Jesse Day 17

3/6

1. An Anglicized Muscogee Creek word for "town" begins the names of cities in Florida and Alabama. What is that word, whose five letters also begin the name of a river in Mississippi (a river whose name means "river of the rock" in Choctaw)?
Correct Answer: TALLA
Your Answer: Talla
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Tallahassee was the first city that came to mind. I also thought Talladega

2. Name the 19th-century musician and composer who is the conventional image of the quintessential Romantic artist—a fastidiously accoutered dandy who was exquisitely mannered, abandoned by his mistress, and died of consumption, after being exiled as a young man from the homeland that now considers him a national hero.
Correct Answer: FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
Your Answer: Chopin
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I knew Chopin was a national hero from my brief time in Poland. I couldn't think of anyone else from that period that fit that description. 

3. Rhonda Britton ("The Rabbit Lady"), Steve Wilson ("The Tourism Chief"), Ronald Reagan, Pat Boone, Anita Bryant, and Bob Eubanks all appeared in what 1989 film?
Correct Answer: ROGER & ME
Your Answer: Who framed roger rabbit
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I got the Roger part. 

4. The title of a Muddy Waters tune from 1950, itself a cover of an old Delta blues song called "Catfish Blues" recorded by Robert Petway in 1941, inspired the name of what rock and roll band?
Correct Answer: THE ROLLING STONES
Your Answer: The Rolling Stones
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I listened to Muddy Waters in college so was familiar with the song. 

5. Name the theatre star who originated (on Broadway) the roles of Precious in Steel Pier, Sally in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Glinda in Wicked?
Correct Answer: KRISTIN CHENOWETH
Your Answer: Middler
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I knew it was Chenowerth because she is always the answer, but I could not recall her name. 

6. Identify the Italian dish, literally "bone (with a) hole," which is a stew of veal shanks in white wine with tomatoes and onions, usually served with pasta or rice.
Correct Answer: OSSO BUCO
Your Answer: Osso blanco
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I thought of ossuary, but had nothing to draw hole from. 

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-------------- Jesse Weisz Founder and Director Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) Toll-free: 1-877-600-0105 Jesse@geeo.org www.geeo.org