Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Question & 5 Choices; No Clues):1. In days gone past, who would have used an optometer?_________________________
[Choices: Optometrist, Photographer, Botanist, Geologist, Ocean navigator ]
2. In what part of North America is Apalachee Bay?_______________________
[Choices: Yucatan, Florida, Nova Scotia, Michigan, Oregon ]
3. Which of these is a movement you would see at a ballet?______________________
[Choices: Droit, Magdalene, skiff, Jete, Bunt ]
4. This Scottish treat is made from minced sheep innards:______________________________.
[Choices: Ragout, Cullen skink, Haggis, Finnan haddie, Cock-a-leekie ]
5. "Hey Joe" is a track on this rock great's "Are You Experienced" album:______________________.
[Choices: Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley ]
6. Which prestigious award did Canada's Alice Munro win in 2013?_____________________
[Choices: Pritzer Prize, Nobel Prize, Tony, Grammy, Academy Award ]
7. Which famous character would most likely be called "Brawny"?___________________
[Choices: Cinderella, Popeye, Snow White, Aladdin, Babe the Pig ]
8. Martha Jane Canary is better known in history as:_______________________.
[Choices: Belle Boyd, Typhoid Mary, Annie Oakley, Plain Jane, Calamity Jane ]
9. Which of these terms is commonly used in sports?________________________
[Choices: Cut a rug, Dead cat bounce, Pig out, Garbage time, Yolo ]
10. This city on Prince Edward Island is called the Birthplace of Canada:________________________.
[Choices: Charlottetown, Stellarton, Summerside, Montague, Bridgewater ]
Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds, and with 3 Clues): 11. During which war did the U.S. Congress pass the National Bank Act?________________________
[Choices: Mexican War, Civil War, War of 1812, World War I, Spanish-American War ]
12. Trisomy 21 is another name for _________________ Syndrome.
[Choices: Guillian-Barre, Munchausen, Toxic Shock, Down, Cushing's ]
13. Hitler's famous retreat in the Bavarian Alps was known as the ___________________ Nest.
[Choices: Owl's, Robin's, Eagle's, Hornet's, Hawk's ]
14. Finless and Vaquita are species of:_______________________.
[Choices: Hummingbirds, Otters, Eels, Sharks, Porpoises ]
15. "Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes" is the subtitle of this David Robson book:________________________.
[Choices: The Bethesda System, The Tipping Point, The Intelligence Trap, Deep Medicine, The Accidental Universe ]
16. Allicin is an organosulfur compound that is obtained from:_________________________.
[Choices: Shale, Garlic, Meteorites, Peaches, Olive oil ]
17. Who received the 2019 Bistro Award for Lifetime Achievement?________________________
[Choices: John Grisham, Judy Collins, Carly Simon, Bruce Willis, Patti Labelle ]
18. In earlier times, men wore cockades on their ____________________ to indicate their political leanings.
[Choices: Hats, Shoes, Overcoats, Trousers, Eyeglasses ]
19. Where on Earth would you find the World's largest open pit limestone quarry?________________________
[Choices: Missouri, Mauritania, Moldova, Michigan, Mexico ]
20. Which is most commonly added to hot chocolate to make "adult" hot chocolate?_____________________
[Choices: Amaretto, Vermouth, Light rum, Peppermint schnapps, Sloe gin ]
21. The Gobelins Manufactory in Paris, France, is known for making:_______________________.
[Choices: Kitchenware, Windmills, Tennis racquets, Chocolates, Tapestries ]
22. In the Book of Genesis, Seth is the son of:________________________.
[Choices: Ham, Abner, Adam, Herod, Job ]
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) Philosophers v CRUISE SHIPS: "Adventure of the Seas" and "Anthem of the Seas" are ships run by:________________________.
[Choices: Gonfalon, Lusitania, Royal Caribbean, Disney, Carnival ]
24.(a) People of the world v CURRENT MOVIES: Who plays the title character in the 2020 movie "Dolittle"?________________________
[Choices: Seth Green, Julia Roberts, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow ]
25.(a) SCIENCE CLASS v Writers: Musk deer differ from other deer in their lack of:_______________________.
