David S Addendum

Brian, Milli Vanilli is well within my admittedly quite limited pop culture knowledge base. You know it’s true. 

Brian Finale vs David S

 2/6 which will not be enough vs Seif unless he misdefends me.... yep, congrats Dave, 4(4)-1(2) easy victory for you, even if you had missed Crocker

This was my lowest get rate in 9 seasons, but at one point it was shaping up to be my lowest since my rookie season so I'll take it. Enjoy the offseason, there are some mini-leagues up some of your alleys (UNESCO World Heritage and Math). See you all (okay, the three of you remaining besides me) in a few months! 

1) Palo Alto 1/1  I know alta from helping my kids study spanish

2) Pardon the Interruption 2/2 Been a long time since I watched an ESPN show

3) Aunt Jemima 1/2  First thought and never reconsidered.  I vaguely thought they got rid of her, but figured instead they kept the name but changed her look

4) Egypt 2/1  Thought it was weird he had Jinnah after his name.  Now I know why.  I had no chance. 

5) Teravanilli, Girl You Know It's True  0/0  (Yes, I really did submit that second answer.)  Don't know if Dave will get the joke in the question, but no doubt he knows the prefix

6) Cadillac and Burn 3/3   Wish I had thought of Dodge, I would have guessed that. 

Dave M day 25

Ending the season with a whimper – 2/6. I may or may not be relegated out of B depending on what others get today. See you next season at any rate!

 

1 : ( Sacramento. Should have thought more about the Spanish translation. D01

2 : ( Sportsday. Was never going to get this. D20

3 : ( Wonder Woman. Betty Crocker makes much more sense. D12

4 : ) Pakistan. Finally a question in my wheelhouse. D21

5 : ) Teravanilli. Fun question. D12

6 : ( Ford-Kitty. Was nowhere close. D33

Jesse day 25

2/6. Have a great offseason! 

1. The first battle of the Mexican-American War was fought in May 1846 among the "tall timber" (or in the "high stick" area) near present-day Brownsville, Texas—not near what northern California city the battle's name might evoke?
Correct Answer: PALO ALTO
Your Answer: Monterey
Points Assigned: 1

I knew there was a battle of Monterrey and just ran with that. 

2. Woody Paige, Tim Cowlishaw, Bill Plaschke, Kevin Blackistone, and Jackie MacMullan are frequent panelists on what ESPN daytime show, hosted by Tony Reali since 2004?
Correct Answer: AROUND THE HORN
Your Answer: Around the Horn
Points Assigned: 0

I think they are canceling this show. 

3. The most recent iteration of what fictional character, first created in 1921 by the company known today as General Mills, is a composite based on 75 real women of various demographics?
Correct Answer: BETTY CROCKER
Your Answer: Aunt Jemima
Points Assigned: 1

I thought about Betty Crocker, but dismissed it because I thought she was a real person. I knew there was controversy about Aunt Jemima, so figured they may have tried to get around it by making a composite of 75 real women of various demographics. 

4. The statesman Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a central figure in the founding of what modern-day nation?
Correct Answer: PAKISTAN
Your Answer: United Arab Emirates
Points Assigned: 3

I should know this. 

5. If 1,000 millivanilli equal one vanilli, and 1,000 vanilli equal one kilovanilli, then one trillion (10^12</sup>) vanilli equal one what?
Correct Answer: TERAVANILLI
Your Answer: trillivanilli
Points Assigned: 2

Fun question. Too bad I am terrible at math. 

6. One word is the name of an American automaker founded in the early 1900s. Another describes a playing card discarded from the top of a deck. Together, and separated by "and", they form the name of a classic darkroom technique, now used in digital photo editing, to brighten or darken parts of an image. What is this phrase?
Correct Answer: DODGE AND BURN
Your Answer: Dodge and burn
Points Assigned: 2

I was a film major and worked as a photographer for a bit. 

David S Day 25 vs Brian (LLL)

4/6 to end the season. Brian and I generally defend each other close to perfectly, but I found this day a bit trickier on defense. 

My first ever season in A has predictably resulted in decisive relegation. It didn’t help that it was my worst Qpct performance in the last 7 seasons, though it was (through 24 matches) my best-ever defensive season in any of my 32 seasons. (It conceptually makes sense that defense is easier in A, so my defense probably wasn’t really as good as it looks.) It took me 8 years to get to A once, so I’ll expect to be back in 2033 :). 

