TD 161 - Genus Edition

[JeopardyMom]

6. Name a current or former United States Secretary of Defense.
Note: Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Navy do not count.
Bonus: What year did your answer start as SecDef (+/- 1 year)

Unused Answers
William "The Refrigerator" Perry
Bonus Answer: 1994-1997

.... but shouldn't The Refrigerator have been secretary during the Cold War?

And what about Reggie White, the Minister of Defense?

[Jasoni22]

6. Name a current or former United States Secretary of Defense.
Note: Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Navy do not count.
Bonus: What year did your answer start as SecDef (+/- 1 year)

Unused Answers
William "The Refrigerator" Perry
Bonus Answer: 1994-1997

.... but shouldn't The Refrigerator have been secretary during the Cold War?

And what about Reggie White, the Minister of Defense?

He wasn't asking about the UK

[BoK]

Arts and Literature
7. Name a character that appears in more than one Shakespeare play

Falstaff:
I will not lend thee a penny.
Pistol:
Why then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Falstaff:
Not a penny.

Correct Answers
Falstaff (8)
Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, The Merry Wives of Windsor
ElendilPickle
gamawire
Jasoni22
MarkBarrett
immaf
mitchparov
Peggles
Paucle

Henry V (4)
Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 (as Prince Hal), Henry V
Rackme32
RandyG
CoachP
ComingUpMilhouse

Mark Antony (3)
Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra
Woof
Leander
econgator

Henry IV (3)
Richard II (as Henry Bolingbroke), Henry IV Parts 1 & 2
tjconn728
ComingUpMilhouse
mitchparov

Henry VI (2)
Henry VI Parts 1,2, & 3, Richard III (as a ghost)
jkbrat
Rackme32

Pistol (2)
Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, The Merry Wives of Windsor
happybooker
Peggles

Richard III (2)
Henry VI Parts 2&3 (as Richard Plantagenet), Richard III
CoachP
Magna

Margaret (1)
Henry VI Parts 1,2,&3, Richard III
immaf


Incorrect Answers
Claudio (12)
A character name Claudio appears in both Measure for Measure and Much Ado About Nothing, but they are not the same character
happybooker

George III (12)
WRV


Unused Answers
Octavius Caesar (Caesar Augustus )
Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra
Edward IV
Henry VI Parts 1&2 (as Edward Plantagenet), Richard III
Scroop, Archbishop of York
Henry IV Parts 1 & 2
Bardloph
Henry IV Part 2, Henry V
Blunt
Henry IV Parts 1 & 2
Francis
Henry IV Parts 1 & 2
George Plantagenet (Duke of Clarence)
Henry VI Part 3, Richard III
Gower
Henry IV Part 2, Henry 5
Mistress Quickly
Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, Henry V, The Merry Wives of Windsor
Hotspur (Henry Percy)
Richard II, Henry IV Part 1
Lady Percy
Henry IV Parts & 2
Lepidus
Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra
Nym
Henry V, The Merry Wives of Windsor
Richard Plantagenet (3rd Duke of York)
Henry IV Parts 1,2,&3
Robert Shallow
Henry IV Part 2, The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir William Stanley
Henry VI Part 3, Richard III

And a bunch of Dukes, Earls, and others that appear in the various Henrys and Richards

[Magna]

Here's a list of all the characters, with the plays they're in listed.
http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/vi ... isplay.php

The list doesn't include The Two Noble Kinsmen, which has fairly recently been attributed (at least in part) to Shakespeare. So if you accept that, Theseus and Hippolyta could also be correct. They also appear in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

[BoK]

Arts and Literature
8. Name an Old Testament King of Israel and/or Judah.
Again if no number is specified, I'm assuming the first.
For the purposes of this question, Old Testament is as defined as in the King James Version. Catholic and Greek bibles include additional books in their versions of the OT, but these books are considered Apocrypha in the KJV and by most (possibly all) Protestant denominations. The OT of the KJV corresponds to the entire Hebrew Bible cannon.

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, and said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
- 1 Samuel 8:4-5

The big 3 all tied for sheep. I specified exactly what I mean by the OT to eliminate the Maccabees.

