Jesse day 14

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1. Name the man who served as Germany's vice-chancellor and finance minister from 2018 until December 2021, when he replaced Angela Merkel to become the country's ninth post-World War II chancellor.
Correct Answer: OLAF SCHOLZ
Your Answer: Schultz
Points Assigned: 1

I think I will get credit for this. I had read his name recently in an article about how under him Germany was going to greatly increase military spending as a reaction to Russia's attacking Ukraine. That said, I could not remember his name, so just went with a popular German last name. 

2. A synonym for "hats" is the name of what retailer and shopping mall staple, which has over 1,000 locations in North America specializing in officially licensed and branded headwear for pro and college sports teams?
Correct Answer: LIDS
Your Answer: Lids
Points Assigned: 0

I was not sure if it was Lidz or Lids. I guessed right. 

3. What unit of length, historically defined as the meridian arc length corresponding to 1/60 degrees of latitude (i.e., one minute), is today defined as precisely 1,852 meters?
Correct Answer: NAUTICAL MILE
Your Answer: Arc second
Points Assigned: 2

Oh. Ok.

4. A song by The Rembrandts that reached the top 20 on the Billboard singles chart in 1995 was an extended version (at just over three minutes) of the 45-second theme song to what television series?
Correct Answer: FRIENDS
Your Answer: Friends
Points Assigned: 1

Seems like a gimmie for someone of my age. 

5. The demonym for an individual from the United States is American; for Egypt, it's Egyptian; for Argentina, it's Argentine. The proper demonym for an individual from Madagascar is not Madagascan but rather what other term, which is also a former name for the republic as well as one of the country's official languages?
Correct Answer: MALAGASY
Your Answer: Don't know
Points Assigned: 3

My company ran a Madagascar trip a few years ago and I wrote a classroom presentation for it where surely this came up, but I could not recall it. 

6. Identify the light and lively artistic style of the late baroque era, dominated by elaborate ornamentation, intricate detail, and pastel colors, which was principally used for interior decoration, and whose name comes from a French word for a method of decorating using pebbles and fancy shells.
Correct Answer: ROCOCO
Your Answer: Decopage
Points Assigned: 2

Darn, seems gettable, but I could not pull it.