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SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. Feb. 5, 2019 http://www.scaratings.com/newScaratings/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3714 |
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Author: | REACH [ Wed Feb 06, 2019 5:08 am ] |
Post subject: | SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. Feb. 5, 2019 |
Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Question & Choices; No clues): 1. Eugene Cernan was the last man to:_____________________. [Choices: Be guillotined, Die from smallpox, Die in World War II, Walk on the Moon, Swim the Atlantic } 2. At what church event would you most likely see a catafalque?_____________________ [Choices: Sunday School class, Wedding, Christening, Funeral, Choir concert ] 3. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna is one of the legends of ______________ political history. [Choices: Panamanian, Argentine, Mexican, Austrian, Colombian ] 4. Where do you find the photic zone?_____________________ [Choices: Body of water, Deep canyons, Outer space, Mountainous region, Earth's atmosphere ] 5. "Tercel" is a term used to designate a male:____________________. [Choices: Deer, Falcon, Horse, Wildcat, Dingo ] 6. Which slang term refers to a very important person?___________________ [Choices: Milquetoast, Muckamuck, Flash in the pan, Toady, Grommet ] 7. How does Vito Corleone die in Francis Coppola's "The Godfather"?___________________ [Choices: Cancer, Suicide, Choking to death, Heart attack, Drive-by shooting ] 8. In the Chinese zodiac, 2019 is the Year of the:__________________. [Choices: Pig, Horse, Cow, Dog, Kangaroo ] 9. In several Arabic speaking countries, a wadi is a __________________ feature. [Choices: Governmental, Financial, Cultural, Geographical, Religious ] 10. If you're enjoying a repast, that means you're having a good:__________________. [Choices: Workout, Conversation, Meal, Nap, Vacation ] Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds and with 3 Clues): 11. Which story of pirates was written by Rafael Sabatini?_____________________ [Choices: Kidnapped, Aon Stranger Tides, A High Wind in Jamaica, Captain Blood, Treasure Island ] 12. Nutation is a phenomenon studied by this science:_________________. [Choices: Geography, Psychology, Geology, Astronomy, Oceanography ] 13. South Korea's Kim Jong Yang was named last year as the President of this organization:__________________. [Choices: NATO, Greenpeace, Interpol, Doctors without Borders, United Nations ] 14. Which of these is a musical direction?_______________________ [Choices: All'ottava, Prosciutto, Calabria, Burro fuso, Grand jete ] 15. Before they were the Boston Red Sox, the baseball team was the Boston:___________________. [Choices: Riders, Americans, Beans, Patriots, Braves ] 16. Azurite is a deep blue ________________ mineral. [Choices: Silver, Iron, Gold, Copper, Platinum ] 17. Patricia Highsmith wrote five novels featuring this character:_____________________. [Choices: Harry Palmer, Snake Plissken, Patrick Bateman, Tom Ripley, Dexter Morgan ] 18. Where would you most likely see the Latin phrase "Hic jacet"?__________________ [Choices: Arm tattoo, Library door, Tombstone, Ship's anchor, Medical book ] 19. What is the corner of your eye called?__________________ [Choices: Canthus, Isthmus, Cochlea, Pivot, Uvula ] 20. Which country made chess a mandatory part of its primary school curriculum in 2011?_____________________ [Choices: Netherlands, Vatican City, Honduras, Armenia, Monaco ] 21. One of the smallest breeds of horse is the:_____________________. [Choices: Malagella, Falabella, Palatella, Dalasella, Talanella ] 22. Located on the coast of Oregon, "Thor's Well" is a formidable:____________________. [Choices: Mine shaft, Sinkhole, Canyon, Volcano, Man-made tunnel ] Category Round (6 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease from 4 to 20 seconds & with 3 Clues; Category chosen by majority vote at each Site): 23.(a) Ancient Rome v DICKENS CHARACTERS: These tricky lawyers pull a fast one on Mrs. Bardell in "The Pickwick Papers":_______________________. [Choices: Dewey Cheatham and Howe, Dodson and Fogg, Slipp Tripp and Skipp, Crimple and Dilber, Magnus and Leeford ] 24.(a) CITIES OF THE WORLD v Minor league hockey: This city of over two million people is the capital of a province in Indonesia:_________________. [Choices: Heshan, Medan, Hai Phong, Davao, Miri ] 25.(a) GENERAL SCIENCE v Business terms: The process for converting natural rubber is named after this Roman god:__________________. [Choices: Mercury, Pan, Jupiter, Mars, Vulcan ] 26.