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Showdown Recap for 15 May 2018 at BWW Gibson in ABQ
BLZBUB is hustling to get this recap up well before he jets away for some R & R. Your favorite Ragged Rascal is going to the Riviera (of the Rednecks) at Pensacola Beach for some fun and liquid libations. But fear not, He will be back in his anointed chair for next weeks edition of Bust Your Brainbox.
But in the meantime, let us proceed directly to the review of this week’s festivities at the BWW on Gibson in the ABQ. This week, the Rascals had a nearly full compliment of players. There were 12 hardy souls manning 15 machines for the fray.
Worn-up Round
1. If you are living ‘off-the-grid,’ you are definitely doing without some: PUBLIC UTILITIES.
2. The Bonhomme Richard was a famous ___ in the late 18th Century. SHIP.
3. Small hotels with upscale accommodations are known as ___ hotels. BOUTIQUE.
4. In addition to degrees, angles are measured in: RADIANS.
5. The world’s tallest hybrid roller coaster, the ‘Steel Vengeance,’ recently opened in: OHIO.
6.The 1,200-mile Great Valley of the U.S. is also known as the Great ___ Valley. APPALACHIAN. {Damn, only half the team got this.}
7. Howler monkeys are native to: CENTRAL AMERICA.
8. Officially Switzerland is known as the Swiss: CONFEDERATION.
9. The parts of the world wide web not indexed by search engines are called the ___ web. DEEP.
10. Construction on this edifice began in 447 B.C.: PARTHENON.
Other than the confusion and late calls on #6, the team played perfectly for this round. However, there was also a good save on #9, where SCOOTR pulled us out of the ‘black’ and into the ‘deep’ for the answer.
Ground-down Round
1. The former President of ___, Park Guen-Hye, was just sentenced to 24 years in prison. SOUTH KOREA.
2. A work of art by ___ hung upside down in a New York museum for 47 days before being fixed. HENRI MATISSE. {We got onto Mondrian before the third-clue save.}
3. In which country will you find the Harz Mountains? GERMANY.
4. Copper-jacketed, Lebel, and Spitzer are historically significant types of: BULLETS.
5. How tall is the Oscar statuette? 13 ½ INCHES.
6. A person who lacks individuality would best be described as: SEQUACIOUS. {Splitsville was our destination.}
7. Famous in Australia’s history, Bushrangers were: ESCAPED CONVICTS. {Third-clue save}
8. In Hinduism, a Vahana is a vehicle used by a: DIVINITY. {Some liked ‘Rajah’ while most went with the divine answer}
9. The Cheltenham Gold Cup was held this year. What type of event is it? HORSE RACE. {Another third-clue save}
10. In what year did the United States and Great Britain sign the Atlantic Charter? 1941.
11. Deuterium is one of the two stable isotopes of: HYDROGEN.
12. The national symbol of the French Republic is a female named: MARIANNE.
The round was pretty typical in its results…five 3-clue saves and 7 correct.
Scatology Round
S1. Science exam v 2017 BASEBALL AWARDS
The 2017 American League MVP went to: JOSE ALTUVE. {REAPER!}
S2. ANCIENT HISTORY v current movies
The Olmecs were an early ___ civilization. {CHILL was the first with the accurate location.}
S3. STATE NAME ORIGINS v legal terms
North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, and Maryland are all states named after: EUROPEAN ROYALS.
S4. Current movies v SCIENCE EXAM
The Bayer Process is the way ___ is refined into Aluminum Oxide. BAUXITE. {BRICK and others did not yell ‘ALUMINUM,’ but instead got the direction of the process correct.}
S5. Legal terms v ANCIENT HISTORY
The Flavian Dynasty ruled the ___ Empire. ROMAN {CHILL & DUFF}
S6. 2017 BASEBALL AWARDS v state name origins
Who was honored as the National League manager of the year? TOREY LAVULLO. {REAPER!}
All of these were answered either with pre-calls or Greek Chorus answers. 6 for 6 correct is great for this round.
Frightening Round
1. A glazomaniac is a person who has a passion for making: LISTS. {Ratz!}
2. Which superhero made his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939? BATMAN.
3. According to Forbes, there are just over ___ Billionaires in the world at present. 2,200.
4. What takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds on average? SUNLIGHT TO HIT EARTH.
5. Throughout most of his operatic career, Spain’s Placido Domingo has been a ___ singer. TENOR.
6. Caffe Breve is an American version of a: LATTE. {Ratz, again!}
7. April’s full moon is known as a ___ moon. PINK. {Ratz, big hairy Ratz!}
That round was a disaster for us. Some people managed to pick up a correct answer for points on the missed questions, but only four finished as high as 5600 points for the round.
Py-Ram-It Round
P1. The Isles of Scilly lie of the coast of the ___ Peninsula.
Choices: Balearic, Prestwick, Skye, Iberian, Cornwall
A: CORNWALL. {CHILL pre-called this answer.}
P2. First serialized in 1842, this Charles Dickens novel is partly set in the U.S.:
Choices: Great Expectations; The Bostonians: Bleak House: Martin Chuzzlewit; Little Dorrit
A: MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT. {While we could immediately eliminate Bostonians, no one would step up and guarantee a call among the rest of the books.}
P3. Cornelius Vanderbilt gained fortune and fame by owning the:
Choices: New York Central R.R.; Lipton Tea Company; White Star Line; Overland Stage; Standard Oil Company
A: NEW YORK CENTRAL R.R. {LOONEY called railroad before the 5 choices appeared.}
P4. Which of these is a unit of mass in the U.S. Customary Measures System?
Choices: Griff, Plake, Mohn, Slug, Trunk
A: SLUG. {BRICK was right on this one.}
P5. ‘Death and the ___’ is a work of classical music by Franz Schubert.
Choices: Servant, Calling, Dancer, Maiden, Castle
A: MAIDEN. {MEERA sung this tune, well no, called the answer.}
The Ragged Rascals had six boxes get through this difficult round with 5 for 5 correct, while the other seven were on 4 for 5 correct.
FINAL TRAGEDY
Topic: CHEESE
Mozzarella cheese from Italy is traditionally made from the milk of this animal:
1. Llama
2. Water Buffalo
3. Calf
4. Sheep
5. Goat
The order of the eliminations was 3, 4, 1, and 5, leaving #2, WATER BUFFALO as the correct answer. Good old SCOOTR pre-called this answer for us. As a result all six of the top boxes, along with the stragglers got the full amount of the points wagered on this question.
The top individual scores for the night were 56287, 53617, 53517, 53445, 53262, and 52392 points.
The team’s average score for this game was 53,753 points.
The Ragged Rascals’ systemwide ranking was SEVENTH Place.
The top teams tonight, neglecting to mention the Borg were:
1. Broadway, Nepean, ON @ 57,570
2. Willies Stouts, Toronto, ON @ 56165
3. BWW Kent (The Fellowship) @ 56131
4. Primetime, Tampa, FL @ 54195
5. Old Barn, Portland, OR @ 54170
6. BWW Albuquerque (Ragged Rascals) @ 53,753
7. T’s Rockin Roadhouse, Columbus, MI @ 53151
8. Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, BC @ 51699
9. Whispers, Ottawa, ON @ 51340,
10. Pegasus Toronto, ON @ 50611.
This game was especially good to Canada. Wish best of luck to them going forward.
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Oh my gawd, they killed
Ken Z.
You bastards!
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