Musings of a Dead Parrot

THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What much-in-the-news figure set a school high jump record at St. Andrew's School in her native Berkshire? Kate Middleton
2. Hepatic coma is a life-threatening medical condition caused by the failure of what organ? Liver?
3. Of the 4,100 or so ascents that have been made of Mount Everest, almost half were by climbers from what nation? US? or UK? Would think US because there are more climbers.
4. In 1991, what American actor founded a theater company in his Michigan hometown called "The Purple Rose"? The Purple Rose of Cairo starred Jeff Daniels. Maybe Jeff Daniels.
5. What TV show aired 95 times between September 14, 2009 and its high-profile cancellation on February 9, 2010? The Tonight Show starring Conan O'Brien
6. What's the more famous day job of Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao? he is a boxing world champ. Not sure of the weight class.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these world cities? Beijing, Bern, Boston, Brussels, Havana, Lhasa, Manchester, Naples, Weimar. I think this might have something to do with dog breeds - Bernese mountain dog, Boston terrier, Havanese, Lhasa apso, weimaraner

LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What's the only player position that has the same name in three of the four principal North American professional sports? If baseball teams only had a center, it would have been 4-for-4. correct
2. The word "surrender" entered English from which other language? French. Yes, this is a decades-old late-night-monologue joke masquerading as a trivia question. Your point? correct (with a hint from Alex who would know a bit about the French language)
3. How often does water flow underground, according to the Talking Heads, and will you ever feel this loved, according to Keith Urban? Both these songs are called "Once in a Lifetime." correct
4. What last name is shared by two of the actors who have played the Doctor on TV's Doctor Who? The Fourth and Sixth Doctors were both named Baker--Tom and Colin, respectively. When a Twelfth Doctor gets cast, I guess you could call them a Baker's dozen. ok
5. After the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961, what did President Kennedy have installed in place of the White House bowling alley? There was no permanent "situation room" in the White House until 1961. Before then, the president had to go over to Wolf Blitzer's situation room in case of emergency. correct
6. The genetic bone disease pycnodysostosis is also called the "syndrome" of which French artist? This condition, which leads to unusually dense, brittle bones and short stature, was most famously suffered by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these performers? Adrienne Barbeau, Paul Bettany, Bud Cort, Jamie Lee Curtis, Wentworth Miller, Julianne Moore, Amy Poehler, Kevin Spacey, Robert Vaughn, Sigourney Weaver. Thanks to Tuesday Trivia veteran James Callan for suggesting this one: each actor has voiced a computer in the movies. (Respectively: The Thing, Iron Man, Electric Dreams, Escape from New York, Stealth, Eagle Eye, Monsters vs. Aliens, Moon, Demon Seed, and Wall-E.) meh. Haven't seen enough of the movies to know. If KJ had said Phil Hendrie, it would have been a big help. I know that he was INTELLIGENCE in Team America.