Jesse day 14

4/6

1. What mathematical term, which may have an astrological homophone depending on one's accent, refers to a surface formed by revolving a circle around an axis in its plane?
Correct Answer: TORUS
Your Answer: Torus
Points Assigned: 3

I was pretty sure Torus was a thing. 

2. A certain marmot named Phil is linked to a tradition that may or may not involve three fortnights. In what US state does this soothsayer reside?
Correct Answer: PENNSYLVANIA
Your Answer: Pennsylvania
Points Assigned: 0

One of my favorite films and live in PA. 

3. The historical game jeu de paume, which originated in France and evolved over centuries, is today known as the "court", "royal", or "real" version of what sport?
Correct Answer: TENNIS
Your Answer: Tennis
Points Assigned: 1

Seemed like the most reasonable guess. 

4. What is the name of the Monegasque district on the Mediterranean coast founded in 1856 by and named after Charles Grimaldi (Prince Charles III)?
Correct Answer: MONTE CARLO
Your Answer: Monaco
Points Assigned: 2

Shoot. Oh well. Very gettable.

5. Mary Norton's Borrowers and Alice near the beginning of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland—after imbibing from the "Drink Me" bottle—share a notable characteristic with what Hans Christian Andersen heroine, who marries the flower-fairy prince?
Correct Answer: THUMBELINA
Your Answer: They are giant
Points Assigned: 1

I misread the question. I was getting this wrong either way. 

6. In internal combustion engine vehicles, metals like platinum, palladium, and rhodium are most commonly found in what component?
Correct Answer: CATALYTIC CONVERTER
Your Answer: Catalytic Converter
Points Assigned: 2

It took me a while to get the words into my head.