Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Question & 5 Choices; No Clues):1. Ft. McHenry in ____________________ was being bombarded when "The Star Spangled Banner" was written.
[Choices: Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, Bangor, Boston ]
2. To which country would you go to see the Strokkur geyser?____________________
[Choices: Iceland, Finland, Egypt, Ecuador, Romania ]
3. Which of these plants is classified as a succulent?____________________
[Choices: Scarlet Star, Marigold, Aloe vera, African Violet, Angel Wing Begonia ]
4. The word "bellicose" means:___________________________.
[Choices: Wordy, Aggressive, Boring, Greedy, Musical ]
5. It has an atomic number of 3 and is the lightest metal:_________________________.
[Choices: Barium, Platinum, Lithium, Neon, Radium ]
6. What French king was known as The Sun King?________________________
[Choices: Philippe Le Bel, Henri IV, Charlemagne, Louis XIV, Armando VII ]
7. What was the last name of Prince, the late musician?_______________________
[Choices: Abercrombie, Nelson, Patinode, Morrow, Aldrich ]
8. "America's Favorite Tea" is the slogan of this brand:______________________.
[Choices: Gorton's, Celestial, Maker's Mark, Arco, Lipton ]
9. In which year did Albert Einstein publish the four papers that created his reputation?_______________
[Choices: 1925, 1875, 1895, 1935, 1905 ]
10. Where would one most likely see a drogue?_______________________
[Choices: Behind a boat, Inside a cake, Beside a church, Above a microphone, Under a mushroom ]
Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds, and with 3 Clues): 11. The origin of Halloween dates back to an ancient Celtic celebration called:______________________.
[Choices: Wicca, Samhain, Nosferatu, Hanukkah, Brahma ]
12. Virginia's Shenandoah Valley lies between the Allegheny Mountains and the ____________________ Mountains.
[Choices: Berkshire, Great Smoky, White, Blue Ridge, Adirondack ]
13. Along with anise and fennel, ________________________ is used to make absinthe, the notorious beverage.
[Choices: Gum Arabic, Wormwood, Garlic, Mesquite, Snakeroot ]
14. "Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow", by Peter Hoeg of ________________________, is a popular 1992 novel.
[Choices: Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Kenya, Jamaica ]
15. "Spar" is a term referring to parts on an airplane or a:_______________________.
[Choices: Bicycle, Motorcycle, Car, Train, Ship ]
16. "The Favourite" is a 2018 historical film set in the court of:____________________________.
[Choices: Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Queen Guinevere, Queen Mary I, Queen Anne ]
17. A sudatorium is a place you would go to if you wanted to:______________________.
[Choices: Sleep, Read a book, Sweat, Study snakes, Talk to a priest ]
18. A 21-year restoration of this painting ended in 1999:___________________________.
[Choices: The Kiss, The Last Supper, Nighthawks, The Starry Night, American Gothic ]
19. "Dom" is a title given to members of:___________________________.
[Choices: The Rosicrucians, The Freemasons, The Knights Templar, Some monastic orders, Some Sufi orders ]
20. Snake lovers rave about the Narcisse Snake Dens in:_________________________.
[Choices: Milan, Myanmar, Morocco, Missouri, Manitoba ]
21. Which epic poem has such characters as Arthur, the Redcrosse Knight and Una?_________________________
[Choices: The Canterbury Tales, Arcadia, Paradise Regained, The Prelude, The Faerie Queen ]
22. The term "a la Lyonnaise" specifically refers to a dish that is made or garnished with:_____________________.
[Choices: Onions, Olives, Truffles, Peanuts, Spinach ]
Category Round (6 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 20 seconds, and with 3 Clues; Category chosen by majority vote at each Site):23.(a) Name that century v CURRENT WRITERS: This writer, known for his TV work, adapted "To Kill a Mockingbird" for the stage in 2018:__________________________.
[Choices: Ryan Murphy, Ricky Gervais, Aaron Sorkin, Pete Alonso, David Hare ]
24.(a) Musicals v ISLANDS OF THE WORLD: The Orkney Islands are located just north of:________________________.
[Choices: Norway, Madagascar, Russia, Alaska, Scotland ]
25.(a) ANIMALS v Ask an Italian: Which type of creature is The Devil's Coach Horse?____________________
[Choices: Rat, Starfish, Earthworm, Beetle, Snail ]
26.(a) ISLANDS OF THE WORLD v Name that century: This mountainous island is part of Nova Scotia:__________________________.
[Choices: Mansel Island, Coats Island, Cape Breton Island, King William Island, Prince Charles Land ]
27.(a) Ask an Italian v MUSICALS: Although it has the same name as a 50's TV show, this hit musical is set in the 1940's:__________________________.
[Choices: I Love Lucy, I Married Joan, Our Miss Brooks, Bandstand, The Amateur Hour ]
28.(a) Current writers v ANIMALS: They are among the largest non-hominid primates:________________________.
