Brian Day 25 vs MeyerE

2/6 to close out the season.  I finished in bottom third of my rundle in correct answers, but had by far the lowest answers against (65), yielding a 5th place finish. As opposed to poor Ben who had 90 correct answers against.  It's always amazing to me to see the spread in CAA, there's a lot of luck in LL rankings despite it being a skill-based league. I signed up for three of the mini-leagues, hope to see you there. Feliz Navidad and happy new year everyone!

1) Brut.  I feel a little silly missing this one. 1/1

2)vanderhook.  Knew it was wrong, I don't remember the Leyden jar 3/3

3)still life.  A rare art get for me, I know there are a lot of paintings with 'still life' in the title and I took a guess.  1/1

4)Chan.  Wasn't there a Shanghai Express with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson?  I didn't recognize the other movies but hoped they were Chan's Chinese films 2/2

5) Doric.  no clue.  2/2

6) The Greatest Show on Earth.  Ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for.  Between the movie and the Greatest Show on Turf, I don't see many people having trouble with this. 0/0

Jesse Day 25

4/6. Have a good off-season. 

1. Name the French Benedictine monk of the 17th and 18th centuries who remains known today by virtue of the essential improvements he introduced to the méthode champenoise style of wine production?
Correct Answer: DOM PIERRE PÉRIGNON
Your Answer: Perignon
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Total guess, but I was pretty sure Dom meant monk. 

2. An invention in the 1740s of a means to store static electricity, which permitted experiments with more powerful charges (and was used shortly thereafter by Benjamin Franklin), was what type of "jar," named for the Dutch city where it was discovered by Pieter van Musschenbroek?
Correct Answer: LEYDEN
Your Answer: Utrecht
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Shoot, seeing the answer now I should have known this. 

3. What is the two-word phrase for the genre of art whose masters through history have included Louise Moillon, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Anne Vallayer-Coster, Juan Sánchez Cotán, Vincent van Gogh, and Paul Cézanne—numerous works from the latter of whom include the phrase in their titles?
Correct Answer: STILL LIFE
Your Answer: Still Life
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I knew Cezanne produced a lot of still lifes. 

4. Shanghai Express, Destry Rides Again, The Blue Angel, Dishonored, The Scarlet Empress, Blonde Venus, and Witness for the Prosecution are all films which featured what Hollywood star?
Correct Answer: MARLENE DIETRICH
Your Answer: Deitricht
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I knew this from The Blue Angel and Blonde venus. 

5. There are four poetic feet in classical meter which are disyllabic (i.e., the feet are each made up of two syllables). They are most commonly known as iamb, trochee, pyrrhus, and what fourth?
Correct Answer: SPONDEE
Your Answer: gangsta
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Never heard of it. 

6. What was the name used for the enormous traveling caravan combining a circus, menagerie, and collection of freaks presented by P. T. Barnum beginning in 1871? The term was borrowed and altered slightly to describe the NFL's St. Louis Rams teams of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Correct Answer: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
Your Answer: Greatest show on Earth
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I got this by way of the greatest show on Turf. 

Ben day 25

3/6

1 :) Dom Perignon. Switched from Moët and hit one of my only 50/50s in a season where they have consistently run against me. I forgot what it feels like, not that it matters now. D1.

2 :( bell jar. I didn't think Bell was a Dutch town but I had never heard of a Rotterdam or Amsterdam jar.

3 :) still life. D0

4 :( Rita Hayworth. D3

5 :( lingam. No idea and glad I didn't waste too much time.D2

6 :) greatest show on earth. I d2ed here because I forgot there was a US sport reference. Does that make it easy?

Seif Day 25

1/6, and really had no chance at 4 of them. A two-day winning streak means that I'll avoid relegation even with a loss today, so it will be another season of struggles in B, to which I never really earned a promotion in the first place. 

1. Mendel :(, D21. Ah, this was gettable, but I didn't realize "Dom" was a term for a monk. 

2. Hague :(, D12. No clue. 

3. Magical realism :(, D20. I've certainly heard the term, "still life," but I didn't know it counted as a genre. 

4. Hayworth :(, D02. Nope!

5. Slip rhyme :(, D11. No clue. 

6. The greatest show on earth :), D33. Without the football clue, I would have had a goose egg today. I knew the Rams were called "the greatest show on turf," which is how I got this. I don't think this is the hardest question of the day despite by D33, but I think it may be given my opponents' weaknesses. 

It's been a blast this season. Until next year!

Also, if you want to participate in the forecasting contest, reach out to me and remember to submit your forecasts by the end of 2018. 

Gideon Day 24

2/6  Oof, I think today is the day I lose my top spot. 

1 :( D3 Sculpting
2 :( D1 Judo, Archery
3 :( D2 France, Switzerland - In retrospect, I have heard of the Darien Gap. 
4 :) D0 Clueless - Almost put Legally Blond
5 :) D1 Quinn Martin - Total guess. Tried to come up with the coolest sounding name with those initials. 
6 :( D2 Nope - Came up with other parts of speech. Interjection never came to mind. 

brad day24

2/6

1) taxidermy d3

didnt really get the question

2) judo, taekwondo d2

pretty simple 

3) portugal/spain d2

nope

4) clueless d0

a classic ... and my film % should get me some points for this

5) quincy moran d1

no idea

6) adverb d1

beer definately killed the brain cell that once knew this

brian day 24 vs pelco

2/6 My day was a Monet, good from afar and from far from good.  Fifth in my rundle due to sheer skill and not luck at all, and fith in DE for Sierra.

1) roller coasters. great minds think alike. Andy, please explain. 2/2

2) judo, tae kwon do.  Knew this one cold.  1/1

3) Syria Turkey.  no idea 3/2

4)Clueless.  gimme 0/0

5) Merv Griffin. knew it was wrong, but never heard of Quinn Martin  1/1

6) pronoun.  Boo!  After getting Conjunction Junction and Interjection! stuck in my head, I discarded interjection, figuring it was the same category as statement and question.  Didn't like pronoun but thought it was my best bet. 2/3

Ben Day 24

3/6.

1 :( roller coaster riding. whoops. D22

2 :) taekwondo judo. pretty easy. D00

3 :( England, Scotland. I was guesig Darien CT was named after it, so I went British. Colombia crossed my mind as a partner to Venezuela, but I was never going to guess Panama. Is this a bg waterfall or something? D32

4 :) clueless. I've never seen this but 'as if' made it seem pretty easy. D11

5 :(Quentin Marcellus. Kinda close. I'm not even sure who my guy ius, but his name is familiar. Maybe NPR? D23

6 :) interjection. I couldn't remember the 8th, so luckily that wasn't the one that was missing. D11

Jesse day 24

3/6

1. The "Penny Black," "Treskilling Yellow," "Basel Dove," "St. Louis Bears," and the Statue of Liberty replica located at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas are all items relevant in what avocation?
Correct Answer: STAMP COLLECTING/PHILATELY
Your Answer: Magic
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I had no idea.

2. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, karate competitions (Kumite and Kata) will be included as medal events for the first time, joining what other two Asian martial arts in the official Olympic program?
Correct Answer: JUDO, TAEKWONDO
Your Answer: Taekwando and Judo
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I get pretty into the Olympics.

3. Darién National Park is a UNESCO world heritage site that sits on the border of what two countries?
Correct Answer: PANAMA, COLOMBIA
Your Answer: Panama and Colombia
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I've been to Panama and Colombia. My company ran a trip to the Darien Gap, but my flight was delayed due to a snow storm so I missed it. 

4. Pop culture writer Jen Chaney's 2015 book As If! is an oral history celebrating the twentieth anniversary of what movie, told by the film's director, cast, and crew?
Correct Answer: CLUELESS
Your Answer: Clueless
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

The timing seemed right. I also considered Wayne's World. 

5. What is the full name of the television producer whose production company, QM Productions, had at least one series running on network television from its founding in 1960 until the cancellation of Barnaby Jones in 1980?
Correct Answer: QUINN MARTIN
Your Answer: Quincy Murray
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Never heard of him.

6. Which is the only one of the eight traditional parts of speech in English missing from the following sentence: My little dog and I run quickly to the park.
Correct Answer: INTERJECTION
Your Answer: Adverb
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I could only come up with 7 parts of speech and the one I was missing was interjection.

