Re: Debbie day 7

Feel pretty good about my 4 today

1 - crum  :( Never heard of this, don't feel bad for missing

2 - Diplo :) didn't know this but was 1st name that came to mind.  And incidentally I think that question about Dua Lipa and a couple other pop singers being Albanian came up on like my 1st day of LL ever... fond memories 

3 - Centipede :) 80s kid

4 - Turks :) feel like at least everyone in the northeast knows this as a vacation destination?

5 - junta :) easy?

6  kinesiology :( I figured this was a new-ish word meaning something like this?

Kim Day 7

vs. Laura LLL

2/6

1 :( Crust.  D21

2 :( Daft Punk.  Didn't think more about this.  D33

3 :) Centipede.  D11

4 :) Turks.  My favorite place on earth.  D00

5 :( Guerilla.  Nope.  D22

6 :( Kinetics. D12

I only got Etiquette yesterday.  

Dave M day 7

Finally eked my first win of the season yesterday despite another 2/6. Today's 4/6 is my best day so far but not sure it's enough for the win.

 

1 : ( Rough Puff. I was confident this was right, for the same reason as Jesse. D00 as opponents strong in food/drink, which now I see everyone's answers was a mistake.

2 : ) Mark Ronson. I don't follow much modern pop music but for some reason track what Dua Lipa is up to a bit. Maybe because a question in an earlier LL season revealed she was Albanian which is quite interesting? Anyway recall seeing Ronson associated with her and linking that to when he worked with Amy Winehouse. D32 as I suspect this is not the sort of trivia my opponents would know.

3 : ) Centipede. I remember. D23

4 : ) Turks. Geography gimme. D11

5 : ) Junta. I love the way this word sounds. I was in Seville a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed seeing the "Junta de Andalucia" signs everywhere which (a) sounds delightful and (b) was a good reminder that they don't solely follow coups or revolutions. D11

6  : ( Cybertronics. Was trying and failing to get Cybernetics which would have been wrong anyway. Like Ben and Chemical Brothers. D22

Laura Days 5-7

Very behind, but here's my catch up post.

Day 5: 2/6
1 - Silicon Valley :) D00
2 - Nose :) D22
3 - Metronome :( I knew this at some point in the past! D21
4 - Hellscape :( D33
5 - Belarus :( D11
6 - Joe :( D12

Day 6: 1/6
1 - Etiquette :) D10
2 - Laurence :( D21
3 - Florence :( D12
4 - Guess! :( I totally read this as 'misplaced exclamation point', and this was the only brand I could think of with an exclamation point. Big miss on my part, especially as I love Lands' End clothing! D32
5 - Omniphagia :( D21
6 - ?? :( D03

Day 7: 4/6. My best in a while!
1 - Shortbread :) Or at least I think this should count??? We will see. D00
2 - ?? D12
3 - Centipede :) D21
4 - Turks :) D11
5 - Junta :) D22
6 - Biohacking :( Kind of close though? D33

Brian Day 7

 4/6 

1) crust 2/2 pleased to get this even half right. 

2) Offset 3/3  no chance, though I've heard of Mark Ronson.  I thought he was a reality tv show host.

3) Centipede 2/1  Loved this and Millipede growing up.  Millipede added a lot of new insects like earwigs and dragonflies.

4) Turks 0/0 gimme of the day?

5) Junta 1/2  A lot of juntas in the news while I was playing Millipede.

6) ergonomics 1/1 another gimme?

Jesse day 7

3/6. I thought I had a chance at all of them. 

1. The simplest and most common pastry—made in a quick process using flour, fat (e.g., butter), water, and salt and sometimes known as "medium flake pastry" or simply "pie dough"—has a name derived from a word once used to describe foods that are crumbly. What is that name?
Correct Answer: SHORTCRUST
Your Answer: Rough Puff
Points Assigned: 2

I have watched a fair amount of the Great British Baking Show, so I felt confident in my wrong answer. 

