP collections of new studio music, not live performances or compilations.
So I got three out of 7 last week - #1, #3 and #7. Probably should have worked out #5 but was not going to get the others.
