Jesse Day 9

3/6

1. While he didn't invent the idea, the convention in algebra of using late alphabet letters (x,y,z) for unknowns and early letters (a,b,c) for known constants is largely credited to what Frenchman, and specifically his 1637 work La Géométrie?
Correct Answer: RENÉ DESCARTES
Your Answer: Decartes
Points Assigned: 1

I thought of Pascal, Fermat, and Descartes and chose correctly. 

2. A traditional Polish "hunter's stew" consisting of sauerkraut, fresh cabbage, and assorted meats such as beef, pork, and kiełbasa, which is cooked slowly at a simmer for several hours and is widely considered the national dish of Poland, is known by what five-letter name?
Correct Answer: BIGOS
Your Answer: Nope!
Points Assigned: 2

Never heard of it! I only spent a day in Poland when I flew in and out for a meeting in Warsaw. 

3. Municipalities on Great Bermuda, in Ontario, Canada, and on New Zealand's North Island all share what name, though each is named after a different individual, none of whom was a U.S. Founding Father?
Correct Answer: HAMILTON
Your Answer: Hamilton
Points Assigned: 0

I live in Auckland now, so this was really easy for me.

4. In the sentences "I wish I were in love again" and "The rule requires that he be present", the verbs were and be are examples of what grammatical mood?
Correct Answer: SUBJUNCTIVE
Your Answer: Past Parcible
Points Assigned: 2

I do not know grammar rules. 

5. The university that resulted from the merger of the Armour Institute and the Lewis Institute in 1940 has long been a center for modern architecture in the United States, with many campus buildings designed by long-time head of the architecture school Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This university is the Institute of Technology in what state?
Correct Answer: ILLINOIS
Your Answer: Illinois
Points Assigned: 1

There are a lot of his buildings in Chicago. 

6. Among the regional broadcasters that gradually merged over the decades to form the British television network ITV were two London-based franchises. One was Thames (later replaced by Carlton), and the other LWT. What did the "W" in LWT stand for?
Correct Answer: WEEKEND
Your Answer: Westland
Points Assigned: 3

I had no idea.

mediaS addendum 2

Brian i’m still fuming especially given the Ascuncion Ascension travesty from last season. Media is a small grammatical error in Latin and i think Horace would have approved media under the sounds like rule whixh strangely enough doesn’t seem definitive for an historic language …

Brian Day 9 Vs Ben in his namesake league

In mediaS res?   Really?  So yesterday was a 3 and another loss. 3/6 today.  Ben should have me beat given he'll get the British tv question. 

1) Descartes 3/0  Gimme for math nerds

2) vodka 2/2  never heard of this

3) Hamilton 0/1  Bermuda and Ontario make it a gimme

4) Subjunctive 1/2  It wasn't conditional, so I guessed the other term I know and got lucky.  

5) Georgia  1/3  no idea

6) Windsor 2/1  no idea

Dave M day 9

I managed 3 on what I thought was an incredibly tough day, interested to see it reasonably high scoring for many here.

 

1 : ( Pelouse. I do not know my French mathematicians. D22

2 : ( Borsh. It sounds nice, and I figured I’d have heard of it, but Bigos is new to me. D12

3 : ) Hamilton. My mother grew up in the NZ Hamilton. D00

4 : ) Subjunctive. Seems like many of us got there the same way – me through high school French. D21

5 : ( Virginia. I didn’t know Illinois had an Institute of Technology. D11

6 : ) Weekend. This must play incredibly hard for not only non Brits but those who aren’t old enough to remember when TV franchises shared a broadcast frequency.

Jessica - 2/6 not so hot

Def losing this round my opponent is 7-1

1. Correct Descartes. Cartesian. Also currently in France and feeling the French stuff!

2. Wrong No idea. Never heard of this. 

3. Wrong Picked the wrong founding father. Washington

4. Correct Subjunctive seems obvious

5. Put Georgia - wrong - like ds frank Lloyd wright also came to mind for some reason but I still picked randomly 

6. Wrong - I already forgot what the question was so no comment

--

Jessica Fragola, VMD
www.pawsatpeace.com

"Love is the seed of all hope." 

David S Day 9

 4/6. 

1. Descartes :), D33. Didn’t realize he didn’t actually invent this, but a gimme. D33 only because both my opponents are terrible at math. 
2. Bunga :(, D21. Absolutely no idea. Pure coincidence that I got the first letter right. 
3. Hamilton :), D01. Very cute. It being the capital of Bermuda made it clear. 
4. Subjunctive :), D10. I think this plays easy for anyone who’s studied a Romance language. 
5. Illinois :), D12. I didn’t know this, but after missing the Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago question a couple of seasons ago, Illinois/Chicago is now my default guess on architecture questions where I have no idea. That paid off nicely this time. 
6. Worcester :(, D22. No clue and never even got on the right track. 

