Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - November 26
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The smallest bone and muscle in the human body are both found where? the ear
2. Surprisingly, the second most destructive earthquake in world history did not take place along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," but struck what country on January 12, 2010? Haiti
3. The world's largest restaurant company is not McDonald's, but the PepsiCo spin-out Yum! Brands, which operates what three large global fast food chains? I know that KFC and Taco Bell are Yum Brands. Is Long John Silvers the 3rd?
4. The fact that some West African frogs will spontaneously undergo gender transition in same-sex environments is a major plot point in what 1993 movie? no idea. Definitely not Schindlers List
5. Probate courts administer what type of legal documents? wills
6. Ronaiah Tuiasosopo became famous this year for his unusual friendship with whom? Manti Te'o and his "girlfriend" Lennay Kekua
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these occupations, among (less prominently) others? Attorney, census worker, college student, emergency rescuer, fighter pilot, grocery clerk, hockey player, novelist, talent agent, tennis pro. Are these roles played by an actor? Aliases for a literary character?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What nation's 250,000-person military is officially known as "Self-Defense Forces" in order to comply with Article 9 of its Constitution? That's Japan, barred from operating an official military by the treaties that ended World War II. correct
2. The only time Saturday Night Live has ever been hosted by a three-person team was on December 6, 1986, to promote a new movie. Who were the three SNL faves who hosted that night? This historic night was the week before The Three Amigos opened, so the hosts were Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase. correct
3. In fashion design, box, accordion, and knife are all types of what? Pleats. From now on, there will be one question on pleats in every installments of Tuesday Trivia. correct
4. Who went bankrupt in 1456, leaving his workshop in the hands of his partner, Johann Fust, who went on the produce the famous "Mainz Psalter" without crediting him? Johann Gutenberg may have revolutionized western culture, but apparently he wasn't much of a businessman. correct
5. What megaselling musician was named by her parents after a song from the msical Paint Your Wagon? Mariah Carey was named for "They Call the Wind Maria," from which her parents borrowed the pronunciation but not the spelling. correct
6. The Gulf Stream is a current in which ocean? It stretches north from Florida to Newfoundland and then across the Atlantic Ocean. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these athletes? Oscar de la Hoya, Carl Lewis, Shaquille O'Neal, Manny Pacquiao, Pele, Mike Reid, Wayman Tisdale, Bernie Williams. Each branched out from sports to cut an album. In almost every case (except the late great Wayman Tisdale!) an unspeakably terrible album. Seriously, buyer beware. Do not YouTube "Carl Lewis song." Oh no you just did it, didn't you? correct!
1. The smallest bone and muscle in the human body are both found where? the ear
2. Surprisingly, the second most destructive earthquake in world history did not take place along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," but struck what country on January 12, 2010? Haiti
3. The world's largest restaurant company is not McDonald's, but the PepsiCo spin-out Yum! Brands, which operates what three large global fast food chains? I know that KFC and Taco Bell are Yum Brands. Is Long John Silvers the 3rd?
