Dave M day 25

Happy holidays everyone! Another 3/6 to finish the season in my usual mid table C mediocrity.

 

1 : ( Sugar Ray.  Never heard of Jelly Roll Morton. D33

2 : ) Hundred Years War. Was reasonably confident with a possible alternative of black death. D10

3 : ) Limousine. I briefly considered Sedan but that’s the name of a still existing town. Then remembered Limousin in the middle of France which I think is SW-ish enough to count.

4 : ) David Brent. I enjoyed this greatly when it came out but struggled to watch it again a few years ago. D12

5 : ( Assignment. Annoyed to miss this one. In my company we normally shorten Deed of Assignment to Assignment. D01

6 : ( Scimitar. No idea. D22

Brian Day 25 vs Steiny (LLL)

 Put it in the books!  4/6 to finish the season and pretty sure I'm a lock to escape relegation via tiebreakers.  Happy new year and Merry Christmas and Kwanzaa to those who celebrate.

1) Jelly Roll Morton 3/2 Didn't know why he was famous but he immediately popped into my head so I didn't overthink it

2) Hundred Years War 0/1  Gimme given the length of time

3) Sedan 1/3 I didn't think of limousine.  Def would have gone with it if i had.  

4) Ricky Gervais 2/0  No idea, went for MCW

5) Deed 1/1 

6) epee 2/2 my college roommate was an Olympic alternate.

David S Day 25 vs. Brad

4/6 to close out the season.  This season was a tale of two halves for me, with the first half just about my best ever and the second half terrible.

1. Lolly Pop :(, D33.  No idea.

2. The Hundred Years War :), D22.  I spent far more time on this than any question this season and am happy to have gotten it.  1453 was the exact year that the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, so my thoughts went there and stayed there for a long time.  The kind of weird phrasing of the question made me think that the answer was perhaps in the Istanbul was Constantinople song, and I spent a lot of time trying to remember the lyrics.  Only when I really couldn't think of anything on that front did I start from scratch, and once I thought of the correct answer, I was pretty confident it made sense.

3. Limousine :), D12.  I knew this was a historic French region in the area, so I was confident here.

4. John Smith :(, D21.  No idea at all.  However, I did (somehow) recognize that this was based on the Office and not an obscure business question, so I at least defended it correctly, or so I think.

5. Deed :), D10.  Gimme.

6. Epee :), D01.  Not sure I could have named the other two, but this one I knew.

Looks like I get the win today vs. Brad.  Have a great break everyone.

brad day25

3/6 vs seif

today a good summary of my season, best ever tca, but poor defensive choices which will leave me just outside of promotion

1) sugar ray robinson d1/2

nope

2) bubonic plague (black death) d0/0

oops

3) limousine d3/3

did not expect this to be right

4) scott michael d2/2

did not watch the show

5) deed d2/1

adulting gimme?

6) epee d1/1

i care about this sport for about a week every 4 years

Jesse Day 25

5/6. Have a great offseason. 

1. The legendary New Orleans jazz pianist who recorded with his group the Red Hot Peppers in the 1920s and claimed (dubiously) to have invented jazz in 1902 was known by what sweet-seeming stage name? (Full name required.)
Correct Answer: JELLY ROLL MORTON
Your Answer: Jelly Roll Morton
Points Assigned: 3

I think this will play hard. I was into jazz and jazz history for a few years. 

2. What is famous for, among many other things, lasting from 1337 to 1453?
Correct Answer: HUNDRED YEARS' WAR
Your Answer: Hundred Years War
Points Assigned: 1

Seems like a reasonably easy history question.

3. The French départements of Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne constituted, until 2016, a former administrative région in southwest France that gave its name to a certain type of automobile (though the etymological link is long unknown). What is that vehicle?
Correct Answer: LIMOUSINE
Your Answer: Peugot
Points Assigned: 1

I misread the question, but even so, I had no chance at this one. 

4. The Scranton branch of the Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company was managed for many years by Michael Scott. Who is his English equivalent, the long-time manager of the Slough branch of Wernham Hogg Paper Merchants? (First and last name required.)
Correct Answer: DAVID BRENT
Your Answer: David Brent
Points Assigned: 2

The original was terrific as was the American version for the most part. 

5. What is the term most used in common law in the US for the physical written document conveying ownership of real property? It is the legal document that transfers property ownership (or "title") from one party to another.
Correct Answer: DEED
Your Answer: Deed
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie????

6. There are three main forms of the sport of fencing, based on the weapon used. One is foil while another is sabre. What is the third?
Correct Answer: ÉPÉE
Your Answer: Epee
Points Assigned: 2

I guess I know this from the Olympics, or maybe my friend Zach, who was a fencer in high school. 

Dave M day 24 vs Carr LLL

Another 3/6 today, heading for mid table mediocrity in C which could be worse considering my start to the season.

 

1 : ( OK. Ohh she’s the ‘it’ girl. D23

2 : ) Among Us. I have never played but when reading about it recalled how similar it was to the game ‘Mafia’ I played endlessly when younger. D11

3 : ( Crawfish. I’m used to calling the animal “Crayfish” but here in TX they’re called Crawfish. This is the same as a Crawdad according to Wikipedia (different names in different places) but given the Q’s wording I won’t get this one. D12

4 : ) Brewery. I knew Weihenstefan is a beer, looking at answers so far I’m nervous about by D32.

5 : ( Tchotchke. I had no idea, guess I don’t gamble enough. D21

6 : ) Pastel. Seems like today’s gimme. D00

Brian Day 24 vs Kim

Humble brag alert:  Today is my unprecedented fourth 9(6) of the season, this is my third best season in terms of correct answers, and yet I'm one spot out of relegation.  

1) It  0/3  I had no idea and put Ziegfeld Follies, until I re-read the question, saw it was a two letter title, and hoped Bow was the original 'It Girl'.  Or scary clown.

2) Among Us 2/2  Along with Roblox and TikTok,  my kids were addicted to Among Us in 2020.  They even got me to play, and it was a lot of fun. It is so entertaining to kill little cartoon astronauts, watching their heads explode and their bones floating through space.  If you even hear someone say something is 'sus', it came from someone acting suspicious in Among Us and potentially being the Impostor/murderer.

3) Crawdad 1/0 Thank you to Ben Carr, former blog participant, for getting this answer for our team at pub trivia a few years ago.  It stuck with me

4) Brewery 2/1   I just drank a Weihenstephaner hefeweisse last weekend, it's one of my favorite beers. 

5) Vig 3/2  I am a Jewish gambler

6) pastel 1/1 I had chalk as a placeholder, and then my comic book knowledge paid off.