1. Palo Alto :), D21. I don’t know Spanish, but I know enough to get this given the other clues. 
2. Sports Center :(, D12. Only thing that came to mind for me. It was this or bust. (So it was bust.)
3. Betty Crocker :), D21. This satisfyingly came to me at the last second. I wonder if it will change the outcome of the contest. 
4. Pakistan :), D12. This would have been a gimme for me even if I weren’t 550 pages into Midnight’s Children right now. 
5. Teravanilli :), D00. lol. Should give Brian no trouble. 
6. Ford and Burn :(, D33. If Thorsten’s going to put in a question that will bug me for the rest of the season, I at least appreciate it being the very last question. That’s all I have to say about this one. 

Great offseason to all!

Brian Day 24

 4/6  

1) Boysenberries 2/2 I've never heard of the book

2) West Point 1/1  I only know of the Kosciuszko Bridge in Queens from traffic reports on the radio. That had me thinking of New York and a river, which got me to the answer.  Great question in how it asks for a military "location". 

3) Cava 0/0  Got it from vena cava, and not from my favorite lunch place.  

4) Wilhelm (scream)  2/3  YEKIOYD, luckily I do. 

5) Young  3/2   Was thinking Neil Young, from the North Country of Canada, though 1963 seemed early.  Wish I had seen the movie.

6) Parade  1/1 I loved the Sunday paper

Jesse Day 24

3/6

1. In Robert McCloskey's beloved 1948 children's book, a girl named Sal is picking and eating fruit with her mother when they encounter a mother bear and her cub doing the same. What fruit are they picking?
Correct Answer: BLUEBERRIES
Your Answer: Strawberrys
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea.  I figured it was a berry.

2. Beginning in 1778, Polish engineer Thaddeus Kosciuszko led the design and construction of fortifications at what site of critical importance during the American Revolution, which remains a key military location today?
Correct Answer: WEST POINT
Your Answer: West Point
Points Assigned: 1

It said it was still a key military location today and West Point was the first place that cam to mind. 

3. What Latin word meaning "hollow" appears in the names of the two main veins in the human body, which carry deoxygenated blood to the heart from the upper and lower body?
Correct Answer: CAVA
Your Answer: Fem
Points Assigned: 3

I had no idea.

4. What is the name of the famous Hollywood stock sound effect first recorded for the 1951 film Distant Drums? Named after a character who was shot with an arrow in the 1953 film The Charge at Feather River, this "Scream" has been used in countless movies, including Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Toy Story.
Correct Answer: WILHELM SCREAM
Your Answer: Foley
Points Assigned: 2

I was a film major and I do not remember this bit of trivia. 

5. Opening on Broadway on the unlucky date of March 5, 2020, before reopening in 2022, the jukebox musical Girl from the North Country features the music of what artist? This artist was certainly from an area that could be called the North Country, but was not a girl (the title comes from his 1963 ballad of the same name).
Correct Answer: BOB DYLAN
Your Answer: Bob Dylan
Points Assigned: 0

My favorite musician. 

6. What magazine, once the most widely read in the U.S. by some measures, was a nationwide Sunday newspaper supplement known for features like James Brady's celebrity interviews, Marilyn vos Savant's "Ask Marilyn" column, and its annual "High School All-American" teams? It published its final print edition in November 2022.
Correct Answer: PARADE
Your Answer: Parade
Points Assigned: 1

It was a good guess. We only got the NY Times, which did not come with Parade. 

Marcus 24

4 today with a couple of good gets

1) strawberries, this book did not make to the UK…

2) West Point took 10 mins of going through possible options

3) Vena cava, remeber from school

4) Wilhelm, my wife is a director so I have some obscure film knowledge but this must be very hard

5) Dylan, gimme

6) Pass, not a scooby

David S Day 24

 3/6. I found today very hard and am happy with this. 

1. Pears :(, D02. Nope!
2. West Point :), D10. I knew this but think it’s also the most logical guess. 
3. Cava :), D32. I’ve heard of these, and cava sure looks like it might mean hollow. I dropped the ball on petr- yesterday, and im not missing an etymology question two days in a row!
4. Smith :(, D13. No clue. 
5. Dylan :), D21. Happy to get this and hoping I get 3 here. I remember this and think it was more current events than anything else. The only issue was that I thought it was Dylan and Johnny Cash. Now that I Google it, I see this wasn’t crazy. But it was really a 50/50 shot for me since clearly there as only a single correct answer. 
6. Life :(, D21. Wow. Surprised by this. I spent a lot of time on this one but was nowhere close. 

Brian Day 23

 2/6 

1) Uptown Funk  1/3 never heard of it

2) Paris  2/1  gimme-ish

3) Stone  1/1  Got it through petrify

4) Ramsey 0/0  No idea.  Wish this had been combined with the villain from Commando.  "Let off some steam, Bennet."

