Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Question & 5 Choices; No Clues):1. Tuvalu is a ___________________ island country.
[Choices: Polynesian, Channel, Balearic, Canary, Caribbean ]
2. Something shoddy or amateurish would most likely be described as:___________________.
[Choices: Rinky-dink, Namby-pamby, Roman a clef, Hoity-toity, Fait accompli ]
3. Which famous man wrote an eyewitness account of the Boer War?____________________
[Choices: Winston Churchill, George S. Patton, Herman Melville, Stephen Crane, T.E. Lawrence ]
4. Bossaball is a sport that originated in Spain but has its roots in ________________ music.
[Choices: Brazilian, Arabic, Israeli, Indian, Greek ]
5. Trepanning is a ___________________ that dates from the Neolithic period.
[Choices: Surgical procedure, Cooking technique, Food preservation device, Burial ritual, Musical mode ]
6. Poodle skirts, Hula hoops and coonskin caps are fads of the:_________________.
[Choices: Roaring 20's, Gilded Age, Great Depression, Gay 90's, 1950's ]
7. Khmer is the official language of:______________________.
[Choices: Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Japan, Libya, Cambodia ]
8. This 1987 novel is set in Cincinnati, Ohio:___________________________.
[Choices: Gone with the Wind, Gravity's Rainbow, Beloved, The Exorcist, The Tommyknockers ]
9. Mount Vernon is the name of this President's home:_______________________.
[Choices: George Washington, James Monroe, John F. Kennedy, John Quincy Adams, Gerald Ford ]
10. Which of these people won a Hugo Award in 2001?_____________________
[Choices: L.L. Bean, A.P. Hill, J.K. Rowling, T.J. Cloutier, V.S. Naipaul ]
Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds, and with 3 Clues):11. His great achievements include directing the building of the Panama Canal:______________________.
[Choices: Asa Chandler, Sinclair Lewis, Henry Bacon, John A. Roebling, George W. Goethals ]
12. The extinct molossus is considered to be the ancestor of this animal:________________________.
[Choices: Grizzly bear, Mastiff, Jaguar, Crocodile, Ostrich ]
13. Allen Toussaint wrote such famous songs as "Southern Nights", "Java" and:_________________________.
[Choices: Heartbreak Hotel, Darktown Strutters Ball, I Like It Like That, At Last, Great Balls of Fire ]
14. The Balkan Mountains run from Bulgaria's Western border to the __________________ Aegean.
[Choices: Baltic, Black, Aegean, Crimean, Mediterranean ]
15. Joseph Stalin became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in:_______________.
[Choices: 1922, 1952, 1932, 1942, 1912 ]
16. Which verb is a synonym of "clamber"?_____________________
[Choices: Lecture, Climb, Trend, Stretch, Vacillate ]
17. This Tim Burton feature film was the first movie shipped by Netflix:__________________________.
[Choices: Mars Attacks!, Beetlejuice, Armageddon, Hot Tub Time Machine, Planet of the Apes ]
18. Stollen is the name of a popular German:___________________.
[Choices: Fruit bread, Airplane, Leather jacket, Shoe, Motorcycle ]
19. What country resumed commercial whaling this year after a 30-year hiatus?_______________________
[Choices: Japan, Ireland, Colombia, Iceland, Russia ]
20. Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner co-wrote this influential 2005 book:_____________________.
[Choices: Inner Space, Tiger Mama, Hooked on Hookups, Psychobabble, Freakonomics ]
21. In Greek myth, he was the Titan of intellect:_________________________.
[Choices: Hoth, Artemis, Achilles, Hyperion, Coeus ]
22. In March 1999, many computers around the world were struck by the _________________ virus.
[Choices: Sandra, Luanne, Joanie, Alexis, Melissa ]
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) Nascar v ANCIENT BATTLES: Who was the leader of the winning forces at the Battle of Thermopylae?_____________________
[Choices: Erwin Rommel, Alexander the Great, Saladin, Xerxes, Hannibal ]
24.(a) National flags v SCIENCE CLASS: In the world of science, "STEVE" stands for "Strong Thermal _______________ Velocity Enhancement".
[Choices: Electric, Ejecta, Ecliptic, Estuary, Emission ]
25.(a) REALLY OLD MOVIES v Philosophers: James Whale's "Bride of ______________________" gave the sound era its first female monster icon.
[Choices: Frankenstein, The Zombie, Chucky, The Wolf Man, Godzilla ]
26.(a) SCIENCE CLASS v Nascar: A thiol is any of a class of:_________________________.
