Marcus day 25

5/6 to finish, I didn't know the amendment.

Missing it already, see you all next season

Brian Day 25

5/6 to close it out. I entered today in the final promotion slot, a point above MirkinDave, I hope we both make it so I don't have to suffer alone.   

It's a long wait (3 weeks!) until the One-Days and Mini-Leagues begin, but I encourage to join in on the fun this summer!

1) Scoville 1/2  I think this is pretty common knowledge in trivia circles now

2) 16th  3/3  Amendments are a glaring weakness of mine

3) North Face 1/1  Only thing I could come up with, glad it was right. Why is it typically the most challenging climb?  Does this differ by hemisphere?  Or season?

4) St Paul 0/0  Same as Dave S, the clue indicated a large non-capital South American city which led directly to Sao Paolo

5) Cathode ray tube 2/2  Right up my alley. Speaking of alley....

6) alley 2/1  not a big tennis watcher but I must have heard of this at some point

Jesse Day 25

4/6. I think I am getting promoted back to B. 

1. In 1912, a Massachusetts pharmacist developed an "organoleptic test" in which pepper extract was diluted until its burn disappeared. This dilution factor became a "heat unit" named after this pharmacist. What was his name?
Correct Answer: WILBUR SCOVILLE
Your Answer: Scoville
Points Assigned: 0

I knew it before Hot Ones became a thing, but now I think this is a gimmie. 

2. Clauses known commonly as the Citizenship Clause, Privileges or Immunities Clause, Due Process Clause, and Equal Protection Clause make up the first section of which Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in July 1868 and the second of the three Reconstruction Amendments?
Correct Answer: FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
Your Answer: 14th
Points Assigned: 1

The 13th Amendment ended slavery, so I figured that would be the first of the three. So I guessed 14th and was right. 

3. What company is named for the typically most challenging climb of a mountain, and has a logo inspired by Half Dome in California, where the company was founded?
Correct Answer: THE NORTH FACE
Your Answer: North Face
Points Assigned: 1

Hopefully this is OK without the The. 

4. One US state capital city has a name which is cognate with one of the most populous cities in South America. Name either city.
Correct Answer: ST. PAUL/SÃO PAULO
Your Answer: Saint Paul
Points Assigned: 2

I have traveled through much of South America (including Sao Paulo) so went country by country in my head. Started with the west coast and recognized that Santiago and San Diego were cognates, but San Diego isn't a state capital. That primed me for Sao Paulo. 

5. The name of the display technology CRT, now obsolete with advent of cheaper and more advanced technologies, is an abbreviation of what three-word phrase?
Correct Answer: CATHODE RAY TUBE
Your Answer: Carbon Radio Tube
Points Assigned: 3

I know my answer was wrong, but could not pull it. 

6. In tennis, the extra side lanes used in doubles play (which are out of bounds in singles play) are referred to by what term, which is also used for the type of facility where an unrelated sport is played?
Correct Answer: ALLEY
Your Answer: Pitch
Points Assigned: 2

I was considering bowling, but thought bowling lanes for some stupid reason instead of an alley. 

Dave M day 25

Traveling on vacation today but still had time for one last submission of the season - 5/6

All correct except for question 6 and even then I was close - lanes instead of alley. But generally up my street and I assume an easy day all around.

See you next season!

David S Day 25

5/6 and sooooo close to a second-straight 6-pack to close the season. 

1. Scottville :(, D11. Couldn’t quite remember the pronunciation. 
2. 14 :), D20. Gimme. 
3. North Face :), D22. I figured if it was an outdoorsy company, this would be the best guess. But given the California clue, I honestly expected it to be some tech company. I just couldn’t think of one that would work. 
4. St. Paul :), D31. Calling the South American city “one of the biggest” implied it was probably not a capital, which was a big clue. 
5. Cathode ray tube :), D13. Firmly in my knowledge bank given my age. 
6. Alley :), D02. Easiest of the day, I suspect. 

Have a great offseason, everyone!

Brian Day 24

 Six pack today.   Feels like my best season, but unless I six again on Monday it won't be.  Congrats to Dave S on crushing tv and pop music this season

1) Pittsburgh  0/1   First city to come to mind, I checked some more just in case but it worked too well

2) The Rings of Power  2/0   I love the show, I reread LotR for the fifth time last year, and my first e-mail address was Rivendell3@aol.com.  A slight gimme.

