Sunday, August 25, 2013
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - July 2
Returning after taking much of the summer off. Awkwardly, the "e" key on my keyboard is sticky. I blame all incorrect answers on the mal-functioning E key.
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What figure of speech is a word derived from the Greek words for "sharp" and "dull"? adjective?
2. Name one of the three countries that's never had a woman on its Olympic team. didn't Saudi Arabia notably have a woman on its team last summer? How about Syria.
3. Because they're all owned by the same outfit, American Media, Inc., the leading U.S. supermarket tabloids are all published in what state? the anthrax attack in 2001 hit the tabloid offices in Florida
4. What's the lightest of the noble gases on the periodic table? helium
5. What kind of animal lent its name to Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's "virtual band" and appears on the cover of Bruno Mars' album Unorthodox Jukebox? no idea
6. Three American presidents with the same first name were born in the exact same county. What is the shared name? John - Adams, Quincy Adams, Kennedy?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these nations and no others? Australia, Austria, Brazil, Burma, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Micronesia, Nigeria, Palau, South Sudan, Sudan, the U.S., Venezuela. Divided into states?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. In 1886, who described his most famous painting this way: "The Seine flooded with sunshine . . . under the trees closer to us many people are strolling, others are sitting or stretched out lazily on the bluish grass"? He goes on to describe the kids, dogs, parasols, "ultramarine monkey," etc. It's "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," by Georges Seurat. once more, I answered after reading only part of the question - "the Seine flooded with sunshine." The rest clearly would have led me to Seurat.
2. In what U.S. state would you find the intersection of Bullion Boulevard and Gold Vault Road? That's the actual address of the U.S. gold repository at Fort Knox, Kentucky. correct
3. The PCR is a financial ratio that measures the proportion between what two type of stock options that have been purchased on any given day? The two kinds of options: puts and calls. correct
4. Who's the only villain to appear in all three of Christopher Nolan's Batman movies? Cillian Murphy survives as the Scarecrow through all three. correct
5. Since the 1930s, what mythical creature has been a symbol for Mobil gasoline? A red Pegasus--though he/she/it hasn't been seen much since the Exxon merger. correct
6. What entertainment uber-award acronym, coined by Miami Vice actor Philip Michael Thomas, caught on when it became a running gag on TV's 30 Rock? Yup, Philip Michael Thomas coined the word "EGOT"--for those who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, AND Tony. Sadly, Mr. Thomas is no closer to his goal than he was in 1986. I think GOET could be as catchy as EGOT
7. What What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? "Bennie and the Jets," "Diamond Dogs," "Dirty Diana," "Get Ready" (Rare Earth), "Run Like Hell," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "The Spirit of Radio," "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Aerosmith) Each is a studio recording on which the (canned) sound effect of crowd applause can be heard. correct!
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What figure of speech is a word derived from the Greek words for "sharp" and "dull"? adjective?
2. Name one of the three countries that's never had a woman on its Olympic team. didn't Saudi Arabia notably have a woman on its team last summer? How about Syria.
3. Because they're all owned by the same outfit, American Media, Inc., the leading U.S. supermarket tabloids are all published in what state? the anthrax attack in 2001 hit the tabloid offices in Florida
4. What's the lightest of the noble gases on the periodic table? helium
5. What kind of animal lent its name to Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's "virtual band" and appears on the cover of Bruno Mars' album Unorthodox Jukebox? no idea
6. Three American presidents with the same first name were born in the exact same county. What is the shared name? John - Adams, Quincy Adams, Kennedy?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these nations and no others? Australia, Austria, Brazil, Burma, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Micronesia, Nigeria, Palau, South Sudan, Sudan, the U.S., Venezuela. Divided into states?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. In 1886, who described his most famous painting this way: "The Seine flooded with sunshine . . . under the trees closer to us many people are strolling, others are sitting or stretched out lazily on the bluish grass"? He goes on to describe the kids, dogs, parasols, "ultramarine monkey," etc. It's "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," by Georges Seurat. once more, I answered after reading only part of the question - "the Seine flooded with sunshine." The rest clearly would have led me to Seurat.
2. In what U.S. state would you find the intersection of Bullion Boulevard and Gold Vault Road? That's the actual address of the U.S. gold repository at Fort Knox, Kentucky. correct
3. The PCR is a financial ratio that measures the proportion between what two type of stock options that have been purchased on any given day? The two kinds of options: puts and calls. correct
4. Who's the only villain to appear in all three of Christopher Nolan's Batman movies? Cillian Murphy survives as the Scarecrow through all three. correct
5. Since the 1930s, what mythical creature has been a symbol for Mobil gasoline? A red Pegasus--though he/she/it hasn't been seen much since the Exxon merger. correct
6. What entertainment uber-award acronym, coined by Miami Vice actor Philip Michael Thomas, caught on when it became a running gag on TV's 30 Rock? Yup, Philip Michael Thomas coined the word "EGOT"--for those who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, AND Tony. Sadly, Mr. Thomas is no closer to his goal than he was in 1986. I think GOET could be as catchy as EGOT
7. What What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? "Bennie and the Jets," "Diamond Dogs," "Dirty Diana," "Get Ready" (Rare Earth), "Run Like Hell," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "The Spirit of Radio," "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Aerosmith) Each is a studio recording on which the (canned) sound effect of crowd applause can be heard. correct!
