David S Day 20 vs. Diane (CLL)

 4/6 today. 

1. Australia :), D33. Very happy to get this. I hope it plays as hard as I think it will. I strongly suspected this was in an Anglo country, and so only this and Canada made the most sense to me. I thought it was unlikely I’d have neither heard of the rebellion nor the town if it was Canadian, and that ended up being right. 
2. Mortal Kombat :), D12. Perfectly timed to be a gimme for me. “Finish him!”
3. Tipping point :(, D22. I had no idea. 
4. Matrix :(, D21. I could perfectly visualize it but had no idea what it was called. 
5. Old Man and the Sea :), D10. I read this in high school and quite liked it. Diane was in the same class as me, so I also know she read it!
6. Chrysalis :), D01. Easiest of the day I think, as long as spelling doesn’t count. 

Brian Day 19 vs David S (CLL)

 3/6  and I think will be a tough day for Dave as well....4(3) - 4(3) tie as we don't have any correct answers overlap

1) mountain climbing 2/0  I really wish this were a geography questions and not a soccer question given my d0

2) white coats 3/1  no clue.   

3)  One Direction 0/2   My go to's from that era are the Jonas Brothers and One Direction, and the Jonas' are American

4) Water Bear 1/1 gimme

5) brassica 1/2  on the tip of my tongue all day, knew it started with an early letter of the alphabet and sounded like one of the vegetables it classified, but I had to wait until (jeez it's 8:50pm) my brain finally jogged it loose

6) fauvism 2/3  Darn, thought I had a rare art get

Jesse Day 19

2/6

1. Camp Nou, San Siro, De Kuip, Stamford Bridge, Alte Försterei, and Geoffroy-Guichard are all common names of facilities in Europe primarily associated with what activity?
Correct Answer: SOCCER/FOOTBALL
Your Answer: Brewing Beer
Points Assigned: 2

I don’t follow soccer. 

2. The forces of Italian unification leader Giuseppe Garibaldi did not adopt their trademark garments (and thus earn their common name) for ideological reasons. Rather, while organizing forces in Uruguay in the 1840s, Garibaldi was able to cheaply purchase a large surplus consignment intended for Argentine slaughterhouse workers. What were these garments, which gave his forces their name during the Risorgimento?
Correct Answer: REDSHIRTS (CAMICIE ROSSE)
Your Answer: Blue Shirts
Points Assigned: 2

I had no idea. 

3. What massively popular group, assembled during the 2010 season of the UK version of The X Factor, became a defining boy band phenomenon of the early social-media era, with fiercely loyal fan communities on Twitter and Tumblr propelling them to global fame?
Correct Answer: ONE DIRECTION
Your Answer: One Direction
Points Assigned: 0

I always associate One Direction with my wife and I living in DC in the early days. 

4. While black bears, sun bears, brown bears, polar bears, and grizzly bears are all proper bears (Ursidae), what "bear" is actually a stumpy microscopic animal in the phylum Tardigrada?
Correct Answer: WATER BEAR
Your Answer: Water Bear
Points Assigned: 1

Gimmie?

5. What word is used in some culinary circles to categorize cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, and is in fact the name of the taxonomic genus to which all of those plants belong?
Correct Answer: BRASSICA
Your Answer: Cabbage
Points Assigned: 3

I have heard the word before, but had no chance. 

6. What art movement, named derisively by critic Louis Vauxcelles in 1908, is most closely associated with the two close friends who pioneered it, and is also represented by works from artists such as Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, Jean Metzinger, and Albert Gleizes?
Correct Answer: CUBISM
Your Answer: Dada
Points Assigned: 1

Nope. I should have gotten this from Gris. 

