Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Question & 5 Choices; No clues):1. Cadmium is the name of a:___________________.
[Choices: Satellite of Uranus, Shelled gastropod, Precious stone, Chemical element, Large comet ]
2. "The Rights of Man" was written in 1791 by:_____________________.
[Choices: Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Crown, Thomas Carlyle, Thomas Paine ]
3. What kind of rock dominates Yosemite National Park?___________________
[Choices: Shale, Obsidian, Sandstone, Granite, Limestone ]
4. "American Hustle" and "Winter's Bone" are films featuring:___________________.
[Choices: Megan Fox, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Winslet, Emily Blunt, Naomi Watts ]
5. Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded __________________ while living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1975.
[Choices: Microsoft, Walmart, Verizon, Toyota, Apple ]
6. Who was named Most Valuable Player of this year's Super Bowl?___________________
[Choices: Jared Goff, Julian Edelman, C.J. Anderson, Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady ]
7. Nicolas Maduro is a beleaguered leader of:___________________.
[Choices: Colombia, Panama, Cuba, Brazil, Venezuela ]
8. Which of these avian creatures is a wading bird?_________________
[Choices: Oriole, Junco, Plover, Purple Marten, Shrike ]
9. In the Book of Exodus, which patriarch parts the Red Sea?___________________
[Choices: Abraham, Elisha, Moses, Joshua, Jacob ]
10. To dismiss someone is to ______________ them.
[Choices: Obdurate, Cashier, Flummox, Perturb, Dilate ]
Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds, and with 3 Clues): 11. Which word refers to a street performer who works for donations?____________________
[Choices: Blitzer, Busker, Bumbag, Bijou, Bisque ]
12. The first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe was _________________________ in a voyage from 1577 to 1580.
[Choices: John Cabot, Henry Hudson, Ferdinand Magellan, Francis Drake, Henry the Navigator ]
13. What is the most important ingredient in succotash?_________________
[Choices: Walnuts, Skunk cabbage, Lima beans, Blueberries, Turnips ]
14. In 1961, Adolf Eichmann was convicted of war crimes in a trial held in:__________________.
[Choices: Geneva, Washington D.C., Moscow, The Hague, Jerusalem ]
15. Which color is a purplish red?______________________
[Choices: Cerulean, Camel, Chartreuse, Claret, Capri ]
16. The Republic of _________________ is a federal subject of Russia.
[Choices: Tarelia, Sarelia, Garelia, Barelia, Karelia ]
17. In the original version of the fairy tale, ___________________ is a foul-mouthed dirty old woman.
[Choices: Rapunzel, Cinderella, Gretel, Snow White, Goldilocks ]
18. In musical notation, a dot below a semi-circle means:__________________.
[Choices: Speed up, Loud, Down an octave, Pause, Change key ]
19. This New Jersey city was named after the wife of Sir George Carteret:__________________.
[Choices: Patterson, Trenton, Elizabeth, Marion, Aurora ]
20. Seal point and blue point are fur colors of:___________________.
[Choices: Western meadowlarks, Howler monkeys, Siamese cats, Hammerhead sharks, Dalmatian dogs ]
21. Citizens of this country are often referred to as guanacos:__________________.
[Choices: Morocco, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Pakistan, Bolivia ]
22. What city hosted last year's World Chess Championship?_________________
[Choices: Kuala Lumpur, Moscow, London, Rio de Janeiro, Sacramento ]
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) 20th CENTURY HISTORY v Sushi: In 1911, he took over as the First Lord of the Admiralty:_______________________.
[Choices: George Orwell, William Pitt, Winston Churchill, Bernard Montgomery, Thomas Gainsborough ]
24.(a) LANGUAGES v Video games: Avestan is classified as a ___________________ language.
[Choices: Creole, Sacred, Portmanteau, Native, Demotic ]
25.(a) COMPANY MASCOTS v Women writers: When this mascot debuted in 1954, he was known as "Pitcher Man":______________________.
[Choices: Wolley Segap, Kool-Aid Man, Tony the Tiger, The Noid, Mr. Clean ]
26.(a) Video games v 20TH CENTURY HISTORY: Which country had a significant referendum on the subject of abortion in 1983?_________________
[Choices: Germany, Greece, Ireland, China, Russia ]
27.(a) Women writers v LANGUAGES: Telegu is a ________________ language.
[Choices: Native American, Dravidian, Polynesian, Slavic, Romance ]
28.(a) Sushi v COMPANY MASCOTS: Which company mascot wears sunglasses and sandals?____________________
[Choices: Energizer Bunny, Geico Gecko, Mr. Peanut, Jolly Green Giant, Pillsbury Dough Boy ]
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. "Nowhere Man" and "Michelle" appear on what Beatles album?_____________________
[Choices: Yellow Submarine, Rubber Soul, Twist and Shout, Abbey Road, Revolver ]
30. In what part of England is Land's End?___________________
[Choices: Cumbria, Chichester, Cornwall, Coventry, Cheshire ]
31. The 1972 Magnavox __________________ was the first home video game system.
[Choices: Fye, 2600, Channel X, Odyssey, B-14 ]
32. What is the national bird of Japan?____________________
[Choices: Blue Jay, Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Gray swallow, Green pheasant, Red robin ]
33. "Shakespeare in Love" is a 1998 movie written by Marc Norman and this playwright:___________________.
[Choices: John Grisham, August Wilson, Neil Simon, James Patterson, Tom Stoppard ]
34. The Periodic Table of elements was created __________ years ago by Dmitri Mendeleev.
[Choices: 150, 225, 125, 175, 200 ]
35. It's one of the characters in "How to Train Your Dragon":___________________.
[Choices: Dunner the Crunch, Gobber the Belch, Plogger the Dork, Slopper the Grunt, Chugger the Slug ]
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. George F. Handel's "Messiah" was first performed in this city on April 13, 1742:_________________.
