Saturday, May 03, 2014
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - April 29
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What geographic name comes from Sanskrit words meaning "abode of snow"? Himalaya?
2. What possession do the Beatles sing about buying for their girl in two #1 hits of 1964, "Can't Buy Me Love" and "I Feel Fine"? a diamond ring
3. Five of the six men who raised the famous flag over Iwo Jima were members of which branch of the U.S. Armed Forces? Marines
4. Florin and Guilder, the two countries in The Princess Bride, are also names for types of what? currency/money
5. Protium is the only stable isotope in the known universe that does not contain what type of sub-atomic particle? electron?
6. The lyric drama form called zarzuela originated in what country? Spain?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV shows? Breaking Bad, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dawson's Creek, Desperate Housewives, Dexter, How I Met Your Mother, Inspector Morse, Lost, The L Word, Rescue Me, Roseanne, and (maybe) The Sopranos. Is this as simple as "someone dies in the final episode or is revealed to have died"?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What's the more common name for the biblical practice of lapidation, experienced by Naboth in 1 Kings 21 and Stephen in Acts 6? Naboth and Stephen were victims of stoning. Everybody must get stoned. jewelers work with stones. duh. this was gettable.
2. Which historic county of England has a white rose on its flag? In the War of the Roses, the white rose represented the House of York, and it's still found on the flag of Yorkshire. Lancaster was represented by the red rose, York the white rose.
3. Because the Packers were playing the Steelers, Super Bowl XLV, in 2011, was the first Super Bowl in at least four decades not to feature what? Six NFL teams, from cold-weather cities, don't have cheerleaders: the Bears, the Giants, the Steelers, the Browns, the Packers and the Lions. really? I did not know that
4. There are two world heads of state who were also prime ministers of their respective countries before beginning their current term as president. Name either one. To satisfy a pesky constitutional requirement, Vladimir Putin got demoted to Prime Minister of Russia between his two terms as president. (We also accepted Mahinda Rajapaksa, president of Sri Lanka, but now we KNOW you're cheating.) correct
5. A medical therapy called CPAP is used to help patients do what? Breathe. A CPAP machine is one of those continuous air pumps often prescribed for sleep apnea. correct
6. The world's three largest luxury automakers are all headquartered in what country? Germany. The order changes from time to time, but in recent years, the list has gone BMW, Audi, Mercedes. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? "Long Black Veil" by The Band, "Golden Hours" by Brian Eno, "Grey Seal" by Elton John, "Little Green" by Joni Mitchell, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Willie Nelson, "White" by Frank Ocean, "Computer Blue" by Prince, "Orange Crush" by REM, "Pink Thing" by XTC, and (sort of) "Blackbird" by the Beatles. Obviously they each have a color in the title, but they're also each found on an album with a *different* color in its title. Respectively: Music from Big Pink, Another Green World, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Blue, Red Headed Stranger, Channel Orange, Purple Rain, Green, Oranges and Lemons, and "The White Album" (which is called The Beatles, strictly speaking). This list took a while to put together...did I miss any good candidates? correct!
1. What geographic name comes from Sanskrit words meaning "abode of snow"? Himalaya?
2. What possession do the Beatles sing about buying for their girl in two #1 hits of 1964, "Can't Buy Me Love" and "I Feel Fine"? a diamond ring
3. Five of the six men who raised the famous flag over Iwo Jima were members of which branch of the U.S. Armed Forces? Marines
4. Florin and Guilder, the two countries in The Princess Bride, are also names for types of what? currency/money
5. Protium is the only stable isotope in the known universe that does not contain what type of sub-atomic particle? electron?
6. The lyric drama form called zarzuela originated in what country? Spain?
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these TV shows? Breaking Bad, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dawson's Creek, Desperate Housewives, Dexter, How I Met Your Mother, Inspector Morse, Lost, The L Word, Rescue Me, Roseanne, and (maybe) The Sopranos. Is this as simple as "someone dies in the final episode or is revealed to have died"?
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What's the more common name for the biblical practice of lapidation, experienced by Naboth in 1 Kings 21 and Stephen in Acts 6? Naboth and Stephen were victims of stoning. Everybody must get stoned. jewelers work with stones. duh. this was gettable.
2. Which historic county of England has a white rose on its flag? In the War of the Roses, the white rose represented the House of York, and it's still found on the flag of Yorkshire. Lancaster was represented by the red rose, York the white rose.
3. Because the Packers were playing the Steelers, Super Bowl XLV, in 2011, was the first Super Bowl in at least four decades not to feature what? Six NFL teams, from cold-weather cities, don't have cheerleaders: the Bears, the Giants, the Steelers, the Browns, the Packers and the Lions. really? I did not know that
4. There are two world heads of state who were also prime ministers of their respective countries before beginning their current term as president. Name either one. To satisfy a pesky constitutional requirement, Vladimir Putin got demoted to Prime Minister of Russia between his two terms as president. (We also accepted Mahinda Rajapaksa, president of Sri Lanka, but now we KNOW you're cheating.) correct
5. A medical therapy called CPAP is used to help patients do what? Breathe. A CPAP machine is one of those continuous air pumps often prescribed for sleep apnea. correct
6. The world's three largest luxury automakers are all headquartered in what country? Germany. The order changes from time to time, but in recent years, the list has gone BMW, Audi, Mercedes. correct
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these songs? "Long Black Veil" by The Band, "Golden Hours" by Brian Eno, "Grey Seal" by Elton John, "Little Green" by Joni Mitchell, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Willie Nelson, "White" by Frank Ocean, "Computer Blue" by Prince, "Orange Crush" by REM, "Pink Thing" by XTC, and (sort of) "Blackbird" by the Beatles. Obviously they each have a color in the title, but they're also each found on an album with a *different* color in its title. Respectively: Music from Big Pink, Another Green World, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Blue, Red Headed Stranger, Channel Orange, Purple Rain, Green, Oranges and Lemons, and "The White Album" (which is called The Beatles, strictly speaking). This list took a while to put together...did I miss any good candidates? correct!
