Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - June 17
THIS WEEK'S QUIZ
1. Jim Carrey has played the lead in two different adaptations of what author's works? Dr. Seuss (Cat in the Hat, The Grinch)
2. What sport does a "kegler" enjoy? bowling
3. What 38-year-old brand was discontinued two weeks ago, replaced by "FedEx Office"? Kinkos
4. The "big-sea-water" Gitche Gumee in the first line of Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha" is what modern-day body of water? now *this* is a good question. I think it is Lake Champlain.
5. What band released identically titled eponymous albums in 1994, 2001, and 2008, which fans tend to call the "Blue," "Green," and "Red" albums?
6. Whom did Howard Carter discover in KV62 in 1922? King Tut
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV series? Alias, China Beach, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Mad Men, and One Tree Hill.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The longbows that the English used to revolutionize warfare during the Hundred Years War were mostly made from what kind of wood? Baby, it's yew. correct
2. Both the sports movies on the AFI's "100 Years...100 Movies" list, ranking the greatest films ever, concern what sport? Boxing: the only two sports movies on the AFI's list are Rocky and Raging Bull. correct
3. What country has, despite its small size, produced the two fastest 100-meter sprinters in track history? Asafa Powell and new world record holder Usain Bolt are both from Jamaica. correct
4. Who only stuck around, according to Horatio, Marcellus, and Bernardo, "while one with moderate haste might tell a hundred"? The old king's ghost in Hamlet.
5. The euro is divided into one hundred what? One hundred cents. That's a little Tuesday Trivia lesson for newbies: it's usually the most, um, cents-ible answer. correct
6. Of the one hundred titles in a Scrabble game, how many are the only letter of their kind? There's only one J, K, Q, X, and Z. Did you forget K? Yeah, I would have as well. never having played, I can only guess at Scrabble questions
7. What unusual distinction is shared by, as far as I can tell, fewer than 20 people, including George Custer, Bette Davis, St. Dominic, Duke Ellington, William Halsey, Henry VIII, Douglas Macarthur, and Mozart? They've all been name-checked in the titles of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles. Other possible names on the list: Julian "Hey Jude" Lennon and "My" Sharona Alperin, currently selling real estate in L.A. No, I'm serious. Yea!! I actually got this Q7.
1. Jim Carrey has played the lead in two different adaptations of what author's works? Dr. Seuss (Cat in the Hat, The Grinch)
2. What sport does a "kegler" enjoy? bowling
3. What 38-year-old brand was discontinued two weeks ago, replaced by "FedEx Office"? Kinkos
4. The "big-sea-water" Gitche Gumee in the first line of Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha" is what modern-day body of water? now *this* is a good question. I think it is Lake Champlain.
5. What band released identically titled eponymous albums in 1994, 2001, and 2008, which fans tend to call the "Blue," "Green," and "Red" albums?
6. Whom did Howard Carter discover in KV62 in 1922? King Tut
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV series? Alias, China Beach, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Mad Men, and One Tree Hill.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The longbows that the English used to revolutionize warfare during the Hundred Years War were mostly made from what kind of wood? Baby, it's yew. correct
2. Both the sports movies on the AFI's "100 Years...100 Movies" list, ranking the greatest films ever, concern what sport? Boxing: the only two sports movies on the AFI's list are Rocky and Raging Bull. correct
3. What country has, despite its small size, produced the two fastest 100-meter sprinters in track history? Asafa Powell and new world record holder Usain Bolt are both from Jamaica. correct
4. Who only stuck around, according to Horatio, Marcellus, and Bernardo, "while one with moderate haste might tell a hundred"? The old king's ghost in Hamlet.
5. The euro is divided into one hundred what? One hundred cents. That's a little Tuesday Trivia lesson for newbies: it's usually the most, um, cents-ible answer. correct
6. Of the one hundred titles in a Scrabble game, how many are the only letter of their kind? There's only one J, K, Q, X, and Z. Did you forget K? Yeah, I would have as well. never having played, I can only guess at Scrabble questions
7. What unusual distinction is shared by, as far as I can tell, fewer than 20 people, including George Custer, Bette Davis, St. Dominic, Duke Ellington, William Halsey, Henry VIII, Douglas Macarthur, and Mozart? They've all been name-checked in the titles of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles. Other possible names on the list: Julian "Hey Jude" Lennon and "My" Sharona Alperin, currently selling real estate in L.A. No, I'm serious. Yea!! I actually got this Q7.
