Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - April 30
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What 2012 song that inspired a dance craze begins with a sample of reggaeton arist Hector Delgado saying, "Con los terroristas"? Gagnam Style?
2. A Messier marathon is an event in which participants try to spot 110 different objects where? in the stands at a soccer match? Is this a reference to Lionel Messier?
3. What popular Turkish dish is a reasonably close equivalent of Japanese "yakitori" or Indonesian "satay"? shish kabob
4. What U.S. state was the site of the World War II-era army base Fort Oglethorpe? Georgia
5. The classic role-playing game Bunnies and Burrows was inspired by what beloved 1972 novel? Watership Down. I have never heard of Bunnies and Burrows. It's a classic game?
6. Who was the first Roman emperor to commit suicide, in 68 AD on the anniversary of the death of his first wife, Claudius's daughter Octavia? Nero?
7. What unusual distinction is shared (or rather, what usual distinction has never been shared) by these world nations and no others? Andorra, Belarus, Bolivia, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mali, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Mongolia, Paraguay, Republic of Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Sweden, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and the Vatican? I almost never get Q7s that are countries. Something that they have never done. Attend a session of the United Nations. No Starbucks or McDonalds. I cannot think of an athletic achievement that they might have in common. The inclusion of Sweden negates the idea that none has won an Olympic medal. Never hosted a democratic election. How about never been invaded or occupied.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Lawrence Wright's recent best-seller Going Clear is a look behind the curtain of what organization? "Clear" is a term for a specific level of mental health according to the teachings of the Church of Scientology. Most of what I know about Scientology I learned on South Park. I don't recall that they mentioned Clear.
2. What European company is, by number if not by volume, the world's biggest tire manufacturer, producing 318 million tires every year? Michelin makes over 200 million tires a year, but Lego makes many, many more. (Of course, Legos are smaller...) I hear this question about every 10 years and it gets me every time
3. What classic game theory scenario was named in 1950 by Albert Tucker, who began it with the words, "Two members of a criminal gang are arrested"? This is known as the Prisoner's Dilemma. SPOILERS: game theorists say that if you get into this situation somehow, *always* sell out the other prisoner. Alex's comment from last week was correct. My answer of Spanish Prisoner was not. The Prisoner's Dilemma is not the same as the Spanish Prisoner.
4. Only three people have ever descended to Challenger Deep, the lowest point of the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench. What Hollywood personality is the only one to do it since 1960? James Cameron, who got a taste for underwater exploration while helming The Abyss and Titanic. correct
5. The one-room schoolhouse depicted on the Iowa state quarter was chosen because what famed Cedar Rapids painter attended school there? The most famous "native son" painter of Iowa is Grant "the American Gothic guy" Wood. correct
6. Speedo was the only corporate sponsor not to drop what athlete in 1994 when he announced that he was HIV positive? Speedo, to their credit, immediately extended their deal with Speedo-loving diver Greg Louganis. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these literary figures? Roald Dahl, Carlos Fuentes, Vaclav Havel, Charles Macarthur, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter, Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie. All married actresses--pretty famous ones in most cases, though not as famous as the second Mrs. Arthur Miller. correct
1. What 2012 song that inspired a dance craze begins with a sample of reggaeton arist Hector Delgado saying, "Con los terroristas"? Gagnam Style?
2. A Messier marathon is an event in which participants try to spot 110 different objects where? in the stands at a soccer match? Is this a reference to Lionel Messier?
3. What popular Turkish dish is a reasonably close equivalent of Japanese "yakitori" or Indonesian "satay"? shish kabob
4. What U.S. state was the site of the World War II-era army base Fort Oglethorpe? Georgia
5. The classic role-playing game Bunnies and Burrows was inspired by what beloved 1972 novel? Watership Down. I have never heard of Bunnies and Burrows. It's a classic game?
6. Who was the first Roman emperor to commit suicide, in 68 AD on the anniversary of the death of his first wife, Claudius's daughter Octavia? Nero?