Marcus Microwave addendum …

i misread and i did get the points for it but i got zero for in media res rather than in medias tea which i think is even more ridiculous

Marcus LL109 Match Day 9 -- Confirmation

knew them all today but still fuming that i wasn’t given a point for microwave yesterday, did anyone else get caught out by this ludicrous pedantry?

Player: BrowningM

1. While he didn't invent the idea, the convention in algebra of using late alphabet letters (x,y,z) for unknowns and early letters (a,b,c) for known constants is largely credited to what Frenchman, and specifically his 1637 work La Géométrie?
Correct Answer: RENÉ DESCARTES
Your Answer: descartes
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

gimme

2. A traditional Polish "hunter's stew" consisting of sauerkraut, fresh cabbage, and assorted meats such as beef, pork, and kiełbasa, which is cooked slowly at a simmer for several hours and is widely considered the national dish of Poland, is known by what five-letter name?
Correct Answer: BIGOS
Your Answer: bigos
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

have a couple of polish friends who make a mean one 

3. Municipalities on Great Bermuda, in Ontario, Canada, and on New Zealand's North Island all share what name, though each is named after a different individual, none of whom was a U.S. Founding Father?
Correct Answer: HAMILTON
Your Answer: hamilton
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

surely it’s the only possible guess?

4. In the sentences "I wish I were in love again" and "The rule requires that he be present", the verbs were and be are examples of what grammatical mood?
Correct Answer: SUBJUNCTIVE
Your Answer: subjunctive
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

i find it easier to recognise than exemplify 

5. The university that resulted from the merger of the Armour Institute and the Lewis Institute in 1940 has long been a center for modern architecture in the United States, with many campus buildings designed by long-time head of the architecture school Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This university is the Institute of Technology in what state?
Correct Answer: ILLINOIS
Your Answer: illinois
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

i recently re read the god particle about the higgs boson by Lederman who was an alumnus rather than the architecture 

6. Among the regional

broadcasters that gradually merged over the decades to form the British television network ITV were two London-based franchises. One was Thames (later replaced by Carlton), and the other LWT. What did the "W" in LWT stand for?
Correct Answer: WEEKEND
Your Answer: weekend
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

british gimme

Brian Day 8

 Lot of bad luck this season as I keep getting 4 and I keep losing 

1) microwave 1/0

2) bastille day 2/1 this it’s what I get for answering after a night out.   Knew the date was off, but Bastille is French, so it’s Canadian!   I feel better that I didn’t know Canada Day existed and I never had a chance

3) Binance 0/3 just completely blanked on the name

4)in media res 1/2 gimme

5) Philippines 2/2 timing seemed right

6) Mozart 3/1 absolutely no idea threw out a wild guess of the only 18th century Austrian I could think of.  Shocked. 

Jesse Day 8

4/6 I think...

1. Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer noticed that a chocolate bar had unexpectedly melted in his pocket in 1945 while at work, and this (perhaps slightly embellished) observation led directly to the development of what now-common apparatus?
Correct Answer: MICROWAVE OVEN (RADARANGE)
Your Answer: Microwave
Points Assigned: 0

I knew this story. 

2. A holiday celebrated on 1 July, named Dominion Day beginning in 1879, has been officially known by what other name since 1982 (English or French name acceptable)?
Correct Answer: CANADA DAY/FÊTE DU CANADA
Your Answer: Canada Day
Points Assigned: 2

My company is partnered with a Canadian company, so I have gotten familiar with Canadian holidays. 

3. One of the biggest corporate failures of the 2020s (so far) occurred in 2022, with the spectacular collapse from a peak valuation earlier that year of around $32 billion of what Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange founded by Gary Wang and Sam Bankman-Fried?
Correct Answer: FTX
Your Answer: FTX
Points Assigned: 1

It took me a few minutes to recall the three letters. 

4. In his Ars Poetica, written around 19 BCE, Horace praises Homer for beginning his epics in the middle of the action rather than at the story's beginning. In doing so, Horace used what precise three-word Latin phrase, now a common literary term, for this starting in the middle of things?
Correct Answer: IN MEDIAS RES
Your Answer: Nope!
Points Assigned: 2

Never heard of this. 

5. The original Thomasites were a group of about 500 American teachers who set sail from San Francisco in July 1901 aboard the U.S. Army transport ship USAT Thomas with the aim of establishing a new public school system in what at-the-time American colony?
Correct Answer: PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Your Answer: Philippines
Points Assigned: 1

I am guessing this will be marked correct.

