Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - January 29
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What ancient book would you consult to interpret hexagrams numbered from 1 ("Force") to 64 ("Not Yet Fording")? some work by Aristotle? Euclid? Or a religious text
2. The CW's new show The Carrie Diaries is a prequel set about 15 years before what other TV series? Carrie --> Sex And the City
3. What will be the next year to be divisible by four that will *not*, nevertheless, be a leap year? 2400?
4. The only commissioned U.S. Navy vessel not in American hands is the USS Pueblo. The Pueblo is currently a captive of what country? North Korea
5. What's the more common name for Lophophora williamsii, a cactus listed as a "controlled substance" unless it's being used in "bona fide religious ceremonies"? peyote
6. How many children appear with their "Migrant Mother" in Dorothea Lange's famed photo of that name? two?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these literary works? A Doll's House, Madame Bovary, Rebecca, Romeo and Juliet, Sons and Lovers, Steppenwolf, Tom Jones, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. nothing coming to me for now
LAST WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Besides Saudi Arabia, Brunei, and the United Arab Emirates, there is still a fourth country where women can't vote in elections--and it's not in Asia. What is it? The only elected office in the Vatican City is its head of state--the Pope--and the only residents who get to vote, the College of Cardinals, are all male. correct
2. Filmmaker Warren Miller has made over 100 documentaries about athletes in what sport? He makes those skiing movies. (Well, not anymore. He retired. His company still releases skiing movies under his name that he had nothing to do with.) correct
3. What liniment company was best known for its advertising jingles serialized on roadside signs, which it debuted in Minnesota in 1925? YOU'RE HOME FREE / IF THE ANSWER YOU GAVE / TO QUESTION THREE / WAS BURMA SHAVE. Burma Shave a liniment? I think if liniments as lotions that you rub into the skin.
4. The princess in Mario video games is named for what fruit? She's a real Peach. correct
5. What is by far the largest and most famous object in the Kuiper belt? The Kuiper Belt is a region of bodies that circle our Sun out beyond the orbit of Neptune. Its most famous resident is the no-longer-a-planet Pluto, one of at least three dwarf planets in the region. I confused the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt. If you saw my closet, you would know that I don't do very well with belts.
6. What are the seven syllables used in the "solfege" system, which dates back to the 11th century but is still common today? Do, re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and ti (or si), which will bring us back to do-oh-oh-oh. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV series--and no others that I can find? The Dukes of Hazzard, Law & Order, The Love Boat, The Pioneers, Saturday Night Live, The Sonny and Cher Show, The Troubleshooters. Each show had a cast member who also served in the U.S. Congress. Did I miss any? I think the "cast member" requirement limits this to shows starring a performer playing a role or roles, so no news shows (or similar) allowed! correct!
1. What ancient book would you consult to interpret hexagrams numbered from 1 ("Force") to 64 ("Not Yet Fording")? some work by Aristotle? Euclid? Or a religious text
2. The CW's new show The Carrie Diaries is a prequel set about 15 years before what other TV series? Carrie --> Sex And the City
3. What will be the next year to be divisible by four that will *not*, nevertheless, be a leap year? 2400?
4. The only commissioned U.S. Navy vessel not in American hands is the USS Pueblo. The Pueblo is currently a captive of what country? North Korea
5. What's the more common name for Lophophora williamsii, a cactus listed as a "controlled substance" unless it's being used in "bona fide religious ceremonies"? peyote
6. How many children appear with their "Migrant Mother" in Dorothea Lange's famed photo of that name? two?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these literary works? A Doll's House, Madame Bovary, Rebecca, Romeo and Juliet, Sons and Lovers, Steppenwolf, Tom Jones, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. nothing coming to me for now
LAST WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Besides Saudi Arabia, Brunei, and the United Arab Emirates, there is still a fourth country where women can't vote in elections--and it's not in Asia. What is it? The only elected office in the Vatican City is its head of state--the Pope--and the only residents who get to vote, the College of Cardinals, are all male. correct
2. Filmmaker Warren Miller has made over 100 documentaries about athletes in what sport? He makes those skiing movies. (Well, not anymore. He retired. His company still releases skiing movies under his name that he had nothing to do with.) correct
3. What liniment company was best known for its advertising jingles serialized on roadside signs, which it debuted in Minnesota in 1925? YOU'RE HOME FREE / IF THE ANSWER YOU GAVE / TO QUESTION THREE / WAS BURMA SHAVE. Burma Shave a liniment? I think if liniments as lotions that you rub into the skin.
4. The princess in Mario video games is named for what fruit? She's a real Peach. correct
5. What is by far the largest and most famous object in the Kuiper belt? The Kuiper Belt is a region of bodies that circle our Sun out beyond the orbit of Neptune. Its most famous resident is the no-longer-a-planet Pluto, one of at least three dwarf planets in the region. I confused the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt. If you saw my closet, you would know that I don't do very well with belts.
6. What are the seven syllables used in the "solfege" system, which dates back to the 11th century but is still common today? Do, re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and ti (or si), which will bring us back to do-oh-oh-oh. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV series--and no others that I can find? The Dukes of Hazzard, Law & Order, The Love Boat, The Pioneers, Saturday Night Live, The Sonny and Cher Show, The Troubleshooters. Each show had a cast member who also served in the U.S. Congress. Did I miss any? I think the "cast member" requirement limits this to shows starring a performer playing a role or roles, so no news shows (or similar) allowed! correct!
