Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - December 7
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What TV series has featured eight regular characters named Thomas, including James Frain as Thomas Cromwell, Sam Neill as Thomas Wolsey, and Hans Matheson as Thomas Cranmer? is it a current show? Law and Order?
2. What kind of consumer product was long made from the "Manilkara chicle" tree of Central America? chicle --> chewing gum
3. What 2010 film was based on the best-selling book Between a Rock and a Hard Place? I did not know that movies were made based on anything other than fairy tales, comic books, graphic novels and other movies.
4. What European country has a higher population density by far than any other nation on earth? Vatican is not a country, right? Based on the number of high rises I saw, I would guess Monaco.
5. What controversial 1988 novel is named for an alleged text allowing prayers to be offered to three pagan goddesses: Allat, Uzza, and Manat? a guess - The Satanic Verses
6. What are Zener cards used to test for? I think those are used to test for allergies
7. What unusual distinction do these famous people have in common? Salmon Chase, Terry Chimes, Bob Cousy, Barry Gibb, Dick LeBeau, Michael Palin. Each was a member of a well known team of people. But I cannot find a more distinct connection. I had not previously heard of Terry Chimes, but he preceded Topper Headon in The Clash.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. In the last year, Lady Gaga and Beyonce have collaborated on two hits both named for what kind of device? "Telephone" and "Video Phone" are two songs that are both about telephones. "Smooth Operator" and Lionel Richie's "Hello" are two songs that are NOT about telephones.
2. Scientists recently discovered that the human lungs are home to one of the five types of what structure, found in great numbers (as many as ten thousand) elsewhere in the body? Your lungs have tastebuds in them! Just the bitterness-tasting kind, for some reason. Maybe that is part of the attraction of smoking. If so, the tastebuds in my lungs will be forever unsatisfied.
3. "Dirty Harry" Callahan is a cop in what city's police department? San Francisco, as you might remember from watching Zodiac if you're too young to remember the Dirty Harry movies. correct
4. What's the maximum number of sharp (or flat) symbols that can make up a key signature in music? Seven sharps (C#) and seven flats (Cb) are possible, though they're not used much, since there are similar enharmonic ways to represent the same key.
5. Jammu is the southwesternnmost part of what disputed region? The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir comprises much of the Kashmiri territory disputed with Pakistan. close enough
6. What former British prime minister headed his family's namesake publishing house in the 1970s, after he left office? The venerable Macmillan Publishers was founded by the same family that later produced British PM Harold Macmillan. I think they also had something to do with the TV series McMillan & Wife. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these TV series? Desperate Housewives, I Dream of Jeannie, Monty Python's Flying Circus, My Three Sons, The Nanny, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, The Partridge Family, The Rosie O'Donnell Show. They all have animated title sequences. I'd like to see that Partridge Family peacock hanging out with the animated Barbara Eden, Rosie O'Donnell, and Fran Drescher from their respective shows. Especially if they then all got stomped on by a big Terry Gilliam foot. correct. I too would love to see the Terry Gilliam foot stomp especially if accompanied by a Splat.
1. What TV series has featured eight regular characters named Thomas, including James Frain as Thomas Cromwell, Sam Neill as Thomas Wolsey, and Hans Matheson as Thomas Cranmer? is it a current show? Law and Order?
2. What kind of consumer product was long made from the "Manilkara chicle" tree of Central America? chicle --> chewing gum
3. What 2010 film was based on the best-selling book Between a Rock and a Hard Place? I did not know that movies were made based on anything other than fairy tales, comic books, graphic novels and other movies.
4. What European country has a higher population density by far than any other nation on earth? Vatican is not a country, right? Based on the number of high rises I saw, I would guess Monaco.
5. What controversial 1988 novel is named for an alleged text allowing prayers to be offered to three pagan goddesses: Allat, Uzza, and Manat? a guess - The Satanic Verses
6. What are Zener cards used to test for? I think those are used to test for allergies
7. What unusual distinction do these famous people have in common? Salmon Chase, Terry Chimes, Bob Cousy, Barry Gibb, Dick LeBeau, Michael Palin. Each was a member of a well known team of people. But I cannot find a more distinct connection. I had not previously heard of Terry Chimes, but he preceded Topper Headon in The Clash.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. In the last year, Lady Gaga and Beyonce have collaborated on two hits both named for what kind of device? "Telephone" and "Video Phone" are two songs that are both about telephones. "Smooth Operator" and Lionel Richie's "Hello" are two songs that are NOT about telephones.
2. Scientists recently discovered that the human lungs are home to one of the five types of what structure, found in great numbers (as many as ten thousand) elsewhere in the body? Your lungs have tastebuds in them! Just the bitterness-tasting kind, for some reason. Maybe that is part of the attraction of smoking. If so, the tastebuds in my lungs will be forever unsatisfied.
3. "Dirty Harry" Callahan is a cop in what city's police department? San Francisco, as you might remember from watching Zodiac if you're too young to remember the Dirty Harry movies. correct
4. What's the maximum number of sharp (or flat) symbols that can make up a key signature in music? Seven sharps (C#) and seven flats (Cb) are possible, though they're not used much, since there are similar enharmonic ways to represent the same key.
5. Jammu is the southwesternnmost part of what disputed region? The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir comprises much of the Kashmiri territory disputed with Pakistan. close enough
6. What former British prime minister headed his family's namesake publishing house in the 1970s, after he left office? The venerable Macmillan Publishers was founded by the same family that later produced British PM Harold Macmillan. I think they also had something to do with the TV series McMillan & Wife. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these TV series? Desperate Housewives, I Dream of Jeannie, Monty Python's Flying Circus, My Three Sons, The Nanny, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, The Partridge Family, The Rosie O'Donnell Show. They all have animated title sequences. I'd like to see that Partridge Family peacock hanging out with the animated Barbara Eden, Rosie O'Donnell, and Fran Drescher from their respective shows. Especially if they then all got stomped on by a big Terry Gilliam foot. correct. I too would love to see the Terry Gilliam foot stomp especially if accompanied by a Splat.
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