Jesse Day 7

My first 6/6 of the season!

1. What term from biology and soil science, not to be confused with a certain Levantine condiment, is defined as the dark, thick material produced when organic matter decays?
Correct Answer: HUMUS
Your Answer: Humus
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I knew it was some derivation of hummus. I guessed the right spelling. 

2. In the 2018-19 NBA season, there were two players from Slovenia, one of whom was Miami Heat guard Goran Dragić. Name the other, a finalist for the 2018-19 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
Correct Answer: LUKA DONČIĆ
Your Answer: Luka Doncic
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I follow the NBA. Halleluka!

3. A cube-shaped building, about 43 feet high and covered at times with black cloth embroidered in gold, is the most famous and important landmark of what city?
Correct Answer: MECCA
Your Answer: Mecca
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

What else could it be. 

4. What term is generally used for a watercraft with two parallel and equal-sized hulls? The term is derived from a Tamil word for "tied wood".
Correct Answer: CATAMARAN
Your Answer: Catamaran
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Considered outrigger, but I know outrigger can have just one support hull. 

5. In December 1986, scientists encountered a lethal, 2-meter-wide mass that they dubbed "the elephant's foot" in what present-day country?
Correct Answer: UKRAINE
Your Answer: Ukraine
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I am watching Chernobyl on HBO now. I am guessing this will be in the next episode? 

6. Name the comedian who is missing from this otherwise complete list (randomly ordered): Steve Harvey, Ray Combs, Richard Karn, Richard Dawson, John O'Hurley.
Correct Answer: LOUIE ANDERSON
Your Answer: Louie Anderson
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I remembered that he was the pre-Harvey host.