Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Jesse Day 14

4/6

1. What U.S. city, which had a population of around 287,000 in the 2010 census, shares a name with a province and historical city of Spain?

Correct Answer: TOLEDO
Your Answer: Toledo
Points Assigned: 2

First though was Seville, but then changed it to Toledo at the last minute. 

2. The controversial (to say the least) proviso to ban slavery within land acquired during the Mexican War was introduced in 1846 by what Pennsylvania Congressman? While it was never passed into law, it is credited with helping to bring about the eventual collapse of the Whigs and the later emergence of the Republican Party.
Correct Answer: DAVID WILMOT
Your Answer: Douglass
Points Assigned: 2

Nope. I had no idea.

3. Ismail and James are the first names of what iconic and distinctive filmmaking duo, whose names have come to represent a certain style of film beyond those they themselves produced that are similar in manner and gentility?
Correct Answer: MERCHANT IVORY
Your Answer: McCormick
Points Assigned: 3

Ahhh. Seems gettable. Probably gave it too many points.

4. In business, what is the most common term for the current asset designation, reported on a company's balance sheet, which represents the amount owed to the company by its customers or debtors in the short term? It is often (but not necessarily) accompanied by the word "accounts"?
Correct Answer: RECEIVABLES
Your Answer: Receivable
Points Assigned: 1

I have to manage my non-profits books, so am familiar with basic business terms. 

5. The fictional woodcutter Ali Baba's life turns rich and prosperous thanks mostly to what phrase?
Correct Answer: OPEN, SESAME
Your Answer: Open Sesame
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie, right?

6. What rap artist's first claim to fame was as the "original human beat box" (or for being on in six minutes in his hit song "The Show"), but is perhaps now best known for his namesake hip hop dance, popularized 20 years after his artistic peak? (Note: You may name either the artist or the dance.)
Correct Answer: DOUG E. FRESH/DOUGIE
Your Answer: Dougie
Points Assigned: 1

One of the few hip hop dances I can name. 

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