[Choices: Blood cells, Igneous rocks, corals, Chemical compounds, Conifers ]
27.(a) PHILOSOPHERS v National flags: Neo-Hegelian philosopher Giovanni Gentile is known as the Philosopher of:___________________.
[Choices: Communism, Socialism, Fascism, Anarchism, Democracy ]
28.(a) Ancient battles v REALLY OLD MOVIES: "The Wedding March" and "Greed" are among the silent film masterpieces of:_________________________.
[Choices: Erich von Stroheim, Fritz Lang, Robert Altman, D.W. Griffith, Paddy Chayevsky ]
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. The largest desert in the United States is the ___________________ Desert.
[Choices: Mojave, Sonoran, Inyo, Painted, Great Basin ]
30. Which product made its debut in 2001?_____________________
[Choices: Wii Fit, Blackberry 850, Kindle Fire, Google Chrome, iTunes Media Player ]
31. What is the most common blood type in the United States?______________
[Choices: B negative, D positive, O positive, A negative, A neutral ]
32. "The Spinners" is an acclaimed painting from the 1650's by:_______________________.
[Choices: Sandro Botticelli, Vincent van Gogh, El Greco, Evangelista Torricelli, Diego Velazquez ]
33. The bestselling U.S. commercial beer in 2018 was:__________________________.
[Choices: Narragansett, Corona, Bud Light, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Miller Lite ]
34. In what fictional country does "The Hunger Games" take place?______________________
[Choices: Coloria, Angria, Panem, Honoria, Gibson ]
35. Allspice originated in this part of the world:_______________________.
[Choices: Far East, Americas, India, Africa, Europe ]
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 of these heavenly bodies was discovered in 1978?_______________________
[Choices: Phobos, Charon, Ganymede, Riga, Hermes ]
37. "Beer Street" and "Gin Lane" are two socially critical ____________________ by William Hogarth.
[Choices: Prints, Ballets, Stage comedies, Songs, Novels ]
38. Pagophilus groenlandicus is the scientific name for the:________________________.
[Choices: Arctic fox, Monarch butterfly, Harp seal, Wombat, Haddock ]
39. His "Parallel Lives" paired Greeks and Romans of comparable greatness:_______________________.
[Choices: Cicero, Seneca, Suetonius, Plutarch, Pompey ]
40. In the Periodic Table, it lies below sulfur and above tellurium:_________________________.
[Choices: Polonium, Rubidium, Lanthanum, Magnesium, Selenium ]
Final Jeopardy Question on WHO WAS BORN FIRST? (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 famous person was born first?______________________________
[Choices: Errol Flynn, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Chaplin, Pablo Picasso, Golda Meir ]
Answers: 1. Polynesian [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu ]
2. Rinky-dink [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rinky-dink ]
3. Winston Churchill [see the section "Attempts at a Parliamentary career and South Africa 1899-1900" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill ]
4. Brazilian [Andrew C (GRYFON) at Whispers Bar, Ottawa ON pre-called "Bossa nova", so we went with Brazilian; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossaball . For examples of Brazilian Bossa Nova, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6w3a2v_50U for "Desafinado", and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVdaFQhS86E for "The Girl from Ipanema" .]
5. Surgical procedure [Andrew C pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanning ]
6. 1950's [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle_skirt ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula_hoop , and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coonskin_cap ]
7. Cambodia [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_language ]
8. Beloved [our group mostly missed this one, except for Andrew C and Chris (CEEZED) ; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beloved_(novel) . In retrospect, we could have deduced this by eliminating the other locations: see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity's_Rainbow (London & Europe),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(novel) (Washington DC suburb), and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tommyknockers (Maine, since written by Stephen King). ]
9. George Washington [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon ]
10. J.K. Rowling [we missed this due to a wrong belief that the Hugo Awards were for science fiction, but not science fantasy; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award ,
https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-hist ... go-awards/ and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Pot ... et_of_Fire ]
11. George Goethels [I (REACH) wrongly called Roebling (who constructed the Brooklyn Bridge, but also aqueducts); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wa ... n_Goethals ]
12. Mastiff [we went with Grizzly bear first, then Mastiff; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molossus_(dog) ]
13. I Like It Like That [we struck out again; see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9bTsbEcsBk ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Like_It ... enner_song) and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Toussaint ]
14. Black [Jean (LESTER) and Myfanwy (SPRAJO) got this, while I wrongly called for "Aegean"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkan_Mountains ]
15. 1922 [after a brutal start to the Countdown Round, we finally got an easy one! Andrew pre-called 1925, and Phil (BSLXPN) 1924. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin ]
16. Climb [Myfanwy (SPRAJO) pre-called "Climb", then "Scramble"; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/clamber ]
17. Beetlejuice [Phil called this one; see
https://seejane.org/institute-in-the-ne ... r-shipped/ ]
18. Fruitbread [Myfanwy pre-called "Bread"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stollen ]
19. Japan [Myfanwy pre-called this one; see the section "Resumption of commercial whaling" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaling_in_Japan ]
20. Freakonomics [Phil pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freakonomics ]
21. Coeus [I pre-called "Prometheus" (Forethought), but it was not one of the 5 Choices. So I guessed Hyperion ("God of Watchfulness, Wisdom and Light", according to
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(Titan) , but it was eliminated after the 3rd Clue ("Coed school"), after which Andrew called "Coitus". Phil immediately noted "That's not intellect!", but then modified his response to "It depends on...which brain."]
