Showdown Recap for 26 Sep 2017 at BWW Gibson in ABQ*
It would turn out to be a crazy night at the BWW on Gibson Blvd in the ABQ. First of, the team had to scour the entire establishment to find 15 boxes that actually work. And that’s in an establishment that has 40 machines in total. Next, the Point of Sale system went down and the bar stopped pouring alcohol and some menu items could not or would not be served. However the team persevered and carried on with Showdown.
*Syd, if you're out there, could you please post the actual Pyramid questions for this game. BlZBUB and a horde of followers would surely be grateful.
Worn-up Round
1. Where would one most likely find a chalet? SWISS ALPS. 2. “Everybody’s Talkin’” is used as the theme song of this classic movie: MIDNIGHT COWBOY. 3. Durango is to Mexico as ___ is to the United States: OREGON. 4. Things that happen at irregular intervals would best be described as: SPORADIC. 5. In Edmond Rostand’s play Cyrano be Bergerac is in love with: ROXANE. {No not the one with the red light.} 6. The Nordic countries include all of the following except: THE NETHERLANDS. 7. ‘O, Rochester,’ was a common saying by this star of radio and early television: JACK BENNY. 8. In England, ITV is the biggest rival of: BBC ONE. 9. The area that became Seattle was originally home to the ___ Indians. DUWAMISH. 10. ‘1984’ author George Orwell’s real name was: ERIC ARTHUR BLAIR.
The team finished this round with nearly all of the boxes on 10 for 10 correct. We’ll take that any day.
Ground-down Round
1. Which is an example of what the U.S. Armed Forces designate as an S.O.F.? NAVY SEALS. 2. Ecdysis is a fancy scientific word for: MOLTING. 3. Who established the Cisalpine Republic in northern Italy in 1797? NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. 4. Izanagi and izanami are deities in ___ mythology. JAPANESE. 5. As scales are to snakes and lizards, so scutes are to: CROCODILES AND TURTLES. 6. Reticular is an adjective closest in meaning to: INTRICATE. 7. ‘The String of Pearls’ is a penny dreadful that marked the introduction of this dastardly guy: SWEENEY TODD. 8. Radiation, evaporation, and ___ are three types of fog. ADVECTION. 9. Keith Thurman made sports page headlines in March 2017 by: THROWING PUNCHES. 10. Which of these is a type of poem? CLERIHEW. 11. Colewart is another name for this vegetable: ARUGULA. 12. The stotinka is a unit of currency in: BULGARIA.
{Whoosh was the sound of points escaping from our machines. There were splits or third-clue saves on GD’s 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Only 5 of the 12 yielded their answers willingly.}
Scatology Round
S1. ANCIENT ROME v 2016 sports Which of these Roman Emperors was assassinated in A.D. 41? CALIGULA. {DUFF made the call.}
S2. ASTRONOMY v Gawd-damned-pink-fuzzy-venomous Animal Kingdom Almost all of the Trojan Moons in our solar system are found near: JUPITER. {CHILL}
S3. RELIGION v Australia The Sheva Brachot, or Seven Blessings, are recited as part of ___ weddings. JEWISH. {JAX}
S4. G-d-p-f-v animules v ANCIENT ROME The Battle of Pynda, fought in 168 B.C., was a Roman victory over ___ forces. MACEDONIAN. {2-way split with this answer and Carthage}
S5. Australia v ASTRONOMY 16 Psyche is one of the largest: ASTEROIDS. {BLZBUB made the call.}
S6. 2016 SPORT v religion The 2016 Boston Marathon was won by Lemi Berhanu Hayle of: ETHIOPIA. {We started on Kenya and scrambled for the third-clue save. Call it 4 ½ of 6 for this round, in terms of total team results.}
Frightening Round
1. Which term refers to both a dog breed and a type of bird? HARRIER {2-way split with ‘shrike.’} 2. American Bologna is basically Italian mortadella without the: CUBES OF PORK FAT. {2-way split with the guy who thought one had peppers.} 3. ‘What a Diff’rence a Day Makes’ and ‘This Bitter Earth’ are recordings by this soulful singer: DINAH WASHINGTON. {good call, CHILL.} 4. Lucknow is a city of about three million people in: INDIA. 5. It means ‘wall’ and our body has ten major ones: SEPTUM. 6. A drive on the Natchez Trace Parkway will take you from Tennessee to: MISSISSIPPI. 7. What was the first name of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover? JOHN. {The team got the last five correct with little difficulty. Fortunately the points lost on L1 and L2 were minor.}
Py-Ram-It Round* *Paraphrased, as Ken Z forgot to turn on the video for this round
P1. The term Molotov Cocktail originated in a war in this country in 1939. FINLAND. {BRICK made a pre-call on this answer.}
P2. In addition to the famous maneuver named for Heimlich he is also credited with developing: OXYGEN SYSTEM. {Prior to the choices, BLZBUB said ‘medical system’ and JAX was the first to link that to the proper answer.}
P3. Yada, yada… MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR {Greek chorus for the pre-call.}
P4. The Dravidian language family is spoken primarily in: SOUTHERN INDIA. {DUFF made a good pre-call on this one.}
P5. The Sisters of Mercy (?) is a group founded as an: ORDER OF NUNS. {MEERA made a quick pre-call on this one.}
FINAL TRAGEDY Topic: CLASS of 1901
Which famous American graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1901?
1. GRANTLAND RICE 2. MARGARET SANGER 3. GEORGE M. COHAN 4. TY COBB 5. WILL ROGERS
The order of the eliminations was 3, 5, 2, and 4, leaving #1, GRANTLAND RICE, as the correct answer.
The top individual scores for the night were 59191, 54928. 54882, 49465, 43808, and 42769 POINTS The team average score was 50,845 points. The team’s ranking was Second Place.
Congrats to tonight’s winners, the BIG GUYS of Winnipeg, MB at 51659 points Third goes to Scooter’s of Las Vegas, NV at 50700, while #4 an #5 are Danny K’s of Orange, CA and The Fellowship of Kent, OH.
_________________ }}}--( (x) (x) )---> Oh my gawd, they killed Ken Z. You bastards!
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