7. What unusual distinction is shared (or rather, what usual distinction has never been shared) by these world nations and no others? Andorra, Belarus, Bolivia, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mali, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Mongolia, Paraguay, Republic of Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Sweden, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and the Vatican? I almost never get Q7s that are countries. Something that they have never done. Attend a session of the United Nations. No Starbucks or McDonalds. I cannot think of an athletic achievement that they might have in common. The inclusion of Sweden negates the idea that none has won an Olympic medal. Never hosted a democratic election. How about never been invaded or occupied.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Lawrence Wright's recent best-seller Going Clear is a look behind the curtain of what organization? "Clear" is a term for a specific level of mental health according to the teachings of the Church of Scientology. Most of what I know about Scientology I learned on South Park. I don't recall that they mentioned Clear.
2. What European company is, by number if not by volume, the world's biggest tire manufacturer, producing 318 million tires every year? Michelin makes over 200 million tires a year, but Lego makes many, many more. (Of course, Legos are smaller...) I hear this question about every 10 years and it gets me every time
3. What classic game theory scenario was named in 1950 by Albert Tucker, who began it with the words, "Two members of a criminal gang are arrested"? This is known as the Prisoner's Dilemma. SPOILERS: game theorists say that if you get into this situation somehow, *always* sell out the other prisoner. Alex's comment from last week was correct. My answer of Spanish Prisoner was not. The Prisoner's Dilemma is not the same as the Spanish Prisoner.
4. Only three people have ever descended to Challenger Deep, the lowest point of the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench. What Hollywood personality is the only one to do it since 1960? James Cameron, who got a taste for underwater exploration while helming The Abyss and Titanic. correct
5. The one-room schoolhouse depicted on the Iowa state quarter was chosen because what famed Cedar Rapids painter attended school there? The most famous "native son" painter of Iowa is Grant "the American Gothic guy" Wood. correct
6. Speedo was the only corporate sponsor not to drop what athlete in 1994 when he announced that he was HIV positive? Speedo, to their credit, immediately extended their deal with Speedo-loving diver Greg Louganis. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these literary figures? Roald Dahl, Carlos Fuentes, Vaclav Havel, Charles Macarthur, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter, Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie. All married actresses--pretty famous ones in most cases, though not as famous as the second Mrs. Arthur Miller. correct
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - April 23
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Lawrence Wright's recent best-seller Going Clear is a look behind the curtain of what organization? CIA?
2. What European company is, by number if not by volume, the world's biggest tire manufacturer, producing 318 million tires every year? Michelin
3. What classic game theory scenario was named in 1950 by Albert Tucker, who began it with the words, "Two members of a criminal gang are arrested"? The Spanish Prisoner
4. Only three people have ever descended to Challenger Deep, the lowest point of the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench. What Hollywood personality is the only one to do it since 1960? James Cameron
5. The one-room schoolhouse depicted on the Iowa state quarter was chosen because what famed Cedar Rapids painter attended school there? Grant Wood? I noted the use of the term painter instead of artist.
6. Speedo was the only corporate sponsor not to drop what athlete in 1994 when he announced that he was HIV positive? Greg Louganis
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these literary figures? Roald Dahl, Carlos Fuentes, Vaclav Havel, Charles Macarthur, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter, Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie. Each has been married to an actress - Patricia Neal, Rita Macedo, Dagmar Havlova, Helen Hayes, Marilyn Monroe, Vivien Merchant, Clair Bloom, Padma Lakshmi
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The United Nations is headquartered in New York, but the League of Nations was headquartered in what European city? Geneva--where many United Nations agencies, like WHO, are still headquartered today. correct
2. What TV host will take his first extended hiatus ever this summer, when John Oliver fills in for him for two months? John Oliver is the Senior British Correspondent of The Daily Show, and will be subbing for its usual host Jon Stewart. correct
3. What British automobile is the second oldest four-wheel-drive vehicle brand in the world, after Jeep? Since then-owner Ford merged the two brands in 2002, Jaguar has officially been Jaguar Land Rover. I guess that Range Rover is the make, Land Rover is the model
4. Photosynthesis takes place inside what organelles in a plant cell? The chloroplasts, as you might guess from their name, contain all the chlorophyll. chloroplasts! why could I not recall that?
