Dave M day 18

Annoyed with a 2/6 today but can't complain after the 6 pack, congrats to everyone else who got it yesterday too.

 

1 : ( Judge Judy. Wow I was a long way off. D20

2 : ( Helios. I went straight to Colossus of Rhodes skipping Statue of Zeus for some reason. Bad D33 defense too

3 : ) Play-doh. Clues all pointed in one direction. D11

4 : ) Mindful, Demure. I do not like that I know this. D02

5 : ( Gibraltar. I figured this might be the Med and the two straights would be Dardanelles and Gibraltar. Marmara makes much more sense! D12

6 : ( Rocky Horror Picture Show. Never heard of the correct answer. D21

David S Day 18

Frustrating 2/6 when I was confident I had 4.  It’s been a terrible few days for me (in LL). 

1. Cindy Brady :(, D23. Ugh. I didn’t remember which one it was. But I thought this was right when I submitted. 
2. Zeus :), D10. Was less confident of this than of number 1. 
3. Super glue :(, D11. Play Doh smells?! Didn’t even remotely occur to me. 
4. Loud fast :), D22. I actually do remember this now. I’m not so frustrated because I only could have come up with demure and not mindful. 
5. Dardanelles :), D01. I think this might play very hard over all. The fact that there were two straits to choose from made me confident. Hard to think of another body of water like the Sea of Marmara. 
6. Yellow Submarine :(, D32. Almost as frustrating as number 1. I forgot this existed and went with what I thought was the only Beatles movie. 

Fwd: Marcus LL104 Match Day 18 -- Confirmation

Subject: Marcus LL104 Match Day 18 -- Confirmation



4, keep getting stuck on pop culture and American tv

Player: BrowningM

1. Here's the Story: Surviving [REDACTED] and Finding My True Voice is a 2008 book by Maureen McCormick that recounts her life during and after her time playing what memorable television character, whose name has been redacted from the title? (First and last name required.)
Correct Answer: MARCIA BRADY
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

I thought it might be the Brady bunch but never getting Marcia 

2. The famous heptad that includes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pharos of Alexandria, and the Great Pyramid of Giza, also includes a statue by Phidias of whom?
Correct Answer: ZEUS
Your Answer: Zeus
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Bog standard trivia 

3. What distinctively odorous substance, invented in the 1930s to clean coal residue from wallpaper, has been manufactured since 1991 by Hasbro, who trademarked its scent in 2016?
Correct Answer: PLAY-DOH
Your Answer: play doh
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

I was worried by 1991 but it had to be 

4. A viral four-word phrase that originated in August 2024 in a satirical video by TikTok content creator Jools Lebron has "very" as its first and third words. What are both of the other two words in this phrase?
Correct Answer: DEMURE, MINDFUL
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

God help me …

5. Give the modern name of either of the straits that lie at opposite ends of the sea known in classical antiquity as Propontis.
Correct Answer: BOSPORUS, DARDANELLES
Your Answer: Dardenelles
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

The 2 straits are a giveaway

6. George Burns (as Mr. Kite), Frankie Howerd (Mean Mr. Mustard), Peter Frampton (Billy Shears), and Sandy Farina (Strawberry Fields) appeared in what poorly received 1978 musical pastiche film?
Correct Answer: SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
Your Answer: Seargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Sounds awful, I'll have to watch it 

Brian Day 17

 First six-pack of the season

1) Maui  2/0  won a coin flip with Hawaii

2) opium 3/3  Opium wars

3) Whatsapp 1/1  Bigger gimme than opium 

4) A Christmas Carol 2/2  Scrooge immediately came to mind for a mid-1800s character having a counterpoint 

5) Wakanda Forever 0/2  Not as good as the first but pretty good

6) Drew Carey 1/1  I've never seen it but I know the theme song is Cleveland Rocks!

Jesse Day 17

6/6! 

1. The approximately 10,000-foot mountain known as Haleakalā rises near the center of—and forms the majority of the land area of—what island?
Correct Answer: MAUI
Your Answer: Maui
Points Assigned: 3

I figured it was a Hawaiian island, but not Hawaii. Maui was a guess. 

