Warm-up Round (10 Questions, 500 Points each, No clues):1. Prolonged exposure to dampness is the main cause of:_________________.
[Choices: Influenza, Melanoma, Sciatica, Trench foot, Crohn's disease ]
2. What island was home to a leper colony from 1866 to 1969?___________________
[Choices: Molokai, Curacao, Guam, Rarotonga, Lanai ]
3. Which word would best refer to an oversensitive weakling?___________________
[Choices: Hangdog, Coolie, Satyr, Wuss, Diploid ]
4. Bronze is an alloy made primarily with:__________________.
[Choices: Brass, Copper, Pewter, Uranium, Gold ]
5. Basketball coach John Wooden was known as the Wizard of:_____________________.
[Choices: College Park, Urbana, Wisconsin, Bloomington, Westwood ]
6. The Lhasa Apso is a dog that is native to:_____________________.
[Choices: Egypt, Singapore, Tibet, Panama, Thailand ]
7. Where would one most likely find a baluster?___________________.
[Choices: Volcano, Ocean floor, Sprinkler system, Medicine cabinet, Staircase ]
8. If you're in Palo Duro Canyon State Park, you would be near this city in the Texas panhandle:___________________.
[Choices: Roswell, Del Rio, New Braunfels, Waco, Amarillo ]
9. A sudorific is a drug designed to make you:______________________.
[Choices: Shiver, Depressed, Laugh, Sleep, Sweat ]
10. The __________________ are soldiers of Nepalese nationality.
Countdown Round (12 Questions, 1000 Points each, Points decrease rapidly with time and 3 Clues): 11. Something that is easily understood would best be described as:___________________.
[Choices: Flummoxed, Atrabilious, Catatonic, Indigent, Perspicuous ]
12. Where did the 1865 Morant Bay rebellion take place?____________________
[Choices: Canada, Jamaica, Hong Kong, Hungary, India ]
13. Tabular, wedge, dome and ________________ are among the many types of icebergs.
[Choices: Wad, Minimal, Pinnacle, Wright, Jess ]
14. Chocolatier Barry Callebaut introduced the world to _____________ Chocolate in 2017.
[Choices: Sapphire, Topaz, Ruby, Diamond, Opal ]
15. "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is a classic ________________ by Ernest Hemingway.
[Choices: Novel, Play, Essay, Short story, Poem ]
16. What is the English translation of the title of Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" opera?__________________.
[Choices: Rustic Chivalry, Clowns, Gypsies, The Woman Who Strayed, The Force of Destiny ]
17. To see the Shetland Islands, you need to take a trip to:___________________.
[Choices: Trinidad, Scotland, New Caledonia, Germany, South Africa ]
18. NASA's _______________ Solar Probe was launched in August of this year.
[Choices: Bell, Gruber, Binghamton, Parker, McHale ]
19. The province of Lopburi in _______________ hosts an annual Monkey Buffet Festival.
[Choices: Ecuador, Fiji, Zimbabwe, Trinidad, Thailand ]
20. Famous for designing women's shoes, Jimmy Choo is from:_________________.
[Choices: Malaysia, Tahiti, Japan, Kenya, Australia ]
21. David Mamet, best known for his plays, just published a novel titled:_________________.
[Choices: Honolulu, Chicago, Tallahassee, Albuquerque, Las Vegas ]
22. The USA ________________ Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on October 26, 2001.
[Choices: Born Alive Protection, SB 1070, Sedition, Patriot, Alien ]
Category Round (6 Questions, 1000 Points each, Category chosen by majority vote at each Site):23.(a) RELIGION v College football: In 1799, Ranjit Singh founded a __________________ kingdom.
[Choices: Zoroastrian, Sikh, Methodist, Buddhist, Shinto ]
24.(a) WORLD HOLIDAYS v Business beginnings: In France, a feast called "Le Reveillon" or "Awakening" takes place on:____________________.
[Choices: Christmas Eve, Thanksgiving, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Bastille Day ]
25.(a) CLASSICAL MUSIC v Fashion designers: Who composed the symphonic fairy tale "Peter and the Wolf"?____________________
[Choices: Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, Gorbachev ]
26.(a) Business beginnings v RELIGION: "The Book of Common Prayer" is the Prayer Book used in the ________________ Communion.
[Choices: Quaker, Anglican, Mormon, Hindu, Greek Orthodox ]
27.(a) Fashion designers v WORLD HOLIDAYS: In Spain and Latin America, January 6 is the Day of the:_________________.