(a) Minor league hockey v ANCIENT ROME: The Roman army of Julius Caesar was victorious at the Battle of:____________________. [Choices: Colchester, Cannae, Marrakesh, Zama, Pharsalus ] 27.(a) Business terms v CITIES OF THE WORLD: Which city is a seaside resort on the south coast of England?____________________ [Choices: Leeds, Manchester, Brighton, Liverpool, Durham ] 28.(a) Dickens characters v GENERAL SCIENCE: Which scientist would be most interest [sic] in terpenoids and terpenes?_________________________ [Choices: Archaeologist, Chemist, Astronomer, Oceanographer, Geographer ] Lightning Round (7 Questions: 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000 Points, but time to read & answer decreases from 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5 to 4 seconds): 29. In December 2018, ____________________ recognized West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. [Choices: Australia, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Iraq ] 30. The melting point of chocolate is about ___________ degrees Fahrenheit. [Choices: 180, 90, 120, 150, 60 ] 31. Tom Stoppard wrote the screenplay for this 2001 espionage thriller:_________________________. [Choices: Enigma, Holes, Memento, Amelie, Goldeneye ] 32. Which word is closest in meaning to "delay"?___________________ [Choices: Canard, Fetter, Malefaction, Respite, Probity ] 33. Hautelook and Trunk Club are subsidiaries of:_____________________. [Choices: Brookstone, Bubba Gump's, Tiffany's, Macy's, Nordstrom ] 34. This flamboyant musician earned the nickname of "Mr. Showmanship":_____________________. [Choices: Oscar Levant, Victor Borge, Jose Iturbi, Liberace, Arthur Ferrante ] 35. The _____________ Ocean is the shallowest of the world's five major oceans. [Choices: Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Atlantic, Indian ] Dreaded Pyramid Round (5 Questions: 12000, 7000, 4000, 2000, 1000 Points for 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Right out of 5; Time from post of Question & Choices = 16 seconds; No Clues): 36. Count Almaviva is a character in "The Marriage of Figaro" and:_____________________. [Choices: The Magic Flute, Carmen, Don Juan, The Barber of Seville, The Merchant of Venice ] 37. The Biltmore Estate, the largest U.S. private residence, was built by a:_____________________. [Choices: Vanderbilt, Morgan, Kennedy, Rockefeller, Gould ] 38. "Salus populi suprema lex esto" is a famous line written by this Roman:___________________. [Choices: Seneca, Cicero, Draco, Spartacus, Plato ] 39. Port Louis is the capital city of this French-speaking island nation:_____________________. [Choices: Tahiti, Mauritius, Singapore, Madagascar, Sri Lanka ] 40. Lady Caroline Lamb described this writer as "mad, bad and dangerous to know":__________________. [Choices: Leo Tolstoy, Robert Burns, Lord Byron, Isaac Asimov, Oscar Wilde ] Final Jeopardy Question on IT HAPPENED IN 1966 (50% Bonus if Right Immediately; Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds and with 3 Clues; 50% Deduction if Final Choice is Wrong): 41. Hastings Banda became this country's first President in 1966:__________________. [Choices: Malawi, Mauritius, Montenegro, Monaco, Madagascar ] Answers: 1. Walk on the Moon [I (REACH, LESTER) pre-called this at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Cernan ] 2. Funeral [Chris (CEEZED, KAYZED) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catafalque ] 3. Mexican [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_L ... Santa_Anna ] 4. Body of water [I pre-called "Ocean"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_zone ] 5. Falcon [Chris got this right; I wrongly called for "Wildcat". See the section "Etymology" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon ] 6. Muckamuck [Myfanwy (SPRAJO, GIJOE) or Sue (SWIFT, ACE) called this one first; see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/muckamuck ] 7. Heart attack [Chris called this one; see the section "The Godfather" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Corleone ] 8. Pig [I pre-called this one; see https://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/2019.htm ] 9. Geographical [Chris pre-called this one (desert); see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi ] 10. Meal [see https://www.dictionary.com/browse/repast ] 11. Captain Blood [I called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Blood_(novel) and for the Errol Flynn movie, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Blood_(1935_film) ] 12. Astronomy [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutation ] 13. Interpol [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong_Yang (he replaced a controversial Chinese nominee, as China does not necessarily follow a rules-based international order).] 