TD 221: Mad Men

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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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Updated standings after five questions. Lampy extends the lead after another Doubleton.

1. Lampy - 7 pts
2. bleezy - 13 pts
3. jgamer - 14 pts
4. goforthetie - 15 pts
5. Peggles - 16 pts
6. econgator - 18 pts
clprez
8. gamawire - 19 pts
9. Rackme32 - 20 pts
10. MarkBarrett - 21 pts
11. sarah0114 - 24 pts
Vanya
13. mujason - 25 pts
14. Turd Furguson - 27 pts
15. goatman - 29 pts
16. TheyCallMeMrKid - 30 pts
17. Bamaman - 31 pts
18. Creed Bratton - 32 pts
19. immaf - 33 pts
ThreeIfByAir
21. ElendiPickle - 35 pts
barandall800
23. dnbguy - 36 pts
24. Peachbox - 37 pts
25. Blue Lion - 38 pts
26. psgola - 39 pts
27. geolawyerman - 40 pts
28. Helocene Hero - 41 pts
29. debramc - 42 pts
30. Ipmastor - 43 pts
31. sillymonkey - 48 pts
dot888
33. Magna - 49 pts
34. tjconn728 - 50 pts
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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Reaching the halfway point, here's Question Six.

Question #6 – “1984”
Returning to advertising and Apple, the famous Apple Macintosh “1984” ad has long been considered one of the greatest TV ads of all time and a “watershed event” that ushered in the modern Super Bowl ad. After the iconic breaking of Big Brother’s giant screen by a hammer throwing runner there is a final voiceover pitching the product. Name one of the words spoken during this two sentence narration. (19 possible answers)

The commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zfqw8nhUwA

Now your answers:


Apple - (4) (SHEEP)
clprez
Helocene Hero
MarkBarrett
sarah0114


Why - (3)
Lampy
goforthetie
jgamer


Computer - (Doubleton)
ThreeIfByAir
psgola


Introduce - (Doubleton)
goatman
Peggles


Be - (Doubleton)
Creed Bratton
geolawyerman


Macintosh - (Singleton !)
barandall800


Not - (Singleton !) (derived from "won't")
Bamaman


January - (Singleton !)
econgator


Unused Answers
On
Twenty
Fourth
Will
And
You'll
See
Nineteen
Eighty
Four
Like

Incorrect Answers
The - immaf, dnbguy, dot888, Peachbox
In - Ipmastor, Magna
Of - CheezeWhiz
Was - TheyCallMeMrKid
To - bleezy
Future - sillymonkey
New - Turd Furguson


DROP
tyconn728
debramc
Vanya
Blue Lion
Rackme32
ElendiPickle
mujason
gamawire
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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Standings at the halfway point:

1. Lampy - 10 pts
2. jgamer - 17 pts
3. goforthetie - 18 pts
Peggles
5. econgator - 19 pts
gamawire
7. Rackme32 - 20 pts
8. bleezy - 22 pts
clprez
10. Vanya - 24 pts
11. mujason - 25 pts
MarkBarrett
13. sarah0114 - 28 pts
14. goatman - 31 pts
15. Bamaman - 32 pts
16. Creed Bratton - 34 pts
17. ThreeIfByAir - 35 pts
ElendiPickle
19. barandall800 - 36 pts
Turd Furguson
21. Blue Lion - 38 pts
22. TheyCallMeMrKid - 39 pts
23. psgola - 41 pts
24. geolawyerman - 42 pts
debramc
immaf
27. Helocene Hero - 45 pts
dnbguy
29. Peachbox - 46 pts
30. tjconn728 - 50 pts
31. Ipmastor - 52 pts
32. sillymonkey - 57 pts
dot888
34. Magna - 58 pts
35. CheezeWhiz - 59 pts
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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Today I'll reveal the Norwegian Americans questions. To remind you:

Question #7 – Norwegian Americans (Part 1)
Mad Men character Peggy Olsen is of Norwegian descent. Peggy’s father, who passed away when she was 12 years old, was a Lutheran of Norwegian background. So in honor of Peggy, name one of the notable Norwegian Americans described below. Same drill as the previous “pick one” questions.

