Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - November 8
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What snack's latest varieties are Coconut (just green, white, and brown) and Pretzel (all the regular colors except yellow, for some reason)? what snack comes in multiple colors and lots of flavors? Life savers? Tootsie pops? Starburst? How about M&Ms!
2. What Indian dynasty took its name from the fact that it originated in the southwestern part of Genghis Khan's empire? Only Indian dynasty I can name is the Moghul dynasty
3. What software product saw its market share fall below 50% last week, for the first time since 1998? Internet Explorer
4. When it debuted on Broadway in 2003, what musical's cast included Sesame Street puppeteers John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo? Avenue Q
5. What architectural term provides the most popular state/provincial nickname for both Manitoba and Pennsylvania? keystone
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"? John Lennon?
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. Sal Mineo was a model for a painting that is now in the Guggenheim. There is a painting of Pedro Martinez in the National Portrait Gallery. Lindsey Vonn, Michael Vick, Margeaux Hemingway must have modeled for paintings. I'm not finding any other common threads so far.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What very American sports company has been run by three men with the not-so-American surname of "France"? The France family has run NASCAR since Bill France, Sr. co-founded it in 1937. Although, for a brief period after 9/11, they did patriotically change their surname to "Freedom Surname." correct
2. The recent mystery novel New York to Dallas is the first entry in J. D. Robb's bestselling series not to have what word in the title? These are the "In Death" books. "J. D. Robb" is actually a pseudonym for the bajillion-selling Nora Roberts. death, murder. Put that in a book title and sell millions.
3. What kind of animal was Bert, the mascot of the 1950s "Duck and Cover" nuclear safety campaign? He was a turtle. Nice hard shell--no good in a nuclear first strike, sadly. a turtle? as in "slow as a . . ."?
4. In 1873, pharmacist Charles Henry Phillips invented an antacid composed of the hydroxide of what metal? This is Phillips Milk of Magnesia, so the salt in question is magnesium hydroxide. correct
5. Last month, the season premiere of a Georgia-set TV series smashed a basic-cable TV ratings record held by another series about a Georgia-born title character. Name both series. The Walking Dead destroyed The Closer's record among the coveted 18-49 demographic. Who like zombies more than lady cops, I guess. correct on both
6. The bulk of the Italo-Abyssinian Wars were fought in what modern-day country? Abyssinia is Ethiopia today. Well, except for the little bit that's Eritrea, but whatever. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these movies? Almost Famous, The Aviator, The Book of Eli, The Debt, The Hangover, Lolita, Marmaduke, Natural Born Killers, Risky Business, The Terminator. All these movies' original posters featured a main character or two in sunglasses. You had to mention the poster in particular--obviously, "sunglasses" are a pretty obvious link between Risky Business and The Terminator, but they're ubiquitous in the movies and not big plot points in some of those listed here. I apologize to anyone who rented Marmaduke in an attempt to research this question. correct!
1. What snack's latest varieties are Coconut (just green, white, and brown) and Pretzel (all the regular colors except yellow, for some reason)? what snack comes in multiple colors and lots of flavors? Life savers? Tootsie pops? Starburst? How about M&Ms!
2. What Indian dynasty took its name from the fact that it originated in the southwestern part of Genghis Khan's empire? Only Indian dynasty I can name is the Moghul dynasty
3. What software product saw its market share fall below 50% last week, for the first time since 1998? Internet Explorer
4. When it debuted on Broadway in 2003, what musical's cast included Sesame Street puppeteers John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo? Avenue Q
5. What architectural term provides the most popular state/provincial nickname for both Manitoba and Pennsylvania? keystone
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"? John Lennon?
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. Sal Mineo was a model for a painting that is now in the Guggenheim. There is a painting of Pedro Martinez in the National Portrait Gallery. Lindsey Vonn, Michael Vick, Margeaux Hemingway must have modeled for paintings. I'm not finding any other common threads so far.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What very American sports company has been run by three men with the not-so-American surname of "France"? The France family has run NASCAR since Bill France, Sr. co-founded it in 1937. Although, for a brief period after 9/11, they did patriotically change their surname to "Freedom Surname." correct
2. The recent mystery novel New York to Dallas is the first entry in J. D. Robb's bestselling series not to have what word in the title? These are the "In Death" books. "J. D. Robb" is actually a pseudonym for the bajillion-selling Nora Roberts. death, murder. Put that in a book title and sell millions.
3. What kind of animal was Bert, the mascot of the 1950s "Duck and Cover" nuclear safety campaign? He was a turtle. Nice hard shell--no good in a nuclear first strike, sadly. a turtle? as in "slow as a . . ."?
4. In 1873, pharmacist Charles Henry Phillips invented an antacid composed of the hydroxide of what metal? This is Phillips Milk of Magnesia, so the salt in question is magnesium hydroxide. correct
5. Last month, the season premiere of a Georgia-set TV series smashed a basic-cable TV ratings record held by another series about a Georgia-born title character. Name both series. The Walking Dead destroyed The Closer's record among the coveted 18-49 demographic. Who like zombies more than lady cops, I guess. correct on both
6. The bulk of the Italo-Abyssinian Wars were fought in what modern-day country? Abyssinia is Ethiopia today. Well, except for the little bit that's Eritrea, but whatever. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these movies? Almost Famous, The Aviator, The Book of Eli, The Debt, The Hangover, Lolita, Marmaduke, Natural Born Killers, Risky Business, The Terminator. All these movies' original posters featured a main character or two in sunglasses. You had to mention the poster in particular--obviously, "sunglasses" are a pretty obvious link between Risky Business and The Terminator, but they're ubiquitous in the movies and not big plot points in some of those listed here. I apologize to anyone who rented Marmaduke in an attempt to research this question. correct!
