Jesse Day 3

5/6

1. Of the nine popes who served the Catholic Church during the 20th century, three of them shared what papal name (and were X, XI, and XII overall)?
Correct Answer: PIUS
Your Answer: Pius
Points Assigned: 1

I was torn between Pius v John v John Paul and chose correctly.

2. Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, who was one of the highest-paid artists in Europe for a time before her death in 1842 at age 86, painted more than 20 portraits of what subject, who herself died in 1793?
Correct Answer: MARIE ANTOINETTE
Your Answer: Marie Antoinette
Points Assigned: 1

The date made sense for her death and its importance. 

3. Friendly debates among people in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and other West African nations center on whose version of what tomato-based rice dish is best? Typically cooked in one pot with onions, peppers, and spices, it descends from Thieboudienne and takes its name from a powerful historical West African state.
Correct Answer: JOLLOF RICE
Your Answer: Jollof
Points Assigned: 2

I got this from the TV show Atlanta. https://www.tiktok.com/@fxnetworks/video/7481646766081740074  

4. What sport has existed in England since at least the 12th century and has enjoyed—particularly in Ascot, Berkshire—long royal patronage, hence its popular nickname?
Correct Answer: HORSE RACING
Your Answer: Polo
Points Assigned: 3

Nope! I know nothing about horse racing.

5. "In the Mood", "Little Brown Jug", and "Moonlight Serenade" were hit records (the last serving as theme song) of what Iowa-born trombonist and bandleader, who disappeared at age 40 over the English Channel while serving as an orchestra leader in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II?
Correct Answer: GLENN MILLER
Your Answer: Miller
Points Assigned: 2

Benny Goodman lived a long life, so my next guess was Glenn Miller. 

6. Glossolalia, practiced in several Christian traditions including Pentecostal and charismatic Catholic communities, as well as in some Sufi and Afro-Caribbean religious practices, is commonly known by what three-word phrase?
Correct Answer: SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Your Answer: Speaking in tongues
Points Assigned: 0

Those offshoots of Christianity speak in tongues.  

Brian Day 3

 3/6  

1) Pius 2/2  Pius X was not good for the tribe during WWII

2) Marie Antoinette  1/0  Le Brun sounded French, the year matched up

3) Gumbo 0/1  Was quite pleased when I decided Thieboudienne also sounded French and gumbo could be related to Gambia.   I assume I'll regret this defense

4) Polo 2/2  Was certain this was the sport of kings.  I got the mode of transportation correct, I suppose.

5) Ellington 3/3 Knew this was wrong but had no idea.   I've heard of Glenn Miller but know nothing about him

6) Speaking in tongues 1/1   'glosso' = tongue.   Seif, good luck, the phrase is 'speaking in tongues', I've never heard it otherwise, but i'm saying there's a chance.

Dave M day 3

5/6 today, questions in my wheelhouse.

 

1 : ) Pius. Also got the WWII connection. D10

2 : ) Marie Antoinette. Yes 1793 the giveaway here. D02

3 : ) Jollof. I know this features very prominently in Nigerian cuisine. D11

4 : ) Horse Racing. I used to live on the same train line as Ascot and my commute would be “enlivened” with drunk people dressed to the nines every year in June. D22

5 : ( Smith. No idea where to start with this one. D33

6 : ) Speaking in Tongues. One of the few things I recall about Pentecostalism. D21

Marcus LL109 Match Day 3 -- Confirmation

6 today , questions all suited me

Player: BrowningM

1. Of the nine popes who served the Catholic Church during the 20th century, three of them shared what papal name (and were X, XI, and XII overall)?
Correct Answer: PIUS
Your Answer: Pius
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

Got it from WW2 history 

2. Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, who was one of the highest-paid artists in Europe for a time before her death in 1842 at age 86, painted more than 20 portraits of what subject, who herself died in 1793?
Correct Answer: MARIE ANTOINETTE
Your Answer: Marie Antoinette
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

