Jesse Day 11

4/6

1. A severed pig's head is the titular object in what classic novel published in 1954?
Correct Answer: LORD OF THE FLIES
Your Answer: Lord of the Flies
Points Assigned: 2

I guess I remembered this? It was the first thing to come to my mind. 

2. What was declared in August 1990 as the 19th province of Iraq?
Correct Answer: KUWAIT
Your Answer: Kuwait
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie if you are over 40. 

3. A work of digital art by the artist Mike Winkelmann titled Everydays: The First 5000 Days was sold (specifically, its associated NFT was sold) in 2021 for 42,329 Ether. By what moniker is Winkelmann better known, taken from the name of an interactive plush toy sold in the 1980s?
Correct Answer: BEEPLE
Your Answer: Ruxbin
Points Assigned: 3

I have heard of Beeple the artist, but could not recall the name. Never heard of it as a plush toy. 

4. A stripped-down version of a Grammy-nominated song by Nine Inch Nails was recorded by a country music legend in 2002, one year before his death. Name both the title of this song, and the artist who performed this highly acclaimed cover version.
Correct Answer: HURT, JOHNNY CASH
Your Answer: Hurt, Johnny Cash
Points Assigned: 1

I had Cage stuck in my head for a while, but my brain came around to it. 

5. What were Tag Winbury (played by Liev Schreiber) and Greer Garrison Winbury (Nicole Kidman), at least according to the title of their 2024 Netflix miniseries based on Elin Hilderbrand's 2018 novel?
Correct Answer: THE PERFECT COUPLE
Your Answer: Spies
Points Assigned: 1

I did not watch this. 

6. Un molcajete y tejolote se usa comúnmente en los restaurantes mexicanos para preparar ¿qué plato popular de aguacate que se suele servir con totopos?
Correct Answer: GUACAMOLE
Your Answer: Guacemole
Points Assigned: 2

I can understand Spanish to enough of a degree that I knew aguacate was an avocado. 

David S Day 11 vs. Dave M

 4/6. I actually thought I had 5. 

1. Lord of the Flies :), D13. It’s been a long time, but the pig’s head is pretty unforgettable. 
2. Kuwait :), D30. Gimmeish for anyone 40+, I think. Not too sure about those Gen Zers or young Millennials. 
3. Popple :(, D12. Really thought this guess would be right. 
4. Mr. Jones, Smith :(, D22. No chance on the singer, but I actually got close on the song. I started thinking it was “Everybody Hurts” and then realized that was REM, so I gave up on it, not realizing that it was close to an actual NIN song too. And I couldn’t name any other NIN songs. 
5. The Perfect Couple :), D21. Just watched this with my wife a few weeks ago. It’s pretty good. Of course I’d have had no chance otherwise. 
6. Guacamole :), D01. I don’t speak Spanish, but I could recognize enough words to get the gist and make a confident guess. Can we get a question in French?!

I get a rare decisive win against Dave M.  

Brian Day 11 vs CarrBen12 (LLL)

 4/6 vs Ben.  Hoping he shows up on the blog today. Ben, did you realize we don't face off in Avalon B this season? 28 players in the rundle, we miss each other.

1) Lord of the Flies 1/1  I've never read it, but it's top of mind since my daughter is currently reading it, and I know it's from the 1950s, and the title makes sense. I always assumed it was a reference to the devil, and now I know it's a double entendre

2) Kuwait 0/0  gimme

3) Furby 3/2  no idea, thought it was a good guess.  I've never heard of Beeple

4) Hurt, Cash 2/2  Fantastic song

5) Middle-Aged Spouses Who Have Weekly Intercourse  2/3  Never heard of this, going for BWA

6) Guacamole 1/1  Was able to parse "Mexican restaurant dish served only with", and a re-read had me thinking aguacate sounded like avocado.

Dave M day 11 v David S



3/6 today, interested to see how that plays out vs other David, I don't think the questions are really in either of our wheelhouses today, so random knowledge will probably carry it.

 

1 : ( The Mascot. And this is where I will lose if anywhere I reckon, as the answer is obvious in hindsight, and I D33ed

2 : ) Kuwait. Simple World History Q. D10

3 : ( Furby. I have heard of Beeple but didn't know it was a 1980s toy. D11

4 : ) Johnny Cash, Hurt. My now husband was listening to this album when we started dating. D22

5 : ( Gatekeepers. I read some reviews about the show but haven't got around to watching it, or remembering the name. D22

6 : ) Guacamole. My limited Spanish picked out sauce prepared in Mexican restaurants with avocado. If I can do it, most can, so D01

Marcus LL103 Match Day 11 -- Confirmation

5 today and yesterday, Lake Erie was my nemesis on day 10

1. A severed pig's head is the titular object in what classic novel published in 1954?
Correct Answer: LORD OF THE FLIES
Your Answer: lord of the flies
Points Assigned: 0

Every British kid my age knows this from school

2. What was declared in August 1990 as the 19th province of Iraq?
Correct Answer: KUWAIT
Your Answer: kuwait
Points Assigned: 1

