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TD 178, DadofTwins, Countdown
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1792

15 -- Fifteen movies in the National Lampoon series have the words "National Lampoon" (or "National Lampoon's") in the title. Name one.

14 -- In 1991 Pope John Paul II rewrote the Catholic devotion series known as the "Stations of the Cross," covering the last 24 hours of Jesus' life. His goal was "to reflect more deeply on the Scriptural accounts of Christ's passion." This new version is generally referred to as the "Scriptural Stations." Name one of the "Scriptural" Stations included in the series. (Source: US Council of Catholic Bishops)

13 -- Thirteen Frenchmen (and yes, they're all men) have been awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature. Name one.

12 -- Full moon names: September and October are both sometimes called "Harvest," and the December full moon is sometimes called the "Moon of Full Nights." Name one of the other twelve full moon names listed in the Farmer's Almanac.

11 -- In peacetime, an officer in the US Navy can attain one of ten rank titles. An eleventh rank title can be awarded by Congress, but only in time of war. (A twelfth rank, "Admiral of the Navy," has only been awarded once and, by law, cannot be awarded again.) Name the title for one of the eleven currently "attainable" ranks.

10 -- Since 1980, ten TV theme songs have reached at least #65 on the Billboard Hot 100. Name either the TV show or the theme song. (For this question, the title of the show and the name of the song are treated as the same answer. If "Jeopardy Theme" were on the list, I would accept "Jeopardy," "Jeopardy Theme," "Think" and "I'm a Little Teapot" as the same correct answer.)

FURTHER CLARIFICATION: This list only includes songs which reached their highest point on the charts the AFTER the TV show premiered. So "Providence," which used a cover of the Beatles classic "In My Life," is not on the list.

9 -- Name one of the nine people still alive as of February 1, 2014 who has flown to the Moon but has never walked on it.

8 -- Name one of the eight different apparatuses used by artistic (as opposed to rhythmic or trampoline) gymnasts in Olympic competition.

7 -- In either English or Swahili, name one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

6 -- The Washington Nationals and Seattle Mariners have never played in a World Series. Six other current major league teams have not lost a World Series game since November 1, 1986. Name one of these six teams.

5 -- Name one of the animals known by big game hunters as the "Big Five" most dangerous animals to hunt.

4 -- One classic approximation of pi is 22/7. Name one of the four digits that will NEVER appear after the decimal place when converting this fraction to a decimal.

3 -- Name one of the three U. S. cities that meet the following three criteria: 1) Largest city in the state, 2) City name begins with a vowel, 3) NOT the state capital.

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TD 179, mujason, Miscellaneous II: Now without Mersenne Primes!
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1810

1. Name a host of "Saturday Night Live" whose primary claim to fame is sports. (Pro wrestling doesn't count, sorry Hulk Hogan and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.) (Also, Mark Harmon, Ed O'Neill, and Carl Weathers did play football, and Tony Danza was a boxer, but they are much better known as actors, so they don't count either.) (Feel free to ask if any borderline answer you have is acceptable; if not, I'll ask for a replacement without penalty) (29 answers)

2. Name one of the 12 sons of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. (12 possible answers, obviously)

3. Name a person who has won multiple Nobel Prizes OR a Nobel Prize winner whose parent, child, or spouse also won a Nobel Prize. (no in-laws) (23 answers)

4. Name a husband or ex-husband of a Best Actress Oscar winner since Susan Sarandon won in March 1996 (Sarandon not included). (The marriage can be before, during, or after the Oscar win, but has to be official.) (20 answers)

5. Name a winner of the AL or NL batting title (that's batting average) since 2001. (The 2001 season is included.) (20 answers)

6. Name a PROFESSIONAL winner of the U.S. version of "Dancing with the Stars." (To help jog your memories, here's a list of the celebrity winners who partnered with those pros: Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Helio Castroneves, Kristi Yamaguchi, Brooke Burke, Shawn Johnson, Donny Osmond, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Grey, Hines Ward, J. R. Martinez, Donald Driver, Melissa Rycroft, Kellie Pickler, and Amber Riley.) (9 answers)

7. Name a professional team primary mascot (NBA, NFL, NHL, or MLB) that is a non-human animal (living or costumed) but is not an animal in the team name. (For example, a bulldog mascot for the Bulldogs would not count, but a bulldog for a non-Bulldogs team would count. Also, the animal has to be a recognizable kind of animal, so creatures like the Phillie Phanatic, Mr. Met, or Youppi! don't count). (43 answers as far as I can tell.) (If you have a questionable mascot, ask and I'll tell you if it counts; if it doesn't, I'll let you submit another mascot.)

8. Name someone who has finished second in the U.S. Presidential election (as defined by Electoral College results) multiple times OR someone who finished second in a Presidential election but lost by at least 300 electoral votes. (17 answers)

9. Name a member of the winning U.S. golf team at the 2013 Presidents Cup. (12 answers)

10. Choose one of these lines from William Shakespeare and name the character who said the line. (10 answers)
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
If music be the food of love, play on
A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players
If you prick us, do we not bleed?
Out, damned spot! Out, I say!
Cry "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
I am a man more sinned against than sinning

11. Name one of the twenty standard amino acids that are encoded by the universal genetic code. (20 answers, obviously)

12. Name a country or territorial entity that has had multiple winners of Miss Universe. (14 answers)

13. Name an album that has won an Album of the Year Grammy and also topped the Billboard 200 album chart (or equivalent chart at the time). (39 answers)

14. Name a city with a Federal Reserve Bank. (12 answers)

15. Name a correct response to a Final Jeopardy that was missed by Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, or Roger Craig. (26 for Ken, 7 for Brad, 6 for Roger, total of 39 answers)

BONUS 1. Name a "Saturday Night Live" host who has also won an Olympic gold medal. (7 answers; only need to give one, though)

BONUS 2. Name one of the four rookies that played on the U.S. team at the 2013 Presidents Cup.

BONUS 3. Name the letter that is used on the $1 to represent the Federal Reserve Bank you named in Question 14.

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TD 180, wallzy41, Ice Hockey (IIHF/NHL)
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1820

1. Since 1920, Ice Hockey has been included in the Olympics. Name an Olympic Ice Hockey medal-winning country. I will need the specific country, as outlined in Rule #5.

2. Between 1967 and 1973, the NHL expanded from 6 teams (The Original 6) to 16 . Name a team that was created or brought into the league from this time period. For this question, I will need the full team name when it was added to the league, for example: Hershey B’ars.

3. What good is a team without a coach? Name an NHL head coach who has won the Jack Adams Award, which has been awarded annually since 1974 by the NHL Broadcasters Association to the coach “adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.”

Bonus 1: Followup to the Jack Adams Award. Name a coach who has won the award multiple times, as well as how many times he has won the award. Only one guess per coach, and 5 total guesses. Example format: (K. Jennings, 74)

4.Although hundreds of players have appeared in 1,000 or more regular-season games, only 14 have appeared in at least 1,500. Name one of those 1500-club players. (Hint: none are still active.)

Bonus 2- For a 1 point reduction, name the team on which more of those 14 players have played on than any other.

5.The IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) hosts a World Championship, similar to the World Baseball Classic, during the NHL playoffs. Name a medal winning country. See Rule #5 for an explanation on accepted countries.

6.Undisputed MVP! Name an NHL player who has won both the Hart Trophy(MVP as judged by Professional Hockey Writer’s association) and the Lester B. Pearson/Ted Lindsay Award(MVP as judged by NHL Player’s association) in the same season.

7.In hockey lore, the Miracle on Ice, when a “Cinderella team” won the Ice Hockey Gold Medal at the 1980 Olympics, is one of the biggest stories in hockey history. Name a team that participated in the 1980 Olympics in Ice Hockey.

8.Goaltenders in the NHL have, subjectively speaking, the toughest job on the ice and possibly throughout all of professional sports. Goaltenders are given 2 awards annually because of their unique statistics, the Vezina(MVP of Goaltenders, voted on by NHL General managers) and the William M. Jennings, essentially a team effort of the starter and backup(s) for allowing the fewest total goals over the regular season. Name a Team whose goaltender(s) have won the Jennings, which has been awarded since 1982.

9.Among active NHL goaltenders, name one that has more than 214 regular season wins.

10.College is one of two main ways to receive a chance at the NHL. According to the USCHO.com Men’s Division I Poll, name one of the Top 20 Hockey schools in the country.

11.The other main way to receive a chance at the NHL is to go through the CHL, the Canadian Hockey League, a set of Three Major Junior Leagues set across Canada and the Northern US. Name a Province or State that hosts a CHL team.

12. We are the champions of perseverance! Since 2001, 8 players who are currently active have been awarded the Masterton Trophy, the trophy awarded for the player who “best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.” Name one.

13. Since 1915, the Stanley Cup has gone to the Champions of the National Hockey League. Name a current team who has made 4 or more appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals since 1915. Teams that have changed name are listed under their current incarnation.

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TD 181, Bamaman, Multi-sport: You could be a winner
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1867

1. Baseball
Today, most baseball stadiums are named for corporate sponsors. While I understand the economic realities of that trend, I'm sure most fans are like me and yearn for the days when stadiums had unique names that identified them with a city and its team.

Below are the names of ten stadiums that have gone the way of the Sunday afternoon doubleheader. Pick one and tell me the team that called it home. I also want it to be the name of team when it actually played there. While some stadiums may have hosted another team on a temporary basis at some point, I want the name of the team (both geographic and nickname) that is most identified with that stadium. By this, I mean the team that played more home games there than any other team.

Remember to give both the geographic name and nickname for the team whose stadium you select.

Baker Bowl
Crosley Field
Ebbets Field
Griffith Stadium
Jarry Park
Exhibition Stadium
Forbes Field
Sick's Stadium
Polo Grounds
Shea Stadium


2. Football
The biggest sporting event in this country is the Super Bowl. Name a city where a Super Bowl has been played. For this question, I want the actual city where it was played, not the name of the major city close by that the media may identify as the host city. For example, there has never been a Super Bowl played in Phoenix, Arizona, but the game has been played in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Any future games that have been awarded but not yet played are considered incorrect.


3. Basketball
Laker fans may disagree, but no NBA team has a deeper heritage or does more to honor it than the Boston Celtics. To date, 19 people who played for the Celtics have been honored by having their numbers retired and hung in the rafters of the team's arena. Another player's number wasn't officially retired for him, but he is honored along side the others and he is an acceptable answer. Two non-players who were associated with the team had a number assigned for them and retired. In addition, another person associated with the Celtics had an inanimate object retired for him and he is an acceptable answer. So there are 23 possible answers to this question.

Name one of the 23 men who are honored by the Celtics on a banner above the court.


4. Hockey
For many years, the National Hockey League was a stable six team league. Then they went through a rapid period of expansion in the 1960s and 70s, including absorbing the surviving WHA teams, which caused the league to grow to 21 teams. They stayed at that number until the 1990s when they began to expand again, growing into the current 30 teams.

Name one of the nine teams to join the NHL since the start of the 1991-92 season. I need the name of the team, both geographic and nickname, that it had when it began play.


5. Track and Field
The winner of the Olympic decathlon is sometimes called the world's greatest athlete. While this may not be the case, it is still a grueling athletic challenge.

Name one of the ten events that made up the 2012 Olympic decathlon. To my knowledge, these are the same events used in all decathlons, but I just wanted to avoid any cases of uncertainty.


6. Wrestling
While it does not get the huge media attention as the Final Four, the NCAA Wrestling Championships are still a hotly contested event. This year's championships will be held later this month in Oklahoma City.

To date, a total of eleven schools have won the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. Name one of these eleven schools


7. Soccer
The biggest sporting event on the planet is the FIFA World Cup. Qualifying for the cup is a lengthy process where the world is divided into geographic regions. One of these regions is CONCACAF.

To date, there have been ten countries from this region that have advanced to the World Cup. Name one of them.


8. Golf
In 1930, Bobby Jones won the U.S. and British Amateurs, the U.S. Open and the Open Championship (aka the British Open). Since then, the amateur events have slipped in prestige and have been replaced by the Masters and PGA as golfing majors. Since the change, no one has won all four majors in a single calendar year. In fact, only five men have won all four in a career, while another eleven have won three of the four.

Name one of the 16 men who have won at least three of the following tournaments....The Masters, the U.S. Open, the Open Championship and the PGA. (Bobby Jones is not a correct answer).


9. Horse racing
While thoroughbred horse racing is not as high a profile sport as it once was, the triple crown races still generate a great deal of attention. These races, restricted to three year olds, are the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. A horse that wins all three is said to have won the triple crown.

Name one of the eleven horses to win the triple crown.


10. Boxing
Mike Tyson burst onto the scene at a very young age. He was known for his early round knockouts and became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time at the age of 20 in 1986. He continued to dominate the heavyweight division until a self destructive lifestyle outside the ring led to an upset loss to Buster Douglass in 1990. A rape conviction landed him in prison, but he was able to regain the title after leaving prison, though he was never able to regain the stature he once had.

Name one of the ten men Tyson defeated in a heavyweight title bout prior to his loss to Douglass on February 11, 1990.


11. Tennis
The biggest team prize in mens' tennis is the Davis Cup. Prior to 1972, the finals were a challenge format, where the previous year's champion faced the winner of a world tournament to determine who won the Davis Cup. This changed in 1972 when the defending champ was required to compete in the full tournament with the tournament winner claiming the Cup.

Name one of the 13 countries to win the Davis Cup since the challenge format was abolished in 1972.


12. Sports at the Movies
Sports have long been a popular subject for movie plots. Select one of the movies below and tell me which sport is the focus of the film.

Blades of Glory
Breaking Away
Cool Runnings
The Fish that saved Pittsburgh
Greased Lightning
Gus
The Hustler
It Happens Every Spring
Seabiscuit
Slapshot
Somebody Up there likes Me
Victory

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TD 182, esrever, 2 out of 5
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1883

1. U.S. PRESIDENTS
Name two of the first five U.S. Presidents.

2. LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET
Name two of the letters of the alphabet that have the positions 11 through 15, inclusive.

3. ANCIENT PENTATHLON EVENTS
Name two of the five events in the ancient Olympic pentathlon.

4. CANADIAN PRIME MINISTERS
Name two of the five most-recent Canadian Prime Ministers. The current one is included in the five.

5. PLANETS
Name two of the five closest planets to the Sun.

6. LANGUAGES
Name two of the five languages in the world that have the greatest number of native speakers.

7. FAVORITE DOG BREEDS
Name two of the five most-popular dog breeds in the U.S. in 2013, according to the American Kennel Club.

8. LARGEST COUNTRIES BT AREA
Name two of the five largest countries in the world by area.

9. DAYS OF THE WEEK
Name two of the days of the week other than Saturday and Sunday.

10. HIGHEST MOUNTAINS
Name the highest mountain on each of two of these five continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America. You do not have to specify the continents.

11. ODD NUMBERS
Name two odd whole numbers that are greater than 0 and less than 10.

12. MOST-POPULOUS COUNTRIES
Name two of the five countries in the world with the most residents.

13. MONTHS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Name two of the first five months in the alphabetically-ordered list of months.

14. LARGEST U. S. STATES BY AREA
Name two of the five largest U. S. states by area.

15. CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
Name two of the five chemical elements that have an atomic number of 1 to 5, inclusive.

16. MOST-POPULOUS CANADIAN PROVINCES
Name two of the five Canadian provinces with the most residents.

17. SENSES
Name two of the five traditional senses.

18. LEAST-POPULOUS U. S. STATES
Name two of the five U.S. states with the fewest residents.

19. COINS
Name two of the current U.S. coins of less than one dollar in value.

20. MOST-POPULOUS CANADIAN CITIES
Name two of the five Canadian cities with the most residents, based on population within the city limits.

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TD 183, Lumosityfan, March Madness
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1897

1. Name a winner of this wonderful tournament.
2. Name a team that has been named #1 seed.
3. Name a year in which only 0 or 1 number one seeds made it to the Final Four.
4. Name a team that has started the tournament number one in either the AP or Coaches Poll.
5. Name a team to have suffered the ignoble distinction of having its wins vacated.
6. Name a team to go undefeated and win the title.
7. Name a team to win and not be able to defend their title.
8. Name a site to have hosted the FInal Four.
9. Name a team seeded 8 or lower that has made it to the FInal Four.
10. Name a team to have played in the Final Four in its home state.
11. 7 players have maintained a 35.0 point-per-game average through a tournament. Name one of the them.
12. Name a coach to have led his team to at least 2 Final Fours.
13. Name a team to have participated in either the play-in games or the First Four.
14. Name a team ranked #14 or #15 to upset a team in the opening round.
15. Name a year in which the championship game went into overtime.
16. Name a MOP to not be part of the winning team the year he won the MOP award.
B1. Pertaining to #11, Name the only person to have done so more than once.
B2. Pertaining to #12, Name a coach to have led his team to at least 2 championships.
B3. Name a year in which no #1 seed made it to the Final Four.
B4. Name the only year in which all #1 seeds made it to the Final Four.

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TD 184, RandyG, Classic Cinema Part II
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1913

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1. LOUIS, I THINK THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL QUIZ. Fourteen actors receive on-screen credits in the classic film Casablanca, which pretty much corresponds to all of those that have a role with more than just passing significance. Name one of those 14 actors.

Bonus: Casablanca has arguably the greatest number of memorable quotes of any film in history. It's little wonder then that in 2005 the Writers Guild of America voted Casablanca the greatest screenplay of all time. Name one of the three men credited for the screenplay; last name only is sufficient, even though two of them share the same last name. (See the rules for how bonus questions are scored.)


2. THIS QUESTION IS ALL ABOUT CHARACTER GIANTS OF THE CINEMA. Name the classic film that featured one of the following principal characters. (Title only; no need to associate with a lettered choice.)

(A) Jett Rink
(B) Benjamin Braddock
(C) Margo Channing
(D) Charlie Allnut
(E) Cody Jarrett
(F) John Lloyd Sullivan
(G) Dr. David Huxley
(H) Sylvia Scarlett
(I) Father Chuck O'Malley
(J) Matthew Harrison Brady
(K) Adam Trask
(L) Joe Gillis
(M) Ransom Stoddard
(N) Richard Blaine

Bonus: Name an actor who played the character that you chose in any theatrically released version of the film.


3. A PICTURE MAY BE WORTH 1,000 WORDS, BUT IF YOU WANT TO CONTEND, PLEASE KEEP YOUR ANSWERS SHORT AND SSSSHHhhhhhh... keep your voice down. Name one of the classic films pictured below. (Title only; you don't need to associate with a numbered choice.)
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Bonus: Name any identifiable actor in the picture from the film that you chose.


4. I'M AFRAID THAT YOU'LL HAVE TROUBLE RECOGNIZING THE KEY TO THIS QUESTION. Previous TDs have dealt with the film collaborations of Hope & Crosby and Tracy & Hepburn. Two other pairs of legendary actors who appeared together numerous times (and were also married for periods along the way) are Elizabeth Taylor & RIchard Burton (10 times, in the same film, that is) and Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall (5 times.) Name one of the 15 theatrically released feature films in which Taylor & Burton or Bogart & Bacall appeared together.


5. DOES SHE… OR DOESN'T SHE? ONLY HER HAIRDRESSER (AND HER HAIR COLOR GENE) KNOW FOR SURE. (I'LL BET SHE DOES, THOUGH.) Name one of the 12 blonde femmes fatales pictured below. Well, most of them are not actually femmes fatales in the classic sense, but you still should get the idea. I'm looking for the actress pictured, not any character that she portrayed. (Name only; you don't need to associate with a numbered choice.)
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6. THE DEVIL MADE ME INCLUDE THIS QUESTION. (DON'T LAUGH, IT'S TRUE.) Name one of the classic silent films summarized below. (Title only; you don’t need to associate with a lettered choice.)

(A) The rise and inevitable fall of Lulu, a naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.
(B) In Austria, two childhood friends -- Leo and Ulrich -- grow up to be soldiers. Leo becomes infatuated with Felicitas, the wife of a powerful count.
(C) The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales having a common theme from throughout history.
(D) A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.
(E) The sudden fortune won in a lottery fans such destructive avarice that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.
(F) Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah and Messala, meet again as adults, with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite.
(G) Two young men -- one rich, one middle class -- who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.
(H) A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and the resulting street demonstration which brought on a police massacre.
(I) Documents one year in the life of an Inuit and his family. Describes the trading, hunting, fishing and migrations of a group barely touched by industrial technology.
(J) Count Orlok purchases a new residence in the German town of Wisborg and journeys to his new home, leaving a wake of death along the way.
(K) Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by order of King James II as an act of revenge against Clancharlie.
(L) In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
(M) A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind girl, whose family is in financial trouble. The tramp's on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

Bonus: Name the director of any theatrically released silent version of the film that you chose.


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7. K-K-K-KATY, BEAUTIFUL KATY, YOU'RE THE ONLY G-G-G-GIRL THAT I ADORE. (CAN'T ANSWER FOR NEGATIVE BAITS ON THIS QUESTION, BUT THERE ARE DEFINITELY POSITIVE ONES.) The name "Katherine" has roots that go back many hundreds of years, perhaps even thousands according to some etymologies, evolving around the world into numerous formal and informal variations and spellings over time. Name one of the 19 actresses named "Katherine" or some variation or diminutive (Kate, Kathy, Kat, Kathleen, Karen, Ina, Kitty, etc., or spelled somewhat differently, for example with a “C” rather than a “K”) who has been nominated for an Oscar in an acting category.


8. IT'S BYE, BYE FOR YOU IF I CATCH YOU PEKING PEEKING AT YOUR GPS. Name the film (or series) in which the primary action takes place in one of the following fictional locations. (Title only; you don't need to associate with a lettered choice. In case of a series, all films in the series will be grouped together.)

(A) Duchy of Grand Fenwick
(B) Tomainia
(C) Freedonia
(D) Bedford Falls
(E) Carpania
(F) Ishtar
(G) Isthmus
(H) Lugash
(I) Pepperland
(J) Vulgaria
(K) Emerald City
(L) Kings Row
(M) Sweet Apple, Ohio


9. THEY'RE NOT SO YOUNG ANYMOORE. BUT THEN AGAIN, AT LEAST THREE STILL ARE. Every year we lose screen legends who had lived well into their 80s, 90s or beyond. But then concurrently, every year other stars reach those advanced ages. Name a film actor with at least 3 theatrically released screen credits age 85 or older who is still alive as of this posting, March 23, 2014. (Several dozen relatively well-known to very well-known answers. Probably hundreds of lesser-knowns.)

Bonus: Name a film actor with at least 3 theatrically released screen credits who died in the year or so through March 22, 2014, having reached age 85 or older. If your answer has been gone more than a year, but still relatively close to a year, then you'll get credit. But remember, you have to get the main question correct for the bonus answer to be considered.


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10. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I CAN NAME THAT FILM INN 3 NOTES.... TOPS! Name the film in which one of the following Academy Award nominated songs first appeared. All of these songs have become enduring standards, at least when they're compared to such unforgettable nominated greats as "There's a Breeze on Lake Louise" and "Zing a Little Zong." (Title only; you don't need to associate with a lettered choice.)

(A) Never On Sunday
(B) Cheek to Cheek
(C) _________ (Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin’)**
(D) Tammy
(E) Chim Chim Cher-ee
(F) I’m Easy
(G) Up Where We Belong
(H) When You Wish Upon a Star
(I) The Trolley Song
(J) The Man That Got Away
(K) Unchained Melody
(L) Jean
(M) White Christmas

** The blank in (C) is also the title of the film.


11. A"M"AZING GRACE IS NO UGLY DUCKLING. Following a small role in 1951’s Fourteen Hours and numerous television appearances, Grace Kelly starred in 10 theatrically released films from 1952-1956 before she retired from show business and did …… well, I'm not quite sure what she did after that. Not that it really matters, however, as your task is to name one of those 10 films.

Bonus: Name a male actor in a starring role who played opposite Ms. Kelly in the film that you chose.


12. TO BE FRANK, I'M NOT LYIN' THAT YOU MAY NEED SOME DIVINE GUIDANCE ON THIS QUESTION. Women we love on the silver screen already had their visual question on this quiz; now it's the mens' turn. Name one of the following character actors, each of whom you've seen in probably dozens of films and TV shows. (Name only; you don't need to associate it with a numbered choice.)
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13. THIS IS A GEM OF A QUESTION TO FINISH WITH. I SUSPECT THAT IT WILL GO WITHOUT (OR WITH) A HITCH. It may be hard to believe that Alfred Hitchcock never won an Academy Award and that films he directed won only 6 Oscars in total across all the competitive categories. (Hitchcock did receive the Thalberg Memorial Award in 1968.) OK, mentioning the awards once again was a misdirection, so here's the real question: After starting his career in Britain in silent films, Hitchcock moved on to talkies, directing 16 theatrically released feature films that have 1 word titles. Name one of the 16. (One word means one word, so titles such as The Birds, do not count.)


FINAL BONUS. In its 86 years, the Academy Awards presentation has been at 10 different venues. For 1 point each off your score, name up to 5 of those venues. If a venue has been known by more than one name throughout its history, all of those names will be considered together as only one venue. You can guess up to 5 venues with no penalty for incorrect answers, but ties will be broken in the final score first by the number of correct answers and then by the fewest incorrect answers.

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TD 185, dnbguy, New Hampshire: The Granite State
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1930

1) New Hampshire is a small state. At less than 10,000 square miles, it is the 5th smallest state by area in the country. According to the 2010 census, New Hampshire had a population of 1,316,470, making it the 9th smallest state by population. Name a city or town in New Hampshire that had a population of over 20,000 according to the 2010 census (13 answers).

2) Every four years, politicians flock to New Hampshire for its presidential primary. The first presidential primary was held in New Hampshire in 1916 on the second Tuesday in March, coinciding with the traditional town meeting day. Minnesota also held a primary on the same day, while Indiana's primary had already taken place one week earlier. In 1920, Indiana rescheduled their primary to May and Minnesota canceled theirs; New Hampshire's primary was now being held at least one week before any other state's primary. This first-in-the-nation status is vigorously defended by state politicians.

Starting in 1952, voters in the primary were able to elect candidates directly as opposed to voting for a slate of delegates. Since then candidates who have performed well in the primary have tended to be successful at winning their party's nomination. This isn't always the case, however. Starting in 1952, name a politician who won either the Republican or Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire, but who did NOT subsequently win their party's nomination later that year. (9 answers)

3) The White Mountains are a popular tourist destination for outdoors lovers in the Northeast. Although smaller than some of the mountains in the western part of the country, the White Mountains still provide plenty of challenges for hikers of all experience levels. The Appalachian Mountain Club has a list of all of the mountains in the White Mountains whose elevation is over 4000 feet and whose prominence at least is 200 feet. There are 48 mountains on this list, and "peak-bagging" is a popular hobby. Name one of the mountains on the AMC White Mountains 4000 Footer list that is named after a president. (9 answers) Be careful: there are two mountains on the list who share a name with a president, but that are not named after that president.

4) Not counting Jed Bartlet from The West Wing, only one president has been born in New Hampshire. Franklin Pierce was born in Hillsborough in 1804 and was elected as the 14th president in 1852. Despite being from New England, he was a "doughface" Southern sympathizer. He signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, allowing settlers in new territories to decide whether to permit slavery, in effect repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Diplomats in his administration (including James Buchanan) wrote the Ostend Manifesto, claiming that Spain and the US would both be served well if the US purchased Cuba from Spain - while promising the use of force if Spain was unwilling to negotiate.

Despite his name, Franklin Pierce probably did not have any body piercings. Name a celebrity who has (or had) a piercing somewhere other than their earlobe. (Several answers) For our purpose, someone is a celebrity if they are named in a Jeopardy clue or response. Please keep answers safe for work!

5) Despite the state's small size, its legislature is huge. Like the US Congress, the New Hampshire General Court consists of two houses, the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are 400 members of the House of Representatives, one for every 3,300 residents of the state. Combined with the 24 members of the Senate, the New Hampshire General Court is the fourth largest legislature in the English-speaking world, behind only the UK Parliament, the Indian Parliament, and the US Congress.

Why do all of these legislators run for office? There may be many reasons, but it is unlikely that any of them do it for the money. The salary for one two-year term in both houses is only $200. Name a property in Monopoly whose purchase price is greater than $200. (11 answers)

6) During the Revolutionary War, General John Stark led militias from New Hampshire and Vermont to victory at the Battle of Bennington. Several years later in 1809, General Stark was 81 and in poor health. Unable to attend a reunion of soldiers who fought at Bennington, he wrote a letter. The letter closed with the following line: "Live free or die: Death is not the worst of all evils." "Live free or die" became the official state motto in 1945, and currently appears on state license plates (where, anectodally, it is stamped on by prisoners).

In 2007 the fourth movie in the Die Hard movie franchise was released with the title Live Free or Die Hard. Name an actor or actress who has been credited in the billing block of at least one of the five Die Hard movies. (23 answers) FYI: the billing block is the text located at the bottom of movie posters that lists some of the credits in a narrow font.

7) Robert Frost won a Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for a collection of poems entitled New Hampshire. Although he was born in San Francisco, he wrote many of his most famous poems while in New Hampshire, and the state has adopted him as their own. Below are the last lines of 13 poems by Robert Frost. Select one, and name the poem it comes from. You must give both the letter you choose, as well as the title.
Spoiler
a) "I have been one (TITLE OF THE POEM)."
b) "One could do worse than be a swinger of (TITLE OF THE POEM)."
c) "'Dead,' was all he answered."
d) "And would suffice."
e) "Such as she was, such as she would become."
f) "I had a lover's quarrel with the world."
g) "He says again, 'Good fences make good neighbors.'"
h) "So dawn goes down to day. / (TITLE OF THE POEM)."
i) "Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs."
j) "Is what to make of a diminished thing."
k) "Were not too much to pay for birth."
l) "And that has made all the difference."
m) "And miles to go before I sleep."
8) Dartmouth College was established on December 13, 1769. This "small college, and yet there are those who love it" has an alumni list that includes Nelson Rockefeller, Jeffrey Immelt, and Mindy Kaling. For small children, however, Dartmouth's most famous alumnus has to be Theodore Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. In 2000, Publishers Weekly created a list of the bestselling children's books. 16 of the top 100 hardcover books were by Dr. Seuss, including one book that appeared on the list twice with two different versions. Name one of Dr. Seuss books that made the top 100 of the Publishers Weekly hardcover list. (15 answers)

9) The "Magic Mile" at New Hampshire Motor Speedway opened its doors in 1990. The first race in what was then known as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series took place in 1993. Since 1997, two races in what is now the Sprint Cup Series have been held per year. Name a driver who has won a NASCAR Winston/NEXTEL/Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (22 answers)

10) Identify one of the ten people shown below, all of whom were born in New Hampshire. You may have to open the picture in a new window to see everyone. Stage names are acceptable answers. Just the name is OK, you don't have to give the number as well.
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(Photo Credits: 1) Wikipedia: Adam Bielawski, 3) Wikipedia: Abdoozy, 4) Wikipedia: David Seto, 5) Flickr: David Shankbone, 6) Wikipedia: Christian Jansky, 7) Flickr: Mingle MediaTV, 9) Wikipedia: Gage Skidmore)

11) The Old Man of the Mountain was a rock formation located on Cannon Mountain in the White Mountains. If viewed from the correct angle, the ledges resembled a man's face in profile. In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Great Stone Face, a short story claiming the Old Man as "a work of Nature in her mood of majestic playfulness." The Old Man was made a part of the state emblem in 1945. In spite of its stature as a state symbol, the rocks that made up the mountain were still subject to the forces of erosion. Despite efforts to keep it intact, the Old Man collapsed in 2003. Today it is still found on state license plates, road signs, and drivers' licenses. It can also be found on the back of the New Hampshire State Quarter minted in 2000. Name a person, place, or landmark specifically mentioned by name on one of the state quarters (including DC). (14 answers) The person, place, or landmark must be specifically mentioned in text in a caption. The image of the person, place, or landmark by itself is not acceptable. Also, even though the name of the state itself is listed on the back of each quarter, the state itself is not a correct response.

12) New Hampshire's nickname, the Granite State, dates back to a song first performed in 1825 at a dinner honoring the Marquis de Lafayette. It is a fitting nickname, not only because of the abundant supply of granite in the state, but also because of the (alleged) nature of its citizens. Granite can be composed of several different minerals, but is defined as an igneous rock containing at least 20% quartz. Feldspar and mica are also commonly found in granite. A worldwide average of the chemical composition of granite by weight was published in a 1997 textbook, based on almost 2500 samples. Name a chemical element that can be found in granite. (11 answers)

BONUS QUESTION 1: New Hampshire's largest lake is a popular tourist destination for families during the summer months. It is also very difficult to spell. 2 bonus points if you can identify the lake and spell it correctly. 1 bonus point if you can identify the lake but you spell it incorrectly.

BONUS QUESTION 2: Before the 1946 season, the Dodgers organization signed three African-American players to contracts. One of these players was Jackie Robinson; he started the 1946 season with the Dodgers minor league affiliate in Montreal. The two other players were assigned to the Dodgers minor league affiliate in New Hampshire, making that team the first professional baseball team with an integrated lineup in the United States. Both of those players eventually had successful playing careers in the majors. One player had a record 149-90 as a pitcher over 11 seasons, and pitched 8 1/3 innings before being relieved by Ralph Branca in the Shot Heard Round the World game; the other was a position player who is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and has his number retired by the Dodgers organization. 2 bonus points if you can name either of the two players to integrate pro baseball in New Hampshire.

BONUS QUESTION 3: In a nationwide first, New Hamphire's governor, US Senators, and both US Representatives are all women. Name two of these five women for 1 bonus point each.[/quote]

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TD 186, Vermonter, This one goes to 11
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1949

Question 1. HISTORY.

Name one of the first 11 monarchs of England after the Norman invasion in 1066. For purposes of this question, I am not counting Matilda, Henry the Young King, or Louis VIII of France.

The twelfth monarch was RICHARD II (1377-1399).


Question 2. GEOGRAPHY.

Name one of the 11 most-populous countries in the world as of March 31, 2014.

The twelfth most-populous country is PHILIPPINES (99,338,800).


Question 3. FILM.

Name one of the 11 most-recent winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture.

The twelfth most-recent was CHICAGO (2002).


Question 4. SPORTS.

Name a quarterback on the top 11 in terms of career passing yards in NFL history.

The twelfth-highest total belongs to KERRY COLLINS (40,922).


Question 5. POLITICS.

Name a state in the top 11 in terms of number of Electoral Votes in the Electoral College, as of 2012.

The twelfth-highest count belongs to VIRGINIA (13 votes).


Question 6. SCIENCE.

Ordered by atomic number, name one of the first 11 elements on the periodic table with a two-letter atomic symbol. Either name or symbol is acceptable.

The twelfth such element is SCANDIUM (Sc, atomic number 21).


Question 7. MUSIC.

Ordered alphabetically, name one of the first 11 songs in the canon of The Beatles, as released on studio albums or on Anthology. Leading articles ("A", "An") do NOT count as part of the title for purposes of this question (so "A Hard Day's Night" won't work).

Alphabetically twelfth is ANY TIME AT ALL.

ETA: One of my original answers was not on a "studio album"; rather, it was on Anthology. "All Things Must Pass" was NOT the song in question, as it was a demo for a George Harrison song, and is not acceptable here.


Question 8. POP CULTURE.

Name one of the 11 most-followed Twitter accounts for a human being as of March 31, 2014. (YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram fall inside the top 11 of all accounts, but are ineligible here.)

In twelfth is SHAKIRA (@shakira), who has 24.6 million followers.


Question 9. TRAVEL.

Name one of the 11 busiest airports in the world, as measured by total passenger boardings in 2013. I will accept name, code, or city (I will prompt you if there's more than one to serve a given city).

The twelfth-busiest was FRANKFURT AIRPORT (FRA) in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, with 58,036,948 passengers.

HINT: the breakdown by continent is as follows: 4 in North America, 2 in Europe, 5 in Asia.


Question 10. RECENT EVENTS.

Name a country that finished in the top 11 of total medal count at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

There was a five-way tie for twelfth place at 8 medals apiece, between [SOUTH] KOREA, CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVENIA, JAPAN, and ITALY.


Question 11. BUSINESS.

Name a company in the top 11 in terms of market capitalization of those based in the United States as of March 31, 2014. Market capitalization is the total value of the issued shares of a publicly traded company, and is often used as a proxy measure for the company's value.

In twelfth was PROTCER & GAMBLE ($218.5 billion).


First bonus. Worth a reduction of 1 point.

To what movie is this TD's title a reference? (Don't worry about punctuation :) )


Second bonus. Worth a reduction of ?? point(s).

Give me an integer between 1 and 11 (inclusive). If you pick the least-popular choice, you will have your score reduced by that number. Unselected numbers will not count as the "least popular", so someone is guaranteed to win!

If multiple numbers "tie" as the least popular, all players involved in the tie will have their scores reduced by their choice.

For example, if you are the only person to pick 4, I will deduct 4 points from your score. If another person is the only person to pick 7, I will also deduct 7 points from his score.

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TD 187, ihavejeoprosy, Seinfeld
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1964

1. Seinfeld is famous for introducing a number of words and phrases from the show into the lexicon, collectively known as Seinfeldisms. Given the definition of 10 Seinfeldisms, pick one and tell me the Seinfeldism that is being defined. Important: Specify the letter you choose with your answer

a. Someone bigoted against people holding a DDS or DMD degree
b. A Latvian orthodox term for someone with an irresistible, animal allure
c. A non-denominational, non commercial celebration held in December conceived by Frank Costanza , George’s Dad (See Bonus 1)
d. Alliterative interjection used to gloss over details in a story or used in place of narrating events
e. Quality possessed by a non Jewish woman that makes her attractive to Jewish men
f. A person who gives something given to them to someone else
g. Someone at a social gathering who introduces their half eaten food into the communal relish, sauce or accompaniment
h. Adjective for someone who has enough admirable qualities to merit use of a rare contraception method
i. Someone with little regard for personal space during conversations
j. A situation that arises when different parts of a persons life meet or come together

2. "Hey George, the ocean called; they're running out of shrimp." (See bonus question 2) George was famously called out for eating too much shrimp in the classic episode, “The comeback.” In light of that call out, name one of the top 10 most consumed seafood species in the US. (Data was compiled in 2012)

3.


In the “Hot Tub” episode of Seinfeld, Elaine hosts a marathon runner from Trinidad and Tobago preparing for a big race. In honor of that feat, name me a country that has won an Olympic gold medal in the men’s marathon event. (15 answers)

4.


In the Merv Griffin show, Jerry and the gang famously show off their child like side by drugging a girlfriend and playing with her antique toys. Since toys are so much fun, name me one of the toys/games inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame between 2008 and 2013. Hint: Although there are some branded names on here, a lot of the toys on this list are generic things that are just fun to play with. (15 possible answers)

5.

“But are you master of your domain?” “The Contest” was considered a watershed moment, not just in the history of the show, but in the history of TV itself. The website pornhub (which I meticulously researched in preparation for this question) performs a social service by releasing usage statistics for a number of parameters. In light of these findings, name either:
(a) One of the five states whose users spent the most time per “self pleasure session”
(b) One of the five states whose users spent the least time per “self pleasure session”
(All statistics from 2013)
Since some have requested it, here's a hint. States in both categories are largely clustered around two regions that are considered to be very different from each other. You don't have to specify what category the state you name belongs to.

6. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that.” A timeless disclaimer from the “Outing” episode, used to indicate that someone has no problems with homosexuality, but that they aren’t gay themselves. Things have come a long way since then. Name a state where gay marriage is currently legal. (States awaiting court decisions or that have not begun issuing licenses as of quiz publication do not count)

7. “Uh, we don't allow any outside syrups, jams or condiments in the restaurant.” In the episode “The Wife” Jerry gets into trouble for bringing a bottle of syrup into “The restaurant” the gang hangs out at. In honor of that, name me one of the top 7 most consumed condiments in the US. (Just the type of condiment, no need for brand names)

8. The gang loved eating at the generically named “restaurant” Speaking of places to eat, name one of the top 10 fast service/casual food chains in terms of total US sales revenue (Food stats compiled in 2012)

9. From the Puerto Rican Day episode:
TAXI DRIVER: Oh, yeah, sure, and now I'm gonna be stuck here. But you knew the way to go! You went to college!
ELAINE: Hey, I went to Tufts! That was my safety school! So don't talk to me about hardship.

Poor Elaine, who had to go to her safety school in Tufts. Now despite being her safety school, Tufts actually has a pretty good reputation. It is in elite company as one of the 11 members of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Also known as Little Ivies, they are highly elite, selective colleges around New England. In honor or Elaine’s alma mater, name me a NECSAC member school. (Hint: Just think of hoity toity, private schools in the northeast and you have a pretty good chance of landing on one)

10.


“Isn’t an architect just an art school dropout with a tilty desk and a big ruler?” George vicariously fulfilled his ambition of being an architect through his alter ego Art Van Der Lay. Well, lucky for you, there are no fake architects here. Given the names of prominent buildings, landmarks and cities, name me one of the architects or planners responsible for each work. Important: Specify the letter you choose with your answer

A. Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center
B. City Of Brasilia, Brazil
C. CBS building in New York
D. Guaranty Building in Buffalo
E. Taliesin West
F. City of Chandigarh, India
G. Central Park, New York (designer)
H. Sydney Opera House
I. Salk Institute, La Jolla
J. Sears Tower/Willis Tower

11. Boxer shorts or jockey shorts? In the “Chinese Woman,” Kramer famously decides to explore underwear options after finding out he has a low sperm count. One of his options were boxers. Tangentially related to that, name one of the major weight classes in the sport of boxing. (Clarification – a major weight class is one that does not include subweights. For example, lightweight would be an acceptable answer. Super lightweight or junior lightweight would not be acceptable.)

12. The Finale. Seinfeld’s finale is one that inspires debate even today and was a huge television event at the time. Whether you think it was good or bad, name one of the top 10 11 most watched series finales in US TV history.

Bonus 1: For one point each, name me up to two of the components of the celebration mentioned in question 1 – c
Bonus 2: For one point, give me one of the responses George comes up with when called out for eating too much shrimp
Bonus 3: “No Soup for You.” Everyone loves the Soup Nazi episode of Seinfeld. So, for one point each, name up to three soups mentioned in this classic episode.

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TD 188, Vanya, Sheep Descending
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1970

1. Name one of the 12 actors to play Doctor Who* (TV series only, no alternative doctors, spoof doctors, etc.)

2. Name one of the 11 actors to play a member of Danny Ocean's 11 in the 1960 film Ocean's 11.

3. Name one of the 10 artists with a top eleven (by number of views) music video on Youtube (no "featured" artists).

4. Name one of the 9 members of the von Trapp family as portrayed in the 1965 film Sound of Music (seven children, the Captain, the governess).

5. Name one of the 8 colleges or universities who have won the men's NCAA Basketball Tournament ("Final Four") more than twice. Hint: Only 2 are west of the Mississippi, and only one is a private university.

6. Name one of the 7 ingredients (as specified by the creator at www dot liicetea dot com) in a Long Island iced tea**.

7. Name one of the 6 original NHL teams (1942-1967). Hint: All of the Original Six are still active franchises in the league.

8. Name one of the 5 Spice Girls.

9. Name one of the 4 colors of the horses of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

10. Name one of the 3 Tenors.

11. Name one of the 2 ex-husbands of Kim Kardashian.

12. Kazakhstan has had one president since gaining independence in 1991. Name him for a bonus of minus 8 points.
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TD 189, UniquePerspective, On Broadway
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1981

Act 1 (Broadway Specific Questions):
1. Name a play that has won the Tony Award for Best Play since the year 2000. All of these shows ran in a Broadway theatre during the season in which they were nominated. These were also all new productions during the year,
2. Name any actress who has won either the Best Leading Actress in a Play or Best Leading Actress in a Musical Tony Award since the year 2000. These are a mix of people who have performed mostly on Broadway, as well as those who have had Hollywood success.
3. Name a current Broadway theatre. There are 40 total Broadway theatres, all have 500 seats or more, and are located between 41st and 65th streets in New York City. I am looking for the current name, and the name of the theatre itself, rather than a presenting organization (although there can be similarities in some cases).
4. Name a show that is currently playing at a Broadway theatre. Any show that is open as of the posting of this question will qualify. Note that not every Broadway theatre presently has a show playing in it right now.
5. One of the most successful Tony Award winners is Hal Prince. Name a show he won a Tony Award for any kind for. This includes shows he has won Tonys on only as a producer.
6. The winningest production in Broadway history in terms of Tony Awards is The Producers, winning 12 awards. Other than Best Musical, name a category that it won a Tony for, or name an individual person who won a Tony, again not counting the list of names associated with the Best Musical win.

Act 2 (Quasi related Broadway questions):
7. Cats: According to the Cat Fanciers’ Association, name one of the top 10 most popular cat breeds in (what I believe to be) the USA. (Based on their website)
8. Oklahoma!: Name a player on the current roster of the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to the Wikipedia page. I am looking for active players.
9. 42nd Street: Name a performer who is listed in Wikipedia as playing a character or providing a voice in the 2005 film adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The exact list of which characters and voices qualify will be listed in the clarifications section.
10. American Idiot: Name a track, other than the title track, off of Green Day’s album American Idiot.
11. 1776: Name a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
12. Oh! Calcutta!: Name a country that is more densely populated than India. Country is defined as a sovereign state that is a member of the United Nations.

The Grand Finale (Bonuses, -1 point for each one if you get right):
Bonus 1: For question 2, two of these women have won more than one Tony in those categories in that time frame. Name one of them. (Hint: They both won their multiple awards in the came category, rather than one or more from either.)
Bonus 2: For Questions 3/4 , name the only Broadway theatre that does not either currently have a show playing in it or does not have a show scheduled to open in it by June 30th.
Bonus 3: For Question 8, name the oldest player currently on the Thunder’s roster.
Bonus 4: Name the group who performed the original version of the song I embedded. What you see and hear is a cover version.

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TD 190, jjwaymee, We Didn't Start the Fire
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2007

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray, South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio,

Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe.

Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom, Brando, The King and I, And The Catcher In The Rye,

Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen, Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye



Question 1

Until 1950 when he brandished a piece of paper that might or might not have had names on it, Joe McCarthy was a relatively obscure senator from Wisconsin who defeated the 22-year veteran Robert LaFollette Jr. to win his seat.

Name a current US senator with at least 20 years of tenure as of May 3, 2014. (15 possible answers)


Question 2

Coming after the first generation of atomic bombs, the hydrogen bomb differs slightly in that it derives most of its energy from a nuclear fusion reaction instead of a fission reaction.

Name a current country that acknowledges possession of nuclear weapons. (8 possible answers).


Question 3

The UK did get a new queen in 1952 upon the death of George VI. She was coronated the following year.

Name a female monarch of England or Great Britain, including uncrowned monarchs and disputed claimants. (8 possible answers)


Question 4

Winning his title in 1952, Rocky Marciano is the only heavyweight champion to be undefeated and untied for his career.

Other than Rocky Marciano, name an American boxer who was an undisputed (recognized by all of the relevant governing bodies for the time period) Heavyweight champion between 1910-1978. (16 possible answers)

Some clarification: I chose to begin at 1910 because it is during the reign of a well-known early champion. I end at 1978 because in that year the undisputed champion lost that status when he refused to agree to a match with Ken Norton and therefore the WBC recognized Norton as its champion. That 1978 champion is one of the possible answers. Norton is not.



Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev, Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc,

Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron, Dien Bien Phu Falls, Rock Around the Clock.

Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team, Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland,

Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev, Princess Grace,
Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez



Question 5

Juan Peron, former president of Argentina, is perhaps more famous for his wife, Eva Peron. She later became the subject of a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical later was almost ruined by Madonna, but that is neither here nor there.

Other than Evita, name an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical for which he has solo credit for the music (16 possible answers)

Some clarification: A musical produced by ALW where he has shared or zero credit for the music is not a valid answer. The musicals do not necessarily have to have appeared on Broadway or the West End.


Question 6

In 1955 Walt Disney opened Disneyland in California, creating the template for the perfect evil that is a Disney theme park.

Name an attraction at one of the two Disneyland parks (Disneyland & California Adventure) in Anaheim, CA where FASTPASS service is available. (14 possible answers)

Some clarification: For the uninitiated, FASTPASS is a free feature in a Disney park that allows you to "reserve" an appointment for a popular ride. You obtain a FASTPASS ticket at the entrance to the ride and then come back later during your appointment time to skip to the front of the line. Basically, the service is offered on the most popular big-name attractions. Another hint -- Many of these attractions have an identical counterpart at one of the Disneyworld resorts in Florida (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios). I will not Trebek you if your answer is not the exact name of the attraction. You just need to be close enough that I know what you mean. If I need clarification I will PM you.



Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac, Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, 
Bridge On The River Kwai,

Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball, Starkweather homicides, Children of Thalidomide.

Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia, Hula Hoops, Castro, 
Edsel is a no-go,

U2, Syngman Rhee, Payola and Kennedy, Chubby Checker, Psycho,
 Belgians in the Congo



Question 7

In 1958 both the Giants and the Dodgers moved to California, opening the floodgates for other franchise moves and western expansion.

Give the current name and location of a MLB or NFL franchise that has moved from a different metro region since 1958 to arrive at its 2014 location. (13 possible answers)

Some clarification: By "different metro region" I am excluding situations like the Detroit Lions moving from Pontiac to downtown Detroit. Ditto with the Boston/New England Patriots. Also, the Oakland Raiders moved to L.A. and back again, so they do not count.


Question 8

In 1959 Ford introduced the Edsel, a car that was supposed to be a flagship product but was discontinued after only three years due to abysmal sales.

Give the make and model of one of the top 16 selling passenger vehicles in the United States in 2013. (16 possible answers)

Some clarification: My data comes from Cars.com and while it agrees with other websites I checked, I was unable to find the definitive source. It appears to be self-reported by each manufacturer. Please make sure to provide the make and model. Ford is not acceptable. Edsel is not acceptable. Ford Edsel is acceptable (but wrong).


Question 9

Belgian Congo is the former name of Zaire, which is the former name of Democratic Republic of Congo. Countries shouldn't be allowed to change names. It confuses me. I wish it was like Risk, where South America had only four countries. That's a lot easier to keep track of.

Give the current name of a United Nations member country from the name that it was known as at some point in history (14 possible answers)

The list is below. Make sure to provide the letter that corresponds to your answer so I know which one you are answering.

A. Basutoland
B. British Honduras
C. Ceylon
D. East Pakistan
E. Formosa
F. Gilbert Islands
G. Hibernia
H. Lusitania
I. New Hebrides
J. Northern Rhodesia
K. Nyasaland
L. Portuguese Guinea
M. Siam
N. Upper Volta



Hemingway, Eichmann, Stranger in a Strange Land, Dylan, Berlin, 
Bay of Pigs invasion,

Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatle-mania, Ole Miss, John Glenn, 
Liston beats Patterson,

Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British Politician sex, J.F.K. blown away, 
What else do I have to say?



Question 10

Lawrence of Arabia won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1962. The film was 228 minutes long, or just about as long as this song seems right now. Billy Joel started in 1949 and we have only gotten to 1963 at this point...

Name a winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture from 1949-1961 (13 possible answers)

Some clarification: I am asking for the year in which the film premiered, not the year in which the ceremony was held. It drives me nuts when quizzes ask me which film won Best Picture in 1998 and the answer is Titanic.



Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again, Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock,

Begin, Reagan, Palestine, Terror on the airline, Ayatollah's in Iran, 
Russians in Afghanistan.

Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, Heavy metal suicide, Foreign debts,
 Homeless Vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz,

Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law, Rock and Roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore



Neither can I, Billy, neither can I.


Question 11

The moon landing of 1969 was the culmination of a monumental effort that began in 1962 with the Mercury program.

Name EITHER a Mercury Seven astronaut OR an astronaut that walked on the moon (18 possible answer, Michael Jackson doesn't count)


Question 12

In the 1980s Coke and Pepsi started running ad campaigns featuring rock n' roll performers. This eventually culminated with Britney Spears pushing America to drink Pepsi, which possibly explains the declining trend in sugary soda drink sales.

Name a performer who has been inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame multiple times (19 possible answers)

Some clarification: These performers have been inducted both as a solo artist and for their body of work with a band. In one case, it is solo career and two bands.



So now we have finally reached the year 1989. To close the loop on the dichotomy I espoused at the beginning of this TD, you will get one Baby Boomer bonus question and one Gen X bonus question.

Bonus Question 1

For a reduction of 1 point each, name up to five of Billy Joel's studio albums (maximum 5 point reduction)

Greatest Hits albums or concert albums don't count. There is no penalty for incorrect guesses, but you may only supply a maximum of five answers.


Bonus Question 2

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Now THAT'S what I'm talking about! This is how a Gen X'er learned history in 1989. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure laid out the blueprint for a successful class presentation. If only I had a phone booth time machine in Mrs. Tittle's 10th grade english class...

For a reduction of 1 point each and a potential 10(!) point reduction in your score, name the characters who were on the stage at San Dimas High School for the final class presentation at the end of the movie. I need first AND last names for all characters where applicable.

For this question you will get a 1 point reduction for every correct response you provide, but if you provide even ONE incorrect response, you will be penalized by having points added to your score according to the TOTAL responses you provided. For example: 5 correct responses = -5 points. 7 correct responses = -7 points. 7 correct responses and 1 incorrect response = +8 points on your score because you gambled and lost.

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TD 191, mujason, Miscellaneous III: Return of the Math and Lyrics
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2022

1. In February, Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge, and Chrissy Teigen all obtained their first SI Swimsuit Issue cover. Name someone who has appeared on multiple covers of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue (main photo only, insets don't count; sorry Marisa Miller, Heidi Klum, Bar Refaeli, and Brooklyn Decker). (14 answers)

2. Name a sports star whose number seven has been retired by a MLB, NBA, NFL, or NHL team. (20 answers)

3. Name a director of a film that was produced or co-produced by Marvel Studios. (I'll count film scheduled for release this year, but no farther than that; sorry Josh Trank and Edgar Wright.) (29 answers)

4. Choose one of these names and name the stage name or pen name that person is best known as. Hint: six of these people are music stars and six are famous authors. Make sure to specify which name you're picking.
Stefani Germanotta
Francois-Marie Arouet
Shawn Carter
William Sydney Porter
Alecia Moore
Samuel Clemens
Peter Hernandez
Daniel Handler
Ben Haggerty
Eric Arthur Blair
Paul Hewson
Mary Ann Evans

5. Name a playable Mario Kart character in at least one of the following games: Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, or Mario Kart 7. (34 answers)

6. Name a novel by Charles Dickens. (This DOES NOT include short story collections (such as "Sketches by Boz") nor non-fiction works. This DOES include the works that were published as novels after being published in serial form.) (20 answers)

7. Name a U.S. Vice President who served multiple terms (or parts of). (12 answers)

8. Name a Fibonacci number between 4 and 4444. (15 answers)

9. Choose one of these twelve song lyrics and name the song it came from. Hint: I've also provided the year in which each song hit number one. Make sure to specify which line you're picking.
The prison band was there and they began to wail (1957)
Oh, yeah, I'll tell you something I think you'll understand (1964)
Who could hang a name on you? (1967)
I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood (1972)
Friday night and the lights are low (1977)
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one (1983)
Ain't it shocking what love can do (1988)
I need somebody uplifting to take me away, babe (1993)
I really don't think you're strong enough, no (1999)
I don't know bout y'all, but I know about us (2004)
The taste of her cherry chapstick (2008)
Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy (2012)

10. Particle physics time! Name a fermion, and be as specific as possible. (24 answers)

11. Name a state on the Missouri River, Yellowstone River, North Platte River, or South Platte River. On the river is defined by flowing in the state or on the state's border. Also, the Missouri's mouth is at the Mississippi River, but Illinois does not count. (9 answers)

12. Name a Cabinet member in the administration of George W. Bush or Barack Obama who was also a state Governor or in the U.S. Congress (House or Senate). (Cabinet department heads only; EPA and other minor agencies don't count). (22 answers)

13. Name someone whose picture appeared on the poster for the 2010 romantic comedy "Valentine's Day." (Hint: Kathy Bates, Eric Dane, Hector Elizondo, and Shirley Maclaine were in the film but not pictured on the poster.) (15 answers)

14. Name a Pope elected after 1900 (anyone after Leo XIII; hint, there's no Pope Leo XIV). (10 answers)

15. Name a famous person who appeared as himself or herself (or an exaggerated version thereof) on Seinfeld. (Hint: some celebs (such as George Steinbrenner) were not played by themselves.) (Candice Bergen does not count because she appeared as Murphy Brown.) (30 answers as far as I can tell from imdb).

16. Choose one of these Jeopardy! champions and match him or her with the right introduction.
Ken Jennings
Brad Rutter
Roger Craig
Pam Mueller
Colby Burnett
Michael Falk
Stephanie Jass
Larissa Kelly
Jerome Vered
Frank Spangenberg
Dan Melia
Leszek Pawlowicz

A. (a police officer from Flushing, New York)
B. (a history professor from Milan, Michigan)
C. (a materials scientist from Phoenix, Arizona)
D. (a meteorologist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
E. (a TV quiz show host from Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
F. (a college professor from Berkeley, California)
G. (a junior at Loyola University, Chicago from Wilmette, Illinois)
H. (a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah)
I. (a computer scientist from Newark, Delaware)
J. (a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois)
K. (a writer from Studio City, California)
L. (a grad student from El Cerrito, California)

BONUS 1. Name one of the two Vice Presidents who served under multiple U.S. Presidents.

BONUS 2. Give the birth name of the Pope you selected for Question 14.

BONUS 3. Give the "Valentine's Day" character name (first or last) of the person you chose in Question 13.

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TD 192, BobF, Mr. Game Warden, could you tell me what season it really is?, (a.k.a. Baseball)
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2043

1. Not one, but two home run hitters in the lineup! Name a pair of hitters on the same major league team for an entire year who combined for 100 or more home runs in a single season.

2. On the road again. Major league baseball usually frowns upon teams moving, but that wasn't always the case. The last move was done with the blessing of the other owners. Name a major league team that moved from one city to another. If they also changed names, provide the before and after names. If the team had multiple names before the move (or after) any of the correct names used will be sufficient to be marked correctly.

3. Really Most Valuable Player. Name a player who has won at least two consecutive MVP awards. Co-MVPs do count.

4. Forever Cy Young. Name a player who has won at least two consecutive Cy Young awards - awarded to the league's best pitcher. For reference, this award came into being in 1956, was awarded to just one player in the major leagues until 1967 when each league started to name a player. So don't guess Walter Johnson or Cy Young.

5. No, he's not a horse. Name a player who has won the Triple Crown, as owner of the league's (AL or NL) best average, home run and RBI totals.

6. Hitting .300 is child's play. Name a player who has completed a major league season with an average of .375 or better since 1900.

7. We're better than the Yankees! Little known fact: the most successful baseball franchise was not always this way. For their first 20 years (not all of them in New York), the best they could manage was finishing 2nd in an 8 team league, and they didn't win their first world series until their 23rd season! Name a team that won a World Series in one of their first 22 seasons of existence.

8. We're better than the Yankees too! By the time the Yankees won their first World Series, several teams had won multiple World Series (counting ones since 1903). A couple had won 3 or more. Name one of the teams that won at least two World Series before the Yankees won their first in 1923.

9. Long suffering fans. My grandmother will turn 102 later this year. The first World Series during her lifetime was the 1912 World Series. She's not a baseball fan, but name a team that has not won a World Series during my grandmother's lifetime (this can include expansion teams, of course).

10. Unhittable! Name a major league pitcher who has pitched multiple no-hitters since 1900.

11. Unwatchable! Name a major league team (the season is not necessary) that has lost 105 or more games at least once in their existence since 1900.

12. Intrastate rivalries. Name a state that has, at any time since 1900, had two or more major league teams playing its regular season home games within its borders.

13. Multi-sport stars. A former NBA All Star recently made his minor league pitching debut. Name a player who has played in the NBA or NFL but also played minor league or major league baseball (I'm only counting players that actually have a player page on baseball-reference.com as my arbitrator of who has played minor league baseball).

14. The game's not until tonight, let's hit the beach! Name a major league or minor league team that currently plays its home games within 10 miles (as the crow flies) of either the Atlantic, Pacific or Gulf of Mexico.

15. Name a player or manager whose number has been retired by the New York Yankees.

16. At least we don't have to travel too far. Name a season (since 1903) in which both participants of the World Series played their home games in the same city or within the same metropolitan area.

17. Combo time! As of 1960, both the American League and the National League had eight teams. Name one of the eight from EACH league. Either their current name or the name they went by at the time count and will be counted the same.

18. Roger Craig trivia. Turns out, before there was the Jeopardy! champion named Roger Craig, if you had mentioned his name, people would have thought of the baseball pitcher. He has been employed by 10 major league baseball teams: 5 as pitcher, two as manager, three as pitching coach. Name one of these teams.

19. Imagine what their career stats could have looked like! Name a major league baseball player who left his team to serve in World War II or the Korean War and resumed his career afterwards.

20. We're due for a new stadium. Name one of the 10 major league team who is playing in a stadium that was open before the Rockies and Marlins started playing in 1993.

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TD 193, lieph82, A Tour Across the Game Show Timeline
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2061

1. What’s My Line?
Put on those tuxedos, because we’re going to start with a classic and a personal favorite, the absurdly formal Sunday night panel game, What’s My Line?, which premiered in 1950. In the spirit of Arlene Francis and friends, here are twelve movie characters who are definitely bigger than a breadbox:

Ron Woodroof
Truman Capote
Sydney Prosser
Juno MacGuff
William Whitaker
Maria Bennett
Hanna Schmitz
Daniel Plainview
George Valentin
Marilyn Monroe
Nina Sayers
Mark Zuckerberg

Just as in What’s My Line?, you’ll have to name the occupation of one of these movie characters. You can’t ask them any questions, but luckily for you, each of these roles has earned their respective actor or actress a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor (or Actress) between 2007 and 2013.

Pick one of the movie characters above and name his/her occupation at the start of his/her movie.

-Your response should be formatted like this: John Smith: Banker.

There are 12 valid answers to this question.

NESTED BONUS: Blockbusters
Who won the Academy Award for which your chosen character’s actor/actress was nominated? (-2 points)


BONUS: Name Droppers
What is the full name of the first host of What’s My Line?? (-1 point)


2. Name That Tune
Name That Tune premiered on television in 1953. Contestants listened to a live band play a song and, when they recognized it, they had to run across the stage, ring the bell, and name that tune! In this TD, you will also have to name a tune. I hope you don't Tell Me that It's All Over Now!

Name a Rolling Stones single whose title starts with the letter “S."

-Ignore all parantheticals in song titles for this question.

There are 16 valid answers to this question.

3. Tic Tac Dough
In 1956, we were introduced to the first version of Tic Tac Dough, a clever game that mixed the strategy (sort of) of Tic-Tac-Toe with more traditional trivia questions. Any kid who caught reruns of the Martindale version on GSN remembers running to their parents and asking why there wasn't any food on the show if it had "dough" in the title. That's a really good question, but unfortunately it's above my pay grade. What I can do, however, is introduce some good cooking to Tic Tac Dough.

Name an ingredient in Julia Child's "Coq au vin" recipe that a strict vegan can comfortably consume.

There are 14 valid answers to this question.

BONUS: Win, Lose, or Draw
In his original run, Thom McKee played 88 games of Tic Tac Dough. How many of these games were draws? (-2 points for bullseye, -1 point for being 1 off in either direction)


4. To Tell the Truth
1956 also marked the premiere of To Tell the Truth, a game in which three people (one person with a claim to fame and two imposters) all claimed to be the same person, and celebrity panelists had to ask cunning questions in order to determine who was lying and who was telling the truth. In my humble opinion, this was and still is the most brilliant concept ever thought up for a not-formally-trivia game show. Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov and modern fantasy maestro George R.R. Martin both populate their worlds with unreliable narrators, scoundrel protagonists, and characters who have a little bit of a problem telling the truth.

Name either:

The first and last names of a title character in a Vladimir Nabokov novel.


Or:

The first and last names of a Point of View character in George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones.


-I'm not qualified to decide whether the "Laura" in "The Original of Laura" refers to Flora or Aurora, so I'm going to disqualify that unfinished novel for this question.

There are 15 correct answers to this question.

5. Match Game
The first incarnation of Match Game started airing on NBC in 1962. The game later evolved into the jocular, raucous affair we know and love, and matching one's answers to those of the celebrity panelists was far from a science. Studying for my periodic table quizzes in Chemistry class, I often wished I could match my Au to whatever Charles Nelson Reilly could come up with, instead of to stupid freaking gold. Well, like any good bitter former student, I am going to continue the cycle of abuse and make you do what I had to do.

Name a chemical element on the Periodic Table of Elements that is not a transition metal and whose elemental symbol can be written out solely with the letters in “Match Game."

-I am counting Meitnerium as a transition metal, so it is not a valid answer.

There are 14 valid answers to this question.

NESTED BONUS: The Biggest Loser
What is the relative atomic mass of your chosen element, rounded to the nearest whole number? (-2 points)


6. Jeopardy!
The original Jeopardy!, hosted by Art Fleming, premiered in 1964, forcing contestants to answer in the form of a question as its main gimmick. The name of the show is rather silly, in my opinion, and the exclamation point makes it a pain in the ass to write about. I happen to think that the name is the only flaw in this otherwise perfect game, which is still around in its current form fifty years later and is the reason we're all here. Here's a clue about countries in jeopardy. Don't forget to answer in the form of a question!

Name either:

A country (or former country) against which the United States has formally declared war.


Or:

A country (or former country) which the United States engaged militarily without formal Congressional authorization between 1900 and 2011, inclusive.


-You must answer in the form of a question, or your response will be counted as incorrect.

There are 20 valid answers to this question.

7. Gambit
1972 gave us Gambit, the blackjack-trivia mix that was revived fairly successfully by GSN in 2008. A version of Gambit even taped at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Amazingly, more than ten times as many people live in Las Vegas than in Carson City, the state capital of Nevada.

Name either:

One of the ten most populous cities (incorporated area, unincorporated town, or census-designated place (CDP)) in Nevada.


Or:

A state capital that is not one of the ten most populous cities (incorporated area, unincorporated town, or CDP) in its state.


There are 15 valid answers to this question.

BONUS: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
What was the capital of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia? (-1 point)


8. Wheel of Fortune
In 1975 came the original network version of TPH's wheelhouse show, the one we all love to rag on, Wheel of Fortune! Who wouldn't want to make five figures for playing half an hour of hangman and spinning a giant wheel? In this TD, there's no wheel, and there's a significantly smaller prize, but you will get to solve some word puzzles. The category for all of these puzzles is "Before & After." And here they are! Vanna?

*** I M** Y*UR M****R **R*SA

*H* *N* *H* *NLY **SY *** W*S **S**R***

*I***I** *F **L*M*I* **I*E**I*Y

***M**RIC C**C**** *F **RI**I*N*

*I***E BI**O**ED F*O*

TH* **UN* *N* TH* *U*Y W***I**

**O’S *F***D OF V****N** *OO** P*C*?

*I* *I** I* **E *AN*

*I* *Y*-**RG*** **OLU*IO*

***SFI*L* P*** *V**U*

*N**N*** *** *OR L***

**ON **N* **C*A** T*E T****

Solve one of the word puzzles above.

There are 12 valid answers to this question.

9. Family Feud
1976 was when we first got to see Richard Dawson kissing wives in front of their husbands and daughters in front of their fathers as the host of Family Feud. When you get a bunch of family members together for any length of time, there's bound to be some good-natured (or less than good-natured) bickering. In many Jewish households, the Passover seders provide a perfect opportunity for extended family to get together, tell the story of the Exodus, eat some good food, and argue about politics.

Name either:

One of the ten plagues the Lord brings upon the Egyptians in the book of Exodus.


Or:

One of the six items traditionally placed on the Seder plate, according to Chabad.


There are 16 valid answers to this question.

10. Password Plus
Password Plus, which added a word puzzle to the classic word-guessing game, started airing in 1979, and I'm still waiting for Goodson and Todman to finish the equation. Password plus what? In honor of the First Lady of Password, Betty White, who is still working her butt off in her 90s:

Name a prime number between 1 and 1,000 that has a tens digit of 9.

You are welcome to do any calculations you'd like, but use of a calculator is not permitted.

There are 15 valid answers to this question.

BONUS: Survivor
Who are the only three women to have won Survivor with a prime number of jury votes? (-1 point for each correct answer)


11. Card Sharks
Higher! Lower! What on Earth do you do with that dreaded 8? Card Sharks premiered in 1978, and its simple concept and beautiful showgirls kept the show going through nearly 2000 episodes. One of the only negatives? The producers totally missed out on making the first ever game show to take place completely underwater. I'd be willing to bet that there are some sharks that are better at picking higher or lower than some of those contestants...

Name someone who won a gold medal for the USA in the finals of any swimming event in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

There are 14 valid answers to this question.

NESTED BONUS: The Amazing Race
What race(s) did your chosen swimmer win in the London Games? (If your chosen swimmer won multiple events, you must name them all to get the bonus) (-2 points)


12. Legends of the Hidden Temple
A cult classic which began airing in 1993, Legends of the Hidden Temple involved preteens and young teenagers completing physical and mental tasks for Olmec the Talking Olmec Head and racing around a Mayan temple to steal artifacts protected by mysterious temple guards. Any '90s kid can name the 6 teams: Red Jaguars, Blue Barracudas, Green Monkeys, Orange Iguanas, Purple Parrots, and Silver Snakes. Clearly, the Orange Iguanas and the Purple Parrots were the coolest teams. So now, you, too, get to go on a worldwide treasure hunting expedition as Orange Iguanas and Purple Parrots! Today's treasures: flags.

Name a UN member state whose current national flag contains the color orange and/or the color purple.

-If you think your answer contains a debatable shade of reddish purple or reddish orange, describe the flag to me, making it clear that your issue is with subjective naming of colors, not with knowledge of the flag, and I will tell you whether or not that flag is a correct answer. You can only do this once, for one answer.

There are 12 valid answers to this question.

NESTED BONUS: The Price is Right
What is the currency of your chosen nation? (-2 points)


13. Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
1999 brought us the American premiere of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, the most internationally popular television franchise of all time. Although WWTBAM-mania has cooled down in the past fifteen years, people still really want to be millionaires, shockingly. In fact, if they had the choice, I think most people would like to be billionaires. So, multiplying that goal of $1 million dollars by the all-important $32,000 marker in classic WWTBAM:

Give the first and last names of someone with a net worth of $32 billion or greater, according to forbes.com's "The World's Billionaires List."

There are 18 valid answers to this question.

14. Friend or Foe
2002 saw the premiere of the short-lived GSN classic Friend or Foe, which taught us that you never really know who's your friend and who's just waiting to stick a knife in your back. So, now it's your choice: Friend or Foe? In this TD, Friend is represented by the newly ended sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which ostensibly tells the story of how he met his kids' mother while really cleverly narrating the lives of five young and wild New Yorkers, while Foe is represented by AMC megahit Breaking Bad, in which a cunning meth dealer eludes his police and drug world enemies at every turn.

Give the first and last names of a member of the main cast of either How I Met Your Mother or Breaking Bad, and the first and last names of the character whom he/she plays.

-Your response should be formatted like this: Jennifer Aniston: Rachel Green, if we were doing Friends or, in case of exception noted in the clarifications, like this: Kaley Cuoco: Penny, if we were doing The Big Bang Theory.

-Actors who are credited after the opening sequence as opposed to at the end of the show, for any or all seasons, are part of the main cast of the show. Or, if an actor is uncredited because his/her role is voice-only, I'd consider them part of the main cast if their voice is heard in all or nearly all of the episodes of a given season. In this case, for the bonus, you would give the episode in which we first hear their voice.

There are 18 valid answers to this question.

NESTED BONUS: You Bet Your Life
What is the name of the first episode of How I Met Your Mother or Breaking Bad in which your chosen character appears? (-1 point if the answer to this question is the name of the series premiere, -3 points otherwise)


15. Show Me the Money
2006 gave us Show me the Money, possibly the worst traditional game show ever to air in prime time. Luckily, we've been able to watch plenty of other people get shown tons of money on better game shows! In August 1999, Michael Shutterly won $500,000 on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, which made him the biggest solo winner in the history of American television game shows.

Name either:

Someone who earned the title of biggest cash and prize winner in the history of American television game shows after Michael Shutterly.


Or:

Someone who, as of this post, is in the top 10 all-time for cash and prize winnings on American television game shows.


There are 12 valid answers to this question.

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TD 194, esrever, General Knowledge: 20 of 10
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2086

1. NAMES OF BABY GIRLS
Name one of the 10 names most often given to newborn girls in the United States in 2013 according to the Social Security Administration.

2. POLYGONS
We all know that a triangle has 3 sides, a rectangle has 4 sides, a pentagon has 5 sides, and a hexagon has 6 sides. Name one of the 10 polygons described below. Give both the letter you choose and the polygon's name. Two of them each have two names that will be accepted as correct answers, but you need only give one answer. (Example: K. triangle)

A. 7 sides
B. 8 sides
C. 9 sides
D. 10 sides
E. 11 sides
F. 12 sides
G. 13 sides
H. 14 sides
I. 15 sides
J. 16 sides

3. NUMBERS
Name one of these numbers in Arabic number form. Give both your chosen letter and the number. You do not need to name the language. (Example: K. 34)

A. MCMLXVIII
B. veinte
C. cinquemila
D. quatre vingt
E. dezoito
F. pedwar
G. sechzig
H. eenenvijftig
I. novem
J. kvardek sep

4. #1 SONGS BY YEAR
Name the year ending in "0" in which one of the following songs was a #1 hit in the United States for at least one week according to Billboard magazine and/or Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 book. Give both your chosen letter and the year. (Example: K. 1950)

A. Say My Name by Destiny's Child
B. Call Me by Blondie
C. Swanee by Al Jolson
D. Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars
E. Music! Music! Music! by Teresa Brewer
F. Semper Fidelis by U.S. Marine Band
G. American Woman by The Guess Who
H. Tuxedo Junction by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
I. Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers
J. It Must Have Been Love by Roxette

5. BASEBALL TEAMS
Name one of the current Major League Baseball teams whose team name is in one of the positions 11 through 20 (inclusive) on the alphabetical list of MLB team names. Just to be clear: It's the team names that are alphabetized, not the team locations.

6. REALLY HIGH HIGHEST POINTS
Name one of the countries whose highest point is among the 9 highest "highest points by country" in the world. Two of the countries have a highest point that is the same elevation and therefore they are tied on the list; this means that there are actually 10 countries from which to choose. The country must be a sovereign state that is a member of the United Nations.

7. BIG CITIES - PART 1
Name one of the 10 most-populous cities in the continental United States EAST of the Mississippi River based on population within the city limits according to the 2010 census.

8. BIG CITIES - PART 2
Name one of the 10 most-populous cities in the continental United States WEST of the Mississippi River based on population within the city limits according to the 2010 census.

9. BIRTH CENTURIES
Name the century in which one of these historical figures was born. Give both the letter you choose and the century. (Example: K. 18th century)

A. William Shakespeare
B. Harriet Beecher Stowe
C. Thomas Edison
D. Genghis Khan
E. Clark Gable
F. Queen Anne of Great Britain
G. Michelangelo
H. Henry David Thoreau
I. Pocahontas
J. Christopher Columbus

10. IT'S A GAS
Name a chemical element other than oxygen that is a gas at room temperature.

11. A-G-N-O-R WORDS
Name one of the ten 5-letter words that can be spelled using ALL of the letters A-G-N-O-R and is contained in the Oxford English Dictionary.

12. NOBEL PRIZES
Nobel Prizes are awarded in six categories: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economics. Name the category in which one of these individuals won a Nobel Prize. Give both your chosen letter and the Nobel Prize category. (Example: K. Physiology/Medicine)

A. Paul Krugman (2008)
B. Ivan Pavlov (1904)
C. Milton Friedman (1976)
D. Dorothy Hodgkin (1964)
E. Enrico Fermi (1938)
F. Steven Chu (1997)
G. Liu Xiabo (2010)
H. Toni Morrison (1993)
I. Thomas Mann (1929)
J. Albert Schweitzer (1952)

13. MOVIE YEARS
Name the year ending in "2" in which one of the following films was released. A major star of each film is in parentheses after each title. Specify both your chosen letter and the year. (Example: K. 1942)

A. Tootsie (Dustin Hoffman)
B. Lawrence of Arabia (Peter O'Toole)
C. What's Up, Doc? (Barbra Streisand)
D. Shanghai Express (Marlene Dietrich)
E. Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire)
F. The Greatest Show On Earth (Betty Hutton)
G. Skyfall (Daniel Craig)
H. Blood and Sand (Rudolph Valentino)
I. Sister Act (Whoopi Goldberg)
J. Mrs. Miniver (Greer Garson)

14. THE FIRST 10 STATES
Name one of the first ten states of the United States based on date of ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Three of them are officially known as commonwealths but are generally referred to as states.

15. FACTORS OF 512
Name one of the factors of 512. (Positive whole numbers only.)

16. ACADEMY AWARDS FOR BEST ACTOR
Name one of the 10 most-recent actors to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.

17. EVENT YEARS ENDING IN "7"
Name the year ending in "7" in which one of the following events took place. Give both your chosen letter and the year. (Example: K. 1897)

A. On May 22, Charles Lindbergh lands his airplane in Paris, France, completing the world's first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
B. On April 7, Bell Telephone and the U.S. Department of Commerce conduct a television transmission from Washington, DC to New York City -- the world's first long-distance television transmission.
C. On October 4, the USSR launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite.
D. On May 6, the dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 people.
E. On June 5 through 10, the Six-Day War is fought in the Middle East.
F. On December 24, Thomas Edison files a patent application for his latest invention: the phonograph.
G. On September 28, newscaster David Brinkey, 74, retires after 54 years in broadcasting.
H. On December 20, Queen Elizabeth II becomes the oldest-ever monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days.
I. On July 1, Canada is created by enactment of the British North America Act, now called the Constitution Act.
J. On October 19, a stock market crash occurs in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 22.61 percent in just this one day -- the all-time record for greatest percentage loss in the DJIA in one day.

18. FEDERAL HOLIDAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Name one of the 10 federal holidays in the United States for which most U.S. Government employees get a paid day off from work. All of the holiday names have "day" in them, either separately or as part of a compound word.

19. CHESS OR CARDS?
Name one of the six types of playing pieces in the game of chess OR one of the four suits in a standard deck of playing cards.

20. AUTHORS
Name the author of one of these literary works. Specify both the letter you choose and the name of the author. (Example: K. John Doe)

A. For Whom The Bell Tolls (1940)
B. Jaws (1974)
C. Tuesdays With Morrie (1997)
D. Chesapeake (1978)
E. The Joy Luck Club (1989)
F. The Time Keeper (2012)
G. Jabberwocky (1871)
H. The Jungle Book (1894)
I. The Jungle (1906)
J. The Scarlet Letter (1850)

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TD 195, WJMorris3, The Beautiful Game
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2109

THE STARTING XI

1. The Lev Yashin Award was first given out in 1994 to honor the best goalkeeper in the World Cup, and was named for the famous Soviet goalkeeper. The award was changed to the Golden Glove award in 2010.

Q: Name either a winner of the Yashin Award/Golden Glove Award OR the goalkeeper named to any FIFA World Cup All-Star team from 1930-1990. (20 answers)

2. Real Madrid just won their 10th European Cup/UEFA Champions League title, defeating crosstown rivals Atlético Madrid in extra time. Their ten championships are the most of any European club.

Q: Other than Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, name a team that automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League based on their league position in 2013/14. (20 answers)

3. The World Cup is usually held amongst the best teams in the world. But with only 32 spots available for the over 200 countries in the world, there are great squads that just did not make the cut.

Q: Name any country whose team was ranked in the top 50 according to FIFA's Men's World Ranking in June 2014 but failed to advance to the World Cup. (23 answers)

4. Major League Soccer has started its 19th season. It's come a long way since the ten teams that contested the first MLS season in 1996; part of this is due to the existence of "Designated Players" - players whose salaries only partially count against the salary cap. The first of these players was David Beckham (and the DP rule was originally nicknamed the David Beckham rule). The most recent to sign was David Villa, who recently transferred to play for New York City FC in 2015 for an undisclosed salary.

Q: As of this writing, name any player signed to a current Designated Player contract for an active MLS team. (35 answers)

NB: New York City FC does not start play until 2015 so David Villa would be an incorrect answer.

5. For the 2014 World Cup, the Brazilian government elected to hold games in twelve different cities. Unlike the 1950 World Cup where the sites chosen were concentrated in the southeast and south, this time the cities are all over Brazil; in fact, each city chosen is the capital of its state.

Q: Name any of the cities hosting World Cup matches in the 2014 tournament. (12 answers)

6. It's been said that the most nervewracking spectacles in soccer is deciding a match with a penalty shootout. For the losers, it's forever the question of what might have been. For the winners, it's a sigh of relief and (usually) preparation for the next opponent.

Q: Name any country that's won at least one penalty shootout in the World Cup since they were officially introduced in the 1978 tournament. (15 answers)

7. The Olympic Games still hold a men's soccer tournament every year. Currently the teams that are fielded are made up of players under the age of 23, with three overage players allowed. Curiously, Brazil, who has qualified for every World Cup, has yet to win an Olympic gold medal in soccer.

Q: Name any country that's won the Olympic gold medal in men's soccer. (18 answers)

8. Every continent has their own continental championship. Here in North America, that's the Gold Cup. The Gold Cup has been contested 12 times between teams from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Only North American teams have won it - Mexico six times, the United States five times, and Canada once.

Q: Name a CONCACAF member (other than Canada, Mexico, and the United States) who has competed in the Gold Cup at least once since the inaugural tournament in 1991. (15 answers)

9. The United States are wearing red jerseys at this World Cup. This is the first time we've seen the Yanks in red at the World Cup since June 15, 1998, a 2-0 loss to Germany. (Incidentally, current USMNT coach Jürgen Klinsmann scored for Germany in that game.)

Q: Name any nation that has worn a predominantly red jersey for at least one game in any of the last three World Cups (2002, 2006, 2010). (21 answers)

NB: Striped jerseys and other similar design will be adjudged to be the color of the back panel (where the player's name and number are), provided it's one of the colors of the pattern.

10. The film Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl features a wonderfully done sketch depicting a football match between two teams of philosophers - Germany versus Greece.

Q: Name any philosopher who was supposedly on the pitch at the start of this alleged game. (25 answers)

11. Tbe Golden Boot or Golden Shoe Award has been awarded since 1930 to the top goalscorer in the tournament. In older tournaments, all players who were tied with the most goals would share in the award; now, if there's a tie, there are tiebreakers to determine the winner.

Q: Name any player who's won the Golden Boot at the World Cup. (25 answers)

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12. While the Premier League is the top flight of England, no English-born manager has ever won the league - the last English manager to win at the top level in England was Howard Wilkinson, who hoisted the old First Division title at Leeds United in 1991/92, the year before the Premiership's founding.

Q: Name any manager who has won the Premiership since its founding in the 1992/93 season. (7 answers)

13. North America has its own club championship as well, known as the CONCACAF Champions League. Under normal circumstances, five MLS teams qualify for each tournament: four from the United States, one from Canada. With the parity that MLS has seen in recent years, fifteen different squads from MLS have participated in at least one CONCACAF Champions League game.

Q: Name any MLS team who, as of the conclusion of the 2013/14 CONCACAF Champions League, has yet to play in a CCL match since the tournament's current format started in 2008/09. (4 answers)

14. The 2015 Asian Cup has been scheduled to take place in Australia this upcoming January. It's the 16th edition of this continental tournament, the first taking place in 1956. Within the last two weeks, Palestine qualified to play in this tournament, making their tournament debut.

Q: Name any nation that's won the men's Asian Cup. (7 answers)

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TD 196, gamawire, Cheaper By the Dozen
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2121

1. The names of Jesus’ original 12 apostles can be found in the gospels of Matthew (4:18-22; 9:9-12; 10:1-4) and John (1:35-51). Name one of these 12 men. Since some of the names are similar, please make sure you give me enough information to be able to determine who you are talking about (Source: moodycatholic.com).

2. Name an actor who portrayed one of the 12 Angry Men in the 1957 movie of the same name.
Bonus: Name that man’s juror number.

3. Name one of the things my true love gave to me in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” (amount and item).

4. Name one of the 12 elements that begins with the letter C.
Bonus: Name that element’s atomic number.

5. Name one of the last twelve secretaries of state (the person must have had tenure of one month or more – so basically anyone who was only an “acting” secretary-of-state will not be considered a correct answer).

6. As chosen by Rolling Stone (in 2011, I believe), name one of the top 12 guitarists of all time.
Bonus: How many women made the original Top 100 list?

7. Name one of the twelve people shown below, all of whom were born in Houston. You do not need to specify the number of the photo.

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8. Name one of Broadway’s twelve longest running shows (Source: Wikipedia, as of June 1, 2014). For your information, the list includes 11 musicals and one revue.
Bonus: How long has that show’s run been (in number of performances, +/- 50)?

9. According to statistics collected by the USGS, name one of the top 12 gold producing countries (in metric tons for 2013).

10. To date, Jack Nicholson has been nominated for a total of twelve Oscars, eight times for best actor and four times for best supporting actor. Name one of these twelve films.
Bonus: For how many of these twelve nominations did Jack win?

11. Name one of the six Tudor monarchs or one of the six wives of Henry VIII.

12. In 1909, Swedish author Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Name one of the twelve women who have accomplished that milestone since then.
Bonus: Name the year in which your answer won the prize (+/- 2 years).
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TD 197, RandyG, Picture This
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2139

1. Name one of the 16+ words in American English that end in a silent "b." (Names, proper nouns, etc. are not acceptable. Variations of the same word will be grouped together.)

2. You may recognize most of their songs, but your task here is to name one of the Beatles' studio albums shown below from the cover of its U.S. release. Specify the album number along with your answer.

Note that some words have been magically removed in these images. One album in particular is commonly referred to by a name other than the actual title; here you need the actual title. Also, don't agonize over whether the official title appends "The Beatles" onto it. For example, if there were an album titled "The Beatles Rock Around the Clock," I would accept "Rock Around the Clock" and vice versa.

2b BONUS: Name one track from the album that you selected. (No extra points for naming an obscure track, so make it easy for both of us by going with what you know, or suspect, is an obvious one.)

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3. According to the U.S. Census 2013 estimates, 13 cities with a population of at least 100,000 contain one or more of the words “New”, “York” and “City” in the city name, either as standalone words or as consecutive letters. For examples, if these cities existed and had sufficient populations, "New Caledonia," "Gotham City," "Eyeofnewt" and "Yorkville" would all qualify. Name one of these 13 cities and its state.

4. Select one of the well-known pictures shown below and provide the year (+/- 1) in which the picture was taken. Include the picture number in your answer.

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5. Select one of the following rules, conventions or traditions from professional sports that are related to numbers. Answer with the corresponding letter and the number that fits the description. Note: every answer is a whole number.

(A) MLB: Distance, in feet, from first to second base.
(B) NFL: Points awarded to the defensive team for forcing a safety.
(C) NHL: Length, in minutes, of a period.
(D) TENNIS/ITF: Number of points won by a player with a score called as "15"
(E) SOCCER/FIFA: Height, in feet, of the goal
(F) CANADIAN FOOTBALL: Length, in yards, of the field not including endzones
(G) NHL: Number of goals scored by a player in one game for a "hat trick"
(H) GOLF/USGA: Number of penalty strokes added when a ball is hit into a water hazard and is unplayable
(I) MLB: Number of strikeouts by a batter in one game for a "golden sombrero"
(J) NBA: Height, in feet, of the hoop above the floor
(K) MLB: Width, in inches, of home plate
(L) GOLF/USGA: Number of strokes below par on a hole for an eagle
(M) NBA: When only considering points, rebounds and assists, the minimum number of rebounds for a player to achieve a triple-double in a game

MLB=Major League Baseball, NFL=National Football League, NHL=National Hockey League, ITF=International Tennis Federation, FIFA=Fédération Internationale de Football Association, USGA=United States Golf Association, NBA=National Basketball Association

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6. George Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is set in Airstrip One, a province of the superstate Oceania, and which once "had been called England or Britain." Based on the novel, name:

• one of the 2 superstates, shown in violet and mint, that are in perpetual war against either Oceania or each other, or
• one of the 4 ministries of Oceania, or
• one of the 3 principal characters who physically appear*, i.e. not just as images on monitors or posters, or
• one of the 2 principal figureheads** who never physically appear*: the dictator of Oceania or the principal enemy of the state, against whom is directed the daily “two minutes hate,” or
• one of the 3 slogans of INGSOC (English Socialist Party of Oceania) that are all are in the form "XXXXX is YYYYY"

* In these two categories, even if the character/figurehead you choose has both a first and last name, only one of the names is required.
** It’s not clear in the novel whether either of these is a real person.

6b BONUS: What is the only brand of hard liquor available to the outer-party and the proles?

7. Identify one of the following California landmarks shown below. You don't need to associate the picture number, just the landmark is sufficient.

7b BONUS: Where is the landmark that you chose located? Be as specific as possible, down to the city if appropriate. I'll give you some wiggle room, but avoid answering with "Northern California," for example, if the location can clearly be identified more precisely.

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8. Name an English word or 2-word expression other than "jail" or "prison" that means a place of incarceration. Since many of the best ones are slang, slang is acceptable. If you typically hear "the" in front of the word or expression, the "the" does not add to the count. If I can't verify a word/expression, then I'll ask you to provide evidence of its use.

9. Name a well-known 20th century artist whose work is shown below. Each painting is highly representative of the artist's style. You don't need to associate the artist with the picture number; just the artist name is sufficient.

9b BONUS: For the artist/painting that you chose, name the artist's country of birth.

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10. "The Tonight Show," arguably the most successful franchise in the history of television, has aired continuously on NBC since 1954. In its 60 years the show has had 6 regular hosts, including Johnny Carson, who ruled over late-night television from 1962 through 1992. It wasn't for lack of trying that few others had success competing directly against Carson. Name the host of a national network or syndicated talk-format show that aired opposite him for at least 3 months during his 30 year run, or one of the other 5 Tonight Show hosts. (These other shows did not necessarily air at the same time as The Tonight Show, but in all cases there was at least a 30 minute overlap.)

11. Each of the pictures shown below displays a relatively or very common flower seasonally found across much of North America. Name one of these flowers with its associated number. You don't need to identify the specific sub-variety of flower. There are no intended tricks or neg baits; the characteristics shown in each picture should point to one specific flower type.

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12. The science fiction film genre came into its own in the 1950s, in the same way that film noir did in the 1940s. And then there was the 1960s, which will always be fondly remembered for..... beach party movies! But I digress. Each of the following is the title of a classic science fiction film from the 1950s with one key word removed. Complete one of the titles. (OK, two of the films are from 1960, but that's close enough.)

(A) The ________ Colossal Man
(B) Invaders From ________
(C) The World, the Flesh and the ________
(D) ________ of the Body Snatchers
(E) Eyes Without a ________
(F) This Island ________
(G) The ________ the Earth Stood Still
(H) When Worlds ________
(I) Donovan's ________
(J) The Angry ________ Planet
(K) Plan ________ From Outer Space
(L) Forbidden ________
(M) Attack of the ________ Foot Woman
(N) The Time ________

13. Beethoven composed 9 symphonies, almost all of which are among the best known works in all the classical symphonic repetoire. The video below contains 10 audio clips (A through J) of the opening bars of these 9 symphonies plus 1 non-Beethoven symphony. Identify one of the clips, by letter, with the symphony number, or for the non-Beethoven clip as "not Beethoven." For example, answer in the form: F,3 -or- B, not Beethoven.

13b BONUS: Who was the actual composer of the non-Beethoven clip? (All correct answers for the main question qualify you for the bonus points.)



14. Name a U.S.- or Canada-based automobile company or brand within a multi-brand company that ceased operations within the period 1960-2011, was previously in production at least 10 years and remains today out of production. Note that this does not include automobile models that ceased production. For example, company Antediluvian Motors had two brands, Antediluvian and Buggtussle, and Buggtussle sold the Flycatcher GT. If Buggtussle ceased operations in 2006 it would qualify, but the Flycatcher GT would not.

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TD 198, hscer, Sporcle Quizzes
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2152

1. SPORTS: Name a player who won the NBA Most Valuable Player award more than once.

2. GEOGRAPHY: Name a national capital of a European country that is exactly six (6) letters long.

Countries that are considered a part of both Europe and Asia DO count as a part of Europe here.
You do not need to identify the country, just the capital.
Addendum: Looking for 6-letter capitals, not 6-letter countries.

3. MUSIC: Name a track from The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album.

4. MOVIES: Name a movie from a quote below.

I am NOT requiring you to match them up. (The quiz doesn’t, either.) Just name a movie that contains one of the quotes in the spoiler immediately below.

Show the spoiler to see the quotes.
Spoiler
A. Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the war room!
B. You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?
C. Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
D. Say hello to my little friend!
E. We're on a mission from God.
F. What we've got here is failure to communicate.
G. Sweep the leg.
H. I drink your milkshake! I drink it up.
I. Check out the big brain on Brett.
J. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.
K. A boy's best friend is his mother.
L. Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape.
M. I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
N. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die .
O. I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.
P. Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

(FYI, this question has the most possible answers of any in the TD.)
5. TELEVISION: Name a crew member in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Name the CHARACTER, not the actor!

You must use one of the characters in the provided image, which is in the spoiler immediately below.

Show the spoiler to see the image.
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6. HISTORY: Name an incumbent U.S. president who was defeated in a presidential general election.

This does NOT include former presidents, does NOT include sitting presidents who declined to run again, and does NOT include sitting presidents who tried to get renominated and failed.

If your answer shares a surname with another president, please specify which president you mean.

7. LITERATURE: Name a modern country in which a Shakespeare play is set.

(Present-day independent country in which any part of any Shakespeare play is explicitly set.)

8. LANGUAGE: Name a language that is official in 3 or more countries.

9. SCIENCE: Name a chemical element that is the only one with a specific pair of letters at the end.

Example: If "wind" were an element, then it would be a correct answer because it would be the only element ending in "-nd."

10. ENTERTAINMENT: Name a TV show or a movie written, co-written, or created by Aaron Sorkin.

11. RELIGION: Name one of the "blessed" groups in the Beatitudes from the Gospel of Matthew.

"Blessed are [ANSWER], for they..."

12. HOLIDAY: Name a U.S. federal holiday that occurs annually.

(A recent TD intercepted this question, but I have decided to keep it.)

FIRST BONUS: Question 6 excludes former presidents who reached the general election and lost. There are three presidents who, after leaving office, ran with a third party and lost while garnering 10% or more of the popular vote. Name one of these three presidents. The most popular correct answer will be worth -1 point; the other correct answers will be worth -3 points. There will be no penalty for incorrect guesses.

Minutia: Question 6 was also based on a quiz I wrote for the site (as was #9). Yes, that’s why I’m using it as the basis for the bonus.

SECOND BONUS: For -1 point, name any one of the facts about Sporcle below. You may make an attempt at 2 of the 4. If either is correct, you get the -1 point. If both are correct, you still get -1 point. If you try to answer more than 2, I will only refer to your first 2 guesses in determining whether you receive credit.
. Year the first quiz was posted
. Title or subject matter of the first quiz
. One of the three categories left unused in this TD (name only one if you try to answer this)
. City its offices are located in

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TD 199, tjconn728, ID 2: Merkel's Revenge
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2172

Question 1. The first time I ran this game, Angela Merkel was a huge sheep, being chosen by 23 of 59 players for one question. Since you all seem to be such experts on Germany, I figured I'd start with a simple question. Identify the English translation of one of the following German nouns:

A. Hund
B. Bier
C. Wurst
D. Buch
E. Baum
F. Fenster
G. Schwester
H. Krankenhaus
I. Frage
J. Flugzeug
K. Zeit
L. Schaf

Question 2. One of my favorite summer activities is heading down the street to Camden Yards, grabbing Boog's BBQ and a Natty Boh, and watching the Orioles. Since it is the peak of baseball season right now, hopefully you've caught a few games on TV or in person and can identify what team plays its home games in one of the following stadiums:
Spoiler
Question 3. Identify what state the following military installations are located in:

A. Fort Hood
B. Naval Station Great Lakes
C. Aberdeen Proving Ground
D. Nellis Air Force Base
E. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
F. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
G. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
H. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
I. Naval Submarine Base New London
J. Offutt Air Force Base
K. Naval Base Kitsap
L. Keesler Air Force Base

Question 4. Identify the artist who painted each of the following works of art:
Spoiler
BONUS: I will deduct two points off of your score if you can correctly identify the city in which the original version of the artwork is generally kept, disregarding any loans, travelling exhibits, or restoration work that may currently have it in a different location. In the case of one painting that was stolen and never recovered, name its last known location. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, but you must provide a correct answer to the main question to receive this bonus.

BONUS 2: For an additional two points off your score, identify the letter of the painting that was stolen in 1990 and has yet to be recovered. As with all thievery, this question has a risk/reward factor, as an incorrect answer will ADD two points to your score, regardless of whether you got the main question right or not.[/spoiler]

Question 5. Identify the month of the year when each of the following events take place annually:

a. Running of the Bulls in Pamplona
b. Boston Marathon
c. Sundance Film Festival
d. Guy Fawkes Night
e. Kentucky Derby
f. Daytona 500
g. End of Texas State Fair
h. Nobel Prizes Award Ceremony
i. South by Southwest Festival
j. PGA Championship
k. Summer solstice in northern hemisphere
l. Beginning of Munich's Oktoberfest

Question 6. Identify the song released in the 1990's that contains the following lyric:

a. I'm such a baby 'cause the Dolphins make me cry
b. Tell me do you think it'd be alright, if I could just crash here tonight
c. My loneliness is killing me, I must confess I still believe
d. I found it hard, it's hard to find, oh well, whatever, nevermind
e. And it's all your fault, I screen my phone calls
f. A lonely mother gazing out of the window, staring at her son that she just can't touch
g. Paranoia, paranoia, everybody's comin' to get me
h. If we couldn't see the sun risin' off the shore of Thailand, would you ride then, if it wasn't droppin?
i. I am still living with your ghost, lonely and dreaming of the west coast
j. It all keeps adding up, I think I'm cracking up. Am I just paranoid? Or am I stoned?
k. It's the way you love me, it's a feeling like this, it's centrifugal motion, it's perpetual bliss
l. Every night in my dreams, I see you, I feel you, that is how I know you, go on

BONUS: I will deduct one point off of your score for each of the three songs that hit #1 in the Billboard Hot 100 charts that you can identify, but I will add one point to your score for each song that you misidentify as a #1 hit. I only need the letter of the #1 song, and not the full title. You can make between 0 and 3 guesses for this bonus, and do not need to get the main question correct.