2. Dua Lipa's 2018 hit single "Electricity" was released by the artist as a collaboration with a musical duo who are highly successful DJs and producers in their own right. Identify either of these two producers or the name they use for this duo.
Correct Answer: DIPLO, MARK RONSON / SILK CITY
Your Answer: Dead Maus
Points Assigned: 3

I don't know anything about highly successful DJs, but in my head, I was thinking, isn't there a DJ with a very ordinary name, like Ron? 

3. What was the name of the arcade video game published in 1980 (or its 1982 sequel) in which players shoot at segments of a flattened, wormlike arthropod of the class Chilopoda (Diplopoda in the sequel) that winds down the playing screen?
Correct Answer: CENTIPEDE/MILLIPEDE
Your Answer: Centipede
Points Assigned: 2

Gimmie for my age or older. 

4. The island group known as the Caicos Islands forms a British Overseas Territory with what other island group?
Correct Answer: TURKS ISLANDS
Your Answer: Turks
Points Assigned: 0

Feels like a gimmie. 

5. What is the Spanish word used for a group of political or military leaders who form an administrative council (often after a coup or revolution), such as the one headed by the Argentinian general Galtieri in the 1980s, the one that followed the Chilean president Salvador Allende's overthrow in 1973, and the one led by the future Salvadoran president José Napoleón Duarte until 1982?
Correct Answer: JUNTA
Your Answer: Junta
Points Assigned: 1

First word that popped into my head a few words into the question. 

6. What word, coined in English in 1949, identified the novel area of applied science where the characteristics of human anatomy and physiology met with engineering and physics, with reference to tools, machines, and equipment humans use?
Correct Answer: ERGONOMICS
Your Answer: Biomechanics
Points Assigned: 1

I was pretty confident in my answer. 

Ben day 7 v Seif

4/6.

1 :( Shoe. I haven't heard of this. D22

2 :) chemical brothers. I think that I was thinking of daft punk. So I thought of the wrong answer for my wrong answer, and it turns out I had never heard of any of the 3 right answers. D33

3 :) centipede. I've played it, and have watched multiple documentaries about the weird dudes who compete for high scores in these old school arcade games. D11

4 :) Turks. Can't believe Seif gave me 1 here. D00

5 :) Junta. One of those Qs where you know the answer 1/3 of the way through Thorsten's rambling hints. D11

6 :) ergonomics. Knew this from being an engineering student, but at first pass through the questions I also had cybernetics cued up. As soon as I read more carefully I understood what he was looking for. Cybernetics was possibly front of mind because I just watched Jury Duty which I highly recommend. D22

brad day7

4/6 vs friedlandw  common d

1) crust d2

figured this was wrong but didnt have better guess

2) daft punk d3

same as above 

3) centipede d1

old school video game gimme?

4) turks d0

wife wants to go here

5) junta d1

gimme?

6) ergonomics d2

took a class on this in college

David S Day 7 vs. Ben (LLL)

 Disappointing 2/6 vs Ben (LLL). I knew I had 2 but had some pretty poor guesses on the rest. 

1. Crust :(, D21. It may sound close, but I clearly had no chance here. Wish I’d given a much higher D.
2. Marshmello :(, D13. No idea. Feeling good about given Ben 3 here. 
3. Space Invaders :(, D22. I can’t believe I messed this one up. It was very gettable. 
4. Turks :), D11. Gimme for me. 
5. Junta :), D00. I feel like this word is pretty common knowledge and gave it a D0 for both my opponents, but maybe I’m just off there. Either way, D0 probably made sense for Ben. 
6. Cybernetics :(, D32. Another one I feel like I could have gotten. Given how narrow the range of possible answers was, I feel like I was way off. 

Re: Debbie day 6

2 

1 - etiquette :) - Really hard to miss

2 - Harry :( I don't read SciFi really

3 - Bologna :) Got this thanks to Stanley Tucci's show

4 - Levis :( Doh - coulda thought longer about this

5 - grim :( I totally know this one, just couldn't remember the name.  Great storyline on this on the excellent show "The Great" fwiw - can happen in preganancy

6 - Ohio State, Indiana :( Isn't the Big Ten somewhere in the middle there?