Gimme 

3. A work of digital art by the artist Mike Winkelmann titled Everydays: The First 5000 Days was sold (specifically, its associated NFT was sold) in 2021 for 42,329 Ether. By what moniker is Winkelmann better known, taken from the name of an interactive plush toy sold in the 1980s?
Correct Answer: BEEPLE
Your Answer: beeple
Points Assigned: 3

We had a presentation about digital art at work once or I would never have got this

4. A stripped-down version of a Grammy-nominated song by Nine Inch Nails was recorded by a country music legend in 2002, one year before his death. Name both the title of this song, and the artist who performed this highly acclaimed cover version.
Correct Answer: HURT, JOHNNY CASH
Your Answer: hurt johnny cash
Points Assigned: 2

Love this song

5. What were Tag Winbury (played by Liev Schreiber) and Greer Garrison Winbury (Nicole Kidman), at least according to the title of their 2024 Netflix miniseries based on Elin Hilderbrand's 2018 novel?
Correct Answer: THE PERFECT COUPLE
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2

I guess I've heard of it but wasn't close 

6. Un molcajete y tejolote se usa comúnmente en los restaurantes mexicanos para preparar ¿qué plato popular de aguacate que se suele servir con totopos?
Correct Answer: GUACAMOLE
Your Answer: guacamole
Points Assigned: 1

Mangled translation plus a bit of a guess 

David S Day 10

 4/6, but I’m unhappy with my D. 

1. Viscosity :), D02. This may play fairly hard, but will be easy for those who have taken a bit of chemistry. 
2. Lake Erie :), D11. Love this question. Not a gimme but I was quite confident with the 200+ year clue. Really wonder how hard this will play. 
3. Sherlock Holmes :(, D21. No idea. 
4. Statue of Liberty :), D20. Gimme. 
5. The Postman :(, D33. Terrible miss and D. How did I not think of this?! Even for someone as supremely terrible at film as me, this should have been easy. 
6. America’s next top model :), D12. This was easy for me, which means it should be *very* easy for others. 

Brian Day 10

 4/6

1) viscosity 2/1 gimme

2) Gulf of Mexico 1/3 Thought it had to do with the battle of New Orleans

3) Mr. Bean 3/2  so this is where Jeeves comes from

4) Statue of Liberty 1/1  French sculptor, this seemed most likely

5) Brokeback Mountain 2/2 pretty sure it was based on a short story, the timing was right

6) America's Next Top Model 0/0  Have never seen it, but it's what Tyra is most known for nowadays

Jesse Day 10

3/6

1. In 5W-30 motor oil, the W stands for "winter", as the 5 indicates a certain characteristic of the oil in winter performance, while the 30 indicates this characteristic at high temperatures. This characteristic—the oil's thickness and resistance to flow—is most commonly known by what word?
Correct Answer: VISCOSITY
Your Answer: Viscosity
Points Assigned: 0

Feels like a gimmie.

2. "We have met the enemy, and they are ours." This famous quote was written by U.S. Navy Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry in a dispatch reporting victory in a battle on what body of water, which has not seen significant military action in its waters in the 200+ years since?
Correct Answer: LAKE ERIE
Your Answer: Gulf of Mexico
Points Assigned: 1

Japan is the first place that comes to mind with Perry, but the Sea of Japan was certainly in play in WW2. My next best guess was the Gulf of Mexico. 

3. My Man [BLANK], The Inimitable [BLANK], Very Good, [BLANK], Thank You, [BLANK], Right Ho, [BLANK], Carry On, [BLANK], and Much Obliged, [BLANK]: The name of what highly competent, unflappable, and resourceful fictional Englishman fills in all the blanks in these titles?
Correct Answer: JEEVES
Your Answer: Mr Smith
Points Assigned: 3

Nope. The answer makes sense. 

4. The Lion of Belfort in Belfort, France, the Vercingétorix Monument in Claremont-Ferrand, and two eponymous fountains in Washington, DC, and Lyon, France, are well known works by the French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, but his best known work by far is known by what name?
Correct Answer: STATUE OF LIBERTY/LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD
Your Answer: The Thinker
Points Assigned: 2

Oh, shoot. 

5. American author Annie Proulx, a Pulitzer-winner in 1994 for The Shipping News, published the 1999 collection Close Range: Wyoming Stories which contained a short story that—like The Shipping News—was adapted to film. What is the title of that short story and subsequent film?
Correct Answer: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Your Answer: Brokeback Mountain
Points Assigned: 2

This was a guess. 

6. Give the four words that complete this statement, as uttered on television by Tyra Banks on hundreds of occasions from 2003 to 2018: "You're still in the running towards becoming [REDACTED]."
Correct Answer: AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL
Your Answer: America's Next Top Model
Points Assigned: 1

I have never watched an episode, but I am aware of it. 

Dave M day 10 v Carr LLL

Back and town and should be back in regularly posting form this week.

 

5/6 today, just one 50/50 away from another 6 pack.

