4/6 today
1 :( D1 American Gladiators!
2 :) D2 Choux - Thanks Paul Hollywood!
3 :( D2 Comets
4 :) D1 Tuscany
5 :) D0 Pointilism
6 :) D3 Congruent
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
brad day12
2/6
ugh, realized i missed a similar question on the 1d as well
2) pipette d1
nope
3) gas giant d2
nope
4) tuscany d0
have been there and i drink a lot of wine
5) fingerpainting d3
or not ...
6) congruent d1
hated geometry enough that this stuck with me
Ben Day 12
5/6. Seemed like a reasonably guessable day.
1 :) Harlem Globetrotters. Once I thought of it, it just seemed logical
2 :) choux pastry. mmmm profiteroles.
3 :) asteroid. ceres made it easy.
4 :) tuscany. I didn't think this was right, but had no other guess.
5 :( No chance here. Guessed cubism.
6 :) congruent. unlike some HS math terms in the past, I didn't mess this one up. I wonder if Thorsten will accept 'equivalent'. I thought about utting it down because I wasn't sure congruent was the word for circles too.
Jesse day 12
4/6
1. In 1985, former University of Kansas star Lynette Woodard became the first woman to join what team as an official member?
Correct Answer: HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
Your Answer: Harlem Globetrotters
Points Assigned: 1
1. In 1985, former University of Kansas star Lynette Woodard became the first woman to join what team as an official member?
Correct Answer: HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
Your Answer: Harlem Globetrotters
Points Assigned: 1
I couldn't think of another answer so was pretty sure I was right.
2. Melting butter in hot water, adding flour, cooking that mixture until smooth, beating in eggs one by one, and piping through a forcing bag—this is a method for preparing what type of pastry, used for making éclairs, beignets, churros, and French crullers?
Correct Answer: CHOUX
Your Answer: Puff
Points Assigned: 3
2. Melting butter in hot water, adding flour, cooking that mixture until smooth, beating in eggs one by one, and piping through a forcing bag—this is a method for preparing what type of pastry, used for making éclairs, beignets, churros, and French crullers?
Correct Answer: CHOUX
Your Answer: Puff
Points Assigned: 3
Darn. Paul Hollywood would be ashamed of me.
3. Vesta is the brightest (from the Earth's perspective) and Ceres—at least until its formal reclassification in 2006—was the largest of the celestial bodies that are known as what?
Correct Answer: ASTEROIDS
Your Answer: Asteroids
Points Assigned: 2
3. Vesta is the brightest (from the Earth's perspective) and Ceres—at least until its formal reclassification in 2006—was the largest of the celestial bodies that are known as what?
Correct Answer: ASTEROIDS
Your Answer: Asteroids
Points Assigned: 2
I think the reclassification in 2006 was about Pluto, planetoids and asteroids. I almost put down planetoids but decided asteroids was a better answer.
4. Pisa, Lucca, Arezzo, Livorno, and Siena are among the provinces in what Italian region, which also includes the city of Florence?
Correct Answer: TUSCANY
Your Answer: Tuscany
Points Assigned: 0
4. Pisa, Lucca, Arezzo, Livorno, and Siena are among the provinces in what Italian region, which also includes the city of Florence?
Correct Answer: TUSCANY
Your Answer: Tuscany
Points Assigned: 0
Been there.
5. What is the name of the painting technique, similar (and related) to divisionism, which is closely associated with the French post-impressionist Georges Seurat, and perhaps most closely associated with his A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte?
Correct Answer: POINTILLISM
Your Answer: Pointtilism
Points Assigned: 1
5. What is the name of the painting technique, similar (and related) to divisionism, which is closely associated with the French post-impressionist Georges Seurat, and perhaps most closely associated with his A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte?
Correct Answer: POINTILLISM
Your Answer: Pointtilism
Points Assigned: 1
The closest thing to an art gimmie.
6. The symbol pictured here is used in the field of geometry specifically to denote that two items—such as line segments, circles, triangles, or angles—are what? LINK: http://www.learnedleague.com/images/art/35089cty49t5.jpg
Correct Answer: CONGRUENT
Your Answer: Almost equal
Points Assigned: 2
6. The symbol pictured here is used in the field of geometry specifically to denote that two items—such as line segments, circles, triangles, or angles—are what? LINK: http://www.learnedleague.com/
Correct Answer: CONGRUENT
Your Answer: Almost equal
Points Assigned: 2
I am bad at math.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Gideon Day 11
4/6 today
1 :) D1 We Are DEVO!
2 :) D2 Boycott - Some friends of mine are in a kickass all-girl band named Boycott Brass Band!
3 :) D0 Roosevelt - Who else could it be?
4 :( D3 Skin care - Technically correct, but not specific enough.
5 :( D1 Pulp Fiction
6 :) D2 Prado
1 :) D1 We Are DEVO!
2 :) D2 Boycott - Some friends of mine are in a kickass all-girl band named Boycott Brass Band!
3 :) D0 Roosevelt - Who else could it be?
4 :( D3 Skin care - Technically correct, but not specific enough.
5 :( D1 Pulp Fiction
6 :) D2 Prado
Ben Day 11
1/6 against Jesse's 5! A thrashing.
1 :( No idea. I guessed "Certainly"
2 :( I guessed embargo
3 :) Roosevelt gimme
4 :( I guessed motor oil because the Helio thing made me think of Shell Helix.
5 :( Guessed Fargo. I didn't realize Shawshank was a box office flop given I saw it in at the movies. Maybe it was more popular in Australia?
6 :( I guessed Bilbao.
Jesse Day 11
My battle with Ben. 5/6
Correct Answer: WE ARE DEVO
Your Answer: We are Devo
Points Assigned: 3
I sort of remembered the title and new Eno was involved with Devo. Was hoping I got the wording right.
2. An activist campaign by the Irish National Land League in 1880 forbade the Irish from supplying provisions to an unpopular local British land agent in County Mayo. From this event originated what word used to describe the tactic, after the name of this ostracized land agent?
Correct Answer: BOYCOTT
Your Answer: Boycot
Points Assigned: 2
2. An activist campaign by the Irish National Land League in 1880 forbade the Irish from supplying provisions to an unpopular local British land agent in County Mayo. From this event originated what word used to describe the tactic, after the name of this ostracized land agent?
Correct Answer: BOYCOTT
Your Answer: Boycot
Points Assigned: 2
First thought was Embargo, followed by Kibosh, followed by Boycott. Boycott seemed right as it was a protest.
3. A 1909 expedition to Africa sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution, which resulted in thousands of specimens (including dozens of big game animals) collected for American natural history museums, was led by what man, who arranged the expedition in part to give room to new U.S. President W.H. Taft?
Correct Answer: THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Your Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Points Assigned: 1
TR loved to hunt.
4. Mexoryl SX, AvoTriplex, and Helioplex are tradenames of chemical formulations developed for use in what type of consumer product?
Correct Answer: SUNSCREENS
Your Answer: Glue
Points Assigned: 1
3. A 1909 expedition to Africa sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution, which resulted in thousands of specimens (including dozens of big game animals) collected for American natural history museums, was led by what man, who arranged the expedition in part to give room to new U.S. President W.H. Taft?
Correct Answer: THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Your Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Points Assigned: 1
TR loved to hunt.
4. Mexoryl SX, AvoTriplex, and Helioplex are tradenames of chemical formulations developed for use in what type of consumer product?
Correct Answer: SUNSCREENS
Your Answer: Glue
Points Assigned: 1
Almost got the 6/6. I had no idea but now I see it was gettable.
5. What critically acclaimed 1994 film was a box-office bomb on its initial release but has gone on to extreme popularity (and a #1 all-time ranking on imdb.com), thanks in part to frequent airings on the TNT cable network in the late 1990s and subsequent widespread accolades?
