David S Day 7

 4/6 with a couple of good guesses. 

1. Tight end :), D22. As gimme as it gets for me. 
2. Mountain :), D21. Guessable, especially since I knew it wasn’t lake (loch). 
3. QR code :), D12. I had no idea, but the resemblance to Go got me there. I’m guessing that will be the case for most who get this. 
4. The foundation :(, D13. No idea. 
5. Mexico :), D31. Maximillian and his dates made this a gimme. 
6. Peach :(, D00. Nope! Food/drink is among the best categories for both my opponents, but I doubt this is easy. 

Jesse Day 6

I am back from a short vacation to Taranaki, home to one of the best Google Maps spots in the world.  I went 5/6 in matches 4 and 5, and 4/6 today. 

1. A nickname for the CBS television network refers both to its once-renowned reputation for high-quality broadcast journalism and to the retailer whose former New York flagship building famously hosted CBS's color-television demonstrations in 1950. What is the company that inspired this nickname?
Correct Answer: TIFFANY & CO.
Your Answer: Tiffany
Points Assigned: 2

The Tiffany Network! I have heard this many times, but I expect this to be difficult to many. 

2. Originating in 14th-century Middle Dutch, what word is used as a general term for equipment used in fishing, particularly for recreational use? It has a very different meaning when applied in other areas of sport.
Correct Answer: TACKLE
Your Answer: Tackle
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie? I don't fish and I knew this right away. 

3. Sculptor Robert Smithson's 1970 land art installation in Utah's Great Salt Lake used 6,650 tons of rock and earth to create a 1,500-foot-long structure protruding into the water. What type of structure is it, according to its name?
Correct Answer: (SPIRAL) JETTY
Your Answer: Wall
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea. Once I heard the answer I was able to picture it in my head. 

4. The work often cited as the first modern detective story (though it predates the use of "detective" as a profession) is an 1841 tale that involved, per its title, crimes against Madame L'Espanaye and her daughter Camille on what thoroughfare?
Correct Answer: RUE MORGUE
Your Answer: Champ de Elysee
Points Assigned: 3

I had no idea. 

5. What man holds the record as the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history, and was also the second Greek American to be elected a U.S. state governor (after Maryland's Spiro T. Agnew)?
Correct Answer: MICHAEL DUKAKIS
Your Answer: Michael Dukakis
Points Assigned: 1

The most prominent Greek politician I could think of. I was pretty sure he came out of Mass. 

6. The Montreal Protocol of 1987, which became the first universally ratified treaty in United Nations history and is widely regarded as the most successful international environmental agreement, was established specifically to preserve the presence of what inorganic allotrope?
Correct Answer: OZONE
Your Answer: Ozone
Points Assigned: 1

Another gimmie? 

Diane Day 6: A Case of the Mondays (2/6)

My opponent has tied or forfeited all her matches, so hopefully I can pull out a win, still, but it won't be because I deserved it . . .

1. ❌ No clue. I had no idea CBS had any cute nicknames. I said "Beacon" (after the theater) because I thought it made sense with high-quality journalism and color TV, but yeah--no clue. I assigned this 1 point, since there were multiple clues.

2. ✅ Cool etymology. And a gimme. Assigned it zero points.

3. ❌ No clue. In the spirit of "Oak Tree" I guessed "Bridge." Assigned it 1 point, since my opponent has gotten art questions right before.

4. ✅  OMG ONE I FINALLY KNEW! Assigned 2 points.

5. ❌ OMG I *thought* I had this one, but in fact *overthought* it. I said Paul Tsongas. Right era, right ethnicity, right state, but he was never a governor. 

6. ❌ I should have guessed ozone, one of the few environmental success stories and the one I tell my 4th grader about when he panics about climate change 💔 But for some reason I got into my head that inorganic = not carbon OR oxygen, so I said "sand", thinking it had something to do with beach erosion.

Better luck tomorrow, I hope!

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Dave M day 6

Just 2/6 today with a couple of annoying misses. Re Fletch, my husband also mocked me for never having heard of it. I guess I need to add it to my viewing list.

 

Hi Kim!

 

1 : ) Tiffany. Lucky guess, I figured Americans would find this familiar though so D10.

2 : ) Tackle. Simple once I thought of it. D11

3 : ( Spiral. First annoying miss. I knew of the Spiral from a visit to Great Salt Lake but never thought it would simply be defined as a Jetty. D23

4 : ( Champs Elysees. Hopefully this plays hard D32

5 : ( Sarandos. Oh, of course it was Dukakis. D22

6 : ( CFCs. Second bad miss, this time from not reading the question properly. D01  

Brian Day 6 vs Brad

 4/6  Quick day to submit, no thinking necessary, four gimmes and two for which I had less of a chance than the ayatollah

1) Tiffany 2/2 The Tiffany Network

2) Tackle 1/1  tackle box

3) pier 3/2  No chance, but with spiral it does ring a bell.

4) Electric Avenue 2/3  I've heard of it but was never getting there. I assume it's Poe

5) Dukakis 1/1 Greek Massachusetts governor

6) ozone 0/0 I assume the easiest today

David S Day 6

 3/6. Was only confident of 1 but expected two guesses to work out. 

1. Lord and Taylor :(, D21. No idea here. 
2. Tackle :), D31. Cute question. Was definitely guessable, so I thought I had this. 
3. Dock :(, D13. No chance here. Seemed like the most obvious guess given that I had no clue. 
4. Champs Elysees :(, D02. Now that I see the answer, it does ring a bell, but I was never going to get it. 
5. Dukakis :), D20. Only one of the day I was sure of. 
6. Ozone :), D12. I wouldn’t say I was sure here, but was definitely confident, especially with the “inorganic allotrope” clue that fit very nicely with ozone. 

Marcus LL108 Match Day 6 -- Confirmation

4 today, struggled with the American questions 

1. A nickname for the CBS television network refers both to its once-renowned reputation for high-quality broadcast journalism and to the retailer whose former New York flagship building famously hosted CBS's color-television demonstrations in 1950. What is the company that inspired this nickname?
Correct Answer: TIFFANY & CO.
Your Answer: Saks
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Maybe should have been able to guess 

2. Originating in 14th-century Middle Dutch, what word is used as a general term for equipment used in fishing, particularly for recreational use? It has a very different meaning when applied in other areas of sport.
Correct Answer: TACKLE
Your Answer: Tackle
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Nice q

3. Sculptor Robert Smithson's 1970 land art installation in Utah's Great Salt Lake used 6,650 tons of rock and earth to create a 1,500-foot-long structure protruding into the water. What type of structure is it, according to its name?
Correct Answer: (SPIRAL) JETTY
Your Answer: Jetty
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

That is the definition of a jetty …I have never heard of him 

4. The work often cited as the first modern detective story (though it predates the use of "detective" as a profession) is an 1841 tale that involved, per its title, crimes against Madame L'Espanaye and her daughter Camille on what thoroughfare?
Correct Answer: RUE MORGUE
Your Answer: Rue Morgue
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

Hopefully plays hard 

5. What man holds the record as the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history, and was also the second Greek American to be elected a U.S. state governor (after Maryland's Spiro T. Agnew)?
Correct Answer: MICHAEL DUKAKIS
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I gave up when I should have had a proper think

6. The Montreal Protocol of 1987, which became the first universally ratified treaty in United Nations history and is widely regarded as the most successful international environmental agreement, was established specifically to preserve the presence of what inorganic allotrope?
Correct Answer: OZONE
Your Answer: Ozone
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp1

Gimme?