David S Day 10

 Belated post. 3/6. 

1. Falcon :(, D31. Surprised I’ve never heard of this. It didn’t even ring a bell once I saw the answer. 
2. Dessicate :), D21. Should pay even thought it’s both spelled wrong and the wrong form of the word. That said, I was pretty certain. 
3. Cruise :), D02. Only one I recognized was Kaffee, but one is all it took. 
4. Forbidden City :), D10. One of the easiest questions of the season, I suspect. 
5. Ezekiel :(, D22. No idea. Just picked a prophet. 
6. Singer :(, D13. I had no clue (of course), but I actually got kind of close. 

Brian Day 10 vs Dave M

 4/6  I escape with a 5(4)-4(4) win over DMirkin

1) Albatross 2/2  I don't play golf but I love this term, though it's difficult to kick the negative nautical connotation

2) desiccant 3/1  I wasn't sure this was exactly what desiccant meant, i usually use it as in 'desiccated husk" to describe the flattened animal remains my dog likes to roll in, but I felt pretty good.   And I figured Dave uses desiccants to soak up oil or something so he'd know it for sure. 

3 Cruise 0/0  The Firm and A Few Good Men make this a gimme

4) sanctum  1/3  Misread the question as looking for a more general word.  

5) Better Call Saul 2/2  Have heard the term, never knew what it meant, and it didn't cross my mind regardless

6) Music 1/1  The most recent Madonna song I can name fit the clue, the others were no help.  

Jesse day 10

4/6

1. In golf, a term for three under par on a single hole is "double eagle", or what other bird?
Correct Answer: ALBATROSS
Your Answer: Albatross
Points Assigned: 0

I am a disc player and fan, and we use the same term. 

2. Silica gel is a type of substance known by a name derived from Latin for "to dry thoroughly". What is that name?
Correct Answer: DESICCANT
Your Answer: Desicant
Points Assigned: 2

I had to think about this for a while before coming up with the answer.

3. Stacee Jaxx, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, Mitch McDeere, Lt. Daniel Kaffee, and Cole Trickle are among the film characters played by what actor?
Correct Answer: TOM CRUISE
Your Answer: Tom Cruise
Points Assigned: 1

Got it from Kaffee.

4. During the 1400s, China's northern capital (modern-day Beijing) was constructed by the Ming dynasty as a series of walled enclosures: a large rectangular fortification, within it an imperial square, and at the center, a smaller compound that served as the emperor's residence. What is this innermost enclosure most commonly called today (in English)?
Correct Answer: FORBIDDEN CITY
Your Answer: Forbidden CIty
Points Assigned: 1

I have been there!

5. What literary term is applied to a work that blames the misfortunes of an era on its moral and social failings, taking its name from the Old Testament prophet known for such lamentations?
Correct Answer: JEREMIAD
Your Answer: Shibolith
Points Assigned: 3

Nope

6. A 2000 album by Madonna, the 1971 follow-up to Tapestry by Carole King, a 1993 release by 311, and a 2025 LP by Playboi Carti all share what plainly descriptive and literal title?
Correct Answer: MUSIC
Your Answer: Autobiography
Points Assigned: 2

Nope!

Dave M day 10 v Brian (& Day 9 v David S)

3/6 today, I think, a little better than yesterday's miserable 1/6 and a sound defeat by David S. The only one I got was Olive which of course attracted D0s.

 

1 : ( Falcon. I've only ever known it as a double eagle. D21

2 : ) Dessicant. Seems really straightforward, mixed-up spelling notwithstanding. D10

3 : ( Nielsen. Cruise did cross my mind but I figured too obvious. D01

4 : ( Forbidden Palace. Close but I assume no cigar. D12

5 : ) Jeremiad. Obvious once it clicked. D32

6 : ) Music. Also Madonna 2000 for me. There was a video with the at-the-time very popular Ali G in it. D23

Marcus LL106 Match Day 10 -- Confirmation

Hopefully 6 not sure, seems an easy day.

Player: BrowningM

1. In golf, a term for three under par on a single hole is "double eagle", or what other bird?
Correct Answer: ALBATROSS
Your Answer: albatross
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Gimme

2. Silica gel is a type of substance known by a name derived from Latin for "to dry thoroughly". What is that name?
Correct Answer: DESICCANT
Your Answer: desiccant
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Gimme 

3. Stacee Jaxx, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, Mitch McDeere, Lt. Daniel Kaffee, and Cole Trickle are among the film characters played by what actor?
Correct Answer: TOM CRUISE
Your Answer: tom cruise
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I knew a few of these 

4. During the 1400s, China's northern capital (modern-day Beijing) was constructed by the Ming dynasty as a series of walled enclosures: a large rectangular fortification, within it an imperial square, and at the center, a smaller compound that served as the emperor's residence. What is this innermost enclosure most commonly called today (in English)?
Correct Answer: FORBIDDEN CITY
Your Answer: forbidden city
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I'd like to see it one day 

5. What literary term is applied to a work that blames the misfortunes of an era on its moral and social failings, taking its name from the Old Testament prophet known for such lamentations?
Correct Answer: JEREMIAD
Your Answer: jeremiah
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Will this play?