Correct Answer: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Your Answer: The Shawshank Redemption
Points Assigned: 0
5. What critically acclaimed 1994 film was a box-office bomb on its initial release but has gone on to extreme popularity (and a #1 all-time ranking on imdb.com), thanks in part to frequent airings on the TNT cable network in the late 1990s and subsequent widespread accolades?
Correct Answer: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Your Answer: The Shawshank Redemption
Points Assigned: 0
Gimmie!
6. Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez; Saturn Devouring His Son and The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya; The Knight with His Hand on His Breast by El Greco; Jacob's Dream by José de Ribera; Children on the Beach by Joaquín Sorolla; and Still Life with Game, Vegetables and Fruit by Juan Sanchez Cotan are works housed in what art museum?
Correct Answer: MUSEO DEL PRADO
Your Answer: Prado
Points Assigned: 2
6. Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez; Saturn Devouring His Son and The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya; The Knight with His Hand on His Breast by El Greco; Jacob's Dream by José de Ribera; Children on the Beach by Joaquín Sorolla; and Still Life with Game, Vegetables and Fruit by Juan Sanchez Cotan are works housed in what art museum?
Correct Answer: MUSEO DEL PRADO
Your Answer: Prado
Points Assigned: 2
I have been there. I didn't know this art was located there, but they have so many of these Spanish masters there it was the only place that made sense.
brad day11
1/6 ... tough start to the week with a very gettable q set
1) yes we are d2
should be some decent bwa attempts here
2) smear d1
ugh
3) theodore roosevelt d0
americam history gimme?
4) fertiliser d2
nope
5) office space d1
probably watched this about 30 times on tv too ...
6) metropolitan museum of art d3
spanish museum made sense, but have never travelled there and cant name one
Dave M day 11
I’m firmly positioned at the bottom of the rundle following 4/5 losses last week – let’s see if I can start to turn it around. Will have to do so soon to avoid relegation!
4/6 today.
1 :( No idea – went with ‘Never’. D2
2 :) I never knew the origin of this word until now, but it fit (I know of people with the surname Boycott). Surprised it’s so recent. D1
3 :) This sounded badass enough to be Teddy Roosevelt. D1
4 :) ‘Helio’ was the pointer to my lucky guess of sunscreen. D2
5 :( I guessed Pulp Fiction. D0 as opponent is strong in film.
6 :) The artists looked mostly Spanish so I went with the Prado. D3
Friday, May 26, 2017
Gideon Day 10
3/6 today
1 :) D0 The Longest Day - It took me awhile to remember this movie title.
2 :( D2 Enteropolio Virus
3 :) D2 Rothshield - Wasn't sure how to spell it.
4 :) D1 Spinoffs - I liked this question
5 :( D1 New Zealand - Fiji was my first guess, but I changed it at the last minute.
6 :( D3 Styles
1 :) D0 The Longest Day - It took me awhile to remember this movie title.
2 :( D2 Enteropolio Virus
3 :) D2 Rothshield - Wasn't sure how to spell it.
4 :) D1 Spinoffs - I liked this question
5 :( D1 New Zealand - Fiji was my first guess, but I changed it at the last minute.
6 :( D3 Styles
Jesse day 10
3/6
Correct Answer: THE LONGEST DAY
Your Answer: The Longest Day
Points Assigned: 3
I saw it in film school.
2. While polio is its more common abbreviation, what is the full name of the highly communicable (and eradicable) infectious disease caused by the poliovirus of the Enterovirus genus?
Correct Answer: POLIOMYELITIS
Your Answer: Polioitis
Points Assigned: 1
2. While polio is its more common abbreviation, what is the full name of the highly communicable (and eradicable) infectious disease caused by the poliovirus of the Enterovirus genus?
Correct Answer: POLIOMYELITIS
Your Answer: Polioitis
Points Assigned: 1
No idea.
3. Lionel was the first practicing Jewish MP in Britain's House of Commons and loaned his government the money to buy the Suez Canal. His son Nathan was the first Jewish peer and financially backed Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company. Nathan's son Walter received the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which stated the British government's support for the establishment in Palestine of a "national home" for the Jewish people. These three men shared what last name, as members of a family influential in both political and economic affairs starting in the 18th century?
Correct Answer: ROTHSCHILD
Your Answer: Rothchild
Points Assigned: 0
3. Lionel was the first practicing Jewish MP in Britain's House of Commons and loaned his government the money to buy the Suez Canal. His son Nathan was the first Jewish peer and financially backed Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company. Nathan's son Walter received the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which stated the British government's support for the establishment in Palestine of a "national home" for the Jewish people. These three men shared what last name, as members of a family influential in both political and economic affairs starting in the 18th century?
Correct Answer: ROTHSCHILD
Your Answer: Rothchild
Points Assigned: 0
Guessed, but seemed right to me.
4. Along with being titled after the first names of their female main characters, the television series Flo, Gloria, Tabitha, Daria, Phyllis, Rhoda, Maude, and Kendra all share, most prominently, what other particular distinction? 1956's The Adventures of Champion is, arguably, the first series to hold the distinction in question.
Correct Answer: SPIN-OFFS
Your Answer: Created by Norman Lear
Points Assigned: 2
Nope!
5. Since 2000, men who have held the number one spot in the Official World Golf Ranking have represented Australia, England, Germany, Northern Ireland, the United States, and what Pacific island nation?
Correct Answer: FIJI
Your Answer: Fiji
Points Assigned: 1
4. Along with being titled after the first names of their female main characters, the television series Flo, Gloria, Tabitha, Daria, Phyllis, Rhoda, Maude, and Kendra all share, most prominently, what other particular distinction? 1956's The Adventures of Champion is, arguably, the first series to hold the distinction in question.
Correct Answer: SPIN-OFFS
Your Answer: Created by Norman Lear
Points Assigned: 2
Nope!
5. Since 2000, men who have held the number one spot in the Official World Golf Ranking have represented Australia, England, Germany, Northern Ireland, the United States, and what Pacific island nation?
Correct Answer: FIJI
Your Answer: Fiji
Points Assigned: 1
Vijay Singh for the win.
6. "I'm the One" by DJ Khaled, "Despacito (Remix)" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, "Cold Water" by Major Lazer, and "Let Me Love You" by DJ Snake are all recent pop hits with what singer credited as a featured artist?
Correct Answer: JUSTIN BIEBER
Your Answer: Drake
Points Assigned: 2
6. "I'm the One" by DJ Khaled, "Despacito (Remix)" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, "Cold Water" by Major Lazer, and "Let Me Love You" by DJ Snake are all recent pop hits with what singer credited as a featured artist?
Correct Answer: JUSTIN BIEBER
Your Answer: Drake
Points Assigned: 2
Nope!
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brad day10
3/6
1) d day d1
nope
2) rubella d3
should have paid more attention when kids got vaccines
3) rothschild d2
risky d as opponent also likely member of the tribe
4) all female main characters d2
no idea
5) fiji d1
spent time during honeymoon at resort near his home ... i think this plays tough and in retrospect should have done higher d, but sports opponents best category
6) bieber d0
ty free sirius trial
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Gideon Day 9
5/6 today
1 :) D2 Marple
2 :) D2 Fyre
3 :) D1 Boyle
4 :( D3 Pompidour - No clue
5 :) D1 Smurfs
6 :) D0 The Odd Couple
1 :) D2 Marple
2 :) D2 Fyre
3 :) D1 Boyle
4 :( D3 Pompidour - No clue
5 :) D1 Smurfs
6 :) D0 The Odd Couple
Ben Day 9
4/6 today.
1 :) miss marple. was gonna be one of a few options, and I guessed the right way. I love mysteries in quaint English villages
2 :) Fyre Fest. I posted about this on facebook
3 :) Boyle. High school chem.
4 :( Artist. Who?