Ben day 6

3/6. Posting just for Boloney Brian.

1 :) etiquette gimme D00.
2 :) Hugo. Some part of me thought the Hugos were named for Victor
Hugo, but the wording of this question made me confident it was the
right answer. D11
3 :( Genoa. I liked my guess here. Didn't consider Bologna. D12
4 :( The Gap. No shot here. D22
5 :) Pica. I thought I was wrong, and may have Ded too aggressively
here D23, though loook like Brian missed it.
6 :( Connecticut, Kansas. All at sea here. Stupid American college sports. D31

Brian Day 6 Vs Ben (LLL)

 4/6 .   You may recall Ben's post on Day 1 last Monday, "Starting off with good posting intentions again."   Which was obviously a bunch of boloney, but perhaps he'll have the good etiquette to post today after all. 

1) Etiquette 0/1  Straightforward

2) Hugo 2/0  Given our reading habits, the Hugo Awards are a gimme for me and Ben

3) Bologna 1/2  The first city to pop into my head, and I have no idea why, but I saw no reason to stray from my first instinct.  Must have absorbed this at some point.

4) Land's End 1/1  I really enjoyed this question. I went through dozens of retailers until North Face somehow reminded me of Lands' End, and I knew that had to be the answer

5) Terravoria 3/2  Absolutely no idea

6) Ohio State, Michigan  2/3  I'd have a better chance answering a soccer question.

Jesse Day 6

2/6

1. The first modern English use of what French word dates to a mid-18th century collection of letters written by a British earl and diplomat to his son on the importance of social manners? The word is often associated with Emily Post, as it was the subject of her life's work and the title of her best-selling book (which had ten editions during her lifetime and many more afterward).
Correct Answer: ETIQUETTE
Your Answer: Courtesy
Points Assigned: 1

I should have spent more time on this one. 

2. The man often credited with founding the first magazine exclusively for science fiction (which he called "scientifiction") had the last name Gernsback. Today, in the genre, particularly with respect to laurels, his first name is likely more widely known. What is that first name?
Correct Answer: HUGO
Your Answer: Hugo
Points Assigned: 0

I read a lot of science fiction.

3. Among the earliest European universities were those in Paris (c. 1150), Oxford (c. 1100), Cambridge (1209), Prague (1348), Vienna (1365), and Heidelberg (1386), all of which were predated by the university established in 1088 in what Italian city?
Correct Answer: BOLOGNA
Your Answer: Bologna
Points Assigned: 2

I have a friend that studied at Bologna for a semester and they told me it was the oldest University in Europe. 

4. Bolerium is the ancient name for a granite head at the western extremity of England, in Cornwall, that is known today by a name that is also used by a clothing retailer (with a misplaced punctuation mark). What is that name?
Correct Answer: LAND'S END
Your Answer: Lacoste
Points Assigned: 2

Ohhhh. Good question.

5. Geophagia (the consumption of soil) is a form of a general eating disorder—the consumption of nonfood items—that is known by what word? It comes from a Latin term for magpies that refers to their reputed habit of eating assorted things that are not food?
Correct Answer: PICA
Your Answer: Crophagia
Points Assigned: 3

Nope!

6. The John Wooden Awards (for the most outstanding players in women's and men's college basketball) were given in 2023 to players on teams in the Big Ten Conference. Identify both of these two teams.
Correct Answer: IOWA HAWKEYES, PURDUE BOILERMAKERS
Your Answer: LSU and UConn
Points Assigned: 1

I watched a good chunk of the tournament but did not pay attention to those awards. 

David S Day 6

 4/6, with the season continuing to go well for me so far. 