5) Piltdown 2/2 Somehow I haven't heard of Peking Man

6) Battle Royal 3/2  The most recent video games I've played are Tetris and Rock Band, but I've heard of this  and I'm sure my defense is terrible

David S Day 23 vs Dave M (LLL)

3/6. Looks like I’ll eke out a 3(3)-2(2) win vs. Dave M. 

1. Getting down :(, D02. Zero clue, of course. 

2. Paris :), D20. Gimme. And no way I’m giving Dave M. any points here. 

3. Black :(, D11. No idea. Seems like something I could have known. 

4. Smith :(, D13. No clue again. 

5. Peking :), D21. Have heard this term plenty of times. 

6. Super Smash Brothers :), D32. Played lots of this (badly) in college.

Jesse Day 23

5/6

1. According to the lyrics of a song that currently shares the record for most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "There's a party downtown near 5th Street, everybody at the bar" doing what?
Correct Answer: GETTIN' TIPSY
Your Answer: Kung Fu Fighting
Points Assigned: 1

I had no idea. I know nothing about current music. 

2. The 1973 agreement among North and South Vietnam and the United States was officially named the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam, but is colloquially better known as "Peace Accords" named after what city, where the agreement was signed?
Correct Answer: PARIS
Your Answer: Paris
Points Assigned: 2

I thought it was Paris, then thought that would not be a neutral location. Considered bangkok and then went back to Paris because I have neve heard of any Bangkok Peace Accrods. 

3. The prefix "petro-", used in words such as petroleum and petrology, comes from Latin and earlier Ancient Greek words for what?
Correct Answer: STONE/ROCK
Your Answer: Rock
Points Assigned: 3

I knew the name for Petra came from rock. 

4. What is the last name of the sisters Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine, and Lydia in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice?
Correct Answer: BENNET
Your Answer: Bennet
Points Assigned: 1

I haven't read them in a while.  I knew it started with B and then spent 10 minutes trying to get the name Bowers out of me head. 

5. Remains of a subspecies of Homo erectus found in northern China starting in the 1920s are known as what "Man", a term now often used for all Homo erectus fossils from China?
Correct Answer: PEKING MAN
Your Answer: Peking
Points Assigned: 2

Gimmie?

6. Mario, Pikachu, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Sonic, Ryu, Sora, Link, Pac-Man, and Wii Fit Trainer are among the characters that have appeared in what Nintendo fighting game series?
Correct Answer: SUPER SMASH BROS.
Your Answer: Smash Brothers
Points Assigned: 0

I think leaving of Super should be OK. I have never played it.

Dave M day 23 v David S LLL

I found today very challenging with just 2/6, suspect DS overhauls that without too much difficulty.

 

1 : ) Getting Tipsy. That looked like hip hop and I remember a song where everybody was at the club getting tipsy, and couldn't think of anything better. Google post-submission reveals the song the question asks about is a 2024 remake of the 2004 classic I remember. D23

2 : ) Paris. This was a guess based on where a Vietnam deal at the time might be signed. But I reckon Seif may know this one directly. D30

3 : ( Fossil. Overthought this one, decided it couldn't be rock, that would be too easy. D01

4 : ( Darcy. Never read the books or watched the films. I do know there was a Darcy in there somewhere though. D22

5 : ( Manchuria. No idea but Manchuria Man is nice and alliterative. D12

6  : ( Team Combat. No idea on this one either. D11

Marcus LL104 Match Day 23 -- Confirmation

4 with 2 impossible …

Player: BrowningM

1. According to the lyrics of a song that currently shares the record for most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "There's a party downtown near 5th Street, everybody at the bar" doing what?
Correct Answer: GETTIN' TIPSY
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Not a clue 

2. The 1973 agreement among North and South Vietnam and the United States was officially named the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam, but is colloquially better known as "Peace Accords" named after what city, where the agreement was signed?
Correct Answer: PARIS
Your Answer: paris
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Watched a documentary series about Vietnam recently 

3. The prefix "petro-", used in words such as petroleum and petrology, comes from Latin and earlier Ancient Greek words for what?
Correct Answer: STONE/ROCK
Your Answer: rock
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Gimme 

4. What is the last name of the sisters Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine, and Lydia in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice?
Correct Answer: BENNET
Your Answer: bennet
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

It is a truth universally acknowledged that this will be harder for Americans…

5. Remains of a subspecies of Homo erectus found in northern China starting in the 1920s are known as what "Man", a term now often used for all Homo erectus fossils from China?
Correct Answer: PEKING MAN
Your Answer: peking
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I was wondering if he had changed to Bejing man since I learned about him at school 40 years ago…