5 :) Smurfs.
6 :( Odd Couple. I guessed Porgie and Bess even though I thought it was older.
brad day9
1/6
1) holmes d2
figured was wrong but worth a shot
2) united airlines d1
didnt hear about this, guess i need to follow kendall jenner
3) boyle d0
one of the few things i remember from high school chem
4) debussey d3
no idea
5) pokemon d1
my kids dont watch this
6) thelma and louise d2
no clue
Jesse day 9
2/6
Correct Answer: JANE MARPLE
Your Answer: Landsberry
Points Assigned: 3
I had no idea. Never heard of Jane Marple.
2. "Thank you for all your continued patience and understanding. We apologize for what all of our guests and staff went through over the last 24 hours and will work tirelessly to make this right. Please check our official social media channels ([redacted]) for further important updates."<P>This quote concludes a statement that appeared on April 29, 2017, on the home page for what fledgling (to put it charitably) music festival?
Correct Answer: FYRE FESTIVAL
Your Answer: Fyre Festival
Points Assigned: 0
2. "Thank you for all your continued patience and understanding. We apologize for what all of our guests and staff went through over the last 24 hours and will work tirelessly to make this right. Please check our official social media channels ([redacted]) for further important updates."<P>This quote concludes a statement that appeared on April 29, 2017, on the home page for what fledgling (to put it charitably) music festival?
Correct Answer: FYRE FESTIVAL
Your Answer: Fyre Festival
Points Assigned: 0
Hilarious.
3. The principle that the volume of a gas times its pressure is constant at a fixed temperature is named after what chemist, who first published the discovery in 1662?
Correct Answer: ROBERT BOYLE
Your Answer: Beaufort
Points Assigned: 1
3. The principle that the volume of a gas times its pressure is constant at a fixed temperature is named after what chemist, who first published the discovery in 1662?
Correct Answer: ROBERT BOYLE
Your Answer: Beaufort
Points Assigned: 1
Seems gettable, but I did not know it.
4. This self-portrait is the work of what French painter of the Ancien Régime, who served for a time as the official portraitist of Marie Antoinette? LINK: http://www.learnedleague.com/images/art/98yf4c5y698y09.jpg
Correct Answer: ÉLISABETH VIGÉE LE BRUN
Your Answer: Cassatte
Points Assigned: 2
4. This self-portrait is the work of what French painter of the Ancien Régime, who served for a time as the official portraitist of Marie Antoinette? LINK: http://www.learnedleague.com/
Correct Answer: ÉLISABETH VIGÉE LE BRUN
Your Answer: Cassatte
Points Assigned: 2
Never heard of her.
5. A 2017 animated film subtitled The Lost Village is a reboot not connected to two previous films from this decade that also feature what characters?
Correct Answer: THE SMURFS
Your Answer: Smurfs
Points Assigned: 2
5. A 2017 animated film subtitled The Lost Village is a reboot not connected to two previous films from this decade that also feature what characters?
Correct Answer: THE SMURFS
Your Answer: Smurfs
Points Assigned: 2
Total guess triggered by the word village. I may have scored this too high.
6. A reconditioned 1985 Broadway revival of what 1965 Neil Simon play featured Sally Struthers and Rita Moreno in the play's title roles?
Correct Answer: THE ODD COUPLE
Your Answer: Bullets over broadway
Points Assigned: 1
6. A reconditioned 1985 Broadway revival of what 1965 Neil Simon play featured Sally Struthers and Rita Moreno in the play's title roles?
Correct Answer: THE ODD COUPLE
Your Answer: Bullets over broadway
Points Assigned: 1
I had no idea.
Steiny Day 9
There are a set of great posts in the message board with matching entries...check them out
1. :( Guessed Jessica Fletcher from Murder She wrote. Never heard of Marple
2. :) Gimme..all over the news
3. :) Lucky guess of the correct law
4. :( Guessed Velazquez
5. :) Was actually looking to take the girls to this, this past Sunday
6. :) Neil Simon play with two people and "reconditioned" had no other choice
Dave M day 9
3/6 today on questions outside my and my opponent's wheelhouse so reasonably pleased with that.
1 :) Miss Marple was the only famous detective who fit. D2
2 :) This may be close to a gimme I suspect. D0
3 :( I had boyle then swapped for Focault. Damn. D2
4 :( Utterly no idea. Never heard of le brun. D3
5 :) Briefly considered Transformers before village = smurfs connection came to me. D1
6 :( Didn't know they did a female remake of the Odd Couple. I went with West Side Story. D1
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Gideon Day 8
3/6 today
1 :( D1 The Dogs of War - I was pretty sure this was a Shakespeare line.
2 :) D1 NATO
3 :( D3 Big Brother - I was pretty pleased with this as my answer for largest fraternal organization.
4 :) D0 Seattle Slew - Even I know this one.
5 :( D2 Denali
6 :) D2 Stamen
1 :( D1 The Dogs of War - I was pretty sure this was a Shakespeare line.
2 :) D1 NATO
3 :( D3 Big Brother - I was pretty pleased with this as my answer for largest fraternal organization.
4 :) D0 Seattle Slew - Even I know this one.
5 :( D2 Denali
6 :) D2 Stamen
Dave M day 8
3/6 today and will be another close one.
1 :( Total guess of all the King’s Men. D3
2 :) I remember NATO stepping in after the UN failed. D1
3 :( Guessed Red Cross. Looks like this is a straightforward one for most of you, shame I gave it a D2
4 :( Guess Chicago. D2
5 :) This is a pleasing mountain to pronounce. A Con Cag Ua. D1
6 :) Stamen – the penis of the plant (as I remember learning in biology in high school). D0
brad day8
2/6
1) hail to the victors d3
no idea
2) nato d0
seemed pretty straightforward
3) lions club d2
nope
4) seattle slew d2
knew this because of all the recent near misses
5) kilimanjaro d1
nope
6) pistil d1
used to know this
Jesse day 8
4/6
1. What George Bernard Shaw play, a comic spoof of militarism first produced in 1894, takes its four-word title from the first line of Virgil's Aeneid?
Correct Answer: ARMS AND THE MAN
Your Answer: Man, Superman and Batman
Points Assigned: 3
The only Shaw play I know of has three words so I had to come up with a fourth.
2. A February 28, 1994, air battle near Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where four Serb fighter planes were shot down within a designated no-fly zone, marked the first-ever military combat engagement in the 45-year history of what?
Correct Answer: NATO
Your Answer: NATO
Points Assigned: 0
2. A February 28, 1994, air battle near Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where four Serb fighter planes were shot down within a designated no-fly zone, marked the first-ever military combat engagement in the 45-year history of what?
Correct Answer: NATO
Your Answer: NATO
Points Assigned: 0
Gimmie maybe?
3. In March 2008, Pope Benedict XVI approved a decree declaring Father Michael McGivney a Venerable Servant of God, placing the American priest on the path toward sainthood (he would be the first US-born priest canonized, if successful). Fr. McGivney founded what Catholic fraternal service organization, now the world's largest?
Correct Answer: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Your Answer: Knights of Columbus
Points Assigned: 2
3. In March 2008, Pope Benedict XVI approved a decree declaring Father Michael McGivney a Venerable Servant of God, placing the American priest on the path toward sainthood (he would be the first US-born priest canonized, if successful). Fr. McGivney founded what Catholic fraternal service organization, now the world's largest?
Correct Answer: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Your Answer: Knights of Columbus
Points Assigned: 2
I knew they were catholic. Wasn't sure if rotary was also. Guessed correctly.
4. Of the twelve horses who have won thoroughbred racing's triple crown, two had names that included the names of major American cities. One horse was "Omaha" in 1935—who was the other?