4. The fact that some West African frogs will spontaneously undergo gender transition in same-sex environments is a major plot point in what 1993 movie? no idea. Definitely not Schindlers List
5. Probate courts administer what type of legal documents? wills
6. Ronaiah Tuiasosopo became famous this year for his unusual friendship with whom? Manti Te'o and his "girlfriend" Lennay Kekua
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these occupations, among (less prominently) others? Attorney, census worker, college student, emergency rescuer, fighter pilot, grocery clerk, hockey player, novelist, talent agent, tennis pro. Are these roles played by an actor? Aliases for a literary character?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What nation's 250,000-person military is officially known as "Self-Defense Forces" in order to comply with Article 9 of its Constitution? That's Japan, barred from operating an official military by the treaties that ended World War II. correct
2. The only time Saturday Night Live has ever been hosted by a three-person team was on December 6, 1986, to promote a new movie. Who were the three SNL faves who hosted that night? This historic night was the week before The Three Amigos opened, so the hosts were Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase. correct
3. In fashion design, box, accordion, and knife are all types of what? Pleats. From now on, there will be one question on pleats in every installments of Tuesday Trivia. correct
4. Who went bankrupt in 1456, leaving his workshop in the hands of his partner, Johann Fust, who went on the produce the famous "Mainz Psalter" without crediting him? Johann Gutenberg may have revolutionized western culture, but apparently he wasn't much of a businessman. correct
5. What megaselling musician was named by her parents after a song from the msical Paint Your Wagon? Mariah Carey was named for "They Call the Wind Maria," from which her parents borrowed the pronunciation but not the spelling. correct
6. The Gulf Stream is a current in which ocean? It stretches north from Florida to Newfoundland and then across the Atlantic Ocean. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these athletes? Oscar de la Hoya, Carl Lewis, Shaquille O'Neal, Manny Pacquiao, Pele, Mike Reid, Wayman Tisdale, Bernie Williams. Each branched out from sports to cut an album. In almost every case (except the late great Wayman Tisdale!) an unspeakably terrible album. Seriously, buyer beware. Do not YouTube "Carl Lewis song." Oh no you just did it, didn't you? correct!
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - November 19
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What nation's 250,000-person military is officially known as its "Self-Defense Forces" in order to comply with Article 9 of its Constitution? Japan? They have been in the news recently. Some politicians want to change the law that prohibits a permanent army. Maybe that was the inspiration for this question.
2. The only time Saturday Night Live has ever been hosted by a three-person team was on December 6, 1986, to promote a new movie. Who were the three SNL faves who hosted that night? Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Martin Short - The Three Amigos!
3. In fashion design, box, accordion, and knife are all types of what? pleats
4. Who went bankrupt in 1456, leaving his workshop in the hands of his partner, Johann Fust, who went on the produce the famous "Mainz Psalter" without crediting him? Guttenberg?
5. What megaselling musician was named by her parents after a song from the musical Paint Your Wagon? as we know from a recent Pub Quiz, Paint Your Wagon was one of the worst musicals of all time. But there was one memorable song - They Call The Wind Mariah. Mariah Carey
6. The Gulf Stream is a current in which ocean? Atlantic
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these athletes? Oscar de la Hoya, Carl Lewis, Shaquille O'Neal, Manny Pacquiao, Pele, Mike Reid, Wayman Tisdale, Bernie Williams. insta-get for me. All have recorded music albums. Mike Reid is an excellent, almost concert-level pianist. Wayman Tisdale (rest in peace) was a top notch jazz bassist.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What became the world's third country to build an orbiting satellite when Alouette I was launched in 1962? Not France! Alouette I was Canadian. There was a British satellite in orbit a few months before Alouette, but it had been built by the Americans. correct
2. What 1925 novel, not a big seller in its day, returned to the charts to become one of the top ten best-selling books of 2013? On the strength of the movie, The Great Gatsby had by far its best sales year ever this year. correct
3. What U.S. state capital's downtown lies along the shore of Town Lake, recently renamed Lady Bird Lake? Lady Bird Johnson met her husband Lyndon in Austin, Texas, the city from which he was first elected to Congress. correct
4. In the Deaf community, they are called "finger fumblers." What is the hearing equivalent? In spoken language, they're called tongue twisters. For telepaths: brain braiders. In semaphore: flag furlers. oh, so that is what he was going for
5. Albert Brooks and Susan Dey turned down the two title roles in what 1989 romantic comedy? I can't decide if that version of When Harry Met Sally... sounds fascinating or horrifying. correct
6. The anther, where pollen is produced, sits at the tip of what reproductive organ of a flower? Um. Go ask your father to talk to you about this. (The stamen makes pollen.) correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these famous people? John Adams, James Buchanan, Millard Fillmore, Tom Landry, William McKinley, Booker T. Washington, Walt Whitman, James Woods. Each had a fictional TV school named for them. (I was originally going for high schools, but I think Tom Landry is actually a middle school. Oops.) The shows, respectively: Boy Meets World, Welcome Back Kotter, Head of the Class, King of the Hill, Glee (or Freaks and Geeks, or The Wonder Years), The Steve Harvey Show, Room 222, and The Family Guy. correct!