Question 7. Identify the landmark United States Supreme Court case whose significance is summarized on Wikipedia as follows. All answers should be in the form of "Plaintiff v. Defendant."

a. Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 is unconstitutional because it attempts to expand the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court beyond that permitted by the Constitution. Congress cannot pass laws that contradict the Constitution.
b. People of African descent that are slaves or were slaves and subsequently freed, along with their descendants, cannot be United States citizens. Consequently, they cannot sue in federal court. Also, slavery cannot be outlawed in the western territories before they access statehood.
c. Local governments may seize property for economic development purposes
d. Police must advise criminal suspects of their rights under the Constitution to remain silent, to consult with a lawyer, and to have one appointed to them if they are indigent. A police interrogation must stop if the suspect states that he or she wishes to remain silent.
e. A law criminalizing adults who engage in consensual same-sex sexual conduct furthers no legitimate state interest and violates their right to privacy under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. This decision effectively nullifies all sodomy laws in the United States.
f. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's expansion of Medicaid is unconstitutional as-written—it is unduly coercive to force the states to choose between participating in the expansion or forgoing all Medicaid funds. In addition, the individual health insurance mandate is constitutional by virtue of the Taxing and Spending Clause (though not by the Commerce Clause or the Necessary and Proper Clause).
g. Government-directed prayer in public schools, even if it is denominationally neutral and non-mandatory, violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
h. Segregated schools in the states are unconstitutional because they violate the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court found that the separate but equal doctrine adopted in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) "has no place in the field of public education."
i. The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is fully applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
j. Limits on corporate and union political expenditures during an election cycle violate the First Amendment. Corporations and labor unions can spend unlimited sums in support of or in opposition to candidates, as long as the spending is independent of the candidates.
k. A law that criminalizes the use of contraception by married couples is unconstitutional because all Americans have a constitutionally protected right to privacy.
l. The arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. This decision initiates a nationwide de facto moratorium on executions that lasts until the Supreme Court's decision in Gregg v. Georgia (1976).

BONUS: I will deduct two points off of your score if you can correctly identify the sitting Chief Justice presiding over your chosen case. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, but you must get the main question correct to be eligible for the bonus.

Question 8. Each set of blue colored states in the United States map below have something in common. Identify one of these commonalities.

Hint: None of the correct answers are simply "the 10 smallest/most obese/richest/etc. states." Some maps could be answered in such a way, but I am looking for a threshold that they all cross. For example, if I had a map that highlighted Alaska, Texas, California, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado, I would be looking not for the "largest states," but rather "states that are larger than 100,000 square miles." In actuality, there are none that have such a random threshold though. I think this will make more sense if you recognize what the map is showing.

Note: In the event that there is a correct answer other than the one I intended, all correct answers for each letter will be grouped and scored together.
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Question 9. Identify the television show that takes/took place in one of the fictional cities or towns below:

a. Pawnee, Indiana
b. Pine Valley, Pennsylvania
c. Arlen, Texas
d. Lanford, Illinois
e. Quahog, Rhode Island
f. Bon Temps, Louisiana
g. Cabot Cove, Maine
h. Point Place, Wisconsin
i. Sunnydale, California
j. Cicely, Alaska
k. Stars Hollow, Connecticut
l. Mayberry, North Carolina

Question 10. Identify a country outline illustrated below:
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Question 11. Identify a piece of literature with one of the following closing lines:

a. There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of pinks filled the air.
b. Give me your hands, if we be friends, And Robin shall restore amends.
c. Tomorrow, I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.
d. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
e. Katniss, there is no District Twelve.
f. But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can't stand it. I been there before.
g. So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
h. Whatever we had missed, we possessed together the precious, the incommunicable past.
i. Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!
j. The Martians stared back up at them for a long, long silent time from the rippling water.
k. For everything to be consummated, for me to feel less alone, I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate.
l. Then starting home, he walked toward the trees, and under them, leaving behind him the big sky, the whisper of wind voices in the wind-bent wheat.


Question 12. They may not be as cute as the dogs I had in my last TD, but hopefully you can identify one of the bird species in the image below.

Note: each of the 12 species is of the form "adjective type" as in "Antarctic flamingo." I only need the "type" of bird. In the example given, "flamingo" would be a sufficient answer.
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BONUS: I will deduct one point off of your score if you can correctly name the adjective for your chosen answer. So in the example above, "Antarctic flamingo" would score one point lower than "flamingo." There is no penalty for a wrong answer, but you must get the main question correct to be eligible for the bonus.

BONUS 2: Each of the birds in the image is also the state bird for one or more states. For an additional two points off your score, identify a state where your chosen bird is the official state bird. Beware that an incorrect answer will ADD two points to your score, regardless of whether you got the main question right or not.

Question 13. Many movies and songs share titles. Sometimes these titles are related, sometimes they are not. Identify both the director AND the artist (either singer or band, as appropriate) of the following movies/songs:

a. St. Elmo's Fire
b. Skyfall
c. Stand by Me
d. Pretty Woman
e. Bad Boys
f. Boyz n the Hood
g. Breakfast at Tiffany's
h. E.T.
i. Ghostbusters
j. Vertigo
k. Viva Las Vegas
l. Wild Wild West

Note: In the event that there are two or more songs/movies with these titles, I will score all correct answers for each letter together, so no need to go obscure.

Question 14. As you may have noticed, the World Cup began a month ago and will be finishing up soon. Hopefully you caught some of the games, as that should help you with this next question. Identify the country who's team wore one of the following home uniforms during the 2014 FIFA World Cup:

BONUS: I will deduct two points off of your score if you can correctly name the group (A-H) and place (1-4) of your team after the group stage. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, but you must get the main question correct to be eligible for the bonus.
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15. As you may be aware, this quiz is not the only sequel out there. In fact many movies these days also have sequels. Identify the movie franchise by the subtitle of its sequel listed below:

a. Their First Assignment
b. Rise of an Empire
c. Legacy
d. Prince Caspian
e. The Streets
f. Havana Nights
g. The Smell of Fear
h. Book of Secrets
i. Freddy's Revenge
j. The Two Towers
k. The Winter Soldier
l. Judgment Day

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TD 200, Magna, Lost (TV Series) Redux
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2190

1. Let’s start off with an easy one. Lost ran for six seasons. Name a human character with a credited, on-screen appearance in at least one episode in all six seasons. Hint: there are 13 possible answers. Of the characters shown in question 2, two are correct answers to this question (and Charlie isn't one of them).
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Push the Button: Jack
2. The show also featured lots and lots of recurring secondary or temporary characters, many of whom made a big impression while they lasted. Name one of the characters shown here (first name is OK). For a -1 bonus, name the actor or actress who portrayed the character you named.
Image

For a larger image, click here.
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Push the button: A - Charlie
3. All of the DHARMA Initiative stations mentioned on the show have a Dharma Initiative logo, and a name in the form “The ___.” Name one of those stations.
Spoiler
Push the button: The Swan
4. A number of different aircraft and seagoing vessels brought people to the island. Specifically identify one of the aircraft, or one of the named seacraft. (The aircraft need not have a name, but the seacraft must have one – just “the raft” or “outrigger canoe,” for example, isn’t enough.)
Spoiler
Push the button: Oceanic flight 815’s jet
5. Several characters on the island have the surname of a famous scientist, philosopher, or theologian as one of their names (and several share other names too). Name one of them. Fake or assumed names are OK.
Spoiler
Push the button: John Locke
6. And speaking of names, identify someone who used any one of these pseudonyms or false identities. Give the letter first, then your answer. Not all pseudonyms for each character are listed.
  • A. Dr. Marvin Candle, Dr. Mark Wickmund, Dr. Edgar Halliwax
    B. Henry Gale, Dean Moriarty
    C. LaFleur
    D. Kate Ryan, Katharine Dodd, Joan Hart
    E. Kevin Johnson
    F. Keith Johnson
    G. Dahlia Choi
    H. John Locke, Christian Shepherd
    I. Jeremy Bentham
    J. Tom Sawyer, Adam Seward
    K. Oduduwa Ulu
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Push the Button: H – Man in Black
7. The island’s powers miraculously kept most people healthy – but didn’t save them from bizarre deaths. Name character who died (on or off the island) in any of the following ways. (Some letters have more than one character as an answer. Pay attention to any pronouns in the clue.)
  • A. Fell down a hole, then detonated an atomic warhead by pounding on it with a rock
    B. Accidentally blew himself up with very old, unstable dynamite
    C. Was stabbed, then fell into a fire where he burned up almost immediately, then apparently came back to life until he burned his own ashes in a campfire
    D. Deliberately took a bomb blast to save his friends
    E. Hit by a meteor
    F. Was shot with a speargun, then swam underwater and blew himself up with a hand grenade
    G. After surviving the initial plane crash, died when a second plane he was in fell off a cliff
    H. Paralyzed by a spider bite, then mistakenly buried alive
    I. Rescued from hanging, only to be strangled by his rescuer a few moments later
    J. Sucked into a jet engine
    K. Immediately after complaining about having no fire, he was shot in the chest by a flaming arrow
    L. Was picked up, thrown around, and smashed by the smoke monster
Spoiler
Push the button: L - Mr. Eko
8. But it wasn't all violence - there was a lot of smooching too. Name a couple who had an on-screen kiss on the island.
Spoiler
Push the button: Jin and Sun
9. OK, you know what comes after all that lovey-dovey stuff. Name a baby born to any character during the time periods covered by the show. Both the baby and parent must be named characters and both must appear on screen while the baby is still an infant.
Spoiler
Push the button: Aaron
10. The show had a tremendous number of villains and antagonists. Some were just deeply flawed and not always harmful, some were just scary or dangerous, while others were downright evil. Name one of the villains shown here. Image

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Spoiler
Push the button: A – Ben
11. “The numbers” (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42) kept appearing throughout the series. Name one place they were written, appeared, or were said, used, or heard.
Spoiler
Push the button: Hurley’s lottery ticket
12. Identify one of these buildings or objects, either by name or by its significance in the show. For example, if you were identifying a picture of a lottery ticket, it wouldn’t be enough to say “a lottery ticket” – you’d have to say “Hurley’s winning lottery ticket” (or something similar). Image

For a larger image, click here.
Spoiler
Push the Button: B – Virgin Mary statue used to smuggle heroin
13. In the finale, Jack enters a church where he sees many people he knew. Other than Jack himself, name one of the people inside the church.
Spoiler
Push the button: Kate
14. In 2005, Lost won a Prime Time Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. Name one of the producers credited for that win.
Spoiler
Push the button: J. J. Abrams
Final bonus 1 : In 2010, an epilogue “The New Man in Charge” was released, featuring only four main characters from the show. For a bonus of -2 each, name as many of those four as you can. (Up to four guesses allowed.)

Final bonus 2: In separately released material, DHARMA was revealed to be an acronym. What does it stand for? (-3 points for a fully correct answer, -1 point for getting at least one word correct)

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TD 201, Lumosityfan, In Honor of the Geography Bee
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2203

1. G: Gross. Name a country to have a top 15 Gross Domestic Product.
2. E: Excitement. Name a Jeopardy! contestant with one of the top 15 regular show winnings.
3. O: Organization. Name one of the 15 earliest European Union countries.
4. G: Ginormity: Name a country in either the top 15 of area or population.
5. R: Repentance: Name an apostle of the Bible or one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
6. A: Attrition: Name a city formerly in the Top 15 according to the incorporated limits (i.e. city limits) that is no longer in the Top 15 according to historical Censuses and the 2010 Census.
7. P: Profit. Name a US company with the one of the highest 15 US profits of 2013.
8. Highness: Name one of the previous 15 vice-presidents.
9. Yield: Name one of the 15 tallest buildings in the world by distance to roof.
10. Baseball: Name one of the past 15 World Series winners adjusting for repetition of winners.
11. Extension: Name one of the closest 15 stars.
12. Elysium: Name one of the top 15 movies according to domestic grosses (not adjusted for inflation) (according to BoxOfficeMojo.com).

Here are some bonuses (these are separate from the actual questions and do not require correct answers to any of the main questions) (1 point off each):
Bonus 1: Name one of the top 15 movies in question 12 that also is in the list of the top 15 movies according to international grosses (not adjusted for inflation, of course)(according to BoxOfficeMOjo.com).
Bonus 2: Name a country in Europe which has yet to join the European Union as of July 21, 2014.
Bonus 3: How many Jeopardy! superchampions have we had?

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TD 202, Paucle, Lea-TDer of the Flock
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2220

1. Eight V-POTUSs share their surname with a POTUS.
Identify a PAIR: list the V-POTUS first, followed by the POTUS with whom he shares his surname.
Any interchangeable pairs are considered unique, allowing for 10 possible answers.
(Always thought "share" needed two people, but I guess it doesn't! For these purposes, it does. Otherwise there'd be 20 answers.)

2. Name one of the 10 MLBaseball Hall of Famers who began and ended his career in the same city but in opposite leagues (National and American only, none of that "Federal League" crap) ;)

3. Name one of the two largest moons of a planet in our solar system. (Must have 2 moons to qualify; 10 possible)

4. Name the Capital of Australia, or one of the local (State/ Territorial) capitals. No need to ID the political division, just the city is fine.

5. Name a type of shot used in pool/ billiards. (8)

6. Name one of the 9 marks used in English Heraldic cadency (coats of arms).

7. Name one of the 10 systems of the human body.

8. Name one of the actors (all male)who comprised Danny's Ocean's Eleven (original 1960s cast).

9. Name one of the 9 major types of coal.

10. Identify one of the movie titles below from the really short, very odd review written about it anagramatically.
NOTE: pencil/ paper is allowed for this question, or even scrabble tiles, but NO internet sites.

A: His Party, A Broken Harp, and a Frozen Otter (2004)
B: View Degenerate Pubes (1985)
C: Not Worth Fire Engine (1974)
D: Weird Boner Haunt (1981)
E: Hit a Tormenter (1984)
F: A Lethal, Lying, Jew (1996)
G: nee Moth Stifles a Belch (1992)
H: Romantic Hairy Sex (1998)
I: A Dainty Grin (2001)
J: Air Loss (1972, 2002)
K: Beef in a VCR (2002)
L: Gun Lie Film: Crown Boob (2002)

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TD 203, barandall800, Piense diferente!
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2241

Las preguntas (parentheses are for the number of possible answers)…
1. Name one of the numbers 1 through 10 in Spanish. (10)
2. Name one of the top 15 South American cities by population. (14*)
3. Name a Nobel Prize in Literature laureate from a Latin American country, or the year in which one of them was awarded the Prize. (12)
4. Name the English translation for one of the following Spanish infinitives: Hablar, comer, caminar, correr, cantar, romper, saltar, comprar, beber, contestar. (10)
5. Name one of the 15 artists with the most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. (15)
6. Name a Latin American country that qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (9)
7. Name a month of the year in Spanish. (12)
8. Name an official currency used in a South American country (excluding Guyana and French Guiana). (11)
9. Name the English title of one of the following 12 movies (whose titles are translated into Spanish) that were the most-guessed on the Sporcle quiz “Movie titles in Español”: El silencio de los corderos; El bueno, el feo, y el malo; El graduado; Regreso al futuro; El hombre elefante; Salvar al soldado Ryan; La milla verde; Malditos bastardos; El rey león; Psicosis; Cómo entrenar a tu dragón; El sexto sentido. (12)
10. Name the current president of a South American country (excluding Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname). (10)

BONUS QUESTION: Name a city 2-20 on the list of top 20 cities in Peru by population. There is no penalty for an incorrect guess. You may give up to 5 cities. You will receive 1 point off of your total score for each correct answer, up to a maximum 5-point deduction.

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TD 204, dnbguy, Vote for Pedro: Flashback to 2004
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2250

1) The Iowa caucus was held on January 19th, followed shortly thereafter by the New Hampshire primary on January 27th. Name one of the 10 Democrats who ran for their party's presidential nomination in 2004. NOTE: since there are lots of fringe candidates, for the purposes of this question, only consider candidates that participated in a Democratic National Committee sanctioned debate.

2) On February 4, Mark Zuckerberg launched http://www.thefacebook.com, a website that allowed students at his college to connect with each other. It became popular immediately, prompting Zuckerberg to open Thefacebook to students at other universities. Name one of the first 20 colleges/universities Thefacebook was opened to. NOTE: Order is determined based on the schema Facebook initially used to generate user IDs.

3) On May 1st, membership in the European Union grew from 15 countries to 25. Name one of the 10 countries, mostly from Eastern Europe, that acceeded to the EU on this day.

4) The G8 summit, held in Georgia from June 8-10, brought heads of government from eight of the world's biggest economies together. Name one of the 8 heads of government who attended the G8 summit.

5) Name one of the 11 movies released during 2004 that grossed over $150 million at the US domestic box office. As a hint, these 11 movies include:

* An animated sequel
* An animated movie based on a children's book
* An animated original movies (2x)
* A live action movie followed by a sequel
* The second movie in a live action series (3x)
* The third movie in a live action series
* An original live action movie
* A foreign-language movie

The 12th highest grossing movie of 2004 was I, Robot, which grossed $144.8 million.

6) On October 27th, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series for the first time since 1918. Name either a) anyone who played at least one game for the Red Sox during the 2004 season, OR b) one of the three teams the Red Sox defeated in the playoffs.

For questions 7 - 11, you must identify the letter of your response along with your answer.

7) This upcoming Wednesday (in 2014) marks the 10th anniversary of the Opening Ceremony 2004 Summer Olympics, held in Athens. 10,000+ athletes from 201 countries competed as the Olympics returned to their original home for the first time since 1896. Below are the medal results for ten Olympic events. Select one, and identify the sport for which the medals were won. NOTE: You do *not* have to give the specific event, only the sport. For example, if I asked a question about the Winter Olympics, the answer I would be looking for is "skiing", not "women's Super-G".
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A) Gold: Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL), Silver: Amelie Mauresmo (FRA), Bronze: Alicia Molik (AUS)
B) Gold: Michael Phelps (USA), Silver: Ryan Lochte (USA), Bronze: George Bovell (TRI)
C) Gold: Argentina (feat. Manu Ginobli), Silver: Italy (feat. Gianmarco Pozzecco), Bronze: USA (feat. Allen Iverson)
D) Gold: Kerri Walsh and Misty May (USA), Silver: Shelda Bede and Adriana Behard (BRA), Bronze: Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs (USA)
E) Gold: Justin Gatlin (USA), Silver: Francis Obikwelu (POR), Bronze: Maurice Greene (USA)
F) Gold: Paolo Bettini (ITA), Silver: Sergio Paulinho (POR), Bronze: Axel Merckx (BEL)
G) Gold: Carly Patterson (USA) , Silver: Svetlana Khorkina (RUS), Bronze: Zhang Nan (CHN)
H) Gold: USA (feat. Jennie Finch), Silver: Australia (feat. Sarah Farnworth), Bronze: Japan (feat. Yukiko Ueno)
I) Gold: Khasan Baroyev (RUS), Silver: Georgiy Tsurtsumia (KAZ), Bronze: Rulon Gardner (USA)
J) Gold: Cuba (feat. Adiel Palma), Silver: Australia (feat. Ryan Rowland-Smith), Bronze: Japan (feat. Koji Uehara)
8) Listed below are three main cast members from 11 different TV shows, all of which premiered during 2004. Identify one of these 11 shows.
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a) Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff
b) James Spader, William Shatner, Candice Bergen
c) Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Hill Harper
d) Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross
e) Rob Lowe, Sarah Lancaster, Joe Pantoliano
f) John Goodman, Cheryl Hines, Orlando Jones
g) Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard
h) Matt LeBlanc, Drea de Matteo, Jennifer Coolidge
i) Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O'Quinn
j) Brooke Burns, Amanda Righetti, James Remar
k) Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, Jason Dohring
9) Based on the lyrics, identify one of the 12 songs below, each of which appeared on Billboard's 2004 Year-End Hot 100 singles list.
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a) "She's saying "Come get me! Come get me", / So I got up and followed her to the floor, she said 'Baby, let's go'"
b) "And her heart is breaking in front of me / I have no choice cause I won't say goodbye anymore"
c) "I'm not a perfect person / There's many things I wish I didn't do"
d) "We get together / Oh, we get together / But separate's always better when there's feelings involved"
e) "When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears / When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears"
f) "I will go down with this ship / And I won't put my hands up and surrender"
g) "I know you want it, / The thing that makes me, / What the guys go crazy for."
h) "Too high / Can't come down / Losing my head / Spinning 'round and 'round"
i) "You were everything, everything that I wanted (that I wanted) / We were meant to be, supposed to be but we lost it (we lost it)"
j) "So 1, 2, 3, take my hand and come with me / Because you look so fine / And I really wanna make you mine."
k) "In this context, there's no disrespect / So when I bust my rhyme, you break your necks."
l) "Well, I ain't never been the Barbie doll type / No, I can't swig that sweet Champagne, I'd rather drink beer all night"
10) Identify one of the following 12 people who passed away during 2004.
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a) Actor who portrayed Nathan Lee Morgan in Sounder, as well as Captain Clark Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
b) Actor who portrayed Batiatus in Spartacus, as well as Arthur Simon Simpson in Topkapi
c) Founder of her own cosmetics company, 2004 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom
d) Actor who portrayed Felix Unger in The Odd Couple
e) 40th President of the United States
f) Singer, best known for performing "Georgia on my Mind"
g) Actor who portrayed Vito Corleone in The Godfather
h) Chef and television personality whose kitchen is currently on display at the Smithsonian
i) Actress known for portraying Marion Crane in Psycho
j) Comedian known for getting "no respect"
k) Actor who portrayed Superman in four movies
l) Actor who voiced Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, and portrayed Detective Lennie Briscoe on Law and Order
11) Last but not least, since this is a Jeopardy board, we must pay tribute to Ken Jennings and his amazing 74 game winning streak. Listed below are 14 Final Jeopardy clues which Ken Jennings missed. Give the correct answer (*in the form of a question*) to one of these clues.
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a) WORD ORIGINS: This somewhat negative term arose because twisting fibers into thread was mainly a woman's job.
b) UNITED NATIONS HISTORY: In 1960 this new national leader made the longest speech in United Nations history, 4 hours & 29 minutes
c) COMMUNICATIONS: In the NATO phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, etc.), the 2 that are title Shakespearean characters
d) HISTORIC PARTNERSHIPS: The almost 4-decade collaboration of these 2 Germans began in Paris in 1844
e) FAMOUS AMERICANS: In 1826 Daniel Webster eulogized these 2 men, saying, "They took their flight together to the world of spirits"
f) SPORTS HEROES: Born in January 1919, the month Teddy Roosevelt died, he was given the middle name Roosevelt
g) WAR MOVIES: A controversial 1979 war film was based on a 1902 work by this author
h) BRITISH MONARCHS: Before Victoria & Elizabeth II, this was the last British monarch to reign during 2 different centuries
i) 2004: On Monday, December 13, 3 people designated these will meet in Cheyenne, Wyoming to help decide the world's future
j) MEN OF SCIENCE: "Somnium", an early work of science fiction, was written by this German & published posthumously in 1634
k) SEMIANNUAL PUBLICATIONS: It began in 1886 as an extension of an upper crust family's list of whose house they'd visit & who they'd receive
l) LITERATURE: In early drafts, the heroine of this novel was named Pansy & her family home was called Fontenoy Hall
m) 19th CENTURY U.S. HISTORY: Of the 5 times Congress has declared war, the 3 during the 19th century were against these 3 nations
n) BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only 4 months a year


BONUS 1: Britney Spears was married not once, but twice during 2004. Name her two husbands. (-1 point each, -2 points max)

BONUS 2: As mentioned before, one of the highest grossing movies of 2004 was a foreign-language film. Name one of the three languages dialogue was spoken in. (-2 points)

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TD 205, countyguy, U.S. Roads
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2260

1. How can we not start with the iconic Route 66? Although no longer considered a U.S. Highway, it is known as the “Main Street of America”, and, due to heavy use by tourists travelling west to a certain large Pacific city in the 1950s, it became ground zero for roadside attractions. Even fast food got its start on Route 66!

Name a state that Route 66 passed through. (8 answers)

2. The U.S. highway system crisscrosses throughout the country, going through all 48 contiguous states. It serves most of the United States, going many miles through rural areas. At one time, they were the main arterials across America.

Name a U.S. Highway, and a state it goes through. (Note that this question is extremely broad, but I have no idea how much boardies know about U.S. Highways and I wanted to make the question accessible to all.)

3. America is now crisscrossed by Interstate Highways, promoted by president Dwight D. Eisenhower and authorized by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956. They move considerably faster than U.S. Highways, so now people, who would prefer to minimize time wasted in the car so want to get to destinations as fast as possible, use Interstate Highways most of the time when they can. One- and two-digit interstates that run from east to west have even numbers, and ones that run from north to south have odd numbers. If their numbers end in “-5” or “-0”, then they are supposedly major cross-country routes. However, this rule is far from infallible, such as Interstate 45 simply going from Galveston, Texas, to Dallas. 42 states have at least one interstate with a number ending in “-5” that has a one- or two-digit number.

Name one of the eight states lacking any one- or two-digit interstates with a number ending in “-5”.

4. Only 37 states have at least one two-digit interstate ending in “-0. There are fewer in part because there is no I-50 or I-60.

Name one of the thirteen states lacking any two-digit interstates with a number ending in “-0”.


5. America has, in addition to the long thoroughfares that are one- and two-digit interstates, many three-digit interstates that are loops and spurs connecting to one- and two-digit interstates. All but one of these interstates shares its last two digits with connecting or nearby one- and two-digit interstates.

Name a one- or two-digit interstate that connects to or is near at least six three-digit interstates that it shares its last two digits with. (12 answers)

6. While the main thoroughfares ending in “-5” and “-0” leave some states in the dust, forcing their inhabitants to rely on smaller interstates and even U.S. highways, some states have a lot more, with intersections often in their cities, and others crossing other sections of the state. Some may just barely skirt the corner of the state, while others may go from one extreme of the state to the other.

Name a state in which at least three one-digit or two-digit interstates whose numbers are multiples of five pass through the state for at least 100 miles. (14 answers)

7. Several bodies are involved in the planning and authorization of Interstate and U.S. highways, including the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and, of course, Congress. It was AASHTO who came up with the numbering plan, which is described earlier. While the idea is for the longest routes in each direction to get numbers that are multiples of 5, it does not always work out that way. The system was developed over time, and additionally the designers of the system originally desired to avoid Interstate highways and U.S. highways with the same number running through the same area.

Name an Interstate longer than I-45, the shortest interstate whose number is a multiple of five, but whose number is not a multiple of 5. (21 answers)


Now, onto homonyms of the words "road" and "roads", and words with such syllables! (I know that these are lame, and some do not really qualify as homonyms.)

8. Rhodes

Name one of the eight islands in the Mediterranean Sea larger in area than Rhodes.

9. Rhode Island

The University of Rhode Island’s Rams play in NCAA Division I’s Atlantic 10 conference, one of the thirty-two NCAA Division 1 conferences that sponsor men’s basketball.

Name any conference in Division I of NCAA other than the Atlantic 10 that sponsors men's basketball.

10. Rhodesian Ridgeback

According to the American Kennel Club, the Rhodesian Ridgeback was the thirty-ninth most popular dog breed in the United States in 2013.

Name one of the fifteen most popular dog breeds in the United States in 2013.

11. "Rowed a Boat"

Rowing is a sport in the summer Olympic Games, a sporting event in which top athletes from all over the world in many different sports compete against each other every four years, and they are held in a different city every four years.

Name a city that has hosted at least one Olympic Games tournament in which rowing events were held. (21 answers)


12. Roadies

Given that roadies work for musicians, name a band or solo act that has at least one album in the top 20 of Rolling Stone’s list “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. (14 answers)

Tiebreaker (Guesstimania Edition):

What is the total length, in miles, of the Interstate Highway System according to the current version of FHWA’s highway log? This includes three-digit routes and adjusts for overlapping routes.

Bonus:

I have ten (or nine) bonus questions, each worth one point, so if you really are a “roadgeek”, you can improve your score by an awful lot! If you don't know many answers here, do not fret, they are not easy!

1. In the early days of the U.S. highway system, all U.S. Highways in all states had the “shield” shape cut out. Now, in every contiguous state except for one, the shield is surrounded by a black square. However, one state retains the “cutout” shield. Name that state.
2. Name the common name for the Department of Transportation of the state that is the answer to BONUS #1.
3. If you include Hawaii interstates and Alaska “interstates”, only four state capitals are not served by interstates directly. Name any three.
4. What is the longest interstate in the country?
5. What is the shortest one- or two-digit interstate in the country?
6. What is the longest U.S. highway in the country?
7. A particular U.S. highway’s path across a particular state was nicknamed “The Loneliest Road in America” by Life magazine in a 1986 article. The aforementioned slogan can now be found along the aforementioned stretch of highway. Name the aforementioned U.S. highway and state.
8-9. For one bonus point each, name the two contiguous (Lower 48) states that are answers to both #3 and #4.
10. Finally speaking of homonyms, as before, which president was also a Rhodes scholar?

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TD 206, ihavejeoprosy, Leftovers
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2273

From a quiz about the 3 Cs: cartoons, candy and comics….

1. Lets start off with a softball. Name a Hanna Barbera cartoon series where an anthropomorphic animal is the main character. (Clarification: The Flintstones would not count as Dino is not anthropomorphic and is not the main character. Keep that in mind when choosing an answer)

2. Name one of the top 10 most popular types of chocolate based candy given out at Halloween in the US. (Stats compiled in 2013)

3. Given the description, name me one of the comic strips being described (some opinions are purely my own). Give me the description of the strip or the number with your answer:
Spoiler
i. A poorly drawn, insecure, indecisive woman goes through life obsessing over every tiny decision
ii. A world where only kids can communicate in English and adults produce unintelligible garble
iii. A motley crew of a penguin, a diseased cat, some kids and others and their adventures that occur in the title administrative division
iv. A soldier that is seemingly never promoted is abused by his superiors at Camp Swampy
v. A surrealist one panel strip about life that for some reason features a lot of cows.
vi. An office cube worker experiences the corporate world and has rat, cat and dog versions of him
vii. A fat orange cat who loves pasta and hates Mondays
viii. A British drunkard who never seems to work and spends most of his time at the bar playing games like darts and snooker and fighting with his wife
ix. An annoying kid annoys his next door neighbor, which is where he gets his rhyming nickname from
x. The adventures of two African-American kids who move to the posh Chicago suburb of Woodcrest from the inner city
4. Name the superheroes given their identities. Important: Give me the superhero of your choosing alongside their identity
Spoiler
i. Clark kent
ii. Bruce Wayne
iii. Peter Parker
iv. Miles Morales
v. Prince Namor
vi. Logan / James Howlett
vii. Barry Allen
viii. Diana Prince
ix. Henry Pym
x. Albert Francis "Al" Simmons
xi. Aaron Curry

From a quiz about movies and TV…………

5. Since Keanu Reeves is one of my favorite actors in an absolutely nonironic sense, name one of his top 12 movies based on US box office receipts. (Hint: Be very specific if you’re choosing a movie that has a sequel.)

6. The show “Happy Days” went into a tailspin after the episode where the Fonz had to jump over a pool of sharks. Since then, “jumping the shark” has become synonymous with a moment when the quality of a TV show begins to decline. Name one of the shows from the given Jump the Shark moments.
Important: Give me your choice of show with your answer. Jump the sharks may be a tad subjective:
Spoiler
i. When Daphne Reed replaced Janet Hubert to play Aunt Vivian
ii. The appearance of the super soldiers
iii. When the Conner family wins the lottery
iv. When Chandler and Monica get married
v. The appearance of the smoke monster
vi. When comic book guy dated Skinner’s mom
vii. When season 9 was revealed to be Pam’s dream
viii. When Olivia (Raven Symone) joined the family
ix. When Michael Scott left Dunder Mifflin
x. When Brian was killed and brought back to life
xi. When cousin Oliver joined the cast
xii. When Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell left as the show’s judges
7. TV show hangouts. Given these hangouts/local joints that have been featured on various shows, name the TV show in question. Please include the name of the hangout with your answer:
Spoiler
i. Central Perk
ii. Café Nervosa
iii. Moes Tavern
iv. Warsaw Tavern
v. Melvilles Fine Sea Food
vi. The Peach Pit
vii. Boars Nest
viii. Monks Café
ix. The Drunken Clam
x. Paddys Pub

From a quiz about sports and games……

8. Name one of the top 12 15 selling board games on Amazon as of quiz publication. These are current top sellers that people are buying, not a list of historically best selling games. (Clarification: There are a couple of items on this list that I would not consider traditional board games, but they are acceptable answers)

9. Fantasy football season is almost upon us. Given the top 12 prospects according to ESPN’s fantasy division, name me the college one of these fantasy stars went to. Important: Give me the players name with your answer
Spoiler
1 Adrian Peterson, MIN
2 LeSean McCoy, PHI
3 Jamaal Charles, KC
4 Matt Forte, CHI
5 Eddie Lacy, GB
6 Peyton Manning, DEN
7 Calvin Johnson, DET
8 Demaryius Thomas, DEN
9 Jimmy Graham, NO
10 Montee Ball, DEN
11 Arian Foster, HOU
12 Dez Bryant, DAL

From a quiz about lowlights (lesser known facts, least populated countries, least valuable things etc.) ……….


10.Literary B sides. Everyone knows the names of the classics, but can you match name the authors (some more renowned than others) by their lesser known works Please give me the work and the author in your response:
Spoiler
i. Down and Out in Paris and London
ii. Following the Equator
iii. Digital Fortress
iv. The Castle in the Forest
v. In the Beauty of the Lillies
vi. The Defense
vii. Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose
viii. Palo Alto: Stories
ix. Non-Violent Resistance (Satyagraha)
x. Paycheck
11. Name one of the 10 poorest countries by Per Capita Income according to the IMF (specified because the world bank and other institutions have different figures)

12. Name one of the ten least populated US state capitals measured in terms of municipal population.

Bonuses

Up to eight points at stake. No negative points for guessing, so guess away.

1. This is from a question I wasn’t able to incorporate. Excluding religious works and nonfiction, name me up to three of the 12 most translated works of fiction. Ranking is based on the number of languages a work has been translated into. (Some are collections, so collective names will be accepted)

2. Having binged on the Simpsons marathon this weekend, answer this trivia question for two points off your score.
What is the significance of Roger Meyers in the Simpsons universe?

3. For one point off each, name 3 of the top ten selling PC games of all time

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TD 207, lieph82, A Tour Across the Game Show Timeline 2
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2291

1. Beat the Clock (1950)
Let's start with a genre classic which ran for 18 seasons in various incarnations, Beat the Clock. Bud Collyer, Jack Narz, Gene Wood, Monty Hall, and Gary Kroeger assigned fun, low-budget tasks that needed to be completed in some short amount of time. Today, you'll need to give me the name of an actress that has beaten the clock in some way at the Academy Awards.

Name one of the 6 oldest or 6 youngest winners of the Academy Award for Best Actress, based on their age at the time they received the awards.

-Each actress only occupies one spot on the list, even if they won multiple Academy Awards for Best Actress at ages that would qualify them for multiple spots on the list.

-The actresses earned their spots on the list for movies released (in no particular order) in 1930, 1986, 2012, 2011, 1953, 2006, 1989, 1943, 1968/1981, 1927/1928, 1941, and 1985.

-Shirley Booth is 7th on the oldest list, at 54 years, 201 days. Julie Christie is 7th on the youngest list, at 25 years, 4 days.

There are 12 valid answers to this question.

NESTED BONUS (Hollywood Showdown):
Name a movie in which your chosen actress played an Oscar-winning role that earned her a spot on this list (-1pt).


2. The Name's The Same (1951)
Of the panel games of the '50s, The Name's The Same seems to be the forgotten one. Panelists including socialite Joan Alexander and future Match Game host Gene Rayburn tried to guess the names of ordinary people with names the same as celebrities, places, things, and even actions. Your task in this question is to give me the name of someone who, with a few notable exceptions, such as a guy trapped inside the body of a fish and a guy who talks a lot about locusts, has a name unlikely to be shared with many people alive today:

Name one of the Old Testament Minor Prophets.

There are 12 valid answers to this question.

3. I've Got a Secret (1952)
Here's a better known panel game, the long-running Garry Moore-/Steve Allen- hosted show in which panelists such as Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer, Henry Morgan, and Bess Myerson had to guess the secrets of average Joes and celebrities alike. The celebrity secret often got the panelists involved in some sort of game, experiment, or performance at the end of the show. Here are 12 celebrities that have/had some pretty big secrets:

Heinz Ward
Kiernan Shipka
Barack Obama
Jennifer Lawrence
Neil Patrick Harris
Toni Morrison
Michael K. Williams
Madonna
Justin Bieber
Mickey Mantle
Usain Bolt
Chuck Schumer

Pick one of the celebrities above and match them to one of the secrets below.

A. Osteomyelitis nearly forced doctors to amputate my left leg as a child.
B. I competed for Madison High on It’s Academic.
C. I have a tattoo of Mighty Mouse on my upper right arm.
D. I’ve refused a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
E. I used to buy cocaine using my most famous character’s name.
F. I can solve a Rubik’s cube in under 2 minutes and I’ve been on CSI twice.
G. I've fostered more than twenty dogs and have a black belt in tae kwon do.
H. My mother’s first name was Stanley.
I. I was born with the last name “Wofford” and baptized with the name “Anthony.”
J. I graduated high school when I was 15 and was called Nitro as a kid because of my hyperactivity.
K. I was given a lifetime supply of Red Bull because I've given the product so much free advertising.
L. I own a restaurant and sports bar called "Tracks and Records."

-Your response should be formatted like this: Bob Barker: T.

There are 12 valid answers to this question.

4. Let's Make a Deal (1963)
This popular show features contestants in wacky costumes playing games and making deals with Monty Hall (and now Wayne Brady) in order to win cash and prizes. It also introduced us to the Zonk, an undesirable joke prize that losing contestants could either take home or exchange for small cash. Your task in this question involves naming someone (or a family member of someone) with whom you certainly would not want to make a deal:

Give the first and last names of a main character in any or all of the first five seasons of The Sopranos who is not dead 1 minute before the credits at the end of the series finale.

-Main characters are credited in the opening sequence, before the “guest starring” note.

-I suppose there's some ambiguity about the status of a certain character who moves back to Italy--let's call him alive and thus a valid answer to this question.

There are 12 valid answers to this question.

5. Supermarket Sweep (1964)
This one's a fun little niche classic that the AV club just did an interesting retrospective on a little while back. Contestants played grocery pricing games and then went on sprees around a tiny mock supermarket, solving clues and picking up the most expensive items they could find, many of which were fake. There won't be a Jeopardy! question on this quiz, but in this question, hopefully you can prove that you are better informed than the Jeopardy! writers as to which cheeses Americans actually eat (sorry seaborgium!):

According to a 2013 study by the Foodservice Research Institute, based on percentage share of menu items listing cheese as an ingredient, name one of the 14 most popular cheeses in America.

There are 14 valid answers to this question.

6. The Newlywed Game (1966)
Who can forget the show that popularized the phrase all the kids are using these days, "making whoopie"? Newly wed contestants answered questions about each other and had to try to guess how their respective spouse answered, often resulting in hilariously embarrassing moments. For this question, you will have to name a place which currently, due to the political climates, newlyweds are relatively unlikely to honeymoon:

Name a UN member state that borders either the Red Sea or the Black Sea.

-This includes countries bordering the Gulf of Aqaba but not countries sometimes described as "Red Sea territories" that do not actually border the Red Sea.

There are 14 valid answers to this question.

NESTED BONUS (Remote Control):
Give the capital of your chosen country (-1pt).


7. Hollywood Squares (1966)
In an architectural wonder of the game show world, 9 celebrities formed a giant tic tac toe board, and after listening to the celebrities' often long and funny spiels in response to questions, contestants had to guess whether or not they'd been lied to. Memorable panelists over the years included Paul Lynde, Demond Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, and Gilbert Gottfried. Living in Israel, I've often wished for the show to be revived here, only instead of celebrities, it should have 9 Israeli politicians. I'll stop right there because this is a TD, not a political soap box, so anyway, here's the question:

Name someone who served or is currently serving as Prime Minister of the State of Israel (not counting acting or interim leaders).

There are 12 valid answers to this question.

8. Pyramid (1973)
The late Dick Clark presided over a half hour of fun for many years, the delightful Pyramid franchise. Contestants, paired with celebrity guests who often had little to no name recognition, had 30 seconds to get their partners to say seven words, names, or phrases. And then there was the classic bonus round, the Winners' Circle, which provided so many exciting moments over the years as celebrities tried to guide the contestants up the pyramid to win big money. Here's a question about the triangle, or somewhat of a pyramid, sort of, I guess, if you will, formed by first, second, and third base on the baseball diamond:

Name an infielder who played at least 15 major league games on the New York Yankees' roster during the 2013 MLB season.

-Correct answers must have played the majority of their 2013 Yankees games at the shortstop, 1st base, 2nd base, or 3rd base position(s).

-The intention of the 15 game provision is not to trick you. No "big-name" infielders played greater than 0 but fewer than 15 games with the Yankees in 2013. For the record, Alberto Gonzalez played 13, Brent Lillibridge played 11, and Chris Nelson played 10. They were all pretty bad.

There are 13 valid answers to this question.

BONUS (The Weakest Link):
Name the last shortstop to win the AL MVP award and the last shortstop to win the NL MVP award (-1pt each).


9. Countdown I (1982)
We'll go across the Atlantic for this one, the long-running, low-key, fun, competitive British game show Countdown. In one of the only game shows where mathematical geniuses can show off their arithmetic skills on TV, many have dazzled the hosts and the audience with great mental feats in only a short amount of time. I'll bow to the legendary show and just straight out give you some Countdown math puzzles to do:

Using any or all of the 6 numbers in a set a maximum of one time each, and only using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, solve one of the following Countdown number puzzles.

A. You have 50, 100, 1, 1, 3, and 8 to make 500.
B. You have 12, 62, 1, 5, 7, and 10 to make 130.
C. You have 25, 75, 2, 3, 7, and 10 to make 711.
D. You have 25, 50, 75, 100, 2, and 6 to make 125.
E. You have 50, 75, 100, 2, 4, and 8 to make 426.
F. You have 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9 to make 253.
G. You have 50, 100, 2, 4, 5, and 8 to make 167.
H. You have 25, 50, 75, 100, 4, and 6 to make 821.
I. You have 50, 100, 3, 5, 6, and 7 to make 519.
J. You have 25, 50, 75, 100, 2, and 3 to make 641.
K. You have 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 to make 444.
L. You have 25, 50, 75, 100, 3, and 6 to make 952.

-Your response to hypothetical letter M (You have 25,50,100, 3, 4, and 8 to make 227) should be formatted like this:
M. 3*(100-25)+(8/4) = 227
or like this, if your skill with order of operations is not so good:
M. 100-25 = 75
3*75=225
8/4=2
225+2=227


-I know not everyone here is great at math, so in order not to waste everyone's time, I've tried to put these in increasing order of difficulty from top to bottom, but of course that is subjective and there are many ways to solve each puzzle other than the solution that I found.

-No calculators or other tools other than pen/pencil and paper, please.

There are 12 correct answers to this question.

10. Countdown II (1982)
And you can't have a Countdown numbers game without a Countdown letters game! I couldn't adapt the traditional letters game to a TD, so here are twelve conundrums for you to solve. Parts of speech are in parentheses to help you:

BIITARAEVBON (n.)
BITOSRELAEPL (pl. n.)
RNNEOAOYTMDC (adj.)
DINTOOGEOMSL (n.)
DORGMEIBRNIE (gerund)
RFITLIOSACAT (pl. n.)
ULOPSUCGUSRE (pl. n.)
CISSEEOHMKNS (n.)
LCSTIIINNYTD (adv.)
DPOIRZGEAJIN (gerund)
UELKNKLBLSCA (pl. n.)
MSANIPEDEHPR (v.)

Unscramble one of the 12-letter words above.

There are 12 valid answers to this question.

-You don't need to tell me which one you wish to solve, just give me an answer.

11. Double Dare 2000 (1986)
A niche classic, Double Dare 2000 was a kids and family show in which contestants had to answer trivia questions and complete messy physical challenges involving classic Nickelodeon green slime. Here's a dare for you: go to law school and try to be a lawyer in the current market without crippling yourself with debt. Here's a double dare: try doing it without going to one of the schools you're about to name, which include five Ivies, two schools in California, two schools in Chicago, and three state universities:

Name one of the Top 14 law schools in the US in 2014, as ranked by US news.

-University of Texas-Austin is #15.

There are 14 valid answers to this question.

12. Lingo (1987)
How about Lingo, a relatively big hit for GSN when it was revived? Pairs of contestants were given the first letter of a five letter word and had five chances to guess it. If they guessed correctly, they could draw balls and fill out their bingo board. Today, you'll only get one guess, but I'll give you my source for the words:

Give a word that starts with either the letter "n" or the letter "s" in the lyrics to Carly Rae Jepsen's song Call Me Maybe.

-If you can't find incidental research for this one, you're not looking incidentally enough.

There are 15 valid answers to this question.

13. Road Rules (1995)
Road Rules was an underrated MTV game show that ran for 12 years. Young strangers lived in an RV traveling from place to place, teaming up to solve clues and complete missions along the way. The show introduced us to MTV "stars" (eh, maybe not really) who still compete on The Challenge to this day. In this TD, you'll have to follow a road as well, one made of yellow brick:

Name a title character in one of L. Frank Baum’s 14 canonical Oz books or a specific actor/actress who played multiple roles in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz and was credited on theatrical release posters for the movie (please note the hint below, which, due to the absence of other hints, is a bigger hint than you might think at first glance).

-The Cowardly Lion of Oz was written in 1923 by Ruth Plumly Thompson, Baum's niece.

There are 12 valid answers to this question.

BONUS (Win, Lose, or Draw):
Name the illustrator of Baum's last 13 Oz books (-1pt).


14. Inquizition (1998)
In this cult GSN classic, a mysterious, still unnamed anti-host called the Inquizitor rattled off trivia questions and insulted and scorned underperforming players. When contestants were eliminated, the Inquizitor screamed or deadpanned phrases such as "Get out!" and "You have failed." The tone of the show was so absurdly lugubrious that more than a few kids I knew were fooled into thinking the losing contestants were executed backstage. So in honor of those kids, here's a question about two major deaths in 2014:

Name a novel/novella written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez or a film in which Philip Seymour Hoffman played a role for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best (Supporting) Actor.

-Novels/novellas do not include nonfiction, short story collections, poetry collections, or children's books.

There are 14 valid answers to this question.

BONUS (The Rich List):
Pick one of the following four living authors and name as many novels/novellas by them as you can: Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Thomas Pynchon, Herman Wouk. (-.2 pts each).


-This is helpful for me as a tiebreaker because it introduces fractional scores, and it also serves as an experimental section to help me out with future TDs. Give as many titles as you want, but I will stop reading after the first incorrect answer.

15. Cash Cab (2005)
Isn't it everyone's dream to be in a big rush in New York City and to get stopped by a cab driver offering tons of cash if you'll just answer a few questions correctly before you get to your destination? The Emmy voters certainly thought so, rewarding Ben Bailey in 2010, 2011, and 2013. It was cancelled fairly recently, but only because the producers are gearing up for a run at a new show, Cash Spaceship, on which contestants will answer questions en route to the destinations that answer the following question:

Name a moon of a (nondwarf) planet in our solar system, excluding Earth, with a mean radius of greater than 500 km (15 correct answers).

-Enceladus, Miranda, and Proteus are next on the list, with mean radii of greater than 200 km but less than 500 km.

There are 14 valid answers to this question.

16. The Chase (2013)
No explanation should be necessary for this one, the GSN "hit" that brought Mark Labbett across the Atlantic. Contestants try to answer trivia questions in order to avoid being chased down by trivia stalwarts called Chasers. Whoever makes it back to their podium safely has the opportunity to race for large amounts of cash in the Final Chase. In 2009, Roger Federer completed his chase of Pete Sampras's Grand Slam record, winning his 15th Grand Slam by defeating Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon final and surpassing the mighty Sampras's 14. Now, a new chase has begun, but a certain Spaniard's injuries appear to stand in the way:

Name a tennis player who won a Men's/Women's Grand Slam Singles tennis championship during the following period: the beginning of the Australian Open in 2010 to the end of Wimbledon in 2014.

There are 14 valid answers to this question.

NESTED BONUS (Duel):
Name a player your chosen champion beat in a Grand Slam Singles final during the time period in the question (-1pt).


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TD 208, jjwaymee, Guess the Sheep
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2309

Question 1: Name one of the top ten newspapers (highest weekday circulation) in the United States as of March 2013. The data is compiled by the Alliance for Audited Media. (10 possible answers)

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.


Question 2: Name one of the fifteen most popular (based on the number of students who were enrolled) Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the United States in 2012. The data is reported by College Board, the organization that administers the AP exams. (15 possible answers)

Some Clarification: Some subjects are very specific within more general academic subjects. I am going to “combine” some of these very specific categories into a more general answer because I wouldn’t expect people to be able to answer the EXACT subject name. FOUR possible answers will treated the way I just described. For instance, there are AP subjects such as Studio Art 2-D Design, Studio Art 3-D Design AND Studio Art Drawing. If that subject had been a possible answer (it isn’t), I would have accepted “Studio Art” as a response. Feel free to PM me if you feel you need further clarification. I will be somewhat liberal in accepting answers if your intent is clear. If I need you to BMS, I will notify you.

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.


Question 3: Name one of the tracks that appeared on Queen’s Greatest Hits album, released in 1981. It has been certified 8x Platinum in the United States and is, by far, their most commercially successful album. (25 possible answers)

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.


Question 4: Name the CITY that is served by the U.S. airport that corresponds to one of the FAA Location Indicators (airport codes) listed below. Please provide the LETTER along with your response so I know which one you are answering. (13 possible answers)
I will give you one hint – all of these answers are among the 100 busiest airports in the country. I am not asking for the airport code for, say, Kalamazoo, Michigan (AZO for those of you scoring at home).

A: LIT
B: OKC
C: BNA
D: MCI
E: SJC
F: SAT
G: PHL
H: HNL
I: MDW
J: DCA
K: PDX
L: MCO
M: MSP

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.


Question 5: Name one of the sixteen most consumed CANNED fruits or vegetables in the United States. The data is in per capita consumption from 2005 and comes from a report to Congress made by the Dept. of Agriculture in 2008. The breakdown of correct answers is 7 fruits and 9 vegetables. (16 possible answers)

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.


Question 6: Give the name of an element whose periodic table abbreviation is the same as the postal abbreviation for a U.S. state or territory. I need the NAME of the element, not the abbreviation. (14 possible answers)

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.


Question 7: Name one of the ten most visited National Parks in the United States in 2012. The data comes from the National Park Service. (10 possible answers)

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.


Question 8: Name a movie since 1961 that won the Academy Awards for BOTH the Best Picture AND the Best Actor in a Leading Role. (17 possible answers)

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.


Question 9: Give the name of the college or university that corresponds to one of the nicknames listed below. Please provide the LETTER along with your response so I know which one you are answering. Each of these schools is a Division I school that plays college football in the FBS sub-division (the sub-division that participates in the Bowl Game system) as of 2014. (12 possible answers)

A: Thundering Herd
B: Rams
C: Chippewas
D: Badgers
E: Sun Devils
F: Yellow Jackets
G: Ragin’ Cajuns
H: Pirates
I: Jayhawks
J: Razorbacks
K: Vandals
L: Jaguars

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.


Question 10: Name a person who was the Vice Presidential candidate on a ticket that lost a Presidential Election between 1948 and 2012. Third party VP candidates are acceptable answers if the corresponding candidate for President received at least one electoral vote. All answers must be the person who was the VP candidate on Election Day. (19 possible answers)

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.


Question 11: Name one of the twelve states with the LOWEST percentage population of Native Americans per the data provided by the 2010 census. The District of Columbia is not an acceptable answer. (12 possible answers)

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.


Question 12: Give the name of a character that appears on the original theatrical release poster for any one of the following Pixar movies listed below. The original theatrical release posters I am using are the ones found at each movie’s Wikipedia page. (22 possible answers)

Toy Story (1995)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
The Incredibles (2004)
Up (2009)

Guess That Sheep! Tell me which answer you predict will be the sheep for this question.

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TD 209, Vermonter, The Multiplier Effect
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2324

Q1: Name 1 of the 14 U.S. Presidents who had previously served as Vice President.
Multiplier value: 3

Q2: Name 2 of the 24 letters in the modern Greek alphabet.
Multiplier values: 2, 4

Q3: Name 3 of the 36 Shakespeare plays that appeared in the First Folio of 1623*.
Multiplier values: 1, 3, 5

Q4: Name 4 of the 47 winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture with a title of at least three words, including leading articles.
Multiplier values: 0, 2, 4, 6

Q5: Name 5 of the 54 sovereign states in Africa.
Multiplier values: -1**, 1, 3, 5, 7

* Basically, any Shakespeare play except Pericles, Prince of Tyre and The Two Noble Kinsmen.
** Yes, this will reduce your score.


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TD 210, UniquePerspective, Viewer's Choice
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2352

1. World Capital Cities: Name one of the 20 most populated capital cities in the world. Cities must be capitals of countries that are sovereign states that are members of the United Nations.
2. US History: Name any vice president of a US president who served exactly and only one full term (In other words, the president served exactly one 4 year term, no more, no less). I also will not accept Vacant.
3. The Periodic Table: Name any element on the periodic table that associated with an atomic number that is either a perfect square or a perfect cube (or both, if the number fits both categories).
4. Clue: Name either one of the six weapons or the nine rooms in the standard, original, American board game Clue.
5. MLB: Name any MLB pitcher who has thrown a perfect game in the MLB in the last 100 years.
6. The Original Star Wars Trilogy: Name any actor who has a listed credit in all three of the original Star Wars movies (Episodes 4, 5, and 6), according to IMDB.
7. Box Office Succeses: Name the top-grossing domestic movie from any year from 2004-2013. Top grossing movie will be defined as the movie that received the most United States based gross, in dollars, that opened in theatres that year.
8. The Spanish Language: Name one of the whole numbers 11 through 20 in Spanish. I’m not going to be too rough on accents due to various technical issues that could arise.
9. Children’s Literature: Name the author of a book that won the Newbery medal since the year 2000, defined by the year in which the Medal was awarded. If the author is known by a pen name, either the real name or the pen name is acceptable.
10. William Shakespeare: Name a Shakespeare play that features a king as a character. The character must be a king in a literal sense, not a metaphorical, and the title on them be "King" as opposed to any other position of royalty.
11. Music Of The 1960s: Name any solo artist or group that had a Billboard Hot 100 Number One single in 1969, starting with the week of January 4th, 1969. If a solo artist and backing group are listed as the artist, I will need both. If an artist is listed as “x with y”, I only need X.
12. Animated Movies: Name an animated movie that has been nominated for a Best Animated Feature Oscar since the 2011 ceremony. In other words, all animated movies released from 2010-2013 that were nominated. I am looking for the North American title of all films, and full titles of the film please.

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TD 211, TheyCallMeMrKid, It's My Life
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2367

1. Born in 1969
It was the year of the moon landing, Super Bowl III, the miracle Mets and Woodstock. Bryan Adams wrote about the summer, even though he would’ve been only 9 years old at the time!

Name one of these people born in 1969. Please include the letter in your answer.
A. The NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards
B. The NFL’s all-time leader in rushing yards
C. This actor's early TV roles included orphan James Cooper on “Little House on the Prarie” and Derek Taylor on “Silver Spoons”.
D. This son of a famous comedian was shot and killed in 1997.
E. The last active Major League Baseball player born in the 1960s, this man retired in 2013.
F. The inventor of an open-source operating system kernel that shares a part of his name.
G. The first woman on Facebook’s board of directors.
H. A member of New Edition and the former husband of Whitney Houston.
I. The winner of the bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in women’s figure skating.
J. The mayor of Toronto (and probably Jimmy Fallon’s favorite politician.)
K. "The Dog Whisperer”.
L. This actor appeared in the movies “Elf” and “Underdog”, but probably has achieved his greatest fame as an Emmy award winner in “Game of Thrones”.
M. This former mayor of Newark is now the junior U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
N. The daughter of the actor who plays Victor Kiriakis on "Days of Our Lives".

BONUS (1 pt reduction): The band Earth, Wind and Fire was formed in Chicago in 1969. In 1978, they had a hit called "September". What is the date mentioned in that song?

2. Meet Me in St. Louis
My hometown!

Name a movie in which Judy Garland appeared as an actress besides "Meet Me in St. Louis". (36 possible answers)

3. Small Town Indiana
Where I grew up: exploring creeks, climbing trees, playing wiffle ball with my friends, riding bikes around the neighborhood until it got dark.

I know we’ve had some trouble with this kind of question in the past few weeks, but I’m going to give it a shot anyway, thinking that because these are all in the same state, there will be less ambiguity.

Name one of the 15 largest cities or towns by population in the state of Indiana, per the 2010 US Census. (#16 is Greenwood, IN, population 49,791)

4. Small Town Indiana, Part 2
Another guy from a small town in Indiana: Johnny Cougar / John Cougar / John Cougar Mellencamp / John Mellencamp.

Name a Johnny Cougar/John Cougar/John Cougar Mellencamp/John Mellencamp single that made it into the Top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100. (17 possible answers)

BONUS (1 pt reduction): One of these songs reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Which song was it?

5. Baseball Statistics
In my youth, I collected baseball cards. One of my favorite solitary activities was to peruse the backs of the cards and study the stats. The most interesting cards were the ones that were filled with tiny print due to the fact that the player had had a long and (usually) successful Major League career. Today, I get my baseball statistics by perusing baseball-reference.com.

Name a player who played in at least 24 Major League seasons according to baseball-reference.com. Note that the earliest player on this list started his career in 1871, so this list counts play in the American League, National League, Federal League, American Association, Players League, Union Association and National Association. (20 answers)

BONUS (1 pt reduction): 1980 was my peak baseball card collecting year. That year, I distinctly remember having 4 copies of Bob Montgomery's card, more than any other player in my collection. Bob Montgomery was a backup catcher for the Boston Red Sox that season, but what is Bob Montgomery’s significance in baseball history?


6. Math Camp
Yes, I am a nerd. I went to Math Camp.

Name the term that matches one of the following definitions. Please include the letter with your answer.
A. The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
B. The cosine of an angle divided by the sine of that angle.
C. The top part of a fraction.
D. The line segment that passes through a triangle's orthocenter, centroid and circumcenter.
E. A polyhedron with 12 faces.
F. The curve naturally formed by a slack rope or wire hanging between two fixed points.
G. The line segment from the center of a regular polygon to the midpoint of a side.
H. A triangle for which all 3 sides have different lengths.
I. A curve usually expressed in polar coordinates that resembles a figure eight.
J. The first coordinate in an ordered pair, e.g., the 5 in the ordered pair (5,-1).
K. Any system of geometry in which the parallel postulate does not hold.
L. In statistics, the measure of the "peakedness" of a distribution.
M. A triangle for which 2 of the 3 sides have the same length.
N. The abbreviated form of a Latin phrase that is often placed at the end of a mathematical proof.

7. Eight is Enough
I come from a big family; I have always liked TV shows about big families.

Name one of the actors who portrayed one of the Bradford children on “Eight is Enough” (referring to the regular run of the show. There were a few actor/actresses who appeared in the pilot, but not in the rest of the series. They don’t count here.) , OR Give the FIRST name of one of the sibling characters in the Bradford family.

BONUS(1 point reduction): Name the musical for which the actress who played Tom’s second wife Abby won a Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.[/spoiler]

8. Saturday Night Live!
For pre-teens and teens with no social lives (like me), Saturday Night Live was a regular event. The longest running recurring sketch on SNL is Weekend Update, dating back to the very first SNL episode. It changed names a couple of times in the 80s, but it has persevered. Given the sketch's longevity, it is no surprise that there have been several anchors for the sketch. Sometimes there was a single anchor, sometimes there were two.

Name a cast member who was an anchor on Weekend Update, SNL Newsbreak or Saturday Night News for at least 1 episode, up through the 2013-14 season. (32 possible answers)

9. Pharmaceuticals
I have worked for 15 years for a major pharmaceutical manufacturer.

Name one of the world's top 15 pharmaceutical manufacturers based on sales of prescription medicines, including generic drugs.

10. European Vacation
The only times I have been to Europe have been for a couple of business trips to London. I've never traveled there for a vacation. The full extent of my vacationing was a few hours running around London one evening checking out as many landmarks as I could prior to my flight the next morning.

Identify one of the pictured London landmarks. Please include the letter of the picture with your answer.
A. Image B.Image C. Image
D. Image E. F. Image
G. Image H. Image I. Image
J. Image K. Image L. Image
M. Image N. Image

11. Amusement Parks
I now live very close to THE major amusement park in the St. Louis metro area. Almost within walking distance. Nice and convenient for the kids.

Name one of the 15 most popular amusement parks in the United States based on 2013 attendance. (Remember that there may be more than one park at a resort location. Each park is counted separately.)

BONUS (1 pt reduction): Name the most popular amusement park in the world outside of the US based on 2013 attendance.

12. My Jeopardy Quest
This brings us to the last stop of our trip down memory lane. I’ve been a very casual fan of Jeopardy for a long time, but because of work schedules did not watch the show on a regular basis. Several months ago, I decided that I wanted to put an effort into getting on Jeopardy. So I started DVRing the episodes, took the online test for the first time this year, and started looking for ways to improve my chances. While researching things like wagering strategy and most likely categories, I found JBoard, and I’ve been here since the spring of this year. I also drove 6 hours to audition for Sports Jeopardy this summer and made it into the Sports J! contestant pool.

So now, the last question. When I thought of asking this question, I couldn’t help but laugh as I imagined all of the varied reactions that I would get for it. From laughter, to anger, to confusion, to people tying themselves in knots figuring out how they were not going to cheat on this question and still function...well, I amused myself anyway. I hope I amuse a few of you. And for anyone who is really new to JBoard, I hope you’ve poked around a little before this quiz. Otherwise, it might be pretty tough.

Name one of the 15 user IDs indicted in the recent JBoard TD scandal.

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TD 212, Tigershark, Musical Theater
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2382

1. Name a Broadway show that Stephen Sondheim wrote both the music and lyrics. This can be any show that has had a production on Broadway, even if it started Off-Broadway and got a Broadway production years later.

2. Name a musical that has either won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama or has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

3. Tony Awards: Each year, new musicals are eligible for several awards for the creative team. Best Book of a Musical honors the script. Best Original Score is given to the composer and lyricist. Best Musical is awarded to the Best Overall show. Most years, the show that wins Best Score wins Best Musical, but that is not always the case. Name a musical that won the Tony for Best Score, but not Best Musical.

Bonus of minus one (-1): Name the show that won Best Musical that year. There is no penalty for a wrong answer, but you do have to provide a correct answer in order to be eligible for the bonus.

Bonus of minus one (-1): Name the composer who has written one show that won Best Score, but not Best Musical and two shows that won Best Musical but not Best Score. There is no penalty for a wrong answer and you do not have to get the question right to answer the bonus question.

4. Once upon a time, most musicals were based on plays. Name the musical that was inspired by one of the plays listed below:

a. Anna Christie
b. Green Grow the Lilacs
c. I Am a Camera
d. Les Romanesques
e. Liliom
f. The Matchmaker
g. Picnic
h. Pygmalion
i. The Rainmaker
j. Raisin in the Sun
k. The Taming of the Shrew
l. They Knew What They Wanted

5. Now most shows are based on movies. Below is a list of song titles from a show based on a movie. Identify the show.

A.
The King of Broadway
When You Got It, Flaunt It
Springtime for Hitler

B.
Leave
Falling Slowly
Gold

C.
I’m Alive
Magic
Strange Magic

D.
Housewares Employee
All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons
Ode to an Accidental Stabbing

E.
Who Will Save New Jersey?
Evil is Hot
Bitch/Slut/Liar/Whore

F.
Candy Store
Dead Girl Walking
Our Love is God

G.
It’s Your Wedding Day
Come Out of the Dumpster
Grow Old With You

H.
Big Ass Rock
Michael Jordan’s Ball
Let It Go

I.
Peas in a Pod
The Revolutionary Costume for Today
Another Winter in a Summer Town

J.
Take Me to Heaven
Raise Your Voice
Spread the Love Around

K.
I Know It’s Today
Morning Person
Freak Flag

L.
He Is Not Dead Yet
The Song That Goes Like This
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

M.
Solidarity
He Could Be a Star
Electricity

6. Musical Theatre Geography: Part I U.S. edition. Name the state where one of these shows takes place:
NOTE: The first few scenes of Bye, Bye Birdie take place in the New York. That is not the answer I’m looking for—I want the state where the majority of the musical is set.

a. 1776
b. Bat Boy
c. Bye, Bye Birdie
d. Curtains
e. Caroline or Change
f. Flower Drum Song
g. The Great American Trailer Park Musical
h. Hairspray
i. Hands on a Hardbody
j. The Music Man
k. On the Town
l. Parade

7. Musical Theatre Geography: Part II International Edition. Name the country where one of these shows takes place:
NOTE: The first few scenes of Book of Mormon take place in the United States. That is not the answer I’m looking for—I want the country where the majority of the musical is set.

a. The Book of Mormon
b. Cabaret
c. Evita
d. Fiddler on the Roof
e. A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
f. The Happy Time
g. The King and I
h. Man of La Mancha
i. A Man of No Importance
j. Pacific Overtures
k. Passion
l. The Phantom of the Opera
m. She Loves Me

8. Musical Theatre Geography: Part III. Song names- give name the show which features one of the Geographic-based songs:
NOTE 1: Pay very, very close attention to the punctuation. There is a song from another musical with the same title as one of the songs below, but different punctuation. I am not trying to write a trick question, so I’m giving fair warning.
NOTE 2: There is one title that has two correct answers associated with it. They will be scored separately.

a. Gary, Indiana
b. Ireland
c. Kansas City
d. Manchester, England
e. My Girlfriend Who Lives in Canada
f. Normandy
g. Ohio
h. Oklahoma?
i. Santa Fe
j. Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO
k. We Open in Venice

Bonus (-1): All of these songs have something common. If you can tell me what they have in common, I’ll take one points off your score. You do not have to answer the question correctly to be eligible for the bonus.

9. Hey that’s not in the movie. Name the stage show which contains the following songs that WERE NOT in the movie version. By movie version, I am referring to the original theatrical release. At least one show had both a theatrical movie and a made for TV version, wherein the made for TV version included songs that were in the stage show that were not in the original movie. Some of these songs were filmed or recorded and either show up on the soundtrack or as a DVD extra.

a. Ain’t No Party
b. The Big Dollhouse
c. Class
d. Don’t Feed the Plants
e. Don’t Tell Mama
f. An English Teacher
g. It’s Raining on Prom Night
h. Lonely Room
i. Kiss Me
j. My Lord and Master
k. No Way to Stop It
l. Something Was Missing

10. Musical By cast list. The following are casts lists from a Broadway production. All are original cast members or of a revival cast. There are no replacement cast members. Identify the show.
a. Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Stanley Halloway, Robert Coote, John Michael King

b. Kristen Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Norbert Leo Butz, Joel Grey, Michelle Federer, Christopher Fitzgerald

c. Mandy Patinkin, Rebecca Luker, Daisy Eagan, John Cameron Mitchell, Alison Fraser, Robert Westenberg

d. John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz, Sherie Rene Scott, Joanna Gleeson, Gregory Jbara

e. Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Wilson Jermaine Heredia

f. Billy Porter, Stark Sands, Annaleigh Ashford, Celina Carvajal

g. Victoria Clarke, Kelli O’Hara, Matthew Morrison, Mark Harelik, Sarah Uriarte Berry

h. Marin Mazzie, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Peter Friedman, Audra McDonald, Steven Sutcliffe, Judy Kaye

i. Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Jennifer Damiano, Aaron Tveit, Adam Chanler-Berat

j. Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, John Gallagher Jr., Lauren Pritchard, Skylar Astin

k. Tim Curry, Hank Azaria, David Hyde Pierce, Christian Borle, Michael McGrath, Sara Ramirez

l. Dan Fogler, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jose Llana, Sarah Saltzberg

m. Bob Martin, Sutton Foster, Danny Berstein, Beth Leavel, Georgia Engel

Bonus: All of the proceeding casts featured one and only one actor/actress to win a Tony for that particular show. For a bonus a minus one (-1) point, name the Tony award winner who won a Tony for that role. You must answer this question correctly to receive the bonus. Incorrect answers to the bonus question will receive a one point penalty. This bonus only applies to the answer you select. So if you chose the answer for c, you can only answer the bonus question for c.

11. Juke Box musicals. One trend that won’t seem to die is the Juke Box musical. For the artists/groups listed below, name the musical based on their songs:

a. 80’s artists like Poison, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar
b. ABBA
c. Beach Boys
d. Billy Joel
e. Carole King
f. Elvis Presley
g. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
h. Green Day
i. Lieber and Stoller
j. Peter Allen
k. Queen

12. Broadway show by parody. The Off-Broadway show Forbidden Broadway has been spoofing shows for several decades. Below are twelve lyrics that are parodies of songs from Broadway Musicals. Name the show being spoofed.

A.
God, it’s high
The score’s too high
Pity me, change the key
Bring it down, bring it down.

B.
When you revive
A Webber-Rice show,
Though it’s a nice show,
It’s not quite new.
So Get a Hot, good looking dummy,
Who’ll bear his tummy.
Any hunk will do.

C.
Give em the old saucy Fosse
Dip and undulate
Show them the limber burlesque queen you are
Run through your dance like greased machinery
They’ll never spot you got no scenery
Glossy Fosse ‘em, saucy Fosse ‘em and they’ll think you’re a star.

D.
There she is
Tons of steel,
But not real
Ship of air.
Act like we
See a boat,
Watch it float
Ship of air.
We wink and pretend we’re eying a ship at starboard.
Though million were spent, our set looks a lot like cardboard.

E.
Everything I do is thoroughly perky
(cheerfully insidious)
Everything so pushed and thoroughly forced
(and the set is hideous)
Just like an amateur, I’ll slam at your brain
You’ll scream, gosh damn it
You’re gonna drive us all insane.

F.
Into the words
That trip your lip
And fry your brain
And sprain your tongue
Into the words, a cave so dark
You’d better bring a torch in.
Into the words
That fly and try to make you
Choke the joke you’ve sung.
Into the Words
More letters than they sell on Wheel of Fortune.

G.
SO strap me in a harness
And hoist me up to the sky
In all the big shows lately
All the leading ladies have to fly
And hanging from the rafters
I'll dangle like a blimp
Pump up my volume
As I kill my flying chimp.
And suddenly I’m defying subtly
With death defying lack of subtlety.

H.
We believe
That musicals should be disgusting
We believe
All Broadway shows should use four letter words
We don’t believe that Cole porter is king or Stephen Sondheim is god
I am a moron, and dang it
A moron just believes!

I.
I hate Julie Taymor
She doesn’t have a clue
My neck is breaking wearing her designs
And subluxated too
Her puppetry is stunning
But now, I must confide
Although it looks great from the audience,
It’s torture here inside
Can you feel the pain tonight?
The strain this headdress brings
The cracking bones
The tearing cartilage
Tears all living things.

J.
Disney needs big
Elaborate Sets
Cause there’s no script to get through
There’s no substance in vignettes
So they roll a pyramid through.

K.
There’s a moment you know
You’re screwed
Cause the lyrics you sing
Are way too lewd
We could tour right now, the blue haired zone
But We’re not the Drowsy Chaperone…
…so they’ll censor us
And they’ll make a fuss
When we take this out on a bus
Totally bleeped.

L.
To sing the Impossible song
To clear my unclearable throat
To bear the unbearable warble
To reach the unreachable note.

13. Spoiler Alert: The main character DIES! Not all musicals have a happy ending. Name the show based on the description of how the main character dies.

a. The protagonist of this show dies of unspecified natural causes on his adopted daughter’s wedding day.

b. In a show about a rebellion in a dystopian future society, the leader of the rebellion agrees the meet the government leaders for a negotiation. It turns out to be a trap, and the rebel leader is thrown off a building by two police officers.

c. Knowing that armed gang members are roaming the streets of New York looking for him, the male protagonist makes the brilliant decision to run around the city trying to find them. Unsurprisingly, it does not end well for him.

d. The female protagonist is desperate to give her son a better life, so she shoots herself so that her ex will raise the boy in America.

e. After losing his job, the main character becomes desperate for money when his wife announces she’s pregnant. He gets involved in a robbery, which goes horribly wrong. When he gets caught, he impulsively stabs himself.

f. After an adulterous tryst, the female protagonist gets crushed by a falling tree.

g. The teenage protagonist dies as a result of a botched abortion.

h. The male protagonist shoves the female protagonist into an oven. Immediately afterwards, her assistant slits the male protagonist’s throat.

i. The title character dies of cancer at age 33 and has one of the longest funeral scenes in musical theatre history.

j. The show is set in a Latin American prison. One of the prisoners is released and agrees to help his cell mate by making a phone call. He gets caught, and sent back to prison. One of the prison guards shoots him when he refuses to disclose who he was called.

k. A pair of twins, separated at birth, are both shot shortly after learning that they are brothers.

l. A down on his luck screenwriter hooks up with a delusional, faded movie star. When he tells her that her movie will not be filmed and all of her fans have deserted her, she is furious and shoots him.

14. Show by lyrics. Below are listed lyrics from two songs in a show. Name the show. HINT: This question was a way for me to put in shows that I couldn't fit anywhere else in this quiz. None of the shows listed below appear anywhere else in this quiz, including bonuses.

A.
I've never been in love before
I thought my heart was safe
I thought I knew the score
But this is wine that's all too strange and strong
I'm full of foolish song
And out my song must pour
So please forgive this helpless haze I'm in
I've really never been
In love before.

Luck be a lady tonight
Luck be a lady tonight
Luck if you've ever been a lady to begin with
Luck be a lady tonight

B.
The minute you walked in the joint,
I could see you were a man of distinction,
A real big spender,
Good looking, so refined.
Say, wouldn't you like to know
What's going on in my mind?

I'm a brass band,
I'm a harpsichord;
I'm a clarinet!
I'm the Philadelphia Orchestra,
I'm the Modern Jazz Quartet!

C.
Did I just hear an alarm start ringing?
Did I see sirens go flying past?
Though I don't know what tomorrow's bringing
I've got a singular impression
Things are moving too fast

I could wander Paris after dark
Take a carriage ride through Central Park
But it wouldn't be as nice as a summer in Ohio
Where I'm sharing a room with a "former" stripper and her snake: Wayne

D.
Jesus called me on my cell phone(Jesus called me on my cell phone)
No roaming charges were incurred (ooooo)
He told me that I should go out in the world
And (ahh) spread His glorious word (word)

It doesn't matter
Every murderer on death row
It doesn't matter
Every prostitute that you know
It doesn't matter
Welcome to the
Fraternity, everybody fits in God's great family.

E.
When I grow up
I will be brave enough to fight the creatures
That you have to fight beneath the bed
Each night to be a grown up.

We are revolting children...
Living in revolting times...
We sing revolting songs
Using revolting rhymes.

F.
Into valleys, into waters
Into jungles, into hell
Let us ride, let us ride home again with a story to tell
Into darkness, into danger
Into storms that rip the night
Don't give in, but give up
But give thanks for the glorious fight

In my dreams such beautiful lovers have found me
Storybook lovers surround me
Nothing is real, but I'm flying, sighing
Where, where, where is my storybook ending?
Why does my golden pretending
Leave me with nothing to hold but my dreams?

G.
In fly the vampires, oh my the vampires, then die the vampires,
filling you with life, creativity, all that you heart should be, out go the vampires
Die vampire, die vampire, die vampire, die!

I’d rather be nine people’s favorite thing
Than a hundred peoples ninth favorite thing
Nine people’s favorite thing
Than a hundred people’s ninth favorite thing
Those nine people will tell nine people
Then we’ll have eighteen people loving the show
Then eighteen people could grow into
Five-hundred and twenty-five-thousand, six-hundred people
Loving our show

H.
Let me entertain you
Let me make you smile
Let me do a few tricks
Some old and then some new tricks
I'm very versatile

Wherever we go, whatever we do
We're gonna go through it together
We may not go far but sure as a star
Wherever we are it's together

I.
If ever I would leave you
It wouldn't be in summer.
Seeing you in summer I never would go.
Your hair streaked with sun-light,
Your lips red as flame,
Your face witha lustre
that puts gold to shame!

Before I gaze at you again
I'll need a time for tears.
Before I gaze at you again
Let hours turn to years.
I have so much forgetting to do
Before I try to gaze again at you.

J.
We dance to the earth
We dance to the water
The Gods awake and we take no chance
Our hearts hear the song
Our feet move along
And to the music of the Gods
We dance!

Walk with me, little girl,
Don't you be afraid
Follow me, little girl
Let me be your guide
A pretty thing like you
Will need a thing or two
And whatever you need
Mama will provide

K.
Even now I feel it's heat upon my skin.
A life of passion that pulls me from within,
A life that I am making to begin.
There must be somewhere I can be
Astonishing

Some things are meant to be, the tide turning endlessly,
the way it takes hold of me, no matter what I do,
and some things will never die, the promise of who you are,
the memories when I am far from you.
All my life, I've lived for loving you; let me go now.

L.
The night is young, the skies are clear
So if you want to go walking, dear,
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely.
I understand the reason why
You're sentimental, 'cause so am I,
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely.

Oh, blow, Gabriel, blow,
Go on and blow, Gabriel, blow!
I've been a sinner, I've been a scamp,
But now I'm willin' to trim my lamp,
So blow, Gabriel, blow!

Final Bonus question: Instead of the traditional DROP and SHEEP saves, I’m using HELL NO! and I WANT TO BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. Those are the names of songs from musicals. (Well, technically “I want to be like everyone else” is the first line from a song called “Like Everyone Else”) Name the shows that feature these songs. Minus one (-1) point for each correct answer, for a maximum of minus two (-2).

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TD 213, RandyG, The Cure For Triskaidekaphobia
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2399

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1. Several sources, including the official SCRABBLE® dictionary, confirm that there are sixteen 5-letter English language words starting with the letter “T” that can be made from the letters T-H-I-R-T-E-E-N. If I arbitrarily eliminate “teeth”, “titer” and "titre" from the list, name one of the 13 remaining words. Each letter may be used only up to the number of times it appears in "THIRTEEN." Proper nouns and slang are not valid for this question.


2. In clinical psychology, a “phobia” is a persistent and often disproportionate and irrational fear of an object or situation. Select one the 13 generally-accepted phobias below and say what it’s a fear of. Your answer does not need to match exactly any clinical definition of the phobia, but it must describe essentially the same thing. You don't need to include the letter of your choice.

Note: When a given phobia is commonly defined as two or more closely-related fears, all of these fears will be grouped together under the phobia; for example, if "jeoparophobia" describes a fear of either being on the game show Jeopardy! or of meeting people named Trebek, those answers will be grouped together under "jeoparophobia."

(A) acrophobia
(B) arachnophobia
(C) claustrophobia
(D) coulrophobia
(E) leukophobia
(F) monophobia
(G) mysophobia
(H) necrophobia
(I) panphobia
(J) phasmophobia
(K) pyrophobia
(L) somniphobia
(M) tachophobia


3. One singing group that certainly didn’t have philophobia -- i.e. the fear of love -- was The Supremes. In all of the group’s various iterations, combinations and associations with other groups throughout their heyday in the 1960s and early 70s, the Supremes charted 14 times in the Billboard Hot 100 with songs that had “love” somewhere in the title, either as a standalone word or as part of a longer, related word. The last of these was 1972’s “Your Wonderful Sweet Sweet Love” in the post-Diana Ross era, which topped out at #59. (Does anybody actually know or remember that song?) Name one of their 13 other Hot 100 songs containing “love.”


4. Name one of the 13 famous people pictured below, each of whom was born in 1913. Name only is sufficient; you don’t need to include the number of your choice. If the image is not displaying properly inside the spoiler or you require more detail, click here (small) or here (large) for standalone images.
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5. Name one of the 13 theatrically-released movies described below, all of which have the word or fragment “fear” or the number "13" somewhere in their titles. The title only is sufficient; you don't need to include the letter of your choice.
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(A) Biopic on the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball. (1957), Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, dir. Robert Mulligan

(B) Lieutenant Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy. (1991), Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, dir. David Zucker

(C) A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia(!) investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. (1958), James Stewart, Kim Novak, dir. Alfred Hitchcock. (The working title for this film was Fear and Trembling. If you select this choice, name the title that the film has been known by since its release.)

(D) In a decrepit South American village, men are hired to transport an urgently needed nitroglycerine shipment to a remote oil field. (1953), Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot. (Remade as an English-language version in 1977 with a different title.)

(E) Three astronauts must devise a strategy to return to Earth safely after their spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage. (1995), Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, dir. Ron Howard

(F) CIA analyst Jack Ryan must thwart the plans of a terrorist faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the U.S. and Russia by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game. (2002), Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, dir. Phil Alden Robinson

(G) A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him. (1991), Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, dir. Martin Scorsese. (Remake of a 1962 film.)

(H) A family inherits what proves to be a haunted house, but only by wearing a special pair of goggles can they see their unearthly tormentors. (1960), Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow, dir. William Castle

(I) Courtroom thriller about a slick, hotshot lawyer who takes the seemingly unwinnable case of a young altar boy accused of murdering an eminent catholic priest. (1996), Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, dir. Gregory Hoblit

(J) A man's personality is dramatically changed after surviving a major airline crash. (1993), Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, dir. Peter Weir

(K) A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice are on the hunt for vampires... and a kidnapped damsel in distress. (1967), Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate, dir. Roman Polanski

(L) The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by a seemingly unstoppable street gang. (1976), Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, dir. John Carpenter. (Remade in 2005.)

(M) A fictitious war in an unidentified country provides the background for four soldiers who survive the crash-landing of their plane and find themselves six miles behind enemy lines. (1953), Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, dir. Stanley Kubrick. This was Stanley Kubrick's first directoral feature.... and the one he wanted everybody to forget ever existed.

6. Someone with a fear of crowds -- variously referred to as agoraphobia, enochlophobia, demophobia, and ochlophobia -- would probably avoid major league baseball, where the average game attendance this year has been about 31,000. Surprising as it might seem, average attendance in 1958, the year that two teams began playing on the west coast, was less than half of that in 2014. Of the 16 teams in the combined major leagues in 1958, 13 were based in a city east of Kansas City. Name one of those 13 teams, including both the city and team name.


7. Has there ever been a child who didn’t have tetraphobia, i.e. fear of monsters? Not that some adults don’t as well, but more often adults face their latent fears by making light of the subjects. Take television. (Monstrous, no?) The Munsters family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane during the show's two years in first run (1964-66.) The arguably more macabre The Addams Family also aired in primetime during the same years. The two shows combined had 13 credited characters (5 Munsters, 8 Addams) who appeared in at least 25% of the episodes.** Name one of those 13 regular or recurring characters. Answer with the character, not the actor. (Note: In order to take neg bait off the table, Thing was not a credited character on The Addams Family.)

** 9 credited characters were in all or nearly all of the episodes, 3 in around 60%, and only 1 in slightly over 25%. No other recurring characters appeared in anywhere near 25%.



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8. Aviophobia -- the fear of flying -- is not uncommon, especially when it comes to flying in small planes. But when the alternative to flying is riding for hours through a snowstorm in a freezing cold, broken-down bus one’s fear of flying might dissipate, as what happened on February 3, 1959. In his iconic 1972 song “American Pie” Don McLean dubbed that “The Day the Music Died” because on that day McLean’s musical idol and two other singing stars died in a chartered plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, while en route from one concert venue to another. Related to that event, name one of the items described below. Answer with name or title only; you do not need to include the letter of your choice.

(A) Singing star 1, pictured above
(B) Singing star 2, pictured above (either real name or stage name, both of which will be grouped together)
(C) Singing star 3, pictured above
(D) The future country music star who was originally supposed to be on that flight, but who gave up his seat, and who eventually died 43 years later of complications from diabetes
(E) The title of the 1977 biopic about singing star 1
(F) The actor who portrayed singing star 1 in the biopic
(G) The title of the 1989 biopic about singing star 3
(H) The actor who portrayed singing star 3 in the biopic
(I) The name of singing star 1’s backup group, that because of contractual arrangements received the official credit for many of his early hits
(J) Singing star 3’s girlfriend, whom he immortalized with his biggest chart hit -- first name only is OK
(K) Singing star 4, pictured below, who also died in a small plane crash
(L) Singing star 5, ditto
(M) Singing star 6, ditto

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9. If you combined the fear of music (melophobia), the fear of night (noctiphobia) and the fear of dawn or daylight (eosophobia), what would you have? You'd have question 9, in which you are to match a show tune (left column) with the Broadway (or off-Broadway) musical (right column) in which it appeared.

Please answer in the form: Left column letter - right column number, e.g. F-2. Note that there are 14 musicals listed, one of which does not match to any of the show tunes.

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10. Name one of the 13 letter words (or proper nouns) described in the Jeopardy! clues below. You don’t need to answer in the form of a question -- in fact, I’d rather that you didn’t -- but the correct spelling is required. The word alone is sufficient; you don't need to include the number of your choice. If the image is not displaying properly inside the spoiler or you require more detail, click here (small), here (large), or here (large picture associated with #4) for standalone images.
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11. Name one of the following described below, all of which have something to do with "13." The answer alone is sufficient; you do not need to associate it with a description or letter. Note that there are 4 possible answers for (D) and 2 for (G), all of which will be grouped separately, making a total of 13 distinct answers.

(A) the 13th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution (in 1790)
(B) the subject of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
(C) the 13th president of the United States
(D) a U.S. president who was in office for at least one month in 1813, 1913 or 2013 (4 possible answers for this choice)
(E) the 13th U.S. state when listed alphabetically
(F) the body of water crossed along an approximately 20 mile continuous stretch of U.S. Route 13
(G) the main U.S. city within a metropolitan area that is served by either area code 213 or 313 (2 possible answers for this choice)
(H) the 13th U.S. state as ranked by population (2013 estimates; 12th is Virginia, 14th is Massachusetts; 12-14 is the same order in 2010 Census)
(I) a huge majority of personal bankruptcy filings in the U.S. are under either Chapter 13 of the U.S. Code or this other Chapter


12. Would you prefer less fear and more loathing or more fear and less loathing? Hunter S. Thompson’s 1971 counter-cultural, semi-biographical novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas naturally followed from literary traditions started years earlier by the Beat Generation authors of the 1950s and the psychedelics and social satirists of the 1960s. Name the author of one of the following books written between 1956 and 1968 that are all closely associated with those traditions. Include the letter choice with your answer.

(A) The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
(B) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
(C) Franny and Zooey
(D) On the Road
(E) Howl and Other Poems
(F) Naked Lunch
(G) A Clockwork Orange
(H) V.
(I) Catch-22
(J) Cat’s Cradle
(K) The Armies of the Night
(L) Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
(M) Been Down So Long it Looks Like Up to Me


13. There are several theories regarding the origin of the term, but everyone agrees that a “baker's dozen” is 13, one more than a standard dozen. Provide the answer to one of the following clues, all of which have something to do with “baker.” Just the answer, you do not need to include the letter of your choice.

Note: Jeopardy! rules would dictate that “Baker” alone is not a sufficient answer to any of these, so please don’t make me ask you for more specific information if your answer is a person's name containing "Baker."

(A) The actress who grew up as Norma Jean Baker.
(B) Along with Eric Claption and Jack Bruce, the third member of the Hall of Fame rock band Cream.
(C) Mount Baker, an active volcano, is the third highest mountain in this U.S. state.
(D) The address on Baker Street where Sherlock Holmes lived.
(E) His single “Baker Street” spent 6 weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978.
(F) The American blues singer who achieved her greatest success in Paris in the 1920s.
(G) The founder of The Church of Christ, Scientist.
(H) Baker’s is a Kraft Foods brand name for this baking ingredient.
(I) The town of Baker, California is located within this desert.
(J) John (Franklin) Baker was a Hall of Fame baseball player best remembered by this nickname.
(K) The American jazz trumpeter extraordinaire and some time vocalist who attained maximum fame in the 1950s.
(L) The U.S. Senator from Tennessee, perhaps best remembered as the ranking Republican on the Senate Watergate Hearings Committee.
(M) The all-star outfielder for the Braves, Dodgers, Giants and Athletics, and later manager of the Giants, Cubs and Reds.

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TD 214, eboettch, Ladies of Shakespeare Know Who I Am
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2410

1. JULIA is a character in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. JULIE & JULIA is a film for which Meryl Streep was nominated for an Oscar but did not win. Name another film for which Meryl Streep was nominated for an Oscar (Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress), but did not win. (14 possible answers)

2. BIANCA is a character in The Taming of the Shrew. BIANCA is also a color (white) in Italian. Translate one of the following colors from Italian to English. Specify the letter you’re referring to in your answer.
A. blu
B. grigio
C. rosa
D. verde
E. arancione
F. nero
G. porpora
H. giallo
I. rosso
J. marrone

3. MARGARET is a character in Henry VI, Part 1. MARGARET THATCHER was the first female prime minister of the UK. Name the first woman to have held one of the positions below (on a permanent, not interim or acting basis). Specify the letter you’re referring to in your answer.
A. president, Brazil
B. president, Chile
C. prime minister, Denmark
D. chancellor, Germany
E. prime minister, India
F. president, Ireland
G. prime minister, Israel
H. prime minister, Jamaica
I. president, Liberia
J. prime minister, Pakistan
K. president, Philippines
L. prime minister, Canada

4. JULIET is a character in Romeo and Juliet. JULIETT is an ICAO code word (aka the NATO phonetic alphabet) that would be worth more than 10 points in Scrabble if the point values of the individual letters were added up. Name another ICAO code word for which the sum of its letters in Scrabble tiles is worth 10 or more points. (12 possible answers)
(Note: I will be using the spellings given by the ICAO as guidelines for calculating point values. If you, however, misspell an eligible answer, I will not care, as long as it would plausibly be pronounced the same way.)
(Note: Not all of the ICAO code words are permitted by the Scrabble dictionary, but ignore that for this question.)
(Note: ICAO gives the spelling for the first code word as Alfa, not Alpha; therefore, it is not an eligible response for this question.)

5. HELENA is a character in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. HELENA is also the current capital of a US state admitted in 1889 or later. Name another current capital of a US state that was admitted in 1889 or later. (11 possible answers)
(Note: the current capital of the last state to be admitted before 1889 is Denver.)

6. PORTIA is a character in The Merchant of Venice. PORTIA DE ROSSI is an actress credited with 68 episodes of the TV series Arrested Development and with 89 episodes of Ally McBeal. Name another actor or actress credited with at least 68 episodes of Arrested Development or at least 89 episodes of Ally McBeal. (14 possible answers)
(Note: Ron Howard, though the narrator throughout Arrested Development, was uncredited and therefore is not an eligible answer for this question.)

7. HERO is a character in Much Ado About Nothing. “HERO” is a song that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. From the lyrics below, identify one of the following songs that also reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. Specify the letter you’re referring to in your answer.
A. “If I should stay, I should only be in your way”
B. “Tell me princess, now when did you last let your heart decide?”
C. “A licky boom boom down, police them comin in for me now they blow down me door”
D. “Baby don’t you understand, I want to be your nasty man”
E. “Like a moth to a flame, burned by the fire, my love is blind, can’t you see my desire”
F. “I don’t know what it is that you’ve done to me, but it’s caused me to act in such a crazy way”
G. “Wise men say, only fools rush in”
H. “I need you so desperately, won’t you please come around, ‘cause I wanna share forever with you baby”
I. “Maybe I’m crazy, but it’s crazy and it’s true, I know you can save me, no one else can save me now but you”
J. “I heard from a friend today, and she said you were in town”

8. CELIA is a character in As You Like It. CELIA is also a name given by the National Hurricane Center to Atlantic hurricanes that has since been retired. Name a hurricane name given by the NHC to Atlantic hurricanes that was retired in 2006 or later. (16 possible answers)
(Note: if a hurricane name is retired, it is retired the year after the storm hits. Therefore, hurricanes names that were retired because of storms that hit in 2005 are eligible for this question.)

9. ISABELLA is a character in Measure for Measure. QUEEN ISABELLA was a person featured on a US postage stamp for her contributions to exploration. Identify one of the following explorers on a US stamp below (full size images can be found here and here). Specify the letter you’re referring to in your answer. (11 possible answers)
(Note: item C refers to the man in the lower left of the stamp; item D refers to the man located above and to the right.)
(Note: each stamp specifies the person’s name in the caption, hence the blacked-out bits. Though some of the stamps depict additional, unspecified figures, I am looking for the names in the captions.)




10. HERMIONE is a character in The Winter’s Tale. HERMIONE GRANGER is one of the top 9 Harry Potter characters most mentioned by name. Name another Harry Potter character who is one of the nine most mentioned by name in the series. (8 possible answers)
(Note: I will accept a character’s first name, as well as their last name, if the character is primarily referred to by his or her first name in the series. For example, I would accept “Hermione,” “Granger” or “Hermione Granger” if Hermione Granger were an eligible answer for this question, since Hermione is primarily referred to as Hermione, there are no other major characters surnamed Granger, and Hermione Granger is her full name, respectively.)
(Note: mentions are tallied by the character’s proper name - first, last, or first and last together - as well as nicknames and pseudonyms, but do not include pronouns or phrases like “the cleverest witch her age,” even when they clearly point to the character.)
(Note: The tenth most mentioned character was Fred Weasley, with 920 mentions.)

11. MIRANDA is a character in The Tempest. ERNESTO MIRANDA was a notable Supreme court plaintiff (Miranda v. Arizona, 1966). Identify the plaintiff associated with the defendant and year of a Supreme Court decision below. Please identify which letter you are identifying the plaintiff for in your answer.

A. v. Madison, 1803
B. v. Ogden, 1824
C. v. Sandford, 1857
D. v. Ferguson, 1896
E. v. Board of Education, 1954
F. v. Wainwright, 1963
G. v. Carr, 1962
H. v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 1969
I. v. Gore, 2000
J. v. Bollinger, 2003
K. v. Hobby Lobby, 2014

12. KATHERINE is a character in Henry VIII. KATHERINE GRAINGER is a 2012 Olympic gold medalist. Identify the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in one of the following events. Please indicate which event you are identifying the medalist for in your answer.

A. Athletics - men’s 200 meters
B. Athletics - men’s 5000 meters
C. Artistic gymnastics - women’s individual all-around
D. Artistic gymnastics - women’s floor
E. Gymnastics - women’s individual trampoline
F. Swimming - men’s 100 m butterfly
G. Swimming - men’s 400 m individual medley
H. Swimming - women’s 200 m backstroke
I. Tennis - men’s singles
J. Tennis - women’s singles
K. Volleyball - women’s beach

(Note: K has two possible answers, since women’s beach volleyball is played in teams of two. I want you to name one, and only one, of the two players. Points will be accumulated separately. For example, if the winning team was composed of Jane Doe and Jill Smith, you could answer either Jane Doe or Jill Smith (not both). If five people respond Jane Doe and three people respond Jill Smith, the people who said Jane Doe will get five points, and the people who said Jill Smith will get three points.)

BONUSES. There is no penalty for incorrect guesses; however, you may not submit more guesses than the maximum number of discounted points for each question (1 guess for B1, two guesses for B2, three for B3, four for B4).
1. The title of this TD is a (fairly tenuous) reference to “Ladies of Cambridge (Boston)”, a song by which spookily named indie rock group for which Ezra Koenig sings lead vocals? (-1 point)
2. Shakespeare recycled quite a few names from play to play. Name the character from questions 1-12 whose name (perhaps spelled differently) was reused in one of the following plays. Include the play in your response. (-1 point each, max of -2 points)
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, HENRY V, JULIUS CAESAR, LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, OTHELLO
3. Name Shakespeare’s wife or daughters (-1 point each, max of -3 points)
4. Name the lady from questions 1-12 who is or becomes engaged or married to one of the following Shakespearean gents. Include which gent you’re matching the lady with in your response. (-1 each, max of -4 points)
BASSANIO, CLAUDIO, DEMETRIUS, FERDINAND, LEONTES, LUCENTIO, OLIVER, PROTEUS, VINCENTIO

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TD 215, goforthetie, (Semi-)Classic Cinema III
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2420

1. We'll start with something easy - everyone is super-familiar with Steven Spielberg, right? And yet, oddly, there's never been a TD question about him. Name a film he directed that earned an Oscar nomination for either Best Picture or Best Director (or both).

2. Continuing the theme of people that defined the mainstream of 30 years ago... The annual Quigley Poll asks movie exhibitors to vote for the top ten box office draws of the year. For instance, the top 10 for 2013 were Jennifer Lawrence, Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey, Jr., Hugh Jackman, Brad Pitt, Melissa McCarthy. Name a movie star that appeared on the Quigley Top Ten Money-Making Stars list at least three times during the 1980s (1980-89). There are 12 correct answers.
Here is the list of actors who appeared on the top ten list exactly twice during the 80's: Hanks, Streep, Redford, Newman, Murray, Moore, Gibson, Williams, Travolta, Chase, Field, Gere, Turner, Parton, Midler. Nicholson appeared only once, believe it or not!
From the Quigley website: "The Quigley Poll, conducted each year since 1932, is an annual survey of motion picture theatre owners and film buyers, which asks them to vote for the ten stars that they believe generated the most box-office revenue for their theatres during the year. It has been long regarded as one of the most reliable indicators of a Star’s real box-office draw because the selections are made by professionals whose livelihood depends on choosing the films and actors that will bring audiences to their theatres. It draws a distinction among stars that happen to appear in hit films and those stars that Exhibitors and film buyers believe actually cause an audience to come to their theatres."

3. Speaking of Jennifer Lawrence, we'd better ask this question before her resume gets too long. Name a movie in which she had a role. Films belonging to the same series will be grouped together.

4. Ms. Lawrence shot from unknown to Oscar nominee to megastar in the blink of an eye. For others, even an Oscar nomination doesn't raise their profile. Below are photos of 12 nominees that have stayed fairly anonymous (or seem likely to), taken from the movies they were nominated for. Pick a photo and name the movie in which the nominated performance occurred. Please give the letter along with your answer.
All movies are from the past 20 years. I've tried to pick photos that hint at the movie in question.
BONUS: Give the name of the nominee you chose for 10% off your score on this question. You can get 10% off even if you get the name of the movie wrong! Obviously you cannot answer the bonus if you drop this question.
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5. When creating its list of most memorable film quotes, the AFI first compiled a list of 400 nominees. Embedded below are all of the nominated quotes that use the word 'love'. Pick one and name the actor who spoke the line. Please include the letter with your answer. (Hint: these are in alphabetical order by movie title, although keep in mind that I want the actor, not the movie title.)
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A. ALVY SINGER: Don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love.
B.
LT. COL. BILL KILGORE: I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
C.
JONATHAN SHIELDS: Georgia, love is for the very young.
D.
SUGARPUSS O'SHEA: I love him because he's the kind of guy who gets drunk on a glass of buttermilk, and I love the way he blushes right up over his ears. I love him because he doesn't know how to kiss, the jerk!
E.
MARGUERITE GAUTIER: His eyes have made love to me all evening.
F.
DAVID WOODERSON: That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I keep getting older, they stay the same age.
G.
SAM WHEAT: It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you.
H.
DIXON STEELE: I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me.
I.
OLIVER BARRETT IV: Love means never having to say you're sorry.
J.
WYATT EARP: Mac, you ever been in love? MAC: No, I've been a bartender all my life. (Note: For this quote, just give the actor who spoke the first line.)
K.
REV. HARRY POWELL: Would you like me to tell you the little story of right hand, left hand? The story of good and evil? H-A-T-E. It was with this left hand that old brother Cain struck the blow that laid his brother low. L-O-V-E. You see these fingers, dear hearts? These fingers has veins that run straight to the soul of man -- the right hand, friends, the hand of love.
L.
COUNT LEON D'ALGOUT: Ninotchka, it's midnight. One half of Paris is making love to the other half.
M.
JEFF BAILEY: You know, maybe I was wrong and luck is like love. You have to go all the way to find it.
N.
GEORGE EASTMAN: I love you. I've loved you since the first moment I saw you. I guess maybe I’ve even loved you before I saw you.
O.
HARRY LIME: In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, and they had 500 years of democracy and peace. And what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.
6. Name someone who has been awarded* an Oscar for acting whose voice can be heard in a Pixar movie.
*: This can be a honorary award.
I am almost certain that every Pixar movie to date has at least one correct answer, given the way I have worded the question. In any event, I will grade things as if that's the case. (Hint, hint!)