Correct Answer: SEATTLE SLEW
Your Answer: Denver Pharoah
Points Assigned: 2
4. Of the twelve horses who have won thoroughbred racing's triple crown, two had names that included the names of major American cities. One horse was "Omaha" in 1935—who was the other?
Correct Answer: SEATTLE SLEW
Your Answer: Denver Pharoah
Points Assigned: 2
I could not recall it.
5. Mount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level on Earth. What is the highest mountain in the world outside Asia?
Correct Answer: ACONCAGUA
Your Answer: Aconcagua
Points Assigned: 1
5. Mount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level on Earth. What is the highest mountain in the world outside Asia?
Correct Answer: ACONCAGUA
Your Answer: Aconcagua
Points Assigned: 1
Pretty easy geography question
6. What is the term used for the pollen-producing organ of a plant, usually consisting of a saclike anther on the tip of a flower filament?
Correct Answer: STAMEN
Your Answer: Stamen
Points Assigned: 1
6. What is the term used for the pollen-producing organ of a plant, usually consisting of a saclike anther on the tip of a flower filament?
Correct Answer: STAMEN
Your Answer: Stamen
Points Assigned: 1
This was a guess, but a correct one.
Steiny Day 8
1. :( I read the aenied in college, but had no idea
2. :) Only thing that made sense
3. :) Catholic service org must be knights of columbus
4. :( Have heard of it, but it wasn't coming to me, I guessed Philadelphia
5. :( Guessed DEnali. I figured it was the south american one but had no idea of its name
6. :) The only part of the flower i know!
Ben Day 8
2/6.
1 :( A call to arms. I'm pleased that I got the word arms right.
2 :) NATO. I knew the UN was older.
3 :( Rotary Club
4 :( Houston Rocket.
5 :( Knew it was in South America, but that's it. guessed Titikaka.
6 :) stamen. wasn't sure but sounded right.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Gideon Day 7
2/6 today
1 :) D2 Liszt = Hungarian, Chopin = Polish
2 :) D0 Dome of the Rock
3 :( D2 Dynasty - C&L made it onto my list of guesses
4 :( D1 Saves
5 :( D1 SSRI
6 :( D3 Jane - I never would have gotten this, despite spending the day trying to figure it out.
1 :) D2 Liszt = Hungarian, Chopin = Polish
2 :) D0 Dome of the Rock
3 :( D2 Dynasty - C&L made it onto my list of guesses
4 :( D1 Saves
5 :( D1 SSRI
6 :( D3 Jane - I never would have gotten this, despite spending the day trying to figure it out.
Ben Day 7
1/6.
1 :( I guessed Bartok. The right answer was a way down my liszt.
2 :) Dome of the Rock. Gimme for me, but my opponent is in Amman so I feel like he's going to rock this too. Jesse's referral, Hunter.
3 :( Dallas. I have heard of Cagney and Lacey, but had no shot.
4 :( saves. I'm guessing this is easy for hockey followers. Guessable.
5 :( I guess beta blockers, assuming beta was short for something. I had no shot.
6 :( I guessed Rose. I had no shot.
Jesse day 7
2/6
Correct Answer: FRANZ LISZT
Your Answer: Bartok
Points Assigned: 3
I knew Bartok was Hungarian, but did not think of him as a virtuoso. Did not know Liszt was Hungarian.
2. What is the name, in English, of the structure, which was initially completed in the year 691 and sits adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque within the Haram al-Sharif ("Noble Sanctuary"), that serves as the holiest Muslim shrine in the city of Jerusalem?
Correct Answer: DOME OF THE ROCK
Your Answer: Dome of the Rock
Points Assigned: 1
2. What is the name, in English, of the structure, which was initially completed in the year 691 and sits adjacent to the Al-Aqsa Mosque within the Haram al-Sharif ("Noble Sanctuary"), that serves as the holiest Muslim shrine in the city of Jerusalem?
Correct Answer: DOME OF THE ROCK
Your Answer: Dome of the Rock
Points Assigned: 1
Pretty easy if you have been there.
3. In each year from 1983 to 1988, the Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series was won by one of the two stars of what TV series?
Correct Answer: CAGNEY & LACEY
Your Answer: Dynasty
Points Assigned: 0
3. In each year from 1983 to 1988, the Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series was won by one of the two stars of what TV series?
Correct Answer: CAGNEY & LACEY
Your Answer: Dynasty
Points Assigned: 0
I was pretty sure of answer. Oh well.
4. Tiger Williams, Dale Hunter, Tie Domi, Marty McSorley, and Bob Probert are the top five in the history of the National Hockey League in what statistic?
Correct Answer: PENALTIES (IN MINUTES)
Your Answer: Penalty minutes
Points Assigned: 2
I knew McSorley got in a lot fights.
5. Certain pharmaceuticals indicated for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders work by inhibiting the activity of a particular family of enzymes. The drugs, which include Marplan, Nardil, and Parnate, are best known collectively by what abbreviation?
Correct Answer: MAOIs
Your Answer: DEO
Points Assigned: 1
4. Tiger Williams, Dale Hunter, Tie Domi, Marty McSorley, and Bob Probert are the top five in the history of the National Hockey League in what statistic?
Correct Answer: PENALTIES (IN MINUTES)
Your Answer: Penalty minutes
Points Assigned: 2
I knew McSorley got in a lot fights.
5. Certain pharmaceuticals indicated for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders work by inhibiting the activity of a particular family of enzymes. The drugs, which include Marplan, Nardil, and Parnate, are best known collectively by what abbreviation?
Correct Answer: MAOIs
Your Answer: DEO
Points Assigned: 1
I had no idea.
6. Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway and a titular tragic Young Lady from a (very long) epistolary 1748 novel share what first name?
Correct Answer: CLARISSA
Your Answer: Charlotte
Points Assigned: 2
6. Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway and a titular tragic Young Lady from a (very long) epistolary 1748 novel share what first name?
Correct Answer: CLARISSA
Your Answer: Charlotte
Points Assigned: 2
I had no idea.
Dave M day 7
My stupid miss yesterday gave me a loss despite getting 1 more correct answer than my opponent. 1/6 today, not a good week so far.
1 :( No idea – went with Haydn. Now I know Liszt is Hungarian. D3
2 :) As several of you say, a Jewish Gimme. D0
3 :( I guessed Dynasty. D1
4 :( Complete guess of goals saved as I don’t follow hockey, didn’t recognize the names so hoped they were goalies. D1
5 :( Was also confident in SSRIs. D2
6 :( Guess of Mary. D2
brad day7
3/6, with 3 mcws yesterday im now tied for the lead!
1) mozart d1
actually had answer written as a wag before changing
2) dome of the rock d1
jewish gimme
3) dallas d0
never heard of this, but tv opponents best category
4) penalty minutes d2
detroit sports gimme
5) maoi d3
knew this as they interact with pretty much every drug advertised on tv, wasnt sure how to d this
6) elisabeth d2
nope
Steiny Day 7
1. :( Guessed Brahms
2. :) Gimme for the yids
3. :( Guessed LA Law
4. :) Guessed this but it was the only real possibility as goals and assists would be bigger names
5. :( I wrote SSRI and thought I was right for sure
6. :( Guessed Anne
Monday, May 22, 2017
Gideon Day 6
5/6 today
1 :) D1
2 :( D2 Uno - Oops. I keep making that mistake with nombre.
3 :) D0
4 :) D3
5 :) D2
6 :) D1
1 :) D1
2 :( D2 Uno - Oops. I keep making that mistake with nombre.
3 :) D0
4 :) D3
5 :) D2
6 :) D1
brad day6
1/6 poor effort today
1) lemongrass d1
nope
2) cuatro d1
my broken french read this as the number of states bordering mexico to the north
3) integral calculus d0
math gimme
4) alexander the great d2
thought he was greek, but couldnt think of roman conqueror around then
5) kingston d3
ugh i should have got this
6) attack d2
to be repeated 3x?
