Marcus LL107 Match Day 2 -- Confirmation

5 again stymied by the music 

Player: BrowningM

1. What single word provides the title of a 1992 Toni Morrison novel, an apple cultivar bred from Royal Gala and Braeburn, the name of a major North American sports franchise, and an iconic design for disposable cups?
Correct Answer: JAZZ
Your Answer: jazz
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Got it from the apple

2. What five-letter word refers to a solid figure with two congruent, parallel polygonal faces connected so that the other faces are all parallelograms?
Correct Answer: PRISM
Your Answer: prism
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Had to think it through for a while 

3. What is the name of the scientific tool used for measuring wind, coming from the Greek word for "wind"?
Correct Answer: ANEMOMETER
Your Answer: anemometer
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

No gimmes today but this was easy 

4. The Delian League, a voluntary alliance named for its island base and with upwards of 300 members at its peak, eventually evolved into the beginnings of what empire?
Correct Answer: ATHENIAN EMPIRE
Your Answer: athenian
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Hopefully this is hard but I know my Thucydides 

5. Iowa is the sophomore studio album, and also the birthplace, of what large heavy metal band, famous for its chaotic live shows and distinctive image, in which members wear matching jumpsuits and individual masks and are identified by number?
Correct Answer: SLIPKNOT
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2
 Nah
6. The ancient Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Tashkent are located in what modern-day nation, which was the center of the empire of Tamerlane (the Timurid Empire)?
Correct Answer: UZBEKISTAN
Your Answer: uzbekistan
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Hopefully a little tricky