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Showdown Recap for 27 Jun 2017 at BWW Gibson in ABQ
For some reason, BLZBUB’s trust that Ken Z would make a timely detail of His exploits in the realm of Triviadom was misplaced. Perhaps it was because the mortal one was off celebrating the Birthday of his sweet baboo, and not paying attention to his weekly chores.
Whatever the reason, the recap follows as below.
Worn-up Round
1. Who wrote the famous novel, ‘The Virginian’: OWEN WISTER
2. Many astronomers believe ___ was once a blue planet like Earth: MARS.
3. Bekasi, Semarang, and Depok are cities of over one million people in: INDONESIA.
4. Which man was one of the greatest golfers of the 20th Century: BEN HOGAN.
5. It comes from Greek words meaning ‘sacred’ and ‘engrave’: HIEROGLYPHICS.
6. The Devonian Period is known to scientists as the age of: FISH.
7. A bantam is a small variety of: POULTRY
8. Skanderbeg is the national hero of this Balkan Republic: ALBANIA.
9. Which National Park is in the state of Utah: ARCHES.
10. A place where two things meet would most likely be called a: CONFLUENCE.
This round went like a whirlwind, but WU6 was as destructive as a tornado to our attitudes. In honesty, there were some that split off of the called answers for WU3 and 8 as well.
Ground-down Round
1. In 1790, it became the first American ship to sail around the world: COLUMBIA.
2. The Bay of Campeche is part of which body of water: GULF OF MEXICO.
3. What U.S. President lead an army to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion: GEORGE WASHINGTON.
4. Streptomycin was the first effective antibiotic treatment for: TUBERCULOSIS.
5. Born in Egypt circa A.D. 251, St. Anthony is known as the Father of all: MONKS.
6. If you have taken on margin debt, you must be a: BROKERAGE CUSTOMER.
7. Spain’s King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella are buried in the city of: GRANADA.
8. Something described as Cimmerian would be: DARK AND GLOOMY.
9. That regional favorite known as funnel cake came to the U.S. from: GERMANY.
10. One of the oldest living organisms on Earth is a ___ in Southern California: CREOSOTE BUSH.
11. Which singer of popular standards was born in Canada: DIANA KRALL.
12. Born in Paris in 1882, Gaston Lachaise went on to become a famous: SCULPTOR.
For this round we got a visit from our old friend, Uncertainty.’ However the Ragged Rascals did get 8 of 12 correct with relative ease. The problems occurred on CD’s 1, 7, 8, and 9. A fortuitous application of the third clue saved some points here.
Scatology Round
S1. YOU ASKED FOR IT v world geography
In fashion, Brioni is known for inaugurating the first: MEN’S FASHION SHOW {3rd clue save.}
S2. GENERAL SCIENCE v Broadway musicals
Scratches cut into bedrock by glacial erosion are called glacial: STRIATIONS
S3. Famous speeches v PAINTERS
Housed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence is ‘The Birth of Venus’ by: BOTTECELLI. {MEERA/SCOOTR/DUFF.}
S4. Broadway musicals v YOU ASKED FOR IT
Alberto Ginastera of ___ was an important composer of modern classical music: ARGENTINA. {An early elimination of Mexico left us on the correct answer.}
S5. Painters v GENERAL SCIENCE
Where would you most likely find a vacuole: PLANT {WALACE}
S6. World geography v FAMOUS SPEECHES
The ‘Seventh of March’ speech is an infamous address given by ___ on March 7, 1850. DANIEL WEBSTER. {DUFF}
Frightening Round
1. Ian Hamilton wrote ‘In Search of ___’ about a famous publicity-shy person: J.D. SALINGER.
2. If something is described as the ‘cat’s meow’ it must be: WONDERFUL.
3. General Motors sold its Opel business to this European car maker in 2017: PEUGEOT.
4. The current film ‘Chuck’ dramatizes the story of the man who was the prototype for: ROCKY BALBOA.
5. The sorrel drink, popular in the Caribbean, is made from: HIBISCUS FLOWERS.
6. What is the name of the home planet of the transformer toys: CYBERTRON.
7. There are five ___ in this year’s month of June. THURSDAYS.
ARRRGH! The team missed both F4 and F7. The last one would come back to haunt us at the end of the game.
Py-Ram-It Round
P1. Giacomo Casanova’s 12-volume ‘Story of My Life,’ was first written in this language:
Choices: French, Russian, German, Italian, Flemish
A: FRENCH {Kablooie! Round dead, extinguishing hopes for a Top Ten finish.}
P2. Most cephalopods have ___ sacs.
Choices: Food, Saltwater, Blood, Venom, Ink
A: INK. {Greek chorus.}
P3. Which concert work is by Felix Mendelssohn?
Choices: Scottish Symph, Fantastic Sym, Surprise Sym, Jupiter Sym, New World Sym
A: SCOTTISH SYMPHONY
P4. In 1526, what is now ___ became part of the Mogul Empire:
Choices: Romania, South Africa, Libya, Japan, Pakistan
A: PAKISTAN {CHILL & DUFF}
P5. Dutch golden age painter Franz Hals is best known for his:
Choices: Portraits, Abstracts, Landscapes, Pastorals, Allegories
A: PORTRAITS. {DUFF}
That would have been a stellar round had we not come a cropper of P1.
FINAL TRAGEDY
Topic: SCIENCE FICTION
Which science fiction writer invented Pellucidar, a place in Earth’s hollow center?
1. Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Edgar Rice Burroughs
3. Isaac Asimov
4. Samuel Delaney
5. H. Rider Haggard
The order of the eliminations was 4, 5, 3, and 1, leaving #2, EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS, as the correct answer. CHILL had called this an instant before DUFF. Such double confirmation by two of our stronger players is a highly anticipated event during Final Tragedy, and usually leads to a full wager being earned. Such was the case for this game.
The top individual scores for the night were 55498, 50247, 49842, 48931, 48696, and 48468 points.
The team average score was 50,280 points.
The team’s ranking was SEVENTH Place. This was considered a good outcome on another difficult game.
The best teams in the nation were again slammed by the difficulty of the game. Keep it up, Buzzies.
The top performers were Houlihan’s of Westbury, NY @ 53487; Teasers of Chicago, IL @ 52253; Tailgators of FARGO, ND @ 52084; BWW Okie City, OK 51559, Big Guys of Winnipeg, MB @ 50484; Danny K’s of Orange, CA @ 50469; and then the Ragged Rascals in ’burque.
Congratulations to all the wet-ware only competitors, which conspicuously does NOT include our cross-town rivals, the Smegtasters at Spectators Sports with their lowly 38783 point total.
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Oh my gawd, they killed
Ken Z.
You bastards!
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