Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - February 22
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The tail of a comet always points in which direction? what is KJ looking for? Up? Down? Left? Right? How do you describe direction in 3 dimension space? Comets are portrayed with the head toward the sun and the tail pointing away from the sun.
2. Before Santana plays "Black Magic Woman" in concert, the band often reminds the crowd that it's a cover of a song by what other band? She's Not There is a cover of a song by the Zombies. But I did not know that Black Magic Woman was a cover. Maybe Blood, Sweat and Tears?
3. What U.S. state borders two other states whose two-letter postal abbreviations are reversals of each other, like Minnesota (MN) and New Mexico (NM) are? Alabama (AL) and Louisiana (LA) both border Mississippi
4. What 1517 document has a full title that ends with the phrase "on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences"? 1517 document? Has to be Martin Luther's 95 Theses. I can't think of another document from that era.
5. Who is still officially the "Eternal President" of his nation, despite having died in 1994? Kim Il Sung?
6. What company made headlines last week by claiming to own a trademark on the word "footlong"? Subway
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these American novels? Pat Conroy's The Lords of Discipline, Jonathan Franzen's Freedom, John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, John Updike's Rabbit Run, Tom Wolfe's I Am Charlotte Simmons.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What is the Russian word for "truth"? In a journalistic irony to make even the Fox News marketing team blush, the Russian word for "truth" is "Pravda." Da, Comrade Alex.
2. What popular product has its origins in a "non-expanding recreational foam" invented by Parker Brothers in 1969? Nerf is as acronym--who knew? correct
3. Who is the author of current and upcoming songwriting memoirs called Finishing the Hat and Look, I Made a Hat? These are quotes from Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George. correct
4. What country has the world's longest total set of land borders with other countries, slightly ahead of Russia? China has longer borders than Russia. I was surprised too. correct
5. Who is the oldest active player in the NBA? Shaq is about six months older than runners-up Kurt Thomas and Grant Hill. Luckily he has the age-defying powers of his genie character in his classic movie Kazaam. Jason Kidd is a year younger than Shaq.
6. The second law of thermodynamics states that what quantity, symbolized by the letter S, can only increase in a closed system? Entropy is like a bicycle: it doesn't go backwards. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? Badfinger's "Without You," The Band's "Sleeping," Cameo's "Word Up," Exile's "Kiss You All Over," Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love," Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time," The Pixies' "Here Comes Your Man," Restless Heart's "The Bluest Eyes in Texas," Roxy Music's "More Than This." These songs were all memorably used as karaoke numbers in the movies. If you're interested, the films are: Bridget Jones's Diary, The Brothers Bloom, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Wild Hogs, The Cable Guy, Rush Hour 2, Up in the Air, (500) Days of Summer, Boys Don't Cry, and Lost in Translation. good one, Alex
1. The tail of a comet always points in which direction? what is KJ looking for? Up? Down? Left? Right? How do you describe direction in 3 dimension space? Comets are portrayed with the head toward the sun and the tail pointing away from the sun.
2. Before Santana plays "Black Magic Woman" in concert, the band often reminds the crowd that it's a cover of a song by what other band? She's Not There is a cover of a song by the Zombies. But I did not know that Black Magic Woman was a cover. Maybe Blood, Sweat and Tears?
3. What U.S. state borders two other states whose two-letter postal abbreviations are reversals of each other, like Minnesota (MN) and New Mexico (NM) are? Alabama (AL) and Louisiana (LA) both border Mississippi
4. What 1517 document has a full title that ends with the phrase "on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences"? 1517 document? Has to be Martin Luther's 95 Theses. I can't think of another document from that era.
5. Who is still officially the "Eternal President" of his nation, despite having died in 1994? Kim Il Sung?
6. What company made headlines last week by claiming to own a trademark on the word "footlong"? Subway
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these American novels? Pat Conroy's The Lords of Discipline, Jonathan Franzen's Freedom, John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, John Updike's Rabbit Run, Tom Wolfe's I Am Charlotte Simmons.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What is the Russian word for "truth"? In a journalistic irony to make even the Fox News marketing team blush, the Russian word for "truth" is "Pravda." Da, Comrade Alex.
