Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - May 26
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. First and second place ribbons are traditionally red and blue, respectively. What color ribbon is awarded for third place? white
2. What unusual former occupation is shared by the current mayors of Sacramento and Detroit? they use to be pro basketball players
3. What Best Picture-winning film was sarcastically called "Kevin's Gate" for much of its troubled production? Dances With Wolves
4. What product did three New Yorkers named Bradley, Voorhees, and Day team up to manufacture in 1876? I am ready for the acronym question this time! BVD --> underwear
5. What was repaired this month for the final time, since it's due to be replaced in 2014 by the JWST? the Hubble space telescope
6. In much of the world, motorcycle helmet laws are written to exempt male members of what religion? Hell's Angels. Just kidding. Sikhs commonly wear a turban that would not fit under a motorcycle helmet.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV series? Heroes, How to Boil Water, Kitchen Confidential, Once and Again, The Shield, thirtysomething, Trapper John M.D., The Waltons.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What kind of product has its effectiveness measured in terms of "SPF"? SPF is the "sun protection factor" of a sunscreen. correct
2. What English phrase means "potato" when translated into French, and names a famous historical globe when translated into German? "Earth apple" is "pomme de terre" in French, and "Erdapfel" in German. I will count this as correct (I said "apple of the earth"). But who uses the phrase "earth apple"?
3. What group's upcoming album The E.N.D. was influenced by the Australian techno sound one of its members heard while filming the Wolverine movie last year in Sydney? Since will.i.am was in Wolverine, you might suspect that this is the Black-Eyed Peas. And you'd be right. Have not seen the movie so I guess I missed that clue.
4. What do you call a rhombus whose angles are all right angles? Rhombuses (rhombi?) have four equal sides, so a rhombus with four right angles is a square. correct
5. What Brooklyn landmark is named for the rabbits that had overrun it in the 17th century when the Dutch first landed there? Coney Island, since "coney" is another word for "rabbit." I think I learned this word when I was about six--thanks, Lord of the Rings!--and haven't used it since. correct
6. What TV show killed off a beloved character in the 1975 episode "Abyssinia, Henry"? That's the M*A*S*H episode where Henry Blake gets shot down over the Sea of Japan. Oh, stop sniffing. You know Harry Morgan was better. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these political leaders, past and present? Jimmy Carter, Winston Churchill, Benjamin Disraeli, Newt Gingrich, Saddam Hussein, and Benito Mussolini. They all wrote novels! I think Gingrich's had more sex scenes than Saddam's.
1. First and second place ribbons are traditionally red and blue, respectively. What color ribbon is awarded for third place? white
2. What unusual former occupation is shared by the current mayors of Sacramento and Detroit? they use to be pro basketball players
3. What Best Picture-winning film was sarcastically called "Kevin's Gate" for much of its troubled production? Dances With Wolves
4. What product did three New Yorkers named Bradley, Voorhees, and Day team up to manufacture in 1876? I am ready for the acronym question this time! BVD --> underwear
5. What was repaired this month for the final time, since it's due to be replaced in 2014 by the JWST? the Hubble space telescope
6. In much of the world, motorcycle helmet laws are written to exempt male members of what religion? Hell's Angels. Just kidding. Sikhs commonly wear a turban that would not fit under a motorcycle helmet.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV series? Heroes, How to Boil Water, Kitchen Confidential, Once and Again, The Shield, thirtysomething, Trapper John M.D., The Waltons.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What kind of product has its effectiveness measured in terms of "SPF"? SPF is the "sun protection factor" of a sunscreen. correct
2. What English phrase means "potato" when translated into French, and names a famous historical globe when translated into German? "Earth apple" is "pomme de terre" in French, and "Erdapfel" in German. I will count this as correct (I said "apple of the earth"). But who uses the phrase "earth apple"?
3. What group's upcoming album The E.N.D. was influenced by the Australian techno sound one of its members heard while filming the Wolverine movie last year in Sydney? Since will.i.am was in Wolverine, you might suspect that this is the Black-Eyed Peas. And you'd be right. Have not seen the movie so I guess I missed that clue.
4. What do you call a rhombus whose angles are all right angles? Rhombuses (rhombi?) have four equal sides, so a rhombus with four right angles is a square. correct
5. What Brooklyn landmark is named for the rabbits that had overrun it in the 17th century when the Dutch first landed there? Coney Island, since "coney" is another word for "rabbit." I think I learned this word when I was about six--thanks, Lord of the Rings!--and haven't used it since. correct
6. What TV show killed off a beloved character in the 1975 episode "Abyssinia, Henry"? That's the M*A*S*H episode where Henry Blake gets shot down over the Sea of Japan. Oh, stop sniffing. You know Harry Morgan was better. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these political leaders, past and present? Jimmy Carter, Winston Churchill, Benjamin Disraeli, Newt Gingrich, Saddam Hussein, and Benito Mussolini. They all wrote novels! I think Gingrich's had more sex scenes than Saddam's.
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#7 - Of these shows, the only one I've ever seen is "Heroes." I know that Heroes has the unusual feature of showing the title of the episode within the episode itself ... do these other shows do that too?
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