Jesse Day 6
4/6
Correct Answer: CITRONELLA
Your Answer: Citronella
Points Assigned: 0
Seems like a gimmie.
2. ¿Cuál es el nombre, en español, del país que limita con México al norte?
Correct Answer: (LOS) ESTADOS UNIDOS (DE AMÉRICA)
Your Answer: Estados Unidos
Points Assigned: 1
2. ¿Cuál es el nombre, en español, del país que limita con México al norte?
Correct Answer: (LOS) ESTADOS UNIDOS (DE AMÉRICA)
Your Answer: Estados Unidos
Points Assigned: 1
I have been studying Spanish for the past three months.
3. There are two main branches of calculus. One is differential calculus, which is the study of the rate of change of functions through the use of derivatives and differentials. What is the most common term for its inverse, the other main branch?
Correct Answer: INTEGRAL
Your Answer: Standard
Points Assigned: 3
3. There are two main branches of calculus. One is differential calculus, which is the study of the rate of change of functions through the use of derivatives and differentials. What is the most common term for its inverse, the other main branch?
Correct Answer: INTEGRAL
Your Answer: Standard
Points Assigned: 3
I had no idea.
4. The Battle of Cannae, which took place in southern Italy in 216 BCE, is remembered for the tactical brilliance that resulted in victory for what legendary military general?
Correct Answer: HANNIBAL
Your Answer: Hannibal
Points Assigned: 2
4. The Battle of Cannae, which took place in southern Italy in 216 BCE, is remembered for the tactical brilliance that resulted in victory for what legendary military general?
Correct Answer: HANNIBAL
Your Answer: Hannibal
Points Assigned: 2
Seemed like the most famous of the generals of that age.
5. Reggae artists Bob Marley & The Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, and Burning Spear were all, at one time, signed to what record label, which was sold to PolyGram in 1989 and is today a division of Universal Music Group? This appropriately named label was founded in 1959 in Jamaica.
Correct Answer: ISLAND RECORDS
Your Answer: Tuff Gong
Points Assigned: 1
5. Reggae artists Bob Marley & The Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, and Burning Spear were all, at one time, signed to what record label, which was sold to PolyGram in 1989 and is today a division of Universal Music Group? This appropriately named label was founded in 1959 in Jamaica.
Correct Answer: ISLAND RECORDS
Your Answer: Tuff Gong
Points Assigned: 1
Argh, I should have read that last line more carefully.
6. The first three lines of the chorus in the song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," based on Julia Ward Howe's poem, are what three-word line, repeated?
Correct Answer: GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH!
Your Answer: Glory, Glory Halleluja
Points Assigned: 2
6. The first three lines of the chorus in the song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," based on Julia Ward Howe's poem, are what three-word line, repeated?
Correct Answer: GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH!
Your Answer: Glory, Glory Halleluja
Points Assigned: 2
Glad I got this one.
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Dave M day 6
Here’s hoping to a better week 2. 4/6 today, should have been 5 but a stupid miss.
1 :( I went with Camphor. D1
2 :) It took me a while to work out nombre was name not number. Simple from that point forward. D0
3 :) An educated guess. D1
4 :( The stupid miss. I thought Hannibal was later, so went with Tacitus. D2
5 :) I had heard of Island Records and it made sense given the ‘appropriate name’. Risky D3 as opponent poor with pop music.
6 :) I’m pleased and a bit lucky I got this. I remember hearing the battle hymn once and remarking it was a hymn we sung at my Christian high school. Forgot the exact hymn but took a gamble on this one. D2
Steiny Day 6
1. :) This seemed pretty easy
2. :) Not great at spanish but norte gave it away
3. :) Thank you gilbert and sullivan. I am very good at integral and differential calculus, I know the scientific names of being animalculus. In short in matters animal, vegetable and mineral I am the very model of a modern major general.
4. :) Strong guess
5. :( Dissapointed, probably could have come up with this eventually but went with zion
6. :) Pretty easy if you know the song
Ben Day 6
Good riddance to week 1 where I only managed 9 correct. 5/6 today.
1 :) citronella. Hate mosquitoes
2 :) Estados Unidos. I wonder how lenient he'll be on spelling
3 :) integral. Math gimme.
4 :) Hannibal. Roman history gimme. I suppose Carthagian history too, but I only really know about Carthage through the lens of Rome.
5 :) Island Records. No idea how I'd heard of this, but I did.
6 :( I guessed "The cavalry charged"
Friday, May 19, 2017
Gideon Day 5
5 or 6/6 today!
1 :) D3 Chechnya
2 :) D2 Clooney
3 :| D1 Oregon Territory
4 :) D2 John Bull - I got the Bull right away. The creator's name helped me with the John part.
5 :) D1 Nigeria - I've heard about megachurches in Lagos with tens of thousands of attendees.
6 :) D0 Wood - Don't drink it! You'll go blind. (seriously)
1 :) D3 Chechnya
2 :) D2 Clooney
3 :| D1 Oregon Territory
4 :) D2 John Bull - I got the Bull right away. The creator's name helped me with the John part.
5 :) D1 Nigeria - I've heard about megachurches in Lagos with tens of thousands of attendees.
6 :) D0 Wood - Don't drink it! You'll go blind. (seriously)
Dave M day 5
Let’s see if I can finish the week with at least 1 win or draw. Not optimistic with a 3-4/6 and a strong opponent. Her gender description is cisgendered female – interesting to see LL moving with the times!
1 :) I think this is a gimme? D1 as the next one even more of a gimme.
2 :) Clooney. I had no idea the ER was a trick part of this question. D0
3 :I I went with Oregon Territory which I think will just be good enough. D2
4 :( Guessed blighty. D3
5 :) Has by far the biggest economy these days too. D1
6 :( I also went with Grain – MCWA? D2
brad day5
2/6 ... think i may be back in mcwa contention after today
1) kazachstan d1
nope
2) clooney d0
pretty straightforward
3) oregon d2
lucky guess, thought this one could be more obscure
4) cromwell d3
no idea
5) south africa d1
felt good about this one too
6) grain d2
also felt good about this
Steiny Day 5
With only 7 correct answers on the season, somehow sitting in 6th place (mostly because of my two forfeit wins.
1. :) Gimme of the day
2. :) The trick here is realizing it is referring to E/R and not ER. Clooney was already big on ER but when he was on E/R he wasn't. Also, I can admit it, I used to watch sisters, and of course he was falconer!
3. :( Guessed Pacific Northwest
4. :( Guessed Judy
5. :) Only one that made sense...
6. :( Thought it was grain alcohol and felt good about that answer
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Dragons Rd 9 2017
Lots of ins this week, and several senior players who may be playing their final game.
Gotta take down KIWI this week to stop the bleeding.
AFL Ins:
Selwood
Toby Greene
Prestia
Harry Perryman
Craig Bird
Andrew Swallow.