2. What popular product has its origins in a "non-expanding recreational foam" invented by Parker Brothers in 1969? Nerf is as acronym--who knew? correct
3. Who is the author of current and upcoming songwriting memoirs called Finishing the Hat and Look, I Made a Hat? These are quotes from Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George. correct
4. What country has the world's longest total set of land borders with other countries, slightly ahead of Russia? China has longer borders than Russia. I was surprised too. correct
5. Who is the oldest active player in the NBA? Shaq is about six months older than runners-up Kurt Thomas and Grant Hill. Luckily he has the age-defying powers of his genie character in his classic movie Kazaam. Jason Kidd is a year younger than Shaq.
6. The second law of thermodynamics states that what quantity, symbolized by the letter S, can only increase in a closed system? Entropy is like a bicycle: it doesn't go backwards. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? Badfinger's "Without You," The Band's "Sleeping," Cameo's "Word Up," Exile's "Kiss You All Over," Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love," Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time," The Pixies' "Here Comes Your Man," Restless Heart's "The Bluest Eyes in Texas," Roxy Music's "More Than This." These songs were all memorably used as karaoke numbers in the movies. If you're interested, the films are: Bridget Jones's Diary, The Brothers Bloom, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Wild Hogs, The Cable Guy, Rush Hour 2, Up in the Air, (500) Days of Summer, Boys Don't Cry, and Lost in Translation. good one, Alex
Friday, February 18, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - February 15
Long week. Tuesday became Friday very quickly. Busy working for company whose name and logo were prominently displayed on Jeopardy this week.
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What is the Russian word for "truth"? A guess - Tass
2. What popular product has its origins in a "non-expanding recreational foam" invented by Parker Brothers in 1969? Nerf balls. If I find one around a house or apartment, I still reflexively pick it up and pretend to shoot baskets or throw a football. I think that I have non-expanding recreational foam in my DNA.
3. Who is the author of current and upcoming songwriting memoirs called Finishing the Hat and Look, I Made a Hat? Songwriter ---> have to guess Stephen Sondheim even though I don't understand the hat reference. Otherwise, Randy Newman? You can leave your hat on.
4. What country has the world's longest total set of land borders with other countries, slightly ahead of Russia? The US has 3000 miles of borders on the north 1500 or so on the south and another 1000 miles or more with Alaska. China has extensive borders on the north, west and south too. On a map, China seems to have more border length especially on the south and with Manchuria.
5. Who is the oldest active player in the NBA? Are Alonzo Mourning or Dikembe Mutombo still in the league? If not, Jason Kidd has been around a long time. I don't pay attention to the NBA.
6. The second law of thermodynamics states that what quantity, symbolized by the letter S, can only increase in a closed system? Entropy?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? Badfinger's "Without You," The Band's "Sleeping," Cameo's "Word Up," Exile's "Kiss You All Over," Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love," Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time," The Pixies' "Here Comes Your Man," Restless Heart's "The Bluest Eyes in Texas," Roxy Music's "More Than This." Seems evident that this involves cover versions. Each has been covered by others. Maybe songs sung by characters in Oscar nominated movies? If this relates to music videos, I give up now.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Dancer Rene Elizondo, Jr., achieved his greatest fame by doing what with his hands on the September 1993 cover of Rolling Stone? Preserving Janet Jackson's modesty (a quantity more in evidence in 1993) by, er, inventing the "hand-bra." Mr. Elizondo was also married to her at the time, so that's all right then. I had no memory of this but others did.
2. What world leader was affectionately nicknamed "Matiba"? It's been pointed out that I made a Xhosa spelling error here: Nelson Mandela's clan name is actully spelled "Madiba." That's what I get from taking all my current events knowledge from rugby movies starring Matt Damon. A lucky guess.
