Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Question & 5 Choices; No Clues):1. A person suffering from vertigo is:__________________________.
[Choices: Sleepy, Depressed, Dizzy, Lazy, Hoarse ]
2. Which of these is categorized as a mid-Atlantic state?______________________
[Choices: Delaware, Florida, Rhode Island, Ohio, Kentucky ]
3. He's one of the Seven Dwarfs:____________________.
[Choices: Goofy, Sneezy, Brainy, Creepy, Drippy ]
4. Which member of your family would you find in a bassinet?________________________
[Choices: Baby brother, Distant cousin, Godparent, Elderly aunt, Grandmother ]
5. Miso is used to make a Japanese-style:_____________________.
[Choices: Melon, Soup, Salad, Ice cream, Alcoholic beverage ]
6. Which word means "impressively great in size"?_______________________
[Choices: Prodigious, Myopic, Striated, Jejune, Fateful ]
7. All of these are computer programming languages except:__________________________.
[Choices: C++, Safari, Cobol, Fortran, BASIC ]
8. "I Could Have ____________________ All Night" is a famous song from "My Fair Lady".
[Choices: Sang, Danced, Drank, Cried, Laughed ]
9. English Admiral Horatio Nelson was famous for winning the Battle of:________________________.
[Choices: Bunker Hill, Britain, Salamis, Waterloo, Trafalgar ]
10. The Mackenzie River is this country's longest river:__________________________.
[Choices: South Africa, Jamaica, Belize, Canada, Guyana ]
Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds, and with 3 Clues): 11. A large sports stadium built in this city is known as "The Bird's Nest":______________________.
[Choices: Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Buenos Aires, Beijing ]
12. Sebastian Pinera is the current President of:________________________.
[Choices: Italy, Belarus, Nicaragua, Chile, Malaysia ]
13. Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice?________________________
[Choices: Dionne Warwick, Patsy Cline, Barbra Streisand, Carole King, Stevie Nicks ]
14. The main ore of lead is:________________________.
[Choices: Chalcedony, Rubidium, Galena, Zircon, Amethyst ]
15. It's the title of an 1833 painting by Thomas Cole:___________________________.
[Choices: The Prince's Mug, The Magician's Glass, The Titan's Goblet, The Gorgon's Decanter, The Duke's Vase ]
16. Which of these oddly spelled choices is a type of salamander?__________________________
[Choices: Egwina, Axolotl, Cryzema, Dralqeiner, Byfuglien ]
17. This Hindu god is often depicted riding a mouse:____________________________.
[Choices: Ganesha, Vissawana, Hyperion, Bellinus, Parvati ]
18. Jawed Karim was a co-creator of this business in 2005:_________________________.
[Choices: Cricket, YouTube, Pinterest, Trader Joe's, Acer ]
19. It's a container used for transporting draft beer:__________________________.
[Choices: Growler, Wailer, Yeller, Screamer, Mumbler ]
20. Plessy v. ______________________ is a landmark Supreme Court case that was decided in 1896.
[Choices: Oneida, Brown, Berkeley, Marbury, Ferguson ]
21. "Because I could not stop for Death" is a poem by this reclusive writer:_________________________.
[Choices: J.D. Salinger, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Browning, Sylvia Plath, H.P. Lovecraft ]
22. This Las Vegas resort opened its doors in 1999:_________________________.
[Choices: Luxor, Golden Nugget, Flamingo, Dunes, Venetian ]
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) CARD GAMES v. Literature: This kind of bridge is normally played in tournaments:________________________.
[Choices: Duplicate, Chicago, Auction, Culbertson, Rubber ]
24.(a) World leaders v SYNONYMS: Which odd-looking word is a synonym of "indigenous"?_________________________
[Choices: Coleopteran, Foudroyant, Thioantimonate, Autochthonous, Monoecious ]
25.(a) ASTRONOMY v Jennifer Lopez: Neutron star mergers result in transient astronomical events known as:_________________________.
[Choices: Kendoras, Kuipers, Kilonovas, Koronas, Kelvins ]
26.(a) SYNONYMS v Card games: Which word is a synonym of "fitting" and "suitable"?_________________________
[Choices: Juridicial, Retiary, Furtive, Congruous, Mutable ]
27.(a) Jennifer Lopez v WORLD LEADERS: Viorica Dancila became this nation's Prime Minister in 2018:________________________.