5. In 1972, rock critic Robert Christgau wrote, "If a horse could sing in a monotone, the horse would sound like" what singer, "only a horse wouldn't rhyme 'yacht,' 'apricot,' and 'gavotte'"? Wow, that's pretty harsh. The yacht/apricot/gavotte rhyme is a highlight/lowlight of "You're So Vain," by Carly Simon. this could have been a really good question one or two more clues. "what female singer" perhaps.
6. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is Ruth Benedict's classic 1946 anthropological study of what country? The chrysanthemum is the official symbol of the imperial throne of Japan. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? The Exorcist III, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Hellraiser, Johnny Got His Gun, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Personal Velocity, Sin City, Sleepwalk with Me. Each was directed by the same person who wrote the original book on which the movie was based. I guess that wikipedia research might have yielded this result, but I had already tuned out
1. Lawrence Wright's recent best-seller Going Clear is a look behind the curtain of what organization? CIA?
2. What European company is, by number if not by volume, the world's biggest tire manufacturer, producing 318 million tires every year? Michelin
3. What classic game theory scenario was named in 1950 by Albert Tucker, who began it with the words, "Two members of a criminal gang are arrested"? The Spanish Prisoner
4. Only three people have ever descended to Challenger Deep, the lowest point of the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench. What Hollywood personality is the only one to do it since 1960? James Cameron
5. The one-room schoolhouse depicted on the Iowa state quarter was chosen because what famed Cedar Rapids painter attended school there? Grant Wood? I noted the use of the term painter instead of artist.
6. Speedo was the only corporate sponsor not to drop what athlete in 1994 when he announced that he was HIV positive? Greg Louganis
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these literary figures? Roald Dahl, Carlos Fuentes, Vaclav Havel, Charles Macarthur, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter, Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie. Each has been married to an actress - Patricia Neal, Rita Macedo, Dagmar Havlova, Helen Hayes, Marilyn Monroe, Vivien Merchant, Clair Bloom, Padma Lakshmi
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The United Nations is headquartered in New York, but the League of Nations was headquartered in what European city? Geneva--where many United Nations agencies, like WHO, are still headquartered today. correct
2. What TV host will take his first extended hiatus ever this summer, when John Oliver fills in for him for two months? John Oliver is the Senior British Correspondent of The Daily Show, and will be subbing for its usual host Jon Stewart. correct
3. What British automobile is the second oldest four-wheel-drive vehicle brand in the world, after Jeep? Since then-owner Ford merged the two brands in 2002, Jaguar has officially been Jaguar Land Rover. I guess that Range Rover is the make, Land Rover is the model
4. Photosynthesis takes place inside what organelles in a plant cell? The chloroplasts, as you might guess from their name, contain all the chlorophyll. chloroplasts! why could I not recall that?
5. In 1972, rock critic Robert Christgau wrote, "If a horse could sing in a monotone, the horse would sound like" what singer, "only a horse wouldn't rhyme 'yacht,' 'apricot,' and 'gavotte'"? Wow, that's pretty harsh. The yacht/apricot/gavotte rhyme is a highlight/lowlight of "You're So Vain," by Carly Simon. this could have been a really good question one or two more clues. "what female singer" perhaps.
6. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is Ruth Benedict's classic 1946 anthropological study of what country? The chrysanthemum is the official symbol of the imperial throne of Japan. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? The Exorcist III, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Hellraiser, Johnny Got His Gun, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Personal Velocity, Sin City, Sleepwalk with Me. Each was directed by the same person who wrote the original book on which the movie was based. I guess that wikipedia research might have yielded this result, but I had already tuned out
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia, April 16
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The United Nations is headquartered in New York, but the League of Nations was headquartered in what European city? Geneva
2. What TV host will take his first extended hiatus ever this summer, when John Oliver fills in for him for two months? Jon Stewart
3. What British automobile is the second oldest four-wheel-drive vehicle brand in the world, after Jeep? Range Rover
4. Photosynthesis takes place inside what organelles in a plant cell? organelles? I can only think of the nucleus, but photosynthesis does not occur there. I probably know the answer but have not thought of this word in ages. The Science Bowl contestants would know in a heartbeat.
