Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - January 11 (1/11/11)
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The Barents and Beaufort Seas are part of which ocean? Arctic Ocean
2. What singer has had two of his biggest hits legislatively proposed as new state songs for Colorado and West Virginia, respectively? John Denver (probably Rocky Mountain High and Take Me Home, Country Roads)
3. What term for a chemical alkane usually refers to kerosene in the United Kingdom, but to a kind of wax in the U.S.? paraffin
4. What annual event was informally dubbed, in its 2005 incarnation, the "Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes"? is he referring to the NHL draft? or the season results that determined which team would win the Sidney Crosby sweepstakes?
5. In 1820, a British smuggler named Johnstone offered, for 40,000 pounds, to build a submarine and rescue what man from the South Atlantic? who was stranded or captured in the South Atlantic in 1820? Some Brit named Falkland?
6. What Oscar-winning film originated in a 1976 script called "The Cut-Whore Killings"? Sure sounds like LA Confidential. It was not the best picture (I am still bitter that Titanic beat it), but I believe that Brian Helgeland deservedly won for his terrific script.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these famous people? Gary Cooper, Xavier Cugat, Marcel Duchamp, Dave Eggers, Federico Fellini, Fred Gwynne, Hugh Hefner, Emmett Kelly, Martin Landau, John Updike. Seeing Hef on that list makes me think of something related to spouses.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The animal that's called an ermine in the winter when it has white fur is, during the rest of the year, known as what? It's a stoat, a kind of weasel. I guess if I sold furs, I wouldn't advertise "weasel coat" either. correct
2. What author had hit movies made of his first seven novels, until 1997's The Partner broke the streak? John Grisham. America's bizarre box office fascination with improbable Southern legal thrillers ended with the 2003 film Runaway Jury. But producers are developing The Partner as we speak, so Grisham's streak might soon be up to eight straight. correct
3. Where would you find the fictional couple that some fans call "Kurt Coblaine"? Kurt and Blaine are the still-just-friends that America has fallen in love with on TV's Glee. correct
4. What communications technology takes its name from an epithet for King Harald I of Denmark? Bluetooth devices borrow that name from Harald Bluetooth, the tenth-century Danish king who, quite frankly, should have flossed more often. good one, Alex
5. Who's the only artist ever to have three Billboard #1 singles with questions for titles--in 1986, 1987, and 1988? "How Will I Know?" wondered Whitney Houston to herself. "Didn't We Almost Have It All? Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" well done, Kmac
6. How many articles does the U.S. Constitution have? Seven. If you have to memorize one for a school project, pick VII. It's short. Don't know why I thought there were 8. Guess I should re-read the Constitution, especially the articles.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these athletes? Ernie Banks, Chauncey Billups, Steve Garvey, Glenn Hall, Gordie Howe, Reggie Jackson, Bob Lilly, and Jerry West. Fans called them all "Mister" something: Mr. Cub, Mr. Big Shot, Mr. Clean, Mr. Goalie, Mr. Hockey, Mr. October, Mr. Cowboy, and Mr. Clutch, respectively. correct
1. The Barents and Beaufort Seas are part of which ocean? Arctic Ocean
2. What singer has had two of his biggest hits legislatively proposed as new state songs for Colorado and West Virginia, respectively? John Denver (probably Rocky Mountain High and Take Me Home, Country Roads)
3. What term for a chemical alkane usually refers to kerosene in the United Kingdom, but to a kind of wax in the U.S.? paraffin
4. What annual event was informally dubbed, in its 2005 incarnation, the "Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes"? is he referring to the NHL draft? or the season results that determined which team would win the Sidney Crosby sweepstakes?
5. In 1820, a British smuggler named Johnstone offered, for 40,000 pounds, to build a submarine and rescue what man from the South Atlantic? who was stranded or captured in the South Atlantic in 1820? Some Brit named Falkland?
6. What Oscar-winning film originated in a 1976 script called "The Cut-Whore Killings"? Sure sounds like LA Confidential. It was not the best picture (I am still bitter that Titanic beat it), but I believe that Brian Helgeland deservedly won for his terrific script.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these famous people? Gary Cooper, Xavier Cugat, Marcel Duchamp, Dave Eggers, Federico Fellini, Fred Gwynne, Hugh Hefner, Emmett Kelly, Martin Landau, John Updike. Seeing Hef on that list makes me think of something related to spouses.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The animal that's called an ermine in the winter when it has white fur is, during the rest of the year, known as what? It's a stoat, a kind of weasel. I guess if I sold furs, I wouldn't advertise "weasel coat" either. correct
2. What author had hit movies made of his first seven novels, until 1997's The Partner broke the streak? John Grisham. America's bizarre box office fascination with improbable Southern legal thrillers ended with the 2003 film Runaway Jury. But producers are developing The Partner as we speak, so Grisham's streak might soon be up to eight straight. correct
3. Where would you find the fictional couple that some fans call "Kurt Coblaine"? Kurt and Blaine are the still-just-friends that America has fallen in love with on TV's Glee. correct
4. What communications technology takes its name from an epithet for King Harald I of Denmark? Bluetooth devices borrow that name from Harald Bluetooth, the tenth-century Danish king who, quite frankly, should have flossed more often. good one, Alex
5. Who's the only artist ever to have three Billboard #1 singles with questions for titles--in 1986, 1987, and 1988? "How Will I Know?" wondered Whitney Houston to herself. "Didn't We Almost Have It All? Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" well done, Kmac
6. How many articles does the U.S. Constitution have? Seven. If you have to memorize one for a school project, pick VII. It's short. Don't know why I thought there were 8. Guess I should re-read the Constitution, especially the articles.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these athletes? Ernie Banks, Chauncey Billups, Steve Garvey, Glenn Hall, Gordie Howe, Reggie Jackson, Bob Lilly, and Jerry West. Fans called them all "Mister" something: Mr. Cub, Mr. Big Shot, Mr. Clean, Mr. Goalie, Mr. Hockey, Mr. October, Mr. Cowboy, and Mr. Clutch, respectively. correct
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