1. What nation's 250,000-person military is officially known as its "Self-Defense Forces" in order to comply with Article 9 of its Constitution? Japan? They have been in the news recently. Some politicians want to change the law that prohibits a permanent army. Maybe that was the inspiration for this question.
2. The only time Saturday Night Live has ever been hosted by a three-person team was on December 6, 1986, to promote a new movie. Who were the three SNL faves who hosted that night? Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Martin Short - The Three Amigos!
3. In fashion design, box, accordion, and knife are all types of what? pleats
4. Who went bankrupt in 1456, leaving his workshop in the hands of his partner, Johann Fust, who went on the produce the famous "Mainz Psalter" without crediting him? Guttenberg?
5. What megaselling musician was named by her parents after a song from the musical Paint Your Wagon? as we know from a recent Pub Quiz, Paint Your Wagon was one of the worst musicals of all time. But there was one memorable song - They Call The Wind Mariah. Mariah Carey
6. The Gulf Stream is a current in which ocean? Atlantic
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these athletes? Oscar de la Hoya, Carl Lewis, Shaquille O'Neal, Manny Pacquiao, Pele, Mike Reid, Wayman Tisdale, Bernie Williams. insta-get for me. All have recorded music albums. Mike Reid is an excellent, almost concert-level pianist. Wayman Tisdale (rest in peace) was a top notch jazz bassist.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What became the world's third country to build an orbiting satellite when Alouette I was launched in 1962? Not France! Alouette I was Canadian. There was a British satellite in orbit a few months before Alouette, but it had been built by the Americans. correct
2. What 1925 novel, not a big seller in its day, returned to the charts to become one of the top ten best-selling books of 2013? On the strength of the movie, The Great Gatsby had by far its best sales year ever this year. correct
3. What U.S. state capital's downtown lies along the shore of Town Lake, recently renamed Lady Bird Lake? Lady Bird Johnson met her husband Lyndon in Austin, Texas, the city from which he was first elected to Congress. correct
4. In the Deaf community, they are called "finger fumblers." What is the hearing equivalent? In spoken language, they're called tongue twisters. For telepaths: brain braiders. In semaphore: flag furlers. oh, so that is what he was going for
5. Albert Brooks and Susan Dey turned down the two title roles in what 1989 romantic comedy? I can't decide if that version of When Harry Met Sally... sounds fascinating or horrifying. correct
6. The anther, where pollen is produced, sits at the tip of what reproductive organ of a flower? Um. Go ask your father to talk to you about this. (The stamen makes pollen.) correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these famous people? John Adams, James Buchanan, Millard Fillmore, Tom Landry, William McKinley, Booker T. Washington, Walt Whitman, James Woods. Each had a fictional TV school named for them. (I was originally going for high schools, but I think Tom Landry is actually a middle school. Oops.) The shows, respectively: Boy Meets World, Welcome Back Kotter, Head of the Class, King of the Hill, Glee (or Freaks and Geeks, or The Wonder Years), The Steve Harvey Show, Room 222, and The Family Guy. correct!
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - November 12
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What became the world's third country to build an orbiting satellite when Alouette I was launched in 1962? thanks to a missed Q20 on a Dream Builders quiz, I know this. Canada
2. What 1925 novel, not a big seller in its day, returned to the charts to become one of the top ten best-selling books of 2013? The Great Gatsby?
