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SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. January 28, 2020
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Author:  REACH [ Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:33 am ]
Post subject:  SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. January 28, 2020
Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, 14 seconds to answer after posting of Question & choices; No Clues):

1. The ___________________ Papers were a big scandal in 2016.
[Choices: Pennsylvania, Panama, Palm Beach, Presidio, Portugal ]

2. If you are genuflecting, what exactly are you doing?__________________________
[Choices: Drinking heavily, Bending your knee, Digging holes, Thinking out loud, Smiling constantly ]

3. In what American state is the Mammoth Cave system located?_______________________
[Choices: Wyoming, Vermont, Arizona, Kentucky, New Mexico ]

4. The giant in "Jack and the Beanstalk" owns a __________________ that lays golden eggs.
[Choices: Pigeon, Bunny rabbit, Goose, Dodo bird, Chicken ]

5. What company's trading symbol is "TWNK"?___________________
[Choices: Tropicana products, Walgreens, The Home Depot, Target, Hostess Brands ]

6. The City of St. Louis, Missouri, was founded in 1764 by two ___________________ fur traders.
[Choices: French, English, Spanish, Norwegian, German ]

7. The high-speed trains in Japan are called ____________________ trains.
[Choices: Bullet, Rocket, Socket, Laser, Comet ]

8. "The Wild Bunch", the title of a 1969 film directed by Sam Peckinpah, refers to a:__________________________.
[Choices: Chicago street gang, 1960's rock & roll band, Group of aging outlaws, U.S. political party, Herd of feral horses ]

9. "Replete" is an adjective closest in meaning to:_______________________.
[Choices: Depressed, Healthy, Filled, Grandiose, Wandering ]

10. A musician would know that D-sharp is the same as:_____________________.
[Choices: C-sharp, G-flat, E-flat, A-flat, F-sharp ]




Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly from 4 to 16 seconds, and with 3 Clues):

11. The Great Dane breed of dog comes not from Denmark but from:_______________________.
[Choices: France, Germany, Bulgaria, Finland, Scotland ]

12. Wool wax and wool grease are less familiar terms for this substance:______________________.
[Choices: Morello, Ammonia, Cypress, Belladonna, Lanolin ]

13. This city in the South Central U.S. is named after a land surveyor:______________________.
[Choices: Austin, Beaumont, Monroe, Norman, Eugene ]

14. Emesis is an act of:_________________________.
[Choices: Flatulence, Vomiting, Defecation, Urination, Insufflation ]

15. In 1793, the Committee of Public Safety was set up in this country:____________________.
[Choices: Japan, Poland, France, England, Prussia ]

16. On what planet can the Cerberus Fossae be observed?______________________.
[Choices: Venus, Mars, Titan, Pluto, Jupiter ]

17. Blake Wheeler became this franchise's all-time leading scorer in 2019:______________________.
[Choices: Jacksonville Jaguars, Winnipeg Jets, Calgary Stampeders, New York City Red Bulls, Memphis Grizzlies ]

18. Which term refers to a non-Gypsy who identifies with Gypsy culture?_____________________
[Choices: Black Irish, Romany Rye, Mulatto, Latin Lover, Scholar Gypsy ]

19. What coveted award did Paul Dirac win in 1933?_________________________
[Choices: Nobel Prize, Academy Award, Grammy, Heisman Trophy, Booker Award ]

20. Sphalerite is the chief ore of:____________________.
[Choices: Barium, Copper, Iron, Xenon, Zinc ]

21. What are you eating if you are having a smoked herring for breakfast?________________________
[Choices: Pease pudding, Wassail, Kipper, Trifle, Poor Knights of Windsor ]

22. "The Settlers of Catan" is the title of a 1995:________________________.
[Choices: Musical album, Best-selling novel, Cult movie, TV mini-series, Board game ]




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) SUPER BOWL PREVIEW v Foreign horror films: What stadium will be hosting Sunday" Super Bowl?_________________________
[Choices: Rose Bowl, Hard Rock Stadium, NRG Stadium, Mercedez-Benz Superdome, Ford Field ]

