Jesse Day 2

5/6

1. Throughout the 1980s, in millions of American homes one could find a handheld device on which was printed the name "Jerrold". What was this device?
Correct Answer: REMOTE CONTROL
Your Answer: The Clapper
Points Assigned: 2

I don't remember ever hearing about Jerrold even though I grew up in the 80s.

2. A 1642 group portrait of the militia company of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq and of Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch is best known today by what name?
Correct Answer: THE NIGHT WATCH
Your Answer: The Night Watch
Points Assigned: 2

It was the first and only painting that came to my mind. 

3. What term used to describe the cohort of women and men who came of age from around World War I to the Great Depression was reportedly coined by Gertrude Stein, and popularized via a frequently recounted conversation with Ernest Hemingway, whose own early works were prototypes for writers of this group?
Correct Answer: LOST GENERATION
Your Answer: Lost generation
Points Assigned: 3

This was a guess that I had absolutely no confidence in. 

4. "Ocean of wisdom" is a frequently cited colloquial translation for what Mongolian-language (or partially Mongolian) phrase, and person?
Correct Answer: DALAI LAMA
Your Answer: Dalai Lama
Points Assigned: 0

Mongolian might through people off. I have been to Mongolia and know about their connection to Tibetan Buddhism. 

5. The dog who was recently banished from the White House after a series of biting incidents has a name that might suggest he is a member of a local sports team (though he isn't). What is this German Shepherd's name?
Correct Answer: COMMANDER
Your Answer: Commander
Points Assigned: 1

It took me a while to remember this, but then I reread the clue. 

6. According to one story in Greek mythology, what sprang from the body of Medusa upon her death at the hands of Perseus, and was later captured by Bellerophon, helping him defeat the hybrid Chimera? (Proper name required.)
Correct Answer: PEGASUS
Your Answer: Pegasus
Points Assigned: 1

I just read the Stephen Frye Mythology series, so this was fresh in my mind.