3. What U.S. state capital's downtown lies along the shore of Town Lake, recently renamed Lady Bird Lake? Austin, TX
4. In the Deaf community, they are called "finger fumblers." What is the hearing equivalent? mumblers?
5. Albert Brooks and Susan Dey turned down the two title roles in what 1989 romantic comedy? When Harry Met Sally
6. The anther, where pollen is produced, sits at the tip of what reproductive organ of a flower? stamen?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these famous people? John Adams, James Buchanan, Millard Fillmore, Tom Landry, William McKinley, Booker T. Washington, Walt Whitman, James Woods. Isn't there a James Woods High School on Family Guy? Schools on tv shows are named for these folks.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The Everything Store is a new book profiling what American businessman? The store that sells everything in Brad Stone's controversial new book is Amazon, and the subject is CEO Jeff Bezos. correct
2. In the song "The House of the Rising Sun," what is the occupation of the singer's mother? "My mother was a tailor. She sewed my new bluejeans." Your mom sewed denim? Wow, that's pretty hardcore. meh
3. What is the better-known nickname for the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944? The act, which provided educational and professional benefits for returning World War II veterans, is usually called the G.I. Bill. correct
4. In 2011, what soda passed Pepsi for the first time to become the country's second-most popular soft drink? Coca-Cola now produces America's top two sodas: #1 Coke and #2 Diet Coke. correct
5. Which major league baseball team moved to the American League in 2013 after 51 seasons in the National League? The owner of the Houston Astros received $70 million to help realign Major League Baseball. correct
6. What lepton was renamed by scientist Enrico Fermi in 1932 to avoid confusion with a much larger atomic particle, whose name it previously shared? In the early days of atomic physics, there were two particles called the neutron. To avoid understandable confusion, the smaller one was renamed "neutrino." good question
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these countries, and no others that I can be sure of? Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, India, Jordan, Moldova, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Uruguay, Zambia. These countries are all named for a river--a river that still goes by the name the country is derived from. (I intentionally left out a few countries whose names come from no-longer-current names for one of their rivers, like Cameroon and Gabon.) There are also some ambiguous cases like Brunei, where the territory and the river seem to have been named at the same time. Did I miss any others? correct!
1. What became the world's third country to build an orbiting satellite when Alouette I was launched in 1962? thanks to a missed Q20 on a Dream Builders quiz, I know this. Canada
2. What 1925 novel, not a big seller in its day, returned to the charts to become one of the top ten best-selling books of 2013? The Great Gatsby?
3. What U.S. state capital's downtown lies along the shore of Town Lake, recently renamed Lady Bird Lake? Austin, TX
4. In the Deaf community, they are called "finger fumblers." What is the hearing equivalent? mumblers?
5. Albert Brooks and Susan Dey turned down the two title roles in what 1989 romantic comedy? When Harry Met Sally
6. The anther, where pollen is produced, sits at the tip of what reproductive organ of a flower? stamen?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these famous people? John Adams, James Buchanan, Millard Fillmore, Tom Landry, William McKinley, Booker T. Washington, Walt Whitman, James Woods. Isn't there a James Woods High School on Family Guy? Schools on tv shows are named for these folks.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The Everything Store is a new book profiling what American businessman? The store that sells everything in Brad Stone's controversial new book is Amazon, and the subject is CEO Jeff Bezos. correct
2. In the song "The House of the Rising Sun," what is the occupation of the singer's mother? "My mother was a tailor. She sewed my new bluejeans." Your mom sewed denim? Wow, that's pretty hardcore. meh
3. What is the better-known nickname for the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944? The act, which provided educational and professional benefits for returning World War II veterans, is usually called the G.I. Bill. correct
4. In 2011, what soda passed Pepsi for the first time to become the country's second-most popular soft drink? Coca-Cola now produces America's top two sodas: #1 Coke and #2 Diet Coke. correct
5. Which major league baseball team moved to the American League in 2013 after 51 seasons in the National League? The owner of the Houston Astros received $70 million to help realign Major League Baseball. correct
6. What lepton was renamed by scientist Enrico Fermi in 1932 to avoid confusion with a much larger atomic particle, whose name it previously shared? In the early days of atomic physics, there were two particles called the neutron. To avoid understandable confusion, the smaller one was renamed "neutrino." good question
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these countries, and no others that I can be sure of? Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, India, Jordan, Moldova, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Uruguay, Zambia. These countries are all named for a river--a river that still goes by the name the country is derived from. (I intentionally left out a few countries whose names come from no-longer-current names for one of their rivers, like Cameroon and Gabon.) There are also some ambiguous cases like Brunei, where the territory and the river seem to have been named at the same time. Did I miss any others? correct!
