Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - April 24
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Who would traditionally wear a chador? a Muslim woman
2. Charles J. Shields' recent biography And So It Goes is about the life of what American author? Kurt Vonnegut
3. TV's Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olsen recently purchased a pub in what U.S. city? Philadelphia (where it's always sunny)
4. The current U.S. president and vice president both have the same number of letters in their last name: "Obama" and "Biden." Who was vice president the last time this happened? Nixon and Agnew
5. The NBA's Lloyd Free and Ron Artest both added what word to their names when they legally changed them? World
6. Because of their disklike shape, what are thrombocytes more commonly called? Aren't these T-cells?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these famous people? Henry Adams, Jackson Browne, Henry Fonda, Katherine Graham, Fritz Haber, Courtney Love, Joan Rivers, Dr. Seuss, Percy Shelley, Joseph Stalin. All had spouses who committed suicide
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Battles at Goose Green and Port Stanley were part of what short-lived military conflict? Stanley is the capital of the Falkland Islands, where Britain and Argentina were at war in 1982. correct
2. Who recently became the first performer to win the "Razzie" Award for Worst Actor and Worst Actress in the same year? Adam Sandler played both Jack and Jill with equal skill. correct
3. Webster's defines a blacksmith as a worker in iron and a whitesmith as a worker in what other metal? According to Merriam-Webster, a whitesmith is a tinsmith. correct
4. Which of the five "Great Lakes" extends furthest north? Even the southernmost point of Lake Superior is north of the other four lakes. correct
5. If reflections are counted as different pieces, how many different falling shapes are there in the original Tetris? There are seven "tetrominoes." wrong, but I claim ignorance of most video game trivia
6. Saxophonist Jake Clemons is the newest member of which band? He replaced his late uncle Clarence as Bruce Springsteen's sax player in the E Street Band. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these TV shows? The Addams Family, Bewitched, The Dukes of Hazzard, Full House, Make Room for Daddy, My Three Sons, Petticoat Junction, Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Two and a Half Men. Not too tough this week, especially for fans of old TV: all featured "uncle" characters. I like to imagine Uncle Junior from Sopranos replacing Uncle Jessie from Dukes of Hazzard and vice versa. curses! I followed a red herring thread on this Q7
1. Who would traditionally wear a chador? a Muslim woman
2. Charles J. Shields' recent biography And So It Goes is about the life of what American author? Kurt Vonnegut
3. TV's Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olsen recently purchased a pub in what U.S. city? Philadelphia (where it's always sunny)
4. The current U.S. president and vice president both have the same number of letters in their last name: "Obama" and "Biden." Who was vice president the last time this happened? Nixon and Agnew
5. The NBA's Lloyd Free and Ron Artest both added what word to their names when they legally changed them? World
6. Because of their disklike shape, what are thrombocytes more commonly called? Aren't these T-cells?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these famous people? Henry Adams, Jackson Browne, Henry Fonda, Katherine Graham, Fritz Haber, Courtney Love, Joan Rivers, Dr. Seuss, Percy Shelley, Joseph Stalin. All had spouses who committed suicide
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Battles at Goose Green and Port Stanley were part of what short-lived military conflict? Stanley is the capital of the Falkland Islands, where Britain and Argentina were at war in 1982. correct
2. Who recently became the first performer to win the "Razzie" Award for Worst Actor and Worst Actress in the same year? Adam Sandler played both Jack and Jill with equal skill. correct
3. Webster's defines a blacksmith as a worker in iron and a whitesmith as a worker in what other metal? According to Merriam-Webster, a whitesmith is a tinsmith. correct
4. Which of the five "Great Lakes" extends furthest north? Even the southernmost point of Lake Superior is north of the other four lakes. correct
5. If reflections are counted as different pieces, how many different falling shapes are there in the original Tetris? There are seven "tetrominoes." wrong, but I claim ignorance of most video game trivia
6. Saxophonist Jake Clemons is the newest member of which band? He replaced his late uncle Clarence as Bruce Springsteen's sax player in the E Street Band. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these TV shows? The Addams Family, Bewitched, The Dukes of Hazzard, Full House, Make Room for Daddy, My Three Sons, Petticoat Junction, Seinfeld, The Sopranos, Two and a Half Men. Not too tough this week, especially for fans of old TV: all featured "uncle" characters. I like to imagine Uncle Junior from Sopranos replacing Uncle Jessie from Dukes of Hazzard and vice versa. curses! I followed a red herring thread on this Q7