[Choices: Departure for Egypt, Star's Appearance, Three Kings, Wedding at Cana, Sermon on the Mount ]
28.(a) College football v CLASSICAL MUSIC: "Death and the Maiden" is a ________________ by Franz Schubert.
[Choices: Choral work, String quartet, Piano sonata, Rock opera, Harp solo ]
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 Canadian Tennis Open is also known as the:____________________.
[Choices: ASB Classic, Indian Wells Masters, Dewar Open, Rogers Cup, Queens Club ]
30. Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan has been played on screen by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and:___________________.
[Choices: Matt Damon, George Clooney, Kevin Hart, John Malkovich, Ben Affleck ]
31. Kashmir is a region in _________________ India.
[Choices: Inner, Eastern, Southern, Northern, Central ]
32. Where can you see the spectacular aquatic show "Le Reve"?__________________
[Choices: San Francisco, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Montreal, New York City ]
33. In what year did Zimbabwe officially become a nation?_______.
[Choices: 1980, 1940, 1960, 1920, 1900 ]
34. "Superbad", "Brother Rapp" and "Cold Sweat" are songs by this soul man:_________________.
[Choices: James Brown, Bobby Blue Bland, Jerry Butler, Otis Redding, Frankie Avalon ]
35. He was elected last month as the President of Brazil:__________________.
[Choices: Sebastian Pinera, Jair Bolsonaro, Tabare Vazquez, Yasmani Grandal, Amari Cooper ]
Dreaded Pyramid Round (5 Questions: 12000, 7000, 4000, 2000, 1000 Points for 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Right out of 5; No clues): 36. Queen Charlotte was the consort of this mad ruler:____________________.
[Choices: George III of England, Eric XIV or Sweden, Feodor I of Russia, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Charles II of Spain ]
37. This children's classic by Louise Fitzhugh was published in 1964:__________________.
[Choices: A Wrinkle in Time, Charlotte's Web, The Story of Ferdinand, Harriet the Spy, The Rainbow Fish ]
38. The Tatra Mountains form a natural border between:___________________________.
[Choices: Mongolia and China, Bulgaria and Romania, Poland and Slovakia, Uruguay and Argentina, Morocco and Algeria ]
39. Which element is part of the Lanthanide series?__________________
[Choices: Gold, Argon, Cerium, Fermium, Tantalum ]
40. Which famous figure coined the term "Serbo-Croatian"?__________________
[Choices: Voltaire, Noah Webster, Jacob Grimm, Matthew Arnold, Benedetto Croce ]
Final Jeopardy Question on ISLAND NATIONS (50% Bonus if Right Immediately; Points decrease rapidly with time and 3 Clues; 50% Deduction if Final Choice is Wrong):41. This island nation is divided into 14 parishes:______________________.
[Choices: Jamaica, Bermuda, Madagascar, Fiji, Iceland ]
Answers:1. Trench foot [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_foot ]
2. Molokai [Chris (CEEZED, KAYZED) at Buster's Bar, Ottawa ON pre-called this one; see the section "History - Leper colony" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molokai ]
3. Wuss [see
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/wuss ]
4. Copper [I (REACH, LESTER) pre-called "copper & tin"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze ]
5. Westwood [I said Wooden was at UCLA, and Phil (BSLXPN) called "Westwood" which is the part of Los Angeles where UCLA is located; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wooden ]
6. Tibet [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhasa_Apso ]
7. Staircase [Chris pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baluster ]
8. Amarillo [We split our guesses; I guessed right as REACH. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarillo,_Texas ]
9. Sweat [We missed this one, trying to remember what Sudafed is used for (decongestant), and going with "Sleep". See
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sudorific and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoephedrine for Sudafed (which apparently has nothing to do with sweat). ]
10. Gurkhas [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurkha ]
11. Perspicuous [I called this one, deducing from "perspicacious"="good at understanding", that "perspicuous" must refer to the understood. See
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/perspicuous ]
12. Jamaica [I pre-called "Australia", but since this was not one of the Choices, we went with Jamaica. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morant_Bay_rebellion . On Googling this Question, I realized that I had pre-called "Australia" because of Breaker Morant; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaker_Morant . The connection is that Breaker Morant claimed to be related to George Digby Morant, an English aristocrat who spent time in Jamaica; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Digby_Morant ]
13. Pinnacle [I called this as the only reasonable Choice; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceberg ]
14. Ruby [I split my votes, guessing right as REACH; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_chocolate ]
15. Short story [I wrongly pre-called "Novel" and did not read the other Choices; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snows ... hort_story) ]
16. Clown [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagliacci . I mentioned that Mafia dons are sometimes portrayed weeping at a performance (it's so lonely, when you are misunderstood), even as you send hitmen out to murder someone... Phil mentioned that Lisa Simpson recognized Sideshow Bob as a killer playing the misunderstood clown of "I Pagliacci" ; see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyFygB7I_-A . For a recap of the Simpsons episode, see
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt070122/quo ... =tt_trv_qu . I am biased against the opera, because I just see John Wayne Gacy dressed as a clown (to ensnare young boys for rape and murder); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy ]
17. Scotland [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetland ]
18. Parker [I split my votes, guessing right as REACH; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Solar_Probe . As I typed this Question, I realized that the Choices were all characters on "McHale's Navy", the doltish Ensign Parker played by the great Tim Conway; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McHale's_Navy .]
