Jesse Day 13

3/6

1. Zuckerman Bound, a collection that includes the trilogy The Ghost Writer, Zuckerman Unbound, and The Anatomy Lesson, along with the novella The Prague Orgy, is the work of what late American novelist?
Correct Answer: PHILIP ROTH
Your Answer: Roth
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I haven't heard of any of those books, but they Zuckerman sound Jewish and Phillip Roth just died recently. 

2. The Volga, Ural, and Kura Rivers all discharge into what body of water?
Correct Answer: CASPIAN SEA
Your Answer: Arctic Ocean
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I had no idea. Considered Baltic, Caspian, Black Sea and Arctic. 

3. What is the name for any of various bacteria having a round or ovoid form, including those that cause strep throat, some forms of pneumonia and meningitis, and staph infections?
Correct Answer: COCCUS/COCCI
Your Answer: Cocol
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Close, but pretty sure that won't be accepted. 

4. Name any one of the U.S. states that were not one of the original thirteen British colonies but became a state in the 18th century.
Correct Answer: VERMONT, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE
Your Answer: Kentucky
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I had Ohio down, then switched to Vermont and ultimatly went with Kentucky. 

5. Whose "witch" is pictured here? LINK: http://www.learnedleague.com/images/art/8945c04m5093myc0.jpg
Correct Answer: (MARIA GAETANA) AGNESI
Your Answer: Sauron
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Never heard of her.

6. Though she did not star in the film (having died seven years earlier), Rita Hayworth plays an important role (of sorts) as a plot element in what 1994 film?
Correct Answer: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Your Answer: The Shawshank Redemption
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

That film has paid high LL dividends over the years.