6. Mario, Pikachu, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Sonic, Ryu, Sora, Link, Pac-Man, and Wii Fit Trainer are among the characters that have appeared in what Nintendo fighting game series?
Correct Answer: SUPER SMASH BROS.
Your Answer: tekken
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Give me strength…

Brian Day 22 vs Ben (LLL)

5/6 on a day I was only confident of 2 but thought I had a chance at running the table

1) Battle Angel 3/3 No idea, but thought this had a shot

2) Tamarind  2/1  Had this for the first time in Puerto Rico a few months ago, it fit the description perfectly

3) Hot pants 2/2  My best guess, but very surprised hot pants are actually shorts.  Under wear didn't work as a two word term, 1970 is too early for Daisy Dukes, I ruled out booty shorts as unlikely given 'shorts' was too prominent in the question, and so I got to thinking about pants.  

4) The Persistence of Memory 1/1  An art gimme even for me

5) Graceland 1/2  I know Keogh is Lisa Marie's daughter

6) Biafra 0/0  The common B in both the groups jogged free the answer from the depths of my brain.

Jesse Day 22

1/6 Tough day...

1. The 2020 film subtitled Mugen Train is based on a popular Japanese anime and manga series and became the highest-grossing anime film of all time. In the story, Tanjiro adopts what two-word role after the slaughter of his family and transformation of his sister? This role is also the primary title of the film and series.
Correct Answer: DEMON SLAYER
Your Answer: Subtle Avenger
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea.

2. The tangy brown pulp extracted from the pods of what tropical tree is a staple in South Indian and Goan cuisine—flavoring curries, chutneys, and lentils—and is produced in greater quantities by India than any other country in the world by far?
Correct Answer: TAMARIND
Your Answer: Banyan
Points Assigned: 2

Very gettable, but I missed it.

3. In 1970, Women's Wear Daily coined what two-word term (originally written as one word) for a fashion item the magazine later described as "tight-fitting short shorts made from a variety of fabrics, including velour, corduroy, and leather"?
Correct Answer: HOT PANTS (HOTPANTS)
Your Answer: Daisy Dukes
Points Assigned: 1

Nope

4. What is the English title of the 1931 painting often accurately described as "the one with the melting clocks"?
Correct Answer: THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY
Your Answer: Time is an abstraction
Points Assigned: 1

I could not recall the name.

5. American actress Riley Keough is the sole owner and trustee of what mansion, declared a National Historic Landmark in March 2006?
Correct Answer: GRACELAND
Your Answer: Graceland
Points Assigned: 0

I have no idea who Riley Keough is. There aren't many mansions that are national historic landmarks that would be well known enough to come up in trivia. I have been to Graceland, so went with that. 

6. More than 50 years after its failed attempt at secession, what historical region of Nigeria still today maintains significant local support for independence through separatist groups like IPOB and MASSOB?
Correct Answer: BIAFRA
Your Answer: Southern
Points Assigned: 3

I could not get the word Biafara to come to my head even though I knew it started with B. 

David S Day 22

 4/6. I was confident I had 5. 

1. Justice Seeker :(, D22. Not sure you could design a question where I had less of a clue. 
2. Tamarind :), D00. I eat plenty of Indian food!
3. Daisy Dukes :(, D11. Ugh. I made the cardinal sin of changing my initial answer, which was correct. 
4. The Persistence of Memory :), D21. One of the few dozen paintings I know. 
5. Graceland :), D33. I knew she’s Elvis’s granddaughter. Not too much of a stretch from there. 
6. Biafra :), D12. Gimme for me (and just to be certain, the Bs at the end of the acronyms were there). I assume this will play quite hard. 

Dave M day 22

Tough questions today, 3/6.

 

1 : ( Speed Racer. I really don't pay any attention to manga. D12

2 : ) Tamarind. Only common Indian curry ingredient that sounds like it would come from pulp from tree pods. D21

3 : ( Daisy Dukes. Of course it's hotpants. A gimme I flubbed. At least I D00ed.

