Marcus LL104 Match Day 16 -- Confirmation

4/6 vs Dave M LLL.  Not sure on my defence 

Player: BrowningM

1. What television series has been produced by United Plankton Pictures Inc. since the company's founding in 1998 by former marine science educator Stephen Hillenburg?
Correct Answer: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
Your Answer: sponge bob square pants
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I've seen a lot of SpongeBob with the kids 

2. If a molecule is repelled by water, it is termed hydrophobic. What is the corresponding opposite term for a molecule attracted to water?
Correct Answer: HYDROPHILIC
Your Answer: hydrophilic
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Simples 

3. On the weekend of the first Saturday every May, revelers in Louisville, Kentucky, ritualistically consume over 1,000 pounds of fresh foliage from what perennial?
Correct Answer: MINT
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Was guessable but was nowhere near

4. The following classic songs all include what word in their titles? A 1934 standard by Rodgers and Hart, recorded by The Marcels and by Elvis Presley; a 1940 standard by Morgan Lewis and Nancy Hamilton, performed by Les Paul & Mary Ford and by Ella Fitzgerald; a 1954 standard by Bart Howard, sung by Frank Sinatra and by Tony Bennett; and a 1961 standard by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, sung by Audrey Hepburn and by Andy Williams.
Correct Answer: MOON
Your Answer: moon
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Thanks to breakfast at Tiffany's 

5. The US-based website VOTE411.org, which provides candidate and election information based on a user's location, is run by what nonpartisan and nonprofit political organization founded in 1920 (a year which, in a technical sense, one might argue is the earliest this nationwide organization could theoretically have existed)?
Correct Answer: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
Your Answer: US suffragettes
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I was barking up the right tree but I had no idea of the correct name 

6. What seven-letter mnemonic acronym related to coordinating conjunctions is also, unrelatedly, the title of a 2009 movie about a group of Star Wars enthusiasts (and a word that describes them)?
Correct Answer: FANBOYS
Your Answer: fanboys
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

My eldest son Luke (no coincidence) are fanboys. I'll have to google the mnemonic 

David S Day 16

 2/6.

1. Bubble Guppies :(, D21. Wasn’t there just a SpongeBob SquarePants question?! I didn’t think there would be two this close together and so I didn’t go with my first (correct) thought. 
2. Hydrophilic :), D11. Chemistry gimme. 
3. Tulip :(, D23. Makes a lot of sense now that I see the answer!
4. Love :(, D32. Nope!
5. League of Women Voters :), D00. Cute question but a lot of clues, so should play easy. 
6. Warries :(, D12. Never heard of this term. 

Brian Day 15

 3/6

1) Mad Max 2/2  Took some thinking, but when I remembered Furiosa it became obvious.  Dave M, the third Mad Max was Beyond Thunderdome with Tina Turner as the bad guy, and her We Don't Need Another Hero was a big hit off the soundtrack.

2)  Vancouver 1/0  no clue

3) Allegro 1/3  Hoping for some points here, I was pretty sure about allegro from high school band and was also pretty sure Allegra is a drug

4) am y'Israel chai 2/1  no clue, and just felt like saying it

5) TLC 3/2  no idea, tried to think where a doctor would be.  Does TLC still exist?

6) Jordan 0/1  pretty common knowledge in trivia circles

Jesse day 15

4/6

1. What film series saw releases in 1979, 1981, 1985, 2015, and 2024, with the first film made on a budget of approximately $350,000 and the most recent costing $168 million?
Correct Answer: MAD MAX
Your Answer: Mad Max
Points Assigned: 2

It took me a bit of time to come up with this.

2. Often compared to Ellis Island in the U.S., the historic site Pier 21 is located in what Canadian city and provincial capital, known for having one of the world's largest and deepest natural harbors?
Correct Answer: HALIFAX
Your Answer: Vancouver
Points Assigned: 0

My first thought was Halifax, but then I thought it was too small.

3. In music, the masculine form of this Italian word denotes a fast or lively tempo. In medicine, the feminine form is a popular brand name for fexofenadine. Give either form of this word in question.
Correct Answer: ALLEGRO, ALLEGRA
Your Answer: Allegra
Points Assigned: 1

I knew the word in Italian and the drug commercials confirmed I was right. 

