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?
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#1 - Covering Janet Jackson's breasts? Was that a Rolling Stone cover?
#4 - Really? I was going to guess Chris Evert or something.
#7 seems great. No idea though ...
#4 - Really? I was going to guess Chris Evert or something.
#7 seems great. No idea though ...
7) The characters have pets that correspond (in order) with the animals of the Chinese calendar: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep (or goat), monkey, rooster, dog, and pig (or boar).
Alex - #4, yes Bobby Riggs famously thrashed Margaret Court which set up the epic Battle of the Sexes vs. Billie Jean King. King learned from the earlier match. She ran Riggs all over the court and won in straight sets.
Kmac - impressive get - great job! Which character or characters were the keys to the solution for you?
Kmac - impressive get - great job! Which character or characters were the keys to the solution for you?
The fact that their were 12 on the list (and the fact he mentioned "order") made me think it was zodiac-related. I got it with a friend's help, so I don't deserve all the credit!
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