7. Sequels happen all the time and trilogies are almost passe now. Let's go one further: Name a movie series that has had exactly four films released.
Rebooted series are counted separately, but spin-off movies that exist in the same universe as the original films still count as part of the series, even if a lead actor gets swapped out, or a different character is made the focus. Movies that merge multiple previous franchises, however, count as a new franchise. For instance, Prometheus counts as part of the Alien franchise, but The Avengers does not count for Iron Man. Feel free to PM me if you have other specific questions about how I'm counting things.

8. The most significant director-actor pairing of all time might very well have been Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune, who made 16 films together. Kurosawa once said of Mifune, "I am proud of nothing I have done other than with him." Name a Kurosawa-directed film that features Toshiro Mifune.
Hint: The pair stopped working together after 1965. Kurosawa became much less prolific after the split, so it doesn't matter too much, but you don't want to guess Ran, which premiered in 1985 and is easily Kurosawa's most famous film that doesn't feature Mifune. For this question you don't have to worry about whether the film saw a US release.

9. Pick one of the photos below and give the name that the pet is usually called in the pictured movie. Please include the letter with your answer.
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10. Name an actor who has played Robin Hood on screen.
Voice actors are OK. The character's name does not have to be 'Robin Hood' exactly - although it should be close - as long as it is clear, e.g., from the movie title, that the character is based on the Robin Hood of traditional lore.

11. I have taken every film since 1999 that has a certain property and selected a shot from the film; these shots are compiled in the image below. Name one of the movies.
You do not have to tell me which picture your movie corresponds to. None of the movies is obscure. I anticipate that I might have to give 'Be More Specific' to certain responses, so be forewarned.
BONUS: For 10% off your score on this question, what is the common property? You may answer the bonus even if you drop this question, in which case a correct answer will be worth a deduction of 1.5 points. (Hint: Why did I choose these particular shots?)
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12. Let's wrap things up. Name a movie with at least 10,000 votes at IMDb whose title starts with the letter Z.
10000 votes is a fairly low bar; every Z movie I could think of is over 10,000 and there are over a dozen correct answers. For reference, a movie called Zabriskie Point that I've never heard of has 8915 votes. Titles beginning with 'The' or 'A' do not count.

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TD 216, geolawyerman, Down Under
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2435

1. As one might expect (or know), the term “Down Under” refers to the fact that Australia and New Zealand are south of the Equator. For some reason, the term never seemed to catch on in any of the thirty or so other countries that also have all of their territory completely south of the equator. Name a country on the continental landmasses of South America or Africa that fits this description (19 possible answers). To clarify, island countries do not count.

2. Name a three-letter word (of the English language) you can create from the letters in “down under”. You can use each letter as often as they appear in the phrase (at least 9 possible answers).

3. Name a state or territory of Australia (external territories do NOT count) or one of the three largest islands of New Zealand (11 possible answers).

4. The Australian Open, held in Melbourne, is the first grand slam tennis tournament in the year. Name any singles (men’s or women’s) champion of the tournament since (and including) 2003. For reference, Thomas Johansson and Jennifer Capriati won in 2002. Neither of them have won since (13 possible answers).

Bonus (-1) point: Name at least one year in which the player you named won the event.

5. Peter Jackson is probably one of the best-known individuals from New Zealand, where many of the pictures he directs and produces are filmed. Name a full-length film directed or produced by Peter Jackson (films in the same series count as separate entities). For clarification, these are films that, on IMDB, Jackson is credited as either producing or directing it. These films must have already been released (16 possible answers).

6. Name the Australian from the description. Please include the letter of your answer along with the name.

a. Actor who portrays Wolverine in the X-Men franchise.
b. This author of Mary Poppins was born in Australia before moving to Britain.
c. This golfer won the 2013 Masters tournament.
d. This Australian country singer is currently a judge on American Idol.
e. In August, this man claimed that he would be leaving the Ecuadorian embassy “soon”.
f. This former Victoria’s Secret Angel was married to Orlando Bloom.
g. This actress won the 2013 Academy Award for best actress for her performance in Blue Jasmine.
h. He was nicknamed “The Crocodile Hunter” and hosted a show with the same name.
i. This owner of The News of the World faced investigations after allegations of phone-hacking in 2011.
j. This actor portrayed the Joker in The Dark Knight, which was not released until after his death from accidental intoxication that occurred after taken prescription drugs.
k. This man directed The Great Gatsby and Romeo+Juliet.

7. Anna Creek Station is the world’s largest cattle station, covering over 31,000 square kilometers, which makes it larger than the country of Belgium. Name a European country with a smaller area than Belgium (12 possible answers).

8. Aussies use (or have used) a wide variety of slang terms, some of them stranger than others. Give the meaning of one of these slang terms (Please include the letter with your answer):
a. (to) Cark it
b. Pub
c. Loo
d. Get Stuffed
e. Digger
f. Bangers
g. Billabong
h. Thong(s)
i. Barney
j. Donk
k. Jillaroo

9. Identify one of these Australian or New Zealand landmarks. Give the letter along with your answer.
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10. New Zealand’s All Blacks (or the New Zealand National Rugby Union Team), perhaps the most famous rugby team in the world, won the 2011 rugby world cup. Name any of the other 19 countries that competed in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. It should be worth noting that the UK does not have a rugby team; each subdivision of the UK has its own team, similar to the way it is in soccer.
Help: Breakdown by continent:
Europe-9 teams
Asia-1
Africa-2
South America-1
North America-2
Oceania-4 (that number does not include New Zealand)

11. Canberra became Australia’s capital after disputes over whether the capital should be Sydney or Melbourne. Because it was just a rural area at the time, it is seen as a purpose-built capital city. Name any other current world capital that was built (or greatly expanded) for this purpose (13 answers).

Bonus (-1) point: Name the architect/designer of Canberra.

12. Name one of the three most populous cities in New Zealand or one of the eight most populous cities in Australia (11 answers). For reference, these are urban areas around a city or Greater Capital City Statistical Areas. Wollongong, with a population of 282,000, is 9th in Australia (under my standards). In New Zealand, Hamilton is the 4th most populous city, with a population of about 150,000.

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TD 217, BobF, All Together Now
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2452

All Together Now starts out like this:

1, 2, 3, 4, can I have a little more
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 I love you.

A, B, C, D, can I bring a friend to tea.
E, F, G, H, I, J, I love you.

So, here are the questions:

1 Name a Beatles song title with exactly one word (21 responses)
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

2 Name a Beatles song title with exactly 2 Cs or exactly 2Ds (17 responses)
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

3 Name a Beatles song title with exactly 3 Es (22 responses)
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

4 Name a Beatles song title with exactly 4 letters or exactly 4 Bs, or exactly 4 Es or exactly 4 Gs or exactly 4 Hs (~ 18 responses)
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

5 Name a Beatles song title with exactly 5 words or exactly 5 Hs (19 responses)
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

6 Name a Beatles song title with exactly 6 words or exactly 6 letters or exactly 6 Os (~ 18 responses)
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

7 Name a Beatles song title with exactly 7 words or exactly 7 letters (~ 22 responses)
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

8 Name a Beatles song title with exactly 8 words, exactly 8 letters, or exactly 8 Es (~ 19 responses)
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

9 Name a Beatles song title with exactly 9 letters (13 responses)
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

10 Name a Beatles song title with exactly 10 letters or exactly 10 words (20 responses)
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

A Name a Beatles song title that starts or ends with the letter A
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

B Name a Beatles song title that starts with B, or where any word ends with B, or containing exactly 3 Bs.
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

C Name a Beatles song title that starts with C, ends with C, or has 2 or more Cs.
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

D Name a Beatles song title that ends with the letter D
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

E Name a Beatles song title that contains a word that begins with E or has 4 or more Es.
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

F Name a Beatles song title where any word in the title either starts or ends with the letter F.
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

G Name a Beatles song title where any word in the title starts with the letter G.
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

H Name a Beatles song title where the title starts or ends with the letter H, or contains 3 or more Hs.
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

I Name a Beatles song title that starts with the letter I.
Bonus: name as many other Beatles songs that fit this category.

J For this question only, it can be ANY song attributed to the Beatles OR to any of the four Beatles (or a group to which they belonged) after the Beatles broke up
Name either a song attributed to the Beatles, McCartney, Lennon, Harrison, or Starr whose title contains the letter J OR a Beatle whose first name begins with the letter J. (Note, if the song is really obscure, I'd appreciate it if you tell me who it is attributed to, as it will help me research the correctness of the answer).

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TD 218, Woof, My Favorite Things
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2466

1. Computer Programming. In 1971, I learned how to program a Data General minicomputer at a class at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley. This skill would provide me with entertainment and gainful employment from high school through graduate school. Even today, I occasionally will write a computer program for my own use. The software company TIOBE has, since 2001, maintained a list of the most popular computer programming languages, updated monthly. The methodology of the TIOBE Index is given on their website:
The TIOBE Programming Community index is an indicator of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses and third party vendors. Popular search engines such as Google, Bing, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, Amazon, YouTube and Baidu are used to calculate the ratings. It is important to note that the TIOBE index is not about the best programming language or the language in which most lines of code have been written.
It is also important to note that they also only track the popularity of Turing-complete programming languages. In practical terms, this means that markup languages like HTML and XML are excluded from their rankings. Most other scripting and programming languages are fair game, though. Name one of the top 15 programming languages in the November 2014 TIOBE Index.

2. Travel. In 1968, I traveled to Europe with my parents, and have loved traveling ever since, having visited many countries in Europe, Asia and Oceania (but not as many as HBomb :mrgreen: ). Name one of the 12 most visited countries by US citizens in 2012. I am using the statistics compiled by the National Travel and Tourism Office. For purposes of this question, country means a UN member state.

3. Books. I love reading and have since early youth. As a youth, I loved reading Science Fiction; as an adult, I read more experimental fiction. One author who straddles those lines is Kurt Vonnegut. Name a novel written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (14 possible answers)

4. Music. Coming from a musical family, it was no surprise that I took to music, too. Unlike them, I gravitated to Rock and Roll after hearing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Over the years, I took in Psychedelic, Funk, Glam, Heavy Metal, Punk, New Wave, Post-Punk and Grunge. One of the most popular bands from the '70s was Pink Floyd. Name a Pink Floyd studio album (15 possible answers). I am including in this list two albums that were written as movie soundtracks but also released as studio albums.

5. Food. One reason I love to travel is that I also love to eat. Over the years, I've at some outstanding restaurants, several of which have received great acclaim (one that was anointed Best Restaurant in the World by Restaurant Magazine). The James Beard Foundation awards are considered the Oscars of the world of food and drink. Name one of the restaurants that received the Outstanding Restaurant award in the years 2000-2014 (15 possible answers). Most of these restaurants are in NYC, SF or LA, but several come from other cities, too. Most are quite famous restaurants.

6. Wine. In addition to eating, I like having wine with my food. Having grown up in Northern California, I got to see the emergence of the California wine industry firsthand. Name one of the 12 most planted wine grapes (in terms of acreage) in California in 2013. I am using the statistics compiled by the US Department of Agriculture.

7. Drugs. As an organic chemist, drugs are my life, literally. Many of my former students are employed in the pharmaceutical industry and many of my friends work there, too. Name one of the 20 best-selling pharmaceuticals in the US in 2013. I am using the statistics compiled by the US Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association. This list includes both traditional small molecule therapeutics and so-called "biologics." I will accept either trade name or generic name. Hint: by disease, they treat: psychosis, acid reflux, arthritis (3), heart disease, asthma/COPD(2), MS, cancer (2), diabetes (3), HIV, chronic pain and epilepsy.

8. Art. From early youth, I've had a fascination with art. At age 3, I could identify various Impressionist painters by sight. Name one of the Impressionist painters (12 possible answers). Since this is necessarily a fuzzy classification, I can give the following guidance: they were based in Paris, operating during the 1870s and 1880s, many of whom were members of the Société Anonyme Coopérative des Artistes Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs ("Cooperative and Anonymous Association of Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers"). They were characterized by their outdoor scenes ("plein air"), obvious brushstrokes and lack of mixing of colors. I am looking for those individuals whose paintings today hang in the Impressionism sections of the world's major museums.

9. Education. I have spent almost all my adult life in and around institutions of higher learning. I am employed by one such institution. Name one of the top 12 most populous college campuses in 2013-2014 as determined by Department of Education enrollment statistics. This is specifically looking at campuses to avoid the complications of online enrollment and multi-campus University systems. All of these are large, public University campuses.

10. Film. I am a big fan of quirky movies made by independent film directors such as Akira Kurosawa, John Sayles and the Coen Brothers. Name a film directed by Joel and/or Ethan Coen that has been released. (16 possible answers). I am excluding two segments they directed for anthology films.

11. Sports. I love watching and playing various sports. One of my favorites is tennis. Name a men's tennis player who's won at least 8 major ("Grand Slam") tournaments in his career. (12 possible answers) For reference, those who've won 7 majors include Novak Djokovic, Mats Wilander, John McEnroe, John Newcombe, Henri Cochet, René Lacoste, William Larned, William Renshaw and Richard Sears.

12. Language. I have had a lifelong fascination with language, including etymology, linguistics and poetic usage. English has a particular fascination given its roots in so many different languages. Name a one-syllable word in the English language that ends in "ough" (14 possible answers)

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TD 219, gamawire, The Thanksgiving Edition
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2483

1. The American Revolution, without which Thanksgiving would never have existed, came about due to injustices inflicted upon the colonists by England. Name someone who has served on the Supreme Court in the 21st century. (There are no borderline cases here, so whether you date the 21st century as beginning on 1/1/2000 or 1/2/2001 is a moot point.) (13 answers)

2. As President, George Washington proclaimed the first nation-wide thanksgiving celebration in America, marking November 26, 1789 as, "a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favours of Almighty God." Name one of the other eleven Presidents who were formerly generals. (11 answers)

3. Thanksgiving begins the letter T. Name an independent state that starts with T or a capital (of an independent state) that begins with T. My source is the U.S. Department of State, and I am using their definition for acceptable answers: “The term ‘independent state’ refers to a people politically organized into a sovereign state with a definite territory recognized as independent by the U.S.” This web page was current as of September 12, 2014. (23 answers) Clarification: an independent state that starts with T or a capital that starts with T.

4. The week of Thanksgiving is often a holiday for school children. Name one of the top 20 countries for education, according to a global report by education firm Pearson (2012 statistics). The rankings are calculated based on various measures, including international test scores, graduation rates between 2006 and 2010, and the prevalence of higher education seekers. (Source: The Economist). (20 answers)

5. Name one of these people whose birthday occasionally falls (or fell) on Thanksgiving Day. You do not need to match up the picture; just give me a name. (14 answers)
(Image is attached at thread link.)

6. Food is a major part of most Thanksgiving celebrations. The most ubiquitous is turkey, which is a type of animal, so name a person or group with an animal in their name who has scored a number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 (spelling flexible). (21 answers)

7. Sports, especially football, are another big part of the traditional American Thanksgiving Day. Although the NFL does not have any, name a current team in one of the other three major sports leagues (MLB, NHL, NBA) whose nickname does not end in “S,” or one of the 9 teams in the WNBA that meets the same criteria (18 answers)

8. For those not into sports, you might curl up with a good book while the rest of the family is watching the game. Name a non-fiction book (hardcover category) that hit #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List in 2013 or 2014 (through 8/30/2014). (29 answers)

9. Thanksgiving (Canadian French: Jour de l'Action de grâce)is also a national holiday in Canada, occurring on the second Monday in October in order to give thanks at the close of the harvest season. Tying our two countries together in the name of entertainment, name an original cast member of either SNL or SCTV. (16 answers)

10. And finally, the inevitable word play question. Give me an acceptable Scrabble word of four or more letters that can be made using just the letters in Thanksgiving (Reference: TWL dictionary). Do not use a letter more than once if it does not appear in the original word more than once. (?? answers – I didn’t try to figure that out!)

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TD 220, tjconn728, Italia
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2496

1. Although the Italian peninsula has been inhabited for millenia, the rise of the city of Rome from a small village to the seat of the Roman Empire is often where study of Italian history begins. As is common with many ancient events, the story of Rome's founding combines legend with fact. Written below is the legend of Rome's founding and early years, with selected words missing. Name a word that completes one of the blank spots in this story.
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Numitor, King of Alba Longa, was deposed by his brother _________, who killed Numitor's male heirs and forced his daughter Rhea Silivia to become a _________ (2 words), sworn to a life of chastity. However, Rhea Silivia was impregnated by the god __________ and gave birth to twin boys, __________ and __________. Their great uncle abandoned them to die in the River __________, but they were saved and suckled by a __________. Natural leaders, they acquired many followers and when they discovered their true origins, they killed their great uncle and restored Numitor to the throne. Rather than wait to ascend to the throne of Alba Longa, they decided to found a new city. However, they disagreed on where to found the city, with one wanting to center it on the __________ Hill and the other wanting to found it on the __________ Hill. They decided to determine the site through __________, but interpreted the omens presented by the birds' flight differently. In the resulting quarrel, __________(repeat) was killed and __________(repeat) founded Rome on April 21, __________ BC and named it after __________. The new city grew quickly, but was inhabited mostly by unmarried men. As a result, __________ (repeat) arranged the abduction of women from the neighboring __________ tribe. The ensuing war ended with the __________ (repeat) and the Romans joining to become a unified Roman people, and becoming the dominant force of the region for the next millenium.
2. The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius killed an estimated 16,000 people and destroyed multiple towns on its slopes. Name either one of the four towns destroyed by this eruption, the author of the sole surviving eye witness account of the eruption, one of the other two active Italian volcanoes, or the present-day city of more than 1 million people that is in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.

3. The university of Bologna, founded in 1088, is recognized as the world's oldest continuously operating university. While we don't have anything quite as old here in North America, we do have a total of 13 currently operating institutions of higher learning that were founded before the American Revolution, nine American, three Mexican, and one Canadian. Name one of these 13 colleges or universities.

4. Dante Alighieri, born in 1275 and author of Divine Comedy, is often thought of as the father of the modern Italian language. Today, Italian is spoken by about 85 million people world-wide and has lent many words to the English language. Name any English word with an origin in the Italian language, according to Merriam-Webster.

Note: Similar English and Italian words that both share a common root in Latin, Greek, French, or any other language do not count. Only words that Merriam-Webster cites as having come to English via Italian will count.

Note 2: All nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs based on the same word will count as one answer. For example, Washington, Washingtons, Washingtonian, Washingtoned, Washingtonize, etc. would all count as one answer. However, words with different meanings but based on the same root will be counted separately

5. Rome, and more specifically Vatican City, has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Church since 1377. With more than 1.2 billion adherents, the religion has spread from Rome to every corner of the globe. Coinciding with the spread of the religion is the construction of churches, cathedrals, and basilicas, which often include intricate architectural designs and religious relics that make these buildings tourist destinations in addition to houses of worship. Pictured below are some of the world's most famous Catholic churches. Identify the city that one of these churches is located in. Please include the letter in your response.

Hint: Half of the pictured churches are in Italy, while the other half are not.
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6. Michelangelo was born near Florence, Italy in 1475 and during his 88 years became one of the leading artists of the Renaissance, and today remains one of the most prolific artistic minds of all time, contributing masterpieces to the fields of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Name a painting, sculpture, or work of architecture created or designed by Michelangelo.

7. William Shakespeare set a number of his plays in what is today Italy, despite there being no evidence that he ever actually visited the country. Two of these works are The Taming of the Shrew and Romeo Juliet. Name one of the 18 characters from either one of these plays that has more than 100 lines, according to shakespeareswords.com.

Hint: Bianca, with 69 lines in the The Taming of the Shrew, and Prince, with 75 lines in Romeo Juliet are the first in each play to miss the cutoff.

Nested Bonus: Name the actor/actress that plays your chosen character (or equivalent role) in 1996's Romeo + Juliet or 1999's Ten Things I Hate About You. Since Ten Things I Hate About You is not a direct adaptation, some of these roles do not exist in the film, which is an acceptable answer for the bonus. Additionally, some other roles have been functionally combined, in which case the actor/actress will be considered correct for all possible combined roles.

8. Italy is well known for its passion for the game of soccer, or calcio, as it is known in Italian. This has manifested itself in one of the world's best soccer leagues, Serie A, which has been the top level of Italian soccer since 1929. Like other European leagues, Serie A uses a relegation and promotion system where the bottom three teams at the end of the season are relegated to Serie B for the following season, and the top three teams from Serie B are promoted to Serie A. As a result, the league lineup is different each year. Name one of the 20 teams that is in Serie A for the 2014-15 season.

Bonus: Name one of the three teams that were relegated after the 2013-14 season.

9. Since the end of World War II and the formation of the Italian Republic in 1946, Italy has had 20 regions, which are first-level administrative divisions equivalent to states in the U.S. or provinces in Canada. Name one of Italy's 20 regions. You can give me the name in either English or Italian, but the answers will be grouped together for each region, regardless of language.

Nested Bonus: Name the capital of your region.

10. Since 1947, when the Academy Awards first began recognizing foreign films, Italy has won more Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film than any other country, with 14 victories (including 3 between 1947 and 1955 when the Award was honorary and only given to one film with no other nominees). Name one of these 14 films.

Nested Bonus: Name the director of your film.

11. Italians have also been successful at winning Nobel prizes, as with 20 Nobel laureates, including at least one in every category, Italy has the 10th most of any country. Name one of these 20 Italian Nobel laureates.

Note: Included in this list of 20 are four laureates where Italy is merely noted as their birthplace, but who were living or working elsewhere at the time they were honored, and one laureate who was born in elsewhere but was living and working in Italy at the time of his/her award.

Hint: The years and subject of the 20 laureates are listed below.

Physiology or Medicine - 1906, 1957, 1969, 1975, 1986, 2007
Literature - 1906, 1926, 1934, 1959, 1975, 1997
Peace - 1907
Physics - 1909, 1938, 1959, 1984, 2002
Chemistry - 1963
Economics - 1985

12. The Italian flag, il Tricolore, was first adopted in 1948 and is but one of many tricolor flags currently used by nations around the world. Name one of the 14 UN member countries that have a national flag consisting of three equal vertical stripes in three colors. These 14 flags include ones that both have a symbol or seal in the middle stripe and those that do not.

13. One of Italy's biggest punching bags over the last 20 years has been former Prime Minster Silvio Berlusconi, who served three separate terms between 1994 and 2011 and was often in the news for all the wrong reasons, including sexual misconduct, solicitation of minors, ethics violations, corruption charges, Mafia connections, and frequent generally insensitive remarks, among others. He ultimately resigned as prime minister under pressure in 2011, and in 2013 he was convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to a four-year prison term (which of course was reduced to one year of community service). But as anyone who watches the news knows, the U.S. has its fair share of corrupt politicians too. Name a U.S. Congressperson, U.S. Senator, or U.S. governor who has resigned from office due to scandal since the seating of the 107th U.S. Congress on January 3, 2001.

Note: Although "scandal" is somewhat subjective, most resignations have a clear cause, and for the purposes of this question I am looking for politicians that had a drug/alcohol/sex/corruption/ethics scandal that led to his or her resignation. Anyone that died in office, was voted out of office, impeached, recalled, or whose term expired, even if in the midst of a scandal, do not count for the purposes of this question. Likewise, those who resigned to take a new job elsewhere, either inside or outside of government, or who resigned for "personal reasons" without an accompanying scandal do not count. I think most cases should be fairly cut and dry, and I will be fairly lenient in judgment of what counts as scandal, but I reserve the right to make all final calls here.

Nested bonus: Name the person who succeeded your answer in office.

14. As a long, fairly narrow peninsula, most points within Italy are not very far from the Mediterranean Sea, which plays an important role in Italian culture. The Mediterranean itself though, can be subdivided into many smaller seas. In fact, the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has designated seven smaller seas within the Mediterranean. Additionally, there are at least another nine seas that are not recognized by IHO treaties, but have been commonly referred to in ancient and/or modern times. Because I don't expect you to know the difference between IHO Seas and non-IHO seas, name any one of these 16 constituent seas of the Mediterranean Sea, which is defined as stretching from the Strait of Gibraltar in the west to the Dardanelles in the east, exclusive.

Note: It is possible that there are more than 16, and if you name something that I don't have listed, I will do due diligence to check if this is another non-official, but known sea in this area.

15. I would argue that one of Italy's greatest contributions to the modern world is its cuisine, which is perhaps best encapsulated by pasta, of which there are many varieties. Pictured below are 12 different types of pasta. Identify the Italian name (ie, the name ends in a vowel) for one of these pastas. Please include the letter in your response.

Note: Many pastas look alike and are differentiated only by their size or thickness. I have tried to exclude any pastas like this, as it would be difficult to distinguish them in a photo without scale. You should have all the information you need to definitively identify each pasta.
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16. To finish up our tour of Italy, let's take a look at how the modern nation fits into an increasingly interconnected world. In each map below, Italy is one of a set of countries highlighted in blue that all have something in common. Choose one of these maps and identify that commonality. Please include the letter of your choice in your response.
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TD 221, Ryno, Mad Men
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2508

Question #1 – Hodgepodge
Answer one of the options below. I need just one. Just the answer is fine, you do not need to write the letter with your response.

A – This American songbook standard became a #1 hit for The Platters in 1958, and was one of the last songs released by Jerry Garcia, of The Grateful Dead and ice cream fame, before his death in 1995.
B – This 1786 opera buffa composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart continues the plot of the “Barber of Seville” and involves the characters Rosina and Susanna.
C – This current FOX network sitcom stars Zooey Deschanel and Hannah Simone.
D – This manufacturer of women’s underwear, established in 1922, was founded as a rebellion against the designs of the time; and during World War II, produced “pigeon bras” worn by paratroopers.
E – This 1958 film is about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
F – This 1985 song by German synth-pop band Alphaville, according to lead singer Marian Gold “advertises things money can’t buy: anarchy, freedom, love, fun and a piece of the end of the world.”
G – This 1852 song by Stephen Foster is the official song of the first leg of The Triple Crown in thoroughbred horse racing.
H – This 1855 poem by Robert Browning recalls an ancient city that no longer stands.
I – This section of Disneyland includes the ride Space Mountain.
J – This 1965 board game, marketed to girls ages 6 to 14, involves avoiding the “dud” who is dressed in sloppy attire.
K – This all-female 1970s rock band included members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett.
L – This 1815 battle included Gebhard von Blucher as an army commander.

Bonus: How do all of the answers to the options above relate to the theme of this TD? (-2 points)


Question #2 – Sports Figures
Name of one of the sports figures described below. Again, I just need one, and just the answer is fine, you do not need to write the letter.

A – This former head coach of the Oakland Raiders is currently the offensive coordinator of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
B – This Australian female sprinter won three gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
C – This 88 year old golf course architect has designed many notable courses, including Whistling Straits which will serve as the host to the 2015 PGA Championship.
D – This Hall of Fame pitcher with 324 career wins had his number 20 jersey retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
E – This business mogul with an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion owns successful racing teams in the IndyCar series and in NASCAR. He is known by the nickname “The Captain”.
F – This American figure skater won the gold medal for ladies’ singles at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
G – This third baseman was a four time All-Star and played on three consecutive World Series Championship Oakland Athletics teams (1972, 1973 and 1974).
H – This Hall of Fame linebacker played for the New York Giants from 1976 to 1988.
I - Perhaps the most famous roller derby skater of all time, she was known by the nicknames “The Blonde Bomber” and “Golden Girl”.

Bonus 1: How do the all of the answers to the options above relate to the theme of this TD? (-1 point)

Bonus 2: In honor of option “I”; name a 1960s/1970s era easy listening, “folky”, acoustic singer/songwriter, who was known for clever lyrics and an early tragic death, who recorded a song about a female roller derby skater. (Note: There is more than one person who fits this description. I will award -2 points if you name the more famous or well-known singer. I will award -4 points if you name a lesser-known singer.)


Question #3 – Think Different, Think Different
Well, since this game is called “Think Different” and Mad Men deals with advertising, I couldn’t resist this one. Name a celebrity or historical figure who was featured on Apple Inc.’s iconic “Think Different” advertising campaign posters. This includes the original four poster sets produced and released in 1997-1998 as well as the “Educator” set that were produced in 1998. (23 possible answers)

Note: I am not counting figures from posters that were never officially released for various reasons, this includes the “Directors” set as well as the Dalai Lama and Bob Dylan. Also there are a few figures that appear twice, once in the original four released sets plus the “Educator” set. Some posters had two figures pictured together, but please just name one of them.


Question #4 – Mad Men and Books
Mad Men has featured many books, fiction and non-fiction, over the years. The options below refer to books that have either been proximately featured, referenced or appear in the background in a Mad Men episode; or were books that Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner gave to his actresses as assigned reading to prepare for their roles. Same drill as the previous “pick one” questions.

A – This collection of poetry by Frank O’Hara was first published in 1957.
B – This novel by Ira Levin sold over 4 million copies “making it the best-selling horror novel of the 1960s”.
C – This book was an influential 1946 study of Japan by anthropologist Ruth Benedict.
D – This 1963 book by advertising copywriter David Ogilvy was written in the style of advertising copy.
E – The title of this novel by Leon Uris was based off of a 1947 immigration ship.
F – This 1962 book by Helen Gurley Brown sold two million copies in three weeks.
G – This 1963 spy novel by John le Carre was named as one of the 100 All-Time novels by Time magazine.
H – This book was the autobiography of an hotelier who was once married to Zsa Zsa Gabor.
I – This part of Dante’s “Divine Comedy” depicted Hell.
J – This novel released on New Year’s Eve of 1961 was Richard Yates’ debut novel.
K – This high fantasy novel by Lloyd Alexander was a 1966 Newberry Honor book runner-up for distinguished children’s literature.


Question #5 – Cigarette Brands
Mad Men is famous for the heavy amount of smoking on the show and Lucky Strike was the major client of Sterling Cooper for many years. In honor of Mad Men’s association with cigarettes, name one of the top 15 highest selling international brands of cigarettes in 2007, world-wide. (Note: figures based on a company report by Phillip Morris International).

Bonus: What brand of cigarette was supported by a 1960s advertising campaign that featured men and women with black eye sores? (-2 points)


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)

Note: The word count is based on spelling out dates and years. Make sure to write the word not the number (e.g. “seventeen” not “17”).


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.


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.


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)

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.)


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)


Question #11 – Jewish Canadians
Mad Men character Michael Ginsberg, copywriter at SCDP, is Jewish. Mad Men character Megan Draper (nee Calvert), Don Draper’s last wife, is Canadian (French Canadian from Quebec specifically). In honor of Michael and Megan, name a notable Jewish Canadian from the options below. Same as drill as the previous “pick one” questions.

A – This actor starred in a popular science-fiction TV series that originally aired from 1978 to 1979.
B – This actor starred in a popular science-fiction TV series that originally aired from 1966 to 1969.
C - This left wing political writer’s latest book is titled “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate”.
D – This hip-hop artist’s latest album “Nothing was the Same” features a depiction of the rapper as a young child on the cover.
E – The mother of a notable American conservative political pundit, she was a long-time journalist and talk show host in Canada.
F – This keyboardist, band leader and TV sidekick had a small role in the film “This is Spinal Tap”.
G – This SCTV alum appeared in all of the “American Pie” movies, including the straight to DVD spin-offs.
H – This TV personality wrote the book “Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me”.
I – This actor starred in “Pineapple Express” and “The Green Hornet”.
J – This right winger played for the New York Islanders from 1972 to 1986 and was one of the last NHL players to play without a helmet.
K – This singer from a three man band was ranked as one of the greatest heavy metal vocalists of all time by Hit Parader magazine.


Question #12 – Cigarette Holder Users
One of Man Men character Don Draper’s mistresses from Season 1, Rachel Menken, smoked using a cigarette holder. Another Don Draper mistress, Bobbie Barrett from Season 2, also smoked using a cigarette holder. In honor of Rachel and Bobbie, name one of the notable cigarette holder users (real life figure or fictional character) from one of the options below. Same drill as the previous “pick one” questions.

A – In 1965-66, this writer spent a year inside the Oakland and San Francisco chapters of an organization with its president Ralph “Sonny” Barger in order to write a book expose.
B – This character created by Truman Capote was based on several real-life women according to Capote.
C – This film actress was married to Robert Wagner twice.
D – This man was born on January 30, 1882 in the Hudson Valley.
E – This character has been portrayed by Burgess Meredith and Danny Devito.
F – This woman was not allowed to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend, because he was divorced.
G – This British writer named his most famous character after an ornithologist.
H – This woman once said, “I've been asked to say a couple of words about my husband, Fang. How about short and cheap?”
I – This character ranked 39th on AFI’s list “100 years… 100 Heroes and Villains” had hair that was completely black on one side and completely white on the other side.
J – This writer once had Alan Greenspan as one of her followers.
K – This dramatist played the role of “Slightly” in “Peter Pan” when he was a young man.

Bonus: Name one of the four traditional formal standard lengths of cigarette holders. (-2 points)

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TD 222, StevenH, Worst. TD. Ever.
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2521

1. In 2008, Comcast released a list of their picks for the top ten worst reality television show winners of all time. Because of the way that Comcast compiled the list there were actually more than ten people who made it onto the list, and the names of ten of the individuals who were picked are listed below. Pick* any one of the “bad” reality show winners who is listed below AND identify** the reality show that he or she won. *NOTE 1: For this question you must specify which of the ten names you are referring to with your response, and the person and the reality show that they won must match correctly. **NOTE 2: You do NOT have to specify which season or incarnation of the reality show was won by the person; I only need the name of the person (or their letter below) and the name of the television series.

a) Flo Pesenti
b) Ilan Hall
c) Jeffrey Sebelia
d) Kelly Perdew
e) Lukas Rossi
f) Mike “Boogie” Malin
g) Saleisha Stowers
h) Shayne Lamas
i) Taylor Hicks
j) Vecepia Towery

2. Give the name of a sculpture* that was created by Donatello (1386-1466), Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488), or Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571).** *NOTE 1: Sculptures that have the same title but were sculpted in different materials will count together as one response. **NOTE 2: You do NOT have to specify which sculptor you are referring to with your answer, and titles that were done by more than one of the four sculptors will count together as one response.

3. India has 29 states. Identify a city that serves as the administrative capital* of any one of India’s 29 states. *NOTE: There may be more than one correct answer for each state, and cities that serve as the capitals of the same state will be counted as separate correct responses.

4. Give the title of a short story, novella, or novel that Thomas Pynchon has written.

Bonus 1: Give the title* of any of the stories that appears in the original 2006 version of Tucker Max’s New York Times Best Selling book I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. *NOTE: I will be lenient on exact titles and I will even accept just a description of what happened in the story, as long as you’re specific enough with the details.

5. Remember when a low-fat diet was still a thing? Subway currently has 8 sandwiches on its menu that are advertised as 6-inch subs that have 6 grams of fat or less when they are served without cheese in their standard 6-inch versions. Identify* 1 of the 8 Subway sandwiches that, according to Subway’s website, has 6 grams of fat or less when it is served in its standard 6-inch version. *NOTE: For this question you don’t necessarily have to give the exact name of the sandwich as it appears on Subway’s menu; I will accept a more generic name or description of each sandwich by its main ingredient(s) on a case by case basis.

6.Listed in the Google Drive document below are the formulas for seven rules that can be used to find the first derivative of a mathematical expression. Give the common name* for any one of the seven rules that is illustrated in the Google Drive document below AND indicate the letter of the option that you’re referring to with your answer, as they have to match correctly. *NOTE: There may be more than one correct name that can be used for each option, but alternate names for the same option will be scored together.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6bnPx ... sp=sharing

7. Identify* one of the eight economists who wrote one of the works that is listed below. *NOTE: You do NOT have to specify which choice you are referring to with your response.

a) Capitalism and Freedom (1962)
b) The Affluent Society (1958)
c) The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions (1899)
d) Principles of Economics (1890)
e) The High Price of Bullion, a Proof of the Depreciation of Bank Notes (1810)
f) The Condition of the Working Class in England (1844)
g) The Road to Serfdom (1944)
h) The Wealth of Nations (1776)

8. Name a battle that was fought as part of the Napoleonic Wars between 1798 and 1815, inclusive.

Bonus 2: Identify a battle that was fought as part of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War.

9. No StevenH TD would be complete without an NBA or MLB question, so here is an MLB question: the Mitchell Report, which was released in 2007, was an investigation into the possible use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs by Major League Baseball players. There were a total of 89 active or retired Major League Baseball players who were named in the report. Identify 1 of the 89 Major League Baseball players who was named in the Mitchell Report.

10. Egypt’s New Kingdom period, which covered the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties and lasted from roughly 1550 BC-1069 BC, is often referred to as the period of the “Egyptian Empire.” Name a Pharaoh* who ruled during Egypt’s New Kingdom period. *NOTE: Make sure that you include a number with the name, where appropriate.

11. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains are considered the “Big 4” of the grunge bands who emerged during the 1980s and early 1990s. Name someone who is or was a member of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains.

Bonus 3: Listed below are six pairs of albums that were recorded by six music artists who are more or less considered to be “indie.” Select* one of the options below and identify the indie band or singer that recorded that pair of albums. *NOTE: For this question you MUST identify which option you are referring to with your response, and it has to match with the correct artist.

a) Castaways and Cutouts (2002) and Picaresque (2005)
b) Slanted and Enchanted (1992) and Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
c) Gallowsbird’s Bark (2003) and Blueberry Boat (2004)
d) 12 (1995) and Neon Golden (2002)
e) Take Offs and Landings (2001) and The Execution of All Things (2002)
f) Either/Or (1997) and Figure 8 (2000)

Tiebreaker 1: Name one of the novels that is considered to be one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature.

Tiebreaker 2: Name one of the four U.S. states that is part of the Four Corners Monument.

12. How Green Was My Valley winning the Academy Award for Outstanding Motion Picture at the 1941 Academy Awards (held in 1942) and Forrest Gump winning the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1994 Academy Awards (held in 1995) are often considered to be two of the worst choices for the “Best Picture” Oscar winner in the history of the Academy Awards. Name 1 of the 13 films that was nominated for but lost the “Best Picture” Academy Award to either How Green Was My Valley or Forrest Gump.

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TD 223, nightreign, Harry Potter
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2536

1. Match one of the 10 chapter titles below to the book it was in. You must specify which title you’re using.
a. Dumbledore’s Army
b. Grim Defeat
c. The Lion and the Serpent
d. The Midnight Duel
e. Mudbloods and Murmurs
f. The Patronus
g. The Portkey
h. The Seven Potters
i. Through the Trapdoor
j. The Unbreakable Vow

2. Name someone on the Gryffindor Quidditch team during Harry’s years at Hogwarts. This can be anyone who was on the team at any time, for any reason, while Harry was there.

3. Match one of the following characters to his/her Hogwarts house. You must specify which character you are picking.
a. Hannah Abbott
b. Colin Creevey
c. Filius Flitwick
d. Hermione Granger
e. Luna Lovegood
f. Draco Malfoy
g. Minerva McGonagall
h. Cormac McLaggen
i. Pansy Parkinson
j. Nymphadora Tonks
Source: Harry Potter Wiki

4. Name one of the 13 characters who appeared in all eight films. (HINT: Minerva McGonagall, Argus Filch, Gregory Goyle, Dean Thomas, and Filius Flitwick appeared in every film except Deathly Hallows: Part I, and are therefore not valid answers.)
NESTED BONUS: Name the actor who played your character.
Source: Wikipedia

5. Name a student in Dumbledore’s Army in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Source: Harry Potter Wiki

6. Name a teacher at Hogwarts and the subject they taught. Any teacher that taught during Harry’s time at Hogwarts counts. If the same teacher taught multiple subjects, each subject they taught counts as a different answer.

7. Name either a Triwizard Tournament champion (someone whose name came out of the Goblet of Fire) or a task in the Triwizard Tournament. The tasks are not officially named, so any description is fine so long as I can tell you know what you’re talking about.

8. Name a character who died in one of the seven books. (Characters who died before the books started, but whose death is mentioned, do not count.)

9. Perform a spell and tell me what it does. If you spell it wrong, you’ll get one point added to your score.

10. Name a Marauder (real names and Marauder names are different answers) or someone who as in possession of the Marauder’s Map at any point.

11. Name one of the Horcruxes.
NESTED BONUS: How was it destroyed?

12. Name a pureblood witch or wizard. Pureblood means that both their parents were wizards, and that neither were muggleborn. This can include characters who died before the beginning of the series.

13. Name someone who worked at the Ministry of Magic at any point. Characters who were said by JK Rowling to have received a job there after the books end do not count.

14. Name one of the wand woods or one of the wand cores used in Ollivander’s Wand Shop.

BONUS: Put the movies in order of how much they grossed worldwide, highest to lowest. One point off for every correct placement.
Source: Wikipedia

BONUS: Seven is used as a magic number throughout the books. Name one thing that comes in sevens in the series.
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TD 224, hscer, Airplane!
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2554

1. Name a first-billed cast member, or one of the directors, of the 1980 spoof Airplane!

This question has 17 answers. There are 11 actors, 1 "actor" (and I don't mean the person who played Murdock), 3 actresses, and 3 directors. One of the directors was also a first-billed cast member, hence 17 possible answers, not 18. None of the 17 correct answers are Ethel Merman or Howard Jarvis.


2. The opening sequence before the title credits is a parody of the 1975 film Jaws, which grossed $470 million (unadjusted) on a budget of $9 million. Adjusted for inflation, Jaws is still the 7th highest grossing film of all time in North America. But that's not important right now.

In 2003, the American Film Institute ranked the shark in Jaws as the 18th greatest movie villain of all time. Name one of the 17 ranked above it. Below is the list of films from which the 17 correct answers come. This is just for your assistance; you do not need to match the villain with the film.

2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, Chinatown, A Clockwork Orange, Double Indemnity, The Empire Strikes Back, The Exorcist, Fatal Attraction, The Godfather Part II, It’s a Wonderful Life, Misery, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Psycho, Schindler’s List, The Silence of the Lambs, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Wizard of Oz


3. The protagonist of the film fought in "the war," but which war is never identified by name.

Name a country on which the U.S. has formally declared war as well as the war in which it occurred. Each combination is a separate answer. (11 answers)

The U.S. has declared war in 5 different conflicts. In three of the five, the U.S. declared war on exactly one country. Only one country has formally been at war with the U.S. in multiple conflicts.


4. "I haven't felt this awful since we saw that Ronald Reagan film."

Name any full-length feature film in which Ronald Reagan was credited as an actor. (53 answers)


5. "He's alive but unconscious."
"Just like Gerald Ford."

Gerald Ford, despite having been a great collegiate athlete, got a reputation for being clumsy, hence the joke. While the reputation wasn't entirely unearned, it was aided by an impression done by Chevy Chase on Saturday Night Live. But that's not important right now.

Ford was appointed Vice President and assumed the office of President, having been elected to neither. Name a person who was elected at least once to BOTH offices, President and Vice President. (8 answers)


6. "Now pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon, Manny Mota, Mota, Mota, Mota..."

Pedro Borbon was an MLB pitcher from 1969-80, and Manny Mota a position player from 1962-82. They were never teammates. Only Mota ever made an All Star Game, representing the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League in 1973.

Name a position player or pitcher to represent the National League in the 1973 All Star Game. This means they were on the roster, not necessarily that they played. (30 answers)


7. "It was a rough place, the seediest dive on the wharf. Populated with every reject and cutthroat from Bombay to Calcutta. It was worse than Detroit."

In 1980, when the film came out, still only 5 U.S. cities were larger than Detroit, but even back then it did not have exactly have a great reputation. By the 2010 census, the number of larger U.S. cities had increased to 17.

Name a city larger than Detroit in the 2010 U.S. Census. The Census counts population within the city limits, not metropolitan area. (17 answers)

The largest city still smaller than Detroit as of the 2010 census was El Paso, Texas.


8. "He's a menace to himself and everything else in the air...Yes, birds too."

Name the state bird of one of these states or groups of states. Provide the letter and the bird in your answer. You don't need to give the exact species (i.e. if "Southwestern Crow" were an answer, just "crow" would be accepted). (12 answers)

A. Illinois, Ohio, Virginia
B. Arkansas, Florida, Texas
C. Connecticut, Michigan, Wisconsin
D. Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon
E. Maine, Massachusetts
F. Missouri, New York
G. Hawaii
H. Louisiana
I. Minnesota
J. New Mexico
K. Delaware
L. Maryland


9. "What do you make of this?"
"This? Well, I can make a brooch. Or a hat. Or a pterodactyl."

The pterodactyl never appeared on screen in the 1993 film Jurassic Park, even though it did live during the Late Jurassic. In fact, only two of the seven dinosaurs in the movie lived in the Jurassic period.

But maybe you'd prefer to make a hat. You have two options on this question:

Name any dinosaur (from any period) to be depicted on screen in Jurassic Park. One dinosaur's name appears but the creature itself is not depicted; this is NOT a correct answer. (7 answers)

OR

Identify the hat described below. Provide the letter and the name of the hat if you choose one of these. (7 answers)

A. A light cotton cap with a rounded crown and stiff bill
B. The name of this often brimless hat, popular in the 1920s, is French for "bell", after the shape of the hat
C. Red felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, popular in Arab-speaking countries
D. A rounded, ridged hat commonly found in workplace environments to protect the head from injury
E. A straw hat which actually originated in Ecuador
F. Distinctive hat worn by Catholic and Orthodox bishops, including the Pope
G. Brimless, short, round hat worn by many in Africa and of African origin

(Obviously, a total of 14 possible answers here.)


10. "This is WZAZ in Chicago, where disco lives forever!"

And the plane promptly destroys the radio station's tower. (Get it?) Disco was pretty dead by 1980, but not before the soundtrack to the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever, which starred John Travolta, became a smash hit.

Name a track on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. (17 answers)


11. "I need the best man on this, someone who knows that plane inside and out and won't crack under pressure."
"How about Mister Rogers?"

Air traffic control ends up going with Kramer instead, but Fred Rogers was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush in 2002. President Bush awarded 82 of them total, beginning with 12 on July 9, 2002. Name one, also picking the letter below which corresponds to their claim to fame.

A. Former Braves outfielder and all-time home run leader as of 2002
B. Stand-up comedian and TV star, especially as Cliff Huxtable from 1984-92
C. One of the Three Tenors (not Carreras or Pavarotti)
D. Austrian-born management consultant, educator, and author who invented "management by objectives"
E. She was publisher of the Washington Post formally from 1969-79 and de facto from 1963-2001
F. American physician who helped the cause of eradicating smallpox in the 1960s (currently a professor at the U. of Pittsburgh)
G. "Godfather of Neoconservatism" and father of the editor of The Weekly Standard
H. President of South Africa from 1994-99
I. Intel co-founder whose "Law" indicates computer power doubles roughly every two years
J. First Lady from 1981-89
K. Hosted children's TV program of eponymous "Neighborhood" from 1968-2001
L. 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times executive editor from 1977-88


12. "No, we can't do that, the risk of a flame-out is too great. Keep 'em at 24,000...No, feet."

There's really no way to know what the person on the other end of the phone thought Kramer meant. I doubt it was the metric system, but that's not important right now.

Give a prefix of the metric system meaning one of the factors below. No need to match it with its definition.

10^12, 10^9, 10^6, 10^3, 10^2, 10^-1, 10^-2, 10^-3, 10^-6, 10^-9, 10^-12

(11 answers)


13. "Flying a plane is no different than riding a bicycle, just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes."

Name a Tour de France winner since 1990, regardless of whether his championship is now forfeited. (12 answers)

The same cyclist won in 1989 and 1990 (obviously making him a correct answer).


14. "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit..."

Name one of the four things McCroskey picked the wrong week to quit in the movie. Or, if you don't know those: name a day of the week...in French or German. Each day of the week in each language is a separate answer. (18 total answers)


15. "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."

You didn't think I'd skip these last two quotes, did you!?

Give the surname of one of these famous people who ARE (or were) named Shirley. Please provide the letter and the surname. (11 answers)

A. Won 1960 Best Supporting Actress for Elmer Gantry; also appeared in film versions of Oklahoma! and Carousel
B. Won 1983 Best Actress for Terms of Endearment; older sister of Warren Beatty
C. Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court passed over for the U.S. court in favor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
D. Welsh singer who sang the themes of 3 James Bond films (Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, Moonraker)
E. Child actress who later became a U.S. ambassador (appointed by...Gerald Ford, of course)
F. First African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress, she later ran for President in 1972
G. Swedish singer of "Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus" and 2-time Melodifestivalen finalist
H. U.S. Department of Agriculture employee controversially fired in 2010 after edited speech to NAACP leaked by Andrew Breitbart
I. Washington Post sports columnist from 1933-98
J. Baroness of Crosby and one of the SDP-founding "Gang of Four"
K. Scottish singer, lead vocalist of the band Garbage
L. Are You Being Served? character portrayed by Wendy Richard (the only fictional character on this question)

Bonus Questions!
Each is worth -1 point, with no penalty for incorrect answers.
1. In Airplane!, the actress famous for her role as June Cleaver on Leave It To Beaver portrayed a woman fluent in what language?
2. The dinner options on the flight in Airplane! were steak and fish. What did Doctor Rumack have?
3. The plot of Airplane! is mostly lifted from what serious 1957 film, with many quotes in the former lifted directly from the latter?

Smoking or non-smoking?
Smoking, please.

How about some coffee, Johnny?
No thanks!

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TD 225, Lumosityfan, Will You Sheep Out?
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2566

(Note: This quiz is a Think Same rather than a Think Different.)

1. Name a state of the United States.
2. Name a country of the world in the UN as of January 5, 2015.
3. Name a World Series champion.
4. Name a men's singles Grand Slam winner in the Open era (French Open 1968 to US Open 2014).
5. Name a winner of the Oscar for Best Picture.
6. Name a play of Shakespeare.
7. Name a planet of the Solar System.
8. Name an astronaut who has gone into space in a Mercury, Gemini, or Apollo mission.
9. Name a Jeopardy! superchampion.
10. Name an emperor of the Roman Empire.
11. Name a king/queen of England after 1070.
12. Name a book of the Bible.
13. Name a track-and-field event in the Olympics for 2012.
14. Name a Nobel Prize for Physics winner.
15. Name a host of the Today show.

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TD 226, dnbguy, 2014 in Review
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2583

1. In the summer of 2014, thousands of people participated in the ALS ice bucket challenge. This album contains photos of 10 famous people immediately post soaking. Identify one of them.

2. Name a movie released in 2014 that made at least $150 million at the US domestic box office as of January 11, 2015 according to Box Office Mojo. There are 19 answers to this question. The 20th highest grossing movie, Ride Along, made $135 million. Among movies that haven’t made $150 million yet but are still in theaters, Into the Woods has made the most, with $105 million.

3. Name one of the 36 US senators elected on or after November 4, 2014. They come from the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma (x2), Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina (x2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming.

4. Pick one of the following events, and identify the month in which it occurred. Note that you must provide the letter you choose with your answer:
Spoiler
A. By a 55% - 45% vote, Scotland decides to remain a part of the United Kingdom.
B. Germany defeats Argentina in the FIFA Men's World Cup Final.
C. The United States announces it will re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba.
D. Stanislas Wawrinka wins his first Grand Slam championship, the Australian Open.
E. Dilma Rousseff is re-elected as President of Brazil.
F. Mo'ne Davis pitches a shutout at the Little League World Series.
G. The final episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno airs.
H. Magnus Carlsen wins the World Chess Championship, defeating Viswanathan Anand.
I. Meb Keflezighi becomes the first American man to win the Boston Marathon since 1983.
5. Identify one of the following people who passed away during 2014:
Spoiler
* Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 - 2006
* Comedian who portrayed Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting and the Genie in Aladdin
* Author and poet whose works include "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
* Actress whose first film role was as the female lead in To Have and Have Not
* Comedienne, most recently co-host of Fashion Police on E!
* Author whose works include "100 Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera"
* Senator from Tennessee who served as Senate Majority Leader from 1981 - 1985
* Child star who later in life served as US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1989 - 1992
* Host of American Top 40 from 1970 - 2009
6. Name one of the sports teams that participated in one of the following games: the 2014 BCS National Championship Game, Super Bowl 48, the 2014 Men's Basketball NCAA Division 1 National Championship, the 2014 NBA Finals, the 2014 NHL Finals, and the 2014 World Series.

7. Name one of the top 15 songs on the 2014 Billboard Year End Hot 100 chart. To help, I've included some lyrics from each song below:
Spoiler
* Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
* Are you ready for, ready for, a perfect storm, perfect storm
* Love your curves and all your edges, all your perfect imperfections
* I'm in the fast lane from L.A. to Tokyo
* Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep, dreaming about the things that we could be
* Been around the world, don't speak the language, but your booty don't need explaining
* Marry that girl, marry her anyway, marry that girl, yeah no matter what you say
* 'Cause every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top
* Head in the clouds got no weight on my shoulders
* Why am I so emotional? No, it's not a good look, gain some self-control
* Let's make a night you won't remember, I'll be the one you won't forget
* But if you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothing's changed at all?
* 'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play, and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
* If one thing I know, I'll fall but I'll grow
* Fire up loud, another round of shots!
8. Identify one of the 12 people who are at least partially visible in this photo.

9. Potpourri! Identify one of the following:
Spoiler
* Game developed by Dong Nguyen that was voluntarily removed from the iTunes App Store and Google Play in February 2014
* Former Missouri Tiger and seventh-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams who became the first openly gay player in the NFL
* European Space Agency spacecraft that landed on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (either the spacecraft or the lander)
* Americans who won the gold medal in Ice Dancing at the Winter Olympics in Sochi (both are needed)
* Chinese company founded by Jack Ma whose $25 billion IPO was the largest in the world
* 17-year-old Pakistani education activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
* Prime Minister of India, inaugurated in May 2014
* Movie starring Seth Rogen and James Franco that was released online on December 24, and in limited release on December 25
* Transportation/taxi company that has attracted criticism for its "surge" pricing algorithm
10. Finally, 2014 was the year of Arthur Chu and Julia Collins. Below are all the Final Jeopardy questions that either Arthur Collins or Julia Chu got correct during Season 30. Give the correct response to one of them. YOU MUST ANSWER IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION!
Spoiler
o LITERARY QUOTES: A maxim of Ayn Rand was "Man's ego is" this "of human progress"
o CAPITAL CITIES: One of the 2 world capitals that end in the letter "Z"; one is in Europe & one in the Americas
o BUSINESS: "The Everything Store" is a book about this company that in 2012 was home to 1% of all North American Internet traffic
o LANDMARKS: From 1936 to 1987, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power helped operate this facility in another state
o MODERN DAY SUFFIXES: Dating from 1973, this 4-letter suffix indicates a person or thing that has become associated with public scandal
o NOVEL TITLES: The title of this 1951 novel comes from the hero's fantasy of rescuing children falling from a cliff
o HISTORIC GROUPS: With fewer than 10 member cities in attendance, this association based in Lubeck held its last assembly in 1669
o BASEBALL: Vine Line is the official magazine of this Major League Baseball team
o HOLIDAYS IN OTHER COUNTRIES: William Tubman's nearly 3 decades of leadership is celebrated on his birthday, November 29, in this country
o COMPUTERS: The creator of this computer command called it "a 5-minute job"; in 2013 Bill Gates called it "a mistake"
o NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS: Due to injuries suffered in 2 plane crashes in Africa, he was unable to accept his 1954 Nobel Prize in person
o ALBUM COVERS: This band used a picture of the Hindenburg disaster on the cover of its eponymous debut album
o U.S. STATES: Other than Q, these 2 letters appear the least in the names of states, each appearing only once
o BUSINESS HISTORY: In 1945 this product added a plaid design to its "snail" dispenser
o TECHNOLOGY: When Apple sued for iPad patent infringement, Samsung cited this 1968 movie as the originator of the design
o THE 1960s: In his last speech, he mentioned local newsmakers of the day, including his friend Cesar Chavez & Don Drysdale
o 20th CENTURY PLAY TITLES: This play's title comes from the name of a Greek king said to have carved a statue of a woman & fallen in love with it
o OPERA: In a bit of foreshadowing, the title character's dad has committed suicide before the action of this 1904 opera
o 19th CENTURY POLITICS: A Senate seat from this Southern state sat vacant for 4 years; when it was filled, its ex-occupant had become U.S. President
BONUS: Identify the singer who performed "Let It Go" at the 2014 Academy Awards, as her name was mis-pronounced by John Travolta. (-2 points for the Travolta version; -1 for her real name. Don't worry too much about spelling!)

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TD 227, goatman, Heavenly Bodies
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2596

1. Easy warm-up on 8 major planets of our solar system, which are named for archaic deities. Provide a response to ONE of the clues below, WITH letter:

a. Smallest major planet of the solar system, since Pluto was demoted (is that a kind of 'promotion'?!); named for the messenger of the gods.
b. 'Sister' planet to Earth, AKA the Morning and the Evening 'Star', named for Roman goddess of love, all its features are named for ladies.
c. Name the only planet other than Earth not named for a Roman God or Goddess; it is named for Greek Titan, son of Chronos and Gaia.
d. Planet with a high concentration of methane in its atmosphere, giving it a bright green hue; it's also the only planet to have its axis tilted nearly perpendicular to the ecliptic, maybe it got 'knocked on it's side'?
e. Name a major planet with only two moons, named 'Fear' and 'Terror,' it's appropriately named for a 'warlike' deity.
f. It's the largest planet of the solar system, has a Great Red Spot, and is also the planet with the most moons (64 and counting), by Jove!
g. Seasons on this planet named for the Roman God of Agriculture last 21 years; it changes color from a drab orange in summer to a cool pale blue-gray in winter and has large, pretty rings!
h. This smallest of the gas giants is named for the Roman God of the Sea, it has a rocky core and a dark blue hue with a vanishing Great Dark Spot and very narrow rings, which are really visible only when viewed from behind!
i. The word 'planet' comes from the Greek "aster planetes," meaning this:

2. Many dwarf planets are now known, one in the asteroid belt and many new ones discovered in Trans-Neptunian orbits. The general term 'Plutino' has become popular in describing these small worlds. Name ONE of the following:

a. Dwarf Planet named for Roman God of the underworld, the original 'Plutino,' demoted from full planetary status in 2006.
b. Asteroid, AKA 'minor planet' named for Roman Queen of the Gods, not quite qualified to be a dwarf planet; also the name of a spacecraft headed for Jupiter, arriving in 2016.
c. Asteroid or minor planet named for Roman Goddess of the Hearth, also didn't quite make the cut for dwarf designation.
d. Dwarf Planet named for Roman Goddess of discord, formerly nicknamed 'Xena' for the warrior princess; the largest known dwarf planet.
e. Dwarf Planet named for Roman Goddess of fertility, the largest world in the asteroid belt, previously a 'super-asteroid.'
f. Dwarf Planet named for Goddess of fertility of the Rapanui people of Easter Island, because of its discovery on Easter: it's name sounds like "do-do."
g. Technically a moon, this dwarf planetoid is known as the 'anti-Pluto' and is locked in resonant orbit with its master in a binary planetary system.
h. Dwarf Planet named for Etruscan God of the Underworld, homonymous with a resort island in Puget Sound, where the discoverer likes to vacation; it has a tiny moon named 'Vanth.'
i. Dwarf Planet named for Matron goddess of Hawaii, it has two moons named Hi'iaka and Namaka, her daughters.
j. Dwarf Planet originally known only as TNO 90377, now named for an Inuit goddess of the Sea; she lives at the bottom of the frozen Arctic ocean, how apropos, considering this world is the farthest known TNO wandering in the frozen wastes of interstellar space, its orbit spans 942 Astronomical Units from the Sun, over 60 times farther out than Neptune!

3. The moons of the major planets also have fascinating appellations; name ONE of the following about Jupiter's moons:

a. Metis, Adrastaea and Thebe are tiny satellites that maintain Jupiter's narrow ring system by 'herding' ice particles in orbit with their tiny gravity, giving rise to this pastoral name for moons that 'guide' and 'watch over' their 'flocks' of particles:
b. Name the Jovian moon named for a girl who was turned into a Heifer by Zeus to hide her from a very angry, jealous Hera.
c. Name the Jovian moon named for a girl who was abducted (that word again!) by Zeus, who transformed himself into a bull to escape Hera's wrath. (Recently featured in an art category where she is shown riding his back crossing a river with Hera in hot pursuit, by Raphael!)
d. Name the Jovian moon named for a girl who was Zeus' secret lover and nymph of Artemis, it is the farthest out of the large Jovian moons in its orbit.
e. Name the Jovian moon named for a boy who was abducted by Zeus; the largest of the moons, it's larger than the smallest major planet!
f. Name the Jovian moon named for the she-goat who suckled Zeus while his mother hid him from his father Cronus, it's the 5th largest moon of Jupiter, discovered in 1892 by Barnard.
g. This comet, consisting of at least '9' separate bodies, missed becoming moons and fell into Jupiter in 1994 making a titanic splash, name it:

4. The Moons of Saturn are even more fun for the whole family:

a. Name the largest moon of Saturn; it is the second largest moon of all the solar system's moons, it's name sounds like an ancient god.
b. Saturn's moon Mimas is named for a Titan Giant slain by Ares using red-hot projectiles from Hephaestus' forge, it is nicknamed for "this evil Imperial battle station" because of it's large, characteristic crater spanning over 80 miles (130km), about 1/3 of the tiny moon's diameter (Quote: "Head for that small moon!" "Umm... that's not a moon, Han...") ->name the battlestation!
c. This moon of Saturn has an icy crust and active ice geysers spray water ice into its thin icy atmosphere, it is apparently is formed almost entirely of water ice.
d. This moon of Saturn named for Cronus' wife and mother of Zeus, it sounds like a flightless South American bird, and is spelled the same too!
e. Features on the surface of Saturn's moon Iapetus are named for places and characters in the Song of 'this' Paladin of Charlemagne; e.g.; Roncevaux Terra: name the Paladin.
f. Moon of Saturn named after an Ocean Goddess, a Titan goddess of Greek Mythology who also had a primordial sea named for her, which divided the continents Gondwana and Laurasia and covered much of what is now the Sahara.
g. Moon of Saturn named for a Titan goddess of the Moon, she sounds like a character from 'Friends,' but she is not Monica or Rachel.
h. Moon of Saturn named for a Titan meaning, 'watchful,' he was Chronus' elder brother; its also the name of a Longfellow novel and a Keats poem.

5. Persons who discovered the planets and their moons have taken their place in history as famous pioneers. Name ONE of the following with letter:

a. Discovered the four large moons of Jupiter using a homebuilt telescope based on design published by Hans Lippershey: First person to discover moons orbiting another world, on the evening of 7 Jan 1610 he found "three fixed stars, totally invisible by their smallness", circling Jupiter, which he showed to be in orbit by their changing position over subsequent observations: name this "Father of Modern Science."
b. Dutch discoverer of the largest moon of Saturn in 1655 using his own telescope design; a spacecraft probe that landed on Saturn's largest moon in Jan 2005 is named after him.
c. Discovered four additional Saturnian satellites bewtween 1671-84 that he wanted to call Siderea Lodoicea after King Louis XIV, his sponsor, fortunately that didn't catch on; the spacecraft sent to Saturn in 1997, arriving in 2004 is named for him, as well as the large Division in Saturn's rings.
d. Discovered two additional satellites of Saturn in 1789 after he discovered Uranus, 1781; wanted to call it "Georgium Sidus," fortunately that was also disapproved; he also discovered the two largest moons orbiting Uranus and was knighted for all the above, becoming Astronomer Royal.
e. Berlin astronomer who discovered Neptune in 1846 based on mathematical predictions of LeVerrier and Adams, who share credit for his discovery.
f. Discovered largest moon of Neptune 1846 just a few days after the planet's discovery, as well as third and fourth largest moons of Uranus. You could say he 'lassooed those moon ponies!'
g. Discovered Pluto in 1930 while working as an assistant to 'real' astronomers; the PL in Pluto may be in recognition of his boss, Percival Lowell. IMHO they shoulda called it "Cluto!"
h. Discovered five dwarf planets between 2002-2011 with his Caltech group, name the author of: "How I Killed Pluto and Why it had it Coming."
i. Scientist- PR man who selflessly promoted scientific learning and understanding, designed the "Adam & Eve" plaque on Pioneer 10 & 11 and author of Contact, made into a film starring Jodi Foster and Matthew McConaughey in 1997, and Cosmos; his memorable quote: "billions and billions" (not Ray Kroc!); he passed away in 1996 without having seen his film.

6.Moons of Uranus are named for characters in plays and poems, always great DD and FJ fodder; name ONE of the following (I spared you the pain of choosing from among all 27 known Uranian moons!):

a. Alexander Pope wrote "The Rape of The Lock", from which two moons of Uranus are named, name either.
b. Shakespeare wrote "A Midsummer NIght's Dream," its characters names are the source for many moons of Uranus, name one.
c. Name the only Uranian moon whose name is shared by a character in both the above plays!
d. Name the Uranian moons named for character in Midsummer Night's Dream known as Robin Goodfellow (sounds like a hockey player!).
e. This daughter of Prospero, the magician in The Tempest is the namesake of a Uranian moon, name her/it.
f. The two largest moons of Uranus were named for faeries in Midsummer Night's Dream by the same astronomer who discovered the planet, name both.
g. This youngest and truest daughter of King Lear has a Uranian moon named for her (She replied to her father; “Nothing, my lord.” (1.1.86). She continued, “Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave / My heart into my mouth. I love your majesty / According to my bond; no more nor less.”
h. This moon is named for Hamlet's love, for whom her brother Laertes; "Forbid my tears, for she has had too much of water already.":
i. This moon of Uranus is named for the poor, dumb, monstrous brute that Prospero had to do his bidding:
j. This Uranian moon is named for Kate's sister in The Taming of the Shrew, she was the sweetie-pie of their household:
k. Uranian moon named for Othello's unfortunate wife, whom he; "Loved not wisely, but too well."
l. Uranian moon named for girl who played a lawyer in The Merchant of Venice, she said; "The Quality of Mercy is not strained, it droppeth from Heaven like the gentle rain upon the place beneath, and is twice blessed, for it blesseth both him that receives, and him that gives it."
m. Uranian moon named for girl who gets lost in the Forest of Arden in As You Like It, and meets up with Jacques, a dour fellow who considers 'all the world a stage, and the men and women in it merely players; they have their entrances, and exits."
n. Uranian moon named for a poor little royal waif who gets 'lost' in The Winter's Tale and spends 16 years separated from her mother Queen Hermione (shades of Sleeping Beauty here, eh?):
o. Uranian moon named for a mischievious winged spite with bow & arrow who puts Timon of Athens at risk for venereal disease:
p. Uranian moon named for Romeo's love:
q. Uranian moon named for Troilus' love:

7. Moons of Neptune are named for sea-gods and goddesses, and make great DD fodder:

a. Name the largest moon of Neptune, the only large solar system moon which has both retrograde rotation and retrograde orbit, it must eventually fall into the planet from tidal forces or be torn to pieces, forming new rings, so it was almost certainly a dwarf planet that 'wandered' too close and was captured.
b. Five Neptunian moons are named for sea nymphs; name Neptune's second largest moon, the largest of the 'nymph-named' moons:
c. He discovered Neptune's second largest moon above in 1949; objects beyond Neptune are said to be in this 'Belt' named for Gerald_________(NOT "asteroid," please!).
d. This 6th largest moon of Neptune is named for a statue that Pygmalion so loved, Aphrodite brought her to life (Not Eliza Doolitte!); name the statue/moon:
e. Larissa was discovered in 1981 during occultation of Neptune's rings, making it faintly visible; Despina and Thalassa are 'nymphs' and names of small moons discovered in the flyby of this spacecraft in 1989. (Specify both spacecraft name and number designation, please!)
f. This smallest, innermost moon was also discovered in 1989; it's name means "shape-changer."
g. Name of a tiny 'nymph' moon discovered in 1989, which is eponymous with Havana-Key West swimmer Diana______; perhaps she is a nymph of Artemis?! (No penalty for spelling!)

8. Beyond our solar system are countless "Billions and Billions" of stars. Give the proper name one of the following bright spots' nicknamed:

a. The Dog Star
b. The Little Dog Star, its name means 'before the dog'
c. The bright blue-white giant that makes Orion's left foot
d. The Supergiant red star that makes Orion's right shoulder
e. Our nearest neighboring star (two acceptable responses, depending on source)
f. The North Star
g. Brightest star in Constellation Cygnus, its name means 'tail' in Arabic
h. Brightest star in Constellation Aquila, its' name means 'flying eagle'
i. Brightest star in Constellation Lyra, it has been the North Pole Star, and in about 13k years will be again:
j. These 'seven sisters' appear in Taurus.
k. These cousins of the seven sisters, the 'five sisters,' also appear in Taurus.
l. This bright red supergiant in Taurus is often confused with similar-sounding Alderaan, the homeworld of Princess Leia!
m. Brightest star in Leo, it's name sounds quite 'regular'!
n. This variable star in Perseus means 'Gorgon' or 'Ghoul' in Arabic.
o. This bright double star in the handle of the Big Dipper, in the middle of the handle, is actually two binary systems, or a quadruple system of four stars; its name means belt or girdle in Arabic; the ability to distinguish a binary star was used as a vision test for acuity in ancient times.
p. Millions and millions of stars taken together form galaxies, a word originating from the Greek, "Galaxias" meaning this:

9. Stars make up constellations, some of which reoccur on J! with great regularity. Name ONE of the following (Please carefully recall that Zodiac names are similar, but NOT the same spelling or pronunciation as constellations, e.g; certain Zodiac signs end in "-io" while their constellation names end in "-us," negbait pitfall, look out!):

a. Constellation named for a hunter, he holds a club in one hand and a sword in his belt
b. Constellation named for the hunter's dogs (two possible)
c. Constellation named for the hunter's quarry, a rabbit
d. Constellation named for a girl who was chained to a rock, also the name of a galaxy in our Local Group headed for a direct collision in ~4B years
e. Constellation named for the guy who saved the girl chained to the rock
f. Constellation named for the horse that the guy who saved the girl rode in on
g. Constellation named for the vain queen mother of the girl chained to the rock. who boasted of the girl's beauty and angered the gods, bad move!
h. Constellation named for the husband of the mother of the girl chained to the rock, he was King of Aethiopia
i. Constellation named for a swan
j. Constellation named for an eagle
k. Constellation named for a goat
l. Constellation named for a bull
m. Constellation named for an archer
n. Constellation named for an arrow (similar to (k) but not equivalent!)
o. Constellation named for a bear (two possible)
p. Constellation named for a virtuous maiden
q. Constellation named for a balance scale

10. Astrology, which is superstition is commonly inappropriately associated with and confused with astronomy, which is science, are hopelessly jumbled into each other in television game shows and popular culture; name ONE Zodiac sign constellation from its meaning below, with letter:

a. The Goat
b. The Water-Bearer
c. The Fish
d. The Ram
e. The Bull
f. The Twins
g. The Crab
h. The Lion
i. The Maiden
j. The scales
k. The scorpion
l. The archer

11. Potpourri:
a. Moons with names meaning 'Fear' and 'Terror' were referenced in clue above. Name both!
b. Name both major planets that have no known moons.
c. This moon of the dwarf planet formerly named 'Xena' is named for a minor goddess of chaos, her name means "bad memory." Formerly named "Gabrielle," it Is actually the 3rd largest dwarf planet, in another binary planetary system.
d. Element named for Earth's moon Goddess (not Lunarium, lol!).
e. Only five planets were known to the ancients; name the most distant planet visible as a 'star' to the naked eye.
f. Name both planets with a retrograde rotation (turns clockwise when viewed from north, above ecliptic plane).
g. Name both Mars rovers that explored two different sites from 2003 - 2011, when contact was lost with one rover (the other continues to operate today!).
h. "Heavenly body" that played Terpsichore in "Down to Earth," born Margarita Carmen Cansino.
i. "Heavenly body" known as the original 'blonde bombshell,' born Harlean Carpenter.
j. "Heavenly Body" known as the "Working Man's Monroe," born Vera Jayne Palmer.
k. "Heavenly Body" known as the first cover girl on Playboy magazine, nee Norma Jean Mortenson.
l. "Heavenly Body" known for her namesake life vest.
m. "Heavenly Body" known for her film; "And God Created Woman" and French activism in women's rights, more famous for her St. Tropez tan.
n. "Heavenly Body" known for her roles opposite Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront" 1954 and Cary Grant in "North By Northwest" 1959.
o. "Heavenly Body" known for her roles in Hitchcock films 'Dial M for Murder' and 'Rear Window' and marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco.

BONUS ROUND: You may respond to any or all of the following in an attempt to reduce your score; there is no penalty for guessing incorrectly! Theoretically you could win with a minimum perfect score of zero (there are 11 questions, with one Drop, and 8 choices, three of which are two-pointers)!

a. Name the spacecraft sent to Venus in 2004 that was made of spare parts, and named for the explorer, whose ship was first to circumnavigate the Earth (he didn't make it!); for a bonus bonus point, name the spacecraft sent to Mercury in 2004, whose name is an acronym derived from Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging, how appropriate!
b. Spacecraft Pathfinder's robotic rover sent to explore Mars in 1997 was named for an African-American women's rights activist, name the rover:
c. Farthest man-made object from Earth, it overtook Pioneer 11, the 'little spacecraft that could' and crossed the heliopause in 2012, an historic first:
d. Rosetta, the ESA spacecraft mission to comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko ("Chury") dropped this probe onto the surface in 2014, the first ever to land on a comet; name the lander:
e. This spacecraft will arrive at Pluto in July and will be the first to ever visit a dwarf planet after a nine years' voyage, name the spacecraft (as in J!, will be wrong if improper number singular/plural!):
f. The Paladin of Charlemagne that took one for the team at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass was famed for carrying a named sword and a horn that when blown, sounded like trumpeting from a large land animal (legend has it that he burst his temple from the force of blowing it when overrun); name either for one point less, or both for two! If you can remember his horse's name I'll go still one better, or if not, then feel free to guess at its meaning for a tiebreaker!
g. Name the giant crater in Saturn's moon Mimas; it is named after the moon's discoverer, dubbed a Knight by George III, who also discovered Uranus and was appointed Astronomer Royal.
h. "Heavenly Body" known for her roles in silent screen film as America's Sweetheart, she married Douglas Fairbanks, JR, the so-called "King of Hollywood" and together they founded their own studio, United Artists: for one point give the name of the actress, and for two points off, give the nickname of the jointly-named estate where they lived in Beverly Hills:

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TD 228, lieph82, The Williams College Course Catalog
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Division I: Languages and the Arts
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1. English
Name an adult novel written by George Eliot, Charlotte Brontë, or Anne Brontë (I’ll discount Charlotte Brontë’s The Professor and her unfinished work. Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Brontë).

2. French
Translate one of the following French food words to English. Make sure to include the letter of your choice in your response.

A. jambon
B. lapin
C. nouilles
D. beurre
E. courgette
F. cerises
G. myrtilles
H. truite
I. pomme
J. grenouille
K. poulet
L. crevettes

3. Arabic
Name the capital of one of the twelve largest UN member states by area of which Arabic is an official language.

4. Music
Name a composer or pair of composers who won one of the last fourteen Academy Awards for Best Original Score (for Gravity; Life of Pi; The Artist; The Social Network; Up; Slumdog Millionaire; Atonement; Babel; Brokeback Mountain; Finding Neverland; The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; Frida; The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; or Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon).

5. Comparative Literature
Name a book in which you can find one of the following lines (the original book please, it'd be just like you people to rattle off books of secondary analysis). All of the books were either originally written in a language other than English or are about a different nation or culture. You do not need to include the letter of your choice in your response.

A. ''Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago, one of those who has a lance and ancient shield on a shelf and keeps a skinny nag and a greyhound for racing.”
B. "Alexey Fyodorovich…was the third son of Fyodor Pavlovich…, a landowner well known in our district in his own day (and still remembered among us) owing to his tragic and obscure death, which happened exactly thirteen years ago, and which I shall describe in its proper place."
C. “Let me state this quite unequivocally: it is my firm conviction that the hidden purpose of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 was nothing more nor less than the elimination of my benighted family from the face of the earth.”
D. “Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested.”
E. “With her Florentino Ariza learned what he had already experienced many times without realizing it: that one can be in love with several people at the same time, feel the same sorrow with each, and not betray any of them. Alone in the midst of the crowd on the pier, he said to himself in a flash of anger: 'My heart has more rooms than a whorehouse.'”
F. “Maman died today.”
G. “In his original design the solicitor's clerk seemed to have forgotten the need for a staircase to link both the floors, and what he had provided had the appearance of an afterthought. Doorways had been punched in the eastern wall and a rough wooden staircase - heavy planks on an uneven frame with one warped unpainted banister, the whole covered with a sloping roof of corrugated iron - hung precariously at the back of the house, in striking contrast with the white-pointed brickwork of the front, the white woodwork and the frosted glass of doors and windows. For this house [he] had paid five thousand five hundred dollars.”
H. “A laotong relationship is made by choice...when we first looked in each other's eyes in the palanquin I felt something special pass between us--like a spark to start a fire or a seed to grow rice. But a single spark is not enough to warm a room nor is a single seed enough to grow a fruitful crop. Deep love--true-heart love--must grow.”
I. "Our hero was not one of those Dominican cats everybody's always going on about–he wasn't no home-run hitter or a fly bachatero, not a playboy with a million hots on his jock."
J. “Normally seven minutes of another person's company was enough to give her a headache so she set things up to live as a recluse. She was perfectly content as long as people left her in peace. Unfortunately society was not very smart or understanding.”
K. “The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.”
L. “I have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi. For our Lord suffered. And I come to believe that he suffered, not to save us from suffering, but to teach us how to bear suffering. For he knew that there is no life without suffering.”

6. Art History
Name a painter of one of the seventeen most expensive paintings based on (September 2014 inflation-adjusted) prices paid at auctions or private sales (the paintings are The Card Players; No.5, 1948; Woman III; Le Rêve; Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I; Portrait of Dr. Gachet; Three Studies of Lucian Freud; Bal du moulin de la Galette; Garçon à la pipe; The Scream; Flag; Nude, Green Leaves and Bust; Portrait of Joseph Roulin; Dora Maar au Chat; Irises; Eight Elvises; and Anna’s Light).
Division II: Social Studies
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7. Political Science
Name a retired, resigned, and/or deceased Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by a Republican president no earlier than 1953.

8. History
Name a country that granted full suffrage to women (though perhaps not to men and women of certain minority groups) between 1893 and 1920.

9. Religion
According to Septuagint, name someone who lived more than 450 years (in Septuagint, Eber only lives 404 years).

10. Psychology
Name a category of psychological disorders that has its own chapter in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) and does not begin with A, M, S, or T, the first and last two letters of AMHERST.

11. Africana Studies
Name an African American who was or is a United States senator or governor for at least one year (this disqualifies PBS Pinchback).

12. Sociology
Name a female winner of the American version of Survivor.
Division III: Science and Mathematics
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13. Chemistry
Name an element with a known oxidation state of -3.

14. Statistics
Give the mean of one of the following probability distributions. Make sure to include the letter of your choice in your response. Probability mass/density functions are in order under the list of choices if you need them. Remember, no calculators or online tools.

A. Normal distribution with parameters μ (mean) and σ (standard deviation)
B. Chi-squared distribution with parameter k (degrees of freedom)
C. Continuous uniform distribution with parameters a (lower bound) and b (upper bound)
D. Bernoulli distribution with parameter p (success probability)
E. Binomial distribution with parameters p (success probability) and n (number of trials)
F. Geometric distribution with parameter p (success probability)
G. Hypergeometric distribution with parameters N (population size), K (number of successes), and n (number of draws without replacement)
H. Poisson distribution with parameter λ (rate parameter)
I. Student’s t distribution with parameter ν (degrees of freedom)
J. Exponential distribution with parameter λ (rate parameter)
K. Gamma distribution with parameters α (shape parameter) and β (rate parameter)
L. Rayleigh distribution with parameter σ (scale parameter)
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15. Geosciences
Name one of the geologic periods in the Phanerozoic eon as currently defined by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (I know there’s some inconsistency, so the answers I’m looking for, in chronological order, begin with COSDCPTJCPNQ, and anything more than 541 million years ago, like the Ediacaran, Cryogenian, etc., is too far back).

16. Biology
Name a bone or pair of bones in the human face or middle ears (this excludes the cranial bones, including the sphenoid and the ethmoid).

17. Mathematics
Compute one of the following definite integrals. Make sure to include the letter of your choice in your response. Remember, no calculators or online integration tools. Closed form solutions with a bunch of trigonometric functions and constants are fine.

A. x^2 from 0 to 1
B. (2x-1)/(x^2-x-6) from 0 to 1
C. 3x/(x^2+1) from 0 to π
D. cotx from π/6 to π/2
E. xsinx from 0 to π/2
F. (3x+11)/(x^2-x-6) from 0 to 1
G. sin(2x)cos(2x) from 0 to 1
H. e^-(sqrtx) from 0 to 1
I. log(1+x)/sqrtx from 0 to 1
J. sqrt(25x^2-4)/x from 2/5 to 4/5
K. dx/coshx from –inf to inf
L. (1+cosθ)^n from 0 to 2π

18. Physics
Pick an important constant below and tell me what it signifies. Make sure to include the letter of your choice in your response.

A. 9.81 m/s^2
B. 3.00*10^8 m/s
C. 331 m/s
D. 8.99*10^9 N*m^2/C^2
E. 1.60*10^-19 C
F. 1.67*10^-27 kg
G. 3.84*10^8 m
H. 6.63*10^-34 J*s
I. 6.67*10^-11 N*m^2/kg^2
J. 96485.309 C/mol
K. 10973731.534 1/m
L. 2.897756*10^-3 m*K
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TD 229, TheyCallMeMrKid, One-Hit Wonders?
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1. Baby Got Back (Sir Mix-A-Lot): Identify one of the backs (or fronts?) in the picture below. You do not need to provide the number with your answer. Click on the picture to see what may be a slightly bigger version.
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2. Rock Me Amadeus (Falco): Name someone who has won Best Actor in a Leading Role or Best Actress in a Leading Role the only time they were nominated for a Leading Role Oscar, including nominations for the upcoming 2015 ceremony.

3. In a Big Country (Big Country): Name a city that is a FORMER state capital of one of the United States of America. Note that a city is considered a state capital if the state legislature convenes there. I am looking specifically for cities that served as state capitals; not colony capitals, not territory capitals, not capitals of independent republics (unless those cities also served as the capital at some time after statehood was granted, of course.) For the original 13 colonies, I am considering statehood to have begun with the Declaration of Independence.

4. She Blinded Me with Science (Thomas Dolby): Name an element that has an oxidation state of +1.

5. She Blinded Me with Science (Refrain?) : Name a female winner of a Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine or Economic Sciences.

6. It Takes Two (Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock): Name a person who was part of a winning US Presidential election ticket exactly one time, either as the presidential candidate or as the vice-presidential candidate.

7. Pac -Man Fever (Gary Garcia and Jerry Buckner): Name one of the video games pictured below. You do NOT need to give the number with your answer.
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8. Take On Me (A-ha): Name a current team that has appeared in exactly one Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup Finals or NBA Finals.

9. Unbelievable (EMF): Name one of these people (or animals) who did something that could be described as singular. You do NOT need to include the letter with your answer.
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a. This horse gave Man O’ War the only loss of his career.
b. This golfer won the 1991 PGA Tournament as the ninth alternate, getting into the tournament only after several other qualifiers had dropped out.
c. This golfer, whose given first name is Frank, won the 1979 Masters even though he was a rookie (it was his first time competing in the event).
d. This golfer’s only PGA Tour victory was the 1969 US Open.
e. This two-sport athlete got only 1 Major League hit (for the New York Yankees) in his baseball career, and threw only 1 NFL touchdown pass (for the Dallas Cowboys) in his football career.
f. This player had only 1 hit in the 1988 World Series, the game-winning home run in Game 1 of the series.
g. This pitcher won 19 games in his 1976 rookie season, and 10 games in the rest of his career.
h. This captain of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team never played in an NHL game.
i. In 1983, this coach led his 6th-seeded team to one of the most surprising and memorable championships in NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament history.
j. This man won Wimbledon as an unseeded 17-year-old in 1985.
k. After rushing for only 126 yards in the entire 1987 regular season, this Washington Redskins running back ran for 204 yards in that season’s Super Bowl.
l. In only his 8th professional boxing match, this man defeated Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight championship.
10. Pop Muzik (M): Name the song that contains the lyrics below. You do not need to include the letter of your answer.
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a. There was funky China men from funky Chinatown, they were chopping them up, they were chopping them down
b. Mrs. Johnson you’re wearing your dresses way too high. It’s reported you’ve been drinkin’ and runnin’ round with men and goin’ wild.
c. Workin’ so hard like a soldier, can’t afford a thing on TV, deep in my heart I abhor ya, Can’t get food for the kid
d. And we can act like we come from out of this world, leave the real one far behind
e. So come on baby won’t you show some class, why you want to move so fast
f. I’m heavenly blessed and worldly wise, I’m a peeping-tom techy with x-ray eyes
g. you’ll pick your son, pick your daughter, too, from the bottom of a long glass tube
h. I could put my arms around every boy I see, but they’d only remind me of you
i. Gonna tell myself “Hey, man, no get angry”, Yippie yi yo, To any girls callin’ them canine, Yippie yi yo
j. You in that dress, my thoughts I confess, well, they’re dirty
k. Started out this morning feeling so polite, I always thought a fish could not be caught who wouldn’t bite
BONUS: For -2 points , name the artist (person, duo or group) who turned the song you chose in Question #10 into their only big hit.

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TD 230, Tigershark, I Wish I Could Go Back to College
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Part I- Basic Requirements[/size]

1. Writing/Freshman Seminar: There were two requirements that had to be taken during my Freshman year a writing seminar and a Freshman seminar. I couldn’t think up a question related to a Freshman seminar, so this question is just about writing. All of the following contain a grammatical error. Correct the error or just tell me what’s wrong with it.

A. Willow cast a spell that had the affect of making Spike and Buffy fall in love.
B. Dear Sally, I need you’re advice. Should I go to Berlin with Noel or drive across the country with Ben?
C. Lindsay, Daniel, Kim, Nick, and Ken were horrified to see that the lead singer of the hot new band was they’re guidance counselor.
D. Walking and talking through the hotel, the passage of the gun control bill was discussed by Josh and C.J.
E. Phoebe began playing “Smelly Cat,” everyone in Central Perk wanted to cover their ears.
F. Dr. Doug Ross treated an accident victim with multiple fractures internal bleeding and a concussion.
G. Tony orders onion rings, than there is a sudden fade to black.
H. Carrie and Miranda met for lunch and discussed her on and off relationship with Steve.
I. Rory and Lorelei enter Luke’s, and both orders coffee.
J. Kramer bursted through Jerry’s door and proclaimed “I’m out of the contest!”
K. The tribe has spoken. Its time to go.
L. Will was supposed to meet Grace for “Sing Along Sound of Music” at a theater on 39th, accept Will went to the theater on 3rd and 9th.

Nested bonus: You may have noticed that all of the sentences above reference TV shows that aired an original episode sometime while I was in college. For minus one (-1) point off your score, name the show that corresponds to the letter you select.

Bonus: If you really know your TV history, you can figure out what year I graduated without guessing. At least one show on this list is a long running show that ended spring of my freshman year and at least one show is a long running show that debuted fall of my senior year. For minus one (-1) point, what year did I graduate. NOTE: I was in college for four straight years and graduated on time.

2. Foreign Literature To complete the foreign language requirement, we were required to take a literature class in a foreign language. I don’t know of any other school with a foreign language requirement that insane. The following is list of works that were originally written in Spanish. Give me the English translation of the title.

A. Bodas de Sangre
B. Cien anos de soledad
C. Hija de la fortuna
D. Conversación en la catedral
E. La colmena
F. La viuda valenciana
G. Como agua para chocolate
H. Hombres de maíz
I. El beso de la mujer araña
J. Historia universal de la infamia
K. El Laberinto de la Soledad
L. Los detectives salvajes

Nested bonus: Name the author of the work selected.

3. P.E. Yes, I had to take a P.E. class to graduate. So many people think that’s weird, but it was a very easy half semester class where we ran around the track or hit the weight room. Besides, it gave the excuse for a Sports question. Wake Forest plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference. All of the athletes listed below played for a school that is a current member of the ACC. Name the school. NOTE: At least one played for a school that was not in the ACC when he was a student.

A. Carmelo Anthony
B. Chris Bosh
C. Kyrie Irving
D. Chris Paul
E. Frank Gore
F. Philip Rivers
G. Matt Ryan
H. C.J. Spiller
I. Buster Posey
J. Jeff Samardzira
K. Kyle Seager
L. Ryan Zimmerman

Part II- Divisional Requirements

Now that you’re done with the basic requirements, it’s time for the Divisional Requirements. There are five divisions, Literature, Math/Science, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Art.

Division 1: Literature For this division we had to take two classes for from the following three categories: British Literature, American Literature, Foreign Literature (either in the original language or in Translation)

4. British Literature The following quotes are from a works from British (or Irish) literature that describe the title character. Name the work or character.
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A. [Title Character], handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.

She was the youngest of the two daughters of a most affectionate, indulgent father; and had, in consequence of her sister's marriage, been mistress of his house from a very early period…

The real evils, indeed, of [Title Character]'s situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself; these were the disadvantages which threatened alloy to her many enjoyments. The danger, however, was at present so unperceived, that they did not by any means rank as misfortunes with her.

B. I rose; I dressed myself with care: obliged to be plain--for I had no article of attire that was not made with extreme simplicity--I was still by nature solicitous to be neat. It was not my habit to be disregardful of appearance or careless of the impression I made:on the contrary, I ever wished to look as well as I could, and to please as much as my want of beauty would permit. I sometimes regretted that I was not handsomer; I sometimes wished to have rosy cheeks, a straight nose, and small cherry mouth; I desired to be tall, stately, and finely developed in figure; I felt it a misfortune that I was so little, so pale, and had features so irregular and so marked. And why had I these aspirations and these regrets? It would be difficult to say: I could not then distinctly say it to myself; yet I had a reason, and a logical, natural reason too.

C. For brave [Title Character]--well he deserves that name--
Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel,
Which smoked with bloody execution,
Like valour's minion carved out his passage
Till he faced the slave;
Which ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him,
Till he unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps,
And fix'd his head upon our battlements.

D. But here were books, and here were men who had penetrated deeper and knew more. I took their word for all that they averred, and I became their disciple. It may appear strange that such should arise in the eighteenth century; but while I followed the routine of education in the schools of Geneva, I was, to a great degree, self-taught with regard to my favourite studies. My father was not scientific, and I was left to struggle with a child's blindness, added to a student's thirst for knowledge. Under the guidance of my new preceptors I entered with the greatest diligence into the search of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life; but the latter soon obtained my undivided attention.

E. His face was a strong—a very strong—aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils; with lofty domed forehead, and hair growing scantily round the temples but profusely elsewhere. His eyebrows were very massive, almost meeting over the nose, and with bushy hair that seemed to curl in its own profusion. The mouth, so far as I could see it under the heavy moustache, was fixed and rather cruel-looking, with peculiarly sharp white teeth; these protruded over the lips, whose remarkable ruddiness showed astonishing vitality in a man of his years. For the rest, his ears were pale, and at the tops extremely pointed; the chin was broad and strong, and the cheeks firm though thin. The general effect was one of extraordinary pallor.

F. She felt very young; at the same time unspeakably aged. She sliced like a knife through everything; at the same time was outside, looking on. She had a perpetual sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of being out, out, far out to sea and alone; she always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day. Not that she thought herself clever, or much out of the ordinary….
Her only gift was knowing people almost by instinct, she thought, walking on. If you put her in a room with some one, up went her back like a cat's; or she purred.

G. [Title Character] was a very unusual boy in many ways. For one thing, he hated summer holidays more than any time of the year. For another, he really wanted to do his homework but was forced to do it in secret, in the dead of night.

H. Of such insolences and attempted slights he, of course, took no notice, and in the opinion of most people his frank debonair manner, his charming boyish smile, and the infinite grace of that wonderful youth that seemed never to leave him, were in themselves a sufficient answer to the calumnies, for so they termed them, that were circulated about him. It was remarked, however, that some of those who had been most intimate with him appeared, after a time, to shun him. Women who had wildly adored him, and for his sake had braved all social censure and set convention at defiance, were seen to grow pallid with shame or horror if [Title Character] entered the room.

I. Being the third son of the family and not bred to any trade, my head began to be filled very early with rambling thoughts. My father, who was very ancient, had given me a competent share of learning, as far as house-education and a country free school generally go, and designed me for the law; but I would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea; and my inclination to this led me so strongly against the will, nay, the commands of my father, and against all the entreaties and persuasions of my mother and other friends, that there seemed to be something fatal in that propensity of nature, tending directly to the life of misery which was to befall me.

J. [Title Character]'s ninth birthday found him a pale thin child, somewhat diminutive in stature, and decidedly small in circumference. But nature or inheritance had implanted a good sturdy spirit in [Title Character]'s breast. It had had plenty of room to expand, thanks to the spare diet of the establishment; and perhaps to this circumstance may be attributed his having any ninth birth-day at all. Be this as it may, however, it was his ninth birthday; and he was keeping it in the coal-cellar with a select party of two other young gentleman, who, after participating with him in a sound thrashing, had been locked up for atrociously presuming to be hungry

K. [character name] at this time of her life was a mere vessel of emotion untinctured by experience. The dialect was on her tongue to some extent, despite the village school: the characteristic intonation of that dialect for this district being the voicing approximately rendered by the syllable UR, probably as rich an utterance as any to be found in human speech. The pouted-up deep red mouth to which this syllable was native had hardly as yet settled into its definite shape, and her lower lip had a way of thrusting the middle of her top one upward, when they closed together after a word.

Phases of her childhood lurked in her aspect still. As she walked along to-day, for all her bouncing handsome womanliness, you could sometimes see her twelfth year in her cheeks, or her ninth sparkling from her eyes; and even her fifth would flit over the curves of her mouth now and then.

Yet few knew, and still fewer considered this. A small minority, mainly strangers, would look long at her in casually passing by, and grow momentarily fascinated by her freshness, and wonder if they would ever see her again: but to almost everybody she was a fine and picturesque country girl, and no more.

L. It was fifteen years since [Character name] had first come to Raveloe; he was then simply a pallid young man, with prominent short-sighted brown eyes, whose appearance would have had nothing strange for people of average culture and experience, but for the villagers near whom he had come to settle it had mysterious peculiarities which corresponded with the exceptional nature of his occupation, and his advent from an unknown region called "North'ard". So had his way of life:—he invited no comer to step across his door-sill, and he never strolled into the village to drink a pint at the Rainbow, or to gossip at the wheelwright's: he sought no man or woman, save for the purposes of his calling, or in order to supply himself with necessaries; and it was soon clear to the Raveloe lasses that he would never urge one of them to accept him against her will—quite as if he had heard them declare that they would never marry a dead man come to life again.
5. Literature in Translation For this requirement, I opted to take Greek Myth. One of the most important sources of Greek myths is Ovid’s The Metamorphoses. Below are twelve passages from The Metamorphoses that describe a mythological character. Name the character.
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A. But even as he made his plaint, the Nymph with timid footsteps fled from his approach, and left him to his murmurs and his pain. Lovely the virgin seemed as the soft wind exposed her limbs, and as the zephyrs fond fluttered amid her garments, and the breeze fanned lightly in her flowing hair. She seemed most lovely to his fancy in her flight; and mad with love he followed in her steps, and silent hastened his increasing speed. As when the greyhound sees the frightened hare flit over the plain:—With eager nose outstretched, impetuous, he rushes on his prey, and gains upon her till he treads her feet, and almost fastens in her side his fangs; but she, whilst dreading that her end is near, is suddenly delivered from her fright; so was it with the god and virgin: one with hope pursued, the other fled in fear; and he who followed, borne on wings of love, permitted her no rest and gained on her, until his warm breath mingled in her hair. Her strength spent, pale and faint, with pleading eyes she gazed upon her father's waves and prayed, “Help me my father, if thy flowing streams have virtue! Cover me, O mother Earth! Destroy the beauty that has injured me, or change the body that destroys my life.” Before her prayer was ended, torpor seized on all her body, and a thin bark closed around her gentle bosom, and her hair became as moving leaves; her arms were changed to waving branches, and her active feet as clinging roots were fastened to the ground – her face was hidden with encircling leaves.—
I’m looking for the “her” in this story.

B. Here [Character], tired of hunting and the heated noon, lay down, attracted by the peaceful solitudes and by the glassy spring. There as he stooped to quench his thirst another thirst increased. While he is drinking he beholds himself reflected in the mirrored pool—and loves; loves an imagined body which contains no substance, for he deems the mirrored shade a thing of life to love. He cannot move, for so he marvels at himself, and lies with countenance unchanged, as if indeed a statue carved of Parian marble. Long, supine upon the bank, his gaze is fixed on his own eyes, twin stars; his fingers shaped as Bacchus might desire, his flowing hair as glorious as Apollo's, and his cheeks youthful and smooth; his ivory neck, his mouth dreaming in sweetness, his complexion fair and blushing as the rose in snow-drift white. All that is lovely in himself he loves, and in his witless way he wants himself:—he who approves is equally approved; he seeks, is sought, he burns and he is burnt. And how he kisses the deceitful fount; and how he thrusts his arms to catch the neck that's pictured in the middle of the stream! Yet never may he wreathe his arms around that image of himself.

C. Minerva could not find a fleck or flaw—even Envy cannot censure perfect art—enraged because [Character] had such skill she ripped the web, and ruined all the scenes that showed those wicked actions of the Gods; and with her boxwood shuttle in her hand, struck the unhappy mortal on her head,—struck sharply thrice, and even once again. [character name]'s spirit, deigning not to brook such insult, brooded on it, till she tied a cord around her neck, and hung herself. Minerva, moved to pity at the sight, sustained and saved her from that bitter death; but, angry still, pronounced another doom: “Although I grant you life, most wicked one, your fate shall be to dangle on a cord, and your posterity forever shall take your example, that your punishment may last forever!” Even as she spoke, before withdrawing from her victim's sight, she sprinkled her with juice—extract of herbs of Hecate. At once all hair fell off, her nose and ears remained not, and her head shrunk rapidly in size, as well as all her body, leaving her diminutive.—Her slender fingers gathered to her sides as long thin legs; and all her other parts were fast absorbed in her abdomen—whence she vented a fine thread;—and ever since, [Character], as a spider, weaves her web.