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - November 5
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The Everything Store is a new book profiling what American businessman? Jeff Bezos
2. In the song "The House of the Rising Sun," what is the occupation of the singer's mother? is she a seer or fortune teller or voodoo queen? I don't recall that part of the lyrics
3. What is the better-known nickname for the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944? the GI Bill
4. In 2011, what soda passed Pepsi for the first time to become the country's second-most popular soft drink? Diet Coke
5. Which major league baseball team moved to the American League in 2013 after 51 seasons in the National League? Houston Astros
6. What lepton was renamed by scientist Enrico Fermi in 1932 to avoid confusion with a much larger atomic particle, whose name it previously shared? quark?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these countries, and no others that I can be sure of? Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, India, Jordan, Moldova, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Uruguay, Zambia. A river runs through it with the same name as the country?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What famous Italian became a symbol of the Risorgimento movement in the 1850s, with nationalists using his name as an Italian acronym for "Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy"? Legendary opera composer Giuseppe Verdi saw his name repurposed by Italian patriots as shorthand for "Victor Emmanuel, Rei d'Italia." In last week's comments, Alex offered a good tip to figure this out
2. In the famous Universal horror movies of the 1930s and 1940s, Boris Karloff only played one of the title characters. Which movie? As all good trivia pedants know, Karloff did NOT play Frankenstein: he played Frankenstein's monster. But he did play Imhotep, aka The Mummy. Curses!
3. The activist author of the new boooook I Am Malala is a native of what country? Malala Yousafzai is the remarkable 16-year-old who took a bullet for her dedication to women's education in her home country of Pakistan. correct
4. Five of what type of bone fuse together to form the sacrum? The sacrum, atthe base of your spine, is made of vertebrae. correct
5. 2003 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard this season became the first "celebrity" contestant on what other reality show? He's trying to lose some of those teddy bear pounds on The Biggest Loser. He's been widely reported in the press as the show's first celebrity contestant, but a few people pointed out to me that wrestler Rulon Gardner competed on The Biggest Loser back in 2011. I guess an Olympic gold medal doesn't make you a celebrity if it's in Greco-Roman wrestling? I forgot that Biggest Loser is even a show
6. The number three in Japanese is "san," borrowed from Chinese, but car enthusiasts might know the native Japanese word for three as well. What is it? Mitsubishi, as you might have guessed from its logo, is Japanese for "three diamonds." In the native Japanese counting system, "mitsu" means three. ok, this is probably trivia that I should know
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, "The Enemy Within" by Rush, "Family Man" by Hall & Oates, "Follow the Leader" by Eric B. & Rakim, "It's Four in the Morning" by Faron Young, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, "The Pretender" by Foooooo Fighters, "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Marvin Gaye, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles, "Where It's At" by Beck. These were the first videos ever played on various TV series and channels. Respectively: "Friday Night Videos," MuchMusic, "Night Tracks," "Yo! MTV Raps," CMT, MTV Europe, 4Music, VH-1, MTV, and MTV2. correct
1. The Everything Store is a new book profiling what American businessman? Jeff Bezos
2. In the song "The House of the Rising Sun," what is the occupation of the singer's mother? is she a seer or fortune teller or voodoo queen? I don't recall that part of the lyrics
3. What is the better-known nickname for the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944? the GI Bill
4. In 2011, what soda passed Pepsi for the first time to become the country's second-most popular soft drink? Diet Coke
5. Which major league baseball team moved to the American League in 2013 after 51 seasons in the National League? Houston Astros
6. What lepton was renamed by scientist Enrico Fermi in 1932 to avoid confusion with a much larger atomic particle, whose name it previously shared? quark?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these countries, and no others that I can be sure of? Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, India, Jordan, Moldova, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Uruguay, Zambia. A river runs through it with the same name as the country?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What famous Italian became a symbol of the Risorgimento movement in the 1850s, with nationalists using his name as an Italian acronym for "Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy"? Legendary opera composer Giuseppe Verdi saw his name repurposed by Italian patriots as shorthand for "Victor Emmanuel, Rei d'Italia." In last week's comments, Alex offered a good tip to figure this out
2. In the famous Universal horror movies of the 1930s and 1940s, Boris Karloff only played one of the title characters. Which movie? As all good trivia pedants know, Karloff did NOT play Frankenstein: he played Frankenstein's monster. But he did play Imhotep, aka The Mummy. Curses!