[Choices: Ukraine, Romania, Slovakia, Moldova, Bolivia ]
28.(a) LITERATURE v Astronomy: Pierre Boulle wrote both "The Bridge over the River Kwai" and:_______________________.
[Choices: Planet of the Apes, The Roots of Heaven, Atlantida, 2001: A Space Odyssey, King Rat ]
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. Portugal and the Portuguese Empire were ruled for centuries by the House of:_________________________.
[Choices: Martell, Braganza, Doge, Bourbon-Anjou, Savoy ]
30. Which word means "useless" or "pointless"?__________________________
[Choices: Oblate, Osteoid, Otiose, Obdurate, Oscular ]
31. What kind of animal is Archie, a circus animal released in the wild in "Dr. Doolittle 2"?_______________________
[Choices: Chimpanzee, Bear, Spider, Alligator, Capuchin monkey ]
32. The upper weight limit of this boxing division is 112 pounds:__________________________.
[Choices: Featherweight, Flyweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, Cruiserweight ]
33. What element makes the blood of a horseshoe crab blue?_________________________
[Choices: Boron, Lithium, Copper, Radium, Silver ]
34. Malagasy is Madagascar's:________________________.
[Choices: Highest mountain, Stock exchange, National language, Capital city, Legislative body ]
35. First Lady Melania Trump was born on April 26, 1970, in what is now:_____________________.
[Choices: Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Tajikistan, Belarus ]
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. In what century did the Catholic Counter-Reformation begin?_____________________
[Choices: 18th, 19th, 16th, 17th, 15th ]
37. Greenland and Iceland are separated by the _____________________ Strait.
[Choices: Torres, Denmark, Davis, Sweden, Beaufort ]
38. Which of these is a good example of a harmonic oscillator?__________________________
[Choices: Wheelbarrow, Cigarette, Thermos, Bicycle wheel, Pendulum ]
39. He is the only U.S. President whose first language was *NOT* English:_____________________________.
[Choices: Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, Theodore Roosevelt, William Jenning Bryan, Martin van Buren ]
40. Sue Bridehead is the love interest of the title character in this novel:_________________________.
[Choices: Jude the Obscure, Charming Billy, Martin Chuzzlewit, The Great Gatsby, The Rainmaker ]
Final Jeopardy Question on CLOTHING (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 item of clothing got its name from the title of an 1882 play?__________________________
[Choices: Fedora, Culotte, Caftan, Galosh, Khaki ]
Answers: 1. Dizzy [a chorus of calls at Whispers Pub, Ottawa ON; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo ]
2. Delaware [Phil (BSLXPN) pre-called this as a guess; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlan ... ted_States) ]
3. Sneezy [another chorus of calls; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Dwarfs . We all laughed once we read the Choice "Creepy": Phil commented "I think they were having some edibles when they did these Questions..." ]
4. Baby brother [I (REACH) pre-called "Baby"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassinet . Chris (CEEZED) commented: "How come Weird uncle isn't [listed] there?", with Phil adding "Creepy uncle..." ]
5. Soup [pre-called by me and Myfanwy (SPRAJO); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miso_soup ]
6. Prodigious [I called this first; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/prodigious . Chris muttered something about "prodigious member", and Sue (SWIFT) commented "Are you guys still on about members?", to general laughter. ]
7. Safari [called, I think, by Dai (BLADOR); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... _languages ]
8. Danced [a chorus of pre-calls on this one; see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ezy50aY6Bg . Note that "Sang" and "Drank" as Choices were the Simple Past forms of the verbs, whereas the word "Have" in the title required the Past Participle "Sung" or "Drunk". Call me a cranky old fart, but this kind of ignorance of grammar drives me nuts, and I occasionally have to dash off letters to the Editors of National newspapers or magazines berating them on today's poor journalism or editing. Here's a list of verbs with Simple Past and Past Participles that ought to be taught and memorized in public schools (see
https://www.dummies.com/education/langu ... ish-verbs/ ): (begin, began, begun), (drink, drank, drunk), (ring, rang, rung), (sing, sang, sung), (sink, sank, sunk), (swim, swam, swum). Can you see a pattern here? There is one common verb which does not follow the pattern: (bring, brought, brought). So back in the day, only hillbillies might say or write "I brung the money", "I drunk the water", etc. (and we loved The Beverly Hillbillies!). Even
http://www.dummies.com lists (sink, sank/sunk, sunk), perhaps caving to common usage today of "I sunk the boat". Aaaarrgghhh! See
https://writingexplained.org/sank-or-sunk-difference . Yes, languages evolve, and English is especially adaptable, but is it really that hard to learn these few examples of common irregular verbs? ]
9. Trafalgar [pre-called by me, but there were also pre-calls for "Copenhagen" by Dave (YELDOR) and Aboukir Bay (Battle of the Nile) by Phil; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar ]
