Diane Day 2–4.5/6

1: Tupelo Honey:( This is where I am claiming my half-credit 😂 I haven’t listened to Wilco or Son Volt in ages. D3 

2: Macbeth :) D1

3: Lactic :) Good guess, and what pushed me was the yogurt clue:) D2

4: Barbary:) D2

5: pass :( No clue. D0 because my opponent’s best category was Bus/Econ.

6: Styx!! :) I couldn’t quite place the names until Lethe, at which point I knew we were talking about rivers, and there was a big one missing.

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Diane Hannah

Carmel

914-329-2831

Diane Day 1

Well, I thought that I had signed up for the private rundle, but apparently not:( 

I was really happy to get three out of six for my first day: I didn’t look until I knew I was fully awake, which I am hoping is going to be a winning strategy for me 😂

1: Rob Roy:) I almost didn’t pick this because I thought it was too obvious, but then I had no other clue so 🤷‍♀️

2: Madeira :( this is the place they’re always talking about in 19th century novels, and I didn’t realize it wasn’t in the Caribbean 😬

3: Pass :( I know a lot of people who have been advised *against* VBACs and took that advice, so I wasn’t familiar with TOL. 

4: Terrapin :(

5: Clueless :) i’m glad everyone seems to know this one 😂

6: French Horn:) my mom played the French horn:)

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Diane Hannah

Carmel

914-329-2831

Jesse Day 1

I just got back from two weeks in Indonesia, which ended on a sour note when my phone popped out of my pocket on a boat and ended up at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Komodo Island. 3/6 today.

1. What was the nickname of the redheaded Scottish brigand, born into Clan Gregor in 1671, whose outlaw days began after his lands were seized and burned by the Duke of Montrose?
Correct Answer: ROB ROY (RAIBEART RUADH)
Your Answer: Rob Roy
Points Assigned: 1

I was not sure if Rob Roy was a nickname, but I knew Bravehwart was not real. 

2. Experiencing the lively Crop Over festival (celebrating the end of the sugar cane season), taking in a cricket match at Kensington Oval, sampling traditional Bajan dishes such as pudding and souse and macaroni pie, and visiting a rum shop in the birthplace of rum are among the activities available to residents and visitors of what easternmost Caribbean island?
Correct Answer: BARBADOS
Your Answer: Barbados
Points Assigned: 2

Never been, but I knew it was furthest East and they play cricket. 

3. Mothers who wish to attempt an option known as VBAC typically first undergo what is referred to as TOL (or TOLAC). What do the letters in TOL stand for?
Correct Answer: TRIAL OF LABOR
Your Answer: Total Ovary Lacorpasy
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea.

4. According to its official bio, what sports mascot, born in the Galápagos Islands, is overweight, with clumsy feet, an extra-long beak, an extra-long curled-up tongue, a stocking neck, and a "slight" case of body odor? Among its favorite foods are cheesesteaks, scrapple, and Tastykakes.
Correct Answer: PHILLIE PHANATIC
Your Answer: Philly Phanatic
Points Assigned: 3

Hoping my Australian opponent has no idea. 

5. A Dolce & Gabbana yellow plaid suit, white slip dress by Calvin Klein, red party dress by Alaïa, and numerous plaid kilt sets including a yellow Gaultier crop top ensemble, are among (or at least strongly influence) the vast wardrobe for what 1995 movie?
Correct Answer: CLUELESS
Your Answer: The Devil Wears Prada
Points Assigned: 0

Shoot, I rushed my answer. This should have been easy. 

6. What is the only standard orchestral brass instrument whose valves are operated with the left hand rather than the right?
Correct Answer: FRENCH HORN
Your Answer: Tuba
Points Assigned: 1

I had no idea.

Brian Day 1

 Welcome back!  4/6 in a roundabout way with a very lucky guess, an educated guess, a very near miss, and a dumb mistake

1) Braveheart 1/2   Jumped to Braveheart and didn't look back.  I bet they never even called him Braveheart in real life.   And wasn't he Wallace?   And if I had looked at the year I would have realized I was off by a few centuries. 