3. Standard DVDs are read by a red laser, but high-definition optical discs are read by a laser of what color? It's Blu-Ray, not Yello-Ray or Fuschi-Ray. That's because the laser is blue. correct
4. What tennis player made headlines by defeating Margaret Court in the "Mothers' Day Massacre" of 1973? This was Bobby Riggs' first attempt at a tennis "Batle of the Sexes" before his more famous showdown against Billie Jean King. correct
5. What does a lepidopterologist study? Lepidopterans are butterflies and moths. correct
6. Most of the fighting of the Crimean War took place in what modern-day country? The Crimea, a peninsula on the Black Sea, is now part of Ukraine. The Ukraine did make my final list of choices.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these fictional characters, listed in this order? Gregory House M.D., Paul Bunyan, Fred Flintstone, Radar O'Reilly, Mulan, Voldemort, the Lone Ranger, Zeus, Ace Ventura, Cosmo Kramer, Superman, Oliver Wendell Douglas. These twelve fictional folks each owned pets: respectively, a rat, an ox, a tiger, a rabbit, a dragon, a snake, a horse, a ram, a monkey, a rooster, a dog, and a pig. In other words, the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac! The iffiest member of this list is almost certainly Zeus. The ram Aries is referred to as a pet of Zeus in many modern retellings of the Golden Fleece myth, but I have no idea if that's ancient notion or not. Excellent get by Kmac and friend.
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What is the Russian word for "truth"? A guess - Tass
2. What popular product has its origins in a "non-expanding recreational foam" invented by Parker Brothers in 1969? Nerf balls. If I find one around a house or apartment, I still reflexively pick it up and pretend to shoot baskets or throw a football. I think that I have non-expanding recreational foam in my DNA.
3. Who is the author of current and upcoming songwriting memoirs called Finishing the Hat and Look, I Made a Hat? Songwriter ---> have to guess Stephen Sondheim even though I don't understand the hat reference. Otherwise, Randy Newman? You can leave your hat on.
4. What country has the world's longest total set of land borders with other countries, slightly ahead of Russia? The US has 3000 miles of borders on the north 1500 or so on the south and another 1000 miles or more with Alaska. China has extensive borders on the north, west and south too. On a map, China seems to have more border length especially on the south and with Manchuria.
5. Who is the oldest active player in the NBA? Are Alonzo Mourning or Dikembe Mutombo still in the league? If not, Jason Kidd has been around a long time. I don't pay attention to the NBA.
6. The second law of thermodynamics states that what quantity, symbolized by the letter S, can only increase in a closed system? Entropy?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? Badfinger's "Without You," The Band's "Sleeping," Cameo's "Word Up," Exile's "Kiss You All Over," Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love," Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time," The Pixies' "Here Comes Your Man," Restless Heart's "The Bluest Eyes in Texas," Roxy Music's "More Than This." Seems evident that this involves cover versions. Each has been covered by others. Maybe songs sung by characters in Oscar nominated movies? If this relates to music videos, I give up now.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Dancer Rene Elizondo, Jr., achieved his greatest fame by doing what with his hands on the September 1993 cover of Rolling Stone? Preserving Janet Jackson's modesty (a quantity more in evidence in 1993) by, er, inventing the "hand-bra." Mr. Elizondo was also married to her at the time, so that's all right then. I had no memory of this but others did.
2. What world leader was affectionately nicknamed "Matiba"? It's been pointed out that I made a Xhosa spelling error here: Nelson Mandela's clan name is actully spelled "Madiba." That's what I get from taking all my current events knowledge from rugby movies starring Matt Damon. A lucky guess.
3. Standard DVDs are read by a red laser, but high-definition optical discs are read by a laser of what color? It's Blu-Ray, not Yello-Ray or Fuschi-Ray. That's because the laser is blue. correct
4. What tennis player made headlines by defeating Margaret Court in the "Mothers' Day Massacre" of 1973? This was Bobby Riggs' first attempt at a tennis "Batle of the Sexes" before his more famous showdown against Billie Jean King. correct
5. What does a lepidopterologist study? Lepidopterans are butterflies and moths. correct
6. Most of the fighting of the Crimean War took place in what modern-day country? The Crimea, a peninsula on the Black Sea, is now part of Ukraine. The Ukraine did make my final list of choices.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these fictional characters, listed in this order? Gregory House M.D., Paul Bunyan, Fred Flintstone, Radar O'Reilly, Mulan, Voldemort, the Lone Ranger, Zeus, Ace Ventura, Cosmo Kramer, Superman, Oliver Wendell Douglas. These twelve fictional folks each owned pets: respectively, a rat, an ox, a tiger, a rabbit, a dragon, a snake, a horse, a ram, a monkey, a rooster, a dog, and a pig. In other words, the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac! The iffiest member of this list is almost certainly Zeus. The ram Aries is referred to as a pet of Zeus in many modern retellings of the Golden Fleece myth, but I have no idea if that's ancient notion or not. Excellent get by Kmac and friend.
