Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - April 1
THIS WEEK'S QUIZ
1. The ballet La Petite Danseuse was inspired by a bronze sculpted by what artist? Edgar Degas
2. What TV series' last two winners have had first names derived from Greek sun gods?
3. Dubai-based Emirates Airlines was the first airline to allow the in-flight use of what? cell phones?
4. What basketball rarity has only been accomplished four times in NBA history--by Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon, and David Robinson? Alvin Robertson is the giveaway - a quadruple double
5. What famous explorer became the first governor of Puerto Rico in 1509? Columbus?
6. A shoehorn is a first-class one, a diving-board is a second-class one, and a stapler is a third-class one. What are they? levers
7. Based on the unusual distinction they share, what 1989 film will soon be joining this list of movies? The Blues Brothers, Chinatown, The Godfather Part II, The Hustler, The Last Picture Show, The Odd Couple, Psycho, Terms of Endearment.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What ruler was born around 1167 with the name "Temujin"? Genghis Khan. correct
2. What major event have you won if you receive a round trophy topped with thirty gold-plated flags? That's the Commissioner's Trophy, given to the winner of the World Series. (The thirty flags represent the thirty teams in major league baseball.) correct
3. What menu item does McDonald's often discount during Lent? The Filet-O-Fish, aimed at Catholics going meatless. In fact, the Filet-O-Fish was actually conceived, back in 1962, as a way to lure Catholics into McDonald's on "meatless Fridays." correct
4. What late actress is one of only two people ever to wear the celebrated Tiffany Yellow Diamond? In 1961, to promote her new film Breakfast at Tiffany's, Audrey Hepburn became the second woman ever to wear the diamond. so who was the first?
5. Why has Madelyn Dunham, an 85-year-old woman living alone in a Honolulu condo, been in the news recently? She is Barack Obama's "typical white grandmother," mentioned in his recent speech on race. correct
6. Besides the platypus, what's the only other living mammal that lays eggs? The spiny echidna, also of Australia, are the only other surviving "monotremes." I could not remember the spiny echidna, just monotremes
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these novels and plays? Happy Days, Howards End, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Little Woman, Mary Poppins, Robinson Crusoe, A Sentimental Education, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A toughie, unless you know a few of these works well. All have a crucial scene revolving around an umbrella (brella brella). No, really. Details provided upon request.
1. The ballet La Petite Danseuse was inspired by a bronze sculpted by what artist? Edgar Degas
2. What TV series' last two winners have had first names derived from Greek sun gods?
3. Dubai-based Emirates Airlines was the first airline to allow the in-flight use of what? cell phones?
4. What basketball rarity has only been accomplished four times in NBA history--by Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon, and David Robinson? Alvin Robertson is the giveaway - a quadruple double
5. What famous explorer became the first governor of Puerto Rico in 1509? Columbus?
6. A shoehorn is a first-class one, a diving-board is a second-class one, and a stapler is a third-class one. What are they? levers
7. Based on the unusual distinction they share, what 1989 film will soon be joining this list of movies? The Blues Brothers, Chinatown, The Godfather Part II, The Hustler, The Last Picture Show, The Odd Couple, Psycho, Terms of Endearment.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What ruler was born around 1167 with the name "Temujin"? Genghis Khan. correct
2. What major event have you won if you receive a round trophy topped with thirty gold-plated flags? That's the Commissioner's Trophy, given to the winner of the World Series. (The thirty flags represent the thirty teams in major league baseball.) correct
3. What menu item does McDonald's often discount during Lent? The Filet-O-Fish, aimed at Catholics going meatless. In fact, the Filet-O-Fish was actually conceived, back in 1962, as a way to lure Catholics into McDonald's on "meatless Fridays." correct
4. What late actress is one of only two people ever to wear the celebrated Tiffany Yellow Diamond? In 1961, to promote her new film Breakfast at Tiffany's, Audrey Hepburn became the second woman ever to wear the diamond. so who was the first?
5. Why has Madelyn Dunham, an 85-year-old woman living alone in a Honolulu condo, been in the news recently? She is Barack Obama's "typical white grandmother," mentioned in his recent speech on race. correct
6. Besides the platypus, what's the only other living mammal that lays eggs? The spiny echidna, also of Australia, are the only other surviving "monotremes." I could not remember the spiny echidna, just monotremes
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these novels and plays? Happy Days, Howards End, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Little Woman, Mary Poppins, Robinson Crusoe, A Sentimental Education, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A toughie, unless you know a few of these works well. All have a crucial scene revolving around an umbrella (brella brella). No, really. Details provided upon request.