5. In 1972, rock critic Robert Christgau wrote, "If a horse could sing in a monotone, the horse would sound like" what singer, "only a horse wouldn't rhyme 'yacht,' 'apricot,' and 'gavotte'"? Bruce Springsteen? 1972 is about when his debut album came out. But I don't recognize those lyrics. Bob Dylan?
6. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is Ruth Benedict's classic 1946 anthropological study of what country? Japan
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? The Exorcist III, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Hellraiser, Johnny Got His Gun, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Personal Velocity, Sin City, Sleepwalk with Me. No idea. I am not familiar with any of these movies.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What's the only nation that borders both the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea? Russia is big. Really big. The obvious answer
2. What former Playboy Playmate recently defended her actress-comedian first cousin by telling critic Rex Reed to "go to hell"? Rex Reed harped obsessively on Melissa McCarthy's weight in his review of Identity Thief. Did you know that autism conspiracist Jenny McCarthy, who leapt to Melissa's defense, was her cousin? Neither did I. Neither did I, but perhaps I can use this factoid on a future Pub Quiz
3. A "cat's game" is slang for a draw in what game? Tic-tac-toe--but the etymology is uncertain. 0 for 3
4. What substance did chemist Alexander Fleming call "mould juice" for months before renaming it in March 1929? Fleming won a Nobel Prize for this discovery of penicillin. I got one correct!
5. In the Bible, who is twice told, "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it?" Jonah. The first time he's told, he sails the other way and gets swallowed by a fish. The second time, he goes to Nineveh. Big fish are persuasive that way. 1 for 5
6. What general was mocked in U.S. newspapers as "the Napoleon of Luzon"? Luzon is the largest island of the Philippines, where Douglas Macarthur led two campaigns during World War II. correct!
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV shows? The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, Leave It to Beaver, M*A*S*H, Star Trek, Twin Peaks. Even though they were almost never heard on the show, each of their theme songs had lyrics. In most cases, the lyrics are best forgotten. "We got a right to pick a little fight, Bonanza..." At one point over the closing credits, someone sings the theme song on an episode of M*A*S*H. I still remember some of the lyrics - but suicide is painless. It brings on many changes. And I can take or leave it if I please.
1. The United Nations is headquartered in New York, but the League of Nations was headquartered in what European city? Geneva
2. What TV host will take his first extended hiatus ever this summer, when John Oliver fills in for him for two months? Jon Stewart
3. What British automobile is the second oldest four-wheel-drive vehicle brand in the world, after Jeep? Range Rover
4. Photosynthesis takes place inside what organelles in a plant cell? organelles? I can only think of the nucleus, but photosynthesis does not occur there. I probably know the answer but have not thought of this word in ages. The Science Bowl contestants would know in a heartbeat.
5. In 1972, rock critic Robert Christgau wrote, "If a horse could sing in a monotone, the horse would sound like" what singer, "only a horse wouldn't rhyme 'yacht,' 'apricot,' and 'gavotte'"? Bruce Springsteen? 1972 is about when his debut album came out. But I don't recognize those lyrics. Bob Dylan?
6. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is Ruth Benedict's classic 1946 anthropological study of what country? Japan
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? The Exorcist III, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Hellraiser, Johnny Got His Gun, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Personal Velocity, Sin City, Sleepwalk with Me. No idea. I am not familiar with any of these movies.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What's the only nation that borders both the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea? Russia is big. Really big. The obvious answer
2. What former Playboy Playmate recently defended her actress-comedian first cousin by telling critic Rex Reed to "go to hell"? Rex Reed harped obsessively on Melissa McCarthy's weight in his review of Identity Thief. Did you know that autism conspiracist Jenny McCarthy, who leapt to Melissa's defense, was her cousin? Neither did I. Neither did I, but perhaps I can use this factoid on a future Pub Quiz
3. A "cat's game" is slang for a draw in what game? Tic-tac-toe--but the etymology is uncertain. 0 for 3
4. What substance did chemist Alexander Fleming call "mould juice" for months before renaming it in March 1929? Fleming won a Nobel Prize for this discovery of penicillin. I got one correct!
