Marcus LL109 Match Day 12 -- Confirmation

4 with a stupid mistake 

Player: BrowningM

1. Heart to Yours, Simply Deep, and Dangerously in Love were solo albums released between 2002 and 2003 by the three members of what pop music group?
Correct Answer: DESTINY'S CHILD
Your Answer: destiny's child
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

of i can get this it’s easy

2. In 1929, an American astronomer published findings showing that the farther a galaxy is, the more redshifted it appears (now understood as evidence that the universe is expanding). This relationship is now enshrined in a law that bears his name, as does a famous piece of relevant modern technology. Who was he?
Correct Answer: EDWIN HUBBLE
Your Answer: Hubble
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

70 km/s/MPC give or take …

3. The D.C.-born composer (given names Edward Kennedy) of Cotton Tail and Such Sweet Thunder, the player (given names Edwin Donald) who manned center field for the Brooklyn and L.A. Dodgers from 1949 to 1962, and the video game hero (given name unknown) from Apogee Software who debuted in 1991 all share what nickname?
Correct Answer: DUKE
Your Answer: Duke
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Ellington …

4. As of May 9, 2026, exactly one European head of government has a family name that is also a demonym for the country they lead (like if the Prime Minister of Spain's last name were "Español" or the German Chancellor's were "Deutsch"). What country does this leader govern?
Correct Answer: HUNGARY
Your Answer: Magayar
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Oh my god so annoying …just happy to know and didn’t read the question

5. What was the name, at its founding in 1899, of the American corporation long associated with the term "banana republic", which went on to control railroads, ports, telegraph lines, and vast agricultural territories in Central America, along with its own labor and security forces? It owned more land than many of the governments in the region, and its influence over Guatemalan politics directly triggered the CIA overthrow of that country's democracy in 1954.
Correct Answer: UNITED FRUIT COMPANY
Your Answer: fruit company
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2
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i sort of knew this but couldn’t quite remember 

6. Andy's rock hammer in The Shawshank Redemption, the Caterpillar P-5000 Powered Work Loader in Aliens, Desdemona's handkerchief in Othello, and the pearls in Rebecca are all examples of what "Chekhovian" object?
Correct Answer: GUN
Your Answer: gun
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2



i like a gun and a macguffin