4 : ( Time. Marcus I think this plays hard. I know the painting and the artist but it's an esoteric title. D22

5 : ) Graceland. I know she's Elvis's grand-daughter so one leads to the other. (I'll be in Memphis next week incidentally.) D11

6 : ) Biafra. Reckon this also plays v hard. D33

Fwd: LL104 Match Day 22 -- Confirmation

Nearly 6 with an (almost) inspired guess on the manga 

Player: BrowningM

1. The 2020 film subtitled Mugen Train is based on a popular Japanese anime and manga series and became the highest-grossing anime film of all time. In the story, Tanjiro adopts what two-word role after the slaughter of his family and transformation of his sister? This role is also the primary title of the film and series.
Correct Answer: DEMON SLAYER
Your Answer: dragon slayer
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Nearly …

2. The tangy brown pulp extracted from the pods of what tropical tree is a staple in South Indian and Goan cuisine—flavoring curries, chutneys, and lentils—and is produced in greater quantities by India than any other country in the world by far?
Correct Answer: TAMARIND
Your Answer: tamarind
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I cook a mean curry

3. In 1970, Women's Wear Daily coined what two-word term (originally written as one word) for a fashion item the magazine later described as "tight-fitting short shorts made from a variety of fabrics, including velour, corduroy, and leather"?
Correct Answer: HOT PANTS (HOTPANTS)
Your Answer: hot-pants
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Gimme?

4. What is the English title of the 1931 painting often accurately described as "the one with the melting clocks"?
Correct Answer: THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY
Your Answer: the persistence of memory
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Not sure how hard this plays 

5. American actress Riley Keough is the sole owner and trustee of what mansion, declared a National Historic Landmark in March 2006?
Correct Answer: GRACELAND
Your Answer: graceland
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

The only mansion I could think of

6. More than 50 years after its failed attempt at secession, what historical region of Nigeria still today maintains significant local support for independence through separatist groups like IPOB and MASSOB?
Correct Answer: BIAFRA
Your Answer: Biafra
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Hopefully plays hard

Brian Day 21

5/6 today.    Congrats Dave S on breaking your losing streak yesterday

1) metric 1/1  Gimme

2) Rogers  2/2  Have never seen, no idea, but I thought I picked up on the clever hint. Oh well.

3) Popeye 1/1  Gimme, and i expect with his death this will have a higher get rate than it would have three weeks ago

4) Chinese Communist Party 0/0   gimme?

5) Oculus 2/3  gimme-ish

6) McClellan 3/2 The only one I knew.  I think this will be the toughest of the day. .  

Marcus 21

5 again, I knew the first 5 without much thought and not a clue on the general.

Jesse day 21

6/6

1. Twenty "short" hundredweights equal 2,000 pounds (a "short" ton), and twenty "long" hundredweights equal 2,240 pounds (a "long" ton). In between those is 2,204.62 pounds, which equals what other kind of ton (or tonne)?
Correct Answer: METRIC TON
Your Answer: Metric
Points Assigned: 3

It is the only ton I could name.

2. Since the launch of The Great British Bake Off (also known as The Great British Baking Show), one judge has remained throughout. This judge's last name is also the name of what famous neighborhood?
Correct Answer: HOLLYWOOD
Your Answer: Hollywood
Points Assigned: 0

I love everything about Paul Hollywood. 

3. In his Oscar-winning role in The French Connection (1971), Gene Hackman played a character with what nickname—also shared by a famous comic strip character who first appeared in 1929 before becoming popular in animated shorts and other media?
Correct Answer: POPEYE
Your Answer: Popeye
Points Assigned: 2

I just knew this.

4. While he serves as the country's president, Xi Jinping is considered the de facto paramount leader of China because he leads two key entities: the CCP and the CMC. What is the full English name of either of these?
Correct Answer: CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION
Your Answer: Chinese Communist Party
Points Assigned: 1

Gimmie?

5. What word meaning "eye" refers to the circular opening at the top of a dome, such as the one in Rome's Pantheon?
Correct Answer: OCULUS
Your Answer: Occulus
Points Assigned: 1

Gimmie?

6. Over the course of the American Civil War, four men held the title of Commanding General of the United States Army, the Army's highest-ranking officer. The last was Ulysses S. Grant. Give the last name of any one of the preceding three.
Correct Answer: SCOTT, MCCLELLAN, HALLECK
Your Answer: McClellan
Points Assigned: 2

McClellan immediately came to mind. I was hoping I had the right war. 

Dave M day 21 v Carr LLL

4/6 and it will be a close one with Ben.

 

1 : ) Metric. Gimme of the day. D00

2 : ) Hollywood. I still enjoy GBBO after all these years. D22

3 : ( Mickey. Didn't know Popeye was nearly as old as Mickey. D11

4 : ) Chinese Communist Party. Pretty simple for those with some world political knowledge like Carr. D11

5 : ) Oculus. I barely passed classics in high school, but remember this. D22

6 : ( Sherman. I don't know any of those listed. D33

David S Day 21

 5/6, my best day in a while. A couple of good guesses. 