[Choices: Antlers, Tails, Fur, Hooves, Stomachs ]
26.(a) CURRENT MOVIES v Philosophers: This film written and directed by Greta Gerwig has been nominated for six Academy Awards:______________________.
[Choices: The Turning, Knives Out, Bad Boys for Life, Little Women, 1917 ]
27.(a) Writers v PEOPLE OF THE WORLD: The Huaorani are an indigenous tribe in:________________________.
[Choices: Madagascar, Nicaragua, Indonesia, Ecuador, Fiji ]
28.(a) CRUISE SHIPS v Science class: This cruise ship commenced service in November 2019:__________________________.
[Choices: Norwegian Encore, English Majestic, Spanish Ovation, Australian Princess, Caribbean Voyager ]
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. Most Hindus in India don't eat:_____________________.
[Choices: Fruit, Beef, Sweets, Vegetables, Rice ]
30. The world's _____________________ is named after Australia's Bruce P. Lambert.
[Choices: Densest rainforest, Deepest lake, Largest glacier, Widest desert, Smallest ecosystem ]
31. In the 2001 movie "Shrek", the ogre has a smart-talking ___________________ as a sidekick.
[Choices: Donkey, Rat, Wolf, Monkey, Goat ]
32. What does the letter "C" stand for in the AFL-CIO labor organization?________________________
[Choices: Community, Chairman, Congress, Companies, Charity ]
33. Which word is a synonym of "opposing"?________________________
[Choices: Dissonant, Capacious, Germane, Lenity, Prevalent ]
34. What former CEO recently went on the lam when he skipped out of a trial in Japan?__________________________
[Choices: Carlos Ghosn, Jeffrey Skilling, Jack Welch, Rick Scott, Harvey Weinstein ]
35. Who was named MVP in Sunday's Super Bowl?________________________
[Choices: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Nick Bosa, Damien Williams, Jimmy Garoppolo ]
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. Illyria was an ancient region in which part of the world?_______________________
[Choices: French Riviera, Western Balkans, Iberian Peninsula, Central America, Northern Africa ]
37. Upton Sinclair wrote this novel in the 1920's:___________________________ .
[Choices: Land!, Oil!, Timber!, Eureka!, Gold! ]
38. The ______________________ belongs to the same plant Family as the tobacco plant and eggplant.
[Choices: Date palm, Tomato, Pineapple, Banana, Avocado ]
39. In 1893, he composed a string quartet now known as the "American Quartet":_________________________.
[Choices: Antonin Dvorak, Rube Waddell, Bela Bartok, Richard Dana, Aaron Copland ]
40. On average, the Giant _______________________ has 80 to 100 teeth.
[Choices: Walrus, Baleen whale, Rabbit, Moose, Armadillo ]
Final Jeopardy Question on COMPANY HEADQUARTERS (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 company has its headquarters in the United States?__________________________
[Choices: Panasonic, Sinopec, Tesco, BMW, McKesson ]
Answers:1. Optometrist [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optometer . I (REACH) at Whispers Pub, Ottawa ON pre-called "Medical doctor" first, then called "Optometrist" when the Choices appeared. After a Comment "too obvious", I overthought this, and switched to "Geologist" because of Thin Sections (see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_section ). Sue (SWIFT) followed my bad decision, and I felt it was all over after missing the first Question in the Easy Round. We were a depleted squad (President Trump was giving his State of the Union address, and we had at least 3 strong Players missing), and only 2 of the regular 6-8 Players at the other table were present. However, the room was a lot quieter than normal, so we could actually hear others, so BGRETR and BPBOOM at the other table shared Answers with us: Dave (YELDOR), Chris (CEEZED), Patrick (MRRED), Myfanwy (SPRAJO), Sue (SWIFT) and Richard (ACE). Joe played as KIDIQ, but his handle was not registered at
https://www.buzztime.com/ . ]
2. Florida [a chorus of calls for this guess; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apalachee_Bay ]
3. Jete [my call; see the section "J" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_ballet . For those who didn't recognize the word, I explained that the "accent aigu" was missing from the second "e" in "jete".]
