Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - May 1
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. In 1978, what became the second U.S. state to legalize some casino gambling? New Jersey
2. What two cash crops lent their names to the iconic "Our Gang" characters played by Billie Thomas and Carl Switzer, respectively? alfalfa and ??
3. The African nation of Burkina Faso is drained by the Red, Black, and White tributaries of what river? I know of the Blue and White Niles. But Burkina Faso is further west. Zambezi?
4. In his song "Ransom," who raps, "I'm the same yellow boy that used to play up on Degrassi, / Can pocket 20,000 to be anywhere they ask me"? Lord help me, a rap lyrics question. I'm listening to Ray Wylie Hubbard, Alabama Shakes and Jack White right now. How about a question about some blues-driven American rock and roll one time? I'll guess Kanye West.
5. Bauxite ore is our main source of what metal? aluminum
6. According to poet John Greenleaf Whittier, "of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are" what four words? "what might have been"
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? Young MC's "Bust a Move," Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy", Marvin Gaye's "It Takes Two," David Bowie's "Life on Mars?", Usher's "Trading Places," the Everlys' "Wake Up Little Susie," Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know." each of the lyrics has a reference to going to the movies or watching a movie
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Who would traditionally wear a chador? A Muslim woman--more specifically an Iranian one--who observes the head-covering dress code called hijab. correct
2. Charles J. Shields' recent biography And So It Goes is about the life of what American author? "And so it goes" is a repeated refrain in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut. Poo-tee-weet? correct
3. TV's Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olsen recently purchased a pub in what U.S. city? These two stars of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia now own a bar in the show's titular city. (But it's not "Paddy's Pub." It's Mac's Olde Towne Tavern.) correct
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? Spiro Agnew, vice president to Richard Nixon. "Nixon" is more points in Scrabble, however. correct
5. The NBA's Lloyd Free and Ron Artest both added what word to their names when they legally changed them? World B. Free was probably a better exemplar of world freedom than Metta World Peace has been of World Peace. correct
6. Because of their disklike shape, what are thrombocytes more commonly called? They're the platelets that help your blood clot. (Sorry if that's a sore spot, hemophiliacs. Geez, you guys bruise easy.) gosh after all the time I asked about my Mom's platelet count when she was being treated I did not know that they are also called thrombocytes
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. Each of these people lost a spouse to suicide. That's a real cheery Question Seven, right? Don't worry, this week's one isn't about anything terrible. correct
1. In 1978, what became the second U.S. state to legalize some casino gambling? New Jersey
2. What two cash crops lent their names to the iconic "Our Gang" characters played by Billie Thomas and Carl Switzer, respectively? alfalfa and ??
3. The African nation of Burkina Faso is drained by the Red, Black, and White tributaries of what river? I know of the Blue and White Niles. But Burkina Faso is further west. Zambezi?
4. In his song "Ransom," who raps, "I'm the same yellow boy that used to play up on Degrassi, / Can pocket 20,000 to be anywhere they ask me"? Lord help me, a rap lyrics question. I'm listening to Ray Wylie Hubbard, Alabama Shakes and Jack White right now. How about a question about some blues-driven American rock and roll one time? I'll guess Kanye West.
5. Bauxite ore is our main source of what metal? aluminum
6. According to poet John Greenleaf Whittier, "of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are" what four words? "what might have been"
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? Young MC's "Bust a Move," Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy", Marvin Gaye's "It Takes Two," David Bowie's "Life on Mars?", Usher's "Trading Places," the Everlys' "Wake Up Little Susie," Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know." each of the lyrics has a reference to going to the movies or watching a movie
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Who would traditionally wear a chador? A Muslim woman--more specifically an Iranian one--who observes the head-covering dress code called hijab. correct
2. Charles J. Shields' recent biography And So It Goes is about the life of what American author? "And so it goes" is a repeated refrain in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut. Poo-tee-weet? correct
3. TV's Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olsen recently purchased a pub in what U.S. city? These two stars of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia now own a bar in the show's titular city. (But it's not "Paddy's Pub." It's Mac's Olde Towne Tavern.) correct
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? Spiro Agnew, vice president to Richard Nixon. "Nixon" is more points in Scrabble, however. correct
5. The NBA's Lloyd Free and Ron Artest both added what word to their names when they legally changed them? World B. Free was probably a better exemplar of world freedom than Metta World Peace has been of World Peace. correct
6. Because of their disklike shape, what are thrombocytes more commonly called? They're the platelets that help your blood clot. (Sorry if that's a sore spot, hemophiliacs. Geez, you guys bruise easy.) gosh after all the time I asked about my Mom's platelet count when she was being treated I did not know that they are also called thrombocytes
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. Each of these people lost a spouse to suicide. That's a real cheery Question Seven, right? Don't worry, this week's one isn't about anything terrible. correct
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Jocelyn - oh my goodness, of course you are right! As much as I love Eddie Murphy playing Buckwheat on Saturday Night Live, how could I have missed that?
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