1. Metric :), D11. Gimme. 
2. Saint James :(, D23. No idea. My 12-year-old daughter saw this and couldn’t believe I didn’t know this. 
3. Popeye :), D32. Pretty lucky guess here. Had no idea about the movie, but there weren’t many good guesses that would have fit the comic strip clue. 
4. Chinese Communist Party :), D11. Gimme. 
5. Oculus :), D22. Also happy and somewhat surprised to get this. This somehow rang a bell, but I’m not sure how I learned this. 
6. McClellan :), D00. Gimme for me. Should be easy for both my opponents. 

Brian Day 20

 4/6 no chance for more    

1) Henry Ford 2/2   Ford came immediately to mind as a director candidate. I'm guessing Fonda is the actor

2) argyle 2   never heard of Harris tweed

3) Squid Game 1   The currency symbol reminded me of the yen symbol, so I thought this could be the Korean won, then it hit.  Never seen it.

4)  Umpires 1  Harvey and West had it on the tip of my tongue, Angel Hernandez was the giveaway

5) Whiteout 0  gimme

6) xylochord 3  no idea, and have never heard of the answer

Dave M day 20

4/6 today

 

1 : ) Henry Ford. Like David S I went for the most generic industrialist name I could think of. D22

2 : ) Harris Tweed. Scotland gimme, I went to Lewis/Harris for a weekend last year when I was in Scotland for work (it's the same island with two different names depending on where on the island you happen to be). D12

3 : ) Squid Game. The Won must make this pretty gimme-ish. D00

4 : ( Manager. No idea. D31

5 : ) Whiteout. Simple enough. D11

6 : ( Klavier. Never heard of a Celesta. D23

Jesse Day 20

4/6

1. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), My Darling Clementine (1946), and Fort Apache (1948): Combining the first name of a star of all of these films with the last name of the director of these films results in the name of what industrialist? (First and last name required.)
Correct Answer: HENRY FORD
Your Answer: Henry Ford
Points Assigned: 1

Good question!

2. According to a UK Parliament act from July 1993, only a tweed that is "handwoven by the islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides" can have what name, taken from an island in (unsurprisingly) the Outer Hebrides?
Correct Answer: HARRIS TWEED
Your Answer: Twee String
Points Assigned: 3

This should pay easier than a three. I drew a blank, but should have been able to come up with Harris Tweed.

3. The total pool of prize money during the first season of what TV show, which premiered in September 2021, ultimately amounted to ₩45.6 billion?
Correct Answer: SQUID GAME
Your Answer: Squid Game
Points Assigned: 1

Gimmie?

4. In the world of professional sports, Doug Harvey, Bill Klem, Joe West, Jim Joyce, Bruce Froemming, Don Denkinger, and Ángel Hernández all held what occupation?
Correct Answer: (BASEBALL) UMPIRE
Your Answer: Umpire
Points Assigned: 2

Angel Hernandez is the worst. 

5. A term for a severe weather condition associated with blizzards is a homophone of a certain brand of error-corrector. What is that term?
Correct Answer: WHITEOUT/WITE-OUT
Your Answer: Whiteout
Points Assigned: 0

The error corrector came to me right away. 

6. What piano-like instrument, in which metal plates or bars are struck with felt hammers when its keys are pressed, traditionally produces the twinkling sounds that represent the fairy in Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"?
Correct Answer: CELESTA
Your Answer: Clavichord
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea.

Marcus LL104 Match Day 20 -- Confirmation

5/6

Player: BrowningM

1. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), My Darling Clementine (1946), and Fort Apache (1948): Combining the first name of a star of all of these films with the last name of the director of these films results in the name of what industrialist? (First and last name required.)
Correct Answer: HENRY FORD
Your Answer: henry ford
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

If you know any of the above  then it's easy

2. According to a UK Parliament act from July 1993, only a tweed that is "handwoven by the islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides" can have what name, taken from an island in (unsurprisingly) the Outer Hebrides?
Correct Answer: HARRIS TWEED
Your Answer: harris
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Harder for Americans ?

3. The total pool of prize money during the first season of what TV show, which premiered in September 2021, ultimately amounted to ₩45.6 billion?
Correct Answer: SQUID GAME
Your Answer: squid game
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Season 2 a bit of a letdown 

4. In the world of professional sports, Doug Harvey, Bill Klem, Joe West, Jim Joyce, Bruce Froemming, Don Denkinger, and Ángel Hernández all held what occupation?
Correct Answer: (BASEBALL) UMPIRE
Your Answer: undertakers
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Was barking up the wrestling tree …comically wrong 

5. A term for a severe weather condition associated with blizzards is a homophone of a certain brand of error-corrector. What is that term?
Correct Answer: WHITEOUT/WITE-OUT
Your Answer: white out
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

A guess 

6. What piano-like instrument, in which metal plates or bars are struck with felt hammers when its keys are pressed, traditionally produces the twinkling sounds that represent the fairy in Tchaikovsky's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"?
Correct Answer: CELESTA
Your Answer: celesta
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Hope this plays hard 

David S Day 20

 I’ve lost seven in a row (an all-time record for me) and am dead last in A. 4/6 today. Got one I didn’t expect and missed one where I was confident. I had a lot of fun with these questions. 

