Friday, March 7, 2025

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

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