24

Seif, I can't believe you only gave me 0 for getting stamp collecting! And yet you gave me 3 for Takewondo and Judo, which I defended as 00. Weird.

1. Stamp collecting. :)

2. J and TKD. :)

3. I put Chile and Peru. Dave, you're getting 1 for this.  It's hard to say Darien (with accent) while maintaining a locked jaw, Darien, CT style. ;((

4. Clueless. Seems very easy. Not sure why I gave Seif 2 points for this.

5. Never heard of Quinn Martin. I put Norman Lear. :(

6. I put exclamation. D'oh!  :( 

Seif Day 24 vs. Andy (LLL)

4/6, which was the best I could have done possibly done today. But I'm worried about my D. I'm increasingly thinking that taking an extra couple of hours on the questions is going to be helpful. 

1. Time travel :(, D20. I didn't really understand the question, which made D difficult. Probably shouldn't have wasted a D0 on this.

2. Judo, tae kwon do :), D33. Hmmm, I really didn't expect to get this. These were the only two things (other than "karate," which I thought would be too general) that I could think of. I thought the correct answer would be more obscure. Now I'm seriously regretting the D33. This could cost me.

3. Colombia, Panama :), D12. I'm familiar with the Darien Gap, so this wasn't much of a stretch. 

4. Clueless :), D01. An easy one for people my age. I can't believe it's been 20 years.

5. Dick van Dyke :(, D12. No clue. Never heard of Quinn Martin. 

6. Interjection :), D21. Yay!

Gideon Day 23

3/6 today 

1 :) D2 Plantagenet - I was really proud that I was able to pull this. 
2 :( D1 Daniel Tiger
3 :) D0 Juul - I was tempted to add several more u’s. 
4 :) D1 Rip Van Winkle - Vanilla Ice’s great-great-great grandfather. 
5 :( D2 Demons 
6 :( D3 Selescu

Brian Day 23 vs Ben

0-3 vs Ben this season across LL and LLL, 3/6 today gives me a fighting shot.  I'm 5th in Sierra C with no real chance of promotion or relegation, so I can coast the rest of the season and look forward to the Rock and Roll minileague

1) Plantagenet.  Knew this from the recent Pennsylvania One-Day, "11.  What two cities, located approximately 25 miles apart in South Central Pennsylvania, are appropriately nicknamed the White Rose City and the Red Rose City?​", leading me to a War of the Roses wikihole. 1/1

2) Pete the Cat. The only shows I've seen listed on PBS are Pete the Cat and Daniel Tiger.  Never heard of Nature Cat. Worried about giving Ben a 3, but I think PBS is much less watched than NickJr and Disney Jr.  2/3

3) Juule.  I think this has become well-known as the newest thing that will corrupt and destroy your children.  2/1

4) Rip Van Winkle.  'legendary master of repose' makes it a gimme, but very worried it's only a gimme for Americans. Took the risk with 0/0

5) mountains.  no clue.  3/2

6) Coucesceau.  no clue 1/2

3(3)-3(3) tie, well done Ben.  My rip van winkle 0 paid off.  I took you for a tennis guy, but there weren't esoteric enough questions in the data set to judge your tennis knowledge (yes, as an ugly American I think Halep is esoteric.)

Dave M day 23

3/6 on the same 3 most seem to have guessed today.

 

1 : ) Gimme for me but I suspect Medieval European history is not a traditional topic in the US as much as in the UK. D21

2 : ( I’ve never heard of Nature Cat. Peppa Pig seemed to align somewhat with the other names so went with that. D33

3 : ) Juul was also a gimme for me. D00

4 : ) Dutch + Sleep = Rip Van Winkle. D11

5 : ( I guessed Spices. I also saw the different Asian words but didn’t think of weather. I was thinking it could also possibly be teas, or variants of rice. D22

6 : ( I guess I don’t follow tennis enough to know this answer. D12

Jesse Day 23

3/6

1. What dynasty, descended from the French counts of Anjou, ruled England from 1154 to 1485? Lancaster and York were two branches of the family, which was ousted by Henry VII of the House of Tudor.
Correct Answer: PLANTAGENET
Your Answer: Orange
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I was not sure, but I thought it might have something to do with William of Orange. I was wrong. 

2. Bobby Moynihan, Kate Micucci, Kate McKinnon, and Kenan Thompson have voiced (respectively) the characters Hal the Dog, Daisy the Bunny, Squeeks the Mouse, and Ronald the Cat, all friends of Taran Killam's title character, in what children's TV series currently airing on PBS Kids?
Correct Answer: NATURE CAT
Your Answer: Doc McStuffins
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I see a lot of kids programming in the background, but I guess my daughter does not watch nature cat. I'll have to DVR it for her.  

3. In November 2018, prior to a series of restrictions disclosed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, what company, which has over 70% of domestic e-cigarette market share, announced suspension of retail sales of its flavored e-cigarette pods and an end to promotions on social media?
Correct Answer: JUUL LABS
Your Answer: Juul
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

It is in the news. 

4. What Dutch American villager and legendary master of repose is quite possibly literature's best known fictional American Revolution-era Loyalist?
Correct Answer: RIP VAN WINKLE
Your Answer: Rip Van Winkle
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Repose + Dutch sounding name

5. Jelawat, Prapiroon, Maria, Jongdari, Shanshan, Soulik, Cimaron, Jebi, Mangkhut, Trami, Kong-rey, Yutu, Usagi, and Man-yi are all names of what?
Correct Answer: (2018 PACIFIC OCEAN) TYPHOONS
Your Answer: Typhoons
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

My first thought was these are different words Eskimos have for snow, but they all sounded Asian besides Maria. They also seemed to be different Asian languages including Japanese, Tagalog and Indonesian. Typhoons made sense, but I hoped Maria wasn't a Hurricane thrown in there. 

6. What Romanian, the 2018 French Open Champion, is currently ranked number one on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, in a spot she has held since October of last year?
Correct Answer: SIMONA HALEP
Your Answer: Krusanovitch
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I do not follow tennis at all. 

Ben day 23

Random and Brian

3/6

1 :( Saxons. This name came up in the past 6 months, but means nothing to me. D12

2 :( Daniel tigers neighborhood. Wow my kids have started aging out of these types of shows. I'm sure I'd prefer nature cat to the ridiculous tween shows that are the current fare, not least because it sounds like it is about a cat, the best animal. D33

3 :) Juul. Clear d0 me thinks. D00

4 :) Rip Van Winkle. I didn't know the American history part, but got there from sleep and Dutch. D11

5 :( months. I would never have gotten this because I have zero name recognition, and there are more than one per letter of the English alphabet. D21

6 :) Halep. If Brian looked through my question history he won't have defended me highly on a tennis question. Hopefully he puts too much stock in my artificially depressed (thanks to all your ridiculous parochial US sports) sports score. D22

Seif Day 23 vs. Steiny (LLL)

3/6. It looks like these were the worst possible categories for my LL opponent, so I'm feeling good about today. 

1. Plantagenat :), D23. Gimme for me, but I suspect this is quite hard overall. 

2. Daniel Tiger :(, D20. I felt good about this one, but I've never heard of the answer. 

3. Juul :), D11. Only e-cigarette company I could think of. 

4. Dyckman :(, D02. I had no idea RVW was a "Loyalist," but that would have been a reasonable guess. 

5. Typhoons :), D12. A couple of the names rang a bell, though I certainly wasn't sure when I submitted. 

6. Kerber :(, D31. For many years, I never would have missed a tennis question, but I guess this shows how much I've stopped following it. 

Gideon Day 22

5/6 today

1 :) D2 Glucose, Fructose - I knew that lactose is glucose + galactose, and sucrose is similar. I guessed/remembered correctly what the second monosaccharide was. 
2 :) D0 Die Hard - Gennaro made me very confident. I was ready to be surprised though. 
3 :( D2 Carmen - I should learn the plots of more operas. 
4 :) D1 Uruguay
5 :) D1 Prospectus - This took me a while to come up with. 
6 :) D3 Black Bottom - Ohhhh, so that’s what Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is referring to!

Brian Day 22 vs FriedlandW

4/6, no chance at the other two.

