Hey All! 3/6 on what seems like a kind of easy day.
1. As measured by global revenue, two of the five biggest Wall Street investment banks have names that bear that of what legendary banker and co-architect of the formation of General Electric?
Correct Answer: J.P. MORGAN
Your Answer: JP Morgan
Points Assigned: 0
5. In the standard English version of "Jack and the Beanstalk", what item does Jack trade in exchange for the magic beans?
Correct Answer: (HIS MOTHER'S) COW
Your Answer: Hat
Points Assigned: 2
1. As measured by global revenue, two of the five biggest Wall Street investment banks have names that bear that of what legendary banker and co-architect of the formation of General Electric?
Correct Answer: J.P. MORGAN
Your Answer: JP Morgan
Points Assigned: 0
I went through some of the key names and was sure it was Morgan.
2. What basketball superstar and Hall of Famer was the only player to win both the NBA and ABA Most Valuable Player Awards, accomplishing the latter three times during the league's last three years of existence while playing for the New York Nets?
Correct Answer: JULIUS ERVING
Your Answer: Julies Irving (Dr J)
Points Assigned: 1
2. What basketball superstar and Hall of Famer was the only player to win both the NBA and ABA Most Valuable Player Awards, accomplishing the latter three times during the league's last three years of existence while playing for the New York Nets?
Correct Answer: JULIUS ERVING
Your Answer: Julies Irving (Dr J)
Points Assigned: 1
Terrible spelling, right answer.
3. The indigenous Mexican guerilla movement that arose in 1994 in the southeastern province of Chiapas, fighting discrimination against the Mayan people and inequality blamed on the North American Free Trade Agreement, is named after what leader of the Mexican Revolution?
Correct Answer: EMILIANO ZAPATA
Your Answer: Zapata
Points Assigned: 1
3. The indigenous Mexican guerilla movement that arose in 1994 in the southeastern province of Chiapas, fighting discrimination against the Mayan people and inequality blamed on the North American Free Trade Agreement, is named after what leader of the Mexican Revolution?
Correct Answer: EMILIANO ZAPATA
Your Answer: Zapata
Points Assigned: 1
It was between Zapata and Villa. I went with the right one.
4. Within the Paleozoic era of the geologic timescale, two Periods sit between the Devonian and Permian Periods and are sometimes categorized as subperiods within a single Carboniferous Period. These two Periods, which span 359 to 299 million years ago, have names that reference U.S. states. Name either state.
Correct Answer: PENNSYLVANIA, MISSISSIPPI
Your Answer: Montanian
Points Assigned: 2
4. Within the Paleozoic era of the geologic timescale, two Periods sit between the Devonian and Permian Periods and are sometimes categorized as subperiods within a single Carboniferous Period. These two Periods, which span 359 to 299 million years ago, have names that reference U.S. states. Name either state.
Correct Answer: PENNSYLVANIA, MISSISSIPPI
Your Answer: Montanian
Points Assigned: 2
Damn. I live in Pennsylvania.
5. In the standard English version of "Jack and the Beanstalk", what item does Jack trade in exchange for the magic beans?
Correct Answer: (HIS MOTHER'S) COW
Your Answer: Hat
Points Assigned: 2
Nope, I haven't read it in years. Probably over scored this one.
6. Roman historian Pliny the Elder is credited with naming (or at least popularizing the name of) what archipelago, which he so named because of the multitudes of large dogs who (apparently) lived there?
Correct Answer: CANARY ISLANDS
Your Answer: Great Britain
Points Assigned: 3
6. Roman historian Pliny the Elder is credited with naming (or at least popularizing the name of) what archipelago, which he so named because of the multitudes of large dogs who (apparently) lived there?
Correct Answer: CANARY ISLANDS
Your Answer: Great Britain
Points Assigned: 3
I considered the canary islands, but didn't go with it.
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