Re: Debbie Day 8

2/6

1 :) bluest eye.  Read beloved but heard of this 

2 :( centurion.  Was glad I even thought of this

3 :)  MACK the knife - remembered this one.  Remember that old McDonald's commercial?  'It's Mac tonight'

4 :(  Omaha - my favorite football geographic reference 

5 :( Charleston. Considered Jackson and Atlanta but went with Charleston- been on my mind this week (and was thinking Charleston nights like Harlem and Hollywood. Missed the uptown funk reference)

6 :( Einstein, also considered bohr.  Will try to remember Planck for next season, feel like he comes up a lot

brad day8

0/6 ... trending back to e

vs pelc 

1) lice d0/2

vbwa attempt

2) phalanx d2/3

nope

3) bad romance d2/1

no idea

4) seattle shuffle d3/0

im usually on top of stuff like this but never heard about it

5) trenton d1/1

thought this had a decent chance

6) bohr d1/2

nope

Jesse Day 8

3/6 hard day!

1. In Toni Morrison's 1970 debut novel, a tragic young character named Pecola Breedlove believes that she would be loved if only she had what characteristic, which is referenced in the novel's title?
Correct Answer: BLUE EYES (THE BLUEST EYE)
Your Answer: Blue Eyes
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Total guess! I got lucky. 

2. What was the name (specifically, the cognomen) shared by the Roman patricians and generals who defeated Hannibal in 202 BCE ("Africanus Major") and who captured and destroyed Carthage in 146 BCE ("Africanus Minor")?
Correct Answer: SCIPIO
Your Answer: Punic
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Nope!

3. What is the title of Bobby Darin's cover of the song from Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera, which became the crooner's trademark, reaching #1 in the US and earning Record of the Year at the second annual Grammy Awards?
Correct Answer: MACK THE KNIFE
Your Answer: Who's sorry now
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Ah, I had no idea.

4. In the interest of player safety, the National Football League in 2019 banned a certain high-energy, full-contact practice drill whose development is credited to legendary college coach Bud Wilkinson, and thus is best known by what geographic name?
Correct Answer: OKLAHOMA DRILL
Your Answer: Nebraska
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I was geographically close. 

5. Of the fifty U.S. state capital cities, which city has by far the largest percentage population designated by the 2010 U.S. Census in the category "Black or African American, alone" (82%)? Montgomery and Baton Rouge are the next two highest (61% and 55% respectively), while comparative data for Harlem and Hollywood are not available (as they are not independent cities).
Correct Answer: JACKSON, MS
Your Answer: Jackson
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Jackson fit the pattern. 

6. What German physicist has numerous extreme measurement units named after him, including a length (equal to 1.616×10^-35</sup>m), a mass (2.18×10^-8</sup>kg), and a time (5.39×10^-44</sup> seconds), all of which are used principally in quantum theory?
Correct Answer: MAX PLANCK
Your Answer: Planck
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

It was either Einstein or Planck. I guessed right. 

Kim PS

I would have never made the Uptown Funk connection without your post, Dave. I will now sing "Jackson, Mississippi" for the rest of the day.

Kim Day 8

Vs. FriedlandW LLL

I answered these quickly because at first glance I assumed I (again) knew none. So am happy to get 2/6.

1 :) Blue eyes. I immediately thought eyes, blue was a guess. Hope I get some points here! D32

2 :( Marcus. No idea. D21

3 :( My Girl. Mad to miss this. I could have at least guessed Dream Lover. D21

4 :( Alabama Slammer. D02

5 :) Jackson. The Harlem/Hollywood addition almost put me off what seemed like the obvious correct answer. D10

6 :( Hertz. No chance. D13

Dave M day 8 v Brian LLL

Just the 2/6 today. Hope Brian burns his D on that Rome/Carthage question.

 

1 : ( Guessed lighter skin. Had no chance. D21

2 : ( Guessed victorious. D22

3 : ( Never heard of the guy. Guessed When you Wish Upon a Star. D33

4 : ( Picked a random southern big state college football team but got the wrong one – Alabama. D12

5 : ) I like the clue relating it to that Uptown Funk song. I spend a lot of time in Jackson MS for work. D00

6 : ) Planck seemed like the only answer that fit. D11

Seif Day 8

3/6, and I wasn't going to get more.

1. The Color Purple :(, D33.  I had no idea.

2. Africans :(, D21.  This seems like something I should have known.  As it was, I couldn't even venture a decent guess.

3. Love :(, D22.  No clue at all.

4. Oklahoma :), D01.  I didn't know about the drill, but I knew Bud Wilkinson was from Oklahoma.

5. Jackson :), D10.  I would have had this without the Montgomery/Baton Rouge clue.  I think this is relatively easy with those two eliminated.

6. Planck :), D12.  Physics gimme.

Ben day 8

3/6. Happy with that.

1 :( better smile. Never heard of this book. D23

2 :) scipio. I don't remember much from the 100+ episodes of History of Rome podcast that I listened to, but I remember this. D30

3 :( don't worry be happy. Read Bobby Darin, processed Bobby McFerin. No shot at the right answer. D12

4 :( Cleveland Steamer. What is this drill? D01

5 :) Jackson. Probably should have D0ed but it seemed too obvious so I thought there was a trick. D11

6 :) Planck. Good old Maxy and his tiny units. D22

Re: Debbie Day 5, 6, 7

Am getting so behind here!

Day 7

1 :( parabola. guess if I'd thought much longer maybe could have remembered sine? D2

 

2 :) chenille - thought of the sweater  D2

3 :)  lemon. meyer gave it away D0

4 :(  high school musical. never heard of 13  D1

5 :(  Marfa. maybe could have come up with Laredo but prob not,   D1

6 :)  Wuthering Heights.  Never heard of this place / book.  D3

Day 6 - good day for me, 4 of 6

1) Lyme.

2) Vaudeville, also considered Burlesque. Cool fact to learn :)

3) Neighbors.  know it's a show where lots of Aussie actors got their start and seemed like a good choice.

4) Kwanzaa.  recently my daughter was learning about this in school

5) tomato. Vaguely remember this was state veg (but concerned could be wrong bc really a fruit, right?).  Also considered corn.

6) Was thinking Archimedes or Pythagoras

Day 5

1 :) Pinocchio. Pleasant surprise I got this

2 :) distillation. Rare science q that I can get

3 :) Roanaoke.  Couldn't remember

4 :( transportation

5 :( trombone, and thought would be right

6 :( never heard of this, I dont' think