5/6
1. While several African nations share a name with their principal rivers (e.g., Congo, Niger, The Gambia), what one Asian country has a name in English that is identical to that of its main and longest river?
Correct Answer: JORDAN
Your Answer: Jordan
Points Assigned: 2
I went West to East across Asia in my brain, so this took 2 minutes for me to solve.
2. In the early 1950s, trumpeter Miles Davis played and recorded arrangements in a novel style known as what type of jazz? The description was used in the title of a compilation album by Davis in 1957.
Correct Answer: COOL JAZZ
Your Answer: Cool Jazz
Points Assigned: 2
2. In the early 1950s, trumpeter Miles Davis played and recorded arrangements in a novel style known as what type of jazz? The description was used in the title of a compilation album by Davis in 1957.
Correct Answer: COOL JAZZ
Your Answer: Cool Jazz
Points Assigned: 2
I was very into Miles Davis in college.
3. Name the polarizing leader of the French far-right political party now known as National Rally (Rassemblement national), who holds the position previously held by her even-farther-right father when the party was still known as the National Front (Front national).
Correct Answer: MARINE LE PEN
Your Answer: La Pen
Points Assigned: 1
3. Name the polarizing leader of the French far-right political party now known as National Rally (Rassemblement national), who holds the position previously held by her even-farther-right father when the party was still known as the National Front (Front national).
Correct Answer: MARINE LE PEN
Your Answer: La Pen
Points Assigned: 1
I assume I am OK missing the first name and going with La instead of Le.
4. What does the "T" stand for in IATSE, the abbreviation of a labor organization encompassing over 150,000 members in over 375 local unions across North America? The word in question generally describes the industry the union's members worked in at its founding in 1893 (it has since expanded).
Correct Answer: THEATRICAL
Your Answer: Tomatoes
Points Assigned: 3
4. What does the "T" stand for in IATSE, the abbreviation of a labor organization encompassing over 150,000 members in over 375 local unions across North America? The word in question generally describes the industry the union's members worked in at its founding in 1893 (it has since expanded).
Correct Answer: THEATRICAL
Your Answer: Tomatoes
Points Assigned: 3
I had no idea. Tomatoes was not a great guess.
5. What is the name of the scientific instrument that measures and indicates the height above sea level at which an airplane or other object is currently located?
Correct Answer: ALTIMETER
Your Answer: Altimeter
Points Assigned: 0
5. What is the name of the scientific instrument that measures and indicates the height above sea level at which an airplane or other object is currently located?
Correct Answer: ALTIMETER
Your Answer: Altimeter
Points Assigned: 0
Seems like a gimmie.
6. The title of a 1991 film starring Keanu Reeves is taken from a song by the B-52's, and the title of a 1996 film starring Keanu Reeves is taken from a song by Soundgarden. What, most notably, do these two titles have in common—a commonality they share with the name of Keanu Reeves's character in 1991's Point Break?
Correct Answer: US STATES
Your Answer: US State name
Points Assigned: 1
6. The title of a 1991 film starring Keanu Reeves is taken from a song by the B-52's, and the title of a 1996 film starring Keanu Reeves is taken from a song by Soundgarden. What, most notably, do these two titles have in common—a commonality they share with the name of Keanu Reeves's character in 1991's Point Break?
Correct Answer: US STATES
Your Answer: US State name
Points Assigned: 1
I got it from Johnny Utah.
No comments:
Post a Comment