Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - December 13
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. British newspaper columnist Benjamin Mee wrote a 2008 book about his unusual experience in Dartmoor, England, where he bought what? a zoo? is this what the new movie is about?
2. Which U.S. state's quarter shows a map of a territory containing not just that state but also thirteen others? Delaware for 1st state?
3. Which Olympic sport uses the smallest ball? table tennis. I think this is the correct answer even if you consider golf an Olympic sport since it will be an event in 2016
4. What band is releasing a new beer, an India pale ale called MMMhop? Hanson
5. It was proved in 1964 that 0, 1, and what other number are the only perfect squares in the Fibonacci sequence? a great question for Alex (who sometimes read this blog). I don't know the Fibonacci numbers so a total guess - 9
6. Where do 4,000 tourists travel every year to see the 887 world-famous "moai"? Easter Island
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these works of art? Cassatt's Mother and Child, Degas's The Ballet Rehearsal, Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, Escher's Three Spheres, Fuseli's The Nightmare, Van Eyck's Arnolfini Wedding, Velazquez's Las Meninas, Vermeer's Woman with a Pearl Necklace. I know several of these well. They all contain mirrors or reflected images.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. HBO's In Treatment and Showtime's Homeland are both based on TV series from what foreign--but not European--country? Israel! Interestingly, Sha Na Na was also based on an Israeli TV hit, Rosh Sha Na Na. There, that is the worst joke in the history of Tuesday Trivia. KJ will have to atone for that joke
2. How many basic positions of the feet are there in classical ballet? Only five! Scientists believe this is why ballet is so boring. correct
3. What war is referred to by its other participants as the "6/25 Upheaval," the "Fatherland Liberation War," and the "War to Resist U.S. Aggression"? That's what the Korean War is called in South Korea (it began on June 25, 1950), North Korea, and China, respectively. In the U.S., of course, it's called "That War from M*A*S*H." Korea was a police action, not a war
4. According to a once-popular myth, oysters could only be eaten in months containing what letter in their names? 'R', based on a mistaken belief that shellfish were poisonous during the summer. In fact, only spoiled-on-a-hot-day shellfish is poisonous, as you might have guessed. correct
5. What river is dammed by the Hoover Dam? The mighty Colorado. correct
6. What Broadway hit was named for a fanciful figure painted by Marc Chagall on a mural at the Moscow State Yiddish Theater in 1920? Chagall's mural features the original Fiddler on the Roof. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down," "A Better Man," "Crush on You," "Earth Angel," "Hotel California," "(I'm) Stranded," "Indian Reservation," "It's Too Soon to Know," "Lies," "My Boyfriend's Back." All were recorded by bands who shared their names with North American pro sports teams. To wit: the Mavericks, Thunder, Jets, Penguins, Eagles, Saints, Raiders, Orioles, Knickerbockers, and Angels. got it!
1. British newspaper columnist Benjamin Mee wrote a 2008 book about his unusual experience in Dartmoor, England, where he bought what? a zoo? is this what the new movie is about?
2. Which U.S. state's quarter shows a map of a territory containing not just that state but also thirteen others? Delaware for 1st state?
3. Which Olympic sport uses the smallest ball? table tennis. I think this is the correct answer even if you consider golf an Olympic sport since it will be an event in 2016
4. What band is releasing a new beer, an India pale ale called MMMhop? Hanson
5. It was proved in 1964 that 0, 1, and what other number are the only perfect squares in the Fibonacci sequence? a great question for Alex (who sometimes read this blog). I don't know the Fibonacci numbers so a total guess - 9
6. Where do 4,000 tourists travel every year to see the 887 world-famous "moai"? Easter Island
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these works of art? Cassatt's Mother and Child, Degas's The Ballet Rehearsal, Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, Escher's Three Spheres, Fuseli's The Nightmare, Van Eyck's Arnolfini Wedding, Velazquez's Las Meninas, Vermeer's Woman with a Pearl Necklace. I know several of these well. They all contain mirrors or reflected images.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. HBO's In Treatment and Showtime's Homeland are both based on TV series from what foreign--but not European--country? Israel! Interestingly, Sha Na Na was also based on an Israeli TV hit, Rosh Sha Na Na. There, that is the worst joke in the history of Tuesday Trivia. KJ will have to atone for that joke
2. How many basic positions of the feet are there in classical ballet? Only five! Scientists believe this is why ballet is so boring. correct
3. What war is referred to by its other participants as the "6/25 Upheaval," the "Fatherland Liberation War," and the "War to Resist U.S. Aggression"? That's what the Korean War is called in South Korea (it began on June 25, 1950), North Korea, and China, respectively. In the U.S., of course, it's called "That War from M*A*S*H." Korea was a police action, not a war
4. According to a once-popular myth, oysters could only be eaten in months containing what letter in their names? 'R', based on a mistaken belief that shellfish were poisonous during the summer. In fact, only spoiled-on-a-hot-day shellfish is poisonous, as you might have guessed. correct
5. What river is dammed by the Hoover Dam? The mighty Colorado. correct
6. What Broadway hit was named for a fanciful figure painted by Marc Chagall on a mural at the Moscow State Yiddish Theater in 1920? Chagall's mural features the original Fiddler on the Roof. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down," "A Better Man," "Crush on You," "Earth Angel," "Hotel California," "(I'm) Stranded," "Indian Reservation," "It's Too Soon to Know," "Lies," "My Boyfriend's Back." All were recorded by bands who shared their names with North American pro sports teams. To wit: the Mavericks, Thunder, Jets, Penguins, Eagles, Saints, Raiders, Orioles, Knickerbockers, and Angels. got it!