1) glucose, fructose. Unclear at first if it was asking for two separate sugars, poorly worded question. (I see it tricked some of you.) Glucose a gimme, so I put it first in case it was asking for one. I ruled out lactose and galactose, leaving fructose and dextrose. Fructose I knew was used to sweeten corn syrup (and, in doing so, kill you), so I went with that. 3/2

2) Die Hard. Yippi Ki Yay!  If the plot didn't already sound similar to Die Hard, Gennaro clinched it.  The action movie to top all action movies.    2/2

3) Carmen.  I'm going to answer Carmen for every opera until it's correct.  Never heard of this, don't like my defense.  1/1

4) Uruguay.  I get that Thorsten repeats questions every few years, but this was a question from this year.   Had to defend low even though my LL opponent has a terrible geography score.  1/1  (looking at your posts, none of you mentioned this as a recent q.  Am I misremembering?)

5) Prospectus.  Biz gimme.  0/0

6) Charleston.  No clue, never heard of. 2/3

Jesse did not carefully read question 1

Make that a 3/6.

Jesse Day 22

4/6

1. Sucrose, known colloquially as common table sugar, is technically a disaccharide sugar, with each of its molecules made up of two simple sugar units. What are the names of these two monosaccharides?
Correct Answer: GLUCOSE, FRUCTOSE
Your Answer: Glucose
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Absolute guess. 

2. Retired NYC detective Joe Leland travels to Los Angeles to visit his daughter, Stephanie Leland Gennaro, who is attending the holiday party of her employer, the Klaxon Oil Corporation. This is the set up for the Roderick Thorp novel Nothing Lasts Forever, which was later adapted into what film?
Correct Answer: DIE HARD
Your Answer: Die Hard
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I shot a kid!

3. The title character, having been forced into an arranged marriage, fatally stabs her new husband on their wedding night, then emerges bloodied from her bedroom and wanders among the wedding guests singing il dolce suono in the famous "mad scene" of what Italian opera?
Correct Answer: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Your Answer: La Triviata
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Never heard of it. 

4. What is the only South American country that lies completely south of the Tropic of Capricorn?
Correct Answer: URUGUAY
Your Answer: Uruguay
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I'll be headed to Chile and Argentina in a week from now. I went to Uruguay in 2011.

5. What is the name for the document, legally required and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which outlines a given mutual fund's investing goals and strategy, fees and expenses, and other information relevant to potential investors?
Correct Answer: PROSPECTUS
Your Answer: Prospectus
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I wasn't sure how to defend this. It seemed too easy, if indeed my answer was correct.

6. A once-popular dance originated in New Orleans in the early 1900s and was memorialized in song by Ma Rainey and Spike Jones (and on stage by August Wilson). This dance, and a jazz standard by Jelly Roll Morton, are named after a former Detroit neighborhood (controversially razed in the 1950s in the name of "slum clearance") itself named for its rich, dark marsh soils? What is that name shared by the dance and the neighborhood?
Correct Answer: BLACK BOTTOM
Your Answer: Gagnam
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3  

I have heard of it, but could not pull it. 

Dave M day 22

I got the 3/6 I was expecting after reading the questions, but could have made it 4/6 if I had my brain in gear.

 

1 : ( I went with Glucose and Ethanol – I should have remembered Fructose, I’m dimly aware of some pseudoscience going on that asserts fructose is either better or worse for you than regular sugar. D22

2 : ) This seemed really straightforward to me, what a great movie. I had no idea it was based on a book. D01

3 : ( I guessed Madame Butterfly. D20

4 : ) Argentina and Chile stretch a really long way North, so it could only be Uruguay. D11

5 : ) Prospectus seemed so simple I wondered if it was a trick question. D12

6 : ( Never heard of Black Bottom. I went with Muddy Hop as a complete guess. D33

Tom Day 22

3/6

1.  :)  Glucose and Fructose.  Educated guess here, I originally thought it was 2 fructose.

2.  :(  Taken.  Should've had this one, hoping for low defense on it.  

3.  :(  Couldn't muster a guess.  This will certainly be D3d on me.

4.  :)  Uruguay.  I too read this as South African at first and was going to put Lesotho.  In grade school, I was good friends with the son of the Lesotho ambassador to america.  

5.  :)  Prospectus.  Gimme.

6.  :(  Again, couldn't come up with a guess.

Ben day 22

2/6. Loss to seif in LLL

1 :( I didnt understand that it was 2 different sugars as opposed to the same sugar twice.

2 :( it happened one night. If only he'd said Nakatomi  Plaza.

3 :( Tosca. No chance.

4 :) Uruguay. D0ed Seif here.

5 :) prospectus.

6 :( Charleston. Never heard of black bottom in any context.

Seif Day 22 vs. Ben (LLL)

3/6, with a complete meltdown in some places. I'm currently in the lowest non-relegation spot, but after today I think I may drop down. I think I'm going to stop doing the questions so early in the morning, as I'm certain not being fully awake caused me to miss at least one and maybe two.

1. Glucose, fructose :), D11. These were the only two I could think of that could possibly fit. 

2. Die Hard :), D01. If even I can recognize this pretty easily, it shouldn't give others too much trouble. 

3. Carmen :(, D32. No chance here.

4. Lesotho :(, D12. Way to read the question carefully, David. Not sure how "South American" registered in my mind as "African," but this is one of those one or two per season I wish I could have back. At least I'll probably get D0 on this, but it still gets me mad. 

5. Prospectus :), D20. Gimme. 

6. Peat :(, D23. Not happy about missing this one, either. I'm well aware of the play "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," so I'm not sure what caused me to miss this what should have been obvious connection. Let's see if submitting later in the day helps me avoid these sorts of mistakes. 

Brian Day 21 vs Seif

After a forfeit win in both leagues Friday (thanks Mirkin!), I get crushed 5(4)-1(2) by Dave S today.  I'm in top 10 defense in Sierra, hoping to keep that going at least

1) Phoebe. Thought I remembered this from a Barbie Halloween book I used to read to my girls featuring Barbie in a sexy pirate costume. Arrr!  3/1

2)Hirohito.  Hoping for a Hirohito Sr.  2/0

3)Judas Priest. Knew it wasn't Sabbath or AC/DC. 1/3

4)Abbey Road. 2/1

5)the tribe has spoken. I watched the first few seasons. 0/2

6) huey, Dewey, Louie.  I've never heard of this poem and refuse to believe it is famous. 1/2

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brad day 21

0/6 ... ouch but may be back in mcw contention after this

1) stacy d1

my daughter has a barbie book, this was the only character i could remember

2) hirohito d2

pretty sure was wrong

3) def leoppard d1

thought i heard them in the news recently for something

4) trafalgar square d2

no idea

5) you have been eliminated d0

watched the first season but havent since then and couldnt recall

6) hickory,dickory, dock d3

maybe the mouse sailed in the shoe?

Gideon Day 21

4/6 Today

1 :) D3 Skipper - Whew! I was debating between Malibu Stacey which I’m pretty sure was from the Simpsons, and Skipper, who might be a horse. 
2 :) D1 Meiji
3 :( D2 Motörhead - I was hoping it was a posthumous release of previously recorded Lemmy. I’ve heard of British Steel, but couldn’t find a clear memory of who it was. I was also considering Sabbath and Priest. 
4 :( D1 Row
5 :) D0 The Tribe Has Spoken
6 :) D2 Wynken, Blynken and Nod

Dave M day 21 v Steiny LLL

After an ignominious forfeit loss on Friday (completely forgot about doing the questions), a middling 3/6 today against Steiny.

 

1 : ( I didn’t know any of these and guessed Cindy, which I think is another doll brand entirely. Ben I also recall Stacey being related to Barbie in some way. A quick google search reveals she is a younger sister but was introduced much later than the year referenced in the question. D01

2 : ) Guessed this from the Meiji Restoration. D12

3 : ( Was confident this was AC/DC for some reason. D33

4 : ) UK gimme. I lived 5 minutes walk from Wandsworth High Street. D21

5 : ) For whatever reason I really enjoy Survivor even now after a very high number of seasons. I’m not usually a big reality TV person either. D10

6 : ( Random guess of Tim, Tom, Toby. D22

Jesse day 21

5/6

1. Among the many additional characters released by Mattel in their line of dolls that started in 1959 with Barbie are Barbie's first best friend (in 1963), her younger sister (1964), first African American friend (1968), and current "California Dream" best friend (1988). Give the first name of any one of these four characters.
Correct Answer: MIDGE, SKIPPER, CHRISTIE, TERESA
Your Answer: Skipper
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I remember ads for Skipper from my childhood. Had no idea of any of the other ones.

