Tuesday, November 19, 2024

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
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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 …


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