Marcus LL99 Match Day 21 -- Confirmation

Player: BrowningM

1. 2005's "Me at the zoo", featuring 25-year-old Jawed Karim, marks the beginning of what cultural phenomenon?
Correct Answer: YOUTUBE
Your Answer: you tube
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Was about to give up but had a sudden flash of inspiration 

2. The famous Defenestration of Prague in 1618, during which Ferdinand II's representatives were tossed from the windows of Prague Castle, was an early event in what war, which ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648?
Correct Answer: THIRTY YEARS' WAR
Your Answer: 30 years war
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I think this is difficult 

3. Name the MLB Hall of Famer and World Series hero who tweeted, on September 8, 2022, via his month-referencing handle, "Now we all know I was innocent! Amen! RIP Queen E!"
Correct Answer: REGGIE JACKSON
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Not Michael Jordan 

4. What specialty espresso drink, similar (or in some cases identical) to a cortado, is named for the specific Libbey Glass Co. glassware in which it was originally and is often still served? The glassware is in turn named after a geographical territory—coincidentally near where the cortado originated.
Correct Answer: GIBRALTAR
Your Answer: gibraltar
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I'm good a coffee trivia having done a deep dive over why it was legitimate to call both  an espresso with a dash of foam and a nauseating pint of over sweetened warm milkshake a macchiato 

5. Dark regions mainly on the nearside of the Moon are known by a word that is often among the top 100 or so names for girls in the United States (and is historically extremely popular for girls in the Spanish-speaking world). What is that term?
Correct Answer: MARIA
Your Answer: mare
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I had a great aunt called Mare…I've never heard of Maria in a lunar context 

6. The greatest chart success for a song from a Disney movie occurred in early 2022, and was a cross-genre, Latin-music, ensemble number whose title playfully and directly contradicts the song's gossipy lyrics. What is the name of this hit song?
Correct Answer: WE DON'T TALK ABOUT BRUNO
Your Answer: we dont talk about bruno
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

The second most irritating Disney tune after let it go but it's good to be in the room that it happened 

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