6. A 2000 album by Madonna, the 1971 follow-up to Tapestry by Carole King, a 1993 release by 311, and a 2025 LP by Playboi Carti all share what plainly descriptive and literal title?
Correct Answer: MUSIC
Your Answer: music
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Madonna the one for me 

brian Day 9

 3/6

1) Hip 1/0  Don't know synovial, so was between hip and knee as attaching to the largest bone

2) Tuesdays (with morrie) 0/1

3) pentagon 2/2 math gimme

4) Jaesoo 3/3   Pretty sure she's a member of Blackpink, but worth a shot.  LOL Jesse, I like Au Jus

5) olive 1/1  I've seen Mt Olive pickles at the grocery store; olive will prob be a common guess regardless for an Israeli food

6) Binyan's horseshoe 2/2  Ahh, Comstock never came to mind.  Hoped the casino was named after the lode.  

Jesse day 9

3/6

1. What synovial joint, which contains over a dozen bursae, is the largest joint in the human body?
Correct Answer: KNEE
Your Answer: Knee
Points Assigned: 0

I was considering hip, but knee felt right. 

2. An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson is the subtitle of a 1997 memoir in which an author and sports columnist visits his old sociology professor. Per the title, when did these visits take place?
Correct Answer: TUESDAYS
Your Answer: October
Points Assigned: 1

Oh, right.

3. The sum of the interior angles of a triangle on a flat surface is 180°. What other polygon's interior angles total 540°?
Correct Answer: PENTAGON
Your Answer: Pentagon
Points Assigned: 1

I got a math question! I knew a square was 360, and that the angle for each point would increase for each extra point.  I knew a hexagon was not going to have 90 degree angles, as 90 times 6 is 540, so it had to pentagon. 

4. Give the stage name of any one of the seven members of the South Korean band BTS.
Correct Answer: J-HOPE, JIMIN, JIN, JUNG KOOK, RM, SUGA, V
Your Answer: Au Jus
Points Assigned: 3

No idea. I like Au Jus as a nickname.c 

5. The highest point in a small range of summits just east of Jerusalem is a Mount named after what food? The mountain gives its name to numerous towns in the U.S., including one in North Carolina famous for its pickles.
Correct Answer: OLIVE
Your Answer: Olives
Points Assigned: 2

I have been to the Mt of Olives. 

6. The boom town of Virginia City, in present-day Nevada between Carson City and Reno, was home to a deep vein of silver ore (a "Lode") known by what name, after the eccentric miner who claimed its discovery?
Correct Answer: COMSTOCK LODE
Your Answer: Carson
Points Assigned: 2

I could not recall it. 

David S Day 9 vs. Dave M (LLL)

 A hard-to-defend 4/6, but I really blew a fifth. 

1. Knee :), D11. I had no idea, but “guess a big joint,” should probably lead one to either this or shoulder. And my admittedly unscientific method of wrapping my hand around my shoulder and then my knee made me think my knee was bigger. 
2. Tuesdays :), D12. I worked in a bookstore in high school, and this was a best seller. If not for that [expletive] pop music question, I’m sure I would have gotten 3 points for this. 
3. Pentagon :), D32. Math gimme. And I’m happy to note that Dave M and my LL opponent are weak in math. 
4. Golden :(, D03. Hard to think of a question where I’ve had less of an idea. 
5. Olive :), D20. Mount of Olives directly east of the Old City. 
6. Hearst :(, D21. I want this one back… As soon as I saw the answer I started kicking myself. 