AFL
| Rory Atkins | ADE | 1 |
| Charlie Cameron | ADE | 1 |
| Stefan Martin | BRL | 1 |
| Tom Cutler | BRL | |
| Matthew Wright | CAR | 1 |
| Levi Greenwood | COL | 1 |
| Brayden Maynard | COL | 1 |
| Josh Smith | COL | 1 |
| Jackson Ramsay | COL | |
| Brent Stanton | ESS | |
| Craig Bird | ESS | 1 |
| Danyle Pearce | FRE | |
| Michael Barlow | GCS | 1 |
| Mitch Hallahan | GCS | |
| Kade Kolodjashnij | GCS | 1 |
| Jack Bowes | GCS | |
| Scott Selwood | GEE | 1 |
| Brandan Parfitt | GEE | |
| Zac Smith | GEE | 1 |
| Steve Johnson | GWS | 1 |
| Toby Greene | GWS | 1 |
| Kieran Lovell | HAW | |
| Kade Stewart | HAW | |
| Ben Kennedy | MEL | |
| Max Gawn | MEL | |
| Andrew Swallow | NTH | 1 |
| Brad Ebert | PTA | 1 |
| Aaron Young | PTA | 3 |
| Brendon Ah Chee | PTA | 4 |
| Dion Prestia | RIC | 1 |
| Jack Steele | STK | 1 |
| Jade Gresham | STK | 2 |
| Kieren Jack | SYD | |
| Harry Cunningham | SYD | 1 |
| Jack Macrae | WBD | 1 |
| Lin Jong | WBD | 1 |
| Tom Campbell | WBD | |
| Jack Darling | WCE | 1 |
Gideon Day 4
3/6 today
1 :) D0 Linneaus
2 :) D2 Mahayana
3 :) D3 Pennsylvania
4 :( D2 Johnson - AKA "lucky" Johnson. Without any better name answer, I usually go with Johnson.
5 :( D1 BMW
6 :( D1 Five - I felt good about this guess.
1 :) D0 Linneaus
2 :) D2 Mahayana
3 :) D3 Pennsylvania
4 :( D2 Johnson - AKA "lucky" Johnson. Without any better name answer, I usually go with Johnson.
5 :( D1 BMW
6 :( D1 Five - I felt good about this guess.
Steiny Day 4
After two consecutive forfeit wins, I am doing decently without getting very many questions correct. Hard season so far and that continues today
1. :( Nope...no chance Guessed Lars Ulrich
2. :( Nope, guessed Subramanian
3. :) Yay...strong guess here but was not sure when I submitted...saved me from the goose egg
4. :( Makes sense but never would have come up with it...was definitey not thinking mormon
5. :( I am sure Ben got it, but I said Audi
6. :( Guessed Blues
1/6
brad d4
0/6 ouch but may realistically get a tie today
1) audubon d1
no idea
2) tao d1
nope
3) massachusetts d2
nope
4) scott d2
good question
5) ferrari d0
dont watch f1, figure this is only one opponent likely to get
6) creole d3
wrong new orleans description
Dave M day 4
2/6 today.
1 :( Random Swedish surname guess of Bjorg. D3
2 :) I went with Mahayana though could have done both. D1
3 :) This was a lucky guess between PA and MA. D2 which was a poor choice in retrospect as opponent is from PA.
4 :( I had no idea so guessed Lincoln (as possibly a relative of Abraham). Great question now I know the answer. D1
5 :( I guessed Ferrari. D0
6 :( Guessed Flavor. No idea. D2
Jesse Day 4
4/6
1. The modern system of binomial nomenclature of organisms (e.g., Homo sapiens, Lama glama, Pandion haliaetus) was introduced in 1735 by what Swedish naturalist?
Correct Answer: CARL LINNAEUS
Your Answer: Linnaus
Points Assigned: 0
Correct Answer: CARL LINNAEUS
Your Answer: Linnaus
Points Assigned: 0
Only famous Swedish botanist I could think of. A gimmie for me, other than the spelling.
2. Out of the Buddha's fundamental teachings arose two different main forms of Buddhism. Give the name of either, which translate roughly as "Teachings of the Elders" and "The Great Vehicle."
Correct Answer: THERAVADA, MAHAYANA
Your Answer: Therevada
Points Assigned: 1
2. Out of the Buddha's fundamental teachings arose two different main forms of Buddhism. Give the name of either, which translate roughly as "Teachings of the Elders" and "The Great Vehicle."
Correct Answer: THERAVADA, MAHAYANA
Your Answer: Therevada
Points Assigned: 1
Glad they didn't ask for both. I know this from traveling to lots of Buddhist temples.
3. What U.S. <U>state</u>'s Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805 and led by Thomas Eakins in the 1880s, is the first and oldest art museum in the United States?
Correct Answer: PENNSYLVANIA
Your Answer: Maryland
Points Assigned: 3
3. What U.S. <U>state</u>'s Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805 and led by Thomas Eakins in the 1880s, is the first and oldest art museum in the United States?
Correct Answer: PENNSYLVANIA
Your Answer: Maryland
Points Assigned: 3
Oh fudge, I live in the burbs of Philly and have walked by it many times. Can't believe I screwed this one up.
4. The Nauvoo Expositor was a newspaper published in Illinois whose single issue, printed in early June 1844, led ultimately to the killing of what man by a mob later that month?
Correct Answer: JOSEPH SMITH
Your Answer: Smith
Points Assigned: 1
4. The Nauvoo Expositor was a newspaper published in Illinois whose single issue, printed in early June 1844, led ultimately to the killing of what man by a mob later that month?
Correct Answer: JOSEPH SMITH
Your Answer: Smith
Points Assigned: 1
I knew this bit of trivia.
5. Entering the 2017 Formula One motor racing season, what European automaker's team is the three-time defending champion of the Constructors' Championship?
Correct Answer: MERCEDES-BENZ
Your Answer: Ferrari
Points Assigned: 2
5. Entering the 2017 Formula One motor racing season, what European automaker's team is the three-time defending champion of the Constructors' Championship?
Correct Answer: MERCEDES-BENZ
Your Answer: Ferrari
Points Assigned: 2
I had no idea.
6. A 1917 recording by a New Orleans ensemble consisting of Nick LaRocca, Eddie Edwards, Larry Shields, Henry Ragas, and Tony Sbarbaro is widely considered the first jazz record. This group of musicians dubbed themselves the "Original ____ Jazz Band," with what word filling in the blank?
Correct Answer: DIXIELAND
Your Answer: Dixieland
Points Assigned: 2
6. A 1917 recording by a New Orleans ensemble consisting of Nick LaRocca, Eddie Edwards, Larry Shields, Henry Ragas, and Tony Sbarbaro is widely considered the first jazz record. This group of musicians dubbed themselves the "Original ____ Jazz Band," with what word filling in the blank?
Correct Answer: DIXIELAND
Your Answer: Dixieland
Points Assigned: 2
I took a course on the history of Jazz while college and listened to a lot of it before I got into podcasts.
Ben Day 4
2/6.
1 :( Carlson. random Swedish name guess.
2 :( I wrote Veida, but didn't now the thera prefix
3 :) Pennsylvania.
4 :( I guessed Perry because he is a name from that time that I know nothing about.
5 :) Mercedes. 2nd F1 question in my LL history, and as shallow as the first.
6 :( I guessed 'Easy' as in 'easy jazz' and 'big easy'
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Jesse day 3
4/6
1. What name precedes the following phrases in titles of television series? House of Payne; Meet the Browns; Love Thy Neighbor.
Correct Answer: TYLER PERRY
Your Answer: Tyler Perry's
Points Assigned: 0
1. What name precedes the following phrases in titles of television series? House of Payne; Meet the Browns; Love Thy Neighbor.
Correct Answer: TYLER PERRY
Your Answer: Tyler Perry's
Points Assigned: 0
Seems like a gimmie for Americans.
2. As of the 1860 U.S. Census, what was the most populous city in what would become the Confederate States of America? It was roughly four times more populated than the CSA's second-largest city, Charleston.
Correct Answer: NEW ORLEANS
Your Answer: New Orleans
Points Assigned: 2
2. As of the 1860 U.S. Census, what was the most populous city in what would become the Confederate States of America? It was roughly four times more populated than the CSA's second-largest city, Charleston.
Correct Answer: NEW ORLEANS
Your Answer: New Orleans
Points Assigned: 2
I was deciding between Richmond and new Orleans and chose correctly.
3. The supposed fossilized human-like remains presented by Charles Dawson beginning in 1912, which were exposed in 1953 as a forgery, are known by a name referencing the village in East Sussex, England, where the bone fragments were "discovered." What is that village?
