Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - August 16
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What are you most likely doing if you're using one of the fine products of the Scantron Corporation? taking a test
2. What song was the the only certified U.S. gold single ever released either by America, Europe, or Asia? I would guess Horse With No Name (America) or Heat of the Moment (Asia). I'll go with America
3. According to Dr. Martin Luther King, what does the long "arc of the moral universe" bend towards? justice?
4. What world capital's name probably comes from the Sinhalese word for "mango trees," altered by early Portuguese settlers in honor of a famous explorer? Colombo, Sri Lanka
5. Name one of the three NBA players with championship rings whose sons have also won NBA titles. Bill Walton and Luke Walton come to mind first. Did Jellybean Bryant (Kobe's dad) win a title too?
6. What scientist famously saved the life of Joseph Meister, a nine-year-old Parisian boy bitten by a dog on July 4, 1885? this sounds like a scientist who created a cure for rabies. But I don't know who that is. French scientists from that era - Curie, Coulomb. When was Lavoisier active?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? Any Given Sunday, The Big Chill, Dangerous Minds, Empire Records, E.T., Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Return of the King, Sea of Love, The Thin Red Line.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What two words did the Wicked Witch of the West sky-write over the Emerald City in the film The Wizard of Oz? "Mission Accomplished." Oops, no, that can't be right. "Surrender Dorothy." correct
2. Traditionally, what would a Native American do with a "calumet"? Calumet, besides being a brand of baking powder, is also a word for "peace pipe." So I guess you'd smoke it. my answer would be correct if you used the peace pipe as a weapon
3. The so-called Kepler's Star, of October 1604, was the last what to have been observed in our galaxy? Kepler's Star, aka SN 1604, was the Milky Way's last known supernova. correct
4. "Enid Strict" was the real name of what popular character who made "her" TV debut in 1986? I think I saw every Saturday Night Live "Church Lady" sketch, and I *still* didn't know she had a "real" name. correct
5. Who got his musical start playing at clubs like the Black 400 and the Maple Leaf in Sedalia, Missouri in the 1890s? Scott Joplin evidently named his famous "Maple Leaf Rag" after his onetime stomping grounds. correct
6. What former world nation dissolved in the so-called Velvet Divorce? Czechoslovakia, which overthrew its communist leadership in the so-called Velvet Revolution, split into two separate countries in a Velvet Divorce. All you little Czechs and Slovakians need to know is that mommy and daddy can't be together anymore, but they still love you very much. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these people and things? Andre Agassi, California surfing culture, The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, the Erector Set, HarvardConnection.com, Grace Kelly, Hugh Laurie, Operation Torch, organic farming and the Spanish constitution? This is maybe the weirdest Question Seven lineup on record. All those people and things were the creations or products of a onetime Olympic athlete. Yes: Benjamin Spock, General Patton, the Winklevoss twins, Grace Kelly's dad, Juan Carlos I of Spain, and all the rest once competed in the Olympic games. Dr. Spock was even a gold medalist! (Rowing, 1924.) this is an eclectic group. can you identify a creator for California surf culture and organic farming?
1. What are you most likely doing if you're using one of the fine products of the Scantron Corporation? taking a test
2. What song was the the only certified U.S. gold single ever released either by America, Europe, or Asia? I would guess Horse With No Name (America) or Heat of the Moment (Asia). I'll go with America
3. According to Dr. Martin Luther King, what does the long "arc of the moral universe" bend towards? justice?
4. What world capital's name probably comes from the Sinhalese word for "mango trees," altered by early Portuguese settlers in honor of a famous explorer? Colombo, Sri Lanka
5. Name one of the three NBA players with championship rings whose sons have also won NBA titles. Bill Walton and Luke Walton come to mind first. Did Jellybean Bryant (Kobe's dad) win a title too?
6. What scientist famously saved the life of Joseph Meister, a nine-year-old Parisian boy bitten by a dog on July 4, 1885? this sounds like a scientist who created a cure for rabies. But I don't know who that is. French scientists from that era - Curie, Coulomb. When was Lavoisier active?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? Any Given Sunday, The Big Chill, Dangerous Minds, Empire Records, E.T., Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Return of the King, Sea of Love, The Thin Red Line.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What two words did the Wicked Witch of the West sky-write over the Emerald City in the film The Wizard of Oz? "Mission Accomplished." Oops, no, that can't be right. "Surrender Dorothy." correct
2. Traditionally, what would a Native American do with a "calumet"? Calumet, besides being a brand of baking powder, is also a word for "peace pipe." So I guess you'd smoke it. my answer would be correct if you used the peace pipe as a weapon
3. The so-called Kepler's Star, of October 1604, was the last what to have been observed in our galaxy? Kepler's Star, aka SN 1604, was the Milky Way's last known supernova. correct
4. "Enid Strict" was the real name of what popular character who made "her" TV debut in 1986? I think I saw every Saturday Night Live "Church Lady" sketch, and I *still* didn't know she had a "real" name. correct
5. Who got his musical start playing at clubs like the Black 400 and the Maple Leaf in Sedalia, Missouri in the 1890s? Scott Joplin evidently named his famous "Maple Leaf Rag" after his onetime stomping grounds. correct
6. What former world nation dissolved in the so-called Velvet Divorce? Czechoslovakia, which overthrew its communist leadership in the so-called Velvet Revolution, split into two separate countries in a Velvet Divorce. All you little Czechs and Slovakians need to know is that mommy and daddy can't be together anymore, but they still love you very much. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these people and things? Andre Agassi, California surfing culture, The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, the Erector Set, HarvardConnection.com, Grace Kelly, Hugh Laurie, Operation Torch, organic farming and the Spanish constitution? This is maybe the weirdest Question Seven lineup on record. All those people and things were the creations or products of a onetime Olympic athlete. Yes: Benjamin Spock, General Patton, the Winklevoss twins, Grace Kelly's dad, Juan Carlos I of Spain, and all the rest once competed in the Olympic games. Dr. Spock was even a gold medalist! (Rowing, 1924.) this is an eclectic group. can you identify a creator for California surf culture and organic farming?
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2. Final Countdown was a huge hit too, wasn't it?
5. Bill Walton was the only one that came to mind for me too. Kobe's dad never won and neither did Dell Curry (Seth's dad). I don't believe either of the Dunleavys ever won and can't think of other father/son NBA combos right now.
6. The two french scientists I immediately thought of, regardless of the rest of the clue were Curie and Pasteur. I'm guessing it's Posteur.
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5. Bill Walton was the only one that came to mind for me too. Kobe's dad never won and neither did Dell Curry (Seth's dad). I don't believe either of the Dunleavys ever won and can't think of other father/son NBA combos right now.
6. The two french scientists I immediately thought of, regardless of the rest of the clue were Curie and Pasteur. I'm guessing it's Posteur.
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