Marcus LL106 Match Day 9 -- Confirmation

4, best I could have done 

Player: BrowningM

1. What synovial joint, which contains over a dozen bursae, is the largest joint in the human body?
Correct Answer: KNEE
Your Answer: knee
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Gimme

2. An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson is the subtitle of a 1997 memoir in which an author and sports columnist visits his old sociology professor. Per the title, when did these visits take place?
Correct Answer: TUESDAYS
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

This was not big in the U.K…

3. The sum of the interior angles of a triangle on a flat surface is 180°. What other polygon's interior angles total 540°?
Correct Answer: PENTAGON
Your Answer: pentagon
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Gimme

4. Give the stage name of any one of the seven members of the South Korean band BTS.
Correct Answer: J-HOPE, JIMIN, JIN, JUNG KOOK, RM, SUGA, V
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

FFS

5. The highest point in a small range of summits just east of Jerusalem is a Mount named after what food? The mountain gives its name to numerous towns in the U.S., including one in North Carolina famous for its pickles.
Correct Answer: OLIVE
Your Answer: olives
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Gimme

6. The boom town of Virginia City, in present-day Nevada between Carson City and Reno, was home to a deep vein of silver ore (a "Lode") known by what name, after the eccentric miner who claimed its discovery?
Correct Answer: COMSTOCK LODE
Your Answer: Comstock
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Read about it many moons ago

Jesse day 8

2/6

1. A minimalist and unconventional compositional technique known as "tintinnabuli" ("little bells" in Latin) was developed in the 1970s by what Estonian composer, known for works such as Für Alina and Spiegel im Spiegel?
Correct Answer: ARVO PÄRT
Your Answer: Arvo Part
Points Assigned: 3

I was just in Estonia this summer. We were staying on a farm and a musician came out to play a concert for us on the national instrument, which was this table harp type of thing. She played a few Arvo Part pieces and referred to him often.  Otherwise, I had no chance. 

2. The drink of the gods that conferred immortality in Greek mythology gives its name to what fruit and Prunus persica cultivar?
Correct Answer: NECTARINE
Your Answer: Ambrosia
Points Assigned: 2

Nope.

3. The English language has twelve major verb tenses, combining three time periods (past, present, and future) with four aspects (simple, perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous). What words form the verb "eat" as it appears in the past perfect continuous tense?
Correct Answer: HAD BEEN EATING
Your Answer: eaten
Points Assigned: 1

Nope.

4. In the American version of a game of chance similar to those known as tombola or housey-housey, the numbers one through fifteen are associated with what letter?
Correct Answer: B
Your Answer: A
Points Assigned: 1

Never heard of either of those games. 

5. The iklwa (short stabbing spear), isihlangu (cowhide shield), and impondo zankomo ("bull horn" or "buffalo horn" battle formation) were military innovations developed by or associated with what legendary commander during the period known as the Mfecane?
Correct Answer: SHAKA
Your Answer: Shaka Zulu
Points Assigned: 0

Thank you Civilization!

6. What is the name of the florid Neoclassical style that was current in England through the first quarter of the 19th century, though its name refers specifically to a period spanning 1811 to 1820, when George IV served in place of his father, King George III?
Correct Answer: REGENCY
Your Answer: Georgian
Points Assigned: 2

I am reasonably good at architecture questions, but did not know this one. 

David S Addendum

Omg. It was bingo. How did I not get that *even after I saw the answer*????

Brian Day 8

5/6    

1) PDQ Bach 2/3  Didn't waste any time trying to come up with this

2) Nectarine 0/1  What's that word for the nectar of the gods?  Ambrosia? Hubris? Mead?  Oh, duh...

3) Had been eating 1/2  Wrote out a bunch of variations, glad I was able to work this out

4) B 1/0   and Bingo was his name-o.  Yes, you're all (at least the Americans) kicking yourself right now.

5) Shaka Zulu 3/2  That's what popped into my head.  Sounded right.  Don't know where it came from.   Coming to America maybe?   Is it a correct answer?   (Just looked it up, absolutely a correct answer)

6) Regency 2/1  A rare easy art question, though more world history especially how it was phrased.

Dave M day 8

Off the wagon today with a 2/6, looks like a hard day all around. 1,4 I had no idea. 2 I guessed Ambrosia. I enjoyed question 3 and got close-ish with "was eating" but not close enough. At least I got Shaka (Civ question) and Regency.

David S Day 8

Frustrating 2/6. 

1. Pacobel :(, D13. No idea. 
2. Grape :(, D02. Nope!
3. Had been eating :), D11. I had to spend a decent amount of time thinking about each aspect of the question, but I was pretty confident I had it when I was done. 
4. T :(, D22. I have no idea what this refers to. 
5. Shaka :), D30. Only gimme of the day for me. 
6. Georgian :(, D21. This frustrates me because I recognized that this was the regency but didn’t realize that that was an architectural style. So I thought since both the king and regent were Georges, this was a good guess. 