 

1 : ) Viscosity. I sold motor oil to grocery stores when a management trainee at BP. Castrol Magnatec is your go to for 5W-30 part-synthetic oil. D30

2 : ( Lake Ontario. Given dates must be war of 1812. Initially had Gulf of St Lawrence but figured that may have seen U-Boat action during the world wars. So 50/50 between the two easternmost Great Lakes. D23

3 : ) Jeeves. I've watched a bunch of Jeeves and Wooster in the past. D22

4 : ) Statue of Liberty. A guess, but I knew Statue of Liberty was French and the guy and monuments suggested 19^th Centrury to me. D01

5 : ) Brokeback Mountain. Annie Proulx and Wyoming makes it simple. D11

6 : ) America's Next Top Model. I've never watched it but I know that Tyra Banks was the host. D12

Brian Day 9

 3/6

1) Mussel Beach 3/3  Have heard of it but couldn't quite get there

2) Meat Lovers 1/0 The veges didn't make sense, but I haven't eaten there in 30 years

3) Limit 2/1 ahh, a gimme

4) Sacramento 0/2  Santa Fe, of course.  I don't know why I only considered coastal states.  Dave, the question was clear to me, maybe he changed it.

5) parabola 1/2  Finally, a math question. I think this could play easier than most if you picture a shape with a vertex that you drew from an equation in high school math.  Or maybe I'm giving the humanities majors too much credit. 

6) Bungalow 2/1  I don't know Indian geography, but I do know the Bangalore torpedo came from India.

Marcus LL103 Match Day 9 -- Confirmation

Player: BrowningM

1. What city in northern Alabama, today musically associated with its eponymous "sound" and famous music studios, was named (according to one story) after a feature of the adjacent Tennessee River that was once bountiful with a certain mollusk?
Correct Answer: MUSCLE SHOALS
Your Answer: Muscle shoals
Points Assigned: 2

I like Dylan and the Stones both recorded here 

2. What word does Pizza Hut use to identify (and describe) its menu item which is a pizza topped with beef, pork, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, and green peppers? It becomes "Super" with the addition of Italian sausage, ham, and black olives.
Correct Answer: SUPREME
Your Answer: meat feast
Points Assigned: 1

I knew it when I saw the answer but i haven't had one since uni 35 years ago

3. In stock trading, a simple order to buy or sell a security immediately at the best available price is called a "market order", while an order to buy or sell at a specified price (or better) is best known as what?
Correct Answer: LIMIT ORDER
Your Answer: limit order
Points Assigned: 1

Easy for finance guys

4. One of the important routes for settlers moving west during the frontier expansion of the United States ran from Franklin (and later from Independence), Missouri, to what current state capital city (after which the trail is named)?
Correct Answer: SANTA FE
Your Answer: topeka
Points Assigned: 2

I picked a capital west of Missouri 

5. The equation y^2</sup> = 4ax represents what type of conic section, lying symmetrically about the x-axis with its vertex at the origin, the directrix at the line x = -a, the focus at (a, 0), and a latus rectum length of 4a?
Correct Answer: PARABOLA
Your Answer: parabola
Points Assigned: 0

Gimme or impossible depending …

6. What English word for a particular type of dwelling or house comes from a Hindi word meaning "belonging to [a particular redacted region of the Indian subcontinent]" (a region where this type of home was common and climate-appropriate)?
Correct Answer: BUNGALOW
Your Answer: bungalow
Points Assigned: 3

Easy for Brits hopefully harder for yanks 

Jesse Day 9

1/6 Ouch.

1. What city in northern Alabama, today musically associated with its eponymous "sound" and famous music studios, was named (according to one story) after a feature of the adjacent Tennessee River that was once bountiful with a certain mollusk?
Correct Answer: MUSCLE SHOALS
Your Answer: Tuscaloosa
Points Assigned: 2

I have never heard of muscle shoals.

2. What word does Pizza Hut use to identify (and describe) its menu item which is a pizza topped with beef, pork, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, and green peppers? It becomes "Super" with the addition of Italian sausage, ham, and black olives.
Correct Answer: SUPREME
Your Answer: Meat Lovers
Points Assigned: 0

Nope! I have not had Pizza Hut since I was in Borneo in February of 1999.

3. In stock trading, a simple order to buy or sell a security immediately at the best available price is called a "market order", while an order to buy or sell at a specified price (or better) is best known as what?
Correct Answer: LIMIT ORDER
Your Answer: Conditional
Points Assigned: 1

Nope!

4. One of the important routes for settlers moving west during the frontier expansion of the United States ran from Franklin (and later from Independence), Missouri, to what current state capital city (after which the trail is named)?
Correct Answer: SANTA FE
Your Answer: Salem
Points Assigned: 2

Nope! 

5. The equation y^2</sup> = 4ax represents what type of conic section, lying symmetrically about the x-axis with its vertex at the origin, the directrix at the line x = -a, the focus at (a, 0), and a latus rectum length of 4a?
Correct Answer: PARABOLA
Your Answer: Circle
Points Assigned: 1

I had no clue. I figured a circle is part of a cone.

