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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