Correct Answer: PILTDOWN
Your Answer: Piltdown
Points Assigned: 2
3. The supposed fossilized human-like remains presented by Charles Dawson beginning in 1912, which were exposed in 1953 as a forgery, are known by a name referencing the village in East Sussex, England, where the bone fragments were "discovered." What is that village?
Correct Answer: PILTDOWN
Your Answer: Piltdown
Points Assigned: 2
I had heard a podcast about this and the name stuck.
4. Give any one of the three rhyming titles that comprise American bohemian writer Henry Miller's Rosy Crucifixion trilogy, all of which were initially banned in the U.S. but ultimately published in 1965.
Correct Answer: SEXUS, PLEXUS, NEXUS
Your Answer: Fight
Points Assigned: 3
4. Give any one of the three rhyming titles that comprise American bohemian writer Henry Miller's Rosy Crucifixion trilogy, all of which were initially banned in the U.S. but ultimately published in 1965.
Correct Answer: SEXUS, PLEXUS, NEXUS
Your Answer: Fight
Points Assigned: 3
Nope. I had no idea.
5. Blonde d'Aquitaine, Simmental, Limousin, Charolais, and Belgian Blue are all continental European breeds of what?
Correct Answer: CATTLE
Your Answer: Cow
Points Assigned: 1
5. Blonde d'Aquitaine, Simmental, Limousin, Charolais, and Belgian Blue are all continental European breeds of what?
Correct Answer: CATTLE
Your Answer: Cow
Points Assigned: 1
Good guess.
6. French business magnate Bernard Arnault is the Chairman and CEO of a luxury goods conglomerate whose name is oddly complicated but is typically reduced to an initialism referencing some of the company's many brands. What are those initials?
Correct Answer: LVMH
Your Answer: DG
Points Assigned: 1
6. French business magnate Bernard Arnault is the Chairman and CEO of a luxury goods conglomerate whose name is oddly complicated but is typically reduced to an initialism referencing some of the company's many brands. What are those initials?
Correct Answer: LVMH
Your Answer: DG
Points Assigned: 1
I had no idea.
Dave M day 3
Hi all. First day posting as I’ve been travelling. I did the unforgivable and forgot about day 1, forfeiting, followed by a miserable 1/6 loss yesterday. Steiny (mazel tov) correctly identifies my ignominious position bringing up the rear in C.
In-group matchups to look forward to on days 12, 16 and 17 – it seems to be a very carrben heavy rundle this season.
Maybe my 3/6 today will get me off the floor, as subjects not in my opponent’s wheelhouse.
1 :) I have never heard of any of these but assumed it would be the ubiquitous Mr Perry. D0
2 :) I wasn’t sure New Orleans was correct but its importance during the 1812 war, plus large exodus of Haitians in early 19th century, led me to expect it would at least be one of the largest. D2
3 :( I had heard the name before but had no chance of getting it – went with Dawes. D3
4 :( Total guess of Father. D2
5 :( 50/50 Horse/Cattle and went with Horse. D1
6 :) Reasonably simple business question. I’ve always found it interesting that LVMH includes a champagne brand (Moet) alongside the usual fashion houses and luggage makers. D1
brad day 3
3/6
pop culture gimme?
2) new orleans d1
a guess but knew it had a long history as a big city
3) surrey d2
nope
4) the crucible d3
oops, wrong miller
5) horses d2
no idea
6) lvmh
finance gimme
Steiny Day 3
A forfeit by Pelc yesterday (shame, shame) brings me back to even at 1-1. Now I play some randoms for a while. Tear for Mirkin who sits in the basement of Rundle C.
1. :) He puts his name on EVERYTHING!
2. :( My initial gut was Nola, but went with Richmond, I was worried enough people hadn;t made it that far west yet. oh well
3. :( No idea, guessed New Hartfordshire
4. :( Only MIller books I knew were Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn (thank you seinfeld) so even though they didn't rhyme I chose one of those
5. :) I had heard a few of these before, so I went with cows...I assume that counts
6. :( Annoyed because I had a general idea of the letters (my wife works in fashion) but I went with PVH (Phillip Van Heusen) insteand of LVMH...oh well
2/6
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Gideon Day 2 LL73
Hey all, welcome back!
4 or 5/6 today.
1 :) D3 - I also considered sisal and jute.
2 :| D1 Bay of Bothnia - I always liked the name Bothnia
3 :) D1 Sony
4 :) D0 Inverse Square
5 :) D2 - Pleased to have worked this one out.
6 :( D2 Bresson - Spent the whole day trying to remember the name. I don't think I actually knew it to remember.
Yesterday: 4/6
1 :) D1 Pizzicato
2 :( D2 Illia - So close! (guessing)
3 :) D3 Handball
4 :( D1 Great Men - Also very close
5 :) D0 Folic Acid
6 :( D2 Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer - I was pretty sure it was a kids movie. The date was right around thanksgiving, so I figured something seasonal.
4 or 5/6 today.
1 :) D3 - I also considered sisal and jute.
2 :| D1 Bay of Bothnia - I always liked the name Bothnia
3 :) D1 Sony
4 :) D0 Inverse Square
5 :) D2 - Pleased to have worked this one out.
6 :( D2 Bresson - Spent the whole day trying to remember the name. I don't think I actually knew it to remember.
Yesterday: 4/6
1 :) D1 Pizzicato
2 :( D2 Illia - So close! (guessing)
3 :) D3 Handball
4 :( D1 Great Men - Also very close
5 :) D0 Folic Acid
6 :( D2 Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer - I was pretty sure it was a kids movie. The date was right around thanksgiving, so I figured something seasonal.
Day 2 Steiny
Not a great showing against Pelc...probably starting out 0-2 after losing to Finn yesterday.
1. :( The only palm tree variety I know is lulav...that was incorrect. D3...this seemed very hard, if Pelc gets it I will be extremely impressed
2. :( Nope, dsepite spending time in Sweden two years ago. I wrote Finden which was a protmanteau of Sweden and Finland D2
3. :) Strong guess here got me to Sony...D1
4. :( So close, I wrote square root! D2
5. :) Only answer that made sense D0 as this seemed pretty gettable
6. :( Nope, never heard of him but D1 since Film is one of Pelc's strongest categories.
brad day2
3/6 and congrats steiny!
1) coconut d2
figured was wrong, but maybe get a mcwa out of it (came close to winning last season)
2) black sea d2
nope
3) sony d1
wasnt sure how to d this as film opponents best and biz near their worst
4) inverse square d3
opponent bad at science and my stats lacking so hopefully get a high d for this
5) grape nuts d1
wasnt there a 1 day question about this recently?
6) polanski d0
no idea, but film opponents best category
Jesse Day 2
3/6 on what I thought was a hard day.
1. The leaves of what palm native to Madagascar are used to produce the ribbon pictured here? LINK: http://www.learnedleague.com/images/art/3498c5yn609t.jpg
Correct Answer: RAFFIA
Your Answer: Date Palm
Points Assigned: 2
3. One factor in the VCR "format war" that led to VHS dominance was its availability to be licensed to any manufacturer that was interested, whereas for years, the manufacture of Betamax was limited to one company. What was that company, which developed the Betamax format in 1975?
1. The leaves of what palm native to Madagascar are used to produce the ribbon pictured here? LINK: http://www.learnedleague.com/
Correct Answer: RAFFIA
Your Answer: Date Palm
Points Assigned: 2
Never heard of it.
2. What is the name of the northern arm of the Baltic Sea that extends between Sweden on the west and Finland on the east?
Correct Answer: GULF OF BOTHNIA
Your Answer: North Baltic Sea
Points Assigned: 3
2. What is the name of the northern arm of the Baltic Sea that extends between Sweden on the west and Finland on the east?
Correct Answer: GULF OF BOTHNIA
Your Answer: North Baltic Sea
Points Assigned: 3
I lived in Sweden and Finland and had no idea. Tough question.