2. The transformation of Japan into a centralized modern state with a policy of industrial development is largely a result of the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868 and eventual formal restoration of imperial rule under the emperor known today by what name?
Correct Answer: MEIJI
Your Answer: Meji
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Mispelled, but when I hear restoration I think Meiji. 

3. Rocka Rolla (1974), British Steel (1980), Screaming for Vengeance (1982), Defenders of the Faith (1984), and Painkiller (1990) are among the classic albums from what heavy metal band, whose latest is 2018's Firepower?
Correct Answer: JUDAS PRIEST
Your Answer: Judas Priest
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I considered Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, which are all British heavy metal bands as far as I know. I figured Iron Maiden was from the 80s and these did not sound like black Sabbath titles. 

4. What is the rough British equivalent of the American "Main Street," such as is used in London in Camden, Marylebone, Sutton, and Kensington? The term is a specific name of streets in these areas, and also is used in general to refer to a primary business/shopping thoroughfare.
Correct Answer: HIGH STREET
Your Answer: High Street
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Personally I prefer Quality Street. 

5. On the television series Survivor, immediately before extinguishing the flame on the torch of the newly eliminated castaway, host Jeff Probst normally utters what four-word catchphrase?
Correct Answer: THE TRIBE HAS SPOKEN
Your Answer: The Tribe Has Spoken
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I have seen all of the seasons besides the first and one of the early all-star seasons. Still a good time.

6. What are the names of the three children in the famous Eugene Field poem, published in 1889, who sail off one night in a wooden shoe to fish for herring?
Correct Answer: WYNKEN, BLYNKEN, NOD
Your Answer: Hickory, Dickory, Dock
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Nope, nope and nope. 

Ben day 21

2/6 and poor d

1 :( Stacey. I was sure barbies friend was Stacey. Wtf. 

2 :( Hirohito. I thought maybe it would be the same name for a while. No recognition on Meiji. 

3 :( Metallica. 

4 :) high st. I grew up near High st, Kew.

5 :( you're off the island. These reality tv questions keep bleeding me like New York City winters.

6 :) Winkin blinkin nod. Pretty sure this came up in LL years ago, and I did not know it before then.

Seif Day 21 vs. Brian (LLL)

4/6, and I'm feeling good about today because I got the one for which any reasonable person should give me D3. Fun to be up against Brian  and one of only two people (the other is Mirkin) against whom I have a 0-3-0 LL record. 

1. Alana :(, D12. No clue. 

2. Meiji :), D11. Gimme. 

3. The Who :(, D21. Actually thought I might get this one. But I've bever even heard of the right answer. I spent way too long on this one. 

4. High Street :), D02. This came to mind right away, but then I tried to talk myself out of it by considering Court, Square, and Commons. But High Street was the only one with "street" in the name, so I stick with it. 

5. The tribe has spoken :), D20. Gimmish for anyone who has watched the show a few times, which I admit I have. 

6. Winkin, blinkin, nod :), D33. I'm thinking this is very hard. However, there's a 1980 kids album that sets this poem to music and to which I listened about 1 million (+/-100k) times. Also, in the past year my kids have listened to it a similar number of times.

Gideon Day 20

5/6 today

1 :) D2 LIFO (last in, first out) - Not to be confused with GIGO (garbage in, garbage out). 
2 :) D2 Slug
3 :) D1 Casey Jones - Does anyone here know another train engineer by name? 
4 :( D3 Pacific Ocean - I know I’ve read about it at some point. 
5 :) D0 Art Deco
6 :) D1 Fallout Boy - I was at a loss until I tried to come up with knock-offs of “Robin, the Boy Wonder.” 

Jesse day 19

3/6

1. A particular accounting convention, used only in the United States, assumes that a firm uses materials (or sells inventory) in the reverse order they were placed in stock, therefore the inventory that enters its stores most recently is the earliest to leave. What is either the name or the four-letter abbreviation used for this accounting convention?
Correct Answer: LAST-IN FIRST-OUT/LIFO
Your Answer: Stok
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Nope!

2. What unit of mass, now obsolete, is the mass that will have an acceleration of one foot per second squared when a force of one pound in weight is exerted upon it? It is equal to approximately 14.6 kg in SI units, and 32.2 lb in US customary units.
Correct Answer: SLUG
Your Answer: Gravity
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Ah, now seeing the answer I recognize the term. 

3. The headline "DEAD UNDER HIS CAB" appeared in a May 1900 edition of the Memphis, Tennessee newspaper The Commercial Appeal, above a story reporting on an accident on the Illinois Central Railroad in Vaughan, Mississippi. What was the name of the legendary train engineer who died in this accident (heroically, per contemporary reports) and was the only fatality?
Correct Answer: CASEY JONES
Your Answer: Casey Jones
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Casey Jones you better watch your speed. 

4. The body of water known as the Sargasso Sea has no land boundaries, but rather is located entirely within what other body of water?
Correct Answer: ATLANTIC OCEAN
Your Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I just saw this mentioned in article recently, otherwise I would not have gotten it. 

5. Architectural examples of what visual art style, which originated in France in the early 20th century and gets its name from an international exposition held in Paris in 1925, include the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building and 30 Rockefeller Center in New York, The Hoover Building and Florin Court in London, the Eastern Columbia Building and Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, and the Board of Trade and Palmolive Building in Chicago?
Correct Answer: ART DECO
Your Answer: Art Deco
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I studied the history of architecture as a minor concentration in college. 

6. What influential pop punk band uses as its name the alias of Rod Runtledge, the young ward of billionaire playboy Claude Kane III on The Simpsons?
Correct Answer: FALL OUT BOY
Your Answer: Hot Rod
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Did not see that episode and am not a fan of their music. 

brad day20

2/6

1) lifo d2

biz gimme

2) newton d0

nope

3) henry d2

no idea

4) aegean sea d3

no idea, thought it sounded mediterranean

5) art deco d2

walk by roc center every day to work 

6) white stripes d1

actual thought process: whats the name of the band that kind of sounds like panic at the disco (which ended up being answer) ... couldnt think of it, and didnt think they were 'influential' enough anyways, put this down as filler

Brian Day 20 vs Dave M

3/6  Based some of my defense off of Mirkin being Australian and not having spent time in NY.  I hope I have that correct.

1) LIFO.  Dave, I think there was a FIFO question last year, and I regaled this blog with my college nomenclature of Accounting Man.  D0/1

2) stone.  Heard of slug, thought it was smaller.  Assumed an Aussie would not belittle himself by learning our current, much less outdated, units of measure.  1/2

​3) Jones.  Got it from the Dead song.  3/1

4) Atlantic Ocean.  Pretty sure the Sargasso Sea is in the Bermuda Triangle.   Thought this was going to be a gimme for most of you.  Andy, I think they made a movie out of it. 2/0

5) Art nouveau.  Gimme for a New Yorkers... oh jeez I wrote art nouveau.  Brain fart.  1/3 for the non-NYer

6) Green Day.  Was between them and the Chili Peppers. Haven't watched the Simpsons since college, which def pre-dates Fall Out Boy.  2/2

Andy Day something

3/6.

1. LIFO :) Just know this from an accounting class in college or something.

2. Stone :(  Has assigned this defense of 3 originally for both, but then changed to to two because...

3. Hogan :(  Had no clue. Thought of this as an American History question that was really hard; had no clue it related to a pop music.  My opponent was very bad at american history and very good at pop music, so he'll now benefit from that 3. 

4. Atlantic Ocean :)   There's a horrible book we had to read in high school called the wide sargasso sea.  I think it's a big algae bloom or something off of Florida. Why did we have to read the book? It was somehow a sequel to some other book.  

5. Art Deco :), Wasn't loving this answer, but went with it. Thought Art Deco started earlier.  

6. I put Franz Ferdinand.  :(  Really didn't know. I now recognize Fallout Boy from Simpsons, but can't really place the character. Maybe if I had thought about this longer I"d have gotten it.

Ben day 20

2/6. Lackluster.

1 :) lifo. Straightforward.

2 :( dram. Heard of this but would never have thought of it. Surprised this isn't still used in the States along with miles.

