Jesse Day 17

3/6 against Pelc

1. Bernard Hinault, Laurent Fignon, and Claudio Chiappucci were the Tour de France runners-up in 1986, 1989, and 1990. Who won the race all three of these years and remains today the only American cyclist to have won the Tour (officially at least)?
Correct Answer: GREG LEMOND
Your Answer: Greg Limand
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Poor spelling on my part. Wasn't sure how easy this was. I barely follow cycling, but did know this answer. 

2. A critical and popular hit play from 1988 by Wendy Wasserstein, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, chronicles the life of the title character and the world around her. What is that character's first name?
Correct Answer: HEIDI
Your Answer: Millie
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I had no idea.

3. Stipulating that Australia is a landmass and not an island, three of the world's six largest islands (by land area) contain territory that is a part of what country?
Correct Answer: INDONESIA
Your Answer: Indonesia
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Part of a country clearly must be referring to New Guinea and Borneo. I've been to Borneo (The Malaysian side) so this was an easy one for me. 

4. Identify either of the films that fill in the blanks in the following list. Dirty Harry, _______________, The Enforcer, _______________, The Dead Pool.
Correct Answer: MAGNUM FORCE, SUDDEN IMPACT
Your Answer: Any which way but loose
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I have only seen Dirty Harry and couldn't recall the other movies in the series. Was hoping Any which way but loose was an odd spin-off. 

5. What spice is most closely associated with the cuisine of Hungary and is the namesake for one national dish and dominant seasoning for another (goulash)?
Correct Answer: PAPRIKA
Your Answer: Paprika
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

My father is from the Romania/Hungary border and cooks with Paprika all the time. I also lived in Hungary for two months. 

6. What two words are missing from the following title of a Walt Whitman poem, which was untitled in 1855's Leaves of Grass and later appeared as "Poem of the Body" before acquiring this present title (which is also now the poem's first line): I _______ the Body _______.
Correct Answer: SING, ELECTRIC
Your Answer: am whole
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Oh, yeah, I have heard of this. I had no idea that was Walt Whitman.