3. One factor in the VCR "format war" that led to VHS dominance was its availability to be licensed to any manufacturer that was interested, whereas for years, the manufacture of Betamax was limited to one company. What was that company, which developed the Betamax format in 1975?
Correct Answer: SONY
Your Answer: Sony
Points Assigned: 0
Your Answer: Sony
Points Assigned: 0
Gimmie of the day?
4. The effect of certain forces on an object varies by the ___________ of the distance between the object and the source of the force. What two words (sometimes joined by a hyphen) fill in the blank in this principle from physics? These two words also provide the name of the law defined by the statement.
Correct Answer: INVERSE SQUARE
Your Answer: Inverse square
Points Assigned: 1
4. The effect of certain forces on an object varies by the ___________ of the distance between the object and the source of the force. What two words (sometimes joined by a hyphen) fill in the blank in this principle from physics? These two words also provide the name of the law defined by the statement.
Correct Answer: INVERSE SQUARE
Your Answer: Inverse square
Points Assigned: 1
I knew it was something square and was able to come up with inverse.
5. In 1897, breakfast cereal titan Charles W. Post erroneously believed that the maltose sugar in his newly invented granular wheat cereal was glucose. According to this account, he misnamed this cereal what, after an older name for glucose and after the cereal's flavor after toasting?
Correct Answer: GRAPE-NUTS
Your Answer: Grape Nuts
Points Assigned: 1
5. In 1897, breakfast cereal titan Charles W. Post erroneously believed that the maltose sugar in his newly invented granular wheat cereal was glucose. According to this account, he misnamed this cereal what, after an older name for glucose and after the cereal's flavor after toasting?
Correct Answer: GRAPE-NUTS
Your Answer: Grape Nuts
Points Assigned: 1
I knew Post invented Grape Nuts.
6. Name the French director who is perhaps as known today for his romances as for his film work, thanks in no small part to his tendency to cast his wives in sex-symbol roles, including Annette Stroyberg in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Brigitte Bardot in Et Dieu...créa la femme, and Jane Fonda in Barbarella.
Correct Answer: ROGER VADIM
Your Answer: Godard
Points Assigned: 2
6. Name the French director who is perhaps as known today for his romances as for his film work, thanks in no small part to his tendency to cast his wives in sex-symbol roles, including Annette Stroyberg in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Brigitte Bardot in Et Dieu...créa la femme, and Jane Fonda in Barbarella.
Correct Answer: ROGER VADIM
Your Answer: Godard
Points Assigned: 2
I had no idea.
Ben day 2
3/6 today. My defense held me to. 0(1)-0(1) draw yesterday. Also, congrats steiny on the folic news!
1 :( never heard that term. Guessed date palm.
2 :( this geography question will play hard. Never heard of it.
3 :) Sony. D0.
4 :) inverse square. Wheelhouse.
5 :) grape nuts. I'm pleased with puzzling this one out, potentially helped by my limited search space given I didn't grow up surrounded by all the different post cereal brands. also my father in law's appreciation of fiber.
6 :( who? I made up a French sounding name. Sounds like his extracurricular life was top notch.
Monday, May 15, 2017
Jesse LL73 Day 1
Hey all, I have been booted down to D. Hoping to make my way back up to C. 3/6 today.
Correct Answer: PIZZICATO
Your Answer: Piccato
Points Assigned: 2
Ugh, I sort of knew it, but couldn't get the word into my head.
2. While Trōia was its common Latin name, the ancient Asia Minor city of Troy was also known, especially in a poetic context, by what other Latin name?
Correct Answer: ILIUM
Your Answer: Ilium
Points Assigned: 1
2. While Trōia was its common Latin name, the ancient Asia Minor city of Troy was also known, especially in a poetic context, by what other Latin name?
Correct Answer: ILIUM
Your Answer: Ilium
Points Assigned: 1
I have been there which is the only reason I know it. I think this a hard one, but my opponent has really high world history and literature scores.
3. Pictured here is a regulation ball used in what sport? LINK: http://www.learnedleague.com/images/art/98cty350.jpg
Correct Answer: HANDBALL
Your Answer: Handball
Points Assigned: 2
3. Pictured here is a regulation ball used in what sport? LINK: http://www.learnedleague.com/
Correct Answer: HANDBALL
Your Answer: Handball
Points Assigned: 2
4. An ambitious and innovative 1941 nonfiction book with text by James Agee and photos by Walker Evans, documenting the daily lives of Depression-era tenant farmers, has an ironic title which calls to "Let Us Now Praise" whom?
Correct Answer: FAMOUS MEN
Your Answer: God
Points Assigned: 1
Correct Answer: FAMOUS MEN
Your Answer: God
Points Assigned: 1
I had no idea.
5. The water-soluble B-complex vitamin B9, often advised as a supplement for pregnant women to help prevent neural tube defects, is known by what name?
Correct Answer: FOLIC ACID/FOLATE
Your Answer: Folic Acid
Points Assigned: 0
5. The water-soluble B-complex vitamin B9, often advised as a supplement for pregnant women to help prevent neural tube defects, is known by what name?
Correct Answer: FOLIC ACID/FOLATE
Your Answer: Folic Acid
Points Assigned: 0
My wife took this when she was pregnant.
6. On November 17, 1968, the telecast of an NFL game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders was cut short on the east coast, infamously, to broadcast the start of what television film?
Correct Answer: HEIDI
Your Answer: Annie
Points Assigned: 3
6. On November 17, 1968, the telecast of an NFL game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders was cut short on the east coast, infamously, to broadcast the start of what television film?
Correct Answer: HEIDI
Your Answer: Annie
Points Assigned: 3
I have heard of this. I remembered it being a female character, but could not get Heidi so put Annie, knowing it was wrong.
Steiny Day 1
Welcome back y'all. My first two matches this season are against Finn and Pelc...a great kickoff to the season!
Finn is currently travelling in Europe with his family...here's to hoping for a forgetful forfeit!
1. :( I guessed stoccato, which might only be a piano term...I remembered it from my lessons at age Defense of 0 as classical music is one of Finn's best categories.
2. :( I figured it was something to do with the Iliad which Finn and I both read freshman year (albeit those freshman years were 10 years apart..) Love the Core curriculum. I guessed Ilia. Probably not close enough for Thorsten to grant points. D1
3. :) Had to be handball. D1
4. :( No idea, I wrote wall street D2
5. :) Anyone who has experienced pregnancy (or pregnancy of a wife) knows about folic acid. Finn has never experienced either so hoping he doesn't know. I, on the other hand, am currently experiencing the latter (breaking news!). D2
6. :( I guessed Lonesome Dove..Never heard of this, but looked it up, sounds like a totl netowrk fudge-up. D3
Certainly not my best day against Finn but on the other hand my defense was completly ascending so that was interesting.
Brad day1
welcome back guys
2/6
1) staccato d3
no idea
2)
atlantis d2
latin and lit ... definately not my wheelhouse
3) handball d0
easy soccer! no wait ... what is ihf?
4) fdr d1
nope
5) folic acid d2
having two little kids helps, and one with food allergies means im looking at a lot of food lables
6) wizard of oz d1
i had heard about this before as sports tv history, but couldnt remember the movie
Ben day 1
Good to be back. Rough start though! 1/6.
1 :( never heard of it. Guessed digit.
2 :( I guessed carthagia. Maybe could have gotten this in a multiple choice.
3 :) handball. Only one I knew.
4 :( I guess Hoover. Never heard of this.
5 :( the one that got away. Too long since Lis was pregnant. I wrote formic acid. Something sounded a little wrong but I couldn't place it. Now I can. Goddamn ants.
6 :( round this off with another answer I'd never heard of. Is this a sport or a movie question?
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