Thanks for the questions and answers. I attempted to persuade my fellow players to select Manitoba, but was unable to do so. I would have been one for two. I had no idea about the naming of the Winnipeg airport.
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| Author: | REACH [ Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. March 19, 2019 |
Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Question & 5 Choices; No Clues): 1. On average, it is the coldest, driest and windiest continent:____________________. [Choices: Antarctica, North America, Africa, Europe, Asia ] 2. To ________________ is to resort to trickery. [Choices: Sashay, Finagle, Tetch, Maledict, Coracle ] 3. Which country offered to make Albert Einstein its President?___________________ [Choices: Mexico, Iceland, Germany, Netherlands, Israel ] 4. Oumuamua, an interstellar object that passed through our Solar system, has a ____________________ name. [Choices: Hawaiian, Navajo, Tahitian, Hindi, Japanese ] 5. The famed U.S. road Route 66 begins here:_____________________. [Choices: South Dakota, Illinois, New York, Oregon, Wisconsin ] 6. His "Sunflowers" is one of over 2,300 paintings at London's National Gallery:_____________________. [Choices: Pierre Renoir, Jackson Pollock, Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, Winslow Homer ] 7. A _____________ is a type of Mexican horseman. [Choices: Chorro, Charro, Cherro, Churro, Chirro ] 8. The Roman god Janus was depicted as having two:_________________. [Choices: Swords, Laurel wreaths, Faces, Tridents, Thunderbolts ] 9. Payless ____________Source filed for bankruptcy last month. [Choices: Golf, Shoe, Drug, Furniture, Jeans ] 10. Which country took control of Sudetenland in 1938?___________________ [Choices: Romania, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia ] Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds, and with 3 Clues): 11. Nick Bottom is a Shakespearean character who works as a:________________. [Choices: Blacksmith, Weaver, Policeman, Plumber, Farmer ] 12. Canned Spam and _______________ bread are food staples that get Alaskans thru hard winters. [Choices: Edam, Bartlett, Charger, Pilot, Russet ] 13. A downward slope would best be called a:________________. [Choices: Basilisk, Saltire, Cirque, Declivity, Pediculate ] 14. The Battle of Fredericksburg was a victory for ________________ forces. [Choices: French, Confederate, Ethiopian, Scottish, Prussian ] 15. A croft is a type of place you would find in the:___________________. [Choices: Andes Mountains, Sahara Desert, Scottish Highlands, Australian Outback, Canadian Prairie ] 16. In what part of your body is the malleolus bone found?_____________________ [Choices: Spine, Hip, Skull, Throat, Ankle ] 17. Mary Harris Jones, also known as Mother Jones, co-founded the _________________ Workers of the World. [Choices: Farm, Domestic, Industrial, Hospital, Maritime ] 18. It is a type of volcanic glass:____________________. [Choices: Obsidian, Turquoise, Chalcedony, Malachite, Feldspar ] 19. Greek mythology has it that Cadmus introduced the:____________________. [Choices: Numeral system, Alphabet, Nine Muses, Seven Against Thebes, Laconian fleet ] 20. Salvador Sanchez Ceren has been President of ___________________ since 2014. [Choices: El Salvador, Namibia, Spain, Jamaica, Colombia ] 21. Pandion haliaetus is the binomial name of the:____________________. [Choices: Western osprey, Monk seal, Leatherback turtle, Marmot, Platypus ] 22. What is the name of Jimi Hendrick's New York recording studio?___________________ [Choices: School's Out, Electric Lady, Light My Fire, Purple Haze, The Wind Cries Mary ] Category Round (6 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease from 4 to 20 seconds, and with 3 Clues; Category chosen by majority vote at each Site): 23.(a) PSEUDONYMS v British Royals: Which of these is a collective pseudonym, one shared by more than one person?_______________________ [Choices: George Eliot, Clive Cussler, Isak Dinesen, Carolyn Keene, Mark Twain ] 24.(a) WORLD CITIES v NBA stars: Grodno, Mogilev and Pinsk are cities in:_______________________. [Choices: Chad, Bulgaria, Mongolia, Belarus, Namibia ] 25.(a) MANITOBA v Plants: Manitoba borders all these entities except:_____________________. [Choices: Nunavut, Montana, Saskatchewan, Ontario, North Dakota ] 26.(a) NBA stars v PSEUDONYMS: Alexander Nevermind is a pseudonym used by this singer:_____________________. [Choices: Moby, Nilsson, Drake, Sting, Prince ] 27.(a) Plants v WORLD CITIES: To visit the city of Beersheba, you'll need to book a trip to:________________. [Choices: Iraq, Israel, Indonesia, Ireland, India ] 28.(a) British Royals v MANITOBA: Winnipeg International Airport is named in honor of:___________________________. [Choices: Gabriel Dumont, James A. Richardson, Lester B. Pearson, Ronald Lancaster, Guy Vanderhaeghe ] 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 1987, Michael Jackson began his _______________ concert tour. [Choices: Thriller, Neverland, Straight Up, Bad, Steel Wheels ] 30. The Schwedagon Pagoda in ____________________ is covered in over 5,000 diamonds. [Choices: Myanmar, Morocco, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea ] 31. Which tennis great has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles?______________________ [Choices: John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Boris Becker, Roger Federer ] 32. The latest collection of humorous essays from David Sedaris is titled:_________________________. [Choices: Reggae, Calypso, Salsa, Bolero, Merengue ] 33. What role does Ben Kingsley play in the 2005 movie "Oliver Twist"?___________________ [Choices: Uriah Heep, Artful Dodger, Bob Cratchit, Fagin, Ebenezer Scrooge ] 34. What is the northernmost borough of New York City?_____________________ [Choices: Queens, Bronx, Poughkeepsie, Manhattan, Scarsdale ] 35. What color are the eyes of a Siamese cat?______________________ [Choices: Yellow, Gray, Blue, Scarlet, Olive ] 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 & 5 Choices = 16 seconds; No Clues): 36. Which literary character appears in George Eliot's novel "Daniel Deronda"?_____________________ [Choices: Emma Woodhouse, Sydney Carton, Georgianna Reed, Samuel Pickwick, Gwendolyn Harleth ] 37. In the wild, pineapples are pollinated mostly by:________________________. [Choices: Beetles, Butterflies, Winds, Honey bees, Hummingbirds ] 38. This archipelago is the smallest African nation:_______________________ . [Choices: Seychelles, Zanzibar, Comoros, Cape Verde, Sri Lanka ] 39. Joseph Haydn's String Quartet No. 2 in f minor is known as:_____________________. [Choices: The Comb, The Razor, The Perfume, The Soap, The Brush ] 40. This unit of permeability was named after a 19th Century French engineer:____________________. [Choices: Morgen, Darcy, Latrec, Joule, Stendhal ] Final Jeopardy Question on WORLD GEOGRAPHY (50% Bonus if Right Immediately; Points decease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds, and with 3 Clues; 50% Deduction if Final Choice is Wrong): 41. Exactly how many countries does the Arctic Circle pass through?_____________ [Choices: Six, Twelve, Fourteen, Ten, Eight ] Answers: 1. Antarctica [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica and https://www.quora.com/Which-is-the-drie ... -the-world ] 2. Finagle [see https://www.dictionary.com/browse/finagle ] 3. Israel [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political ... t_Einstein ] 4. Hawaiian [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oumuamua ] 5. Illinois [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_66 ] 6. Vincent van Gogh [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower ... ogh_series) ] 7. Charro [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charro ] 8. Faces [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus ] 9. Shoe [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payless_ShoeSource ] 10. Germany [see the section "Sudetenland Crisis" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudetenland ] 11. Weaver [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bottom ] 12. Pilot [see the section "Etymology" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardtack ] 13. Declivity [see https://www.dictionary.com/browse/declivity ] 14. Confederate [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fredericksburg ] 15. Scottish highlands [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croft_(land) ] 16. Ankle [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleolus ; we at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON all lost 250 Points because we went with "Skull" for "Malleus" and didn't pay attention to the Clues ] 17. Industrial [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industria ... _the_World ; guest Player Dorothy (RADFEM) from Big Guys, Winnipeg, MANITOBA pre-called this one for us ] 18. Obsidian [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsidian ] 19. Alphabet [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmus ; however, Cadmus was also the founder and first King of Thebes, so I (REACH) called for "Seven Against Thebes" - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Against_Thebes ] 20. El Salvador [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Sanchez_Ceren ] 21. Western osprey [Birder Andrew C (GRYFON) pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey ] 22. Electric Lady [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios ] 23.(a) Carolyn Keene [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Keene ] 24.(a) Belarus [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grodno , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogilev , and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinsk ] 25.(a) Montana [RADFEM called this right away; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba ] 26.(a) Prince [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician) ] 27.(a) Israel [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beersheba ] 28.