6. Due to the primary work by which he is known, 19th-century Austrian Ludwig Ritter von Köchel will forever be inextricably linked with what 18th-century countryman?
Correct Answer: WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Your Answer: Becht
Points Assigned: 3

Nope!

Dave M day 8 v Marcus CLL

4/6 today and I knew no chance against Marcus, these questions are in his wheelhouse.

 

1 : ( Pocket Protector. Wow I was way off on this one. D02

2 : ) Canada Day. Simple question I think, D12

3 : ) FTX. Even simpler, D10

4 : ( Initio ab Bellum. Not the foggiest. D33 in the forlorn hope Marcus would be off on his Latin today.

5 : ) Philippines. Timing lined up nicely. D21

6 : ) Mozart. Like David S, there was only one 18^th C Austrian that came to mind. D21

Jessica day 8

3/6

1. Answer: microwave - put refrigerator, seemed a little late for a fridge since they were popular in 1950s

2. Answer: Canada day - wrong - put dieu de liberté but should have gotten this!

3. Ftx, correct, def enjoyed some schadenfreude to watch sbf fall from grace

4. In media res, correct. Latin is useful from time to time

5. Philippines - wrong, put Hawaii. Oh well

6. Mozart - correct- maybe the only 18th century Austrian I know

David S Day 8

 5/6 today. 

1. Microwave oven :), D32. Fairly famous (though perhaps untrue) story. Also guessable given the time period. 
2. Canada Day :), D11. Lots of ways to get this as long as you know that there is such a thing as Canada Day. 
3. FTX :), D20. Gimme. 
4. Deus ex machina :(, D03. I recognize the answer now that I see it, but I was never going to come up with it. 
5. Philippines :), D11. The timing and former colony clues made this pretty clear. Marcus, I actually never considered Hawaii, and I think referring to it as a “colony” would not have really been the right term. 
6. Mozart :), D22. Had no idea, but how many famous 18th century Austrians are there? Only two really famous ones in my book, and the other was an answer a few days ago. 

Marcus LL109 Match Day 8 -- Confirmation

Back to 5 today vs Dave M i think i may beat him with the latin which i hated at school but am glad i studied these days.

Player: BrowningM

1. Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer noticed that a chocolate bar had unexpectedly melted in his pocket in 1945 while at work, and this (perhaps slightly embellished) observation led directly to the development of what now-common apparatus?
Correct Answer: MICROWAVE OVEN (RADARANGE)
Your Answer: microwave
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

not sure how hard this plays

2. A holiday celebrated on 1 July, named Dominion Day beginning in 1879, has been officially known by what other name since 1982 (English or French name acceptable)?
Correct Answer: CANADA DAY/FÊTE DU CANADA
Your Answer: canada day
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

english /french a giveaway 

3. One of the biggest corporate failures of the 2020s (so far) occurred in 2022, with the spectacular collapse from a peak valuation earlier that year of around $32 billion of what Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange founded by Gary Wang and Sam Bankman-Fried?
Correct Answer: FTX
Your Answer: FTX
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Dave will know this i’m pretty sure 

4. In his Ars Poetica, written around 19 BCE, Horace praises Homer for beginning his epics in the middle of the action rather than at the story's beginning. In doing so, Horace used what precise three-word Latin phrase, now a common literary term, for this starting in the middle of things?
Correct Answer: IN MEDIAS RES
Your Answer: in media res
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

hoping this is the one 

5. The original Thomasites were a group of about 500 American teachers who set sail from San Francisco in July 1901 aboard the U.S. Army transport ship USAT Thomas with the aim of establishing a new public school system in what at-the-time American colony?
Correct Answer: PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Your Answer: hawaii
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

thought i had a chance 

6. Due to the primary work by which he is known, 19th-century Austrian Ludwig Ritter von Köchel will forever be inextricably linked with what 18th-century countryman?
Correct Answer: WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Your Answer: mozart
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

KV numbers …not sure how hard this plays 

Jesse Day 7

3/6

1. The central U.S. military hub during the War in Afghanistan, from 2001 until U.S. withdrawal in July 2021, was located at an air base approximately 30 miles north of Kabul in what town, after which the air base is named?
Correct Answer: BAGRAM
Your Answer: Bagram
Points Assigned: 1

It was in the news so much it is stuck in my brain. 

2. Name the 19th-century physicist who measured the speed of light, is credited with inventing the gyroscope, improved the mirrors of reflecting telescopes, and demonstrated Earth's rotation with a famous 1851 experiment in Paris's Panthéon.
Correct Answer: LÉON FOUCAULT
Your Answer: Fresnel
Points Assigned: 3

I tried to think of French physicists and did a poor job. 

