Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Jesse day 5

3/6 Playing my friend Amelia in public. I referred her to LL, but she does not participate in our Tumbler. 

1. The term brazier, which is a container for holding burning coals while cooking, has been used over the years in the branding of select restaurants within what chain (particularly those locations that serve a regular fast-food menu featuring burgers, chicken, and french fries)?
Correct Answer: DAIRY QUEEN
Your Answer: Chilis
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I have never noticed this despite visiting several Dairy Queens in my life. 

2. The plays Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues played on Broadway, in 1983 and 1985 respectively, in a theatre named after whom (appropriately)?
Correct Answer: NEIL SIMON
Your Answer: Neil Simon
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I remembered advertisements for these plays on TV growing up. 

3. Among the "Children's and Household Tales" (Kinder- und Hausmärchen) collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are"The Frog Prince", "Hansel and Gretel", "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin", and a tale with a title sometimes translated to "The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn" what? By the end of the story, despite numerous ordeals, he still hadn't learned it.
Correct Answer: FEAR
Your Answer: Not to tell a Lie
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I have never heard of this story. I thought it might be a reference to the boy who cried wolf. 

4. One U.S. state has a city whose name is that of an Academy Award-winning film (for Best Original Song), and another city whose name is that of a Tony-winning musical (for Best Musical). What is that state?
Correct Answer: TENNESSEE
Your Answer: Illinois
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I knew Chicago would have won a Tony for best musical. Not sure what the second would be. 

5. What English phrase translates to Arabic as saba al-khayr, to Mandarin Chinese as zao shang hao, to Hebrew as boker tov, and to Russian as dobraye utra?
Correct Answer: GOOD MORNING
Your Answer: Good morning
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I knew the hebrew. 

6. Water in which the hydrogen atoms, ^1</sup>H, are replaced by the heavier isotope deuterium, ^2</sup>H, is most commonly referred to as water described by what adjective?
Correct Answer: HEAVY
Your Answer: Heavy
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1  

It was the first and only word that came to mind. 

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