6. What English word for a particular type of dwelling or house comes from a Hindi word meaning "belonging to [a particular redacted region of the Indian subcontinent]" (a region where this type of home was common and climate-appropriate)?
Correct Answer: BUNGALOW
Your Answer: Bungalow
Points Assigned: 3

I was surprised to get this, which is why I marked it for high points. I am guessing belonging to Bengal?

David S Day 9

3/6, with the most confusingly worded question in perhaps all my years of LL (though I did this day using advance access, so perhaps Thorsten will edit it).

1. Decatur :(, D32. Never heard of this. 
2. Meatopia :(, D21. No idea. 
3. Limit :), D11. Gimme. Series 7 all over again. 
4. Oregon :(, D00. Terrible, terrible question. Totally seemed like Thorsten was looking for a trail named after a state and not a state capital. I assumed this was the easiest question of the season. 
5. Parabola :), D13. Easy for people who know math, totally ungettable otherwise. 
6. Bungalow :), D22. Satisfying get. I spent  a while on this thinking about regions of India. 

Jesse Day 8

For a brief moment this morning, I pondered how I managed to get into first place in B before discovering that there was a glitch, and everyone was being ranked by how long they had been in LL. Oh well, back into 12th place. 4/6 today. 

1. There are exactly two European countries whose flags use the color scheme of blue and yellow, with no other colors. Name both of these countries.
Correct Answer: SWEDEN, UKRAINE
Your Answer: Ukraine, Sweden
Points Assigned: 1

For a moment I considered Bosnia, but I figured that would have made the question to difficult and indeed there is white in that flag. 

2. Aschenputtel, Schneewittchen, Dornröschen, Rotkäppchen, and Der Froschkönig are all names closely associated with what Germans born in the mid-1780s?
Correct Answer: BROTHERS GRIMM
Your Answer: Brothers Grimm
Points Assigned: 2

I can't believe you all also got this one right. I recognized the words witch and Frog King. 

3. What word, not a neologism (as is commonly asserted) but not in frequent use at the time, was popularized by Warren G. Harding in the US presidential election of 1920, in connection with his promise to bring the country back to a calm social and political order after the turmoil of the Wilson years?
Correct Answer: NORMALCY
Your Answer: Cool
Points Assigned: 3

I was hoping that Warren Harding was the birth of cool. I also considered Copacetic. 

4. Ursus maritimus is the scientific name for an animal most commonly known as what?
Correct Answer: POLAR BEAR
Your Answer: Polar Bear
Points Assigned: 0

I considered Tardigrade, but that would be the the opposite formulation of scientific name to common name. 

5. The history of what company began in 1866 as the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company before merging a few decades later with — and adopting the name of — another company, the creator of Farine Lactée infant formula?
Correct Answer: NESTLE
Your Answer: Nestle
Points Assigned: 1

It was the company that made the most sense in terms of importance. 

6. Work at a Pizza Place, MeepCity, Piggy, Royale High, Tower of Hell, Brookhaven, and Adopt Me! are among the millions of games available on what online platform popular with younger audiences and launched in 2006?
Correct Answer: ROBLOX
Your Answer: Steam
Points Assigned: 2

Nope!

Brian Day 8

 4/6

 1) Sweden, Ukraine 0/2   Ukraine was easy, Sweden I luckily remembered

2) Brothers Grimm  2/2  Schneewittchen--> witch? --> Hansel & Gretel--> hey this fits perfectly

3) Normalize 3/3  A guess that got me close but i doubt I'll get a cigar

4) Polar Bear 1/1   I hope the Mets resign Pete Alonso

5) Parmalat 2/1  Farine Lactee had me thinking French company

6) Roblox 1/0  Five years ago I was concerned my kids were playing a game with the word Hell in the title; now they curse like sailors.

Dave M day 8

From the ridiculous to the sublime, first 6 pack in a while today, I didn't even need to guess for any of them.

 

1 : ) Ukraine, Sweden, just needed a couple minutes thought

2 : ) Brothers Grimm. I learned that Red Riding Hood was Rotkäppchen in German class in high school.

3 : ) Normalcy. Also in high school, we learnt 1920s US history for some reason.

4 : ) Polar Bear. I've wondered at the maritimus in this name before.

5 : ) Nestle. Pretty obvious what the company had to be.

6 : ) Roblox. My niece is a fan.

David S Day 8

 Solid 5/6, as all my guesses went my way today. 

1. Ukraine Sweden :), D01. I know flags pretty well. This should play fairly easy, I suspect. 
2. Grimm Brothers, D33. I spent most of my time on this one and am happy to get it. Lots of clues here. Had to be real people and be more than one person. Certainly wasn’t confident I’d be right. 
3. Normalcy :), D20. Gimme for me, but I bet this plays pretty hard. 
4. Polar bear :), D22. Second guess that went my way today. I knew Ursus meant bear, and the association with what I took as water led me to polar since they swim a lot. 
5. Nestle :), D11. Swiss food company = Nestle. Nothing else for me to go on. 
6. Gog :(, D12. I’ve never heard of this. 

