Marcus LL107 Match Day 25 -- Confirmation

Well done Brian for yesterday you were a worthy winner,  5 today which I was pleased with.

Happy holidays I shall miss you all 

Player: BrowningM

1. Two opposing border towns, which sit approximately 125 miles (200km) east of San Diego, are distinctive for their portmanteau (and sort of reciprocal) names. Identify either of these cities.
Correct Answer: CALEXICO, MEXICALI
Your Answer: tijuana
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Nah

2. What four-word title (with two of the words being "of the") was bestowed on Henry VIII by Pope Leo X, as a reward for the King's written opposition to the teachings of Martin Luther, and is still held by the British monarch today?
Correct Answer: DEFENDER OF THE FAITH
Your Answer: defender of the faith
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Every British kid learns this at school

3. YO! Sushi, founded in 1997 in London's Soho district, introduced many Western diners to a concept invented in Osaka in 1958 by Yoshiaki Shiraishi called kaiten-zushi, which involves the serving of sushi using what device?
Correct Answer: (ROTATING) CONVEYOR BELT
Your Answer: conveyor belt
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Not been for ages 

4. What word used in oil painting and pottery for a particular substance (or the use of that substance) is today a Gen Z slang term for giving praise to an excessive and cringeworthy degree?
Correct Answer: GLAZE
Your Answer: glazing
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Worked this one out.

5. The American farmer, the American factory worker, and William Jennings Bryan (the last more loosely) are represented by a set of characters in a populist and bimetallist interpretation of what 1900 novel and its many stage and film adaptations?
Correct Answer: THE (WONDERFUL) WIZARD OF OZ
Your Answer: wizard of oz
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I took a long time on this 

6. With DJ Dee Dee "Spinderella" Roper, rappers Cheryl James and Sandy Denton seasoned the pop charts in the late 1980s and 1990s under what name?
Correct Answer: SALT-N-PEPA
Your Answer: salt n' pepa
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

My era and a rare pop get but the clue made it easy

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