Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Question & 5 Choices; No Clues):1. Hosiery is designed to be worn on which part of the body?______________________
[Choices: Hands, Head, Tentacles, Feet, Eyes ]
2. Which word is a synonym of "exalt"?______________________
[Choices: Describe, Increase, Dispute, Praise, Fool ]
3. In what country is Jasper National Park located?______________________
[Choices: Canada, Australia, Wales, South Africa, Tanzania ]
4. This boy band with Donnie Wahlberg became popular in the late 1980's:__________________________.
[Choices: Harlem Boys Choir; Earth, Wind & Fire; The Osmonds; Culture Club; New Kids on the Block ]
5. Cuneiform is an ancient system of:_________________________.
[Choices: Writing, Baking, Exercising, Counting, Painting ]
6. Which plants like high levels of sunshine and low levels of water?_____________________
[Choices: Seaweed, Cactus, Moss, Rose, Apple trees ]
7. Lynn Swann served as this PAC-12 school's Athletic Director from 2016 to 2019:_________________________.
[Choices: Pepperdine, Oregon, Brigham Young, Southern California, Northern Arizona ]
8. It is a type of fuel made form denatured and jellied alcohol:________________________.
[Choices: Plungo, Skeebo, Drano, Sterno, Brighto ]
9. Which city came into existence in the early 17th Century?_______________________
[Choices: Cheyenne, Wyoming; Atlanta, Georgia; Memphis, Tennessee; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Denver, Colorado ]
10. Which man gained fame in the 20th Century as an actor?________________________
[Choices: Gore Vidal, Lou Gehrig, Norman Borlaug, Thomas Dewey, James Cagney ]
Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds, and with 3 Clues):11. Which river is in the state of Mississippi?___________________________
[Choices: Suwanee, Yazoo, Pee Dee, Ashtabula, Chipuxet ]
12. What literary character rides a roc to a valley of diamonds?____________________________
[Choices: Jasmine, Babar, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Sinbad ]
13. The Metaxas Line was built from 1936 to 1941 on this country's border with Bulgaria:____________________.
[Choices: Soviet Union, Turkey, Albania, Austria, Greece ]
14. Which of these animals is a duck?__________________________
[Choices: Pochard, Oryx, Okapi, Capybara, Shrike ]
15. French's __________________ is a popular product that debuted in 1904.
[Choices: Mustard, Tomato sauce, Fries, Yogurt, Ice cream ]
16. The Juliet ___________________ is the world's most expensive flower.
[Choices: Lily, Orchid, Tulip, Rose, Spurge ]
17. The first President of this country was an Archbishop named Makarios:______________________.
[Choices: Sicily, Lebanon, Crete, Cyprus, Syria ]
18. Whiskey stones are used to _____________________ alcoholic beverages.
[Choices: Color, Neutralize, Store, Generate, Chill ]
19. His "Emperor Concerto" was first performed on January 13, 1811, in Vienna:__________________________.
[Choices: Antonio Verdi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Modest Mussorgsky ]
20. What city is hosting this Sunday's Grey Cup game between Hamilton and Winnipeg?______________________________
[Choices: Montreal, Calgary, Toronto, Halifax, Vancouver ]
21. Gloria Govrin, Allegra Kent, Merrill Ashley and Kay Mazzo were famous 20th Century:_________________________.
[Choices: Soccer coaches, Ballet dancers, Fashion designers, Science fiction writers, Drama critics ]
22. Cape Finisterre is a peninsula in:__________________________.
[Choices: Indonesia, Spain, Japan, Russia, Austria ]
Category Round (6 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds, and with 3 Clues): 23.(a) MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS v Big business: The kora is a 21-string lute or bridge harp indigenous to:_________________________.
[Choices: Central America, Southeast Asia, Northern Canada, West Africa, Siberia ]
24.(a) ANCIENT CITIES v Famous golf courses: This ancient city was known for its excessive hedonism and opulent feasts:____________________.
[Choices: Thule, Timbuktu, Cornwall, Sybaris, Shangri-La ]
25.(a) Animal habitats v ETHNIC FOOD: Dolma is a family of ____________________ dishes common to the Mediterranean countries.
[Choices: Stuffed vegetable, Boiled egg, Fried rice, Salt beef, Pickled fish ]
26.(a) Famous golf courses v MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: The shofar, the Oliphant and the cornu are ancient forms of this musical instrument:_____________________.
[Choices: Drum, Guitar, Flute, Piano, Horn ]
27.(a) ETHNIC FOOD v Ancient cities: A momo is a type of ___________________ dumpling.