3. María la del Barrio, Los Ricos También Lloran, and Rebelde are all famous and influential examples of a certain melodramatic genre of serialized drama. Another—perhaps the most globally influential of all—is Yo soy [REDACTED], la fea. What woman's name is redacted?
Correct Answer: BETTY
Your Answer: Maria
Points Assigned: 2

Nope!

4. The product known as the Diamond Rio PMP300, launched in 1998, was somewhat groundbreaking, controversial, and popular for a time, but was replaced (and overwhelmed) by what market-dominating product and technological phenomenon three years later? The Diamond Rio's parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2003.
Correct Answer: IPOD
Your Answer: iPod
Points Assigned: 0

What a great time that was to be alive. 

5. What three-letter word, taken directly from the Greek alphabet, is used in parapsychology as a catchall for alleged paranormal abilities such as extrasensory perception (ESP)?
Correct Answer: PSI
Your Answer: Psy
Points Assigned: 1

I am assuming this will not be accepted. I was in Psi Upsilon, so this one hurts. 

6. One of the most famous art parodies in history is Marcel Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q., whose title is a vulgar expression (when read aloud in French) referring to what figure, the subject of the parody?
Correct Answer: MONA LISA
Your Answer: Mona Lisa
Points Assigned: 2

It was that or a toilet. 

Brian Day 7

 Welcome Jessica!!!  Enjoy the rip roaring fun that is LearnedLeague!

Yesterday was my first win of the season in LL, hoping for another with a 4/6

1) Fallujah 0/1  Knew was wrong, was kicking myself thinking this was a gimme, but actually the answer does not ring a bell

2) Foucalt 1/2  science gimme

3) Betty 2/1  My daughters watched Ugly Betty at an inappropriately young age, I hoped it got its name from the answer to this question

4) ipod 1/0  dates lined up

5) psi 2/2 gimme if you read X-Men comics

6) Queen Elizabeth 3/3   no clue, though Mona Lisa was on my short list

Brian Day 6 vs Marcus (CLL)

Submitted late last night.  4/6 was of course not good enough vs Marcus on a day with British accents

1) Kansas City -  Gimme for Americans

2) Ethiopia - The only African country not to be colonized

3) Green - as in Mo Green.   Have never heard of Connelly

4) Royal Precision - Gave Marcus a D0 here

5) Crocodile -  Luckily I realized saber tooth tiger was wrong before submitting

6) Crowe - Gimme, Crowe's first big role, though he was just a bruiser in it, terrific movie.  42% get rate across LearnedLeague either tells me how old I am or how old 1997 is, or both

Hello everyone! Jessica F day 7

Hi everyone! Thought I'd jump in on the blogging...

1. WRONG Had no idea, Never heard of Bagram. Guess I skimmed over articles abut the Afghanistan war...

2. WRONG - wrote niels bohr even though i knew it was wrong. I really only know the names of 20th century physicists I guess!

3. RIGHT - Betty - was a Colombian show I believe, then there was a US version (Ugly Betty)

4. RIGHT - I had one of these diamond rios! I was so excited about MP3s in the late 90s.

5. RIGHT - Psi - Picked it because it sounded like "psychic"

6. WRONG - randomly guessed Napoleon. Some entertaining trivia. Apparently LHOOQ is at MOMA I guess I can try to see it sometime. :) 

Jessica

Dave M day 7

Tough day. 3/6 which I feel OK with.

 

1 : ) Bagram. I feel this counts as current affairs still. D00

2 : ( Duchamp. I do not know my 19^th Century physicians. D12

3 : ( Maria. First telenovela question in LL? Figure this plays extremely hard. D33

4 : ) Ipod. Right in my youth when I followed tech progress like this. D21

5 : ( Tau. Random guess of Greek letter. D11

6 : ) Mona Lisa. You either know it or you don’t… D22

Marcus LL109 Match Day 7 -- Confirmation

3 today, made a mess of it 

Begin forwarded message:

Player: BrowningM

1. The central U.S. military hub during the War in Afghanistan, from 2001 until U.S. withdrawal in July 2021, was located at an air base approximately 30 miles north of Kabul in what town, after which the air base is named?
Correct Answer: BAGRAM
Your Answer: Kandahar
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

fairly confident and very wrong 

2. Name the 19th-century physicist who measured the speed of light, is credited with inventing the gyroscope, improved the mirrors of reflecting telescopes, and demonstrated Earth's rotation with a famous 1851 experiment in Paris's Panthéon.
Correct Answer: LÉON FOUCAULT
Your Answer: Foucault
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

i enjoyed the Eco novel as well as the expiriment 

3. María la del Barrio, Los Ricos También Lloran, and Rebelde are all famous and influential examples of a certain melodramatic genre of serialized drama. Another—perhaps the most globally influential of all—is Yo soy [REDACTED], la fea. What woman's name is redacted?
Correct Answer: BETTY
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

nowhere near getting this 

4. The product known as the Diamond Rio PMP300, launched in 1998, was somewhat groundbreaking, controversial, and popular for a time, but was replaced (and overwhelmed) by what market-dominating product and technological phenomenon three years later? The Diamond Rio's parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2003.
Correct Answer: IPOD
Your Answer: ipod
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

had to think about it

5. What three-letter word, taken directly from the Greek alphabet, is used in parapsychology as a catchall for alleged paranormal abilities such as extrasensory perception (ESP)?
Correct Answer: PSI
Your Answer: eta
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

come on now , what a pathetic miss 

6. One of the most famous art parodies in history is Marcel Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q., whose title is a vulgar expression (when read aloud in French) referring to what figure, the subject of the parody?
Correct Answer: MONA LISA
Your Answer: mona lisa
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

think you need to know this , very hard to guess

David S Day 7

 3/6 today. 

1. Bagram :), D31. Current events gimme. 
2. Fizzeau :(, D13. Was deciding between this and Foucault. In retrospect, I should have gone with the obvious French name since the pendulum was in Paris. Too bad. 
3. Maria :(, D22. No idea. 
4. iPod :), D10. Was deciding between this and Blackberry, so at least I was one for two on guesses. 
5. Psi :), D01. Only possibility given the extensive clue. 
6. Louis XVI :(, D22. No idea at all. 

Jesse Day 6

3/6

1. What is the name of the most populous city in the United States that borders a city with the same name in another state?
Correct Answer: KANSAS CITY
Your Answer: Kansas City
Points Assigned: 0

I wondered whether this was too obvious and could not think of another example. 

2. One of the most decisive defeats of a European army by an African force in history occurred in 1896, when Italian troops were routed at the Battle of Adwa by Emperor Menelik II's army from what country?
Correct Answer: ETHIOPIA/ABYSSINIA
Your Answer: Ethiopia
Points Assigned: 1

Gimmie

3. "Little Mo" was the nickname of what American tennis champion, who in 1953 became the first woman to win all four major singles titles in one year?
Correct Answer: MAUREEN CONNOLLY
Your Answer: Smith
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea. Tried Smith, hoping to get lucky. 

4. The British accent often regarded as the most socially prestigious, and sometimes associated with the "King's (or Queen's) English", is known to linguists by the abbreviation RP. What does RP stand for?
Correct Answer: RECEIVED PRONUNCIATION
Your Answer: Royal Pronunciation
Points Assigned: 3

I have never heard of RP. 

5. Whether the fourth tooth from the front on each side of the lower jaw is visible when the jaws are closed is a key differentiator between two otherwise very similar animals. Name either one.
Correct Answer: ALLIGATOR, CROCODILE
Your Answer: Baboon
Points Assigned: 2

Nope! I thought maybe it was Mandrill v Baboon. 

6. IMDb's synopsis for the 1997 neo-noir classic L.A. Confidential (now fossilized across the internet) describes three of the film's central policemen as "one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy". Guy Pearce plays the strait-laced Ed Exley; what actor plays the brutal Bud White?
Correct Answer: RUSSELL CROWE
Your Answer: Crowe
Points Assigned: 1

I had to think about this for a while.

Dave M day 6

4/6 today.

 

1 : ) Kansas City. Spent some time on it as I worried it was a trick question. D10

2 : ) Ethiopia. One of only a couple of independent African nations at the turn of the 20^th Century. D22

3 : ( Bostwick. No idea though figured I’d at least recognize the answer when I saw it. D11

4 : ) Received Pronunciation. Plays UK easy but I guess USA hard, so D33

5 : ( Wolf. Spent ages on this one but couldn’t get there. Answer seems obvious now I see it. D22

6 : ) Crowe. Golden age Russell Crowe. D01

David S Day 6

First, it’s my pleasure to introduce Jessica. She, Diane, and I have been friends for well over 30 years. The three of us (plus our friend Tom, who used to do LL) formed the New Rochelle High School academic team that made the national finals in 2000!

4/6 for me today. 

1. Kansas City :), D10. Did this on advance access in Kansas City :). 
2. Ethiopia :), D21. Italy had its fair share of military losses, but I knew this one was Ethiopia. 
3. Court :(, D32. Thought this had a chance. 
4. Royal pronunciation :(, D22. Wild guess that got close. 
5. Alligator :), D11. Seemed like the obvious guess. 
6. Crowe :), D03. Happy to get this. I loved this movie but couldn’t remember who was who. But I didn’t think Thorsten would pick Kevin Spacey as an answer, so I went with Russell Crowe. 