Correct Answers
Saul (4)
United Monarcy
gamawire
Jasoni22
Leander
econgator

David (4)
United Monarcy
jeffwolfe
Creed Bratton
tjconn728
Bamaman

Solomon (4)
United Monarcy
WRV
jeffwolfe
Creed Bratton
Bamaman

Asa (3)
Judah
DadofTwins
Paucle
goforthetie

Ahab (3)
Israel
Woof
RandyG
jkbrat

Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) (2)
Judah
dhkendall
JeopardyMom

Jehoram (1)
Acutally there were two Jehorams, one of Judah and one of Isreal. Since only one person answered Jehoram, it doesn't matter which one is being referred to.
Magna

Hezekiah (1)
Judah
MarkBarrett

Josiah (1)
Judah
goforthetie

Jehoiakim (1)
Judah
dhkendall

Omri (1)
Israel
JeopardyMom

Jehu (1)
Israel
ElendilPickle

Hoshea (1)
Israel
DadofTwins


Incorrect Answers
None

Unused Answers
Ishbaal (aka Ishbosheth)
United Monarcy
Rehoboam
Judah
Abijah
Judah
Jehoshaphat
Judah
Athaliah
Judah
Ahaziah
Judah
Jehoash
Judah
Amaziah
Judah
Uzziah
Judah
Jotham
Judah
Ahaz
Judah
Manasseh
Judah
Amon
Judah
Joehoahaz
Judah
Zedekial
Judah
Jeroboam I
Israel
Nadab
Israel
Baasha
Israel
Elah
Israel
Zimri
Israel
Ahaziah
Israel
Jehoram
The Other One
Jehoahaz
Israel
Jehoash
Israel
Jeroboam II
Israel
Zecharaiah
Israel
Shallum
Israel
Menachem
Israel
Pekahiah
Israel
Pekah
Israel

It doesn't matter because no answered him, but I probably would have accepted Absalom even though he usually isn't counted as king.

[BoK]

Scores after 4 categories

Woof takes the solo lead.

[Tiebreakers, if necessary, will be applied after the final question.]
Woof : 15
Paucle: 20
RandyG: 22
jkbrat: 22
Magna: 23
JeopardyMom : 25
econgator : 26
Peggles: 28
DadofTwins: 30
Leander: 31
dhkendall: 32
CoachP : 32
mitchparov: 32
ComingUpMilhouse: 32
jeffwolfe : 37
ElendilPickle: 39
MarkBarrett : 39
immaf: 40
Rackme32: 40
tjconn728: 40
happybooker : 42
gamawire: 43
goforthetie: 43
Bamaman: 43
Jasoni22 : 44
Creed Bratton : 45
WRV: 47

[Paucle]

dang it, I thought those alcohol sizes qualified, but I wasn't sure! My second-worst decision of the game after the Tappan Zee/ Tri-borough coin flip. (I just thought Tri-borough would be a popular guess because the name alone indicates it deals with 3 boroughs.)

[ElendilPickle]

The OT king question helped my standing a little, but it looks like I'm headed for my usual spot toward the bottom.

[BoK]

Science and Nature
9. Name a genus or species in the taxonomic family Homindae. Homindae are commonly known as “Great Apes”
You may give either the common name or scientific name for your genus or species, but these will be grouped together. Genera (genuses? geni?) and species (specieses?) will be grouped separately. If you give a sub-species, that answer will be counted correct but will be grouped with the species of which it is a part.
Hint: Gibbons are apes, but they are not Great Apes.

I hate every ape I see
From chimpan-A to chimpan-Z.
-Troy McClure

I specifically worded the question to allow for extinct genera and species. At least a few people picked up on that.
Apropos of nothing, the scientific name for the western lowland gorilla subspecies is Gorilla gorilla gorilla. I think it was named by Major Major Major Major.

Correct Answers
Genus Pongo/Orangutan (6)

gamawire
MarkBarrett
Leander
Peggles
jkbrat
ComingUpMilhouse

Pan paniscus/bonobo (pygmy chimpanzee) (3)

mitchparov
Magna
RandyG

Genus Gorilla/Gorilla (1)

Bamaman

Gorilla bergingei/Eastern gorilla (1)

JeopardyMom [mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is a subspecies of eastern gorilla)

Genus Pan/Chimpanzee (1)

ComingUpMilhouse

Pan troglodytes/common chimpanzee (1)

mitchparov

Homo Sapiens/human (1)

jeffwolfe

Homo habilis (1)

goforthetie

Genus Paranthropus (1)

Woof

Australapithecus africanus (1)

Paucle


Incorrect Answers
No Answer (9)
ElendilPickle

Gibbon (9)
Gibbons are in the family Hylobatidae. (I guess you didn't see the hint).

dhkendall

Baboon (9)

WRV

Tamarin (9)

CoachP


Unused Answers
Pongo Pgymaeus/Bornean Orangtuan


Pongo abeli/Sumatran orangutan


Gorilla gorilla/Western gorilla


Genus Homo

and many exctint species and genera. Most notably:
Homo erectus


Homo neanderthanensis/Neanderthals

[BoK]

Science and Nature
10. Name a gas found in earth's atmosphere with a concentration by volume of at least 0.1 parts per million (0.00001%).

