brad day23

despite yesterdays lost have clinched promotion to d next season (assuming no forfeits)

0/6 vs dave ... limping into season end

common d

1) wilson d2

is there a joke behind this?

2) catcher in the rye d3

nope

3) married with children d1

couldnt remember the girls name in ths show but thought this had a chance

4) mulan d0

have heard of this, never going to come up with it

5) new calendonia d2

thought this also had a chance

6) eminem d1

he was also a protege of dre, but a few years later

Dave M day 23 v Brad LLL

A 4/6 today which I expect to still be loss-making by poor defense on the literature question, which seems to have had a good get rate.

 

1 : ( No idea, guessed Kaiser Wilhelm. No idea who R Mutt is. D22

2 : ) Random guess of the only American novel of the time that came to mind. I’ve never read the book. Poor D33

3 : ( I got hung up on Westbury the location, tried to think of NY sitcoms, and ended up with Everybody Loves Raymond (which I never actually watched). D21

4 : ) I read and loved the novel Shogun when in high school. D10

5 : ) Geography gimme – unlike Jesse the Pacific is my strongest geography area. D02

6 : ) Snoop Dogg. Based on 2000’s unforgettable ‘forgot about Dre’ I narrowed it down to Ice-T or Snoop and picked the right way as Ice-T seems a bit earlier. Jesse I’m certain you’ll get paid on Snoop Doggy Dogg. D11

Brian Day 23 vs Will

4/6 today, but not the four I expected.  Playing the top dog in my rundle. Welcome back to Queen and Michael Seaver fan Debbie!

1) Wilson.  No chance and no idea what this is. 2/1

2) To Kill A Mockingbird.  An educated guess, but one I thought I had no chance of getting.  Have never read it (nor seen it, I hear the Sorkin play is excellent) so I don't know Dill, and I know nothing of Capote.  But Idabel sounded like a woman, so I chose Harper Lee for Truman's friend, one of the few famous mid-century famous female authors I could think of. Surprised I got it correct, should get me a few points in a weaker category, but now doubting my defense in such a classic novel. 3/3

3) The Munsters.  Gimme for me, but neither of my opponents knew SCTV, and this is even further back.  I'm expecting a lot of Addams Family answers for this one.  2/2

4) Bushido.  I wrote a report on samurai (and read the Ronin comic book) in 9th grade.  not sure how well known this is, hope I'm right about defense.  1/0

5) Tahiti.  The only question of the day I felt comfortable with on defense. 0/1

6) biggie smalls.  Figured it was BIG or Tupac.  But i can't name a single song by any rap group since Run DMC, and I didn't understand why it was a big deal that Snoop performed at the frat party in Old School, so this is not my wheelhouse. Jesse, I would give you credit for Snoop Doggy Dogg.  I'd also give you credit for Snoopy, Woodstock, and Linus. Clearly Dave S is the west coast rap afficionado.  1/2

Jesse day 23

3/6

1. In 1917, a porcelain urinal was infamously submitted to an exhibition held by the Society of Independent Artists in New York. The work was titled Fountain and inscribed with the year and a name (which was not the name of the artist who created the piece). What was that name inscribed on the piece?
Correct Answer: R. MUTT
Your Answer: John
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I have seen pictures of it, but could not remember the name. 

2. A young Truman Capote provided the inspiration for the character Dill in what novel, whose author was a long-time friend of Capote's (and was, in turn, an inspiration for Idabel in Capote's Other Voices, Other Rooms)? Note, name the novel.
Correct Answer: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Your Answer: To kill a Mockingbird
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I have heard this bit of trivia a few times. 

3. Marilyn, a blonde and conventionally attractive art student at Westbury College, was considered the unfortunate physical outcast by her family in what TV sitcom?
Correct Answer: THE MUNSTERS
Your Answer: The Munsters
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

My first thought was the Adams Family, but I didn't remember this character from the 90's films. I did watch the Munsters growing up and recalled the name soon after. 

4. What term, which means "way of the warrior" and is comparable to the European notion of chivalry, is used for the courage, loyalty, piety, self-control, etc., that defines the code of conduct of the samurai class?
Correct Answer: BUSHIDO
Your Answer: Shinto
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I could not pull it. 

5. What is the largest and most populous (by far) among all the islands that make up the French overseas collectivity known as French Polynesia?
Correct Answer: TAHITI
Your Answer: Fiji
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

The Caribbean and Pacific ocean are my biggest weak points in Geography. 

6. Dr. Dre's classic 1992 rap album The Chronic is well remembered for its immense success and enduring hit singles, but also for extensively featuring what other artist, who would launch a successful solo career with his own quadruple-platinum debut album a year later?
Correct Answer: SNOOP DOGG
Your Answer: Snoop Doggy Dog
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1  

Not sure if my answer will be accepted. I knew he was on that album, but goofed up the name. 

Kim Day 23

Vs. Ben LLL

2/6 - assume I lost on bad D

1 :( John D22
2 :) To Kill a Mocking Bird. I knew of the friendship and almost wrote the author. While I have a hard time remembering Dill too, I still thought this was it. D22
3 :( The Addams Family. Ugh. So close. I didn't thing the Addams family fit sitcom but I could picture the sister and monsters. D11
4 :(. Nope. Of course Ben would know this. D33
5 :( Bora Bora. Or Tahiti. Wrong pick. D10
6 :) Snoop Dogg. D01

Ben day 23

2/6. 

1 :( Dada. Perhaps I should have guessed the definitely wrong Duchamp in an aim to maximize MCW

2 :( on the road. 

3 :( family ties. Argh. I was on the right track because I was thinking of 3rd rock from the son along the alien/monster vein but the name Marilyn was too old. Ended up just punting.

4 :) Bushido. 

5 :) Tahiti. I was concerned that Tahiti was a collection of islands but glad I didn't change my answer, mostly for lack of alternative. Only other option I thought of was Bora Bora but that turns out to be tiny.

6 :( 50 cent. 

Seif Day 23

3/6, not great not terrible (not sure why it's taken me so long to use this meme).

1. Marx :(, D11.  No idea at all.

2. On the Road :(, D32.  Worried my defense is too high here.  I considered To Kill a Mockingbird, which I read in middle school, but I didn't--and still don't--remember a character named Dill.

3. The Twilight Zone :(, D22.  No clue, though admittedly this answer didn't quite fit the question.

4. Bushido :), D11.  Pulled this from somewhere in my brain.  Not exactly sure how I know this, but I've heard the term and was pretty confident it was correct.

5. Tahiti :), D00.  I tried to overthink this and considered briefly whether New Caledonia was part of French Polynesia.  I quickly concluded it wasn't, so I got this question, which should have been a gimme for me.

6. Snoop Dogg :), D23.  A rare pop music correct answer from me.  I didn't know this was right, but I did know that the two were linked, so I felt pretty good about this.