[Choices: Lemurs, Baboons, Civets, Gerenuks, Okapi ]
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. Luzon is the largest island in the:_________________________.
[Choices: Greek isles, Maldives, Azores, Philippines, Aleutians ]
30. Monrovia, Belem and Hilo are among the ___________________________ cities on Earth.
[Choices: Rainiest, Driest, Most sparsely populated, Most crime ridden, Hottest ]
31. Which word is a synonym of "half-hearted"?_________________________
[Choices: Pugnacious, Loquacious, Aleatory, Refractory, Perfunctory ]
32. Volodyrmyr Zelensky is the current President of:_______________________.
[Choices: Poland, Estonia, Liberia, Ukraine, Romania ]
33. Derrick Henry of the NFL's _________________________ made an amazing 99-yard touchdown run in 2018.
[Choices: Washington Wizards, Miami Marlins, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks ]
34. In printmaking, ______________________ is a technique that is the opposite of a relief print.
[Choices: Intaglio, Incommode, Impostume, Iambic, Intersidereal ]
35. The British colony of Southern Rhodesia was the predecessor to what is now:_________________________.
[Choices: Angola, Zimbabwe, Belize, Tanzania, Lesotho ]
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 fruit is called "ananas" in several languages?________________________
[Choices: Kumquat, Mandarin orange, Watermelon, Pineapple, Cherries ]
37. "Meditation XVII" is a 1624 literary work by:________________________.
[Choices: John Updike, John Keats, John Donne, John Milton, John Locke ]
38. The gray crowned ______________________ is an African bird known for its elaborate mating dance.
[Choices: Hummingbird, Eagle, Pelican, Ostrich, Crane ]
39. Including all of its dependencies, which country has the most time zones?__________________________
[Choices: France, United States, Australia, Andorra, Canada ]
40. Around what heavenly body would an astronomer observe the Adams Ring?________________________
[Choices: Sirius, Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Callisto ]
Final Jeopardy Question on NAME THAT SOVIET (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 man was a Soviet diplomat during the 20th Century?________________________
[Choices: Pavel Chesnokov, Valeriy Borsov, Andrei Gromyko, Vladislav Tretiak, Yuri Gagarin ]
Answers:1. Baltimore [I (REACH) at Whispers Pub, Ottawa ON pre-called "Maryland", then called "Baltimore" when the Choices appeared; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McHenry ]
2. Iceland [Andrew (GRYFON, GRZLDA) pre-called this as a guess from "Strokkur"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strokkur ]
3. Aloe vera [Myfanwy (SPRAJO) and Andrew pre-called this; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_vera ]
4. Aggressive [Andrew accurately pre-called "war-like", and I called "Aggressive" when the Choices appeared; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bellicose . "Belli"="war", not "beautiful", as in Haydn's great "Mass in Time of War" ("Missa in tempore belli"); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missa_in_tempore_belli , and for a performance, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYAjHGLhZq4 .]
5. Lithium [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium ]
6. Louis XIV [Pre-called by me and Andrew; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV_of_France ]
7. Nelson [Andrew pre-called this, and I pre-called his whole name "Prince Rogers Nelson"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician) ]
8. Lipton [Myfanwy called this, but see
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Lipton-te ... -available ]
9. 1905 [Pre-called by me; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annus_Mirabilis_papers .
(1) Einstein explained the Photoelectric Effect, for which he later won the Nobel Prize in Physics. This requires that the energy of a particle of light (photon) depends on the frequency of the associated wave; in classical wave theory, however, the energy of a wave depends on the square of the amplitude, and not on the frequency [for a mass m vibrating at the end of a spiral spring with small displacements x from the equilibrium position, the force F = ma (Newton's Second Law), but F also equals -kx (Hooke's Law for small displacements), so ma = -kx. Since the acceleration a is the second derivative of x with respect to time t , this means d^2x/dt^2 = -kx/m, and this differential equation asks "What function x has a second derivative with respect to t that is proportional to the negative of the function itself?" There are 3 functions that satisfy such an equation; namely, sin(t), cos(t) and exp(it). Since exp(it) = cos(t) + i.sin(t), the functions are sinusoidal (have the shape of sine waves). At any point in the vibration, the mass m has kinetic energy (mv^2)/2 where velocity v = dx/dt and potential energy U = (kx^2)/2 , where F = -dU/dx. At the classical turning point in the vibration, x=A, kinetic energy = zero, so the total energy is all potential energy U = (kA^2)/2, which means that the total energy varies as the square of the amplitude A, and not at all on the frequency.]
(2) Einstein explained Brownian motion (the observable jostling of tiny dust or spore particles suspended in a liquid, when a microscope is used); this was direct evidence for the existence of tiny molecules which are themselves invisible in light microscopes, but whose momentum is large enough to affect the motion of comparatively large particles that we can see, after collision. The logical positivists under Ernst Mach had ridiculed Ludwig Boltzmann's kinetic molecular theory of matter, basically equating invisible molecules to unobservable entities like magical fairies or God (Boltzmann in his despair committed suicide).