24.(a) ALCOHOLIC DRINKS v Opera: This "flowery" drink is made from champagne and orange juice:________________________.
[Choices: Mimosa, Chrysanthemum, Poinsettia, Bird of Paradise, Narcissus ]

25.(a) ASTRONOMY v Vladimir Nabokov: "2017 YE5" is a double:______________________.
[Choices: Comet, Asteroid, Meteor, Galaxy, Sun ]

26.(a) Opera v SUPER BOWL PREVIEW: One of the headliners at this year's Super Bowl halftime show will be:________________________.
[Choices: Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Drake, Beyonce, Keith Urban ]

27.(a) Vladimir Nabokov v ALCOHOLIC DRINKS: A Bloody Mary usually contains all of these ingredients except:________________________.
[Choices: Tomato juice, Tabasco sauce, Vodka, Rock salt, Worcestershire sauce ]

28.(a) Foreign horror films v ASTRONOMY: Scientists estimate that the Milky Way contains between ___________ and __________ billion stars.
[Choices: 50-100, 100-400, 10-20, 40-60, 2-4 ]




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 Kingdom of ________________ was formed in 1768.
[Choices: Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Luxembourg, Nepal, El Salvador ]

30. "The Necklace" is an 1884 short story by:________________________.
[Choices: O. Henry, Paul Gauguin, Joseph Heller, Guy de Maupassant, Booth Tarkenton ]

31. This gambling game is a variation of baccarat:_____________________.
[Choices: Punto banco, Piquet, Quadrille, Sedma, Reunion ]

32. "_________________ Regrets" is one of many popular songs composed by Cole Porter.
[Choices: Senor Octavio, Madame Orsinio, Mr. Orson, Mrs. Ochre, Miss Otis ]

33. Lake Geneva is shared by _____________________ and France.
[Choices: Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Spain, Germany ]

34. "The White Crow" is a 2018 movie about this famous person:_______________________.
[Choices: Rudolf Nureyev, Bruce Lee, Hermann Goering, Winston Churchill, Vincent van Gogh ]

35. This apple brandy comes from Normandy in France:_______________________.
[Choices: Corvados, Frangelico, Oloroso, Pisco, Dekuyper ]




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 ancient Greek religion, _______________ was one of the three Fates.
[Choices: Euterpe, Lachesis, Ariadne, Medusa, Demeter ]

37. Lithium is one of the six ________________ metals.
[Choices: Alkali, Oxide, Actinide, Lanthanide, Radioactive ]

38. Professor Pieixoto is a character in this dystopian novel:_____________________.
[Choices: Catching Fire, A Clockwork Orange, The Handmaid's Tale, The Right Stuff, Ender's Game ]

39. The __________________ Rising of 1745 was an attempt to restore the Stuart Dynasty.
[Choices: Edwardian, Roundhead, Hessian, Gilmanton, Jacobite ]

40. Cape May, Cerulean and Golden-Crowned are all types of this songbird:____________________.
[Choices: Lark, Oriole, Grosbeak, Thrush, Warbler ]




Final Jeopardy Question on WORLD GEOGRAPHY (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 of these five countries is largest in land area?___________________________
[Choices: Mongolia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Algeria ]







Answers:

1. Panama [Myfanwy (SPRAJO) pre-called this at Whispers Pub, Ottawa ON; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers ]

2. Bending your knee [I (REACH) pre-called "kneeling", and Andrew C (GRYFON) more precisely pre-called "on one knee"; see https://www.dictionary.com/browse/genuflection . Also, the French word for "knee" is "genou".]