D. [Character] saw these women waste their lives in wretched shame, and critical of faults which nature had so deeply planted through their female hearts, he lived in preference, for many years unmarried.—But while he was single, with consummate skill, he carved a statue out of snow-white ivory, and gave to it exquisite beauty, which no woman of the world has ever equaled: she was so beautiful, he fell in love with his creation. It appeared in truth a perfect virgin with the grace of life, but in the expression of such modesty all motion was restrained—and so his art concealed his art.

E. And from the midst, with orbs that view the world, Phoebus beheld the trembling youth, fear-struck, in mute amazement, and he said; “Declare the reason of thy journey. What wilt thou in this my palace, [character] my child beloved?” And to him replied the youth; “O universal light of all the world, my father Phoebus, if thy name be mine, if Clymene has not concealed her sin beneath some pretext, give to me, my sire, a token to declare thy fatherhood which may establish my assured descent, and leave no dark suspicions in our minds.”—Then Phoebus from his shining brows cast down his circling rays; called [character] to him, and as he held him to his breast replied; “O child most worthy of thy sire, the truth was told thee by thy mother; wherefore doubts to dissipate, consider thy desire, and ask of me that I may freely give: yea, let the Nether Lake, beyond our view, (which is the oath of Gods inviolate) be witness to my word.” When this was said the happy youth at once began to plead command and guidance of his father's steeds, wing-footed, and his chariot for a day.

G. He with great delight, because he had his foster-father once again, allowed the king to choose his own reward—a welcome offer, but it led to harm. And [character] made this ill-advised reply: “Cause whatsoever I shall touch to change at once to yellow gold.” Bacchus agreed to his unfortunate request, with grief that [character] chose for harm and not for good.

G. Jove laid aside his glorious dignity, for he assumed the semblance of a bull and mingled with the bullocks in the groves, his colour white as virgin snow, untrod, unmelted by the watery Southern Wind. His neck was thick with muscles, dewlaps hung between his shoulders; and his polished horns, so small and beautifully set, appeared the artifice of man; fashioned as fair and more transparent than a lucent gem. His forehead was not lowered for attack, nor was there fury in his open eyes; the love of peace was in his countenance. When she beheld his beauty and mild eyes, the daughter of Agenor was amazed; but, daring not to touch him, stood apart until her virgin fears were quieted; then, near him, fragrant flowers in her hand she offered,—tempting, to his gentle mouth: and then the loving god in his great joy kissed her sweet hands, and could not wait her will. Jove then began to frisk upon the grass, or laid his snow-white side on the smooth sand, yellow and golden. As her courage grew he gave his breast one moment for caress, or bent his head for garlands newly made, wreathed for his polished horns. The royal maid, unwitting what she did, at length sat down upon the bull's broad back. Then by degrees the god moved from the land and from the shore, and placed his feet, that seemed but shining hoofs, in shallow water by the sandy merge; and not a moment resting bore her thence, across the surface of the Middle Sea, while she affrighted gazed upon the shore—so fast receding. And she held his horn with her right hand, and, steadied by the left, held on his ample back—and in the breeze her waving garments fluttered as they went.

H. Proud of his success, the foolish [character name] forsook his guide, and, bold in vanity, began to soar, rising upon his wings to touch the skies; but as he neared the scorching sun, its heat softened the fragrant wax that held his plumes; and heat increasing melted the soft wax—he waved his naked arms instead of wings, with no more feathers to sustain his flight. And as he called upon his father's name his voice was smothered in the dark blue sea, now called [character name] from the dead boy's name. The unlucky father, not a father, called, “Where are you, [character name]?” and “Where are you? In what place shall I seek you, [character name]?” He called again; and then he saw the wings of his dear [character name], floating on the waves; and he began to rail and curse his art. He found the body on an island shore, now called [character name], and at once prepared to bury the unfortunate remains.

I. Long ago 'twas visited by mighty Jupiter, together with his nimble-witted son, who first had laid aside his rod and Wings. As weary travelers over all the land they wandered, begging for their food and bed; and of a thousand houses, all the doors were bolted and no word of kindness given—so wicked were the people of that land. At last, by chance, they stopped at a small house, whose humble roof was thatched with reeds and straw;—and here a kind old couple greeted them. The good dame, [female character], seemed about the age of old [male character], her devoted man; they had been married in their early youth, in that same cottage and had lived in it, and grown together to a good old age; contented with their lot because they knew their poverty, and felt no shame of it; they had no need of servants; the good pair were masters of their home and served themselves; their own commands they easily obeyed.

J. The trumpet soon gave signal for the race and both of them crouching flashed quickly forth and skimmed the surface of the sandy course with flying feet. You might even think those two could graze the sea with unwet feet and pass over the ripened heads of standing grain. Shouts of applause gave courage to the youth: the cheering multitude cried out to him:—`Now is the time to use your strength. Go on! Hippomenes! Bend to the work! You're sure to win!' It must be doubted who was most rejoiced by those brave words, Megareus' son, or Schoeneus' daughter. Oh, how often, when she could have passed him, she delayed her speed; and after gazing long upon his face reluctantly again would pass him! Now dry panting breath came from his weary throat—the goal still far away.—Then Neptune's scion threw one of three gold apples. [character name] with wonder saw it—eager to possess the shining fruit, she turned out of her course, picked up the rolling gold. Hippomenes passed by her, while spectators roared applause. Increasing speed, she overcame delay, made up for time lost, and again she left the youth behind. She was delayed again because he tossed another golden apple. She followed him, and passed him in the race. The last part of the course remained. He cried `Be near me, goddess, while I use your gift.' With youthful might he threw the shining gold, in an oblique direction to the side, so that pursuit would mean a slow return. The virgin seemed to hesitate, in doubt whether to follow after this third prize. I forced her to turn for it; take it up; and, adding weight to the gold fruit, she held, impeded her with weight and loss of time. For fear my narrative may stretch beyond the race itself,—the maiden was outstripped; Hippomenes then led his prize away.

K. And while they bathed Diana in their streams, [character name], wandering through the unknown woods, entered the precincts of that sacred grove; with steps uncertain wandered he as fate directed, for his sport must wait till morn.—soon as he entered where the clear springs welled or trickled from the grotto's walls, the nymphs, now ready for the bath, beheld the man, smote on their breasts, and made the woods resound, suddenly shrieking. Quickly gathered they to shield Diana with their naked forms, but she stood head and shoulders taller than her guards.—as clouds bright-tinted by the slanting sun, or purple-dyed Aurora, so appeared Diana's countenance when she was seen. Oh, how she wished her arrows were at hand! But only having water, this she took and dashed it on his manly countenance, and sprinkled with the avenging stream his hair, and said these words, presage of future woe; “Go tell it, if your tongue can tell the tale, your bold eyes saw me stripped of all my robes.” No more she threatened, but she fixed the horns of a great stag firm on his sprinkled brows; she lengthened out his neck; she made his ears sharp at the top; she changed his hands and feet; made long legs of his arms, and covered him with dappled hair—his courage turned to fear. The brave son of Autonoe took to flight, and marveled that he sped so swiftly on.—He saw his horns reflected in a stream and would have said, “Ah, wretched me!” but now he had no voice, and he could only groan: large tears ran trickling down his face, transformed in every feature.

L. In a dreamful feast he worked his jaws in vain, and ground his teeth, and swallowed air as his imagined food; till wearied with the effort he awoke to hunger scorching as a fire, which burned his entrails and compelled his raging jaws, so he, demanding all the foods of sea and earth and air, raged of his hunger, while the tables groaned with heaps before him spread; he, banqueting, sought banquets for more food, and as he gorged he always wanted more. The food of cities and a nation failed to satisfy the cravings of one man. The more his stomach gets, the more it needs—even as the ocean takes the streams of earth, although it swallows up great rivers drawn from lands remote, it never can be filled nor satisfied. And as devouring fire its fuel refuses never, but consumes unnumbered beams of wood, and burns for more the more 'tis fed, and from abundance gains increasing famine, so the raving jaws of wretched [Character name], ever craved all food in him, was only cause of food, and what he ate made only room for more. And after Famine through his gluttony at last had wasted his ancestral wealth his raging hunger suffered no decline, and his insatiate gluttony increased. When all his wealth at last was eaten up, his daughter, worthy of a fate more kind, alone was left to him and her he sold.
Division 2: Math/Science The division which everyone hated. English majors hated having to take these classes. The math/science majors resented it because English majors could take watered down Chemistry for non-majors, but Chemistry majors had to take English for English majors to fulfill the Literature requirement. The requirement for this division was two classes in one subject and a third class in a different subject. (e.g. Two Biology classes, one Physics class)

6. Math For this question, answer choices A through I are Calculus questions. If you are not comfortable answering a Calculus question, you may choose the “math for non-math majors” option with choices J through L, which are algebra/geometry questions. However, since I was one of those science majors who resented the watered down versions of math/science classes, there is a penalty for choosing this option. The MINIMUM score answer choices J through L can receive is the SHEEP answer from A through I plus two, even if it’s a singleton. For example, if the SHEEP answer from A through I is 5, and 3 people give the correct answer for J, they will receive a score of 7. If in the same scenario, 10 people give a correct score for K, they will receive a score of 10. Incorrect answers for choices A through I will be equal to the SHEEP for A through I plus five, and incorrect answers for choices J through L will be equal to the highest scoring correct answer from that group plus 5. You many not choose SHEEP for this question.

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j. If 3y – 5x = 1 and 0.5x + 2y = 16, solve for x and y
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L. Factor the following polynomial expression:
x2+5x+6

7. Organic Chemistry Name one of the following functional groups

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8. Analytic Chemistry We get a second Chemistry question because it was my major. The following are descriptions of laboratory techniques. Name the technique.
Spoiler
A. A research technique that exploits the magnetic properties of certain atomic nuclei. It determines the physical and chemical properties of atoms or the molecules in which they are contained. Spectra using this techniques are unique and predictable for small molecules, making it a good method for confirming the identity of a substance in organic chemistry.

B. The analysis of absorption, emission, and reflection of infrared light interacting with a molecule. The main use of this technique is in organic and inorganic chemistry to identify functional groups.

C. A technique that involves heating the chemical reaction for a specific amount of time, while continually cooling the vapor produced back into liquid form, using a condenser.

D. a technique where a solution of known concentration is used to determine the concentration of an unknown solution. Typically, the know solution is added from a burette to a known quantity of the unknown solution until the reaction is complete.

E. A method in which a sample is separated for analysis where the sample mixture is vaporized and injected into a stream of carrier gas (as nitrogen or helium) moving through a column containing a stationary phase composed of a liquid or particulate solid and is separated into its component compounds according to their affinity for the stationary phase.

F. Emergence of an insoluble solid from a solution during a chemical reaction.

G. a sample preparation process by which compounds that are dissolved or suspended in a liquid mixture are separated from other compounds in the mixture according to their physical and chemical properties. Analytical laboratories use solid phase extraction to concentrate and purify samples for analysis.

H. an analytical chemistry technique that helps identify the amount and type of chemicals present in a sample by measuring the mass-to-charge ratio and abundance of gas-phase ions. This a machine utilizing this technique has three essential components.

1. A small sample is ionized, usually to cations by loss of an electron.
2. The ions are sorted and separated according to their mass and charge.
3. The separated ions are then measured, and the results displayed on a chart.

I. The science or act of measuring changes in state variables of a body for the purpose of deriving the heat transfer associated with changes of its state due for example to chemical reactions, physical changes, or phase transitions under specified constraints.

J. A separation technique where a field is applied to a fluid suspension or solution pumped through a long and narrow channel, perpendicular to the direction of flow, in order to cause separation of the particles present in the fluid, dependent on their differing "mobilities" under the force exerted by the field.

K. A process of separating the component substances from a liquid mixture by selective evaporation and condensation.

L. Technique in analytic chemistry used to separate the components in a mixture, to identify each component, and to quantify each component. It relies on pumps to pass a pressurized liquid solvent containing the sample mixture through a column filled with a solid adsorbent material. Each component in the sample interacts slightly differently with the adsorbent material, causing different flow rates for the different components and leading to the separation of the components as they flow out the column.
Division 3: Humanities This is pretty simple: History, Philosophy, and Religion

9. History Name a modern day country that was part of the Holy Roman Empire between the years of 962 and 1806.

10. Philosophy Name a Philosopher who wrote one of the following works:

A. The Republic
B. The Social Contract
C. Leviathan
D. On Liberty
E. Summa Theologica
F. An essay concerning Human Understanding
G. Critique of Pure Reason
H. A Vindication of the Rights of Women
I. On the Genealogy of Morals
J. Fear and Trembling
K. Discourse on the Method
L. The Myth of Sisyphus

11. Religion From the Book of Genesis, name one of the children of Jacob.
Bonus: On my last quiz, I promised no musical theatre questions, but this question was screaming for a musical theatre related bonus. The lyrics for the song “Coat of Many Colors” name 29 different colors. Name 20 colors for a minus two (-2) point bonus. This is an all or nothing bonus—all twenty must be correct for the points. You may guess twenty and only twenty. If you try and submit more than twenty colors, I will only count the first twenty.

Division 4: Social Sciences For this division we got to choose three of the five: Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. For me this was a pretty easy choice: I hate Economics and the Anthropology department had a less than sterling reputation.

12. Political Science I took Introduction to International Relations which was a lot of game theory about war. In honor of that, given the list of battles, name the war:

A. Trebia, Lake Trasimene, Zama
B. Tewkesbury, Northampton, Bosworth Field
C. Wijnendale, Castiglione, Almanza
D. Crecy, Poitiers, Agincourt
E. Edgehill, Marston Moor, Naseby
F. Queenston Heights, Lake Erie, New Orleans
G. Malaga, Guadalajara, Teruel
H. Sinop, Oltenita, Balaclava
I. Guilford Court House, Saratoga, Trenton
J. Buena Vista, Tabasco, Chapultepec
K. Pusan Perimeter, Inchon, Pork Chop Hill
L. Ypres, Verdun, Gallipoli

13. Sociology For my Sociology requirement, I took “Marriage and the Family.” Given that between 40 to 50% of marriages end in divorce, given the celebrity, name his/her former spouse. This must be a couple that was actually married, not a couple who dated. Current spouse are wrong answers. There are some choices who have more than one ex-spouse—those will be scored separately.

A. Jennifer Aniston
B. Courtney Cox
C. Johnny Lee Miller
D. Katie Holmes
E. Nicole Kidman
F. Meg Ryan
G. Sean Penn
H. Jennifer Garner
I. Nick Lachey
J. Alec Baldwin
K. Ryan Phillippe

14. Psychology Given the description, name the psychological disorder.

A. An eating disorder characterized by immoderate food restriction, inappropriate eating habits, obsession with having a thin figure, and an irrational fear of weight gain.
B. Mental disorder characterized by extreme mood swings, experiences alternating intense highs and lows.
C. The inability to refrain from stealing items, which is done reasons other than personal for financial gain.
D. A rare mental disorder in which the person believes they are dead or no longer exist.
E. Anxiety disorder that occurs after one has gone through a traumatic experience such as sexual assault, warfare, or threat of death.
F. A disorder that occurs in children that have been neglected or abused and are unable to form healthy emotional attachments to their parents or caregivers.
G. A behavior pattern in which a parent or caregiver will fabricate, exaggerate, or induce medical problems of children in their care in order to gain attention from medical providers.
H. An eating disorder characterized by compulsive cravings to eat non-food items such as dirt or paper.
I. Derived from the Greek for “without memory,” memory loss caused by brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma.
J. Perception that the external world feels unreal.
K. Strong delusional belief that their spouse or sexual partner is being unfaithful without having significant proof to back up their claim
L. Type of delusion in which the affected person believes another person, usually a stranger or famous person, is in love with them

Division 5: Art We had the choice of Art History, Dance, Music, Studio Art, or Theatre.

15. Theatre Given the play, name the author

a. Medea
b. Ghosts
c. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
d. The Misanthrope
e. Pygmalion
f. Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
g. Endgame
h. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
i. Miss Julie
j. Mother Courage and Her Children
k. Fences
l. Cherry Orchard

Part III- Study Abroad Most students at Wake Forest study abroad at some point. Because I was a Chemistry, my only option was going during the summer. Between my Junior and Senior year, I did a program at Oxford University.

16. Name one of the 38 colleges of Oxford University.

Bonus: For minus one (-1) point, name the main library at Oxford University.

Bonus: The following questions are worth minus one (-1) point each.
1. My freshman year of college, I lived in a dorm building that was named for a famous alumnus who was the subject of a 1971 biopic staring James Caan as the alumnus. Name the alum.
2. That building was next door to another dorm building named for a more famous alum, which is also the name of a popular soft drink. Name the alumn.
3. Since we’re on the subject of Wake Forest alumni and this is a Jeopardy site, name the participant in Season 30’s Battle of the Decades tournament who is a Wake Forest alumn.
4. Lastly, because I just can’t quit musical theatre questions: The title of this quiz is the name of a song from a musical. Name the show.

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TD 231, cf1140, Brad Rutter's Final Jeopardies
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2648

1. SECRETARIES OF STATE: Serving 160 years apart, these 2 secretaries of state are the only ones who never married
Brad got this one right, because (unlike Ken) he knew that all of the Secretaries of State of the United States between 1950 and 1999 inclusive were married at one point. Name a Secretary of State in office between 1950 and 1999 inclusive (acting Secretaries of State don’t count). There are 14 correct answers.

2. THE ACADEMY AWARDS: 1 of the 2 movies in the last 30 years, one a drama & one a comedy, to win Oscars for Best Actor & Best Actress.
Brad got this one wrong, but he would have gotten it right if he had remembered that Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson received acting nods for the same film in 1997. Name a man that has won the Academy Award for Best Actor since 1997. There are 14 correct answers.

3. MONARCHS: 2 teen Hashemite cousins officially took the thrones of their respective countries May 2, 1953
Faisal of Iraq & him
Brad named the correct head-of-state to get this one right. Name a current (as of 2/16/15) head of state for any country that is primarily on continental Asia (that means no Japan/Sri Lanka/Indonesia etc.) There are around ~40 correct answers

4. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS: On Dec. 20, 1956 the Court's ruling on Browder v. Gayle went into effect, bringing an end to this 381-day event
Brad failed to come up with this clue’s correct response, which happens to end in a “tt.” Name a word between 4-9 letters that ends with a double t (“tt”). Note the word must show up on dictionary.com as a non-proper noun.

5. BIBLICAL NAMES: In Genesis 4 this name is chosen because God "hath appointed me another seed"
Brad got this one wrong but you can get question #5 correct by naming any person mentioned in Genesis chapter 4. (Source: my NIV bible)

6. 19TH CENTURY NOVELISTS: William Wilkinson's "An Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia" inspired this author's most famous novel
Wallachia is a region in Romania, one of the original eight member countries of the Warsaw Pact. Name a current national capital that was in one of those eight original Warsaw Pact nations. There are ~24 correct answers.

7. U. S. CITIES: Its largest airport is named for a World War II hero; its second largest, for a World War II battle
Brad responded with “Chicago.” Speaking of Chicago, they are home to the Cubs, who haven’t been to the World Series since 1908. They got really close in 2003 though when they lost in seven games to the Florida Marlins in the National League Championship Series. Some blamed the Cubs’ game 6 loss on a fan that might have obstructed Moises Alou’s attempt to catch a foul ball. Name one of the players that played in the 2003 NLCS game 7. Source: Baseball-reference.
There are 31 correct answers. (Source: baseball-reference.com)

8. 20TH CENTURY AMERICANS: These names of 2 original Mercury astronauts, who orbited Earth in May 1962 & May 1963, are also occupations
Brad concluded an epic smackdown with a sole get on this clue. Name an astronaut that flew on one of the ten Gemini missions and you might be on your way to an epic smackdown in this Think Different. There are 16 correct answers.

9. IMAGES OF AMERICA: Citing John Winthrop, who said, "The eyes of all people are on us", Ronald Reagan liked to compare the U.S. to this.
Reagan, Winthrop, and the correct response to this clue are not important. What is important is that Ken, Jerome & Brad all got this FJ for the lone triple-get in the UToC final. Triple-gets were rare in last year’s Battle of the Decades tournament, so name a game in the BotD tournament where at least two contestants got FJ. And you name the game by naming the three contestants in that game. First names are fine here. There are 10 correct answers (Source: J-archive).

I’m skipping a FJ because I couldn’t think of a good DeMille-themed question.

10. HISTORIC OBJECTS: Given to Washington by Lafayette, one of the keys to this is on display at Mount Vernon
Brad’s response was “What is the Bastille?” The Bastille is no longer in Paris, but the Musee d’Orsay is in Paris today. Name the artist behind one of the following works that are on display in the Orsay.
A. Starry Night over the Rhone
B. Bal du Moulin de la Galette
C. The Luncheon on the Grass
D. The Artist’s Studio
E. Apples and Oranges
F. Tahitian Women on the Beach
G. Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, Whistler’s Mother
H. Portraits at the Stock Exchange (At the Bourse)
I. Blue Water Lilies
J. The Circus
Please submit the letter that corresponds with your answer.

11. Disneyland Paris is also in (or near) Paris today. Name a current attraction in Fantasyland in Parc Disneyland at the Disneyland Paris resort. English names are fine. There are 16 correct answers. (Source: Disneyland Paris website)

I’m skipping a FJ so opusthepenguin can be reminded of the bad wager of all bad wagers.

Question 12 is dedicated to jboard.tv user OldSchoolChamp
12. PEOPLE & PLACES: This Mediterranean island shares its name with President Garfield's nickname for his wife
Chances of getting this question right are low if you didn’t know that Garfield’s wife’s name was Lucretia. Lucretia Garfield is only famous because she was the spouse of someone famous. Name one of Henry VIII’s wives or one of Elizabeth Taylor’s husbands. There are 13 correct answers.

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TD 233, countyguy, Choose Your Time Wisely
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2670

1. Choose a day to submit your answers. (Yep, seriously. The main reason I agreed to host this TD was because I really wanted to try out this question concept.) This TD is going up late (later than I hoped to get it up) on a Saturday night, so up to 11:59:59 PM EST on Saturday, February 28 counts as a “day” for the purposes of this question. Sunday through Saturday of the following week (still EST) each count as days. Lastly, the final two hours, on Sunday, March 8, 2015, before clocks change in the Eastern Time Zone, also count as a day. This makes for nine possible answers. Your score from the final twelve questions will be multiplied by your score for this question, so, choose your time wisely for entering this TD! (9 answers)

Geography
2. Political Geography: Name the capital of a present-day European country that, at the start of 1989, was not part of the USSR, and whose territory was under Communist influence.
Note 1: Some of the countries whose capitals are correct answers were not part of the Eastern Bloc at the start of 1989. However, all of the capitals of correct countries whose territory was not part of the Eastern Bloc at this time were within countries whose official names included the word “Socialist”.
Note 2: Berlin does not count as a correct answer, because a large portion of present-day Germany was never under Communist influence. (14 answers)
3. Physical Geography: Name a mountain that is one of the two tallest mountains on one of the seven continents.
NOTE: The peaks must have at least 500 meters of topographical prominence. That is described as the minimum climb necessary to get to the peak from a higher peak. The main purpose of this is to prevent the two highest peaks on a continent from being near-adjacent peaks of the same mountain. Also, all islands in Oceania, including New Guinea, are considered part of Australia/Oceania for the purposes of this question.
(14 answers)

History
4. American History: According to infoplease.com, name one of the top ten battles in the Civil War by the number of fatalities. (10 answers)
5. European History: Name a male monarch who reigned over both England and Scotland. (It doesn’t matter how much, if any, actual political power said monarch had.) In other words, any male monarch of England or Great Britain from the House of Stuart onward is a correct answer. Obviously, the Cromwells were not monarchs, so they don’t count. (14 answers)

Science (& Nature)
6. Biology: Borrowing from a recent LL question, name one of the levels of taxonomical groupings represented by a word in the mnemonic “Dumb King Philip Came Over From Great Spain”, or one of the eight main taxonomical groups that includes humans, each of which corresponds to a one of the eight levels in the mnemonic. If you choose to name a specific classification that includes humans, then you MUST give the scientific name. For example, if a human were a rodent, you would have to give your response as Rodentia rather than “rodent” or “rodents”. (16 answers)
7. Chemistry: Name an element whose symbol contains at least one letter not present in its English name. For example, an element called “Palau” with symbol “Pw” would be a correct answer because the letter “W” isn’t found in the word “Palau”, but an element called “Palau” with symbol “Ul” would not be a correct answer because the word “Palau” has both a “U” and an “L” in it. (10 answers)

Art(s & Literature)
8. Art: On Wikipedia(!!!)’s list of paintings sold privately or in an auction for over US$65,000,000, the prices are derived by converting the sale prices into US dollars through the exchange rate at the time, if necessary. Then, they are adjusted for inflation into September 2014 dollars. Name one of the eleven artists with multiple paintings in this list. I will give you the names of the paintings for each artist to help you out, though you do not need to give the letter. You can give the letter if you want, though. (11 answers)
A. Three Studies of Lucian Freud; Triptych, 1976; Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards
B. The Card Players; La Montagne Sainte-Victoire vue du bosquet du Château Noir; Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier
C. Woman III; Police Gazette
D. Portrait of Dr. Gachet; Portrait of Joseph Roulin; Irises; Portrait l’artist sans barbe; A Wheatfield With Cypresses (A Cornfield With Cypresses); Vase With Fifteen Sunflowers; Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat
E. Flag; False Start
F. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I; Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II
G. Anna’s Light; Black Fire I
H. Le Rêve; Garçon à la pipe; Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust; Dora Maar au Chat; Les Noces de Pierrette; Yo, Picasso; Au Lapin Agile; Acrobate et jeune arlequin; Femme aux Bras Croisés; Femme assise dans un jardin
I. Orange, Red, Yellow; White Center (Yellow, Pink, and Lavender on Rose); No 1 (Royal Red and Blue); Untitled
J. Portrait of Alfonso d'Avalos, Marquis of Vasto, in Armor with a Page; Diana and Actaeon; Diana and Callisto
K. Eight Elvises; Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster); Turquoise Marilyn; Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I); Triple Elvis [Ferus Type]; Four Marlons; Men in Her Life
9. Literature: Complete one of the following book titles. (Each blank is a number.) You must include the missing number and the letter in your response.
A. Charles Dickens: A Tale of _______ Cities
B. Joseph Heller: Catch-________
C. Helene Hanff: ______ Charing Cross Road
D. Jules Verne: Around the World in ________ Days
E. Khaled Hosseini: __________ Splendid Suns
F. Ray Bradbury: Farenheit __________
G. Arthur C. Clarke: ______: A Space Odyssey
H. Greg Mortenson: __________ Cups of Tea
I. Mitch Albom: The _______ People You Meet In Heaven
J. Tom Clancy: Rainbow _________
K. Gabriel Garcia Marquez: __________ Years of Solitude
L. William Shakespeare: Henry _______ (Several numbers would be acceptable, but the correct answer here is the highest possible number that could fit in that blank.)

Sports (& Leisure)
10. American Football: Name a current NFL team that has never won a Super Bowl. If a team wins a Super Bowl and then moves to a different city, its wins in its original city count for the purposes of this question. (13 answers)
11. Board Games: Name a game that has been inducted into Games Magazine’s “Board Games Hall of Fame”. (25 answers)
Note 1: Not all of these are actual board games.
Note 2: All 25 games in this Hall of Fame were first created in the twentieth century for profit, rather than games like chess, checkers, and backgammon that have histories dating back many centuries.

Entertainment
12. Music: Name one of the ten songs on the compilation album Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) by the Eagles (hint: not Hotel California or any other song on the Hotel California album), or name one of the five Eagles who were members of the band before Joe Walsh joined in December 1975. (15 answers)
13. Television: This question focuses entirely on one television show in the television universe: Jeopardy! This show is a quiz show that periodically invites its big winners from the previous 1-2 years back to do a Tournament of Champions. Name one of the fifteen big winners who played in the Tournament of Champions that aired in November of 2014, whose original games aired throughout the 21 months before said Tournament of Champions aired. (15 answers)

Bonus:
In the rules post, I posted how many points an incorrect answer garners given the sheep score. For sheep scores of 1 and 2, wrong answers simply garner double the sheep. However, for sheep scores between 3 and 20, I used a mathematical pattern/function that is undefined for input values of 1 and 2. Identify this pattern. (Note that it is not the y-values of a high degree polynomial or anything; once you see the pattern you will probably know that it is the correct pattern.) Getting this correct will result in an exact 10% reduction of your score, and there is no penalty for getting it wrong.

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TD 234, ZachTheRiah, π Day
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2681

Q1: Edible πe

According to a survey done by Schwan Consumer Brands of North America, name one of the top ten ranked pies among Americans, OR one of the top five TV mom's who would bake the best pie. (Note: for the first question, participants were asked to list their top three favorites, so as far as I understand as long as the pie was listed in the top three, it was counted in the survey results.)

Q2: Words with πs

Identify the following words that contain "PI" in them. (The number of letters in the correct answer is listed.)
  • (a) A scottish musical instrument. (7)
  • (b) A plant that grows on a plant. (8)
  • (c) Diver's position. (4)
  • (d) A church's high point. (5)
  • (e) A general has good ones. (5)
  • (f) Reverence. (5)
  • (g) Ghandi or Dr. King, for some. (8)
  • (h) Meyer or Stoker character. (7)
  • (i) The Matterhorn could be described as this. (6)
  • (j) Eight-legged sea creatures. (6)
Q3: π Reading

Any number in each quote is replaced with a multiple of π. Identify the following quotes; name the author of the book/poem the quote comes from. (DO NOT name the character who said the quote, if applicable)
  • (a) "O that we now had here but π of those men in England that do no work to-day!"
  • (b) "π roads diverged in a wood and I, I took the π less travelled by, and that has made all the difference."
  • (c) "Whoever is there, as the clock strikes π, will be shadowed by π of my men; of these, π, or perhaps 2π, or even 3π, will leave for France to-morrow. π of these will be the `Scarlet Pimpernel.'"
  • (d) "π pharmacologists and biochemists were subsidized in A.F. π"
  • (e) "π children--π male, π female--to each family unit. It was written very clearly in the rules."
  • (f) "The πth method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him."
  • (g) "Flirting is a woman's trade, π must keep in practice."
  • (h) "I lived at West Egg, the--well, the least fashionable of the π, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. My house was at the very tip of the egg, only π yards from the Sound, and squeezed between π huge places that rented for π or 2π a season."
  • (i) "For good or ill, let the wheel turn. The wheel has been still, these π years, and no good. For ill or good, let the wheel turn. For who knows the end of good or evil?"
  • (j) "I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at π time been ashamed. About π years ago they were told that they were free, united with others of our country in everything pertaining to the common good, and, in everything social, separate from the fingers of the hand. And they believed it. They exulted in it. They stayed in their place, worked hard, and brought up my father to do the same."
Q4: π Throwing & "Smush"ing

For those of you who remember USA's show "Smush", this question is a throwback to that show. The idea is you take words and "smush" them together to make a phrase. For example:

NCAA basketball tournament group remaining after the Elite Eight games + The "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything" = Final FOUR + FOURty-Two = Final FOURty-Two

All of these "Smush"es will have words relating to circles, as π comes from circular measurement, or contain "THREE", "ONE" or "FOUR" somewhere in the answer.
  • (a) Unit of measurement meaning "parallax of one arcsecond" + A line or segment touching two points on a circle + What the pattern seen here is called.
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  • (b) Pattern noticed in the movie Signs + The opening musical number in The Lion King
  • (c) The Maid of Orleans + French monument built to remember, in part, the French Revolution
  • (d) 2015 car coming in EX, EX-L, LX, and Touring versions + The musical example as follows: I IV V I
  • (e) Where Buzz Lightyear was originally stationed + Thornton Wilder play
  • (f) Giving your all is giving this much + The main playing field at Wimbleton
  • (g) The "Anvil Chorus" composer + The distance through the center of a circle touching the circumference on opposite sides + A member of the family Theraphosidae.
  • (h) What you get at the beach from a yellow dwarf + A line that touches exactly once on the circumference of a circle + What Valentine and Proteus are, in the Shakespeare play
  • (i) Movie with a tiger on a boat + A programming language requiring indentation
  • (j) 80's/90's phrase meaning "awesome" + The measurement from a circle's center to its circumference + What you'd use Kelly's Blue Book to price
Q5: Events that Happened on 3/14

Pick an event, name the year this happened. (You must be within 3 years above or below to be correct. This means that if the answer is 1900, anywhere from 1897 to 1903 inclusive is correct.)
  • (a) The first Linux kernel is released.
  • (b) Eli Whitney is given a patent for the cotton gin.
  • (c) Casey Jones' birth.
  • (d) Karl Marx's death.
  • (e) Balto, a sled dog, died.
  • (f) Slovakia declares independence.
  • (g) The night before Julius Caesar died.
  • (h) Pope Francis has his first mass in the Sistine Chapel.
  • (i) Ferdinand I becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
  • (j) The first pi day is celebrated in San Francsico.
Q6: π Facts

Pick one. Answer it.
  • (a) What biblical book contains a reference to π, as referenced in the following quotation? "And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about."
  • (b) In Greek alphabetical order, with α being 1 and ω being 24, π is what letter number?
  • (c) What university announces its admissions on π day each year, ever since 2012?
  • (d) In 1897, what state legislature unsuccessfully attempted to legislate the value of π?
  • (e) In what TV show was the square root of π used to test the memory of the "Midnight Entity"?
  • (f) What French perfume company developed a π men's cologne?
  • (g) What Star Trek character gave the command "Computer, this is a Class A compulsory directive. Compute to the last digit, the value of pi." in the episode "Wolf in the Fold"?
  • (h) The first π day in San Francisco occured at what location?
  • (i) What famous physicist was born on March 14, 1879, and also won the Nobel prize for some of his work?
  • (j) What 10-letter word describes π, essentially meaning that it is not a fraction?
Q7: Music in 3|4 time (314)

What artist originally performed the song? If the track is instrumental, then give the composer. The year listed is the year of release or performance for the first time. (The majority of the song is in 3/4 time.)
  • (a) "Breakaway" (2004)
  • (b) "Open Arms" (1982)
  • (c) "Sleeping Beauty Waltz" (1890)
  • (d) "Come Away with Me" (2002)
  • (e) "Rainbow Connection" (1979)
  • (f) "Ice Dance" (1990)
  • (g) "The Millionaire Waltz" (1976)
  • (h) "Hollywood Waltz" (1973)
  • (i) "Winterlude" (1970)
  • (j) "Neville's Waltz" (2005)
Q8: π Math

Your answer must have π in it and be exact! No decimal approximations allowed.
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Q9: π Country with Roman Numeral Leader

Name a country with at least 314,159 people that has a current world leader (head of government or state) with a roman numeral suffix as part of their official name. Populations are verified by the CIA factbook. Jr. and Sr. do not count. The suffix must be a I, II, III, IV, etc.

Q10: Digits of π

When do each of the following digits of π appear in the sequence of digits for the first time? For example...

π = 3.ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ...

A is the first digit, B is the second digit, etc.
  • (a) 0 (i.e. What digit place does the first zero appear?)
  • (b) 1
  • (c) 2
  • (d) 3
  • (e) 4
  • (f) 5
  • (g) 6
  • (h) 7
  • (i) 8
  • (j) 9
Tie Breaker: π Recitation

Give an approximation to π to as many decimal places as possible. Each successive, correct digit placement from left to right counts for one tiebreaker point. However, once a digit is read as incorrect no further points may be awarded.

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TD 236, HeathenBenny, Wrestlemania
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2712

1) THE ROCK: In 2014, Dwayne Johnson, who portrays The Rock in WWE, played the title role in the film Hercules. Name another child of Jupiter OR name a child of Zeus, Jupiter’s Greek equivalent. Note that, even if they represent the same person, Greek and Roman names count as different children. (21 answers)

2) JOHN CENA: A month after winning the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 21 a decade ago, John Cena released his debut rap album You Can’t See Me, to mixed reviews. Name a performer to win a Grammy for Rap Album, Rap Performance, or Rap Song. (33 answers)

3) RUSEV: The current United States champion is, ironically,the most anti-American wrestler in years. He’s a Bulgarian expat who lives in Moscow and champions Vladimir Putin as his hero. Name a post-Soviet state. (15 answers)

4) THE UNDERTAKER: The 50-year old Undertaker hasn’t needed an undertaker yet, as he’s still fighting in the WWE (albeit only once a year). Name one of the top 10 leading causes of death in America, according to the CDC.

5) ROMAN REIGNS: Despite being the fastest rising star in the company and the #1 contender to the WWE Championship, there is absolutely nothing interesting about Roman Reigns. Name one of the top 10 longest reigning British monarchs. GET IT BECAUSE HIS LAST NAME.

6) SETH ROLLINS: Perhaps one of the most hated wrestlers in recent memory, Seth Rollins is the current Mr. Money In The Bank. This entitles him to one WWE Championship match whenever he wants to cash it in. He was also the victim of a naked picture leak recently, but I’m not going to stoop to that level in such a classy competition as Think Different. So on the topic of money, name one of the 20 most profitable companies in the world in the last year.

7) DARREN YOUNG: The LGBT community, of which I am a part, gained a new (publicly known) member in 2013 when Darren Young came out to a TMZ cameraman. Earlier this week, a Gallup poll revealed the metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of LGBT residents. Name one of the top 10.

8) BROCK LESNAR: Alright, I lied: there is one WWE question in here. Besides the current champion, Brock Lesnar, name someone who has held a major singles title in the WWE. This includes the WWE Championship, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the Undisputed WWE Championship, or the WWE's ECW Championship, as well as any of these titles branded with the name WWF or WWWF. (Many, many answers)

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TD 237, Ryno, The Masters
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2728

ROUND - ONE

Question #1 – Hodgepodge (Part 1)
Answer one of the options below. I need just one. Just the answer is fine, you do not need to write the letter with your response. That goes for later “pick one” questions as well.

A – This cartoon character is the mascot for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes™ cereal.
B – This character from the Legally Blonde movies wore pink and carried a Chihuahua named Bruiser.
C – This song from the Rocky III soundtrack was a #1 hit for Survivor in 1983.
D – This man was recently featured in an insurance commercial where he ordered lunch meat at a supermarket deli.
E – This character created by J.M. Barrie was the daughter of Great Big Little Panther.
F – This Stephen Sondheim musical featured the characters Cinderella, Rapunzel and the Baker’s Wife.
G – According to the Cambridge Companion to William Blake, this 1794 poem is “the most anthologized poem in English.”
H – This gathering in New Hampshire addressed the regulation of the international monetary and financial order after World War II.
I – This professional wrestler played a Mongol hippie in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Red Heat.
J – This album by Sleater-Kinney includes the songs “Entertain” and “Jumpers.”

Birdie Opportunity (bonus question): How do all of the options above relate to the theme of this TD?


Question #2 – Georgia Cities
The Masters is held in Augusta Georgia. In honor of Augusta, name one of the top 15 most populous cities in the state of Georgia.


Question #3 – Sacred Destinations
A trip to Augusta to watch The Masters has been called a “pilgrimage” for golf fans by some commentators. In honor of those fans that will make this journey, answer one of the options below related genuine sacred destinations and pilgrimages.

A – In June this town in France will host the 57th Annual International Military Pilgrimage.
B – This 1569 mile long river in India is considered sacred by Hindus.
C – This sacred journey to Spain, taken by pilgrims since the middle-ages, is symbolized by a seashell.
D - This island in Japan is home to a 750 mile long circular pilgrimage trek that includes 88 Buddhist temples.
E – This is the location where Thomas Beckett was martyred.
F – This is the name of the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.
G – This town in Austria is home to an image of the Virgin Mary carved in lime-tree wood.
H – This structure has been a focal point of protest by a group led by the sister of comedian Sarah Silverman.
I – This New York town is considered to be the birthplace of Mormonism.
J – A shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, is the home of the tomb for this 20th century man who was believed to have had the sacred stigmata.


ROUND - TWO

Question #4 – Bears and Other Things
Answer one of the options below.

A – This was the first name of a bald nursery rhyme bear.
B – This English romantic poet penned the 1814 poem “She Walks in Beauty.”
C – This large marine mammal is the only living species in the Odobenidae family.
D – In this 2004 film, Curtis Armstrong played the founder of Atlantic Records.
E – This TV series that aired from 1967 to 1969 starred Clint Howard and Dennis Weaver.
F – This was the two word moniker of Elvis Presley.
G – These are the Spanish words for “The Duck”.
H – This is the name for an athlete who plays for the University of California (Berkeley).
I – This stock character often appears as an antagonist in Arthurian literature and is sometimes associated with death.
J – Hall of Fame pitcher Robert Moses Grove was better known by this moniker.

Birdie Opportunity (bonus question): How do all of the options above relate to the theme of this TD? (Note: I’m looking for two key points here, so be specific)


Question #5 – Bein’ Green
An iconic symbol of The Masters is the famous green jacket that is awarded every year to the tournament’s winner. In honor of the green jacket, name one of the words/lyrics sung by Kermit the Frog in his signature song “Bein’ Green.”


Question #6 – Eisenhower Tree
One of the iconic fixtures at Augusta National was the Eisenhower Tree that was unfortunately removed last year due to severe damage from an ice storm. The tree obtained its name due to the fact that avid golfer President Dwight Eisenhower had the tendency to always hit the tree. In honor of the Eisenhower Tree, name one of the ranks that Dwight Eisenhower held as an officer in the U.S. Army, or one type of tree in which a hole at the Augusta National golf course is named after.


ROUND - THREE

Question #7 – Hodgepodge (Part 2)
Answer one of the options below.

A – This Marine Corps veteran will star in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.
B – This is the number of planets within the inner solar system.
C – This is the number of appendages on most starfish.
D – This is the number of sides to a heptagon.
E – This is the atomic number for the chemical element Fluorine.
F – The Cy Young Award recognizes excellence for this baseball activity.
G – This 19th century French writer penned the novels Mauprat and Consuelo.
H – This form of women’s footwear was popularized by Salvatore Ferragamo in the 1930s.
I – This idiom is defined by the Free Dictionary as “to do things of little consequence; to do small tasks found around the house.”

Birdie Opportunity (bonus question): How do all of the options above relate to the theme of this TD?


Question #8 – Cabinet Secretaries and Moore
In 2012, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and businesswoman Darla Moore became the first female members of the Augusta National Golf Club. In honor of these two members, name a woman that has held a Cabinet Secretary position in the U.S. federal government since 2001, or an actress with the last name of Moore who has been nominated for an Academy Award.


Question #9 – Golf Tournament Celebrity Names
The Masters as a “major” tournament does not have a sponsor in its title. Most tournaments have a title sponsor. There have even been celebrities who have attached their names to golf tournaments. In honor of these tournament celebrity names, answer one of these options below:

A – This man starred in several “Road to…” comedies with Dorothy Lamour.
B – This man also starred in several “Road to…” comedies with Dorothy Lamour.
C - This man’s TV variety show introduced America to the Osmond family.
D – This woman had a relationship with a younger Burt Reynolds during the 1970s.
E – This singer had a hit with “Mirrors.”
F – This actor player Corporal Klinger on the TV series M*A*S*H.
G – When asked by a golf enthusiast what his handicap was, this man answered “I’m a colored, one-eyed Jew – do I need anything else?”
H – These siblings had a hit with “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer to You).”
I – When struggling in life, this Maronite rite Catholic made a promise to a first century apostle and martyr to build an institution which continues to sponsor a golf tournament.


ROUND - FOUR

Question #10 – Personalities
Answer one of the options below.

A – This man hosts Sports Jeopardy!
B – This actor played Albert ‘Gib’ Gibson in the film True Lies.
C – This man served as the 42nd President of the United States.
D – This co-creator of the sitcom Seinfeld starred in the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm.
E – This person presided as the CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 2001.
F – This Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient has a statue honoring him located at City Hall Plaza in Boston.
G – This person served as the Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.
H – This former football coach appears in a Catholics Come Home commercial where he proclaims that the ultimate goal is heaven.
I – This woman is currently the highest ranked American on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.

Birdie Opportunity (bonus question): Which 1992 Masters participant has interviewed all of the personalities listed above?


Question #11 – A Traditional Gift unlike Any Other
A phrase that all TV viewers of The Masters will hear many times is “a tradition unlike any other.” With hope that this phrase is not overused, name one of the “traditional” wedding anniversary gifts for anniversary years 1 through 10, 25 or 50.


Question #12 – Hogan Bridge
The last question, Question #12 is related to the 12th hole at Augusta National. A famous sight at Augusta National is the Hogan Bridge over Rae’s Creek that leads to the 12th hole green. The bridge was named after former winner Ben Hogan. In honor of the Hogan Bridge, name one bridge that connects the island of Manhattan to New Jersey or an outer borough, or a professional wrestler with the last name (“stage name”) of Hogan.


PLAYOFF QUESTION
How many dimples are there on a Titleist PRO V-1® golf ball? (Advantage to the closest number)

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TD 238, jeopfansincebirth, College Fight and Victory Songs
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=xxxx

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TD 239, Woof, Back to Basics
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2756

1. Name one of the 13 colonies that were signatories to the Declaration of Independence

2. Name a Canadian province or territory (13 possible answers)

3. Name one of the tragedies written by William Shakespeare. Since there is a bit of uncertainty about the status of a few of his plays, I will accept as an answer any of the plays identified as a tragedy in the First Folio as well an any play generally agreed upon today as a tragedy. (12 possible answers)

4. Name an MLB team that has played in a World Series in the period 2001-present (15 possible answers)

5. Name a film that has received the Academy Award for Best Picture in the period 2001-present. To be absolutely clear, the years refer to the dates of the Academy Award ceremony, so the films were released in the years 2000-2014. (15 possible answers)

6. Name a member of The Beatles or The Rolling Stones. Because lineups changed and some musicians were members of bands only briefly, I am considering only those musicians who played in the band for a year or more. (15 possible answers)

7. Name a current member nation of the UN Security Council (15 possible answers)

8. Name a company in the top 20 of the Fortune 500 List for 2014. The Fortune 500 list is a list published yearly by Fortune magazine of the 500 largest publicly and privately held US corporations, ranked by gross revenue. The top 20 companies are those with the largest gross revenue.

9. Name the artist who painted one of the following 15 iconic paintings. Please include the letter indicating the painting with your answer.

A. Mona Lisa (La Gioconda)
B. The Scream
C. Irises
D. Guernica
E. Girl with a Pearl Earring
F. No. 5, 1948
G. The Persistence of Memory
H. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I
I. Luncheon of the Boating Party
J. The Night Watch
K. The School of Athens
L. The Birth of Venus
M. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
N. American Gothic
O. Nighthawks

10. Name one of the 15 most viewed basic cable networks in prime time

11. Name a chemical element that has a one-letter symbol (14 possible answers)

12. Name one of the 15 most common words in the English language. Because this is necessarily a fuzzy category, I will take as authoritative the frequency of words found in the Oxford Corpus, a compendium of 21st Century writings of all sorts, from "literary novels and specialist journals to everyday newspapers and magazines and from Hansard to the language of blogs, emails, and social media." It should be noted that they consider words to be lexemes, meaning that all conjugations of a verb and all declensions of pronouns and articles are treated as single entries (e.g., write, writes, wrote and writing would all be considered a single entry, as would they/them/their)

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TD 240, jjwaymee, 100,000 Words
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2771

Question 1: Name the television show from one of the following images of its cast. Include the letter of your choice.
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Question 2: Name the James Bond film from one of the following images. Include the letter of your choice.

Bonus (-1 pt): Which artist(s) perform(s) the main theme in the opening credits for the James Bond film you have selected? You must supply a correct answer to the base question to be eligible for the bonus deduction.

Hint: I have omitted “Never Say Never Again” from the pool of possible answers because it is not part of the official Bond cannon. I have also omitted “Dr. No” and “From Russia with Love” because neither one of those early films had yet incorporated an eponymous title theme being sung over the opening credits.
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HALFTIME! (Question 6): No pictures this time, just some words that became pictures. Name the film that was adapted from one of the following books or short stories. Each film has a different title than its source book or story. Include the letter of your choice.

Pay close attention here: I will provide the name of the book, the author of the book, and the year that corresponding FILM was released. You are to provide the name of the film.

Bonus (-1 pt): Name a film that was nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award in the year that your choice was released (***see the clarifications more more detail about which year is the correct year***). If your chosen answer is a film that was nominated, you must select a DIFFERENT nominee in that same year. You do NOT have to correctly answer the base question to be eligible for the bonus.

A) Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes --- 1968
B) Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad --- 1979
C) Bringing Down the House, Ben Mezrich --- 2008
D) Push, Sapphire --- 2009
E) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick --- 1982
F) The Orchid Thief, Susan Orlean --- 2002
G) The Greatest Gift, Philip Van Doren Stern --- 1948
H) Shoeless Joe, W. P. Kinsella --- 1989
I) The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, J. H. Patterson --- 1996
J) The Body, Stephen King --- 1986
K) My Posse Don’t Do Homework, LouAnne Johnson --- 1995



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And now, the return of my favorite TD question of all time! This concept originally appeared in TD 199. I loved it so much that I have brought it back for an encore.

Question 11: Given the following images of the 50 states, name the attribute that the highlighted states have in common. Include the letter of your choice.

Each answer will be an objective fact with a specific answer. It will not be something vague or general like “the biggest” or “the warmest”. Refer back to TD 199 (Question #8) for a refresher.

Bonus: You will receive -0.5 points for every answer that you can solve in addition to your selected answer, for a maximum bonus of -4.5 pts. To be clear –- you will provide one answer to the base question and up to nine other answers for the bonus question. You do NOT have to correctly answer the base question to be eligible for the bonus. You MUST provide a corresponding letter for every bonus answer that you attempt and you may only provide ONE answer per image.
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TD 241, Blue Lion, Lion Country
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2787

1. DANIEL IN THE DEN OF LIONS—In Chapter 6 of the Book of Daniel, King Darius orders Daniel to be thrown into the den of lions.

Name a book of the Old Testament (King James Version), aside from Daniel, whose name has six or fewer letters. [17 possible answers; two of them consist of multiple books, and each will be considered a single response]


2. THE WHITE LIONS OF TIMBAVATI--Timbavati, in South Africa, is the home of rare white lions that carry the recessive gene known as a color inhibitor. Timbavati is a region of South Africa, which is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, an association headed by Queen Elizabeth II.

Name a Commonwealth country, other than South Africa, that is located on the African continent or is an island country considered part of Africa. [17 possible answers]


3. LEO THE LION—The name Leo and its cognate, Leon, come from the Latin word for “lion”. Each of these 12 clues has something to do with a famous person with the name Leo(n). Answer one of them, and be sure to include the letter of the description that corresponds to your answer.
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a. Playing for this team in Super Bowl XXVII, Leon Lett gained a place in sports infamy after his showboating with a recovered fumble cost his team a touchdown.
b. Leo Rosten’s books introduced Americans to the joys of this language.
c. The title of Leon Uris’s first novel, which was based on his experience as a member of the Marine Corps during World War II.
d. Either of British singer Leo Sayer’s two songs that were back-to-back #1 hits on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977.
e. U.S. Representative Leo Ryan was assassinated by members of the People’s Temple cult in this South American country.
f. Melissa Leo won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in this 2010 film.
g. The only World Series-winning team that Leo “The Lip” Durocher managed (I just need the team’s name, not the year that it won).
h. In 2009, Leon Panetta succeeded Michael Hayden as the head of this federal agency.
i. Leo G. Carroll won the Primetime Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama in 1966 and again in 1967 for playing this character in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
j. In 455 A.D. Pope Leo I, who was later sainted, persuaded this barbarian leader not to sack Rome.
k. Character actor Leo McKern played this eccentric barrister in a British television series that ran from 1978 to 1992.
l. Either of the two films for which Leo McCarey won the Academy Award for Best Director.

4. THE NITTANY LIONS--Penn State University’s mascot is the “Nittany Lion.” This animal isn’t a true lion but is a smaller North American wild feline variously known as a mountain lion, cougar, puma, or panther. Since 1994, the Nittany Lions' athletic teams have played in the Big Ten Conference, which currently has 14 schools.

Name the mascot of a Big Ten school other than Penn State. And did I mention that I was once a mascot? A lion mascot? [13 possible answers]


5. THE LION KING, PART 1—Every year, the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association presents the Annie Awards for excellence in animation. Beginning in 1992, the organization has awarded a Annie for Best Animated Feature Film. The Lion King (1994) is one of 13 Disney films to have won that award.

Name a Disney film, other than The Lion King, that won the Annie for Best Animated Feature. [12 possible answers; multiple films belonging to the same franchise will be treated as separate answers]


6. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT—In December 1961, The Tokens’ version of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” made it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and held the top spot for three weeks.

Name a song that first reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 after January 1, 1990, and spent more than 10 weeks—consecutive or not--at #1. I just want the title; you don’t have to name the artist or group who performed it. [19 possible answers; two of these songs won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year, one won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and one charted this year]

Note: The following songs reached #1 after January 1, 1990, and spent exactly 10 weeks at #1; therefore, they don’t make the cut: "Dilemma", "Foolish", "Gold Digger", “Happy”, “Irreplaceable", “Low”, "Maria Maria", and "We Found Love”.


7. THE 1957 DETROIT LIONS—I live in Greater Detroit. One of the crosses we bear, aside from awful weather and potholed roads, is our local pro football team, the Detroit Lions. The Lions haven’t won a league championship (NFL Championship Game or Super Bowl) since 1957.

Each of the 12 people described below was born in 1957. Identify one of them, and be sure to include the letter of the clue that corresponds to that answer.
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a. Quarterbacked the Oklahoma Sooners football team, later served four terms as a member of Congress from Oklahoma.
b. Tony Award winner whose parents were both Tony Award winners.
c. Succeeded Branford Marsalis as bandleader on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 1995, and held that job until 2010.
d. President of Afghanistan from 2004 until 2014.
e. Host of the Pacifica Network radio news show "Democracy Now!"
f. Creator of The X-Files.
g. The current governor of Virginia.
h. Had a five-year run (1986-91) on Saturday Night Live, replaced Jean Smart on Designing Women, died in 2014.
i. Won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Almost Famous.
j. Frontman for Pure Prairie League, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
k. Creator of the Dilbert comic strip.
l. President of the American Federation of Teachers.
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9. “THROW HIM TO THE LIONS”—In ancient Rome, one form of capital punishment was damnatio ad bestes, which meant the condemned criminal was thrown to lions or other wild animals. The punishment was generally reserved for the worst criminals. However, some Roman emperors subjected Christians to it as well.

Name a Roman emperor—whether he threw anyone to the lions or not--who reigned between the death of Augustus (14 A.D.) and the beginning of the reign of Marcus Aurelius (161 A.D.). [14 possible answers]


10. THE LION IN WINTER—The 1968 historical drama The Lion in Winter, which starred Peter O’Toole as King Henry II of England and Katherine Hepburn as his wife, the formidable Eleanor of Aquitaine, is one of my all-time favorites. Hepburn’s performance won her one of her four Academy Awards for Best Actress. O’Toole’s performance earned him one of his eight nominations for Best Actor. (O’Toole never won a competitive acting Oscar, though the Academy gave him an honorary award in 2003.)

Name one of the 11 films, other than The Lion in Winter, for which Katherine Hepburn was nominated for Best Actress (11), whether she won or not; or one of the seven films, other than The Lion in Winter, for which O’Toole was nominated for Best Actor. [18 possible answers]


11. THE LION KING, PART 2—The stage version of The Lion King opened on Broadway on November 13, 1997, and is still running. As of April 25, 2015, it ranked fourth on the list of most performances (7,249) by a Broadway musical. It has also taken in over $1 billion, making it the highest-grossing Broadway production of all time.

Name a Broadway musical (the term includes revues and "jukebox musicals") that has had a run of 4,000 or more performances. The production need not be currently running, and the 4,000-plus-performance run may have occurred either for the original production or for a revival. [11 possible answers].

Note: Jersey Boys, with 3,916 performances (and still running), is the musical with the most performances that fails to clear the 4,000-performance bar.


12. LION POTPOURRI—Each of these 12 clues identifies someone or something associated with the King of Beasts. Identify one of them, and be sure to include the letter of the description that corresponds to your answer.
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a. This band’s logo features two lions, which represent the zodiac sign of bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor.
b. Its national soccer team is nicknamed “The Indomitable Lions”.
c. At this annual festival, the Golden Lion is the top prize.
d. His play, Androcles and the Lion, premiered in 1912.
e. Films from this studio begin with a roaring lion underneath the Latin motto Ars Gratia Artis.
f. The British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League have won this trophy six times in their history.
g. In this book of the Bible, the following passage appears: "Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda[h]...hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.”
h. He became King of England after the death of Richard the Lionheart in 1199.
i. At this battle in 480 B.C., the Spartan king Leonidas (“Son of Lion”) died.
j. He played the Cowardly Lion in the film The Wizard of Oz.
k. This is the two-word motto of Lions Clubs International.
l. William Manchester wrote a three-volume biography, The Last Lion, about this man.

13. "PATIENCE” AND “FORTITUDE,” THE LIONS IN FRONT OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY—These famous stone lions were given their names by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, who was the mayor of New York City between 1933 and 1945.

Name one of the people who served as mayor of New York City after La Guardia left office. [10 possible answers]

Bonus question: In New York City’s 1969 municipal election, these two Pulitzer Prize-winning writers ran as a ticket for mayor and City Council president. Their platform called for the five boroughs to secede and become the 51st state. [-1 point for each correct answer; no penalty for an incorrect answer, and you need not identify the office either writer ran for]


TIE-BREAKER—Columbia University’s sports teams are called the “Lions”, and one of its school colors is blue, which makes it a perfect Blue Lion choice for a tie-breaker.

Here it is. According to the university’s website, how many volumes did Columbia’s library system hold in 2013?

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TD 242, StevenH, So It's Seriously Come to an Excuse for the Worst TD Ever
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2805

1. Name a play that Henrik Ibsen wrote.


2. Remember when Macauly Culkin was a child star? Those were the days! NOT COUNTING SEQUELS, name a movie in which Macauly Culkin appeared that was released in theaters in the United States between January 1, 1988, and December 31, 1994.


3. Name any one of the 12 labors* of Herakles. *NOTE: All I am looking for here is the creature(s) or object(s) that was the subject of each labor; you don’t have to say what he had to do to/with each one. But, you need to be specific in your response. For example, if one of his labors was to kill a creature called the “pink dragon” then the response that you would need to give is “pink dragon.”


4. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains are considered to be the “Big 4” of the Seattle grunge bands who emerged during the 1980s and early 1990s. Name someone who is or was a member of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains.


5. The earth has fifteen tectonic plates that are considered “major” plates. Of those fifteen there are eight larger ones that are classified as “primary” plates and seven smaller ones that are considered “secondary” plates. Name* any one of Earth’s 15 major tectonic plates. *NOTE: Two of the primary plates in question are sometimes grouped together as one plate. Most of the sources I came across listed these two plates as being separate, so for the purpose of this question there are 8 primary plates and 15 total major plates.


6. Name someone who competed as a contestant in a Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, the Ultimate Tournament of Champions, and/or the Battle of the Decades tournament who currently has their own Wikipedia page on them.


7. It is time for a little German philosopher appreciation. Identify* one of the 7 German philosophers who wrote one of the pairs of works that is listed below. *NOTE: You do NOT have to specify which option you are referring to with your response.

a) the 1927 book Being and Time, and the essay “The Question Concerning Technology”
b) the books Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil
c) the 1781 work Critique of Pure Reason, and the 1797 work The Metaphysics of Morals
d) the 1807 book The Phenomenology of Spirit, and the 1820 book Elements of the Philosophy of Right
e) the 1962 book The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere, and the 1981 work The Theory of Communicative Action
f) the 1951 book The Origins of Totalitarianism, and the 1958 book The Human Condition
g) the 1800 work The Vocation of Man, and the 1807-1808 lectures Addresses to the German Nation


8. Name someone who has been the Playboy Playmate of the Year.


9. The Hundred Years War lasted from 1337-1453. Name a battle that was fought as part of the Hundred Years War.


10. Name any one of the 9 characters from The Simpsons who is pictured* in one of the below spoiler boxes. *NOTE: Yes, you can partially see Moe’s face in one of the pictures, but Moe is not acceptable as a correct response. Don’t guess Moe.

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11. Since Art is awesome, why not have a “name the artist from the painting” question? Some cool paintings that were done by artists who were born on the European continent are pictured below. Name the artist who painted any one of the eight works that is pictured in one of the spoiler boxes below.

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12. NBA Jam is an arcade video game that was released in 1993 and features 2-on-2 gameplay. The game was also released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Game Boy, and Game Gear. Identify* 1 of the now retired NBA players** who is a playable character in the original NBA Jam video game for any one of the six teams that is listed below***. *NOTE 1: You do NOT have to specify the team when you give your response. **NOTE 2: The players who appeared as characters varied some between consoles, so there may be more than two correct responses for each team. ***HINT: I am going to save you from the trap that is here and tell you that Michael Jordan is NOT a correct response; don’t guess MJ.

a) Chicago Bulls
b) Cleveland Cavaliers
c) Orlando Magic
d) Denver Nuggets
e) Los Angeles Clippers
f) Portland Trail Blazers


13. India has 29 states. Identify a city that serves as the administrative capital* of any one of India’s 29 states. *NOTE: There may be more than one correct answer for each state, and cities that serve as the capitals of the same state will be counted as separate correct responses.


14. There were five Russian composers who came together in the 1860s in an attempt to create a national school of Russian music, and they were known simply as “The Five.” There was also a group of six French composers who flourished in the early 20th century, and were compared to The Five because of their reaction against German Romantic music. Those six French composers were nicknamed Les Six. Name a composer who was a member of “The Five” or a composer who was a member of Les Six.


Tiebreaker 1: Name one of the five actors or actresses who played a high school student who spent a Saturday in detention in the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club.

Tiebreaker 2: Name one of the four U.S. states that is part of the Four Corners Monument.

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TD 243, RandyG, 1970s Pop/Rock
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2819

1. Name one of the groups or solo performers pictured below, all of which had multiple chart hits in the 1970s. Name only; associated letter is not required.
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2. Carol Joan Klein, better known today as Carole King, graduated from James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York in 1958, which I mention only because I graduated from Madison in 1972. Soon after graduation and still as a teenager, she didn’t take long to establish herself as one of the premier songwriters of the rock era, often partnering with her husband of many years, Gerry Goffin. It wasn’t until her 1971 breakthrough album, Tapestry, however, that she rose to superstar status as a singer-songwriter. To this date, Tapestry has remained one of the best selling albums of all time by a solo performer. Name:

(a) one of the 12 tracks from Carole King’s Tapestry album -or-
(b) one of the 8 solo performers or groups who had a Top 40 hit during the 1960s or 70s with a song that King recorded for her own album. (Many of the songs were written a decade or more before the album’s release.)



3. In the following pictures of actual 45 rpm records from the 1970s, one word or name is masked in each. Name a missing word or name. In a few cases, the same word or name is masked twice. Word/name only; associated letter is not required.
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4. During the 1970s, 18 singles topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts for at least 5 weeks. In the following, you’re given the initials for both the song and performer for 15 of these #1 hits. You’re also given one complete word within the title and leading “The”s. Name one of these songs. Complete title only; associated letter is not required.

For example, given: B.O.T.Water / S&G (1970), your answer would be “Bridge Over Troubled Water”

(A) I.B.There / The.J.5 (1970)
(B) O.B.Apple / The.O. (1971)
(C) Joy.T.T.W. / T.D.N. (1971)
(D) M.May / R.S. (1971)
(E) The.F.T.E.I.S.Y.F. / R.F. (1972)
(F) A.Again.(N.) / G.O’S. (1972)
(G) Killing.M.S.W.H.S. / R.F. (1973)
(H) Silly.L.S. / W. (1976)
(I) Tonight’s.T.N.(G.B.A.) / R.S. (1976)
(J) Best.O.M.L. / The.E. (1977)
(K) Night.F. / B.G. (1978)
(L) S.Dancing / A.G. (1978)
(M) Le.F. / C. (1978)
(N) Bad.G. / D.S. (1979)
(O) My.S. / The.K. (1979)


5. One performer's name is missing in each of the following duos and trios that charted during the 1970s. Answer with one of the missing names as the group was best known. Name only; associated letter is not required.

(A) __________ & Oates
(B) __________ & Tennille
(C) Seals & __________
(D) __________ & Messina
(E) __________ & Whitehead
(F) Hamilton, Joe Frank & _____________
(G) Peaches & __________
(H) England Dan & ____________
(I) __________ & Tina Turner
(J) Brewer & ___________
(K) ___________ & Chong
(L) ___________ & Bonnie
(M) ___________ & Dawn


6. Each of the following lyrics is the start of a notable 1970s song. The song title appears in the lyric, but here it's been blanked out, in a few cases more than once. Name one of these songs. Title only; associated letter is not required.

(A) Hey, did you happen to see ________________ in the world, and if you did, was she crying, crying?
(B) Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? Just like me, (They Long to Be) ______________
(C) ______________, hear me roar in numbers too big to ignore.
(D) Who draws the crowd and plays so loud? Baby, it's _______________. Who's gonna steal the show, you know? Baby, it's _______________.
(E) ______________ is travelling tonight on a plane, I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain.
(F) ______________, send your camel to bed. Shadows painting our faces, traces of romance in our heads
(G) _______________ have seen the years and the slow parade of fears without crying
(H) I feel so bad I got a worried mind, I'm so lonesome all the time since I left my baby behind on ______________
(I) ______________ is easy cause you're beautiful. Makin' love with you is all I wanna do.
(J) _________________. I've thought about us for a long, long time. Maybe I think too much but something's wrong
(K) Everybody was _________________, those kicks were fast as lightning. In fact, it was a little bit frightening, but they fought with expert timing.
(L) You know I ______________________, I _____________________, I can't laugh and I can't sing, I'm finding it hard to do anything


7. You knew there was going to be a disco question. In the following, match the hit -- yes, hit -- disco song (lettered column) from the 1970s with its corresponding disco performer (numbered column.) Answer in the form A5, J2, etc. Note that there is one more song listed than performers.

A. More, More, More....................... 1. Vicki Sue Robinson
B. Turn the Beat Around................... 2. Gloria Gaynor
C. Car Wash................................. 3. Alicia Bridges
D. I Will Survive............................. 4. Thelma Houston
E. Shame..................................... 5. KC and the Sunshine Band
F. Fly, Robin, Fly........................... 6. Anita Ward
G. Ring My Bell..............................7. Andrea True Connection
H. I Love The Nightlife..................... 8. Van McCoy
I. Funky Town............................... 9. Lipps, Inc
J. Don't Leave Me This Way................ 10. Village People
K. YMCA...................................... 11. Evelyn “Champagne” King
L. Keep It Coming Love.................... 12. Hues Corporation
M. The Hustle................................ 13. Rose Royce
N. Rock the Boat


8. The 1970s saw the emergence of album-oriented rock, in contrast to the virtual monopoly of singles-oriented Top 40 formats of the 1960s. Name the group or solo performer who released one of the following albums, in which names and titles have been masked. Group/performer only; associated letter is not required.
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9. All of the following made a name for themselves in 1970s pop/rock music (and beyond) as the lead singer in a very successful group, and often as a solo performer as well. Name one of these groups. Group name only; associated letter is not required.

(A) Marilyn McCoo
(B) David Gates
(C) Ric Ocasek
(D) Freddie Mercury
(E) Teddy Pendergrass
(F) Peter Cetera
(G) Debbie Harry
(H) Burton Cummings
(I) John Fogerty
(J) Justin Hayward
(K) Michael McDonald
(L) Eric Carmen
(M) Donald Fagen
(N) Robert Plant
(O) Don Henley


10. In the following, match the “one-hit wonder”** song (lettered column) from the 1970s with its corresponding “one-hit wonder” performer (numbered column.) Answer in the form A5, J2, etc. Note that there is one more song listed than performers.

A. You Light Up My Life........................................ 1. Terry Jacks
B. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)................... 2. Edison Lighthouse
C. Spirit In the Sky.............................................. 3. Elvin Bishop
D. In the Summertime.......................................... 4. Arlo Guthrie
E. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia................ 5. David Soul
F. Seasons in the Sun............................................ 6. Norman Greenbaum
G. I Can Help.................................................... 7. Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
H. Put Your Hand in the Hand................................. 8. Mungo Jerry
I. Disco Duck..................................................... 9. Billy Swan
J. Don’t Give Up On Us......................................... 10. Debby Boone
K. Hot Child in the City........................................ 11. Shocking Blue
L. Venus.......................................................... 12. Nick GIlder
M. The City of New Orleans.................................... 13. VIcki Lawrence
N. Fooled Around and Fell in Love

** The definition of "one-hit wonder" differs from source to source, but take it to mean a group or solo performer who had one notable, often huge, hit, but barely made the charts, if at all, either before or after.


11. Simon & Garfunkel, one of the seminal groups of the mid-to-late 1960s, with 4 classic studio albums and 10 Top 40 hits, broke up officially in 1971. Subsequent to the break up, Paul Simon didn’t skip a beat in composing and recording his own songs as a solo performer. Name one of the 5 albums or 12 Top 40 Billboard singles released after the breakup through 1980, in which Simon's name appears “above the title”, i.e. credited either as a solo performer or alongside other performers.

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TD 244, Lumosityfan, Tennis Mania Galore!
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2834

1. Let’s start with an easy question: Name a Grand Slam champion starting from the 1968 French Open, when Open Era Tennis began.
2. In 2014, Rafael Nadal won his 9th French Open title, the most amount by a man of a single tournament. There have only been 8 franchises in the NBA, MLB, NHL, and NFL that have won their respective championships at least 9 times. Name one.
3. The premier team competition of men’s tennis is called the Davis Cup. Name a country who has won the Davis Cup at least once.
4. The equivalent for the women is the Fed Cup. Name a country to have won the Fed Cup at least once.
5. The ATP Rankings began in 1973, the same year the Sears Tower finished being built. The Sears Tower stands at 1,730 feet from the ground to the pinnacle. Name a building that has a higher height to the pinnacle than the Sears Tower.
6. When Andy Murray won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, he became the first British man to have won Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936. The same year, the Germans tried to prove their world supremacy and the supremacy of the Aryan race at the Berlin Olympics. Name a country to win at least 10 medals at the 1936 Olympics. (Use country names as they would have said them in 1936.)
7. On May 17th, 2015, Novak Djokovic won his 24th Masters 1000 Trophy in Rome. Name an integer factor of 24.
8. Name a men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, or women’s doubles player who has gotten #1 but never won a Grand Slam of any kind (excluding mixed doubles)
9. Name a player in the men’s or women’s game who has earned either 50 singles titles or 50 doubles titles according to the ATP or WTA.
10. Finally, name a man in singles to have earned the world #1 ranking for at least one week in his career.

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TD 245, Tigershark, Barbie
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2848

1. Since Barbie is all about fashion, what better way to begin a Barbie quiz with a question about fashion. Over the years, many famous designers and high end fashion brands have created special limited edition Barbie dolls. Below are twelve dolls that have been designed by a famous designer or brand. Identify the one of the designers or brands who created the Barbie picture. Because I did state that knowledge of Barbie dolls was not required to answer any of the questions, I have included a photo of a famous gown or signature accessory designed by the same designer.

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2. One of the most popular series is the Dolls of the World series. In the early 2000's, the Dolls of the World were inspired by historical princesses of various countries, such as this doll, the Princess of the Portuguese Empire:

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Name a country or special administrative region where Portuguese is an official language or in the alternative, name a state in India that was colonized by the Portuguese.

3. Another doll in the Princesses of the World series is the Princess of the Pacific Islands:

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The Pacific Islands are divided in the three main regions, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Below are twelve flags from Polynesian islands or islands groups, some of which are sovereign nations, some of which are part of other nations. Match one of the flags shown below to their corresponding island or islands group:
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Bonus (-1): Identify the Polynesian Royal Palace pictured below: (You do not need to get Question 3 correct to be eligible for the bonus.)

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4. Barbie also introduced dolls inspired by famous landmarks, like this one inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris:

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Identify one of the other Parisian landmarks shown below:

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5. This Barbie was inspired by Queen Elizabeth I:

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Queen Elizabeth I was the daughter of Queen Anne Boleyn. She succeeded her half-sister Mary I to the throne. Name a queen of England or Great Britain after 1066 (either a monarch or queen consort) named Anne, Elizabeth, or Mary other than Elizabeth I, Mary I, or Anne Boleyn. Obviously, this answer has to be specific enough that I know which queen you are referring. Simply saying "Queen Anne" will be counted as a wrong answer. Note: I'm looking for someone who was actually queen. Wives of kings that died before their husband's coronation, even if they were the mother of a future monarch, are incorrect answers.

6. This Barbie was part of a series inspired by collegiate cheerleaders:

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She is a cheerleader for Louisiana State University. LSU's team nickname is the Tigers. Name another school in NCAA Division I whose team nickname is the Tigers.

7. Barbie introduced a series of dolls inspired by the TV show "Dancing with the Stars:"

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Name a celebrity that has won "Dancing with the Stars." For a one point bonus, name their professional dance partner. (You must answer Question 7 correctly to receive the bonus.)

8. This Barbie is called Haunted Beauty Vampire Barbie:

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Name the one of the books and/or TV shows and/or movies where one can find the following fictional vampires:

A. Aidan Waite
B. Barnabas Collins
C. Caroline Forbes
D. Count Orlok
E. Count von Count
F. Darla
G. Deacon Frost
H. Eli*
I. Eric Northman
J. Henry Sturges
K. Louis de Pointe du Lac
L. Lucy Westerna

*There is a vampire in the movie Blade II named Eli Damaskinos. That is not the Eli, I'm asking about. This refers to a different Eli without a given last name.

9. This lovely set was inspired by King Arthur and Queen Guinevere:

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9. Name the source of one of the following interpretations of the Arthurian Legend:
For A-H, name the author of the work
A. Avalon High
B. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
C. The Crystal Cave
D. Historia Regum Britanniae
E. Idylls of the King
F. The Mists of Avalon
G. Le Morte D’Arthur
H. Once and Future King
For I, name the composer/lyricist team that wrote the musical (Last names only are fine, but I need both names)
I. Camelot
For J name the composer of the Opera
J. Tristan und Isolde
For K name the director of the film:
K. Excalibur
For L name the artist of the painting shown:

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10. These dolls were part of a series called "Ladies of the 80's." The were inspired by Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry, and Joan Jett respectively:

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Name a single by Cyndi Lauper, Blondie, or Joan Jett that was a top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

11. A popular theme in the collectible Barbie line is movies. Pictured below are twelve dolls inspired by movies or television. Name the actress that played the role that inspired one of the following dolls. Note: two of the dolls are inspired by classic TV shows. I'm looking for the actress who originated the role on the TV show, not the actress that played the role in the movie inspired by the TV show.
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12. A movie that inspired several Barbie dolls is "Gone with the Wind." Here are two of them:

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Fairly simple question- Name an actor credited in the film of Gone with the Wind.

13. Here are two more dolls inspired by movies:

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They are, of course, Maria from "The Sound of Music" and Eliza Doolittle from "My Fair Lady." Did you really think I would get through this entire quiz without a musicals question? Name a song in the film version of "The Sound of Music" or "My Fair Lady." For clarification, I'm looking for a song that was in the original theatrical release of either film. Songs that were in the stage show, but were not included in the movie are wrong answers.

Two follow up bonus questions for minus one (-1) each (You do not have to answer question 13 correct to get either bonus):
Name the two songs in the Sound of Music film that were not in the original Broadway production.
One person associated with both films is Marni Nixon, who played "Sister Sophia in The Sound of Music." What was her role in "My Fair Lady"?

Bonus: Identify the name of these classic Barbie dolls. Minus one (-1) point for each correct answer for a maximum of minus three (-3):

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TD 246, barandall800, Back to School
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2862

Part I: Fall Semester

1. Physical Science (PHY S 100)
The professor I had for Physical Science specialized in geology, and his already very high level of enthusiasm for the material skyrocketed when we got to that unit near the end of the semester. Name a currently recognized geologic period that occurred during the Cenozoic, Mesozoic, or Paleozoic Eras. (12 responses)

2. University Chorale (MUSIC 311R)
In 2007, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir released “Showtime! Music of Broadway and Hollywood,” featuring 15 songs from well-known musicals and films. Name the musical/film from which one of the songs below originates. Please include the letter of your choice. (14)

A. “When You Wish Upon A Star”
B. “Who Will Buy?”, “Where Is Love?”
C. “Not While I’m Around”
D. “Sunrise, Sunset”
E. “Bring Him Home”
F. “Hymn To The Fallen”
G. “You’ll Never Walk Alone”
H. “Never Never Land”
I. “Come To My Garden”
J. “Over The Rainbow”
K. “Fill The World With Love”
L. “The Impossible Dream”
M. “In Dreams”
N. “The Circle of Life”

3. Doctrine & Covenants (REL C 324)
The Doctrine and Covenants, a collection of revelations, is colloquially abbreviated by Mormons as “D&C.” (Yes, I know, there’s an unfortunate coincidence regarding that abbreviation…) Name what one of the following well-known abbreviations/acronyms stands for. Please include the letter of your choice. (13)

A. S&P 500
B. NAFTA
C. POTUS
D. TLC (the TV network)
E. HuffPo
F. ASCAP
G. LAN
H. A&W
I. Ofcom
J. ASPCA
K. ESPN
L. NAACP
M. MGM

4. Global Church 1900-Present (REL C 343)
In this class we learned about the history of the LDS Church in the 20th and 21st Century. Name one of the following famous members described here of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as Mormons. Please include the letter of your choice. (13)

A. Politician who served as Governor of Massachusetts and made two runs for the Republican nomination for President
B. Retired NFL quarterback who played for the 49ers and Buccaneers and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; named MVP in 1992, 1994, and the 1995 Super Bowl
C. Legendary R&B/soul/gospel singer whose hits include “Midnight Train To Georgia” and “Licence To Kill"
D. Fantasy/science fiction author whose works include the Mistborn series; was selected to complete Robert Jordan’s series The Wheel of Time
E. Australian professional snowboarder who earned the gold medal at the 2010 Olympics and the silver medal at the 2014 Olympics for women’s halfpipe
F. Actor known for his roles in “Napoleon Dynamite” and “Blades of Glory”
G. Illustrator best known for his work on Lemony Snicket’s books A Series of Unfortunate Events
H. Pop/hip-hop violinist who got her start on "America’s Got Talent" and YouTube; one of her most recent collaborations was with Josh Groban & the Muppets
I. Businessman and philanthropist known as the founder of the chemical corporation that bears his name; his son served as Utah governor and as U.S. ambassador to Singapore and China
J. Journalist and author who served as Bryant Gumbel’s co-anchor on the now-defunct CBS morning program "The Early Show" from 1999 to 2002; later left the news business to concentrate on motherhood
K. “Super” retired rugby union player who played for the New Zealand All Blacks from 1967 to 1977
L. Author and trivia enthusiast who holds game show-related winnings records; currently runs the Slate news quiz
M. Musician who is the lead singer of rock band The Killers; his solo albums include Flamingo and The Desired Effect

5. 3rd Year Spanish Reading, Grammar, and Culture (SPAN 321)
I’ll take the easy way out (hopefully for all involved) and repeat a question from my previous TD game, but with different choices. Name the English translation for one of the following Spanish infinitives. Please include the letter of your choice. (12)

A. llorar
B. besar
C. vomitar
D. sufrir
E. susurrar
F. llover
G. decir
H. cocinar
I. vender
J. mentir
K. nadar
L. escuchar

6. Songwriting 1 (MUSIC 186)
Name one of the following famous songwriters or songwriting duos based on a few examples of songs they have written or co-written. Please include the letter of your choice. (14)

A. “The Loco-Motion,” “Up On The Roof,” “Pleasant Valley Sunday” (Duo)
B. “Chandelier,” “Pretty Hurts,” “Diamonds” (Individual)
C. “Stardust,” “Georgia On My Mind,” “The Nearness of You” (Individual)
D. “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” “There You’ll Be,” “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing” (Individual)
E. “My Funny Valentine,” “People Will Say We’re In Love,” “The Lady Is A Tramp” (Individual)
F. “The Girl From Ipanema,” “Waters of March,” “How Insensitive” (Individual)
G. “Philadelphia Freedom,” “Daniel,” “Your Song” (Duo)
H. “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “White Christmas” (Individual)
I. “The Look of Love,” “Walk On By,” “What’s New, Pussycat?” (Individual)
J. “I Got Rhythm,” “Embraceable You,” “Oh, Lady Be Good!” (Duo)
K. “Yakety Yak,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Stand By Me” (Duo)
L. “Hallelujah,” “Bird on the Wire,” “Blue Alert” (Individual)
M. “Feed The Birds,” “Let’s Get Together,” “Your Heart Will Lead You Home” (Duo)
N. “A Day In The Life,” “Baby, You’re A Rich Man,” “She’s Leaving Home” (Duo)

Part II: Winter Semester

7. Intro to English Studies (ENG 251)
One of the texts we used for this class was The Oxford Book of American Short Stories, featuring works from many well-known and/or acclaimed authors. Name the author of one of the following short stories included in The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. Please include the letter of your choice. (14)

A. “The Lottery” (1948)
B. “The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids” (1855)
C. “Good People” (2007)
D. “There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950)
E. “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892)
F. “Hills Like White Elephants” (1927)
G. “The Storm” (1898)
H. “Fleur” (1986)
I. “That Evening Sun” (1931)
J. “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)
K. “A Late Encounter with the Enemy” (1955)
L. “Cannibalism In The Cars” (1868)
M. “My Son The Murderer” (1968)
N. “Rip Van Winkle” (1819)

EXTRA CREDIT (-1 point): Two other key texts we used last semester in the class were the poetry collections Native Guard and Thrall, both by the same poet, a U.S. Poet Laureate. Name the poet. (There is no penalty for an incorrect guess.)

8. New Testament (REL A 212)
Name one of the books in the King James Version of the New Testament, besides those commonly recognized as the Four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). (23)

9. Principles of Biology (BIO 100)
Name one of the following (10):
--One of the eight taxonomic ranks
--The individual credited with developing those ranks
--The title of his landmark work first published in 1735 that helped establish those ranks


10. Men’s Chorus (MUSIC 312R)
At our concert this past semester, we sang a selection of songs from a well-known DreamWorks animated movie. Name a DreamWorks Animation full-length feature film that has been nominated for an Academy Award. (12)

EXTRA CREDIT (-1 point): Name one of the three films that won. (There is no penalty for an incorrect guess.)

11. Basic Organ Skills (MUSIC 115)
A common baseball stadium feature is the organ. Name the professional major league baseball team that calls one of the following stadiums its current regular-season home. Please include the letter of your choice. (13)

A. Chase Field
B. Busch Stadium
C. Safeco Field
D. AT&T Park
E. Rogers Centre
F. Miller Park
G. Citi Field
H. O.co Coliseum
I. Minute Maid Park
J. Progressive Field
K. Great American Ball Park
L. Kauffman Stadium
M. Target Field

12. Contemporary Voice (MUSIC 160)
Name the singer who performed one of the following songs recently on the Billboard Hot 100 (taken from the week of January 10, 2015, the first week of winter semester). (13)

A. “Shake It Off”
B. “Take Me To Church”
C. “All About That Bass”
D. “I’m Not The Only One”
E. “Thinking Out Loud”
F. “Riptide”
G. “Something In The Water”
H. “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”
I. “Jealous”
J. “Ghost”
K. “Uptown Funk”
L. “The Heart Wants What It Wants”
M. “Habits (Stay High)”

13. Choose one of the previously mentioned classes to “enroll” in. (12)
(You may of course use any rationale for your decision...your favorite subject; the one that looks the most interesting; what you think will sheep the least; etc. For your convenience the class descriptions from the university catalog or elsewhere are included here.)
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Physical Science: Conceptual lectures and demonstrations of the most significant and universal laws and models describing the physical world by faculty from the Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Geology departments.

University Chorale: Mixed, unauditioned choir, singing literature from various styles of choral music.

Doctrine & Covenants: Origin, content, and teachings of the Doctrine and Covenants.

Global Church 1900-Present: The LDS Church in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, international expansion, significant developments of LDS Church programs and structure, the LDS Church during wartime, the world-wide spread of temples.

3rd Year Spanish Reading, Grammar, and Culture: Intensive study and practice with Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and writings incorporating cultural and literary readings.

Songwriting 1: Songwriting for present-day music publishing industry; basic songwriting theory; form, content, and style.

Intro to English Studies: Introduction to the discipline of English studies, including the fundamental concepts and practice of literary analysis and critical theory.

New Testament: Historical background, narrative, and doctrines of the New Testament.

Principles of Biology: Introductory biology course for general education students.

Men's Chorus: Largest collegiate male choral organization in the U.S; known for versatile choral literature and an engaging performance style. (Sorry this sounds like an ad... :))

Basic Organ Skills: Class instruction in organ for nonmusic majors.

Contemporary Voice: Private or semiprivate vocal instruction. One to two hours of daily practice.
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TD 247, Vermonter, Keynesian Beauty Contest
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2874

1. Until the 25th Amendment was adopted in 1967, a Vice Presidential vacancy would remain unfilled until the next inauguration. Name a Vice President who left the office vacant – for any reason – prior to 1967. (16 answers)

2. I've been to California a dozen times, but I am sad to realize I've never been to the Heartland. Name a U.S. state that borders either the Mississippi River or the Missouri River. (15 answers)

3. I've been listening to the catalog of James Bond themes lately. Give me a Bond film with a theme song sung by a woman, or the name of the song. (14 answers)

[Notes: I am not counting the theme from Quantum of Solace, which is performed by both Jack White & Alicia Keys; I am counting songs performed by bands with a female lead singer. Most songs share their name with the film title, but for those that don't, I'll lump the "song name" and "film title" answers into one.]

4. Many people think I'm a Patriots fan, but (1) I don't care all that much about football and (2) I hate the Patriots. I pull for my dad's favorite squad, which disappoints its fans every year. Name that team, or any other current NFL team that has yet to win a Super Bowl. (13 answers)

5. For the Lunar New Year, I did a Fact Primer on the ancient Chinese calendar. Name one of the animals representing the Earthly Branches [as in "Year of the XXXX"]. (12 answers)

6. South Korea is slated to become the 12th country to host a Winter Olympics when the 2018 Games are held in Pyeongchang. Name a country that has already hosted a Winter Olympiad. [Note: I want the name of the country at the time.] (11 answers)

7. My very first Fact Primer was on United States coins. Name a person whose portrait appears on the obverse (front side) of a coin or bill in current production. (10 answers)

8. A lot of people had fun with Papal Pandemonium, my March Madness-style competition to determine the best name used by a Pope. Sadly, the winner, Hilarius, has been used just once, but several have been used over and over. Give me a Papal name whose highest regnal number is nine (IX) or greater. (9 answers)

9. The Final Wager is a blog about Jeopardy!, and this is a message board about Jeopardy!, so: name a player who has won 5 or more regular games since the 2014 Tournament of Champions ended. [through June 5, 2015] (8 answers)

10. Right now, I'm reading the fifth book in the Harry Potter series for the first time, because I was just too cool to read them when they first came out. Name one of the books in the series. (7 answers)

11. One of my favorite trivia questions is to see if a person can name all "six flags" over Texas. I'm just going to ask you for one. (6 answers)

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TD 248, Ryno, Guess the Theme
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2886

Question #1 – Pool Players and Snake Haters
Answer one of the options below. I need just one. Just the answer is fine, you do not need to write the letter with your response. That goes for questions #2 through #10 as well.

A – This man served as the first President of the United States.
B – When Miley Cyrus wore a blonde wig she turned into this alter ego.
C – In the TV series “Happy Days,” this character challenged Fonzie to jump the shark.
D – This legendary pool player adopted his nickname after the movie, he claimed that was based on his life, was released.
E – The plays “The Rose Tattoo” and “The Night of the Iguana” were created by this playwright.
F - This actress was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in the film “Sideways.”
G – This character was the family matriarch on the TV series “Good Times.”
H – Phil Ehart, Rich Williams, Billy Greer and David Ragsdale are collectively known by this name.
I – This daughter of the composer’s friend served as the inspiration for a 1920s jazz standard. (Must fit the theme)
J – This film character hated snakes. (Must fit the theme)
K – This is the only individual mentioned in questions #2 through #10 whose name fits the theme of this question.

Guess the Theme: OK, what is the common theme for all of the options above?


Question #2 – Don King and “Hair”
Answer one of the options below.

A – This comedian and actor did impressions of Don King, O.J. Simpson and Ray Charles during his 8 seasons on MADtv.
B – This car model first introduced by the Ford Motor Company in 1986 is currently in its sixth generation.
C – This NASA human spaceflight program resulted in 10 low earth orbit missions between 1965 and 1966.
D – This group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth is also known as a malignant neoplasm.
E – This baseball manager is often attributed with the quote “nice guys finish last.”
F – This British heavy metal band has a mascot known as “Eddie.”
G – This was the 1967 debut album of jazz saxophonist Gary Bartz.
H – This villainous character tried to kill Homer Simpson with a laser in the classic Simpsons episode “You Only Move Twice.”
I – This current adult animated TV series on the FX network is set at ISIS, the International Secret Intelligence Service.
J – This song is the opening number for the Broadway musical “Hair.”

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?


Question #3 – Sherlock and Voldemort
Answer one of the options below.

A – This Nobel Prize winning molecular biologist from Weston Favell, England, was known for his use of the term “central dogma.”
B – This British actor plays Sherlock Holmes on the BBC series "Sherlock."
C – This naval hero commanded the Bonhomme Richard during the Revolutionary War.
D – Until last year, this indie folk musician was part of a Grammy winning duo with Joy Williams.
E – This Beatle was married to Linda Eastman.
F – This Beatle was married to Yoko Ono.
G – This character was appointed by Lord Voldemort as his puppet minister in the novel “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”
H – This German professional poker player won the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event.
I – This female anthropologist’s most well-known work is “Patterns of Culture” (1934).
J – This man is the only former New York Yankees player to have served in Congress.
K – Encore: This baseball manager is often attributed with the quote “nice guys finish last.”

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?


Question #4 – Mullets and Korean Boybands
Answer one of the options below.

A – This mullet wearing country music band scored big hits in the early 1990s with “Trashy Women” and “Daddy Wasn’t the Cadillac Kind.”
B – In the music video for this song, David Lee Roth orders a doughnut at a convenience store while dressed like a headhunter.
C – This is the name of the backup band for Allison Krauss.
D – This Phil Specter produced song was a #1 hit for the Crystals in 1962.
E – This band featuring Ted Nugent scored a major hit in the 1990s with “High Enough.”
F – This song by the Brandos includes the lyrics, “of seeing 50,000 die, I saw the sun fall away, the moon shone white on their graves.”
G – This Billy Idol song includes the lyrics, “In the midnight hour, she cried more, more, more!”
H – This was the name of the backup band for Gary Puckett.
I – This is the name of the indie folk music duo referenced in Question #3, Option D.
J – This Virginia city is the hometown of versatile musician Keller Williams and Eli Kim of the Korean boyband U-KISS.

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above? (Hint: It has nothing to do with music)


Question #5 – Football and More Football
Answer one of the options below.

A - This is the color other than black that appears on the helmets of the Oakland Raiders.
B – This was the nickname for running back Craig Heyward.
C – During and episode of “NFL Gameday Morning” the on-air crew, including Joe Theisman, Warren Sapp and Deion Sanders, inhaled from balloons filled with this substance.
D – This official collection of NFL apparel for football fans features only the colors white and grey for all 32 teams.
E – Also the name of a Canadian rock band, this football playing position is ascribed to the fifth defensive back when utilized.
F – According to recent reports football players who are suffering from head trauma have received treatments from high pressure hyperbaric cylinders filled with this substance.
G – This is the color other than black that appears on the helmets of the New Orleans Saints.
H – This wide receiver who played for 4 teams over 9 seasons in the NFL is an alumnus of East Carolina University.
I – This is the nickname for Deion Sanders that fits the theme. (Hint: it’s not “Primetime”)
J – The Popcorn Factory® sells this type of popcorn containers online which features the logos and colors of all 32 NFL teams.
K – This running back who played on the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins team would later be convicted for cocaine trafficking.

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above? (Hint: It has nothing to do with football)


Question #6 – Plastic Tricycles and Odd Jobs
Answer one of the options below.

A – These low riding plastic tricycles were first introduced by Louis Marx and Company in 1969.
B – This crime drama TV series featured Benjamin McKenzie and Regina King as LAPD officers.
C – The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines this term as “an offense against reason, truth and right (_____); it is failure in genuine love for God…”
D – Jimmy Fallon impersonated this singer/songwriter during his “Whip My Hair” duet with Bruce Springsteen.
E – This 1978 film scored acting Oscars for Jon Voight and Jane Fonda.
F – This city is the second most populous city in Great Britain.
G – This man finished third (electoral and popular vote) in the 1968 U.S. Presidential race.
H – This building complex is nestled between the Kennedy Center and Georgetown. (Must fit the theme)
I – This is the word left intentionally blank in Option C.
J – This city was the birthplace of the answer to Question #3, Option D.
K – This term is occupational slang used to refer to a workers who performs odd jobs. (Must fit the theme)

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?


Question #7 – Environmental Themed Movies and Nautical Terms
Answer one of the options below.

A – This 1997 Steven Seagal movie is about an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agent who investigates a Kentucky mine and helps locals stand up for their rights.
B – This nautical term is used to describe the type of cruise in which the performance of a new or repaired vessel is tested.
C – This city is the capital of Nepal.
D – This popular idiom is defined by the Free Dictionary as, “to stop thinking about or dealing with something.”
E - This little seen 2013 independent film starring Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning is about environmental terrorists who plot to blow up a dam.
F – The nautical maneuver known as “tacking” occurs when a sailing vessel turns its bow “____ ____ ____ .“ (Fill in the blanks, must fit the theme).
G – This restaurant located at the Mall of America and in downtown Minneapolis, serves North American food with a mix of the Mediterranean.
H – The time periods between sunset and sunrise on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Vine Street could be called this. (Must fit the theme)
I - Question #9, Option F could be described as "____ _____ ______ __ _____ ." (Fill in the blanks, must fit the theme)

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?


Question #8 – Cartoon Hairstyles and Supermodels
Answer one of the options below.

A – This character found on the Cartoon Network sports a high blonde pompadour hairstyle.
B – The music video for this Guns N’ Roses song cost $1 million dollars to produce and featured supermodel Stephanie Seymour.
C – This is the name given to a Neolithic skeleton of a three year old child found near the ancient stone circle of Avebury.
D – This actress who starred on the TV series “Designing Women” is married to Gerald McRaney.
E – This class of Soviet submarines patrolled the waters off of Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
F – Victor Dubuisson, Anirban Lahiri and Charley Hoffman are known for playing this sport.
G – Besides France and the USA, this other country is represented by one of the individuals mentioned in Option F.
H – This is the only member of the Smurfs who sports facial hair.
I – This Brazilian supermodel is not married to Tom Brady and has a name that fits this theme.
J – This Canadian province is the home to fashion models Kim Cloutier, Irina Lazareanu and Vanessa Perron.

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?


Question #9 – Catholic Stuff and Hippies
Answer one of the options below.

A – Other than Lawrence, these are the other two names that begin with the letter “L” that are mentioned in the Roman Canon said during the Catholic Mass. (Need both of them)
B – This was the site of the second ever gig performed by Crosby, Stills and Nash.
C – This chocolate confection manufactured by the Hershey Company is controversial for its replacement of coca butter with polyglycerol polyrinoleate. (Must fit the theme)
D – This was the name of the second Pope in history.
E – This was the nickname of Grateful Dead founding member Ron McKernan.
F – This song poses the question, “Who calls the English teacher daddy-o?”
G – This is the common name given to several hundred pieces of bone that was discovered in the Awash Valley (Ethiopia) in 1974.
H – This private mint, named after a historical figure, currently sells a “Vatican crèche” online for $495.
I – This novelty song by the 1960s band the Royal Guardsmen references World War I.

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?


Question #10 – Women’s Jeans and Newtonian Physics
Answer one of the options below.

A – This 2002 comedy-drama film starring Jennifer Aniston and Jake Gyllenhaal is about workers at a big box store.
B – This is the moniker of the TV character Thelma Harper played by Vicki Lawrence.
C – This figure is attributed with the verse “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things.”
D – This landmass derived its name, earliest recorded date in 1507, from a Florentine explorer.
E – This man played the leading male roles in the Mother Dolores Hart films “Loving You” and “King Creole.”
F – Appaloosas, Clydesdales and Lipizzaners are breeds of these animals.
G – This style of women’s jeans is a modified version of their male garment counterpart.
H – This Los Angeles neighborhood located in the San Fernando Valley is named after a fragrant herbaceous plant.
I – This is the name of the record company founded by Sean “Diddy” Combs.
J – In Newtonian physics, a body in motion where its weight is the only force acting upon it can be said to be doing this. (Must fit the theme).

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?
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TD 249, MarkBarrett, The Fun Stuff
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2895

Question 1. Wacky Packages were trading card stickers I collected in the early 1970s. Each one took a product and made fun of it through the humorous art. I will give you a word from each image. You have to give the correct name that would be seen on the real product.
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Quacker
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Skimpy
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Commie
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Question 2: These are covers from DVD cases of movies. Give the name of one of the movies. If a movie has a “The” for the first word of the title it’s fine if it is left off. If you give a “The” to the name of a movie that does not have one that will be counted as incorrect. Other than that I expect exact titles.
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Hint: It's not the sequel.
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Question 3: These are movie, video game or breakfast cereal characters. Give the name of the character. There will be some special instructions to go with some of the images.
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The name given by the shopkeeper and the name given by Billy will be counted separately.
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There are 2 characters here, but they will be counted together. Name either one or both together and it is the same answer.
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The character’s name or the name of his cereal will count as the same answer.
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Be specific if naming the cereal, please.
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The character’s name or the name of the cereal will count as the same answer.
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The character’s name or the name of the cereal will count as the same answer.
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The name of the video game only for this one, please.
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Question 4: These are covers from one book in a series of books. Give the name of one of the book series.

Clarification: I am not looking for a specific title of any one book. You just have to identify the more generic name for the series as a whole. Example: If I had used the cover of Stieg's "Dragon Tattoo" book the correct answer would be "The Millennium Series." Sorry for the confusion on that one.
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(Original series, so don’t worry about it being a later one)
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This series had a man’s name associated with it. He is not the sought after response. What I want is what comes up after the man’s name. Man’s name and the [give the answer that goes here]
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The proper name of the book series or the name of the TV show about the books will be counted separately.
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(The 2 words most commonly associated with the series are all I need.)
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Question 5: These are close-up from various sports pennants. Sorry, there are no NBA teams here. Give the team name from one of the pennants. City and state names without the team name will be incorrect. Just the team names only are required.
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Question 6: Here are some toys and games that have survived all of my spring cleanings. Name one of the toys or games
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The acronmyn is fine.
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Question 7: These are screen shots from music videos. Name the musical act starring in the video.