(3) The Special Theory of Relativity.
(4) The derivation of mass/energy equivalence (E = mc^2). Not bad for a year's work at the frontiers of knowledge.]
10. Behind a boat [I pre-called "parachute", and after the Choices appeared, Andrew called "behind a boat"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drogue and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drogue_parachute ]
11. Samhain [a pre-call by Andrew; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain ]
12. Blue Ridge [called by me as a guess; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenandoah_Valley and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge-and ... palachians ]
13. Wormwood [Andrew called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe ]
14. Denmark [we guessed "Sweden" first, losing most of the Points for this Question; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Smil ... g_for_Snow and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hoeg ]
15. Ship [pre-called by me; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spar_(sailing) and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spar_(aeronautics) ]
16. Queen Anne [pre-called by Andrew; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Favourite ]
17. Sweat [Myfanwy, Andrew and I (and maybe others) guessed this; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudatorium ]
18. The Last Supper [pre-called by Andrew; see the section "Major restoration" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Supper_(Leonardo) ]
19. Some monastic orders [Andrew pre-called this; I pre-called the example of "Dom Perignon"; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dom ]
20. Manitoba [Myfanwy called this one, and I explained the mating balls of garter snakes; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcisse_Snake_Dens ]
21. The Faerie Queene [pre-called by Sue (SWIFT); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faerie_Queene ]
22. Onions [pre-called by Richard (ACE); see
https://www.cooksinfo.com/a-la-lyonnaise ]
23.(a) Aaron Sorkin [we basically missed this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a ... (2018_play) ]
24.(a) Scotland [Myfanwy pre-called this first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkney ]
25.(a) Beetle [Andrew and I , among others, guessed this; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_c ... rse_beetle ]
26.(a) Cape Breton Island [Dave (YELDOR) pre-called this first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Breton_Island (I suggested that the other Islands were in the Canadian Arctic) ]
27.(a) Bandstand [Myfanwy called this as a guess; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandstand_(musical) ]
28.(a) Baboons [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baboon ]
29. Philippines [pre-called by Andrew, Myfanwy and me; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzon ]
30. Rainiest [I called this one, from Hilo on Hawaii; see
https://www.tripsavvy.com/the-worlds-ra ... es-4091755 ]
31. Perfunctory [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/perfunctory ]
32. Ukraine [my pre-call; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelensky ]
33. Tennessee Titans [Dave (YELDOR), Patrick (MRRED), Andrew (GRYFON, GRZLDA), Richard (ACE), as well as Neil (LETHE) downstairs got this; see
https://www.titansonline.com/video/can- ... 99-yard-td and
https://www.espn.com/blog/tennessee-tit ... chdown-run ]
34. Intaglio [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intaglio ]
35. Zimbabwe [Myfanwy, Sue and I called this after recovering quickly from a wrong call for Zambia (Northern Rhodesia); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe ]
36. Pineapple [pre-called by Myfanwy; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple and
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dicti ... /pineapple ]
37. John Donne [Sue backed up a guessed call by Myfanwy; see
https://www.online-literature.com/donne/409/ and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devotions ... _Occasions ]
38. Crane [we all guessed this (cranes have mating dances); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_crowned_crane ]
39. France [a pre-call by Andrew after a wrong pre-call for Russia (11 time zones); see
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/cou ... world.html . See also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia for examples of France overseas. ]
40. Neptune [Andrew called this one, so that he and 7 others all got 5-out-of-5 in this Pyramid Round; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Neptune . I had never heard of Adams Ring, and so went with Jupiter which also has thin rings. On the drive home, however, I remembered that Adams and Le Verrier had separately calculated the position of an unknown planet that would perturb the orbit of Uranus; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Couch_Adams and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbain_Le_Verrier . Le Verrier, however, got observational confirmation that his predicted position was correct; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Gottfried_Galle . Because Adams' calculated position was much greater in error than Le Verrier's, and because he did not get any observations made to test his theoretical calculation, Adams' claim to the discovery of Neptune may now be downgraded. As for "first observation" of Neptune, that honour may now go to Galileo who made sketches of the positions of "stars", one of which may have been Neptune (in 1612-13); see the section "Discovery" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune . Then again, Galileo did not know that one of those "stars" was the planet Neptune, and because its motion was at a turning point in retrograde motion, proof that it was a planet ("wanderer") may not have been possible at the time, so Galileo cannot be credited with discovery of planet Neptune. ]
41. Andrei Gromyko [I called this one for full Bonus Points; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Gromyko ]
Because Whispers Pub had 8 tablets with 5-out-of-5 Right in the Pyramid Round (YELDOR, MRRED, SPRAJO, SWIFT, ACE, GRYFON, GRZLDA + GRETE downstairs), the Final Jeopardy gimme led to our second consecutive #1 Site ranking in the SHOWDOWN Game, this time with no asterisk due to Jewish holy days.
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