Jesse day 9

5/6

1. "Motorrad" (which translates to "motorcycle" in English, derived from "motor" and "rad" for wheel) is a brand and division of what automaker?
Correct Answer: BMW
Your Answer: BMW
Points Assigned: 2

This sounded like German and I knew BMW made good motorcycles. 

2. A love triangle of sorts, among the Cowgirl, Head Wrangler, and Rancher's Daughter, provides the storyline for the first section of what 1942 ballet?
Correct Answer: RODEO
Your Answer: Butch Cassidy and the Dance Kid
Points Assigned: 3

I had no idea. 

3. Of the myriad curses that have existed in sports history, one of the more famous lasted from December 1919 until October 2004 and is best known by what name (a phrase not actually popularized until 1990, in a namesake book by Dan Shaughnessy)?
Correct Answer: CURSE OF THE BAMBINO
Your Answer: Curse of the Bambino
Points Assigned: 0

The Yankees are the only sports team I root for.

4. A knee kicker, seam iron, tack strips, and special utility knife are all tools often used for the installation of what?
Correct Answer: CARPET
Your Answer: Carpet
Points Assigned: 1

I have heard of tacking a carpet. That is how I guessed right. 

5. The two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea by land area, by a large margin, are Sicily and Sardinia. Name any one of the next three largest, which are similar in size to one another and which all begin with the same letter.
Correct Answer: CYPRUS, CORSICA, CRETE
Your Answer: Crete
Points Assigned: 1

I wish he had made us name all three. That would have been a better question. 

6. Sculptures like the Parthenon Marbles and Trajan's Column, where figures are only slightly raised from the background, are examples of "low raised" sculpture known by what name? This name is typically hyphenated but is sometimes expressed as two words without the hyphen.
Correct Answer: BAS-RELIEF
Your Answer: Bas-Releif
Points Assigned: 2

Sloppy spelling, but correct answer.