Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - January 21
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. The host of public radio's This American Life often scores the show with the music of what modern composer, his first cousin once removed? host Ira Glass --> composer Philip Glass
2. In what southern French city would you find the medieval Gothic fortress called the Palais des Papes, the "Papal Palace"? Aix en Provence
3. Spain's Josep Maria Sert and Missouri's Thomas Hart Benton are most closely associated with what large art form? I know Benton as a painter. Large art form? I can only think of one for painters - murals
4. What TV show awards its winners the Mirror Ball Trophy? Dancing With the Stars
5. There are six U.N. member states that are not officially recognized by one or more of their fellow U.N. members. What two U.N. members each have more than a dozen nations that don't recognize them? Israel has to be one. Could the other be a recent, disputed country like East Timor? South Sudan has to be too new to have gained admittance to the UN. Or is the other non-recognized member state religiously-affiliated like Vatican City?
6. The 1999 Eiffel 65 dance hit often called "Da Ba Dee" actually has what color as its official title? I have never heard of this song so a complete guess - white
7. What What unusual distinction is shared by these famous people? Muhammad Ali, Tim Berners-Lee, Bjork, Jackie Chan, Placido Domingo, Wayne Gretzky, Etta James, Sophia Loren, Olivia Newton-John, Seiji Ozawa, Mitt Romney, J. K. Rowling. an accomplished group of people. Are they each in a Hall of Fame somewhere?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Canada's second longest river is named for which of its thirteen provinces and territories? As long as you count the Alaskan stretch of its length, the Yukon River is Canada's second-longest. correct
2. On average, food spends about three-quarters of the time of digestion in which of your internal organs? Food is in the mouth for a matter of seconds and in the stomach and small intestine for a matter of hours, but it can spend a day or two in the large intestine. correct
3. Two of the biggest movie stars of their time named nonprofits--one for filmmakers, one for sick kids--in honor of their roles in a 1969 film. What was that film? Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camps and Robert Redford's Sundance Institute (which is holding a little film festival this week) are both named for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Hey, I just realized there was another Newman-Redford question on the quiz just a month or so ago. Oops. I was not familiar with the Hole in the Wall Gang Camps. But of course the answer is so clear now. I knew that the movie could not have been Midnight Cowboy.
4. The so-called "West Coast Offense" was developed by Bill Walsh while he was coaching what football team? Those were the pass-happy San Francisco 49ers coached by Walsh and his disciples. correct although I think that KJ has mis-identified where the West Coast offense was developed
5. What royal house ruled France for over two hundred years after the 1589 coronation of Henry IV? The Bourbons would stay on the French throne until the Revolution removed them. And their heads. correct
6. Who is the only woman mentioned by name in the Qur'an? "Maryam," as she's called in the Qur'an, is Jesus's mother, Mary. shoot, I thought it would be Mary or Fatima and I guess wrong
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode, "Here There and Everywhere" by the Beatles, "Just Like Heaven" by the Cure, "Last Exit" by Pearl Jam, "One More Try" by George Michael, "Running to Stand Still" by U2, "Square One" by Coldplay, "Up the Junction" by Squeeze, "Virginia Plain" by Roxy Music, "Wasn't Born to Follow" by the Byrds. All these pop songs use an unusual device: the title doesn't appear in the lyrics until the very, very end. (In each case, the title comprises the last words of the song.) This was (very briefly) a subject of discussion on Ken-Jennings.com seven or eight years ago, so a few of you OLD-timers might have had an edge here. But I hope not. correct
1. The host of public radio's This American Life often scores the show with the music of what modern composer, his first cousin once removed? host Ira Glass --> composer Philip Glass
2. In what southern French city would you find the medieval Gothic fortress called the Palais des Papes, the "Papal Palace"? Aix en Provence
3. Spain's Josep Maria Sert and Missouri's Thomas Hart Benton are most closely associated with what large art form? I know Benton as a painter. Large art form? I can only think of one for painters - murals
4. What TV show awards its winners the Mirror Ball Trophy? Dancing With the Stars
5. There are six U.N. member states that are not officially recognized by one or more of their fellow U.N. members. What two U.N. members each have more than a dozen nations that don't recognize them? Israel has to be one. Could the other be a recent, disputed country like East Timor? South Sudan has to be too new to have gained admittance to the UN. Or is the other non-recognized member state religiously-affiliated like Vatican City?
