Monday, March 3, 2025

Marcus LL104 Match Day 15 -- Confirmation

5/6 again 
Player: BrowningM

1. What film series saw releases in 1979, 1981, 1985, 2015, and 2024, with the first film made on a budget of approximately $350,000 and the most recent costing $168 million?
Correct Answer: MAD MAX
Your Answer: mad max
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2


The first 2 were real cult viewing when I was a kid.
2. Often compared to Ellis Island in the U.S., the historic site Pier 21 is located in what Canadian city and provincial capital, known for having one of the world's largest and deepest natural harbors?
Correct Answer: HALIFAX
Your Answer: halifax
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Gimme? Where else could it be?
3. In music, the masculine form of this Italian word denotes a fast or lively tempo. In medicine, the feminine form is a popular brand name for fexofenadine. Give either form of this word in question.
Correct Answer: ALLEGRO, ALLEGRA
Your Answer: allegro
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1


Gimme
4. In London theatre, "off-West End" is a rough equivalent to New York's "off-Broadway", but there's no true "off-off-West End" to match "off-off-Broadway". Instead, what word is often used for this category, its use originating in the late 1940s via an offshoot of the annual Edinburgh International Festival?
Correct Answer: FRINGE
Your Answer: fringe
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3


Easy for Brits hopefully not for Americans 
5. Stephanie Abrams, Mike Bettes, Jen Carfagno, Dr. Greg Forbes, and Jim Cantore are all known for their work on what television network?
Correct Answer: THE WEATHER CHANNEL
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1


I just insta-passed, maybe i could have guessed 
6. The historic city of Petra, settled by the Nabataeans in the 4th century BCE and later conquered by Rome in the 2nd century CE, is located in what present-day country?
Correct Answer: JORDAN
Your Answer: jordan
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp:2

Magical place 

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