A – This man who served as the Deputy City Attorney of Oakland, California, from 1920 to 1925, was mentioned by name on billboards throughout the American South.
B – This actress was the lover, from 1989 to 1998, of the new-age musician who composed the theme that is heard during the closing credits of golf tournament broadcasts on CBS.
C – This long time resident of Santa Rosa, California, from 1969 till his death in 2000, was known by the nickname “Sparky”.
D – This man used a line from a Wendy’s commercial during a Presidential debate.
E – This man has a chemical element (chemical element number 103) and an institution located in Livermore, California, named after him.
F – This woman who passed away in 2012 and had a PHD in Physics from Stanford University appeared in a “Touched by an Angel” episode titled “Godspeed”.
G – This man who ran for President of the U.S. on six occasions, made an infamous appearance on the Merv Griffin Show in 1978 to discuss ethnic humor in a manner that would not be considered acceptable by the standards of today.
H – This is the man that wrote the book referenced in Question #4, option “H”.
I – This singer, who was once romantically attached to Mad Men actress January Jones and is now currently dating actress Kat Dennings, has a great grandmother of Norwegian descent.
J – This third generation actress who will star in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movie has a grandmother of Norwegian descent.
K – This New Testament scholar has written more than a dozen books about the Historical Jesus.
L – This co-founder of the band Velvet Revolver used to be the drummer for Guns N’ Roses.

Here are your answers:


Ernest Lawrence - (6) (SHEEP) (corresponds to option E)
tjconn728
Peachbox
bleezy
jgamer
clprez
econgator


Charles Schultz - (5) (corresponds to option C)
Ipmastor
debramc
goforthetie
sillymonkey
Rackme32


Dakota Johnson - (3) (corresponds to option J)
dnbguy
MarkBarrett
Peggles
(Must be folks looking forward to the movie ;) )


Josh Groban - (3) (corresponds to option I)
sarah0114
dot888
mujason


Linda Evans - (Doubleton) (corresponds to option B)
TheyCallMeMrKid
ElendiPickle


Earl Warren - (Doubleton) (corresponds to option A)
Bamaman
Creed Bratton


Pat Paulsen - (Doubleton) (corresponds to option G)
Vanya
gamawire


Walter Mondale - (Doubleton) (corresponds to option D)
Blue Lion
psgola


Marcus Borg - (Singleton !) (corresponds to option K)
Lampy


Matt Sorum - (Singleton !) (corresponds to option L)
Turd Furguson


Conrad Hilton - (Singleton !) (corresponds to option H)
Magna
(Good job making the connection to the earlier question)


Unused Answers
Sally Ride (corresponds to option F)


DROP
Helocene Hero
geolawyerman


Incorrect Answers
Niels Bohr - immaf
Seaborg - CheezeWhiz
Frederick Farrar - barandall800
Strom Thurmond - TheeIfByAir (must of had option G in mind)
Lyndon Larouche - goatman
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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Here are the standing after seven questions. As Lampy pulls away, a close race for second.

1. Lampy - 11 pts
2. gamawire - 21 pts
Peggles
4. goforthetie - 23 pts
jgamer
6. econgator - 25 pts
Rackme32
8. Vanya - 26 pts
9. MarkBarrett - 28 pts
bleezy
clprez
mujason
13. sarah0114 - 31 pts
14. Bamaman - 34 pts
15. Creed Bratton - 36 pts
16. ElendiPickle - 37 pts
Turd Furguson
18. Blue Lion - 40 pts
19. TheyCallMeMrKid - 41 pts
20. goatman - 42 pts
geolawyerman
22. psgola - 43 pts
23. Helocene Hero - 45 pts
24. ThreeIfByAir - 46 pts
25. barandall800 - 47 pts
debramc
27. dnbguy - 48 pts
28. Peachbox - 52 pts
29. immaf - 53 pts
30. tjconn728 - 56 pts
31. Ipmastor - 57 pts
32. Magna - 59 pts
33. dot888 - 60 pts
34. sillymonkey - 62 pts
35. CheezeWhiz - 70 pts
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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As a librarian who is the liaison to a divinity school, I was about as shocked as possible to see Marcus Borg on this. Trivia is fun sometimes.