(a) James A. Richardson [pre-called for us by RADFEM; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg_ ... al_Airport ] 29. Bad [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_(tour) ] 30. Myanmar [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwedagon_Pagoda ] 31. Roger Federer [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer ] 32. Calypso [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_(book) ] 33. Fagin [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Twist_(2005_film) ] 34. Bronx [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boroughs_of_New_York_City ] 35. Blue [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_cat ] 36. Gwendolyn Harleth [We guessed right; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwendolyn_Harleth ; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Woodhouse for "Emma" by Jane Austen ; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre for Georgiana Reed ] 37. Hummingbirds [see http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2012/en ... uction.htm which says that honeybees and pineapple beetles also pollinate pineapples, so there were 3 right answers (I wrongly called for "Winds" from a resemblance of pineapples on the outside with conifer cones) . It appears the Quizmaster got his/her limited knowledge from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple which says pollinators are hummingbirds and bats (the latter mentioned in a supplementary comment). ] 38. Seychelles [we mostly guessed wrong; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles (460 sq. km) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde (4000 sq. km) , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros (1900 sq. km) , and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanzibar (2500 sq. km) ] 39. The Razor [We went with this, although I am plowing through all 68 of Haydn's String Quartets and didn't remember No. 2 having a nickname. In fact, "The Razor" is Quartet No. 46 in f minor, listed as Opus 55, No. 2 . This reminds me of a Buzztime Question "WHO COMPOSED A SYMPHONY IN D MINOR?"; well, hell, lots of symphonies in d minor have been composed by various composers, although Cesar Franck's claim to fame is titled "Symphony in d minor" (Franck was the right answer). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_s ... seph_Haydn , which lists Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major as Opus 1, No. 2 , without nickname. Although dark due to the minor key until the last movement, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1WmZIYWc84 for a performance of Op. 55, No. 2 , and for background info, see https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.a ... 0005_66972 ] 40. Darcy [confusing Question, as "permeability" has two different uses in science; see the section "Units" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permeabil ... h_sciences) for the darcy , and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permeabil ... omagnetism) whose unit is henries per metre (H/m) or newtons per ampere squared (N/A^2) . I am more familiar with the latter, since the unit of permittivity is the farad per metre (F/m); see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permittivity , where the product of the vacuum values of permeability and permittivity equals the reciprocal of the square of the speed of light in vacuum . In retrospect, the right answer could have been deduced by knowing that James Joule was English (the joule is a unit of work or energy), Stendhal was a writer, Toulouse-Lautrec was an artist (born "to lose"), "Morgen"="morning, tomorrow" in German, and DARCY could equal "d'Arcy", a French-looking name. ] 41. Eight [We guessed right; see the section "Geography" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Circle ] |
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| Author: | REACH [ Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. March 19, 2019 |
Answer to Q37: The first link should have read http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2012/en ... uction.htm . |
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| Author: | REACH [ Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. March 19, 2019 |
Re answer for Q36: the first link should have read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwendolen_Harleth . |
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| Author: | REACH [ Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. March 19, 2019 |
Answer to Q30: the link should have read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shwedagon_Pagoda . |
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| Author: | Gogetem [ Wed Mar 20, 2019 4:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. March 19, 2019 |
Thanks for the questions and answers. I attempted to persuade my fellow players to select Manitoba, but was unable to do so. I would have been one for two. I had no idea about the naming of the Winnipeg airport.
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| Author: | IDJIT5500 [ Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. March 19, 2019 |
i can only add 26 nba stars. rudy gobert is the shot blocking center for this team. utah jazz |
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| Author: | ANON [ Sun Mar 24, 2019 3:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. March 19, 2019 |
23.British Royals: Asked which monarch was on the throne for most of the 7 Years' War. (GEORGE II) 25.Plants: I think this one said something like "Bromelain can be found in every part of which plant?" (PINEAPPLE) |
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