Gideon LL71 Day 25

4/6 today. See you in February!

1 :) D2
2 :) D0
3 :( D2 Kenyatta - I considered Amin, but didn't believe that his predecessor had survived long enough to succeed him.
4 :) D3
5 :) D1 - Now I have the theme song stuck in my head.
6 :( D1 Aguilera - Right ballpark, age and fame-wise.

Brad day 25

2/6 - time to study up to crush e rundle next season

1) histamine d2
Allergies finally good for something

2) bolivia d1
Right idea, wrong non-extraditable country

3) mandela d2
Nope

4) buddism d3
No idea

5) mr ed d1
Did not watch these growing up

6) britney spears d0
Almost botched this, read 35 year career at first and wrote down celine dion

Steiny day 25

a nice day to finish the season (this one went by fast)

1. :( guessed ammonia, but this makes sense!  didn't know histamine was a chemical like that

2. :) fairly easy

3. :) Made an educated guess...only so many african leaders that I know anyway

4. :( close, I guessed HInduism

5. :) I know the show

6. :) performer, my age, in vegas, pop star, female...all signs point to britney

Dave M day 25

An easy set of questions to end the LL. 5/6 and see you again in February!

 

1 :) On the basis that hay fever medication is called anti-histamine. D1

2 :) My least favorite Australian and I assume something of a current affairs gimme. D0

3 :) I knew Obote was from Uganda. Which can only mean Idi Amin. D2

4 :) This was of an age and of a gender-relations focus that could only mean near-East or subcontinental religions. Sikh was the only big one that fit. D3

5 :( Think this is a gimme for most Americans but I had no idea so wrote Dynasty. D1

6 :) I didn’t know any of her albums but I’ve heard the songs In the Zone and Circus, and made the link from there. D2

Jesse Day 25

5/6 Easy day to end it. 

1. The itching and sneezing that often accompany respiratory allergies are caused by the release as a part of the body's immune response of what organic compound, chemical formula C₅H₉N₃?
Correct Answer: HISTAMINE
Your Answer: Pollen
Points Assigned: 1

Shoot, very gettable. My opponent graduated from medical school, so guessing he is getting this one. 

2. The embassy of what country is pictured here? LINK: http://www.learnedleague.com/images/art/94085y0m38945t.jpg
Correct Answer: ECUADOR
Your Answer: Ecuador
Points Assigned: 1

Thanks for all of those Hillary Clinton Wikileaks, you fucker. 

3. African political leader Milton Obote is remembered largely for the distinction of effectively preceding and succeeding the same individual as his nation's president. Who is this other man, a Benjamin Harrison of sorts to Obote's Grover Cleveland (noting that the circumstances are not remotely similar otherwise)?
Correct Answer: IDI AMIN
Your Answer: Amin
Points Assigned: 3

This was a guess, but based on the last name he would be sub-Saharan and the answer would be someone famous. There are only so many world famous African leaders no longer in power and I knew the answer wasn't Mandela, because he predessesor was De Klerk (right?). Amin seemed right to me. 

4. In 1699, a code of discipline was instituted in what religion, mandating (among other items) the common adoption of the name Kaur for all females?
Correct Answer: SIKHISM
Your Answer: Sikhism
Points Assigned: 2

Kaur sounded like it was from that part of the world. I thought about Zoroastrianism, but figured Sikhism was more likely. 

5. The fictional Ponderosa Ranch, which bordered Lake Tahoe near Virginia City, Nevada, and was operated by Ben Cartwright and his sons Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe, provided the setting for what long-running television drama series?
Correct Answer: BONANZA
Your Answer: Bonanza
Points Assigned: 0

They had the best theme song. It played on repeats when I was a kid, not that we would ever watch it. 

6. In the Zone, Blackout, Circus, Femme Fatale, and Glory are among the studio albums from what now-35-year-old pop superstar, who is in the midst of her four-year residency show at The AXIS auditorium at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas?
Correct Answer: BRITNEY SPEARS
Your Answer: Spears
Points Assigned: 2

This was very much a guess, but she seemed to be the right age and fame level to get her own residency at Planet Hollywood. My other guess would have been Jessica Simpson. 

Gideon Day 24

Jesse's referral SilvermanA is in second place in A Sierra. He's got a decent shot at going to the Championship!

6/6 today! I'm safe from relegation.

1 :) D1 Existentialism - this one came to me in the shower.
2 :) D2 Cyclotron
3 :) D0 Beluga - I looked this up a few years ago; there are both beluga whales (Raffi Song), and beluga sturgeon (caviar source).
4 :) D3 Graffiti - I have a friend who is a potter, who uses the Sgraffito technique on her pottery, where she paints on glaze then carves into that surface.
5 :) D2 Dixiecrat - this one also came to me in the shower.
6 :) D1 Arrival - I've heard several positive reviews, some mentioning linguistics.

Dave M day 24

I think my winning streak is over with today’s 3/6 with questions which are probably in my opponent’s wheelhouse. Also I thought the caviar question was more difficult than you all found it.

 

1 :) Existentialism seemed to fit the question nicely. D1

2 :( Cool name. I went with Coreolis Accelerator. D2

3 :) I also guessed Beluga but thought this was a difficult question. Risky D3

4 :( Went with Pastiche. D2

5 :( I portmanteau-d the words provided – Staricrats. So that’s what Dixicrats comes from. D1

6 :) Great movie and simple question. D0