I actually still had to convince myself the answer wasn't any other Bible scholars, but the last name is pretty helpful here.
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Ryno wrote:Matt Sorum - (Singleton !) (corresponds to option L)
Turd Furguson
And I almost avoided him because I thought he might be sheep-y...
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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Ryno wrote:
Unused Answers
None
(Well done guys, you got all of them on this one :D)
I don't see F on the list.
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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gamawire wrote:
Ryno wrote:
Unused Answers
None
(Well done guys, you got all of them on this one :D)
I don't see F on the list.
Oops. Your right. I'll make the edit soon. By the way, F is Sally Ride.
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Lampy wrote:As a librarian who is the liaison to a divinity school, I was about as shocked as possible to see Marcus Borg on this. Trivia is fun sometimes.

I actually still had to convince myself the answer wasn't any other Bible scholars, but the last name is pretty helpful here.
I'm glad I didn't pick that one, because I thought it was Bart Ehrman. Also glad I didn't sheep with Lawrence.
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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Next is Question Eight:

Question #8 – Norwegian Americans (Part 2)
Continuing to honor Peggy’s Norwegian heritage, name one of the top 15 states in the U.S. with the highest total population of Norwegian Americans.

Here's your answers:


Minnesota - (10) (SHEEP)
immaf
Ipmastor
tjconn728
CheezeWhiz
Bamaman
debramc
Vanya
ElendiPickle
psgola
mujason


Wisconsin - (4)
dnbguy
jgamer
Helocene Hero
gamawire


Illinois - (3)
TheyCallMeMrKid
Blue Lion
dot888

New York - (3)
barandall800
bleezy
geolawyerman


Iowa - (3)
sarah0114
sillymonkey
Magna


North Dakota - (3)
Lampy
goatman
MarkBarrett


Washington - (Doubleton)
goforthetie
Peggles


Oregon - (Singleton !)
Rackme32


South Dakota - (Singleton !)
Creed Bratton


Unused Answers
California
Texas
Arizona
Colorado
Florida
Montana


DROP
ThreeIfByAir


Incorrect Answers
Michigan - clprez, econgator, Peachbox
Pennsylvania - Turd Furguson
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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The standings after eight questions:

1. Lampy - 14 pts
2. Peggles - 23 pts
3. gamawire - 25 pts
goforthetie
5. Rackme32 - 26 pts
6. jgamer - 27 pts
7. MarkBarrett - 31 pts
bleezy
9. sarah0114 - 34 pts
10. Vanya - 36 pts
11. Creed Bratton - 37 pts
12. mujason - 38 pts
13. econgator - 40 pts
14. clprez - 43 pts
Blue Lion
16. TheyCallMeMrKid - 44 pts
Bamaman
18. goatman - 45 pts
geolawyerman
20. ThreeIfByAir - 46 pts
21. ElendiPickle - 47 pts
22. Helocene Hero - 49 pts
23. barandall800 - 50 pts
24. Turd Furguson - 52 pts
dnbguy
26. psgola - 53 pts
27. debramc - 57 pts
28. Magna - 62 pts
29. immaf - 63 pts
dot888
31. sillymonkey - 65 pts
32. tjconn728 - 66 pts
33. Peachbox - 67 pts
Ipmastor
35. CheezeWhiz - 80 pts
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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I'm really doing a fine job separating myself from the pack on this one what with three incorrect answers in a row and then a sheep.
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Now on to Question Nine.

Question #9 – Jai Alai Fever
In the Mad Men episode “The Arrangements” from season 3, a character nicknamed “Ho Ho” touts jai alai as a sport that will become more popular than baseball in America. Alas, this prediction did not come to pass, but jai alai has a storied history and originated from the Basque Country autonomous community in Spain. In honor of jai alai, name one of the 17 autonomous communities or 2 autonomous cities in Spain. (19 possible answers)

Your answers:


Catalonia - (7) (SHEEP)
barandall800
debramc
dnbguy
Blue Lion
Rackme32
clprez
Creed Bratton
(Note: I was flexible with the spelling here)


Andalusia - (4)
sarah0114
sillymonkey
gamawire
Peggles


Basque Country - (3)
immaf
bleezy
ElendiPickle
(This one was included in the question itself)


Madrid - (3)
Turd Furguson
Helocene Hero
psgola


Ceuta - (3)
ThreeIfByAir
goatman
tjconn728


Galicia - (Doubleton)
goforthetie
geolawyerman


Valencian Community - (Doubleton)
econgator
jgamer
(Counted for those who answered "Valencia")