[Choices: African, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Italian, South American ]
28.(a) Big business v ANIMAL HABITATS: Where do you find Cathedral Termites?__________________________
[Choices: Easter Island, Namibia, Christmas Island, Australia, Polynesia ]
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. "Labefaction" is an uncommon word closest in meaning to:______________________.
[Choices: Confidence, Kissing, Education, Propiety, Downfall ]
30. Who plays the role of Thanos in three "Avengers" movies?______________________
[Choices: Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Colin Farrell, Tobey Maguire, Dave Bautista ]
31. This moon of Jupiter was discovered in 1904:____________________.
[Choices: Enceladus, Himalia, Perdita, Larissa, Prometheus ]
32. Which of these made its public debut in 2001?________________________
[Choices: Linux, Turbotax, Windows XP, MD-DOS, Commodore 64 ]
33. Twice the value of pi is the number of ____________________ in a circle.
[Choices: Abscissas, Chords, Angles, Radians, Diameters ]
34. In the Harry Potter books, what is Ron Weasley's pet rat named?___________________________
[Choices: Scabbers, Snotty, Wigglesworth, Liljol, Finklestein ]
35. What city serves as the capital of North Macedonia?_____________________
[Choices: Chisinau, Mbabane, Ljubljana, Bucharest, Skopje ]
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. Which religion has a triple deity called Trimurti?__________________________
[Choices: Mormon, Lutheran, Zoroastrian, Hindu, Buddhist ]
37. This freshwater fish belongs to the Cyprinidae Family:____________________________.
[Choices: Goby, Northern pike, Smallmouth bass, Triggerfish, Common bream ]
38. Humphrey van Weyden is a literary character in a 1904 book by:______________________.
[Choices: Agatha Christie, H.G. Wells, Karen Blixen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jack London ]
39. This process is a sequence of ten reactions catalyzed by enzymes:_______________________.
[Choices: Glycolysis, Electrolysis, Photosynthesis, Hydrolysis, Sedimentation ]
40. Which famous writer joined the Fabian Society in 1884?_______________________
[Choices: Gertrude Stein, Jules Verne, Herman Melville, George Bernard Shaw, T.S. Eliot ]
Final Jeopardy Question on VOCABULARY (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. It's a highfalutin word for the state of being dull:__________________________.
[Choices: Hebetude, Terstentorian, Catechization, Enfleurage, Serendipity ]
Answers:1. Feet [Andrew C (GRYFON) at Whispers Pub, Ottawa ON pre-called this one first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosiery ]
2. Praise [Andrew's pre-call; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/exalt ]
3. Canada [chorus of pre-calls by us Canadians; thanks to the Quizmaster for throwing us a bone; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_National_Park ]
4. New Kids on the Block [I (REACH) pre-called this one; Dai (BLADOR) wondered how an old guy like me would know this, but at the time, high school kids were more interested in performing on Air Bands (dressing up as famous rock bands and dancing on stage to recorded music, playing Air Guitars and mouthing the lyrics) than in learning Math, etc. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Wahlberg ]
5. Writing [Andrew's pre-call first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform ]
6. Cactus [Andrew's pre-call first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus ]
7. Southern California [Phil (BSLXPN) called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Swann ]
8. Sterno [Andrew's pre-call; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterno ]
9. Santa Fe, New Mexico [Phil called this one, presumably because the Spanish were in the continental USA area before the Pilgrim Fathers (Santa Fe was founded in 1610); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico ]
10. James Cagney [Jean (LESTER) called this first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cagney ]
11. Yazoo [Dai (BLADOR) pre-called this from the Siege of Vicksburg; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazoo_River ]
12. Sinbad [Pre-call by Dai; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_(mythology) ]
13. Greece [Pre-call by Dai; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaxas_Line ]
14. Pochard [Dave (YELDOR), our hunting, gun and fishing enthusiast, called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_pochard ]
15. Mustard [Sue (SWIFT) pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French's . Dunno about the USA, but French's ketchup has rocketed upward in sales in Canada, after Heinz closed its ketchup plant in Leamington ON; see
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/french ... -1.5102789 ]
16. Rose [We lost most of the Points, guessing Orchid first; see
https://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-f ... -the-world ]
17. Cyprus [Phil or Jean called this first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makarios_III ]
18. Chill [Myfanwy (SPRAJO) called this one; see the section "Modern uses" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soapstone ]
19. Ludwig van Beethoven [I pre-called this first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Con ... (Beethoven) and for a performance by Barenboim, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEYajsa8NeM ]
20. Calgary [chorus of pre-calls by us Canadians; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/107th_Grey_Cup ]
21. Ballet dancers [most of us guessed this; to me, "Merrill Ashley" looked like the name of a ballet dancer: see
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Merrill-Ashley . For Gloria Govrin, see
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331399/ . For Allegra Kent, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegra_Kent . For Kay Mazzo, see
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6391200/ .]