Fwd: LL103 Match Day 8 -- Confirmation

5 today and yesterday (missed special K yesterday )

Player: BrowningM

1. There are exactly two European countries whose flags use the color scheme of blue and yellow, with no other colors. Name both of these countries.
Correct Answer: SWEDEN, UKRAINE
Your Answer: Ukraine Sweden
Points Assigned: 1

The Ukraine flag has been ubiquitous 

2. Aschenputtel, Schneewittchen, Dornröschen, Rotkäppchen, and Der Froschkönig are all names closely associated with what Germans born in the mid-1780s?
Correct Answer: BROTHERS GRIMM
Your Answer: Brothers Grimm
Points Assigned: 3

Plenty of clues for those of us who don't have much German 

3. What word, not a neologism (as is commonly asserted) but not in frequent use at the time, was popularized by Warren G. Harding in the US presidential election of 1920, in connection with his promise to bring the country back to a calm social and political order after the turmoil of the Wilson years?
Correct Answer: NORMALCY
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2

Wasn't close 

4. Ursus maritimus is the scientific name for an animal most commonly known as what?
Correct Answer: POLAR BEAR
Your Answer: polar bear
Points Assigned: 0

Gimme

5. The history of what company began in 1866 as the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company before merging a few decades later with — and adopting the name of — another company, the creator of Farine Lactée infant formula?
Correct Answer: NESTLE
Your Answer: nestle
Points Assigned: 2

Wasn't much else it could be

6. Work at a Pizza Place, MeepCity, Piggy, Royale High, Tower of Hell, Brookhaven, and Adopt Me! are among the millions of games available on what online platform popular with younger audiences and launched in 2006?
Correct Answer: ROBLOX
Your Answer: roblox
Points Assigned: 1

The benefit of having kids 

Jesse Day 7

5/6

1. Names of various roles played by esteemed actor Edward James Olmos over his long career include Jaime Escalante, William Adama, Martin Castillo, and Abraham Quintanilla. Name any one of these four productions in which he appeared.
Correct Answer: STAND AND DELIVER, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, MIAMI VICE, SELENA
Your Answer: Stand and Deliver
Points Assigned: 2

For some reason, that is the film I most associate with him. I did really enjoy Battlestar Galactica. 

2. A popular variant of Texas Hold 'Em poker, in which players must use precisely two hole cards (of the four dealt) and three community cards (of the five), is named after what city that sits roughly 700 miles by car from Amarillo?
Correct Answer: OMAHA
Your Answer: Reno
Points Assigned: 1

I do not play poker. 

3. The name of what cereal reflects its manufacturer's goal in 1955 to market it as a differentiated, high-protein, low-fat, unique, and health-conscious product (as well as, "initially" speaking, the name of the manufacturer itself)?
Correct Answer: SPECIAL K
Your Answer: Special K
Points Assigned: 0

First thing that came to mind. 

4. A special membrane of skin called the patagium, which stretches from its wrists to its ankles, is the most distinctive feature of what mammal, and is what gives the mammal its namesake ability (although this ability is technically a misnomer)?
Correct Answer: FLYING SQUIRREL
Your Answer: Flying Squirrel
Points Assigned: 3

First thing that came to mind. 

5. Bruce Springsteen's was "to Run", Lana Del Rey's was "to Die", and Albert King's was "under a Bad Sign". What was the parallel 1968 Steppenwolf phrase?
Correct Answer: (BORN) TO BE WILD
Your Answer: Born to be Wild
Points Assigned: 1

Gimmie?

6. The signing of the Munich Pact between Britain and Germany in 1938, followed less than a year later by the German invasion of Poland, infamously led Neville Chamberlain to proclaim that the agreement had procured a notorious four-word phrase with the structure "[BLANK] for [BLANK][BLANK]". What is that phrase?
Correct Answer: PEACE FOR OUR TIME
Your Answer: Peace for our time
Points Assigned: 2

Gimmie?

Dave M day 7

A car crash of a 1/6 today on questions that I should have done much better on.

 

1 : ( In the Heights. Figured I'd have a higher chance if I chose something that was both a musical and a movie. D21

2 : ( Las Vegas. Never heard of Omaha poker, and headed in the wrong direction from Amarillo. D02

3 : ( Nutri Grain. Of course it's Special K. Bad miss. D10

4 : ( Flying Fox. DIdn't know there was a flying squirrel! I hoped the misnomer was the "fox" part of flying fox, as they sure can fly. D22

5 : ( On the fourth of July. Great song, another bad miss. D33

6 : ) Peace for Our Time. Scraping one right question out of the bunch, finally. D11

Brian Day 7 vs Seif (LLL)

 Sorry Dave, both of us had perfect defense, but all 6 were gimmes for me.

