Certificate in HVAC Repair

New first verse of the song.  I kind of like where it's going...

I got my certificate in HVAC repair last week
Just like we always talked about
'Cause you were so excited for me
To finally fix the AC in your house
But today I fixed HVAC systems in the suburbs

Crying 'cause you weren't around 

Jesse Day 1

4/6. Good way to start off. 

1. The common term for the larva of the insect order Lepidoptera is also the name of what Fortune 100 corporation?
Correct Answer: CATERPILLAR
Your Answer: Catepillar
Points Assigned: 0

I spelled it wrong, but this immediately came to mind. I knew Lepidoptera was a butterfly. 

2. The lyrics to the chart-topping debut single by Olivia Rodrigo from January 2021 begin with her recent acquisition of what?
Correct Answer: DRIVER'S LICENSE
Your Answer: Certificate in HVAC Repair
Points Assigned: 2

I don't listen to much music. I had no idea. 

3. In the 1970s, rowing machines were developed that provide a simulation of a rowing stroke as well as a means to measure and compare the amount of work done. Thus, to this day, these machines are also commonly referred to by what term?
Correct Answer: ERGOMETER/ERG
Your Answer: Index machines
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea. I don't work out. 

4. Bush balladeer Andrew Barton Paterson, Australia's most popular poet at the turn of the 20th century and author of "Waltzing Matilda", is best-known by what instrumental nickname?
Correct Answer: BANJO
Your Answer: Banjo
Points Assigned: 3

Total guess, but for some reason banjo came to my mind. 

5. Identify (by name) the ambitious innovation that was tested in 1969, placed into regular service in 1976, the cause of 113 deaths in July 2000, and ultimately withdrawn from service in 2003.
Correct Answer: CONCORDE
Your Answer: The Concorde
Points Assigned: 1

I watched a NOVA episode on the Concorde, but I think I still would have gotten this otherwise. 

6. A stone structure whose construction began in May 1891 on a thoroughfare known as Ulitsa Aleutskaya remains today best-known as a terminus of what?
Correct Answer: TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY
Your Answer: Trans-Siberian Railroad
Points Assigned: 1

I took the Trans-Mongolian Railway from Beijing to Moscow in 2006. Ulitsa Aleutskaya definitely sounds Russian so that plus terminus added up to the Trans-Siberian,

Dave M day 1 vs Pelc LLL

Hi everybody! Good to be back though glad that Thorsten delayed a week; I was without power/internet for much of last week. Back up and ready to go now though!

 

5/6 and looks like an easy day for most here.

 

1 : ) Caterpillar. I went the easier larva route rather than company route. D11

2 : ( Bentley. No idea. Covid-19 would have been an excellent answer Ben. D32

3 : ) Ergs. I’ve used them in the past! D21

4 : ) Banjo. Even though not Australian I picked this up along the line in NZ somewhere. Wouldn’t have got it without the musical clue. D23

5 : ) Concorde. Gimme with the dates. D00

6 : ) Trans-Siberian Railway. Clearly Russian and Aleutskya = Alaska/Aleutians so must be somewhere on the Russian pacific coast… can only be the railway. D12

Ben Day 1 v Belsky in LLL

Ahhh - The winter break is far too long. 5/6. Welcome back Steiny.

1 :) Caterpillar. D00. 0D for equities vol man Belsky.

2 :( Covid 19. D13. Perhaps a little contemporary. googling reveals that if I hadn't skipped snl this week I might have seen this.

3 :) Ergometer. D12. I wasn't 100% here but it rang a bell

4 :) Banjo Patterson. D31.  Throw a bone to the Aussies on D1. Love it. Wasn't sure if Brad might have picked this up from his years in Australia, so only D1.

5 :) Concorde. D21. I'm perpetually surprised when I see that the Concorde crash was in 2000 as opposed to a few years later, but all the other dates made sense

6 :) Trans Siberian Railroad. D22. This took a little thinking to try and catch other Russian termini, but despite following the Moskva down to Gorky Park, I couldn't think of any other contenders.

Steiny Day 1 - Is this still on?

Hey guys,

My triumphant return to the blog for 2021!!! (At least for day 1)

A nice day today 5/6

1. :) Immediately popped into my head and seemed so correct that didn't bother putting any more thought into it

2. :) Pretty popular song this year...

3. :) I wrote erg machine, assume I will still get credit

4. :( I put Harmonica Monica, thinking it was a clever name but knowing it was wrong

5. :) This one took the longest, and I was the least sure, but I asked myself, why would 113 people die from one thing and plane crash made the most sense, then put the pieces together

6. :) Name sounded russian so it was the only logical guess.  What else has a terminus besides a train? 

brad day1

great to be back!

3/6 vs meyere and ben

1) caterpillar d0/1

took the company angle so this took longer to get than it should have

2) a spac d2/3

still wfh, had i been commuting i would have likely got this

3) ergometer d1/1

used to work out on one of these

4) digeredoo drew d3/0

vbwa attempt

5) concorde d1/2

reading a book that references this, otherwise this would have probably been in the group of questions where i had a shot but couldnt think of it

6) military parades d2/2

no idea

Seif Day 1

So great to be back.  It's been a long winter for many of us, I suspect...

Solid 5/6 to start out the season.

1. Caterpillar :), D02.  I got this once I started thinking of types of larva I knew instead of trying to go through all the companies.

2. Driver's License :), D23.  If even I've heard of this song, everyone should have :).  I may have to quit right now with a perfect pop music record for the season.

3. Erg :), D11.  I didn't know the history of the name, but I was familiar with the machine.

4. Didgeridoo :(, D31.  No clue.  Tried the Australian angle.

5. Concorde :), D10.  I doubt this will be one of the harder ones, but it was the one that took me the longest to get.

6. Trans Siberian Railway :), D22.  Very curious to see how hard this will be.  I was just watching Fiddler on the Roof, and but for that movie's train scene keeping the Trans Siberian Railway on my mind, I probably would have put Iditarod as my answer here.