But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!
But it's all right, I'm Jumpin Jack Flash,
Its a gas! gas! gas!
- Rolling Stones

Correct Answers
Nitrogen (N2) (6)
78.1%
jeffwolfe []
econgator []
JeopardyMom []
DadofTwins []
Bamaman []
Creed Bratton []

Oxygen (O2) (5)
20.9%
MarkBarrett []
immaf []
happybooker []
DadofTwins []
Rackme32 []

Methane (CH4) (4)
1.8 ppm
Peggles []
tjconn728 []
Paucle []
econgator []

Argon (Ar) (3)
0.93%
gamawire []
WRV []
immaf []

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) (3)
400 ppm (and rising)
happybooker []
dhkendall []
Jasoni22 []

Hydrogen (H2) (3)
0.55 ppm
Leander []
Magna []
Rackme32 []

Water (H2O) (3)
0.001-5 %
Jasoni22 []
Woof []
goforthetie []

Helium (He) (2)
5.2 ppm
CoachP []
Creed Bratton []

Ozone (1)
Different sources give different values but I found some that show > 0.1ppm, and others have smaller values. Given the discrepancy, I'm counting it.
RandyG []


Incorrect Answers
No Answer (11)
ElendilPickle

Carbon (11)
tjconn728

Xenon (11)
0.087 ppm (Sorry)
jkbrat []


Unused Answers
Neon (Ne)
18.2 ppm

Krypton (Kr)
1.1 ppm

Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
0.32 ppm

Carbon Monoixde (CO)
0.1 ppm

[BoK]

Scores after 5 categories

Woof holding on to the lead.

[Tiebreakers, if necessary, will be applied after the final question.]
Woof : 19
Paucle: 25
RandyG: 26
Magna: 29
JeopardyMom : 32
mitchparov: 36
econgator : 36
Peggles: 38
jkbrat: 39
ComingUpMilhouse: 39
Leander: 40
DadofTwins: 41
CoachP : 43
jeffwolfe : 44
dhkendall: 44
goforthetie: 47
immaf: 48
Rackme32: 48
Jasoni22 : 50
happybooker : 50
MarkBarrett : 50
Bamaman: 50
gamawire: 52
Creed Bratton : 53
tjconn728: 55
ElendilPickle: 59
WRV: 59

[dhkendall]

The OT king question helped my standing a little, but it looks like I'm headed for my usual spot toward the bottom.

Race ya!

Science and Nature
9. Name a genus or species in the taxonomic family Homindae. Homindae are commonly known as “Great Apes”
You may give either the common name or scientific name for your genus or species, but these will be grouped together. Genera (genuses? geni?) and species (specieses?) will be grouped separately. If you give a sub-species, that answer will be counted correct but will be grouped with the species of which it is a part.
Hint: Gibbons are apes, but they are not Great Apes.

Incorrect Answers

Gibbon (9)
Gibbons are in the family Hylobatidae. (I guess you didn't see the hint).

No, I think that was the problem, I *did* see the hint, therefor had "gibbon" stuck in my mind "for some reason", and answered it. I feel very much like that picture of the Eastern gorilla you have.

[Magna]

Joehoahaz
Judah

Name's Joe. Joe Hoahaz.

[JeopardyMom]

bumping up

[gamawire]

bumping up

And hoping for a continued reveal perhaps?

[JeopardyMom]

bumping up

And hoping for a continued reveal perhaps?

Exactly --

[jkbrat]

bumping up

And hoping for a continued reveal perhaps?

Exactly --

And hoping everything is AoK with BoK ...

[Vanya]

Paging Rex Kramer.

[Uncle Jeff]

I peeked back into JBoard a few hours too late to submit answers for this TD. However, I did write down an answer set just for fun. On the first 10 reveals, my answers earned a total of 17 points (though if I had played, they would have become 27, and my 7 non-singletons would have bestowed 7 additional points to others).

Even though I'm not entered, I hope we get to see the reveal on the 11th and 12th answers. I don't even know if I have a correct answer for #11 (I guessed Real Madrid, a soccer team). My answer for #12 is Tokyo, which in this crowd is probably the sheep (Tokyo had been scheduled to follow Berlin by hosting the 1940 Summer Olympics, but they canceled for various reasons).

[Paucle]

The last post Bok made at all was Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:50 am, so perhaps there's something going on personally.