3) Eat Pray Love  2/1  If it weren't a movie I'd have no chance

4) Umbrella 1/2  I would have gone with Pon de Replay since it came first and is a much better song, but the single ingle ingle clue made the answer obvious

5) Coccus 3/3  goes well with strepto and staphylo

6) Hoover 1/2   I considered an industrialist or newspaper man, but why would they give a radio address?  Went with the safe answer 

Jesse Day 24

4/6

1. What is the only U.S. city with at least three major pro sports franchises across the NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLB, in which all of its teams share the same colors? The colors are drawn from the coat of arms of the city's eponym?
Correct Answer: PITTSBURGH
Your Answer: New York
Points Assigned: 1

Ugh. I went through major cities in my head, but skipped Pittsburgh due to sloppiness, which is especially egregious considering I visited Pittsburgh for the first time this past April. NY has the Islanders, Mets, and Knicks, but I guess the colors aren't the same? Or the islanders don't count? Or most likely all, of the New York teams would have to match. 

2. According to Amazon, a series that premiered on Prime Video in September 2022 became the most-watched of any original series on the service. The series was based on The Lord of the Rings and had that in its title, with what subtitle?
Correct Answer: THE RINGS OF POWER
Your Answer: The Rings of Power
Points Assigned: 2

I watched it. Not great.

3. What was the tripartite title that described the activities of memoirist Elizabeth Gilbert during her year-long post-divorce journey of transformation and self-discovery through Italy, India, and Indonesia?
Correct Answer: EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Your Answer: Eat, Pray, Love
Points Assigned: 1

I refer to Eat, Pray, Love often even though I have never read it. 

4. Pop star Rihanna launched into superstardom thanks in large part to her 2007 hit, the lead single off the album Good Girl Gone Bad, which featured Jay-Z and spent numerous weeks at #1 on multiple charts worldwide. What's the name of this single, ingle, ingle?
Correct Answer: UMBRELLA
Your Answer: Umbrella
Points Assigned: 0

I know little about Rihanna but single, ingle, ingle made it easy. 

5. What word is used in microbiology for any spherical bacterium, such as those that can cause strep throat and staph infections?
Correct Answer: COCCUS
Your Answer: Cocial
Points Assigned: 3

I was in the ballpark!

6. "The fundamental business of the country... is on a sound and prosperous basis." This famously and legendarily incorrect statement was made in a radio address by what American?
Correct Answer: HERBERT HOOVER
Your Answer: Hoover
Points Assigned: 2

I figured this had to be the great depression, so must be Hoover. 

David S Day 24

 6/6 today. (Actually had 4 yesterday, but I miscounted.)

1. Pittsburgh :), D32. This one took me a long time. 
2. Rings of Power :), D21. I never watched it, but I remember seeing it as an option on Prime. 
3. Eat Pray Love :), D01. Pretty well-known, I think. 
4. Umbrella :), D13. One of the very few times I’ve gotten two pop music questions in a row. Never would have gotten this without the “ingle, ingle” clue. 
5. Cocci :), D22. I assume the plural form plays. It’s a great Spelling Bee word. 
6. Hoover :), D10. Who else could it be, especially with the radio clue?

Jesse Day 23

4/6

1. In the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, Wilhelm I was declared Kaiser of a newly unified German Empire, shortly before the treaty that ended what war?
Correct Answer: FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR
Your Answer: Franco-Prussian War
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie?

2. Before winning his current position via a special election in 2013, U.S. Senator Cory Booker was elected twice to what office (including jurisdiction)?
Correct Answer: MAYOR OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Your Answer: Mayor of Newark
Points Assigned: 2

I am from South Orange, a town that borders Newark. 

3. In a 2025 science fiction film directed by Bong Joon Ho, Robert Pattinson plays version 17 (and all previous and subsequent versions) of an "Expendable" with what first name?
Correct Answer: MICKEY
Your Answer: Micky
Points Assigned: 1

I just watched this over the weekend. Pretty good, but not in the same league as Parastite

4. Scottish Fold, Ragdoll, Russian Blue, and Turkish Van are all different types of what?
Correct Answer: CATS
Your Answer: Hash
Points Assigned: 3

I had no idea.