Marcus LL106 Match Day 8 -- Confirmation

3 today , butchered 2 by not reading question properly 

Player: BrowningM

1. A minimalist and unconventional compositional technique known as "tintinnabuli" ("little bells" in Latin) was developed in the 1970s by what Estonian composer, known for works such as Für Alina and Spiegel im Spiegel?
Correct Answer: ARVO PÄRT
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Couldn't dredge him up

2. The drink of the gods that conferred immortality in Greek mythology gives its name to what fruit and Prunus persica cultivar?
Correct Answer: NECTARINE
Your Answer: peach nectar
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Didn't read properly so went for a drink not a fruit 

3. The English language has twelve major verb tenses, combining three time periods (past, present, and future) with four aspects (simple, perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous). What words form the verb "eat" as it appears in the past perfect continuous tense?
Correct Answer: HAD BEEN EATING
Your Answer: eating
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Again didn't read it all, not to self don't do quiz on the tube 

4. In the American version of a game of chance similar to those known as tombola or housey-housey, the numbers one through fifteen are associated with what letter?
Correct Answer: B
Your Answer: e
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Didn't know 

5. The iklwa (short stabbing spear), isihlangu (cowhide shield), and impondo zankomo ("bull horn" or "buffalo horn" battle formation) were military innovations developed by or associated with what legendary commander during the period known as the Mfecane?
Correct Answer: SHAKA
Your Answer: Shaka
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Not many will get this 

6. What is the name of the florid Neoclassical style that was current in England through the first quarter of the 19th century, though its name refers specifically to a period spanning 1811 to 1820, when George IV served in place of his father, King George III?
Correct Answer: REGENCY
Your Answer: regency
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Easy for a Brit 

Brian Day 7 vs Ben (LLL)

3/6

1) polymer 1/0  gimme

2) rye 2/2 no idea

3) pig 1/3 no clue, but i have heard of the movie

4) swimming 3/2  i bought TYR goggles for my kids years ago

5) terribles 2/1  a backdoor comic book question for me, there was a super villain Enfant Terrible (who was actually a misunderstood, though accidentally destructive, alien child)

6) corgi 0/1  it can't be Jack Russell Terrier because terrier is in the question... when will I learn????

Jesse Day 7

3/6

1. Cellulose, starch, proteins, DNA/RNA, rubber, and nylon are examples of substances with what name, defined as large macromolecules composed of many repeating units?
Correct Answer: POLYMERS
Your Answer: Polymer
Points Assigned: 2

It was the first word that came to mind. 

2. In the 1857 oil painting "The Gleaners", three peasant women are gleaning stalks of wheat—not what other grain which is a homonym of the last name of the artist who painted it?
Correct Answer: MILLET
Your Answer: Corn
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea.

3. In a 2024 animated film, "Roz" is a character who becomes guardian of a gosling on a deserted island. Per the film's title, what is Roz?
Correct Answer: (WILD) ROBOT
Your Answer: (A wild) Robot
Points Assigned: 0

My daughter loved the books and we watched the movie together. 

4. In competition with cross-sport brands like Nike and Adidas, the sportswear brands Arena, TYR, Finis, and Jaked specialize in apparel and accessories for what sport?
Correct Answer: SWIMMING/TRIATHLON
Your Answer: Running
Points Assigned: 1

I know I had seen TYR somewhere, but I could not remember. 

5. What word did Jean Cocteau use most famously to describe les enfants Elisabeth and Paul in his 1929 novel?
Correct Answer: TERRIBLES
Your Answer: Bibliotech
Points Assigned: 3

I saw the film, but I could not get the title in my head. 

6. What energetic small dog breed, named for the English clergyman who developed it in the 19th century from the fox terrier, was bred to drive foxes from their dens?
Correct Answer: JACK RUSSELL TERRIER
Your Answer: Jack Russell Terrier
Points Assigned: 1

I pieced it together. 

Dave M day 7

Pleased with another 4/6 today.

 

1 : ) Polymers. Unlike DS and Marcus this was not a gimme for me, and I was not certain when I submitted. D22

2 : ( Rye. Same as DS, never heard of a Millet. D31

3 : ( Pokemon. Would never have got this one. D10

4 : ) Swimming. Arena got me here, too. D12

5 : ) Terribles. It really rolls off the tongue. D23

6 : ) Jack Russell Terrier. This was the gimme of the day, for me. D01

David S Day 7

3/6 due to a lucky guess. 

1. Polymer :), D22. Only gimme of the day for me. 

2. Rye :(, D13. I’m sure this was a clever question, but it was beyond me. 

3. Elephant :(, D10. My kids are a bit beyond this now, so I had no idea. 

4. Weightlifting :(, D31. No clue at all here. 

5. Terribles :), D02. This was low confidence. I remember this from somewhere, but I have no idea where. Maybe from French class back in the day. 