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - February 8
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Dancer Rene Elizondo, Jr., achieved his greatest fame by doing what with his hands on the September 1993 cover of Rolling Stone? is this a photo that is iconic? I don't recall anything about this. For example, I don't think anyone else was on the cover with Demi Moore.
2. What world leader was affectionately nicknamed "Matiba"? affectionately? Not too many world leaders are regarded that way. Nelson Mandela?
3. Standard DVDs are read by a red laser, but high-definition optical discs are read by a laser of what color? blue (must be where blueray comes from)
4. What tennis player made headlines by defeating Margaret Court in the "Mothers' Day Massacre" of 1973? Bobby Riggs
5. What does a lepidopterologist study? butterflies
6. Most of the fighting of the Crimean War took place in what modern-day country? Armenia? Ukraine? Russia?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these fictional characters, listed in this order? Gregory House M.D., Paul Bunyan, Fred Flintstone, Radar O'Reilly, Mulan, Voldemort, the Lone Ranger, Zeus, Ace Ventura, Cosmo Kramer, Superman, Oliver Wendell Douglas. What an eclectic group. Oliver Wendell Douglas is the name of Eddie Albert's character on Green Acres. In order? Is this a Simpsons or Family Guy question? Or do their initials correspond to something else in order?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What country's ten-centavo piece features the Southern Cross on one side and Emperor Pedro I on the other? When Pedro I was Emperor of Brazil, he was also the King of Portugal--an honor shared by no other Brazilian ever, except, I believe, Pele. guess I need to learn more South American history
2. Many Disney animated films have had straight-to-video sequels, but name either of the (non-Pixar) two that have had *theatrical* sequels released. Among the "canonical" Disney animated films, only Fantasia and The Rescuers have had canonical sequels. But I realized after the fact that a few of the cheapo Winnie-the-Pooh sequels were theatrical, so we counted that answer as well. Fantasia - correct. But the Rescuers? What an obscure lousy answer.
3. What unit of geologic time can be divided into between three and six smaller units called periods? Epochs form periods, but periods combine to form eras. a good question. I mixed up epochs and eras.
4. Since 2009, who has been the owner of the Shanghai Sharks? When this Chinese Basketball Association team was struggling in 2009, its former superstar Yao Ming bought them out. correct
5. What well-known American senator of the 1950s has a name that becomes that of a different senator of his era--an ideological rival, though from a neighboring state--if you remove the first word of his full name? Let's just say that Minnesota's Eugene Joseph McCarthy preferred it when people didn't drop his first name. a lucky guess
6. What TV duo of the 1990s was featured in a reference book called the "Ensucklopedia"? Beavis and Butt-head are chronicled in the Ensucklopedia, huh huh. Huh. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these countries and no others? Armenia, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Spain, and Syria? These are all the countries mentioned in the Bible (King James Version, if you're curious). After going back and forth, I decided not to include Jordan, which appears hundreds of times as a biblical river, but never as a namesake nation or region. If you say so. No mention of the United States?
1. Dancer Rene Elizondo, Jr., achieved his greatest fame by doing what with his hands on the September 1993 cover of Rolling Stone? is this a photo that is iconic? I don't recall anything about this. For example, I don't think anyone else was on the cover with Demi Moore.
2. What world leader was affectionately nicknamed "Matiba"? affectionately? Not too many world leaders are regarded that way. Nelson Mandela?