Marcus LL109 Match Day 6 -- Confirmation

stuck in my rut of 5s which is obv a good place to be but I should have spent longer on the city as it was gettable 



Please do not reply to this automated email; it 

Player: BrowningM

1. What is the name of the most populous city in the United States that borders a city with the same name in another state?
Correct Answer: KANSAS CITY
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

gave up 

2. One of the most decisive defeats of a European army by an African force in history occurred in 1896, when Italian troops were routed at the Battle of Adwa by Emperor Menelik II's army from what country?
Correct Answer: ETHIOPIA/ABYSSINIA
Your Answer: ethiopia
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

i know a lot of european history 

3. "Little Mo" was the nickname of what American tennis champion, who in 1953 became the first woman to win all four major singles titles in one year?
Correct Answer: MAUREEN CONNOLLY
Your Answer: maurenn connoly
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

hopefully plays a little hard 

4. The British accent often regarded as the most socially prestigious, and sometimes associated with the "King's (or Queen's) English", is known to linguists by the abbreviation RP. What does RP stand for?
Correct Answer: RECEIVED PRONUNCIATION
Your Answer: received pronunciation
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

not how i speak …

5. Whether the fourth tooth from the front on each side of the lower jaw is visible when the jaws are closed is a key differentiator between two otherwise very similar animals. Name either one.
Correct Answer: ALLIGATOR, CROCODILE
Your Answer: crocodile
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

gimme

6. IMDb's synopsis for the 1997 neo-noir classic L.A. Confidential (now fossilized across the internet) describes three of the film's central policemen as "one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy". Guy Pearce plays the strait-laced Ed Exley; what actor plays the brutal Bud White?
Correct Answer: RUSSELL CROWE
Your Answer: russel crowe
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

super movie 

Jesse Day 5

5/6

1. The IMF and World Bank were both conceived in July 1944 (the former to address short-term balance-of-payments crises, the latter to promote long-term development) at a conference held at the Mount Washington Hotel in Carroll, New Hampshire, in what resort area?
Correct Answer: BRETTON WOODS
Your Answer: Bretton Woods
Points Assigned: 1

In my head I always thought of Bretton Woods being in France. Either way, I got it. 

2. Influenced by Mexican artists such as Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, the Chicano Art Movement of the 1960s and 70s embraced what art form, whose name derives from the Spanish word for its customary setting, as a vehicle for political activism and cultural identity?
Correct Answer: MURALS
Your Answer: Murals
Points Assigned: 0

I knew this one.

3. While clearly influenced by French New Wave cinema and Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, director Arthur Penn claimed that his 1967 film was the first in mainstream American cinema to depict graphic violence using slow motion and rapid, convulsive editing, most famously in its climactic final death scene. What is that film?
Correct Answer: BONNIE AND CLYDE
Your Answer: Bonnie and Clyde
Points Assigned: 3

I was a film major and this is one of my favorite films.

4. Ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard (and sometimes salami) on pressed bread: This is a quintessential recipe for what sandwich? Though its origins are unknown, the sandwich's name also very likely describes the individual who made the first one.
Correct Answer: CUBANO
Your Answer: Cuban
Points Assigned: 1

I think Cuban will be accepted.

5. One of the least consequential goals in FIFA World Cup history came in the 90th minute of the July 8, 2014 semifinal, when Brazil's Oscar scored to avoid a shutout against what country, which by that point had already scored seven?
Correct Answer: GERMANY
Your Answer: France
Points Assigned: 2

I could not pull it. 

6. In a 1933 ruling and milestone in the history of literary censorship, Judge John Munro Woolsey of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York wrote that "whilst in many places the effect of [REDACTED] on the reader undoubtedly is somewhat emetic, nowhere does it tend to be an aphrodisiac." This ruling allowed for the publication in the U.S. of what Irish novel, first published by Sylvia Beach at Paris's Shakespeare and Company in 1922?
Correct Answer: ULYSSES
Your Answer: Ullyses
Points Assigned: 2

One of the few Irish novels I know of and the timing seemed right. I have not read it.

Brian Day 5 vs Ben (LL not CLL)

 3/6  Let's see if Ben has the courage to post today!!!

1) Bretton Woods 2/0  Finance gimme

2) macrame 3/3  no clue

3) Dirty Dozen 0/2  Should really brush up on my pre-Star Wars cinema

4) Cuban 1/1 delicious

5) italy 1/1 I know they won at some point in the last 20 years

6) Ulysses 2/2  Irish = Joyce, got lucky with my guess of the one my AP English class refused to read more than a few pages of because we hated it so much.   