6. Jack Russell :), D21. This was an educated (lucky?) guess. 

Marcus LL106 Match Day 7 -- Confirmation

5 again 

Player: BrowningM

1. Cellulose, starch, proteins, DNA/RNA, rubber, and nylon are examples of substances with what name, defined as large macromolecules composed of many repeating units?
Correct Answer: POLYMERS
Your Answer: polymer
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Gimme 

2. In the 1857 oil painting "The Gleaners", three peasant women are gleaning stalks of wheat—not what other grain which is a homonym of the last name of the artist who painted it?
Correct Answer: MILLET
Your Answer: Millet
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Nice question 

3. In a 2024 animated film, "Roz" is a character who becomes guardian of a gosling on a deserted island. Per the film's title, what is Roz?
Correct Answer: (WILD) ROBOT
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Prob v easy but not for me 

4. In competition with cross-sport brands like Nike and Adidas, the sportswear brands Arena, TYR, Finis, and Jaked specialize in apparel and accessories for what sport?
Correct Answer: SWIMMING/TRIATHLON
Your Answer: swimming
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Arena got it for me 

5. What word did Jean Cocteau use most famously to describe les enfants Elisabeth and Paul in his 1929 novel?
Correct Answer: TERRIBLES
Your Answer: terribles
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

In my wheelhouse 

6. What energetic small dog breed, named for the English clergyman who developed it in the 19th century from the fox terrier, was bred to drive foxes from their dens?
Correct Answer: JACK RUSSELL TERRIER
Your Answer: jack russell
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Brian Days 5 & 6

First a bit of catch up from Friday, tied DSeif 3(3) - 3(3) in LLL, I knew Sigma (gimme), Juventus (one of the few soccer teams I know a little about, some famous player signed with them a few years ago and it was a big deal and I remembered they were in Italy,  plus founded by a group of students--->juvenile---> Juventus!), and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (70s rock gimme)

As expected I'm 1-4 to start the season in A.  5/6 today gives me a fighting chance though, and gets me to my personal goal of a lifetime .600 qpct.

1) Crepuscular 2/3  Familiar with this term, and there are a lot of crepuscular creatures on my street

2) Qing 1/1  Nice surprise here!   Went through the alphabet, wrote down some names that rang a bell, thought I had a chance with Qing

3) Frigidaire 1/2  Near gimme without the clue, but felt a lot better with it

4) lamb 2/2  no idea, guessing this is a gimme for you lot

5) Long Island 3/1  Not only my home and native land, but more importantly, that of Billy Joel.   First answer to come to mind, thought nah, there has to be something bigger, but i couldn't come up with anything.  

6) Harvey 0/0  Should be the easiest of the day, though i wouldn't say it's an across the board gimme as Richard Dawson now pre-dates half of the league.  (I actually said this so DSeif wouldn't feel bad, but if even he got it...)

Jesse Day 6

4/6

1. While some animals (e.g., squirrels, elephants) are diurnal, and some are nocturnal (bats, owls), what word describes animals, such as bobcats and rabbits, that are most active during dawn and dusk. Appropriately, the word comes from the Latin for "twilight".
Correct Answer: CREPUSCULAR
Your Answer: equiturnal
Points Assigned: 2

I have never heard that word. 

2. A chronological list of dynasties that begins with Xia around 2100 BCE, includes Han at the start of the Common Era, Song at the start of the second millennium, and Ming starting in 1368, ends with what dynasty in 1912?
Correct Answer: QING/MANCHU
Your Answer: Shou
Points Assigned: 3

Nope. But I should have gotten Manchu. 

3. What refrigerator brand, founded in the 1910s and so popular in mid-20th-century America that its name was often used generically for any refrigerator, has a name that sounds like what one should expect to find inside a refrigerator?
Correct Answer: FRIGIDAIRE
Your Answer: Frigidair
Points Assigned: 2

This was somewhere in my brain. 

4. In the popular Indian dish saag paneer, "saag" refers to spiced, pureed leafy greens such as spinach or mustard greens. What is "paneer"?
Correct Answer: CHEESE
Your Answer: Cheese
Points Assigned: 1

I am not that into Indian food, but I don't mind saag paneer.

5. While there are numerous larger islands in Alaska, as well as the islands of Hawai'i and Puerto Rico, what is the largest island that is part of one of the contiguous 48 U.S. states?
Correct Answer: LONG ISLAND
Your Answer: Long Island
Points Assigned: 1

I debated for a while whether Long Island was actually an island, but I had no better second choice. 

6. What name completes the following list? Richard Dawson, Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O'Hurley, _____.
Correct Answer: STEVE HARVEY
Your Answer: Steve Harvey
Points Assigned: 0

I find him tedious. 

