Brian I Day 25 vs Jesse in LLL

3/6 to close out another fun season. Happy holidays everyone!

1) dialect.  Duh.  I just looked up shibboleth the other day to find out its exact meaning, and then couldn't come up with it today.  2/2

2) Dora the Explorer.  My kids have long outgrown it, but I'm still curious as to how this turned out.  1/0

3) wasabi.  A gimme for everyone but me. I've heard the term, never knew what it meant.  0/1

4) India.  1947 points to India or Pakistan, and India is bigger and more diverse.  2/1

5) Assassin's Creed.  Complete and utter wild guess. I remember a very cool looking commercial for it a few years ago.  3/2

6) six string.  no chance.  1/3

Dave M day 25 v Steiny LL and Carr LLL

A matchup against the longest-time foes in LL to finish this season. A 3/6 will not be enough to win against either, I don’t think.

 

1 : ( Random guess of Ephrats. Interesting to know this is where Shibboleth comes from. D11

2 : ( I should have re-thought my defense here for those with kids – I guessed Pikachu having also not watched Detective Pikachu. D12

3 : ) Gimme of the day I think. D00

4 : ) 1947 meant it had to be India. D21

5 : ) I’ve never played it but the two historic events let me to think of the sort of images I’ve seen of Assassins Creed, so thought it was a good guess. D22

6 : ( I guessed Acoustic. D33

 

Until next year!

Jesse Day 25

4/6 v Ben in LL. Have a great offseason

1. The pronunciations of the state of Nevada, the Idaho city of Boise, and the NYC thoroughfare Houston Street are considered a kind of linguistic password that distinguishes locals from nonlocals. They are geographic examples of a term derived from Hebrew, which originated in the Book of Judges as a way for Gileadites to identify Ephraimites attempting to return to their conquered territory. What is this word?
Correct Answer: SHIBBOLETH
Your Answer: Sesame
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I had no idea. Seeing the answer I think I heard of this term. 

2. The lost and hidden (and fictional) Incan city of Parapata is central to the plot of a 2019 film that features the first live-action film appearance of what title character?
Correct Answer: DORA (THE EXPLORER)
Your Answer: Dora
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

My first thought was Tin-Tin, but that was years ago. Then I recalled the Dora movie that my daughter didn't feel like seeing because she felt she was too old for Dora. She just turned 6. 

3. What Japanese word completes this series: sweet, salt, bitter, sour, _________.
Correct Answer: UMAMI
Your Answer: Umami
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Gimmie. This will get a really high get rate. 

4. The Princely States were more than 500 principalities and kingdoms, with rulers of various faiths, that existed from the 1850s until 1947, the majority of which located in what present-day country?
Correct Answer: INDIA
Your Answer: India
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I just read that NYTimes article about the people living in the middle of a tiny forest in Delhi that claim to be the last descendants of a princely state. It was fresh in my mind. 

5. The Peloponnesian War is the setting for the eleventh and most recent main installment in what video game series, which began in 2007 with a game set in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade?
Correct Answer: ASSASSIN'S CREED
Your Answer: Assasins Creed
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I played 4 or 5 of these. They were a lot of fun and I look forward to getting back to them when my daughter is older. 

6. Musician Dick Dale, who passed away in March at the age of 81, and whose biggest hit song was 1963's "Misirlou", was known as "The King of" what type of guitar? This sobriquet was referenced in the title and opening track from his second studio album, also from 1963.
Correct Answer: SURF GUITAR
Your Answer: Slide
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I had no idea. 

Seif Day 25 vs. Gideon (LLL)

One last plug for the Forecasting Contest.  A reminder that entries are due on December 31.  If you'd like to play but didn't get an entry form, please email me (dgseif AT gmail).

3/6.  After Day 15, I was first in rundle C.  Since then I've lost or tied 9 matches in a row and have a win/loss record of under .500.  Hopefully I can break the streak on the last day.

1. Moniker :(, D21.  Seems like something I should have been able to come up with, but I had no chance.

2. Dora :), D11.  My kids have mostly outgrown Dora, but I got this one, which may be the last Dora question I get...

3. Umami :), D00.  Easy, I think.  But food and drink are the best categories for both my opponents, so clear D00.

4. India :), D22.  The 1947 date is the huge clue here.

5. Command and Conquer :(, D33.  No clue.

6. Electric Guitar :(, D12.  No clue again.  And I've never even heard the term "surf guitar."

Happy holidays to all!

Kim Day 25

Vs. LevinsonA LLL

1/6. Just Umami (which I think is still pretty easy without Japanese in the clue).

D: 1,20,1,3,2

Feb 19th will be here in a blink. Until then happy forecasting! (And happy holidays and happy new year!)

brad day25

best caa and defensive season moving me to d next season!

