Marcus LL104 Match Day 14 -- Confirmation

Finally got a 6 pack

Player: BrowningM

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
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Nice clue 

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: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Thanks to Bill Murray

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: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Gimme 

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: monte carlo
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Obviously Monaco vs Monte Carlo is the issue here but Charles being Carlo saved the day 

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: thumbelina
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Perhaps the most disturbing fairy tail I ever read my kids.

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: catalyic convertor
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Another gimme