Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - December 1
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What military unit was named in 1898 after the members of Buffalo Bill's famous Wild West show? I struggled with this until I noted the year - 1898 ---> Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders rode up San Juan Hill. Rough Riders.
2. The address of Turner Field, where the Braves play, is what appropriate number on Hank Aaron Drive? 755
3. The Tora Bora mountains lie on the border between what two countries? Afghanistan and Pakistan
4. What can be "gibbous" when it isn't full? a "gibbous" moon
5. What director of a hit 1984 sci-fi film also played the title character, despite not being listed in the opening cast credits? I can think of a lot of hit sci-fi films, but they were not 1984. ET (1982). Aliens (1986). Tron was 1984 (I think) but it was a game, not a character. Poltergeist (1983). Howard the Duck was 1986 and definitely not a hit. Was Willow in 1984? Is this George Lucas? Or Ron Howard?
6. What British music star did fashion critic Mr. Blackwell describe as "Exploding beehives above...tacky polka-dots below...part 50's car-hop horror" in his final worst-dressed list, in 2008? Amy Winehouse
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these classic books? Breakfast of Champions, Flatland, The Hobbit, The Little Prince, The Prophet, Songs of Innocence and Experience, Trilby, Vanity Fair.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What U.S. comic strip had to change its name slightly in 1960 after objections by a popular women's magazine? The Family Circus used to be called "The Family Circle" (a pun on the shape of its circular panel) until the magazine of the same name complained. I just now noticed that I shouldn't really have called The Family Circus a "comic strip" since it's a single panel, not a strip. Who to blame? I'm going to go with Not Me or Ida Know. correct! thanks, Cris
2. "NiCd," "NiMH," and "Li-ion" are different types of what common technology? Those odd acronyms stand for nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, and lithiu atm-ion, and all are types of (rechargeable) battery. correct
3. Show creator Bruce Geller played the hand that lights the match during the iconic credits to what TV series? That match lights the fuse that runs throught the Mission: Impossible credits. correct
4. The Arctic Circle runs through more of what nation than any other? One of those questions that tests your general geographic feng shui, rather than something you would know outright. Nearly half of the Arctic Circle runs through northern Russia, more than twice the segment that runs through Canada. ahh, rats. I was going to go 7 for 7 if this had been correct
5. Who was the intended target of Operation Spark, the 20 July Plot, and Operation Foxley? Boy, did some people not like Hitler much. Spark and Foxley were British operations; the "20 July" plot was the Germany military plot recounted in the Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie. correct
6. Why has the tiny logging town of Forks, Washington seen a 600% tourism increase in the last four years? Forks has been besieged by besotted teenaged girls and others who read at that grade level, because it's the setting for Stephenie Meyer's uber-popular novels about gloomy vampires. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these teams in the four major North American sports leagues, and no others? Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rockies, Denver Nuggets, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Miami Dolphins, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays. They all play in a stadium or arena named for a beverage or beverage company: Pepsi, Coors, Tropicana, Miller, etc. Mix all these drinks up: it's a new cocktail I've just invented! It's called the Question Seven, and boy does it cause a headache the next day. correct. More sports #7s please.
1. What military unit was named in 1898 after the members of Buffalo Bill's famous Wild West show? I struggled with this until I noted the year - 1898 ---> Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders rode up San Juan Hill. Rough Riders.
2. The address of Turner Field, where the Braves play, is what appropriate number on Hank Aaron Drive? 755
3. The Tora Bora mountains lie on the border between what two countries? Afghanistan and Pakistan
4. What can be "gibbous" when it isn't full? a "gibbous" moon
5. What director of a hit 1984 sci-fi film also played the title character, despite not being listed in the opening cast credits? I can think of a lot of hit sci-fi films, but they were not 1984. ET (1982). Aliens (1986). Tron was 1984 (I think) but it was a game, not a character. Poltergeist (1983). Howard the Duck was 1986 and definitely not a hit. Was Willow in 1984? Is this George Lucas? Or Ron Howard?
6. What British music star did fashion critic Mr. Blackwell describe as "Exploding beehives above...tacky polka-dots below...part 50's car-hop horror" in his final worst-dressed list, in 2008? Amy Winehouse
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these classic books? Breakfast of Champions, Flatland, The Hobbit, The Little Prince, The Prophet, Songs of Innocence and Experience, Trilby, Vanity Fair.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What U.S. comic strip had to change its name slightly in 1960 after objections by a popular women's magazine? The Family Circus used to be called "The Family Circle" (a pun on the shape of its circular panel) until the magazine of the same name complained. I just now noticed that I shouldn't really have called The Family Circus a "comic strip" since it's a single panel, not a strip. Who to blame? I'm going to go with Not Me or Ida Know. correct! thanks, Cris
2. "NiCd," "NiMH," and "Li-ion" are different types of what common technology? Those odd acronyms stand for nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, and lithiu atm-ion, and all are types of (rechargeable) battery. correct
3. Show creator Bruce Geller played the hand that lights the match during the iconic credits to what TV series? That match lights the fuse that runs throught the Mission: Impossible credits. correct
4. The Arctic Circle runs through more of what nation than any other? One of those questions that tests your general geographic feng shui, rather than something you would know outright. Nearly half of the Arctic Circle runs through northern Russia, more than twice the segment that runs through Canada. ahh, rats. I was going to go 7 for 7 if this had been correct
5. Who was the intended target of Operation Spark, the 20 July Plot, and Operation Foxley? Boy, did some people not like Hitler much. Spark and Foxley were British operations; the "20 July" plot was the Germany military plot recounted in the Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie. correct
6. Why has the tiny logging town of Forks, Washington seen a 600% tourism increase in the last four years? Forks has been besieged by besotted teenaged girls and others who read at that grade level, because it's the setting for Stephenie Meyer's uber-popular novels about gloomy vampires. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these teams in the four major North American sports leagues, and no others? Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rockies, Denver Nuggets, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Miami Dolphins, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays. They all play in a stadium or arena named for a beverage or beverage company: Pepsi, Coors, Tropicana, Miller, etc. Mix all these drinks up: it's a new cocktail I've just invented! It's called the Question Seven, and boy does it cause a headache the next day. correct. More sports #7s please.
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The "Tron" game was just based on the movie - The Tron from the movie was a character in the digital world - "he" was a security program, not a game. At any rate, Bruce Boxleitner did not direct the film, so that's not right anyway.
As a monster hint, the actor/director in question was not in the cast credits because the title character was dead.
As a monster hint, the actor/director in question was not in the cast credits because the title character was dead.
Man, that is a tough one! Did you have to get copies of all of the works to identify that common thread?
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