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!