1793 gimme

3. Friendly debates among people in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and other West African nations center on whose version of what tomato-based rice dish is best? Typically cooked in one pot with onions, peppers, and spices, it descends from Thieboudienne and takes its name from a powerful historical West African state.
Correct Answer: JOLLOF RICE
Your Answer: Jollof rice
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3

my wife’s father was Ghanaian , hers is the best

4. What sport has existed in England since at least the 12th century and has enjoyed—particularly in Ascot, Berkshire—long royal patronage, hence its popular nickname?
Correct Answer: HORSE RACING
Your Answer: Horse racing
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

sport of kings …

5. "In the Mood", "Little Brown Jug", and "Moonlight Serenade" were hit records (the last serving as theme song) of what Iowa-born trombonist and bandleader, who disappeared at age 40 over the English Channel while serving as an orchestra leader in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II?
Correct Answer: GLENN MILLER
Your Answer: Glenn Miller
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

gimme 

6. Glossolalia, practiced in several Christian traditions including Pentecostal and charismatic Catholic communities, as well as in some Sufi and Afro-Caribbean religious practices, is commonly known by what three-word phrase?
Correct Answer: SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Your Answer: Speaking in tongues
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

i find it quite scary watching people speak in tongues 

David S Day 3 vs. Diane (CLL)

The first of what I’m sure will be many battles against my friend of 33 years! 3/6 today. 

1. Pius :), D21. I was pretty sure.
2. Marie Antoinette :), D10. Pretty clear given the date of 1793. Don’t think Diane will miss this one!
3. Ashanti :(, D23. Actually might have had a chance at this if I’d thought more about it. As it was, I just picked an East African historical empire I knew about given the clue. 
4. Tennis :(, D02. Ugh. 
5. Smith :(, D32. No clue at all. 
6. Talking in tongues :), D11. I assume this pays. Kind of weird to ask for three words here. It made the question needlessly confusing I think. 

Brian Day 2 vs SeifD (CLL)

 5/6 Dave and I matched up perfectly for the tie 

1) square mile 1/2 wasted a lot of time overthinking and trying to come up with terms like park or town or subdivision, but then I did the actual math and converted from metric

2) McKinley 1/1 narrowed it down to Cleveland and McKinley, and was pretty sure Grover was, despite his name, a New Yorker

3) topology 2/1 math gimme

4) USA, Russia 2/0 I was pretty sure about this, plus I had no other options

5) Oz 0/2 gimme with that catch phrase

6) red rice 3/3 considered spork but that’s Taco Bell to me, and milling also threw me off 

Jesse Day 2

3/6

1. What imperial and U.S. customary unit is equal to 258.9988 hectares?
Correct Answer: SQUARE MILE
Your Answer: Square Mile
Points Assigned: 1

Only thing I could come up with.

2. What man was the last of the five U.S. Civil War combat veterans (all Union) to serve as president, having enlisted in June 1861 at age 18 in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry and ultimately reaching the rank of Brevet Major?
Correct Answer: WILLIAM MCKINLEY
Your Answer: Cleveland
Points Assigned: 2

Total guess. He had two separate terms separated by another president, so I figured that gave me the best chance and the timing would have been about right. 

3. David Thouless, Duncan Haldane, and Michael Kosterlitz won the 2016 Nobel Prize for their work on phases of matter related to what branch of mathematics concerned with properties that survive continuous deformation (stretching, bending, etc.)? Its name comes from Greek for "study of place", and it is distinct from the similarly named field meaning "description of place" that deals with the representation of the Earth's surface features.
Correct Answer: TOPOLOGY
Your Answer: Geophysics
Points Assigned: 2

Nope!

4. The Diomede Islands are shared by two countries, with 2.4 miles separating Big Diomede to the west (or perhaps technically, far far east) from Little Diomede. These islands serve as the closest points between what two countries?
Correct Answer: RUSSIA, UNITED STATES
Your Answer: Russia and US
Points Assigned: 1

I knew this answer. 

5. While shows like The Hitchhiker and 1st & Ten existed previously, what series is widely considered HBO's first true dramatic television series, debuting in July 1997 with the tagline "It's no place like home"?
Correct Answer: OZ
Your Answer: Oz
Points Assigned: 0

This is one of the few important HBO shows I haven't watched, but the tagline made it a gimmie. 

6. Dr. Samuel W. Francis of Rhode Island received U.S. patent 147,119 on February 3, 1874, for what hybrid, whose common name was trademarked by Hyde W. Ballard in 1951 and the Van Brode Milling Company in 1970, and which was popularized in large part by KFC beginning in the 1970s?
Correct Answer: SPORK
Your Answer: Deep fat fryer
Points Assigned: 3

Oh! Neat.