Marcus LL109 Match Day 19 -- Confirmation

i will own my terrible arrogance and say today was the easiest day in living memory (for an art and football loving Brit) 6. obvs 

Player: BrowningM

1. Camp Nou, San Siro, De Kuip, Stamford Bridge, Alte Försterei, and Geoffroy-Guichard are all common names of facilities in Europe primarily associated with what activity?
Correct Answer: SOCCER/FOOTBALL
Your Answer: football
Points Assigned: 0
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 0

i’ve been drunk in every single one 

2. The forces of Italian unification leader Giuseppe Garibaldi did not adopt their trademark garments (and thus earn their common name) for ideological reasons. Rather, while organizing forces in Uruguay in the 1840s, Garibaldi was able to cheaply purchase a large surplus consignment intended for Argentine slaughterhouse workers. What were these garments, which gave his forces their name during the Risorgimento?
Correct Answer: REDSHIRTS (CAMICIE ROSSE)
Your Answer: red shirts
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

the shirts are less offensive than the biscuits 

3. What massively popular group, assembled during the 2010 season of the UK version of The X Factor, became a defining boy band phenomenon of the early social-media era, with fiercely loyal fan communities on Twitter and Tumblr propelling them to global fame?
Correct Answer: ONE DIRECTION
Your Answer: one direction
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

seen then 4 times in concert (my lovely daughter’s fave band as a t(w)een

4. While black bears, sun bears, brown bears, polar bears, and grizzly bears are all proper bears (Ursidae), what "bear" is actually a stumpy microscopic animal in the phylum Tardigrada?
Correct Answer: WATER BEAR
Your Answer: water bear
Points Assigned: 1
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 1

family guy is the go to for tardigrades 

5. What word is used in some culinary circles to categorize cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, and is in fact the name of the taxonomic genus to which all of those plants belong?
Correct Answer: BRASSICA
Your Answer: brassica
Points Assigned: 2
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 2

6. What art movement, named derisively by critic Louis Vauxcelles in 1908, is most closely associated with the two close friends who pioneered it, and is also represented by works from artists such as Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, Jean Metzinger, and Albert Gleizes?
Correct Answer: CUBISM
Your Answer: cubism
Points Assigned: 3
Points Assigned to Private Opp: 3


Braque is whack!

Friday June 12 - Jessica

Was traveling and hard to email. Had a few pretty bad days but got lucky today and managed 5, 3 of which were guesses :) 

1. SOCCER - correct - put soccer because it seemed like a good guess

2. REDSHIRTS (CAMICIE ROSSE) - incorrect - put carabinieri because i had no idea and the carabiniere are the police/military in Italy I think

3. one direction - correct - a guess. I remember that band being on the radio when i was working very long overnight shift in 2011...

4. water bear - correct - knew this one

5. brassica - correct - knew this one

6. cubism - guessed cubism because i thought cubism was around that time. yay!

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David S Day 19 vs. Brian (CLL)

 3/6 to close out a decidedly poor week that left me in the relegation zone as of this morning.

1. Soccer :), D31. Was almost certain Stamford Bridge was Chelsea. I might have gotten this with that stadium excluded, but I’m not sure. 
2. Red shirts :), D21. I knew this, and I also think it was a question 8 or 9 years ago. Pretty sure I also got it then. 
3. Nickleback :(, D00. I had no idea, but I bet Brian and most others will get this. 
4. Bear bugs :(, D22. No idea. 
5. Legumes :(, D12. Actually have never heard of this word. 
6. Cubism :), D13. Happy to get this. The timing with Picasso seemed to work with 1908, and more importantly I couldn’t think of anything else. 

Dave M day 19

4/6 today.

 

1 : ) Soccer/Football. I even wrote it down the same way Thorsten put the answer. Feels right at the easy end of soccer-related questions. D12

2 : ) Redshirts. 11^th Grade History in NZ, but I feel like the link to slaughterhouse will be a helpful clue. D32

3 : ) One Direction. Simple pop music Q. D01

4 : ( Microbear. Never heard of water bears. D23

5 : ) Brassica. Only word that could fit. D11

6 : ( Absurdism. Went the wrong way on weird early 20^th C art movements. D20