Good old BLZBUB did not get a chance to play SHOWDOWN last week, because he and his spouse Mrs AZAZEL were having a whale of a time out on Maui. Returning to Al-bu-turkey in time for this week’s game was a difficult decision, but the lure of SHOWDOWN was infernally hard to resist.
Worn-up Round:
1. A prelate is a high ranking member of the: CLERGY. 2. The 2005 book, “It Takes a Family,” was written by this prominent politician: RICK SANTORUM. 3. In a business, the comptroller is responsible for the quality of the: ACCOUNTING. 4. Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a type of: CANCER. 5. Marie Tussaud who was born in France in 1761, became famous for her: WAX SCULPTURES. 6. William Peter Blatty is the author of this popular success: THE EXORCIST. 7. “Gold Star” and “Blue Star” are terms applied to U.S.: MILITARY FAMILIES. 8. The Broadcast Film Critics Assoc. gives the __ Award to celebrity philanthropists: JOEL SIEGEL. 9. Which country’s Phobos-Grunt Martian probe crashed back to Earth last month? RUSSIA. 10. Runner and Olympic medalist, she won nine New York City Marathons form 1978 to 1988: GRETE WAITZ.
Ground-down Round:
1. Crested, smooth and palmate are major types of these aquatic amphibians: NEWTS. 2. Deputy U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens is a creation of: ELMORE LEONARD. 3. Which deciduous tree was nearly destroyed by a fungal blight in the early Twentieth Century? AMERICAN CHESTNUT. 4. John and Alice Coltrane’s musical son is named: RAVI. 5. What type of person is a cockalorum? VAIN BRAGGART. 6. Julius Caesar conquered the Aquitani when he invaded: GAUL. 7. Trade wind, midlatitude and coastal are three major types of: DESERTS. 8. He shaped the techniques still used today in Genomic Biology: FRED SANGER. 9. A weir is a small: OVERFLOW DAM. 10. Which composer worked for over 21 years on his first symphony before it premiered in 1876? JOHANNES BRAHMS. 11. The Florida woods cockroach is more commonly known as the __ bug: PALMETTO. 12. His iconic painting of a banana is on the cover of the first Velvet Underground album: ANDY WARHOL.
Scatology Round:
1. FOOD v business
It is a Spanish dish in which fish or fowl is seared, pickled and served cold: ESCABECHE
2. U.K. Prime ministers v GODDESSES
This goddess’ symbols emphasize her access to heaven, earth and the underworld: HECATE
3. ROCK AND ROLL v gawd-dammed-pink-fuzzy-venomous animules
The Yardbirds were a band that introduced the world to Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and: JEFF BECK
4. Goddesses v FOOD
Gravlax is a dish commonly served in __ countries: SCANDANAVIAN
5. g-d-p-f-v-animules v U.K. PRIME MINISTERS
Which 1930’s P.M. is associated with appeasement of the Nazis: NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN
6. Business v ROCK AND ROLL
Which predominantly black rock band hailed from San Francisco: SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
Frightening Round:
1. Exactly how many Friday the Thirteenths does 2012 have? THREE. 2. Which Caribbean entity has a population of over 11 million people? CUBA. 3. Yu Jie is a Chinese dissident who has been forced to relocate to this country: UNITED STATES. 4. A conundrum is a type of: RIDDLE. 5. Coconuts are produced by a member of the __ family: PALM. 6. The acclaimed movie “The Iron Lady” is a biographical film about: MARGARET THATCHER. 7. Assam, Keemun, and Orange Pekoe are types of: TEAS.
Py-ram-it Round:
P1. In mathematics, Bayesian Theory is concerned mainly with: PROBABILITY
P2. Sanyu, aka Chang Yu, was a Chinese-born French __ of the 20th Century: PAINTER
P3. Henry II of England married this celebrated woman: ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE
P4. In philosophy, Achilles and the Tortoise is one of: ZENO’S PARADOXES
P5. The Lou Nuer and the Murle people are in violent conflict in this new nation: SOUTH SUDAN
FINAL TRAGEDY on the Topic of: FISH
This tropical freshwater fish belongs to the minnow family:
ZEBRAFISH {Good old Chuck, our Canadian hot air balloonist, who grew up about as far from the tropics as anyone on the team, immediately called this one.}
The team, due to a couple of lucky five-way splits, has two scores in the nosebleed heights. This included your intrepid narrator’s score of 57055, closely followed by a 56,334. The next four scores were 51981, 50045, 49451, and finally 49413. This yielded a team average of 52,379 points, good enough for NINTH place for the evening.
Kudos to all our friends who bested our score, as well as all of those players who continue to play in the face of the great Continental Divide proposed by the BUZZHEADS.
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