marcus LL108 Match Day 20 -- Confirmation

5 gimmes and an impossible 

Player: BrowningM

1. What noun, derived from the Greek verb for "to scatter" or "spread about", first appeared in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew bible), and first appeared in English in the 16th century to denote "a scattering abrode of the Iewes" before the expansion of the concept in the mid-20th century?
Correct Answer: DIASPORA
Your Answer: diaspora
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

gimme 

2. What Swedish warship sank on her maiden voyage in Stockholm harbor in 1628, was eventually salvaged in 1961, and has been housed since 1990 in a museum on the city's island of Djurgården?
Correct Answer: VASA
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

impossible 

3. What former President, along with several allies, was convicted by a panel of Supreme Court justices in Brazil on charges including attempting to unlawfully overturn the election result, following his defeat in 2022?
Correct Answer: JAIR BOLSONARO
Your Answer: bolsanaro
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

i spend a lot of energy on Brazil politics at work 

4. The biographical miniseries George & Tammy premiered on Showtime in December 2022. Give the last name of either of the two title characters.
Correct Answer: JONES, WYNETTE
Your Answer: wynette
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

can anyone name another Tammy?

5. Though the term was first introduced into the popular consciousness by Swedish company Ericsson with a 1997 prototype, the IBM Simon released in 1994 is retrospectively considered the first device known by what now-common compound word?
Correct Answer: SMARTPHONE
Your Answer: smartphone
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

easy guess

6. A Japanese word for a traditional bedding setup consisting of a cotton-filled mattress and quilt stored during the day and laid on the floor at night for sleeping has taken on a related meaning in the West for a piece of furniture that is sometimes (but not always) used for sleeping. What is that word?
Correct Answer: FUTON
Your Answer: futon
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

i used to have one