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SHOWDOWN Date: Nov 09, 2010
At Jilly's, Ellicott City, MD
WARMUP
1. The Manhattan Institute and the Hoover Institution are ____ of a conservative bent.
THINK TANKS (3)
2. Anthropologist Oscar Lewis, author of 'The Children of Sanchez' coined this phrase:
CULTURE OF POVERTY (5)
3. The Man Booker Prize is given to a writer from:
COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS (2)
4. Which CNN journalist just published 'The Next Big Story'?
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN (4)
5. Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray authored this controversial work on intelligence:
THE BELL CURVE (1)
6. Dwarf elliptical, giant elliptical and spiral are types of:
GALAXIES (1)
7. November 1st is:
ALL SAINTS' DAY (4)
8. Which liquor measurement is the largest?
FIFTH (1)
9. A type of polyhedron with a polygon base is a:
PYRAMID (5)
10. William Schickard and Blaise Pascal are rival contenders for having invented the first:
MECHANICAL CALCULATOR (1)
COUNTDOWN
1. What type of animal is a phalarope?
BIRD (2)
2. The 'Cowpat School' is a once derogatory term used to describe a type of English:
MUSIC (1)
3. 'Speaking Truth to Power' is a book published in 1998 by:
ANITA HILL (4)
4. Egbert, Ethelwulf and Ethelbald were kings of the House of:
WESSEX (3)
5. Ruacana, Kalambo and Victoria are African:
WATERFALLS (4)
6. Kokang was an ethnically Chinese principality within what today is:
MYANMAR (1)
7. The Nurse Shark is the only Atlantic ____ shark.
CARPET (3)
8. In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil is a/an:
TREE (1)
9. The annual 'TED' Prize stands for innovation in technology, entertainment and:
DESIGN (4)
10. Best known as a philosopher and educational theorist, he also wrote music:
JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU (5)
11. 'Far From the Madding Crowd' is a classic novel by:
THOMAS HARDY (2)
12. This is a loose term for macroscopic, multicellular, benthic marine algae:
SEAWEED (4)
CATEGORY
1. IN MEMORIAM over EUROPEAN RULERS
This popular author of women's fiction just died at age 95:
BELVA PLAIN (3)
2. ANIMAL NAMES over COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Called skunk bear, glutton and carcajou, it is a member of the weasel family:
WOLVERINE (4)
3. CLASSIC FILMS over GENERAL SCIENCE
'The Asphalt Jungle' and 'The Treasure of Sierra Madre' are major films directed by:
JOHN HUSTON (2)
4. EUROPEAN RULERS over ANIMAL NAMES
Which French president preceded Nicolas Sarkozy, the current president?
JACQUES CHIRAC (2)
5. COLLEGE FOOTBALL over GENERAL SCIENCE
Where is the Sugar Bowl played?
NEW ORLEANS (1)
6. CLASSIC FILMS over IN MEMORIAM
Nicholas Ray directed 'Rebel Without a Cause' and this eccentric Western:
JOHNNY GUITAR (4)
LIGHTNING
1. This publisher of Penthouse magazine just died:
BOB GUCCIONE (2)
2. Which group is a international service organization dedicated to volunteerism?
KIWANIS (5)
3. Which endangered animal is native to Namibia and Angola?
BLACK-FACED IMPALA (1)
4. 2009 witnessed 173 deaths resulting from raging wildfires in:
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (5)
5. In 1918, he presented the world 14 points as the basis for world peace:
WOODROW WILSON (2)
6. Physician Thomas Bowdler published a famous expurgated version of:
SHAKESPEARE (4)
7. The War of 1812 was fought between the U.S. and:
GREAT BRITAIN (3)
PYRAMID
1. Artists Henry Flynt, John Baldessari and Joseph Kosuth are classified as:
CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS (2)
2. It is an invasive malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue:
CARCINOMA (4)
3. One of their main divinities was represented as half jaguar and half serpent:
OLMECS (1)
4. His new 'Finishing the Hat' is a book of songwriting by a master of the art:
STEPHEN SONDHEIM (3)
5. The legendary Baobab tree grows in the savannas of India and:
AFRICA (5)
FINAL SHOWDOWN
Category: MIDDLE EAST HISTORY
Q: In Middle Eastern history, the Safavids are a/an:
1. MYSTIC SECT
2. CASTE OF SLAVES
3. SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY
4. RULING DYNASTY
5. INSURGENT MOVEMENT
Wipeout Order: 3, 5, 2, 1
BLUMAX
Last edited by blumax on Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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