Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - April 22nd
THIS WEEK'S QUIZ
1. What world capital temporarily changed its name to "Middle Earth" for a week in 2001? Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand. So probably that would be Wellington.
2. What Baseball Hall of Famer saw his old team kept out of the playoffs in 2007 thanks to a pinch-hit triple hit against them by his own son? Tony Gwynn
3. What Johnny Nash hit did Ray Charles once perform, with no apparent irony, on Saturday Night Live? I Can See Clearly Now
4. What term did the late photojournalist Dith Pran coin for the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in his native Cambodia? the Killing Fields
5. What two U.S. states have the largest airlines named for them? Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. I can't think of any other states with airlines named for them. Air Wisconsin was absorbed by United Express long ago.
6. What one metal is alloyed to make both bronze and brass?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these famous people? Tycho Brahe, Johnny Cash, Hernan Cortes, Tina Fey, Harrison Ford, Ernest Hemingway, Harriet Tubman, and Nick Van Exel.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. According to the title card at the beginning of Martin Scorsese's concert film The Last Waltz, "This film should be played" how? Loud! a bad question to ask about a detail that appeared on screen for a few seconds at the beginning of a movie 30 years ago
2. What delicious item did Iranian bakeries rename as "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad" in 2006? Danishes lost their Scandinavian name in Iran two years ago because of the flap over Danish newspaper cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. This is the Muslim version of "freedom fries," apparently. what kind of danish? cheese? prune?
3. What late American newspaper fixture had his work collected in books like The Second and Third Letters of the Alphabet Revisited? The second and third letters of the alphabet are B and C: ergo, the answer is B.C. cartoonish Johnny Hart. I'm lighting a menorah for you right now, Johnny. correct
4. Before the rollout of the euro, what scientist appeared both on a 500-franc note and a 20,000-zloty note? Marie Curie, beloved in both France and Poland. correct
5. What popular TV show shared its title with the English name for the "Dalits" of India? The 160 million Dalits are "The Untouchables." correct (with help)
6. "501" and "Cricket" are two of the most popular varieties of what game? Darts.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these biblical figures? Abraham, Daniel, Esther, Jacob, Jethro, Peter, Paul, and Sarah. All received second names in the Bible, in addition to these better known ones. In order: Abram, Belteshazzar, Hadassah, Israel, Reuel, Simon, Saul, and Sarai.
1. What world capital temporarily changed its name to "Middle Earth" for a week in 2001? Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand. So probably that would be Wellington.
2. What Baseball Hall of Famer saw his old team kept out of the playoffs in 2007 thanks to a pinch-hit triple hit against them by his own son? Tony Gwynn
3. What Johnny Nash hit did Ray Charles once perform, with no apparent irony, on Saturday Night Live? I Can See Clearly Now
4. What term did the late photojournalist Dith Pran coin for the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in his native Cambodia? the Killing Fields
5. What two U.S. states have the largest airlines named for them? Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. I can't think of any other states with airlines named for them. Air Wisconsin was absorbed by United Express long ago.
6. What one metal is alloyed to make both bronze and brass?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these famous people? Tycho Brahe, Johnny Cash, Hernan Cortes, Tina Fey, Harrison Ford, Ernest Hemingway, Harriet Tubman, and Nick Van Exel.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. According to the title card at the beginning of Martin Scorsese's concert film The Last Waltz, "This film should be played" how? Loud! a bad question to ask about a detail that appeared on screen for a few seconds at the beginning of a movie 30 years ago
2. What delicious item did Iranian bakeries rename as "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad" in 2006? Danishes lost their Scandinavian name in Iran two years ago because of the flap over Danish newspaper cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. This is the Muslim version of "freedom fries," apparently. what kind of danish? cheese? prune?
3. What late American newspaper fixture had his work collected in books like The Second and Third Letters of the Alphabet Revisited? The second and third letters of the alphabet are B and C: ergo, the answer is B.C. cartoonish Johnny Hart. I'm lighting a menorah for you right now, Johnny. correct
4. Before the rollout of the euro, what scientist appeared both on a 500-franc note and a 20,000-zloty note? Marie Curie, beloved in both France and Poland. correct
5. What popular TV show shared its title with the English name for the "Dalits" of India? The 160 million Dalits are "The Untouchables." correct (with help)
6. "501" and "Cricket" are two of the most popular varieties of what game? Darts.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these biblical figures? Abraham, Daniel, Esther, Jacob, Jethro, Peter, Paul, and Sarah. All received second names in the Bible, in addition to these better known ones. In order: Abram, Belteshazzar, Hadassah, Israel, Reuel, Simon, Saul, and Sarai.