1. Etiquette :), D01. This popped right into my head, so I’m thinking it might be pretty easy. 
2. Hugo :), D11. Glad to get this. I found the question confusing but now get what was meant by laurels. I knew there are two big sci fi literature awards, Hugo and Nebula. I figured only one of those would be a name. 
3. Bologna :) D22. I think this is pretty hard. But I’ve known for years that Bologna had the first university. 
4. Lands End :), D22. I admit I got it from the clothing company clue. Otherwise no chance. 
5. Vermiphagia :(, D33. No idea at all. Is this as obscure as I think it is?
6. Iowa, Indiana :(, D10. Was sure this was right. Are Purdue and Indiana really different schools???

brad day6

4/6 vs pelc

1) etiquette d0/0

gimme

2) hugo d1/2

could not have told you the last name if asked other way around

3) florence d2/1

felt good about this guess

4) lululemon d2/2

no idea

5)pica d1/1

think i first heard about this when the kids were toddlers starting to put everything in their mouths

6) iowa, purdue d3/3

right in my wheelhouse, id argue the mens is tougher to get unless you watch all season as they got bounced in first round

Marcus Match day 6

4/6

1) Etiquette 1 points, bit of a gimme

2) Pass , hate myself for getting this wrong should have thought about it longer was a big Asimov fan and have read about the Hugo awards many times. 3

3) Bologna not sure how well known this is 1 point

4) land's end, easy for a Brit but gave 2 points cos my opponent zero on geography

5) pica 2 one you know or you don't

6) pass not a chance for me

Re: Debbie day 5

I am hoping a 4??? And yes - Brian, so proud of our Level 42 get, esp when I saw the low % of people who got it right overall!.

1 - Silicon Valley :) - This one seemed hard to miss in the news

2 - mandible :( So close...  I associate this word with primates

3 - stopwatch :( maybe coulda come up with it but unlikely

4 - cemetery ?  hoping I can get this but think it may be a stretch

5 - Kiev -:) helpful ironic hint

6 - Sandy :) the only 60s pitcher who came to mind. As Jews and Dodger fans, Sandy Koufax comes up quite often in our house :)

Marcus Day 5

5/6 much easier today than yesterday

1) Silicon vallley 1 point, a gimme for someone in my line of work.

2) Nose/nostrils sort of a guess but what else could it be? 2

3) Teleprompter easy if you know what an auto cue is 1

4) graveyard 3 I'm not bad on poetry/lit

5) Kyiv it's been mentioned many times as one of the reasons it's been saved from carpet bombing.

6) pass …stuffed by American sport again

Brian Day 5

 4/6.   Debbie, I'm so glad someone else got Level 42!

1) Silicon Valley 0/0  Ticker symbol SIVB, gimme for me

2) Nose 2/2 Was between nose and tail, but tail didn't make much sense, plus I keep coming back to my favorite, the proboscis monkey

3) Laser pointer  2/2   Is this a bad miss?  I think it's a bad miss.   Kim, I think you're good without the -er

4) Purgatory 3/3 Latched on to this right away and didn't bother thinking any further in a question so far outside my wheelhouse.  

5) Kyiv 1/1 Glad it was the obvious answer, that's why I defended low.

6) Sandy 1/1 I knew Alcantara, and I hope most of you thought of Koufax.

Dave M day 5

3/6 today. Again I don't think that will be enough for a win.

 

1 : ) Silicon Valley. A real gimme to start today. D00

2 : ( Face. I had written nose then replaced it for some reason. D11

3 : ) Teleprompter. This may be a UK/US wording difference I wasn't previously aware of in which case helpful to have lived on both sides for this one. D22

4 : ( Bloomsbury. I was really on the wrong track with this one. D33

5 : ) Kyiv. I knew this from world history in college but have also seen it repeatedly in the news over the past year. D12

6 : ( Jose. No idea on baseball Qs. D21

Kim Day 5

vs. CurranK LLL

2.5

1 :) Silicon Valley.  D00

2 :) Nose.  I assumed the options were nose or tail.  D11

3 :| Teleprompt.   Teleprompter seemed obvious, but I dropped er when thinking about the namesake corporation.  I assume that will cost me any points here.  D11

4 :( Hell.  Nope.  D22

5 :( Leningrad.  I should be better at picking up clues!  D22

6 :( John.   Bad D on this.  D33

Jesse Day 5

4/6

1. The second-largest bank failure in history (at the time but since surpassed) and the largest since the 2008 financial crisis occurred in March 2023 affecting a bank located in, and named after, what geographical region?

