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