Jesse Day 19

2/6 

1. Octagonal city blocks with chamfered (cut) corners, designed by Ildefons Cerdà in the mid-19th century to improve visibility, airflow, sunlight, and public spaces, are an iconic feature of the Eixample district in what city?
Correct Answer: BARCELONA
Your Answer: Barcelona
Points Assigned: 1

I have been to Barcelona a handful of times, including this past November. The cut corners are a mixed blessing. I find they are kind of annoying as a pedestrian. 

2. What term is most commonly used in English for the professional oral historians and storytellers of West Africa who preserve epics and traditions through memorized performance? Alternative regional names include jali, djeli, gewel, and others.
Correct Answer: GRIOT
Your Answer: Bard
Points Assigned: 3

I have never heard of this word. 

3. George Michael does not himself appear in the iconic David Fincher-directed video for his hit song Freedom '90, but five women popular at the time do appear. Give the last name of any one of these five women.
Correct Answer: CAMPBELL, CRAWFORD, EVANGELISTA, PATITZ, TURLINGTON
Your Answer: Crawford
Points Assigned: 0

I was pretty sure I remembered Crawford being in there. Glad I didn't go with my second guess, Schiffer. 

4. Most often caused by infection, what is the common name for the clinical condition known medically as pyrexia?
Correct Answer: FEVER
Your Answer: Tonsalitis
Points Assigned: 1

I need to watch more Pitt I guess?

5. What is essentially the UK's equivalent to Japan's NHK, Italy's RAI, Ireland's RTÉ, and Germany's ZDF (and perhaps ARD)?
Correct Answer: BBC
Your Answer: British Rail
Points Assigned: 2

Oof, bad miss.

6. At the most recent wedding of a former First Lady who remarried after leaving the White House, who was the bridegroom?
Correct Answer: ARISTOTLE ONASSIS
Your Answer: JFK Jr.
Points Assigned: 2

I don't want to talk about it. I was sleepy.