5. In the Bible, who is twice told, "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it?" Jonah. The first time he's told, he sails the other way and gets swallowed by a fish. The second time, he goes to Nineveh. Big fish are persuasive that way. 1 for 5
6. What general was mocked in U.S. newspapers as "the Napoleon of Luzon"? Luzon is the largest island of the Philippines, where Douglas Macarthur led two campaigns during World War II. correct!
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV shows? The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, Leave It to Beaver, M*A*S*H, Star Trek, Twin Peaks. Even though they were almost never heard on the show, each of their theme songs had lyrics. In most cases, the lyrics are best forgotten. "We got a right to pick a little fight, Bonanza..." At one point over the closing credits, someone sings the theme song on an episode of M*A*S*H. I still remember some of the lyrics - but suicide is painless. It brings on many changes. And I can take or leave it if I please.
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - April 9
Yes, I am weeks behind.
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What's the only nation that borders both the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea? Ukraine?
2. What former Playboy Playmate recently defended her actress-comedian first cousin by telling critic Rex Reed to "go to hell"? actress-comedian who probably appeared in a movie recently and whom Rex Reed probably gave a bad review. No idea from those clues. The former Playmate who comes to mind is Holly Madison so I will guess her.
3. A "cat's game" is slang for a draw in what game? only a few games can be tied. chess?
4. What substance did chemist Alexander Fleming call "mould juice" for months before renaming it in March 1929? penicillin
5. In the Bible, who is twice told, "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it?" Joshua?
6. What general was mocked in U.S. newspapers as "the Napoleon of Luzon"? MacArthur?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV shows? The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, Leave It to Beaver, M*A*S*H, Star Trek, Twin Peaks. Were they all broadcast on the same night? Or in the same time slot, like Tuesday at 8 pm?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What's the name for the international movement, led by Theodor Herzl and other thinkers, that achieved its chief political goal in May 1948? The movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine was called "Zionism." correct
2. Ever since 1985, how many tournament wins has it taken every year to win an NCAA men's basketball championship? 2^6 = 64, so it takes six wins to earn a title. Because of those "first four" games that precede the round of 64, it's theoretically possible that a team could one day need *seven* victories to win the tournament--heck, in 2011, the at-large VCU Rams were a "first four" team that actually made it to the Final Four. But it hasn't happened yet. correct
3. What fraction is often used to estimate pi, since it computes to 3.142857 before repeating? Ugh, more math, and without even a veneer of sports? 3.142857 is 22 over 7. correct
4. What rapper estimated to Time magazine last month that he's probably bought 3,000 items at thrift shops over the years? Macklemore is the bargain hunter who topped the pop charts with "Thrift Shop." I hear he's gonna pop some tags. who is Macklemore?
5. What rank discontinued in the U.S. Navy in the 1980s comes between captain and rear admiral in the British Navy? We don't really have commodores anymore--it's just an honorary title now. correct!
6. Every year, over 5,000 letters arrive in Verona, Italy, requesting romantic advice from what literary character? For some reason, teenage girls are also writing to Juliet--because her only relationship went SO WELL, I guess. The phenomenon was even immortalized in an Elvis Costello record and an Amanda Seyfried movie. doh! I went with Romeo who probably would be no more helpful than Juliet
7. What unusual distinction is shared by each of these famous people? Otto van Bismarck, James Cameron, Lou Gehrig, Craig Heyward, Imelda Marcos, Margaret Thatcher, Mike Tyson and the Duke of Wellington. Each was nicknamed for their "Iron" qualities--respectively: the Iron Chancellor, Iron Jim, the Iron Horse, Ironhead, the Iron Butterfly, the Iron Lady, Iron Mike, and the Iron Duke. correct
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What's the only nation that borders both the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea? Ukraine?