Dave M day 6 v Brad LLL

4/6, scoring pretty well so far this season.

 

1 : ( Sesturnal. No idea on this one. D22

2 : ) Qing. I reckon Qing has come up in LL before. D33

3 : ) Frigidaire. My grandmother had a Frigidaire. D00

4 : ) Cheese. Simple Indian food Q. D21

5 : ) Long Island. Once I finally made my way mentally to New York it suddenly made sense. D11

6 : ( Jimmy Kimmel. I figured comedy or game show hosts. D12

Marcus LL106 Match Day 6 -- Confirmation

5 nearly forgot cos o UK bank holiday 

Player: BrowningM

1. While some animals (e.g., squirrels, elephants) are diurnal, and some are nocturnal (bats, owls), what word describes animals, such as bobcats and rabbits, that are most active during dawn and dusk. Appropriately, the word comes from the Latin for "twilight".
Correct Answer: CREPUSCULAR
Your Answer: crepuscular
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I've always liked this word, it sounds vampiric and creepy

2. A chronological list of dynasties that begins with Xia around 2100 BCE, includes Han at the start of the Common Era, Song at the start of the second millennium, and Ming starting in 1368, ends with what dynasty in 1912?
Correct Answer: QING/MANCHU
Your Answer: qing
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

You know or you don't 

3. What refrigerator brand, founded in the 1910s and so popular in mid-20th-century America that its name was often used generically for any refrigerator, has a name that sounds like what one should expect to find inside a refrigerator?
Correct Answer: FRIGIDAIRE
Your Answer: frigidaire
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Worked it out from the clue 

4. In the popular Indian dish saag paneer, "saag" refers to spiced, pureed leafy greens such as spinach or mustard greens. What is "paneer"?
Correct Answer: CHEESE
Your Answer: cheese
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Indian food v big in UK

5. While there are numerous larger islands in Alaska, as well as the islands of Hawai'i and Puerto Rico, what is the largest island that is part of one of the contiguous 48 U.S. states?
Correct Answer: LONG ISLAND
Your Answer: long island
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

A guess

6. What name completes the following list? Richard Dawson, Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O'Hurley, _____.
Correct Answer: STEVE HARVEY
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

None the wiser 

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David S Day 6

 Solid 5/6. 

1. Umbral :(, D33. Hopefully this is as hard as I think. I assumed this was wrong since it’s related to shadow, not twilight. 
2. Qing :), D22. I’m pretty familiar with a lot of the Chinese dynasties, especially the most recent. 
3. Frigidaire :), D11. Once I thought of it I realized it had to be right. 
4. Cheese :), D22. This dish is a favorite of mine. 
5. Long Island :), D11. I was almost positive. 
6. Harvey :), D00. If this was easy for me, I’m sure it will play easy, at least for Americans. 

Jesse day 5

3/6

1. Who starred unsmilingly in the comedies The Navigator (1924), The General (1926), and The Cameraman (1928)?
Correct Answer: BUSTER KEATON
Your Answer: Buster Keaton
Points Assigned: 1

I have seen the General. 

2. What is the name of the most famous baby pygmy hippopotamus probably ever, most certainly at Thailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo?
Correct Answer: MOO DENG
Your Answer: Hip-hop-opotamus
Points Assigned: 0

Nope. I had no idea.

3. What is the most significant present-day namesake of Henrietta Maria, the youngest daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici, born at the Louvre Palace in 1609?
Correct Answer: MARYLAND
Your Answer: King Charles
Points Assigned: 2

Oh, that makes sense.  I could not make heads or tales of this one. 

4. Give the name of the Greek letter (note, not the character itself) whose lowercase form is commonly used to represent the standard deviation of a data set or distribution.
Correct Answer: SIGMA
Your Answer: Sigma
Points Assigned: 2

I got a math question!

5. Identify the professional football (soccer) club, historically one of the most successful in Europe, that was founded by a group of students in Turin in 1897.
Correct Answer: JUVENTUS FC
Your Answer: Juventis
Points Assigned: 3

I think I get credit for this. I don't follow soccer, but the only famous Italian club I could think of without a city name in the name itself. 

6. The cover art for what 1973 Elton John album features the musician stepping into a poster on a wall, ostensibly on a pathway toward the Emerald City of Oz?
Correct Answer: GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Your Answer: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
Points Assigned: 1

Close! Wrong lyric. 

Dave M day 5 v Marcus LLL

4/6 for me on a tough day but happy to get a tie with Marcus's 5 as I managed to D3 his wrong answer while he D0ed one of mine (Keaton).