Bonus: For a one-point deduction name the song shown in the video whose artist you correctly named. There is no penalty for an incorrect guess for the bonus. If you name a correct song, but have the artist incorrect then there is no bonus and there is the penalty for the incorrect main answer.
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Question 8: These images come from a line of trading cards. Name a famous person depicted on one of the cards. Just the last name is fine. If you do give a first name it better be correct or the whole answer will be incorrect and I will publicly post the incorrect first name.
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Question 9: These are questions, puzzles or clues from various game shows or in one case at least a representation of the type that was used on the show. Pick one and give the correct answer or response. Please answer the trivia question or solve the puzzle shown.

DO NOT JUST NAME THE GAME SHOW! That is only for the bonus portion of the question.

Bonus: For a one-point reduction in your score give the name of the game show for your answer in the main part. The first image is exactly what you would think it would be and there is no trap there.

Reminder: The main part of this question is to answer the question shown in the image and not to name the game show.
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Category: Historic People
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Question 10: This one has only one image with all of the questions based on that one photo. Give a correct answer to one of the questions.
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1. What is the name of the movie?
2. Who composed the musical score for the movie?
3. Who is the director of the movie?
4. What is the exact number (X.XX) of gigawatts needed to power the car?
5. What is the name of the town where Marty lives?
6. What is the name of Doc Brown’s dog in 1985?
7. How many miles per hour are needed to make the car travel in time?
8. From what country are the terrorists who had their plutonium stolen?
9. What is the 8-letter license plate on the car?
10. What is one of the two dates Doc Brown suggests as possible times to travel to before entering November 5, 1955 on the display? (The answers will be counted separately.)
11. What is the name of the incumbent mayor in 1955?
12. What is the name of the incumbent mayor in 1985?
13. What film title is displayed on the movie theater marquee in 1955?
14. What is the last name of the rock guitarist written on the cassette that Marty uses to blast music into George’s ears?
Question 11: All of these images come from the opening sequences of TV shows. Give the name of one of the TV shows.
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Ignore the glare of my camera's flash.
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Question 12: This question is about a portion of crossword puzzle shown in the image below. The answers I am looking for are a limited number of the Across Answers: 1, 4, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 30, 31 or 33 only. Give the correct answer to one of the ACROSS answers in the 1-33 range. It’s fine to use extra paper and pen/pencil to help work out an answer.
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Optional Tiebreaker: It is not necessary to play this one. It will be used only to rank players in the #4 – last spots. A tie in the top 3 will be broken with a different tiebreaker only if necessary.
The rules of Battleship:
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The game Battleship has a 10x10 grid, so 100 spots in total. Each of the spots is designated by a letter and number coordinate. The letters A-J go down the side while the numbers 1-10 go across the top.
For example: The upper and left most spot would be called as (A-1) or (A,1) while the lowest for farthest right spot would be (J,10).
It’s a 2-player game with each person placing five ships somewhere on their grid. The ships can be positioned horizontally or vertically, but not diagonally. One ship is five spaces long, another is 4 spaces long, 2 of the ships are each 3 spaces long and the last ship is just 2 spaces long.
Players take turns calling out coordinates trying to locate the opponent’s ships. “Hit” or “Miss” are used to indicate a successful or failed attempt. First to sink all five ships is the winner
Using a spreadsheet to substitute for an actual game board I have placed my five ships in a 10x10 grid. You get 5 shots to try to hit my ships. The scoring for the tiebreaker will be:
1 pt. for hitting the 5-square long ship
2 pts. for hitting the 4-square long ship
3 pts. for hitting either of the 3-square long ships
4 pts. for hitting the 2-square long ship
For shots that do not hit a ship I will count the number of spaces to the closest ship.
A perfect score would be 17 pts for hitting the smallest ship twice and the 3-sq. ships 3 times. The worst score would be about minus 40-something for being way off on every shot.
So, even if two tied players miss with all five shots there will still be a number calculated to break the tie. Send me five shots with some kind of alpha-numeric indicator for your choices.

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TD 250, jjwaymee, Everything is Awesome
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2908

Summer is about seeing some good popcorn flicks. In that vein...
Question 1: Name the movie from a scene being depicted in LEGO. Include the letter of your choice.
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I mentioned guilty pleasures. One of them (not for me, but for many) is the Twilight series of books and films.
Question 2: Name either A) one of the three main characters or B) one of the immediate family members of one of the three main characters in the Twilight series of books/movies. First name only is acceptable.


Summer is about travel and family vacations.
Question 3 : Name the capital city of one of the 17 autonomous regions in Spain.


Summertime reading is a popular activity in our house. The next question is about a prolific author's body of work.
Question 4: Name a book or short story by Stephen King that was adapted into a film with a theatrical release (TV movies are not valid)


The pop song that performs the best on the Billboard charts each year between Memorial Day and Labor Day is declared the Song of the Summer. How much do you remember about these songs?
Question 5: Name the title of one of these Songs of the Summer given the year and the artist(s) that performed it.

1989 – Richard Marx
1992 – Sir Mix-a-Lot
1995 – TLC
1996 – Los Del Rio
1998 – Brandy & Monica
2002 – Nelly
2003 – Beyonce featuring Jay-Z
2007 – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
2008 – Katy Perry
2009 – Black Eyed Peas
2011 – LMFAO
2012 – Carly Rae Jepsen
2013 – Robin Thicke
2014 – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX


More LEGOs!
Question 6: Name the city in which you would find the landmark being represented in LEGO. I am NOT asking for the name of the landmark. Include the letter of your choice.
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Summertime has launched some popular reality TV shows.
Question 7: Name the reality show that was won by one of the people listed below. Include the letter of your choice.

A. Bill Rancic
B. Jay McCarroll
C. Jenna Morasca
D. Kellie Pickler
E. Mike “Boogie” Malin
F. Harold Dieterle
G. David Cook
H. Josh Kilmer-Purcell
I. Adrianne Marie Curry
J. Ryan Sutter
K. Zora Andrich


More guilty pleasures. One of mine is Star Trek. If I have an hour or two and I'm stuck inside I will fire up Netflix and watch some of my favorite episodes.
Question 8: Name an actor or actress that was in the main cast (named in the opening credits) of the first season of either Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine or Star Trek: Voyager


Did I mention that there would be LEGOs???
Question 9: Name the artist(s) associated with the album cover depicted in LEGO below. I do NOT need the name of the album, just the artist. Include the letter of your choice.
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Since The LEGO Movie is tying together the theme of this TD, we will finish up with a question about its star, who is one of my favorite actors and appeared in one of my favorite TV shows of all time.
Question 10: Other than The LEGO Movie, name a theatrically released film featuring Chris Pratt OR a member of the main cast (shown in the opening credits) of any season of Parks and Recreation, other than Chris Pratt.

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TD 251, TheyCallMeMrKid, Midsummer Classic
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2919

1. The Star Spangled Banner: Everyone should know that the 50 stars on the US flag represent the 50 states, right? Name a state admitted to the Union between 1800 and 1865. (20 correct answers)
Top of the 1st: Think Different
Bottom of the 1st: Match Game

2. Oh! Canada!: So our Canadian friends don’t feel excluded. Name a Canadian province, or a city that is a capital of a Canadian province. (20 correct answers)
Top of the 2nd: Think Different
Bottom of the 2nd: Match Game

3. Play Ball: Give a word found in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary besides “walk” that is 3- 5 letters long and ends in the letters “lk”. (22 answers that I have identified)
Top of the 3rd: Think Different
Bottom of the 3rd: Match Game

4. Baseball: Name a player who has won either the National League or American League batting Triple Crown, or a horse that has won the American horse racing triple crown. (26 correct answers)
Top of the 4th: Think Different
Bottom of the 4th: Match Game

5. Hot Dogs: On their website, the American Kennel Club describes the Sporting dog group like this: “Naturally active and alert, Sporting dogs make likeable, well-rounded companions. <next sentence redacted to retain some mystery> Remarkable for their instincts in water and woods, many of these breeds actively continue to participate in hunting and other field activities. Potential owners of Sporting dogs need to realize that most require regular, invigorating exercise.” Name a breed listed by the AKC in the Sporting group. (29 correct answers)
Top of the 5th: Think Different
Bottom of the 5th: Match Game

6. Apple Pie: Name one of the top 19 apple varieties grown in the United States. (by number of bushels grown, US Apple Association, 2011)
Top of the 6th: Think Different
Bottom of the 6th: Match Game

7. Chevrolet: Name a current (2015) model of Chevrolet car, crossover, SUV or truck sold in the US. (16 correct answers)
Top of the 7th: Think Different
Bottom of the 7th: Match Game

8. Kiss Cam: Name one of the pictured people, first and last name please.(18 correct answers)
Top of the 8th: Think Different
Bottom of the 8th: Match Game



9. Beer Man!: Name one of the 20 most popular beer brands in the US in 2014 by $ in sales (according to data compiled by ICI Marketing) .
Top of the 9th: Think Different
Bottom of the 9th: Match Game

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TD 252, 9021amyers, On Your Mark, Get Set...
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2930

1. The World Championships in Athletics begin next month, and will consist of events including 27 disciplines within track and field, road running, and race walking. One event that will not appear is the distance medley relay (DMR), where teams of four runners alternate legs of 1200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, and 1600 meters around the track. Though the DMR will not be contested at the World Championships, it was recognized as an official event by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in May 2015, making it eligible for world records. Name a non-championship race distance (not held in the World Championships or Olympics) in track, road running, or race walking for which the IAAF certifies official world records. Please follow the standard nomenclature in athletics: track distances are given in meters, and road distances are given in kilometers. Not all events are named for their metric length. Walking events must be specified as such. (26 possible answers; 8 track, 7 road, 6 walk, 5 relay)

2. The 2015 World Championships will be held in Beijing, China. The championships will take place in the same stadium that hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, making Beijing the eighth city to host both events. Name a city that has hosted the World Championships in Athletics since its inception in 1983 to the present. Note: Only one World Championships has been held outside of Europe or Asia. (14 possible answers)

BONUS: The main elite competition throughout the track and field season is the IAAF Diamond League, consisting of fourteen prestigious track meets held around the world. Two of these meets, one in Europe and one in North America, share remarkably similar origins: both were founded in the 1970s in the memory of a star middle-distance runner who had recently been killed in a car accident, for whom both meets are still named. For -1 point each, name either city that hosts such a meet, and/or either athlete who provides the meet's namesake. Two bonus points will only be awarded for matching the city with the correct athlete.

3. In addition to the World Championships in Athletics, the IAAF also holds the World Indoor Championships for indoor track and field. The next World Indoor Championships will be held next March in Portland, Oregon, in the backyard of Nike’s global headquarters. Nike and other shoe companies use the World Championships and other major races as opportunities to claim “bragging rights” based on the performances of the elite athletes shod in their footwear. The shoes below were featured in Runner’s World magazine’s spring or summer shoe guide for 2015. Based on the photos, identify the brand of any shoe; specific model names are not necessary. Note: one image has been altered to obscure a brand name. (12 possible answers)
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4. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is track and field’s biggest star by a wide margin. He is the twice-defending Olympic gold medalist and current world record holder at both the 100 and 200 meter dash -- accolades that also apply to the Jamaican 4x100 relay team he anchors. Bolt’s status as the “World’s Fastest Man” netted him $23 million in endorsements in 2014, according to Forbes magazine, yet he only earned about $200,000 in competition earnings, making him only the 45th-highest-paid athlete on Forbes’ rich list last year. Bolt has publicly contemplated starting a second career as a soccer player after retiring from sprinting; name a soccer player who earned more money than Usain Bolt in 2014, or a professional club any of those players played for during the 2014-15 season. (13 possible answers; 8 players, 5 clubs)

5. Perhaps the only female athlete whose dominance on the track can compare to Usain Bolt’s is Ethiopian runner Tirunesh Dibaba. Nicknamed “the Baby-Faced Destroyer,” Tirunesh has won three Olympic and five World Championships gold medals in distance running, as well as currently holding the world record at 5000 meters – the only current women’s track record set since the year 2000. Tirunesh is sitting out the 2015 season while expecting her first child, but her absence in women’s track may very well be filled by her younger sister. Since 2014, Genzebe Dibaba broke has set world records indoors for 1500, 3000, and 5000 meters; just last week, she ran a 1500 meter race at a meet in Barcelona in 3 minutes, 54 seconds -- the fastest time any woman has run since 1997. In honor of the Dibabas, name one of the famous pairs of sisters described below; please provide full names for both sisters, unless otherwise noted. (12 possible answers)
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A. This choreographer was the creative force behind the NBC sitcom “A Different World;” her older sister starred in the series it spun off from.
B. These British sisters, both authors, died within five months of each other in 1848-49; their eldest sister would outlive them by six more years.
C. These Aussies can both claim many hit songs on the U.K. music charts; the older sister went to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988 with a cover of a song written by Carole King, then went 13 years before charting again in America.
D. These two socialites and reality TV stars have both married (and divorced) NBA players.
E. The older sister won a Golden Globe award in 1982 for best actress in a television drama; the younger sister has written novels that have been translated into over forty languages.
F. Born nearly twenty years apart, these sisters have combined for 27 number-one singles on the Billboard country charts as solo artists; their original last name is Webb.
G. These sisters both represented the United States in figure skating at the Winter Olympics; the older sister won gold in 2002.
H. This actress portrays the Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; her older sisters were also actresses from a young age, but have since become more actively involved in the fashion industry. (name the younger sister plus either older sister)
I. This Canadian indie-pop duo, last name Quin, had their most successful song to date in 2014 with “Everything is Awesome,” from the soundrack to The Lego Movie. (full names are not needed)
J. The appearance of this actress’ character on the ABC sitcom “Growing Pains” was frequently compared to her real-life sister, who was a champion swimmer before taking on a career as a sportscaster.
K. The Fox television network's 2015-16 season will include the two series starring these sisters returning to its prime-time lineup for an eleventh and fifth season, respectively.
L. This actress and food personality's "The Real Girl's Kitchen" made its debut on the Cooking Channel in 2014; her sister, a former Disney Channel star, has made four appearances as herself on the show to date.
6. Finland has historically been a power in track and field. In particular, the “Flying Finns” were known for their strength in distance running from the 1920s until the 1970s, with Finnish athletes having won Olympic gold in every distance event: the 1500, 5000, and 10000 meter races, the 3000 meter steeplechase, and the marathon. Name a country that has won Olympic gold medals in at least two of these five events since 1920, the first year all five appeared at the same Olympics. Women's results are included, though women did not begin competing in these events until more recently. Note: historical countries and their successor states are counted separately. (17 possible answers)

BONUS: For -2 points, name one of the two countries whose ONLY Olympic medal to date is a gold medal in a track and field event.

7. The “Flying Finn” nickname is also famous on another kind of track: in Formula 1 racing, eight Finnish drivers have qualified for an official Grand Prix race. While other countries have produced more racing drivers than Finland, none can match its F1 success per capita; three Finns have won the World Drivers’ Championship, and all but one of the Finns to compete in Grand Prix racing have achieved at least one podium finish. The names of the eight Finns to compete in Formula 1, the constructors they drove for, and their years active are listed below, as are pictures of each driver. Match the driver to his picture. Beware: one of the pictures is of a current Formula 1 driver who does not race with a Finnish license. Extra hint: none of the drivers in the top row drove for Ferrari. (8 possible answers)
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A. Leo Kinnunen; Surtees (1974)
B. Keke Rosberg; Theodore, ATS, Wolf, Fittipaldi, Williams, McLaren (1978-1986)
C. JJ Lehto; Onyx, Dallara, Sauber, Benetton (1989-1994)
D. Mika Hakkinen; Lotus, McLaren (1991-2001)
E. Mika Salo; Lotus, Tyrrell, Arrows, BAR, Ferrari, Sauber, Toyota (1994-2000; 2002)
F. Kimi Raikkonen; Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus (2001-2009; 2012-present)
G. Heikki Kovalainen; Renault, McLaren, Lotus, Caterham (2007-2013)
H. Valtteri Bottas; Williams (2012-present)

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BONUS: As mentioned previously, one of the drivers pictured is a current Formula 1 driver who does not race with a Finnish license. For -1 point each, A: identify the photo of the non-Finnish driver, B: name him, and C: give the reason why he would be included among the eight other drivers shown.

8. The pole vault can claim the first athlete to be featured on the front of a Wheaties box: “Vaulting Vicar” Bob Richards, two-time gold medalist in the event, achieved that milestone in 1958. It appears that athlete endorsements don’t have the same selling power they used to; Wheaties only generated $17 million in sales in 2014, a paltry sum compared to the $994 million in sales generated by its General Mills sister brand Cheerios. Name a variety of Cheerios breakfast cereal currently for sale in the United States. (15 possible answers)

9. Out of the four field events that involve throwing, the only one that does not make up part of the decathlon is the hammer throw. The event has its origins in Scottish soldiers resorting to hurling sledgehammers after conventional weapons were banned by occupying English forces at the end of the 13th century; the object thrown has evolved so that it bears little resemblance to the tools you have lying around your garage. Name a retail company ranked among the top 100 retailers in sales for 2014 by the National Retail Federation that specializes in home improvement or automotive supplies, excluding department and discount store chains. Note: the NRF's sales criteria excludes wholesale and non-retail service business activities from its revenue estimates. To avoid obvious neg-bait, I'll reveal straight away that NAPA Auto Parts, which has a significant wholesale operation, does not reach the NRF's top 100 threshold on retail sales alone; in addition, no automotive chain whose locations typically include garages for tire or maintenance services made the top 100 on retail sales. (10 possible answers)

10. Onto a completely different kind of field event: name a film (including TV movies), TV series, or miniseries for which Sally Field has been nominated for an Oscar, Emmy, or Golden Globe award for acting. (13 possible answers)

11. British marathoner Paula Radcliffe retired from the sport after the 2015 London Marathon, a decade after setting the women’s world record at the same race. While most mortals will never come close to her 2005 time of 2:17:42, that has not deterred many men and women from conquering the 26.2-mile distance anyway. In its 2014 annual report, the non-profit group Running USA reported that over 550,000 Americans completed a marathon last year. Name one of the fifteen marathon races in the U.S. with the largest number of finishers in 2014. Note: ten of these races are named after the city where they are run; the others can be identified by either their official name or a major city along the route. One race is entirely run on private property. (15 possible answers)

12. Between August 26, 1977, and June 4, 1987, American sprinter Edwin Moses ran 122 races in the 400 meter hurdles without a defeat. Moses’ mastery of the event brought a sense of stability to the sport that other sports would have dreamed of over the course of that decade. Professional boxing's heavyweight division, for one, spent all but the first seven months of that span without an undisputed champion. Name anyone who held the title of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion during Moses’ winning streak. Note: includes WBA and WBC title belts, plus IBF belt after 1983. (17 possible answers)

13. Race walking is usually only mentioned in popular culture as the butt of jokes, but it has been the subject of at least one major motion picture: 1966's Walk, Don't Run, which is also notable for being Cary Grant's last appearance in a feature film. (The movie still doesn’t portray the sport in high esteem: the athlete character spends most of the movie evading questions about what sport he competes in, and it suggests a 60-year-old Grant could race competitively in the Olympics with no training at all.) Listed below are the final films of ten actors and actresses. Based on the details provided, name who made their last credited film appearance in one of these films. (10 possible answers)
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A. Brainstorm (1983) – After her 1981 drowning death during a break in this film’s production, a body double was used for her character’s remaining scenes.
B. The Deer Hunter (1978) – Though he only appeared in five films before dying of cancer at age 42, four of those movies – including this one – currently appear on IMDB’s Top 250 list.
C. Network (1976) -- Although posthumously awarded the Oscar for his role, he was later nominated posthumously for an Emmy for his portrayal of Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin in the 1977 TV movie Raid on Entebbe.
D. The Misfits (1961) – This film’s troubled production contributed to the dissolution of her marriage to the film’s screenwriter.
E. War Requiem (1989) – Though War Requiem features the last role of this stage master, archived footage of him was notably used to construct a character in 2004’s Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
F. The Delta Force (1986) – Negative reviews for this military action movie unfavorably compared it to his earlier work in The Dirty Dozen; coincidentally, his next-to-last role was for a made-for-TV Dirty Dozen sequel.
G. Always (1989) – After her final film appearance, she released a documentary series and children’s album for which she would receive posthumous Emmy and Grammy awards, respectively.
H. High Society (1956) – She retired from acting at the age of 26, yet remained one of the world’s most visible women until her death in 1982.
I. The Killers (1964) – Depending on your political leanings, you may find it fitting or unfortunate that his last role before changing careers was in the only film where he played a villain.
J. The Flintstones (1994) – In what could be considered an unworthy send-off for a screen legend, she played Fred Flintstone’s mother-in-law.
BONUS: For -1 point, name the other acting great (besides the answer to clue D) who last appeared on film in 1961’s The Misfits.

14. As the “Blue Riband” of track and field, the mile run is traditionally the last event on the schedule at track and field meets. Though Roger Bannister famously broke the four-minute barrier in 1954, sub-four-minute times have been achieved thousands of times in the decades since. In 1985, former world record holder John Walker became the first man to run 100 sub-four-minute miles in competition. Despite having a name that brings to mind a certain type of potent potable, Walker hails from New Zealand, not Scotland, and is of no relation to the Johnnie Walker whisky concern. Name one of the five categories of Scotch whisky defined by the Scotch Whisky Regulations of 2009, or one of the five traditional whisky-producing regions of Scotland. Note: a whisky's category is determined by the ingredients of the mash, and the composition of the finished product upon bottling. (10 possible answers)

BONUS: When John Walker set the world record of 3:49.4 in 1975, he became the first athlete to run a mile in under 3 minutes, 50 seconds; this time is now the standard for world-class middle-distance runners. For -1 point, name a country (besides New Zealand) whose current national record in the men’s mile run is under 3:50; for an additional -2 points, also name the athlete who currently holds that country’s record. Note: current country names only.

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TD 253, Realdeo, High School: Indonesia
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2941

1. Music

Normally during this subject, we will follow the book and play what is in the curriculum. However, once in a while when we bored, we go free-style. Sometimes we play what the students want, sometimes we play what the teacher wants.

This is the 10 requested song. 5 from students and 5 from teacher. Name one of the song with the help of the vowel less title and the singer. (You’re not required to give the letter and just name one)

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  • Rdctv (Imagine Dragons)
  • Sndy / Mrng (Maroon 5)
  • Bby (Justin Beiber ft. Ludacris)
  • Sprhrs (The Script)
  • Sldr / F / Frtn (Deep Purple)
  • Nvmbr / Rn (Guns N’ Roses)
  • Htl / Clfrn (Eagles)
  • Hy / Jd (The Beatles)
  • / Pt / / Spll / N / Y (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins) [6 words]
2. Bahasa Indonesia

Despite it is called ‘Bahasa Indonesia’, we love playing foreign play. We once played Othello (in Indonesian translation) and Waiting For Godot (I played Estragon! Again with the Indonesian translation)

Sometimes we’re required to make a review about the play. To do it, we’re required to read the original English line. Sometimes the line is weird (Shakespeare, anyone?) ,that we starts to remember it.

Given the line, identify the Shakespeare play (You’re not required to give the letter and just name one)

Option:
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  • ‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair.”
  • ‘But love is blind, and lovers cannot see.’
  • ‘If music be the food of love, play on,’
  • ‘To be, or not to be: that is the question’
  • ‘We are such stuff as dreams are made on, rounded with a little sleep’
  • ‘Can one desire too much of a good thing?’
  • ‘To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on’
  • ‘I am a man more sinned against than sinning’
  • ‘Nature teaches beasts to know their friends’
3. Geography

Remembering land borders is important in Indonesia high school for two reasons:

1. Always come up in exam.
2. As a supplement to study geopolitics.

Your task: Name one of 11 countries whose name start with a consonant and have land border with Russia. (EX: Afghanistan is not ok, because Afghanistan starts with an 'A': vowel.

4. Indonesian History

On the national constitution, it is written that one of Indonesia’s mission is to participate on keeping world’s peace. We do! We send groups of peacekeepers called ‘KONTINGEN GARUDA’ (‘Garuda Contingent’) once in a while. We already sent 26 groups, so there’s KONTINGEN GARUDA I to KONTINGEN GARUDA XXVI.

Except KG VIII and KG XI , each KG is sent to one specific country. Compiled a list of where they went and you get a list of 17 countries. Name one of them.

HINT: Think conflict country . The first KG was sent back then on 1957.

5. Economy

When the teacher teaches about currency exchange, they mentioned about The Big Mac Index. The Big Mac Index is list of McD’s Big Mac around the globe by The Economist.

I’m tired about ‘name-one-of-the-cheapest-country-based-on-the-latest-list’ question.

Here is your task:

Name one of the ten countries with the most cheapest Big Mac price judged by the dollar price (which is gained by converting the local price with the exchange rate back then), according to the April 1998 list.

HINT: 6 of 10 countries on the list is located in Asia. Think back what happened in 1998. It's eventful year.


6. Islam

Yes, it is a school subject. We have school subjects about religion. Students take religion subjects according to their faith. I’m a Christian, but there’s nothing wrong talking about Indonesia’s majority religion.

If The Bible is ‘divided’ in books, then ‘Al-Quran’ is divided by what they called as ‘surah’

Name one of the ‘surah’, whose Arabic name if written in Latin, does *NOT* start with A. (Ex: Al-Fatimah is not ok)
HINT: Some of the surah is name of character in Al-Quran, which is also in The Bible. Remember, we’re looking for the Arabic name.

Since it is hard for the spelling, I use FJ! rule. You can misspell, as long the pronunciation doesn’t change. (17 answers)

7. Chemistry

Name one element that is named after a scientist (or two). We’re looking for the element symbol. Full name is considered wrong answer. (14 answers)

8. RECESS TIME

A great topic to end this TD. I will show you screenshot or logo from some game. Identify the name of the game. If the game have expansions, just name the series name. (You don’t have to give me the letter, just name one)

Option:
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Sorry. I don't live neither with a unlimited quota nor quick internet.
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TD 254, 9021amyers, Hi-Fi Hi-Lo
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2953

https://youtu.be/1kIQT7uUiME

1: Land of Talk - "Some Are Lakes"
Land of Talk is (or was, or may someday again be; the band's status has been a mystery for several years) a Montreal-based band led by singer/guitarist Elizabeth Powell. "Some Are Lakes" was written as a love song from the perspective of Powell's parents. Identify a body of water with "sea" in its name from the satellite images pictured below. (Some are lakes.) Include the letter of the clue in your response. (11 possible answers)
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  • D, E, and F require responses more specific than "Mediterranean."
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https://youtu.be/wF7sAjVcFJM

2: Wye Oak - "For Prayer"
This indie rock duo is named for the Wye Oak, which until being felled by a thunderstorm in 2002 was the official state tree of their native Maryland. Name a university in either Maryland or Washington, DC, whose athletics program competes at the NCAA Division I level in any sport. Note: the pool of answers includes three University of Maryland schools; a campus location is required for those responses. (14 possible answers)

https://youtu.be/cyQ0-XFAaIE

3: Manchester Orchestra - "Girl Harbor"
Manchester Orchestra's name comes from frontman Andy Hull's love of music originating from the British city of Manchester. While the UK's most famous band hailed from Liverpool, and London is undoubtedly the center of British culture, Manchester makes a serious claim as the heart of British popular music based on the broad array of successful and influential artists the city has fostered over the decades. Identify an artist associated with the Manchester music scene pictured below. Please include the letter of the clue in your response. (12 possible answers)
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  • E is also the lead singer of A; the response to A must be the group, and the response to E must be the soloist.
  • J was formed by the members of D, minus D's lead singer; the response to D must be the earlier group, and the response to J must be the later group.
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https://youtu.be/HMfprvLp-t8

4: Franz Ferdinand - "All for You, Sophia"
Franz Ferdinand's name was derived from a racehorse members of the band had watched on television. That fact may be lost on listeners first exposed to the band through their debut EP, which features this song about the assassination of the band's namesake (the archduke, not the horse). Name a member of the Central Powers during World War I, or a European country founded in the aftermath of World War I. Note: direct successor states of a Central Power will be counted in the former category. (11 possible answers)

https://youtu.be/xnBjwrRmo2U

5: Sylvan Esso - "Play It Right"
The two members of Sylvan Esso (Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn) trace their roots to the indie folk scene; naturally, their collaboration would yield an electronic sound. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (Esso) renamed itself the Exxon Corporation in 1973, but still uses the Esso brand name in international markets. Identify a brand of gasoline whose logo is pictured below. Please include the letter of the clue in your response. Note: brand names have been removed. (12 possible answers)
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  • D and G both have more than one acceptable answer; all correct responses to those logos will count as the same.
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https://youtu.be/49eGjbN79W4

6: The Joy Formidable - "Chapter 2"
The Joy Formidable is a power trio from Wales. The only Welsh author I can think of is Dylan Thomas; he was a poet, so he doesn't make a good transition into this question. Identify a well-known novel from the first sentence from the Sparknotes summary of its second chapter. Please include the letter of the clue in your response. (12 possible answers)
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  1. "September arrives, and Dill leaves Maycomb to return to the town of Meridian."
  2. "Halfway between West Egg and New York City sprawls a desolate plain, a gray valley where New York’s ashes are dumped."
  3. "Distressed by the news of Ashley’s engagement, Scarlett hurries to the road to wait for her father, who has gone visiting at Twelve Oaks."
  4. "Poirot arrives in Stamboul and checks in at the Tokatlian Hotel."
  5. "En route to Augustus’s house to watch “V for Vendetta,” Hazel comments on the jolting quality of Augustus’s driving."
  6. "When the explorers return, Ralph sounds the conch shell, summoning the boys to another meeting on the beach."
  7. "As the crowd watches, Hester Prynne, a young woman holding an infant, emerges from the prison door and makes her way to a scaffold (a raised platform), where she is to be publicly condemned."
  8. "Ishmael travels from New York to New Bedford, Massachusetts, the whaling capital of the United States."
  9. "Authorities at the workhouse send Oliver to a branch-workhouse for 'juvenile offenders against the poor-laws.'"
  10. "The narrator bids us listen and declares that 'Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time.'”
  11. "When he leaves the hospital, Yossarian feels that he is the only one concerned about the senseless war in which millions of young men are bombing each other."
  12. "Winston opens the door fearfully, assuming that the Thought Police have arrived to arrest him for writing in the diary."
https://youtu.be/shYCwb8pu2U

7: Courtney Barnett - "Debbie Downer"
Courtney Barnett was a teenager in Melbourne, Australia, when Rachel Dratch's "Debbie Downer" character first appeared on Saturday Night Live in 2004. That particular sketch, also featuring guest host Lindsay Lohan, gained infamy for the cast members' inability to stay in character. Name a woman who has appeared as a repertory player on Saturday Night Live since the beginning of the 2005-2006 season, Rachel Dratch's last as a cast member. (11 possible responses)

https://youtu.be/B8zqDVaNg6w

8: The Clash - "Koka Kola"
Punk rock's popularity beginning in the late 1970s stemmed from the genre's ability to make politically-charged statements in a short amount of time. In less than two minutes here, the Clash take on corporate culture, the rise of cocaine as the drug of the upper class, and the pervasiveness of soft drink advertising. Name one of the ten best-selling carbonated soft drinks in the United States in 2014, according to the industry journal Beverage Digest. Zero-calorie (or diet) versions of soft drinks are considered separate from their full-calorie counterparts. (10 possible answers)

https://youtu.be/AVYYpNaSs2Y

9: Toad the Wet Sprocket - "All I Want"
The origin of the name of alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket was a Monty Python audio sketch: writer Eric Idle sought to create a band name "...that would be so silly nobody would ever use it," and claims to have nearly driven off the road the first time he heard the band on the radio. Name a theatrically-released film by the Monty Python comedy group, or an album of original material (not compilations) recorded by Monty Python. Note: three Monty Python albums are soundtracks for Monty Python films; the soundtrack album and film will count as the same answer. Live performances are included. (12 possible answers)

https://youtu.be/daa9pZDxfIY

10: Dada - "Dizz Knee Land"
The members of Dada claim their biggest hit song was not inspired by the theme park itself, but by seeing a commercial of Joe Montana saying, "I'm going to Disneyland!" while flipping through television channels. Name a theme park located at any Walt Disney resort property. Note: four Disney parks go by the name "Disneyland" or "Disneyland Park;" any Disneyland response must include the city the resort is identified with. (11 possible answers)

https://youtu.be/BE2zf4-qbG4

11: Beck - "Sissyneck"
Beck's Odelay won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 1997; he would win the award again three years later for Midnite Vultures. First awarded in 1991, the Best Alternative Album category spent the middle third of its history to date dominated by four artists. Beck, Radiohead, Coldplay, and the White Stripes combined to win the Grammy ten out of thirteen years between 1997 and 2009; they are also the only artists to have won the award multiple times. Name an artist who has won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album once, and only once. Incuded below is a cheat sheet providing the following for each applicable year: whether the winning artist was a solo artist, a duo, or a group of three or more members; the artist's city of origin; and any genres (besides alternative rock or indie rock, which applies to nearly all of them) listed on the winning album's Wikipedia page. You do not need to include the year in your response. (15 possible answers)
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1991: Solo (F); Dublin; pop rock
1992: Group; Athens, Georgia; none
1993: Solo (M); Los Angeles; experimental rock, blues rock, industrial rock, folk rock
1994: Group; Dublin; none
1995: Group; Berkeley, California; punk rock, pop punk
1996: Group; Aberdeen, Washington; acoustic rock
1999: Group; New York City; alternative hip hop, rap rock
2005: Group; Chicago; none
2007: Duo; Atlanta; soul, electronic
2010: Group; Paris; synthpop, new wave
2011: Duo; Akron, Ohio; garage rock, blues rock
2012: Group; Eau Claire, Wisconsin; indie folk, baroque pop
2013: Solo (M); Melbourne, Australia; indie pop
2014: Group; New York City; none
2015: Solo (F); Dallas; art rock, art pop, noise pop
https://youtu.be/ZBixa08BPQA

12: Interpol - "NYC"
New York definitely cares about its sports teams. While several other cities have teams in all five major professional leagues (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLS), New York is the only one that is home to multiple teams in each league. Name a team in any of the five major North American professional sports leagues based in the New York metropolitan area. (11 possible answers)

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TD 255, nightreign, Now Trending on Twitter
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2970

1. #ff
#ff, or Follow Friday, is a way for Twitter users to direct their followers to other people they may enjoy following. When doing a Follow Friday, a Twitter user will tag some of their favorite accounts with the hashtag #ff, so that their followers can easily see their accounts and follow them.

Name the current leader of one of the following countries. No need to provide the letter. (10 answers)

a. United States (president)
b. Canada (prime minister)
c. North Korea (supreme leader)
d. Egypt (president)
e. United Kingdom (prime minister)
f. Iran (supreme leader)
g. Japan (prime minster)
h. France (president)
i. Germany (chancellor)
j. Mexico (president)

2. #np
#np, or Now Playing, is a way for Twitter users to introduce their followers to songs that they like, usually by listing the song to which they are currently listening and the artist, with the hashtag #np.

Name the band or singer of one of the following songs that hit the top 15 of the Billboard Hot 100 since Twitter was founded on March 21, 2006. You do not need to include the letter. (10 answers)
NOTE: Some of these songs have featured artists. I'm looking for the main artist only.
a. Paradise (#15, 2011)
b. Life is a Highway (#7, 2006)
c. Drunk In Love (#2, 2013)
d. Don’t Stop the Music (#3, 2007)
e. Talk Dirty (#3, 2014)
f. Gangnam Style (#2, 2012)
g. Stop and Stare (#12, 2008)
h. Sugar (#2, 2015)
i. Gives You Hell (#4, 2009)
j. Telephone (#3, 2010)
BONUS: name another song by the artist you selected to get one point off your score. This bonus requires a correct answer on the previous question.

3. #JeopardyLiveTweet
One of the most fun things to do on Twitter is live-tweet an event, and what better event to live-tweet than everyone's favorite quiz show?

Name one of the players in the last Tournament of Champions in November 2014, or the alternate. (16 answers)

4. #USA
#USA is a commonly used hashtag in worldwide sporting events, such as the World Cup or the Olympics. It has become especially popular ever since Twitter added a flag emoji to the hashtag every time it was used.

Name a sport in which the US won a gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics. (15 answers)
(Note: “Sport” is distinct from “event” as follows – “Snowboarding” is a sport, “men’s slopestyle” is an event. I’m looking for “snowboarding” in that case. Men's and women's sports will be considered the same for the purpose of this question.)
BONUS: Name one of these gold medalists.

5. #tbt
#tbt, or Throwback Thursday, is many people's favorite way of posting embarrassing pictures of themselves on the internet. The idea is to post a picture of yourself from long ago, for your followers to see you in a new light.

Name the decade in which one of the following events happened. You DO need the letter in this case! (10 answers)

a. The Israelis and Arabs fight for control of Palestine in the Six-Day War
b. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York City ushers in new discussion about workers’ rights
c. The Articles of Confederation, a precursor to the United States Constitution, is ratified
d. The first British North America Act (also called the Constitution Act), sets the framework for Canadian government
e. Many students protest a lack of freedom in China’s Tiananmen Square, causing some parts of the capital to come under martial law
f. Adolf Hitler gains control as the Chancellor of Germany
g. The 21st amendment, which repeals the earlier amendment of Prohibition, is ratified
h. Dr. Jonas Salk develops the first effective polio vaccine
i. South Sudan officially gains independence from Sudan
j. Alexander Graham Bell makes the first-ever successful phone call

BONUS: Name the exact year of the event you selected. This bonus requires a correct answer on the previous question.

6. #amwriting
#amwriting is especially common during the month of November, during NaNoWriMo. It's a hashtag generally used by writers to refer to what they're working on or to provide context for their writing-related tweets.

Name the author of one of the following books turned into a movie (or movies). Please include the letter. (10 answers)

a. Paper Towns
b. The Longest Ride
c. The Help
d. The Hobbit
e. The Great Gatsby
f. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
g. If I Stay
h. Gone Girl
i. My Sister’s Keeper
j. Ender’s Game

7. #fbf
#fbf, or Flashback Friday, is basically Throwback Thursday, for those who didn't realize that it wasn't Thursday.

Name one of the following former child/teen stars. Please include the letter of your answer. (10 answers)
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a. Image
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e. Image
f. Image
g. Image (both names, please)
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8. #BlueMoon
Here's a recent one! When July nearly had a blue moon, the topic became trending on Twitter, certainly not the first scientific phenomenon to get a lot of internet attention.

Name one of the phases of the moon, the number of days it takes to complete a full moon cycle, or the first space mission that sent humans to the moon. (10 answers)

9. #TheDress
You may remember back in February, when a picture of a dress broke the internet. Even on Jboard, people were talking about it. It has become a meme and pop culture reference, and many groan just hearing the words "The Dress."

Choose one of the following options (no letter required): (10 answers)
a. Name one of the four alleged colors of the infamous Dress.
b. On the same day, another story broke about a chase in Arizona involving two animals escaped from a ranch. Name the type of animal.
c. Again on the same day, internet debate was raging about net neutrality. Name the government agency that handles net neutrality complaints. Full name please, not the acronym.
d. Name the social media website on which the mystery of The Dress originally broke.
e. 1.8 million people voted in a poll about The Dress on a notorious “social news” website known for its quizzes. Name this website.
f. In March, the South African branch of an international Christian charity organization used The Dress in an ad against domestic violence, with the slogan “Why is it so hard to see black and blue?” Name this organization.
g. Another popular internet meme that supposedly “broke the internet” was a picture of Alex, an attractive retail employee. Name the store at which he worked.

10. #SaidNoOneEver
#SaidNoOneEver is a hashtag generally used to express things which are unpopular across the population. To my dismay, many of these tweets were along the lines of "Math is super fun! #SaidNoOneEver" In that spirit...

Name one of the following math terms. Give the letter, please! (9 answers)

a. a quantity with both direction and magnitude
b. a quantity describing the distance of a number from zero, without regards to direction
c. a function such that both the numerator and denominator are polynomials
d. a prime number that is one less than a power of two
e. the long-run average value of repetitions of an experiment
f. OPTION THROWN OUT. Please do not answer.
g. a polyhedron with 20 faces
h. an abstract surface of infinite length and width, but zero thickness
i. one of the numbers in the following integer sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21…
j. the mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter

BONUS: What is the character limit for Tweets? No prior correct answers are required for this bonus.

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TD 256, dnbguy, Powers of 2
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2983

Question 2A: I promised only one math question, and here it is. Two is the only even number that is also a prime. Name any prime number less than 1000 whose most significant digit (first digit) is 2.

Question 2B: They’re number two! Name one of these songs that peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. If the song title appears in the lyrics, it has been replaced with an asterisk.
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• “You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain / Too much love drives a man insane / You broke my will, oh what a thrill / Goodness gracious, *” (1957)
• “A fine young girl, she waits for me / Catch a ship across the sea / Sail that ship about, all alone / Never know if I make it home” (1963)
• “How does it feel, how does it feel? / To be on your own, with no direction home / Like a complete unknown, *” (1965)
• “So * / Where the dogs of society howl / You can’t plant me in your penthouse / I’m going back to my plough” (1973)
• “I wasn’t looking but somehow you found me / I tried to hide from your love light / But like Heaven above me / The spy who loved me / Is keeping all my secrets safe tonight” (1977)
• “Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me / I think they’re OK / If they don’t give me proper credit / I just walk away” (1984)
• “It’s like this and like that and like this and uh / It’s like that and like this and like that and uh / It’s like this and like that and like this and uh / Dre, creep to the mic like a phantom” (1992)
• “* I run to / The one that I belong to / * I want for love / * that I love / The only one I dream of / * I kiss good night” (1997)
• “Is it worth it, let me * / I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it / Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup I / Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup I” (2002)
• “Does that make me *? / Does that make me *? / Does that make me *? / Possibly” (2006)
• “I want your loving and I want your revenge / You and me could write a * / I want your love and all your lover’s revenge / You and me could write a *” (2009)
• “낮에는 따사로운 인간적인 여자 / 커피 한잔의 여유를 아는 품격 있는 여자 / 밤이 오면 심장이 뜨거워지는 여자 / 그런 반전 있는 여자” (2012)
Question 4A:It's time 4 some science! Sorry for the lame pun there. Name either a) one of the four states of matter, b) one of the four fundamental forces, c) one of the four DNA nucleobases, or d) one of the four largest moons of Jupiter (the Galilean moons).

Question 4B: Listed below are several very popular movie franchises. Give the full name of the fourth movie released chronologically in one of the franchises below. The year of release is included as a hint.
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• James Bond (1965)
• Star Trek (1986)
• Superman (1987)
• Alien (1997)
• Star Wars (1999)
• Harry Potter (2005)
• Die Hard (2007)
• Indiana Jones (2008)
• Terminator (2009)
• Pirates of the Caribbean (2011)
• Mission Impossible (2011)
• Jurassic Park (2015)
Question 8A: It's time for a food and drink question (insert an eight/ate pun of your choosing here). Name either a) one of the eight vegetable juices in V8, or b) one of the eight ingredients in a Long Island Iced Tea according to International Bartenders Association.

Question 8B: Henry VIII ruled as King of England from 1509 to 1547. Name either a) the father of Henry VIII, b) one of his six wives, or c) one of his three children who became monarch of England.

Question 16A: The relationship between the following question and the number 16 is left as an exercise: Name any movie written by John Hughes that premiered in US theaters from 1981 – 1990.

Question 16B: Teenagers celebrating their Sweet Sixteen this year were born in 1999. In their honor, answer one of the following questions about the events of 1999.
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• January 10: This drama starring James Gandolfini premieres on HBO
• February 23: This rapper releases “The Slim Shady LP”
• March 21: This movie wins Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards
• April 18: This hockey player records his 2,857th point in his final game in the NHL
• May 17: This man is elected Prime Minister of Israel
• June 1: This peer-to-peer file sharing service developed by John Fanning, Shawn Fanning, and Sean Parker is launched
• July 10: This woman kicks the game winning penalty kick to win the 1999 Women’s World Cup for the United States
• August 16: The first episode of the American version of this game show airs on ABC
• September 11: This woman wins the US Open, the first of her 21 (and counting) Women’s Singles Grand Slam titles
• October 12: According to the United Nations Population Fund, the world population reaches this milestone
• November 30: This oil company worth $81 billion is formed after the Federal Trade Commission approves a merger of two smaller companies
• December 31: This man resigns as President of Russia
Question 32A: The 32nd president of the United States was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Elected to four terms, he served from 1933 - 1945. Name either a) someone who has appeared on a presidential ticket with FDR, b) one of the Republican candidates FDR defeated in his presidential campaigns, or c) one of his Supreme Court appointees.

Question 32B: Sports teams will occasionally retire the number of one of their star players. The following teams have all retired the number 32. Name the player for whom the number 32 is retired. Their years with the team are listed, as well as their position. All players are currently in their respective sport’s Hall of Fame.
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• Cleveland Browns: Running Back, 1957 – 1965
• Los Angeles Dodgers: Pitcher 1955 - 1966
• Philadelphia Phillies: Pitcher, 1972 – 1986
• Philadelphia 76ers: Forward/Center, 1965 – 1972, 1974 – 1975
• Brooklyn Nets: Small Forward, 1973 – 1976
• Portland Trailblazers: Center, 1974 – 1978
• Los Angeles Lakers: Point Guard, 1979 – 1991, 1996
• Boston Celtics: Power Forward/Center, 1980 – 1993
• Utah Jazz: Power Forward, 1985 – 2003
Question 64A: The Nintendo 64 gaming system was released in the United States in September 1996. Name any Nintendo 64 game that sold at least 1.5 million copies in the US, according to The Magic Box’s list of platinum-selling video games. Helpful hint: no game in the Mario Party franchise reached this milestone.

Question 64B: Another question with a mystery relationship: Name a song from the album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles.

Question 128A: The final question with a mystery relationship: Name any station serviced by Amtrak’s Acela Express route.

Question 128B: In America, you can write January 28 (1/28) or December 8 (12/8) as 128. Answer one of the following questions based on events that took place on either January 28 or December 8.
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• January 28, 1813: This novel, Jane Austen’s second, is first published in the United Kingdom
• January 28, 1915: The US Congress establishes this branch of the armed services, placing it under the Department of the Treasury
• January 28, 1956: This entertainer makes his first television appearance on CBS’s Stage Show
• January 28, 1958: This company files patent DK92683C in Denmark for a toy block
• January 28, 1965: This country’s Parliament passes a law establishing their national flag, designed by George Stanley of the Royal Military College
• January 28, 1986: This schoolteacher from Concord, NH is killed after the Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds into its flight
• December 8, 1813: This composer’s 7th Symphony premieres in Vienna
• December 8, 1953: Dwight Eisenhower delivers a speech with this three-word title to the United Nations General Assembly on the future of nuclear technology
• December 8, 1974: A referendum in this country rejects reinstating King Constantine II as head of state
• December 8, 1980: John Lennon is murdered outside of this cooperative building in New York City
• December 8, 1991: The leaders of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine establish this organization as a successor to the Soviet Union
• December 8, 2010: This company’s Dragon capsule becomes the first private spacecraft to launch, orbit the earth, and be successfully recovered
Question 256A: 256 is the area code for northern Alabama. Name one of the following people, all of whom were either born in northern Alabama, or lived there for a significant period of time.
Spoiler
• Cofounder of Wikipedia, founder of the Wikimedia Foundation
• German aerospace engineer, “Father of Rocket Science” according to NASA
• Actress who plays Jessie in the Disney Channel show of the same name
• First African-American woman in space
• Current San Diego Chargers quarterback, the 4th overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft
• Star, writer, and producer of the webseries The Guild
• Actress who portrayed Connie Porter in Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat
• First deaf and blind woman to obtain a B.A. degree, subject of the play The Miracle Worker
• Comedienne and frequent panelist on Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me who released has two albums titled I Heart Jokes
• One of the first African-Americans to be admitted to the University of Alabama, he and Vivian Malone were personally blocked from enrolling by Governor George Wallace
• Current closer for the San Diego Padres, his 186 saves as a member of the Atlanta Braves are a club record
Question 256B: Name a UN member state that a) has English as an official language AND b) has at least one house of the national legislature with at least 256 members. Helpful hint: English is NOT an official language of the United States.

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TD 257, Ryno, Guess the Theme: Comedy Edition
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Question #1 – Yacht Loving Tech Billionaires & Russian Lakes
Answer one of the options below. I need just one. Just the answer is fine, you do not need to write the letter with your response. That goes for questions 2 to 10 as well.

A – This comedian is known for his signature phrase “GIT R’ DONE!”
B – This 1991 John Hughes film starred 10-year old Alisan Porter in the title role.
C – This old school rapper, known for his feud with LL Cool J, had a hit with “How Ya Like Me Now.”
D – This co-founder of Oracle once owned the eighth largest superyacht in the world named “Rising Sun.”
E – This 1994 Billy Crystal film was nominated for a Razzie award for Worst Remake or Sequel. (Need full title)
F - This skier won the gold medal in the Men’s Downhill event at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
G – This co-founder of Google owns a superyacht named “Senses."
H – This legendary basketball player was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters from 1963 to 1985. (Need last name too)
I – In the film “The Godfather,” this Jewish mobster was killed as a part of a mass slaughter of Corleone family enemies.
J – This man served as the 27th President of the United States. (Need full name, middle name too)
K – This is the only Beatles #1 hit song that fits the theme of this question.
L – This Russian freshwater lake is located in the Republic of Karelia at coordinates 64.45_N_31.75_E.
M – This song was the only top 40 hit for the Jump N’ the Saddle Band.
N – The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is used for classifying this three word medical condition.

Guess the Theme: OK, what is the common theme for all of the options above?



Question #2 – G. K. Chesterton & Beer Drinkers
Answer one of the options below.

A – This was the profession of Alisan Porter’s maternal great-grandfather in-law.
B – This man with a big bright toothy smile is the author of such books as “Your Best Life Now” and “Become a Better You.”
C – This fictional character created by G. K. Chesterton used intuitive reasoning to solve crime mysteries.
D – This book by travel writer Bill Bryson is subtitled “Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail.”
E – This is the place where the TV character Norm Peterson usually drinks beer.
F – This character from the TV series “The Simpsons” was the father of Krusty the Clown.
G – This man is the author of “The Purpose Driven Life.”
H – This man voted as “The Greatest Belgian” in history by a Flemish broadcasting service poll is honored by a statue that stands outside of the Hawaii state capital building.
I – Fill in the blanks to these song lyrics: “You can tell by the way __ ___ __ _____ I’m a woman’s man no time to talk.”
J – This place located on Fleet Street in London is where such literary figures as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton drank beer.
K – This author of “Shalom in the Home” was the unofficial spiritual advisor to Michael Jackson.
L – This still living 96 year old man was recognized 55 times on Gallup’s list of Most Admired People.
M– This man appears in the “Word on Fire” YouTube video series.
N– In baseball, this event occurs when ball four is called. (Must fit theme)
O– This is the place where TV characters Homer Simpson, Lenny and Carl usually drink beer.
P– This practice, that need not take place in alcoholic beverage establishments, is defined by Wikipedia as: “cooperative, constructive and positive interaction between people of different religious backgrounds.”

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?



Question #3 – French Kings & Other Things
Answer one of the options below.

A – This French king was the husband of Marie Antoinette. (Number required)
B – The best known allotropes of this chemical element are graphite and diamond.
C – This chemical element’s ions are an essential component of plant nutrition and are used as a fertilizer in agriculture.
D – This French king was known as the “Sun King.” (Number required)
E – This type of notice is a statutorily prescribed form that informs users of the ownership of a published work.
F – In baseball, this event occurs when strike three is called.
G – This French king led the Seventh and Eighth Crusades. (Number or status required)
H – This unit of measure for temperature uses round numbers for the freezing and boiling points of water.
I – This unit of measure for temperature is based on an absolute scale.
J – This western genre novelist is the author of such works as “Shalako” and “The Haunted Mesa.”
K – 50 legionnaires plus 50 gladiators equals this many individuals.
L – This literary character is the main protagonist in the Franz Kafka novel “The Trial.”

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?



Question #4 – Fancy Hotels & Basketball Brawls
Answer one of the options below.

A – This is another name for Thai eggplant. (Must fit theme)
B – In the novel “The Lord of the Flies,” this character has poor eyesight, asthma and is overweight.
C – Hunter S. Thompson practiced this type of journalism. (Must fit theme)
D – Professional wrestler Chris Jericho is also the lead singer for this heavy metal band.
E – This son of a U. S. President served in two world wars and has a town in Texas named after him.
F – This former advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney was convicted of a felony in relation to the Plame affair.
G – The “Pennsylvania Hotel” in New York City was known by this name from 1954 to the early 1980s. (Two words)
H – This Fifth Avenue luxury hotel was the home to former President Herbert Hoover for over 30 years. (Two words)
I – This basketball player punched Rudy Tomjanovich during an infamous NBA brawl.
J – This character was the mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
K – This taxonomic kingdom in biology includes such subkingdoms as parazoa and eumetazoa.
L – This professional golfer wrote a controversial religious book where he endorsed a Unitarian viewpoint of Christology.
M – This moniker would be an appropriate nickname for a dentist. (Must fit theme)

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?



Question #5 – Particle Physics & Matt Lauer
Answer one of the options below.

A – This man served as the paramount leader of China from 2003 to 2013. (Need last name too)
B – This 18th century Scottish inventor developed the concept of horsepower.
C – This chromosome was first identified as sex determining by Nettie Stevens in 1905.
D – This actress plays China White on the current CW series “Arrow.” (Need first name too)
E – This defensive end for the Houston Texans is the first player in NFL history to have recorded two seasons with 20 or more sacks.
F – In particle physics, these bosons correspond to the type of force predicted by Georgi-Glashow model. (Must fit theme)
G – This Beatles song from the “Abbey Road” album includes the sounds from an electric harpsicord.
H – This Broadway show tune includes the lyrics: “when I’m stuck with a day that is grey and lonely, I just stick out my chin and grin.”
I – This morning TV talk show is hosted by Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie.
J – This old school rap group had a hit in 1991 with “Pop Goes the Weasel.”
K – The song “Joy to the World” appears on this Three Dog Night album.
L – This quotation spoken by Clark Gable was voted as the number one movie line of all time by the American Film Institute. (Note: You may use “darn” as a substitute)

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?



Question #6 – Bon Ami Cleanser & Alisan Porter Returns Again
Answer one of the options below.

A – A person who came who home with: Denorex shampoo, Centrum, Dimetapp, Tiger Balm, Sue Bee Honey, Chap Stick, Robitussin cough syrup, Hershey Treasures, Mrs. Butterworth syrup, Sweet N’ Low packets, V-8 Splash, Advil, Cold-EEZE Lozenges, a bunch of Sharpies, a whole lot of Bon Ami cleanser, post cards from the Hilton, a bathroom scale, a clock radio and toasters, during the 1990s, might say this. (Must fit theme)
B – This is a command that might be given to recovering anorexics. (Must fit theme)
C – This film character said: “Lost a planet, Master Obi-Wan has. How embarrassing. How embarrassing.”
D – Ed McMahon spoke these words on a nightly basis. (Must fit theme)
E – A Big-Mac contains 29 grams of this substance.
F – A Hindu who obtains an aromatic sense of the union of the Brahman might say this. (Must fit theme)
G – This E! Channel show was originally hosted by Greg Kinnear.
H – This would be an appropriate slogan for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. (Must fit theme)
I – College hipsters during the late 1990s might have complimented Alisan Porter’s maternal great-grandfather in-law with these words. (Must fit theme)
J – This city is the most populous city in New Mexico.
K – A person of European descent who regularly performs cosplay and recites quotes as the subject from Option C might be described as this. (Must fit theme)
L – This is a very thin sheet of metal made by hammering or rolling.

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?



Question #7 – Microwavable Turnovers & Islam
Answer one of the options below.

A – These microwavable turnovers have been produced by Nestle since 2002.
B – This bodybuilding competition, organized by the International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB), was won by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1969.
C – To cross the demarcation line in Ireland, during the time in history in which Ireland was under English dominion, was to go here. (Must fit theme)
D – These three words can be used to describe an overweight father. (Must fit theme)
E – This fast food chain is symbolized by the Golden Arches.
F – This mural by Leonardo Da Vinci currently hangs at the Santa Maria delle Grazie convent in Milan.
G – This is the second largest denomination of Islam.
H – Two parts: (1) This is any substance which gives nutritional support to the body; (2) This is a 1970 romantic-drama film which starred Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw. (Must answer both)
I – An apartment that has more than one bedroom, but less than three bedrooms, is a this many bedroom apartment.
J – This TV fictional character was discovered in a bottle by astronaut Captain Tony Nelson.
K – This town in Porter County, Indiana, shares its name with a personality referenced in Question #2.
L – This short lived reality show, aired on the A&E network, was about people with anxiety disorders.

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?



Question #8 – Simony & Medieval Latin
Answer one of the options below.

A – These seven words begin the Brett Easton Ellis novel “American Psycho.”
B – This song by The Trammps includes the lyrics, “burn baby burn.”
C – This was the name given to the third movement of Gustav Mahler’s uncompleted Tenth Symphony.
D – This 1988 Italian film set at a movie house won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film.
E – This professional wrestler served as the personal assistant for the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase.
F – These two lovers are represented by Rodin’s statue “The Kiss.”
G – This Pope, the seventh of his name and whose papacy lasted from 1294 to 1303, was known to have committed simony.
H – This Jamaican reggae band is known for their song “Bad Boys” which serves as the theme song for the TV show “COPS.”
I – Fred Astaire received his only Academy Award nomination, for acting, for his performance in this film.
J – This term refers to an external, raised, flat open area near or on a building.
K – In classical astronomy this was the outermost sphere of the geocentric model of the Universe.
L – This term derived from Medieval Latin was considered by ancient cosmologies to be the place of Highest Heaven.

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?



Question #9 – The Rockpile & DNA Sequencing
Answer one of the options below.

A – These opening two words “__ _______,” were used in options from Questions #2 & #3.
B – Abraham Lincoln became President of the U.S. during this century,
C – A priest that is attentive to the needs of parishioners can be described as this adjective. (Must fit theme)
D – John F. Kennedy became President of the U.S. during this century.
E – Fill in the blank: Yellowstone National ______.
F – This place in Chicago was the site of The Grateful Dead’s last concert just last month.
G – This former stadium in Buffalo, New York was affectionately known as “The Rockpile.”
H – Fill in the blank to these Britney Spears song lyrics: “_____ I did it again.”
I – This was the name for the period of sustained strategic bombing of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany during WWII.
J – This method for sequencing long strands of DNA was a precursor to full genome sequencing.
K – This 1985 song by Stevie Wonder is about a man who tells a woman to leave.
L – This is the title of a 1968 album by the International Submarine Band.

Guess the Theme: What is the common theme for all of the options above?



Question #10 – Cary Grant, Tony Curtis & Joan Crawford
Answer one of the options below. WARNING: READ THE NOTE IN THE GUESS THE THEME LINE BELOW. :arrow:

A – Cary Grant starred with Katherine Hepburn in this screwball comedy that involved a leopard.
B – Tony Curtis lived the last few years of his life in this second most populous city in Nevada.
C – This actress played Joan Crawford in the film “Mommy Dearest.”
D – Cary Grant was born in this city in England which shares its name with a city in Connecticut.
E – Tony Curtis played this infamous real life serial killer in a 1968 film. (Nickname acceptable)
F – In 1938, Joan Crawford along with other famous actresses was dubbed “_____ _____ _____” by the Independent Film Journal due to her perceived unpopularity.
G – Cary Grant’s fourth wife was this actress who played “The Whipper” in the TV series “Ally McBeal.”
H – Tony Curtis appeared in this film about a Roman slave revolt.
I – This is the film for which Joan Crawford won her Academy Award for Best Actress.
J – In 1986, Cary Grant died in this city in Iowa located on the Mississippi River.
K – According to the Daily Mail, Tony Curtis compared kissing Marilyn Monroe to kissing this infamous historical figure.
L – Cary Grant, Tony Curtis & Joan Crawford have been civilly married a combined total of this number of times. (Hint: It is between 15 to 17)

Guess the Theme: The key to this theme has to do with the three movie stars mentioned in the questions & not the answers. What is the common theme for all of the options above? (Hint: Keep in mind the overarching theme).

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TD 258, BigDaddyMatty, The Spirit of Radio
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1. "Let's Go Crazy" (#1, 1984)
If there is one rule in pop music, it is that if you want a song to be a hit, entitle it "Crazy." To get this TD started, either

A. Name one of the eight artists to have recorded a Top 40 hit entitled "Crazy"*

OR

B. Answer one of these questions related to “crazy” music:
i. The Madonna ballad "Crazy For You" appeared on the soundtrack to what 1985 Matthew Modine film?
ii. Crazy Frog became the first artist to take a ringtone to the top of the UK charts with its version of what Harold Faltermeyer instrumental named for Eddie Murphy's character in Beverly Hills Cop?
iii. Crazy Town frontman Seth "Shifty Shellshock" Binzer was a patient on several seasons of VH1 programs based on the work of what addiction medicine specialist? (Acceptable with or without last name)
iv. What 1994 Salt 'N' Pepa/En Vogue hit features the line "You so crazy; I think I wanna have your baby"?

* - One of these songs includes a parenthetical in its title

2. "Alone Again (Naturally)" (#1, 1972)
Each of the following four clues has three possible responses. Name one of these twelve participants in a famous collaboration and subsequent break-up.

A. Name the country dissolved in 1993's "Velvet Divorce" or either of the two surviving nations.
B. Two NFL teams from the same state merged for the 1943 season before going their separate ways. Name either of the teams or the name under which the combined unit played.
C. Name any of the three lead singers with whom Van Halen has recorded at least one studio album.
D. Name either of the former Mega-Powers who faced off in the main event of WrestleMania V or the “first lady of wrestling” who was the ostensible cause of the rift.

3. "Your Song" (#1, 1970)
Each of the following clues leads to an answer that is also the name of a popular single released in the year(s) listed in parentheses. Name one.
Bonus: For -1 point, name the artist who released your answer choice in the listed year. If your answer choice is one of the ones that has two years listed, you may name either artist for -1 point or both for -2 points. (If you get one artist right and the other wrong, I will still give you -1 point.)

A. Public space in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles named for a five-star general (1968, 1978)
B. First name of Tim Reid’s on-air character on WKRP in Cincinnati (1970, 1986)
C. 1818 novel subtitled “The Modern Prometheus” (1973)
D. Film for which Hilary Swank won her first Oscar (1979)
E. Fence-painting title character of several Mark Twain novels (1980)
F. 1948 Florida-set film noir starring “Bogie and Bacall” (1981)
G. Anthology series whose episode “To Serve Man” was ranked #11 on TV Guide’s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time (1982, 1992) (NOTE: These two are unrelated songs that happen to share a title; by coincidence, however, the acts in question hail from the same country.)
H. The television game show that brings all us Boardies together here (1983)
I. Magazine helmed by Anna Wintour since 1988 (1990)
J. Desert downer starring Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue (1994)
K. Movie that sees John Travolta’s everyman transformed into a genius with telekinetic powers (1997)
L. Los Angeles suburb famous for Rodeo Drive and a certain ZIP Code (2005)

4. "Free Bird" (#19, 1974)
Name one of the twelve gifts mentioned in the final verse of the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” (number required).

Get it? Free…bird?

5. Say My Name (#1, 2000)
Dropping names has been a pop music staple since way back in the day. Each of the following songs contains the first and last name of a famous entertainer. Choose a song and name the drop-ee.
NOTE: For this question, please indicate the letter or title of the song that goes with your chosen celeb.

A. “Mrs. Robinson” (Simon & Garfunkel, 1968)
B. “American Pie” (Don McLean, 1971)
C. “Rock On” (David Essex, 1973)
D. “Candle In The Wind” (Elton John, 1974)
E. “Genius of Love” (Tom Tom Club, 1981)
F. “Come On Eileen” (Dexys Midnight Runners, 1982)
G. “Puttin' On The Ritz” (Taco, 1983)
H. “Mr. Jones” (Counting Crows, 1993)
I. “Lose Yourself” (Eminem, 2002)
J. “Tonight, Tonight” (Hot Chelle Rae, 2011)
K. “Uptown Funk” (Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, 2014)
L. “Uma Thurman” (Fall Out Boy, 2015)

6. King of Rock (#14 Hot Black Singles, 1985)
The subject of the tiebreaker question notwithstanding, there has never been a more successful artist in pop music than Elvis Presley. Name a feature-length motion picture released between 1956-1964 for which the “King of Rock & Roll” received an acting credit on IMDb (16 possible answers). (FYI, the first Elvis movie that is too recent to qualify as a correct answer is Girl Happy.)

7. “Moonlighting” (#23, 1987)
Many an actor has tried his hand at cutting a record, and vice versa. Name one of these entertainment luminaries who also found success in the world of music.

A. He left us too soon, but word is that he had the time of his life recording “She’s Like The Wind,” which went all the way to #3 in 1987
B. Before he found his true calling in life, this game show great earned some dough by recording “Deck of Cards,” a million-seller in 1959
C. This giant of stand-up found Top 40 success twice with “Party All the Time” and “Put Your Mouth on Me,” which is almost enough to make us forget about The Adventures of Pluto Nash
D. This actor took a break from Moonlighting to moonlight as a soulful singer, with his 1987 version of “Respect Yourself” charting higher than the Staple Singers’ original
E. Before playing the love interest of the title character on Coach, she went all the way to #1 with 1962’s “Johnny Angel”
F. You may know her as the most ornery woman in Raytown or an ’80s game show celebrity guest extraordinaire, but she also sold two million copies of “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia,” a song penned by then-husband Bobby Russell
G. Whoa! This child actor’s singing career blossomed with 1993’s “Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix”
H. She and her sister both star in shows airing on FOX; she is also the “She” in indie darlings She & Him (First and last name, please)
I. This soap opera star’s “All I Need” couldn’t quite unseat “Like A Virgin” from the top of the charts in 1985
J. His “Disco Duck” went to the top of “the weekly Top 40” in 1976
K. Easily the most successful musician on this list, this erstwhile Fly Girl will tell you that she’s still “Jenny from the block”
L. The second person in this quiz to win an Oscar for playing a transgender person, he has gone out of his way to avoid using his celebrity to push the profile of his band, Thirty Seconds to Mars

8. “Stairway To Heaven” (not released as a single, 1971)
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed, it’s probably because of blue laws. For this question, name one of the following:

A. Any of the five largest Christian denominations in the United Stated by number of adherents, according to the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA’s 2012 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches (NOTE: The correct answers here are organized church bodies, i.e. “African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church” is a possible correct answer, while “Evangelical” and “Baptist” are not.)

OR

B. Any of the five states where 45% or more of residents attend religious services at least weekly, according to a 2015 Gallup poll

OR

C. Any of the three states where 20% or less of residents attend religious services at least weekly, according to the same 2015 Gallup poll

9. “It Takes Two” (#36, 1988)
Everybody knows about one-hit wonders, but what about two-hit wonders? They might be even more interesting. Sometimes the second “hit” is just the result of carryover popularity from the first; sometimes an artist has two legitimate winners. Either way, they never find a way to climb back on the charts again. Is it marketing, a fickle public, or was that just all the inspiration they could muster? The world may never know. In any event, given the titles of the hits and the initials of the artist, name one of these acts who loved us two times before goin’ away.

A. “Just The Way It Is, Baby”, “I’ll Be There For You” (T.R.)
B. “Tenderness”, “I’ll Take You There” (G.P.)
C. “Good Vibrations”, “Wild Side” (M.M.A.T.F.B.)
D. “Black Horse And The Cherry Tree”, “Suddenly I See” (K.T.T.)
E. “Thong Song”, “Incomplete” (S.)
F. “Everything About You”, “Cat’s In The Cradle” (U.K.J.)
G. “(I Just) Died In Your Arms”, “I’ve Been In Love Before” (C.C.)
H. “Society’s Child (Baby I’ve Been Thinking)”, “At Seventeen” (J.I.)
I. “Right Here, Right Now”, “Real, Real, Real” (J.J.)
J. “Walk Away Renee”, “Pretty Ballerina” (T.L.B.)
K. “Wild Thing”, “Funky Cold Medina” (T.-L.)
L. “Bang Your Head (Metal Health)”, “Cum On Feel The Noize” (Q.R.)
M. “96 Tears”, “I Need Somebody” (?.A.T.M.)
N. “Safety Dance”, “Pop Goes The World” (M.W.H.)

10. “Hey Mr. DJ” (#6, 1993)
It’s mostly a lost art now, but radio was once driven in large part by the outsized personalities of disc jockeys. In their honor, name one of these famous deejays, DJs and D.J.s.
NOTE: For this question, please indicate the letter of the clue that corresponds with your answer.

A. He’s best known as Sonny Crockett or Nash Bridges, but I’ll always remember him for his cheesy 1986 smash “Heartbeat”
B. She played Donna Jo “DJ” Tanner on TV’s Full House
C. On the 1988 album He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper, he was the DJ
D. This “lupine” jock and his trademark howl built their fame at Mexico’s XERF-AM
E. Hall of Fame Celtics guard who broke Lakers fans’ hearts with his buzzer-beating jumper in Game 4 of the 1985 NBA Finals
F. He is the only American-born judge on America’s Got Talent
G. The good guy half of Robert Louis Stevenson’s split-personality duo
H. Pioneering female DJ who may or may not own a glass slipper but definitely knows how to “push it real good”
I. This former Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman defeated Jimmy Fallon on the inaugural episode of Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle; it was not his first championship belt
J. Like, zoinks, Scoob! This Armenian-American Lebanese-American deejay’s wife starred in the short-lived Cheers spinoff The Tortellis
K. Born Sonny John Moore, he won the Best Dance Recording, Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Remixed Recording Grammys in 2012 and 2013
L. This recently retired Yankees captain is rumored to have dated Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Jordana Brewster, Adriana Lima and Tyra Banks, among others

11. “Video Killed The Radio Star” (#40, 1979)
This was, as all good triviaphiles know, the first video ever played on MTV. Each of the following clues leads to an answer that is made up of one or more of the letters in “MTV.”
NOTE: For this question, please indicate the letter of the clue that corresponds with your answer.

A. Top-level Internet domain for the tiny island nation of Tuvalu
B. This 1983 miniseries about an alien invasion was written and directed by Kenneth Johnson
C. Homophone of the English word that puts the “kara” in “karate”
D. Common abbreviation for a message left on the modern equivalent of an answering machine
E. Pseudonym of English musician Robin Scott, who topped the pop music charts in 1979 with, appropriately enough, “Pop Muzik”
F. “Hokie” university located in Blacksburg
G. Common abbreviation for a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others
H. NYSE stock symbol of the former “Ma Bell”
I. Common abbreviation for a category of equations used to determine the present or future value of annuities, perpetuities, etc.
J. Automobile taxation program also known as “pay-per-mile”
K. Unix command that moves one or more files or directories from one place to another
L. The second video aired on this cable network was Pat Benatar’s cover of The Young Rascals’ “You Better Run”

12. “Do That To Me One More Time” (#1, 1980)
You may have noticed that each question in this TD (including this one!) corresponds with the title of a hit single of yesteryear. Name any one of the artists who recorded these hits (must correspond with the chart position/year information in parentheses).

Tiebreaker
As unbelievable as it sounds, the most prolific hitmakers in history in terms of entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart are the cast of Glee. Just how many of their choral abominations did that ragtag bunch from William McKinley High land on the Hot 100? (Hint: it was more than one per episode of the series.)
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TD 259, Ryno, My Literature Notebook
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WORLD LITERATURE – PART I – (Ancient Times to 1900)


Question #1 – Early Stuff and a lot of Shakespeare
Answer one of the options below. I need just one. Just the answer is fine, you do not need to write the letter with your response. Same deal for all of the following questions.

A – This ancient Greek dramatist is known for the plays: Medea, Hippolytus and Electra.
B – This Roman poet’s best known work is Metamorpheses.
C – The Ramayana and Mahabharata were originally written in this language.
D – These are the three parts of Dante’s Divine Comedy.
E – In The Merry Wives of Windsor, this woman is the inn keeper.
F – This Shakespeare comedy is about two sets of identical twins who are switched at birth.
G – The phrase “all the world is a stage” is from this Shakespeare play.
H – Complete this line from Richard III: “I am determined to prove a __________.”
I – This play set during the waning days of the Roman Empire is thought to be Shakespeare’s first tragedy.
J – These three women are the daughters of King Lear.
K – Most of the action in Othello takes place on this Mediterranean island.
L – This Shakespeare play is based on Plutarch’s Lives of the Emperors.


Question #2 – European Lit up through the 19th Century

A – In Don Quioxte, this was the name of Sancho Panza’s donkey.
B – This work by Izaak Walton was about fishing. (Title must be in the original spelling)
C – This novel is believed to have been based on the life of Alexander Selkirk.
D – This essay by Jonathan Swift was a satire about English attitudes towards the Irish.
E – Samuel Taylor Coleridge is believed to have been under the influence of this narcotic when he wrote Kubla Khan.
F – This German writer’s best known work was the play Faust.
G – These five words can be found on line 49 of John Keats’ Ode to a Grecian Urn.
H – In the novel Pride and Prejudice, this character is the oldest of the Bennet sisters.
I – The characters Catherine Morland and Isabella Thorpe are from this Jane Austen novel.
J – This Bronte sister was the middle daughter in her family.
K – This Russian writer’s best known works were: Boris Godunov and Eugene Onegin.
L – This novel contains the line, “if he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake.”


Question #3 – 19th Century European Lit – Part 1

A – This novel set during the reign of Tsar Nicholas I refers to approximately 160 real life persons.
B – This novel is subtitled “The Parish Boy’s Progress”.
C – This character frequently says the word “umble”.
D – The characters Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay are from this novel.
E – This novelist’s best known words are: Silas Marner and Middlemarch.
F – These are the names of the three musketeers from Dumas’ novel The Three Musketeers.
G – This Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale inspired the musical Once upon a Mattress.
H – This numbered Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem contains the words “how do I love thee”.
I – This poet wrote In Memoriam A.H.H. in honor of a Cambridge friend.
J – This word from the Lewis Carroll poem Jabberwocky means: to move clumsy with heavy tread.
K – This man wrote an 1865 science fiction novel about a journey to the moon.
L – This H. G. Wells novel is about a man who becomes invisible. (Note: Need the exact complete title)


Question #4 – 19th Century European Lit – Part 2

A – This Norwegian playwright’s best known works are: A Doll’s House, Hedda Gabler and Peer Gynt.
B – This titular Checkov character tries to shoot the Professor but fails.
C – This American born ex-pat authored the novels: What Maisie Knew and Turn of the Screw.
D – This titular Kipling character was the orphan son of an Irish soldier.
E – This Oscar Wilde play was based on a Biblical story.
F – The phrase “smoking gun” comes from a story by this British author.
G – This poem, which contains 17 cantos, is considered the magnum opus of Lord Byron.
H – This Russian playwright’s best known work is: The Inspector General.
I – This novel includes the characters Dimitry and Grushenka.
J – This Dickens novel mentions Master Humphrey’s clock and the Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey
K – This Dickens work is divided into “chirps” instead of chapters.
L – This was the pen name of the French novelist and memoirist, Ms. Dupin.


AMERICAN LITERATURE


Question #5 – 19th Century

A – This James Fenimore Cooper novel is the second book from The Leatherstocking Tales Series.
B – In Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven, the titular raven sits on a sculpted bust of this historical figure.
C – This is the Edgar Allen Poe short story that refers to a type of sherry wine in its title.
D – This Nathaniel Hawthorne novel refers to triangular architectural features in its title.
E – William Collen Bryant and John Greenleaf Whittier were nicknamed these type of “homey” New England poets.
F – The poems of this reclusive poet from Amherst, Massachusetts are just numbered without titles.
G – This Walt Whitman poem was often mentioned on the TV series Breaking Bad.
H – This character from the novel Little Women was the oldest sister in the March family.
I – This 1882 novel, by an American author, is set in England in the year 1547.
J – This short story from 1865 has the name of a California administrative jurisdiction in its title.
K – This author penned the 1890 short story: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.
L – This Biblical prophet is mentioned in chapter 83 of the novel Moby Dick.


Question #6 – Early to Mid-20th Century

A – The character Wolf Larsen is the main antagonist in this novel.
B – This was the first novel written by a woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
C – The writer Gertrude Stein was raised in this California city.
D – The film “A Place in the Sun” is based on this novel.
E – The line “good fences make good neighbors” is from this poem.
F – This 1922 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel portrays New York City café society during the Jazz Age.
G – This man was the first American writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature (1930).
H – This Pulitzer Prize winning play from 1921 is about a former prostitute that falls in love and has difficulty turning her life around.
I – This harrowing Pulitzer Prize winning play is about a dysfunctional family headed by a bitter former actor father and a drug addicted mother.
J – This novel includes the characters Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley.
K – In the novel The Old Man and the Sea, this is the type of species of fish that Santiago tries to catch.
L – This woman, known for her witty quips, was a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table.


Question #7 – Mid-20th Century

A – This novel is about the Compson family.
B – This detective is featured in many Raymond Chandler novels, such as The Big Sleep.
C – This Nathaniel West novel is about the Hollywood film industry during the 1930s.
D – The title of this 1952 novel references Chapter 4 of The Book of Genesis.
E – Sometimes confused with Amy Tan, for some reason, this novelist created the characters Wang Lung and O-Lan.
F – The protagonist of this novel is named Bigger Thomas.
G – In the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, “Big Daddy” Pollitt is a business tycoon in this industry.
H – This 1964 Saul Bellow novel is about a Jewish man in mid-life crisis, and not about a former St. Louis Cardinals manager.
I – The character Biff Loman from Death of a Salesman played this sport when he was in high school.
J – This novel was carried by Mark David Chapman when he assassinated John Lennon.
K – This 1953 Ralph Ellison novel portrays an unnamed narrator. (Note: Need the exact correct title)
L – Writer Flannery O’Conner’s characters were often described by this term, also a type of features from gothic cathedrals.


Question #8 – Mid-20th Century to Present

A – The typed out roll manuscript for this novel is on display at the Boott Cotton Mill and Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts.
B – This science fiction writer is the author of the novels: The Illustrated Man and Something Wicked This Way Comes.
C – In the novel Catch-22, the character Joseph Yossarian performed this role aboard a B-25 bomber.
D – This writer created the characters Howard Roark and Dagny Taggart.
E – This novel that features the character Kilgore Trout is named after a product advertising slogan.
F – The second most famous writer from Mississippi, her novel The Optimist’s Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
G – This 1970 novel by Joan Didion sounds like one of the rules of golf.
H – This ghostwriter for The Autobiography of Malcolm X was once a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard.
I – This novel by Toni Morrison is set in Lorain, Ohio during the 1930s and 1940s.
J – David Foster Wallace passed away during this year, also the peak of popularity for Ed Hardy t-shirts.
K – This Tom Wolfe novel references a sweet flavored instant drink in its title.
L – In Ogden Nash’s poem, Line-Up for Yesterday, “C” stands for this.


WORLD LITERATURE – PART II – (1900 to Present)


Question #9 – Early 20th Century

A – This 1904 Joseph Conrad novel is set in the fictitious South American republic of Costaguana.
B – This 1901 Thomas Mann novel chronicles the decline of a German family.
C – In this novel, the characters Cecil Vyse and Lucy Honeychurch stay in the Pension Bertolini.
D – This Canadian was the author of: Anne of Green Gables.
E – In this novel, the character Paul Morel uses the word “nesh” frequently.
F – The first part of this 7 volume novel is titled “Swann’s Way”. (Note: either of the two common titles for this novel will be accepted)
G – James Joyce wrote Finnegan’s Wake while he resided in this city.
H – This Virginia Woolf novel is set at the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
I – This 1915 T.S. Eliot poem references the Bible, Dante, Shakespeare and John Donne.
J – The title of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World was derived from this Shakespeare play,
K – This writer created the detective duo of Tommy and Tuppence.
L – This was the religion of the aristocratic Marchmain family.


Question #10 – Mid-20th Century

A – This was the language in which most of Samuel Beckett’s works were originally written in.
B – This work by William Butler Yeats is about a journey to Constantinople.
C – In George Orwell’s 1984, this is the name of the torture chamber where a prisoner is subjected to his worst fear.
D – This 1954 Dylan Thomas radio drama is set at a small Welsh fishing village.
E – This Jean Rhys novel served as a “prequel” to Jane Eyre.
F – The “C” in the name Arthur C. Clarke stands for this.
G – C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien both belonged to this Oxford social group.
H – This character from The Lord of the Flies was an epileptic.
I – The original manuscript for Doctor Zhivago was smuggled into this nation, because the USSR would not publish it.
J – This 1961 novel is about an Indo-Trinidadian who strives for success but mostly fails.
K – This 1951 novel by John Wyndham references a type of invasive plant in its title.
L – This writer’s most famous work was: Out of Africa.


Question #11 – Mid/Late 20th Century to Present

A – This novel was set in the town of Macando.
B – This Chilean’s most famous works are: The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts.
C – This 1980 novel deals with the transition to Indian national independence.
D – This Canadian’s most popular works are: The Handmaid’s Tale, Cat’s Eye and The Robber Bride.
E – In Eugene Ionesco’s most well-known play, the inhabitants of a small French town turn into this species of animal.
F – This Australian was the author of: The Thorn Birds.
G – The author of the plays The Garden Party and The Memorandum later became the president of this nation.
H – This was the actual name of the titular character from Albert Camus’ The Stranger.
I – This work of non-fiction was about Thor Hyerdahl’s sailing raft adventures in the Pacific.
J – This 2004 novel by David Mitchell adapted into film just a few years ago.
K – This 1992 novel by Mexican writer Laura Esquivel revolves around cooking.
L – This Japanese writer’s most well-known work was the 1989 novel: The Remains of the Day.


CHILDREN’S LITERATURE


Question #12 – 20th Century to Present

A – The children’s book James and the Giant Peach is set at this location along the English Channel.
B – This book has been called “the Aeneid of the rabbits.”
C – The Judy Blume character Peter Hatcher was in this grade in elementary school.
D – Maurice Sendak won this award in 1964 for his children’s book: Where the Wild Things Are.
E – This author created the characters Beezus and Ramona.
F – Mulberry Street was named after a street in this hometown of Dr. Seuss.
G – Booksellers note that sales of this book tend to spike up during graduation season.
H – Complete the title of this 1956 Dr. Seuss work: “If I ran the ________”.
I – This children’s author’s most well-known works are: A Wrinkle in Time and A Ring of Endless Light.
J – The children’s author Beatrix Potter contributed to the preservation of this region in England.
K – This work by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1939.
L – One of the protagonists from this 1943 novella was a pilot who was stranded in the desert.

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TD 260, gamawire, The Pursuit of Trivia
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3033

GEOGRAPHY:

1. Name a sovereign state whose national capital begins with the letter B.

2. Name a U.S. state that currently has a city named Paris (just Paris – no other words or letters; so North Paris or Paristown would be incorrect).

ENTERTAINMENT:


3. Name a Black woman who has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Bonus: For what movie was your chosen actress nominated?

4. Name one of music’s top 20 money makers of 2014 (according to Billboard).
METHODOLOGY: The data used to compile Money Makers was supplied by Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen BDS and Billboard Boxscore. Artists are ranked by U.S. earnings, calculated from touring, recorded- music sales, publishing royalties and revenue from digital music and video streaming. Due to a lack of data, revenue from sponsorship, merchandising and synchronization isn’t included.

HISTORY:

5. Name a ruling house of either England or Britain (dated from 871 until the present).

Bonus: Name a ruler of the house you chose.

6. Name one of the Watergate Seven (the seven advisors and aides to Nixon who were indicted by a grand jury on March 1, 1974 for their role in the Watergate Scandal) OR one of the members of the Senate Watergate Committee.

ARTS & LITERATURE:

7. Ian Fleming spent many years writing about everyone’s favorite spy. Between 1953 and 1966, twelve novels and two short-story collections featuring James Bond were published in the UK through Jonathan Cape. Name one of the novels.

Bonus: Who played Bond in the movie version of the book/collection you chose?

8. Name the artist of one of the following paintings (you do not need to match up the painting with the artist – just give me the artist’s name):
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SCIENCE AND NATURE:

9. Besides cesium, name an element spelled with exactly 6 letters.

Bonus: Give me your element’s atomic number.

10. Name a state that has a member of the deer (cervidae) family as its official state animal or land mammal.

SPORTS AND LEISURE:

11. In basketball, a ‘Triple-Double’ is recorded when a player records 10 or more in three of the following categories: points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocked shots. Name one of the NBA’s top 10 all-time triple-double leaders.

Bonus: A ‘Quadruple-Double’ is recorded when a player records 10 or more in four of the following categories: points, assists, rebounds, steals, or blocked shots. Prior to the 1973-74 season, the NBA did not record steals and blocked shots, so there have only been four documented NBA players who have recorded quadruple-doubles. Name one of these players (Hint: they occurred in 1974, 1986, 1990, and 1994). For a second one-point deduction, name that player’s team at the time of his quadruple-double.

12. Name a team that has faced the Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl OR name the MVP from one of the Super Bowls in which the Cowboys participated.

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TD 261, dinghammer, Pointlessly Devoted to You
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3053

Q1: Our first category today is FILM. Players on Pointless compete in teams of two, so I thought I'd start with a question about some people who frequently work together. There are also a lot of film questions on Pointless.

FILM: Name any feature film directed by either Ron Howard or Martin Scorsese for which either Tom Hanks or Robert De Niro received an acting credit. Documentaries do not count.


Q2: My favorite type of question is the occasional WORDS round. Sometimes contestants have to provide words with a specific quality (such as "Words ending in ZZ" and "Words beginning and ending with K"), and sometimes they're given a list of words in a particular category (e.g., body parts, foods) in a foreign language and must provide the English name for one of those things. I've gone for the latter. Half the fun of these is hearing Xander try to pronounce the words, but alas, this is a text-only medium.

WORDS: Listed below are the names of animals in Italian. Give the English name for one of them. Include the letter of your response.

a. La iena
b. La pecora
c. Il fenicottero
d. La balena
e. Il cervo
f. Il polpo
g. La volpe
h. Il canguro
i. Il pesce
j. La aquila
k. Le stella di mare
l. Il ragno


Q3: Teams on Pointless get two chances to try to win. If they don't win in their first appearance, they get to play a second time. This is a question about something else happening more than once.

SPORT: Name any current country in which two or more Winter Olympic Games and/or two or more Summer Olympic Games have been held. They must have been held within the country's current borders at any time since the modern games began.


Q4: One of the saddest things to ever happen on the celebrity version of the show, Pointless Celebrities, was when Lee Mack spent 7 hours in London traffic to appear on his favorite game show only for his partner to give such a bad answer that by the time it was Lee's turn, they had already lost, and nothing he did mattered. Because Pointless sometimes has rounds featuring people with the same name, this seemed like the best way to honor him.

FAMOUS LEIGHS OR LEES: Listed below are clues to the identities of people who have Leigh or Lee as a first name or surname. Name one of them. Include the letter of your response.

a. Canadian former MuchMusic VJ, now the host of CBC Radio's Definitely Not the Opera
b. American actress and former Miss America known for her portrayal of Catwoman
c. English screenwriter and director known for Topsy-Turvy and Vera Drake
d. Korean-American comic book artist and writer, currently co-publisher at DC Comics
e. English comedian and actor known for Not Going Out
f. Either signer of the Declaration of Independence who fits this category (will be scored separately)
g. Former chairman of Chrysler Corporation
h. American actress known for Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Single White Female
i. Canadian bassist and singer with the band Rush
j. American actor known for Pushing Daisies and Halt and Catch Fire
k. Lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer
l. American jazz singer and songwriter who provided the voices for four characters in Lady and the Tramp
m. Retired American professional golfer who was struck by lightning at the 1975 Western Open
n. American actor and skateboarder known for My Name is Earl and Almost Famous
o. British actress known for Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire


Q5: Science questions on Pointless are almost always about naming an element with a specific quality. I can remember four times they've been about something else, and two of those times, they've been about moons of the solar system. Here's a question about moons of the solar system!

SCIENCE: Name one of the 16 largest moons of the solar system by average diameter. They all have a diameter greater than 1000 km. #17, Enceladus, is ~500 km.


Q6: Music rounds are very popular. Sometimes they'll ask for any top 40 single or album by a certain artist, or they'll have song titles with colors in them and ask for the artists, or contestants will have to fill in a missing word in a song title. This seemed like the kind of song people around here should know something about.

MUSIC: Each artist listed below released at least one single with a title in the form of a question that reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Each song's title includes a question mark. Name one of those songs. Include the letter of your response. I won't accept Ain't She Sweet for a, because I couldn't find any evidence it was ever released with a question mark.

a. The Beatles
b. Tom Jones
c. Chicago
d. Rod Stewart
e. Eurythmics
f. Band Aid
g. Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield
h. Phil Collins
i. Snoop Doggy Dogg
j. R.E.M.
k. Toby Keith
l. Rihanna featuring Drake


Q7: In addition to somewhat normal questions about Olympics or snooker players, there are some unusual sports questions that sometimes turn up, like asking for male tennis players who have lost in the finals of Wimbledon, or any tennis player who has lost to Martina Navratilova in any Grand Slam finals. This question combines that sort of question with the theme of Pointlessness in general.

SPORT: Name any Major League Baseball team that has lost a World Series zero games to four. The scores of the individual games don't matter. I only need the team name, not the city or state.


Q8: Unfortunately for people like me, Pointless only accepts contestants who reside in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Fortunately, those things are all known by their initials, so I can sublimate my disappointment into writing questions on that theme.

UK of GB and NI: Listed below are clues to various people, places, and things with the initials UK, GB, or NI. Identify one of them. Include the letter of your response.

a. Educational institution where US Senator Mitch McConnell studied law
b. American duo whose "Crazy" peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2006
c. Australian territory and former penal colony named after Mary Howard by Captain James Cook
d. Stage name of Matthew Shafer, who had a US #5 hit with "Follow Me" in 2001
e. Scottish actor who starred in 300 and Dracula 2000
f. Hyphenated African country, declared independence from Portugal in 1973
g. British-Australian singer-songwriter best known for her song "Torn"
h. Brooklyn-based indie rock band fronted by Ed Droste
i. In quantum mechanics, the type of force-carrying particle that includes gluons and photons
j. German actor, b. 1944, who has appeared in many cult horror movies including Dracula 3000
k. Prime Minister of the UK, 2007-2010
l. Multinational "Gypsy punk" band fronted by Eugene Hütz


Q9: Another of my favorite categories is the Geography round. Asking for things like European capitals south of London, countries with E as the first vowel in their names, or non-Commonwealth countries the queen has visited, it's always a lot of fun to guess dozens of places and see what's right. For this question, I'm leaning closer to the WORDS-round style of geography question.

GEOGRAPHY: Name any country whose conventional short form name begins and ends with the same letter. By "country" I mean a sovereign state that's a member of the UN in its own right.


Q10: Another regular fixture of Pointless is the picture round. From showing a photo of a cricket team and having contestants name the players to showing actors with beards and having contestants name those actors, they provide all the looking-at-things-and-saying-what-those-things-are action anyone could hope for.

SWORDS: Below are scenes from films in which people are holding swords. Identify one of the films. Include the letter of your response.
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Q11: On the show, an incorrect answer is worth 100 points. If both players give incorrect answers, they're said to have joined the "200 Club". Here's a question about a different sort of 200 club.

TELEVISION: Name any scripted drama or animated program that has aired 200 or more episodes as of September 14 2015 and is currently airing first-run episodes on the US channels ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, or The CW. This includes any show returning in the fall that hasn't started its new season yet. I won't accept Hawaii Five-O or other remakes of shows that originally aired 200 or more episodes.


Q12: One of my favorite questions I've seen in the Pointless app asks players to name the US President at the time of various historical events, mostly occurring outside the US. I hope to someday see that episode so I can see how well the contestants handled it. This is my attempt at a version of that.

HISTORY: Below is a list of historical events. Name the British or English monarch who ruled at the time of one of these events. Include the letter of your response. Answers without a regnal number or nickname will be considered the first of that name. Hint: none of them is named Richard, and nobody appears as an answer more than once.

a. Jesse Owens wins four Olympic gold medals
b. Ferdinand Magellan is killed
c. Construction of the Berlin Wall begins
d. President William McKinley is assassinated
e. Alex Trebek is born
f. John Brown conducts his raid on Harpers Ferry
g. Galileo discovers the four largest moons of Jupiter
h. The storming of the Bastille occurs
i. Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated
j. The Battle of the Alamo is fought
k. Osman I founds the Ottoman Empire
l. Abel Tasman becomes the first European to sight New Zealand
m. Virginia Dare is born in the Roanoke Colony
n. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die
o. Pope Clement V formally disbands the Knights Templar


Q13: This question has different scoring than the previous questions! When there's a tie for the highest score in a round of Pointless, they enter "lockdown". Each team must give another answer to that round's question, and the team with the highest score is eliminated. This is my attempt at a much less harsh homage to that situation, and it works like regular Pointless, except you're the "100 people".

LOCKDOWN: Choose one of the previous 12 questions and answer it again with a different answer. You must include the number of the question and, if the question required it, the letter of your response. You may not use the RICHARD or XANDER helps for this question.

Your score for this question will be equal to the number of players who gave that answer for the original question. Wrong answers will receive points equal to the wrong answer score for that question. Answers that were originally Pointless are worth one point. Answers that were originally unused are considered Pointless answers and will earn zero points. This is not a tiebreaker; it adds to your score normally.

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TD 262, mahatma, Strengths and Weaknesses
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3075

Question 1 - CURRENT EVENTS
The old pub quiz staple that often kicks my butt. I'm just not hep enough to what the young cats are into these days.

Name the current:
  • #1 movie in the US (domestic box office for the weekend of 18-20 September);
  • #1 single (title and artist) on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for the week ending Saturday, 19 September;
  • title of the most-recent winner of the: Best Picture Oscar; Album of the Year Grammy; Outstanding Drama or Comedy Series Emmy; Best Musical or Play Tony awards (six possible answers);
  • #1 book (title and author) on the New York Times Hardcover Bestseller list for the week ending Sunday, 20 September (two possible answers, in the categories of Harcover Fiction and Hardcover Nonfiction);
  • team with the best record in Major League Baseball's National or American League (as of the games of Sunday, 20 September) (two possible answers);
  • leader for either the Republican or Democratic 2016 presidential nomination (per RealClearPolitics.com average of national polls dated 31 August - 19 September) (two possible answers).
Question 2 - NOT-SO CURRENT EVENTS (1972 ed)
I can't remember yesterday (I just remember doing what they told me...), but find it easier to remember things that happened in the past. 1972 was a really good year for me, so let's look to then.

Name any one of the:
  • #1 movie in US domestic box office for 1972;
  • #1 single (title and artist) for the year on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart;
  • title of the winner of any of the following, as awarded at the ceremonies held in 1972: Best Picture Oscar (44th Academy Awards); Album of the Year Grammy (14th Grammy Awards); Outstanding Drama or Comedy Series Emmy (24th Emmy Awards); Best Musical or Play Tony awards (26th Tony Awards) (six possible answers);
  • books (title and author) to top the New York Times Fiction Bestseller list during the year (four possible answers);
  • winner of the 1972 World Series (of American baseball);
  • nominee for either the Republican or Democratic Party in the 1972 presidential election (two possible answers).
Question 3 - US PRESIDENTS
Maybe my strengths aren't as strong as I thought. Here's one, at least, that I could name all the answers to.

Using George Washington as #1, and Barack Obama as #44, name any US President whose place in the overall order is a prime number. Give full names where appropriate, please (14 possible answers).

Question 4 - ENGLISH/BRITISH MONARCHS
Some of my weaknesses are even weaker than I thought. I probably couldn't have named more than two of these.

From the time of the Norman conquest, England (and since 1603, the UK) has been ruled by monarchs belonging to 10 named Houses (per royal.gov.uk; 'restorations' not included as separate Houses). Name the first monarch to rule under the name of any of these Houses (ten possible answers):
  • Normandy
  • Angevin
  • Plantagenet
  • Lancaster
  • York
  • Tudor
  • Stuart
  • Hanover
  • Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
  • Windsor
Question 5 - EXPLORERS
I never can remember who was the first to get where. It seems that the explorers themselves were often unsure. Keeping that in mind:

Name any of the following:
  • the commander of the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe, either when it was begun, or when it was completed (two possible answers);
  • the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean, or the Mississippi River (two possible answers);
  • the leader of the 1908 overland expedition to the North Pole (which is disputed), or the 1909 overland expedition to the North Pole (also disputed), or the first person to have reached both poles (mercifully undisputed, as far as I can tell) (three possible answers);
  • the first mammal, human being, American or woman to orbit the Earth (four possible answers);
  • the first person (or persons) to summit Mount Everest and return alive, or the first to reach the top of all of the Seven Summits (for our purposes being Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Vinson and Puncak Jaya, known as the 'Messner list') (three possible answers; only one name is required).
Question 6 - LANDMARKS?
If we can't agree on who got there first, maybe we can agree on where 'there' is. Or maybe not.

Name one of the following:
  • the aforementioned 'Messner list' is one of the two main versions of the Seven Summits. The other (the 'Bass list') differs from Messner in listing this (much shorter) mountain in place of Puncak Jaya;
  • the tallest mountain in the world, as measured all the way from base to top (even if the base is underwater), or measured as the point on the surface which is farthest from the center of the Earth (two possible answers);
  • the longest river (main stem length excluding tributaries) on any of the six continents (excluding Antarctica) (six possible answers);
  • any of the buildings that have been recognized as the world's tallest (on the basis of 'height to architectural top', as defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) since the construction of the World Trade Center in 1971 (four possible answers).
Question 7 - POPULAR OPERAS
Groan.

Over the last 130 years, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City has performed over 300 different works. Name any opera that has been performed by the Met over 850 times (seven possible answers; the highest-ranked to fall below this is Faust, with 752);
OR
Name any opera to premiere at the Met in this century, which has had at least 15 performances (five possible answers).

Question 8 - ROCK DRUMMERS
Everybody knows singers, and guitar players, but drummers? Drummers get no respect, no respect at all (see Gallagher, Noel). Let's show them some love.

Over the last 30 years, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has inducted over 200 'performers', but only about 1/3 of those were bands that included a drummer. Name any drummer inducted into the Hall of Fame, including recipients of the Sidemen (2000-09) or Musical Excellence (2011-15) awards. (Many, many answers to choose from. Singletons for everyone! Your answer must be included in the band's official HoF citation.)

Question 9 - NON-ENGLISH LIT
What is even worse than a weakness? A feebleness? I'm sure the rest of the community will make this look easier than I think it is.

In the last 20 years, the Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to writers working in 11 different languages. Name any winner of the Literature Prize in this period, who writes primarily in a language other than English (14 possible answers);
OR
Name any language, other than English, which has had multiple winners of the Literature Prize during this time period (three possible answers).

Question 10 - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL LITERATURE!
So much for the highbrow stuff. Let's wrap up with something that's a little more my speed.

Name any one of:
  • the characters to appear as a Hogwarts student in all seven of the Harry Potter... books, and finish the entire series without dying (six possible answers);
  • the only character to have at least one POV chapter in each of the five books (so far) in the a Song of Ice and Fire book series;
  • the characters to appear in all seven seasons of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series (yeah, I called it literature!) (four possible answers).
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TD 263, Tigershark, Stephen Sondheim
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3104

1. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a farce set in ancient Rome. The following are images of Roman ruins outside of Italy. Identify the present day country where the ruin can be found. Since many ruins look alike, I am providing clues for some of them.

