Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - November 4
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Where might you commonly see the collection of characters PRND21? I would have thought of this sooner if I had a manual transmission car. These are the gears on most cars - park, reverse, neutral, drive, 2nd gear, 1st gear.
2. What chemical compound found in yogurt is also the substance that causes rigor mortis in corpses? yogurt has lactobacillus. Is that it?
3. In what African country could you take an "Alex Haley cruise" up its namesake river? namesake river makes me think of Niger
4. What movie director has been using the same font--Windsor EF-Elongated--for the credits of all his films since Interiors? Woody Allen
5. What American politician shares the same nickname that models Heidi Klum and Elle Macpherson have recently tussled over in the media? Maverick? The Hammer? Tip? Ike? I have no idea.
6. In what field did Eugene Fodor, Karl Baedeker, and Arthur Frommer all make their fame? travel writing
7. Based on the unusual distinction they all share, name a Shakespeare work that could be added to this list of plays, and tell why. The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Godspell, J.B., Man of La Mancha, Marat/Sade, The Producers, The Real Thing, The Seagull.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Which Muppet has a wife named Astoria? Crotchety old Waldorf, the balcony kibitzer, is married to Astoria--get it, Waldorf-Astoria? Astoria was just the Statler puppet in drag, which, to me, definitely adds a weird level to their friendship. Like, what if that WAS Statler, who just dresses up as his "wife" on weekends sometimes? Weirdos. correct
2. A community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, is today home to the last remaining members of what group? The once-thriving Shaker religion. Turns out your celibates-only religions have a harder time hanging in there than the have-a-million-kids ones do. I think of the Shakers along with the Amish as coming from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa. I was on the right track though thinking of simple living people.
3. What did TV Guide magazine do on October 17, 2005 that Rolling Stone later did on October 30, 2008? Both switched to traditional magazine size with those issues. TV Guide grew, while Rolling Stone shrank. correct
4. What number followed the name of all of the spacecraft capsules flown by the Mercury astronauts? They were all "7"s: Friendship 7, Liberty Bell 7, etc. This started out as an accident of prototype numbers, but wound up as a salute to unity among the seven Mercury astronauts. correct.
5. What famous woman is the sister of Oregon State basketball coach Craig Robinson? Michelle Obama. And I have to say, for the first time in my life, I'm proud of the Oregon State basketball program. correct. More Pac 10 sports please.
6. Pashmina wool comes from a breed of what animal? Pashmina is a kind of cashmere wool, and all cashmere comes from goats. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these celebrities? Sarah Ferguson, Morgan Freeman, Harrison Ford, Arnold Palmer, Ron Paul, John Travolta, Chuck Woolery, Steve Wozniak. You'll believe a man can fly! These are among the famous folks who have pilot's licenses. I was going to include Lorenzo Lamas, but then I remembered that I'd used the word "celebrities" in the question. hey I got another Q7 correct.
1. Where might you commonly see the collection of characters PRND21? I would have thought of this sooner if I had a manual transmission car. These are the gears on most cars - park, reverse, neutral, drive, 2nd gear, 1st gear.
2. What chemical compound found in yogurt is also the substance that causes rigor mortis in corpses? yogurt has lactobacillus. Is that it?
3. In what African country could you take an "Alex Haley cruise" up its namesake river? namesake river makes me think of Niger
4. What movie director has been using the same font--Windsor EF-Elongated--for the credits of all his films since Interiors? Woody Allen
5. What American politician shares the same nickname that models Heidi Klum and Elle Macpherson have recently tussled over in the media? Maverick? The Hammer? Tip? Ike? I have no idea.
6. In what field did Eugene Fodor, Karl Baedeker, and Arthur Frommer all make their fame? travel writing
7. Based on the unusual distinction they all share, name a Shakespeare work that could be added to this list of plays, and tell why. The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Godspell, J.B., Man of La Mancha, Marat/Sade, The Producers, The Real Thing, The Seagull.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Which Muppet has a wife named Astoria? Crotchety old Waldorf, the balcony kibitzer, is married to Astoria--get it, Waldorf-Astoria? Astoria was just the Statler puppet in drag, which, to me, definitely adds a weird level to their friendship. Like, what if that WAS Statler, who just dresses up as his "wife" on weekends sometimes? Weirdos. correct
2. A community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, is today home to the last remaining members of what group? The once-thriving Shaker religion. Turns out your celibates-only religions have a harder time hanging in there than the have-a-million-kids ones do. I think of the Shakers along with the Amish as coming from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa. I was on the right track though thinking of simple living people.
3. What did TV Guide magazine do on October 17, 2005 that Rolling Stone later did on October 30, 2008? Both switched to traditional magazine size with those issues. TV Guide grew, while Rolling Stone shrank. correct
4. What number followed the name of all of the spacecraft capsules flown by the Mercury astronauts? They were all "7"s: Friendship 7, Liberty Bell 7, etc. This started out as an accident of prototype numbers, but wound up as a salute to unity among the seven Mercury astronauts. correct.
5. What famous woman is the sister of Oregon State basketball coach Craig Robinson? Michelle Obama. And I have to say, for the first time in my life, I'm proud of the Oregon State basketball program. correct. More Pac 10 sports please.
6. Pashmina wool comes from a breed of what animal? Pashmina is a kind of cashmere wool, and all cashmere comes from goats. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these celebrities? Sarah Ferguson, Morgan Freeman, Harrison Ford, Arnold Palmer, Ron Paul, John Travolta, Chuck Woolery, Steve Wozniak. You'll believe a man can fly! These are among the famous folks who have pilot's licenses. I was going to include Lorenzo Lamas, but then I remembered that I'd used the word "celebrities" in the question. hey I got another Q7 correct.
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#1 -- Nice job!
#2 -- What's the main chemical compound in yogurt? Lacidophilus, or something? I'll have a yogurt later and check.
#5 -- I have a guess. It's a nickname for Elle Macpherson that I guess Heidi Klum wants. And "politician" is true but misleading, if my guess is correct.
#7 -- It took some thinking but I have a guess. It's not well-founded because I don't know these plays except "The Producers". But if you want to see it, you can click here. It feels like I've seen this question somewhere but I can't place it.
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#2 -- What's the main chemical compound in yogurt? Lacidophilus, or something? I'll have a yogurt later and check.
#5 -- I have a guess. It's a nickname for Elle Macpherson that I guess Heidi Klum wants. And "politician" is true but misleading, if my guess is correct.
#7 -- It took some thinking but I have a guess. It's not well-founded because I don't know these plays except "The Producers". But if you want to see it, you can click here. It feels like I've seen this question somewhere but I can't place it.
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