14. All'ottava [Chris got 1000 Points each as CEEZED & KAYZED; the rest of us missed "ottava"="octave"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave ] 15. Americans [I called this one; see the section "Nicknames" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox ] 16. Copper [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azurite ] 17. Tom Ripley [I pre-called the wrong Answer; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Ripley (from the movie, it's hard to believe The Talented Mr. Ripley could carry 5 novels).] 18. Tombstone [We missed most of the Points, as I pre-called "throw here" (as "alea iacta est"="the die is cast"); see the section "Word origin and History" at https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hic-jacet which says "iacet"="it lies" from "iacere"="to lie, rest", related to "iacere"="to throw". I suppose when dice are thrown, the number is determined when they come to rest (lie down).] 19. Canthus [I called this after eliminating the other Choices; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canthus . Afterwards, I remembered the "epicanthal fold" is a feature of Asiatic eyes.] 20. Armenia [Chris and Sue got 2000 Points each (on two tablets each); Tigran Petrosian of Armenia was a World Chess Champion, and Garry Kasparov's mother was Armenian; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_in_Armenia ] 21. Falabella [Chris guessed right on this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falabella ] 22. Sinkhole [Chris (2 tablets), Sue (2 tablets), REACH and YELDOR got the full 1000 Points on this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Perpetua and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgH8zr-4OO4 .] 23.(a) Dodson & Fogg [Chris guessed right on this one, but the rest of us missed most of the Points; see the section "Summary" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pickwick_Papers ] 24.(a) Medan [Chris guessed right again, but the rest of us missed most of the Points; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medan ] 25.(a) Vulcan [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcanization ] 26.(a) Pharsalus [I called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pharsalus ] 27.(a) Brighton [Sue pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton ] 28.(a) Chemist [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terpenoid , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terpene and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine (turpentine is a mixture of terpenes, mostly pinene, C10H16 - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinene which has a distinct pine-tree smell ) ] 29. Australia [I split my choices, guessing right as LESTER; see https://www.sbs.com.au/news/israel-welc ... m-decision ] 30. 90 [I pre-called "30" (Celsius = 86 Fahrenheit), but others noted the unit was Fahrenheit; since chocolate melts at body temperature (37 Celsius = 98.6 Fahrenheit exactly), we went with "90". See https://whatscookingamerica.net/chocolateMelting.htm ] 31. Enigma [I split, guessing right as REACH, but not as LESTER; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_(2001_film) ] 32. Respite [We missed this one, as I called for "Fetter"(="Chain", which tends to slow one down); see https://www.dictionary.com/browse/respite for a RARE meaning of "postpone" ] 33. Nordstrom [Myfanwy called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordstrom , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HauteLook and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunk_Club ] 34. Liberace [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberace ] 35. Arctic [I pre-called this one; see https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/whi ... owest.html ] 36. The Barber of Seville [I pre-called this one, although "Figaro" would have been a sufficient Clue for everyone; see https://www.britannica.com/topic/Count-Almaviva ] 37. Vanderbilt [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltmore_Estate ] 38. Cicero [I split between Cicero (as REACH) and Seneca (as LESTER) to cover the two most likely Choices; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salus_pop ... a_lex_esto ] 39. Mauritius [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius for the French island ] 40. Lord Byron [Sue pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Caroline_Lamb ] 41. Malawi [I wrongly pre-called for a Caribbean island, and missed the tablet contact point as REACH, losing most of the Bonus Points before I noticed; most of us failed to get many Bonus Points. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings_Banda ] |
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