Marcus LL101 Match Day 15 -- Confirmation

5/6 with a bad miss

Player: BrowningM

1. Illuminations (Les Illuminations), published in 1886 as a "hallucination of words" and collection of experimental verse and prose poems, was written by whom—most likely when he was between the ages of 17 and 19—and published without his knowledge by Paul Verlaine?
Correct Answer: ARTHUR RIMBAUD
Your Answer: Sartres
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I just had a total blank,  Bob Dylan should have got it for me if nth else 

2. In January 1871, the Prussian monarch Wilhelm I adopted what new six-letter title, which was used until 1918?
Correct Answer: KAISER
Your Answer: Kaiser
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

little old kaiser bill…

3. Australian Don Bradman is widely considered the greatest cricketer of all time (and, by some, the greatest athlete in any sport), the primary evidence of which is his astronomical test batting average of 99.94. In cricket, batting average is calculated with the batsman's "number of times out" in the denominator and what other statistic in the numerator?
Correct Answer: RUNS
Your Answer: Total Runs Scored
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Too easy, finally get a cricket question. And this is the best they could come up with?

4. The initials "cv" are used to abbreviate a two-word term that refers to a distinct type of plant that is produced by selective breeding but that does not grow in the wild. This two-word term is also (and maybe more often) contracted into what single word? (Note, the answer is one single word.)
Correct Answer: CULTIVAR
Your Answer: Cultivar
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Gettable and guessable 

5. "A repeating plaid pattern consisting of a tan background, light tan vertical and horizontal lines, white squares, and red vertical and horizontal lines." The preceding is a formal description of a registered trademark owned by what British luxury brand?
Correct Answer: BURBERRY
Your Answer: Burberry
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Gimme for Brits 

6. Jarabes, sones jaliscienses, canciones rancheras, and corridos are among the varied repertory of what traditional ensemble of western Mexico, which today can consist of one or more trompetas and violines, a vihuela, guitarras, and a guitarrón?
Correct Answer: MARIACHI
Your Answer: Mariarchi band
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Gimme even for Brits …