Thursday, September 20, 2012
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - September 18
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Colitis and diverticulitis are diseases of what specific organ of the body? seems like it should be the colon. Why would a disease of the small intestine or large intestine be called colitis?
2. What word rhymes, somewhat dubiously, with "museum" and "see 'em" in the theme to TV's The Addams Family? "bee um"? but that's two words
3. What third largest city of New Zealand was named for the Oxford college attended by its founder? Christchurch
4. What multimillion-selling musician sometimes uses the nickname "Yeezy"? Kanye West?
5. The new documentary Bill W. depicts the life of William Griffith Wilson, most famous for co-founding what organization? Hi, I'm Bill and I'm an alcoholic. Alcoholic's Anonymous.
6. Which of the seven Nobel Prize categories has had by far fewer U.S. winners than the other six? First instinct is Peace. But I can recall several Peace prize winners from the US. I can recall very few Literature winners. I'll go with Literature.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these comics? Doonesbury, Li'l Abner, Little Orphan Annie, Peanuts, Spider-Man, Superman. Don't know if this is what KJ wants, but I think they all feature characters who were orphaned. Still, why include the obvious Little Orphan Annie?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The Reynolds Rocket, released in 1945, and the Parker Jotter, which has since sold 750 million, were two of the first American versions of what newly invented item? They were early ballpoint pens. correct
2. What is both the most abundant element in the earth's crust and the third most common element by mass in the universe? It's oxygen--hydrogen and helium are the two more common elements in the universe, by the way. correct
3. Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason, and Carson Palmer have started more games for what NFL team than any other quarterbacks? The Cincinnati Bengals--sometimes with the mediocre results Bengals fans have come to expect, but not always. Anderson and Boomer even led to the team to the Super Bowl once each. correct
4. What children's snack is called "barbe a papa" in France--"father's beard"? Cotton candy looks a bit like a father's beard, if your dad's beard was gross and sticky and sweet-tasting. correct
5. What city was the capital of Japan for over 1,000 years, ending in 1869? The capital moved in 1869 from its longtime home in Kyoto to Edo, which was then renamed "Tokyo." correct
6. The possibility of a "Grexit" is much in the business news in 2012. Who or what would exit in a "Grexit"? That would be Greece, exiting from the Eurozone due to their sluggish economy. ah, yes. Although not much in the business news in the US because we are consumed by bloated election rhetoric about the fiscal cliff and job creators and the 47% and the like
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? Fast & Furious, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ghost World, The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Pariah, Pumping Iron, Sucker Punch. They all end on a bus--that is, the final scene of each movie involves a bus. Did I mess any other cinematic greats in the ends-on-a-bus genre? I really loathe Q7s like this one that find a single detail within a movie or book. Almost impossible unless you have seen and can remember specific details about 3 or 4 of the movies in order to find a pattern.
1. Colitis and diverticulitis are diseases of what specific organ of the body? seems like it should be the colon. Why would a disease of the small intestine or large intestine be called colitis?
2. What word rhymes, somewhat dubiously, with "museum" and "see 'em" in the theme to TV's The Addams Family? "bee um"? but that's two words
3. What third largest city of New Zealand was named for the Oxford college attended by its founder? Christchurch
4. What multimillion-selling musician sometimes uses the nickname "Yeezy"? Kanye West?
5. The new documentary Bill W. depicts the life of William Griffith Wilson, most famous for co-founding what organization? Hi, I'm Bill and I'm an alcoholic. Alcoholic's Anonymous.
6. Which of the seven Nobel Prize categories has had by far fewer U.S. winners than the other six? First instinct is Peace. But I can recall several Peace prize winners from the US. I can recall very few Literature winners. I'll go with Literature.
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these comics? Doonesbury, Li'l Abner, Little Orphan Annie, Peanuts, Spider-Man, Superman. Don't know if this is what KJ wants, but I think they all feature characters who were orphaned. Still, why include the obvious Little Orphan Annie?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The Reynolds Rocket, released in 1945, and the Parker Jotter, which has since sold 750 million, were two of the first American versions of what newly invented item? They were early ballpoint pens. correct
2. What is both the most abundant element in the earth's crust and the third most common element by mass in the universe? It's oxygen--hydrogen and helium are the two more common elements in the universe, by the way. correct
3. Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason, and Carson Palmer have started more games for what NFL team than any other quarterbacks? The Cincinnati Bengals--sometimes with the mediocre results Bengals fans have come to expect, but not always. Anderson and Boomer even led to the team to the Super Bowl once each. correct
4. What children's snack is called "barbe a papa" in France--"father's beard"? Cotton candy looks a bit like a father's beard, if your dad's beard was gross and sticky and sweet-tasting. correct
5. What city was the capital of Japan for over 1,000 years, ending in 1869? The capital moved in 1869 from its longtime home in Kyoto to Edo, which was then renamed "Tokyo." correct
6. The possibility of a "Grexit" is much in the business news in 2012. Who or what would exit in a "Grexit"? That would be Greece, exiting from the Eurozone due to their sluggish economy. ah, yes. Although not much in the business news in the US because we are consumed by bloated election rhetoric about the fiscal cliff and job creators and the 47% and the like
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? Fast & Furious, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ghost World, The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Pariah, Pumping Iron, Sucker Punch. They all end on a bus--that is, the final scene of each movie involves a bus. Did I mess any other cinematic greats in the ends-on-a-bus genre? I really loathe Q7s like this one that find a single detail within a movie or book. Almost impossible unless you have seen and can remember specific details about 3 or 4 of the movies in order to find a pattern.
