Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - August 31
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Both U.S. presidents who shared what first name were born in the Carolinas? Thought about this in the line at the grocery store. There have only been two Andrews. Jackson is from the south. Not sure about Johnson. But I'll guess the two Andrews.
2. What rock band's fans have been called "Distiples"? Cannot determine where "dist" might come in. The name of the lead singer? District? Distribution? Is this Jesus and Mary Chain?
3. What organization is currently led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I? Is this the Greek or Eastern Orthodox Church?
4. What letter of the alphabet appears on Arthur Dimmesdale's tombstone, at the end of an 1850 novel? An "A" (don't know if it is scarlet)
5. "Sherlock Bones" was the most common entry in the two-year contest to name what TV ad mascot? Why did he say mascot and not TV ad character? I am not sure what he is looking for. Something that is advertising a product or something that is promoting a tv show or network. Does PBS's Mystery have a mascot? House? Bones? Is this an ad for Milkbone dog biscuits? Not sure what context to take to guess an answer.
6. What objects have been predicted to emit Hawking radiation? I think that this answer is black holes.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these famous people? Dick Cheney, Cher, Richard Gephardt, Alan Keyes, Stephen King, Marie Osmond, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd. Not so hard this week. Each has a child (I believe a daughter in each case) who has come out as gay.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Who became a star in 2009 despite eventually finishing in second place to a London dance troupe called "Diversity"? "Diversity" may have won Britain's Got Talent, but Susan Boyle can cry herself (and her cats) to sleep on a mountain of money. correct
2. This summer, who wanted--and got--Mario Chalmers' number 6? Mario Chalmers is a two-year veteran point guard for the Miami Heat--but what LeBron James wants, including his old uniform number, LeBron James gets. Correct. Not sure if Lebron threw in any cash or the monetary equivalent in chalk.
3. Julia Gillard is what nation's first female Prime Minister? Australia, though Gillard may head a coalition government after a deadlocked national election. correct
4. What inventor became rich in the 1800s making muskets with interchangeable parts, after almost going broke defending patents to his more famous invention? The cotton gin made Eli Whitney famous, but muskets made him rich. Did not know this. I needed a little better clue to get it.
5. Who celebrated her 100th birthday last month at a party hosted by James Cameron and his wife Suzy Amis? Gloria Stuart, aka that old lady who lied about her diamond in Titanic. correct
6. Belarus and Lesotho are, respectively, the world's northernmost and southernmost countries that are what? Populated by Belarussians and Lesothans. No, just kidding. They're landlocked countries. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these letters of the alphabet, and no others? D, G, L, P, R, S, X, and sort of U? These are the only letters of our alphabet that aren't also used for the corresponding letter of the Greek alphabet. 'U' makes the cut halfway, because its Greek equivalent, the upsilon, looks like a Y in uppercase, but a 'u' in lowercase. somewhat confusing because the Greek alphabet has an X and a P. But they do not represent X and P from the English alphabet.
1. Both U.S. presidents who shared what first name were born in the Carolinas? Thought about this in the line at the grocery store. There have only been two Andrews. Jackson is from the south. Not sure about Johnson. But I'll guess the two Andrews.
2. What rock band's fans have been called "Distiples"? Cannot determine where "dist" might come in. The name of the lead singer? District? Distribution? Is this Jesus and Mary Chain?
3. What organization is currently led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I? Is this the Greek or Eastern Orthodox Church?
4. What letter of the alphabet appears on Arthur Dimmesdale's tombstone, at the end of an 1850 novel? An "A" (don't know if it is scarlet)
5. "Sherlock Bones" was the most common entry in the two-year contest to name what TV ad mascot? Why did he say mascot and not TV ad character? I am not sure what he is looking for. Something that is advertising a product or something that is promoting a tv show or network. Does PBS's Mystery have a mascot? House? Bones? Is this an ad for Milkbone dog biscuits? Not sure what context to take to guess an answer.
6. What objects have been predicted to emit Hawking radiation? I think that this answer is black holes.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these famous people? Dick Cheney, Cher, Richard Gephardt, Alan Keyes, Stephen King, Marie Osmond, Ally Sheedy, Cybill Shepherd. Not so hard this week. Each has a child (I believe a daughter in each case) who has come out as gay.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Who became a star in 2009 despite eventually finishing in second place to a London dance troupe called "Diversity"? "Diversity" may have won Britain's Got Talent, but Susan Boyle can cry herself (and her cats) to sleep on a mountain of money. correct
2. This summer, who wanted--and got--Mario Chalmers' number 6? Mario Chalmers is a two-year veteran point guard for the Miami Heat--but what LeBron James wants, including his old uniform number, LeBron James gets. Correct. Not sure if Lebron threw in any cash or the monetary equivalent in chalk.
3. Julia Gillard is what nation's first female Prime Minister? Australia, though Gillard may head a coalition government after a deadlocked national election. correct
4. What inventor became rich in the 1800s making muskets with interchangeable parts, after almost going broke defending patents to his more famous invention? The cotton gin made Eli Whitney famous, but muskets made him rich. Did not know this. I needed a little better clue to get it.
5. Who celebrated her 100th birthday last month at a party hosted by James Cameron and his wife Suzy Amis? Gloria Stuart, aka that old lady who lied about her diamond in Titanic. correct
6. Belarus and Lesotho are, respectively, the world's northernmost and southernmost countries that are what? Populated by Belarussians and Lesothans. No, just kidding. They're landlocked countries. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these letters of the alphabet, and no others? D, G, L, P, R, S, X, and sort of U? These are the only letters of our alphabet that aren't also used for the corresponding letter of the Greek alphabet. 'U' makes the cut halfway, because its Greek equivalent, the upsilon, looks like a Y in uppercase, but a 'u' in lowercase. somewhat confusing because the Greek alphabet has an X and a P. But they do not represent X and P from the English alphabet.
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#5 seems like a good question. But I sure don't know the answer.
#7 is right, but the presence of Chastity Bono (who we're not to refer to as a woman anymore) makes the wording on the answer a little tricky. It would have to be something like "They all gave birth to a daughter who eventually came out as gay."
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#7 is right, but the presence of Chastity Bono (who we're not to refer to as a woman anymore) makes the wording on the answer a little tricky. It would have to be something like "They all gave birth to a daughter who eventually came out as gay."
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