10. Canada [pre-called by me first, followed immediately by a chorus; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenzie_River ]
11. Beijing [Myfanwy and Andrew C (GRYFON) led the chorus; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Stadium ]
12. Chile [Phil called this as a guess; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Pinera ]
13. Stevie Nicks [after calls for Patsy Cline and Carole King, Phil said "I think it might be Stevie Nicks [as a member of Fleetwood Mac, and as a solo artist]"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Nicks . Carole King was a possible Choice, as she was a songwriter as well as solo performer; Patsy Cline might have qualified as both a Country & Western and as a Pop singer. Most of us lost valuable Points, although BGRETR and ITS2 at the other table got 1000 Points each on this one. ]
14. Galena [pre-called by Dai?, but confirmed by me (I knew it was lead sulfide); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galena ]
15. The Titan's Goblet [Sue and Chris guessed this for full Points, and I for 824; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Titan's_Goblet ]
16. Axolotl [Andrew C (GRYFON) called this first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axolotl ]
17. Ganesha [pre-called by Chris; see the section "Vahanas" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha . Dave (YELDOR) chipped in "Willard" as a rat lover, and I mentioned Michael Jackson's song "Ben" about one of Willard's rats. ]
18. YouTube [most of us went with Pinterest until the 3rd Clue, thus losing most of the Points on this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawed_Karim . Sue (SWIFT), ITS2 and BGRETR got all 1000 Points on this one.]
19. Growler [there were pre-calls for "Keg", but Andrew C called this once the Choices appeared; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growler_(jug) . Chris mumbled something about his college days, and wanted a "Screamer" for Xmas, amid great laughter from all.]
20. Ferguson [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson ]
21. Emily Dickinson [Sue called this one, though not totally sure; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_I ... _for_Death and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson ]
22. Venetian [some, including me, switched from "Venetian" to "Luxor" on a wrong call, losing 800 or so Points; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Venetian_Las_Vegas and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Las_Vegas (opened 1993). ]
23.(a) Duplicate [pre-called by Dai; Phil asked him to "say it twice"...; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_bridge ]
24.(a) Autochthonous [pre-called by Dai; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/autochthonous ]
25.(a) Kilonovas [Dai called this one, and I concurred; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilonova (kilo=1000) ]
26.(a) Congruous [a chorus of calls; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/congruous . It is more understandable if one considers the opposite: "incongruous"="not fitting" .]
27.(a) Romania [it was between Romania and Moldova as a guess, and Moldova was eliminated on the 1st Clue; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viorica_Dancila (Prime Minister from Jan. 24, 2018 to Nov. 4, 2019). ]
28.(a) Planet of the Apes [Jean (LESTER) at the far end of the table and I (REACH) at the other end pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Boulle ]
29. Braganza [Dai or Andrew C called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Braganza . See also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Braganza for the wife of King Charles II of England.]
30. Otiose [I think Dai called this one; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/otiose ]
31. Bear [we went with "Capuchin monkey", losing most of our Points; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dolittle_2 ]
32. Flyweight [Joe (KIDIQ) called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_class_(boxing) ]
33. Copper [Dai pre-called this one; see the section "Threats, Harvest for blood" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab ]
34. National language [I think Chris called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagasy_language ]
35. Slovenia [I pre-called this first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melania_Trump ]
36. 16th Century [pre-called by Dai; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Reformation ]
37. Denmark [pre-called by Dai; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_Strait ]
38. Pendulum [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_oscillator ]
39. Martin van Buren [Dai called this, and I added "Dutch"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_van_Buren ]
40. Jude the Obscure [pre-called by me; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Obscure ]
41. Fedora [Dai called this one right away, once the Choices appeared; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora ]
Sue (SWIFT) with 60,006 Points headed the Top 6 Player scores at Whispers Pub; the Site score of 58,304 Points was good enough for a #2 ranking, 897 Points behind the 59,201 Points of Scooters Pub in Las Vegas NV (we assume they got all 1000 Points for Q22 whose answer was The Venetian in Las Vegas). Congrats to Scooters Pub!
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