Ben day 25

Teetering above the precipice. If I lose and results go against me it's relegation. I think 4/6!should save my bacon in a relatively Australian-friendly set. Until Brian announced his crush I had assumed Tatum O'Neal was a guy.

1 :) trade winds. I don't know how this plays for Americans. D01

2 :) viceroy. I don't know how this plays for Americans. D10. 

3 :( odes. I think this plays heats for everyone. D33

4 :) Chicago. This must be easy if I got it. Chicago Fire tang a bell. Might have been confusing it with Chicago Hope. D12

5 :) slim. Thanks Slim Dusty! I suppose he left Fatboy off the list deliberately. 

D22

6 :( Declaration of Independence. The original revolutionary AOC! D21

Gideon Day 24

3/6 today

1 :) D0/0 Antiques Roadshow
2 :) D2/1 US Open, Australian Open - Yes! I had Wimbledon on grass, French on clay, US on hard court, and got lucky guessing that Australian was also hard court. That would have cruel of Thorsten to word the question that way if there was only one.
3 :( D2/1 Agincourt - I must have been primed for this by the previous question.
4 :( D1/3 Paper Moon - I was really pleased with myself for pulling this answer.  I did have her paired with Walter Matthau in my mind, but didn’t get to the bears. I haven’t seen Paper Moon, but I did see bad news bears on tv a long time ago.
5 :) D1/2 Valor! - I remember seeing posters for this in NYC.
6 :( D3/2 I guessed something wrong

Debbie Day 24

First off - get well soon David!  So sorry to hear that. I know Savannah Guthrie had a really bad pneumonia... must be going around NYC.

As for today, I am pleasantly surprised by my 5/6. Had no idea! On the edge of my seat to see if I will make it to C or D...

1 :) Antiques Roadshow. Love this show. And always remember how they had a Native American canoe worth hundreds of thousands of $. D2

2 :) US open and Australian open. Lucky guesses.  I could barely think of 4 tennis tournaments at all but knew (I thought?) Wimbledon was grass. D2

3 :( Chartres. Thought it was something with a C but never heard of Crecy. D3

4 :) Bad News Bears. Didn't even know she was in this, but timing felt right for a comedy with kids. And thought perhaps this would be well-known to others. D0

5 :) Valor. Mispelled but hopefully I get it.  For some reason the full name of the show did come to mind. D1

6 :) Ponce. I've been there. Wasn't sure it was right but figured some Puerto Rican city named after an explorer was a good guess. D1

Brian Day 24 vs WinnR

I thought I had a shot at 5, and instead got 2/6.  And, I should have done this a few days ago, Gideon I concede the LLL to your superior knowledge.

1) Pawn Stars.  I had a feeling the answer was that other show whose name I couldn't recall, and that feeling was correct.  1/2

2) US Open, Australian Open.  I wasn't sure about the Australian, but figured 2 courts had to be hard and I know Wimbledon and French are not.  2/1

3) The Battle of Agincourt.  I was so sure about this.  I had a whole blog post in my head about how I learned about the St Crispin's Day speech from an episode of Buffy and yada yada yada I didn't notice it wasn't Henry V leading the battle.  But according to Wikipedia, Agincourt is 'notable for use of the English longbow in very large numbers,' so I feel better.  Never heard of Crecy anyway.   1/1

4) The Bad News Bears.  Tatum O'Neal was my first crush.  2/2

5) American.  Nope  3/3

6) Cortez. Nope.  0/0

Dave M day 24

A poor 2/6 on the home straight today.

 

1 : ) I’ve never seen any of these episodes but watched the UK version frequently when living there. D12

2 : ( Ugh. I put down Oz and US and then tricked myself into putting down Wimbledon even though my first thought was ‘Wimbledon is played on grass’. D12

3 : ( Also guessed Agincourt like everyone else so far. D13

4 : ( Guessed Freaky Friday. Never seen Bad News Bears. D21

5 : ( Random guess of Peace. D30

5 : ) Ponce is the only city I’m aware of in Puerto Rico other than San Juan. D01

 

 

Jesse Day 24

4/6

1. Chinese rhinoceros horn cups from around 1700, an archive of Boston baseball memorabilia from the 1870s, an 18th-century Qianlong jade collection from Qing Dynasty, and a mid-19th century Navajo Ute First Phase blanket are among the most valuable items ever to appear on what television series?
Correct Answer: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Your Answer: Antiques Roadshow
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I saw the Navajo blanket episode. 

2. Of the four major tournaments in professional tennis (a.k.a. "Grand Slam" tournaments), name all of those which are currently played on hard court surfaces.
Correct Answer: AUSTRALIAN OPEN, US OPEN
Your Answer: US Open, Australian Open
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I watched tennis with my dad when I was younger and still watch when Federer is in the mix. 

3. The potency of the longbow as a dominant weapon on the battlefields of Western Europe was established in August 1346 during what battle, a thorough and devastating victory for the English army led by King Edward III over King Philip VI's French forces?
Correct Answer: BATTLE OF CRÉCY
Your Answer: Battle of Agincourt
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Never heard of it. 

4. After a three-year film absence, Tatum O'Neal received $350,000 and a percentage of the net profit—becoming the highest-paid child in film history—to play a reluctant tomboy in what 1976 comedy film?
Correct Answer: THE BAD NEWS BEARS
Your Answer: Bad new bears
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Hopefully my typo of Bad new bears and forgetting the "the" does not doom me. 

5. A Tony Award-winning play by Terrence McNally from the mid-1990s begins with the exclamation Love! Give either of the other two words in this play's title.
Correct Answer: VALOUR, COMPASSION
Your Answer: Hurt!
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Nope!!!

6. Name either the Spanish conquistador who, in 1508, began colonization of Puerto Rico, or the city on the island's southern coast that is named after this explorer's namesake great-grandson.
Correct Answer: JUAN PONCE DE LEÓN, PONCE
Your Answer: Ponce de Leon
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2  

I have been to Ponce and figured that was Ponce to Leon.

Ben day 24

1/6 not a great outcome when on the verge of relegation.

1 :( pawn stars. I knew there was another show like this but couldn't think of the name. D10.

2 :) Us open, Australian open. Straightforward to me but I think tennis always plays harder than I expect here so d32.

3 :( agincourt. No clue. D23

4 :( airplane. Never seen this movie.  D11

5 :( lust. No clue. D22

6 :( San Juan. Went by the city. Didn't know ponce. D01