Jesse Day 10

5/6

1. What article of clothing got its island-inspired name from its creator Louis Réard's hope in 1946 that it would generate an "explosive" reaction (and it was undoubtedly controversial)?
Correct Answer: BIKINI
Your Answer: Bikini
Points Assigned: 1

Bikini atoll testing grounds. Probably a gimme. 

2. Stephen R. Covey's 1989 blockbuster self-help and personal development book detailed, per its title, the "Seven Habits" of what specific three-word group?
Correct Answer: HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
Your Answer: Highly effective people
Points Assigned: 2

I think I may have read this a while back.

3. The scientific concept that specific microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, are the direct cause of many diseases (as opposed to notions like "bad air") is known commonly as the "[BLANK] Theory of Disease", a name that arose in the second half of the 19th century alongside the work of Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch. What word fills in the blank?
Correct Answer: GERM
Your Answer: Germ
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie?

4. Beginning with Britney Spears' "…Baby One More Time" in 1999, what Swedish producer and songwriter has written 29 #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100—more than anyone else in history except Paul McCartney (with 32)? He's also the most successful producer in Billboard history, with 27 No. 1 hits in that role.
Correct Answer: MAX MARTIN
Your Answer: Erikson
Points Assigned: 3

I had no idea. 

5. Iran lies on the northern coast of the Strait of Hormuz; the Musandam Peninsula of what other country lies on the southern coast?
Correct Answer: OMAN
Your Answer: Oman
Points Assigned: 2

I have been to Oman and this is very much in the news. 

6. Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack were the first names of the founders of what film studio, though Sam died the day before their landmark film The Jazz Singer premiered in 1927?
Correct Answer: WARNER BROS.
Your Answer: Warner Brothers
Points Assigned: 1

Jack Warner made this easy.