5. What term once referred specifically to a gold-rich, 120-mile long region running from the northwest to the southeast in the Sierra Nevada foothills during the California Gold Rush, and now broadly describes any abundant source?
Correct Answer: MOTHER LODE
Your Answer: Motherload
Points Assigned: 1

It was the only thing I could think of, but felt very unconfident. 

6. In the 1990s, the Backstreet Boys requested that you quit playing games with it, while *NSYNC complained about it being torn up. What was it?
Correct Answer: (MY) HEART
Your Answer: Homework
Points Assigned: 2

I should have spent more time on this one. My wife loves boy bands and knew it immediately and mocked me for my admittedly stupid answer. 

Brian Day 23

 5/6 several gimmes to help me recover from yesterday's debacle

1) Franco-Prussian War 1/1  

2) Mayor of Newark  3/2  Have to think this plays hard outside of the NY/NJ region

3) Mickey 2/3  Mickey 17 came up a lot in my geek podcasts

4) Coffee 2/0 no clue

5) mother lode 0/1

6) My heart 1/2 

Dave M day 23

5/6 today, questions lined up nicely in my strong areas

1 : ) Franco-Prussian War. Seems designed to lead to WW1 as a trick question. D22

2 : ) Newark Mayor. I remember he undertook various heroics that got him into the news. D10

3 : ( Joe. Not heard of this. Risky D33

4 : ) Cat. Ragdoll and Scottish Fold were the giveaways. D12

5 : ) Mother lode. The wording seemed to fit the question. D01

6 : ) Heart. Right in my fairway for pop (and clearly most who post here). D21

Marcus LL105 Match Day 23 -- Confirmation

 3 which is my worst for a while but managed to beat Seif on defence which more than made up for it

Player: BrowningM

1. In the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, Wilhelm I was declared Kaiser of a newly unified German Empire, shortly before the treaty that ended what war?
Correct Answer: FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR
Your Answer: franco prussian war
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

We both have eachother zero for this one which I like 

2. Before winning his current position via a special election in 2013, U.S. Senator Cory Booker was elected twice to what office (including jurisdiction)?
Correct Answer: MAYOR OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Your Answer: NY District Attorney
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Not a clue 

3. In a 2025 science fiction film directed by Bong Joon Ho, Robert Pattinson plays version 17 (and all previous and subsequent versions) of an "Expendable" with what first name?
Correct Answer: MICKEY
Your Answer: Mickey
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I want to go and see this it looks fun

4. Scottish Fold, Ragdoll, Russian Blue, and Turkish Van are all different types of what?
Correct Answer: CATS
Your Answer: Sheep
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Couldn't dredge it up 

5. What term once referred specifically to a gold-rich, 120-mile long region running from the northwest to the southeast in the Sierra Nevada foothills during the California Gold Rush, and now broadly describes any abundant source?
Correct Answer: MOTHER LODE
Your Answer: seam
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I've heard it but couldn't remember 

6. In the 1990s, the Backstreet Boys requested that you quit playing games with it, while *NSYNC complained about it being torn up. What was it?
Correct Answer: (MY) HEART
Your Answer: my heart
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I'm useless at pop but this is my era 

David S Day 23 vs. Marcus (LLL)

 Third straight 3/6. Another 40-degree day (Wire reference). Possible I’ll pull it off on defense. 

1. Franco Prussian :), D20. Gimme. No way Marcus will miss this even though I’m sure WWI will be a common wrong answer. 
2. Mayor of Newark :), D22. Gimme. Hoping my Welsh friend may not know this even though I think he may have lived in NY early in Booker’s mayoral term. 
3. John :(, D12. No idea. 
4. Dances :(, D11. Nope!
5. Mother load :), D31. Bad spelling, but I was otherwise pretty sure. I struggled to know how guessable this would be if one didn’t know. 
6. My heart :), D03. Hoping to get 3 here. This was right when I was in high school, and I remember it even though this is by far my worst category. 