Correct Answer: SILICON VALLEY
Your Answer: Silicon Valley
Points Assigned: 0

This feels like a gimmie if you pay attention to current events. 

2. New-world and old-world monkeys are distinguished and classified by the form of what part of the body, which is "flat" on new-world monkeys and "downward" on old-world monkeys?
Correct Answer: NOSE
Your Answer: Nose
Points Assigned: 2

This was a guess, but I thought I remembered hearing it before.

3. What is the common name of the device (the name originally a tradename owned by its namesake corporation but now genericized) which is sometimes known as an "autocue" (after Autocue, a UK-based manufacturer of the devices)?
Correct Answer: TELEPROMPTER
Your Answer: Laser pointer
Points Assigned: 3

I have heard the term before, but could not place it. My thought process was in British English a queue is a line, but that isn't the right spelling, so maybe it could be a pool cue, which is something you point at things. I did not think of cue, as in "when is the cue for my next line?" 

4. Thomas Gray, Thomas Parnell, Robert Blair, and Edward Young are often referred to as the [REDACTED] Poets, as their poems are frequently set in that location, with moods ranging from mournful reflection to profound doom. What word is redacted?
Correct Answer: GRAVEYARD/CHURCHYARD
Your Answer: Cemetary
Points Assigned: 2

Guessing this won't be accepted. 

5. Identify the city, regarded by some scholars as the historical nucleus of Russia, which was the center of the Rurik dynasty until the 13th century, was the capital of the Varangian-Russian principality, and is sometimes known as "the mother of Russian cities" (a potentially controversial assertion, given the city's location).
Correct Answer: KYIV
Your Answer: Kyiv
Points Assigned: 1

I was pretty sure it was Kyiv from the first half of the clue and then the second have clinched it. 

6. The player who won the MLB's league-wide Cy Young Award on three different occasions in the 1960s goes by the same first name as the winner of the 2022 National League Cy Young Award. What is that first name?
Correct Answer: SANDY
Your Answer: Sandy
Points Assigned: 1

I knew Sandy Koufax won three Cy-Youngs in the 60s. I knew Bob Gibson won 1 or 2 in the 60s as well, but was confident enough to go with Sandy. I don't follow the NL, but knew Verlander won in the AL. 

brad day5

2/6 vs ben

1) silicon valley d0/0

gimme

2) crest d2/2

nope

3) poloroid d2/1

nope

4) moor d3/3

no idea

5) st petersburg d1/1

didnt pick up on clue at the end

6) sandy d1/2

i imagine most people get this through the 60s winner rather than last year

David S Day 5

Surprising and satisfying 5/6 to cap off a strong first week to the season. I felt like I had some good guesses but didn’t expect to get 5 right. 

1. Silicon Valley :), D11. I’ve lived and breathed this for the last 2 1/2 months. Should play quite easy, I think, unless I really misjudge how mainstream this got outside of the finance world. 
2. Nose :), D22. I’ve missed at least two LL questions about monkeys’ noses over the years, and I promised myself I wouldn’t miss any more, so I had to guess this. But that didn’t mean it would be correct. 
3. Teleprompter :), D11. Didn’t see anything else this could be, though I’ve been unpleasantly surprised before in these situations. 
4. Purgatory :(, D33. Can’t complain that it wasn’t a decent guess. I had no idea. 
5. Kyiv :), D00. Should be a gimme for most people who understand Thorsten’s style given the huge clue in the parenthetical at the end. 
6. Sandy :), D22. Boom! Super satisfying get. I had no idea who won the 2022 NL Cy Young but had some idea that Sandy Koufax won it a bunch in the 1960s.  

