Jesse Day 25

5/6 Easy day to end it. 

1. The itching and sneezing that often accompany respiratory allergies are caused by the release as a part of the body's immune response of what organic compound, chemical formula C₅H₉N₃?
Correct Answer: HISTAMINE
Your Answer: Pollen
Points Assigned: 1

Shoot, very gettable. My opponent graduated from medical school, so guessing he is getting this one. 

2. The embassy of what country is pictured here? LINK: http://www.learnedleague.com/images/art/94085y0m38945t.jpg
Correct Answer: ECUADOR
Your Answer: Ecuador
Points Assigned: 1

Thanks for all of those Hillary Clinton Wikileaks, you fucker. 

3. African political leader Milton Obote is remembered largely for the distinction of effectively preceding and succeeding the same individual as his nation's president. Who is this other man, a Benjamin Harrison of sorts to Obote's Grover Cleveland (noting that the circumstances are not remotely similar otherwise)?
Correct Answer: IDI AMIN
Your Answer: Amin
Points Assigned: 3

This was a guess, but based on the last name he would be sub-Saharan and the answer would be someone famous. There are only so many world famous African leaders no longer in power and I knew the answer wasn't Mandela, because he predessesor was De Klerk (right?). Amin seemed right to me. 

4. In 1699, a code of discipline was instituted in what religion, mandating (among other items) the common adoption of the name Kaur for all females?
Correct Answer: SIKHISM
Your Answer: Sikhism
Points Assigned: 2

Kaur sounded like it was from that part of the world. I thought about Zoroastrianism, but figured Sikhism was more likely. 

5. The fictional Ponderosa Ranch, which bordered Lake Tahoe near Virginia City, Nevada, and was operated by Ben Cartwright and his sons Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe, provided the setting for what long-running television drama series?
Correct Answer: BONANZA
Your Answer: Bonanza
Points Assigned: 0

They had the best theme song. It played on repeats when I was a kid, not that we would ever watch it. 

6. In the Zone, Blackout, Circus, Femme Fatale, and Glory are among the studio albums from what now-35-year-old pop superstar, who is in the midst of her four-year residency show at The AXIS auditorium at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas?
Correct Answer: BRITNEY SPEARS
Your Answer: Spears
Points Assigned: 2

This was very much a guess, but she seemed to be the right age and fame level to get her own residency at Planet Hollywood. My other guess would have been Jessica Simpson.