2/6 vs friedlandw  common d

1) shibboleth d1

did not know this, but figured others in the group would

2) dora d2

dont remember seeing commercials for this (or the kids asking to see), but this was best guess i had

3) unami d0

yum

4) pakistan d1

figured was that part of the world given the timeframe, guessed wrong country

5) prince of persia d2

annoyed about this miss, i knew the answer had a game with that theme, but was sure i have seen ads for more recent games

6) electric d3

no idea

Re: Debbie Day 23

4/6

1 :) Carousel  First thought carnival, then turned to this. D1

2 :( Jeter. Not so easy if you're not a big baseball fan! D1

3 :) Wittenberg. Just knew this  D2

4 :) Cobra Kai. Karate Kid is one of my two favorite movies (Goonies is the other). D0

5 :) St. Lucia.Glad I thoguht of this pretty quickly. D2

6 :( Ding dong.  Also thought of tick tock. Pretty close, I suppose. D3

Brian Day 24 vs. Seif in LLL

Got out of relegation zone with a win on defense yesterday, and with 5/6 today I'm on a hot streak heading into the 25th of Kislev as I continue to demolish Dave. 6(5)-3(3)

1) Carousel.  Barker led to carnival, which triggered Carousel from my memory. I know nothing about the show but its name, but it was my only choice.  0/2

2) Suzuki.  This was easy (and I think for Dave as well).  3/1

3) Wittenberg. This was on Final Jeopardy last month, the topic was Famous Lists (the answer was Luther).  2/1

4) Cobra Kai.  Haven't seen the show, but it's supposed to be great.  Dave, kudos on recognizing Karate Kid, I'll give you partial credit.  2/2

5) St Lucia.   I wrote down all the Caribbean countries I could name, this sounded the most feminine.  The question also rings a bell, maybe because Dave was just there?  1/0

6) Law and Order.  DUN DUN!  1/3

Kim Day 24

Just St Lucia for me too, Dave!

1 - 3
2 - 2
3 - 1
4 - 2
5 - 0
6 - 1

Dave M day 24 v Kim LLL

A 1/6 today on questions generally way outside my expertise. Just Saint Lucia was correct. A mile out on all the others. I’m guessing a D0 from Kim on Saint Lucia so probably a 0 for me; in the interests of seeing which of us wins the matchup, here are the defense scores I gave her:

1 – 2

2 – 1

3 – 1

4 – 0

5 – 2

6 – 3

Jesse Day 24

3/6

1. Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, whose title character is a barker who participates in a robbery gone wrong, forms the basis for what 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical?
Correct Answer: CAROUSEL
Your Answer: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I had no idea.

2. What baseball player finished his MLB career with 3,089 hits, ranking him 24th all-time despite making his major league debut in 2001 at the age of 27 (by which age future teammate Alex Rodriguez had already boasted nearly 1,300 hits)?
Correct Answer: ICHIRO SUZUKI
Your Answer: Ichiro Suzuki
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Easy baseball question.

3. Beginning in 1508, Martin Luther taught theology at the namesake university of what German city, whose name today is also that of a Lutheran-affiliated college in Ohio?
Correct Answer: WITTENBERG
Your Answer: Oberlin
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Oberlin sounds like a German city and is in Ohio. I've never hear of Wittenberg. 

4. Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, and Martin Kove reprise the roles they originated on the big screen in 1984 in an episodic series currently available on YouTube Premium. What is the name of this present-day series?
Correct Answer: COBRA KAI
Your Answer: Cobra Kai
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I saw a lot of adds for this on Youtube and was intrigued. Did not see it yet. 

5. Castries is the capital and largest city of what Caribbean nation, which sits in the Windward Islands between Martinique and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and is the only sovereign nation in the world named after a historical woman?
Correct Answer: SAINT LUCIA
Your Answer: Saint Lucia
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I memorized all of the countries of the world so I just needed to go through my mental list. 

6. Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 101 in D Major, composed in 1794, has what nickname, after the rhythmic two-note sequence that repeats throughout the second movement?
Correct Answer: CLOCK SYMPHONY
Your Answer: March
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2  

This seems very gettable. 

brad day24

3/6 vs andy

1) a streetcar named desire d1/2

no idea

2) suzuki d2/1

curious if just ichiro gets credit

3) holy cross d2/1

my sports as a back door in theory did not work here

4) cobra kai d1/2

almost made a rtfq error and put the movie name

5) st lucia d0/0

gimme of the day?

6) rhyming symphony d3/3

no idea

Seif Day 24 vs. Brian (LLL)

3/6, not sure if it's enough to get revenge against Brian for absolutely demolishing me in LL two days ago.  (I'm all for him not getting relegated, but why does he need save himself at my expense?)

1. Carousel :), D21.  Right in the area of theater I know a lot about, so I was sure about this.  Hoping to get a decent number of points here with this answer.

2. Suzuki :), D01.  Gimme.

3. Brandenberg :(, D12.  I got mixed up here, but even if I'd known the answer wasn't Brandenberg, not sure I would have gotten this.

4. Karate Kid :(, D30.  I think I deserve some credit for even recognizing that this was Karate Kid.  No idea how hard this is.  Worried I'm wasting my D0 on Brian.

5. St. Luica :), D12.  Lol, I was just there.  But I would have gotten this anyway.

6. Bounce :(, D23.  Nope!

Re: Debbie Day 23

3/6 - I will take it! And thanks Brian - but I guess our mutual love doesn't extend to 90s rap?

1 :( David.  No offense anyone!  D3

2 :) To Kill A Mockingbird. Remember Dill.  D0

3 :) The Munsters. Lucky guess!  D2

4 :( Kamikaze.  D1

5 :( Bora Bora. Thought this was right. Oh well. D1

6 :) Snoop Dogg. It's D O DOUBLE G Y D O DOUBLE G YOU SEE. D2