3. Standard DVDs are read by a red laser, but high-definition optical discs are read by a laser of what color? blue (must be where blueray comes from)
4. What tennis player made headlines by defeating Margaret Court in the "Mothers' Day Massacre" of 1973? Bobby Riggs
5. What does a lepidopterologist study? butterflies
6. Most of the fighting of the Crimean War took place in what modern-day country? Armenia? Ukraine? Russia?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these fictional characters, listed in this order? Gregory House M.D., Paul Bunyan, Fred Flintstone, Radar O'Reilly, Mulan, Voldemort, the Lone Ranger, Zeus, Ace Ventura, Cosmo Kramer, Superman, Oliver Wendell Douglas. What an eclectic group. Oliver Wendell Douglas is the name of Eddie Albert's character on Green Acres. In order? Is this a Simpsons or Family Guy question? Or do their initials correspond to something else in order?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What country's ten-centavo piece features the Southern Cross on one side and Emperor Pedro I on the other? When Pedro I was Emperor of Brazil, he was also the King of Portugal--an honor shared by no other Brazilian ever, except, I believe, Pele. guess I need to learn more South American history
2. Many Disney animated films have had straight-to-video sequels, but name either of the (non-Pixar) two that have had *theatrical* sequels released. Among the "canonical" Disney animated films, only Fantasia and The Rescuers have had canonical sequels. But I realized after the fact that a few of the cheapo Winnie-the-Pooh sequels were theatrical, so we counted that answer as well. Fantasia - correct. But the Rescuers? What an obscure lousy answer.
3. What unit of geologic time can be divided into between three and six smaller units called periods? Epochs form periods, but periods combine to form eras. a good question. I mixed up epochs and eras.
4. Since 2009, who has been the owner of the Shanghai Sharks? When this Chinese Basketball Association team was struggling in 2009, its former superstar Yao Ming bought them out. correct
5. What well-known American senator of the 1950s has a name that becomes that of a different senator of his era--an ideological rival, though from a neighboring state--if you remove the first word of his full name? Let's just say that Minnesota's Eugene Joseph McCarthy preferred it when people didn't drop his first name. a lucky guess
6. What TV duo of the 1990s was featured in a reference book called the "Ensucklopedia"? Beavis and Butt-head are chronicled in the Ensucklopedia, huh huh. Huh. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these countries and no others? Armenia, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Spain, and Syria? These are all the countries mentioned in the Bible (King James Version, if you're curious). After going back and forth, I decided not to include Jordan, which appears hundreds of times as a biblical river, but never as a namesake nation or region. If you say so. No mention of the United States?
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - February 1
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What country's ten-centavo piece features the Southern Cross on one side and Emperor Pedro I on the other? is this a South American country? Chile?
2. Many Disney animated films have had straight-to-video sequels, but name either of the (non-Pixar) two that have had *theatrical* sequels released. Fantasia comes to mind right away. Tron doesn't count as animated, does it?
3. What unit of geologic time can be divided into between three and six smaller units called periods? a guess - Epochs
4. Since 2009, who has been the owner of the Shanghai Sharks? no idea what sport, but it has to be Yao Ming
5. What well-known American senator of the 1950s has a name that becomes that of a different senator of his era--an ideological rival, though from a neighboring state--if you remove the first word of his full name? well-known senator of the 1950s --> Joe McCarthy? He would definitely have ideological rivals.
6. What TV duo of the 1990s was featured in a reference book called the "Ensucklopedia"? sure sounds like Beavis and Butthead
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these countries and no others? Armenia, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Spain, and Syria? Lot of Mediterranean countries plus Armenia, Ethiopia and India.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What kind of geographic feature can have a "calving face"? Calving is the production of icebergs from glaciers, ice shelves, and the like. correct
2. Hip-hop star Wiz Khalifa dedicated his recent hit "Black and Yellow" to the sports teams of what city, his hometown? The Steelers' black-and-gold scheme has been adopted by every other Pittsburgh team, a uniform uniformity unique to that city. correct
3. Gabrielle Giffords' survival of the recent shooting in Arizona means that the last sitting U.S. Congressman to be assassinated is still Leo Ryan, killed on November 18, 1978 as part of what tragic news story? Ryan was killed in Guyana by members of the Peoples Temple on the day of the Jonestown Massacre. I believe he's still the only member of Congress assassinated while in office. correct
4. The largest cathedral in New Orleans shares its name with what other large U.S. city? The oldest cathedral in the Americans is named for Saint Louis. wrong Saint. maybe a good question - what is the largest city in the US that is named for a Saint. Or that begins Saint "blank." I think we had a Fort question a while back. Name the most populous Fort city.