3 :( Casey. Why did I just write Casey without a surname. Idiot.

4 :( Mediterranean. I had Atlantic then switched.

5 :) Art Deco. Easy

6 :( uder. I didn't think of fictitious characters within the Simpsons. Could have gotten this.

Seif Day 20 vs. Pelc (LLL)

5/6, which will hopefully break my 5-day losing and 7-day winless streaks. I found defense very tough today. 

1. LIFO :), D22. Gimme-ish for me. Was this also a question a few seasons ago?

2. Stone :(, D13. Never heard of a slug. Didn't think stone was heavy enough, but I had nothing else. 

3. Casey Jones :), D11. Knew this had to be right. I know the history of it and the song. 

4. Atlantic Ocean :), D22. I've actually never heard of this, and my guessing logic was kind of off. Given the name, I thought it might be right next to one of the Iberian countries (it's not really I now see), and I figured the Atlantic had more room. Pretty lucky. 

5. Art Deco :), D31. Pretty easy for a New Yorker, but not sure about people from elsewhere. Given my D3, I hope it's hard. Pelc is from NY, so low D for him. 

6. Fallout Boy :), D00. Obviously I've never heard of this band, but I've watched more than enough Simpsons to identify these characters given all the clues in the question. 

Brian Day 19 vs WinnR

A satisfying 4/6, given that i was only confident of one.  Thorsten did not grant my boon yesterday, leaving me with 1/6, so happy to have a good day today.

1) Mash.  Never heard of wort, so I'm not going to worry about it.  You'd think I would have learned this at pub trivia at Growlers.  2/0

2) Annie. Gimme, even if I'm not renting it for my daughters bday party this weekend. I think it's a gimme even for WinnR's .280 theatre score.  0/1

3) Trump.  Just kidding, Reagan. Also wrong.  Was between Reagan and FDR.  The LANDSLIDE!!!! newspaper headlines from 1984 were too much for me to get past.  1/1​

4) Paisley.  Considered argyle, plaid and tartan, given the Scottish aspect.  They didn't seem ornamental, so debated between houndstooth and paisley.  Paisley looks floral, so went with that as more bush-like.  1/2

5)Empire.  First thought was Better Call Saul, but I don't recognize the name Cookie or the plotline. I went through recent shows that I don't watch, and Cookie rang a bell as the main character when I thought of Empire.  There are frequently commercials for Empire during football games on Fox. (welcome to the blog Tom Brady, great minds think alike)  2/3

6)The Dark Tower.  The only gimme for me today.  I haven't read any of them, but they're well known in fantasy circles. I don't think too many people saw the movie.  3/2

Dave M day 19 v Carr

A 3/6 today against Carr, coming off the always-pleasing forfeit win yesterday.

 

1 : ( I guessed Mash. D30

2 : ) Annie was the only musical I could think of from around that time with a young female character. D11

3 : ( It was a toss-up between Roosevelt and Reagan 84. I went with Reagan. D12

4 : ) Once Paisley was in my head I couldn’t think of anything else that would fit. D21

5 : ) I watched the first episode of this show a couple of years ago, never got around to the rest. D02

6 : ( Guessed His Dark Materials. D23

 

So a 5 (3) for me against Ben’s 2 (2) making our match up record a visually pleasing tally of 5 wins, 5 losses, 5 ties.

Ben day 19

Underperform. Morning after work holiday party is my defense.

1 :) wort. D00

2 :( Oliver. This was very gettable. D22

3 :) Roosevelt. I was even thinking of the right one! D11

4 :( houndstooth. I was so confident with the first thing that came to mind that I didn't dig further. Mistake. D11

5 :( my crazy ex girlfriend. Bad miss here. Lissy used to watch this. I didn't recognize the name or the event, but it makes a lot of sense. Just didn't think of it. D22

6 :( Earp. Never heard of these. D33

Tom Day 19

4/6

1.  :)  Wort.  I've brewed before.

2. :(  Sound of music.  Guess.

3. :)  Fdr.  I considered Reagan in 84.  

4. :(  Argyle.  Felt good about this guess.  After seeing the answer, I realize I've heard this question before.

5.  :)  Empire.  Lucky guess here.  Never seen the show, but have seen enough ads for it during Football season.  

6.  :)  The dark tower.  Rare literature get for me...I've seen the movie.  

--

Thomas Brady

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Seif Day 19

2/6. After a great start this season, I'm rapidly crashing. Today will likely result in my 5th straight loss. Still, I think I have a pretty good chance of avoiding relegation. Today I had 2 answers I narrowed down to two possibilities but got them both wrong—and in both cases the other one was correct. 

1. Mash :(, D21. I knew mash and wort were both part of some alcohol making process, and I was deciding between the two. Chose the wrong one. 

2. Annie :), D30. Once I thought of Annie, I knew it had to be right. 

3. Franklin Roosevelt :), D12. First, do people think just "Roosevelt" would have been ok here given that there was also Teddy? This one took a good deal of thinking. I knew that the three 20th century landslides were this one in 1936, Nixon in 72, and Reagan in 84. But in the two other cases, the Democrat won DC and one other state (MA in 72 and MN in 84). That meant that 72 and 84 had more than 8 EVs for the losers, bringing me to the 36 election. 

4. Plaid :(, D11. Wrote paisley and then changed to plaid. Man!

5. Better Call Saul :(, D03. No clue. 

6. The War :(, D22. No clue again. 

Gideon Day 19

5/6 tonight. 

1 :) D3 Wort - I’ve brewed beer
2 :) D0 Annie 
3 :( D1 Reagan
4 :) D2 Paisley
5 :) D1 Empire - Never seen an episode, but I’ve heard about it. 
6 :) D2 The Dark Tower - I read the first few when they first came out. 

I’m stunned by how well I’m doing this season. It feels like most of the questions are about things that I know. 

Gideon Day 18 vs SilvermanA

6/6 today

1 :) D3 Dog - The topiary is a Westie and the balloon animals are huge chromed dogs. He also made a ceramic Michael Jackson and Bubbles sculpture that almost biased my answer on q5. 
2 :| D3 Pinnea - This one depends on how generous the commish is about my spelling. 
3 :) D0 DuVernay
4 :) D1 Published Posthumously - I recognized Wallace, Fleming, Hemingway, Tool and Dickens. 
5 :| D2 All I Want For Christmas (is you) - I wasn’t sure about the “is you” in the title. 
6 :) D2 Tangiers - I pluralized it. I almost put Casablanca, but the citrus eventually got me to Tangier.  

Brian Day 18 vs Jesse

1 or 2/6.  ​Ouch. Thought I had 4 on submitting. One I knew I had, one I was pretty sure of, neither were correct.  Happy to have limited Jesse to a 4(4), not that it affects the result.  

1) elephant. Was going to say monotreme, but thought elephant might have a shot.  D1/2

2) Auricle.  Was so happy with myself when i thought of this for the ear, figured it had a 75% shot.  Hmm, looking it up, auricle is another name for the pinna, which I've never heard of.  But it doesn't satisfy the leaf aspect, so can't imagine I'll get credit.  3/3

3) Okefor.  After a long time thinking about this, I realized that the woman in question was the director of A Wrinkle in Time, and that I had no chance of remembering her name.  So I threw in something that sounded familiar. 2/2

4) Last novel by its author.  I was pretty sure Drood was his last book, so I took a guess. Unless these authors have more than one posthumous work, I think my answer is correct.  I e-mailed Thorsten petitioning for credit.  0/1

5) All I Want For Christmas Is You.  It's been playing non-stop on the radio the last few weeks, I felt pretty good about my answer.  2/1

6) Casablanca. Was 100% confident, and 100% wrong.  I did wonder about the citrus connection, but dismissed it.  Always thought Casablanca was in the strait, had no clue about Tangier. 1/0

brad day18

5(2)/4(4) buckner loss yesterday basically takes me out of promotion contention

1/6

1) elephant d1

nope

2) lobe d1

never heard of this

3) lee d2

gettable

4) made into plays d3

no idea

5) all i want for christmas d0

assuming i get credit for this ... the botch on the movie question yesterday put me in the right mindset for this one

6) marrakesh d2

nope

Tom Day 18

3/6

1.  Elephant :(.  Reading the question, giant topiary elephants came into my mind, so I went with it.  Was oddly confident about the guess too.