2. What former Playboy Playmate recently defended her actress-comedian first cousin by telling critic Rex Reed to "go to hell"? actress-comedian who probably appeared in a movie recently and whom Rex Reed probably gave a bad review. No idea from those clues. The former Playmate who comes to mind is Holly Madison so I will guess her.
3. A "cat's game" is slang for a draw in what game? only a few games can be tied. chess?
4. What substance did chemist Alexander Fleming call "mould juice" for months before renaming it in March 1929? penicillin
5. In the Bible, who is twice told, "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it?" Joshua?
6. What general was mocked in U.S. newspapers as "the Napoleon of Luzon"? MacArthur?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV shows? The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, Leave It to Beaver, M*A*S*H, Star Trek, Twin Peaks. Were they all broadcast on the same night? Or in the same time slot, like Tuesday at 8 pm?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What's the name for the international movement, led by Theodor Herzl and other thinkers, that achieved its chief political goal in May 1948? The movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine was called "Zionism." correct
2. Ever since 1985, how many tournament wins has it taken every year to win an NCAA men's basketball championship? 2^6 = 64, so it takes six wins to earn a title. Because of those "first four" games that precede the round of 64, it's theoretically possible that a team could one day need *seven* victories to win the tournament--heck, in 2011, the at-large VCU Rams were a "first four" team that actually made it to the Final Four. But it hasn't happened yet. correct
3. What fraction is often used to estimate pi, since it computes to 3.142857 before repeating? Ugh, more math, and without even a veneer of sports? 3.142857 is 22 over 7. correct
4. What rapper estimated to Time magazine last month that he's probably bought 3,000 items at thrift shops over the years? Macklemore is the bargain hunter who topped the pop charts with "Thrift Shop." I hear he's gonna pop some tags. who is Macklemore?
5. What rank discontinued in the U.S. Navy in the 1980s comes between captain and rear admiral in the British Navy? We don't really have commodores anymore--it's just an honorary title now. correct!
6. Every year, over 5,000 letters arrive in Verona, Italy, requesting romantic advice from what literary character? For some reason, teenage girls are also writing to Juliet--because her only relationship went SO WELL, I guess. The phenomenon was even immortalized in an Elvis Costello record and an Amanda Seyfried movie. doh! I went with Romeo who probably would be no more helpful than Juliet
7. What unusual distinction is shared by each of these famous people? Otto van Bismarck, James Cameron, Lou Gehrig, Craig Heyward, Imelda Marcos, Margaret Thatcher, Mike Tyson and the Duke of Wellington. Each was nicknamed for their "Iron" qualities--respectively: the Iron Chancellor, Iron Jim, the Iron Horse, Ironhead, the Iron Butterfly, the Iron Lady, Iron Mike, and the Iron Duke. correct
Friday, April 05, 2013
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - April 2
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What's the name for the international movement, led by Theodor Herzl and other thinkers, that achieved its chief political goal in May 1948? Zionism
2. Ever since 1985, how many tournament wins has it taken every year to win an NCAA men's basketball championship? 6
3. What fraction is often used to estimate pi, since it computes to 3.142857 before repeating? 22/7
4. What rapper estimated to Time magazine last month that he's probably bought 3,000 items at thrift shops over the years? I don't know rappers or anything about them. Eminem? He dresses like he shops at thrift stores.
5. What rank discontinued in the U.S. Navy in the 1980s comes between captain and rear admiral in the British Navy? commodore?