Brian Day 22 vs David S (LLL)

 yesterday got me into the promotion zone.  today's 1/6 should fix that.  And to add insult to injury, I gave Seif 3 for Scrubs

1) D15     T17 then D15.  I thought only 15 and up counted, but that must be only in cricket

2) I Saw Him Standing There     When in doubt, go with Tiffany

3) Scrubs

4) Le Coq Sportif      I had goose written down on my list of fowl, but didn't make the connection, of course I've heard of this brand in Larchmont

5) Tamil   Figures the one i knew was the minority

6) gas pump

Darts rules addendum

Having spoken to David S and seen Jesse's post I would like to point out that you can only finish a leg of darts on a double (including the bull which is D25) not a treble just in case it ever comes up again!

Jesse Day 22

3/6

1. In the darts game 501, a "perfect game" is achieved with nine darts. By far, the most popular perfect nine-dart sequence in professional darts (and most likely in recreational darts as well) begins with seven triple-20s (T20) and ends with what ninth and final dart?
Correct Answer: DOUBLE 12 (D12)
Your Answer: T20, T7
Points Assigned: 1

I watched a bit of darts now and again, but clearly not enough to remember the answer, nor do math correctly.

2. "He kindly stopped for me—" is the second line of a famous poem by Emily Dickinson. What is the first line (and thus, because she did not provide a title, the poem's generally-agreed-upon title)?
Correct Answer: BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH
Your Answer: Something about death
Points Assigned: 3

I watched the Apple show Dickinson, so I knew it would have something to do with Death, but did not know the line.

3. Although its eighth season (and its first on ABC after seven on NBC) ended with the two-part episode "My Finale" in May 2009, what sitcom actually (and somewhat unexpectedly) returned for a ninth and final season, introducing a number of new characters at a new Sacred Heart medical school?
Correct Answer: SCRUBS
Your Answer: Scrubs
Points Assigned: 0

I heard that the show was making a return. My brother was friends with Zach Braff in middle and high school. 

4. What Italian luxury brand, best known for its popular high-fashion (and high-price) sneakers that feature its signature five-pointed star, evokes a fowl from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale?
Correct Answer: GOLDEN GOOSE
Your Answer: Golden Goose
Points Assigned: 1

I have never heard of the brand, but I remembered the goose that lays golden eggs from Jack and the beanstalk.

5. What is the dominant ethnic group of Sri Lanka, comprising nearly 75% of the population? The group's name is also sometimes used to denote its native language.
Correct Answer: SINHALESE
Your Answer: Sinhalese
Points Assigned: 2

I have been to Sri Lanka

6. Three valves—one which lengthens a tube by 160mm, the second by 70mm, and the third by 270mm—are essential components of what?
Correct Answer: TRUMPET
Your Answer: Piston
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea. Didn't think too long about it.

Dave M day 22 v Carr LLL

Another 3/6, tough couple of days

1 : ( Bullseye. I should have slowed down and done the math like David S. D10

2 : ( A tiger came for tea. No idea where to start really. D33

3 : ) Scrubs. 2000s sitcom about med students must be Scrubs, though I had no idea that it lasted for 8/9 seasons. D11

4 : ) Golden Goose. I'm surprised no-one's heard of the company yet. I remember them in the news last year around a failed IPO. D22

5 : ) Sinhalese. Geography gimme. D01

6 : ( Engine. Didn't even think of musical instruments. D22  

Marcus LL105 Match Day 22 -- Confirmation

4/6

Player: BrowningM

1. In the darts game 501, a "perfect game" is achieved with nine darts. By far, the most popular perfect nine-dart sequence in professional darts (and most likely in recreational darts as well) begins with seven triple-20s (T20) and ends with what ninth and final dart?
Correct Answer: DOUBLE 12 (D12)
Your Answer: Double 12
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Altho Luke the nuke littler favours the T17 D15 route and Rob voltage cross goes for T15 D18

2. "He kindly stopped for me—" is the second line of a famous poem by Emily Dickinson. What is the first line (and thus, because she did not provide a title, the poem's generally-agreed-upon title)?
Correct Answer: BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH
Your Answer: Because i could not stop for death
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Hopefully hard

3. Although its eighth season (and its first on ABC after seven on NBC) ended with the two-part episode "My Finale" in May 2009, what sitcom actually (and somewhat unexpectedly) returned for a ninth and final season, introducing a number of new characters at a new Sacred Heart medical school?
Correct Answer: SCRUBS
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Never watched 