2. The Treaties of Nanjing (1842) and Tianjin (1858) ended wars named after what dried extract?
Correct Answer: OPIUM
Your Answer: Opium
Points Assigned: 1

Gimmie?

3. Viber, Telegram, WeChat, and iMessage are all global competitors in a certain market category, but what service leads them all with well over two billion active users—more than four times the number it had when Facebook (now Meta) acquired it in 2014?
Correct Answer: WHATSAPP
Your Answer: WhatsApp
Points Assigned: 0

Also feels like a gimmie for anyone under 50.

4. A jovial and extroverted merrymaker named Mr. Fezziwig is a character, and a counterpoint of sorts, in what story from 1843?
Correct Answer: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Your Answer: A Christmas Carol
Points Assigned: 2

I figured he was a counterpoint to scrooge and was right. The name sounded Dickensian too. 

5. Exploring the aftermath of King T'Challa's death, the 2022 sequel to Black Panther was one of that year's top-grossing films. By what two-word subtitle is this film commonly known?
Correct Answer: WAKANDA FOREVER
Your Answer: Wakanda Forever
Points Assigned: 2

I knew it was the cities' name was part of the title, but I could not get Zamunda from Coming to America out of my head for a while. Once I remembered Wakanda, Forever came right away. 

6. Jerry Seinfeld played "Jerry Seinfeld" in Seinfeld, and Will Smith played "Will Smith" in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The same convention (star's name = character's name) was used in a 1995–2004 sitcom set in Ohio, starring what actor?
Correct Answer: DREW CAREY
Your Answer: Drew Carey
Points Assigned: 1

Gimmie for Americans over the age of 35?

Marcus LL104 Match Day 17 -- Confirmation

Congrats to Dave M yesterday, I knew I was in trouble with those questions and I'm easy to defend.

5 today

Player: BrowningM

1. The approximately 10,000-foot mountain known as Haleakalā rises near the center of—and forms the majority of the land area of—what island?
Correct Answer: MAUI
Your Answer: Maui
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

I knew it was Hawaii and Maui seemed the best guess

2. The Treaties of Nanjing (1842) and Tianjin (1858) ended wars named after what dried extract?
Correct Answer: OPIUM
Your Answer: opium
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Gimme ?

3. Viber, Telegram, WeChat, and iMessage are all global competitors in a certain market category, but what service leads them all with well over two billion active users—more than four times the number it had when Facebook (now Meta) acquired it in 2014?
Correct Answer: WHATSAPP
Your Answer: whattsapp
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

Uber gimme 

4. A jovial and extroverted merrymaker named Mr. Fezziwig is a character, and a counterpoint of sorts, in what story from 1843?
Correct Answer: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Your Answer: a christmas carol
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Lots of clues 

5. Exploring the aftermath of King T'Challa's death, the 2022 sequel to Black Panther was one of that year's top-grossing films. By what two-word subtitle is this film commonly known?
Correct Answer: WAKANDA FOREVER
Your Answer: wakanda forever
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Crap sequel, I enjoyed the first one 

6. Jerry Seinfeld played "Jerry Seinfeld" in Seinfeld, and Will Smith played "Will Smith" in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The same convention (star's name = character's name) was used in a 1995–2004 sitcom set in Ohio, starring what actor?
Correct Answer: DREW CAREY
Your Answer: pass
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

Impossible 

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David S Day 17

 David S Day 17

3/6. 

1. Maui :), D12. Happy to get this. I originally put down Hawaii (as in the big island) and then realized that wouldn’t work. Under the assumption that this was one of the Hawaiian islands, only Maui seemed to be reasonable. 
2. Opium :), D20. Gimme. 
3. WhatsApp :), D22. Surprised the market share is this high. But I had no doubt. 
4. Rumpelstiltskin :(, D33. No clue at all. 
5. New Beginnings :(, D01. I had no idea. I’m sure everyone else will know this. 
6. Tim Allen :(, D11. Nope!