1. Henry Ford :), D21. Very happy to get this. I spent a while thinking about the most generic-sounding name I could think of for an industrialist. I of course had no idea about the movies. 
2. Skye :(, D32. No chance here. 
3. Squid Game :), D11. Another one I worked out, but this time I was confident. It was the won sign (ie Korean currency) that got me this, since I did know Squid Game is Korean. I never would have known otherwise. 
4. MLB Umpire :), D12. I’d heard of Angel Hernandez. It’s been a long time since I’ve watched baseball frequently, but some of these names go way back. 
5. White Out :), D20. Cute clue. 
6. Harpsichord :(, D03. Really expected this to be right. I’ve never hear of a celesta. 

Brian Day 19

 Frustrating 2/6 with three close calls

1) First Blood 3/1  The first and the best of the Rambo movies

2) Double Word Score 1/1   Was never a big Scrabble player, at this point it's been over 25 years

3) L.A. 1/2  So close, I had California but I discovered a few years ago that Biggie had a song Going Back to Cali (LL Cool J's was better) around that time, so I went with L.A.   The last 35 years of rap are a weak spot for me.  

4) hazelnuts 2/2  My mother liked to drink Franjelico with coffee.  As an after dinner drink at restaurants, not for breakfast, I swear. 

5) Queen Elizabeth 0/0  I knew it had to be her husband, but I just couldn't come up with his name.  One of those days.  Feel like this will be a gimme for most

6) Let the buyer beware  2/3  Carpe Diem is only Dead Poets Society for me. I did not put together the 24 hour period clue.  

Jesse Day 19

I had the 6 pack if I just read the damn question. 5/6

1. While four of the five films (so far) in the Rambo series include the name "Rambo" in the title, the first film did not—though its title proved fitting nonetheless. What was the title of that first film?
Correct Answer: FIRST BLOOD
Your Answer: First Blood
Points Assigned: 2

I knew this, but I think it plays difficult. 

2. On a standard traditional Scrabble board, what words appear in the bonus squares on the outer edges positioned at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock? (Note, this three-word phrase appears in multiple locations on the board.)
Correct Answer: TRIPLE WORD SCORE
Your Answer: Triple Word Score
Points Assigned: 1

Gimmie? I have played scrabble only a handful of times in my life and I knew this. 

3. A hit 1995 hip hop anthem by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre celebrates (per its title) their shared love for what, though 2Pac himself was born in New York City?
Correct Answer: CALIFORNIA
Your Answer: California
Points Assigned: 0

I figured it was LA or California and I guessed right. 

4. Gianduja, a creamy and smooth confection from Italy's Piedmont region, traditionally blends chocolate with what other ingredient, which also provides the primary flavor in the Piedmontese liqueur Frangelico?
Correct Answer: HAZELNUTS/FILBERTS
Your Answer: Hazelnut
Points Assigned: 1

Gimmie?

5. Who was born to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg in 1921 on the island of Corfu?
Correct Answer: PRINCE PHILIP, DUKE OF EDINBURGH
Your Answer: Prince Phillip
Points Assigned: 2

I watched the crown and I remembered the drama surrounding his background. I did know he was born on Corfu. 

6. What 1956 Saul Bellow novella, whose title is an English translation of a famous Latin phrase, follows a pivotal 24-hour period in the misfortune-filled life of Tommy Wilhelm, an unemployed divorcee and struggling actor facing personal and financial crises?
Correct Answer: SEIZE THE DAY
Your Answer: Carpe Diem
Points Assigned: 3

I misread the clue in my excitement that I actually knew the answer. 

David S Day 19

 3 or 4/6. Technically I should only get 3, but based on Thorsten’s recent grading, I’m guessing I’ll get 4. 

1. Rising :(, D00. I had no idea. I’m sure everyone else will know this, and certainly my two opponents. 
2. Triple word score :), D21. Gimme. 
3. California :), D12. I remember this one from Middle School. I got a pop music question. That’ll be 3 points, please!
4. Chestnut :(, D21. Was a wild guess. I got pretty close. 
5. Prince Philip :), D33. Gimme for me. 
6. Carpe Diem :/, D12. I was able to guess it. I’d never heard of the novella. I see clearly that one needed to put the English, not the Latin. But my guess is that this will pay (though it probably shouldn’t).

