Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - February 10
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The "Magyar Agar" dog breed is also called the "greyhound" of what nation? definitely a Hungarian breed of dog. I think that sheep dogs are Hungarian.
2. What Best Picture-winning film has intertitles dividing it up into chapters like "The Players," "The Set-Up," "The Hook," "The Tale," "The Wire," and "The Shut-Out"? I know this one well. It's one of my favorites. The Sting.
3. Name two of the three current U.S. Cabinet departments that have never been headed by a woman. Veterans Affairs, Defense.
4. What French artist painted "Fatata te Miti," "La Orana Maria," and "Hini Tefatou"? Those titles sound Polynesian which makes me thing of Gaughin
5. What city is home to the B & O Railroad Museum, on the site of America's oldest railroad complex? B&O = Baltimore and Ohio, so I guess Baltimore
6. What U.S. fast food chain has 28 million of its trademark antenna balls in circulation? Jack in the Box
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? "Aeroplane" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd, "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens, "Happy Christmas (War Is Over") by John and Yoko, "I'm a Thug" by Trick Daddy, "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown, "2080" by Yeasayer, "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Tina Turner. Initial research shows that several were released in two or more parts. I think they were multi-part songs.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What two George Michael-written hit songs could have a number "7" appended to their titles to make the names of capsules of Mercury space missions? "Freedom" and "Faith," both Top Five hits, were the names of Mercury capsules. Alan Shepard flew in Freedom 7, and Gordo Cooper in Faith 7. If I ever get chosen for NASA, my capsule will be either Monkey 7 or Careless Whisper 7. I honestly can't decide. 1/2 credit. I did not recall the Freedom song.
2. Where would you most often see the Greek letters iota, chi, theta, upsilon, and sigma side by side? Inside a Jesus fish! This spells the Greek word ICHTHYS, which early Christians used as an acrostic for Jesus' name. (We also accepted "on a car bumper" and all manner of other Christian bling.) correct
3. Hong Kong is one of two "special administrative regions" of China. What is the other? Nearby Macau, the Indian casino of Asia. correct
4. What NFL star got his nickname from his mother, from the speed with which he drank his milk as a child? Adam "Pacman" Jones...though I think it's an odd story. Pac-Man didn't drink rapidly. He *ate power pellets* rapidly. Whole different thing. How can you call this guy a star? He has never played in a Pro Bowl or been All Pro. It would have been more accurate to ask "What troubled NFL player who like to make it rain got his nickname . . . "
5. Now that Pluto's been demoted, what's the smallest planet of the solar system? Mercury is by far the smallest, roughly half the mass of Mars. correct
6. Geraldine Brooks' Pulitzer-winning 2006 novel March is narrated by the absentee father from what classic novel? The March sisters headlined Little Women. correct! A lucky guess.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these Muppets? The Amazing Mumford, Barkley, Floyd, Dr. Bunson Honeydew, Janice, Pops the Doorman, Sully, the Swedish Chef, and Zoot. These are all the Muppets with...no eyes! I know, creepy. In most cases, I guess they COULD have had eyes--they were just always obscured by eyebrows, eyelids, shades, fur, etc. Only Bunson Honeydown is completely and proudly eyeless. Freakshow. Question for further discussion: should Scooter count? He had eyes...but only painted on his glasses, not actually behind them!!! correct
1. The "Magyar Agar" dog breed is also called the "greyhound" of what nation? definitely a Hungarian breed of dog. I think that sheep dogs are Hungarian.
2. What Best Picture-winning film has intertitles dividing it up into chapters like "The Players," "The Set-Up," "The Hook," "The Tale," "The Wire," and "The Shut-Out"? I know this one well. It's one of my favorites. The Sting.
3. Name two of the three current U.S. Cabinet departments that have never been headed by a woman. Veterans Affairs, Defense.
4. What French artist painted "Fatata te Miti," "La Orana Maria," and "Hini Tefatou"? Those titles sound Polynesian which makes me thing of Gaughin
5. What city is home to the B & O Railroad Museum, on the site of America's oldest railroad complex? B&O = Baltimore and Ohio, so I guess Baltimore
6. What U.S. fast food chain has 28 million of its trademark antenna balls in circulation? Jack in the Box
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? "Aeroplane" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd, "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens, "Happy Christmas (War Is Over") by John and Yoko, "I'm a Thug" by Trick Daddy, "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown, "2080" by Yeasayer, "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Tina Turner. Initial research shows that several were released in two or more parts. I think they were multi-part songs.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What two George Michael-written hit songs could have a number "7" appended to their titles to make the names of capsules of Mercury space missions? "Freedom" and "Faith," both Top Five hits, were the names of Mercury capsules. Alan Shepard flew in Freedom 7, and Gordo Cooper in Faith 7. If I ever get chosen for NASA, my capsule will be either Monkey 7 or Careless Whisper 7. I honestly can't decide. 1/2 credit. I did not recall the Freedom song.
2. Where would you most often see the Greek letters iota, chi, theta, upsilon, and sigma side by side? Inside a Jesus fish! This spells the Greek word ICHTHYS, which early Christians used as an acrostic for Jesus' name. (We also accepted "on a car bumper" and all manner of other Christian bling.) correct
3. Hong Kong is one of two "special administrative regions" of China. What is the other? Nearby Macau, the Indian casino of Asia. correct
4. What NFL star got his nickname from his mother, from the speed with which he drank his milk as a child? Adam "Pacman" Jones...though I think it's an odd story. Pac-Man didn't drink rapidly. He *ate power pellets* rapidly. Whole different thing. How can you call this guy a star? He has never played in a Pro Bowl or been All Pro. It would have been more accurate to ask "What troubled NFL player who like to make it rain got his nickname . . . "
5. Now that Pluto's been demoted, what's the smallest planet of the solar system? Mercury is by far the smallest, roughly half the mass of Mars. correct
6. Geraldine Brooks' Pulitzer-winning 2006 novel March is narrated by the absentee father from what classic novel? The March sisters headlined Little Women. correct! A lucky guess.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these Muppets? The Amazing Mumford, Barkley, Floyd, Dr. Bunson Honeydew, Janice, Pops the Doorman, Sully, the Swedish Chef, and Zoot. These are all the Muppets with...no eyes! I know, creepy. In most cases, I guess they COULD have had eyes--they were just always obscured by eyebrows, eyelids, shades, fur, etc. Only Bunson Honeydown is completely and proudly eyeless. Freakshow. Question for further discussion: should Scooter count? He had eyes...but only painted on his glasses, not actually behind them!!! correct
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#7 -- It seems to me that Happy Christmas, Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) and We Don't Need Another Hero all have children's choirs singing in parts.
This felt like a particularly easy week.
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This felt like a particularly easy week.
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