 

1 : ( Chaplin. Was confident about this too. At least Marcus was also confident I would get it right. D11

2 : ) Moo Deng. Global superstar. D01

3 : ( Queen Mary II. I got as far as Queen Mary but couldn't make the jump to US context, so wound up with a cruise ship. D33

4 : ) Sigma. I remember the days of GE six sigma back when everyone thought it was a company worth emulating. D20

5 : ) Juventus. I know a handful of Italian teams. D12

6 : ) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. We used to listen to the cassette of this in the car when I was growing up. D22

Marcus day 5 vs Dave M

5 again

1) buster Keaton 0.0 old stone face and the dates a giveaway

2) moo deng 2,2 it made the news here

3) A dress, I didn't join the dots properly here. I clocked it said what and not who and I knew she was unhappily married to Charles 1 as Queen Mary but I didn't stick it together 3.3

4) Sigma uber gimme in my job 1.1

5) Juventus gimme for European football fans 2.2

6) goodbye yellow brick road 1.1 humming away all day now

David S Day 5 vs. Brian (LLL)

 3/6 vs. Brian. I’ll be hard to defend. 

1. Marx :(, D11. No idea. Maybe I should have given higher defense. 
2. Muu Dang :), D12. I just remember the ridiculous SNL skit about this. Another day with a horribly misspelled but correct answer. 
3. Versailles :(, D33. Wow. I never even got close. A rare history/geography whiff for me. 
4. Sigma :), D00. Gimme, and gimme for Brian, too, I’m sure. 
5. Juventus :), D21. This has been an LL answer before. That’s how I learned it. Glad I didn’t forget. 
6. The Wizard :(, D22. No idea.

Dave M day 4 v Carr LLL

4/6 again today, spelling permitting

 

1 : ) Don Quijote. This spelling should pay, I think. D12

2 : ( Salt. Random guess, congratulations to most for figuring out the connection here. D33

3 : ) Home Town. Two questions about locations where I've had oil production in 2 days. I used to go to Laurel regularly for work, beautiful town. I've even stayed in an AirBNB at one of this couple's renovated houses. D22

4 : ) New Paragraph. I don't know what a Pilcrow is but guessed it's that reverse P shape. D11

5 : ( French Horn. I didn't know there was an English Horn. D21

6 : ) Asuncion. This was the last capital I got to on the list, was obvious once I got there. D00

Brian Day 4

I got credit for the game of ilfe, but I doubt I'll get credit for a more questionable answer today.  3/6

1) Don Quixote 1/1 Can't understand a word of this except Mancha, but that's enough

2) Potassium 0/2  Kale isn't a mineral, kale has a lot of iron though...oh, ka is probably where the K symbol for potassium comes from

3) Buyers on the Bayou 2/3   No clue

4) indent 3/2  A good guess, but can't imagine i stumble into credit here

5) English horn 1/0  Been awhile since i got to use my high school band knowledge

6) La Paz 2/1  Went through every South American capital, realized I didn't know Paraguay's, and hoped for the best.  

Jesse Day 4

4/6, I think.

1. "En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, rocín flaco y galgo corredor." So begins what novel?
Correct Answer: DON QUIXOTE
Your Answer: Don Quixote
Points Assigned: 0

The only musical I ever saw was Man of La Mancha starring Sheena Easton and Raoul Julia. 

2. Hypokalemia is the name for a condition when the blood serum contains a low level of what mineral?
Correct Answer: POTASSIUM
Your Answer: Iron
Points Assigned: 1

I had no idea. 

3. Laurel, Mississippi, provides the primary setting (and indirectly, the title) for what HGTV renovation series starring local husband-and-wife team Ben and Erin Napier?
Correct Answer: HOME TOWN
Your Answer: Plantation Renovation
Points Assigned: 1

That is a terrible name. I prefer mine, even with its troubled connotations. 

4. In typography, a symbol called a "pilcrow" indicates what?
Correct Answer: PARAGRAPH (BREAK)
Your Answer: New paragraph
Points Assigned: 3

I think I get credit for this. This was total guess. 

5. What misnamed musical instrument (actually a woodwind from Central Europe) has a slightly conical bore, a double reed, and a bulb-shaped bell—effectively an alto oboe?
Correct Answer: COR ANGLAIS/ENGLISH HORN
Your Answer: English Horn
Points Assigned: 2

This was an educated guess. 

6. The Christian belief that the Virgin Mary was taken up to heaven, body and soul, at the end of her earthly life provides the name for which South American capital city?
Correct Answer: ASUNCIÓN
Your Answer: Asuncion
Points Assigned: 2

I knew it right away. I have been to Paraguay, but not Asuncion. 

