Sunday, April 21, 2013
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