5. What company announced last week that its products would now be available in a new, larger size: the "Trenta"? The Trenta already available at some Starbucks is twice as large as the Venti. correct
6. What late TV star's wife once joked that his headstone would read "Here Lies Mr. C. -- Who Used to Be Mr. B."? Tom Bosley, who played Mr. Cunningham on TV's Happy Days, passed away last October. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these films? Chaplin, Contact, The Day of the Locust, Elephant, The King's Speech, Pearl Harbor, The Rocketeer, Zelig. These are all movies that feature documentary footage of Hitler. If, like me, you tend to review movies based on how much documentary footage of Hitler they contain, this is an important list. good one, Kmac! With the inclusion of Zelig, you would think that the answer had something to do with characters in history. But I have not seen any of the other movies to recognize the pattern of Hitler archival footage.
1. What country's ten-centavo piece features the Southern Cross on one side and Emperor Pedro I on the other? is this a South American country? Chile?
2. Many Disney animated films have had straight-to-video sequels, but name either of the (non-Pixar) two that have had *theatrical* sequels released. Fantasia comes to mind right away. Tron doesn't count as animated, does it?
3. What unit of geologic time can be divided into between three and six smaller units called periods? a guess - Epochs
4. Since 2009, who has been the owner of the Shanghai Sharks? no idea what sport, but it has to be Yao Ming
5. What well-known American senator of the 1950s has a name that becomes that of a different senator of his era--an ideological rival, though from a neighboring state--if you remove the first word of his full name? well-known senator of the 1950s --> Joe McCarthy? He would definitely have ideological rivals.
6. What TV duo of the 1990s was featured in a reference book called the "Ensucklopedia"? sure sounds like Beavis and Butthead
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these countries and no others? Armenia, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Spain, and Syria? Lot of Mediterranean countries plus Armenia, Ethiopia and India.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What kind of geographic feature can have a "calving face"? Calving is the production of icebergs from glaciers, ice shelves, and the like. correct
2. Hip-hop star Wiz Khalifa dedicated his recent hit "Black and Yellow" to the sports teams of what city, his hometown? The Steelers' black-and-gold scheme has been adopted by every other Pittsburgh team, a uniform uniformity unique to that city. correct
3. Gabrielle Giffords' survival of the recent shooting in Arizona means that the last sitting U.S. Congressman to be assassinated is still Leo Ryan, killed on November 18, 1978 as part of what tragic news story? Ryan was killed in Guyana by members of the Peoples Temple on the day of the Jonestown Massacre. I believe he's still the only member of Congress assassinated while in office. correct
4. The largest cathedral in New Orleans shares its name with what other large U.S. city? The oldest cathedral in the Americans is named for Saint Louis. wrong Saint. maybe a good question - what is the largest city in the US that is named for a Saint. Or that begins Saint "blank." I think we had a Fort question a while back. Name the most populous Fort city.
5. What company announced last week that its products would now be available in a new, larger size: the "Trenta"? The Trenta already available at some Starbucks is twice as large as the Venti. correct
6. What late TV star's wife once joked that his headstone would read "Here Lies Mr. C. -- Who Used to Be Mr. B."? Tom Bosley, who played Mr. Cunningham on TV's Happy Days, passed away last October. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these films? Chaplin, Contact, The Day of the Locust, Elephant, The King's Speech, Pearl Harbor, The Rocketeer, Zelig. These are all movies that feature documentary footage of Hitler. If, like me, you tend to review movies based on how much documentary footage of Hitler they contain, this is an important list. good one, Kmac! With the inclusion of Zelig, you would think that the answer had something to do with characters in history. But I have not seen any of the other movies to recognize the pattern of Hitler archival footage.