4. What Italian luxury brand, best known for its popular high-fashion (and high-price) sneakers that feature its signature five-pointed star, evokes a fowl from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale?
Correct Answer: GOLDEN GOOSE
Your Answer: golden goose
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Never heard of the shoes but there's only one famous  fowl I could think of

5. What is the dominant ethnic group of Sri Lanka, comprising nearly 75% of the population? The group's name is also sometimes used to denote its native language.
Correct Answer: SINHALESE
Your Answer: Tamil
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Confident and wrong 

6. Three valves—one which lengthens a tube by 160mm, the second by 70mm, and the third by 270mm—are essential components of what?
Correct Answer: TRUMPET
Your Answer: Trumpet
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1
 Gimme ish?


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David S Day 22 vs. Brian (LLL)

 3/6 with a good get and a bad miss.

1. Double 12 :), D31. Happy and kind or surprised to get this. Worked this out assuming the second to last dart would be triple 19 (since the question appeared to preclude another triple 20). But then double 12 or triple 8? I figured that double 12 is a bigger area and therefore slightly easier. I know how to score darts but don’t know enough about darts to know if this is truly the “most common 501,” so I figure some might object to this subjective aspect. 
2. I met a man with seven cats :(, D23. No idea. 
3. Scrubs :), D10. One of my favorite shows ever. 
4. Mother goose :(, D12. Only got kind of close by coincidence. I’ve never heard of these shoes. 
5. Sinhalese :), D22. Gimme for me, but I bet this plays hard. 
6. Camera :(, D01. Screwed this one up. And I messed up defense too. I think this is harder than I thought. I don’t know why I was so confident here and thought it was easy. 

Brian Day 21

 Happy to get a 4/6 today

1) daughter  2/3  This must have brought a smile to Marcus and Mirkin's faces 

2) wedge 0/0  A gimme to make up for the travesty of the impossible first question

3) Andes 1/1  Nazca sounded South American

4) Charades 2/2   Had no idea, was going to go with 21 Questions, then thought maybe Truth or Dare?  Then was going to enter 7 Minutes in Heaven as a joke, when suddenly the answer popped into my head.

5) The Importance of Being Earnest 3/2   I had more of a chance with Decimalization Day

6) Rabbit 1/1  I learned early on in Learned League that Updike = Rabbit.

Jesse day 21

2/6

1. In the British 1971 short film Granny Gets the Point, a young boy helps his grandmother prepare for what the film dubs "D-Day" on February 15 of that year. What does the D of this particular D-Day stand for?
Correct Answer: DECIMALISATION
Your Answer: Digestives
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea.

2. Although all golf clubs are fundamentally examples of mechanical devices known as simple machines, which type of club has a name which is the same as that of one of the six classic simple machines?
Correct Answer: WEDGE
Your Answer: Driver
Points Assigned: 1

Nope.

3. The gradual and relentless subduction of the tectonic plate known as the Nazca Plate is largely responsible for the creation of what mountain system?
Correct Answer: ANDES MOUNTAINS
Your Answer: Andes
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie?

4. The name of what popular parlor game comes from 18th-century France, where it originated as a riddle-based game that was rather different from its current version?
Correct Answer: CHARADES
Your Answer: Charades
Points Assigned: 1

The best guess I could come up with.

5. Nora Helmer, now a successful feminist novelist, returns home after fifteen years to finalize her divorce from Torvald in Lucas Hnath's 2017 Part 2 of what play that premiered in 1879?
Correct Answer: A DOLL'S HOUSE
Your Answer: Little Women
Points Assigned: 2

Never heard of it.

6. What nickname is given to Harry Angstrom, a former high school basketball star who abandons his wife and child in a 1960 novel by John Updike?
Correct Answer: RABBIT
Your Answer: Garp
Points Assigned: 3

Nope!

Dave M day 21

From the heights of 6/6 to the mediocre-ness of 3/6 today. Yes Brian will be interesting to see if one or both of us make it into the glories of A for the requisite 1 season before demotion.