3. Kentucky [Pre-called by Myfanwy, Dai (BLADOR) and Dave (YELDOR); see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_C ... ional_Park ]

4. goose [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_the_Beanstock . For the Fractured Fairy Tale version in the "Rocky & Bullwinkle" show, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lis0914nE9s ]

5. Hostess Brands [after I pronounced "Twinkies", Dai pre-called "Hostess"; see the section "History" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostess_Brands ]

6. French [my pre-call; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_St._Louis ]

7. Bullet [Andrew pre-called "Shinkansen", and then "Bullet"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen . I mentioned that the Shinkansen was ready for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, 56 years ago, whereas Ottawa ON's new LRT (Light Rail Transit) has just opened, several years late, but has conked out whenever the weather has been cold, snowy, icy (conditions to be expected for the second-coldest national capital in the world) and when large numbers of people have got on (i.e. at rush hour). Our version of the Boeing 737 Max... ]

8. Group of aging outlaws [Chorus of calls. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Bunch ]

9. Filled [Andrew and I pre-called "full"; see https://www.dictionary.com/browse/replete ]

10. E-flat [Dai and I pre-called this one, strictly true only for the tempered scale. See the entry for "Minor third" in the table "Comparison with Just Intonation" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament . Andrew joked "What sound would a piano produce if dropped down a mine shaft?" Answer: "A flat miner". ]




11. Germany [Pre-called by Andrew; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Dane . Deb (GRZLDA) has a German friend, Doris, who in a pool during an Aquafit exercise was asked with others to raise a hand, and she joked "Oh no, we're not allowed to do that!" ]

12. Lanolin [Pre-called by Dai and me; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanolin ]

13. Norman [I pre-called as a guess "Mason" or "Dixon", but when neither appeared as a Choice, guessed "Norman"; see the section "History" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma . After seeing the factoid that Norman OK was named after "Abner Norman", we laughed "Abbie Normal"!!! ]

14. Vomiting [Pre-called by Dai; see https://www.dictionary.com/browse/emesis and https://www.dictionary.com/browse/emetic ]

15. France [Paul (WLDCAT) at the other table, or Andrew pre-called this first. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee ... lic_Safety ]

16. Mars [Dai and I wrongly pre-called "Pluto" because of Cerberus, but Andrew objected "That's not a planet!" [now]. When Pluto was eliminated in the first Clue, I called for Mars. The other table got this right away, for the full 1000 Points. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus_Fossae and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus .]

17. Winnipeg Jets [My pre-call. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Wheeler ]

18. Romany Rye [Myfanwy called this one first; see https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/554 ... romany-rye ]

19. Nobel Prize [I pre-called this, adding "for Physics"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dirac . A mind that theoretically predicted the existence of anti-matter had some characteristics in common with autism or Asperger's Syndrome. For an amusing/appalling anecdote, see the end of the book review at https://www.theguardian.com/science/200 ... lo-quantum ]

20. Zinc [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphalerite ]

21. Kipper [Pre-called by Andrew; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipper ]

22. Board game [Pre-called by Paul at the other table; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catan ]




23.(a) Hard Rock Stadium [Myfanwy called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_LIV ]

24.(a) Mimosa [Dai pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_(cocktail) ]

25.(a) Asteroid [When I saw the year "2017", I thought of "Comet", but then retracted when I saw "double"; I then went with "Asteroid" as a guess for 1000 Points; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_YE5 ]

26.(a) Jennifer Lopez [Myfanwy pre-called "Shakira & Beyonce", then changed to "Shakira & J. Lo"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bow ... ftime_show ]

27.(a) Rock salt [Called first by Myfanwy; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_(cocktail) ]

28.(a) 100-400 [I pre-called "100 to 200"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way ]




29. Nepal [A wrong call for Luxembourg doomed us all; I was doubtful because Luxembourg is a Grand Duchy, but couldn't see through the other Choices to pick Nepal. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Nepal ]

30. Guy de Maupassant [I pre-called this one; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Necklace and read the Plot for the O.Henry-type ending ]

31. Punto banco [Dai called this one from "banco"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baccarat_(card_game) ]

32. Miss Otis [Andrew pre-called "Miss somebody", and Dai then called "Miss Otis"; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Otis_Regrets and Ella Fitzgerald's version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX-b1Ksetcc ]

