Thursday, May 05, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - May 2
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The Iowa state quarter depicts the childhood schoolhouse of what painter? Grant Wood
2. What two Broadway megahits of the 1970s were both adapted into films that added a new song called "Sandy"? Annie and Grease
3. What country borders both of the world's two most voluminous lakes? I think Lake Baikal is the world's most voluminous lake. Black Sea too? So that would be Russia. Or Ukraine. A good question.
4. By what full name do we remember the famous American woman born Thelma Catherine Ryan, whose father gave her her lifelong nickname the day after her March 16, 1912 birth? A good Irish name. But this is a convoluted question. KJ asks for the full name then gives a full name and alludes to a well-known nickname. Is the nickname the full name he wants? It will probably be evident when I learn the answer. Fenway opened in 1912. The Titanic sank in 1912. Neither seems relevant.
5. What was demoted thanks to the January 2005 discovery of the larger "Eris"? Pluto. My Very Evil Mother Just Served Us Nothing.
6. What New Mexico city is home to a professional baseball team appropriately called the Invaders? Invaders --> Roswell
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these TV series? Charmed, The Daily Show, The Gilmore Girls, Grey's Anatomy, Murphy Brown, Soap, and 30 Rock, as well as (in part) Friends, The Good Wife, and Sesame Street? What an eclectic collection.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What much-in-the-news figure set a school high jump record at St. Andrew's School in her native Berkshire? This was the first claim to fame for a young Kate Middleton, who is probably a little peeved right now about Osama bin Laden stealing her news cycle. correct
2. Hepatic coma is a life-threatening medical condition caused by the failure of what organ? "Hepatic" means "of the liver." I like to try to order "hepatic wurst" at delis. correct
3. Of the 4,100 or so ascents that have been made of Mount Everest, almost half were by climbers from what nation? The Nepalese vastly outnumber all other summiteers, because most expeditions are accompanied by knowledgeable local Sherpas. for some reason, I did not even think of the sherpas. But I guess you have to count them. Couldn't climb Everest without them.
4. In 1991, what American actor founded a theater company in his Michigan hometown called "The Purple Rose"? Jeff Daniels, who named the theater after the Woody Allen hit in which he starred, The Purple Rose of Cairo. correct
5. What TV show aired 95 times between September 14, 2009 and its high-profile cancellation on February 9, 2010? The number of shows was the tipoff that this fiasco was a daily one. RIP The Jay Leno Show. I thought of a different daily show
6. What's the more famous day job of Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao? He's also one of the best boxers in the history of the sport, the first ever to win a match in eight different weight divisions. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these world cities? Beijing, Bern, Boston, Brussels, Havana, Lhasa, Manchester, Naples, Weimar. These cities have a dog breed (as recognized by the American Kennel Club, which monitors such things) named for them--the Pekingese, the Bernese mountain dog, the Boston terrier, and so forth. correct!
1. The Iowa state quarter depicts the childhood schoolhouse of what painter? Grant Wood
2. What two Broadway megahits of the 1970s were both adapted into films that added a new song called "Sandy"? Annie and Grease
3. What country borders both of the world's two most voluminous lakes? I think Lake Baikal is the world's most voluminous lake. Black Sea too? So that would be Russia. Or Ukraine. A good question.
4. By what full name do we remember the famous American woman born Thelma Catherine Ryan, whose father gave her her lifelong nickname the day after her March 16, 1912 birth? A good Irish name. But this is a convoluted question. KJ asks for the full name then gives a full name and alludes to a well-known nickname. Is the nickname the full name he wants? It will probably be evident when I learn the answer. Fenway opened in 1912. The Titanic sank in 1912. Neither seems relevant.
5. What was demoted thanks to the January 2005 discovery of the larger "Eris"? Pluto. My Very Evil Mother Just Served Us Nothing.
6. What New Mexico city is home to a professional baseball team appropriately called the Invaders? Invaders --> Roswell
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these TV series? Charmed, The Daily Show, The Gilmore Girls, Grey's Anatomy, Murphy Brown, Soap, and 30 Rock, as well as (in part) Friends, The Good Wife, and Sesame Street? What an eclectic collection.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What much-in-the-news figure set a school high jump record at St. Andrew's School in her native Berkshire? This was the first claim to fame for a young Kate Middleton, who is probably a little peeved right now about Osama bin Laden stealing her news cycle. correct
2. Hepatic coma is a life-threatening medical condition caused by the failure of what organ? "Hepatic" means "of the liver." I like to try to order "hepatic wurst" at delis. correct
3. Of the 4,100 or so ascents that have been made of Mount Everest, almost half were by climbers from what nation? The Nepalese vastly outnumber all other summiteers, because most expeditions are accompanied by knowledgeable local Sherpas. for some reason, I did not even think of the sherpas. But I guess you have to count them. Couldn't climb Everest without them.
4. In 1991, what American actor founded a theater company in his Michigan hometown called "The Purple Rose"? Jeff Daniels, who named the theater after the Woody Allen hit in which he starred, The Purple Rose of Cairo. correct
5. What TV show aired 95 times between September 14, 2009 and its high-profile cancellation on February 9, 2010? The number of shows was the tipoff that this fiasco was a daily one. RIP The Jay Leno Show. I thought of a different daily show
6. What's the more famous day job of Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao? He's also one of the best boxers in the history of the sport, the first ever to win a match in eight different weight divisions. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these world cities? Beijing, Bern, Boston, Brussels, Havana, Lhasa, Manchester, Naples, Weimar. These cities have a dog breed (as recognized by the American Kennel Club, which monitors such things) named for them--the Pekingese, the Bernese mountain dog, the Boston terrier, and so forth. correct!
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