Laura Day 11 - 1/6

1 - Fosse :( I had no idea what word this could mean, and didn't know the show either. D11

2 - 40 :( Wild guess. D23

3 - Washingtonian :( D12

4 - 6 and 6 :) I second guessed myself a bit on this since it emphasized TWO numbers, but I also knew it was right unless there was a trick I was missing. D01

5 - ?? :( D32

6 - Berlin :( D20

Dave M day 11

Bit of a mixup with my defense yesterday there Brian but my win was inevitable!

 

Just 3/6 today

 

1 : ( Sashay. Figured this would relate to drag queens for some reason. D23

2 : ( 40. Figured this would be a multiple of 10 for some reason. I knew 40 runs through NZ, and Spain is the antipodes to NZ, and Cordoba is in Spain, so went for 40. Close. Well done to those whose sleuthing got there via the DMZ. D22

3 : ( Colonial. Didn't know Federal was an architectural style. D11

4 : ) 6, 6. The rare trick question. D12

5 : ) The Wicker Man. I remember reading about the remake and learning the original was in the 1970s. D00

6 : ) Potsdam. Simple history question I think. D31

Brian Day 11

 5/6  Congrats to Dave M on yesterday's win.

1) Akimbo 1/1  My wife saw the show earlier this year

2) 38  3/2  Thank you to my daughter's earth science class and to Billy Joel.  My daughter just taught me that latitude is the angle to Polaris, and that we live in the low 40s.   I've been to Charlottesville, and figured it was about 250 miles away as the crow flies, putting it in the high 30s.  And I figured this question was really about a famous line of demarcation like 54 50 or Fight or the Korean border, which led me to Billy's Leningrad: "Stop 'em at the 38th parallel, blast those yellow Reds to hell."

3) Jeffersonian 2/1  Thought I had this from UVa (and the second Charlottesville reference).  Oh well.

4) 6,6   0/0  So easy I had to triple check to make sure I wasn't making a dumb mistake.  I think asking for two answers is going to throw people off, it's almost unfair.

5) The Wicker Man  1/2  A week ago I would not have know this, but I came across a Christopher Lee quote that this was his favorite role.

6) Potsdam 2/3  As the question began I had Yalta for my answer, but that took place during the war, then Potsdam popped into my head.  Didn't know if it was right but had no reason to change it.

Jesse Day 11

4/6

1. A word defined as having a hand on one's hip with the elbow turned outward was used in the title of a Tony-winning musical that debuted on Broadway in 2022. What is that word?
Correct Answer: AKIMBO
Your Answer: Vogue
Points Assigned: 3

I had no idea.

2. Córdoba, Palermo, Athens, Shijiazhuang, Kaesong, Niigata City, Stockton, Lexington, and Charlottesville are names of cities that sit on (or near) what whole-number circle of latitude?
Correct Answer: 38TH PARALLEL
Your Answer: 40
Points Assigned: 2

I got close with my guess, but this was Korean trivia that I missed. 

3. What neoclassical architectural style, prevalent in the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and thus roughly concurrent with the British Regency and French Empire styles, is also sometimes termed "Adamesque" (as it was modeled on the work of Robert and James Adam)? The style is abundant in the cities of Boston, MA, Salem, MA, Charleston, SC, and Savannah, GA, as well as on the campus of the University of Virginia (and of course in and around Washington, DC).
Correct Answer: FEDERAL
Your Answer: Federal
Points Assigned: 1

I needed that last clue to get there, but I did know that federal was a style from the art history architecture courses I took in college. 

4. In a standard deck of 52 playing cards, 36 are number cards. In the corresponding set of 36 numbers, what number is the mean, and what number is the median? (Please note that two answers are required.)
Correct Answer: SIX, SIX
Your Answer: 6 and 6
Points Assigned: 2

I scribbled this out on a piece of paper and easily got the median and figured the median had to be the same, but still did the math anyway. But hey, I got a math question!

5. A fictional Scottish island named Summerisle is the setting for what 1973 horror film, in which Christopher Lee portrays the leader of the island's pagan cult, which offers the annual human sacrifice referenced in the movie's title?
Correct Answer: THE WICKER MAN
Your Answer: Wicker man
Points Assigned: 0

I never saw it, but knew the plot. 

6. The agreement that Poland's western frontier should run along the Oderâ€"Neisse line and that Germany would be divided into four occupation zones was made at a Julyâ€"August 1945 conference in what city in Eastern Germany?
Correct Answer: POTSDAM
Your Answer: Potsdam
Points Assigned: 1

It was the first thing that came to my mind. 

brad day11

2/6 vs meyere

1) tea time d0/1

no idea

2) 30 d1/2

after seeing answer, was wondering what the trick was as seemed too random, thank you seif for explaining

3) colonial d2/2

nope

4) 6,6

almost fell into the 5 trap

5) willy wonka and the chocolate factory d3/3

6) potsdam d2/0

gimmeish?

On Wed, Nov 29, 2023, 7:13 AM Brad B <bbelsky@gmail.com> wrote:

3/6 vs winnr common d

1) my little pony d1

never heard of this

2) tajikistan d3

pleasantly surprised to get this, guessed a random stan

3) jefferson, washington d1

knew 1, couldnt get the other

4) melbourne d2

lived there for 2 years

5) inferno d2

no idea

6) rotary d0

is this the one with the hats?

David S Day 11

4/6 and no chance at more. 

1. Six :(, D20. No idea. Only recent award-winning play I know. 

2. 38 :), D23. Very tricky. The key here for me was recognizing the Korean border city and knowing that the Koreas were originally divided at the 38th parallel. Wonder if anyone else had another in here. 

3. Federal :), D11. Guess based on the DC part of the question. 

4. 6 and 6 :), D32. Seriously? A trick question? I don’t remember Thorsten ever having a question like this.

5. Cujo :(, D01. No idea. 

6. Potsdam :), D12. Gimme for me. 

Laura Day 10 - 2 / 6

1 - ?? :( Even after seeing the answer, I've never heard of this. D02

2 - Tajikistan :) Gimme for me because Dushanbe is Boulder's sister city. D20

3 - Taylor, Washington :( I was surprised we needed both and not just one, and figured the answers must be pretty easy. I find it amusing that I got neither! D12

4 - Vancouver :( I didn't even know what sport this was. D21

5 - The Odyssey :( D33

6 - Rotary Club :) Aha, got one! I thought about "rotating" and then it was easy. D11