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.