1) Battlestar Galactica 2/2 Without Adama, this was not a gimme, though I would have guessed Stand and Deliver

2) Omaha 1/1 I've played it a bunch

3) Special K 0/1  Would have been a better question if "initially" didn't have quotes, the quotes probably make it the easiest question of the day

4) Flying squirrel 1/2  The misnomer was the giveaway, at first I was looking for a type of bat.  Sensitive souls should not look up this answer in the urban dictionary

5) To Be Wild  3/3  Get your motor running, head out on the highway

6) Peace for our time 2/0   My Pavlovian response to Chamberlain is 'peace in our time'.  As Dave said, glad Thorsten provided the preposition, but there was no other option here for me.

David S Day 7 vs. Brian (LLL)

 4/6. I’ll be quite surprised if between the two of us Brian and I don’t have all 6. I should be very easy to defend here, though Brian and I usually defend each other with incredibly high efficiency. 

1. Scarface :(, D01. I had nothing here. 
2. Omaha :), D31. Gimme. 
3. Special K :), D12. Didn’t know with certainty, but I knew this was the idea behind this cereal. 
4. Flying squirrel :), D13. Really shocked this is right. I 100% got it from the clue that the name is “technically a misnomer,” but this was very lucky. 
5. To fly :(, D20. I again had nothing here. 
6. Peace for our time :), D22. Gimme. Will be much harder if Thorsten insists on the preposition being exactly correct. 

Brian Day 6

5/6  I really enjoyed the questions today

1) haiku 3/2 had to be wrong but no idea

2) Lima 2/1   Somehow I knew this from the history, though there aren't too many possibilities here

3) Rodman 2/3  Had no idea his scoring was that low, but I knew he was a great rebounder.  Thought this would be difficult, not liking my defense. 

4) Sol 0/2  I read the Martian last year.  This is going to be tough if you haven't read it or seen the movie

5) Moreno 1/0  This hot spicy number was in the news when the remake of West Side Story came out, and I also remember her being in The Electric Company. Another bad defense it seems, am I the only one who watched Spielberg's WSS during covid?

6) Wars of the Roses 1/1  The Hundred Years War took place mostly in France, and all those names look British, so must be an English civil war.

Jesse Day 6

3/6

1. The Persian word rubaiyat, such as those written by Omar Khayyam in the 11th and 12th centuries, translates into English as a collection of what (a word for a certain type of poem or stanza)?
Correct Answer: QUATRAIN
Your Answer: Psalms
Points Assigned: 1

Nope! I was confident in my answer too. 

2. What city, today the most populous predominantly Spanish-speaking city on the Pacific coast, was one of the capitals in the Empire of Spain in the New World until the 19th century?
Correct Answer: LIMA, PERU
Your Answer: Lima
Points Assigned: 1

I have been there.

3. What player led the NBA in total rebounds in the 1990s, winning the league's rebounding title seven seasons in a row from 1991 to 1998 despite averaging fewer than seven points per game during the decade?
Correct Answer: DENNIS RODMAN
Your Answer: Rodman
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie for an NBA fan.

4. A period of axial rotation on Mars, which lasts around 24 hours and 40 minutes and is the Martian version of Earth's "day", is known by what other three-letter word?
Correct Answer: SOL
Your Answer: May
Points Assigned: 2

Nope! I could not remember this from The Martian

5. Identify the performer who won an Oscar for her performance in 1961's West Side Story, a Grammy in 1973 for her work on the soundtrack to "The Electric Company", a Tony in 1975 for her role as Googie in The Ritz, and Emmy Awards in 1977 and 1978 for guest spots on The Muppet Show and The Rockford Files.
Correct Answer: RITA MORENO
Your Answer: Channing
Points Assigned: 3

I had no idea. 

6. The battles of St Albans, Northampton, Wakefield, Barnet, Tewkesbury, and Bosworth Field were among the significant engagements in what wars of the Late Middle Ages?
Correct Answer: WARS OF THE ROSES
Your Answer: War of the Roses
Points Assigned: 2

It was a good guess. 

Dave M Day 6

2/6 yesterday on a travel day and 3/6 today which I don't think will be enough against the seriously impressive competitors in B.

 

1 : ( Sonnet. Couldn't think of anything else. D11

2 : ) Lima. Seems like a geography gimme. My LLL opponent MeyerM5 is seriously bad in Geography though. D13

3 : ( Stockton. Of course it was Rodman. D22

4 : ) Sol. I remember this from somewhere. D01

5 : ( Temple. Not in my wheelhouse at all. D20

6 : ) War of the Roses. Figured this plays hard but looks like a 100% get rate here so far. D32

David S Day 6

 3/6. With two gimmies, that’s a bit disappointing.

1. Sonnet :(, D21. I couldn’t even come up with a decent guess. 
2. Lima :), D21. Gimme for me. Really the only major Spanish-speaking city on the Pacific coast at all, and I also knew it was Spanish colonial capital. 
3. Rodman :), D12. 1990s, lots of rebounds, not a lot of points - that can only be Dennis Rodman. 
4. Par :(, D12. Kind of kicking myself here. This was so gettable in so many ways. I somehow got caught up on the idea that it would be an acronym for period of axial rotation, and I’m not sure why. 
5. Lupone :(, D00. I had no clue, but should play well for my opponents given their strengths. 
6. Wars of the Roses :), D33. Gimme for me. While technically correct, I think “Late Middle Ages” is seriously misleading. 