22. Melissa [I guessed this, and Phil suggested this was right; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_(computer_virus) ]
23.(a) Xerxes [Phil pre-called "Persian guy" and Jean called "Xerxes"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae ]
24.(a) Emission [there was a pre-call for "Electric", but after the 1st Clue eliminated this, I called "Emission". I explained that it was like an aurora, but appears as a column; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_(at ... phenomenon) . Andrew wondered if there is such a thing as a "nocturnal....STEVE". I mentioned that it was discovered in Alberta when an amateur astronomer noticed it, took pictures of it, had naming rights, and decided to call it "Steve". Then they had to go backwards and decide what S-T-E-V-E stands for. ]
25.(a) Frankenstein [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_of_Frankenstein ]
26.(a) Chemical compounds [I called this one, explaining that thiols contain the -S-H group compared to the -O-H group in alcohols (-ols), where "thi" means replacing an oxygen (O) atom with a sulfur (S) atom (e.g. sodium sulfate is Na2SO4; sodium thiosulfate (photographic "fixer") is Na2S2O3 ). See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiol . Thiols (mercaptans) are incredibly stinky; butyl mercaptan, C4H9SH , smells like skunks; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butanethiol .]
27.(a) Fascism [Jean guessed right; I wrongly went with "Communism" because Hegel profoundly influenced Karl Marx. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Gentile ]
28.(a) Erich von Stroheim [I called this one, from having read about "Greed"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greed_(1924_film) and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_von_Stroheim . See also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weddi ... (1928_film) ]
29. Great Basin [we went for a wrong pre-call for "Mojave", but I worried about the Great Basin; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Basin ]
30. iTunes media player [Phil pre-called iPod which in fact was released in late 2001, but was not one of the Choices; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/iTunes . Phil (BSLXPN) and GRETE must have got this right anyway, as they were the only two Players to get 7100 out of 7500 Points in this Round (losing only 400 Points in Q29). I wrongly went with Blackberry 850, which was released in 1999; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackberry ]
31. O positive [Phil and Myfanwy called this one; see
https://digg.com/2019/most-common-blood-types-in-the-us ]
32. Diego Velasquez [I called this one from the date (1650's), but not everyone in our group heard me due to a wrong call for Evangelista Torricelli; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Hilanderas_(Velazquez) . I had to explain that Torricelli invented the mercury barometer (the unit of pressure equal to 1 mm Hg is called the Torr), which also demonstrated the existence of a vacuum (at the top of the mercury column in a closed glass tube about a metre long). This falsified Aristotle's assertion that "Nature abhors a vacuum".]
33. Bud Light [Phil pre-called "Coors or Budweiser", and Myfanwy pre-called "Budweiser", so we went with Bud Light. See
https://www.businessinsider.com/most-po ... #2-coors-9 ]
34. Panem [Andrew pre-called "Pan...something" which was good enough for us to get this right; see the section "Plot" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games_(film) ]
35. Americas [I called this one, but not everyone heard me in the 4 seconds time limit; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allspice ]
36. Charon [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon) ]
37. Prints [I pre-called "Paintings", which was close enough; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Street_and_Gin_Lane ]
38. Harp seal [Phil called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harp_seal ]
39. Plutarch [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_Lives ]
40. Selenium [another gimme pre-call for me; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenium ]
41. Pablo Picasso [An early wrong call for Charlie Chaplin delayed me, but Picasso's landmark "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" of c.1905 meant that Picasso had to have been born in the early 1880's, well before the other Choices. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso (1881-1973),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin (1889-1977) ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golda_Meir (1898-1978) , and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Demoiselles_d'Avignon (1907). Some of us went down the tubes with Golda Meir (Prime Minister of Israel 1969-1974), but I discounted her because she looked very much like President Lyndon Johnson at the same time, around 70 years of age in 1970, which meant a birth year around 1900. See
https://cheezburger.com/1120366336 and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson (1908-1973) .]
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