Jesse Day 10

5/6

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: Bojack Horseman
Points Assigned: 0

I watched the first season.

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

I have been there!

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: Jefferson, Wilson
Points Assigned: 3

Clinton was easy. Reagan should be hard to get.

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: 1

I saw one AFL game in person when I lived in Australia. While at the game, my house was robbed and I lost all of my professional camera equipment. I was already easing out of that line of work and this slammed the door shut. 

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: Divine Comedy
Points Assigned: 2

Nope. I read it a long time ago, but could not pull it. 

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
Points Assigned: 1

Feels easy for Americans, although I know Rotary is very much international.