3. The activist author of the new boooook I Am Malala is a native of what country? Malala Yousafzai is the remarkable 16-year-old who took a bullet for her dedication to women's education in her home country of Pakistan. correct
4. Five of what type of bone fuse together to form the sacrum? The sacrum, atthe base of your spine, is made of vertebrae. correct
5. 2003 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard this season became the first "celebrity" contestant on what other reality show? He's trying to lose some of those teddy bear pounds on The Biggest Loser. He's been widely reported in the press as the show's first celebrity contestant, but a few people pointed out to me that wrestler Rulon Gardner competed on The Biggest Loser back in 2011. I guess an Olympic gold medal doesn't make you a celebrity if it's in Greco-Roman wrestling? I forgot that Biggest Loser is even a show
6. The number three in Japanese is "san," borrowed from Chinese, but car enthusiasts might know the native Japanese word for three as well. What is it? Mitsubishi, as you might have guessed from its logo, is Japanese for "three diamonds." In the native Japanese counting system, "mitsu" means three. ok, this is probably trivia that I should know
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, "The Enemy Within" by Rush, "Family Man" by Hall & Oates, "Follow the Leader" by Eric B. & Rakim, "It's Four in the Morning" by Faron Young, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, "The Pretender" by Foooooo Fighters, "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Marvin Gaye, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles, "Where It's At" by Beck. These were the first videos ever played on various TV series and channels. Respectively: "Friday Night Videos," MuchMusic, "Night Tracks," "Yo! MTV Raps," CMT, MTV Europe, 4Music, VH-1, MTV, and MTV2. correct
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - October 29
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What famous Italian became a symbol of the Risorgimento movement in the 1850s, with nationalists using his name as an Italian acronym for "Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy"? Garibaldi?
2. In the famous Universal horror movies of the 1930s and 1940s, Boris Karloff only played one of the title characters. Which movie? I think Lon Chaney was the Wolfman and the Mummy. Frankenstein?
3. The activist author of the new book I Am Malala is a native of what country? Pakistan
4. Five of what type of bone fuse together to form the sacrum? vertebrae
5. 2003 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard this season became the first "celebrity" contestant on what other reality show? there certainly are many to choose from. The Voice?
