Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - November 27
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Which 1980 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Lead Actor was playing the same role on TV more than three decades later in 2012? could this be the late Larry Hagman?
2. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were spread across three continents. Which continent was home to more wonders than the other two? Sphinx, Colossus of Rhodes, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Alexandria Lighthouse, statue of Zeus, two others that I cannot remember. I'll guess Europe.
3. In physics, what's the name of the parabola-like curve formed by a chain hanging suspended by both ends? it has a name?
4. In 2000, English composer Colin Matthews took advantage of scientific progress to compose a new eighth movement to what 1916 orchestral piece? Rite of Spring?
5. In what activity might you try to employ a "Baltimore chop"? I think that is the name for a short hack that drives a pitch into the ground in baseball
6. What was historic about the copy of the St. Joseph Gazette delivered to San Francisco on April 14, 1860? St Joseph ---> the first message delivered by the Pony Express
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? "Centerfold" by the J. Geils Band, "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys, "Hard to Explain" by the Strokes, "Helter Skelter" by the Beatles, "I Am the Resurrection" by Stone Roses, "The Look" by Roxette, "Love Shack" by the B-52s, "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley, "Turn! Turn! Turn!" by the Byrds, "Under tha Influence (Follow Me)" by Cee-Lo Green
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Rooibos is a popular South African type of what? It's an herbal tea. I don't know how to spell or pronounce it but it's pretty good with milk and honey. correct
2. Which Marx Brothers movie builds up to a climactic--but comically disrupted--performance of Il Trovatore? As you might expect, that's A Night at the Opera. correct
3. What U.S. state has no ocean coastline, but borders five states that do? Tennessee borders Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. This was a little harder than I'd originally intended, because I didn't notice until the last minute that landlocked Pennsylvania borders FOUR ocean states. Close but no cigar, Pennsylvania. correct
4. Spurinna was the name of the soothsayer most famous for issuing a warning, in 44 BC, against what? The Ides of March. He was Julius Caesar's personal astrologer. Nice work there, Spurinna. Even Nancy Reagan's astrologer was more effective than you were. correct
5. What's the name of the passageway between the human wrist and the center of the palm, which you probably only pay attention to when you compress the nerve there? That little tendon passageway is your carpal tunnel. correct
6. What title video game hero is the son of King Sharaman, who returns as the fearsome Sand King after his death? King Sharaman's son is the titular "Prince of Persia." I knew that this was the move, just could not recall the title
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these countries, and no others? Fiji, Montenegro, Paraguay, Spain, and Sri Lanka. These are (I sincerely hope) all the world flags with a lion on them. ok
1. Which 1980 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Lead Actor was playing the same role on TV more than three decades later in 2012? could this be the late Larry Hagman?
2. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were spread across three continents. Which continent was home to more wonders than the other two? Sphinx, Colossus of Rhodes, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Alexandria Lighthouse, statue of Zeus, two others that I cannot remember. I'll guess Europe.
3. In physics, what's the name of the parabola-like curve formed by a chain hanging suspended by both ends? it has a name?
4. In 2000, English composer Colin Matthews took advantage of scientific progress to compose a new eighth movement to what 1916 orchestral piece? Rite of Spring?
5. In what activity might you try to employ a "Baltimore chop"? I think that is the name for a short hack that drives a pitch into the ground in baseball
6. What was historic about the copy of the St. Joseph Gazette delivered to San Francisco on April 14, 1860? St Joseph ---> the first message delivered by the Pony Express
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? "Centerfold" by the J. Geils Band, "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys, "Hard to Explain" by the Strokes, "Helter Skelter" by the Beatles, "I Am the Resurrection" by Stone Roses, "The Look" by Roxette, "Love Shack" by the B-52s, "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley, "Turn! Turn! Turn!" by the Byrds, "Under tha Influence (Follow Me)" by Cee-Lo Green
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Rooibos is a popular South African type of what? It's an herbal tea. I don't know how to spell or pronounce it but it's pretty good with milk and honey. correct
2. Which Marx Brothers movie builds up to a climactic--but comically disrupted--performance of Il Trovatore? As you might expect, that's A Night at the Opera. correct
3. What U.S. state has no ocean coastline, but borders five states that do? Tennessee borders Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. This was a little harder than I'd originally intended, because I didn't notice until the last minute that landlocked Pennsylvania borders FOUR ocean states. Close but no cigar, Pennsylvania. correct
4. Spurinna was the name of the soothsayer most famous for issuing a warning, in 44 BC, against what? The Ides of March. He was Julius Caesar's personal astrologer. Nice work there, Spurinna. Even Nancy Reagan's astrologer was more effective than you were. correct
5. What's the name of the passageway between the human wrist and the center of the palm, which you probably only pay attention to when you compress the nerve there? That little tendon passageway is your carpal tunnel. correct
6. What title video game hero is the son of King Sharaman, who returns as the fearsome Sand King after his death? King Sharaman's son is the titular "Prince of Persia." I knew that this was the move, just could not recall the title
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these countries, and no others? Fiji, Montenegro, Paraguay, Spain, and Sri Lanka. These are (I sincerely hope) all the world flags with a lion on them. ok