A-F
Spoiler
G-J
Spoiler
L-M
Spoiler
A. El Jem
B. Leptis Magna
C. Cuicul
D. Sorry, no help on this one
E. Porta Nigra
F. Caesarea
G. Aspendos
H. Sorry no help here
I. Diocletian
J. Jerash
K. Baalbek
L. No Help
M. Conimbriga

2. Anyone Can Whistle (1964)

The plot of Anyone Can Whistle centers around a corrupt mayor who concocts a fake miracle to draw tourists to a bankrupt town. The show ends with a true miracle happening. The Catholic Church teaches that miracles are acts of God directly or by the intersession of specific saints. A patron saint is the heavenly advocate of a place, person, craft, profession, or group of people.

Name the patron saint associated with one of the following:

A. Music/ Musicians
B. Blindness
C. Lost Items
D. Engineers, Ireland
E. fathers, carpenters
F. Lost Causes
G. Sailors, children
H. Fisherman, Scotland
I. Lawyers
J. Television
K. throat ailments
L. Dentists
M. Breast cancer

3. Company (1970)

Company is a concept musical centered around a bachelor, Robert, his married friends, and various girlfriends. The opening lyrics are Bobby... Bobby... Bobby baby... Bobby bubbi... Robby... Robert darling... Bobby, we've been trying to call you.

Identify one of the following Roberts/ Bobs /Robs/ Bobbys, etc.:

A. American engineer who was commissioned by Napoleon to design and build Nautilus, which is considered to be the first practical submarine
B. Hall of Fame baseball player who won the 1971 World Series MVP with the Pittsburgh Pirates
C. Actor best known for playing the patriarch of the Brady Bunch
D. Director who won the 1972 Oscar for Best Director, beating Francis Ford Coppola for “The Godfather”
E. In 2014, this songwriter became the 12th person to complete the EGOT
F. King of Scotland from 1309-1329
G. Quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy in 2011
H. U.S. Attorney General from 1961-1964
I. Entertainer who has hosted the Academy Awards 14 times, which is more than any other host
J. Television producer and writer who created the shows Veronica Mars and iZombie
K. Actor who was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Charlie Chaplin
L. This poet, known primarily for depictions of rural life in New England, was actually born and raised in San Francisco

4. Follies (1971)

Follies is a concept musical about a reunion of former Follies girl. The reunion takes place set in a theater that is about to be torn down. In honor of Follies, name the one of the famous theaters shown below.

A couple of notes: B is located at 1260 6th Avenue in NYC and several Jeopardy episodes taped there. C is located on 42nd Street and is one of the oldest Broadway theaters. It became dilapidated, and was renovated and reopened in 1997. There are two pictures for D, and exterior and an interior. Many of these are outside of the United States.

A-F
Spoiler
G-J
Spoiler
K-M
Spoiler
5. A Little Night Music (1973)

A Little Night Music is based on the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night. Nearly all of the music is written in waltz time. Given the clips below of famous waltzes, name the composer.
Spoiler
Bonus: The title “A Little Night Music” comes from the English translation of a musical composition by which composer?

6. Pacific Overtures (1976)

Pacific Overtures tells the story of the Westernization of Japan from the Japanese point of view.

Name a city in Japan with a population over 1 million according to the 2010 census. (12 Possible answers)

7. Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979)

Sweeney Todd is one of the most popular Sondheim shows. Sweeney Todd slits the throats of his customers, while his assistant has an interesting solution to disposing of the bodies. The character of Sweeney Todd first appeared in Victorian Penny Dreadfuls during the 1840s. In honor of Sweeney Todd, given the title of a work of horror fiction, name the author.

A. The Call of Cthulhu
B. The Turn of the Screw
C. Books of Blood (series)
D. Fear Street (series)
E. The Castle of Otranto
F. The Masque of the Red Death
G. I am Legend
H. The Haunting of Hill House
I. Rosemary’s Baby
J. The Exorcist
K. Pet Sematary
L. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Bonus: Who played Tobias in the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd?

8. Merrily We Roll Along (1981)

Merrily We Roll Along tells the story of three friends. The first scene of the show takes place in 1976 when the friendship has dissolved and they are no longer speaking. The show moves backwards in time, and the last scene of the show is set in 1957 when they first meet. Identify one of these other examples of nonlinear storytelling:

A. Television show, which premiered on ABC in 2004 in which episodes of the first few seasons where characterized by flashbacks, season 3 was characterized by flash forwards, and later seasons jumped erratically through time.
B. 1994 film featuring three intersecting stories which connect and overlap. The first and final scenes of the movie depict the same event, but from different points of view.
C. Musical about a relationship told from both perspectives in a series of sung monologues. Her songs begin after the break up and move backwards in time. His songs start at the beginning and move forward in time. The stories intersect midway through the show at their wedding.
D. 2000 film in which the protagonist suffers from antegrade amnesia and is searching for his wife’s killer. The scenes from the film are shown in reverse order to simulate his amnesia.
E. 2004 film where a woman has all memories of a relationship erased after a painful break-up. After her ex discovers this, he decides to undergo the procedure as well. While undergoing the procedure, he relives the relationship before the memories are erased.
F. 2006 Oscar nominated film directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu featuring three related sequences in Morocco, Japan, and Mexico.
G. Epic poem depicting battles of the Trojan War that established the convention of beginning a narrative in medias res (“in the middle of things”).
H. 2009 film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt about a failed relationship. The film jumps between various days during the course of the relationship.
I. Television series currently airing on the CW network featuring a protagonist who returned after being missing and presumed dead for five years. Nearly every episode mixes scenes from the present day with flashback sequences from the missing five years.
J. English novel, originally published in 1847, in which most of the novel is a flashback about the Earnshaw and Linton families.
K. Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Michael Cunningham inspired by the novel Mrs. Dalloway, which tells the stories of three women of different generations, one in in 1923, one in 1949, and one in 2001.
L. Television drama set in a women’s prison, in which every episode features flashback sequences from one inmate’s life before prison.
M. Musical currently playing on Broadway. The show begins in the present day, as the protagonist begins to write her memoirs. The shows events from her childhood and first year of college, and events unfold in a non-linear sequence.

9. Sunday in the Park with George (1984)

The first act of Sunday in the Park with George is about the creation of the painting “A Sundat Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jette” by Georges Seurat, which can be found in the Art Institute of Chicago. Below are twelve other paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago. Name the Artist.

A-H
Spoiler
I-L
Spoiler
Bonus- A second, less famous, Seurat painting is a major plot point in the show. Name the painting. (The title of the painting does not have to be exact. As long as it’s close, I’ll accept the answer.)

10. Into the Woods (1987)

Into the Woods juxtaposes four familiar fairy tales-- Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk, along with the story of a baker and his wife and their desire to have a child. The story of Cinderella has been told and retold many times. Identify one of the following with a retelling of Cinderella.

A-B
Are you sick of waltzes? Here are two more. Both come from a larger work entitled “Cinderella.” Name the composer.
Spoiler
C. Name the heroine from a Chinese fairy tale with plot elements similar to the European Cinderella tale. (There are multiple variant spellings. As long as the name is reasonably close, I will accept the answer.)
D. French author of fairy tales who added the pumpkin and glass slippers to the Cinderella story
E. Author of the revisionist novel “Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister”
F. Name of the YA series in which the first book is “Cinder,” a science fiction version of Cinderella.
G. Title of the 1969 made for television adaptation of Cinderella featuring the Muppets.

For letters H-M name the ACTRESS who played Cinderella or the equivalent in one of the following films of television series:
H. Cinderella (1950 animated feature. I’m looking for the actress who provided the voice of Cinderella)
I. Faerie Tale Theater “Cinderella” (1985)
J. Ever After (1998)
K. Once Upon a Time (ABC series)
L. Into the Woods (2014 film version)
M. Cinderella (2015)

Bonus- In the out of town tryout for Into the Woods, a fifth story was part of the show. It was cut from the final version for length, but in the 2002 revival of Into the Woods, characters from this story made a cameo. Name the story.

11. Assassins (1991)

Assassins is a dark concept musical about various historical Assassins.

Given the name of an assassin, name the famous victim:

A. John Bellingham
B. Khalid Islambouli
C. Charlotte Corday
D. Leon Czolgosz
E. Nathuram Godse
F. Ignacy Hryniewiecki
G. Luigi Lucheni
H. Ramon Mercader
I. Prince Faisal bin Mus’id
J. Gavrilo Princip
K. Francois Ravaillac
L. Sirhan Sirhan
M. Dan White

Bonus- Who is the only person listed above that is a character in the musical Assassins?

12. Passion (1994)

Passion is set in 19th century Italy, and the central character is a soldier in the army. 19th century Italy is characterized by the unification of Italy, also known as the Risorgimento. Identify one of the following people associated with the Risorgimento.

A. Nice-born General who fought in many military campaigns that eventually led to the unification of Italy. He is associated with red shirts worn by his volunteers. The state fish of California is named for him.
B. Monarch who became the first king of Italy in 1861
C. Region of Italy that B was king of before becoming the first king of Italy.
D. Statesman who founded the original Liberal Party in Italy. In 1861 became the first Prime Minister of a unified Italy, only to die three months later.
E. Influential Genovese politician and activist who founded “Young Italy,” a secret society dedicated to the unification of Italy.
F. Painter whose most well-known painting. “The Kiss” is considered to portray the spirit of the Risorgimento.
G. Composer who wrote patriotic works. His best known work is the opera The Barber of Seville.
H. The chorus from this composer’s opera Nabucco expressed support for a unified Italy. According to Operabase, this composer was the most performed opera composer in the last five years.
I. Opera composer whose music was often used to promote the Risorgimento, even though he preferred not to get involved in politics. His best known works include The Elixir of Love and Don Pasquale.
J. Author whose novel, “The Betrothed” is a symbol of the Risorgimento and is generally considered a masterpiece of world literature.
K. Last Pope to rule as sovereign of the Papal States. He was the longest serving elected pope, and convened the First Vatican Council, which decreed the dogma of papal infallibility.
L. French emperor who provided military aid to the cause of Italian unification in exchange for the territory of Nice.

13. Sondheim Lyrics

Below are sets of lyrics from the twelve shows that were the inspiration for this quiz. Match the lyrics to the show. Hint: each show is used only once. Since this is a matching question, the letter MUST be included.
Spoiler
A. Green finch and linnet bird,
Nightingale, blackbird,
How is it you sing?
How can you jubilate,
Sitting in cages,
Never taking wing?

Nothing's gonna harm you
Not while I'm around
Nothing's gonna harm you
No sir, not while I'm around
Demons are prowling everywhere
Nowadays
I'll send 'em howling
I don't care, I got ways

B. I am unworthy of your love,
Jodie, Jodie,
Let me prove worthy of you love.
Tell me how I can earn your love,
Set me free.
How can I turn your love to me?

Everybody's got the right to be happy.
Don't stay mad, life's not as bad as it seems.
If you keep your goal in sight,
You can climb to any height.
Everybody's got the right to their dreams...

C. Not a day goes by,
Not a single day
But you're somewhere a part of my life
And it looks like you'll stay.

It's our time, breathe it in:
Worlds to change and worlds to win.
Our turn coming through,
Me and you, man,
Me and you!

D. Another hundred people just got off of the train
And came up through the ground,
While another hundred people just got off of the bus
And are looking around
At another hundred people who got off of the plane
And are looking at us
Who got off of the train
And the plane and the bus
Maybe yesterday.

Somebody, hold me too close,
Somebody, hurt me too deep,
Somebody, sit in my chair
And ruin my sleep
And make me aware
Of being alive,

E. Something familiar,
Something peculiar,
Something for everyone:
A comedy tonight!

Isn't it a shame?
I can neither sew,
Nor cook, Nor read or write my name.
But I'm happy
Merely being lovely,
For it's one thing I can give to you.

F. I'm so happy, I'm afraid I'll die
Here in your arms
What would you do if I died like this -
Right now, here in your arms?

I wish I could forget you.
Erase you from my mind.
But ever since I met you,
I find, I cannot leave the thought of you behind.

G. Not the building but the beam,
Not the garden but the stone,
Only cups of tea
And history
And someone in a tree.

Streams are flowing?
See what's coming
Next!
Winds are blowing?
See what's coming,
See what's going
Next!

H. Agony!
Beyond power of speech,
When the one thing you want
Is the only thing out of your reach.

No more riddles.
No more jests.
No more curses you can't undo,
Left by fathers you never knew.
No more quests.

I. Don't know when, don't know where,
And I can't even say that I care!
All I know is, the minute you turn
And he's suddenly there,
There won't be trumpets!

Everybody says don't,
Everybody says don't,
Everybody says don't walk on the grass,
Don't disturb the peace,
Don't skate on the ice.
Well, I say do.

J. Art isn't easy.
Every minor detail
Is a major decision,
Have to keep things in scale,
Have to hold to your vision-

Stop worrying where you're going-
Move on
If you can know where you're going
You've gone
Just keep moving on

K. I'm just a
Broadway Baby.
Walking off my tired feet.
Pounding Forty-Second Street
To be in a show.

The sun comes up,
I think about you.
The coffee cup,
I think about you.
I want you so,
It's like I'm losing my mind.

L. Every day a little death
In the parlor, in the bed,
In the curtains, in the silver,
In the buttons, in the bread.

Isn't it rich?
Are we a pair?
Me here at last on the ground,
You in mid-air.
Send in the clowns.
14. Various Sondheim Facts

14. I originally was going to have a few bonus questions at the end, but I decided to expand that out into a full question. Please identify one of the various things associated with Stephen Sondheim:

A. Broadway lyricist who was Sondheim’s mentor.
B. Sondheim was a mentor to this composer/lyricist who won the 1996 Tony for Best Score.
C. Autobiographical Off-Broadway musical by B that features a play on the song “Sunday” from “Sunday in the Park with George.”
D. Composer who Sondheim collaborated with for West Side Story.
E. Composer who Sondheim collaborated with for Gypsy.
F. Composer who Sondheim collaborated with for Do I Hear a Waltz?
G. Song for which Sondheim won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
H. 2003 film directed by Todd Graff in which Sondheim music is featured heavily, and Stephen Sondheim makes a cameo appearance.
I. Actress who sings “Ladies Who Lunch” in H. She was nominated for a Tony at age 12 in 1998 for “High Society.”
J. Actress who starred in the original casts of “Sunday In the Park with George” and “Into the Woods” as well as revivals of “Follies” and “A Little Night Music.”
K. Television show, which premiered on ABC in 2004, in which nearly every episode title is the name of a Sondheim song.
L. Name of Sondheim’s first musical. It was supposed to be produced as part of the 1954-55 season, but the production fell through. It went unproduced until 1997, and finally had a production Off-Broadway in 2000.
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TD 264, Lumosityfan, "Weird Al" Yankovic
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3123

1. Song ID Question. Match the letter to the song parodied. (You do not need to specify the letter in your answer.)
a. Fat
b. Eat It
c. Party in the CIA
d. Foil
e. Word Crimes
f. Jurassic Park
g. Tacky
h. Perform This Way
i. eBay
j. Like a Surgeon
2. “Fat” Unfortunately, obesity is a very big problem in America. Name a state that has at least 30 % of its self-reported adult population obese.
3. "I Lost on Jeopardy!” Of course, no “Weird Al” question on Jboard is complete without the ever-famous parody of the song “Jeopardy!”. Speaking of which, there were plenty of first-round losers as well in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions considering the size of the field. Name one of them.
4. “Jurassic Park” Name a period in the geologic time scale.
5. “The Saga Begins” Name one amongst the following:
a. Name the composer of the music scores for the Star Wars movies.
b. Name the title that showed itself after the Roman numeral. (For instance, Movie I: The Movie; the Movie would be the correct answer).
c. Name a director for any one of the Star Wars movies.
d. Name the actor who played either Han Solo, Chewbacca, R2-D2, or R-3PO.
6. “Virus Alert” Name either one of the top 10 infected countries or one of the bottom 10 infected countries according to TopTenReviews.com infographic whose information came from Microsoft’s annual review.
7. “Albuquerque” Name a state capital that has at least the same number of letters as Albuquerque.
8. “Trapped in the Drive-Thru” Name one of the Top 15 restaurant chains according to NRN’s (Nation’s Restaurant News) 2015’s Top 100 Review.
9. “Gump” Name a historical event that was mentioned at least once in the movie “Forrest Gump”
10. "First World Problems" Name a country that's a member country of NATO as of October 5, 2015.
11. “Perform This Way” Name one of the past 15 directors to win the “Best Director” award at the Oscars.
12. “I’ll Sue Ya”. Name the Supreme Court Chief Justice that presided over these important Supreme Court cases. (You do not need to specify the letter.)
a. Dred Scott v. Sanford
b. Marbury v. Madison
c. Gideon v. Wainwright
d. Plessy v. Ferguson
e. Citizens United
f. Schenck vs. US
g. Furman v. Georgia
h. Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Bonus: For #12, name the year that the event you answered occurred.
Bonus: Name the year in which “Weird Al” won his first Grammy.
Tiebreaker: As of the submission of this TD, name the amount of views on YouTube his video "White & Nerdy" has gotten.

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TD 265, WooWho?, Attack 25!
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3141


オープニングクイズ (OPENING QUIZ): How do you say ‘25’ in…?

Below are a bunch of foreign words that all mean the same thing: twenty-five. Simply choose one of them and name the language. (Please include the letter of the question you are answering.)

Note: For languages that do not use the Roman alphabet (or anything resembling such), only English transliterations appear below; these are the transliterations employed by Google Translate when “twenty-five” is entered into the dialog box.

a) tjuefem
b) dwadzieścia pięć
c) dvadtsat’ pyat’
d) Èrshíwǔ
e) ishirini na tano
f) veinticinco
g) vaisai pahayai
h) eíkosi pénte
i) isib-o
j) vingt et cinque

BONUS (-1): The name of which board game is derived from the Punjab for the number 25?

第2問: 25…cents


The U.S. Mint followed up the State Quarters series with the America the Beautiful series, which depict national parks and sites from each of the 50 states (and U.S. territories). Below are the names of 12 national sites depicted on the reverses of these quarters. Please choose one of them and name the state or territory in which it is located.

a) Mt. Hood National Forest
b) El Yunque National Forest
c) Great Basin National Park
d) Yosemite National Park
e) Blue Ridge Parkway
f) Kisatchie National Forest
g) Chickasaw National Recreation Area
h) White Mountain National Forest
i) Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial
j) Shenandoah National Park
k) Everglades National Park
l) Vicksburg National Military Park

NESTED BONUS (-1):
Three sites depicted on this series of quarters have also previously been depicted on state quarters. Name any one of the sites.

第3問: Our 25th (Dead) President

William McKinley was our 25th president. Below are several facts about President McKinley—please identify ONE of the following.

a) denomination of US currency on which his likeness is depicted
b) political party to which he belonged when he was first elected President
c) name of his assassin
d) name of his Presidential opponent in both 1896 and 1900
e) state in which he served two terms as governor
f) his first VP, who served until his death in 1899
g) name of the mountain (and surrounding park) formerly known as Mt. McKinley, until the park was renamed in August 2015
h) sitting President when McKinley first took his congressional seat in the 1870s
i) his second VP, who succeeded him following his assassination
j) first name of his First Lady

BONUS (-1): In 1900, McKinley secured the passage of which act, which stopped bimetallism and fixed the value of the dollar to 25.8 grains of gold at “nine-tenths fine” (1.5046 g of pure gold)?

第4問: Silver Anniversary

A 25-year anniversary is sometimes called a “silver anniversary.” Below are facts about silver. Please provide the letter of the fact you are answering.

a) Atomic number on the periodic table
b) Its chemical symbol
c) The price for which Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus: this many pieces of silver
d) The state whose nickname is the “Silver State”
e) The final year when non-clad silver quarters were still produced by the U.S. Mint
f) Element category to which silver belongs
g) Standard atomic weight, rounded to the nearest whole number
h) Latin word for silver, which means “shining”
i) Any one of the top three silver producing countries, based on the Silver Institute’s 2014 silver production figures. The fourth, Australia, produced 59.4 Moz in 2014.

BONUS (-1): Which element on the periodic table has atomic number 25?

第5問: 映画問題: Movies From 25 Years Ago

On the actual show, there would be a movie question (eiga mondai) at a specific point in the game. So, here's my movie question of this quiz. Speaking of silver anniversaries:

Name any of the 11 highest-grossing films that debuted in 1990. This is according to worldwide gross. (The 12th-highest grossing film worldwide from 1990 is Dick Tracy, with $162.7 million.) (Source: boxofficemojo.com)

NESTED BONUS (-1): Of the eleven highest-grossing films of 1990, which one is the Academy Award Best Picture winner for that year?

第6問: Let’s Do the Numbers

Something else celebrating a silver anniversary: the public radio show ‘Marketplace’ (on which I happened to work for a spell) celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014. Since its debut, Marketplace has expanded its reach to four programs: the flagship afternoon show, Marketplace Morning Report, Marketplace Tech Report, and Marketplace Weekend. Give either:

a) the name of the host of one of those four programs, OR
b) the name of one of the music tracks played when they “do the numbers.”
Please give only ONE answer.

NOTE: For the purposes of part a), Molly Wood (the designated fill-in) and other periodic guest hosts do not count. I want one of the four names the Marketplace website lists as the host of a program, not as “Host & Correspondent.”
(7 possible answers)

BONUS (-1): I’ve been asked many times, “Marketplace? You mean on NPR?” NPR distributes the program, but does not actually produce the show; that distinction belongs to the second-largest producer of public radio programming in the country. It also produces On Being and A Prairie Home Companion. What is the name of the company?

第7問: Which 25th?

These are all events that occurred on the 25th of a certain month. I’ve given you the year and the event itself; please give me the month. (Each month is represented in this set.)

a) 1898: Formal declaration of Spanish-American War
b) 1944: Paris liberated after Germans surrender
c) 1977: First running of the Chicago Marathon
d) 1951: Opening of the first Pan-American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina
e) 1942: WWII: Thailand declares war on the US and UK
f) 2011: Oprah’s last episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show
g) 1983: Beginning of Operation Urgent Fury (Invasion of Grenada)
h) 1950: Korean People's Army crosses 38th Parallel, starting the Korean War
i) 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s first “Bed-In for Peace” at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until the 31st; referenced in “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” which was released two months later)
j) 1970: Yukio Mishima’s failed coup and subsequent seppuku
k) 1992: Opening ceremony of Barcelona Summer Olympics
l) Every year: Christmas

BONUS (-1): Christmas Island, so named because it was discovered on Christmas Day 1643, is a territory of which country?

第8問: Bingo!

Just like the board of the Japanese game show that inspired this quiz, an American bingo card typically has 25 spaces on it. But American bingo calls are boring. Here are some British bingo calls: please identify ONE number to which the call alludes.

NOTE: Any parenthetical remarks are typical player responses to each call.

a) Two little ducks (“quack, quack, quack!”)
b) All the threes
c) Was she worth it? (“Every Penny!”)
d) Top of the shop
e) Stop Farting! (“Who, me?”)
f) Heinz Beanz
g) Two fat ladies
h) Dancing Queen
i) Unlucky for some
j) The Lord is My Shepherd

BONUS (-1): (Highest number in UK bingo) - (Highest number in US bingo) = ?

第9問: アナグラム問題: ANGORA MAN'S QUIET--er, I mean, ANAGRAM QUESTION

On the show, an anagram question (anaguramu mondai) might show up. Here's mine.

I've scrambled the names of several athletes who currently wear (or have worn) the number 25. I simply want you to unscramble one of them.

(In addition to their league, if they wear a different number now, I've included the most recent year in which they wore the number 25 next to their anagrammed name.)

a) BUSHIER EGG (NFL, 2010)
b) KARATE IRE MIX (MLB)
c) SAFE HALO BOOTS (NBA)
d) A HOLDS MEETING (NFL, 2011)
e) BUCKLE EGO GIRL (NBA)
f) AMERICAN JOSH (NHL)
g) TIDAL EEL HEWN (NFL, 2011)
h) SVELTE BEAK (NBA, 2014)
i) GAMBIA JOINS (MLB, 2014)
j) CAN'T REV RICE (NBA, 2014)


BONUS (-1):
There's a method to the NFL's madness when it comes to assigning jersey numbers. According to the jersey-numbering system that was put in place on April 5, 1973, only two positions can potentially wear number 25--in fact, these two positions are typically assigned a number between 20 and 49. Name one of those two positions.

第10問: ラストコール (LAST CALL): End of a Drought

For the Last Call I’m breaking with the 25 theme ever so slightly, but won’t break from the theme of the show…

Panel Quiz Attack 25 has been on the air in Japan for 40 years. During the course of the show’s run, 13 perfect games have been played—games where the winner has captured all 25 boxes on the board. The most recent perfect game happened last week, and was the first time in the show’s history anyone had ever played a perfect game from the blue seat. Which got me thinking…

Across all four major sports leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL), name any team that, as of the 2014-2015 season, has not won a Super Bowl, NBA Championship, World Series, or Stanley Cup in the last 40 years (since, and including, 1975).

NOTE: Includes the retroactively-named Super Bowls I and II, but not any of the pre-merger NFL Championships. ABA and WHA championships are similarly disregarded. Teams that were enfranchised later than 1975--40 years ago--are not considered for this question. Current franchises only, please. (33 possible answers)

NESTED BONUS (-1): Which MLB team is enduring the only current major championship drought to last more than 100 years?

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TD 266, ouachiouat, Potent Quotables
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3154


1. Famous Last Words --Name the person who said these famous last words. Please tell me the corresponding letter.

A. Ask Bailey what the box office was at the Garden last night. (1891)
B. Hold the cross high so I may see it through the flames! (1431)
C. Don’t let it end like this. Tell them I said something. (1923)
D. I am still alive! (41 AD)
E. Thomas Jefferson still lives! (1826)
F. Either that wallpaper goes, or I do. (1900)
G. Friends applaud, the comedy is over. (1827)
H. I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have. (1519)
I. I must go in, the fog is rising. (1886)
J. Do not disturb my circles. (212 BC)
K. I knew it. I knew it. Born in a hotel room and…died in a hotel room. (1953)
L. Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrow’s paper! ‘French Fries!’ (1966)

2. Tell me the person who said the following famous quote. Please tell me the corresponding letter.

A. Oh, the humanity! (spoken in 1937, just to avoid any confusion)
B. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita…‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.’
C. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
D. Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.
E. Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.
F. I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
G. And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
H. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
I. I haven’t failed, I’ve found 10,000 ways that don’t work.
J. I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying.

3. You talkin’ to me? For this set, please tell me the name of the person who is being spoken to or about. The person who says the quote is listed in parentheses after the quote. Please give the corresponding letter.
A. I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. (Winston Churchill)
B. What makes him think a middle-aged actor, who’s played with a chimp, could have a future in politics? (Ronald Reagan)
C1. “Oh yeah? Well, the jerk store called, and they’re running outta you!” (Person in C2)
C2. “What’s the difference? You’re their all-time best seller!” (Person in C1)
D. Nothing more than a well-meaning baboon. (General George McClellan)
E. He acts just like a monkey with a red bum, irrationally eating everything. (North Korea Central News Agency)
F. I hope you picked it up off the floor of the subway and threw it in the nearest garbage pail. She makes Mickey Spillane look like Dostoevsky. (Flannery O’Connor)
G. I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend…if you have one. (George Bernard Shaw)
H. The fool will overturn the whole art of astronomy. (Martin Luther)
I. He turned out to be so many different characters he could have populated all of War and Peace and still had a few people left over. (Herbert Mitgang)

Books

4. Name the book from its first line.Please give me the corresponding letter.
A. It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer the electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn’t know what I was doing in New York.
B. On the 24th of February, 1815, the lookout of the Notre-Dame de la Garde signaled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.
C. In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.
D. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
E. Mother died today.
F. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
G. It was a pleasure to burn.
H. You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino’s new novel, If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler.
I. I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running…
J. On an exceptionally hot evening in early July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. Bridge.

5. Name the book or poem which contains the famous quote. Please give me the corresponding letter.

A. For her, life was as cold as an attic with a window looking to the north, and ennui, like a spider, was silently spinning its shadowy web in every cranny of her heart.
B. spring summer autumn winter / he sang his didn’t he danced his did.
C. You’ve got about as much charm as a dead slug.
D. Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones.
E. He had discovered a great law of human action…namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.
F. The mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
G. We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything.
H. Man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars, and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.
I. The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.
J. Almost in the center of this sky, above the Prichistensky boulevard, surrounded and convoyed on every side by stars but distinguished from them all by its nearness to the earth, its white light and its long uplifted tail, shone the huge, brilliant comet of the year 1812—the comet which was said to portend all manner of horrors and the end of the world.

6. Name the book from its last line. Please give me the corresponding letter.
A. He drew in a breath, stopped in the midst of a sigh, stretched out, and died.
B. And it was like a confirmation of their new dreams and excellent intentions that at the end of their journey their daughter sprang to her feet first and stretched her young body.
C. One little bird said to Billy Pilgrim, ‘Poo-tee-tweet?’
D. So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
E. “…Come boy, sit down. Sit down and rest.” And the boy did. And the tree was happy.
F. Erik is dead.
G. When Rosa and Joe picked it up they saw that Sammy had taken a pen and, bearing down, crossed out the name of the never-more-than-theoretical family that was printed above the address, and in its place written, sealed in a neat black rectangle, knotted by the stout cord of an ampersand, the words [portion of the title]
H. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
I. Chicago will be ours!
J. And for all I know he is sitting there still, under his favorite cork tree, smelling the flowers just quietly. He is very happy.

At the Movies

7. Tell me the (comedy) movie where the quote comes from. Please tell me the corresponding letter.
A. I don’t want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!
B. Brothers don’t shake hands. Brothers gotta hug!
C. David: “You don’t understand! This is my car!”
Susan: “You mean this is your car? Your golf ball? Your car? Is there anything in the world that doesn’t belong to you?”
David: “Yes, thank heavens, YOU!”
D. Jerry: “But you don’t understand, Osgood! Ohhh…I’m a man!”
Osgood: “Well, nobody’s perfect!”
E. Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac... It's in the hole! It's in the hole! It's in the hole!
F. “Would you mind telling me whose brain I did put in?...I will not be angry.”... “Abby someone…Abby…Normal”
G. Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!
H. I am serious…and don’t call me Shirley.
I. I probably should have told you this before, but you see…well…insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops!
J. He looks like a deranged Easter Bunny!

8. Tell me the (drama) movie where the following quote comes from.

A. I’m walkin’ here!
B. I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4,000 Cubans who are trained to kill me. So don’t think for one second you can come down here, flash a badge and make me nervous.
C. They’re probably watching me. Well, let them. Let them see what kind of person I am. I’m not even going to swat that fly. I hope they are watching…they’ll see. They’ll see and they’ll know, and they’ll say, “Why, she wouldn’t even harm a fly…”
D. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
E. I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel his pleasure.
F. I taught some of the stupidest children God ever put on the face of this earth and all of them could read well enough to find a name on a tombstone.
G. K-Mart sucks.
H. I see that I’m a little piece of a big, big universe. And that makes things right. When I die, the scientists of the future, they’re gonna find it all. They gonna know, once there was a Hushpuppy, and she live with her daddy in the Bathtub.
I. It’s Hebrew, it’s from the Talmud. It says, “Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.”
J. Fugui: What did you name our son?
Jiazhen: “Don’t gamble.”

9. Name one of the people (4 actresses, 10 actors) who appear 4 or more times on the AFI “100 Years, 100 Quotes” nomination list—in other words, which 14 people have spoken 4 or more lines that were nominated for the AFI list? Alternatively, name one of the 2 movies that appears on the nomination list 6 times or more. Note this is not the actual movie list. When compiling the list, AFI had a ballot of 400 possible quotes for AFI members to vote on. They then winnowed it down to the final 100, referenced below.

10. There's a reason I have tons of quotes forced into the beginning of the TD. Here's why: Name 1 of the movies found in the top 12 of the American Film Institute’s “100 Years, 100 Quotes.” To provide hints, thanks to the vast store of potential answers, I make an allusion to each of these quotes somewhere in this TD. If I make an allusion to another one that I deem too neg-baity, I’ll PM you and give you the opportunity to change your answer.

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TD 267, Blue Lion, Once Around the Monopoly Board
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3165

1. MEDITERRANEAN AVENUE (deed $60, rent $2)—Name the capital of a European country* that has a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. For purposes of this question, “European country” means an independent country, so Gilbraltar isn’t acceptable, and neither is Akrotiri and Dhekelia (and I wouldn’t put it past you guys to come up with this). It also excludes countries with limited recognition, so Northern Cyprus is out. Last but not least, it means a country entirely within Europe, so Turkey is off the menu.

* I'm looking for either an island nation in the Mediterranean OR a country whose capital is on the European mainland. See "Clarifications" below.

Again, I’m looking for the capital, not the country. [12 possible answers]


2. CONNECTICUT AVENUE (deed $120, rent $10)—The answer to each of these 12 clues is a person associated with the state of Connecticut. Provide the answer to one of them, and be sure to include the letter of the clue that corresponds to that answer.

a. No cigar for this Greenwich, Connecticut-born actress, who has been nominated for six Academy Awards but has yet to win.
b. Suckers are born every minute. This showman, who preyed on suckers, was born in Bethel, Connecticut, in 1810.
c. Born in Russia, this aviation pioneer moved to Stratford, Connecticut—not to act on the stage but to build a helicopter.
d. This Italian-born basketball coach imported his winning ways to the University of Connecticut women’s team, winning ten NCAA Division I titles.
e. After joining a Connecticut regiment to fight the Confederates, he moved to New York and turned his attention to fighting obscenity and contraception.
f. Born and raised in Kent, Connecticut, this funny “Family Guy” found success in Hollywood.
g. He was president of Yale University, but is best known for the next job he held: Commissioner of Baseball.
h. His birthplace was New Haven, Connecticut, but his heart was in Dogpatch, the setting of the “L’il Abner” comic strip he created in 1934.
i. Born in Cheshire, Connecticut, he played in 1,971 major league games—the most by any Jewish major-league ballplayer—and now manages the Detroit Tigers.
j. Attention must be paid to this New York native, who died in Roxbury, Connecticut, 56 years after he won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
k. In 2006 he lost his party’s Senate primary but won re-election anyway as the candidate of a party he formed for the general election.
l. Let’s cut to the chase. This Hartford-born banker put together a consortium that helped rescue the banking industry during the Panic of 1907.


Bonus Question #1. VERMONT AVENUE—Vermont is the home Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. One of its best-known flavors is Cherry Garcia, which was the company’s best-seller for over a decade. In 2013, however, another flavor surpassed Cherry Garcia. Name it, and get 100 points added to your score.


3. STATES AVENUE (deed $140, rent $12)—The street plan for Atlantic City was devised in 1851 by a physician named Jonathan Pitney. Dr. Pitney gave north-south streets the names of bodies of water, and east-west streets the names of states. 

Name a state that was admitted to the Union after 1851 but before the end of the 19th century—that is, December 31, 1900. [14 possible answers]


4. VIRGINIA AVENUE (deed $160, rent $12)—Since 1871, all cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia have had the status of “independent cities,” which are administratively independent of any county. Name one of Virginia’s 15 most populous independent cities as of the 2010 census. Petersburg, with a population of 31,973, is in 16th place. [15 possible answers]


5. TENNESSEE AVENUE (deed $180, rent $14)—Tennessee’s capital, Nashville, is the “Music City” and the home of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Each of these 12 clues identifies one of the Hall’s members. Provide the answer to one of them, and be sure to include the letter of the clue that corresponds to that answer.

a. Inducted in 2004, he was a Rhodes Scholar and a U.S. Army captain before starting his career as an songwriter, recording artist, and actor.
b. After his band The First Edition broke up, this 2013 inductee launched a long and successful solo career with his 1977 hit “Lucille.”
c. He never lived to see his 30th birthday, but recorded 35 Top Ten country hits, including “Your Cheatin’ Heart”; in 1961, he became one of the Hall’s three original inductees.
d. In 1969, a quarter century before he entered the Hall, this artist annoyed hippies by singing the praises of "Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.A.”
e. She was inducted in 1973–-twelve years before Sweet Dreams, the film based on her life, hit the screens.
f. This singing and acting cowboy is the only person inducted twice: once as a member of the “Sons of Pioneers” in 1980, and again as a soloist in 1988.
g. This duo, inducted in 1985, had only one #1 song in their career, but is was a memorable one--about "a poor mountaineer who barely kept his family fed.”
h. During her husband’s first campaign for president, Hillary Rodham Clinton made a disparaging remark on 60 Minutes about this woman, who entered the Hall in 1998.
i. In 1993, seven years before his induction into the Hall, he was the first African American to become a regular performer on the Grand Old Opry.
j. He wrote 11 number-one songs, including the crossover hit “Harper Valley PTA,” and earned a place in the Hall in 2008. He’s also known to like beer.
k. Inducted in 2008, she has 13 Grammy Awards to her credit, including one for Best Album for the soundtrack to the Coen brothers’ film O Brother Where Art Thou.
l. Best known for the hit songs “I’m Sorry” and “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree”, this 1997 inductee is also a member of the Rock and Roll and Rockabilly Halls of Fame.


6. NEW YORK AVENUE (deed $200, rent $16)—New York City is the live theater capital of America. Since 1960, a total of 16 plays have won both a Tony Award (either for Best Play or Best Musical) and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Name one of them. [16 possible answers]

Note: Musicals are eligible for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and three musicals have won both the Tony and the Pulitzer since 1960.


7. B&O RAILROAD (deed $200, rent $25)—In 1884, Charles Dow created a list that evolved into the Dow Jones averages, which today consist of 65 stocks in three groups: Industrials, Transportation, and Utilities.

Name one of the 20 companies that, as of October 23, 2015, were components of the Transportation Index. [20 possible answers, including 5 airlines, 4 railroads, 4 trucking companies, 3 delivery services, 2 marine transportation companies, and 2 miscellaneous transportation companies]

Note: I will be very generous with responses to this question.


8. FREE PARKING--There’s plenty of free parking at America’s fast-food restaurants. Name a U.S. fast-food chain [“fast food” includes coffee and pizza] which, according to QSR magazine, ranked in the top 15 for the greatest number of franchised locations as of 2013. Quizno’s, with 2,349 locations, ranks 16th. [15 possible answers]


9. GO TO JAIL—Each of these 12 questions involves a famous prisoner, real or fictional. Provide the answer to one of them, and be sure to include the letter of the clue that corresponds to that answer.

a. In the 2003 film Monster, Charlize Theron played this female serial killer who had been executed the year before by the state of Florida.
b. Spandau Prison in Berlin was demolished in 1987 after the death of this man, who was sent there after being convicted of war crimes at Nuremburg.
c. Chateau d’If, an island prison off the southern coast of France, was made famous as one of the settings of this adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas.
d. On March 3, 1934, this man, dubbed “Public Enemy Number 1”, escaped from the supposedly escape-proof jail in Crown Point, Indiana.
e. Denzel Washington played this ex-boxer, who spent nearly 20 years in prison before a federal court overturned his conviction and life sentence for murder.
f. He was one of the most famous inmates in the history of the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary because of his expertise in ornithology.
g. On May 3, 1916, Patrick Pearse was executed by firing squad at Kilmainham Gaol in this city after leading a failed uprising.
h. He commanded a Confederate POW camp near Andersonville, Georgia; was found guilty of war crimes; and was hanged on November 10, 1865.
i. The central character in Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Test, he spent five months in a California jail for possession of marijuana.
j. Published in 1962, this novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn describes a single day of this man, a prisoner in a Soviet labor camp.
k. This Ohio physician, who was convicted in 1954 of murdering his wife (the conviction was later overturned), inspired the television series The Fugitive.
l. He quarterbacked the prisoners’ football team in the original version of The Longest Yard (1974), and coached the prisoners’ team in the 2005 remake with the same title.


10. PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE (deed $320, rent $28)—Over the years, many visitors to Atlantic City and other South Jersey resorts have come from Pennsylvania.

The Keystone State is the home of 14 universities whose men’s basketball team competes in the NCAA’s Division 1. Name one of them. [14 possible answers]


11. LUXURY TAX--Name one of the countries that, according to GoldInvestingNews.com, was in the top 10 for gold production in 2013 OR was one of the six top gold-producing U.S. states in 2013. [16 possible answers]


Bonus Question #2. LUXURY TAX REDUX—As of September 12, 2014, three families had multiple members on Forbes magazine’s list of the 20 richest Americans. Name two (last name is sufficient) for a 100-point bonus.


12. BOARDWALK (deed $400, rent $50)—Atlantic City is the home of the world’s first boardwalk, which is also the world’s longest. Atlantic City has also been the home of Miss America Pageant for much of its existence.

These 12 questions are associated with Atlantic City, the surrounding area, and Miss America. Provide the answer to one of them, and be sure to include the letter of the clue that corresponds to that answer.

a. No boardwalk is complete without an amusement arcade. In this popular arcade game, a player rolls nine balls down an alley, and the maximum score is 450 points.
b. The 1964 Democratic National Convention, held in Atlantic City, nominated these two men for president and vice president.
c. In 1980, he succeeded Bert Parks as the host of the Miss America Pageant.
d. U.S. 30, which begins at the intersection of Absecon Boulevard and Virginia Avenue, is 3,073 miles long, and ends in this West Coast state.
e. Built in 1898, this pier has been known for diving horses and a wide variety of other entertainment.
f. This 1972 film, shot in pre-legalized-gambling Atlantic City, starred Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, and Ellen Burstyn.
g. Invented by accident in 1883, this confection has been associated with the Atlantic City boardwalk ever since.
h. On May 26, 1978, this Atlantic City hotel became the first legal casino to operate outside the state of Nevada.
i. At the 2015 pageant, Miss America CEO Sam Haskell apologized to this woman, who resigned her Miss America crown after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine.
j. In 1967, this Pulitzer Prize-winning author wrote The Pine Barrens, describing his travels in the heavily forested coastal plain northwest of Atlantic City.
k. Margate City, a town on the same island as Atlantic City, is the home of “Lucy,” a wooden version of this animal. She was built as a tourist attraction in 1881.
l. In January 2015, Don Guardian, the mayor of Atlantic City, said of his city’s economic woes, “At least we’re not (this city)”.


TIE-BREAKER--On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall just to the northeast of Atlantic City. It was the second most destructive hurricane in U.S. history, surpassed only by Hurricane Katrina. How much destruction (please round to the nearest billion dollars) did Sandy cause in the United States? My authority is the National Climatic Data Center.

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TD 268, mujason, Choose Your Own Multiplier
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3177

1. Name someone who has been the host of or a judge on at least one full season of "America's Got Talent." (One-episode guest judges don't count; also, don't count Simon Cowell, as he won't start until next summer's season). (11 answers)

2. Name a golfer who has shot a record round of 63 in a men's major golf championship (Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship). (25 answers)

3. Name the current CAPTIAL city of a country that made the round of sixteen in the 2014 FIFA World Cup (men's soccer). (16 answers)

4. Name a place or person that is the namesake of a Pauline epistle in the New Testament. Don't count Hebrews, as that's not named for a particlular person or place. (10 answers)

5. Name a director of a film in the "Star Trek" or "Star Wars" film franchises. (Already released theatrical films only; TV shows don't count.) (12 answers)

6. Name the act primarily associated with one set of the following musical numbers. (Specify which letter you're choosing).
A. 15 (song), 22 (song), 1989 (album)
B. 1989 (track-for-track cover of the album in answer A)
C. 2112
D. 25 or 6 to 4
E. 4'33"
F. 5150 (not Dierks Bentley)
G. 9 to 5
H. 6 Foot 7 Foot
I. 10538 Overture
J. 1999
K. 19 and 21 (albums)

7. Name one of the athletes/politicans who did the following. (Specify which letter you're choosing).
A. 1993 Heisman runner-up who represented North Carolina in the House as a Blue Dog Democrat.
B. He threw a perfect game in 1964 and was a two-term Senator from Kentucky.
C. Seattle wide receiver who narrowly lost the 2002 race for Governor of Oklahoma.
D. First high schooler to break the four minute mile; represented Kansas in Congress.
E. Princeton and New York Knicks star who was a Senator from New Jersey.
F. Eight-division world champion in boxing and member of the Philippine House of Representatives.
G. Pro Bowl tackle for the Eagles who represented New Jersey in Congress.
H. Pistons Hall of Famer who was Mayor of Detroit from 2009 to 2013.
I. Phoenix Suns point guard and current Mayor of Sacramento.
J. Cornhuskers coach who served three terms in the House representing Nebraska.
K. Sooners quarterback who represented Oklahoma in Congress from 1995 to 2003.
L. Buffalo Bills quarterback and Bob Dole's running mate.

8. Name one of the Von Trapp children from the film "The Sound of Music" or one of the actors/actresses who played them. (14 answers)

9. Name a woman who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. (14 answers)

10. Name an element whose atomic number is a multiple of five (Offically named elements only, so ununpentium and possible heavier elements don't count). (22 answers)

11. Name a Tudor or Stuart monarch who ruled England/Great Britain/United Kingdom. (12 answers)

12. Name the Jeopardy! superchamp in the BLANK given the champ before and the champ after. (Specify which letter you're choosing).

A. Chris Hurt, BLANK, Todd Lovell
B. Frederique Delapree, BLANK, Brian Loughnane
C. Jason Keller, BLANK, Dan McShane
D. Dylan Wint, BLANK, Rob Groves
E. Mary Kay Schmidt, BLANK, Pat Roche
F. Julie Singer, BLANK, Diana Peloquin
G. Chris Fleitas, BLANK, Katie Proctor
H. Meg Miller, BLANK, Jelisa Castrodale
I. Teresa Grasso, BLANK, Victoria Groce
J. Sonrisa Cooper, BLANK, Mark Japinga
K. Patricia Crane, BLANK, Kristen Welsh
L. Jerry Harvey, BLANK, Nancy Zerg
M. Mike Lonesky, BLANK, Meredith Lowmaster
N. Dylan Parson, BLANK, Michael Baker

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TD 269, Armandillo, Halloween (OK, so it's a little late)
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3176

1. Masked Men & Monsters
a. In the Halloween series, killer Michael Myers wears a white mask bearing the face of which famous actor?
b. Hiding his disfigured face due to a drowning, Jason Voorhees wears a hockey mask. Which “resort” did he begin terrorizing campers at?
c. Leatherface terrorized many with his chainsaw and mask made of human skin, but which Icelandic actor portrayed him?
d. Which British actress directed a 1964 episode of the Twilight Zone, called “The Masks”, where four nefarious individuals are taught an ugly lesson?
e. In a 1925 film, Lon Chaney donned a mask and insisted that a young starlet named Christine perform what role?
f. Starring Christopher Lee & Edward Woodward, what 1973 film that used animal masks for a pagan ritual, was later remade into a 2006 film of the same name starring Nicholas Cage?
g. Killers wore white doll-faced masks in what sci-fi director’s try at terror The Cabin in the Woods?
h. Utilizing a pig-mask, among other horrific devices, the Jigsaw killer and others acting in his name tested and terrorized his victims in how many films? (I want the number of films in the franchise).
i. Though V for Vendetta is not classified as a horror film, the future society depicted in it certainly does. What historical figure does the titular V wear a mask of?
j. In the Purge films, “ordinary people” hide behind masks, carrying out carnage for a 12-hour period, but what number Amendment to the U.S. Constitution authorized the creation of this yearly event?

2. Picture if you will a well-written television series. It’s host, a non-descript gentleman who also created it. It’s The Twilight Zone. According to rankings released by iMDB, name one of the top 10 episodes. If you dare. (10 possible answers)

3. Zombie Crawl
a. In the comic book version of The Walking Dead, katana-wielding Michonne held what occupation before the zombie apocalypse?
b. In the 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead, the actor who plays the character Frank is probably more well known for which 1980s television character?
c. In 28 Days Later, which Doctor Who actor made an appearance as an immoral military major?
d. Edgar Wright directed the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, the first of which is about zombies in England . Name that film.
e. The characters Wichita, Columbus, Tallahassee and Little Rock appear in what semi-comedic film?
f. The Sumatran Rat-Monkey figures prominently in which Peter Jackson-directed zombie comedy film?
g. Based on a novel by Isaac Marion, this 2013 film is a zombie romantic comedy of sorts.
h. Commander Chakotay, well the actor who played him, made an appearance in what 1984 comedic zombie film?
i. The literal translation of this line of zombie films and games is Baiohazardo or Biohazard.

4. In case these questions have you shaking in your boots, here’s a breather of a sort. Name one of the songs from the film The Nightmare Before Christmas (only songs with words are included, not Patrick Stewart voiceover OR reprises OR the finale) (10 possible answers)

5. Jason Voorhees told me he’ll chase me with his machete unless I give him his own question, so here it goes. Give the FULL TITLE (that means include the stuff that comes AFTER the colon, if there is one) of any Friday the 13th movie. (11 possible answers)

6. They’ll Haunt Ya!
a. In the Poltergeist series, there have only been 2 characters that appeared in all three films (I am not counting the 2015 remake). Name one of them (first name only will do).
b. The 1963 creepfest The Haunting is based on a novel by which American author?
c. The Torn Prince, The Pilgrimess, The Bound Woman, and The Hammer were a few of the many specters that haunted which 2001 film?
d. Though they’re not technically about ghosts, the Phantasm series’ name definitely qualifies for this round! What nickname is given to the mortician who pursues the series’ protagonists?
e. What classic 1955 tune was memorialized in the film Ghost (okay, it’s not scary but can’t pass it up with a title like that)?
f. Based on a story (of questionable veracity), the Amityville Horror scared the living daylights out of many. What was the beleaguered family’s name (1979 film & its remake)?
g. Jack Nicholson and his family had the misfortune of spending time at what famed Colorado hotel in The Shining?
h. What dark 2012 film did Daniel Radcliffe star in, surprising many by becoming the highest grossing British horror film in the past 20 years?
i. This 2005 American film, starring Jennifer Connelly, was a remake of a Japanese film of the same name.

7. Clean the bats out of your belfry and name one of the main characters in Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. (First AND last name needed, if they both appeared in the novel) (9 possible answers) (Weird sisters/Brides of Dracula are NOT included).

8. The Monster Mash - Identify the musical artist who popularized the following hits:
a. The Monster Mash
b. Werewolves of London
c. Ghostbusters
d. Don’t Fear the Reaper
e. This is Halloween
f. Thriller
g. Superstition
h. Somebody’s Watching Me
i. I Put A Spell on You

9. As of 2013, name one of the top 10 best-selling candies in the United States (10 possible answers)

10. What list would be complete without a visit from a modern master of horror; Stephen King? Name one of his collections of stories (fiction only, story can be construed as a novella since he can be quite wordy) (10 possible answers)

11. Is your stomach growling or is that an alien hatching? Let’s hope it’s the former! Name any one of the unusual flavors included in Jelly Belly’s “Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans” (this doesn’t include the palatable ones: banana, blueberry, cherry, cinnamon, green apple, lemon, marshmallow, tutti-frutti or watermelon) (11 possible answers)

12. Do a Time Warp back to 1975 for one of the campiest, funniest musical comedies of all time: The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Take a step to the left and identify one of the characters from the film! (first name only needed, if given, even if a last name is given it is not required; this does not include the singing/dancing relatively unknown party guests) (12 possible answers)

13. You’ve done it, you’ve survived until the last question of our quiz! But though this is an unlucky number, it turned out quite well for the following athletes who wore it!
a. Also known as “The Stilt”, this basketball player holds the record for most points scored in an NBA game with a massive 100.
b. This Miami Dolphins quarterback piloted his team from 1983-1999, yet somehow never won a Super Bowl ring.
c. Although his career will forever be shrouded with allegations of cheating, this New York Yankee currently sits at Number 4 on the Career Home Runs list.
d. This South African-born basketball player was most well known for his time spent with the Phoenix Suns, but he ended his career as a Laker and currently is a consultant for the Golden State Warriors.
e. This Italian, who spent the majority of his playing days as centre back with Lazio & Milan, was on the winning squad from the 2006 World Cup. He now manages Miami FC in the North American Soccer League.
f. Originally an Iowea Barnstormer with the AFL, this man later went on to win league MVP awards as a St. Louis Ram in 1999 & 2001.
g. Though he spent most of his career as a Cleveland Indian and S.F. Giant, this Venezuelan shortstop finished his career as a Blue Jay.
h. This left-hander, was a dominant presence out of the Astros Bullpen from 1995-2003, earning over 400 saves.
i. This Russian, known as “The Magic Man” has played for the Detroit Red Wings since 1996.

Congratulations! You made it! Now answer the tie-breaker question or a ghost will follow you home! MWAHAHAHAH!

TIE-BREAKER: How many minutes long is the original Halloween (1978) film?[/quote]

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TD 270, dnbguy, Back to Basics
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3209

1. Name a UN member state whose English name begins with the letter G.
2. Name a movie for which Jack Nicholson received an Academy Award nomination for either Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor.
3. Name one of the last 12 Speakers of the United States House of Representatives, the current Speaker included. This list includes all Speakers dating back to September 16, 1940.
4. Name any captain who has been shown in command of a ship called Enterprise on any of the Star Trek TV shows or movies.
5. Name any college or university located in Virginia that is in Division I of the NCAA. The school must have a Division I men's basketball team.
6. Name a team that participated in the 2015 Major League Baseball postseason.
7. Name any feature length Pixar film that has already been released in the United States, or will be by the end of 2015.
8. Name one of the twelve cities containing a Federal Reserve Bank. This does not include the Federal Reserve Headquarters in Washington, DC.
9. Name a song on Taylor Swift’s 1989 album. The two bonus tracks, Wonderland and New Romantics, do not count.
10. Name an element that is either an alkali metal or a halogen.[/quote]

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TD 271, Vermonter, Numerology
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3223

1. POP MUSIC.
What group recorded your chosen songs? (Remember, I want only the number in the group's name.)
  • "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)", "Joy to the World", "Black and White"
  • "She Will Be Loved", "Makes Me Wonder", "Moves like Jagger"
  • "Down", "Amber", "Sunset in July"
  • "When Worlds Collide", "Free", "How To Be a Human"
  • "What's the Matter Here?", "Trouble Me", "Because the Night" (on MTV Unplugged)
  • "Because of You", "The Hardest Thing", "Thank God I Found You"
  • "What Makes You Beautiful", "Little Things", "Best Song Ever"
  • "King", "Red Red Wine", "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You"
  • "Down in It", "The Hand That Feeds", "Came Back Haunted"
  • "Blue (Da Ba Dee)", "Move Your Body", "Lucky (In My Life)"
  • "Push", "Bent", "Unwell"
  • "Dammit (Growing Up)", "What's My Age Again?", "All the Small Things"
2. GAMES.
Pick a number… any number. As long as it's an answer to the below, of course.
  • tiles in English-language Scrabble, including blanks
  • "Yo" in craps
  • area code created in 1998 for parts of Nevada (hint: two less than what the state wanted)
  • target total in blackjack
  • points to win a full-length cribbage game
  • spaces on a North American roulette wheel
  • number of possible starting hands for a single player in Texas hold 'em
  • spaces on a Connect Four board
  • terrain hexes in Settlers of Catan (original edition)
  • cards in a Canasta deck
  • possible distinct rolls with 3 dice (e.g., 1-2-3 and 3-2-1 count just once)
  • number of improvable properties in Monopoly (i.e., properties on which you can build houses and hotels)
3. FILM.
In what film would you find one of these quotes? (Number in the title only, please)
  • 2006: "Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty, for tonight, we dine in Hell!"
  • 1971: "Cybernetics, genetics, lasers and all those things. I guess I'll never understand any of that stuff. Guess maybe holograms are not supposed to."
  • 2009: "I wish I could tell you we could prevent the coming destruction. We cannot."
  • 1984: "Wease, we've got seventy dollars and a pair of girl's underpants. We're safe as kittens."
  • 1959: "Oh, I lie now and then, I suppose. Sometimes I'd tell them the truth and they still wouldn't believe me, so I prefer to lie."
  • 2001: "I don't know what it is with those sideburns. I mean, I glued mine on. For you it's an actual lifestyle choice."
  • 1968: "Open the pod bay doors, Hal."
  • 1947: "Oh, Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind… and that's what's been changing."
  • 2013 (remake of a 1941 film): "For the crime of disobedience, you should all be executed as common criminals, but you and your men follow the old ways of Bushido."
  • 1961: "They are my only true love, dah-ling. I live for furs, I worship furs! After all, is there a woman in this wretched world who doesn't?"
  • 1957: "This man has been standing alone against us. It's not easy to stand alone against the ridicule of others."
  • 1999: "Hello, Katarina. Make anybody cry today?"
4. WAR.
Hooh! Give the year in which one of these events occurred.
  • Battle of Stamford Bridge
  • Battle of Saratoga
  • Battle of Fort Sumter
  • Battle of Agincourt
  • Fall of Constantinople
  • Battle of Baghdad ("Shock and Awe" campaign)
  • Battle of the Milvian Bridge
  • Sack of Rome by Vandals
  • Battle of Britain (blitzkrieg)
  • Battle of Waterloo
  • Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
  • The Tonkin Gulf Incident
5. CHEMISTRY.
What is the atomic number of your chosen element?
  • oxygen
  • helium
  • silver
  • krypton
  • chlorine
  • seaborgium
  • iron
  • boron
  • argon
  • carbon
  • uranium
  • sodium
6. BOOKS.
Each of these books has a number in the title. What is it? (Click image for larger version)
Note: 89 and 310 are not correct answers; the Doyle story is a novel.
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7. MUSICALS.
What number is missing from your chosen lyric?
  • ___ trombones led the big parade
  • I dreamed that in the fields one day, the corn gave me sign; your ___ sheaves of corn all turned and bowed to mine
  • Womb to tomb? Sperm to worm! I'll see you there about ___ [Toniiiight]
  • Come and meet those dancing feet, on the avenue I'm taking you to: ___ Street
  • It's something I've foreseen, now that I'm ___. I'll do something incredible – that blows God's freakin' mind!
  • Want a thing-a-ma-bob? I've got ___! But who cares… No big deal…
  • ___ minutes. How do you measure a year in the life?
  • It sucks to be me – it sucks to be broke and unemployed and turning ___
  • Yes, I'm the Arbiter, I know the score. From square one I'll be watching all ___
  • He's got ___ golden camels [Don't they look lovely, June?]
  • At the ___ Annual, we memorize the manual, about how to spell these words
  • Pop. ___. Squish. Uh uh. Cicero. Lipschitz
8. AMERICAN POLITICS.
With 50% more pork than the average question!
  • year in which the first woman was elected to Congress
  • number of Senators in Class 3 (note: Classes 1 and 2 have the same amount)
  • area code for Washington, D.C.
  • current Cabinet-level departments
  • year in which the Constitution took effect
  • number of men who have served as Vice President
  • electoral votes available in a presidential election
  • first even-numbered year in which a president was inaugurated
  • second (and most recent) even-numbered year in which a president was inaugurated
  • states with a bicameral legislature
  • current Justices of the Supreme Court
  • the only Constitutional Amendment to be later nullified in full
9. INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.
Name an interstate highway with the following endpoints. Note: I didn't pick any three-digit interstates. I'm including a map with the various interstates highlighted; you can find a higher-resolution version here.
  • San Diego, CA – Casa Grande, AZ
  • San Francisco, CA – Fort Lee, NJ
  • Two with this number (TEAL): Portland, OR – Echo, UT; Scranton, PA – Sturbridge, MA
  • Billings, MT – Port Huron, MI
  • Hialeah, FL – Sault Ste. Marie, MI
  • Bedford, PA – Painted Post, NY
  • Miami, FL – Houlton, ME
  • Laredo, TX – Duluth, MN
  • San Ysidro, CA – Blaine, WA
  • Scroggins Draw, TX – Florence, SC
  • Tampa, FL – Daytona Beach, FL
  • Two with this number (PURPLE): Denver, CO – Big Springs, NE; Westfield Center, OH – Camden, NJ
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10. SPORTS.
What will the winning number be?
  • length of Lou Gehrig's consecutive-games streak, broken by Cal Ripken Jr. in 1995
  • Wilt Chamberlain's record for most points in a single game
  • total players on the field at the start of a professional soccer game
  • Jackie Robinson's uniform number
  • Philadelphia's NBA team
  • number of regular-season home runs hit by Roger Maris in 1961
  • points for a try in rugby union (e.g., in the 2015 World Cup, won by New Zealand)
  • when doubled, the name of a shorter version of cricket
  • games played in the 2015 NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Tournament
  • minutes in a regulation NHL game
  • length of an NBA court, in feet
  • San Francisco's NFL team
11. IDIOMS.
Will you score 100% on this one? Or a perfect ten? Remember, just give me the missing number, not the whole missing phrase.
  • catch ___: to take a nap; to get some sleep
  • ___ to the dozen: very rapidly or energetically
  • ___ discount: to shoplift
  • behind the ___: in an unfavorable or uncomfortable position
  • batting ___: having made no mistakes; perfect (note: please give me the number that's actually said in this idiom)
  • as phony as a ___: very false indeed; not remotely genuine
  • ___ of a lamb's tail: an interval of time equal to 10 nanoseconds
  • feel like ___: be in excellent health and spirits
  • ___-___: to split evenly (same number in both blanks)
  • on ___: a feeling of extreme happiness or euphoria
  • ___ of one, half a dozen of the other: different terms for the same thing
  • ___ decision: a decision made very late in a process, or at the last possible moment
12. RELIGION.
Choose wisely, for this is the final step in your attempt to reach TD Heaven. Unless you believe in predestination, of course.
  • a "gift" to All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, 1517
  • "take what's on these two tablets and call me in the morning" –Moses, allegedly
  • traditional number of mitzvot in the Torah, first proposed in the 3rd century
  • this final chapter of a Bible book begins: "Praise the Lord. / Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens"
  • Shiva traditionally has this many arms
  • A.D. year in which Muhammad fled to Medina (the Hijra)
  • miraculously, they shared 2 fish and 5 loaves
  • time, in days, that Jesus spent wandering in the desert
  • number of books in the New Testament, according to almost all modern Christian sects
  • among them are Hosea, Joel, Amos, and Obadiah
  • Revelation 13:18, excerpted: "Let the person who has insight calculate" this number
  • spokes on the dharma wheel, representing steps on the path to enlightenment
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TD 272, Armandillo, Tom Enchanted Evening
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3236

1. MUSIC:
a. Atoms for Peace is a supergroup, containing Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Beck’s Joey Waronker, and Mauro Rofosco. The remaining person is also their lead singer. Name him.
b. Which non-physicist sang the lines “It’s poetry in motion. And when she turned her eyes to me. As deep as any ocean. As sweet as any harmony”.
c. Tommy Tutone is mostly remembered for giving out Jenny’s phone number. What is it?
d. The death of Howie Epstein, prompted the return of one of the original members of which Gainseville, Florida band?
e. A 2011 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, this prolific and multi-genre artist took his turn at composing movie music for the 1982 Francis Ford Coppola film One From The Heart?
f. Originally left off an album, Poor Tom appeared on this British powerhouse’s “Coda”?
g. In 1983, Peter Schilling revisited which fictional astronaut?
h. This Bay Area folk group had their first hit in 1958 with “Tom Dooley”.
i. Geddy Lee’s song about this Mark Twain character is likely his band’s most famous song.
j. Tommy Gun is a 1978 song about terrorists by this legendary British punk rock group.

2. The man is a self-described Sex Bomb. That’s right, the one and only Tom Jones. Name one of his pre-1980 single s that reached the Top 15 of the charts in the United States. (11 possible answers)

3. Perhaps one of the most famous Thomases was a disciple of Jesus Christ. Name another disciple (that was present at The Last Supper; thanks Vermonter & bpmod!) (11 possible answers)

4. Below are various quotes from films starring, you guessed it, Tom Cruise. Identify the film. In each case, Cruise’s character is speaking. The year of release is given in parentheses to help (hopefully).
a. “Get with it. Millions of galaxies of hundreds of millions of stars, in a speck on one in a blink. That’s us, lost in space. The cop, you, me . . . Who notices?” (2004)
b. “Even in my dreams, I’m an idiot who knows he’s about to wake up to reality.” (2001)
c. “I feel the need – the need for speed.” (1986)
d. “I got a trig midterm tomorrow and I’m being chased by Guido the Killer Pimp” (1983)
e. “Show me the money!” (1996)
f. “That man right there is my brother and if he doesn’t get to watch People’s Court in about 30 seconds, he’s gonna throw a fit right here on your porch. Now you can help me or you can stand there and watch it happen” (1988)
g. “Evildoers are easier, and they taste better.” (1994)
h. “Ain’t nobody gonna call the fuzz in this neighborhood ‘cause they know better” (1983)
i. “In this life, it’s not what you hope for, it’s not what you deserve – it’s what you take!” (1999)

5. Another well-known Tom is the best-selling writer Tom Clancy. His most famous character is CIA-man and future president Jack Ryan. Name one of the titles in that series (HINT: Two were turned into films starring Harrison Ford; this list doesn’t include the Jack Ryan, Jr. series)(10 possible answers)

6. I will provide the title of a famous literary work (not all are novels) you will provide the author:
a. Jude The Obscure
b. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
c. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
d. Inherent Vice
e. No Man is an Island
f. Election
g. Red Dragon
h. The World is Flat
i. Le Morte d’Arthur
j. Doctor Faustus
i. Strega Nona

7. On the smaller screen, Tom Bosley visited America’s living rooms as the character Howard Cunningham on the show Happy Days. Name one of the other main/recurring characters, fist name only needed, nicknames are fine (must have been in at least 60 episodes) (10 possible answers)

8. POLITICS
a. When he became mayor of Los Angeles, this man became the second African-American mayor of a major American city. He went on to serve for twenty years, marking the longest-serving mayor of Los Angeles.
b. This Texan Congressman became House Majority Leader, later resigned amid allegations of violating election law (he was later acquitted), and was a contestant on Season 9 of Dancing With the Stars.
c. This man married Martha Wayles Skelton, served as United States Minister to France and later became the country’s first Secretary of State under President George Washington.
d.This fellow started off as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri, was appointed Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the U.S. Education Department, and President Reagan made him Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
e. This activist has been described as “a corsetmaker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a propagandist by inclination”. He wrote “Agrarian Justice” and introduced the concept of guaranteed minimum income.
f. This Hoosier survived an assassination attempt by anarchist Eric Muenter and served as vice-president under Woodrow Wilson.
g. This Viennese politician served twelve years as President of his native country.
h. This Pennsylvanian became the first Secretary of Homeland Security and was thought to be a strong contender for presidential hopeful John McCain’s running mate in 2008.
i. In 2004, this man became the first Senate party leader to lose a bid for re-election in fifty years, when he lost by 4,508 votes to John Thune.

9. What would a trivia quiz be without a question on Star Trek? Tom Paris served as the Helmsman aboard the U.S.S. Voyager. Name one of the other primary crew members. (I know I’m going to get flack for trying this question, but I’m willing to give it a shot) (9 possible answers)

10. We met Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Do him proud and name another of Steinbeck’s novels (does not include novellas: The Red Pony, Of Mice & Men, The Pearl, Burning Bright) (11 possible answers)

11. has been deleted to avoid confusion.

12. Hodgepdoge
a. This feller started his silent film career with the Selig Polyscope Company in 1909 with “The Cowboy Millionaire”. He later went on to appear in more than 290 films.
b. Tom Servo was a robot on the cult classic series Mystery Science Theater 3000. Joel Hodgon was an astronaut also appearing on the show, but which character later replaced him? (first AND last name, please)
c. “Genius of Love” was a 1981 hit song by this American New Wave band, founded by The Talking Heads’ own Tina Weymouth & Chris Frantz.
d. What’s a quiz without a sports question? Tom Brady has led the New England Patriots to a stunning six Super Bowls, but how many Super Bowl MVP awards did Brady merit?
e. Tom was the cat. Jerry was the mouse. When they met, much hilarity ensued. But who created them?
f. The Reverend William Awdry came up with a popular series of books, out of a desire to entertain his son, starring whom?
g. This Iowa governor was later appointed to a Cabinet position by President Obama.
h. This “lovely” device has gone by such nicknames as “Trench Broom”, “Chicago Piano”, “Chicago Organ Grinder” and “ Trench Sweeper”.
i. This American cartoonist gained fame for his humorous work on the pages of Life magazine , usually depicting animal & ethnic caricatures as well as political cartoons.

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TD 273, patkav, Holidays
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3247

1. January
In the Gregorian calendar, the new year is celebrated on January 1. All nations now use the Gregorian calendar for civil purposes. Please name one of the following:
a. Another calendar currently in use for religious/cultural/heritage purposes (many choices)
b. A month from an alternative calendar (many choices)
c. The new year holiday from another calendar (many choices)
d. One of the signs of the Western zodiac (12 choices)

2. February
Ahhh, St. Valentine. Love is in the air. Please name a top-billed cast member from one of the following romantic/Valentine’s Day movies:

• About Last Night (1986 or 2014)
• An Affair to Remember (1957)
• Casablanca (1942)
• Fever Pitch (2005)
• Love Actually (2003)
• Pretty in Pink (1986)
• Scarface (1983)
• Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
OR
Name a god/goddess of love from Greek or Roman mythology
OR
Name a former U.S. president or Canadian prime minister who was born in February.

3. March
Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday are two sides to a coin. For Christians, particularly Roman Catholics, Mardi Gras (47 days before Easter) brings an end to the Carnival that is in some places celebrated beginning on the Epiphany (January 6). Ash Wednesday begins the period of fasting and reflection in preparation for Easter. Please name:
• A city famous for its Carnival debauchery
• The name for the period between Mardi Gras and Easter
• A comedy by William Shakespeare (disputed number of choices. I want to give you points.)
Bonus: 3 points off your score if you can explain the connection between Shakespearean comedies and the wording in this question.


4. April
Passover/Easter/Springtime
Passover is a Jewish holiday that springs from the book of Exodus, relating to the last of the 10 plagues God visited upon Egypt, allowing the Israelites to escape their enslavement. It is closely related to the Christian Holy Week and Easter: the Last Supper, by most accounts, was the first night of Passover. Choose one of the following:
• Name one of the first 9 plagues
• Explain the 10th plague: what was “passed over”?
• What plague (or a derivation of one) was featured in the 1999 movie Magnolia?
• Name the national capital that experienced an Easter Rising in 1916.
• Name a classical composer who produced a masterwork with “Spring” in the title.
• Name the notable U.S. civil rights figure who died on April 4.
• Name an MLB team with a home east of the Mississippi River (city and nickname)


5. May
Cinco de Mayo is the liquor-industry equivalent of a Hallmark holiday. No big deal in its native country, but an occasion for drunken revelry here in Los Estados Unidos. However, some very important people were born on Cinco de Mayo. Like my sister. And me. To answer this question, name:
a. The occasion that is marked (officially) by Cinco de Mayo.
b. A famous philosopher born on Cinco de Mayo (two possible answers)
c. The capital of a United Nations member nation with Spanish as an official or primary language. (20 choices)
d. The day in May celebrated as Buddha Day
e. Your favorite multiple of 5 between 5 and 25.

6. June
Father’s Day
Name the famous father of one of these famous people (must provide first and last names; please indicate the letter of your choice):
A. John Quincy Adams
B. Jeff Bridges
C. Josh Brolin
D. Jeb Bush
E. Miley Cyrus
F. Emilio Estevez
G. Prince Fielder
H. Kate Hudson
I. Angelina Jolie
J. Rashida Jones
K. Peyton Manning
L. Joakim Noah
M. Cal Ripken, Jr.
N. Justin Trudeau
O. Allison Williams

7. July
July was historically a rough month for the British Empire: eight former colonies, protectorates, or territories declared independence (or otherwise celebrate their independence) in July. To answer this, please either:
a. Name one of the nations referenced above (former British colonies/protectorates/territories) that celebrate independence in July. (8 choices)
b. Name the element on the periodic table whose symbol coincides with the country-code top-level domain (two-letter internet code) of ANY former British colony/protectorate/territory, not just those who celebrate independence in July. (Example: Costa Rica=CR=Chromium) (8 choices)
c. Provide the title to one of the songs these lyrics belong to (please indicate the number of your choice):
i. God keep our land glorious and free!
ii. God defend our free land.
iii. Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
iv. I met a strange lady, she made me nervous. She took me in and gave me breakfast.

8. August
I’m exhausted and there aren’t really any holidays in August, so let’s take one. Please tell me what your favorite holiday is. No scoring on this question; I’m just curious.

9. September
Eid al-Adha is a Muslim holy day that moves around on the Gregorian calendar, but was in September in 2015 and will be again in 2016. It is also known as the festival of sacrifice, commemorating the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son. It occurs during a holy month, when Muslims from all over the world make a pilgrimage to a holy city. Please name:
• The holy month
• The pilgrimage
• The city to which the pilgrims go
• Another famous city that is holy to Muslims (two possible answers)
• A tennis player (man or woman) who has won a U.S. Open singles title since 2000 (inclusive).

10. October
Thanksgiving and harvest festivals are a theme across many cultures. In honour of Canada's Thanksgiving Day, please name:
• A god or goddess of grain or the harvest from mythology (many choices)
• One of the top 5 grains (cereals) produced worldwide in 2013 (source: FAOSTAT)
• One of the top 10 producers (nations) of one of those grains (must provide which grain, too. ex.: Iceland, rice)
• An NFL team that's located west of the Mississippi (city and nickname)

11. November
Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights celebrated worldwide. Other religions and cultures also celebrate the triumph of light over darkness. Please identify either the song title or the artist--could be solo or a group--(depending on what’s missing) for these songs that include at least one of the following words: light, dark, day, night. Each of these songs has hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the past 50 years. (That fact separates what I’m looking for from any other versions of these songs.)
___ (3 wds.) The Doors
Strangers in the Night ________
Daydream Believer _______
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia ________
____ (4 wds.) Paper Lace
____(6 wds.) John Lennon
____ (2 wds.) Bay City Rollers
Night Fever ______
____ (4 wds.) Phil Collins
____ (3wds.) Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
The First Night _______
___ (4 wds.) Clay Aiken
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) _______
One More Night _______

OR
• Name a CFL team

12. December
Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa!
• Choose a Christmas song, either a carol or a more modern one. OR
• Name one of the famous people mentioned in Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah Song (any of the four versions).

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TD 274, 9021amyers, The Judge Presides
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3261

1: EPISODE 3 -- "Are Machine Guns Robots?"
In the first episode to establish the podcast's engaging, yet irreverent tone, the judge is called to intervene in two friends' argument over whether a machine gun possesses all the required qualities of a robot. The verdict? Of course not, because that would give reason to call virtually any mechanical object a robot. Respond to one of the following clues relating to robots in popular culture or "Machine Gun" Kelly, the 1930s mobster. (12 possible answers)
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  1. The R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) was an accessory bundled with this gaming console during its 1985 launch.
  2. In the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers series, the titular characters have the ability to control these individual fighting robots, which can be combined into one "Mega" version.
  3. Until 2000, the United States Golf Association conducted equipment tests using a club-swinging robot given this rhyming name, in honor of a six-time major champion.
  4. In the 1998 animated film The Iron Giant, the titular character is voiced by this action-movie star.
  5. This speech-simulating robotic toy was the must-have gift item of the 1998 holiday season.
  6. This author's first law of robotics states that a robot must not injure a human, nor allow a human to become injured on account of its own inaction.
  7. "Machine Gun" Kelly's criminal career began after the passing of this constitutional amendment, which established Prohibition.
  8. Upon being convicted of bootlegging on an Indian reservation in 1928, Kelly served three years in this infamous Kansas prison.
  9. Kelly’s downfall as a criminal was the 1933 kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel, an Oklahoma businessman who had made his fortune in this booming industry.
  10. Upon his arrest, Kelly’s case was the first significant kidnapping trial since the passing of the Federal Kidnapping Act, otherwise known as the “(this famous American) Law.”
  11. Owing to the great media attention paid to the Urschel kidnapping, Kelly’s trial was the first federal trial to allow these in the courtroom.
  12. Kelly was convicted of kidnapping on October 12, 1933; that same day, this other infamous gangster escaped with his gang from an Indiana prison.
2: EPISODE 19 -- "The Ironman Trial-Athlon"
In another early episode, a man presents his case to train for an Ironman-distance triathlon over his wife's objections out of concern for his health. The distance of the Ironman Triathlon -- 2.4 miles of swimming, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile marathon run -- originates from the longest races for each discipline held on the island of Oahu in the 1970s. The Ironman's founders did not realize, though, that the Around-Oahu Bike Race was a two-day, multi-stage event. Name any one of the following: a country that hosts one of the three "Grand Tour" multi-stage races of professional cycling; a city that hosts one of the six World Marathon Majors; or any American athlete who has won five or more Olympic gold medals in swimming. (20 possible answers)

3: EPISODE 38 -- "Pepperoni Pauper"
Episode 38 is the origin of one of JJHo's most popular gags. During a prize promotion at a Canadian pizzeria chain, the defendant in this case resorts to scavenging the trash for unclaimed game pieces, much to his girlfriend's embarrassment. Due to the judge's hesitation to promote brand names in his courtroom, the eatery at the center of the argument is dubbed the Canadian House of Pizza and Garbage: this name has become shorthand for any fast-food restaurant that is mentioned on the podcast. It even has its own bilingual jingle. Name a Canadian city that is either the capital or largest city in its province. (15 possible answers)

4: EPISODE 54 -- "Die Flederhaus"
Two brothers are living in a house they intend to flip on the market, but they have differing opinions of how to be rid of the infestation of bats they also share the home with. The matter-of-factness of the brothers bringing the case delights NPR host and "Bailiff" Jesse Thorn, who spends much of the episode beside himself in laughter. Name one of the three states that have an official state bat, or name any actor who has portrayed Bruce Wayne in a live-action film or television adaptation of the Batman comic books. Productions that have yet to receive a commercial release are not included. (11 possible answers)
-- For an IMMEDIATE SUMMARY JUDGMENT worth three points in your favor, respond to the appropriate following clue. There is no penalty for an incorrect response, but you must answer Question 4 correctly to be eligible for the points.
  • If you answered with a state, name the species of your response's official bat.
  • If you answered with an actor of Batman, name the actor who portrayed (Commissioner) James Gordon in the adaptation your response starred in. If Commissioner Gordon did not appear in your response's adaptation (as is the case with one of the possible answers), type "none" to receive the points.
5: EPISODE 62 -- "My Dinner with Ennui"
Two screenwriting partners bring this case to the court. They meet for brainstorming sessions over lunch, but one wants the other to broaden his dining horizons. When asked if the litigants tend to meet at a Canadian House of Pizza and Garbage, the judge is assured that their lunches take place in more dignified establishments -- the kind where the food is brought to your table. Name a casual dining chain ranked in the top 50 of Nation's Restaurant News' 2015 listing of American restaurants by total sales. HINT: Table service restaurants include both "casual dining" and "family dining" categories: as a rule of thumb, a "family dining" restaurant serves breakfast, and a "casual dining" restaurant serves alcohol. P.F. Chang's China Bistro, with total sales of $881.4 million in 2014, ranked 51st. (12 possible answers)

6: EPISODE 78 -- "The Mother Tongue"
A couple comes to the court of JJHo seeking a ruling on which method to teach their children to speak Vietnamese in the home: the American husband could use some learning of the language as well, and he doesn't want the kids to leave him behind. About 92 percent of Americans over the age of five speak either English or Spanish at home; while only comprising 8 percent of the total population, that means over 23 million Americans speak some other language on a day-to-day basis. Name a language (besides English or Spanish) that is the main language spoken at home by at least 500,000 Americans, according the Census Bureau's 2009-13 ACS 5-year estimate. (12 possible answers)

7: EPISODE 87 -- "Thanks, but No Pranks"
After being lured into a "prank war" by their neighbors, a man makes threats on social media to stop it, an action his roommate believes was extreme and alienating to their friends. These roommates never went to college, but they do live in a college town, where pranks are serious business. Respond to one of the following clues about famous pranks or hoaxes. (12 possible answers)
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  1. In 1996, Taco Bell announced via a full-page advertisement in the New York Times that they had purchased this American landmark.
  2. A card stunt planned by the University of Washington pep squad went awry at the 1961 Rose Bowl, as students from this nearby school broke into the cheerleaders’ dorm and swapped out the crowd’s instructions.
  3. A 1957 episode of the BBC news program Panorama featured a report, purportedly from Switzerland, about the annual harvest of trees bearing this noodle.
  4. A 1985 issue of Sports Illustrated included a feature on reclusive New York Mets pitching prospect Sidd Finch, written by this co-founder of The Paris Review.
  5. The island nation of San Serriffe was created by Britain’s Guardian newspaper in 1977; its location was intended to neighbor this isle in the Canaries, but an air disaster there days before publishing prompted a move to the Indian Ocean.
  6. This film critic for the Ridgefield Press was one of few who gave a positive review to the 2001 comedy The Animal; it turned out that Sony, the film’s production company, made him up for good publicity.
  7. East coast newspapers were abuzz during the 1941 football season with the exploits of this state’s Plainfield Teachers College; alas, the team was only the product of a bored stockbroker’s imagination.
  8. This Twitter spam account became notorious as a source of found poetry, but in 2013 it was revealed to be an art project maintained by a Buzzfeed staffer.
  9. This state capital was the scene of two memorable pranks: in 1933, the Capitol Dome was reported to have collapsed in an explosion of hot air, while in 1979, the Statue of Liberty appeared partially-submerged in the waters of nearby Lake Mendota.
  10. Not to be outdone by the answer of clue B, students at this school interrupted the 1982 Yale-Harvard football game with an inflating balloon that emerged from the field near the 50-yard-line.
  11. Hungarian inventor Wolfgang von Kempelen toured Europe in the late 1700s with “the Turk,” an automaton capable of playing this board game; in reality, a man hidden inside the machine was making all the moves.
  12. In the early 1960s, the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals embarked on a campaign to clothe pets and livestock until CBS News staff recognized "G. Clifford Prout," the group's president, as this comic actor and screenwriter of The Graduate.
8: EPISODE 113 -- "Uniform Code of Podcast Justice"
The matter at hand in this episode is whether it is appropriate to wear team apparel to a sports event other than the two teams who are playing. Regardless of the verdict, it is true that peculiar team jerseys can be found at any stadium in America. The now-defunct Straight Cash, Homey sports blog was dedicated to documenting the sighting of random sports jerseys in the wild: career journeymen, benchwarmers, draft busts, free-agent flops, and of course, kickers. Identify the team represented by one of the following unfortunate sports jerseys. The answer to each clue will be an MLB, NBA, or NFL team. (15 possible answers)
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9: EPISODE 136 -- "Case Your State"
In this demonstration of the "No True Scotsman" fallacy brought to life, two friends living in Massachusetts dispute whether one of them can claim to be a "real" Massechusite, due to his lack of personality traits commonly associated with the state. Hodgman, a Massachusetts native himself, is the exact opposite of the brash Bostonian stereotype; so are most of the answers to the following question. Name a major-party (Democrat, Republican, Whig, or Federalist) presidential or vice-presidential candidate who was born in, or held elected office in, the state of Massachusetts. The criteria for being born in Massachusetts includes any territory that made up the state or colony at the time of the candidate's birth. (14 possible answers)

10: EPISODE 168 -- "Queasy Rider"
In order to freely discuss Disneyland in a case revolving around the theme park, this episode includes a rare lifting of the court's ban on the "buzz marketing" of brand names. The judge is not infallible on keeping his rejection of corporate influence, though: Hodgman has frequently used the podcast to lobby Utz, his favorite snack company, to provide sponsorship and free bags of potato chips. Identify a regional brand of potato chips based on the packaging, with brand names covered. (11 possible answers)
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11: EPISODE 194 -- "Do You Want to Hoard Some Snowglobes?"
A couple has an argument over whether one can decorate a room of their new house in the theme of the animated film Frozen. Robert Lopez and Kristen-Anderson Lopez, who wrote the songs for the film, appear as expert witnesses. In 2014, the husband-and-wife duo received the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Let it Go;" with the victory, Robert Lopez became the youngest person to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony award in competitive categories, a feat otherwise known as the EGOT. Name any person who has won all four EGOT awards in competitive categories. The list includes five performers, four composers/songwriters, a writer, a director, and a producer. (12 possible answers)
-- For an IMMEDIATE SUMMARY JUDGMENT worth three points in your favor, name a living person who has won three of the four EGOT awards in competitive categories; for an additional two points, name the award that person is missing. There is no penalty for incorrect responses, and you do not need to answer Question 11 correctly to be eligible for points.

12: EPISODE 221 -- "I Want My nth TV"
A couple argues over how many televisions should be allowed in their new home. The wife believes that one TV is enough for their family, but the husband feels that three sets would be appropriate. Modern trends would strongly favor the husband's position: a 2009 Neilsen study revealed that the average American household contains more televisions than people. As the following examples demonstrate, the proliferation of television screens in the United States extends far beyond the home. Identify one of the following locations where multiple television screens can be found. Pay attention to the captions. (10 possible answers)
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A. This host stadium of Super Bowl XLV
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B. Mission Control at this facility
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C. The sports book in this Las Vegas casino built on the former Desert Inn, named for its owner
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D. The TV room at this mansion
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E. This financial institution
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F. This electronics retailer
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G. This restaurant chain
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H. The CNN Center newsroom, in this city
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TD 275, StevenH, General Knowledge
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3274

1. Give the title of a short story, short story collection, play, novella, or novel that Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852), Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883), or Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) wrote.


2. Name an actor or actress who was credited during the opening credits of That ‘70s Show at any point during the show’s eight season run.


3. Name either a sea that is located at least partially north of the Arctic Circle or a sea that is located at least partially south of the Antarctic Circle.


4. StevenH usually has either an NBA or MLB question in his TD games. However, I am going to throw you a curveball and have a question that combines two other sports that not only intrigue me, but have a lot in common with each other: UFC and competitive eating. Identify an individual who, as of 6:00 PM eastern on December 21, 2015, falls into any one of the following three categories (letter not required):

a) is either the current champion of or one of the top 15 ranked fighters in one of the eight men’s UFC weight classes (flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, heavyweight), according to ufc.com

b) is either the current champion of or one of the top 15 ranked fighters in one of the two women’s UFC weight classes (strawweight and bantamweight), according to ufc.com

c) is currently one of the top 10 ranked competitive eaters* (men and women are combined in the rankings) in the world, according to majorleagueeating.com (*HINT: in order to make this part of the question a little bit more fair, I will go ahead and tell you that the first five competitive eaters who just miss making the cut are Yasir Salem, Gideon Oji, Juan Rodriguez, Richard LeFevre, Steve Hendry)


5. StevenH has a history of including music questions on artists that he likes in his TD games--but instead of repeating that trend I think that I’ll once again change things up a little. Listed below are twelve pairs of albums that were recorded by twelve different music artists who StevenH loathes, ‘er, I mean, who StevenH does not particularly care for. Identify the music artist who recorded any one of the pairs of albums that is listed below (letter NOT required):

a) Crash (1996) and Before These Crowded Streets (1998)

b) Only by the Night (2008) and Come Around Sundown (2010)

c) One of These Nights (1975) and Hotel California (1976)

d) Kid A (2000) and In Rainbows (2007)

e) Cold Spring Harbor (1971) and 52nd Street (1978)

f) Make Yourself (1999) and Morning View (2001)

g) Weather Systems (2003) and Armchair Apocrypha (2007)

h) The Unforgettable Fire (1984) and All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)

i) Departure (1980) and Escape (1981)

j) Whatever People Say I am, That’s What I’m Not (2006) and AM (2013)

k) Illinois (2005) and Carrie & Lowell (2015)

l) Parachutes (2000) and Ghost Stories (2014)


6. While we’re on the subject of things that StevenH hates: name a film for which Judd Apatow is credited as a producer, writer, and/or director.


7. Name someone who served as the United States Secretary of War at any point between September 12, 1789 and September 18, 1947.


8. Wait, there is going to be an NBA question after all. Sekou Smith writes a weekly article for nba dot com in which he gives his pick for the current top ten candidates plus five honorable mentions to win the MVP award for the current NBA season. Smith’s latest picks were published on December 18, 2015. Name one of the 15 NBA players* who, as of December 18, 2015, is one of Sekou Smith’s top 15 picks to win the NBA MVP award for the 2015-2016 season. *HINT: in order to make this question more fair I will give you the breakdown of players by their teams and their positions: 1 from the Chicago Bulls (a guard/forward), 1 from the Cleveland Cavaliers (a forward), 1 from the Dallas Mavericks (a forward), 1 from the Detroit Pistons (a center), 2 from the Golden State Warriors (a guard and a forward), 1 from the Houston Rockets (a guard), 1 from the Indiana Pacers (a forward), 1 from the Los Angeles Clippers (a forward), 2 from the Oklahoma City Thunder (a guard and a forward), 1 from the Portland Trail Blazers (a guard), 1 from the Sacramento Kings (a center), 1 from the San Antonio Spurs (a forward), 1 from the Toronto Raptors (a guard)


9. Name a painting by Diego Velazquez (1599-1660), Francisco Jose de Goya (1746-1828), or Salvador Dali (1904-1989).


10. Brazil has 27 states. Identify the capital of any one of Brazil’s 27 states.


11. Most trivia buffs probably know that It Happened One Night, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and The Silence of the Lambs are the only three films that have won all five of the “big five” categories in the Academy Awards—Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Original or Adapted Screenplay. But how many films came up just short of reaching that milestone? Identify a film* that won exactly three or exactly four of the big five categories in the Academy Awards. *HINT: in order to make this question a little easier I will tell you the directors of ten films that are correct responses (there could be others): Woody Allen, Hal Ashby, Clint Eastwood, Victor Fleming, Sidney Lumet, Sam Mendes, Mark Rydell, Billy Wilder, William Wyler, Fred Zinnemann

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TD 276, caknuck, The Chorizo Bowl
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3287
  1. Cure Bowl – Breast Cancer
    • According to World Cancer Research Fund International, 12 countries (excluding non-United Nations-recognized entities) have rates of breast cancer diagnoses above 90 per 100,000. Name one of them.
  2. Sun Bowl – Nearby Stars
    • Name any one of the 25 closest neighbor stars to our Sun. (The cutoff is #26, Luyten’s Star, which is 12.366 light years away.)
  3. Independence Bowl – National Independence Days
    • Select one of the dates below and name the country (United Nations member state) that celebrates its independence on that date. Dates marked with an asterisk indicate multiple nations celebrate their independence on that particular day. Please indicate the letter that corresponds to your answer.
    1. March 26
    2. April 24
    3. July 1*
    4. July 4
    5. July 9*
    6. August 15*
    7. September 15
    8. September 16*
    9. November 28
    10. December 12
  4. Armed Forces Bowl – Countries With Largest Military Spending
    • According to the CIA World Factbook, 12 countries spend more than 4% of their GDP on defense programs. Name any one of these countries. (The cutoff is #13, Angola, with 3.63% of GDP going to military spending.)
  5. Music City Bowl – Music Competition Winners
    • 2016 marks the 15th and final season of American Idol. Name any of the 14 American Idol winners. =OR=
    • Identify the country of any Eurovision Song Contest winner for the period of 2000-2015. Note: Please supply the country name, not the artist(s) or song name.
  6. Holiday Bowl – Agriculture
    • Traditionally, the college football bowl season begins right before Christmas. And what’s Christmas dinner without turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and cranberry sauce? Please name one of the top five U.S. states in production of the indicated agricultural commodities. Please indicate the letter that corresponds to your answer.
    1. Turkey
    2. Potatoes
    3. Green beans
    4. Cranberries
  7. Cotton Bowl – Fashion designers
    • Identify the fashion designers responsible for creating one of the eight dresses below. Please indicate the letter that corresponds to your answer.
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  8. Rose Bowl – Famous “Roses”
    • Answer any of the following questions about people named Rose. Please indicate the letter that corresponds to your answer. First and last names are required.

    In the following quotes from film and television, someone is talking to a Rose. You may either identify the Rose, or the character talking to Rose:
    a. “Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me...”
    b. “Oh, Rose, stop! Rose, why is it that every time one of us makes an observation, the first thing we hear from you is ‘Back in St. Olaf?’ I mean, did it ever occur to you that maybe we're tired of hearing ‘Back in St. Olaf,’ ‘Back in St. Olaf,’ ‘Back in St. Olaf!’"
    c. “Always take a banana to a party, Rose. Bananas are good!”

    Identify the Rose by their works:
    d. “Lies”, “Use Your Illusion I & II”, “Chinese Democracy”
    e. “Troy”, “28 Weeks Later”, “Bridesmaids”,
    f. “Downton Abbey”, “Game of Thrones”, “Luther”
    g. “Jawbreaker”, “Grindhouse”, “Charmed”

    A rose of a different color… ed jersey. Identify the pro athlete Rose by their change of team:
    h. Denver Nuggets -> Indiana Pacers (1996)
    i. New York Giants -> Los Angeles Rams (1963)
    j. Philadelphia Phillies -> Montreal Expos (1984)
    k. Leeds United -> Tottenham Hotspur (2007)
  9. Sugar Bowl – Cooking
    • Identify any one of…
    1. …the “Basic Four” food groups as used by the USDA from 1956-1992.
    2. …the four Elf food groups, as explained by Buddy the Elf.
    3. …the four food groups satisfied by Irish coffee, as explained by Alex Levine.
  10. Fiesta Bowl – “Party” Words and Phrases
    • Answer any of the following questions about parties or all types. Please indicate the letter that corresponds to your answer.
    1. In many parts of Latin America (also the Caribbean and the Philippines), a girl’s fifteenth birthday is often celebrated with a formal ball called what? (Regional variants of the name will be accepted.)
    2. The Miley Cyrus hit song “Party in the U.S.A.” was written by what British singer?
    3. After leaving The Waterboys, Karl Wallinger founded what band?
    4. The “House Party” movies featured what 80’s/90’s hip hop duo?
    5. Which iconic hairstyle is colloquially described as “business up front and a party in back”?
    6. What satirical political party livened up Canadian politics between 1963 and 1993 by touting a platform that included campaign promises like repealing the Law of Gravity and changing the national currency to bubble gum?
    7. What novel features British socialites cavorting with Army officers at a ball on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo?
    8. “Claudia’s Big Party” is the 123rd installment of what teen fiction series?
    9. What kinky-sounding term is used for an official whose responsibility is to ensure that his or her caucus is present to vote in a legislative assembly?
    10. Who would Wayne Campbell exhort to “Party on!” on Saturday Night Live, and in two feature films?
  11. TaxSlayer Bowl – Starter Pokémon
    • Name any of the starter Pokémon from the six “core” Pokémon video games, including their variants (Red/Green/Blue/Yellow, Gold/Silver/Crystal, Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, Diamond/Pearl, Black/White, and X/Y). Note: This does not include evolved forms of these Pokémon.
  12. Alamo Bowl – The Alamo
    • Answer one of the questions below about the Alamo, its defenders and the Texas Revolution. Please indicate the letter that corresponds to your answer.
    1. Niches on either side of the main entrance of the Alamo mission building contained statues of Catholic saints. The main-level niches held the largest of the statues, depicting these two men who founded important monastic orders. (Name both.)
    2. In 1982, which then-notorious British heavy metal star desecrated the Alamo Cenotaph, resulting in a ten-year exile from San Antonio?
    3. When the Texian survivors of the Alamo delivered the news of the defeat to General Sam Houston in Gonzales, Houston ordered a general eastward retreat of his army and all Texian settlers. This retreat lasted four weeks, and is now commonly known by what name?
    4. During the retreat mentioned in (c), the Texas Government relocated to what coastal city?
    5. Davy Crockett’s paternal lineage can be traced back to the de Crocketagnes who served in the court of Louis XIV of France. The family is thought to have fled France in the 17th Century to avoid the persecution of members of which French Protestant group?
    6. One of my favorite scenes in the 2004 movie “The Alamo” involves Davy Crockett (Billy Bob Thornton) asking Jim Bowie (Jason Patric) about the famous 1827 “Sandbar Fight” that earned Bowie his fame. Bowie survived getting pummeled, run through and shot twice. Where did this famous duel-turned-brawl occur?
    7. William Travis, after leaving his wife and children behind in Alabama to seek his fortune in Texas, purchased land from which founding father of Texas upon his arrival?
    8. A total of 11 Texas counties are named after Alamo defenders who died during the siege. Crockett, Bowie and Travis Counties account for three of these. Name one of the other eight.
    9. “Remember the Alamo!” was a rallying cry for the Texian Army during the Revolution. This phrase was often accompanied by an appeal to remember the garrison of which town, who were massacred after surrendering two weeks after the fall of the Alamo?
    10. Recently popularized by Second Amendment activists, the “Come And Take It” flag (see below) depicts a cannon that was originally given by the Mexican government for the defense of which Texas town?
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  13. Chorizo Bowl Championship – Recent Losers
    • Name a college football player who was in the top 5 voting for the Heisman Trophy in any year between 2000-2015, but did not win in that particular year. (In other words, they came in 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th in balloting.) =OR=
    • Name an actor or actress who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor or Best Actress in any year between 2000-2015, but did not win in that particular year.
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TD 277, BobF, Sweet Sixteen
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3300

1. We just completed the Christmas season. One of my favorite the most annoying Christmas songs is the 12 days of Christmas. Over the first 5 days, a total of 16 gifts are given (because there are actually two items given on the 1st day). You must name one. But each one counts individually. So, if we included the 6th day of Christmas, you could answer 1st goose laying, 2nd goose laying, etc up until the 6th goose laying.

2. I do enjoy parodies of that song. So here's your challenge. Name either one of
a) the first 5 pains of Christmas
b) the first 5 gifts in the Bob and Doug McKenzie 12 days of Christmas
c) one of the first 5 gifts given in the Allen Sherman version (I will be lenient)
d) what Allen Sherman says to shorten his song once he gets to the last couple of days of Christmas

3. In the just concluded NFL season, name one of any of the eight division's first or second place teams. This includes all 12 playoff teams, the 2 teams that were eliminated Sunday and two other teams. (I was going to say that we would use the official NFL tiebreakers to break any ties, but there are none within divisions this year).

4. In the most recent baseball season, name one of the 10 teams that played at least one post-season game OR one of the teams that finished last in their division.

5. Name either
a) a day of the week in French
b) a team in NHL's Metropolitan division
c) the former name of the team within the Metropolitan division that most recently relocated (hint: it made more sense as a member of a division named Metropolitan before it moved)

6. Martin Van Buren is an interesting case. He was the 8th president and he is the ONLY US president to be alive for the inauguration of eight of his successors. Name a man who was president during Martin Van Buren's lifetime.

7. This question is based on the Chuck Berry song Sweet Little Sixteen. Name either:
a) the famous 60's surf band that recorded a song so much like Sweet Little Sixteen they had to give Chuck Berry songwriting credit
b) the name of the song referred to above
c) Chuck Berry's most famous Christmas song
d) one of the four cities east of the Mississippi mentioned in Sweet Little Sixteen
e) one of the four movies released between 1990 and 2002 that used the song in c (according to imdb.com)
f) one of the five movies released between 1978 and 1985 that used Sweet Little Sixteen (according to imdb.com)

8, Colleges in the United States that predate the Declaration of Independence. There are nine of them, seven go by a different name than when they were formed. Name either the current or original name of any of those colleges.