4. In London theatre, "off-West End" is a rough equivalent to New York's "off-Broadway", but there's no true "off-off-West End" to match "off-off-Broadway". Instead, what word is often used for this category, its use originating in the late 1940s via an offshoot of the annual Edinburgh International Festival?
Correct Answer: FRINGE
Your Answer: Royal Mile
Points Assigned: 3

Of course, I don't know how I did not remember this. 

5. Stephanie Abrams, Mike Bettes, Jen Carfagno, Dr. Greg Forbes, and Jim Cantore are all known for their work on what television network?
Correct Answer: THE WEATHER CHANNEL
Your Answer: Weather channel
Points Assigned: 2

I only know who Jim Cantore is. 

6. The historic city of Petra, settled by the Nabataeans in the 4th century BCE and later conquered by Rome in the 2nd century CE, is located in what present-day country?
Correct Answer: JORDAN
Your Answer: Jordan
Points Assigned: 1

I went there in 1997 and will be going back again this September for a work trip.

Dave M day 15

3/6 today. Looks like Taurus did pay on Friday after all, Brian and David S correct assumption there.

 

1 : ( Indiana Jones. Several things seemed off including the years but I couldn't think of any others covering the approximate time periods referenced. I only thought there were two Mad Maxes before the 2015 one. D02

2 : ) Halifax. I know it has one of the world's deepest natural harbours. D11

3 : ( Staccato. Wrong tempo. D31

4 : ) Fringe. UK Gimme. I went to the Edinburgh fringe when I lived in Scotland. D22

5 : ( Food Network. Never heard of any of these people. D23

6 : ) Jordan. Geography gimme for this crowd I'm sure. D10

Marcus LL104 Match Day 15 -- Confirmation

5/6 again 

Player: BrowningM

1. What film series saw releases in 1979, 1981, 1985, 2015, and 2024, with the first film made on a budget of approximately $350,000 and the most recent costing $168 million?
Correct Answer: MAD MAX
Your Answer: mad max
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

The first 2 were real cult viewing when I was a kid.

2. Often compared to Ellis Island in the U.S., the historic site Pier 21 is located in what Canadian city and provincial capital, known for having one of the world's largest and deepest natural harbors?
Correct Answer: HALIFAX
Your Answer: halifax
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Gimme? Where else could it be?

3. In music, the masculine form of this Italian word denotes a fast or lively tempo. In medicine, the feminine form is a popular brand name for fexofenadine. Give either form of this word in question.
Correct Answer: ALLEGRO, ALLEGRA
Your Answer: allegro
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Gimme

4. In London theatre, "off-West End" is a rough equivalent to New York's "off-Broadway", but there's no true "off-off-West End" to match "off-off-Broadway". Instead, what word is often used for this category, its use originating in the late 1940s via an offshoot of the annual Edinburgh International Festival?
Correct Answer: FRINGE
Your Answer: fringe
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Easy for Brits hopefully not for Americans 

5. Stephanie Abrams, Mike Bettes, Jen Carfagno, Dr. Greg Forbes, and Jim Cantore are all known for their work on what television network?
Correct Answer: THE WEATHER CHANNEL
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I just insta-passed, maybe i could have guessed 

6. The historic city of Petra, settled by the Nabataeans in the 4th century BCE and later conquered by Rome in the 2nd century CE, is located in what present-day country?
Correct Answer: JORDAN
Your Answer: jordan
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp:2

Magical place 

David S Day 15

 Surprisingly good 4/6. Was only confident of 2. 

1. Mad Max :), D22. Shocked this is right. I had no idea, and this was basically a wild guess. 
2. Halifax :), D11. I didn’t know this, but it seemed like the clear best guess to me. 
3. Allegra :), D11. Cute question. 
4. Glasgow :(, D02. No idea. 
5. Food network :(, D23. No idea here either. 
6. Jordan :), D30. Gimme. One of the coolest places I’ve ever visited.