Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - December 2
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Gumby is green, of course. But what color are his facial features (eyebrows, nose, and mouth)? Aren't they kind of reddish/orange? Maybe I am thinking of his eyes. I cannot picture the other facial features.
2. What country's prime minister is called the Taoiseach? Tao makes me think of a country bordering China. Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan.
3. What 1859 historical novel includes chapters called "Knitting," "Still Knitting," and "The Knitting Done"? Knitting - I think of Madame Defarge. My guess is A Tale of Two Cities. That is an historical novel, isn't it?
4. What gas are the bubbles in soda pop filled with? I think it is just carbon dioxide
5. The mayor of what city in southeastern Turkey has announced plans to sue Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan for name infringement and contributing to the city's high crime rate? Christopher Nolan made the Batman movies Batman Begins and Dark Knight. Is there a scene or character connection to a Turkish city? Is the crime related to sign stealing? I have not seen Dark Knight so I may be out of the loop on this question.
6. In what kind of retail outlet might you sit down at the "Genius Bar"? Apple Store
7. Based on the unusual distinction they all share, name a Beatles song that could be added to this list of pop songs. "Alive" by Pearl Jam, "Captain Jack" by Billy Joel, "Dancing Queen" by ABBA, "Half a Person" by the Smiths, "Jack and Diane" by John Cougar Mellencamp, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by the Band, "Stray Cat Blues" by the Rolling Stones, "Who Do You Love?" by Bo Diddley. I believe these all have lyrics that cite a character's age. Dancing Queen - 17. Jack and Diane - hold onto 16 as long as you can. Who Do You Love - I'm 22 and don't mind dying. So my answer would be I Saw Her Standing There - she was just 17, you know what I mean.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What common household item typically contains 138 cubic centimeters of an argon-nitrogen gas mixture? Argon, an inert gas, doesn't play well with other elements. Which makes it the perfect atmosphere for the inside of a regular old lightbulb; it won't combust. I knew it wasn't my fire extinguisher once I looked at the tag and saw that it did not contain any gas.
2. One of the "Bond girls" in the new 007 film is named in honor of which Beatles song? Gemma Arterton plays the improbably named "Strawberry Fields"...but not forever. Spoilers! no way to know this without seeing the movie. I dare KJ to ask a Slumdog Millionaire or Role Models question. I saw those this past weekend.
3. What did Ramon Mercader do with an ice axe in Mexico City on August 20, 1940? He put it in Leon Trotsky's skull, earning the Order of Lenin on the spot. correct
4. With a 3-9 season ending Michigan's 31-year streak, what's now the only school to have appeared in a college football bowl game every year for the last two decades, with a 26-year streak running? The Florida State Seminoles have been to a bowl game every season since 1982. (And Michigan's total is 33, I think, not 31. My bad.) correct
5. What is the both the oldest and the largest single-stone statue in the world? The Sphinx at Giza. It would be even bigger if its head weren't creepily small for its size. What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and has an INCREDIBLY SMALL HEAD at night? I give up. they carved that from a single stone? impressive! much bigger than a buddha or a pieta
6. What author wrote four of the top five books on the USA Today best-selling fiction chart last week? Stephenie Meyer. Not knowing how many of my subscribers are young-to-middle-aged women, you won't catch me making any jokes here about the quality of her best-selling Twilight vampire books! No sir! I think they're classics! mostly correct (though not Jeopardy correct)
7. What unusual distinction is shared by each of these organizations? American Airlines, Anheuser-Busch, Barclays, D.C. United, Emporio Armani, Flexible Flyer, the National Rifle Association, and the U.S. Post Office? They all have an eagle in their logos. I should have done more research on this. It was very gettable.
1. Gumby is green, of course. But what color are his facial features (eyebrows, nose, and mouth)? Aren't they kind of reddish/orange? Maybe I am thinking of his eyes. I cannot picture the other facial features.
2. What country's prime minister is called the Taoiseach? Tao makes me think of a country bordering China. Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan.
3. What 1859 historical novel includes chapters called "Knitting," "Still Knitting," and "The Knitting Done"? Knitting - I think of Madame Defarge. My guess is A Tale of Two Cities. That is an historical novel, isn't it?
