Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Fwd: LL99 Match Day 10 -- Confirmation


4/6 which is my magnum opus, I only knew one but I was proud of my guesses if not my defence as I slide from top of my A rundle towards relegation 

1. The word "sadcom" was coined to refer to television shows such as what animated Netflix series released between 2014 and 2020, which presented a world populated half by humans and half by anthropomorphic animals? The latter included the show's title character, who was voiced by Will Arnett.
Correct Answer: BOJACK HORSEMAN
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1


My defence looks weak but really? Has anyone heard of this ? Am I just out of touch with popular culture ?

2. Emomali Rahmon has served since 1994 as president of what Central Asian nation, the region's smallest in area and the poorest of the former Soviet republics? Rahmon's son, Rustam Emomali, is the current mayor of the capital city of Dushanbe.
Correct Answer: TAJIKISTAN
Your Answer: tajikistan
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2


I know the capitals of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan and it wasn't them…
3. There have been two US presidents with last names that would be the middle names of 20th-century US presidents. What are those two last names?
Correct Answer: JEFFERSON, WILSON
Your Answer: fitzgerald baines
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1


Hard for Brits 
4. St Kilda, Carlton, Essendon, and Collingwood are among the teams that played in a former sports league known by the abbreviation "VFL" and currently play in a league known as the AFL. The four teams' names are also the names of suburbs of what city?
Correct Answer: MELBOURNE
Your Answer: melbourne
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3


Worked it out, I've drunk many a can of  Victoria bitter

5. Pandemonium, as the name of the principal city in Hell, was first used in what epic poem from 1667 that prominently featured Lucifer, Beelzebub, Japhet, Adam, and Eve?
Correct Answer: PARADISE LOST
Your Answer: paradise lost
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

The only one I knew 
6. Kiwanis International (formed in 1915) and Lions Clubs (1917) are examples of clubs organized to perform volunteer community service. The first such club for business and professional men was formed in 1905 in Chicago with what name, so named because meetings were held at the office of each member in turn?
Correct Answer: ROTARY
Your Answer: rotary clubs
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Happy with my guess

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