Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - December 20
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What South African region takes its name from the fact that Vasco da Gama first sighted it on December 25, 1497? El Salvador. Oh wait, other part of the world. Natal? for the birth of baby Jesus?
2. What traditional holiday item often includes a succade made of citron? tough questions this week. What is a succade? Citron is lemon. Not a hanukkah candle which are not scented.
3. In 1906, what American author wrote, "In a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest"? O Henry
4. How many candles are there in a Kwanzaa kinara? kinara like menorah? 8 candles unless you also count the shamus in which case 9.
5. Dr. Christmas Jones, a nuclear physicist who wears a D-cup, is a "Bond girl" from which 007 film? No idea, but I can guess. Probably one of the Bond movies with Dalton, Brosnon or Craig, none of which I have seen. Tomorrow Never Dies.
6. In the Roman calendar, December 25 was Brumalia. What's the scientific name for the occasion marked by Brumalia? Scientific name? solstice?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these Christmas-y songs? "The Christmas Song," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Silver Bells," "White Christmas" and, in part, "Sleigh Ride" and "Winter Wonderland"? "In part" is a good clue to start with. According to wikipedia, Sleigh Ride was started during a heat wave in 1946 then completed in February 1948. Written in summer?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. British newspaper columnist Benjamin Mee wrote a 2008 book about his unusual experience in Dartmoor, England, where he bought what? He bought a zoo! The new Matt Damon movie is (loosely) based on his memoir. correct
2. Which U.S. state's quarter shows a map of a territory containing not just that state but also thirteen others? The Louisiana state quarter includes a map of the entire Louisiana Purchase. In hindsight, this question should have said "at least part of thirteen others," now that I think about it. We here at Tuesday Trivia regret the error. always so obvious after you know the answer
3. Which Olympic sport uses the smallest ball? Even when golf comes back to the Summer Olympics in 2016, table tennis will still have a smaller ball. correct
4. What band is releasing a new beer, an India pale ale called MMMhop? Hanson, of late-'90s "MMMBop" fame. Apparently the beer will have notes of caramel, light roast, and desperation. correct
5. It was proved in 1964 that 0, 1, and what other number are the only perfect squares in the Fibonacci sequence? You had to do quite a few additions before you got to the thirteenth Fibonacci number: 144. maybe as a memory exercise, I should memorize Fibonacci numbers. No sure I would get to #13 though.
6. Where do 4,000 tourists travel every year to see the 887 world-famous "moai"? The moai are the 20- to 30-ft. statues that allow Easter Island to sell lots more t-shirts and snow-globes than it would otherwise. correct
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. These classic works all feature a mirror--a topologically impossible one, in the case of the Manet painting. (We accepted "reflection" as well.) correct
1. What South African region takes its name from the fact that Vasco da Gama first sighted it on December 25, 1497? El Salvador. Oh wait, other part of the world. Natal? for the birth of baby Jesus?
2. What traditional holiday item often includes a succade made of citron? tough questions this week. What is a succade? Citron is lemon. Not a hanukkah candle which are not scented.
3. In 1906, what American author wrote, "In a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest"? O Henry
4. How many candles are there in a Kwanzaa kinara? kinara like menorah? 8 candles unless you also count the shamus in which case 9.
5. Dr. Christmas Jones, a nuclear physicist who wears a D-cup, is a "Bond girl" from which 007 film? No idea, but I can guess. Probably one of the Bond movies with Dalton, Brosnon or Craig, none of which I have seen. Tomorrow Never Dies.
6. In the Roman calendar, December 25 was Brumalia. What's the scientific name for the occasion marked by Brumalia? Scientific name? solstice?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these Christmas-y songs? "The Christmas Song," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Silver Bells," "White Christmas" and, in part, "Sleigh Ride" and "Winter Wonderland"? "In part" is a good clue to start with. According to wikipedia, Sleigh Ride was started during a heat wave in 1946 then completed in February 1948. Written in summer?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. British newspaper columnist Benjamin Mee wrote a 2008 book about his unusual experience in Dartmoor, England, where he bought what? He bought a zoo! The new Matt Damon movie is (loosely) based on his memoir. correct
2. Which U.S. state's quarter shows a map of a territory containing not just that state but also thirteen others? The Louisiana state quarter includes a map of the entire Louisiana Purchase. In hindsight, this question should have said "at least part of thirteen others," now that I think about it. We here at Tuesday Trivia regret the error. always so obvious after you know the answer
3. Which Olympic sport uses the smallest ball? Even when golf comes back to the Summer Olympics in 2016, table tennis will still have a smaller ball. correct
4. What band is releasing a new beer, an India pale ale called MMMhop? Hanson, of late-'90s "MMMBop" fame. Apparently the beer will have notes of caramel, light roast, and desperation. correct
5. It was proved in 1964 that 0, 1, and what other number are the only perfect squares in the Fibonacci sequence? You had to do quite a few additions before you got to the thirteenth Fibonacci number: 144. maybe as a memory exercise, I should memorize Fibonacci numbers. No sure I would get to #13 though.
6. Where do 4,000 tourists travel every year to see the 887 world-famous "moai"? The moai are the 20- to 30-ft. statues that allow Easter Island to sell lots more t-shirts and snow-globes than it would otherwise. correct
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. These classic works all feature a mirror--a topologically impossible one, in the case of the Manet painting. (We accepted "reflection" as well.) correct
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You don't need to memorize the Fibonacci numbers. You just need to memorize the first two (0,1) and then the fact that each subsequent one is the sum of the two previous ones.
So the next is 0+1 = 1
then 1+1 = 2
then 1+2 = 3
etc.
Anyway, fruitcake for #2, maybe? And #5 is Denise Richards in "The World is Not Enough." Up there with Tara Reid in "Alone in the Dark" for ridiculous casting decisions.
Gosh, what is the best Bond film with Dalton, Brosnan, or Craig? It might be "The Living Daylights", I guess.
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So the next is 0+1 = 1
then 1+1 = 2
then 1+2 = 3
etc.
Anyway, fruitcake for #2, maybe? And #5 is Denise Richards in "The World is Not Enough." Up there with Tara Reid in "Alone in the Dark" for ridiculous casting decisions.
Gosh, what is the best Bond film with Dalton, Brosnan, or Craig? It might be "The Living Daylights", I guess.
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