David S Addendum

While I don’t dispute the fundamental difference between what I wrote and the correct answer, I do think that Thorsten has been quite broad on the sounds like rule. I’d buy my answer being marked correct at 80% odds at least. 

Marcus Assumption/Ascension debate

Asunción comes from the Latin noun, of ecclesiastical use, assumptīō, defined as: "the Virgin Mary being elevated body and soul to heaven"[19] and must be distinguished from the Ascension of Jesus


Was discussing with Dave S and I think Ascension is very specifically wrong and I don't think the sounds like rule should play but let's see…

David S Day 4

 4/6 again today. 

1. Don Quixote :), D10. Spanish language and Mancha made it obvious. 
2. Potassium :), D02. I got it from the K in the word. No idea otherwise. 
3. Love it or leave it :(, D33. No idea. 
4. New paragraph :), D21. I was pretty sure that was the name of the symbol I’ve seen many times in Word. 
5. French Horn :(, D22. Never heard of this. I couldn’t imagine this guess was right. 
6. Ascension :), D11. Pretty atrocious spelling, but I think close enough to pay. If you’ve heard of the city, there can’t be any other guess.

Marcus LL106 Match Day 4 -- Confirmation

5, stymied by US popular culture as usual

Player: BrowningM

1. "En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, rocín flaco y galgo corredor." So begins what novel?
Correct Answer: DON QUIXOTE
Your Answer: don quixote
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Gimme

2. Hypokalemia is the name for a condition when the blood serum contains a low level of what mineral?
Correct Answer: POTASSIUM
Your Answer: potasssium
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Prob gave too many points for this 

3. Laurel, Mississippi, provides the primary setting (and indirectly, the title) for what HGTV renovation series starring local husband-and-wife team Ben and Erin Napier?
Correct Answer: HOME TOWN
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Nah

4. In typography, a symbol called a "pilcrow" indicates what?
Correct Answer: PARAGRAPH (BREAK)
Your Answer: paragraph
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Not sure how hard this plays 

5. What misnamed musical instrument (actually a woodwind from Central Europe) has a slightly conical bore, a double reed, and a bulb-shaped bell—effectively an alto oboe?
Correct Answer: COR ANGLAIS/ENGLISH HORN
Your Answer: cor anglais
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Hard to guess but easy if you know ..

6. The Christian belief that the Virgin Mary was taken up to heaven, body and soul, at the end of her earthly life provides the name for which South American capital city?
Correct Answer: ASUNCIÓN
Your Answer: asuncion
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I was happy with my spelling 

Jesse Day 3

2/6

1. Serengeti National Park and the adjoining Ngorongoro Conservation Area together cover nearly 9,000 square miles (roughly 23,000 km^2</sup> or 5.7 million acres, larger than the state of New Jersey), in what country?
Correct Answer: TANZANIA
Your Answer: Tanzania
Points Assigned: 1

I have never been, but my company runs Tanzania trips often. 

2. The 1954 merger of Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson—the largest corporate merger in U.S. history at the time and an effort to compete with the "Big Three" car manufacturers—begat what new automaker, later a buyer of Kaiser Jeep in 1970 and itself acquired by Chrysler in 1987?
Correct Answer: AMERICAN MOTORS CORPORATION (AMC)
Your Answer: Dodge
Points Assigned: 1

Shoot, I thought I had gotten it.

3. Four of the "Five Civilized Tribes" (a historical term for certain Native American nations forcibly moved to Oklahoma in the 1800s) had names beginning with "C": Chickasaw, Creek, Choctaw, and Cherokee. What was the fifth tribe, a heterogeneous group formed in Spanish Florida from various other tribes a few decades earlier?
Correct Answer: SEMINOLE
Your Answer: Chawnee
Points Assigned: 2

I should have read the clue more closely. 

4. The affable-looking anthropomorphic dog created by American artist Phillip Banks, who wears a grey crew neck sweater, blue jeans, and red Converse sneakers, and who lowkey DGAF, has what two-word name?
Correct Answer: CHILL GUY
Your Answer: Spuds McKenzie
Points Assigned: 2

Never heard of him. 

5. In June 2025, activists unfurled a newsworthy 30-square-foot banner reading, "If you can rent [REDACTED] for your wedding, you can pay more tax." What city was named on the banner?
Correct Answer: VENICE
Your Answer: Venice
Points Assigned: 0

I saw news coverage of the Bezos wedding. 

6. The Good Soldier (1915) and the Parade's End tetralogy (1924-28) are works from what British novelist, a founder and first editor of the English Review whose middle name was Madox and whose first and last names were the same?
Correct Answer: FORD MADOX FORD
Your Answer: Bruce Madox Bruce
Points Assigned: 3

Never heard of him.