1 : ) Decimalisation. In retrospect I should have marked this tougher. D21

2 : ) Wedge. Seemed the most "machine" like of the golf club types. D11

3 : ) Andes. Simple geography q. D00

4 : ( Bridge. Charades never even entered my head. D22

5 : ( Pygmalion. I only know a couple of 19th Century plays. D33

6 : ( Deadbeat. Not sure where to start on this one. D12

Marcus LL105 Match Day 21 -- Confirmation

A solid 5

Player: BrowningM

1. In the British 1971 short film Granny Gets the Point, a young boy helps his grandmother prepare for what the film dubs "D-Day" on February 15 of that year. What does the D of this particular D-Day stand for?
Correct Answer: DECIMALISATION
Your Answer: decimilisation
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Hard for Americans I suspect 

2. Although all golf clubs are fundamentally examples of mechanical devices known as simple machines, which type of club has a name which is the same as that of one of the six classic simple machines?
Correct Answer: WEDGE
Your Answer: wedge
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Well it's not a driver …

3. The gradual and relentless subduction of the tectonic plate known as the Nazca Plate is largely responsible for the creation of what mountain system?
Correct Answer: ANDES MOUNTAINS
Your Answer: andes
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Gimme

4. The name of what popular parlor game comes from 18th-century France, where it originated as a riddle-based game that was rather different from its current version?
Correct Answer: CHARADES
Your Answer: charades
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Gimme 

5. Nora Helmer, now a successful feminist novelist, returns home after fifteen years to finalize her divorce from Torvald in Lucas Hnath's 2017 Part 2 of what play that premiered in 1879?
Correct Answer: A DOLL'S HOUSE
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

That's a stinker 

6. What nickname is given to Harry Angstrom, a former high school basketball star who abandons his wife and child in a 1960 novel by John Updike?
Correct Answer: RABBIT
Your Answer: rabbit
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Read em all

David S Day 21

 Jesse, congrats on getting a math q!

3/6 today. I had zero chance at the other three and actually only thought I had 2. 

1. Dooms :(, D11. Very cute now that I see the answer. Never had a chance to get it, though. 
2. Wedge :), D21. Also cute. This one was a gimme. 
3. Andes :), D30. I missed a Nasca question a few years ago. Not again!
4. Charades :), D22. Happy to get this. Sounded French and was kind of a wild guess that seemed to make sense. 
5. The Seagull :(, D12. No chance. 
6. Indy :(, D03. No idea. 

Jesse Day 20

4/6

1. The Bank of Montreal (BMO), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) are four of Canada's "Big Five" banks. What is the fifth, which like the other four is headquartered in Toronto, but which is named after a province other than Ontario?
Correct Answer: SCOTIABANK (BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA)
Your Answer: Scotia Bank
Points Assigned: 3

I went through all of the provinces in my head and when I got to Nova Scotia, I remembered Scotia Bank. 

2. During a noncontiguous period of approximately 38 years (1947–64, 1966–77, and 1980–89), the position of prime minister of what country was held by three generations of the same family?
Correct Answer: INDIA
Your Answer: India
Points Assigned: 2

The dates all lined up for the Nehru/Gandhi family. 

3. Former University of Connecticut star Paige Bueckers, the #1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, was selected by what team (location and team name are required)?
Correct Answer: DALLAS WINGS
Your Answer: Minnesota North
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea. It would have been difficult for me to name three WNBA teams. 

4. In the following luxurious and delectable list of terms, what word would most typically fill in the blank? Aperitivo, [BLANK], primo, secondo, contorno, insalata, formaggi e frutta, dolce, caffè, digestivo.
Correct Answer: ANTIPASTO
Your Answer: Antipasto
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie? 

5. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit, which was first held in December 1948 and is the main source of funding for the curatorial department known as the Costume Institute, is more often known by what name?
Correct Answer: MET GALA
Your Answer: Fashion Institute
Points Assigned: 1

Ugh, very gettable. 

6. In three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates, the equation ax + by + cz + d = 0 describes an infinite two-dimensional surface most commonly denoted by what word?
Correct Answer: PLANE
Your Answer: Plane
Points Assigned: 1

I got a math question!

Brian Days 19 & 20 (vs Dave M LLL)

4/6 on Friday. 5/6 today vs Dave, who I thought would get the same 5 correct as me until I saw where Bueckers plays.  Congrats on the six-pack Dave.   Btw, both of us are dangerously close to the promotion zone to the hellscape of A rundle. 

