Re: Debbie Day 12

Feeling ok about my 2/6 - didn't know these or would have been very tough to get

1 :) motorcycle.  feels like a very well-known book

2 :) Galapagos.  also feels well-known

3 :( pirouette.  nope.  I guess deep down somewhere I may have known this but doubt I could have pulled it out.

4 :( Olivia.  until I read this page I still had no idea who these people were. Was thinking maybe rich kids whose parents paid money  / got caught trying to get them into college?

5 :( butterflies.  figured it was wrong but doesn't that happen in some play?  esp w reference to metamorphosis

6 :( negroni.  don't really know my drinks.

Ben Day 12

expected 3/6. 2(3) tie with Seif

1 :) motorcycle. Well known.

2 :) galapagos. Spanish + Darwin.

3 :( Baroque. The word was at the tip of my brain

4 :( Emma. I wonder if I should hate tiktok as much as I hate reality TV. Seems as vacuous.

5 :( Dogs. Not guessable.

6 :) Bellini. We drank Bellinis after our City Hall wedding.

Brian Day 12 vs Seif (LL) and Kim (CC)

 3/6 on a tough day. Tough questions, tough defense.

1) Motorcycle 2/2  No idea how well known this is.

2) Galapagos Islands 0/1  I'm sure Dave got a chuckle as I did, this was asked last night at our pub trivia

3) Minaret 1/1  Had no idea, figured Dave could have an in through the Moorish aspect

4) Charli 3/2   My daughters were obsessed with them for a long time.  As annoying as TikTok is, Charli is probably one of the more wholesome dancers they could admire.  Dave hasn't exposed his girls to this horrid world yet. 

5) Hippo 2/3  So close. I've heard of this, but I guess I only registered really large mammal.

6) Mimosa 1/0  Hoped it could also be made with prosecco.  I think Dave will know this.  

Different questions correct, but Dave and I tie 3(3)-3(3)

Jesse Day 12

4/6

1. A 1974 book by Robert Pirsig, which is reported to be the greatest-selling philosophy book of all time, has an expository framework built in part around maintenance of what object?
Correct Answer: MOTORCYCLE
Your Answer: Motorcycle
Points Assigned: 0

It was the first book that came to my mind. I have never read it. 

2. Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal, Isabela, Santiago, and Darwin are among the islands of an archipelago best known by what name?
Correct Answer: GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS
Your Answer: The Galapagos Islands
Points Assigned: 1

I send about 50 teachers there every year. I have been to Santa Cruz and Isabela. 

3. What term referencing ornamental Moorish design is borrowed in ballet terminology for the body position where the dancer stands on one straight leg, with the other leg extended behind the dancer's body and also straight?
Correct Answer: ARABESQUE
Your Answer: Arabesque
Points Assigned: 2

My daughter does some ballet and I have read her a few ballet-based stories. Arabesque comes up often and sounds Moorish. 

4. Give the first name of either of the teenage daughters of Marc and Heidi D'Amelio, until recently of Norwalk, Connecticut.
Correct Answer: DIXIE, CHARLI
Your Answer: Madison
Points Assigned: 2

I don't know who these people are.

5. At the end of an absurdist drama from 1959 by Eugene Ionesco, the main character is the only human remaining as all of his associates have metamorphosed into what animal?
Correct Answer: RHINOCEROS
Your Answer: Badger
Points Assigned: 3

Never head of this book.

6. The most preeminent Venetian artist (and artistic family) of the 15th century is the namesake for what Prosecco-based cocktail?
Correct Answer: BELLINI
Your Answer: Belini
Points Assigned: 1

I am familiar with Bellinis from brunches past. 

brad day12

2/6 vs amdurs  common d

1) id d3

have heard of this but wasnt going to get on my own

2) galapagos islands d0

gimme?

3) pointe d2

nope

4) emily d1

who?

5) donkey d2

no idea

6) bellini d1

of course its a booze q to salvage the day

David S Day 12 vs. Brian (LL) and Ben (CC)

3/6, which seems to me like it may be a very common score with the same 3 questions correct.  Up against Brian and Ben today.

1. Motorcycle :), D11.  Glad to come up with this.  It came to me pretty quickly, but at the same time it seems like something I might not have been able to get.  My guess is it plays pretty easy overall.

2. Galapagos :), D00.  Darwin makes this a gimme.

3. Plie :(, D22.  I felt like it was a small victory that I was able to come up with any ballet move.  Now that I see the answer, I realize I've heard of it in the context of architecture/design, and I'm a little bit worried I'm going to lose one or both matches on this question.

4. Sophia :(, D22.  Given that the question makes clear that 1) there's a current events aspect to it, 2) this takes place just a few miles from me, and 3) I had zero idea whatsoever, I was able to correctly conclude these were TikTok stars.  However, that in no way helped me come up with the answer.  Hopefully I'm not way off in predicting that this will not be gettable for Brian or Ben.

5. Dog :(, D33.  No idea.

6. Bellini :), D11.  An Italian mixed drink with prosecco left me with only one guess.  Glad it was right.