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.