4. Haggis [a chorus of pre-calls; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggis ]
5. Jimi Hendrix [my pre-call; see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTNpjWZc34E .]
6. Nobel Prize [I pre-called "Governor-General's" and then Myfanwy pre-called "Nobel Prize"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Munro ]
7. Popeye [Myfanwy was first to call this in the chorus; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye . Patrick related that when he was little, he bugged his mother about getting canned spinach (presumably so he could be as strong as Popeye); his mom said "OK, but you're going to have to eat it all!" We all groaned as Patrick continued "Three hours later...." At this point, someone (Sue?) asked "How old were you?" Dave immediately chimed in "Sixteen!", and we all laughed at this zinger. ]
8. Calamity Jane [chorus of pre-calls; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamity_Jane ]
9. Garbage time [most of us had never heard this term used in sports, but BPBOOM or BGRETR bailed us out; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_time ]
10. Charlottetown [Pre-called by Myfanwy first; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottetown_Conference ]
During the breaks, we basically joke and tell tales. Joe repeated his answer to a "How cold was it?": "It was so cold I saw a chicken going down a street with a cape on.", and his friend had said "What's the joke?" We laughed because not too many people nowadays know what a capon is; it is a castrated male chicken. I grew up on a small farm north of Winnipeg MB, and I once watched my dad caponize a rooster: it is tied to a board and a scalpel is used to cut a slot into the lower abdomen, and tongs are used to extract two niblet-corn-like objects. I asked my dad, "What's that?" He was really embarrassed and only pointed down at my groin. As a 9 or 10 year-old, I thought "He is bullshitting me!", as I had no understanding of the birds and the bees. OTOH, have you ever watched two sparrows or two insects mating? Unbelievable! I mentioned that capons are real mellow and not aggressive, spending their time putting on weight/meat instead of fighting like normal males. Chris immediately interjected "It's just a-doodle-do now!" and we all laughed.
There was also the joke about 2 samurai masters. One says to the other, "See that fly over there?" Then, swish, swish, swish, three swings of his sword. The other samurai laughs, and says, "Haha! You missed! The fly is still flying!" The first samurai says "But he will never reproduce!" He was really, really good!!! ]
11. Civil War [we mostly missed this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bank_Act (1863 & 1864) ]
12. Down [my pre-call; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_syndrome ]
13. Eagle [my pre-call; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kehlsteinhaus ]
14. Porpoises [Sue suggested "Porpoises", and Myfanwy confirmed that "Vaquita" is a type of porpoise; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porpoise ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finless_porpoise and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaquita ]
15. The Intelligence Trap [I called this one; see
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/418 ... gence-trap . Doing extremely well on an IQ test based on verbal, math, and logical skills does not necessarily mean reading other people and their motives well, because we are not just creatures of reason and logic, but of the passions as well. The passions, in turn, may be subdivided into the "primitive" reptilian/lizard brain based on fear, greed, lust, anger, pride and spite, and the "mammalian" brain which provides empathy, compassion, cooperation, caring for others, etc. ("the better angels of our nature"). And our adult logical, rational module "explains" others by taking one side or the other as dominant, so the political "conservative" fears the lizard brain in others, whereas the political "liberal" has hope that education and social programs will enable the caring mammalian brain to create a peaceful, cooperative, friendly society. They're both partly right, just as the wave and particle aspects of light are both descriptive of reality. They are not contradictory, but complementary. We ought to accept both aspects of our humanity, and the political divide can be bridged. But maybe not right away.]
16. Garlic [Myfanwy pre-called this as a guess, and I supported the call as Allicin reminded me of Allium (onions), and at one time Allium was classified with lilies (they're all monocots); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allicin ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium , and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliaceae .]
17. Judy Collins [we missed this, as we were looking for something to do with chefs; see
https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/ ... t-20190121 . On typing this, I noted that "Bistro" is associated with French restaurants, but "bistro" is a Russian word for "fast, quick" [service], brought back by the remnants of Napoleon's army that survived the disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812.]