6. Every year, over 5,000 letters arrive in Verona, Italy, requesting romantic advice from what literary character? It is certainly not Silvio Berlusconi. Romeo?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by each of these famous people? Otto van Bismarck, James Cameron, Lou Gehrig, Craig Heyward, Imelda Marcos, Margaret Thatcher, Mike Tyson and the Duke of Wellington. they all had "Iron" nicknames - Iron Horse, Ironhead, Iron Lady, Iron Mike, etc.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The Onyx River, a seasonal stream just twenty miles long, is the longest river found where? It's the longest river in Antarctica, but that's not saying much. correct
2. Which of the year's four seasons boasts more U.S. federal holidays than any other? There are five in winter--six if you count Inauguration Day. correct
3. What Canadian is the only member of the Saturday Night Live house band ever to return to host the show? Paul Shaffer, of Letterman fame, played piano in the SNL band from 1977 to 1980. I had no idea but I asked two friends at the Pub Quiz and they both got it within 15 seconds
4. The trigeminal, vagus, and hypoglossal are three of the body's twelve cranial what? You've got a lot of nerves. correct
5. Over 50 U.S. kids caught salmonella in a mini-epidemic that resulted from imitating the crucial behavior in which Disney animated film? This 2009 outbreak was a result of little girls kissing frogs after seeing The Princess and the Frog. wow correct!
6. What word, recently much in the news, come from the Latin for "with a key," because of its association with a locked room? "Cum clavis" is where we get the word "conclave." doh, I should have given thought to conclave rather than sequester
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these U.S. states (and one district) in this order, and no others? New York, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Vermont, Texas. These are all the states (and district!) where the oath of office has been administered to a U.S. president. The latest outliers were Coolidge (sworn in by his father in a Vermont farmhouse after Warren Harding dead) and LBJ (sworn in aboard Air Force One in Dallas the day of the Kennedy assassination). this could be a good quiz question
1. What's the name for the international movement, led by Theodor Herzl and other thinkers, that achieved its chief political goal in May 1948? Zionism
2. Ever since 1985, how many tournament wins has it taken every year to win an NCAA men's basketball championship? 6
3. What fraction is often used to estimate pi, since it computes to 3.142857 before repeating? 22/7
4. What rapper estimated to Time magazine last month that he's probably bought 3,000 items at thrift shops over the years? I don't know rappers or anything about them. Eminem? He dresses like he shops at thrift stores.
5. What rank discontinued in the U.S. Navy in the 1980s comes between captain and rear admiral in the British Navy? commodore?
6. Every year, over 5,000 letters arrive in Verona, Italy, requesting romantic advice from what literary character? It is certainly not Silvio Berlusconi. Romeo?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by each of these famous people? Otto van Bismarck, James Cameron, Lou Gehrig, Craig Heyward, Imelda Marcos, Margaret Thatcher, Mike Tyson and the Duke of Wellington. they all had "Iron" nicknames - Iron Horse, Ironhead, Iron Lady, Iron Mike, etc.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The Onyx River, a seasonal stream just twenty miles long, is the longest river found where? It's the longest river in Antarctica, but that's not saying much. correct
2. Which of the year's four seasons boasts more U.S. federal holidays than any other? There are five in winter--six if you count Inauguration Day. correct
3. What Canadian is the only member of the Saturday Night Live house band ever to return to host the show? Paul Shaffer, of Letterman fame, played piano in the SNL band from 1977 to 1980. I had no idea but I asked two friends at the Pub Quiz and they both got it within 15 seconds
4. The trigeminal, vagus, and hypoglossal are three of the body's twelve cranial what? You've got a lot of nerves. correct
5. Over 50 U.S. kids caught salmonella in a mini-epidemic that resulted from imitating the crucial behavior in which Disney animated film? This 2009 outbreak was a result of little girls kissing frogs after seeing The Princess and the Frog. wow correct!
6. What word, recently much in the news, come from the Latin for "with a key," because of its association with a locked room? "Cum clavis" is where we get the word "conclave." doh, I should have given thought to conclave rather than sequester
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these U.S. states (and one district) in this order, and no others? New York, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Vermont, Texas. These are all the states (and district!) where the oath of office has been administered to a U.S. president. The latest outliers were Coolidge (sworn in by his father in a Vermont farmhouse after Warren Harding dead) and LBJ (sworn in aboard Air Force One in Dallas the day of the Kennedy assassination). this could be a good quiz question