6. The number three in Japanese is "san," borrowed from Chinese, but car enthusiasts might know the native Japanese word for three as well. What is it? Earnhardt :-)
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, "The Enemy Within" by Rush, "Family Man" by Hall & Oates, "Follow the Leader" by Eric B. & Rakim, "It's Four in the Morning" by Faron Young, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters, "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Marvin Gaye, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles, "Where It's At" by Beck. I think that this has something to do with 1st videos. Video Killed The Radio Star was the 1st video on MTV. Where It's At was the 1st video on MTV2. Apparently Marvin Gaye's Star Spangled Banner was the 1st video on VH1.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The National Women's Hall of Fame is located, appropriately enough, in what town in the Finger Lakes district of New York state? The American women's rights movement began in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention, in Seneca Falls, New York. I also had upstate New Yorkers make fun of me here for calling the Finger Lakes region "the Finger Lakes district." Ha ha, I know, right? I was just testing you guys. correct
2. Recurve and compound are two common types of what piece of athletic equipment? Those are two common types of bow in modern archery. There are also straight bows, crossbows, and I don't know what else. What do I look like, some kind of archer to you? hmm. ok
3. In Stephen King's Carrie and its movie adaptations, what animal's blood is dumped on the title character at her prom? It's pig's blood. Comes right out with a little mineral water. correct
4. The DSM-5 is the most recent version of the standard reference work used by members of what profession? It's a book of diagnoses for psychiatric disorders, so we accepted any answer related to mental health careers. correct
5. Equatorial Guinea is the only African country to have what as its national language? It's the former "Spanish Guinea," one of the few places in Africa where Spain's rule lasted into the 17th century. Also, despite its new name, it doesn't touch the Equator. good to know for my Jeopardy audition
6. Moore's Law is a rule of thumb predicting that the performance of what doubles approximately every two years? Computer processors, but don't worry, we accepted any answer having to do with chips, CPUs, or computers correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? Adaptation, ...And Justice for All, Blood Simple, Clerks, Crazy Stupid Love, Good Night and Good Luck, I'm Not There, Snatch. I had no idea on this one. Never received the email that had the correct answer and could not find it online. Please post a comment if you know it.
1. What famous Italian became a symbol of the Risorgimento movement in the 1850s, with nationalists using his name as an Italian acronym for "Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy"? Garibaldi?
2. In the famous Universal horror movies of the 1930s and 1940s, Boris Karloff only played one of the title characters. Which movie? I think Lon Chaney was the Wolfman and the Mummy. Frankenstein?
3. The activist author of the new book I Am Malala is a native of what country? Pakistan
4. Five of what type of bone fuse together to form the sacrum? vertebrae
5. 2003 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard this season became the first "celebrity" contestant on what other reality show? there certainly are many to choose from. The Voice?
6. The number three in Japanese is "san," borrowed from Chinese, but car enthusiasts might know the native Japanese word for three as well. What is it? Earnhardt :-)
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, "The Enemy Within" by Rush, "Family Man" by Hall & Oates, "Follow the Leader" by Eric B. & Rakim, "It's Four in the Morning" by Faron Young, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters, "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Marvin Gaye, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles, "Where It's At" by Beck. I think that this has something to do with 1st videos. Video Killed The Radio Star was the 1st video on MTV. Where It's At was the 1st video on MTV2. Apparently Marvin Gaye's Star Spangled Banner was the 1st video on VH1.
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The National Women's Hall of Fame is located, appropriately enough, in what town in the Finger Lakes district of New York state? The American women's rights movement began in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention, in Seneca Falls, New York. I also had upstate New Yorkers make fun of me here for calling the Finger Lakes region "the Finger Lakes district." Ha ha, I know, right? I was just testing you guys. correct
2. Recurve and compound are two common types of what piece of athletic equipment? Those are two common types of bow in modern archery. There are also straight bows, crossbows, and I don't know what else. What do I look like, some kind of archer to you? hmm. ok
3. In Stephen King's Carrie and its movie adaptations, what animal's blood is dumped on the title character at her prom? It's pig's blood. Comes right out with a little mineral water. correct
4. The DSM-5 is the most recent version of the standard reference work used by members of what profession? It's a book of diagnoses for psychiatric disorders, so we accepted any answer related to mental health careers. correct
5. Equatorial Guinea is the only African country to have what as its national language? It's the former "Spanish Guinea," one of the few places in Africa where Spain's rule lasted into the 17th century. Also, despite its new name, it doesn't touch the Equator. good to know for my Jeopardy audition
6. Moore's Law is a rule of thumb predicting that the performance of what doubles approximately every two years? Computer processors, but don't worry, we accepted any answer having to do with chips, CPUs, or computers correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? Adaptation, ...And Justice for All, Blood Simple, Clerks, Crazy Stupid Love, Good Night and Good Luck, I'm Not There, Snatch. I had no idea on this one. Never received the email that had the correct answer and could not find it online. Please post a comment if you know it.
