Jesse day 19

4/6

1. What word is the English translation of the Spanish mariposa, the French papillon, the Italian farfalla, and the German Schmetterling?
Correct Answer: BUTTERFLY
Your Answer: Butterfly
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I saw the youtube video where someone makes fun of how harsh German words sound. 

2. What war was referred to contemporaneously by New Englanders, disparagingly, as "Mr. Madison's War"?
Correct Answer: WAR OF 1812
Your Answer: War of 1812
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

War of 1812 involved Canada, so New England came into play. 

3. Trevor Noah debuted as host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show on September 28, 2015, replacing Jon Stewart, whose tenure as host began in January 1999. Stewart replaced what comedian and former sports anchor, who hosted the show's premiere in July 1996?
Correct Answer: CRAIG KILBORN
Your Answer: Kilborn
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I am a Daily Show afishionado. 

4. The symbol cwt is the abbreviation for what unit of mass used in various systems of measurement? In the imperial system, it is equal to 112 lb.
Correct Answer: HUNDREDWEIGHT
Your Answer: Cord Weight
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I had no idea.

5. The now-popular casino card game baccarat is the cousin of a once-popular casino card game known colloquially as "Shimmy", which was displaced by baccarat in American casinos by the late 1950s. What is the actual, three-word name for "Shimmy"?
Correct Answer: CHEMIN DE FER
Your Answer: Shim Sham Man
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Never heard of of it. 

6. Kosoko Jackson's A Place for Wolves and Amélie Wen Zhao's Blood Heir are debut novels by their respective authors that were each abruptly withdrawn from scheduled publication in 2019. These works are categorized within what genre, which received its own New York Times bestseller list in December 2012?
Correct Answer: YOUNG ADULT (YA)
Your Answer: Young Adult
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1  

This was a guess based on the timing of Dec 2012 for a YA bestseller list. My wife likes YA stuff.