Jesse day 13

4/6

1. While many of the actors who played the title characters in 2001's Ocean's Eleven have had successful television careers, only one starred in his own, namesake sitcom. Who is that actor, whose series aired on Fox from 2001 to 2006?
Correct Answer: BERNIE MAC
Your Answer: Bernie Mac
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

There are not too many shows named after the lead. Went through those in my head and remembered Bernie mac was in Ocean's 11. 

2. The Temple of the Tooth, which houses a sacred relic comprised of the left cuspid of the Buddha, is located within the palace of the former Kingdom of Kandy in what island nation, where over 90% of its Sinhalese population practices Buddhism?
Correct Answer: SRI LANKA
Your Answer: Sri Lanka
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I was in that temple 6 weeks ago!!!

3. In 1976, Sumitomo Credit Service, Carte Bleue, Chargex, Barclaycard, and other licensees of a multinational credit card program known as the International Bankcard Company (IBANCO) formed a new association, in conjunction with the domestic National BankAmericard Inc., while retaining the original programs' distinctive blue, white, and gold coloring scheme. What was the name of this new company, which still exists today?
Correct Answer: VISA
Your Answer: Visa
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I knew the logo colors. 

4. While the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol, the amendment was enforced by what 1919 federal act, sponsored by and named after a Congressman from Minnesota?
Correct Answer: VOLSTEAD ACT
Your Answer: Nutley Act
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Heard of it, but there was no way I was going to pull it.

5. The title of a George Peele poem from 1590, written on the occasion of the retirement of Queen Elizabeth's champion knight, Sir Henry Lee, and sung to her during Lee's final jousting tournament, provides the title for what 1929 Ernest Hemingway novel?
Correct Answer: A FAREWELL TO ARMS
Your Answer: A farewell to arms
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I wrote down the five hemingway books I could easily remember the titles for and this seemed the most logical. 

6. Name any one of the three most abundant elements in the earth's crust (making up roughly 47%, 28%, and 8% by weight, respectively).
Correct Answer: OXYGEN, SILICON, ALUMINUM
Your Answer: Iron
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I had no idea.