18. Hats [my pre-call; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockade ]
19. Michigan [I guessed this from the limestone deposits of the Niagara Escarpment in Southern Ontario, extending from Niagara Falls to the Bruce Peninsula in Lake Huron, and I guessed this extends into Michigan. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_ ... al_Company and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Escarpment ]
20. Peppermint schnapps [Patrick or Dave called this one; see
https://www.thespruceeats.com/peppermin ... pes-760255 ]
21. Tapestries [a pre-call for "glass" led to our going with "kitchenware", so we missed this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobelins_Manufactory ]
22. Adam [I pre-called "Adam & Eve"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth . Last week during a break, I had asked whether Adam & Eve had belly buttons (i.e. from umbilical cords). Myfanwy mentioned that someone had posted on Facebook a picture of Adam, Eve, and God....and an old guy in the corner. Adam asks "Who's that?", and God says "That's Keith Richards, he was here before I came..." We all laughed.]
23.(a) Royal Caribbean [Myfanwy pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Car ... ernational ]
24.(a) Robert Downey Jr. [Chris and/or Patrick pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolittle_(film) ]
25.(a) Antlers [Myfanwy pre-called this as a guess; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_deer ]
26.(a) Little Women [pre-called by Myfanwy; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Women_(2019_film) ]
27.(a) Ecuador [BPBOOM or BGRETR at the other table pre-called "South America", and then called "Ecuador" when the Choices appeared; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huaorani_people ]
28.(a) Norwegian Encore [Myfanwy called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Encore ]
During the break, I mentioned that when I taught sublimation using naphthalene or para-dichlorobenzene in Chemistry class, I used to ask if anyone knew what naphthalene was used for. Old people can remember moth balls placed in woolen clothes to kill moths, and having to air out the clothes for a day or so to get rid of the smell. I'd ask "Have you ever seen moth balls? They're really, really small..."
29. Beef [my pre-call; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_in_Hinduism ]
30. Largest glacier [at our table, we all missed this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_Glacier ]
31. Donkey [Chris called this one (and noted the character is a "smart ass"); see the section "Plot" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek ]
32. Congress [my pre-call; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL-CIO ]
33. Dissonant [I called this first; see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dissonant ]
34. Carlos Ghosn [Chris called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Ghosn ]
35. Patrick Mahomes [my pre-call; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Mahomes ]
36. Western Balkans [I pre-called "Yugoslavia"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illyria ]
37. Oil! [BGRETR at the other table called this one, I think; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair and Click on the link to Oil! ]
38. Tomato [my pre-call as a guess; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanaceae . Chris mentioned that Homer Simpson created the ToMacco; see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHSqtXDNQxM ]
39. Antonin Dvorak [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_Qu ... 12_(Dvorak) , and for an audio recording by the Juilliard String Quartet, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66tlV9CE6F8 (if you have never listened to this great work, try the 4th movement from 18:17-23:36). For a video featuring the Prazak Quartet, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV-kbAydcwk (for the 4th movement, see 19:01-24:30).
The 1st and 4th movements are immediately appealing to all, since the main melodies use the pentatonic scale (see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatonic_scale ). This is used worldwide, including in China, and (relevant to this Question) the music of North American Indians/aboriginals. Human beings innately like simple whole number ratios of musical frequencies, for example, 3/2 = 1.5 (G) on a scale where C=1 and C=2 (an octave higher is heard as the same note). (3/2)(3/2) = 9/4, which would be outside the range from 1 to 2 (C to the next C an octave higher), but lowered by an octave is 9/8 (D). (9/8)(9/8) = 81/64 (E), and (3/2)(9/8) = 27/16 (A). CDEGA forms a pentatonic scale (5 distinct notes in an octave).
The "American" String Quartet was composed just after Dvorak's "New World" Symphony, also in America. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Dvorak) . For an audio recording by George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j2Q0Q7hlEw (and for an intro, try the 4th movement from 28:44-39:35 which reminds me of stirring music in old Western movies when North American Indians on horseback appear on a ridge).
The slow 2nd movement has a famous melody played on the English horn (see 8:41-20:46), the basis of a song called "Goin' Home". For Paul Robeson's version of the song, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMMJCfjuhYM . For background information on the song and its lyrics, see
http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/GoinHome.htm .]
40. Armadillo [Called by BGRETR and BPBOOM at the other table, we agreed by eliminating the other Choices; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_armadillo ]
41. McKesson [Patrick called this one right away; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKesson_Corporation ]
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