Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - June 24
THIS WEEK'S QUIZ
1. What American university gained its familiar sports mascot through a special agreement with Walt Disney? Oregon for its Donald Duck mascot logo
2. Who performed Frozen in Time, Vertigo, Above the Below, Drowned Alive, and Revolution?
3. On standard cubic dice, what's the sum of the numbers on any pair of opposite faces? I believe it is 7 - 1 vs. 6, 2 vs. 5, 3 vs. 4
4. What 1954 novel's chapters include "Painted Faces and Long Hair," "Beast from Air," "The Shell and the Glasses," and "Castle Rock"? a guess - On The Road
5. What Irish immigrant's barn, at 137 DeKoven Street, made headlines on October 8, 1871? Mrs. O'Leary when the cow started a fire
6. What does the 'L' stand for in the acronym LASER? something amplified something emitting radiation. I can't think of anything else, so I will guess "light."
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these movies? European Vacation, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, Love and Death on Long Island, Magnolia, Mallrats, Requiem for a Dream, Sisters, Time Bandits. game shows in the movie?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Jim Carrey has played the lead in two different adaptations of what author's works? He's been Horton hearing the Who and the Grinch stealing Christmas, in two different Dr. Seuss movies. correct
2. What sport does a "kegler" enjoy? In German, a "kegel" is a bowling pin. Keglers are bowlers. correct
3. What 38-year-old brand was discontinued two weeks ago, replaced by "FedEx Office"? R.I.P. Kinko's! correct
4. The "big-sea-water" Gitche Gumee in the first line of Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha" is what modern-day body of water? Lake Superior. This one's a little easier if you know "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." wrong lake
5. What band released identically titled eponymous albums in 1994, 2001, and 2008, which fans tend to call the "Blue," "Green," and "Red" albums? Weezer, never shorts of creativity, has three separate albums just called Weezer.
6. Whom did Howard Carter discover in KV62 in 1922? He was the egyptologist who discovered the tomb of (born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia) King Tut. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV series? Alias, China Beach, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Mad Men, and One Tree Hill. Each series abruptly jumped forward years in time at some point during its run. (Or will, in the case of Mad Men, which won't jump ahead until the second season premiere next month.) that seems unfair
1. What American university gained its familiar sports mascot through a special agreement with Walt Disney? Oregon for its Donald Duck mascot logo
2. Who performed Frozen in Time, Vertigo, Above the Below, Drowned Alive, and Revolution?
3. On standard cubic dice, what's the sum of the numbers on any pair of opposite faces? I believe it is 7 - 1 vs. 6, 2 vs. 5, 3 vs. 4
4. What 1954 novel's chapters include "Painted Faces and Long Hair," "Beast from Air," "The Shell and the Glasses," and "Castle Rock"? a guess - On The Road
5. What Irish immigrant's barn, at 137 DeKoven Street, made headlines on October 8, 1871? Mrs. O'Leary when the cow started a fire
6. What does the 'L' stand for in the acronym LASER? something amplified something emitting radiation. I can't think of anything else, so I will guess "light."
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these movies? European Vacation, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, Love and Death on Long Island, Magnolia, Mallrats, Requiem for a Dream, Sisters, Time Bandits. game shows in the movie?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Jim Carrey has played the lead in two different adaptations of what author's works? He's been Horton hearing the Who and the Grinch stealing Christmas, in two different Dr. Seuss movies. correct
2. What sport does a "kegler" enjoy? In German, a "kegel" is a bowling pin. Keglers are bowlers. correct
3. What 38-year-old brand was discontinued two weeks ago, replaced by "FedEx Office"? R.I.P. Kinko's! correct
4. The "big-sea-water" Gitche Gumee in the first line of Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha" is what modern-day body of water? Lake Superior. This one's a little easier if you know "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." wrong lake
5. What band released identically titled eponymous albums in 1994, 2001, and 2008, which fans tend to call the "Blue," "Green," and "Red" albums? Weezer, never shorts of creativity, has three separate albums just called Weezer.
6. Whom did Howard Carter discover in KV62 in 1922? He was the egyptologist who discovered the tomb of (born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia) King Tut. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV series? Alias, China Beach, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Mad Men, and One Tree Hill. Each series abruptly jumped forward years in time at some point during its run. (Or will, in the case of Mad Men, which won't jump ahead until the second season premiere next month.) that seems unfair