9. Sixteen years ago - Y2K. Name one of the following that were top twos:
a) Presidential or Vice Presidential nominees of the two major parties
b) World Series teams
c) teams in Super Bowl XXXIV played in early 2000.
d) teams in the NBA or NHL championship series in 2000.
e) top two countries in medals earned in the 2000 Olympics
f) one of the two athletes to earn exactly 5 medals, an Australian male and an American female.

10. Name a best picture Oscar winner since 2000.

11. From 2008 to 2015, eight albums have won the Grammy for album of the year. Name either an album or the artist that recorded it.

12. Name one of the US quarters released between 2007 and 2009 (that would be states 41 through 50 plus 6 territories that are not states)

13. Pope Benedict XVI retired in 2013. However, there were actually only 15 Pope Benedicts. So, name a year in which there was a Pope Benedict OR the country in which Pope Benedict XVI was born. I will take any correct years and attribute them to one of the popes. In the year in which there were two Benedicts, I will attribute that year to the Benedict whose reign fell completely within that year.

14. Name a Jewish Calendar month OR one of these three holidays that always occur near the beginning of the month: one is the Jewish New Year, one always occurs near the end of the traditional year, and one occurs in the first month of Spring.

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TD 278, Caboom, The Year 2015
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3312

1. Anniversaries of Past Events

What better way to start a quiz about the year 2015 than with a question about past decades. Please answer one of the following questions about events that had their 10th/20th/30th/50th/100th/200th/300th anniversary in 2015 (12 answers).

A. 1715: This king of France dies.
B. 1815, June 18: This battle is fought.
C. 1915: The second incarnation of this movement is established.
D. 1915: This scientist, born in the Kingdom of Württemberg, publishes a geometric theory of gravitation.
E. 1965, February: The flag of this country is introduced.
F. 1985: This rookie is named as the NBA's "Rookie of the Year."
G. 1985: This man replaces Konstantin Chernenko.
H. 1985, June 27: This road is officially removed from the United States Highway System.
I. 1985, July 3: The first movie of this movie trilogy is released.
J. 1995, October 3: The verdict is read in the trial of this man.
K. 1995: 168 people die and more than 680 others are injured in this.
L. 2005, April 2: This man dies. He was canonized on April 27, 2014.

HINT: Additional clues for each answer (viewing this hint will add 2 points to your score):
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A. HINT: Known as the Sun King, he ruled for 72 years.
B. HINT: The battle was fought in present-day Belgium and the defeat ended Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French.
C. HINT: The Birth of the Nation may have had an impact in the resurrection of this white supremacy movement.
D. HINT: The theory in question is the general theory of relativity.
E. HINT: The date of the introduction, February 15, is celebrated later as the Flag Day.
F. HINT: He would retire and switch to baseball less than a decade later, only to return in less than two years.
G. HINT: He was the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union.
H. HINT: Also known as the Will Rogers Highway, it goes from California through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri to Illinois.
I. HINT: The trilogy, starring Michael J. Fox, is partially set in the year 2015.
J. HINT: An estimated 150 million people watched as he was found not guilty; the glove didn’t fit.
K. HINT: This bombing was carried out by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
L. HINT: After his death, Benedict XVI became the New Pope.
2. Sports Close-ups

Please identify one of the sports from the close-ups of sports pictures taken in 2015. For this question (and for this question only), please also include the letter of the picture you’re identifying. (13 answers)
PICTURES
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A. Image
B. Image
C. Image
D. Image
E. Image
F. Image
G. Image
H. Image
I. Image
J. Image
K. Image
L. Image
M. Image
HINT: Full sized images of each picture (viewing this hint will add 2 points to your score).
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A. Image
B. Image
C. Image
D. Image
E. Image
F. Image
G. Image
H. Image
I. Image
J. Image
K. Image
L. Image
M. Image

3. Movies

Please name a movie released in 2015 that grossed at least 175 million in the US in 2015 (14 answers).

HINT 1: Movies that grossed between 100 and 175 million (viewing this hint will add 1 point to your score):
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$168,471,018: Hotel Transylvania 2
$166,167,230: Fifty Shades of Grey
$162,994,032: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
$161,197,785: Straight Outta Compton
$155,190,832: San Andreas
$153,636,354: Mad Max: Fury Road
$130,179,072: The Divergent Series: Insurgent
$128,261,724: Kingsman: The Secret Service
$128,235,584: The Peanuts Movie
$110,825,712: Spy
$110,716,470: The Good Dinosaur
$110,212,700: Trainwreck
HINT 2: Director and top billed star of each movie according to imdb.com (viewing this hint will add 2 points to your score):
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Director: J.J. Abrams - Star: Harrison Ford
Director: Colin Trevorrow - Star: Chris Pratt
Director: Joss Whedon - Star: Robert Downey Jr.
Director: Pete Docter & Ronnie Del Carmen - Star: Amy Poehler (voice)
Director: James Wan - Star: Vin Diesel
Director: Kyle Balda & Pierre Coffin - Star: Sandra Bullock (voice)
Director: Ridley Scott - Star: Matt Damon
Director: Kenneth Branagh - Star: Cate Blanchett
Director: Francis Lawrence - Star: Jennifer Lawrence
Director: Christopher McQuarrie - Star: Tom Cruise
Director: Elizabeth Banks - Star: Anna Kendrick
Director: Peyton Reed - Star: Paul Rudd
Director: Sam Mendes - Star: Daniel Craig
Director: Tim Johnson - Star: Jim Parsons (voice)

4. Major Events

Please answer one of the following questions about events that took place in 2015 (12 answers).
A. April 25: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake, with its epicenter in this country, causes more than 8,900 deaths in four countries.
B. May 2: This princess is born.
C. May 11: “Version O” of Les Femmes d'Alger, by this painter, sells for US$179.3 million at Christie's auction in New York, setting a new world record for a painting.
D. May 20: The last show of this talk show host.
E. June 2: This President announces his intention to resign amidst an FBI-led corruption investigation.
F. June 26: This becomes legal nationwide in the US after the US Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.
G. July 1: This country becomes the first advanced economy to miss a payment to the International Monetary Fund in the 71-year history of the IMF.
H. July 20: These two countries reestablish full diplomatic relations.
I. July 29: This operating system is released.
J. September 18: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issues a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to this manufacturer.
K. September 28: NASA announces that liquid water has been found on this planet.
L. October 8: Svetlana Alexievich wins this prize.

HINT: Additional clues for each answer (viewing this hint will add 2 points to your score):
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A. HINT: The other three countries, with a total of 107 casualties, were India, China and Bangladesh.
B. HINT: She’s the fourth in line to succeed Queen Elizabeth II, after her grandfather prince Charles, her father prince William and her brother prince George.
C. HINT: Guernica is one of the most well-known pieces by this Spanish cubist artist.
D. HINT: He hosted The Late Show for 22 years.
E. HINT: He has been the president of FIFA since 1998.
F. HINT: The Court decided 5-4 that this was guaranteed by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Before the Court’s decision, this was legal in 36 states.
G. HINT: A bailout referendum was rejected by the voters of this EU country four days later, but another bailout package was later accepted by the government.
H. HINT: The diplomatic ties were cut 54 years earlier, in 1961.
I. HINT: Microsoft introduced the first version of this operating system 30 years earlier in 1985.
J. HINT: The holding company, named for this German automaker, also sells passenger cars under the Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Audi, Porsche, SEAT and Skoda brands.
K. HINT: The water wasn’t found by the Curiosity rover currently on the planet, but was instead confirmed by the CRISM spectroscopic instrument onboard the Reconnaissance Orbiter.
L. HINT: The prize has been won, among others, by John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Sir Winston Churchill and Frans Eemil Sillanpää.

5. Auto Sales

The U.S. auto industry set an all-time sales record in 2015 with 17,470,659 light-vehicle sales. This includes cars and light-duty trucks (pickups, cross-overs, minivans, SUVs). Please name one of the 12 best selling brands of 2015 (12 answers).

Please note: I’m looking for brands, not manufacturers or models. If you do however answer a model of one of the acceptable brands, I will accept it and count it under that brand. If you answer a manufacturer that is not also an acceptable brand, I will not accept it. Example: Mercedes-Benz would be an acceptable answer (if it was in the top 12, it’s 13th), whereas Daimler AG, the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, would not. And if your answer was S550, it would count under Mercedez-Benz.

HINT: Brands from 13th to 39th and their sales (viewing this hint will add 2 points to your score):
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13. Mercedes-Benz 372,977
14. VW 349,440
15. BMW 346,023
16. Lexus 344,601
17. Chrysler 324,846
18. Mazda 319,183
19. Buick 223,055
20. Audi 202,202
21. Acura 177,165
22. Cadillac 175,267
23. Infiniti 117,330
24. Lincoln 101,227
25. Mitsubishi 95,342
26. Land Rover 70,582
27. Volvo 70,047
28. Mini 58,514
29. Scion 56,157
30. Porsche 51,756
31. Fiat 42,410
32. Tesla 22,800
33. Jaguar 14,466
34. Maserati 11,697
35. Smart USA 7,484
36. Bentley 2,686
37. Ferrari 2,124
38. Rolls-Royce 1,140
39. Lamborghini 756

6. TV

Please name a TV series that had at least 3 seasons aired on either ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox and had its series finale in 2015 (11 answers).

HINT 1: The total number of seasons and episodes for 10 of the shows and the network they aired on (viewing this hint will add 1 point to your score):
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CBS: 15/16 seasons, 336 episodes
CBS: 12 seasons, 262 episodes
CBS: 7 seasons, 151 episodes
NBC: 7 seasons, 125 episodes
Fox: 6 seasons, 121 episodes
NBC: 6 seasons, 103 episodes
ABC: 6 seasons, 102 episodes (with 61 on ABC and 41 on TBS)
ABC: 4 seasons, 89 episodes
CBS: 3, seasons, 39 episodes
NBC: 3 seasons, 39 episodes
Hint 2: For 10 of the shows, the cast member who was in most episodes according to imdb.com (viewing this hint will add 2 points to your score):
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George Eads
Jon Cryer
Simon Baker
Jane Lynch
Lauren Graham
Amy Poehler
Courteney Cox
Madeleine Stowe
Mike Vogel
Mads Mikkelsen

7. Literature

Please name an author whose book is in the Nielsen BookScan Adult Fiction Top 20 for 2015. (16 answers).

HINT: The initials of the authors and the names of the books (viewing this hint will add 2 points to your score):
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1. HL - Go Set a Watchman
2. ELJ - Grey
3. PH - The Girl on the Train
4. AD - All the Light We Cannot See
5. AW - The Martian
6. JG - Rogue Lawyer
7. HL - To Kill a Mockingbird
8. NS - See Me
9. JG - Gray Mountain
10. KH - The Nightingale
11. SK - The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
12. DL - The Girl in the Spider’s Web
13. FSF - The Great Gatsby
14. PC - The Alchemist
15. CBK - Orphan Train
16. SK - Finders Keepers
17. LM - The Husband’s Secret
18. JP - Cross Justice
19. RB - Fahrenheit 451
20. AW - The Martian
8. Celebrities

After the literature question, I feel like it’s necessary to alleviate any fears that this quiz is turning into a highbrow one, so here are some celebrities for your enjoyment. Please identify one of the following persons arrested or charged for a crime in 2015 from their recent mugshots (if available), older mugshots or regular photographs. (13 answers)
PICTURES:
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A. Arrested in January for punching a police officer: Image
B. Arrested in February for stealing furniture and pool equipment: Image
C. Arrested in February for soliciting a prostitute and charged in June for domestic violence: Image
D. Charged in March for assault after choking a female film executive: Image
E. Arrested in April for possession of meth and weed: Image
F. Arrested in May after driving with a suspended license and switching seats when pulled over: Image
G. Arrested in June for DUI: Image
H. Arrested in June for assault after a fight with a UCLA football coach: Image
I. Arrested in June after a high speed car chase: Image
J. Arrested in July in Sweden for suspicion of using illegal drugs: Image
K. Arrested in August for climbing a crane to protest SeaWorld: Image
L. Arrested in October trying to cross from Canada to the US after fleeing felony vandalism charges in 2010: Image
M. Arrested in October for public intoxication: Image
HINT: Additional clues for each celebrity (viewing this hint will add 2 points to your score):
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A. This singer was the first artist in history to hold the top three places simultaneously on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart. He’s also the artist for three of the answers for question 11.
B. His album To the Extreme, which spent 16 weeks at top of the Billboard 200 in 1990-91, included the hit Ice Ice Baby.
C. This former NFL star worked as an analyst on the NFL Network since 2008 until he was fired following his arrest in February.
D. This actor was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards for his role in Into the Wild.
E. This rapper’s best known songs are Hot in Herre and Dilemma.
F. This singer’s first English-language studio album was titled Enrique.
G. This actor starred as Jesse Katsopolis in Full House.
H. The biggest hit of this rapper, record producer, actor and entrepreneur, with an estimated net worth of $735 million, was I’ll Be Missing You.
I. This actor played the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.
J. This rapper, who released a reggae album in 2012 under the name Snoop Lion, started his own brand of cannabis products in 2015.
K. This star of Jackass and Wildboyz has a self-portrait tattooed on his back.
L. This actor and brother of Dennis, known for his roles in Brokeback Mountain, Independence Day and Kingpin, was nominated for an Academy Award in 1974 for his role in The Last Detail.
M. This actor starred in the first three Michael Bay Transformers movies and played the son of Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

9. Jeopardy

In 2015 we had the 2015 Teachers Tournament and the 2015 Tournament of Champions. Please identify one of the semifinalists from either tournament (18 answers).

HINT: Anagrams of the names of the semifinalists (viewing this hint will add 1 point to your score; you may not use a program to solve these, but you may use scrabble pieces, pen and paper, keyboard and notepad etc):
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TT Semifinal 1: A Male Head Lanka (there were some inappropriate options here) vs My Facial Fund vs Manicuring Hell
TT Semifinal 2: Sin Free Jingle vs Average Ratlike Grin vs Rich Cake
TT Semifinal 3: Corny Dialog vs My Bar Year vs Racy Frat Hell
TOC Semifinal 1: Err Key Genre vs J.Z. Loch Hunts vs Deft Alien
TOC Semifinal 2: Lax Job Ace vs Nuns Been Rehab vs Will Hunch Vegan
TOC Semifinal 3: Stat Jock Man vs Rare When Daring vs Heartache Denier
10. Sports Finalists

Please name a team that was in the Super Bowl, the NBA finals, the Stanley Cup finals, the World Series (of MLB) or the UEFA Champions League final in 2015 (10 answers).

HINT: State/country for each team (viewing this hint will add 2 points to your score):
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Super Bowl: Massachusetts, Washington
NBA Finals: California, Ohio
Stanley Cup Finals: Illinois, Florida
World Series: Missouri, New York
UEFA Champions League final: Spain, Italy
11. Music

Please name a song that reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list in 2015 (9 answers), or an album that spent at least 3 weeks in number 1 on the Billboard 200 album list (3 answers).

HINT 1: The artists and durations on the list for each song and album (viewing this hint will add 1 point to your score):
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14 weeks: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
12 weeks: Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
7 weeks: Adele
6 weeks (album) (plus 5 weeks in 2014): Taylor Swift
6 weeks: OMI
6 weeks: The Weeknd
3 weeks (album): Adele
3 weeks (album): The Weeknd
3 weeks: The Weeknd
2 weeks (plus 5 weeks in 2014): Taylor Swift
1 week: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
1 week: Justin Bieber
HINT 2: A line from each song, no hints for the albums (viewing this hint will add 2 points to your score):
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“But I've got a [title], baby, and I'll write your name”
“I'm too hot (hot damn), call the po-lice and the fireman”
“It's been a long day without you, my friend, and I'll tell you all about it when I [title]”
“'Cause, baby, now we got [title], you know it used to be mad love”
“Oh I think that I found myself a [title], she's always right there when I need her”
“I [title] when I'm with you, but I love it, but I love it, oh”
“[title], ohh ohh ohh, when you nod your head yes, but you wanna say no”
“I only love it when you touch me, not feel me, when I'm fu**ed up, that's the real me”
“[title] from the other side, I must have called a thousand times”
12. In Memoriam

As they say, everything ends in death, and so does this quiz. A memory may last forever though, so please remember and identify one of the following persons who died in 2015 (16 answers).

A. January 11: Swedish-Italian actress and model (b. 1931)
B. February 27: American actor (b. 1931)
C. March 8: American director, producer and writer (b. 1955)
D. April 13: German writer (b. 1927)
E. May 14: American singer, songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
F. May 23: American mathematician (b. 1928)
G. June 7: English actor (b. 1922)
H. July 17: French race car driver (b. 1989)
I. July 26: American reality television personality, actress and singer (b. 1993)
J. July 30: American country music singer (b. 1947)
K. August 30: American film director, producer and writer (b. 1939)
L. September 13: American basketball player (b. 1955)
M. September 19: English author (b. 1937)
N. September 22: American baseball player (b. 1925)
O. October 24: Irish-American actress (b. 1920)
P. December 31: American singer, songwriter and performer (b. 1950)

HINT: Additional clues for each person (viewing this hint will add 2 points to your score):
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A. She played Sylvia in La Dolce Vita.
B. He was best known for his role as Mr. Spock on Star Trek.
C. He was a co-creator of The Simpsons.
D. He won the 1999 Nobel prize in literature.
E. This “King of the Blues” was ranked sixth by the Rolling Stone on its 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarist of all time.
F. This Nobel prize winning mathematician, who made fundamental contributions to game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equations, was portrayed by Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind.
G. He played Saruman in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Count Dooku in Star Wars episodes II and III.
H. He was the first F1 driver to be killed as a result of an accident during a race since Ayrton Senna in 1994.
I. She was the only daughter of Whitney Houston.
J. She won a Grammy award for her 1971 hit (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden.
K. He was the director on the Scream films and created the A Nightmare on Elm Street film franchise.
L. This three time NBA MVP and twelve time NBA All-Star player is ranked seventh all-time in career points and third in total rebounds.
M. This best-selling romance novelist sold more than 500 million copies of her 32 novels.
N. One of the greatest catchers in baseball history, he played 18 seasons for the Yankees and 4 games for the Mets.
O. This “Queen of Technicolor” appeared in such films as Miracle on 34th Street, Rio Grande and The Quiet Man.
P. This daughter of Nathaniel Adams Coles won 9 Grammy Awards, including 1992 Album of the Year for Unforgettable… with Love.
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TD 279, Armandillo, Rick-Rolled (General Knowledge)
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3320

1. Identify the Richard Gere film from the quotes below. Please include the letter you chose in your answer. In all cases Richard Gere’s character is speaking. (year of movie to serve as a hint):

a. “I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but if Jesus Christ lived … today, and he had come to me and he had five thousand dollars, let’s just say things would have turned out differently” (2002)
b. “I don’t got no place else to go!” (1982)
c. “I think we both know she’s not my niece.” (1990)
d. “I speak. You do not speak. All you do is sit there and look innocent.” (1996)
e. “I dare not kiss so lovely a lady. I have but one heart to lose.” (1995)
f. “SHAZAM! I think I’m in Mayberry” (1999)
g. “We all make choices, Adrienne. You chose that life, you chose that man. Do you even remember who you really are anymore?” (2008)
h. “How many cops you know, huh? Got nothing. Divorced, alcoholic, kids won’t talk to them anymore, can’t get it up. Sitting there in their little apartments, alone in the dark, playing lollipop with a service revolver?” (1990)
i. “Women are *incapable* of being bad luck by themselves. It’s men make ‘em that way.” (2000)
j. “God’s victory, not mine. I am but the means to His end” (1985).


2. Who can forget that man in the yellow fedora and raincoat? Dick Tracy! And who can forget the 1990 film of the same name starring Warren Beatty? Well, hopefully none of you! Identify one of the “villains” from the film. This includes any mobster. I can’t say “bad guy” since not all are male. Oops! I gave you a hint :D (12 POSSIBLE ANSWERS)


3. Identify the author of one of the following works. Not all are works of fiction. HINT: All but one have Richard for a first name, and the one exception is a Rick! Please indicate the appropriate letter.

a. Against All Enemies
b. What Dreams May Come
c. Native Son
d. Empire Falls
e. Watership Down
f. The Lightning Thief
g. Loss of Innocence
h. The Running Man
i. The Selfish Gene
j. Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!


4. Richard Branson, with a net worth of $5.1 billion is a very wealthy man. But even he doesn’t qualify as one of the world’s very richest. According to Forbes, identify one of the top 10 richest people in the world as of the end of 2015. Before you skip on, I am enclosing some hints below. If you like a challenge, skip them  (10 POSSIBLE ANSWERS)
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The following people are negbait, so don’t name them: Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page.
The list includes 2 tech titans, a Mexican, a Spaniard, an investment guru, a make-up maven, a pair of brothers, someone who married into a rich family & that same family’s youngest heir.

5. Spotted Dick doesn’t sound very appetizing, so hopefully one of the following international dishes does. Identify the country of origin. Some may have multiple right answers. Please indicate the appropriate letter.

a. Pasteli
b. Tarte Tatin
c. Panforte
d. Cocada Amarela
e. Summer Pudding
f. Malva Pudding
g. Shoofly Pie
h. Linzertorte
i. Pavlova
j. Pflaumenkuchen


6. Thought you were done with literature and movies? Think again! One of the most famous authors that fits the theme of this TD is Philip K. Dick! Yes, he wrote numerous stories and novels, but I need to correct these in a reasonable amount of time. Identify an already released motion picture based on a work written by him. (12 POSSIBLE ANSWERS)


7. Here is one for the musically inclined. Identify the artist who sang or wrote one of the following works. The answer should fit the theme :D Please identify the appropriate letter.

a. MacArthur Park
b. Hazard
c. She’s All I Ever Had
d. Hold Me Back
e. Lohengrin
f. Jessie’s Girl
g. Good Golly Miss Molly
h. La Bamba
i. Together Forever
j. Salome


8. Another famous Richard went by Dick. Dick Cheney. Before serving as vice-president however, he served as a Secretary of Defense. Identify any other United States Secretary of Defense who served under any President from Jimmy Carter on. This includes Carter’s Secretary of Defense. (12 POSSIBLE ANSWERS)


9. Who can forget the fantastic lyrics penned by Richard Rodgers? What would he be without his partner Oscar Hammerstein, though? Name one of the musicals they created together. This also includes movies. (11 POSSIBLE ANSWERS)


10. Richard Pryor made millions laugh with his jokes, so it should come as no surprise that he tops Comedy Central’s List of Greatest Standup Comedians of all time. Name any other funny person in the top 15. (14 POSSIBLE ANSWERS) Hints below, if needed!
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one is a female, two have potty mouths, three starred in sitcoms with their names, two were talk show hosts, one directs, one is a playwright/writer/musician. Some may or may not have done all of those :D

11. I’m sure many of you were waiting for a question about Richard Nixon, unfortunately I am going to sort of disappoint you. Before he was President, Nixon ran for and lost a race to be governor of California. Identify any other President who ran for office, AFTER they served as President and lost or withdrew from the race. (This includes those who failed to be named their party’s nominee.) (11 possible answers)


12. Richard Melville Hall’s name might not strike a bell, but his stage name, Moby, certainly should. In 2003, Moby was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Although he didn’t win, you could be a winner by naming any artist who DID score a Grammy in that category since 2001 (inclusive). DON’T FRET! The works they won for are listed below as hints. (11 POSSIBLE ANSWERS)
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Nessun Dorma, Throw Down Your Heart, I Dreamed There Was No Way, One Week Last Summer, Mornin, Caravan, 11th Commandment, Marwa Blues, Auld Lang Syne, Reptile, Caravan.
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TD 280, Tigershark, Las Vegas
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3341

1. Mandalay Bay

One of the biggest attractions at the Mandalay Bay casino is Shark Reef Aquarium, which is one of the largest aquariums in North America. Below are photos of twelve species of sharks. Identify the species:

A-D
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E-H
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I-L
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2. Luxor

Luxor was inspired by Ancient Egypt. Below is a list of gods from Ancient Egypt. Identify the god described below:
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A. Sun god. He is often depicted as having the head of a falcon and a sun disk resting on his head.

B. Goddess of war. She is typically depicted as having the head of a lioness and dressed in red. According to one legend, she was sent to destroy mortals who conspired against the god described in A. Her bloodlust was not satisfied, so she nearly destroyed all of humanity. So A poured out beer dyed red. Mistaking the beer for blood, she became drunk and gave up the slaughter. To honor her Egyptians would festivals of intoxication imitate her drunkenness that saved humanity.

C. God of the afterlife. He is usually depicted as a man with green skin who is partially mummy-wrapped. In one myth, his brother murdered him by sealing him in a box and throwing the box into the Nile. His wife found him and brought him back to life so he could impregnate her.

D. Goddess of nature and magic. Her name literally means “Throne” and she is commonly depicted with a headdress that is a throne. She was the wife of C, and was considered the ideal wife and mother, and in one myth, the flooding of the Nile was because of the tears she cried at the death of her husband.

E. God the sky, war, and hunting. He is frequently depicted as a man with the head of a falcon. He is the son of C and D, conceived after his mother used magic to bring her husband back to life from the dead.

F. God of the desert, violence and chaos. He is sometimes depicted as having the head of an animal, which does not resemble any known animal. He killed his brother, C, in order to gain his throne.

G. God of knowledge. He is typically depicted as having the head of an ibis or a baboon. He was self-begotten. The Egyptians believed he invented writing, mathematics, astronomy, and was the author of all works of science, religion, and magic.

H. God was the protector of graves and was the guide of souls to the underworld. In art, he is depicted as having the head of a jackal.

I. God of the Earth. He is married to the goddess of the sky, J, and they are the parents of C, D, and F. He is associated with vegetation, and it was said that barley grows out of his ribs.

J. Goddess of the sky and stars. She is sometimes depicted as a cow, but more often was depicted as a nude woman covered in stars. She is the mother of C, D, and F.

K. God of creation. He created himself by sitting on a mound in the watery abyss that existed before creation. In one myth, he created Shu, the goddess of air, and Shefnut, the god of moisture by spitting them out of his mouth.

L. God of the Nile, the military, and fertility. In art he is depicted as having the head of a crocodile. Crocodiles were often raised as living incarnations of this god, and when these crocodiles died, they were ritualistically mummified.
3. Excalibur

The Excalibur casino was inspired by the Arthurian legend. One of the most notable parodies of the Arthurian Legend is the 1975 movie Monty Python and Holy Grail, which was adapted into a stage musical in 2005 called Spamalot. For this question, name:

A. One of the six member of Monty Python; or

B. A principal cast member in the original Broadway cast of Spamalot. A principal cast member is someone who played one of the following roles: King Arthur; Patsy; Sir Robin; Sir Lancelot (and others); the Lady of the Lake; Sir Galahad (and others); Sir Bedevere (and others); and Prince Herbert (and others). An original cast member is someone who played the role in the opening night performance. There were several notable actors who replaced the original cast members, but they will be considered wrong answers. There is no need to match the actor to the role—the roles are there to distinguish who is principal cast member and who is not.

4. MGM Grand

The MGM Grand features a giant statue of Leo the Lion, the MGM mascot. MGM produced over 200 movie musicals during the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Below are screenshots from twelve MGM movie musicals. Identify the movie. Note: some of the movies were based on stage productions, some were original.

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5. New York, New York

The New York, New York Casino was inspired by the city of New York (duh). Below are twelve pictures of NYC landmarks. Identify the landmark:

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6. Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo is the most populous Quartier in Monaco. Monaco is 0.78 square miles, making it the second smallest country in the world. Only Vatican City is smaller. Name a country OTHER THAN Monaco or Vatican City smaller than 200 square miles in total area. Note that countries include sovereign states, but not unrecognized microstates. Total area includes land and water area within international boundaries and coastlines. (i.e. Lakes and rivers, but not ocean) The smallest country larger than 200 square miles is St. Lucia at 238 square miles. (15 possible answers)

7. Planet Hollywood

Hollywood has made many memorable films set in Las Vegas. Identify one of the Vegas set films below:

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8. Aria

Aria is a term in music that is a piece for one voice and is part of a larger work, typically an opera. Below are excerpts from arias from twelve different operas. Name the opera.
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9. Paris

Identify one of the following associated with the history of Paris:
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A. Name for the Roman settlement on the Left Bank in what is now the 5th arrondissement.

B. Bishop of Paris during the 3rd Century A.D. According to legend, after being beheaded by the Romans, he picked up his head and walked ten miles preaching a sermon of repentance.

C. King who commissioned the building of Sainte-Chappelle chapel. He was only king of France to be canonized.

D. Area in Paris near the University of Paris and several other institutions of higher education which gets its name from the language that was widely spoken around the university during the Middle Ages.

E. Name given to the event that began on August 23, 1572, when the king ordered the killing of Huguenots. It began in Paris, and spread outside of the city, and left thousands dead.

F. Completed in 1606, this was the first bridge in Paris that was not lined with houses on both sides of the bridge. Eventually, all of the other bridges were replaced, and this is the oldest bridge in Paris.

G. 17th Century Parisian playwright and actor who wrote some of the most important comedies in Western theater. He died shortly after suffering a coughing and hemorrhaging fit while playing a hypochondriac in his final play.

H. Inventors who launched the first hot air balloon in 1783 in Paris.

I. Prison that was stormed on July 14, 1789.

J. Prefect of the Seine, who oversaw a massive public works program in the late 19th Century that created parks, boulevards, new sewers, etc. in order to modernize the city.

K. Military leader who made a rousing speech from the Hotel de Ville when Paris was liberated on August 25, 1944.

L. In 1977, he became the first elected mayor of Paris. He served as mayor until 1995, when he was elected President of France.
10. Bellagio

The Bellagio Casino is famous for the large fountain in the front of the casino. Below are photos of 14 other famous fountains. Identify the city where one can find the fountain. On letter N, I will accept answers that identify the country of the fountain, since it is not in a large metro area. On letter F, I will accept either the specific city where the fountain is found or name larger metropolitan area where the fountain is found (that's a hint).

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11. Caesar's Palace

Caesar's Palace is inspired by Ancient Rome. I didn't feel like writing another question about Ancient Rome, so instead, I wrote a question about Shakespeare. Given the quote from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, identify the speaker.
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A. Beware the ides of March

B. Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.

C. Indeed, it is a strange disposed time:
But men may construe things after their fashion,
Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.

D. There is no fear in him; let him not die;
For he will live, and laugh at this hereafter.

E. Tell me your counsels, I will not disclose 'em:
I have made strong proof of my constancy,
Giving myself a voluntary wound
Here, in the thigh: can I bear that with patience.
And not my husband's secrets?

F. Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

G. Alas, my lord,
Your wisdom is consumed in confidence.
Do not go forth to-day: call it my fear
That keeps you in the house, and not your own.

H. Speak, hands, for me!

I. Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!
Run hence, proclaim, cry it about the streets.

J. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

K. There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

L. So call the field to rest: and let's away,
To part the glories of this happy day.
12. Mirage

One of the notable features of the Mirage Casino is a volcano that "erupts" nightly at 7 and 8 P.M. 14. The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior has identified 16 volcanoes as “Decade Volcanoes.” These are active volcanoes that are considered worthy of study in light of a history of large disruptive eruptions and proximity to populated areas. A volcano is considered “active” if it has erupted in the last 10,000 years. Name one of the 16 Decade Volcanoes. To help you out, here is a description of each of the decade volcanoes: Note: There is no need to match the letter to the description. I was going to ask name a decade volcano, but I realized that was going to be way too hard without hints.
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A. This Colombian volcano erupted in 1993 killing six scientists who were studying the volcano and three tourists. A 2010 eruption forced the evacuation of 8,000 people.

B. One of the most active volcanoes in Africa, this volcano is located in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. An eruption in 2002 killed 147 people.

C. This large volcano is mostly submerged in the Aegean Sea. It forms three islands, one of which shares its name with the volcano. The island is a popular travel destination.

D. The 1902 eruption of this Guatemalan volcano was the third largest eruption of the 20th Century. Ash was detected as far away as San Francisco and over 5,000 people died as a result of the eruption.

E. The most active volcano in Indonesia is located less than 20 miles from the city Yogyakarta, which has a metropolitan area with a population of 2.4 million.

F. One of the most active volcanoes in the world, this Sicilian volcano is the largest of the three active volcanoes in Italy.

E. Only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted in the last 100 years. It is considered one of the most dangerous due to 3,000,000 million people living nearby and its tendency for violent eruptions. One such eruption killed an estimated 16,000 people in 79 A.D.

H. Volcano located on the island of Kyushu. A deadly eruption occurred in 1792 killing approximately 15,000 people. After the 1792 eruption it remained dormant for nearly 200 years.

I. Japanese volcano near Kagoshima that literally translates to “Cherry Blossom Island.” Even though the 1914 eruption is was the most powerful volcanic eruption during the 20th century, there was very little loss of life due to evacuations.

J. One of the most active volcanoes in Mexico. There have been several eruptions in the past two years.

K. One of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea. It is estimated that this volcano is responsible for 2% of the sulfur dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere.

L. Located on an island in a lake on the island of Luzon, this is the second most active volcano in the Philippines.

M. These two volcanoes are located within sight of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky the administrative center on the Kamchatka peninsula. (Either volcano is acceptable, but they will be scored together.)

N. Located on the island of Tenerife, this volcano is the highest point in Spain. The area surrounding the mountain is a national park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and ninth most visited national park in the world.

O. Considered to be the largest volcano on Earth (although its peak high is 120 feet shorter than a neighboring volcano), this volcano and Kilauea are the two volcanoes that make up Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

P. Highest point in Washington State. It is also the name of a National Park. On January 31, 2014, the Washington State Senate (stupidly) passed a resolution to temporarily rename it Mount Seattle Seahawks in honor of Super Bowl XLVIII.
13. Venetian

The Venetian Casino is inspired by the city of Venice. For A-G identify the famous Venetian. For H-L, Identify one of the Venetian landmarks.

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A. Merchant and traveler who traveled to Asia, met Kublai Khan, and wrote of his experiences in a book that literally translates to “Book of the Marvels of the World.”

B. Prolific painter, who is considered to be the most important Venetian of the Renaissance. He was the portrait painter for Phillip II of Spain. Some of his most famous works include Venus of Urbino, Danae, and Diana and Actaeon.

C. Famous 16th Century courtesan who was well educated and had a brief affair with King Henry III of France. She and published a series of poems inspired by ancient Roman love poetry and letters detailing her daily life.

D. Explorer who was commissioned under Henry VII of England. One common story is that he was the first European to explore the North American mainland since the Vikings. However, the governments of the UK and Canada have both designated Newfoundland as his official landing sight.

E. 18th Century adventurer and writer who traveled around Europe meeting some of the most important people of the day, such as Rousseau, Mozart, Catherine the Great, and Benjamin Franklin. Because he had several elaborate affairs with women, his name became synonymous with womanizer.

F. One of the greatest composers of the Baroque era, who is best known for The Four Seasons.

G. 18th Century painter and printmaker who is best known for painting landscapes of Venice.
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14. Treasure Island

Treasure Island is a pirate themed casino. Identify one of the following famous historical pirates:
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A. This is the nickname of Edward Teach, who the inspiration for many pirate characters in movies and literature. He commanded a captured ship he renamed “Queen Anne’s Revenge” in the West Indies and what is now the east coast of the U.S. between 1716 and 1718. He was killed in battle in North Carolina in 1718.

B. Privateer who received a letter of marque signed by King William III. He captured the Quedah Merchant, which was owned by the British East India Company. He was then abandoned by those who supported him, and he was arrested, returned to England where he was tried and hung for piracy. The trial was highly sensationalized, and because of the trial there were rumors of buried treasure.

C. Nicknamed “The Pirate Queen,” she was daughter of an Irish chieftain who also owned a “sea trading” business, which really engaged in piracy. She was involved in fighting the English occupation of Ireland. When her brother and sons were captured by the English, she personally met with Queen Elizabeth to negotiate their release.

D. Female pirate who was captured along with “Calico Jack” Rackham. She was tried and sentenced to hang, but was granted a stay of execution when she claimed she was pregnant. (There are two possible answers to this question. They will be scored separately)

E. English privateer who led the second circumnavigation of the globe, and was the first captain to survive a circumnavigation. During the circumnavigation, he captured a Spanish ship laden with gold worth millions in today’s dollars. He was second in command when the English defeated the Spanish Armada and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.

F. French-American privateer who ran a smuggling/piracy operation in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. When an American naval force invaded his operation, he aided Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans in exchange for a pardon for his men.

G. Welsh-born buccaneer who lead successful raids in Portobello and Maracaibo. He was a notorious alcoholic, and during one expedition, the drunken crew accidentally blew up their ship, killing over 200 men (he was one of 10 survivors). In spite of this, he was knighted by King Charles II and was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.

H. According to legend, this pirate fell in love with a woman named Maria Hallett in Massachusetts, but her parents did not approve, so he took up piracy to seek treasures. He was one of the most successful pirates, capturing over 50 ships between 1716 and 1717. In 1717, he was returning to Massachusetts, perhaps to visit Maria, when he sailed into a violent storm which sank his ship, the Whydah.

I. English pirate who had several notable apprentices during his career, including A and H. He later accepted a pardon from the governor of the Bahamas and became a pirate hunter. He was killed when his ship ran into a hurricane and was wrecked on a reef far from land.

J. Pirate who was known as “The Gentleman Pirate” because he was a wealthy land owner in Barbados who became a pirate to, according to rumor, get away from his nagging wife. He was an apprentice under A. He actually was a terrible pirate, and managed to capture a few ships because of a skilled crew. Eventually he was captured and hanged for piracy.

K. Welsh pirate who operated in the Americas and West Africa. During the course of his career he captured over 470 ships. He and his crew agreed on a series of articles, which became known as the “pirate’s code.” His ship, The Royal Fortune, encountered HMS Swallow off the coast of Gabon. In the ensuing battle, he was shot and died immediately.
15. Circus Circus

Finally, we are at the north end of the strip! Montreal based Cirque du Soleil is the largest theatrical producer in the world. There are multiple permanent shows in Vegas which play to over 9,000 people a night. Identify one of the following:
A. One of the eight Cirque du Soleil shows currently playing at a Vegas casino;
B. The Cirque du Soleil show currently in residence at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Florida;
C. The Cirque du Soleil show currently touring the U.S. inspired by the movie Avatar;
D. The Cirque du Soleil show currently touring the U.S. inspired by Steampunk and currently playing at Dodger Stadium; or
E. The cirque-style show currently playing at the Wynn Casino.

Tiebreaker Question What is the total number of hotel rooms at the 15 hotel casinos listed above? Note: For the Mandalay Bay, this does not include the Delano. For the Venetian, this does not include the Palazzo. For all of the other casinos, the number of rooms includes all of the towers (if there is more than one.)
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TD 281, Lumosityfan, Presidential Elections
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3359

1. First, the ultimate goal of running in a presidential election is to, well, become president. Name a winner of a presidential election.
2. Today is, as I just mentioned in the intro, the Iowa Caucuses, an important starting point for a presidential campaign. This, along with new Hampshire, can help determine who is the frontrunner and who needs catching up. But there are times when an ultimate presidential candidate wins neither Iowa nor New Hampshire. Name one (either Democratic or Republican).
3. Sometimes the eventual winner of the presidential election can't get a break with the voters. Name a year in which the eventual winner won less than 50.0% of the popular vote.
4. There are candidates that are so strong that they just streamroll past the competition. Name an ultimate presidential winner who has won at least 450 electoral votes at least once.Som
5. Voter turnout has been a problem in recent years. Name a election year in which, according to the American Presidency Project, the Turnout Percentage of Voting Age Population was 55.0 % or lower.
6. Third-party candidates, while having not won ever, has still had a big impact on presidential election. Name a third-party candidate from 1868 (including 1868) to the present who has either won a electoral vote or won more than 10% of the popular vote that year.
7. Political experts always talk about the importance of "swing states", and while those states are important, I'm going to turn to those loyal states that have stayed true to their party for a long time. Name a state (not including D.C.) that has voted either Democratic or Republican every single presidential election year from 1980 to 2012.
8. Sometimes electors just can't stand the person that they're voting for ultimately. That's alright; they'll just be ashamed on this Think Different. Name a year in which either a presidential elector refused to vote for a presidential candidate or voted for a different presidential candidate that elector was pledged to vote for. (aka faithless electors)
9. Sometimes even the Supreme Court and/or constitutional amendments have to affect presidential elections. Given the description of these court cases and/or constitutional amendments, give the name of such case/amendment. (Give letter also!)
a. Gave women the right to vote.
b. Banned poll taxes.
c. Allowed people above the age of 18 to vote.
d. Canceled Florida's recount of the vote in Palm Beach county. (Or at least had a part in doing so.)
e. Redistricting was a political question, thereby courts could not resolve redistricting issues.
f. Struck down limits on spending in campaigns, saying that the use of money for influencing elections is a form of constitutionally protected free speech.
g. Gave African-Americans the right to vote.
h. State legislature districts had to be approximately equal in population.
i. Considered corporations "people", allowing them much more freedom in giving money to superPACs and other campaign finance institutions.
10. Finally, sometimes incumbent presidents have no luck repeating their success. Name a president to lose in the following presidential election while an official presidential candidate. (i.e. for reasons not including not running, died, injured, etc. Had to be on an official presidential ballot and still lost)
Tiebreaker. Very important. Name the total population of the 10 states with the most Electoral College votes as per the 2010 Census.

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TD 282, Armandillo, John, I'm Only Quizzing - General Knowledge tribute to David Bowie
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1. SPACE ODDITY – Space is exciting, even more so when something goes horribly wrong! Identify which movie one of the following groups of characters comes from! (Year of film’s release) (Include the letter)
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a. Ripley, Dallas, Lambert, Brett, Kane, Ash, Parker (1979)
b. Dr. William Weir, Captain Miller, Lt. Starck, Peters (1997)
c. Dr. Chris Kelvin, Rheya, Dr. Gordon (2002)
d. Jim Lovell, Jack Sweigert, Fred Haise, Gene Kranz (1995)
e. Ryan Stone, Matt Kowalski (2013)
f. Starlord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Groot (2014)
g. Malcolm Reynolds, Zoe Washburne, Hoban Washburne, Inara Serra (2005)
h. Jake Sully, Neytiri, Trudy Chacon, Colonel Miles Quaritch (2009)
i. Senator Palpatine, Jar Jar Binks, Queen Padme Amidala (1999)
j. Arthur Dent, Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebrox (2005)
2. LITTLE CHINA GIRL – Chinese, well Mandarin, is the most spoken language in the world in terms of people who speak it. Name any of the next 10 most spoken languages. (figures are from Wikipedia and accurate as of 2010). HINT: Indian is not considered a language, but there are a few answers associated with it listed. (10 answers)

3. OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS – Identify a female supermodel who appears on Celebrity Net Worth’s list of the 10 richest. They use net worth, not yearly salary. *I can say with certainty, every name on the list is well-known. Just name a famous supermodel and you will likely be right.* (10 answers)

4. I’M AFRAID OF AMERICANS – Hopefully you won’t be afraid of this question! Below are 12 (relatively) common fears. Identify what someone who suffers from it is afraid of. (I will be loose with answers) (include the letter)
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a. Aerophobia
b. Mysophobia
c. Claustrophobia
d. Cynophobia
e. Agoraphobia
f. Acrophobia
g. Ophidiophobia
h. Arachnophobia
i. Trypanophobia
j. Triskaidekaphobia
5. WHERE ARE WE NOW? – If you travel often, you probably have visited one of the top 12 WORLD airports (determined by passenger traffic). Name one of them. I am accepting EITHER airport OR the city it’s in (*HINT two of the answers are so esoteric I will accept the country; both are in Asia). Again, very liberal with answers here  (12 answers)

6. WILD IS THE WIND– Name any woodwind instrument. HINT: They aren’t all made of wood. (Many answers) You do NOT need to specify, alto, baritone, etc… Keep it simple!

7. HEROES – Below are the real names/identities of superheroes. Identify them! If someone on the list has been more than one hero, they will be counted as distinct/separate answers. (include the letter)
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a. Bruce Wayne
b. Steve Rogers
c. Barry Allen
d. Diana Prince
e. Tony Stark
f. Selina Kyle
g. Reed Richards
h. Dick Grayson
i. Don Diego de la Vega
j. Lord Namor
8. MODERN LOVE – Many people confuse love with lust, which is just fine by me since I need a way to work lust into this quiz. Name ANY of the seven deadly sins OR one of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. (11 Answers)

9. ASHES TO ASHES – Below are several quotes. Identify the source (the first 4 are books, please give the title). HINT: They all involve fire in some way. (include the letter)
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a. “There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”
b. "'You're mad,' Cap whispered. 'How right you are,' Rainbird said, and laughed."
c. “The bird, the pin, the song, the berries, the watch, the cracker, the dress that burst into flames. I am the mockingjay. The one that survived despite the Capitol's plans. The symbol of the rebellion.”
d. “When all the media assertions were put together, the police appeared to be hunting for a psychotic lesbian who had joined a cult of Satanists that propagandized for S&M sex and hated society in general and men in particular. Because Salander had been abroad for the past year, there might be international connections too.”
e. “I am Osgood Fielding the third.” “I’m Cinderella the second.”
f. “They call me MISTER Tibbs!”
g. “I don't know. Maybe they just oughta leave it the way it is. Kind of a shrine to all the bullshit in the world.”
h. “It's a living thing, Brian. It breathes, it eats, and it hates. The only way to beat it is to think like it. To know that this flame will spread this way across the door and up across the ceiling, not because of the physics of flammable liquids, but because it wants to. Some guys on this job, the fire owns them, makes 'em fight it on it's level, but the only way to truly kill it is to love it a little. Just like Ronald.”
i. “You know what, Anderson? You're starting to get so far up my nose, I'm beginning to feel your boots on my chin!”
j. “You work for Tuchman Marsh?”
“Yes.”
“Is that a law firm?”
“No, it’s a rock band – yes it’s a law firm.”
10. LET'S DANCE – Below is a list of popular dance moves/songs. Please identify which singer popularized them. (In other words, who performed the song they are associated with) (include the letter)
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a. The Moonwalk
b. “Walk Like an Egyptian”
c. Hammertime
d. Vogue (1990 song)
e. Linedancing (“Achy Breaky Heart”)
f. The Macarena
g. Cha Cha Slide
h. Crank That
i. Single Ladies
j. Gangnam Style
11. CHANGES- Below is a list of actors’ & actresses’ real names. Who are they? (include the letter)
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a. Alfonso D'Abruzzo
b. Jerome Silberman
c. Betty Joan Perske
d. Norma Jean Baker
e. Laszlo Loewenstein
f. Allen Konigsberg
g. Michael Douglas
h. Frances Gumm
i. Issur Danielovitch Demsky
j. Archibald Leach
12. THIS IS NOT AMERICA– Below is a list of alternative names of world countries. The name may be the country in its native language OR a former name for it. Identify the country.
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a. New Holland
b. Ellice Islands
c. Siam
d. Burma
e. Nippon
f. Gold Coast
g. Deutschland
h. Basutoland
i. Gaul
j. Suomi
13. FAME– Below are lyrics from various songs. Not just any songs though! All of the songs below sold more than 15 million copies as physical singles. Don’t worry if you don’t know current pop music; it’s not on the list! Song TITLE please.(year of release) (include the letter)
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a. Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart (1997)
b. If her daddy's rich take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor just do what you feel (1970)
c. Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime
And never let go till we're gone (1997)
d. We can't go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We all are a part of God's great big family
And the truth, you know,
Love is all we need (1985)
e. When I first saw you
with your smile so tender
My heart was captured,
my soul surrendered (1960)
f. Put your glad rags on and join me hon
We’ll h ave some fun when the clock strikes one (1954)
g. Let's fly way up to the clouds
Away from the maddening crowds
We can sing in the glow of a star that I know of
Where lovers enjoy peace of mind (1958)
h. Look into your heart, you will find
There's nothin' there to hide
Take me as I am, take my life
I would give it all, I would sacrifice (1991)
i. If this isn't love then why do I thrill?
And what makes my head go 'round and 'round
While my heart stands still? (1939)
j. Bittersweet memories
That is all I'm taking with me
So, goodbye
Please, don't cry
We both know I'm not what you, you need (1992)
14.CAT PEOPLE – Below are pictures of several cats. Identify the breed of one. (include the letter)
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15. LAZARUS – And last, but not least, we finally have a David Bowie question! (include the letter)
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a. In 1986, David starred as The Goblin King in the movie Labyrinth. What future Oscar-winner co-starred as a babysitter named Sarah?
b. In 1976, David played Thomas Jerome Newton, a humanoid alien who came to Earth in search of water, in which feature film?
c. In 1977, David formed an unlikely pairing with which famed crooner, to record the song “The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth”?
d. In 1992, David married famed supermodel Iman. Which country was she born in?
e. This is the name of David’s rock persona, which he took on in the 1970s.
f. In 1999 & 2000, David had a recurring role as The Host/Julian Priest on what horror anthology series; the show shares its name with a 1983 film in which David also appeared.
g. In 2007, David voiced Lord Royal Highness in a made-for-tv cartoon starring which porifera? (name the main character, not the movie)
h. In 2006, David starred as which Serbian physicist in the film “The Prestige”?
i. Recently, which rock group paid tribue to David by covering his song “Cracked Actor” at a fundraiser for presidential-hopeful Bernie Sanders?
j. What is the name of the final album David created, that released two days before his death?
TIE-BREAKER: How many studio albums did David Bowie release? (This does NOT include live albums or compilations) I am going with the “Price is Right Rule”. This means that whomever is closest, WITHOUT going over wins. (Additional tie-breaker will be time/date of entry)

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TD 283, 9021amyers, Going the Distance
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3387

ROUND 1
Like all combat sports, boxing is divided into weight classes that ensure matches between similarly-sized fighters. In boxing's bare-knuckle days, there were three classes at most; for much of the 20th century, there were eight established classes in professional boxing. Since the 1960s, though, sanctioning bodies have created several "super" or "junior" versions of the more established weight classes, expanding to the current total of 17 universally-recognized divisions in professional boxing. Name a weight class in men's boxing currently recognized by all major professional sanctioning bodies. Newer classes do not have universally-standard names; for each class, any name used by the four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO), or by The Ring magazine, which awards a title belt to the lineal champion of each division, is acceptable. (17 possible answers)

ROUND 2
The modern sport of boxing can be traced to the late-1800s adoption of Marquess of Queensbury rules -- named for John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensbury, a sports enthusiast who endorsed them. In addition to boxing, Douglas is also remembered for his part in Oscar Wilde's fall from grace. Wilde sued Douglas for libel over a dispute regarding Wilde's relationship with Douglas' son; a ruling in Douglas' favor ruined Wilde's finances, and revelations from the lawsuit led to Wilde's conviction for gross indecency. Answer one of the following clues relating to Oscar Wilde.
  • Name one of the seven plays written by Oscar Wilde that were first performed during his lifetime.
  • Wilde's character, Dorian Gray, appeared in the 2003 movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen as a member of the titular team. In the movie, Dorian is portrayed as a traitor to the group; appropriately, he is killed after being forced to see his own reflection. Name any other literary character who was a member of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in the 2003 film.
  • A Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch features Oscar Wilde at a party, where he and two contemporaries accredit a series of increasingly bizarre witticisms to each other in the presence of the Prince of Wales. Name either of the two other Victorian-era cultural figures involved in the sketch's confrontation.
  • Fill in the blank of Wilde's purported last words: "Either the _______ goes, or I do." (16 possible answers)
ROUND 3
Boxing is known as "the sweet science," a term coined by British writer Pierce Egan in the 1810s in his Boxiana collection of articles about the sport. Egan sought to characterize boxing as a methodical pursuit at a time when prizefighting was officially banned (albeit popular and widely reported on) in England. Over a century later, A.J. Liebling of The New Yorker adopted the term for his own boxing essays; Liebling would title his 1956 collection of writings The Sweet Science, which was declared the greatest sports book of all-time by Sports Illustrated in 2002. Name a branch of science devoted to the study of one of the following subjects. Provide the letter of the clue in your response. (14 possible answers)
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  1. Spiders
  2. Horses
  3. Aging
  4. Ground water
  5. Word origins
  6. The ears, nose, and throat
  7. Brewing and fermentation
  8. Flags
  9. The digestive system
  10. Fish
  11. Earthquakes
  12. The end of the world
  13. Mollusks
  14. Butterflies and moths
ROUND 4
Championship boxing has become synonymous with the city of Las Vegas, a relationship that began with the Sonny Liston-Floyd Paterson heavyweight rematch in 1963. While the venues have evolved from convention halls to casino parking lots to state-of-the-art sports arenas, prizefighting has been a constant draw for high rollers. There are over 60,000 hotel rooms on the Vegas Strip alone, and in the event of a highly-anticipated bout, all of those rooms are booked months in advance. Name a casino/hotel property on the Las Vegas Strip with a lodging capacity of over 3,000 rooms. The Cosmopolitan (2,995 rooms) and Paris (2,916) casinos come within 100 rooms of the cut-off, as does the Westgate (2,956; formerly the Las Vegas Hilton), the largest non-Strip hotel in Las Vegas. (13 possible answers)

ROUND 5
While Las Vegas is the capital of boxing, the one venue that can be considered the sport's Mecca is Madison Square Garden in New York. The current Garden, built in 1968, is the fourth arena with the name, and boxing has been a mainstay at all of them, even when prizefighting was illegal in New York. At one time, the Garden was also thought of as the Mecca of college basketball, having hosted seven NCAA Tournament finals in the 1940s. After a point-shaving scandal at the 1950 tourney, the NCAA sought to isolate the event from gambling interests in large cities in general, and New York in particular. The Final Four did not return to New York until 1996; even then, the championship was held not at Madison Square Garden, but across the Hudson at New Jersey's Meadowlands. Incidentally, 1996 was also the last time to date the Final Four was held in an arena built for basketball; every event since then has taken place in a domed stadium normally used for football (or in one case, baseball). Name a city that has hosted an NCAA Final Four since 1997, or a college basketball program that has won multiple NCAA Division I men's championships during that same timespan. (15 possible answers)

ROUND 6
The sport of boxing has no connection to Boxing Day, but the holiday is nonetheless an important day for sports in the countries that observe it. In the Southern Hemisphere nations where cricket is played, it is traditional for international test matches to begin on December 26. Test cricket, whose matches can last as long as five days, is considered to be the most demanding form of the sport: as such, only ten national teams are permitted to compete in tests by the International Cricket Council, the sport's governing body. Name one of the ten "nations" with Test status recognized by the ICC; any winner or runner-up of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, a tournament established in 2004 with the eventual goal of promoting non-Test nations to Test status; or the only non-Test nation that has hosted Test matches to date. Like in soccer, the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom are recognized individually; however, two of those countries do not have cricket teams of their own, forming parts of other countries' teams instead. In addition, one Test "nation" is actually a confederation of numerous independent states and territories. (17 possible answers)

ROUND 7
The confrontation and suspense inherent to boxing lends itself well as a backdrop for feature films. Out of the three sports-themed movies have been awarded Best Picture at the Academy Awards, two of them have been about boxing. Part of the appeal of boxing films is the dedication of their lead actors or actresses to pull off such a physically-demanding performance; portrayals of boxers have proven to be career-defining roles for numerous movie stars. Name the actor who played the main character in one of the following movies about boxers. Provide the letter of the clue your response. (16 possible answers)
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  1. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
  2. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
  3. Rocky (1976)
  4. The Champ (1979)
  5. Raging Bull (1980)
  6. The Boxer (1997)
  7. Play It to the Bone (1999) (two possible answers)
  8. The Hurricane (1999)
  9. Girlfight (2000)
  10. Ali (2001)
  11. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
  12. Cinderella Man (2005)
  13. The Fighter (2010)
  14. Southpaw (2015)
  15. Creed (2015)
ROUND 8
Being a boxer requires extensive physical training, and few training facilities are as renowned as the Kronk Gym in Detroit. Founded in a rec center basement, the Kronk legend began when an ex-amateur fighter named Emanuel Steward arrived in the 1970s. Steward would become known as boxing's greatest trainer prior to his death in 2012, and the Kronk Gym served as his base of operations. Starting with four-division titlist Thomas Hearns, many world champions trained at Kronk under Steward's tutelage, including heavyweights Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, and Wladimir Klitschko. But beyond the gym's storied history, the word "Kronk" is just fun to say. Respond to one of the following clues, each of which has an answer that sounds or looks similar to "Kronk." Provide the letter of the clue in your response. (15 possible answers)
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  1. This musical adaptation of The Ugly Duckling won an Olivier Award (Britain's equivalent to the Tony) for Best Musical in 2000.
  2. In 1948, Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm Society for science was renamed in memory of this physicist, who served as its president twice.
  3. 38 people died in the tunnel through this tallest Alp in 1999 after a margarine truck caught on fire.
  4. Jason Statham stars in this 2006 film about a poisoned hitman who must maintain an elevated heart rate to survive.
  5. Endurance athletes fear this condition, a state of fatigue where the body exhausts its supply of glycogen.
  6. This style of customized vehicle with an elevated ride-height is often referred to as this slang term.
  7. Lil Jon is the foremost figure associated with this Southern sub-genre of hip hop.
  8. I'm sorry! On Let's Make a Deal, you did not pick the correct door: you're going home with this gag prize.
  9. During the 2011 NFL season, this New England Patriot became the first tight end to lead the league in touchdowns.
  10. In the Caribbean, the meat of this sea snail is considered a delicacy.
  11. On opening day in 1974, this San Diego Padres owner and McDonald's CEO berated his team's play over the stadium's public-address system.
  12. The Scandinavian Monetary Union established this currency in 1875; though the union dissolved during World War 1, its three member states still use the currency's name.
  13. The sports teams of New Jersey's Rider University go by this nickname, which may make more sense if you reverse the word order.
  14. This Seattle-based car insurance company has gained a cult following in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere for its offbeat television commercials.
  15. In riding Colonial Affair to victory at the 1993 Belmont Stakes, this jockey became the first woman to win a Triple Crown event.
ROUND 9
In a sport known for its colorful nicknames, no moniker is more revered than "Sugar Ray," with not just one, but two legendary fighters -- Robinson and Leonard, both ranked in the top ten of The Ring magazine's 2002 list of the 80 best fighters of the last 80 years -- bearing the name. Pop music has its own Sugar Ray: a southern California rock band who had a radio smash in 1997 with their song "Fly." Like many hit songs of the time, "Fly" was not released as a commercial single; while the song topped Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart for six weeks, its lack of commercial sales made it ineligible for the main Hot 100 singles chart. After a two-year period where only four number-one singles also topped the airplay charts, Billboard changed its compiling data for the Hot 100 chart to allow airplay-only singles in December 1998. Name an artist (besides Sugar Ray) who reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1997 or 1998. The songs that topped the chart, and the weeks they stayed at number one, are listed below; one artist had two number-one songs during this span. You do not need to match the artist with the song. (15 possible answers)
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1/4/97: "Don't Speak" (16 weeks, non-consecutive, dating to 1996)
1/18/97: "Unbreak My Heart" (2 weeks)
4/12/97: "You Were Meant for Me" (9 weeks)
6/14/97: "MMMBop" (4 weeks)
7/12/97: "Sunny Came Home" (4 weeks)
8/9/97: "Men in Black" (4 weeks)
9/6/97: "Semi-Charmed Life" (3 weeks)
9/27/97: "Foolish Games" (3 weeks)
11/29/97: "Tubthumping" (9 weeks)
1/31/98: "My Heart Will Go On" (10 weeks)
4/11/98: "Truly Madly Deeply" (5 weeks)
5/16/98: "Torn" (11 weeks)
8/1/98: "Iris" (18 weeks, non-consecutive)
10/3/98: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (1 week)
12/12/98: "Lullaby" (2 weeks)
12/26/98: "Have You Ever?" (9 weeks, extending into 1999)
ROUND 10
On October 1, 1975, Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier for the world heavyweight championship in what was dubbed the "Thrilla in Manila." In what is often considered the greatest title bout of all time, the two boxers battled to complete exhaustion in sauna-like conditions inside the Araneta Coliseum. The fight ended when Frazier's corner retired prior to the 15th and final round; on the other side of the ring, Ali, too, was prepared to not answer the bell. Two options for this round:
  • Despite the fight's tagline, the bout actually took place in neighboring Quezon City, which was the capital of the Philippines at the time. Though Manila regained capital status a year later, Quezon City remains the Philippines' largest city by population. Name an Asian capital (besides Manila) that is not its country's largest city.
  • Manila lends its name to a certain paper stock most commonly used for file folders and envelopes. A Manila envelope is typically large enough to fit an unfolded sheet of letter-sized paper inside; this paper size is the basis of the ANSI standard for paper size used in North America, where each size can be achieved by folding the proceeding size in half. Give the dimensions (in inches) of any of the five ANSI standard paper sizes. (16 possible answers)
ROUND 11
The debate over who greatest "pound-for-pound" boxer is, regardless of weight class, is a popular and contentious one among fans and journalists. The current top-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the sport (according to both ESPN and The Ring magazine) is Nicaraguan flyweight Roman Gonzalez. Gonzalez has won all 44 fights in his career thus far, 38 of those by knockout. He also is the bearer of the latest in a long line of delectable boxing nicknames: "El Chocolatito." In honor of Chocolatito, identify a brand of chocolate bar or confectionery by its cross-section pictured below. All images in this round come from the SCANDYBARS Tumblr blog. Provide the letter of the clue in your response. (14 possible answers)
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ROUND 12
In present-day boxing, the final round is the only one where a knocked-down fighter can be saved by the bell; that is, the round ends before the referee can finish counting him out. When the teen television series Saved by the Bell debuted on NBC in 1989, it changed children's programming forever. By 1992, NBC cancelled its Saturday morning cartoon block in favor of more live-action sitcoms targeted to young adults; the teen sitcom template started by Saved by the Bell can still be seen today in hit shows aired by Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel. Name one of the seven primary characters of the Saved by the Bell television series, or any of the actors who played them. This does not include characters that only feature in the earlier series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, or the later series Saved by the Bell: The College Years, both of which are packaged with the main series in syndication. (14 possible answers)

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TD 284, Vermonter, Just Images
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3402

1. State quarters

When I was young and naive, I collected the official state quarters because I thought maybe they'd be worth something someday.

Pick one and name the state.

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2. Film

Here are stills from twelve of my favorite motion pictures.

Pick one and name the film.

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3. An album cover

Here are redacted covers from 12 albums I love.

Name the artist who released one of them.

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4. Mass-transit systems

You guys know I like mass transit, right? I also like graphic design.

Name the city primarily served by the transportation service indicated by one of these logos.

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5. Television

Here are twelve television characters I've been told resemble me in some way, for better or for worse.

Name the show on which your selected character appears.

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6. World leaders

When I was young, I thought I'd grow up to be the Leader of the Free World. (Tremble in horror.)

Name a current world leader displayed here.

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7. Faceless art

I've been studying art as of late. Pick one of these faceless excerpts from a timeless piece and name the artist.

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8. Country shapes

I enjoy the strange shapes many countries have taken.

Name one of the countries presented here, not to scale. (N.B. spaces between parts of the same country are to scale.)

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9. Historic dates

I'm a firm believer in memorizing year Pavlovs; if I hear Battle of New Orleans, for example, I can immediately spit out 1815.

Pick one of the works here and name the year in which the event portrayed took place.

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10. Logos

The summer after I graduated from Middlebury, the administration unveiled a new logo. It was quickly met with near-universal derision, and the college ditched it.

The logo was created by the firm now known as Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv, which had greater success with the twelve designs below. Pick one and name the brand represented.

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11. The App Store

Here are twelve icons that appear, at present, on my home screen.

Pick one and name the associated app.

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12. Game shows

Name a game show featured in one of these screenshots, at least one of which was on my family's television on any given day when I was young.

Don't worry about being specific; "Lingo", "Super Lingo", and "Lingo '98", if those varieties existed, would all count as the same answer.

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TD 285, Armandillo, Harry & More Than The Hendersons (General Knowledge)
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3413

1. It’s Magic! - Harry Houdini is arguably the most famous musician in history. However, I’m starting off easy on you. Name a famous magician. Net worth, number of movies, number of different shows all doesn’t matter. Just name a REAL magician (not a fictional character). *If a magician performs as part of a pair/group, I will NOT count the individual members separately* e.g. Peter OR Paul OR Mary would all count the same as Peter, Paul & Mary. (MANY ANSWERS)

2. Moving on Up – Before becoming a U.S. President, Harry S. Truman served as a Senator from Missouri. Name ANY OTHER U.S. President who served at least SOME time in the Senate before becoming President. They did NOT have to go immediately from the Senate to the Presidency. (15 ANSWERS)

3. Double Threats – Harry Connick Jr. is just one of many musical performers who discovered they had a talent for acting (or decided they enjoyed doing it, even if they were terrible). For one of the following lists of movies, identify the singer/actor who appeared (not necessarily starred) in all three of them. INCLUDE THE LETTER
Spoiler
a. Suicide Squad; After Earth; Wild Wild West
b. Silkwood; Tea with Mussolini; If These Walls Could Talk
c. The Italian Job; Three Kings; Rock Star
d. Ocean’s 11; Pal Joey; Take Me Out to the Ball Game
e. The Prince of Tides; What’s Up Doc?; The Way We Were
f. The Social Network; Friends with Benefits; Alpha Dog
g. Road to Morocco; High Society; The Bells of St. Mary’s
h. Dreamgirls; Chi-Raq; The Secret Life of Bees
i. Chicago; Hairspray; Set It Off
j. The People vs. Larry Flynt; Man on the Moon; Feeling Minnesota
k.Be Kind Rewind; The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; Monster’s Ball
l. Steel Magnolias; Rhinestone; Unlikely Angel

4. All Hail the Queen! - Her Majesty, Elizabeth II, has been on the throne since 1952. Name a member of Her Royal Family who could potentially ascend to the throne, who is ALSO a descendent of Her Majesty. This includes her children, her grandchildren, and her great grandchildren. To help you, note that spouses are NOT eligible to be the monarch. (17 ANSWERS)

5. Rock On! – Debbie Harry wowed us all with her work as the lead singer for the new wave band Blondie. Below is a list of hits by various new wave bands. Identify the BAND NAME (they are ALL bands, no individual names. I’m not being tricky . . . this time). INCLUDE THE LETTER
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a. Hungry Like the Wolf, Come Undone, The Reflex
b. Personal Jesus, Just Can’t Get Enough, Policy of Truth
c. Friday I’m in Love, Boys Don’t Cry, Just Like Heaven
d. Whip It, Working in a Coal Mine, Freedom of Choice
e. Planet Claire, Love Shack, Rock Lobster
f. Psycho Killer, Burning Down the House, Once in a Lifetime
g. Don’t You Want Me, Human, Fascination
h. Take on Me, The Sun Always Shines on T.V., Crying in the Rain
i. The Killing Moon, All You Need is Love, Paint it Black
j. Vacation, Our Lips are Sealed, We Got the Beat
k. Forever Young, Big in Japan, Dance With Me
l. Sex Dwarf, Tainted Love, Say Hello Wave Goodbye

6. Boy Band Fever – For this question, many of you are going to wish you were a teenage girl. Harry Styles is one of the most well-known members of boy band One Direction. Name ANY other member of One Direction OR The Backstreet Boys OR NSYNC. First AND Last names, please. (14 ANSWERS) (Past members are accepted)

7. D’oh! - Harry Shearer is widely known for his roles in the movies of Christopher Guest; however I am not sure everyone is obsessively familiar with them, so I won’t be asking about them. Instead, I will ask you to identify the character he voices from The Simpsons, based on their description below. First AND last names not required unless normally used (e.g. Brian Clean usually goes by Mr. Clean, thus a first name isn’t needed) INCLUDE THE LETTER
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a.The okely-dokely next door neighbor of Homer Simpson.
b. The elderly owner of a teddy bear named Bobo.
c. The bespectacled lackey of the most evil man in Springfield.
d. The man whom Armin Tamzarian assumed the identity of.
e. The Simpson’s family physician who loves to laugh.
f. The newscaster who can’t pronounce Kuala Lumpur.
g. A cat who is always tortured by a sadistic mouse.
h. The man who was disappointed that “Stoner’s Pot Palace” didn’t sell what he thought it did.
i. A preacher who said “This sounds like rock and or roll”.
j. A dimwitted action movie star (“defeated” by The Critic).
k. Lisa’s band teacher.
l. The supposed founder of the Simpsons’ home town.
8. Order in the Court! – Harry Blackmun, a Nixon appointee, surprised everyone by upholding a woman’s right to abortions in Roe v. Wade and serving as one of the Court’s most liberal justices. Name any OTHER Supreme Court Justice who was appointed to the Court AFTER Blackmun’s appointment (1970). (14 ANSWERS)

9. Sing it! – Harry Nilsson was well known for writing songs, but he also composed the film score for a little known animated feature called The Point!. Below are stills from an animated film that is NOT a DISNEY movie. Identify the FILM! INCLUDE THE LETTER
http://imgur.com/a/OA8eB

10. Potter Time! And what is a quiz without a Harry Potter question? Choose one of the options below. INCLUDE THE LETTER
Spoiler
a. What is the FULL name of the school that Harry Potter and friends attend?
b. What is the name given to the followers of Lord Voldemort?
c. What is the first & last name of the lycanthropic professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts?
d. What type of creatures act as servants to their masters, and generally were found in elaborate buildings, such as mansions?
e. The Harry Potter series encompasses how many books? (this does NOT include upcoming books)
f. What type of object “sorts” the students into their respective Houses?
g. What is the term for a person that has one wizard parent & one human parent?
h. At Gringotts bank, what sort of creatures serve as bankers?
i. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter can be found on Universal Boulevard in what Floridian city?
j. What is the sport that students play involving a golden snitch?
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TD 286, Armandillo, More Pictures!
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3426

1) PRESIDENTS - Please identify one of our American Presidents depicted below. First name is REQUIRED, since there may be multiple people with the same last name
http://imgur.com/a/Izwky
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2) WORLD FLAGS Identify the country!
http://imgur.com/a/Gg82d
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3) MOVIE STARS Who are these fabulous people?
http://imgur.com/a/9a6c2
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4) ART Identify the artist, NOT the work of art. First name NOT required.
http://imgur.com/a/gFHna
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5) T.V. SHOWS FOR KIDS Name that show!
http://imgur.com/a/fE68m
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6) FILMS Name that movie!
http://imgur.com/a/KSIjC
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7) WINTER OLYMPICS Identify the sport. BE CAREFUL! (skiing & skating are NOT specific enough, since there are multiple forms of each)
http://imgur.com/a/qKLOH
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8) TV SHOWS Below are various bars from TV shows. Name the shows they appear on.
http://imgur.com/a/VAZXJ
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9) AUTHORS Identify these writers.
http://imgur.com/a/pW4OS
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10) DOGGIES Since last time I asked about cats, I'm going to make it fair and ask about dogs. Identify the type of dog.
http://imgur.com/a/nenCw
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11) BANDS Name that musical band!
http://imgur.com/a/OgeHJ
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12) CELEBRITIES Now time for some random famous people. Name one! (Excuse the white marks, I previously used these on a quiz I made for friends.)
http://imgur.com/a/UQrQZ
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TD 287, pburns1587, Pi Day!
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3437
  1. Pi is the 16th letter in the 24-letter Greek alphabet. Name one of the 8 Greek letters which come after Pi alphabetically.
  2. The Life of Pi was nominated for the 2012 Best Picture Academy Award, but did not win. Name another film that was nominated for Best Picture in 2012. (8 possible answers)
  3. In the world of trivia, the most famous pie might just be the pie slices that fill in the Trivial Pursuit game piece. Name one of the six categories in the classic edition of Trivial Pursuit (Three categories are of the form "Subject A & Subject B" - both subjects in the category must be correct to be counted).
    BONUS -3.14 POINTS: Give the color of the category you have answered (one category has two colors associated, I will accept either)
  4. Each of the below statements are taken from the official rulebooks of specific sports, regarding something round, curved, or otherwise pi-related. Name the object and sport that each is describing. (You must include the letter of your choice)
    Spoiler
    a. "The diameter of the _______ must not be less than 1.680 inches (42.67 mm)… The combined carry and roll of the _______, when tested on apparatus approved by the USGA, must not exceed the distance specified under the conditions set forth in the Overall Distance Standard for _______ on file with the USGA."

    b. "For a two-year trial (2016- 2017), in addition to the _______ types specified under paragraph (b) above, the Stage 1 (Green) _______ may be used for all levels of competitive play except for world ranking professional… events, Davis Cup and Fed Cup, Junior Tournaments and Team events sanctioned by the ITF and affiliated regional associations, ITF Senior circuit and team events and ITF Wheelchair Circuit and Team events.
    During this trial period each National Association shall have the right to decide which national competitive events should use the Stage 1 (Green) _____."

    c. "In both end zones and on both sides of each goal, red… spots and _______ shall be marked on the ice.
    The _____ shall be two inches (2") wide with a radius of fifteen feet (15') from the center of the… spots. At the outer edge of both sides of each _______and parallel to the goal line shall be marked two red lines, two inches (2") wide and two feet (2') in length and five feet, seven inches (5'7") apart."

    d. "All _______ will be placed vertical to the horizon and all groups are to insure that the _______ are returned to this position after removing their arrows. No _______ may be placed with the head of the _______ quartered toward the shooter (“front-angled”), and the head of the _______ may not be quartered away (“rear-angled”) from the shooter at an angle greater than that which would promote damage to the _______, or create glance-offs. The entire 8, 10, & 12-ring scoring areas will be visible from the stake. Shooters may have a range official remove any limbs or debris that blocks their view of these scoring areas to the _______. "

    e. "1.09: The _______ shall be a sphere formed by yarn wound around a small core of cork, rubber or similar material, covered with two stripes of white horsehide or cowhide, tightly stitched together. It shall weigh not less than five nor more than 5 1/4 ounces avoirdupois and measure not less than nine nor more than 9 1/4 inches in circumference."

    f. "The _______ has parallel lines 3' from the sidelines, extending from the baseline and an arc of 23'9" from the middle of the… which intersects the parallel lines"

    g. "2.03.01 The _______ shall be spherical, with a diameter of 40mm.
    2.03.02 The _______ shall weigh 2.7g.
    2.03.03 The _______ shall be made of celluloid or similar plastics material and shall be white or orange, and matt."
  5. Provide the name of one of these other important constants, given the value (you must include the letter of your choice):
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    a. 2.71828
    b. 1.61803398874
    c. 6.23185
    d. 299792458 m/s
    e. 6.0221 x 10^23
    f. .529177 x 10^-10 m
    g. 6.67259 x 10^-11 m^3/kg*s^2
  6. Many people find it an interesting, if unproductive, use of their time to memorize the digits of pi to extreme lengths. Please respond to one of the following questions about the first few digits of pi (please include the digit of your choice in your answer. For both 1s, there's no overlap, so if you're wrong the other 1 won't save you!):
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    3 - Three words make up the national motto of France (and Haiti), an example of a tripartite motto. What is the motto?
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    1 - Tenths of a second often make an enormous difference in the Olympic 100M Sprint. Who won the men's 100m at the 2012 Olympics in Beijing?
    4 - A barbershop quartet arrangement traditionally has four vocal parts. The Tenor, Baritone, Bass and what part that usually sings the melody of the song?
    1 - Name one of the two Oscar Best Picture winners that contains the word "One" in the title. (BONUS -3.14 POINTS: Name both.)
    5 - Name all of the five original members of British pop group One Direction (I will accept first names here)
    9 - There are 9 established defensive positions on a baseball field. In established scorekeeping notation, what position is labeled as number 9?
    2 - The $2 bill is still a current denomination of US currency. Name the person on the front (obverse) of the bill, or the artist whose depiction of an historical event is on the back (reverse) of the bill.
    6 - The Six Million Dollar man was a television show about an astronaut who was injured and then brought back to cyborg awesomeness. What is the name of the Six Million Dollar Man character, played by actor Lee Majors?
  7. Identify any of the following equations which has pi as an element. If the equation has a name, I will accept it, but really looking for "what does this formula do". (Please include the letter of your answer in your response).
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  8. Identify THE LOCATION of any of the following famous arcs, circles, or cylinders. (I need the city for everything except D and E, where I will accept country):
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TD 288, Armandillo, A Very Easy TD - General Knowledge
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3449

1. SOUTH AMERICA – Name a country in South America. (12 ANSWERS). (sovereign states only)

2. PRESIDENTS – Name a United States President who served only one term because they LOST their re-election bid for a SECOND term. (10 ANSWERS)

3. THE OSCARS – Below is a list of films. Identify the person who won a Best Actor Academy Award for the film. (year of film)
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a. The Revenant (2016)
b. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
c. The Artist (2011)
d. Milk (2008)
e. Life is Beautiful (1998)
f. Forrest Gump (1994)
g. My Left Foot (1989)
h. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
i. The Godfather (1972)
j. Charly (1969)
4. WHALES – Name a type of whale (MANY ANSWERS).

5. FAST FOOD
– Below is a lot of former menu items from various fast food establishments. Name the chain.
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a. 6Pack of Burger Shots
b. Hula Burger
c. Bell Beefer
d. Peg Leg
e. Pickle-O’s
f. The Breeze
g. Frescata
h. Frings
i. Priazzo
j. Roastburger
6. SPACE- Name ANY constellation (MANY ANSWERS)

7. DAYS OF THE WEEK – Name ANY day of the week in English OR German (14 answers)

8. WEIRD AL – Identify the ARTIST being parodied by the Weird Al song. HINT: The titles involve word play on the originals.
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a. Like a Surgeon
b. Fat
c. White & Nerdy
d. Smells Like Nirvana
e. Trapped in the Drive-Thru
f. Canadian Idiot
g. Gump
h. Living With a Hernia
i. I Lost on Jeopardy!
j. Yoda
9. SEUSS – Name ANY book written under the name Dr. Seuss (MANY ANSWERS)

10. MOVIES – Name a full length movie directed by Mel Brooks OR a Pixar film (MANY ANSWERS) (this does not include Pixar shorts)

11. ANIMALS – Name an animal currently contained in Barnum’s Animal Crackers (think circus) OR any animal named in a movement of Camille Saint-Saens’s “The Carnival of the Animals”. (MANY ANSWERS)

12. GENERAL TRIVIA
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a. With her match victory in the U.S. Open, Serena Williams edged ever closer to completing what is arguably the greatest feat in professional tennis: A calendar year grand slam. Remarkably though, which Australian holds the record for the most career calendar grand slams with three?
b. Any poker player would be able to tell you that jokers are wild, however they have not always existed in card games. Around 1860, what card game led to the invention of the joker card?
c. Hunter Hearst Helmsley was better known as Triple H in the wrestling world, Hilton Head Airport’s code is HHH, Hans Heinz Holz was a German philosopher. What man who ran for president also could claim the same initials? (HINT: It’s not Hungry, Hungry Hippos!)
d. If you suffer from musophobia, you probably shouldn’t see this 1971 movie or its 2003 remake (which starred Crispin Glover).
e. The Childlike Empress, Gmork, Artax are all characters from which Wolfgang Petersen film?
f. Accomplished film actress Meryl Streep has graced the silver screen for almost four decades, being nominated for awards several times (and winning some too, of course). But in what 1977 Lilliam Hellman-inspired film did she make her big screen debut?
g. This William Friedkin horror film debuted as a play on Broadway starring Brooke Shields & Christopher Plummer. SPOILER ALERT: The reviews were are horrifying as the subject matter!
h. They were known as the Brat Pack, a group of young actors who regularly starred in the same teen movies. However, in “The Breakfast Club” and “St. Elmo’s Fire”, only TWO of them were actually young enough to play teenagers. Which two?
i. The orange blossom is what eastern states state flower?
i . What science fiction movie character took great pride in creating Earth's fjords?
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TD 289, Magna, Downton Abbey
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3461

1. Upstairs. Each season had a “lineup” photo showing the Grantham family members and their servants. Name any character who has appeared in any of the “lineup” photos for any season as a family member.

2. Downstairs. Name the job title of any character in service at Downton Abbey. (A job title held by multiple characters counts as one answer.)

3. Six Feet Under. Name any character who died during the series.

4. Foreigners. Name any character who hails from some country other than the UK.

5. Kiss, kiss. Identify the character who is/was a love interest for any of these people. Give the letter of your choice. (There may be more than one correct answer, but all correct answers are scored together.)
A. Lavinia Swire
B. Mabel Lane Fox
C. Sarah Bunting
D. Sir Anthony Strallan
E. Sir Richard Carlisle
F. Prince Kuragin
G. Atticus Aldridge
H. Lord Merton
I. Jack Ross
J. Edward Courtenay
K. Mrs. Freda Dudley Ward

6. History and Background. Give the letter of the question you're answering.
A. What disaster claimed the lives of Lord Grantham’s two immediate heirs at the beginning of the series?
B. During the show, Anna buys a “device” for Lady Mary to use, which was described in Marie Stopes’ real life book, Married Love. What was the purpose of this device?
C. A famous well-known opera singer, portrayed by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, visited Downton and gave a performance. Which singer?
D. Jean Marsh, the creator of an earlier TV drama that ran on PBS from 1971 to 1975, featuring the aristocracy and their servants fired a volley at Julian Fellowes, calling Downton Abbey a thinly-disguised facsimile of her show. What was that show?
E. Julian Fellowes wrote the script for a 2001 mystery film (which also starred Maggie Smith as a countess) that he credits as an inspiration for Downton Abbey. What was that film?
F. In one plot twist, the Dowager arranges for Mr. Mason's rose to win the annual flower show prize, instead of her own. Although Julian Fellowes denied doing so deliberately, he was accused of ripping this plot device off from what famous World War II era movie?
G. Julian Fellowes has also been accused of "borrowing" other plot elements, though usually less directly. One involved property that could only be passed to sons, not daughters. This created a problem for the principal property owner of the story, who intended to have at least one son but instead sired a series of daughters. What classic novel, first published in 1813, features a similar problem (albeit involving 5 daughters rather than 3.)
H. Although the landholder and his heir apparent search diligently for a solution to the problem mentioned in G, they don't find one. Lawyers have second-guessed this, but the long and the short of it is, this kind of estate was finally abolished in 1925, so it turned out to be no real problem at all. What was the legal name of the type of freehold estate that could only be inherited by male heirs? (I'm looking for a 2- or 3-word phrase.)
I. One fan of the show, a former commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces and Lord High Admiral of the Royal Navy, noticed a World War I military officer wearing medals that weren’t created until World War II, and mentioned it during an interview. Who was this eagle-eyed viewer?
J. Many different ranks of the nobility and gentry are shown during the course of the series. Name one of the five ranks of hereditary peerage in the UK. (Either the male or female title is acceptable, and each rank counts as a different answer.)

7. Bad manners! Identify the person who behaved most inappropriately in the dining room, or at the table.
A. Insulted Isobel for being an unsuitable match for his father, in addition to insulting Lady Sybil’s and Lady Rose’s choice of husbands. The Dowager later remarked that in any other century he’d have been “called out and shot.”
B. Conspired to dump a foul mixture over the head of a visiting general.
C. After he got woozy, everyone assumed it was the flu that was going around. Turns out he was just drunk from sampling too much wine.
D. Slipped Tom Branson a mickey finn but was caught by Sir Anthony Strallan.
E. Scolded and belittled the Granthams until Lord Grantham finally stood up and ordered her to get out and never come back.
F. It was a tense dinner in season 5 when she insulted his family for being Jewish and he insulted her for her failed marriage. (Name him or her. Each counts as a separate answer.)
G. Goaded her sister into confessing to her fiancé that she had an illegitimate daughter. (Name the goader, not the goadee.)
H. Brought dinner to a dramatic finish by puking blood.

8. The Butler Did It. Answer one of these questions about the many bad things Thomas did during the show - without ever managing to get himself fired!
A. Stole or tried to steal something. Specifically, what? (There are at least four correct answers. Each counts as a different answer.)
B. Deliberately got himself injured to escape military service. Which specific part of his body was injured?
C. Tried to blackmail a guest with letters the guest had written. Who?
D. Engaged in a failed money-making attempt involving trading in what?
E. Misled Lord Grantham into thinking Tom was getting up to some hanky-panky in the Abbey with a certain young woman. Who was she?
F. Recommended someone for a job at Downton, without mentioning her criminal record. Whom did he recommend?
G. Invited someone’s mistress and illegitimate child to a family event, to embarrass his butler. Name the man, the butler, or the castle the mistress was invited to. (All three count as different answers.)

9. The Sack, version 1. Name any servant who is fired or laid off during the show.

10. The Sack, version 2. Identify one of the people who sneak into someone else’s bedroom (on screen) for some hanky-panky, or the person whose bedroom they sneak into. (The two have to be seen together secretly in the bedroom, on screen. For this question, it doesn’t matter if the guest is welcome or unwelcome.)

11. Wedding Bells. Name any couple who got engaged and/or married during the course of the show. (You must name both.)

12. Transformations. Downton Abbey has won Emmys for both costumes and hairstyling. Identify the character portrayed by one of these actors or actresses, shown here in their street clothes. To help you out, the actors' names have been provided.
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TD 290, Ryno, 2016 Masters Tournament
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3471

ROUND ONE - (RECENT CHAMPS ROUND)


Question #1
2015 Maters champion Jordan Spieth is sometimes described as a "Boy Scout" by commentators due to his squeaky clean image and politeness with reporters. In honor of Jordan Spieth, name one of the 13 required merit badges that a Boy Scout must earn in order to attain the rank of Eagle Scout. Note: I will be somewhat flexible here, I will accept answers that basically give the basic "gist" of the official name of the merit badge. (13 possible answers)

Birdie Opportunity (bonus question): Name a corporate sponsor of a regular PGA tournament won by Jordan Spieth.


Question #2
2014 & 2012 Masters champion Bubba Watson is well-known for his pink shirts and pink driver. In honor of Bubba Watson, name a studio album by the legendary band "Pink Floyd", or a solo studio album by the singer Pink (AKA, Alecia Moore). (21 possible answers)


Question #3
2009 Masters champion Angel Cabrera is one of the great players from the nation of Argentina. In honor of Angel Cabrera, name one of the nations, other than Italy or Vatican City, that has been visited by a more famous native son, Pope Francis, from July 22, 2013 (first papal overseas visit) to February 18, 2016 (last overseas visit). (20 possible answers)


ROUND TWO - (AUGUSTA SIGHTS ROUND)


Question #4
The Green Jacket is awarded to the Champion of the Masters Tournament. In honor of The Green Jacket, name one of the standard colors of green that has been used for Crayola crayons, past or present. (22 possible answers)


Question #5
An iconic sight at Augusta National is "Magnolia Lane". The road lined with 61 magnolia trees on each side which leads to the clubhouse. Mississippi is known as the "Magnolia State". So in honor of all things magnolia, name a novel written by: William Faulkner, Eudora Welty or John Grisham. (many possible answers)

Birdie Opportunity (bonus question): OK, so Augusta National always hosts the Masters, but which golf course will host the 2016 men's U.S. Open this June?


Question #6
The Masters is held every year in Georgia. Martin Luther King, Jr. is from Georgia. So with that in mind, name one of the people (historical or contemporary) mentioned by name in Martin Luther King's famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail". (28 possible answers)


ROUND THREE - (AROUND THE COURSE ROUND)


Question #7
No bag of golf clubs would be complete without the wedges, the "pitching wedge" (PW) and the "sand wedge" (SW). In honor of these clubs, name a chemical element from the periodic table that has either the letters P, S or W as a part or whole of its atomic symbol.
(24 possible answers)


Question #8
One of the iconic sights at Augusta National was the "Eisenhower Tree", a loblolly pine at the 17th hole which became infamous because former President Dwight Eisenhower used to drive his tee shots into it on a regular basis. In honor of the Eisenhower Tree name one of the five code-named beaches of the June 6, 1944 Normandy landings (D-Day), or one of the six U.S. Army divisions that participated in these landings. (11 possible answers)

Birdie Opportunity (bonus question): In what year was the Eisenhower Tree removed from Augusta National due to extensive damage from a rainstorm?


Question #9
Another famous sight at Augusta National is the "Hogan Bridge", a footbridge over Rae's Creek which leads to the green on the 12th hole. In honor of the Hogan Bridge, name a nation which has at least one of the 50 longest suspension bridges in the world.
(12 possible answers)


ROUND FOUR - (LEGENDS ROUND)


Question #10
Legendary golfer and three-time Masters champion Gary Player is known as the "Black Knight" because of his signature all-black wardrobe. In honor of Gary Player, name a television series, special or TV-movie which has seen an appearance by another famous man in black - Johnny Cash. Note: this includes starring roles, supporting roles, guest appearances and even cartoon voice overs. To clarify, this includes a few variety shows and a documentary where Johnny Cash appears as "himself", but not talk shows (e.g. The Tonight Show)
(26 possible answers)

Birdie Opportunity (bonus question): Name a singer who has attached his or her name as a title sponsor to a PGA or LPGA tournament.


Question #11
Jack Nicklaus has won more Masters titles than anyone, six total, and has earned the nickname, the "Golden Bear". Just as William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright ever, many consider Jack Nicklaus the greatest golfer ever. In honor of Jack Nicklaus: a few quotes from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" contain the word "gold", name a word from such a quotation besides
"gold"; or give a stage direction from a Shakespeare play which has the word "bear" (need full quote). (many possible answers)


Question #12
Last but not least, four-time Masters champion Arnold Palmer is such a legend that he even has a drink named after him the "Arnold Palmer" (half iced tea, half lemonade). In honor of Arnold Palmer, name one of the top 10 selling tea companies in the world, or one of the companies that produced one of the 19 brands of lemonade that were subject to a 2013 taste test by the Good Housekeeping Institute. Note: these tea companies sell bags of tea that can be used for making hot tea or iced tea. (26 possible answers)


PLAYOFF QUESTION
Note: Need to submit by 8:00 AM EST on Thursday, April 7th! Otherwise, by default, I will use earliest entry as your tie-breaker, but those that submit a score will have the advantage.

What will be the winning four round score of the 2016 Masters?
(To help you, the last four winning four round scores were: 270, 280, 279 & 278)

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TD 291, mitchparov, The 88th Academy Awards
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3480

1. Roger Deakins may be the greatest cinematographer ever--if not, he's certainly close--and he's definitely the greatest cinematographer to have never won an Oscar. While Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki won his third consecutive Oscar this year (he deserved the first one), Deakins received his 13th non-winning nomination. Name any of the 13 films for which he's been nominated.

2. The #OscarsSoWhite internet movement grew this year, criticizing the Academy for largely failing to nominate people of color for Oscars. Name an African-American who has been nominated for an Oscar in any of these categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, or Best Actress. In an effort to stem off some controversy here: for the purposes of this question (and without taking any position beyond one of making this question answerable) I am defining an African-American as an American of African ancestry who is black. In other words, Charlize Theron is not a correct answer to this question. (I was originally going to just ask for a person of color who had been nominated, but I could already feel the fights coming.)

3. I've seen four 2015 films so far that I think were at least arguably robbed of Best Picture nominations. The first is Inside Out. Name a film that won Best Picture in the same year an animated film was nominated, or name a film that has won Best Animated Feature.

4. Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall" may actually have been the best of the nominated Best Original Songs, but that was an unusually low bar this year. Name the credited artist for a Bond theme from an Eon Bond film that received zero Oscar nominations (in other words, the film received zero nominations). For reference, there have been 24 Eon Bond films, and Never Say Never Again is not one of them.

5. Like Inside Out, I think Carol was robbed of a Best Picture nomination. It did pick up six other nominations, though, but didn't win any Oscars. Name another film to have received at least six nominations without winning an Oscar.

6. Leonardo DiCaprio has given a number of Oscar-worthy performances in his career; The Revenant wasn't one of them. Before his nomination and win for breathing heavily and eating raw liver, he had received four nominations without a win. Name another actor (either gender) who does not have an acting Oscar, but has been nominated at least three times for acting.

7. Along with Inside Out and Carol, I think Sicario probably should have gotten a Best Picture nomination. Name another Oscar-nominated film (any category or categories) that features Benicio Del Toro.

8. Many people think that, despite its immense success in technical categories, Mad Max: Fury Road was robbed of statues in the more "major" categories. Although George Miller is notoriously slippery about the relationship between the films in the Mad Max franchise, the film is at least arguably a sequel to his original Mad Max trilogy. Name another sequel to have been nominated for multiple Oscars. (I'll be generous with what I count as a sequel here, but if you want to message me and ask "is [film Y] a sequel of [film Z], I'll answer those questions.)

9. My final should've gotten-a-best-picture-nomination film was Ex Machina. It may also have included some of the strongest performances of the year, from all three of the main actors, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, and Domnhall Gleeson. Gleeson has had a truly remarkable career in just a few years; name a film in which he appears which has been nominated for multiple Oscars.

(1 point bonus: name two films in which he has appeared that have grossed over $1,000,000,000 worldwide. No penalty for incorrect guesses).

10. I really did think 2015 was a great year for movies, but if I had to pick a favorite film from the batch, it might be The Martian. I also think it's the best Ridley Scott movie I've seen. Name a feature film directed by Ridley Scott that I either haven't seen or didn't think was as good as The Martian.

11. In the text of this TD (including all questions and the tiebreakers), I've mentioned by name four films that were nominated for Best Picture this year. Name an Oscar-nominated (any year, any category) actor (either gender) who made a credited appearance in one or more of the other four nominated films.

TIEBREAKER:

For the second year in a row, Alejandro Iñárritu won a Best Director Oscar he didn't deserve. This year's could have reasonably gone to any of the other nominees, or to a few directors who weren't nominated, but if I were an Oscar voter, I probably would've voted for Adam McKay, who did truly groundbreaking work on The Big Short. McKay's prior work isn't exactly Oscar bait, but my favorite of his previous films is probably Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Among other things, Talladega Nights had one hell of a cast--name as many credited cast members from Talladega Nights as you can. You can send as long a list as you'd like, but you only get credit for your first stretch of correct answers--I'll stop counting at the first incorrect answer. And quick clarification: people who appeared as themselves do NOT count.

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TD 292, gamawire, Things That Popped Into My Head
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3490

1. Only five poets thus far have read poems at U.S. Presidential inaugurations. Name an inaugural poet, the year in which s/he read the inaugural poem, or the title of the poem read (15 possible answers).

2. In light of the recent movie, name an actor who has portrayed either Batman or Superman (TV or film; must have been live action – not just voice) (20 possible answers).

3. Name a Plantagenet monarch of England (any of the three lines; Tudors not included) (14 possible answers).

4. Name one of the novels from which the last line is listed below. It is not necessary to match the quote with the book (16 possible answers).
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1. Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.

2. Tomorrow, I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.

3. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.

4. I don’t hate it he thought, panting in the cold air, the iron New England dark; I don’t. I don’t! I don’t hate it! I don’t hate it!

5. So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

6. But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can’t stand it. I been there before.

7. “Yes,” I said. “Isn’t it pretty to think so?”

8. He loved Big Brother.

9. ‘It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.’

10. Yes, she thought, laying down her brush in extreme fatigue, I have had my vision.

11. He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance.

12. It was the devious-cruising Rachel that, in her retracing search after her missing children, only found another orphan.

13. He had already chosen the title of the book, after much thought: The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger.

14. The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off.

15. But there are much worse games to play.

16. Yes, thought Montag, that's the one I'll save for noon. For noon... When we reach the city.
5. Name a film that has won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, which was first awarded in 2001 (15 possible answers).

6. Name a studio album released by Bruce Springsteen. (EPs, Live albums, box sets, and compilations are not acceptable answers.) (18 possible answers).

7. There are 16 fictional celebrities with Walk of Fame stars. Name one (twelve are individual characters and four were dedicated to a group of characters). (16 possible answers).

8. Name a team that has competed in the Stanley Cup Finals since 2000, inclusive (18 possible answers): (Note: I am looking for the team name at the time the games were played; it is not necessary to name the city, but you can if you wish.)

9. Name one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World or one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, which came from a list compiled by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1994, paying tribute to the "greatest civil engineering achievements of the 20th century.” (14 possible answers).

10. Name one of the ten most downloaded apps for Apple in calendar year 2015 (source: USA Today) (10 possible answers).

Bonus question: I was not sure if this question was too difficult (I felt it probably was), but I liked it, so I am including it as a bonus. Earlier this year, Brenda Delgado became only the ninth woman to be included in the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted List” (she has since been apprehended). For two points off your final score, name another woman who has been on the list. For reference, the Most Wanted List first came out in 1950, and the first woman was put on there in 1968.

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TD 293, Armandillo, More Pictures Again
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3503

QUESTION 1 - PRESIDENTS Name that American President! (First names REQUIRED) PRESIDENTS
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QUESTION 2 - FLAGS Name the country represented by each flag. FLAGS
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QUESTION 3 - ACTORS & ACTRESSES Each of these people won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor or Actress. Who are they? ACTORS
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QUESTION 4 - ART Who painted it? (Last name only acceptable) ART
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QUESTION 5 - CARTOONS Identify the SHOW the character is from (for the first picture, front character name ONLY). CARTOONS
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QUESTION 6 - MOVIES Identify the Oscar-winning film. MOVIES
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QUESTION 7 - GAMES Name the game! GAMES
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QUESTION 8 - T.V. Identify the t.v. show set (at least partially) in a school! T.V.
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QUESTION 9 - BIRDS Identify the type of bird. I am not looking for ridiculously specific breeds. For example: If there was a ruby-throated hummingbird, I would accept just "hummingbird". I will be extremely generous here. BIRDS
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QUESTION 10 - MUSIC VIDEOS Identify the artist/group, NOT the song title. MUSIC VIDEOS[/url[
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QUESTION 11 - MUSICALS Identify the musical from the horribly redacted posters. [url=http://imgur.com/a/riXzF]MUSICALS

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QUESTION 12 - FOOD Identify the DISH, NOT the country of origin. FOOD
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TD 294, jev15, 12 Angry Men
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3512

1. Juror #1 is a football coach played by Martin Balsam. Name one of the last 12 men to have been the head coach of a Super Bowl-winning NFL team. Repeat winners count only once. (12 possible answers, going back to Super Bowl XXV.)

2. Juror #2 is a banker played by John Fiedler. If you’ve seen the movie, you probably recognized Fiedler as the voice of Piglet from Disney’s Winnie-the-Pooh Adventures. In honor of Fiedler’s voice work, twelve cartoon characters are listed below. Pick one and name the voice artist who brought them to life. (In cases where more than one person has voiced a character, I have provided the date range of the answer I am looking for.)
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a. Homer Simpson
b. Scooby Doo (1969-1996)
c. Bugs Bunny (1938-1989)
d. Donald Duck (1934-1985)
e. Huckleberry Hound (1958-1988)
f. Chris Griffin
g. Eric Cartman
h. Sterling Archer
i. Louise Belcher
j. The Joker (in Batman: The Animated Series, 1992-1995)
k. Hank Hill
l. Kim Possible
3. Juror #3 is a businessman played by Lee J. Cobb. Juror #3 is famously the last to come around and vote Not Guilty. In honor of that, I’ve written twelve questions centered on Famous Lasts. Pick one and provide the correct answer.
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a. Daniel Day-Lewis plays Hawkeye in what 1992 movie, whose title character is played by Russell Means?
b. Who is the last Major League Baseball player to qualify for the batting title with an average over .400?
c. What music group’s final concert was captured on film in The Last Waltz?
d. What comedian currently stars as Mike Baxter in the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing?
e. What Donna Summer song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1978 movie Thank God it’s Friday, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song?
f. Joe E. Brown delivers the famous last line, “Well, nobody’s perfect” in what 1959 film?
g. In testimony before the U.S. Senate in April 1971, what future senator asked the question, “How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?”
h. 1976’s Family Plot was the last movie by what legendary director?
i. Milvina Dean, a British civil servant who died on May 31, 2009, was the last survivor of what event?
j. What American sitcom’s final episode is titled “One for the Road”?
k. What author’s final, unfinished novel has been published under the titles The Last Tycoon and The Love of the Last Tycoon?
l. Who was the last person to become U.S. President while a member of the Whig Party?
4. Juror #4 is a stockbroker played by E.G. Marshall. Pick one of the 12 NYSE stock symbols listed below and name the company that it represents. (Please include the letter you are choosing as part of your response.)
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a. KO
b. WMT
c. F
d. M
e. S
f. LUV
g. HOG
h. ADM
i. T
j. V
k. XOM
l. PG
5. Juror #5, played by Jack Klugman, is a Baltimore Orioles fan, something that Juror #7 pokes fun at him for. Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland but is not the state capital. (That would be Annapolis.) Name a state capital that IS the most populous city in its state. (17 possible answers. Please include both the city and the state in your response. Again, looking for cities that are both the state capital and most populous in the state, unlike Baltimore.)