2) Barbados 2/2  A wild guess based on my childhood best friend's mother being from Barbados

3) Tolerance of Labor 0/0  Two naturals in my household, but I knew what VBAC was, then it took me all day to figure out what the L in TOL was, but I never had a chance with the T.   Both my opponents are women so I didn't have to think hard about defense

4) Phillie Phanatic 3/3  cheesesteak made this a gimme, and the details of the question made me LOL.   Good luck Seif, but I think you need Phanatic here, otherwise the question reads "what city is famous for cheesesteaks?"  

5) Clueless 1/1  gimme  yellow plaid suit 1995.    Dave you made up for it with a movie pull though.  I would've D3ed you here.

6) French horn 2/1  Educated guess based on its keys being different from the other instruments

David S Day 1

Welcome back, all! 5/6 unless Thorsten is in a tough grading mood. 

1. Guy Fawkes :(, D11. Rare history miss to start things out. I had no idea at all here, though I knew Fawkes was wrong and lives almost a century earlier. 

2. Barbados :), D10. Easternmost Caribbean island was sufficient for me. 

3. Trial of labor :), D31. I mostly knew it but was worried the first word might be test instead of trial. Phew. 

4. Philly :) (I think), D22. Got it from cheesesteak and scrapple. I assume this answer is sufficient to pay. 

5. Clueless :), D03. Literally just got back yesterday from three nights in Beverly Hills. Not sure this would have been top of mind otherwise. But, you know, whatever!

6. French Horn :), D22. I remember when I was young someone telling me this about the French Horn he played. I guess it stuck. 

Marcus LL110 Match Day 1 -- Confirmation

Welcome back everyone , 4 today when i knew 5 which was annoying!

Player: BrowningM

1. What was the nickname of the redheaded Scottish brigand, born into Clan Gregor in 1671, whose outlaw days began after his lands were seized and burned by the Duke of Montrose?
Correct Answer: ROB ROY (RAIBEART RUADH)
Your Answer: rob roy
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0
 

gimme

2. Experiencing the lively Crop Over festival (celebrating the end of the sugar cane season), taking in a cricket match at Kensington Oval, sampling traditional Bajan dishes such as pudding and souse and macaroni pie, and visiting a rum shop in the birthplace of rum are among the activities available to residents and visitors of what easternmost Caribbean island?
Correct Answer: BARBADOS
Your Answer: barbados
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

gimme? i got it from the cricket oval 

3. Mothers who wish to attempt an option known as VBAC typically first undergo what is referred to as TOL (or TOLAC). What do the letters in TOL stand for?
Correct Answer: TRIAL OF LABOR
Your Answer: toll of labour
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

totally knew this , don’t know if it was a brain fade or an autocorrect error , was horrified when i saw my answer 

4. According to its official bio, what sports mascot, born in the Galápagos Islands, is overweight, with clumsy feet, an extra-long beak, an extra-long curled-up tongue, a stocking neck, and a "slight" case of body odor? Among its favorite foods are cheesesteaks, scrapple, and Tastykakes.
Correct Answer: PHILLIE PHANATIC
Your Answer: tommy tortoise
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

i should have got Philly but not a chance 

5. A Dolce & Gabbana yellow plaid suit, white slip dress by Calvin Klein, red party dress by Alaïa, and numerous plaid kilt sets including a yellow Gaultier crop top ensemble, are among (or at least strongly influence) the vast wardrobe for what 1995 movie?
Correct Answer: CLUELESS
Your Answer: clueless
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

my daughter’s fave 

6. What is the only standard orchestral brass instrument whose valves are operated with the left hand rather than the right?
Correct Answer: FRENCH HORN
Your Answer: french horn
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

i knew this immediately and have mozart’s 4th horn concerto going round in my head all day now but my only chance of redemption after the slip

Dave M day 1

A new season in Rundle B - not sure how long I’ll stay there.

1 : ) Rob Roy. Simple Scottish question to start. D11

2 : ) Barbados. Would have been harder without the final Easternmost clue. D01

3 : ( Time of Life. I worked out it was linked to childbirth but not familiar with the process! D33

4 : ) Phanatic. I read about this mascot once and is my go to for random-sounding mascot questions. D22

5 : ( 12 Monkeys. Huh I was quite confident I had this. D10

6 : ( Tuba. Close but no cigar. D22