Fwd: LL104 Match Day 19 -- Confirmation

6/6 found it easy today but lucky with the era of the questions 

Player: BrowningM

1. While four of the five films (so far) in the Rambo series include the name "Rambo" in the title, the first film did not—though its title proved fitting nonetheless. What was the title of that first film?
Correct Answer: FIRST BLOOD
Your Answer: First Blood
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Cult viewing when I was a teenager 

2. On a standard traditional Scrabble board, what words appear in the bonus squares on the outer edges positioned at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock? (Note, this three-word phrase appears in multiple locations on the board.)
Correct Answer: TRIPLE WORD SCORE
Your Answer: triple word score
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

A gimme if you ever played 

3. A hit 1995 hip hop anthem by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre celebrates (per its title) their shared love for what, though 2Pac himself was born in New York City?
Correct Answer: CALIFORNIA
Your Answer: california love
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

On my gym playlist

4. Gianduja, a creamy and smooth confection from Italy's Piedmont region, traditionally blends chocolate with what other ingredient, which also provides the primary flavor in the Piedmontese liqueur Frangelico?
Correct Answer: HAZELNUTS/FILBERTS
Your Answer: hazelnut
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Gimme?

5. Who was born to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg in 1921 on the island of Corfu?
Correct Answer: PRINCE PHILIP, DUKE OF EDINBURGH
Your Answer: Prince Phillip (Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh)
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Gimme for Brits or anyone who watches the crown 

6. What 1956 Saul Bellow novella, whose title is an English translation of a famous Latin phrase, follows a pivotal 24-hour period in the misfortune-filled life of Tommy Wilhelm, an unemployed divorcee and struggling actor facing personal and financial crises?
Correct Answer: SEIZE THE DAY
Your Answer: seize the day
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

A guess but pivotal 24 hrs and Latin didn't leave many alternatives

Brian Day 18

 4.5/6  I think I may get paid on that stupid tik tok trend, there were multiple versions of it

1) Marcia Brady 1/2  Gen X gimme

2) Apollo 2/1  Thought this was the Colossus, but would have been wrong anyway.

3) Play-Doh 0/1  gimme

4) Classy, demure 2/2  i knew it as very classy, very demure, very mindful.  my kids' teachers did a back to school version of it which was actually funny, but in general this was annoying af.

5) Dardanelles 1/0  Two straits = Marmara.   They should never have changed the name from Hellespont, much cooler sounding

6) Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 3/3  another one for Gen X.  Easy to spot the Beatles reference but perhaps not as easy to know this Bee Gees disaster

Marcus addendum

"Dave M in who are the Beatles shocker!"

We have a latter day Judge James Pickles in our midst.

Jesse Day 18

4/6

1. Here's the Story: Surviving [REDACTED] and Finding My True Voice is a 2008 book by Maureen McCormick that recounts her life during and after her time playing what memorable television character, whose name has been redacted from the title? (First and last name required.)
Correct Answer: MARCIA BRADY
Your Answer: Jan Brady
Points Assigned: 3

Jan was the one everyone dunked on, so I figured she would be the one to write the book. 

2. The famous heptad that includes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pharos of Alexandria, and the Great Pyramid of Giza, also includes a statue by Phidias of whom?
Correct Answer: ZEUS
Your Answer: Zeus
Points Assigned: 2

Considered Collosus but fortunately chose Zeus. 

3. What distinctively odorous substance, invented in the 1930s to clean coal residue from wallpaper, has been manufactured since 1991 by Hasbro, who trademarked its scent in 2016?
Correct Answer: PLAY-DOH
Your Answer: Play-doh
Points Assigned: 0

The clues fit. 

4. A viral four-word phrase that originated in August 2024 in a satirical video by TikTok content creator Jools Lebron has "very" as its first and third words. What are both of the other two words in this phrase?
Correct Answer: DEMURE, MINDFUL
Your Answer: good, clean
Points Assigned: 1

I had no idea.

5. Give the modern name of either of the straits that lie at opposite ends of the sea known in classical antiquity as Propontis.
Correct Answer: BOSPORUS, DARDANELLES
Your Answer: Bosphorus
Points Assigned: 1

I recalled this being the sea of Marmara.  

6. George Burns (as Mr. Kite), Frankie Howerd (Mean Mr. Mustard), Peter Frampton (Billy Shears), and Sandy Farina (Strawberry Fields) appeared in what poorly received 1978 musical pastiche film?
Correct Answer: SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
Your Answer: Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Points Assigned: 2

Just a guess. Billy Shears is what clinched it for me.