2.  Pinna :).  Recently took a neuroscience course that went in depth on the auditory and vestibular systems.  Knew Pinna was another name for the outer ear, so I went with it.

3.  Ava Duverney :).  Knew her from Selma, so took a guess.

4.  James Bond.  :(.  no idea here.

5.  All I want for christmas is you :).  This came to me immediately.  Helps that I've heard the song many times already this year.

6.  Casablanca :(.  Went with the only city I knew of in morocco.  

Dave M day 18 v A Levinson LLL

A 2/6 today, hoped it was going to be 3-4.

 

1 : ( I had dog written originally then second guessed myself and thought a tall topiary = giraffe. D22

2 : ( I went with lobe as the only external ear-related bit I could think of. Never heard of Pinna. D00

3 : ( I knew who they were referring to but didn’t know her name. D33

4 : ( I have never read any of these novels. Looking for a link in titles led me to US Civil War for some reason. D22

5 : ) Annually charting songs = Christmas songs. Mariah was the only one with a big Christmas song from that time period. D11

6 : ) I knew Tangier was on the south side of the straits. The espionage link made sense to me because there’s an extended scene set there in one of the Bourne films. D11

Jesse day 18

4/6 against my friend Sharon in public. We are on a pub trivia team together. We ended up tying because I thought she would miss question 3 for sure.

1. A 43-foot tall topiary sculpted by American artist Jeff Koons in 1992, as well as a series of five large and colorful balloon sculptures by the same artist (one of which sold for $58.4 million in 2013), are all of what type of animal?
Correct Answer: PUPPY/DOG
Your Answer: Dog
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I must have seen one of these in person because it was very clear to me that is was a dog. 

2. In botany, for leaves that are divided into many small leaflets arranged in rows along either side of a common mid-rib (like many ferns), an individual leaflet is known by what term? The term is also used for the external part of an ear in mammals.
Correct Answer: PINNA
Your Answer: Lobes
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I thought lobes was going to be right. Never heard the word Pinna. 

3. Name the trailblazing director and Academy Award nominee who, in 2010, created the independent film distribution and resource collective African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (known originally as AFFRM and now branded as ARRAY), after her debut full-length feature film I Will Follow was unable to acquire distribution for wide release via traditional means?
Correct Answer: AVA DUVERNAY
Your Answer: Oprah
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I had no idea.

4. What do the novels The Trial, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Last Tycoon, The Man with the Golden Gun, A Moveable Feast, and The Pale King have in common, most notably?
Correct Answer: PUBLISHED POSTHUMOUSLY
Your Answer: Published after the author died
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I got it from A Confederacy of Dunces and The Pale King. Was just trying to determine if they all commited suicide. 

5. What 1994 song has appeared on a Billboard songs chart every year it's been eligible, including 2018, though it is not (yet) one of its artist's 18 number-one singles on the Hot 100 singles chart (the most by any solo artist in history)? Note: Name the song, not the artist.
Correct Answer: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU
Your Answer: All I want for Christmas is you
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Figured it was a Christmas song and from there the answer was obvious.

6. Ships entering the Strait of Gibraltar from the Atlantic Ocean toward the Mediterranean Sea first pass, on their starboard side, what city, famous for its diversity, espionage activities, tourism, and citrus?
Correct Answer: TANGIER
Your Answer: Tangier
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I've been there!

Steiny Day 18

1. :( I guessed giraffe 2/1

2. :( Guessed lobe and felt good about it 2/1

3. :) Duverney...female, black director...

4. :( I guessed " all books I have never read"

5. :) I just heard something about this song so it immdeiately popped into my head

6. :) On the right going through the strait and sounds like a citrus

 

Ben addendum

Mother fucking tangerine. Now I see it.

Ben day 18

2/6 but Mariah should help my offensive efficiency.

1 :) dog. That's an easy art question

2 :( frond. No shot at this

3 :( Davis. This was gettable.

4 :( character names James. I was going off the Bond book. 

5 :) all I want for Christmas is you. Totally stoked to have gotten this. I narrowed the field to Madonna Mariah Cher and Michael Jackson. Decided Jackson didn't release anything that memorable that year. Ditto Madonna. Then thinking about Cher got me onto mermaids and that maybe a famous movie song would give it that sort of popularity profile. Then was thinking through Mariah songs and other movie like mechanisms to keep a song in popular consciousness and as soon as I thought of this it felt so good. 

6 :( Casablanca. My Moroccan geography is not that strong. Also considered Rabat, Fez and Marrakech. Didn't think of tangier.

Seif Day 18 vs Will (LLL)

3/6, and this is on the back of some good guesses. I was only fairly confident of 1 and thought a goose egg was a real possibility here. 

1. Dog :), D00. Despite my defense, I don't think this is easy. I really didn't know this, but a vague memory of this popped (no pun intended) into my head, and I certainly didn't have a better guess. Now that I've Googled it, I see that I remembered the correct work. 

2. Frond :(, D13. Never heard of this. 

3. Angelou :(, D11. No chance here either. 

4. Published posthumously :), D22. Very happy and surprised to get this. I knew that Confederacy was published posthumously, and I just hoped the rest were too. 

5. Christmas Carol :(, D22. I had the right idea here, but I was never going to come up with the song. I'm worried this was actually very easy and that my defense was a mistake. 

6. Tangier :), D31. Only one I was pretty sure I had right when I submitted. Geographically it was all that worked, though I'm not sure it's more well known for espionage than Casablanca. Perhaps both are. 

Gideon Day 17

5/6 today

1 :) D1 Campari - I once watched my friend Jeff mix a Negroni.
2 :) D2 Jersey Shore
3 :( D3 Red Lion 
4 :) D1 It’s A Wonderful Life - Lucky Xmas themed guess.
5 :) D0 Jumps
6 :) D2 Tasmania 

Jesse day 17

5/6, I think. 

1. The Americano, Boulevardier, Negroni, Jasmine, and Old Pal are cocktails that are all made with what liqueur?
Correct Answer: CAMPARI
Your Answer: Gin
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I am Shirley Temple man myself. 

2. Sammi Giancola, Michael Sorrentino, Jenni Farley, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, and Vinny Guadagnino were among the cast members of what television series that debuted in December 2009?
Correct Answer: JERSEY SHORE
Your Answer: The Jersey Shore
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

They all seemed pretty Italian. And then Michael Sorrentino jumped out to me. The Situation. I guess Snookie would have been too much of a give-away. 

3. On October 29, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft en route to Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia, crashed thirteen minutes after takeoff from Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, killing all 189 passengers and crew on board in what is to-date the deadliest commercial aviation incident of 2018. The flight was operated by what Indonesian airline?
Correct Answer: LION AIR
Your Answer: Lion
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Hoping they count this for me. I wasn't sure if it was Air or Airways. 

4. Bruce Almighty, Cinema Paradiso, Gremlins, Home Alone, Look Who's Talking, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation are all films that include within them a clip (though not necessarily the same clip) from what other film?
Correct Answer: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Your Answer: It's a wonderful life
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Total guess. Considered Casablanca, Citizen Kane and the Battleship Potemkin, but there was a bit of a Christmas theme that I picked up. 

5. What specific word has been extracted from this sentence, whose earliest documented appearance is in a February 1885 edition of The Boston Journal: "A quick brown fox [BLANK] over the lazy dog."
Correct Answer: JUMPS
Your Answer: jumps
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I knew that this phrase contained all of the letters of the alphabet. 

6. Which of the six states of Australia is the smallest in area, and approximately one-fourth the size of the second-smallest?
Correct Answer: TASMANIA
Your Answer: Tasmania
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

If he did not clarify there were six states I would have considered ACT, not sure if it counted as a state. 

Dave M day 17 v Pelc

Not a great day for me with a 2/6, some misses on easier questions that are also in my opponents’ wheelhouses.

 

1 : ( I guessed Absinthe. Of course it’s Campari in retrospect. Negroni should have pointed me there. D22

2 : ( I went with Glee. ‘Scripted Reality’ shows are really not my thing. D31

3 : ) This airline was already at the top of my no-fly list, when they flew a perfectly functional plane into the water in calm weather at Bali a couple of years ago. D12

4 : ( I got the Christmas Movie idea but went with the wrong movie – Miracle on 34^th Street. D21

5 : ( Really stupid mistake – I put down jumped instead of jumps. Jumped means there is no ‘s’ in the sentence.