33. Switzerland [Pre-called by Dai; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Geneva ]

34. Rudolf Nureyev [I guessed this by eliminating the others as Less Likely; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Crow ]

35. Corvados [Dai pre-called "Calvados", Andrew said the answer was misspelled, and Dai suggested I send an email to the Quizmaster in protest; see https://chefspencil.com/recipe/normandy-apple-tart/ ]




36. Lachesis [I called this one, knowing that Clotho spun the thread of life, Lachesis measured it out, and Atropos (from whom we get the name of the drug Atropine) cut it, ending our life; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachesis ]

37. Alkali [Dai pre-called this, a Chemistry answer, first! See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali_metal ]

38. The Handmaid's Tale [I switched from this right answer to a call for "A Clockwork Orange", despite my doubts. See the section "Characters" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid's_Tale . Oh well, there's always next week....]

39. Jacobite [Pre-call by Dai; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1745 ]

40. Warbler [Pre-call by Andrew; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_May_warbler , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerulean_warbler , and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-crowned_warbler ]




41. Algeria [I first guessed Saudi Arabia because the areas near the Equator are actually quite a bit larger than they appear on Mercator projection maps. When this was eliminated in a Clue, I wrongly went with a call for "Mongolia". All but BLADOR (Dai), YELDOR (Dave) and ORNOIR at the other table got wiped out.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_c ... es_by_area , where Algeria is #10, Saudi Arabia is #12, Mongolia is #18, Venezuela is #32, and Turkey is #36. Algeria is not that far from the Equator, and the northern part of Africa is huge, as large as the continental USA, so this in hindsight was the logical guess. Oh well, the only consolation is that the Juggernaut at Red Fox Sports, Cuyahoga OH seems to have been wiped out even worse than us in this game. Respects to all wetware Sites that did well.]
Author:  DRoll [ Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. January 28, 2020
We crashed and burned due to an erroneous belief that Mongolia was quite large and a bad split that left only one player on the right answer.

Mother said there’ll be nights like these.
Author:  xtrain [ Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. January 28, 2020
Categories:
#25 VLADIMIR NABOKOV: One of his novels was titled "Invitation to a _____"
A. Beheading
#27 VLADIMIR NABOKOV: Which of these choices was written in English?
A. Ben Sinister
#28 FOREIGN HORROR FILMS: In what country was "Train to Busan" made?
A South Korea
We also took both opera questions. The only one I recall was the one we missed:
What was the name of the chef in Turandot?
I think the answer was Pong, but you'll have to look it up.
XT
Author:  xtrain [ Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. January 28, 2020
I just looked it up myself, and the Turandot question was even harder than I thought. There are three characters in the opera with similar names. They are Ping, Pang, and Pong. Pong is the chef.
Author:  xtrain [ Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. January 28, 2020
My better half (DAR) reminded me that the other opera Question was "In what country is Bizet's opera The Pearl Fishers set?"
Answer: Ceylon
Author:  GONE D [ Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: SHOWDOWN Game Q&A for Tue. January 28, 2020
xtrain wrote:
What was the name of the chef in Turandot?
I think the answer was Pong, but you'll have to look it up.

I adore Puccini but Turandot can't be compared La Boheme or Tosca. (Maybe the aria Nessun Dorma makes the enterprise worth the price of admission.) So the question referenced a minor character who does nothing to advance the plot, in a lesser work. I lost 200 points rubbing my temples.
xtrain wrote:
#27 VLADIMIR NABOKOV: Which of these choices was written in English?
A. Ben Sinister

"Ben" or "Bend Sinister"?

Again, both the Nabokov questions referenced minor works. "Invitation to a Beheading" reads as if Nabokov were trying to channel his inner Camus, and all his later grumbling about Camus can be taken as implicit regret.

For its elegant demolishment of Freudian interpretation of literature, I'd nominate "Pale Fire" as the greatest novel of the 20th Century. Neither Bend Sinister nor Invitation to a Beheading are recognizably created by the same hand.

But these are transparent things.
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