4. What gas are the bubbles in soda pop filled with? I think it is just carbon dioxide
5. The mayor of what city in southeastern Turkey has announced plans to sue Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan for name infringement and contributing to the city's high crime rate? Christopher Nolan made the Batman movies Batman Begins and Dark Knight. Is there a scene or character connection to a Turkish city? Is the crime related to sign stealing? I have not seen Dark Knight so I may be out of the loop on this question.
6. In what kind of retail outlet might you sit down at the "Genius Bar"? Apple Store
7. Based on the unusual distinction they all share, name a Beatles song that could be added to this list of pop songs. "Alive" by Pearl Jam, "Captain Jack" by Billy Joel, "Dancing Queen" by ABBA, "Half a Person" by the Smiths, "Jack and Diane" by John Cougar Mellencamp, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by the Band, "Stray Cat Blues" by the Rolling Stones, "Who Do You Love?" by Bo Diddley. I believe these all have lyrics that cite a character's age. Dancing Queen - 17. Jack and Diane - hold onto 16 as long as you can. Who Do You Love - I'm 22 and don't mind dying. So my answer would be I Saw Her Standing There - she was just 17, you know what I mean.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What common household item typically contains 138 cubic centimeters of an argon-nitrogen gas mixture? Argon, an inert gas, doesn't play well with other elements. Which makes it the perfect atmosphere for the inside of a regular old lightbulb; it won't combust. I knew it wasn't my fire extinguisher once I looked at the tag and saw that it did not contain any gas.
2. One of the "Bond girls" in the new 007 film is named in honor of which Beatles song? Gemma Arterton plays the improbably named "Strawberry Fields"...but not forever. Spoilers! no way to know this without seeing the movie. I dare KJ to ask a Slumdog Millionaire or Role Models question. I saw those this past weekend.
3. What did Ramon Mercader do with an ice axe in Mexico City on August 20, 1940? He put it in Leon Trotsky's skull, earning the Order of Lenin on the spot. correct
4. With a 3-9 season ending Michigan's 31-year streak, what's now the only school to have appeared in a college football bowl game every year for the last two decades, with a 26-year streak running? The Florida State Seminoles have been to a bowl game every season since 1982. (And Michigan's total is 33, I think, not 31. My bad.) correct
5. What is the both the oldest and the largest single-stone statue in the world? The Sphinx at Giza. It would be even bigger if its head weren't creepily small for its size. What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and has an INCREDIBLY SMALL HEAD at night? I give up. they carved that from a single stone? impressive! much bigger than a buddha or a pieta
6. What author wrote four of the top five books on the USA Today best-selling fiction chart last week? Stephenie Meyer. Not knowing how many of my subscribers are young-to-middle-aged women, you won't catch me making any jokes here about the quality of her best-selling Twilight vampire books! No sir! I think they're classics! mostly correct (though not Jeopardy correct)
7. What unusual distinction is shared by each of these organizations? American Airlines, Anheuser-Busch, Barclays, D.C. United, Emporio Armani, Flexible Flyer, the National Rifle Association, and the U.S. Post Office? They all have an eagle in their logos. I should have done more research on this. It was very gettable.
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#1 -- ?? Brown, maybe?
#2 -- Is there a country whose main religion is Taoism? I would guess Bhutan but I don't believe they have a prime minister.
#3 -- Great guess. I was thinking of "The Odyssey" which is a tad too old.
#5 -- Now that you told me who Christopher Nolan is ... maybe "Ras al Gul" (sp?) is the name of a city in Turkey?
#6 -- I only learned this after watching "The Simpsons" this past weekend.
#7 -- I think you hit it on the nose. I only knew "Dancing Queen" so I thought they might all contain the number "17" but it appears to be not quite that specific.
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#2 -- Is there a country whose main religion is Taoism? I would guess Bhutan but I don't believe they have a prime minister.
#3 -- Great guess. I was thinking of "The Odyssey" which is a tad too old.
#5 -- Now that you told me who Christopher Nolan is ... maybe "Ras al Gul" (sp?) is the name of a city in Turkey?
#6 -- I only learned this after watching "The Simpsons" this past weekend.
#7 -- I think you hit it on the nose. I only knew "Dancing Queen" so I thought they might all contain the number "17" but it appears to be not quite that specific.
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