Day 20

1) Scotiabank  1/1  Figured there was a sports arena in Toronto named after this bank, but all I could come up with was Rogers, so listed the provinces until it clicked.  

2)  india 2/0   1947 is the giveaway, plus I remember Indira's assassination

3) Chicago Sky 3/3   no clue.  I made a point last year of knowing who drafted Clark, but didn't do that with Bueckers.  

4) antipasta 1/1  I assume this pays

5)  Met Gala 2/2  What else could it be?

6) plane 0/2  Gimme though it took an embarrassingly long time to put it together, actually had to sketch it

Day 19

1) Action 2/2   Superman made this art question a gimme.  I'm so psyched for the movie next month

2) University of Indiana 1/1  Another question where a word in the question (bloom) was pretty much in the answer (Bloomington).   Worried for a bit I wouldn't get credit for U of  I vs IU, but it paid

3) Lincoln 1/0  First historical figure to come to mind with well-known maiden and last names

4) I forget what I answered 2/1   But it was wrong.  

5) Calliope 3/3  She's the one Muse I know

6) chai  0/2  haven't had chai or kombucha so had no idea about the fermentation

David S Addendum

 Dave M, this seems like a clear pay to me under the sounds like rule. Congrats on the 6-pack. 

Dave M day 20 v Brian LLL

Driving on Friday, managed a 3/6 but wasn't able to post here.

Today I got a 5-6/6 depending on spelling (I suspect it pays 6/6). Sorry Brian.

1 : ) Scotiabank. I negotiated a credit facility with them in a past role. D11

2 : ) India. Took a couple of minutes but obvious once I got to that part of the world.

3 : ) Dallas Wings. Living in Dallas makes this question much easier. D23

4 : ) Antipasto. Luxurious and delectable indeed. D31

5 : ) Met Gala. Pretty straightforward I reckon. D20

6 : | Plain. Haven't had a coffee yet, but I suspect this "alternate spelling" pays. D02

Marcus LL105 Match Day 20 -- Confirmation

4 with a silly miss

Player: BrowningM

1. The Bank of Montreal (BMO), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) are four of Canada's "Big Five" banks. What is the fifth, which like the other four is headquartered in Toronto, but which is named after a province other than Ontario?
Correct Answer: SCOTIABANK (BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA)
Your Answer: bank of nova scotia
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Easy given work but not sure how easy otherwise 

2. During a noncontiguous period of approximately 38 years (1947–64, 1966–77, and 1980–89), the position of prime minister of what country was held by three generations of the same family?
Correct Answer: INDIA
Your Answer: india
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I knew this 

3. Former University of Connecticut star Paige Bueckers, the #1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, was selected by what team (location and team name are required)?
Correct Answer: DALLAS WINGS
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

No chance 

4. In the following luxurious and delectable list of terms, what word would most typically fill in the blank? Aperitivo, [BLANK], primo, secondo, contorno, insalata, formaggi e frutta, dolce, caffè, digestivo.
Correct Answer: ANTIPASTO
Your Answer: antipasto
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1
 

Gimme

5. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit, which was first held in December 1948 and is the main source of funding for the curatorial department known as the Costume Institute, is more often known by what name?
Correct Answer: MET GALA
Your Answer: met ball
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Doh!

6. In three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates, the equation ax + by + cz + d = 0 describes an infinite two-dimensional surface most commonly denoted by what word?
Correct Answer: PLANE
Your Answer: plane
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Maths not good for my opponent 

David S Day 20

 4/6 (unless Thorsten is in a really harsh mood). 

1. Scotia :), D11. Gimme for someone in finance for a long time. Probably hard otherwise. 
2. India :), D22. Great question. Likely requires realizing the PM Gandhis were related to Nehru. 
3. Indiana Fever :(, D21. No idea. 
4. Antepasti :) (I think), D10. I suspect this pays. 
5. Dress department :(, D32. Misunderstood the question. Wouldn’t have gotten it anyway. 
6. Plane :), D03. Gimme. Someone decent at math should also be able to figure it out even without knowing it offhand. 

Jesse Day 19

3/6

1. What word appears both in the name of the comic book series that introduced Superman in 1938, and in the name of a style of painting represented by works by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Joan Mitchell?
Correct Answer: ACTION
Your Answer: Modern
Points Assigned: 2

Action Comics, right? Oh well. 

