Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - December 17
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. In 1980, Peoria, Illinois resident Susan Goodman Komen died of what (specific) disease? breast cancer
2. "Royals," the debut single from Lorde, makes her the first solo artist from what country to score a Billboard number one? is Lorde a Kiwi - New Zealand?
3. The title character of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel The Namesake is named for what Russian author of Dead Souls and "The Overcoat"? a total guess - Gogol
4. Earthquake detection works by detecting longitudinal seismic waves traveling at the speed of sound, which are labeled with what letter of the alphabet? I think they are called p waves
5. What TV title character had a succession of owners between 1954 and 1974, including Jeff Miller, Timmy Martin, and Corey Stuart? Lassie
6. What's the only European country that still issues a currency called the franc? Switzerland
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these companies? Amazon, Amway, Apple, CafePress, Disney, Google, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett-Packard, Mattel, Microsoft, Oakley, Yankee Candle. All have entrepreneurial roots. Were they started in a garage?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The Dolomite mountain range is located in the northeastern part of what country? Dolemite is an awesome blaxploitation movie. The Dolomites, however, are in Italy. correct
2. Shea Weber, currently the National Hockey League's highest paid player, plays for what franchise, the first to join the NHL during the league's late-'90s expansion? Weber is currently in his ninth season with the Nashville Predators. wrong, but Minnesota Wild was a reasonable guess
3. Wrecking Crew, Blue Note, and Lucky Dan are the three racehorses whose finishes lead to the title twist in what Oscar-winning 1973 movie? The title con in The Sting centers around racetrack betting. correct
4. What famed Spaniard was assassinated by political rivals in 1541 and buried in the Lima Cathedral? Francisco Pizarro may have conquered the Inca, but THE CURSE OF THE INCA made sure that he never left Peru! Just assuming there was a curse. Probably, right? hey, dopus, read the question! Lima should have led me to Pizarro if I had just taken the time to go beyond "famous Spaniard, 1541"
5. Elements like silicon and arsenic that don't share all the properties of metals or nonmetals are classified by what name? They are metalloids. Like Korn, I guess? have I heard of metalloids before? not sure
6. What fashion item did Mary Quant introduce in her "Youthquake" line of September 1965, naming it for her favorite British car? Quant loved the Mini, and her signature invention, which epitomized '60s fashion in swinging London, was the mini-skirt. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these European cities? Amsterdam, Angouleme, Bedford, Granada, London, Orleans, Plymouth, Stockholm, Toledo, York. All these cities were the namesakes of "New" colonies or settlements in the America: New Amsterdam, Nueva Granada, New Orleans, and so forth. correct!
1. In 1980, Peoria, Illinois resident Susan Goodman Komen died of what (specific) disease? breast cancer
2. "Royals," the debut single from Lorde, makes her the first solo artist from what country to score a Billboard number one? is Lorde a Kiwi - New Zealand?
3. The title character of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel The Namesake is named for what Russian author of Dead Souls and "The Overcoat"? a total guess - Gogol
4. Earthquake detection works by detecting longitudinal seismic waves traveling at the speed of sound, which are labeled with what letter of the alphabet? I think they are called p waves
5. What TV title character had a succession of owners between 1954 and 1974, including Jeff Miller, Timmy Martin, and Corey Stuart? Lassie
6. What's the only European country that still issues a currency called the franc? Switzerland
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these companies? Amazon, Amway, Apple, CafePress, Disney, Google, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett-Packard, Mattel, Microsoft, Oakley, Yankee Candle. All have entrepreneurial roots. Were they started in a garage?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. The Dolomite mountain range is located in the northeastern part of what country? Dolemite is an awesome blaxploitation movie. The Dolomites, however, are in Italy. correct
2. Shea Weber, currently the National Hockey League's highest paid player, plays for what franchise, the first to join the NHL during the league's late-'90s expansion? Weber is currently in his ninth season with the Nashville Predators. wrong, but Minnesota Wild was a reasonable guess
3. Wrecking Crew, Blue Note, and Lucky Dan are the three racehorses whose finishes lead to the title twist in what Oscar-winning 1973 movie? The title con in The Sting centers around racetrack betting. correct
4. What famed Spaniard was assassinated by political rivals in 1541 and buried in the Lima Cathedral? Francisco Pizarro may have conquered the Inca, but THE CURSE OF THE INCA made sure that he never left Peru! Just assuming there was a curse. Probably, right? hey, dopus, read the question! Lima should have led me to Pizarro if I had just taken the time to go beyond "famous Spaniard, 1541"
5. Elements like silicon and arsenic that don't share all the properties of metals or nonmetals are classified by what name? They are metalloids. Like Korn, I guess? have I heard of metalloids before? not sure
6. What fashion item did Mary Quant introduce in her "Youthquake" line of September 1965, naming it for her favorite British car? Quant loved the Mini, and her signature invention, which epitomized '60s fashion in swinging London, was the mini-skirt. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these European cities? Amsterdam, Angouleme, Bedford, Granada, London, Orleans, Plymouth, Stockholm, Toledo, York. All these cities were the namesakes of "New" colonies or settlements in the America: New Amsterdam, Nueva Granada, New Orleans, and so forth. correct!
