Monday, May 20, 2013
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - May 14
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The tonsure was once required for people who wished to become what? friars/monks
2. The mysterious figure who threatened to expose the secrets of TV's Pretty Little Liars used what one-letter alias? never seen the show. I have a 1 in 26 chance of getting it. G
3. "Rubber" and "duplicate" are the two most common variants of what game? bridge
4. What sixth-largest city in North Carolina is named for a French hero of the American Revolution? Charlotte is a French name, but that is the largest city in NC. Not Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Durham. Greensboro?
5. What soda was originally bottled with an illustration of a moonshining hillbilly and the slogan "It'll tickle your innards"? Mountain Dew
6. The 630-MW London Array, in the Thames Estuary, which went on-line last month, is the world's largest offshore what? power plant
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these albums? The Cars' Panorama, Coldplay's Viva la Vida, Iron Maiden's A Matter of Life and Death, MC5's Kick Out the Jams, Bob Marley's Survival, Mumford & Sons' Babel, Outkast's Stankonia, Robert Plant's Now and Zen, U2's Zooropa, The Who's The Kids Are Alright.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. In Greek mythology, which goddess was born of sea-foam off the island of Cyprus? Aphrodite is Greek for "risen for the foam," a scene most famously rendered in Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus. Venus = Roman mythology, Aphrodite = Greek. Get it straight, Parrot.
2. The movie Fierce Creatures was originally called Death Fish II, as it was conceived as a sequel to what 1988 British comedy? Fierce Creatures is the John Cleese-Kevin Kline-Jamie Lee Curtis-Michael Palin follow-up to A Fish Called Wanda. correct
3. What was the name of the Taiwanese infielder who delighted Dodgers announcer Vin Scully when he hit his first major league single on September 23, 2007? Scully was obviously thrilled, when Chin-lung Hu marked his first base hit, to inform fans that "Hu's on first." this question is too obscure to be clever. I live in LA and listen to the Dodgers. I had no idea of the answer.
4. The 1880s economic boom in the Amazon rainforest was fueled by what was called "black gold"--not oil, but what other commodity? In South America, "black gold" was rubber. I thought chocolate or rubber and picked the wrong one.
5. The U.S. federal science agency that monitors weather and protects marine resources is named by an acronym that's a homophone of what biblical figure? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is called NOAA, pronounced "Noah." Way to make "catastrophic flooding" part of your branding, guys. correct
6. A regular octahedron has eight faces. What shape polygon is each face of an octahedron? Each is an equilateral triangle. see comments from last week
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these celebrities? Abbott and Costello, Muhammad Ali, the Beatles, John Candy, Jackie Chan, MC Hammer, Hulk Hogan, Mr. T. In addition to their considerable real-life accomplishments, each was also the subject of a children's TV cartoon. what the hey?
1. The tonsure was once required for people who wished to become what? friars/monks
2. The mysterious figure who threatened to expose the secrets of TV's Pretty Little Liars used what one-letter alias? never seen the show. I have a 1 in 26 chance of getting it. G
3. "Rubber" and "duplicate" are the two most common variants of what game? bridge
4. What sixth-largest city in North Carolina is named for a French hero of the American Revolution? Charlotte is a French name, but that is the largest city in NC. Not Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Durham. Greensboro?
5. What soda was originally bottled with an illustration of a moonshining hillbilly and the slogan "It'll tickle your innards"? Mountain Dew
6. The 630-MW London Array, in the Thames Estuary, which went on-line last month, is the world's largest offshore what? power plant
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these albums? The Cars' Panorama, Coldplay's Viva la Vida, Iron Maiden's A Matter of Life and Death, MC5's Kick Out the Jams, Bob Marley's Survival, Mumford & Sons' Babel, Outkast's Stankonia, Robert Plant's Now and Zen, U2's Zooropa, The Who's The Kids Are Alright.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. In Greek mythology, which goddess was born of sea-foam off the island of Cyprus? Aphrodite is Greek for "risen for the foam," a scene most famously rendered in Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus. Venus = Roman mythology, Aphrodite = Greek. Get it straight, Parrot.
2. The movie Fierce Creatures was originally called Death Fish II, as it was conceived as a sequel to what 1988 British comedy? Fierce Creatures is the John Cleese-Kevin Kline-Jamie Lee Curtis-Michael Palin follow-up to A Fish Called Wanda. correct
3. What was the name of the Taiwanese infielder who delighted Dodgers announcer Vin Scully when he hit his first major league single on September 23, 2007? Scully was obviously thrilled, when Chin-lung Hu marked his first base hit, to inform fans that "Hu's on first." this question is too obscure to be clever. I live in LA and listen to the Dodgers. I had no idea of the answer.
4. The 1880s economic boom in the Amazon rainforest was fueled by what was called "black gold"--not oil, but what other commodity? In South America, "black gold" was rubber. I thought chocolate or rubber and picked the wrong one.
5. The U.S. federal science agency that monitors weather and protects marine resources is named by an acronym that's a homophone of what biblical figure? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is called NOAA, pronounced "Noah." Way to make "catastrophic flooding" part of your branding, guys. correct
6. A regular octahedron has eight faces. What shape polygon is each face of an octahedron? Each is an equilateral triangle. see comments from last week
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these celebrities? Abbott and Costello, Muhammad Ali, the Beatles, John Candy, Jackie Chan, MC Hammer, Hulk Hogan, Mr. T. In addition to their considerable real-life accomplishments, each was also the subject of a children's TV cartoon. what the hey?
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I think you're approaching #4 the wrong way. I would definitely start listing French heroes of the American Revolution before North Carolina cities ...
The only French hero of the American Revolution is Lafayette. Lafayettetown? Lafayetteville? Is Fayetteville, NC that big? I think of it as a mid-sized town, not a city.
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