Marcus LL103 Match Day 6 -- Confirmation

5/6 today 

On November 19, 2024 at 3:44 AM PT, the following submission was received by LearnedLeague.

Player: BrowningM

1. The Persian word rubaiyat, such as those written by Omar Khayyam in the 11th and 12th centuries, translates into English as a collection of what (a word for a certain type of poem or stanza)?
Correct Answer: QUATRAIN
Your Answer: quatrain
Points Assigned: 3

Hopefully this is hard 

2. What city, today the most populous predominantly Spanish-speaking city on the Pacific coast, was one of the capitals in the Empire of Spain in the New World until the 19th century?
Correct Answer: LIMA, PERU
Your Answer: Lima
Points Assigned: 2

A guess but Mexico City isn't on the coast and I couldn't think of anywhere else

3. What player led the NBA in total rebounds in the 1990s, winning the league's rebounding title seven seasons in a row from 1991 to 1998 despite averaging fewer than seven points per game during the decade?
Correct Answer: DENNIS RODMAN
Your Answer: Rodman
Points Assigned: 1

Thanks to the last dance 

4. A period of axial rotation on Mars, which lasts around 24 hours and 40 minutes and is the Martian version of Earth's "day", is known by what other three-letter word?
Correct Answer: SOL
Your Answer: sol
Points Assigned: 0
M

Thanks to Matt Damon 

5. Identify the performer who won an Oscar for her performance in 1961's West Side Story, a Grammy in 1973 for her work on the soundtrack to "The Electric Company", a Tony in 1975 for her role as Googie in The Ritz, and Emmy Awards in 1977 and 1978 for guest spots on The Muppet Show and The Rockford Files.
Correct Answer: RITA MORENO
Your Answer: natalie wood
Points Assigned: 2

I thought I had this

6. The battles of St Albans, Northampton, Wakefield, Barnet, Tewkesbury, and Bosworth Field were among the significant engagements in what wars of the Late Middle Ages?
Correct Answer: WARS OF THE ROSES
Your Answer: wars of the roses
Points Assigned: 1

My horse my horse …

Jesse Day 5

2/6

1. Per the guidelines initially set forth by the International Telecommunication Union and its predecessors (and still in place today in nearly all cases), the country dialing codes for European countries should begin with one of two digits. What are those two digits?
Correct Answer: 3, 4
Your Answer: 3, 4
Points Assigned: 1

I worked in 12 different countries in Europe in my twenties and 90% of my time was spent making phone calls. 

2. In banking, the fraudulent activity of depositing and drawing checks between accounts at two or more banks, to take advantage of the time it takes checks to clear (the "float"), is known by what term, evocative of the activity of keeping the transaction from landing?
Correct Answer: KITING
Your Answer: Circling
Points Assigned: 2

Nope!

3. Ain't Misbehavin' is a Broadway musical tribute to (and named after a song by) what bandleader and virtuoso of the stride piano?
Correct Answer: FATS WALLER
Your Answer: Duke Ellington
Points Assigned: 3

Nope! I know enough about Jazz to know this was going to be very difficult. 

4. A class of chemical compounds that contain an oxygen-oxygen single bond, often indicated as —O—O—, are known as what (i.e., compounds that contain this bond have this word in their names)?
Correct Answer: PEROXIDES
Your Answer: Oxide
Points Assigned: 1

Nope

5. The American patriotic vow known as the "Pledge of Allegiance", which is recited at certain ceremonies such as those for new citizens, includes a phrase that was added in 1954 (more than 60 years after its original publication date) and has engendered controversy with respect to the Establishment Clause of the US Constitution's First Amendment. What is that phrase?
Correct Answer: UNDER GOD
Your Answer: Under God
Points Assigned: 0

Very, very easy for Americans. 

6. In 1871, to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, Isma'il Pasha commissioned what opera, for 150,000 francs?
Correct Answer: AIDA
Your Answer: Cleopatra
Points Assigned: 2

I knew it was Aida, but the name escaped me. 

Brian Day 5 vs Brad

 my sloppy season continues. 2/6 unless Thorsten is merciful    

1) 2/8   1/2  no idea

2) kite   0/0  A gimme, except I didn't realize I wrote kite instead of kiting until I submitted.  

3) Ellington 3/3  no idea

4) oxidant 2/1  Thought this would be correct but really i had no idea

5) Under G-d  1/1  gimme

6) Aida 2/2  One of the easier opera questions

Fwd: LL103 Match Day 5 -- Confirmation

I lost with 4 on Friday and am expecting to lose with 4 again today

Player: BrowningM

1. Per the guidelines initially set forth by the International Telecommunication Union and its predecessors (and still in place today in nearly all cases), the country dialing codes for European countries should begin with one of two digits. What are those two digits?
Correct Answer: 3, 4
Your Answer: 3 4
Points Assigned: 2

U.K. is 44, France is 33…

2. In banking, the fraudulent activity of depositing and drawing checks between accounts at two or more banks, to take advantage of the time it takes checks to clear (the "float"), is known by what term, evocative of the activity of keeping the transaction from landing?
Correct Answer: KITING
Your Answer: bouncing
Points Assigned: 1

People bounce cheques in the U.K. I'm not sore I've even heard of kiting

3. Ain't Misbehavin' is a Broadway musical tribute to (and named after a song by) what bandleader and virtuoso of the stride piano?
Correct Answer: FATS WALLER
Your Answer: fats waller
Points Assigned: 2

Maybe plays a little hard ?