6 : ) Geography gimme. D13

Brian Day 17 vs. Andy "I'm too cool to blog" Levinson

3/6 No regrets, no chance on my misses, but very worried about defense.

1) Amaretto.  It's dark like Negroni, it ends in an 'o' like Americano.  Never heard of Campari.  Andy likes to make specialty cocktails, I'm hoping I D'ed him correctly.  2/0

2) Jersey Shore.  GTL, meatballs!  My wife and I watched the Jersey Shore marathon at the hospital while she was in labor on Christmas 2009.  We switched to A Christmas Story after she was born, seemed more appropriate. Or, at least, less inappropriate. Andy should be able to decipher this. 0/1 

3) Sumatra Air. No idea. 2/2

4)St. Valentine's Day Massacre.  I considered a Christmas movie, but I remember the tommy guns from Home Alone (and I thought from Gremlins) so I went gangster.  Is there a machine gun scene in It's a Wonderful Life? I've never seen it, my childhood kosher home was lucky to have Rudolph and Frosty on tv.  Sure to regret my defense, Christmas movies will be a the best guess if you're unfamiliar with the scenes in question. 3/3

5) Jumps.  Gimme.  1/1

6) Tasmania.  Sorry Ben, but Australia has six states?!? I thought there were 8?  The Capital Territory is def the smallest of the 8, but I realized I should take out the two territories, leaving 6 states.  Hmm.  Tasmania is small relative to the mainland, but is it that much smaller than the state in the  southeast of Australia.  Is that Victoria? Queensland?   Better go with Tasmania. Phew.  1/2

Hey look, Andy posted!  But couldn't be bothered to post his full defense.  So thank you for the 3 for Tasmania, and you're welcome for the Christmas 3.  You have 6(4), I assume I have a 4 or 5(3)?  Congrats

Andy Dec 11

Good performance, with 4/6, but VERY disappointed b/c I (myself) missed the easy one I scored 0 for both opponents. And it was sloppy and rushed.

1. :) Campari. As Ben pointed out, I like these negroni variations (which yes, i think, originated as an americano).

2. :) Jersey Shore. I know this b/c one of my colleagues is named Michael Sorrentino and whenever I google him to get his phone number, the other Michael Sorrentino (from Jersey Shore) comes up. I would have thought this was older than 2009, so I wasn't sure and thought it might be a sequel or something.

3. :( This is the problem with not reading articles about this type of stuff.

4. :) It's a Wonderful Life. Wasn't sure, but was b/w this and Christmas Carol.

5. :( HOW DID I MISS THIS????  I put "jumped." So stupid. 

6. :) I got Tasmania, but really didn't think it was right b/c I didn't think it was its own state (knew it was an island).  And oddly, Brian, if you get this, you're getting 3 points from me.

BTW, Will (now in 4th place) knocked me out of first place in our rundle yesterday.

Ben day 17

3/6 v random and will's mom. The question is whether mothering Will drove her to drink enough so that she knows how to make all those cocktails

1 :) Campari. Andy likes to make boulevardiers. Got it from Negroni but was scared I was misremembering. Relieved to see this answer.

2 :( boardwalk empire. Close in a way.

3 :( Lion Air. Spent a bunch of time on this. I thought the word paradise was in there. Had no shot in the end. It just didn't stick.

4 :( miracle on 34th st. Great question as I've seen all those movies. Unfortunately I haven't seen the original or maybe I would have been able to identify it!

5 :) jumps. When you are an only child in the 80s, entertainment includes watching your father test out all the fonts on his apple macintosh, and this was the sentence to use! My dad actually started he sentence with 'the' and I suggested he use 'a' to use fewer letters. What I precocious a child I was.

6 :) tassie! My opponent seems to crush Aussie geography questions.

Seif Day 17 vs. Jesse (LLL)

3/6, which I'm happy with given all the pop culture questions today. 

1. Vermouth :(, D11. The only one of these I knew anything about was a Negroni, which I knew had gin and vermouth, neither of which I thought was a liqueur. But I took a shot. 

2. Real Housewives :(, D03. No clue at all. In my book, this is actually a pretty decent guess. 

3. Lion Air :), D20. Gimme. 

4. Psycho :(, D32. All I could think about was "Keep the change you filthy animal" from Home Alone. Of course, I didn't actually know what movie that was from, and I would have still gotten this question wrong even if I did. 

5. Jumps :), D22. The answer immediately came to me, and I was certain it was right, but I could not remember what it was about. Luckily I didn't have to. 

6. Tasmania :), D11. Not quite a gimme, in that I needed to take a minute to convince myself it couldn't possibly be Victoria, but I was pretty certain this was correct. 

brad day17

3.5/6

1) vermouth d2

like beer wine and whisky, but not a mixed drinks guy

2) jersey shore d0

free the situation

3) air lion d1

not sure if i get credit for this

4) goodfellas d3

was thinking of the gangster scene from home alone, but even this didnt seem right

5) jumps d2

elementary school learning to type 

6) tasmania

was going to put act, but wasnt sure if was a state (sure ben can give the proper explanation)

Gideon Day 16

6/6 today

1 :) D0 Denver - I live in Denver and I know what a Denver Omelete is, but I don’t think I’ve ever ordered one. 
2 :) D2 Too Big To Fail
3 :) D3 Cardi B - Total guess.  Really surprised it was right. Maybe I was subliminally influenced by Q6 Carli G. 
4 :) D1 Talc - Sapphire/ruby (corundum) are a 9 and quartz is a 7. Diamond is 4x as hard as corundum, and corundum is 4x as hard as quartz. 
5 :) D1 Zaire
6 :) D2 Carlin - I remember this book. 

brad day16

2/6

1) san francisco d3

knew this as a western omelette

2) bailout d0

i suspect this may receive credit as well as also applicable to all three

3) fonsi d2

nope

4) talc d1

just knew this

5) zaire d1

gimme of the day

6) leno d2

felt good about this too

Brian Day 16 vs some last place guy in Rundle C

​After only  a 4/12 with 3 monies in the mid-season classic, hopefully I can take care of business versus inferior competition today. 3/6 playing Ben in LL.  I'm hoping he only gets 3, but wouldn't be surprised with 5 from him today. 

1) Denver.  Easy for me, not sure how much time Ben spends in diners.  2/0

2) Too big to fail.  Gimme for us both.  0/1

3) Halsey.  no clue.  Cardi B is wild-guessable, a little worried.  3/3

4) graphite.  Don't know why I thought this was right.  1/2

5) Burkina Faso.  Narrowed it down to a few recent-ish name changes. My first thought was DRC, but I speficially excluded it because it was the subject of a question last season.  And even though 'disambiguated' pointed to DRC and did not make any sense for Burkina Faso, I stuck with it.   2/1

6) Carlin.  I memorized his stand up routines growing up.  I think this is up Ben's alley. 1/2

I just don't know Ben at all, as he out-defends me 5(3)-3(3).  Ben, I can't imagine he'll mark Congo as correct, given the 'disambiguated' requirement.

Dave M day 16 v Seif

Back to posting after a week of business travelling took me away from the ability to do much more than answer questions between meetings.

 

A bad 1/6 today, thought I’d do much better. Not troubling David S for a victory today.

 

1 : ( Thought Pasadena as I assumed might be Julia Child related. D02

2 : ( I went with bailout – too big to fail seems obvious in retrospect. D13 and already Seif has an unbeatable lead.

3 : ( I was optimistic about Drake. He seems to be in everything at the moment. But no. D21

4 : ( I didn’t know Talc was really soft! Went with Sodium. D32

5 : ) The only one I got and the gimme so the expected D0 from Seif. D0 for him too.

6 : ( I guessed Seinfeld given the timing. D11

Jesse day 16

3/6

1. Beat 2-3 eggs per person in a large mixing bowl. Add chopped ham or bacon, green pepper and onion to taste. Pour mixture into hot frying pan. Fold to form omelet. These words are engraved on a plaque in the sidewalk near 1565 California Street in what city?
Correct Answer: DENVER
Your Answer: Denver
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Gimmie? 

