Saturday, November 17, 2007
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - November 13
THIS WEEK'S QUIZ
1. From left to right, what are the una corda, sostenuto, and damper? no idea so I looked it up. Those are the names of the pedals on a piano.
2. By area, what's the largest province of Canada? Saskatchewan and Manitoba seem very big. I'll guess Saskatchewan.
3. On what planet did the bottle city of Kandor originate?
4. Who also killed Countess Sophie on June 28, 1914? Gavrilo Princip perhaps? That is the only assassination from 1914 I can think of.
5. What actress is the daughter of Vic Morrow, the actor most famous for his tragic death during the filming of 1983's Twilight Zone: The Movie?
6. Electrical conductance is measured in "siemens." Previously, this unit was given the name of what other electrical unit, spelled backwards? mho (backwards of ohm). Another question where crossword playing helps.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these things? The Laffer Curve in economics, Miami Vice, the MRI, the NASCAR points system, the National Organization for Women, the song "One for My Baby," Southwest Airlines, and the Space Needle?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The family on TV's Married...with Children was named in honor of what wrestler? King Kong Bundy, and I was mean and didn't accept just "Bundy." C'mon, we're not just testing your Married...with Children knowledge. We're more highbrow than that here at Tuesday Trivia. We wanted to test your 1980s pro wrestling knowledge. Billy would have heard of King Kong Bundy, but I had not
2. "Theobromine," meaning "food of the gods," is the stimulant found in what substance? Theobromine is why chocolate is addictive and carob isn't.
3. What Best Picture-winning film was based on the short story collection Rope Burns? They're boxing ring "ropes"--it's Million Dollar Baby. correct
4. Who spent 1994 stocking shelves for minimum wage at a Hy-Vee grocery store in Cedar Falls, Iowa? Future MVP quarterback Kurt Warner was just paying the bills between the time the Packers cut him and his Arena Football League debut. correct
5. What peninsular nation is home to Al-Jazeera, whose name means "the peninsula"? Though the "peninsula" being referred to is Saudi Arabia, the network is actually headquartered in Qatar. Tricky. correct
6. What did Emily Dickinson call "the thing with feathers"? Hope. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these famous people? Diamond Jim Brady, Rosey Grier, Woody Guthrie, Howlin' Wolf, Ted Lilly, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwight Yoakam, and Andrew Young. James Buchanan Brady, Roosevelt Grier, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, and all the rest were named in honor of U.S. presidents. (In some cases indirectly--Andrew Jackson Young was named for his father, not directly for the president.)
1. From left to right, what are the una corda, sostenuto, and damper? no idea so I looked it up. Those are the names of the pedals on a piano.
2. By area, what's the largest province of Canada? Saskatchewan and Manitoba seem very big. I'll guess Saskatchewan.
3. On what planet did the bottle city of Kandor originate?
4. Who also killed Countess Sophie on June 28, 1914? Gavrilo Princip perhaps? That is the only assassination from 1914 I can think of.
5. What actress is the daughter of Vic Morrow, the actor most famous for his tragic death during the filming of 1983's Twilight Zone: The Movie?
6. Electrical conductance is measured in "siemens." Previously, this unit was given the name of what other electrical unit, spelled backwards? mho (backwards of ohm). Another question where crossword playing helps.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these things? The Laffer Curve in economics, Miami Vice, the MRI, the NASCAR points system, the National Organization for Women, the song "One for My Baby," Southwest Airlines, and the Space Needle?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The family on TV's Married...with Children was named in honor of what wrestler? King Kong Bundy, and I was mean and didn't accept just "Bundy." C'mon, we're not just testing your Married...with Children knowledge. We're more highbrow than that here at Tuesday Trivia. We wanted to test your 1980s pro wrestling knowledge. Billy would have heard of King Kong Bundy, but I had not
2. "Theobromine," meaning "food of the gods," is the stimulant found in what substance? Theobromine is why chocolate is addictive and carob isn't.
3. What Best Picture-winning film was based on the short story collection Rope Burns? They're boxing ring "ropes"--it's Million Dollar Baby. correct
4. Who spent 1994 stocking shelves for minimum wage at a Hy-Vee grocery store in Cedar Falls, Iowa? Future MVP quarterback Kurt Warner was just paying the bills between the time the Packers cut him and his Arena Football League debut. correct
5. What peninsular nation is home to Al-Jazeera, whose name means "the peninsula"? Though the "peninsula" being referred to is Saudi Arabia, the network is actually headquartered in Qatar. Tricky. correct
6. What did Emily Dickinson call "the thing with feathers"? Hope. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these famous people? Diamond Jim Brady, Rosey Grier, Woody Guthrie, Howlin' Wolf, Ted Lilly, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwight Yoakam, and Andrew Young. James Buchanan Brady, Roosevelt Grier, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, and all the rest were named in honor of U.S. presidents. (In some cases indirectly--Andrew Jackson Young was named for his father, not directly for the president.)