4. A class of chemical compounds that contain an oxygen-oxygen single bond, often indicated as —O—O—, are known as what (i.e., compounds that contain this bond have this word in their names)?
Correct Answer: PEROXIDES
Your Answer: peroxide
Points Assigned: 3

Chemistry degree comes in handy again

5. The American patriotic vow known as the "Pledge of Allegiance", which is recited at certain ceremonies such as those for new citizens, includes a phrase that was added in 1954 (more than 60 years after its original publication date) and has engendered controversy with respect to the Establishment Clause of the US Constitution's First Amendment. What is that phrase?
Correct Answer: UNDER GOD
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 1

I gave up, maybe I could have guessed

6. In 1871, to celebrate the opening of the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, Isma'il Pasha commissioned what opera, for 150,000 francs?
Correct Answer: AIDA
Your Answer: Aida
Points Assigned: 0

Cairo the giveaway and my opponent is literally perfect on theatre and classical music hence the zero

David S Day 5

 Solid 5/6. 

1. 3,4 :), D10. Was able to think of a few, making this easy. 
2. Kiting :), D21. Far from a gimme for me. I wasn’t really confident, though I thought I’d heard this term before. I wonder how hard it plays. 
3. Jones :(, D32. No clue. 
4. Peroxide :), D12. I knew hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, fit this description. 
5. Under God :), D01. American history gimme, and also pretty guessable I think. 
6. Aida :), D23. I knew this was an opera having to do with ancient Egypt, which was enough for a guess for me. 

Brian Day 4

 3/6

1) Life is Hell  2/2  Well that's frustrating. 

2) Cow 1/2  I've heard them called sea cows

3 Banshee 0/0  should be the easiest one today

4) Roberts 3/1 I knew Collins was dead, the next name I came up with was Nora Roberts and I didn't waste time thinking about it after that

5) Smith 2/3  I've heard those quotes and never know who spoke them

6) Reverse 1/1  Somehow never played as a kid, but played a lot with my own kids

Dave M day 4



4/6 for me too, same ones as Jesse. Somehow Prelude was marked correct for me yesterday (instead of Overture) giving me the win. I'm not going to think about it too deeply!

 

1 : ) Life in Hell. I've read a few. D22

2 : ) Cows. Gimme. D00

3 : ) Banshee. Didn't know this was the origin of the term but it made complete sense once I thought of it. D21

4 : ( Cooper. Nope. Risky D32

5 : ( Dulles. Don't know anything about Spiro Agnew. D13

6 : ) Reverse. Simple for 80s kids. D11

Jesse Day 4

4/6

1. Binky, Bongo, Akbar, and Jeff are among the characters in what comic strip and Simpsons precursor created by Matt Groening in the late 1970s? Compilations published in book form have titles with the same last word, and switch out the strip's first word with "Love", "Work", "School", and others.
Correct Answer: LIFE IN HELL
Your Answer: Life in Hell
Points Assigned: 3

My brother had one of the anthologies. 

2. Because of the way they eat their food and the food itself, and perhaps also somewhat due to a general resemblance in appearance and size, manatees and dugongs are sometimes referred to as "sea" versions of what landlubber animal?
Correct Answer: COW
Your Answer: Cow
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie? I saw a few in the wild last time I was in Florida.

3. What is the name of the fairy, both in Irish folklore as well as that of Scotland's West Highlands, who shrieks and wails when a death is imminent in the family to which she is attached?
Correct Answer: BANSHEE
Your Answer: Banshee
Points Assigned: 1

Banshees be shrieking. 

4. Joy, Triangle, Resurrection, Trial by Fire, Never Too Late, Only the Brave, and Upside Down are 2024 novels by what prolific writer of romance, whose massive oeuvre of over 200 books includes about two dozen that have been adapted into TV movies or miniseries?
Correct Answer: DANIELLE STEEL
Your Answer: Collins
Points Assigned: 2

Ugh. 

5. Name the man who famously and floridly mocked opponents of US involvement in the Vietnam War as "an effete corps of impudent snobs" and "nattering nabobs of negativism", only to later plead no contest to a charge of income tax evasion, subsequently withdrawing from office and public life.
Correct Answer: SPIRO AGNEW
Your Answer: McCarthy
Points Assigned: 2

I drew a blank

6. A standard deck of 108 Uno cards contains five different types of "special action" cards: Skip, Draw Two, Wild, Wild Draw Four, and what other?
Correct Answer: REVERSE
Your Answer: Reverse
Points Assigned: 1

I used to play often when I was a kid.