19. Thailand [We correctly guessed this from the look of "Lopburi"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_Buffet_Festival ]
20. Malaysia [I totally bombed out on this one, but Phil, Chris and Patrick (MRRED) got most of the Points; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Choo ]
21. Chicago [Phil pre-called this as a guess, from the fact that a lot of Mamet's work is set in Chicago; see
https://books.google.ca/books/about/chi ... edir_esc=y ]
22. Patriot [I called this, from the date (Oct. 26, 2001), shortly after the attacks of 9/11. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act ]
23.(a) Sikh [We deduced this from "Singh"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_Empire ]
24.(a) Christmas Eve [Chris pre-called this (Reveillon is celebrated in Quebec); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reveillon ]
25.(a) Prokofiev [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_Wolf , and for a performance, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfM7Y9Pcdzw ]
26.(a) Anglican [Phil pre-called this one, backed up by Sue (SWIFT); see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Common_Prayer ]
27.(a) Three Kings [Chris pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday) ]
28.(a) String quartet [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_Qu ... _(Schubert) . The name of this quartet comes from the tune of the slow second movement, which is from Schubert's song "Death and the Maiden" ("Der Tod und das Madchen"). The frantic, compelling first and 4th movements should also be on anyone's bucket list; for a grainy video of the Quartetto Italiano playing one of the greatest string quartets ever, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq6iS7sGVz0 (40:54). For better audio quality, buy any recommended CD at
http://www.arkivmusic.com/ . A more recent video is available at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fXYjSmR6Bw (0:16-41:28).]
29. Rogers Cup [Phil pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Open_(tennis) ]
30. Ben Affleck [Chris called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sum_o ... ears_(film) ]
31. Northern [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir ]
32. Las Vegas [I think Patrick (MRRED) pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Reve_(show) ]
33. 1980 [Phil pre-called this one right away; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe ]
34. James Brown [see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bad_(song) and for a performance, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ9CLOEOB5U ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Rapp and for a performance, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJSFFb5XILk , and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Sweat and for a performance, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bztE5IbQOo .]
35. Jair Bolsonaro [I pre-called "Jair ….."; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jair_Bolsonaro ]
36. George III of England [I pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Madne ... ing_George for the 1994 movie starring Nigel Hawthorne (famous from the TV series "Yes, Minister!") and Helen Mirren. The film's name was apocryphally changed from that of the play ("The Madness of George III") out of fear that moviegoers might think that it was the second sequel to an obscure movie titled "The Madness of George".]
37. Harriet the Spy [We wrongly went with a call for "A Wrinkle in Time", except for Phil who at the last second recognized "Harriet the Spy"; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_the_Spy .]
38. Poland and Slovakia [Chris pre-called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_Mountains ]
39. Cerium [I called this one; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerium . After a query, I explained that the element was named (in 1803) after the asteroid Ceres which had been discovered in 1801. Ceres itself was named after the Roman goddess of agriculture, grain crops (Cereals), fertility and motherly relationships (see the section "History" in the Wikipedia article). ]
40. Jacob Grimm [I called for a split between Voltaire and Grimm, getting it right as REACH; see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbo-Croatian .]
41. Jamaica [We chose Jamaica over Bermuda because Bermuda is smaller, and we thought there wouldn't be a need for a subdivision into 14 parishes. In fact, Bermuda has 9 parishes. See the sections "Administrative divisions" at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda .]
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