2. The FDIC's 1984 intervention with (and rescue of) Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company gave rise to what colloquial phrase, coined by Congressman Stewart McKinney during subsequent hearings over the event? The phrase rose again in 1998 with regard to the hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management, and entered common parlance during the 2008 financial crisis.
Correct Answer: TOO BIG TO FAIL
Your Answer: Too big to fail
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

The 2008 financial crisis solidified the correct answer for me. 

3. Juicy J's Kamasutra, Cashflow Harlem's Want My Love Back, Ozuna's La Modelo, Pardison Fontaine's Backin' It Up, G-Eazy's No Limit, and DJ Snake's Taki Taki are all songs featuring what artist?
Correct Answer: CARDI B
Your Answer: Nicki Minaj
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I don't follow pop or hip-hop.

4. The Mohs scale of hardness for minerals uses samples of matter for each number on the scale, with a maximum of 10 represented by diamond, and a minimum of 1 represented by what other mineral?
Correct Answer: TALC
Your Answer: Gold
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I knew I was wrong and I think this question has come up before in the past. Will try to remember it.

5. The overthrow of Mobutu Sese Seko in 1997 and self-appointment of Laurent Kabila as president led to the renaming of what African nation? (Either the previous name or a disambiguated current name are acceptable.)
Correct Answer: ZAIRE/ DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Your Answer: Zaire
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Could have gotten either.

6. The New York Times bestselling 1997 book Brain Droppings, which includes the author's famous riffs on "a place for my stuff" and "baseball and football," is the work of what stand-up comedian?
Correct Answer: GEORGE CARLIN
Your Answer: Allen
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

This seems very gettable. 

Seif Day 16 vs. Mirkin (LLL)

3/6, which I doubt will be enough today. I put the same defense for both leagues today, the first time I've done this I'm pretty sure. 

1. Fresno :(, D11. Very gettable. I thought about this for over two hours and couldn't come up with it. Ugh. 

2. Too Big to Fail :), D11. This was no gimme for me. I considered "bailout," which I decided was probably not a new term, and "socialized losses." I thought "too big to fail" was the best guess, but I wouldn't have been surprised to get it wrong. I'm curious to see if this was more obvious to others. 

3. Dua Lipa :(, D33. Nope!

4. Talc :), D22. I'm familiar with many of these. I wasn't sure if it was "talc" or "talcum," but I'm guessing either would be marked right. 

5. Zaire :), D00. Gimme. And gimme for Mirkin. 

6. Seinfeld :(, D22. Really had no idea. The title was familiar. 

Ben day 16 v Brian and Andy

Shaky 3/6.

1 :) Denver. I learnt what a Denver omelette is from learnedleague. I think regular season. D21

2 :( bailout. I think this one will cost me. I was 80/20 bailout over too big to fail. D00 is the problem.

3 :( migos. Who is carli b? D33

4 :) talc. D11

5 :) Zaire. Thorsten better not mark Congo as correct without the democratic republic. D22

6 :( Wright. I would have thought Carlin would have had a more offensive title for his book. D12

Jesse mid-season classic

I went 8/12, missing questions 2,3,4 and 10. I got all my money questions right. 

Midseason Classic this weekend!

Don't forget to check out the Midseason Classic.

Gideon Day 15

5/6 today

1 :) D1 Intolerable - Looked at this question last night, came up with Intolerable this morning in the shower. 
2 :) D3 Coach - It took a little while to come up with it; “beloved” was the keyword that got me there. 
3 :) D0 The Scream - I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
4 :( D2 - I’m embarrassed by my wrong answer. I really should learn this for the next time we get this question. 
5 :) D1 The Usual Suspects - I remembered Fenster the best. 
6 :) D2 Chinook - I went past Apache, Blackhawk and Sikorsky on my way to Chinook. 

Yesterday: I always think of Wole when I see this label:

Ben day 15

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Brian Day 15 vs Steiny

3/6.  I think Steiny and I will give each other 0 and 1 for tv and film, will come down to the other questions.

1) Cruel. I watched John Adams earlier this year, but still no idea.  Feel like this could be a gimme for everyone else. 1/1

2) Coach. Sam: Coach, I'm having blackouts!  Coach: Kinda nice break in the day, isn't it, Sam?  1/0

3) Funneling a beer.  I was feeling saucy today.  I should have thought harder on this.  While I don't know Munch's nationality, I do now remember The Scream being stolen.  I should have gone through famous paintings, I might have guessed this.  Regretting my defense 2/3

4) Crouching tiger, hidden dragon.   Jesse and I have the same wrong answers way too often.  3/2

5) The Usual Suspects.  Even without any names I would have guessed this, and Fenster made it a gimme.  0/1

6) Chinook.  No chance without the helicopter aspect.  First thought was Apache, but they're attack copters.  Chinooks are big bellied beasts. Thank you Tom Clancy novels.  2/2

Yep, art defense costs me.  A 6(3)-3(3) loss.  Thought I had you after you gave me 2 for Cheers.  

Steiny Day 15 LLL v. IngramB

1. :( Close...I guessed Insidious Acts 2/2

2. :( No idea who it was, know of course I recognize, but did not know his real name 3/2

3. :)  Oslo did it for me 1/1

4. :( No chance 2/3

5. :) Gimme 1/1

6. :) I believe this came up on the blog earlier in the week or last week 0/0

3/6

Jesse Day 15

3/6. Played one of my friends I referred in public and Ben in private.

1. The Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act were laws passed in 1774 by the British parliament as punishment for the Boston Tea Party protest the previous year. These laws were referred to in Britain as the Coercive Acts, but the colonists (combining them with the contemporary Quebec Act) referred to them most often by what other adjective?
Correct Answer: INTOLERABLE
Your Answer: Tyranical
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Shoot, this was very gettable. I just could not pull it.

2. Prior to taking the job he occupied on the television series in which he appeared for three seasons, beloved sitcom character Ernie Pantusso held what other occupation?
Correct Answer: (BASEBALL) COACH
Your Answer: Handyman
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Oh, Cheers, damnit. I could not recall any Ernie characters from TV other than Ernie of of Ernie and Bert. 

3. In 1994, a 100-year-old painting was stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo. In this painting, recovered a few months later, the subject is captured in the midst of a what (per the work's title)?
Correct Answer: SCREAM
Your Answer: Scream
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I went to that museum in 2006. 

4. Chinese literary scholarship has generally designated a particular set of works as the "Four Classic Novels," which are considered the most widely read, studied and acclaimed works of pre-modern Chinese fiction. Give the most common English name for any one of these four novels, which are attributed to Luo Guanzhong, Shi Nai'an, Wu Cheng'en, and Cao Xueqin, respectively. 
Correct Answer: ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS, WATER MARGIN, JOURNEY TO THE WEST, DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER
Your Answer: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I had no idea. I imagined those books must have been made into films, so took a shot at it. 

5. Small-time criminals Dean Keaton, Michael McManus, Fred Fenster, and Todd Hockney are four of the five title characters in what 1995 film?
Correct Answer: THE USUAL SUSPECTS
Your Answer: The Usual Suspects
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Fenster was the tip off for me. 

6. A group of native peoples of the U.S. Pacific Northwest gives its name to different winds in the area and on the east side of the Rocky Mountains, as well as to various geography, flora and fauna in the region, and also to a long-serving military transport helicopter. What is that name? 
Correct Answer: CHINOOK
Your Answer: Chinook
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I am familiar with the helicopters and the wind.

Seif Day 15

Very happy with a 4/6 today. I found these tricky. 

1. Intolerable :), D11. American history gimme. This was the only gimme of the day for me. 

2. Bartender :(, D13. No clue at all. 

3. Scream :), D20. I knew this was stolen, though I thought it was much more recently. Still, it seemed to fit the question just right. 

4. Raise the Red Lantern :(, D22. No clue again.  I knew this was the title of a Chinese movie some years ago, so that was my guess. 

5. The Usual Suspects :), D02. I didn't know this and, I have to admit, have never seen it. But I remember that movie poster with five people there, and the year seemed right. This will likely be easy for most everyone else. 

6. Chinook :), D31. Before I got to the helicopter part, I was thinking Metis. Then I jumped to Apache before realizing that Apache helicopters are not transports. That made me think about it and eventually come up with the right answer. I'm guessing a lot of people get caught up in the Apache trap.