Re: Debbie day 4

2/6 but looks like I'm in decent company

1 - fret :(   Funny as my daughter's orchestra performance was today and the conductor mentioned someone's bridge so I almost changed it, but didn't want to cheat!  also thought fret could be it

2 - Israel :( know they became official in 1948 (but I think May) and thought maybe prior reference was the British Palestine mandate? Nope

3 - golden arm :) which I thought was maybe a James Bond story? Had no idea but came up with it

4 - irregular :( got the I!

5 -Virginia - wild guess as I thought not too big size wise but decent pop? What do I know?

6 - Level 42. :) YES!  Spent all day thinking about this and got it 5 min ago. No idea how - perhaps by singing the whole song in my head all day?  Also never read the book so that didn't help

Laura Day 4

1 - Neck :( D21

2 - Congo :( Just tried to think of republics? D10

3 - Leg :( Figured it was that or arm, but I guessed wrong (would you get the points without "golden" though?). D12

4 - Imaginary :) My one for the day! D23

5 - Connecticut :( I knew it had to be a smaller state, and was between this or Massachusetts, but Massachusetts forests would be on the west side of the state. I thought Connecticut MIGHT have forests in the southeast. Did not consider New Jersey. D01

6 - ?? :( D32

Brian Day 4

2/6 

1) resonator 1/0 Bridge was on my list with frets and whammy bar, but I had no idea

2) India 1/1 nope

3) Left Foot (My Left Foot) 2/1  at least i'm in good company 

4) imaginary 0/3  Ahh, my comfort zone

5) Kentucky 2/2 ugh.  Thought NJ was top ten in population, then seeing the answer I realized of course it's the most densely populated

6) Level 42  3/2  Started singing the song as soon as I saw the title, but would not have gotten the band without the Hitchhiker's hint

Dave M day 4

Just 2/6 today, my groove continues to elude me.

 

1 : ) Bridge. Seemed simple enough to start. D22

2 : ( China. Was confident on this one. Presumed this was a US bill recognizing Taiwan (Republic of China). Feel bamboozled. D11

3 : ( Leg. Nope. D22

4 : ( Euler's number. Had no idea, was sure it wasn't Euler but couldn't think of anything else. D00

5 : ) New Jersey. I didn't know this so it was a case of working my way through the states until NJ fit. D11

6 : ( 42. I got as far as the Douglas Adams reference but that was it. D33

Jesse Day 4

3/6

1. On a modern guitar, what is the name of the device (often made of rosewood or ebony) whose primary purpose is to hold the saddle and strings in place and transfer string energy to the top of the guitar?
Correct Answer: BRIDGE
Your Answer: Bridge
Points Assigned: 1

I was pretty sure this was it, but I don't play any stringed instruments. 

2. A brief, five-section, approximately 150-word legislative act, signed into law on December 21, 1948, and enacted on April 18, 1949, begins as follows, with what word missing? "An act to repeal the Executive Authority (External Relations) Act, 1936, to declare that the description of the State shall be the Republic of [BLANK]."
Correct Answer: IRELAND
Your Answer: Ireland
Points Assigned: 2

My first thought was it would be a country that lost WW2, but I didn't think Japan was a Republic, and the Germany's would both be two-word answers (west, east). Korea too would be North and South. I then started going through countries in my head and I knew Ireland was a Republic, plus the timing felt right. 

3. The first National Book Award for fiction was won by novelist Nelson Algren for his 1949 book, which told the story (per its title) of a man with what extraordinary limb?
Correct Answer: GOLDEN ARM
Your Answer: Left Foot
Points Assigned: 2

Nope!

4. The mathematical unit defined as the square root of -1 is customarily known by what descriptor? The first letter of this descriptor is the symbol for the unit (except in a few other fields such as electrical engineering, which use j). Note, the question asks for the descriptor, not its first letter.
Correct Answer: IMAGINARY
Your Answer: Pi
Points Assigned: 1

Nope!

5. Despite the fact that over 40% of its land is forest (mostly in its southeast part), which US state is the country's most densely populated (at over 1,200 people per square mile), and its eleventh most populous overall?
Correct Answer: NEW JERSEY
Your Answer: New Jersey
Points Assigned: 0

I am from New Jersey, so this was a lay-up. 

