Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - September 15
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What kind of disease does an oncologist treat? cancer
2. Who was the last third-party U.S. presidential candidate to win any electoral votes at all? did Teddy Roosevelt win electoral votes as a Bull Moose candidate? I cannot think of a 3rd party candidate since then who might have earned an electoral vote.
3. What 2001 science-fiction movie had to add a subtitle when tests revealed that audience were mistaking its title for a popular condiment? first guess - Jumanji. Were people confusing it with wasabi?
4. What British unit of weight is equal to fourteen pounds? stone
5. The first two women to host 60 Minutes are currently both hosting morning shows on rival networks. Name them. I think the last time I watched a morning show was - I can't remember when. Since I don't think Leslie Stahl is hosting a morning show, that means that at least two women preceded her. I think that Connie Chung was one. Barbara Walters too?
6. What resort town, which will host most of the skiing at the 2010 Olympics, is named not for a painter but for the noises made by local marmots? Whistler
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these places? Agra, India; Baghdad; Easter Island; Puerto Rico; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Vietnam? 3 cities, 2 countries and an island. That's an odd collection. Something about the words themselves? They rhyme with something in common? Can be anagrammed to words that have something in common?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
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 & Jerry's has temporarily renamed "Chubby Hubby" to celebrate Vermont's new marriage laws. Why didn't they just call it "Neat, Physically Fit Hubby"? That would pretty much eliminate most of America's heterosexual husbands right there. correct
2. What movie star was nominated for acting awards for playing Anna Christie in 1930 and Anna Karenina in 1935? Greta Garbo was both celebrated Annas. Also, she currently plays "Anna Montana" on the Disney Channel alongside her father, country star Billy Ray Garbor. correct
3. What consumer electronics product shares its name with Rubus fruticosis, a state symbol of Alabama and Kentucky? Both those states have voted the blackberry their official fruit. So far no state has so recognized the "CrackBerry." correct
4. Who adopted the "Thin White Duke" persona during the mid-1970s? This was David Bowie's post-Ziggy Stardust character, around the time of his Station to Station album. If you are keeping track at home: Bowie is apparently still thin and white, though no longer a duke. Not one of the possibilities I had considered. Needed another clue to get there.
5. The three U.S. states with only one pro sports franchise each all have their lone team in what league? Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah have only one team each--and it's an NBA team. Sort of a sore subject for us ex-Sonics fans. correct
6. The Australian species of what bird has nature's largest bill, a 20-inch beak that can hold over 3 gallons? A wonderful bird is the pelican; his beak can hold more than his belican. correct. Nice pun.
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.? These are all the nations against which the U.S. has officially declared war. I guess I forgot "Poverty," "Drugs," "Terrorism," "Christmas," and the victims of dozens of other rhetorical "wars." correct!
1. What kind of disease does an oncologist treat? cancer
2. Who was the last third-party U.S. presidential candidate to win any electoral votes at all? did Teddy Roosevelt win electoral votes as a Bull Moose candidate? I cannot think of a 3rd party candidate since then who might have earned an electoral vote.
3. What 2001 science-fiction movie had to add a subtitle when tests revealed that audience were mistaking its title for a popular condiment? first guess - Jumanji. Were people confusing it with wasabi?
4. What British unit of weight is equal to fourteen pounds? stone
5. The first two women to host 60 Minutes are currently both hosting morning shows on rival networks. Name them. I think the last time I watched a morning show was - I can't remember when. Since I don't think Leslie Stahl is hosting a morning show, that means that at least two women preceded her. I think that Connie Chung was one. Barbara Walters too?
6. What resort town, which will host most of the skiing at the 2010 Olympics, is named not for a painter but for the noises made by local marmots? Whistler
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these places? Agra, India; Baghdad; Easter Island; Puerto Rico; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Vietnam? 3 cities, 2 countries and an island. That's an odd collection. Something about the words themselves? They rhyme with something in common? Can be anagrammed to words that have something in common?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
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 & Jerry's has temporarily renamed "Chubby Hubby" to celebrate Vermont's new marriage laws. Why didn't they just call it "Neat, Physically Fit Hubby"? That would pretty much eliminate most of America's heterosexual husbands right there. correct
2. What movie star was nominated for acting awards for playing Anna Christie in 1930 and Anna Karenina in 1935? Greta Garbo was both celebrated Annas. Also, she currently plays "Anna Montana" on the Disney Channel alongside her father, country star Billy Ray Garbor. correct
3. What consumer electronics product shares its name with Rubus fruticosis, a state symbol of Alabama and Kentucky? Both those states have voted the blackberry their official fruit. So far no state has so recognized the "CrackBerry." correct
4. Who adopted the "Thin White Duke" persona during the mid-1970s? This was David Bowie's post-Ziggy Stardust character, around the time of his Station to Station album. If you are keeping track at home: Bowie is apparently still thin and white, though no longer a duke. Not one of the possibilities I had considered. Needed another clue to get there.
5. The three U.S. states with only one pro sports franchise each all have their lone team in what league? Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah have only one team each--and it's an NBA team. Sort of a sore subject for us ex-Sonics fans. correct
6. The Australian species of what bird has nature's largest bill, a 20-inch beak that can hold over 3 gallons? A wonderful bird is the pelican; his beak can hold more than his belican. correct. Nice pun.
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.? These are all the nations against which the U.S. has officially declared war. I guess I forgot "Poverty," "Drugs," "Terrorism," "Christmas," and the victims of dozens of other rhetorical "wars." correct!