Dave M day 5

Another 5/6 – good first week for me this season.

 

1 : ) Bretton Woods. Economics gimme. D22

2 : ) Mural. Pretty straightforward. I have been among the hordes looking at the Rivera murals in Mexico City before. D11

3 : ( Godfather. Would never have got this. D12

4 : ) Cuban. A very delicious combo. D01

5 : ) Germany. I also remember the crying Brazilians. (Risky) D33

6 : ) Ulysses. Timing was a real strong hint here. D20

David S Day 5

 4/6. 

1. Bretton Woods :), D12. Econ gimme. 
2. Cava :(, D31. I had no idea, and also no clue that mural could qualify as an answer. Good question. 
3. Planet of the Apes :(, D00. No idea. 
4. Cuban :), D21. Got it from the ingredients. 
5. Germany :), D23. I remember watching the crying Brazilian fans in the stadium during the game. 
6. Ulysses :), D12. This is the default guess for an early 20th century Irish novel. I’ve already gotten two question this year using the “default guess.”

Marcus LL109 Match Day 5 -- Confirmation

5 , not good on American sandwiches 

Player: BrowningM

1. The IMF and World Bank were both conceived in July 1944 (the former to address short-term balance-of-payments crises, the latter to promote long-term development) at a conference held at the Mount Washington Hotel in Carroll, New Hampshire, in what resort area?
Correct Answer: BRETTON WOODS
Your Answer: Bretton Woods
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

i work in finance …

2. Influenced by Mexican artists such as Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, the Chicano Art Movement of the 1960s and 70s embraced what art form, whose name derives from the Spanish word for its customary setting, as a vehicle for political activism and cultural identity?
Correct Answer: MURALS
Your Answer: Murals
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

a few clues to help 

3. While clearly influenced by French New Wave cinema and Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, director Arthur Penn claimed that his 1967 film was the first in mainstream American cinema to depict graphic violence using slow motion and rapid, convulsive editing, most famously in its climactic final death scene. What is that film?
Correct Answer: BONNIE AND CLYDE
Your Answer: Bonnie and Clyde
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

i saw this on TV a couple of weeks ago otherwise i couldn’t have done better than the magnificent 7 that i knew was wrong

4. Ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard (and sometimes salami) on pressed bread: This is a quintessential recipe for what sandwich? Though its origins are unknown, the sandwich's name also very likely describes the individual who made the first one.
Correct Answer: CUBANO
Your Answer: Reuben
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

i guess the pork made Reuben quite a poor guess!

5. One of the least consequential goals in FIFA World Cup history came in the 90th minute of the July 8, 2014 semifinal, when Brazil's Oscar scored to avoid a shutout against what country, which by that point had already scored seven?
Correct Answer: GERMANY
Your Answer: Germany
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

my defending about as good as Brazil’s as this may be hard for americans 

6. In a 1933 ruling and milestone in the history of literary censorship, Judge John Munro Woolsey of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York wrote that "whilst in many places the effect of [REDACTED] on the reader undoubtedly is somewhat emetic, nowhere does it tend to be an aphrodisiac." This ruling allowed for the publication in the U.S. of what Irish novel, first published by Sylvia Beach at Paris's Shakespeare and Company in 1922?
Correct Answer: ULYSSES
Your Answer: Ulysses
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

A fine tang of faintly scented urine is the cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast.

Brian Day 4

 4/6

1) Torque 1/1  gimme

2) Reebok 2/2  I think this is well-known, but had to use my 0 and 1s elsewhere

3) Ballmer 1/3 Knew this was wrong, had absolutely no idea, and I have never heard of the answer

4) Divergent 3/0  See comment #3

5) lightsaber 0/2  I am looking at a wampa (that's the snow beast from Empire for you heathens) action figure as I type this.  Just a little bit of a gimme

6) Apple 2/1   Got it from the French: potato is pomme de terre, fruit of the earth, and pomme is apple.   Plus pomegranate.  (great minds, Mirkin!)

Jesse Day 4

3/6

1. In mechanics, what term (also called "moment") describes the tendency of a force to cause rotation, equal to the product of the force and the perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation to the force's line of action?
Correct Answer: TORQUE
Your Answer: Torque
Points Assigned: 3

It was my best guess and I had 5% confidence. 

2. An Afrikaans name for a type of antelope was chosen for what shoe company at its founding in the UK in 1958, in the English municipality of Bolton?
Correct Answer: REEBOK
Your Answer: Reebok
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie?