[Choices: Milan, Dublin, Copenhagen, Stuttgart, Paris ]
37. Born in 1941, Ed Roberts is remembered as "The Father of the __________________".
[Choices: Grammy, Punk movement, Internet, Skateboard, Personal computer ]
38. Which of these five North American cities was founded first?___________________
[Choices: Toronto, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Albany, Halifax ]
39. Religious leader John Knox was a major opponent of this Royal woman:____________________.
[Choices: Marie Antoinette, Isabella of Castille, Marie de Medici, Catherine the Great, Mary Queen of Scots ]
40. Miss Felicity Lemon is the secretary of this literary character:__________________.
[Choices: Nero Wolfe, Hercule Poirot, Doc Savage, Sam Spade, James Bond ]
Final Jeopardy Question on WORLD RIVERS (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. Which river is formed by the confluence of the Crocodile and Marico Rivers?____________________
[Choices: Yangtze, Ganges, Limpopo, Ural, Pilcomayo ]
Answers:1. Chemical element [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium ]
2. Thomas Paine [I(REACH, LESTER) at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights_of_Man ]
3. Granite [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_National_Park ]
4. Jennifer Lawrence [I split my 2 tablets, guessing right as REACH; Dave (YELDOR, TULADI) was right on his 2 tablets, but Chris (CEEZED, KAYZED) missed on both of his. We 3 Players on 6 tablets were the only ones who made it to the Site on a snowy evening in Ottawa (12" of snow forecast). See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Lawrence ]
5. Microsoft [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft ]
6. Julian Edelman [Dave called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Edelman ]
7. Venezuela [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Maduro ]
8. Plover [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plover ]
9. Moses [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Red_Sea ]
10. Cashier [I called this one; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cashier (verb) ]
11. Busker [Chris pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busker ]
12. Francis Drake [see the section "Circumnavigation of the earth" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake ]
13. Lima beans [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succotash ]
14. Jerusalem [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Eichmann ]
15. Claret [Chris called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_(color) ]
16. Karelia [Dave called this one, and I agreed (since the Finn Jean Sibelius composed "Karelia Suite", named after the region shared by Finland and Russia); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Karelia ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelia_Suite , and for a performance, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ryhN5kNFzc ]
17. Goldilocks [Chris guessed this for full Points, and I got it for half Points; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldilock ... hree_Bears ]
18. Pause [I called a Wrong Choice; perhaps Sue (SWIFT) might have got this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermata ]
19. Elizabeth [Dave called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey ]
20. Siamese cats [Chris pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_cat ]
21. El Salvador [Because the guanaco is a llama-like camel of the Andes, Chris and I called "Bolivia" but were wrong. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanaco and for a somewhat racist historical explanation, see
http://www.elsalvadortips.com/why-do-th ... y-guanacos ]
22. London [Dave guessed right on his 2 tablets, but Chris and I needed 3 Clues; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Che ... nship_2018 ]
23.(a) Winston Churchill [I pre-called this one; see the section "First Lord of the Admiralty: 1911-1915" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill ]
24.(a) Sacred [We missed most of the Points on this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan ]
25.(a) Kool-Aid Man [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool-Aid_Man ]
26.(a) Ireland [We guessed right on this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Am ... of_Ireland ]
27.(a) Dravidian [We missed most of the Points on this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_language ]
28.(a) Energizer Bunny [Chris recognized this after a short delay; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energizer_Bunny ]
29. Rubber Soul [As "Norwegian Wood" was the only song I remembered from "Rubber Soul", I split between this and "Revolver"; probably would have been a gimme for Sue (SWIFT) and Patrick (MRRED). See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_Soul ]
30. Cornwall [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land's_End ]
31. Odyssey [I split my votes, guessing right as REACH; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey ]
32. Green pheasant [I pre-called "Crane", but as this was not one of the Choices, quickly deduced "Green pheasant" as the most likely Answer; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_pheasant ]
33. Tom Stoppard [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_in_Love ]
34. 150 [I pre-called this one (2019 is the 150th anniversary of the 1869 Table); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table ]
35. Gobber the Belch [We all missed this one, although I thought I guessed this in time as LESTER; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Tr ... agon_(film) ]
36. Dublin [I pre-called "London", but as it was not one of the Choices, I remembered that the "Messiah" was first performed in Dublin; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_(Handel) ]
37. Personal computer [I guessed right on my 2 tablets, but Dave and Chris guessed wrong; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Robert ... r_engineer) . I never knew his name, but I have always regretted not buying his Altair 8800 computer kit for $400 in 1975 or 1976 (I had already built a 21" Heathkit colour television with ultrasonic remote control, for $1000 in 1975, as well as a Heathkit AR-1500 stereo receiver and Heathkit cassette tape deck in 1973). Two young punks wrote the software so that the Altair 8800 could run programs using BASIC; they were Bill Gates and Paul Allen. ]
38. Albany [We missed this one, going with Baltimore. Halifax was founded in 1749, as a British counter to the French fortress Louisbourg of 1713; Toronto was much later (1793). Pittsburgh (1771) and Baltimore (1729) were later than Albany (chartered 1686). What's confusing is that the years of charter were often much later than the establishment of the first fort at the site. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_New_York (Fort Nassau, 1614),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisbourg ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto , and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh .]
39. Mary Queen of Scots [I called this, as Knox was the leader of the Presbyterian Protestants, while Mary Queen of Scots was Catholic; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Knox ]
40. Hercule Poirot [Dave pre-called this one; see
https://agathachristie.fandom.com/wiki/Felicity_Lemon ]
41. Limpopo [We got most of the Bonus Points on this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpopo_River ]
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