Thursday, November 17, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - November 15
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Quetzaltenango, also called "Xela," is the second largest city in what country? Guatemala?
2. Who are Blanche Devereaux, Rose Nylund, Dorothy Zbornak, and Sophia Petrillo? the Golden Girls
3. What obvious physical trait demonstrates that Curious George, the "curious little monkey," probably isn't a monkey at all, but some type of ape? I don't think CG has a tail which would qualify him as an ape vs. monkey
4. What opera's title object protects Tamino and Pamina from the ordeals of fire and water in the Temple of Sarastro? the Magic Flute
5. What up-and-coming movie star was taunted with the nickname "Baking Soda Boy" by clever classmates as a child? current up-and-coming movie star? Someone named Armand like Arm and Hammer baking soda? Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate with a chemical formula of NaCO2 (I think). Don't see a name in that formula.
6. After his 1947 death, Congressman Andrew Volstead donated to the Minnesota Historical Society the seven boxes of hate mail he had received over what issue? what would motivate people to send boxes of hate mail to a congressman in the pre-internet era? Prohibition
7. What is the unusual significance of this group of songs, listed in this order? Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign," the Young Rascals' "Good Lovin'," the Black Kids' "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You," XTC's "Senses Working Overtime," Jonathan Richman's "Roadrunner," the Beatles' "You Never Give Me Your Money," the Who's "Slip Kid," Public Enemy's "Shut 'Em Down," Stevie Wonder's "Do Yourself a Favor." I believe that each song's lyrics count up from 1. Example - XTC - "1 2 3 4 5, Senses working overtime." Then Beatles - "1 2 3 4 5 6 7, all good children go to heaven."
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What snack's latest varieties are Coconut (just green, white, and brown) and Pretzel (all the regular colors except yellow, for some reason)? These are the latest additions to the M&M empire, now desperate to seem as edgy as its hip-hop namesake. correct
2. What Indian dynasty took its name from the fact that it originated in the southwestern part of Genghis Khan's empire? The Moghul Empire was named, in a roundabout way, for the Mongol one. correct
3. What software product saw its market share fall below 50% last week, for the first time since 1998? Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser. If you got this wrong and/or have no idea what I'm talking about...you are probably using Internet Explorer. correct
4. When it debuted on Broadway in 2003, what musical's cast included Sesame Street puppeteers John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo? Avenue Q, despite show-stopping numbers like "The Internet Is for Porn" and "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist," was staffed largely by Sesame Street veterans during its Broadway run. correct
5. What architectural term provides the most popular state/provincial nickname for both Manitoba and Pennsylvania? If you get the Keystone Province and the Keystone State confused, just remember: Manitobans are the ones who HAVEN'T been rioting this past week in defense of institutional pedophilia. correct
6. What artist borrowed some of his most famous lyrics from a Marcus Garvey speech that included the sentence, "We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind"? More people have probably come across these thoughts in Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" than ever saw them in the Garvey text. now I can hear Bob Marley singing those lines
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these famous people? Marie Antoinette, Lord Carnarvon, Kurt Cobain, William Henry Harrison, Margaux Hemingway, Robert Kennedy, Pedro Martinez, Sal Mineo, Michael Vick, Lindsey Vonn. In a late nod to Halloween, all are alleged victims of famous "curses": respectively, the Hope Diamond, Tutankhamen's Curse, the "27 Club," the Tippecanoe Curse, the Hemingway Curse, the Kennedy Curse, the Curse of the Bambino, the Rebel Without a Cause Curse, the Madden Curse, and the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. These are, of course, all real things that have been proven by science. BEWARE! curses, foiled again
1. Quetzaltenango, also called "Xela," is the second largest city in what country? Guatemala?
2. Who are Blanche Devereaux, Rose Nylund, Dorothy Zbornak, and Sophia Petrillo? the Golden Girls
3. What obvious physical trait demonstrates that Curious George, the "curious little monkey," probably isn't a monkey at all, but some type of ape? I don't think CG has a tail which would qualify him as an ape vs. monkey
4. What opera's title object protects Tamino and Pamina from the ordeals of fire and water in the Temple of Sarastro? the Magic Flute
5. What up-and-coming movie star was taunted with the nickname "Baking Soda Boy" by clever classmates as a child? current up-and-coming movie star? Someone named Armand like Arm and Hammer baking soda? Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate with a chemical formula of NaCO2 (I think). Don't see a name in that formula.
6. After his 1947 death, Congressman Andrew Volstead donated to the Minnesota Historical Society the seven boxes of hate mail he had received over what issue? what would motivate people to send boxes of hate mail to a congressman in the pre-internet era? Prohibition
7. What is the unusual significance of this group of songs, listed in this order? Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign," the Young Rascals' "Good Lovin'," the Black Kids' "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You," XTC's "Senses Working Overtime," Jonathan Richman's "Roadrunner," the Beatles' "You Never Give Me Your Money," the Who's "Slip Kid," Public Enemy's "Shut 'Em Down," Stevie Wonder's "Do Yourself a Favor." I believe that each song's lyrics count up from 1. Example - XTC - "1 2 3 4 5, Senses working overtime." Then Beatles - "1 2 3 4 5 6 7, all good children go to heaven."
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What snack's latest varieties are Coconut (just green, white, and brown) and Pretzel (all the regular colors except yellow, for some reason)? These are the latest additions to the M&M empire, now desperate to seem as edgy as its hip-hop namesake. correct
2. What Indian dynasty took its name from the fact that it originated in the southwestern part of Genghis Khan's empire? The Moghul Empire was named, in a roundabout way, for the Mongol one. correct
3. What software product saw its market share fall below 50% last week, for the first time since 1998? Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser. If you got this wrong and/or have no idea what I'm talking about...you are probably using Internet Explorer. correct
4. When it debuted on Broadway in 2003, what musical's cast included Sesame Street puppeteers John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo? Avenue Q, despite show-stopping numbers like "The Internet Is for Porn" and "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist," was staffed largely by Sesame Street veterans during its Broadway run. correct
5. What architectural term provides the most popular state/provincial nickname for both Manitoba and Pennsylvania? If you get the Keystone Province and the Keystone State confused, just remember: Manitobans are the ones who HAVEN'T been rioting this past week in defense of institutional pedophilia. correct
6. What artist borrowed some of his most famous lyrics from a Marcus Garvey speech that included the sentence, "We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind"? More people have probably come across these thoughts in Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" than ever saw them in the Garvey text. now I can hear Bob Marley singing those lines
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these famous people? Marie Antoinette, Lord Carnarvon, Kurt Cobain, William Henry Harrison, Margaux Hemingway, Robert Kennedy, Pedro Martinez, Sal Mineo, Michael Vick, Lindsey Vonn. In a late nod to Halloween, all are alleged victims of famous "curses": respectively, the Hope Diamond, Tutankhamen's Curse, the "27 Club," the Tippecanoe Curse, the Hemingway Curse, the Kennedy Curse, the Curse of the Bambino, the Rebel Without a Cause Curse, the Madden Curse, and the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. These are, of course, all real things that have been proven by science. BEWARE! curses, foiled again