3. What American billionaire and real estate magnate is well known as the owner of multiple professional sports franchises and facilities through his namesake company, including the Los Angeles Rams, Arsenal F.C. and Arsenal W.F.C., and the Colorado Avalanche (and their home venues)? He is also the largest private landowner in the United States, with holdings of about 2.7 million acres, approaching the size of the state of Connecticut.
Correct Answer: STAN KROENKE
Your Answer: Angelos
Points Assigned: 2

I know I had heard his name on Bill Simmons podcast, but could not pull it. 

4. A teenage girl named Cassia lives in a rigidly controlled dystopian state where Officials from the Society determine citizens' jobs, spouses, and death dates. Cassia is paired with one boy but begins to develop feelings for another, which threatens the system's foundations. This is the premise of what 2010 YA novel by Ally Condie?
Correct Answer: MATCHED
Your Answer: Brave New Girl
Points Assigned: 2

I am sure my wife and daughter have read this. 

5. In 1977, film sound designer Ben Burtt combined the hum of an idling film projector with interference buzz picked up when a microphone cable passed too close to a television's CRT to create the iconic drone of what famous cinematic prop?
Correct Answer: LIGHTSABER
Your Answer: Lightsaber
Points Assigned: 1

Gimmie?

6. While today it refers to a specific fruit, what word in Old and Middle English (and many cognates in other languages) once referred to fruit more generally?
Correct Answer: APPLE
Your Answer: Plum
Points Assigned: 1

I considered apple. Oh well.

David S Day 4 vs. Dave M (CLL)

Weak 2/6. Back down to earth for me the last couple of days and a crushing defeat today against Dave M. 

1. Torque :), D00. Gimme, and only one of the day I was sure of. 
2. Hoka :(, D12. Ah, very gettable. 
3. Kerber :(, D11. I knew his name started with a K and just couldn’t get all the way there.
4. Divergent :(, D23. Actually, I was pretty confident this was right, too. Never heard of matched. 
5. Lightsaber :), D21. 1977 made me think of Star Wars, and from there it wasn’t hard to make this guess. Wasn’t super confident, though. 
6. Peach :(, D32. Nope!

Dave M day 4 v David S CLL

5/6 again today – same as Marcus – though these questions seem a good fit for Seif too so not sure who wins between us.

 

1 : ) Torque. A guess but a confident one. D01

2 : ) Reebok. I remember seeing a diagram of antelopes in high school and suddenly realizing Reebok the shoe brand must be named after one of them. D10

3 : ) Kroenke. Got the spelling right too. Like Marcus this came from Arsenal. D11

4 : ( Fire. No idea but my word was close thematically. D33

5 : ) Light Saber. Had to be Star Wars and it was between Light Saber and Death Star. Figured Light Saber was more of a prop. D22

6 : ) Apple. Chosen because in French “Apple” appears in other food stuffs like their word for Potato. D22

Marcus LL109 Match Day 4 -- Confirmation

5 with no chance on the other 

Player: BrowningM

1. In mechanics, what term (also called "moment") describes the tendency of a force to cause rotation, equal to the product of the force and the perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation to the force's line of action?
Correct Answer: TORQUE
Your Answer: torque
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

science gimme

2. An Afrikaans name for a type of antelope was chosen for what shoe company at its founding in the UK in 1958, in the English city of Bolton?
Correct Answer: REEBOK
Your Answer: reebok
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Has anyone else been to Bolton?

3. What American billionaire and real estate magnate is well known as the owner of multiple professional sports franchises and facilities through his namesake company, including the Los Angeles Rams, Arsenal F.C. and Arsenal W.F.C., and the Colorado Avalanche (and their home venues)? He is also the largest private landowner in the United States, with holdings of about 2.7 million acres, approaching the size of the state of Connecticut.
Correct Answer: STAN KROENKE
Your Answer: kroenke
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

without Arsenal i would have had no clue 

4. A teenage girl named Cassia lives in a rigidly controlled dystopian state where Officials from the Society determine citizens' jobs, spouses, and death dates. Cassia is paired with one boy but begins to develop feelings for another, which threatens the system's foundations. This is the premise of what 2010 YA novel by Ally Condie?
Correct Answer: MATCHED
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

nah

5. In 1977, film sound designer Ben Burtt combined the hum of an idling film projector with interference buzz picked up when a microphone cable passed too close to a television's CRT to create the iconic drone of what famous cinematic prop?
Correct Answer: LIGHTSABER
Your Answer: light sabre
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

gimme 

6. While today it refers to a specific fruit, what word in Old and Middle English (and many cognates in other languages) once referred to fruit more generally?
Correct Answer: APPLE
Your Answer: apple
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1


the apple themed questions continue