Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - April 21
THIS WEEK'S (HOPEFULLY LESS FLAWED) QUESTIONS
1. What are the Septuagint, the Targum, and the Vulgate? Sept- means 7 - seven seas, seven dwarves, seven deadly sins. No idea on Targum. Vulgate sounds like vulpine but I don't think that is what it means.
2. What famous TV pair first met at MGM in 1939 after one left the Harman-Ising studio and the other left Terrytoons? famous TV pair ---> could be Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. But Terrytoons? How about Hanna and Barbera.
3. "Velvet" is the soft skin that covers what kind of animal appendage? horns
4. What company was named in 1972 to refer to the music-industry inexperience of its now-famous founder? I was going through in my head synonyms for newbie - rookie, tyro, beginner, innocent, naif - when I hit on what must be the right answer - Virgin. Richard Branson's ubiquitous company.
5. What object, which inspired the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," is currently buried on a farm near Lake Placid, New York? When American flags are no longer useable, they are supposed to be burned and the ashes buried. Is this an American flag?
6. What nation's traditional formal garment is the "barong Tagalog"? Tagalog --> Philippines
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these film actors? Marlon Brando, Nicolas Cage, Jimmy Cagney, Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Charles Laughton, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Anthony Quinn, Frank Sinatra. A few thoughts - pirates, marooned, mutinies, officers, something about their Oscar nominations
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The only two amputees ever to make the Summer Olympics both competed in what sport? Ken screwed up this question. He was only thinking of leg amputees but there have been others, including Jim Abbott. So he accepted all answers! You could have insisted on tennis, yachting, or boxing amputees, it didn't matter. It was Everybody Gets a Trophy Day at Ken-Jennings.com. He did intend for the answer to be swimming so I did provide the answer he was originally looking for.
2. Name the two U.S. states each of whose two most populous cities both begin with the same letter that the state does. I was sort of surprised that two states qualify here. Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Pittsburgh) is one; Hawaii (Honolulu and Hilo) is the other. And yes, I know that Hilo isn't officially incorporated as a city. I'm okay with that. Hakuna matata, as they say in Hawaii. correct
3. What cult ABC sitcom from 1986 tried to use a Peter Gabriel song as its theme but couldn't afford the rights? The awesome detective-spoof Sledge Hammer! couldn't afford Peter Gabriel as their "Sledgehammer." Though he insisted he wanted to be. I forgot all about this show. Never saw it and have never heard of the stars - David Rasche and Anne-Marie Martin.
4. What man's "second rebellion" was the Rum Rebellion, an uprising that deposed him as governor of New South Wales in 1808? William Bligh, late of the mutiny on the Bounty, just didn't learn from his mistakes. correct
5. The "maser" was originally so named because it amplified what kind of radiation, not optical light? The original masers used microwaves, which gave it the 'M' in its acronym. Today's masers emit other kinds of radiation as well, so the 'M' now stands for "molecular." of course! I am a moron.
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? Michelle Obama appears with Oprah on this month's cover. Coming up next: Ellen DeGeneres will be cover girl #3. correct! a lucky guess since I have not seen the magazine in question
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. In the tradition of other great morbid Question Sevens in Tuesday Trivia history (celebrities that killed behind the wheel! people run over by streetcars!) comes...this list of famous people who lost children to suicide. I was surprised to see a U.S. president on that list, by the way. News to me. This Q7 was supposed to be easier than last week's?
1. What are the Septuagint, the Targum, and the Vulgate? Sept- means 7 - seven seas, seven dwarves, seven deadly sins. No idea on Targum. Vulgate sounds like vulpine but I don't think that is what it means.
2. What famous TV pair first met at MGM in 1939 after one left the Harman-Ising studio and the other left Terrytoons? famous TV pair ---> could be Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. But Terrytoons? How about Hanna and Barbera.
3. "Velvet" is the soft skin that covers what kind of animal appendage? horns
4. What company was named in 1972 to refer to the music-industry inexperience of its now-famous founder? I was going through in my head synonyms for newbie - rookie, tyro, beginner, innocent, naif - when I hit on what must be the right answer - Virgin. Richard Branson's ubiquitous company.
5. What object, which inspired the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," is currently buried on a farm near Lake Placid, New York? When American flags are no longer useable, they are supposed to be burned and the ashes buried. Is this an American flag?
6. What nation's traditional formal garment is the "barong Tagalog"? Tagalog --> Philippines
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these film actors? Marlon Brando, Nicolas Cage, Jimmy Cagney, Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Charles Laughton, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Anthony Quinn, Frank Sinatra. A few thoughts - pirates, marooned, mutinies, officers, something about their Oscar nominations
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The only two amputees ever to make the Summer Olympics both competed in what sport? Ken screwed up this question. He was only thinking of leg amputees but there have been others, including Jim Abbott. So he accepted all answers! You could have insisted on tennis, yachting, or boxing amputees, it didn't matter. It was Everybody Gets a Trophy Day at Ken-Jennings.com. He did intend for the answer to be swimming so I did provide the answer he was originally looking for.
2. Name the two U.S. states each of whose two most populous cities both begin with the same letter that the state does. I was sort of surprised that two states qualify here. Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Pittsburgh) is one; Hawaii (Honolulu and Hilo) is the other. And yes, I know that Hilo isn't officially incorporated as a city. I'm okay with that. Hakuna matata, as they say in Hawaii. correct
3. What cult ABC sitcom from 1986 tried to use a Peter Gabriel song as its theme but couldn't afford the rights? The awesome detective-spoof Sledge Hammer! couldn't afford Peter Gabriel as their "Sledgehammer." Though he insisted he wanted to be. I forgot all about this show. Never saw it and have never heard of the stars - David Rasche and Anne-Marie Martin.
4. What man's "second rebellion" was the Rum Rebellion, an uprising that deposed him as governor of New South Wales in 1808? William Bligh, late of the mutiny on the Bounty, just didn't learn from his mistakes. correct
5. The "maser" was originally so named because it amplified what kind of radiation, not optical light? The original masers used microwaves, which gave it the 'M' in its acronym. Today's masers emit other kinds of radiation as well, so the 'M' now stands for "molecular." of course! I am a moron.
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? Michelle Obama appears with Oprah on this month's cover. Coming up next: Ellen DeGeneres will be cover girl #3. correct! a lucky guess since I have not seen the magazine in question
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. In the tradition of other great morbid Question Sevens in Tuesday Trivia history (celebrities that killed behind the wheel! people run over by streetcars!) comes...this list of famous people who lost children to suicide. I was surprised to see a U.S. president on that list, by the way. News to me. This Q7 was supposed to be easier than last week's?
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The translations (Q1) are very old, which is why they aren't very well known today.
Originally, the Old Testament was written in Hebrew and the New Testament in Greek with a little Aramaic thrown in.
The Septuagint is completely Greek; the Targum is completely Aramaic; and the Vulgate is the first complete Latin translation.
Now back to Q7 research. Bridegrooms, butterflies, ears, feathers, knots, peppercorns, spindles, turnips? Do you think there's a connection to fairy tales?
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Originally, the Old Testament was written in Hebrew and the New Testament in Greek with a little Aramaic thrown in.
The Septuagint is completely Greek; the Targum is completely Aramaic; and the Vulgate is the first complete Latin translation.
Now back to Q7 research. Bridegrooms, butterflies, ears, feathers, knots, peppercorns, spindles, turnips? Do you think there's a connection to fairy tales?
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