6. The 1999 Eiffel 65 dance hit often called "Da Ba Dee" actually has what color as its official title? I have never heard of this song so a complete guess - white
7. What What unusual distinction is shared by these famous people? Muhammad Ali, Tim Berners-Lee, Bjork, Jackie Chan, Placido Domingo, Wayne Gretzky, Etta James, Sophia Loren, Olivia Newton-John, Seiji Ozawa, Mitt Romney, J. K. Rowling. an accomplished group of people. Are they each in a Hall of Fame somewhere?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. Canada's second longest river is named for which of its thirteen provinces and territories? As long as you count the Alaskan stretch of its length, the Yukon River is Canada's second-longest. correct
2. On average, food spends about three-quarters of the time of digestion in which of your internal organs? Food is in the mouth for a matter of seconds and in the stomach and small intestine for a matter of hours, but it can spend a day or two in the large intestine. correct
3. Two of the biggest movie stars of their time named nonprofits--one for filmmakers, one for sick kids--in honor of their roles in a 1969 film. What was that film? Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camps and Robert Redford's Sundance Institute (which is holding a little film festival this week) are both named for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Hey, I just realized there was another Newman-Redford question on the quiz just a month or so ago. Oops. I was not familiar with the Hole in the Wall Gang Camps. But of course the answer is so clear now. I knew that the movie could not have been Midnight Cowboy.
4. The so-called "West Coast Offense" was developed by Bill Walsh while he was coaching what football team? Those were the pass-happy San Francisco 49ers coached by Walsh and his disciples. correct although I think that KJ has mis-identified where the West Coast offense was developed
5. What royal house ruled France for over two hundred years after the 1589 coronation of Henry IV? The Bourbons would stay on the French throne until the Revolution removed them. And their heads. correct
6. Who is the only woman mentioned by name in the Qur'an? "Maryam," as she's called in the Qur'an, is Jesus's mother, Mary. shoot, I thought it would be Mary or Fatima and I guess wrong
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these songs? "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode, "Here There and Everywhere" by the Beatles, "Just Like Heaven" by the Cure, "Last Exit" by Pearl Jam, "One More Try" by George Michael, "Running to Stand Still" by U2, "Square One" by Coldplay, "Up the Junction" by Squeeze, "Virginia Plain" by Roxy Music, "Wasn't Born to Follow" by the Byrds. All these pop songs use an unusual device: the title doesn't appear in the lyrics until the very, very end. (In each case, the title comprises the last words of the song.) This was (very briefly) a subject of discussion on Ken-Jennings.com seven or eight years ago, so a few of you OLD-timers might have had an edge here. But I hope not. correct
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#2 --I think you went through this one too fast and pulled the wrong French city starting with "A".
#5 -- Interesting. I don't think the Vatican is actually a U.N. member state. I *know* Taiwan isn't, and I'm pretty sure Palestine isn't either (though Palestine/Israel would have been a terrific answer to this question). I think East Timor is as good a guess as any.
#6 -- I wonder if you'd recognize it if you heard it. It's a primary color, if that helps ...
#5 -- Interesting. I don't think the Vatican is actually a U.N. member state. I *know* Taiwan isn't, and I'm pretty sure Palestine isn't either (though Palestine/Israel would have been a terrific answer to this question). I think East Timor is as good a guess as any.
#6 -- I wonder if you'd recognize it if you heard it. It's a primary color, if that helps ...
#2. While out on my evening stroll, the correct A city came to mind. Avignon of course. Does Aix have a connection to Charlemagne? Maybe that is what I latched onto first.
#6. I googled the song so that I could hear the tune. But seeing the song title including the color was unavoidable. Even so, the song was not familiar. I have no memory of hearing it before.bbb
#6. I googled the song so that I could hear the tune. But seeing the song title including the color was unavoidable. Even so, the song was not familiar. I have no memory of hearing it before.bbb
I think I got #7. I remembered that Ali and Gretzky had lit the Olympic torch and that Mitt Romney was involved with the SLC Olympics. I'm going to say that they were all involved in Olympics opening ceremonies.
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