Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - April 14
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The only two amputees ever to make the Summer Olympics both competed in what sport? I seem to recall an amputee competing last summer in a swimming heat.
2. Name the two U.S. states each of whose two most populous cities both begin with the same letter that the state does. HI (Honolulu and maybe Hilo); PA (Pittsburgh and Philly)
3. What cult ABC sitcom from 1986 tried to use a Peter Gabriel song as its theme but couldn't afford the rights? cult ABC sitcom. Mork and Mindy was earlier. Family Matters was later. Maybe Perfect Strangers. But what Peter Gabriel song would they be looking for? Sledgehammer? In Your Eyes? Big Time? Shock the Monkey?
4. What man's "second rebellion" was the Rum Rebellion, an uprising that deposed him as governor of New South Wales in 1808? second rebellion in quotes. hmm - Captain Bligh.
5. The "maser" was originally so named because it amplified what kind of radiation, not optical light? x-rays, gamma rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays. It's not coming to me.
6. Who recently became only the second woman ever to appear on the cover of O, the Oprah Magazine in its nine years of publication? I have no idea so I will guess - Michelle Obama.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these famous people? John Quincy Adams, Marlon Brando, Robert Frost, Art Linkletter, Karl Marx, Carroll O'Connor, Gregory Peck, Danielle Steel, Walter Winchell, Bobby Womack.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Some scientists now believe that Alzheimer's is actually "Type 3" of what disease? A 2005 study linking Alzheimer's to insulin levels in the brain has led some researches to refer to the disease as "Type 3 diabetes." correct
2. What TV character was originally going to have the surname Masciarelli, the real last name of his creator, Garry Marshall? Arthur Fonzarelli, aka the Fonz, was at one time going to be Arthur Masciarelli. Ayyyy! correct
3. What thirty-part series began in 1933 with "On the Bank Crisis" and ended in 1944 with "Opening Fifth War Loan Drive"? Those were FDR's Depression-era "Fireside Chats." Not THIS Depression, that other one. The one with the hoboes. correct
4. The seven most visited museums in the U.S. are all in what two cities? New York City and, because of the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. 1/2 right
5. What painter's most famous work was inspired by watching Camembert cheese on a hot day? That's where the melting pocket watches in Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory came from. correct
6. Where did "What's on your mind?" recently replace "What are you doing right now?" That's the new prompt from the recent Facebook redesign. I am a Facebook user and I never have seen either phrase on the site. Where does this prompt show up?
7. What is the significance of this group of pop artists, listed in this order? Muse, the B-52s, Bryan Ferry, John Mayall, Editors, Adam Ant, Michael Jackson, Randy Newman, Sam & Dave, Jewel, the Allman Brothers Band. Okay, in hindsight I think this one was way too hard. These artists all released songs with the names of consecutive Summer Olympics cities in the titles. Some of the songs are pretty famous, but others...um, not so much. In order, they were: "Stockholm Syndrome," "Roam," "Tokyo Joe," "Mexico City," "Munich," "Montreal," "Stranger in Moscow," "I Love L.A.," "Soul Man" (uh, see "Roam," above), "Barcelona," and "Hot 'Lanta." Don't worry, this week's Question Seven should be a little easier. Yes, Ken, this was too hard.
1. The only two amputees ever to make the Summer Olympics both competed in what sport? I seem to recall an amputee competing last summer in a swimming heat.
2. Name the two U.S. states each of whose two most populous cities both begin with the same letter that the state does. HI (Honolulu and maybe Hilo); PA (Pittsburgh and Philly)
3. What cult ABC sitcom from 1986 tried to use a Peter Gabriel song as its theme but couldn't afford the rights? cult ABC sitcom. Mork and Mindy was earlier. Family Matters was later. Maybe Perfect Strangers. But what Peter Gabriel song would they be looking for? Sledgehammer? In Your Eyes? Big Time? Shock the Monkey?
4. What man's "second rebellion" was the Rum Rebellion, an uprising that deposed him as governor of New South Wales in 1808? second rebellion in quotes. hmm - Captain Bligh.
5. The "maser" was originally so named because it amplified what kind of radiation, not optical light? x-rays, gamma rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays. It's not coming to me.
6. Who recently became only the second woman ever to appear on the cover of O, the Oprah Magazine in its nine years of publication? I have no idea so I will guess - Michelle Obama.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these famous people? John Quincy Adams, Marlon Brando, Robert Frost, Art Linkletter, Karl Marx, Carroll O'Connor, Gregory Peck, Danielle Steel, Walter Winchell, Bobby Womack.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Some scientists now believe that Alzheimer's is actually "Type 3" of what disease? A 2005 study linking Alzheimer's to insulin levels in the brain has led some researches to refer to the disease as "Type 3 diabetes." correct
2. What TV character was originally going to have the surname Masciarelli, the real last name of his creator, Garry Marshall? Arthur Fonzarelli, aka the Fonz, was at one time going to be Arthur Masciarelli. Ayyyy! correct
3. What thirty-part series began in 1933 with "On the Bank Crisis" and ended in 1944 with "Opening Fifth War Loan Drive"? Those were FDR's Depression-era "Fireside Chats." Not THIS Depression, that other one. The one with the hoboes. correct
4. The seven most visited museums in the U.S. are all in what two cities? New York City and, because of the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. 1/2 right
5. What painter's most famous work was inspired by watching Camembert cheese on a hot day? That's where the melting pocket watches in Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory came from. correct
6. Where did "What's on your mind?" recently replace "What are you doing right now?" That's the new prompt from the recent Facebook redesign. I am a Facebook user and I never have seen either phrase on the site. Where does this prompt show up?
7. What is the significance of this group of pop artists, listed in this order? Muse, the B-52s, Bryan Ferry, John Mayall, Editors, Adam Ant, Michael Jackson, Randy Newman, Sam & Dave, Jewel, the Allman Brothers Band. Okay, in hindsight I think this one was way too hard. These artists all released songs with the names of consecutive Summer Olympics cities in the titles. Some of the songs are pretty famous, but others...um, not so much. In order, they were: "Stockholm Syndrome," "Roam," "Tokyo Joe," "Mexico City," "Munich," "Montreal," "Stranger in Moscow," "I Love L.A.," "Soul Man" (uh, see "Roam," above), "Barcelona," and "Hot 'Lanta." Don't worry, this week's Question Seven should be a little easier. Yes, Ken, this was too hard.