Extremadura - (Singleton !)
Lampy


Asturias - (Singleton !)
Magna


Unused Answers
Castile and Leon
Canary Islands
Murcia
Aragon
Balearic Islands
Navarre
Cantabria
La Rioja
Melilla


DROP
dot888
Peachbox
MarkBarrett


Incorrect Answers
Barcelona - Ipmastor, Vanya, mujason
Zaragosa - CheeseWhiz
Alcala - TheyCallMeMrKid
Toledo - Bamaman
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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Here's the Bonus Question:

Bonus: Name a city in Florida that has a professional jai alai fronton (Note: I will award -1 point if you name the major city that holds the busiest, per attendance, jai alai fronton. I will award -3 points if you can name a lesser known city that has a jai alai fronton.)

The major city with busiest fronton is Miami. The other cities are: Ocala/Reddick, Orlando, Dania Beach, Fort Pierce and Jasper/Hamilton.

10 out of 35 players answered Miami.

econgator, Helocene Hero and Peggles got one of the smaller cities. Bonus points will be factored in the standings.
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CheezeWhiz wrote:I'm really doing a fine job separating myself from the pack on this one what with three incorrect answers in a row and then a sheep.
I'm glad that you have a sense of humor. I saw your comment just as I finished scoring Question Nine.
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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Ryno wrote:
CheezeWhiz wrote:I'm really doing a fine job separating myself from the pack on this one what with three incorrect answers in a row and then a sheep.
I'm glad that you have a sense of humor. I saw your comment just as I finished scoring Question Nine.
I've just taken to skipping right to the "Incorrect Answers" section on each of your question reveals. It's saving me valuable time.
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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The standings after nine questions:

1. Lampy - 14 pts
2. Peggles - 24 pts
3. goforthetie - 27 pts
4. gamawire - 29 pts
jgamer
6. MarkBarrett - 30 pts
7. Rackme32 - 32 pts
8. bleezy -33 pts
9. sarah0114 - 38 pts
10. econgator - 39 pts
11. Creed Bratton - 43 pts
12. goatman - 47 pts
geolawyerman
14. Vanya - 48 pts
15. mujason - 49 pts
ThreeIfByAir
ElendiPickle
Helocene Hero
19. clprez - 50 pts
Blue Lion
21. Turd Furguson - 55 pts
psgola
22. TheyCallMeMrKid - 56 pts
Bamaman
24. barandall800 - 57 pts
25. dnbguy - 59 pts
26. Magna - 62 pts
27. dot888 - 63 pts
28. debramc - 64 pts
29. immaf - 66 pts
30. Peachbox - 67 pts
31. sillymonkey - 69 pts
tjconn728
34. Ipmastor - 79 pts
35. CheezeWhiz - 92 pts
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To finish the day with Question 10:

Question #10 – Governors
Mad Men character Betty’s latest husband is Henry Francis who is an aide to then Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York. In the episode “Tea Leaves” from Season 5, Henry calls Governor George Romney of Michigan a “clown”. In honor of Betty and Henry, name one of the 7 governors of New York that took office after Nelson Rockefeller; or one of the 5 governors of Michigan that took office after George Romney. (12 possible answers)

Your answers:


Jennifer Granholm - (9) (SHEEP)
tjconn728
barandall800
dnbguy
Turd Furguson
Magna
econgator
Holocene Hero
mujason
MarkBarrett


George Pataki - (7)
immaf
CheezeWhiz
TheyCallMeMrKid
Rackme32
dot888
Creed Bratton
psgola


Mario Cuomo - (6)
Ipmastor
ElendiPickle
Peachbox
goatman
geolawyerman
gamawire


Eliot Spitzer - (4)
debramc
Vanya
bleezy
sillymonkey


John Engler - (3)
goforthetie
clprez
sarah0114


David Patterson - (Doubleton)
Bamaman
ThreeIfByAir


William Milliken - (Singleton !)
Blue Lion


Jim Blanchard - (Singleton !)
Lampy


Unused Answers
Andrew Cuomo
Hugh Carey
Malcolm Wilson
Rick Snyder


DROP
jgamer
Peggles


Incorrect Answers
(None)
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Re: TD 221: Mad Men

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So let's see:

Bible scholar
Spain
Who was your state's governor when you were a kid

Seems fair to me!
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