6. The 1986 song "Something about You" was the biggest hit in the United States for what band? The band formed in London in 1979 and took its name from Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (specifically, from the novel's "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything").
Correct Answer: LEVEL 42
Your Answer: 42
Points Assigned: 3

I knew the number, but have never heard of the band. 

Kim Day 4

Vs. AmdurS LLL

1/6

1 :( Vice. Did not know this. D22
2 :( Texas. The dates didn't mean much to me and definitely didn't work for my guess. D10
3 :( Third arm. D32
4 :( irregular. I knew i. The question specifically said don't write i. D23
5 :) New Jersey. I have always known NJ was the post densely populated, but I struggled to come up with the 10 states ahead of it so thought about this longer than necessary. D11
6 :( Forty two. So close. I do not know this band or song. D01

David S Day 4

 3/6, and really no chance at more. 

1. Transformer :(, D22. Oh, right. I have heard of this. Never was going to come up with it. 
2. Ireland :), D11. I think this is pretty hard. I immediately thought of India, and I suspect this will trip up a bunch of people. But it was a bit too late for India, and the context didn’t quite work. 
3. Left foot :(, D21. Nope!
4. Imaginary :), D33. Gimme. Easy D33, as neither of my opponents has ever answered a math question correctly. 
5. New Jersey :), D10. Geography gimme. 
6. Blood Sweat and Tears :(, D02. Zero chance here. 

Marcus Day 4

3/6 had a bit of a shocker today and really wasn't sure with defensive points either.

1) Bridge 0 I think this was the easiest question

2) India got my dates wrong India became a republic in 1950 and Ireland is far more usually know as the republic of, annoyed with myself should have got. 2

3) i saw the movie with Frank Sinatra 30 years ago but I didn't manage to dredge it up 3

4) imaginary 1

5) this was very hard for a British person ! Guessed wrong 2

6) Level 42 I went to the pub with Mark king many years ago. 1

Re: Debbie day 3

4

1. St. Peter :(, Guess I forgot the real name 
2. Licorice :), yuck. 
3. Bicycle :),psyched I remembered this, Almost put the Alamo (isn't that where it ends up?)
4. Cole Porter :), took a minute but I got there 
5. Gin rum :), super easy. Love Rummikub too - we still play regularly
6. captain :(  Just finished re-watching Band of Brothers but still never quite mastered these.  and... didn't read closely and thought it was the next one, not the blank one. Likely still would have missed.

Laura Day 3

Playing Brian today, and looks like he beat me 4-2, but I'm still happy with how I did on the questions. Way to nail the defensive point allocation (and the questions), Brian!

1 - ?? :( D22

2 - Licorice :) Thought about this for a while, and I finally approached it from the perspective of "what confectionary ingredient has debatable appeal." The spelling of licorice helped me confirm it was probably eastern European, though I had no idea it had purple flowers. D12

3 - A record :( D21

4 - Cole Porter :) This one was a gimme for me. D33

5 - Gin rummy :) Another gimme. D00

6 - Colonel of the army :( I tried to follow the pattern, ha! D11

Brian Day 3 vs SkladzinskiL (LLL)

 Laura, is this you I'm playing?  Pleasure to finally face off against you.  Marcus, welcome to the blog.  

Seif, Avalon B is a far cry from Sierra B, I got a win with 3 correct yesterday, and I see you're doing just fine. 

4/6 today

1) Peter the Great 0/2  Absolutely no chance

2) licorice 1/1 The only root I could think of as a confection, and black licorice is certainly of debatable appeal

3) bicycle 3/2   Just came across a meme with Large Marge yesterday, so was already on my mind.  Not happy with my D seeing all your correct answers

4) Gershwin 2/0  ugh bad miss of a famous Yalie, Kiss Me Kate is the way in here.

5) gin, rum 1/1  This and Rummikub were a big part of my childhood

6) brigadier general 2/3  It had to be a type of general, and this sounded right, but I was not that confident about it.