2. A US college town founded in 1818 and named by settlers inspired by the area's "haven of blooms" has since 1820 been home to what university?
Correct Answer: INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Your Answer: Indiana University
Points Assigned: 1

Bloomington was the first thing to come to mind. 

3. In comedian Cole Escola's hit Broadway play Oh, Mary!, Escola plays a very fictionalized version of a real-life historical figure. What is the last name of that titular individual (maiden or married name is acceptable)?
Correct Answer: (MARY) TODD LINCOLN
Your Answer: Magdalene
Points Assigned: 1

Oh, that makes sense. 

4. What word was coined in the 1940s to refer to the general region of southern Mexico and Central America, particularly in relation to features of historical and cultural importance within the region and the pre-Columbian societies that lived there?
Correct Answer: MESOAMERICA
Your Answer: Mezo America
Points Assigned: 0

I think I will get credit.

5. Melpomene, Clio, Terpsichore, Erato, Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Urania, and Thalia make up a certain set of nine, with what member missing? This ninth, the eldest and most revered of the group, has a name now used for a particular (and peculiar) musical instrument.
Correct Answer: CALLIOPE
Your Answer: Euphonia
Points Assigned: 2

I knew they were muses, but I blanked on Calliope. 

6. A Japanese term for a tea made from edible kelp is likely the misapplied source of the name of a popular fermented tea drink that originated in China. Give the name of either of these two otherwise unrelated drinks.
Correct Answer: KONBU-CHA/KOMBUCHA
Your Answer: Komboucha
Points Assigned: 3

It was the only fermented drink I could think of. 

Marcus LL105 Match Day 19 -- Confirmation

3 or 4 today and you were correct Brian i didn't get the point for VP although think that is nonsense of the highest order. There is only ever 1 VP, then person in the job at that time !

Player: BrowningM

1. What word appears both in the name of the comic book series that introduced Superman in 1938, and in the name of a style of painting represented by works by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Joan Mitchell?
Correct Answer: ACTION
Your Answer: action
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Action painting from the abstract expressionists

2. A US college town founded in 1818 and named by settlers inspired by the area's "haven of blooms" has since 1820 been home to what university?
Correct Answer: INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Nah

3. In comedian Cole Escola's hit Broadway play Oh, Mary!, Escola plays a very fictionalized version of a real-life historical figure. What is the last name of that titular individual (maiden or married name is acceptable)?
Correct Answer: (MARY) TODD LINCOLN
Your Answer: lincoln
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Prob wont get this but it was a good effort !

4. What word was coined in the 1940s to refer to the general region of southern Mexico and Central America, particularly in relation to features of historical and cultural importance within the region and the pre-Columbian societies that lived there?
Correct Answer: MESOAMERICA
Your Answer: mayan
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I knew Mayan wasn't 1940s but this is hard for a Brit

5. Melpomene, Clio, Terpsichore, Erato, Polyhymnia, Euterpe, Urania, and Thalia make up a certain set of nine, with what member missing? This ninth, the eldest and most revered of the group, has a name now used for a particular (and peculiar) musical instrument.
Correct Answer: CALLIOPE
Your Answer: calliope
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Hopefully hard 

6. A Japanese term for a tea made from edible kelp is likely the misapplied source of the name of a popular fermented tea drink that originated in China. Give the name of either of these two otherwise unrelated drinks.
Correct Answer: KONBU-CHA/KOMBUCHA
Your Answer: kombucha
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Not many gimmes today but this comes close 

David S Day 19

 4/6. 

1. Abstract :(, D11. I’m confused here because I thought the art type was “abstract expressionism.” So I don’t know where action comes from. 
2. Indiana :), D21. Gimme. 
3. Shelly :(, D10. Now that I see the answer, I remember hearing about this. But I wasn’t going to come up with it. 
4. Mesoamerica :), D32. I got this pretty quickly, but I think it might play hard. 
5. Calliope :), D23. Happy to get this since it’s way outside my wheelhouse. It’s the only muse I could name, but I was able to recognize the others especially with the numerical clue. 
6. Kombucha :), D02. I’ll admit I wasn’t confident when I submitted on this one. Just couldn’t think of anything else that could fit the question. Boba, matcha, sencha… none of those seemed to work.