Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - September 8
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What company has announced that it will be renaming one of its products "Hubby Hubby," to commemorate the legalization of gay marriage in its home state? Ben and Jerry's. Go Vermont!
2. What movie star was nominated for acting awards for playing Anna Christie in 1930 and Anna Karenina in 1935? This is where I would phone a friend Jerome or Andrew. Since I can't, I'll guess Greta Garbo.
3. What consumer electronics product shares its name with Rubus fruticosis, a state symbol of Alabama and Kentucky? is this a Blackberry?
4. Who adopted the "Thin White Duke" persona during the mid-1970s? Is this from the White Shadow? I thought that was past the mid-1970s. The only other person I can think of is Andy Kaufmann who adopted lots of personas.
5. The three U.S. states with only one pro sports franchise each all have their lone team in what league? NBA - Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah.
6. The Australian species of what bird has nature's largest bill, a 20-inch beak that can hold over 3 gallons? my guess - pelican
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these nations, and no others? Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Romania, Spain, and the U.K.? I asked a question about this at my quiz last week! The countries against which the US has ever formally declared war.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What car company honored its founder with the 2002 model called the Enzo? Enzo Ferrari founded his namesake car company in 1928. yes, I was going too quickly last week but Alex got it.
2. What TV series' ninety episodes included "Baby, If You Ever Wondered" and "Up and Down the Dial"? Both are quotes from the immortal opening them to WKRP in Cincinnati. Was WKRP among the first shows in TV history to use an entirely different tune for the opening vs. closing themes? Discuss. as is so often the case, now it seems evident
3. The U.S. government will be hiring 1.4 million temporary employees this year and next for what task? Counting heads. Every ten years, the U.S. government finally comes to its census. correct
4. On what calendar date every summer is the "Free Slurpee Day" promotion held? July 11 is "7-11" day, get it? Not in most of the world though. Do our international friends get their free Slurpees on November 7 instead? correct
5. "Puddi" brand cat food is a crucial plot point in what hit 2009 film? The alien "prawns" in District 9 love them some cat food. Not being an expert on South African cat foods, I have no idea if this is shrewd product placement or a made-up brand. I really struggle with these questions because I have barely seen any movies this year.
6. The village of Panmunjom sits on the border between what two nations? Panmunjom is where the armistice was negotiated between North and South Korea, and it still sits smack-dab in the middle of the highly militarized "Demilitarized Zone." correct
7. What unsual distinction is shared by these writers? Aeschylus, Louisa May Alcott, Dante, Ben Jonson, Stephenie Meyer, Henry Miller, John Milton, Leonard Nimoy. Each wrote a pair of books whose titles are opposites. For the record: Prometheus Bound vs. Prometheus Unbound, Little Women vs. Little Men, Inferno vs. Paradiso, Every Man in His Humour vs. Every Man Out of His Humour, Twilight vs. Breaking Dawn (yes, I know, but it's pretty close), Tropic of Cancer vs. Tropic of Capricorn, Paradise Lost vs. Paradise Regained, and I Am Spock vs. I Am Not Spock. Make up your mind, Nimoy! correct!
1. What company has announced that it will be renaming one of its products "Hubby Hubby," to commemorate the legalization of gay marriage in its home state? Ben and Jerry's. Go Vermont!
2. What movie star was nominated for acting awards for playing Anna Christie in 1930 and Anna Karenina in 1935? This is where I would phone a friend Jerome or Andrew. Since I can't, I'll guess Greta Garbo.
3. What consumer electronics product shares its name with Rubus fruticosis, a state symbol of Alabama and Kentucky? is this a Blackberry?
4. Who adopted the "Thin White Duke" persona during the mid-1970s? Is this from the White Shadow? I thought that was past the mid-1970s. The only other person I can think of is Andy Kaufmann who adopted lots of personas.
5. The three U.S. states with only one pro sports franchise each all have their lone team in what league? NBA - Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah.
6. The Australian species of what bird has nature's largest bill, a 20-inch beak that can hold over 3 gallons? my guess - pelican
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these nations, and no others? Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Romania, Spain, and the U.K.? I asked a question about this at my quiz last week! The countries against which the US has ever formally declared war.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What car company honored its founder with the 2002 model called the Enzo? Enzo Ferrari founded his namesake car company in 1928. yes, I was going too quickly last week but Alex got it.
2. What TV series' ninety episodes included "Baby, If You Ever Wondered" and "Up and Down the Dial"? Both are quotes from the immortal opening them to WKRP in Cincinnati. Was WKRP among the first shows in TV history to use an entirely different tune for the opening vs. closing themes? Discuss. as is so often the case, now it seems evident
3. The U.S. government will be hiring 1.4 million temporary employees this year and next for what task? Counting heads. Every ten years, the U.S. government finally comes to its census. correct
4. On what calendar date every summer is the "Free Slurpee Day" promotion held? July 11 is "7-11" day, get it? Not in most of the world though. Do our international friends get their free Slurpees on November 7 instead? correct
5. "Puddi" brand cat food is a crucial plot point in what hit 2009 film? The alien "prawns" in District 9 love them some cat food. Not being an expert on South African cat foods, I have no idea if this is shrewd product placement or a made-up brand. I really struggle with these questions because I have barely seen any movies this year.
6. The village of Panmunjom sits on the border between what two nations? Panmunjom is where the armistice was negotiated between North and South Korea, and it still sits smack-dab in the middle of the highly militarized "Demilitarized Zone." correct
7. What unsual distinction is shared by these writers? Aeschylus, Louisa May Alcott, Dante, Ben Jonson, Stephenie Meyer, Henry Miller, John Milton, Leonard Nimoy. Each wrote a pair of books whose titles are opposites. For the record: Prometheus Bound vs. Prometheus Unbound, Little Women vs. Little Men, Inferno vs. Paradiso, Every Man in His Humour vs. Every Man Out of His Humour, Twilight vs. Breaking Dawn (yes, I know, but it's pretty close), Tropic of Cancer vs. Tropic of Capricorn, Paradise Lost vs. Paradise Regained, and I Am Spock vs. I Am Not Spock. Make up your mind, Nimoy! correct!
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