Jesse day 12

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1. First mentioned in Bavaria in the 1420s, Karnöffel—which translates to "hernia," was at the time a rude word for a cardinal, and was banned by clerical authorities for its irreverent promotion of anarchy—is considered the oldest identifiable what? 
Correct Answer: CARD GAME
Your Answer: Expletive
Points Assigned: 2

Ohhhh, I misread the question.

2. Beginning in medieval England with a statute enacted in 1285, the practice whereby an individual could call out loudly for help in the pursuit and apprehension of a criminal, with those who heard the call obliged by law to assist, is known by the phrase "hue and" what?
Correct Answer: CRY
Your Answer: aid
Points Assigned: 3

Never heard the phrase before.

3. A fictional largest diamond in the world with an unusual flaw in the center, given to Princess Dala of Lugash (also fictional) by her father the Shah, is the title object of a comedy caper film from 1963. What is that object, which gives its name not only to that film, but the entire subsequent film series, as well as its cartoon mascot?
Correct Answer: THE PINK PANTHER
Your Answer: Pink Panther
Points Assigned: 1

I saw the movies.

4. A term used by dental professionals for what is more commonly known as tartar or hardened plaque is also, unrelatedly, a term used in mathematics. What is that term?
Correct Answer: CALCULUS
Your Answer: Delta
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea.

5. Louise Bourgeois' 1999 sculpture titled Maman is a massive work (over thirty feet tall) depicting what type of animal? A cast of similar but smaller work, from three years prior, sold at auction in 2015 for $28.2 million.
Correct Answer: SPIDER
Your Answer: Polar bear
Points Assigned: 1

Nope, I had no idea.

6. Accent, Sazón, and Ve-Tsin are trade names for what chemical compound, which was first produced commercially in Japan as Aji-no-moto ("essence of taste")?
Correct Answer: MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (MSG)
Your Answer: MSG
Points Assigned: 0

Got it. Seemed to me like the easiest question of the day.