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Hello all,
BLZBUB on walkabout again. Here is his recap, recorded at some other joint.
Showdown Recap for 15 Aug 2017
Worn-up Round
The New York Knights are a fictional sports team in this 1952 novel: THE NATURAL
2. In which part of Europe will you find Montenegro: BALKAN PENINSULA.
3. This aperitif was originally known as Absinthe: PERNOD.
4. The Battle of Bosworth Field was fought between the forces of Henry Tudor and those of: RICHARD III.
5. Dizzy Gillespie composed this jazz standard in the early 1940’s: A NIGHT IN TUNISIA
6. The Karnak Temple complex is located here: EGYPT.
7. Emily Dickinson was a famous poet in the ___ Century: 19th.
8. Joost van der Westhuizen sports prowess is celebrated in this 2009 film: INVICTUS.
9. Where would you most likely find a doxology? HYMN BOOK
10. What kind of fish is traditionally used to make gefilte fish? CARP.
Ground-down Round
British explorer Captain James Cook’s life came to a violent end in the ___ islands: HAWAIIAN.
2. It has so many trees it is known as the city in a forest: ATLANTA.
3. Which Dr. Seuss character is an oppressive ruler? YERTLE THE TURTLE.
4. Jojoba is a plant from which ___ are commonly extracted: ESSENTIAL OILS.
5. Gutzon Borglum is responsible for this work of public art: MOUNT RUSHMORE MEMORIAL
6. ‘To eat someone out of house and home’ is a phrase that originated with: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
7. Tahiti is the largest island of this main archipelago of French Polynesia: SOCIETY ISLANDS. {Kudos to Buzzie for including 3 other archipelagos in Fr Polynesia on this list.}
8. ‘The Golden Bough’ is a study of mythology and religion written by: JAMES FRAZER.
9. A person who is wicked and sinful would best be described as: INIQUITOUS.
10. This British confectionery brand is second only to Wrigley’s: CADBURY.
11. The Sistine Chapel is named after a: POPE.
12. In the baseball stat ‘WAR,’ what does the letter ‘R’ stand for: REPLACEMENT.
Scatology Round
S1. Business history v 19TH CENTURY BATTLES
Which military leader was victorious at the Battle of Chacabuco? BERNARDO O’HIGGINS
S2. What’s the word v TIME TO EAT
In the world of Tex-Mex cuisine, chowchow is a type of: RELISH.
S3. Deutschland v BIRTHSTONES
In the United States, this olive-green gem is one of the modern birthstones for August: PERIDOT.
S4. TIME TO EAT v business history
Migas is a Tex-Mex dish made with tortilla strips and: SCRAMBLED EGGS.
S5. BIRTHSTONES v what’s the word?
The modern birthstone for this month is ruby: JULY.
S6. 19TH CENTURY BATTLES v Deutschland
The Battles of Worth, Gravelotte, and Sedan were all fought during the ___ War. FRANCO-PRUSSIAN.
Frightening Round
According to tradition, the King of Spades in a deck of playing cards is this Biblical King: KING DAVID.
2. Which country recently test-launched its first Intecontinental Ballistic Missle? NORTH KOREA.
3. England’s Henry Paddington coined this weather term in 1848: CYCLONE.
4. The late Chester Bennington was the frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and: LINKIN PARK.
5. Sergio Garcia of ___ won the 2017 Masters Golf Tournament. SPAIN.
6. In legend, the Perilous Siege is the vacant seat at: ARTHUR’S ROUND TABLE.
7. The most common isotope of hydrogen is: PROTIUM.
Py-Ram-It Round
P1. Moche, Tiwanaku, and Wari were ancient ___ cultures:
Choices: Melanesian, Central Asian, North American, African, South American
A: SOUTH AMERICAN.
P2. The title character jumps from a castle to her death in this 1900 opera:
Choices: Tosca, La Gioconda, The Bartered Bride, La Cenerentola, Carmen
A: TOSCA.
P3. Which famous person was born in Sonora, Mexico in 1829?
Choices: Pancho Villa, Jim Thorpe, Elfago Baca, Brigham Young, Geronimo
A: GERONIMO.
P4. Only after a muscle injury will you find myoglobin in your:
Choices: Tear ducts, Hair, Saliva, Bloodstream, Urine
A: BLOODSTREAM.
P5. Galeopterus Variegatus is the scientific name of the Sunda:
Choices: Swimming lizard, Walking catfish, Jumping coral, Flying lemur, Climbing mangabey
A: FLYING LEMUR.
Final Tragedy
Topic: PAINTINGS
Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Paul Cezanne all painted famous works with this title:
1. The Night Watch
2. The Birth of Venus
3. Water Lilies
4. Sunflowers
5. Luncheon on the Grass
Eliminations: 4, 2, 3, 1: leaving #5 LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS as the correct answer.
The Ragged Rascals at the BWW Gibson in the ABQ finished THIRD with a somewhat low score of 48,190.
Winners this week include Houlihans of Westbury NY at 52266; Four Corners of Chapel Hill, NC at 51206; the Ragged Rascals, Danny K’s of Orange CA; and Teaser’s of Chicago.
Congratulations to all wetware survivors of this tough game. And to the Borg, PHFFFFFT! A raspberry.
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