22. Spain [a pre-call for "France" delayed us (it wasn't one of the 5 Choices listed); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Finisterre ]
23.(a) West Africa [we went with "Southeast Asia" first, losing most of the Points; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kora_(instrument) ]
24.(a) Sybaris [pre-calls for "Sodom" were wrong; Dai, Andrew and I called this when the Choices appeared: see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybaris ]
25.(a) Stuffed vegetables [Dave called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolma ]
26.(a) Horn [Andrew pre-called this first, just before Dai and me; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shofar ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olifant_(instrument) - Dai correctly explained that it probably used an elephant's tusk , and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornet and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornu_(horn) . I noted that a Cornucopia was the Horn of Plenty; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopia. And a Unicorn is a mythical beast with One horn; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn . ]
27.(a) South Asian [I called this as a guess; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momo_(food) ]
28.(a) Australia [after pre-calls for "Africa", my heart sank when I first saw and pressed "Australia", but then switched to "Namibia" with the others. It all came down to which continent's mound-building termites are "Cathedral Termites"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound-building_termites ,
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-cathedral ... apers.html ,
https://naturetravelnamibia.com/2019/03 ... n-namibia/ , and
http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2013/3/31/ ... -triodiaei .]
29. Downfall [we all missed this one, going with "Kissing" because of "labia"="lips"; however, see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/labefaction . In hindsight, "labile" chemicals are unstable and can breakdown into smaller entities; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/labile .]
30. Josh Brolin [Dai and Andrew called "Brolin"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Brolin and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanos ]
31. Himalia [after a call for Enceladus by someone else, I suggested Himalia; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalia_(moon) . Enceladus and Prometheus are moons of Saturn, Perdita is a moon of Uranus, and Larissa is a moon of Neptune: see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enceladus ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_(moon) ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perdita_(moon) and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larissa_(moon) ]
32. Windows XP [Dai called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP . BTW, I just got a notice from Microsoft informing me that they will no longer be providing technical support for Windows 7, which came after Windows XP, and before Windows 10. The laptop with Windows 7 I use to read the memory card from the camcorder I use to record the ntn Trivia games is not normally connected to the Internet, so Microsoft: FU! I refuse to buy another computer which works only with the latest version of Windows. And Microsoft wonders why they are hated... ]
33. Radians [pre-called by Dai; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radian . An angle in radians is defined as the ratio of the arc length to the radius, so the length units cancel, and an angle is technically unitless (the word "radian" is just a word). I remember during one trivia contest run by university students, a Question was "what angle measure is unitless?", and I answered "degree???" The judge, who was a math major, frowned in disgust at my ignorance, and said the right answer is "radians". Yeah, but "degree", like "radian", is just a word, not a unit (because angles by definition are unitless). It's just that with "degrees", a full circle is divided into 360 equal parts whereas with "radians" the full circle is divided into 2 pi equal parts, (and with Engineering "gradians", the full circle is divided into 400 equal parts). But in the course of a game, it's futile to try to explain this to an ignorant judge...]
34. Scabbers [pre-called by Chris (CEEZED) and Dai (BLADOR); see
https://pottermore.fandom.com/wiki/Scabbers . I note that one of the Choices for this Question was Liljol; congrats to LILJOL at Tipsycoyote for being the #2 ranked Player in this game.]
35. Skopje [pre-called by Dai; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skopje ]
36. Hindu [pre-called by Dai; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimurti ]
37. Common bream [only Dave (YELDOR) and Sue (SWIFT) got this, and Dave couldn't say the Answer wasn't "Goby"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_bream .]
38. Jack London [Despite a call for H.G. Wells, Sue called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea-Wolf (1904). I went with Sue, as the dates for the other Choices were wrong; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie (1890-1976),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Blixen (1885-1962),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald (1896-1940). So it was between
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London (1876-1916) and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells (1866-1946); Dai said that a character named "Humphrey" was probably American. ]
39. Glycolysis [I pre-called "Photosynthesis", although I worried about Glycolysis once it appeared as a Choice. I guessed, wrongly, that glycolysis which involves breaking down of a 6-carbon sugar into the 3-carbon pyruvate ion would involve fewer than 10 steps; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycolysis . In the section "Z scheme" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis , there are about 10 steps including the first one involving the lightning bolt symbol representing absorption of a photon (particle of light).]
40. George Bernard Shaw [I called this one; see the section "Political awakening: Marxism, socialism, Fabian Society" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw ]
41. Hebetude [Jean immediately called this one, from the French " hébétude "; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hebetude and
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dicti ... h/hebetude .
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