6. Juror #6 is a house painter played by Edward Binns. Let’s focus on the word “painter” and turn our attention to one of the most famous of them all, Leonardo da Vinci. Aside from the Mona Lisa, Leonardo’s most famous work is probably The Last Supper. There are of course 13 people depicted in this great work of art. Name one of the twelve who aren’t Jesus Christ. (Note: first name only is acceptable except when it is shared by more than one person.)

7. Juror #7 is played by Jack Warden. He is a Yankee fan who is angry that the prolonged deliberations may keep him from going to a ballgame. Twelve unique New York Yankees have been named American League MVP since the Baseball Writers Association of America began voting on the award in 1931. Name one.

8. Juror #8 is of course played by Henry Fonda. His character is most famous as the lone holdout voting not guilty at the start of the deliberations, but at the end of the movie he reveals the he is an architect. Name the principal credited architect for one of the buildings listed below. Please cite the letter of the clue along with your answer.
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a. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
b. Taliesin
c. The White House
d. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
e. TWA Flight Center at JFK
f. Sydney Opera House
g. Lincoln Memorial
h. London Aquatics Centre
i. The Farnsworth House (Plano, IL)
j. Flatiron Building
k. Sagrada Familia
l. St. Paul’s Cathedral
9. Juror #9 is an old man played by Joseph Sweeney. He is the second juror to vote not guilty. In honor of that, let’s focus on another #2 slot, presidential running mates. Name one of the last 12 unique individuals to be the prospective Vice President on a Republican ticket. (List includes winners and losers, repeat nominees count once.)

10. Juror #10 is an inveterate racist played by Ed Begley. In one of the more memorable scenes in the film, the other jurors turn their back on Juror #10 when he goes on a particularly obnoxious rant. Let’s follow suit and ignore this juror. Instead, here’s a question on courtroom movies in general. I’ve named 12 characters from famous movies about court proceedings. Pick one and name the actor who played the role in the original theatrical release. I’ve included the year the movie came out to help you.
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a. Atticus Finch (1962)
b. Arthur Kirkland (1979)
c. Paul Biegler (1959)
d. Rozat “Rusty” Sabich (1990)
e. Frank Galvin (1982)
f. Col. Nathan R. Jessup (1992)
g. Jake Tyler Brigance (1996)
h. Matthew Harrison Brady (1960)
i. Mona Lisa Vito (1992)
j. Joanna Kramer (1979)
k. Elle Woods (2001)
l. Lt. Cmdr. Philip Francis Queeq (1954)
Bonus: 11 of the 12 possible correct answers to this question have won an Academy Award in an acting category. Name the only one who has not.

11. Juror #11 is a watchmaker played by George Voskovec. In real life, Mr. Voskovec was a bit of a renaissance man, being a playwright and poet in addition to his acting career. Focusing on poetry, I have listed the opening line or lines of 12 famous poems below. Pick one and name the poet who composed it.
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a. “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/A stately pleasure dome decree”
b. “The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day”
c. “Half a league, half a league/Half a league onward”
d. “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall”
e. “My candle burns at both ends/It will not last the night”
f. “Morning and evening/Maids heard the goblins cry”
g. “I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky”
h. “You do not do, you do not do/Anymore, black shoe”
i. “Razors pain you/Rivers are damp”
j. “You may write me down in history/With your bitter twisted lies”
k. “Had we but world enough and time/This coyness, lady, were no crime”
l. “The one-l lama/He’s a priest”
12. Juror #12, played by Robert Webber, works in advertising. I thought about doing a question based on famous advertising slogans, but that idea bored me. So instead I present to you 12 questions centering on the number 12. Please pick one and provide the correct answer.
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a. What 1965 movie’s large ensemble cast included retired NFL star Jim Brown, future director John Cassevetes, Donald Sutherland, Charles Bronson, and , in a small role, Robert Webber?
b. Ratified in 1804, the 12th Amendment to the Constitution altered the rules governing what institution, which had run into unforeseen difficulties in 1796 and 1800?
c. What actor plays the Twelfth Doctor on BBC’s Doctor Who?
d. What NFL team retired the number twelve to honor their fans, the so-called “Twelfth Man” on the team?
e. More than 400 years after its first performance, what play was loosely adapted into the 2006 Amanda Bynes movie She’s the Man?
f. Who authored the memoir 12 Years a Slave, detailing his kidnapping and period of enslavement?
g. Who directed the 1970 comedy The Twelve Chairs, set in 1920s Russia?
h. Who was the twelfth president of the United States of America?
i. In December 1972, Harrison “Jack” Schmitt became the twelfth and to date last person to do what?
j. Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, and Micah are four of the twelve books of the Christian Bible collectively known by what diminutive term?
k. Twelve is the highest score on what scale that measures the force of wind?
l. In the standard version of the holiday carol, arranged by Frederic Austin in 1909, what is the gift “my true love sent to me” on the twelfth day of Christmas?
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TD 295, Armandillo, A Tribute To Prince
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3526

1. When Doves Cry I'm almost sure Prince was using a metaphor, but for this TD let's imagine he was talking about a delicious chocolate bar! Name ANY OTHER chocolate bar. Looking for a CANDY bar here, not a bar of baker's chocolate. It does NOT have to only have chocolate in it.

2. Kiss Who can forget KISS''s fantastic painted faces or Gene Simmons amazing tongue? In their honor name ANY rock band formed in America between 1973 (KISS) and 1991 (the recognized end of the second wave of "glam metal").

3. Cream Also a band featuring Eric Clapton. Name ANY song written or performed by him.

4. Batdance I would have you name an actor who played Batman, but that was in a recent TD and would be too easy. Instead, name any major villain (the character, NOT the actor who played them) from the live action Batman TV show, or the film franchise. (NOT the cartoon). If you need clarification as to whether a character is a "major villain", I am happy to offer help!

5. Raspberry Beret Mmm, delicious raspberries. Make yourself hungry and name any OTHER type of berry! I am going with a VERY loose definition of berry. It does NOT have to be an edible berry, but it must be in the berry family.I will also accept ANY fruit that has the word "berry" in its name (some of them are not classified as berries, yes, it's confusing. I am being VERY liberal with accepted answers.)

6. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Who said looks don't matter? Identify one of the women named by Esquire Magazine as the "Sexiest Woman Alive" since 2004. The spoiler below contains their initials. One woman is listed twice; the other set of repeating letter are different people. (11 ANSWERS)
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AJ, JB, SJ, CT, HB, KB, MK, R, MK, SJ, PC, EC


7. Little Red Corvette Speaking of beautiful, take a moment and go for a ride in your Chevy Corvette. Oh? You don't have one? Then name ANY OTHER sports car. (If you need clarification as to whether it qualifies as a sports car, feel free to ask)

8. Diamonds and Pearls Money isn't far from beauty, right? :D Name ANY precious jewel, other than Diamonds or Pearls. I am accepting ANY gem or jewel or stone of that nature. Do not let the word precious fool you, I am NOT being strict/scientific.

9. Mountains You guessed it. Name ANY mountain range found in North America OR Europe! If you pick a subset of a larger range, I will count your answer as belonging to the larger range, I will NOT differentiate the two.

10. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man Name ANY of Henry VIII's wives OR Elizabeth Taylor's husbands.

11. Money Don't Matter 2 Night Name any PERSON depicted on the FRONT of ANY U.S. currency, currently in circulation. Both bills and coins count.

12. Call My Name And for those that want a real Prince question. Name ANY song that Prince wrote, but that was made popular by ANOTHER artist. If you need clarification, ask away! If you want a challenge, ignore the spoiler below which contains the artists who made the songs popular & an abbreviation of the song titles. The hints given are NOT an exhaustive list, but merely help to find answers.
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Sinead O'Connor - N.C.to Y.
The Bangles - M.M.
Cyndi Lauper- W.Y.W.M.
Alicia Keys - H.C.Y.D.C.M.A.
Stevie Nicks - S.B.
Chaka Khan - I F. f. Y.
Sheila E. - The G. L.
Tevin Campbell - R. and R.
M.C. Hammer - P.
Madonna - L.S.
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TD 296, Vermonter, Dare To Be Average
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3536

13 options
…a Colony that declared independence in 1776 (full name not required)
…a constellation of the zodiac

11 options
…a country more populous than the Philippines (101 million)
…a Supreme Court Justice that has served with John Roberts

9 options
…one of Santa's reindeer
…a standard fielding (defensive) position in baseball

7 options
…one of Snow White's Dwarfs (as named in Walt Disney's 1937 film)
…a Wonder of the Ancient World (the classic list, as defined by Antipater of Sidon)

5 options
…one of the first five emperors of Rome (hint: the death of the fifth led to civil war and the "Year of the Four Emperors")
…a Spice Girl (either real name or "Spice" name is fine, but answers will be grouped)


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TD 297, Armandillo, Even MORE Pictures!
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3556

QUESTION 1: STORES. Identify the store by the cleverly edited photo. Some are restaurants, some sell food, others retail items. Enough hints already! STORES
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QUESTION 2: ALBUMSIdentify the SINGER/GROUP who recorded the depicted album. I do NOT want the album title. ALBUMS
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QUESTION 3: MOVIES Name that film! MOVIES
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QUESTION 4: FISHName that fishY! FISH Ridiculously specific type is not needed (for example if it was a Blue Pomeranian, I would take Pomeranian for dogs). But don't just write "orange fish".
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QUESTION 5: VICE-PRESIDENTSName that United States Vice-President! VEEPS
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QUESTION 6: ARTIdentify the ARTIST, NOT the title of the piece shown! ART
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QUESTION 7: VIDEO GAMESIdentify the video game CHARACTERS, not the TITLE of the game. If there is more than one character in a picture, I will accept either of those depicted as the answer.VIDEO GAMES
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QUESTION 8: BATMAN VILLAINSName the ACTOR/ACTRESS shown, NOT the character. First & Last name required.VILLAINS
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QUESTION 9: BANDSIdentify the musical group!BANDS
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QUESTION 10: TOYSName that toy!TOYS
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QUESTION 11: LANGUAGESIdentify the language written.LANGUAGES
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QUESTION 12:ACTORS & ACTRESSESName that person! PEOPLE
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TD 298, Tigershark, The 70th Tony Awards
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3568

These questions are inspired by the 70th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards, which will take place on June 12 at 8 p.m. ET.

1. This year's Tony Awards will be hosted by James Corden. James Corden is the current host of the Late Late Show on CBS. One popular skit on the Late Late Show is Carpool Karaoke. Name an artist or group who has been featured on Carpool Karaoke. (At least possible 18 answers)

Bonus 1: James Corden made his Broadway debut in which play by Alan Bennett, winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Play?

Bonus 2: Personally, my favorite skit on the Late Late Show is "Inappropriate Musicals" in which James Corden presents scenes from musicals based on movies that should never be made into musicals. Name one of the six movies that has been featured on Inappropriate Musicals.

This years nominees for Best Musical are Bright Star, Hamilton, School of Rock, Shuffle Along, and Waitress.

2. Bright Star is a musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell set in North Carolina. It's the only musical I know of set in North Carolina. Every year, I bitch about how the Tony Awards are not broadcast live on the West Coast. Some years, I don't really mind because it saves me the trouble of switching back and forth between the NBA Finals and the Tony Awards. But not this year, since I only care about the NBA Finals when the Spurs are playing. In honor of this, name a player on the San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavilers, Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder, or Los Angeles Clippers who played college basketball at a school in North Carolina. (Need to get an exact count on the number of answers, but there are at least 14)

Bonus: Steve Martin has written several plays, but not enough for a full question, so as a bonus, name the famous artist who is the title character in Steve Martin's best known play.

3. Unless you've been under a rock for the past few months, you have heard of Hamilton, the musical based on the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Name a historical figure other than Alexander Hamilton who is a principal character in the musical Hamilton. Just to clarify principal characters are the ones played by Daveed Diggs, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Jonathon Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Leslie Odom Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, and Phillipa Soo, only.

Bonus: Hamilton features several sly references to other musicals. Name three. (There are at least five. Hamilton: The Revolution mentions four of them specifically, and there is a fifth one that is a clear reference that I will accept.)

4. School of Rock is based on a film starring Jack Black. It features a score partially composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and a book by Julian Fellows, which seems like the last two you would expect to collaborate on a musical based on a Jack Black film. Since Julian Fellows career was chronicled in a recent TD, I'm going to focus Webber. Given two songs, name the ALW show.
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A. Moments of Happiness; The Journey to the Heavenside Layer
B. If Only; When Children Rule the World
C. Little Lottie; Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh
D. Unexpected Song; Take that Look Off Your Face
E. Goodnight and Thank You; Rainbow Tour
F. Heaven on Their Minds; Everything's Alright
G. All For Laura; I Can Get Away with Anything
H. Girl Meets Boy; The Perfect Year
I. Rolling Stock; One Rock and Roll Too Many
J. One More Angel in Heaven; Who's the Theif?
K. Seeing is Believing; The First Man You Remember
L. The Beauty Underneath; Devil Take the Hindmost
5. Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed tells the story of the mounting of the original musical Shuffle Along, which was a surprise hit. In honor of Shuffle Along, Identify one of the following people born in 1921.
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A. Author of psychological thriller novels such as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley.
B. Actress who won an Oscar for From Here to Eternity. She is best known as playing a mother and housewife on a self-titled sitcom.
C. Actress who is best known for originating the title role in Hello Dolly!
D. Activist who wrote The Feminine Mystique.
E. Actress who starred in The Postman Always Rings Twice and Peyton Place.
F. New anchor and game show host who was the host of 20/20 from 1978 to 1999.
G. Actress best known for roles in An Affair to Remember and The King and I.
H. Consort of the reigning British Monarch.
I. Former U.S. Senator and astronaut, who in 1998 became the oldest person in space.
J. First Lady from 1981-1989.
K. Actress best known for performing in elaborate synchronized swimming sequences.
L. Television producer, best known for Star Trek.
6. The final Tony nominated musical is Waitress, which is based on the film starring Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion. Identify one of the following movies or TV shows featuring fictional waitress(es).

A-D
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E-H
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I-L
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The nominations for Best Revival of a Musical are The Color Purple, Fiddler on the Roof, She Love Me, and Spring Awakening.

7. Answer one of the following questions about the nominees for Best Revival of a Musical.
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A. Name the author of the 1982 novel The Color Purple.
B. Name the director of the 1985 film The Color Purple.
C. She Loves Me is based on the play Parfumerie by Miklos Laszlo. This play inspired this 1940 film starring Jimmy Stewart.
D. Parfumerie also inspired this 1998 film starring Tom Hanks.
E. Name the Broadway diva and Kennedy Center honoree who originated the role of Amalia in the original production of She Loves Me.
F. Fiddler on the Roof is based the story Tevye and his Daughters. Name one of Tevye's daughters that sings in the trio Matchmaker in the musical.
The original production of Spring Awaking launched many careers. Identify one of the actors below who appeared in the original Broadway Production of Spring Awakening
G. A Tony nominee this year, he is probably best known for a recurring role on Glee and voicing a Disney animated character.
H. She starred in Glee and Scream Queens.
I. She played Tina Cohen-Chang on Glee.
J. In 2016, he got engaged to his costar of Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2. He also appeared on Glee.
Bonus: What actor from Game of Thrones won an Olivier Award (the London equivalent of a Tony) for the original London production of Spring Awakening? And no, he never appeared on Glee.

This year's nominees for Best Play are Eclipsed, The Humans, The Father, and King Charles III.

8. Eclipsed is a play about five women and their tale of survival during the second Liberian Civil War. The play is set in Liberia. The capital city of Liberia is Monrovia. Name a country, other than Liberia with a capital city that starts with the letter M. (17 possible answers)

Bonus: Which play by Lynn Nottage, winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, deals with similar themes to Eclipsed, but is set in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

9. The Humans is about a family coming together for Thanksgiving. In honor of this, given the name a Thanksgiving episode of a TV show and the air date, name the show.
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A. Over the River and Through the Woods (1975)
B. Turkey’s Away (1978)
C. Thanksgiving Orphans (1986)
D. Bart vs. Thanksgiving (1990)
E. The Mom and Pop Store (1994)
F. The One with All the Thanksgivings (1998)
G. Pangs (1999)
H. The Indians in the Lobby (2001)
I. A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving (2002)
J. Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral (2006)
K. Blair Waldorf Must Pie (2007)
L. Slapsgiving (2007)
10. The Father is a French play that won the Moliere Award (The French equivalent of the Tony Award). Name a play by Moliere. (Many possible answers)

11. King Charles III is a play that images what happens when Prince Charles becomes king of Great Britain. Yay! This gives me an excuse to write a question about the British monarchy. Name a monarch of England or Great Britain that reigned after 1066 who was not the son or daughter of any previous monarch of England or Great Britain. Just to clarify a few things- disputed claimants are incorrect answers. In order for an answer to be correct, he/she must have had a coronation at Westminster Abbey (only two official monarchs were never crowned, and neither is a correct answer). However, if someone was the child of a disputed monarch who was never crowned, I will accept that as a correct answer. (13 possible answers)

Every year, eight acting Tonys are awarded. They are divided between Actor/Actress, Plays/Musicals, and Leading/Featured (aka supporting). The next three questions are about some of the acting nominees.

12. The nominees for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play are Jessica Lange for A Long Days Journey Into Night, Laurie Metcalf for Misery, Lupita Nyong'o for Eclipsed, Sophie Okonedo for The Crucible, and Michelle Williams for Blackbird. Answer one of the following questions about these actresses:
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A. Jessica Lange has won two Academy Awards. Name either film she has won an Oscar for. One was released in 1982 and the other was released in 1994.
B. Jessica Lange won an Emmy Award for her role in this 2009 HBO movie. It was based on a 1975 documentary. The documentary inspired a 2006 musical.
C. Jessica Lange won Emmy Awards in 2012 and 2014 for her work on this series.
D. Laurie Metcalf won three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her work on this series, which ran from 1988 to 1997.
E. Lupita Nyong’o won an Academy Award for this film.
F. Sophie Okonado received an Academy Award nomination for this 2004 film.
G. Sophie Okonado won a Tony Award for her role in the 2014 revival of this 1959 play. Audra McDonald won a Tony in 2004 for the same role.
H. This is the first Tony nomination for Michelle Williams, but she has been nominated for an Academy Award three times. Name one of the films in which she was nominated for an Oscar.
I. Michelle Williams made her Broadway debut in a revival this 1966 musical in 2014. This was actually the third time this particular production was revived on Broadway- the first was in 1998 and the second was in 2012. The 2012 and 2014 revivals both featured 2016 Tony nominee Danny Burstein, who received a Tony nomination in 2012.
13. This years nominees for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical are Laura Benanti for She Loves Me, Carmen Cusak for Bright Star, Cynthia Erivo for The Color Purple, Jessie Mueller for Waitress, and Phillipa Soo for Hamilton. Answer one of the following questions about these actresses:
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A. Laura Benanti made her Broadway debut at age 18 in a 1998 revival of this 1959 musical. She was featured in a 2013 television version of the show, albeit in a different role.
B. Laura Benanti received her second Tony nomination for 2002 revival of this Stephen Sondheim musical. Jessie Mueller played the same role the 2012 production in Central Park.
C. Laura Benanti won a Tony for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for playing the title role in a 2008 revival of a 1959 show.
D. Laura Benanti received her fourth Tony nomination for this short-lived musical based on, and sharing a title with, a 1988 Pedro Amodovar film.
E. At the 2013 Tony Awards Laura Benanti was featured in a comedic song about Broadway actors being unsuccessful in TV. She was referring specifically to her role as a grief counselor on this 2012-2013 sitcom, cancelled after one season.
F. Laura Benanti currently has a recurring role on this TV show, which will be moving to the CW network for its second season.
G. This is Carmen Cusak's Broadway debut, but she has had some major roles in touring productions. She was also featured in 2012 Off-Broadway revival of this 1988 musical, which was based on a 1974 novel of the same title. The original Broadway production closed after five performances and is one of the most legendary flops in Broadway history.
H. Jessie Mueller won a Tony for her portrayal of this singer-songwriter in the musical Beautiful.
I. Jessie Mueller's first Tony nomination was for a 2013 revival of this 1965 musical about a woman with ESP. It was adapted into a 1970 film starring Barbara Streisand.
J. This is the Broadway debut for Cynthia Erivo, who plays Celie in The Color Purple. Name the actress who won the Tony for playing Celie in the original 2006 production.
K. Name the actress who earned an Academy Award nomination for playing Celie in the 1985 film of The Color Purple.
L. Phillipa Soo is another actress making her Broadway debut. She recently got engaged to this actor, who played Mark Furhman in American Crime Story: The People vs. OJ Simpson. He also happens to be Laura Benanti's ex-husband.
14. This years nominees for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical are Alex Brightman for School of Rock, Danny Burstein for Fiddler on the Roof, Zachary Levi for She Loves Me, Lin-Manuel Miranda for Hamilton, and Leslie Odom, Jr. for Hamilton. The nominees for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play are Gabriel Byrne for A Long Days Journey Into Night, Frank Langella for The Father, Tim Pigott-Smith for King Charles III, Mark Strong for A View from the Bridge, and Jeff Daniels for Blackbird. Originally I planned to write a question for each category, but the quiz was already pretty long, so I combined them into one question. Answer one of the following questions about these actors:
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A. This is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s second Tony nomination. His first cam for this show, which he co-wrote.
B. Danny Burstein’s first Tony nomination was in 2006 for playing Latin lothario Aldolpho in the original production of this musical.
C. Danny Burstein earned a Tony nomination for playing Luther Billis in the 2008 revival of this 1949 musical.
D. Danny Burstein was nominated for playing Buddy Plummer in a 2012 revival of this 1971 musical which features the famous songs “Broadway Baby” and “I’m Still Here.”
E. Prior to Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr.’s best known role was playing Sam Strickland on this NBC show which ran for two seasons from 2012-2013.
F. Zachary Levi is best known for playing the title role on this TV show which ran from 2007-2012.
G. Zachary Levi provided the voice to this animated Disney character.
H. Zachary Levi made his Broadway debut in this 2013 musical.
I. Jeff Daniels received his first Tony nomination for this play by Yasmina Reza, which won the Tony Best Play in 2009. The original production also starred James Gandolfini , Hope Davis, and Marcia Gay Harden.
J. This is Gabriel Byrne’s second Tony nomination. His first came for this Eugene O’Neill play, which is a sequel to A Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
K. Frank Langella won his first of three Tonys for this 1975 play in which he played a sea lizard. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
L. Frank Langella’s third Tony came for this 2007 play. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2008 film version of this play.
Tiebreaker Question: Name as many Original productions (Play or Musical) that opened this season that did not receive a nomination for Best Play or Best Musical.

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TD 299, jev15, The West Wing
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3577

Q1: The cast. Let’s start with the cast, one of the finest ever assembled on network television. Name an actor who was a series regular at any point during the seven seasons of The West Wing. Series regulars can be differentiated from guest stars/recurring characters by the fact that their character was depicted during the show’s theme music. There are 15 possible answers.

Q2: Female Senators. President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet is from New Hampshire, which in our world is served by two female U.S. Senators (Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte). They are two of the twenty women currently serving in the Senate. Name one of the other 18.

Q3: Notre Dame. President Bartlet is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and big fan of the school’s football team, as referenced most prominently in Season 2’s “The Portland Trip” when he makes C.J. Cregg sing the Notre Dame fight song on Air Force One as punishment for making jokes about the team before the Michigan game. I’m sure President Bartlet is frustrated that the Fighting Irish have not won a college football national championship since 1988. Name any college whose football team has won a national championship since then. (For counting purposes, the official national championship has been decided by the Playoff since 2014, the BCS from 1998-2013, and by both the AP and Coaches’ Polls before then. This results in some years having more than one champion.) There are 16 possible answers.

Q4: Democratic VP Nominees. President Bartlet ran into trouble with Vice Presidents. His first, Senator John Hoines of Texas (Tim Matheson), was forced to resign after a sex scandal, and his replacement, Congressman Bob Russell of Colorado (Gary Cole) was an uninspiring pick made for political expediency. Since Bartlet was a Democrat, name one of the last 12 people to appear on the ticket for a national election as the Democratic nominee for Vice President. (To avoid any possible confusion, let me state unequivocally that Thomas Eagleton is not a correct answer to this question.)

Q5: Dickens Novels. In Season 2, Episode 17 “The Stackhouse Filibuster”, Minnesota Senator Howard Stackhouse annoys the president and his staff by delivering a lengthy speech to block an important bill. In one scene, Senator Stackhouse reads aloud from Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield and Sam states that Dickens is his favorite writer. Besides David Copperfield, name one of Charles Dicken’s other full-length novels. There are fourteen possible answers, none of which are about Christmas (those are novellas.)


Q6: Guest Stars. As an award-winning prestige drama, The West Wing was able to attract some big name guest stars. Below I have taken twelve of the show’s most notable guest stars or recurring performers and provided some facts about their lives and careers outside of The West Wing. Pick a letter and name the star.

a. Won an Oscar for playing Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire.
b. Played Robin Colcord, a romantic interest for Rebecca Howe on Cheers.
c. A former starting quarterback at UCLA, he was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1986.
d. Played Lynette Scalvo on Desperate Housewives and Dana Whitaker on Sports Night.
e. He started his acting career by playing Gordy the weatherman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
f. Comedienne who won a Tony for her one-woman show Searching for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.
g. A former cheerleader for the USFL’s New Jersey Generals, she starred as Dr. Cuddy on House.
h. A member of the University of Michigan’s Fab Five recruiting class, he was drafted by the Washington Bullets and won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat.
i. Tony and Emmy winner whose memoir Dear Mr. You, written as a series of letters to the men in her life, was published in 2015.
j. Known for his stage show Mark Twain Tonight, he also played Deep Throat in All the President’s Men.
k. Actor who has hosted Saturday Night Live twelve times, and made several additional cameos on the show as Linda Tripp.
l. The daughter of two actors herself, she received her second Oscar nomination for playing Reese Witherspoon’s mother in Wild.


Q7: Daughters. President Bartlet has three daughters, Elizabeth (Annabeth Gish), Ellie (Nina Siemaszko), and Zoey (Elisabeth Moss). In Season 5, Episode 9 the President recounts being called “Abu el Banat” by a Bedouin guide during a trip to Egypt. Abu el banat means “father of daughters” in Arabic. There are 14 daughters of American presidents alive today. Name one. (In all instances, the woman’s first and last name at birth will suffice. I will not require you to know the married name where it applies.)

Q8: Dead Irish Writers. One of my favorite episode titles is Season 3’s “Dead Irish Writers.” The set-up couldn’t be simpler for this question. Below I’ve listed 12 major works, a mix of poems, plays, novels, and memoirs by Irish writers who happen to be dead. Pick a letter and name the author.

a. Sailing to Byzantium
b. Angela’s Ashes
c. Under the Net
d. Juno and the Paycock
e. Major Barbara
f. The Death of the Heart
g. Tara Road
h. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
i. At Swim-Two-Birds
j. Molloy
k. The Importance of Being Earnest
l. A Tale of a Tub

Q9: Emmy-winning TV. The West Wing won the Primetime Emmy for Best Drama Series in each of its first four seasons. The last of these wins came in 2003. Since then, seven different series have won the Emmy for Best Drama, while another six shows have won the Emmy for Best Comedy. Name one of these 13 television shows.

Q10. The White House Correspondents Dinner. In Season 2, Episode 18 “17 People” Communications Director Toby Ziegler and the President have a contentious discussion while the rest of the staff struggles to write jokes for the President’s speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. While Bill Maher hosted the dinner within the show’s fictional universe, fourteen different comedians, but not Bill Maher, have hosted the dinner in our world since the West Wing premiered in the fall of 1999. Name one. (Note: 2003 host Ray Charles is not considered a comedian.)

Q11. CJs. As Press Secretary and later Chief of Staff, Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg was a fan favorite and a repudiation of the idea that Aaron Sorkin can’t write women. In her honor, I’ve described 12 famous people with the initials “C.J” (first and last name). Pick one letter and name the person I’ve described.
a. Detroit Lions wide receiver nicknamed “Megatron”
b. Famous Warner Brothers animator and director of classic Looney Tunes shorts like “What’s Opera, Doc?”
c. Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology.
d. Queens born rapper who performs under the name 50 Cent.
e. Current head writer of Saturday Night Live and co-host of Weekend Update.
f. Nickname for a member of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show played by Robin Weigert in the HBO series Deadwood.
g. Played Morticia on the Addams Family series in the 1960s.
h. Train engineer whose death in 1900 was immortalized in folk ballads.
i. Tony and Emmy award winning English actress with roles in the films Erin Brockovich, The Horse Whisperer, and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
j. Atlanta Braves third baseman who won the NL MVP award in 1999.
k. Popular name of the leader of the Nez Perce tribe associated with the quote “I will fight no more forever.”
l. Wrestler who became the first undisputed WWF champion in 2001 by defeating The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin on the same night.

Q12: Who was President when? Every presidency defines and is defined by its era. Cultural touchstones, foreign events, natural disasters, innovations and breakthroughs combine to form the zeitgeist that we associate with the person in charge, regardless of their culpability or involvement. Below I’ve listed twelve real world events (all occurring between 1900 and the present). Pick one and name the American president who was in office at the time. Please include the letter of your selection as a part of your response.
a. Neil Armstrong walks on the moon.
b. The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
c. Charles Lindbergh completes the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris.
d. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope premieres in theaters.
e. The Titanic sinks on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic.
f. Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay become the first men to summit Mount Everest.
g. Princess Diana dies in a car crash in Paris.
h. The novel Gone With the Wind is published.
i. Michael Jackson’s album Thriller is released.
j. The Academy Awards are presented for the first time, with Wings winning Best Picture.
k. The Chicago White Sox take money from gamblers to throw the World Series.
l. The first iPhone is released.


Q13: Movie Presidents. Let's conclude TD 299 with a look at some other fictitious presidents. The West Wing's President Bartlet is perhaps the best-known TV president, but this question deals with presidents on film. Below I’ve listed twelve American movies featuring an actor portraying the U.S. President. Please pick a letter and name the actor who played the president in that particular film. (Editorial Comment: There have been surprisingly few movies with female presidents, none of which are included here.)

a. The American President
b. Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
c. Fail-Safe (1964 version)
d. Air Force One
e. Mars Attacks!
f. Head of State
g. The Contender
h. Deep Impact
i. Absolute Power
j. Escape from New York
k. Independence Day
l. Love Actually

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TD 300, Armandillo, Numerophobia
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3588

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a. What musical is based on the 1985 novel “My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl” and takes place in the French Antilles?
b. Jonathan Frakes portrayed the “Number One” of which Captain on a 1990s television series?
c. This song, made famous by Three Dog Night, was originally penned by Harry Nilsson and contains the line “It’s just no good anymore since you went away”.
d. Jennifer Morrison stars as Emma Swan on this ABC series, retelling popular fairy tales.
e. The Tubes came out with this hit in 1983. Why would I lie?
f. Dr. Dave Bowman travels through space in which Arthur C. Clarke novel, released in 1968?
g. This comic book adaptation featured Bryan Cranston as a very young James Gordon, who learned the hard way about police corruption. (FULL title needed).
h. Which 1975 musical ended with a singularly sensational production number?
i. Waahid is which language’s term for the number one?
j. This 2009 Haruki Murakami novel, with a massive 900+ pages, details Aomame’s travels through a parallel universe.

2. Name ANY American President who served ONLY TWO terms. If they died in office during their second term, they do NOT qualify. They do NOT have to have been elected to office. They only had to serve 2 terms.

3.
a. Robert Redford found all of his co-workers dead in this 1975 Sydney Pollack-directed thriller.
b. Marrtin Short, Chevy Chase & Steve Martin attempted to stop which Mexican villain in 1986?
c. In 1999, David O. Russell told a tale about 4 soldiers. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube & which actor/director?
d. Peter, Michael & Jack hilariously raised a baby in a 1987 film directed by whom?
e. Joseph Cotton & Orson Welles graced the 1949 Silver Screen in which film with a screenplay written by Graham Greene?
f. 3:10 to Yuma was remade in 2007, but which legendary actor starred as the villain in the original 1957 picture?
g. Kurt Russell & Kevin Costner both portrayed Elvis impersonators in this 2001 box office bomb.
h. Prepare for Glory! Was the tagline of which 2007 film?
i. 36 hours, starring James Garner and Eva Marie Saint, was actually based on a short story called “Beware of the Dog” by which children’s book author?
j. Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski created three films called Red, White & Blue. But what was their collective name?

4. As most people know, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were named after famous Renaissance artists. Identify any of them OR any other artist associated with that period. (For reference, the 14th to 17th centuries). If you need clarification, message me.

5. The Jackson 5 were only half of Joseph & Katherine Jackson’s children. Identify any of them or their brothers/sisters. (10 ANSWERS).

BONUS: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a popular game, whereby you identify actors/actresses who link Kevin Bacon to any other celebrity. For example, to link Kevin Bacon & Elvis Presley: Elvis worked on “Change of Habit” with Ed Asner. Ed Asner starred in “JFK” with Kevin Bacon. This gives a Bacon Degree of 2 (two links). CELEBRITY must be CURRENTLY living. I define celebrity relatively loosely as a household name who the average person can identify OR who is well-known for a feat. So, a little-known back-up singer is not likely to qualify.
**Given the issues inherent in this question, and to avoid being lynched, I am changing the scoring. I will deduct 2 POINTS from your score for a Bacon Degree of 2, 4 POINTS for a Bacon degree of 3, 6 POINTS for a degree of 4. and 8 POINTS for a degree of 5. Anything higher than that gets 10 points (but is almost impossible to find).

7. New7Wonders of the World was an attempt to name monuments that actually still exist. Identify any of the items named. Countries of locations are below. Don’t over think this question. (8 ANSWERS)
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EGYPT, CHINA, JORDAN, ITALY, MEXICO, PERU, INDIA, BRAZIL.
8. The game Uno is incredibly similar to the classic card game Crazy 8’s. Name any OTHER card game that can be played using ONE standard deck of cards.

9. Before Pluto was “demoted”, there were 9 planets in the solar system. Since it’s too easy to have you name one of them, name ANY moon orbiting one of the “nine planets”.

10. David Letterman was known for his Top 10 Lists. No, I won’t make you identify any of those lists. Instead, name ANY PRIMARY host of a late night talk show. Late Night is defined as airing after 11 P.M. Primary is defined as the main host, not a regular substitute host. Talk show is defined as a show where guests are interviewed; the show can still have skits and other formats. Does NOT have to be currently on-air.

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TD 301, gamawire, All About Alliteration
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3607

TELEVISION TREASURES: Name an alliterative two-word American TV show title (exactly two words – no extraneous words like articles, conjunctions, or prepositions). Many possible answers.

PROMINENT POLITICIANS: Name an alliterative former U.S. President, current U.S. Senator, or current U.S. state governor. 13 possible answers.

COUNTRIES’ CAPITALS: Name an alliterative capital and country (no extra words, Kuwait City, Panama City, etc. would be incorrect). 17 possible answers.

FAMILIAR FACES: Name one of the alliterative personalities shown below.
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SUPERIOR SPORTSMEN: Name an alliterative athlete who has received the league MVP award for the NFL, NBA, MLB, or NHL (Hart Memorial Trophy or Pearson/Lindsey Award). 15 possible answers.

BACK-TO-BACK ACADEMY AWARDS: Name someone who has won back to back Academy Awards in the same category. At least 21 possible answers.

AWESOME ACTOR:
The wonderfully alliterative Robert Redford’s first credited movie role came in 1962 with War Hunt. Of course, he had much bigger hits in the 1960s, such as Barefoot in the Park and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. For this question, name a film in which Robert Redford appeared that was released from 1990-present (full length theatrical releases only). 15 possible answers.

READING RAINBOW: Each selection below lists two works by an alliterative author. Choose one and name the author (please include the letter with your answer).

A. Memoirs of a Cavalier, A Journal of the Plague Year
B. The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana
C. The Dead, Finnegans Wake
D. Guide to the Lakes, Lyrical Ballads
E. Falling Up, The Giving Tree
F. Reflections: Life after the White House, Millie’s Book
G. Memories of an Infantry Officer, The Memories of George Sherston
H. The Negative, Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs
I. Sackett’s Land, High Lonesome
J. Sometimes a Great Notion, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
K. Male and Female, Coming of Age in Samoa
L. The Red Pyramid, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

SOLAR SYSTEM: The Big Bang is the prevailing cosmological model that describes the early development of the Universe, including the constellations. In 1975, Donald H. Menzel, director of the Harvard Observatory, gathered several traditional groups in his popular account, A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets. He then adjusted and regularized them so that his eight groups covered all 88 modern constellations. One of these groups is Zodiac. For this question, name one of the signs of the Zodiac, or name one of the seven other constellation families that Menzel established. 19 possible answers.

TOP TUNES: Name an alliterative performer or group who has had a number one hit on Billboard during the Hot 100 era (1958-present). Featured performers are acceptable; no extraneous words other than “the” (so The Fearsome Fools would be acceptable, but Folly and Fools would be incorrect). 37 possible answers.

BIG BONUS: Besides Seattle Slew, name an alliterative Kentucky Derby winner. Name up to five for a total of five points off your score. There is no penalty for incorrect guesses.

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TD 302, 9021amyers, Muhammad Ali
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3616

1. Muhammad Ali was born (and ultimately buried) in Louisville, Kentucky, and is perhaps the most famous person to come from that city. Due to its location at the crossroads of the North, South, and East, Louisville has several other notable claims to fame for a mid-sized American city. Answer one of the following clues regarding the city of Louisville. (12 possible answers)
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  1. Louisville is located near the "Falls of" this river, which were the only obstacles for boats traveling from Pittsburgh to New Orleans before the construction of canals.
  2. Louisville was founded in 1778 by this Revolutionary War hero, celebrated as the "Conqueror of the Old Northwest."
  3. The 1855 "Bloody Monday" riots in Louisville, targeting Irish and German neighborhoods, were instigated by supporters of this short-lived nativist political party.
  4. The Kentucky Derby, held at Louisville's Churchill Downs racetrack since 1875, is contested at a distance of 1-1/4 miles, or this many furlongs.
  5. This restaurant company, the parent of Kentucky Fried Chicken, is headquartered in Louisville.
  6. Louisville International Airport is the home of Worldport, the global air freight hub of this shipping giant.
  7. The sister authors of this song, which was ruled to be in the public domain after a February 2016 legal settlement, were Louisville natives.
  8. The Louisville-based Brown-Forman spirits conglomerate produces several labels of Kentucky bourbon, but its flagship product is this brand, made in a neighboring state.
  9. This "classic" cocktail, consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, is claimed to have been invented at Louisville's Pendennis Club.
  10. The Hot Brown, also invented in Louisville, is a well-known type of this sandwich, which uses only one slice of bread.
  11. Louisville Slugger baseball bats are the best-known products made by this two-named sporting goods company.
  12. The University of Louisville men's basketball team has won three national championships; the first two, in 1980 and 1986, came under the leadership of this head coach.
2. Before he became Muhammad Ali, he was Cassius Clay. His namesake, Cassius Marcellus Clay, was a Kentucky abolitionist leader who later served as U.S. Ambassador to Russia under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson; the elder Clay played an important role in negotiations for the purchase of Alaska. The most infamous ambassador to Russia may be Lincoln's predecessor as president, James Buchanan: Andrew Jackson is reputed to have said that he would have made Buchanan the ambassador to the North Pole if the office existed. Name any U.S. President who served prior to James Buchanan. (14 possible answers)

3. Before turning professional, Cassius Clay won a gold medal in the boxing tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. However, Clay lost his medal shortly after the games: a possibly apocryphal story claims that Clay threw the medal into a nearby river in disgust after being refused service at a restaurant in his hometown. In any case, Ali received a replacement medal in a special ceremony during the 1996 Olympics. Gold has the chemical symbol Au; name any other element whose chemical symbol includes the letters A or U, excluding placeholder names of recently-discovered elements. (20 possible answers)

4. In 1964, at the age of 22, Cassius Clay became heavyweight champion of the world. Muhammad Ali would ultimately win the heavyweight title on three separate occasions, and make 19 successful defenses of his title over a span of 14 years. He remains the only boxer to win the lineal heavyweight title three times. Name any boxer who Muhammad Ali defeated to win the heavyweight title, or any boxer who Ali successfully defended his title against. (23 possible answers)

5. Part of Ali's charisma was drawn from his command of language; in fact, before he was known as "the Greatest," his nickname was "the Louisville Lip." He would frequently create poetry as a means of taunting his opponents, the most enduring of these verses being, "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Name a state that has designated either the monarch butterfly or European honey bee as its state insect. (22 possible answers)

6. The day after winning the heavyweight title for the first time, Cassius Clay publicly revealed his affiliation with the Nation of Islam, a religious movement popularly known at the time as the Black Muslims. Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad later bestowed upon the new champion the name "Muhammad Ali," which means "one most worthy of praise" in Arabic. Like many other Nation of Islam members, Ali embraced Sunni Islam after Elijah Muhammad's death in 1975 under the guidance of Elijah's son, who rejected his father's teachings. By the 1970s, Ali was the most prominent Muslim figure in American culture, and he remained a heroic figure in many Muslim countries: after his retirement from boxing, he traveled extensively to the Muslim world promoting humanitarian causes. Name a country with an estimated Muslim population of at least 25,000,000 people. (17 possible answers)

7. Ali's prime as a boxer came in the middle of a golden age for long-form magazine journalism; it is likely that more words have been written about him than any other athlete in history, and perhaps any non-political figure as well. He appeared on the cover of Esquire magazine on three separate occasions; most famously, the cover of the April 1968 issue depicted Ali as the martyr St. Sebastian, symbolizing the loss of Ali's title in reaction to his protest of the Vietnam War. The art director at Esquire at the time was George Lois, and he designed 92 covers for the magazine between 1962 and 1972, including many of the most iconic covers ever to grace newsstands. In 2008, a number of Lois' covers were selected for exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Identify the notable figure depicted on one of the following George Lois-designed covers of Esquire. (12 possible answers)
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8. During the height of Muhammad Ali's career, high-profile boxing matches had as much to do with geopolitics as they did about athletics: two of Ali's biggest fights were bankrolled by third-world governments eager for the exposure a heavyweight title bout would bring to their country. Promoter Don King was able to have the participants of 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle" to $5 million contracts, but the dictator of Zaire, Mobutu Sese Seko, was that fight's sponsor. One year later, Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos lobbied for his country to host what would become known as the "Thrilla in Manila" as a way to bring good publicity to a nation embroiled in martial law. Identify one of the following world leaders who held office in 1975. (12 possible answers)
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9. Ali has been the subject of numerous feature films and documentaries. The most prominent telling of the Muhammad Ali story on the big screen was the 2002 biopic Ali, featuring Will Smith in the title role. Though Will Smith was praised for his performance (earning his first Academy Award nomination for the role), overall critical and popular reception was mixed: with a worldwide gross of $87.7 million, only two of Smith's films have earned less money at the box office. Name a film starring Will Smith that has earned at least $100,000,000 in worldwide box office receipts. (18 possible answers)

10. Finally, Ali's greatest victory in the ring may not have been for the world heavyweight title. In the 1978 comic book Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, an alien leader threatens to destroy Earth unless the greatest fighter challenges his planet's boxing champion. When both the Ali and the Man of Steel step forward, it is decided that the two will have a box-off. With Superman temporarily robbed of his powers, Ali gives him a thorough beating, making him one of the very few creatures in the galaxy to beat the man otherwise known as Clark Kent in head-to-head combat. (They later team up to stop the alien invasion.) Name the superhero who goes by one of the following alter egos. (12 possible answers)
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  1. Miles Morales
  2. Alan Scott
  3. Ben Grimm
  4. Arthur Curry
  5. Dick Grayson
  6. James Howlett
  7. Billy Batson
  8. Jennifer Walters
  9. Diana Prince
  10. Oliver Queen
  11. Wade Wilson
  12. Charles Francis Xavier
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TD 303, SBurrus, Murder, She Wrote
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3625

1) Murder, She Wrote, of course, was all about murder – in a classy sense, that is; there was actually very little violence portrayed on the program, since it was designed to be a show the entire family, even children, could enjoy. Murder, however, is often a very violent act and the consequence of being found guilty of murder is, sometimes, the ultimate act: The Death Penalty. Maine, where the fictional show is set, does not have the Death Penalty but 32 states do. Name either of the current 32 states that have a Death Penalty statute for capital murder. (States, not territories).


2) Occasionally, famous public or political figures were victims of murder – either though random or premeditated acts, assassination or execution in the process of a coup d’etat. Each of the people in the images at the accompanying link were victims of one of the aforementioned means of death. Identify one. (Many of these people perished outside the 1984-96 run of Murder, She Wrote). http://imgur.com/a/bgRSi

3) The star of Murder, She Wrote was the incomparable Angela Lansbury, who will turn 91 in October. Lansbury has been a star since making her debut in 1944, receiving Academy Award nominations for her very first two roles. Using the pictures given at the accompanying link, identify a motion picture featuring Angela Lansbury. http://imgur.com/a/9E26k

4) Angela Lansbury was, and still is, a popular Broadway actress; she has garnered 5 Tony Awards to date (second only to Julie Harris in competitive actress categories). Name any Broadway play or musical which starred or featured Ms. Lansbury (14 responses). NOTE: Acceptable correct responses only apply to shows appearing on the Great White Way, not touring productions, but can be either an original or a revival.

5) One of the fun aspects of Murder, She Wrote, especially in its early years, was the litany of guest stars who appeared in the weekly episodes; some would come out of retirement just to appear on the program, either because it was easy work or because they were friends of Lansbury. The show had a strict credit policy: all guest stars were listed in alphabetical order, and there were to be no exceptions; guest stars could accept that policy, or not get credit at all (which did occur on at least one occasion). Listed below are descriptions of several of the many guest stars on Murder, She Wrote from its 12-year run. See if you can identify them. Your answer should include the letter, to get full credit.
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A. Introduced to the world in the video for Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark,” went on to be one of the stars of Friends, ironically a direct time slot competitor of Murder, She Wrote in the 1995-1996 season and what was largely responsible for MSW’s cancellation. (2 appearances)

B. Tapped to play Kate Columbo in a short-lived late 1970s detective drama, she gained perhaps her greatest fame as Captain Janeway in Star Trek: The Next Generation. (3 appearances)

C. A prolific character actress on many series in the 1970s through the 1990s, she had a recurring role on Silver Spoons as Ricky Stratton’s mother and lived, for a short time as a child, in the home that was the setting for the real life events on which The Amityville Horror was based. (4 appearances)

D. A favorite of cowboy and western films and TV programs, over 60 in all, this actor, who made his debut as a cop in The Boy With Green Hair is in the Hall of Western Performers and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City and was one of the few actors to refuse credit for appearing on Murder, She Wrote since he could not be listed as a special guest. (2 appearances)

E. Gaining critical acclaim for her role as an obsessed stalker in 1971’s Play Misty for Me, this actress won an Emmy for her lead role in the short-lived Ironside spinoff Amy Prentiss, and in the late 1990s, played matriarch Lucille Bluth in the Fox comedy Arrested Development. (5 appearances)

F. The oldest of the Brady children on The Brady Bunch, this actor insisted on performing his own stunts in his only appearance on Murder, She Wrote and suffered a busted lip as a result.

G. Emmy-winning actress for her role as Alicia Florrick on the CBS drama, The Good Wife, she also won an Emmy for her long-standing role on NBC’s ER. (1 appearance)

H. Earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at age 16 for her role in 1945’s Mildred Pierce, this actress, once the spokesperson for Hostess Cupcakes, made her last appearance on screen in a 1985 episode of Murder, She Wrote.

I. Halfway through the run of Murder, She Wrote, Angela Lansbury cut back her workload, and several episodes in its 6th and 7th seasons were described as “bookend” episodes, where her character, Jessica Fletcher, would introduce a story, then give way to other characters who would actually be the focus of those episodes. These episodes proved to be unpopular with fans. One recurring character who appeared in 6 of these “bookend” episodes was Dennis Stanton, a reformed jewel thief employed by an insurance company to root out fraud. The actor who played Stanton was a well-respected British actor, best known across the pond for his work on the Shakespearean stage. Who was he? (9 overall appearances)

J. One of only 12 athletes to have ever played both Major League Baseball (Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs) and professional Basketball (as a charter member of the Boston Celtics), this actor, who stood 6’ 6”, gained fame on the small screen in The Rifleman. (2 appearances)

K. Starred with real-life wife Anne Jeffreys in the CBS series, Topper, and was featured in 1961’s sci-fi success Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. (1 appearance)

L. Perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Ryker on the hit ABC series The Rookies, he had a role in the 1988 smash Dirty Dancing. (4 appearances)

M. Known the world over as the voice of Wilma Flintstone, this actress and voice-over artist had a cameo as an enthusiastic fan (along with that unmistakable voice) in the opening scene of a second season episode in 1986. (1 appearance)
6) Murder, She Wrote was a Nielsen Ratings champion, dominating its Sunday night time slot for most of the 11 seasons it resided there and finished in the top 10 for nine of those years. Shown at the accompanying link are clips or parts of the opening credit sequence for 15 other shows that finished ranked in the top 10 for any of the seasons from 1984 to 1996. Identify one. http://imgur.com/a/Ky1fE

7) Angela Lansbury holds the record for most Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series without actually winning; she was nominated each year that Murder, She Wrote was in production but never won the award. Name 1) any actress who did win the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series OR 2) the shows for which these actresses starred for the 1984-85 through 1995-96 television seasons. (11 responses)

8) During its network run, Murder, She Wrote faced competition from over 40 other series on ABC, NBC and Fox, beating almost all of them in the ratings. Using the descriptions below, identify a program that was, at one time, a direct time slot competitor of Murder, She Wrote.
Spoiler
A. Network TV’s longest running animated series (and the most honored), this series actually got its start as a segment on one of Fox’s original programs, The Tracy Ullman Show.

B. Given much fanfare while in development and a show expected to harm Murder, She Wrote as the whodunit launched its sophomore season, this Steven Spielberg anthology started off with respectable ratings on NBC, but limped to an inglorious finish and was cancelled after just two seasons on the air. It did, however, win 5 Emmy awards.

C. This television drama, a mid-season replacement on ABC in the 1989-90 season, focused on the early life of Elvis Presley and lasted only 10 episodes against Murder, She Wrote before being cancelled. The series star, Michael St. Gerard, would later play Elvis Presley again on a 1993 episode of Quantum Leap.

D. In a desperate attempt to dethrone Murder, She Wrote for the 1987-88 season, NBC moved a crucial component of its Must See Thursday lineup, and the previous season’s #2 ranked series, to Sunday night at 8 pm, where it survived for two seasons. Michael J. Fox became a breakout star and earned critical acclaim for Back To The Future.

E. One of the initial time slot competitors of Murder, She Wrote in the 1984-85 season, this early offering from Stephen J. Cannell starred Brian Keith as an eccentric retired judge out to pursue justice for criminals who got off on technicalities, and Daniel Hugh Kelley as a car thief who becomes the judge’s assistant.

F. A long-running ABC adventure series, this series spent its first, third and fourth seasons battling Murder, She Wrote, and was the lead in to Monday Night Football for its other years. Richard Dean Anderson was the star and the show’s protagonist was a problem solver with the fictional Phoenix Foundation, and always carried a Swiss Army Knife and duct tape. Near the end of the series, it was revealed the main character’s first name was Angus.

G. When the Fox network premiered, this show, about a beleaguered shoe salesman and his dysfunctional family, was on the schedule and began its long run directly opposite Murder, She Wrote. The show’s theme song was made famous by Frank Sinatra.

H. An ABC newsmagazine hosted by Forrest Sawyer and Diane Sawyer, its most notable story was called “Smoke Screen”, documenting the cigarette industry’s manipulation of nicotine levels, which won a George Polk award but also led to a lawsuit and a formal apology by the network. The show left the air after two seasons.

I. NBC and Steven Spielberg teamed up once again in the 1993-94 season, this time with a sci-fi vehicle initially set in the year 2018 and featured a submarine operated by the United Earth Oceans Organization, and initially starred Roy Schieder. Once again, Murder, She Wrote emerged victorious.

J. A one-year wonder placed on the NBC schedule because Chief of Programming Brandon Tartikoff’s daughter liked the pilot, this comedy starred Stephanie Beacham as a nun, transferred from an archaeological dig to an orphanage.

K. One of the few shows to actually top Murder, She Wrote in the Nielsens, this NBC sitcom starred Jonathan Silverman as a struggling New York writer, and also featured Ernest Borgnine.


9) At the accompanying link are screen shots from 15 motion pictures released during the 1984-1996 run of Murder, She Wrote. Identify one. http://imgur.com/a/4WJav

10) Jessica Fletcher was a best-selling author of murder mysteries within the Murder, She Wrote universe. During the 1984-1996 run of the series, the books given in the spoiler bar below were all released. Identify the author of one of them. Include the letter with your choice.
Spoiler
A) The Handmaid’s Tale
B) Red Storm Rising
C) Misery
D) A Brief History of Time
E) The Russia House
F) The Satanic Verses
G) The Firm
H) Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
I) Private Parts
J) The Horse Whisperer
K) I Am Spock
L) How Stella Got Her Groove Back
11) When Murder, She Wrote debuted in 1984, Jessica Fletcher lived in Cabot Cove, Maine, although the show obviously was not filmed there. Maine, of course, is in New England. Name either 1) any other state that comprises the geographic area known as New England or 2) either of the two western states where filming for Murder, She Wrote took place or 3) the state where Jessica established a second residence in the show’s final years to teach criminology part-time at a college and foster young people’s writing talents or 4) a Canadian province that borders New England. (10 possible responses)

12) Images of 12 famous murderers are given at the accompanying link. Identify one. (Some of the people shown established their notoriety outside of the run of Murder, She Wrote. http://imgur.com/a/6I3OR
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TD 304, barandall800, Back To School II -- Junior Year
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3638

Part I: Fall Semester

1. Contemporary Dance (DANCE 140)
Fall semester, I went well outside my comfort zone and took a contemporary dance class. It was a ton of fun. Contemporary dance has enjoyed a bit of a mainstream cultural breakthrough these past few years with shows like “So You Think You Can Dance” (which features some absolutely stunning contemporary routines). Name an artist who performed one of the following songs used for contemporary routines on “So You Think You Can Dance.” (For songs with more than one well-known artist, clarifying information is included below as a way of helping pin down which particular artist I’m asking for.) (12 possible answers)

-- “Jar of Hearts”
-- “Hallelujah” and “I Know It’s Over” (Singer-songwriter who died in a 1997 drowning accident at the age of 30)
-- “Fix You”
-- “Turning Tables”
-- “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
-- “Calling You” (French-Canadian superstar who currently has a Vegas residency)
-- “Europe, After the Rain”
-- “Like Real People Do”
-- “Angel” (Canadian singer-songwriter who appears in ads for the ASPCA)
-- “Gravity” (Female singer, songwriter, and pianist who wrote the music for a Tony-nominated musical currently on Broadway)
-- “Mercy” (One-named Welsh female singer; this song was a hit in 2008)
-- “Dreaming With A Broken Heart”


2. Creative Writing (ENGL 218R)
In my creative writing class during our creative non-fiction unit, we read an essay by Brian Doyle called “His Last Game,” which featured memories of his late brother (including their shared passion for basketball). We also read a poem by Edward Hirsch called "Fast Break," also about basketball. Name a team that has won the NBA Finals beginning in 1980 (the year after the Seattle SuperSonics, now known as the Oklahoma City Thunder, won). (11 possible answers)

3. Civilization: Music 1 (MUSIC 201)
This was a broad civilization survey-type class that, true to its name, focused primarily on music up to the 1700s, but also covered a lot of art and history as well. A very interesting figure we discussed was St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), an abbess who composed music, wrote about natural science and philosophy, wrote one of the first morality plays, and was a noted visionary and mystic, among other things. Her works Physica and Causae et curae were seminal medical writings of the medieval era. Today, medical knowledge & practice has greatly advanced since the time of Hildegard. Name the location (state if in the United States, and country if outside the United States) of one of the following hospitals/clinics. (12 possible answers)

-- Bellevue Hospital Center (this is its former name; it was renamed in 2015)
-- Groote Schuur Hospital
-- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
-- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
-- Hirslanden Klinik Hirslanden
-- HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
-- Mayo Clinic (their flagship location)
-- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
-- Albert Schweitzer Hospital
-- Intermountain Primary Children’s Medical Center
-- Hadassah Medical Center (they have two campuses; both are in the same country)
-- Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital


4. Concert Choir (MUSIC 314R)
This past year, I had the privilege of singing in the BYU Concert Choir. We sang a lot of interesting, exciting, absolutely beautiful songs. One of the more out-of-the-box ones we did was a song by none other than Dolly Parton, “Light of a Clear Blue Morning.” Answer one of the following pieces of Dolly-related trivia by naming: (13 possible answers)

-- The Whitney Houston hit from “The Bodyguard” soundtrack that Dolly famously wrote, and had a hit with herself.
-- The fellow country singer who gave Dolly a spot on his weekly TV show in 1967, helping her gain fame (she coincidentally wrote the above song about the end of their professional relationship).
-- The Disney Channel sitcom, named after a semi-fictional singer, where Dolly recurred as the title character’s “Aunt Dolly,” a nod to her role as the godmother to the singer/actress who played that character.
-- The WB sitcom, this time named after a real-life singer, where Dolly guest-starred as a ruthless real-estate agent.
-- The city in Tennessee where Dolly’s namesake theme park Dollywood is located.
-- One of the two singers Dolly recorded with on two “Trio” albums.
-- The singer she dueted with on “Islands In The Stream.”
-- The name of the beautician Dolly played in “Steel Magnolias.” (First name only is fine.)
-- The down-to-earth title of Dolly’s latest album (her 43rd), to be released in August.
-- One of the two songs Dolly has written that have been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (one is from 1980, the other from 2005).
-- The title of the 2015 NBC holiday special based on Dolly’s early life.


5. Pioneers & Persecution 1846-99 (REL C 342)
In this class about LDS Church history during the latter half of the 19th century, one of the key threads we learned about was Utah’s long journey to statehood. Name a U.S. state granted admission to the Union after Utah in 1896, one of these states’ capitals, or the U.S. President who admitted Utah into the Union. (11 possible answers)

6. Intro to Spanish Literature (SPAN 339)
In my Intro to Spanish Literature class, we read a variety of Spanish-language works, as well as watched some Spanish-language or Spanish language-related films like “Il postino” and “Under the Same Moon.” Name a Latin American nominated for an Academy Award in one of the following categories: Best Actor (lead & supporting), Best Actress (lead & supporting), and Best Director. (See below for helpful clarifications on the criteria/sources I'm using.) (18 possible answers)

EXTRA CREDIT (-2 points): Name the only Uruguayan to win an Academy Award, for Best Original Song in 2004 for “Al otro lado del rio.”


Part II: Winter Semester

7. Writing Fiction (ENGL 318R)
In my fiction writing class, we focused exclusively on short fiction, not on novels. However, given that last time I asked about short stories and it didn’t work out so well, I thought I’d make this question a little more accessible this time around. Recent years have seen a large increase in fantasy/dystopian series for children and teens. At least three of those series stand out in particular (and have all been adapted into popular film series as well). Name a novel from one of the following hit young adult/children’s book series: the series about a boy wizard by J.K. Rowling, the dystopian series featuring children battling to the death by Suzanne Collins, or the vampire/werewolf romance series by Stephenie Meyer. (14 possible answers)

8. Ballroom Dance, International Latin, Beginning (DANCE 185)
Another detour out of my comfort zone, this time inspired by my love for watching ballroom dance. Things started off kind of rocky for me, but I ended up being a much better dancer (we learned the rumba and the samba) than I thought I was. Kind of like the journey of the celebrities on “Dancing With the Stars”...at least a little. Name one of the 22 celebrity winners of the U.S. version of “Dancing With The Stars.” (22 possible answers)

EXTRA CREDIT (-2 points): Name one of the 13 celebrity winners of its UK counterpart “Strictly Come Dancing.” Gain 2 additional points off for each additional winner you can correctly name, up to a total of 5 for 10 points off. (You can submit up to 5 guesses.)

9. French Choir (FREN 346R)
I don’t speak French. My French knowledge is pretty darn limited. Still, I needed one more credit in my schedule, so I took part in this choir last semester. It was a ton of fun (and very welcoming towards those of us who weren’t so French-inclined), and I did learn a few new things. Name a president of France in the Fourth or Fifth French Republic (that is, since 1947). (There was one interim president during this time, who served twice. He will be accepted as a correct answer.) (10 possible answers)

10. Writing About the Arts and Humanities (ENGL 311)
This was an advanced writing class I was required to take for my final general education requirement. (I later found out since I changed my major to English, the major-specific advanced writing class I took this summer counted for the same requirement. Hmph.) One of the projects we undertook was writing a polished resume and cover letter. Identify one of the following people based on a brief summary of notable jobs/roles/titles they have held. (12 possible answers)

-- Prime Minister of the UK (2016-present), UK Home Secretary (2010-2016)
-- U.S. Senator (2009-present), “Saturday Night Live” writer (1975-1980, 1985-1995)
-- Co-host of “Dancing With The Stars” (2005-present), host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (2001-15), host of “Hollywood Squares” (1998-2004)
-- Co-host of “Dancing With The Stars” (2014-present), Fox Sports correspondent (2012-present), “Dancing With The Stars” contestant (2010), ESPN correspondent (2004-2012)
-- ESPN “Sunday NFL Countdown” commentator (2006-2015), Chicago Bears head coach (1982-1992), NFL player (1961-1972)
-- Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (2011-present), French Minister of Finance (2007-2011)
-- President of the International Olympic Committee (2013-present), President of the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (2006-2013), Men’s fencing Olympic gold medalist (1976)
-- MSNBC analyst (2011-present), Republican National Committee Chairman (2009-2011)
-- “America’s Got Talent” judge (2016-present), “Britain’s Got Talent” judge (2007-present), “American Idol” judge (2002-2010)
-- President of Russia (2012-present, 2000-2008), Prime Minister of Russia (2008-2012)
-- Republican presidential candidate (2011-2012), U.S. Ambassador to China (2009-2011), Governor of Utah (2005-2009), U.S. Ambassador to Singapore (1992-1993)
-- U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice (2010-present), U.S. Solicitor General (2009-2010), Dean of Harvard Law School (2003-2009)


11. American Literary History (ENGL 293)
This was a great class. Those of us who have grown up in the States know quite a lot about American literature. But lest this quiz be too U.S.-centric, how about we pay tribute to our Canadian boardies and talk a bit about Canadian literature? Name the Canadian writer who created one of the following well-known works (in a few cases, I’ve given more than one work). (13 possible answers)

-- The Handmaid’s Tale (novel)
-- The English Patient (novel)
-- The Progress of Love; Lives of Girls and Women; The Love of a Good Woman (short story collections)
-- Shoeless Joe (novel)
-- Anne of Green Gables (novel)
-- Beautiful Losers (novel)
-- In Flanders Fields (poem)
-- Scott Pilgrim (comic book series)
-- The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz; Joshua Then and Now; Barney’s Version (novels)
-- The Cremation of Sam McGee (poem)
-- By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (prose poetry novel)
-- The Stone Angel; The Diviners (novels)
-- Neuromancer (novel)


EXTRA CREDIT (-2 points): Which one of these works is by an individual known primarily as a musician?

12. Intro to Translation (SPAN 414)
We learned about lots of interesting concepts in my Intro to Translation class (which combined both Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking students). Translation can often be a tricky process. Name the original title in English of one of the following ‘bad translations’ of film titles that have been translated back into English. To help you, I have included the year of release, and the initials of the movie’s lead actors/actresses. (14 possible answers) (Sources: http://mentalfloss.com/article/31192/31 ... can-movies, http://thoughtcatalog.com/cody-delistra ... ie-titles/, https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/amer ... anslations)

Just Send Him To University Unqualified (1983) - T.C.
HIs Great Device Makes Him Famous (1997) - M.W.
He’s a Ghost! (1999) - B.W.
If You Leave Me, I Delete You (2004) - J.C.
I Will Marry A Prostitute To Save Money (1990) - J.R.
American Bluff (2013) - B.C.
Please, Do Not Touch the Old Women (1968) - Z.M.
Mr. Cat Poop (1997) - J.N.
Rain of Falafel (2009) - B.H. (voice)
Love Is In The Sky (1986) - T.C. (again)
American Virgin Man (1999) - J.B.
Electronic Murderer (1984) - A.S.
Happiness Therapy (2012) - J.L.
Malkovich’s Hole (1999) - J.M.


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TD 305, jev15, Kurt Vonnegut
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3649

1. INDIANA.
"My God," she said, "are you a Hoosier?"
I admitted I was.
"I'm a Hoosier, too," she crowed. "Nobody has to be ashamed of being a Hoosier."
"I'm not," I said. "I never knew anybody who was."
– Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle

Though it’s a near-perfect example of a granfalloon, or false karass, Vonnegut has something in common with all the people below, they’re all from Indiana. I’ve described ten Hoosiers below. Pick a letter and give the full name of the Hoosier in question.
Spoiler
a. Received three Emmy nominations for playing Diane Chambers, including one win in 1983.
b. Wrote the music and lyrics for Kiss Me, Kate the first winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical.
c. Bank robber shot and killed outside Chicago’s Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934.
d. Founder and leader of the Peoples Temple who led over 900 people to drink cyanide-laced Flavor Aid in a mass suicide in November 1978.
e. Dancer and choreographer whose “Deuce Coupe” and “Push Comes to Shove” are early examples of the crossover ballet.
f. Singer whose fourth album, Rhythm Nation 1814, is the only album in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart to have seven commercial singles reach the top 5.
g. On July 30, 1975 he left the Machus Red Fox, a restaurant in suburban Detroit, and was never seen nor heard from again.
h. Comedian who has a self-titled show on TV Land and is the author of the memoirs Dad is Fat and Food, a Love Story.
i. Actress who played the title role in All About Eve.
j. Senator who served as Vice President to Theodore Roosevelt from 1905-1909 and was later nominated as the running mate to Charles Evans Hughes in 1916.
2. CORNELL. Though he did not graduate, Vonnegut attended Cornell for a few years before his service in the army. He pursued a major in biochemistry at the behest of his father and brother and wrote for the student newspaper. As a member of the Ivy League, Cornell is a very prestigious school and as such finished in a three-way tie (with Vanderbilt and Washington University in St. Louis) at #15 on the 2015 U.S. News and World Report rankings of American universities. Name a college or university which finished above Cornell on the list. (14 responses.)

3. AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION. Vonnegut was decidedly not religious, or as he put it, “I am a humanist, which means, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without any expectation of rewards or punishments after I'm dead.” The American Humanist Association named him their Humanist of the Year in 1992. Below I’ve provided biographical sketches of 10 other winners of this award. Pick a letter and identify the man or woman it describes.
Spoiler
a. Evolutionary biologist and paleontologist who spent many years on the Harvard faculty, wrote the essay collection “The Panda’s Thumb” and, as a well-known Yankees fan, appears throughout Ken Burn’s documentary “Baseball.”
b. Skippered “Courageous” to a win in the 1977 America’s Cup and was married to Jane Fonda from 1991 to 2001.
c. Crusading feminist who went undercover as a Playboy bunny for a 1963 magazine piece.
d. Nuclear physicist and Soviet dissident who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975.
e. Canadian author whose novel The Blind Assassin won the Booker Prize in 2000.
f. Co-founder and first president of the National Organization for Women.
g. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California who in 2007 became the first open Atheist member of Congress.
h. American architect who popularized geodesic domes and has a form of carbon molecule named in his honor.
i. Though more famous as a science-fiction author, he wrote 66 mystery stories featuring a group of men known as The Black Widowers.
j. Author born in Georgia whose most famous novel was turned into a movie directed by Stephen Spielberg which famously lost all 11 Academy Awards for which it was nominated.
4. JOHN IRVING. While teaching at the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, Vonnegut mentored a young author from New England named John Irving who has gone on to achieve some success. Name one of Irving’s novels. (14 possible answers.)

5. SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE. Vonnegut’s seminal 1969 novel Slaughterhouse Five was adapted into a movie by director George Roy Hill in 1972. The next year, Hill won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Sting. Hill died in 2002. Name a winner of the Academy Award for Best Director since his death, covering the 75th Academy Awards to the present. (12 possible answers.)

6. CAT’S CRADLE. Though it has nothing to do with Vonnegut’s novel about the fictional island of San Lorenzo and its prophet-in-hiding Bokonon, the musical Cats is the fourth-longest running show in the history of Broadway. The original run lasted 7,485 performances from 1982 to 2000. Including Cats, only 13 Broadway productions (including revivals) have performed more than 4,000 shows in a single run. Name any one of the other 12.

7. KILGORE TROUT. First appearing in God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, the prolific sci-fi writer Kilgore Trout is both a character based on Vonnegut’s friend Theodore Sturgeon and a stand-in for the author himself. In his honor I’ve listed 12 writers who appear as characters in works of fiction. Pick a letter and name the real-life author who created the fictional author.
Spoiler
a. Nathan Zuckerman
b. Ariadne Oliver
c. Henry Bech
d. John Watson
e. Harriet M. Welsch
f. Paul Sheldon
g. Ford Prefect
h. Henry Chinaski
i. Carrie Bradshaw
j. Frank Bascombe
k. Charles Kinbote
l. Gordon Comstock
8. BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS. In his 1973 novel, subtitled Goodbye Blue Monday, Vonnegut acknowledges that the phrase “Breakfast of Champions” is a trademark of the General Mills Corporation and that his usage is “not intended to disparage their fine products.” The cereal most associated with the phrase is Wheaties, famous for their special edition boxes featuring champion athletes. Below, I’ve described 12 athletes who have appeared on the front of a box of Wheaties. Pick a letter and identify the athlete.
Spoiler
a. MVP of Super Bowl I and II
b. Only player from the losing team to be named MVP of the World Series.
c. NFL Hall of Famer who served four terms in Congress representing Oklahoma
d. Won three Olympic gold medals in beach volleyball with her playing partner Kerri Walsh Jennings.
e. Became the first American to win the all-around gold medal in Women’s Gymnastics, defeating Romania’s Ecaterina Szabo by just 0.05 points.
f. Member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe who won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
g. Winner of 18 Grand Slam singles titles who nevertheless lost 43 of her 80 career matches against her greatest rival, Martina Navratilova.
h. Scored the winning shootout goal in the final of the 1999 Women’s World Cup.
i. The only MLB player to hit back to back home runs with his own father.
j. The pride of Latrobe, PA, he won the Masters in 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964.
k. Quarterback who played himself in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
l. Winner of the women’s singles gold medal in figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
9. DEADEYE DICK. Rudy Waltz narrates this novel from his self-imposed exile in Haiti. Haiti gained independence from France in 1804. Many nations have gained independence by casting off the French, most of which are located in Africa. Name a present-day African nation which achieved independence from France. (19 possible answers)

10. SLAPSTICK. In the prologue Vonnegut explains that he titled this novel after the comedy style of Laurel and Hardy because that was life felt like to him. My own favorite slapstick comedians are the Marx Brothers. For your answer please provide the name of an official Marx Brothers feature-length movie starring at least three of the brothers or the first name used by one of the five Marx Brothers. (18 possible answers.)

11. HOCUS POCUS. While Vonnegut’s 1990 novel focuses on Eugene Debs Hartke, a Vietnam veteran who eventually becomes a teacher in a prison, let’s focus on the magical derivation of the title. I’ve listed 12 songs with the word “Magic” in the title. Pick a letter and identify the recording artist who first popularized the song.
Spoiler
a. “Strange Magic”
b. “Magic Bus”
c. “Do You Believe in Magic?”
d. “Magic Stick”
e. “Puff the Magic Dragon”
f. “This Magic Moment”
g. “Magic” (“Ho ho ho, it’s magic, you know”)
h. “Magic Carpet Ride”
i. “Magic Man”
j. “Blue Magic”
k. “Magic Dance”
l. “I’ve Got the Magic in Me”
12. MOTHER NIGHT. The moral of this novel about propaganda is “we are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” Below, I’ve listed the character name of 12 TV mothers. Name the actress who, carefully or otherwise, pretended to be the character in question.
Spoiler
a. Marie Barone
b. Laura Petrie
c. Tracy McConnell
d. Carol Brady
e. Lily Munster
f. Rainbow Johnson
g. Alura Zor-El
h. Lucille Bluth
i. Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
j. Lorelai Gilmore
k. Florida Evans
l. Bonnie Plunkett
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TD 306, Blue Lion, U.S. Presidents
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3663

1. GEORGE WASHINGTON—Between the Revolutionary War and his inauguration, the nation’s first president owned one of America’s biggest whiskey distilleries. You can visit it (in season) as part of your tour of Mount Vernon.

Name one of the 20 top-selling brands of spirits in the U.S. in 2012, the most recent year for which I could find data. My authority is the U.S. Drinks Conference. Hint: Eight of the 20 are vodkas, four are whiskeys, two are rums, and six are other kinds of potent potables. [19 possible answers; two of the top 20 are different spirits sold under the same brand name]


2. JOHN ADAMS—In 2003, ”The Correspondence of John and Abigail Adams” (and theirs was voluminous), was published in book form. More than 200 years later, the name “Abigail” is once again popular. According to the Social Security Administration (my authority for this question), it was the seventh most popular name for girls born in 2015. Name one of the nine most popular names for girls (other than Abigail) OR one of the ten most popular names for boys born in 2015. [19 possible answers]


3. THOMAS JEFFERSON—Despite a controversy as to whether the deal was constitutional, Jefferson agreed to buy the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon Bonaparte without first getting congressional approval. (Spoiler alert: Congress didn’t stop the deal.) The Louisiana Purchase--price tag: $15 million--included all or part of 14 current U.S. states. Name one of them. [14 possible answers]


4. FRANKLIN PIERCE—Even though he’s considered one of the worst-ever presidents, Pierce was so attractive that he was given the nickname “Handsome Frank.” In this day and age, he’d almost certainly be named “Sexiest Man Alive” by the American version of People magazine. Name one of the men who has been given that distinction between 1999 and 2015, inclusive. [16 possible answers; two men are two-time winners within that time period]


5. MILLARD FILLMORE—To put it mildly, Millard Fillmore was an odd political duck. His name is synonymous with bad presidencies; he ascended to the presidency when Zachary Taylor died (fun fact: both Whigs elected president died in office); he was denied nomination by the Whigs in 1852; and in 1856, he ran for president on the American Party aka “Know-Nothing” ticket and finished third.

Long story short, this question is about third-party presidential candidates. Name a third-party candidate who ran for president AFTER 1856 and received at least 2 percent of the national popular vote. I’m looking for the candidate, not the party whose ticket he ran on.

Clarification: "Third-party candidate" means someone who did not run on either the Democratic or Republican ticket (or, in the case of the 1860 election, a candidate other than Abraham Lincoln or Stephen Douglas). The term also includes a candidate who ran as an independent without party affiliation. [16 possible answers]


6. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES—In 1843, the future Civil War general and president enrolled at Harvard Law School, where he received his LL.B degree. In Hayes’s time, most members of the bar served as apprentices to practicing lawyers and didn’t attend law school. Today, however, nearly all states require would-be lawyers to graduate from an accredited law school and pass a state bar exam.

Hayes’s alma mater, Harvard, is #2 in U.S. News & World Report’s latest law school rankings (my authority for this question). Name one of the other law schools that are in the U.S. News top 15. [14 possible answers]


7. GROVER CLEVELAND—He was from Buffalo, and served as that city’s mayor, not Cleveland’s. But that’s not going to stop me from throwing a Cleveland-themed question into this TD. Cleveland is, of course, the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Name an artist who has been inducted into the Hall more than once. Most of these guys (sadly, no women have yet achieved this feat) were first inducted as part of a group, then later for his solo work. [21 possible answers]


8. WOODROW WILSON—He was the first president to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a World Series game in 1915. That Series pitted the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies, two franchises that, in the 21st century, won a World Series after years of futility. Other modern franchises haven’t been as fortunate as the Phillies and Red Sox.

Name a currently-existing Major League Baseball franchise that has not appeared in the World Series between 1995 and 2016. Two of these teams have never made it to the Series. [11 possible answers]


9. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT—In January 1943, FDR became the first president to fly across the Atlantic. He did so to attend the Casablanca Conference to plan war strategy with Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin. Casablanca is the capital of Morocco.

Name a UN member country other than Morocco that, according to the English-language list of member countries on the UN’s website (my authority on this question), starts with the letter “M”. [16 17 possible answers]


10. JOHN F. KENNEDY—He was the first Catholic president of the United States. The answer to each of the 12 clues is a famous American Catholic. Provide the answer to one of them, and be sure to include the letter of the clue that corresponds to that answer.
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A. This Baseball Hall of Famer had 3,630 career hits, all of them in a St. Louis Cardinals uniform.
B. From 1953 until 1983, this actress was married to author Roald Dahl.
C. His last name became a verb in the American political lexicon after the Senate rejected his nomination to the Supreme Court.
D. After quarterbacking the Alabama Crimson Tide to a national championship, he played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals.
E. His autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain (1948), became a nonfiction bestseller the following year.
F. This novelist is known for the Alex Cross and Women's Murder Club series.
G. He was the longest-serving moderator of Meet the Press.
H. This comedian played psychologist Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley and later played innkeeper Dick Loudon on TV sitcoms.
I. His most recent documentary is titled Where to Invade Next.
J. Born in Strasburg, North Dakota, he became famous as a bandleader and as the host of a long-running variety show.
K. In the film Dead Man Walking, Susan Sarandon portrayed this nun and anti-death penalty activist.
L. “All politics is local” is a quote attributed to this man, who was Speaker of the House from 1977 until 1987.

11. RONALD REAGAN—The 1981 Academy Awards ceremony was originally scheduled for March 30, but was postponed until the next day because of the attempted assassination of President Reagan.

Name a person who won an Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actress, or Best Director during Reagan’s presidency—that is, he or she won the award at a ceremony held in 1981 through 1988, inclusive. [24 possible answers] 


12. GEORGE H.W. BUSH.—In 1997, Houston’s City Council voted to add the 41st President’s name to Intercontinental Airport. Each of the following clues is an airport named for a famous individual. Identify the city that the airport serves, and be sure to include the letter of the clue that corresponds to that answer..

Note: I’m looking for the principal city in the metropolitan area. For example, Detroit Metropolitan Airport is in the city of Romulus, 15 miles west of Detroit; however, the correct answer for that airport would be Detroit, not Romulus.
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A. Louis Armstrong.
B. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
C. David Ben-Gurion.
D. Indira Gandhi.
E. Leonardo da Vinci.
F. Charles de Gaulle.
G. Jomo Kenyatta.
H. Franz Liszt.
I. Thurgood Marshall.
J. Toussaint L’Ouverture.
K. Jose Marti.
L. Nikola Tesla.
TIE-BREAKER. According to Zillow.com, what is the estimated selling price of the White House if it were listed for sale with a Realtor?

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TD 307, Peachbox, California
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3680

1. Golden Schools
California is nicknamed The Golden State. There are several universities and colleges throughout the U.S. whose men's and women's basketball teams compete in Division I and have the word "Golden" in their team name. Name one and provide both the school and team name (i.e., “West University Golden Grahams” instead of just “Golden Grahams.”) Schools with the same team name will be scored separately. (11)

2. Theme Question
This question is not related to California, but does have a theme. I thought of it months ago and decided to include it. Answer one question and provide the letter with your answer.

A. He refused to sign the Oath of Supremacy to Henry VIII and was executed for treason in 1535.
B. This Mexican general was sometimes referred to as “the Napoleon of the West.”
C. This singer won the first season of American Idol.
D. She was the Queen Consort to George V of the United Kingdom.
E. This songwriter penned the lyrics to “America the Beautiful.”
F. “Judge not, that ye be not judged "can be found in this book of the King James version of the Bible.
G. Name the Bumsteads' dog in the comic strip Blondie.
H. He was the regular host of The Tonight Show from JFK to GHWB.
I. The Fraxinus Pennsylvanica ash tree is sometimes called the _____ ash tree after its founder.
J. Name the Willy Wonka character who chews gum a lot.
K. This author's The House of Mirth was published in 1905.
L. This Taney County, Missouri city is known for its live shows and amusement parks.
M. This director's 1930 film Hell's Angels was the most expensive movie made until 1939's Gone with the Wind.


Bonus (-2 points): What is the theme (not CA-related) of the previous question? You do not have to get the question correct to get credit for the bonus. No penalty for a wrong guess on the bonus.

3. California History
All of the people in these questions are part of California history in some way. Pick one and provide the letter with your answer.

A. The discovery of gold on this man’s land in 1848 spurred on the California gold rush.
B. Born in Los Angeles in 1951, she was the first woman U.S. astronaut in space.
C. This politician and rancher born in 1807 later served under both Mexican and American rule in California; he has a northern California city named after him.
D. This explorer reached the coast of California aboard The Golden Hind in 1579, naming the area "Nova Albion."
E. This pilot’s famous 1937 flight began at Oakland Municipal Airport.
F. This British-born citizen of California proposed that a bridge be built linking San Francisco and Oakland. In 1859 he proclaimed himself "Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico."
G. Among this San Francisco native's works are White Fang and The Call of the Wild.
H. Inheritor of a firearms company fortune, she spent 38 years funding construction of a house in San Jose, California, supposedly to appease the spirits of those killed by the company's guns.
I. In __________ v. United States (1944), this man challenged the constitutionality of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
J. This architect's most famous building was Hearst Castle, but she also designed the Berkeley City Club and redesigned the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco after it was damaged by the 1906 earthquake.
K. Known as “The Pathfinder,” this explorer and military officer was the first Republican candidate for U.S. president; he also has a northern California city named after him.
L. This former child actress later became the U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.
M. Born in Oklahoma in 1925, this Native American prima ballerina lived most of her life in California and was the first American to perform at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater.

4. Picture Round I

Pictured at the link are several people who have a connection to California. Name one of them. For the picture with two people, identify the one on the right only.
http://imgur.com/NSuXwTT

Bonus (-2 points): What specific place connects all of the people in the previous question? You do not need to answer the question correctly to receive credit for the bonus. No penalty for a wrong guess on the bonus.

5. California Sports

California has been the home of many pro sports teams over the years. Name a team from MLB, MLS, the NHL, NBA, WNBA, or NFL located in California in 2015. Provide both the city/locale and team name. (17)

6. California Cities

This question will test your knowledge of California cities. Pick one option and provide the letter with your answer.

A. This city is known for its bakeries and traditional Danish-style architecture.
B. Joe DiMaggio was born in this city in 1914, which is also home to the John Muir National Historic Site.
C. Identify the city that hosts a yearly garlic festival. Mmm garlic fries.
D. The first Spanish mission in California was located in this city.
E. Rufus travels back to this city in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure to help the two lads pass their oral history report.
F. This northern California city's name means "I have found it!"
G. This city hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics.
H. A university in this city hosts the annual Edward Bulwer-Lytton bad writing contest.
I. This city had a major WWII shipyard and is home to the Rosie the Riveter World War II Memorial.
J. Name the flagship UC campus founded in 1868 whose alumni have won 72 Nobel Prizes.
K. The annual Coachella Valley music festival is held in this city.
L. Picked as the West Coast site for space shuttle launch and landing—but never used for either—Vandenberg Air Force Base is about 10 miles northwest of this California city.
M. In the comic strip Peanuts, Snoopy's brother Spike lives near this California town.
N. This city was the western terminus of the Pony Express.

7. California in Film and TV
California has been the setting for the film and tv industry. Answer one of the questions below. (No letter on this one)

This 1971 film with Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort features the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers and Sutro Bath Ruins.

The first 5 seasons of this tv series (2005-2012) about a widowed mother who sells marijuana to support her family were set in California.

This 1958 film is about an acrophobic former detective whom a friend hires to investigate his wife's strange behavior.

Charlie Chaplin filmed part of The Tramp and four other movies at Essanay Studios in this California town.

This 1986 tv miniseries with Carol Burnett was a parody of primetime shows like Dynasty and Dallas.

Karl Malden and Michael Douglas portrayed plainclothes homicide detectives in this tv series
(1972-1977).

This tv series (2008-2014) was about a motorcycle club in Charming, California.

Name this 1971 film about a cop who hunts down Scorpio, if you feel lucky.

California governor Leland Stanford once hired this photographer, known for his work on the film study of motion, to show whether or not all four of a horse's hooves were simultaneously off the ground while running.

This tv series about a wine industry family was set in the "Tuscany Valley" and ran from 1981 to 1990.

Jeopardy! Is taped at Sony Studios in this California city.

8. California in Literature

The works from which these quotes are excerpted are set at least partially in California. Name the book title corresponding to one of them. Original publication years are listed as hints.

“When a man's partner is killed he's supposed to do something about it. It doesn't make any difference what you thought of him. He was your partner and you're supposed to do something about it." (1930)

“Then you must teach my daughter this same lesson. How to lose your innocence but not your hope. How to laugh forever.” (1989)

“I can still tend the rabbits, George? I didn't mean no harm, George.” (1937)

“Teamwork," Koteks snarled, "is one word for it, yeah. What it really is is a way to avoid responsibility. It's a symptom of the gutlessness of the whole society.” (1966)

“Well, Smiley kep' the beast in a little lattice box, and he used to fetch him downtown sometimes and lay for a bet." (1865)

“How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can't scare him—he has known a fear beyond every other.” (1930)

“The Pranksters never talked about synchronicity by name, but they were more and more attuned to the principle. Obviously, according to this principle, man does not have free will." (1968)

“Until a few months ago we had a code of honor, and even the worst ruffians behaved with decency. You could leave your gold in a tent with no guard and no one would touch it, but now all that has changed. The law of the jungle rules, the only ideology is greed. Don't let yourself be parted from your weapons, and always travel in pairs or groups, because this is a land of thieves.” (1998)

"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet.” (1960)

“Within a week after bringing in Ross-Bankside No. 1, Dad had a new derrick under way on the lease, and in another week he had it rigged up, and the old string of tools was on its way into the earth again.” (1927)

“’There is no client as scary as an innocent man.’ J. Michael Haller, Criminal Defense Attorney, Los Angeles, 1962.” (2005)

9. Picture Round II–California Landmarks

Identify one of the California landmarks depicted in the link. General landmark name is fine unless specified otherwise. For one of the bottom-row pictures, answers of genus or subfamily will be counted together.
http://imgur.com/dwfS1VD

10. California in Song
The following songs all refer to California in general or one of its cities. Name the song title of one, either from the lyrics or by filling in the blanks. Provide the letter with your answer.

A. L.A. is a great big freeway. Put $100 down and buy a car. In a week maybe two they'll make you a star…
B. Well I'm going out west where I belong. Where the days are short and the nights are long.
C. The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay; the glory that was Rome is of another day.
D. Hopped in the car and torpedoe'd the shack of Shaheed, "We gotta go back" when he said "Why?" I said "We gotta go cause....."
E. She drives real fast and she drives real hard. She's the terror of Colorado Boulevard.
F. It's all in the air, You hear it everywhere, No matter what you do, It's gonna get a hold on you.
G. You don't know me but you don't like me, You say you care less how I feel. How many of you that sit and judge me, ever walked the _______ __ ___________.
H. A sunkist miss said, "Don't be late," that's why I can hardly wait. Open up that Golden Gate.....
I. Roll down the window, put down the top, crank up the Beach Boys baby don't let the music stop.
J. Where? It don't matter, as long as we're goin' somewhere together, I've got a quarter, _____ ________, ____ __________.
K. Sittin' in the morning sun, I'll be sittin' when the evening comes. Watching the ships roll in, then I watch them roll away again….
L. Vroom engine’s blowing, the chrome is shining, passing all the cars on the way. Movement of the wind, back wheels spin, Pop in a cassette and push
play…

11. California History II
For this question, name one qualifying person or place in the following categories:

A current or former capital of the state of California (4)

One of the "Big Four" Central Pacific railroad magnates (last name only is OK) (4)

A National Park located in California. Note: This does NOT include National Recreation Areas, National Historic Parks or Historic Trails. Places designated National Parks ONLY. (9)

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TD 308, Armandillo, Random Stuff
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3697

1. WHO SANG IT? Name the artist/group (year of release)

a."I'm Like a Bird"(2000)
b. "Hungry Like the Wolf" (1982)
c. "Rock You Like a Hurrican" (1984)
d. "Love You Like a Love Song" (2011)
e. "Free as a Bird" (1977 home demo; 1995 studio version released - I want the GROUP, not the individual songwriter)
f. "Walking on Sunshine" (1983)
g. "Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986)
h. "Walk Like a Man" (1963)
i. "Cold as Ice" (1977)
j. "Love is a Battlefield" (1983)

BONUS OPPORTUNITY #1: As you might have guessed, there's a theme to question #1. It may be in the song titles *cough cough* or it may be in the musicians. Identify it for 2 points off your score!

2. OM NOM NOM NOM!

a. “Are you tired, run down and listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpopular?”, this is the line for which fictional television product, which supposedly contained 23% alcohol, and thus got the spokeswoman quite drunk!
b. Following a rule of St. Benedict, this order of monks produce various foods and are especially well known for their beer, which unlike traditional beers, gets better with age.
c. In the 1991 film Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins, portraying the fantastically creepy Dr. Hannibal Lecter explains that “a census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with” what two items?
d. Though he isn’t Italian, Clint Eastwood started out his career starring in several films directed by Sergio Leone, in a genre commonly called what?
e.Widely consumed in Greece and Turkey, this h-word is a cheese is unripened, brined, and made from a blend of goat’s, sheep’s and sometimes cow’s milk.
f. Despite it’s fowl name, this creature is a very big, saltwater clam, native to North America’s Western coast.
g. Originally appearing as Michael Chambers on an episode of the Twilight Zone titled “To Serve Man”, actor Lloyd Bochner later had a very brief cameo , holding up a book and shouting his famous line “It’s a cookbook!” in what 1991 comedy?
h. What fast food chain had a mascot in the late 80s, which was a sunglass-wearing, piano-playing moon man? Interestingly enough, the campaign was cut short due to a claim of copyright infringement by the family of Bobby Darin.
i. Originating in Canada and the United States, this misnamed dish actually consists of bull, pig or sheep testicles that are peeled then deep-fried and served with cocktail sauce.
j. In food science there are five basic tastes: sweetness, sourness, bitterness, saltiness and savory. What Japanese word is the proper name for this final “delicious taste”?

3. WHO IS THAT? Identify pictures! PICTURES One is a movie, several are people, one is WHICH TYPE of dress. In no instances, do I want the character's name. For the dancing fellow, name that Director!
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4. OOOH SCARY!

a. Which 1986 David Cronenberg-directed film originally contained a scene where the main character, Seth Brundle, created a monkey-cat by combining an alley cat with a baboon?
b. Ash Williams, portrayed by Bruce Campbell, unwittingly unleashed evil forces by playing a recording of a professor reciting passages from which fictional Sumerian book?
c. Although she was clearly a deranged religious fanatic, the mother of what titular character, proved prophetic when she told her that “They’re all going to laugh at you!”
d. What classic horror film depressingly ends with the protagonist, Ben, being mistakenly shot in the head and killed, with his body then thrown on a bonfire?
e. In the late 80s, a meteorite crashed near Arborville, California releasing what atrocious creature on the unwitting public?
f. The Mist was a 2007 adaptation of a Stephen King novella by director Frank Darabont. What two other King works did Darabont turn into films? To be clear, name the Stephen King works, NOT the films based on them.
g. This 1987 film had it all! A canister of liquid evil, mirrors that served as a portal to another dimension, possessed homeless people and John Carpenter as director. Name it.
h. In the Don Coscarelli series Phantasm , the main character, Jody and his brother Mike are assisted by family friend Reggie, who holds what completely inappropriate profession?
i. In the original Scream film, from 1996, there were three rules given to successfully survive a horror movie. Rule #3 was “Don’t say ‘I’ll be right back’ or ‘Hello?’ or ‘Who’s there?’”. Rule #2 was don’t drink or do drugs. What was Rule #1?
j. The Museum of Monsters of Mayhem, telling the story of local legend Dr. Satan, greeted a young foursome in which 2003 film?


5. MORE MUSIC! (Again, name the ARTISTS.)
a. "Bank Job" (2006)
b. "Day are Numbers (The Traveller)" (1985)
c. "Joshua" (1971)
d. "Use Somebody" (2008)
e. "Exodus" (1977)
f. "Esther Be The One" (1979)
g. "I Know" (1998)
h. "I Need Money" (1991)
i. "Good" (1993)
j. "Twilight Alehouse" (1973)

BONUS OPPORTUNITY #2: Again, there is a theme to my music; but this time it's not only in the song titles. What is it? 2 points will be subtracted from your score if you're correct!

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TD 309, totebags, Ireland
http://www.jboard.tv/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3719

1. Name one of the 32 “traditional” counties or one of the 4 provinces of Ireland (this includes both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland).


2. Over 4 million Irish immigrants arrived in the United States between 1820 and 1910. Today ten percent of the US population reports Irish ancestry. Name one of these well-known Irish-Americans based on the following descriptions. No letter required.
  • a. Frontman of the Funky Bunch, star of Boogie Nights, The Fighter, Ted and Ted 2 and co-owner of a chain of burger joints (say “hi” to your mother for me)
    b. 35th President of the United States
    c. Award-winning actor and Amal Alamuddin’s husband
    d. Actress/comedian best known for her work in Gilmore Girls, Bridesmaids, Mike and Molly and Ghostbusters
    e. 2nd host of Late Night, 5th host of The Tonight Show and 1st host of his eponymous talk show on TBS
    f. 47th Vice President of the United States, former Delaware senator and Amtrak enthusiast
    g. First female commander of a NASA spacecraft
    h. The Lord of the Dance
    i. Stand-up comedian, Trump target and host of her eponymous daytime talk show from 1996-2002
3. Ireland is home to 4 Nobel laureates for literature and 2 winners of the Man Booker prize. Identify one of the following Irish writers by his or her works listed below. Letter required.
  • a. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha / A Star Called Henry /The Van
    b. Finnegans Wake / Dubliners / Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
    c. The Lady of the Shroud / Dracula / The Primrose Path
    d. Molloy / Waiting for Godot / Murphy
    e. The Gathering / The Wig My Father Wore / The Green Road
    f. A Modest Proposal / Gulliver’s Travels / A Tale of a Tub
    g. The Importance of Being Earnest / The Picture of Dorian Gray / Lady Windermere’s Fan
    h. Death of a Naturalist / Field Work / District and Circle
    i. Man and Superman / Pygmalion / Major Barbara
4. Adapted from a novel by one of the above authors, the 1991 film The Commitments tells the story of a group of working class musicians in Dublin who form a soul band. The soundtrack spent 76 weeks on the Billboard 200, reaching as high as #8 on the charts. Given the soundtrack’s success, a second soundtrack was released several months later, reaching #118 on the Billboard 200. Identify one song from the soundtracks by its lyrics. No letter required. (Note that these are popular soul and R&B songs covered by the Commitments. Original artists are provided below as a hint.)
  • a. “I'm gonna wait till the stars come out / And see that twinkle in your eyes” (Wilson Pickett)
    b. “Ooh, she may be weary / And young girls, they do get wearied / Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah” (Ray Noble Orchestra)
    c. “You got me where you want me / I ain't nothin' but your fool / Ya treated me mean / Oh you treated me cruel” (Aretha Franklin)
    d. “You been running all over the town now / Oh! I guess I'll have to put your flat feet on the ground” (Sir Mack Rice)
    e. “I don't know why you treat me so bad / Think of all the things we could have had / Love is an ocean that I can't forget / My sweet sixteen I would never regret” (Al Green)
    f. “You know you took my love, threw it away / You gonna want my love someday” (Mary Wells)
    g. “If you ever change your mind / About leaving, leaving me behind” (Sam Cooke)
    h. “Ev'rywhere I go, your face I see / Ev'ry step I take, you take with me, yeah” (Martha and the Vandellas)
    i. “Love just comes and it goes / How long it's gonna last, say, nobody knows” (Marvin Gaye)
5. Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) is an ancient Irish epic that I recall enjoying in a heroic epic poetry class I took in college. Answer one of the following questions about a well-known epic poem. No letter required.
  • a. In The Odyssey, what is the name of Odysseus’s wife who he returns home to after 20 years?
    b. The Epic of Gilgamesh comes from what ancient region whose name means “land between two rivers”?
    c. In The Aeneid, who is the queen of Carthage and lover of the protagonist, Aeneas?
    d. What is the name of the monster Beowulf kills with his bare hands?
    e. What are the three canticas (sections) that comprise The Divine Comedy? Either English or Italian terms are fine.
    f. In The Iliad, what is the name of the king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek army?
    g. Paradise Lost tells the story of what two original sinners?
    h. Ramayana was written in what language?
6. During my trip to Ireland, I will be visiting the Old Bushmills Distillery and partaking in one of their fine whiskeys. Name one of the types of drinkware depicted. No letter required.
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7. Kathy Ireland appeared in 13 consecutive Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and was featured on the cover 3 times. Name a female athlete or coach or women’s team who has been named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year. 10 possible answers.

Bonus: For negative 3 points, who is the only individual (male or female) to be named Sportsperson of the Year twice? (No penalty for a wrong answer.)

8. Northern Ireland, a region of the United Kingdom, has been legally separate from the rest of the island since the 1920s. Besides the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, name a country that shares a land border with only one other country. (Must be a present-day UN member or observer state. Again, land borders only; man-made constructions, like bridges and tunnels, do not count as a land border.) At least 15 possible answers by my count.

9. Formed in Dublin in 1976, U2 has become one of the best-selling bands of all time. Name a member of U2 (stage name OK) or the name of one of their studio albums. 17 possible answers.

10. Irish actor Liam Neeson grew up in Ballymena in Northern Ireland and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000. Name a film where Neeson plays the titular character. (To be clear, if I were asking about Matt Damon, acceptable answers would include Jason Bourne or any Bourne movie, Good Will Hunting, Saving Private Ryan, The Talented Mr. Ripley and The Informant!) At least 8 possible answers.
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