Jesse day 5

First 6/6 of the season for me!

1. In the 1960s, General Foods called what product "the drink of the astronauts" while using space travel iconography in its marketing?
Correct Answer: TANG
Your Answer: Tang
Points Assigned: 2

First thing that came to my mind.

2. 89.9% ±1.0 of the nitroamine RDX, 8.9% ±1.0 of a polyisobutylene binder, and 1.2% ±0.25 of the detection taggant DMDNB are specifications, according to the United States military, for what substance with an alphanumeric name?
Correct Answer: C-4
Your Answer: C-4
Points Assigned: 3

First thing that came to my mind.

3. According to legend, what word earned its association with the game of poker when a player, optimistic about his hand's chances but out of cash, dropped his cards on the table to fetch his horse as collateral? (On his return, he realized that his foes had taken a look at his cards, and in response, he proposed a now common gameplay variation.)
Correct Answer: STUD
Your Answer: Stud
Points Assigned: 2

First thing that came to my mind.

4. The title of an annually elected position in the late Roman Republic, whose role was to defend the property and lives of ordinary citizens, is used today (in English) in the names of various newspapers. What is this title?
Correct Answer: TRIBUNE
Your Answer: Tribune
Points Assigned: 1

First thing that came to my mind.

5. The number six is the smallest of what type of number, which is defined as a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its proper divisors?
Correct Answer: PERFECT
Your Answer: Perfect number
Points Assigned: 0

First thing that came to my mind.

6. The characters of Ari Gold, the high-powered and high-tempered agent played by Jeremy Piven on Entourage, and Eli Gold, the political operative and campaign manager played by Alan Cumming on The Good Wife, are said to be based on real-life brothers who have filled similar roles in their respective careers. What last name do these brothers share?
Correct Answer: EMANUEL
Your Answer: Emanuel
Points Assigned: 1

First thing that came to my mind.

Marcus LL101 Match Day 5 -- Confirmation

5 with a stupid miss

Player: BrowningM

1. In the 1960s, General Foods called what product "the drink of the astronauts" while using space travel iconography in its marketing?
Correct Answer: TANG
Your Answer: tang
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

A good get for a Brit but I thought may be easy for yanks?

2. 89.9% ±1.0 of the nitroamine RDX, 8.9% ±1.0 of a polyisobutylene binder, and 1.2% ±0.25 of the detection taggant DMDNB are specifications, according to the United States military, for what substance with an alphanumeric name?
Correct Answer: C-4
Your Answer: c4
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

I did chemistry so I knew it was an explosive 

3. According to legend, what word earned its association with the game of poker when a player, optimistic about his hand's chances but out of cash, dropped his cards on the table to fetch his horse as collateral? (On his return, he realized that his foes had taken a look at his cards, and in response, he proposed a now common gameplay variation.)
Correct Answer: STUD
Your Answer: texas hold em
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Didn't read the question properly 

4. The title of an annually elected position in the late Roman Republic, whose role was to defend the property and lives of ordinary citizens, is used today (in English) in the names of various newspapers. What is this title?
Correct Answer: TRIBUNE
Your Answer: tribune
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Robert Harris's Cicero trilogy is a fave of mine 

5. The number six is the smallest of what type of number, which is defined as a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its proper divisors?
Correct Answer: PERFECT
Your Answer: perfect
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Gimme

6. The characters of Ari Gold, the high-powered and high-tempered agent played by Jeremy Piven on Entourage, and Eli Gold, the political operative and campaign manager played by Alan Cumming on The Good Wife, are said to be based on real-life brothers who have filled similar roles in their respective careers. What last name do these brothers share?
Correct Answer: EMANUEL
Your Answer: emanuel
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

One of my wife's fave programmes 

David S Day 5 vs. Brad (LLL)

5/6 today. 

1. Tang :), D12. I’ve gotten this question wrong enough times that I finally seem to have remembered it. 

2. C4 :), D11. Two-character name is a big clue. 

3. Holder :(, D23. Huge whiff and terrible D. Oops!

4. Tribune :), D22. Spent a long time on this one and felt like it was the best guess. Glad to get it. 

5. Perfect :), D30. Gimme. 

6. Emanuel :), D01. Gimme. 

brad day5

was on vacation past few days, got 1 on day 3 and 3 yesterday

4/6 vs seif

1) high c d1/3

both drinks i havent had in 30+ years

2) c4 d2/2

not sure what else this could be

3) stud d2/2

im more a holdem guy

4) herald d1/1

really thought i had this

5) perfect d3/1

need more math!

6) emanuel d0/0

didnt realize they were brothers

Re: Debbie Day 4

Pleased with a 4, even though I missed an easy one.  Yesterday I only got a 1 (tulip - a lucky guess) but fortunately still won

1. The Compendium :( Never heard of this

2. Cooper :) fun question

3. Shakira :) lucky guess, the timing felt right and I feel like she is often in the news for tax evasion and other controversies

4. Groundhog Day :)  Another fun clue 

5. Hamlet :( Doh!!

6. Fungi  :) good guess. Myco rang a bell somehow 

Brian Day 4

 5/6

1) Napoleon 3/3  no clue

2) Cooper 1/0   Mini Cooper makes this a gimme, though I worried that it couldn't be that easy

3) Shakira 1/1  I happened to recognize the album title, but even without it there's only one female Spanish language artist I can name from that time period

4) Groundhog Day    0/1  A winter-set movie from 1993 got me there very quickly

5) Macbeth 2/2 I knew Braveheart took place later, then realized theatrical could mean plays and not movies.  Haven't read any Shakespeare since college, but thought there was a good chance Macbeth was a Scottish name

6) Fungi  2/2  I love hanging out with my mushroom friend, he's a fun guy.  I wonder if this will have a decent get rate because of The Last of Us

Dave M day 4

I think 4/6 today, given responses so far that's probably not enough for a win.

 

1 : ( Rememberance. Like Jesse I clocked recherche = memory but that was it. At least I've never heard of them. D31

2 : ) Cooper. Could only be one answer given Mini Cooper. D00

3 : ) Shakira. 2001 was right in the middle of my pop phase, I was routinely going to gay bars. D23

4 : ) Groundhog Day. 1993 in Pennsylvania, bit of a gimme, in retrospect don't know why I D12ed.

5 : ( Asgard. Given the time I assumed it would be a viking. Should have read Macbeth, I guess. D22

6 : ) Fungus. I assume fungus is close enough to fungi to pay. D11