Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - March 29
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What hobby are you enjoying if you're using a fixer bath solution of sodium thiosulfate to remove excess quantities of silver halide? fixer bath, silver halide --> photography
2. What two classic American "muscle cars" both debuted in 1964 and were both named for types of horses? Mustang and Charger
3. Income tax day in the U.S. will be delayed this year because the District of Columbia, on April 15, has a legal holiday celebrating the 139th anniversary of what event? I think he means 149th anniversary of Emancipation Day. I knew this because yesterday I checked the IRS website to see if there is an extension of the tax deadline. Because of Emancipation Day, the tax deadline is April 18th. woo hoo!
4. Who is the only member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to have died while still legally a minor? I think Richie Valens was only 17 when Buddy Holly's plane crashed. Is he in the HoF?
5. Of what early Saturday Night Live performers did writer Michael O'Donoghue famously sniff, "I won't write for felt"? the early SNL episodes featured skits with the Muppets
6. What is South America's smallest Spanish-speaking nation, both in area and population? My guess - Bolivia
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these U.S. presidents, and no others? Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, McKinley, F.D.R., and Nixon?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What is the more familiar name of Bart Howard's classic cabaret song "In Other Words," which the Apollo 10 crew played for Mission Control in May 1969? "Fly Me to Moon" was actually called "In Other Words" by its composer, who clearly didn't predict the advent of the space program. correct
2. Name one recent hit TV show and one recent hit movie that both center on the reality-bending adventures that interrupt a commercial air flight between Sydney and Los Angeles. One plane crashes; the other gets to LAX just fine. The answers are Lost and Inception, of course. 1/2 correct. I had no recollection of the plane scene in Inception.
3. In early February 1940, a retired Vermont schoolteacher named Ida May Fuller was the first person to receive what in the mail? It was the very first Social Security check. Someday, maybe the person who ends up getting the LAST Social Security check will also be a trivia answer! correct
4. What is Michelangelo's David holding in his left hand? A sling, ready for any Goliath-smiting action. Does this mean the second king of Israel was left-handed? Discuss. so what if he was left-handed? Discuss. correct
5. Where are you, most probably, if you see people greeting each other with a "shaka" sign? The shaka sign is that hand-wiggling thing you do with your finer and thumb extended, so you are probably in Hawaii. If not, you are hanging out with some really annoying "haoles" who probably call everyone "brah." ah yes. Pronounced "shake-a" not "shock-a" as I thought.
6. What's the more common name for the extinct smilodon? You probably call it a "sabre-toothed cat" or "sabre-tooth tiger" if your knowledge of the species comes not from paleontology but from The Flintstones. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these world nations, and no others? Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Sweden, and the U.K. These are the world nations whose *capital* has hosted an Olympic Games. China, incidentally, is the only new addition to this list in the thirty years from 1988-2018. I think that Alex was on to this.
1. What hobby are you enjoying if you're using a fixer bath solution of sodium thiosulfate to remove excess quantities of silver halide? fixer bath, silver halide --> photography
2. What two classic American "muscle cars" both debuted in 1964 and were both named for types of horses? Mustang and Charger
3. Income tax day in the U.S. will be delayed this year because the District of Columbia, on April 15, has a legal holiday celebrating the 139th anniversary of what event? I think he means 149th anniversary of Emancipation Day. I knew this because yesterday I checked the IRS website to see if there is an extension of the tax deadline. Because of Emancipation Day, the tax deadline is April 18th. woo hoo!
4. Who is the only member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to have died while still legally a minor? I think Richie Valens was only 17 when Buddy Holly's plane crashed. Is he in the HoF?
5. Of what early Saturday Night Live performers did writer Michael O'Donoghue famously sniff, "I won't write for felt"? the early SNL episodes featured skits with the Muppets
6. What is South America's smallest Spanish-speaking nation, both in area and population? My guess - Bolivia
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these U.S. presidents, and no others? Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, McKinley, F.D.R., and Nixon?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What is the more familiar name of Bart Howard's classic cabaret song "In Other Words," which the Apollo 10 crew played for Mission Control in May 1969? "Fly Me to Moon" was actually called "In Other Words" by its composer, who clearly didn't predict the advent of the space program. correct
2. Name one recent hit TV show and one recent hit movie that both center on the reality-bending adventures that interrupt a commercial air flight between Sydney and Los Angeles. One plane crashes; the other gets to LAX just fine. The answers are Lost and Inception, of course. 1/2 correct. I had no recollection of the plane scene in Inception.
3. In early February 1940, a retired Vermont schoolteacher named Ida May Fuller was the first person to receive what in the mail? It was the very first Social Security check. Someday, maybe the person who ends up getting the LAST Social Security check will also be a trivia answer! correct
4. What is Michelangelo's David holding in his left hand? A sling, ready for any Goliath-smiting action. Does this mean the second king of Israel was left-handed? Discuss. so what if he was left-handed? Discuss. correct
5. Where are you, most probably, if you see people greeting each other with a "shaka" sign? The shaka sign is that hand-wiggling thing you do with your finer and thumb extended, so you are probably in Hawaii. If not, you are hanging out with some really annoying "haoles" who probably call everyone "brah." ah yes. Pronounced "shake-a" not "shock-a" as I thought.
6. What's the more common name for the extinct smilodon? You probably call it a "sabre-toothed cat" or "sabre-tooth tiger" if your knowledge of the species comes not from paleontology but from The Flintstones. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these world nations, and no others? Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Sweden, and the U.K. These are the world nations whose *capital* has hosted an Olympic Games. China, incidentally, is the only new addition to this list in the thirty years from 1988-2018. I think that Alex was on to this.
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I think #6 is Ecuador -- at least, that's going to be my guess. I know the smallest South American country overall is Suriname, but I think they speak Dutch there.
#7 -- I originally thought this was the list of presidents who had more than one vice-president, but I noticed Grover Cleveland didn't make Ken's list. Unless Cleveland doesn't count for some reason.
#7 -- I originally thought this was the list of presidents who had more than one vice-president, but I noticed Grover Cleveland didn't make Ken's list. Unless Cleveland doesn't count for some reason.
Cleveland may not count because he had separate VP's in nonconsecutive terms. I think it's a weird distinction, and I wonder if it's just an oversight by Ken. But beyond that strangeness, I think that Alex has it right.
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