TD 428 - Short Quiz on Random Trivia - Final Scores

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Peachbox wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:44 am
High St. Kensington
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I always thought it odd that the station on Kensington High Street is called High Street Kensington.
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When I considered this question, as a fan of the London Underground, I had to decide from among 40-odd choices. My first thought was to avoid the rail stations (Victoria, Waterloo, Charing Cross, King’s Cross, Paddington and Liverpool St) and more outre names (Elephant and Castle, Marylebone). In retrospect, that strategy was only 50% accurate. My choice of Russell Square was a nod to the British Museum, a must visit for any lover of knowledge.
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Woof wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:00 pm When I considered this question, as a fan of the London Underground, I had to decide from among 40-odd choices. My first thought was to avoid the rail stations (Victoria, Waterloo, Charing Cross, King’s Cross, Paddington and Liverpool St) and more outre names (Elephant and Castle, Marylebone). In retrospect, that strategy was only 50% accurate. My choice of Russell Square was a nod to the British Museum, a must visit for any lover of knowledge.
kings cross went unanswered...i could only name 3 stations...kings cross, wimbledon and the potential sheep picadilly circus....kings cross went unused....have only been to london area 1 time...had a stopover at gatwick airport on my way to hong kong...only went to crawley and went do a bunch of pubs during the 12 hour stop over....so never used the undeground and knew those 3 from tv...took a shot with wimbledon and got a singleton
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Mornington Crescent was the only one I knew (though I figured Charing Cross was probably a station) and I was really surprised nobody else went for it.
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Peachbox wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:44 am 6. SINGLETONS FOR ALL?
Name any of the 270 current stations on the London Underground. Some station names are similar, so be as specific as possible.

Trafalgar Square

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*Trafalgar Square was on the Bakerloo line from 1906–79

Trafalgar - see above
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There are some names that just conjure wonderful images. Elephant and Castle was one of those.

Likewise, even though I knew it would sheep, I was so amused to find George Strait among the answers, I had to do that one.

Enjoying the quiz train from somewhere in the vicinity of the oil pan. Roll on!
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7. COMMON LINK
Pick one of the following options, then try your hand at the bonus.

This actress was in such films as The Dark Angel (1935) and Wuthering Heights (1939) Merle Oberon
This sporting implement of vulcanized rubber is usually 1 inch thick, 3 inches in diameter, and weighs 5-6 ounces
hockey puck
First name shared by Admiral Nelson, General Gates, and Cap’n Crunch Horatio
The first of these business jets flew in 1963 Lear jet
This band’s biggest hit was A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing), which hit No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984
Romeo Void
She was in Chocolat (2000) and won an Oscar for The English Patient (1996) Juliette Binoche
This board game is also known as Reversi Othello
This 1994 book by Mary Pipher was subtitled “Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls” Reviving Ophelia
After purchasing the Flores Yo-Yo Company, this other company popularized the yo-yo Duncan
This “tragicomedy” play by Tom Stoppard was first performed in London in 1966 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
This English scientist’s work, especially her X-ray crystallography, was key in understanding the molecular structure of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
This Florida city is known as “The Theme Park Capital of the World” Orlando

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Cap'n Crunch.

SHEEP
Horatio - 7

merica
Magna
AFRET CMS
threearruda
JeopardyMom
spell4yr
Saturnalia

Hockey puck - 6

ReinholdGoldthwait
Rackme32
clt013
clprez
MattKnowles
Bmwhitehead

Merle Oberon - 5
teapot37
squarekara
jev15
floridagator
PowerofHoodoo

Duncan - 4

MarkBarrett
choplakecity
twelvefootboy
MollyQMurphy

Juliette Binoche - 4

shambolic
CoachP
LucarioSnooperVixey
brandall800

Othello - 4

Gamawire
Steppenwolf
jeffwolfe
heppm01

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - 4
badgerfellow
Ironhorse
immaf
xxaaaxx

Reviving Ophelia - 3

ElendilPickle
minnesotamyron
lefty

Lear jet - 2
SenseiCAY
Woof

Rosalind Franklin - 2
boson
Vermonter

SINGLETON !
Orlando

Xabe

DROP - 0
casketromance
mahatma
econgator
classicroadster
beansandcornbread (blank)

NOT USED
Romeo Void

BONUS: What specific distinction links all of these answers? -2 points

82.9% of you knew that the answers all had characters from Shakespeare plays. Those receiving the -2 bonus:

AFRET CMS
badgerfellow
boson
brandall800
classicroadster
clprez
clt013
CoachP
ElendilPickle
floridagator
Gamawire
heppm01
immaf
Ironhorse
JeopardyMom
jeffwolfe
jev15
lefty
LucarioSnooperVixey
Magna
mahatma
MarkBarrett
MattKnowles
minnesotamyron
MollyQMurphy
PowerofHoodoo
Rackme32
ReinholdGoldthwait
SenseiCAY
shambolic
spell4yr
squarekara
Steppenwolf
teapot37
threearruda
Vermonter
Woof
Xabe
xxaaaxx


FINAL STANDINGS, IN REVERSE ORDER

Receiving the game Duck Hunt or a map of the London Underground are

47. merica 41
46. Bmwhitehead 40
45. Saturnalia 36
44. heppm01 34
42T. JeopardyMom 32
42T. PowerofHoodoo 32
40T. Magna 31
40T. SenseiCAY 31

39. twelvefootboy 30
37T. MollyQMurphy 29
37T. badgerfellow 29
34T. threearruda 28
34T. ReinholdGoldthwait 28
34T. CoachP 28
32T. choplakecity 27
32T. Woof 27
31. shambolic 26

24T. spell4yr 25
24T. Steppenwolf 25
24T. xxaaaxxx 25
24T. LucarioSnooperVixey 25
24T. minnesotamyron 25
24T. boson 25
24T. classicroadster 25
20T. clt013 24
20T. barandall800 24
20T. lefty 24
20T. econgator 24

18T. Ironhorse 23
18T. Vermonter 23
17. casketromance 22
14T. AFRET CMS 21
14T. MattKnowles 21
14T. jev15 21
11T. Rackme32 20
11T. teapot37 20
11T floridagator 20
8T. jeffwolfe 19
8T. MarkBarrett 19
8T. beansandcornbread 19

This isn't how the Olympics does it, but I put all ties by score on the podium, so tied with 18 points and winners of a third-place trophy and a Cap'n Crunch Funko Pop doll are

ElendilPickle, Gamawire, and mahatma
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Winner of a second-place trophy (and the doll) is

immaf
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And in a three-way tie, winners of a first-place trophy (and the doll) are

clprez, squarekara, and Xabe
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Congratulations, and thanks for playing ! :)
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Ooh, a podium appearance - my fall was not as drastic as usual!

Thanks for the fun game, and congrats to my fellow podiumites.
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MollyQMurphy wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:22 pm Likewise, even though I knew it would sheep, I was so amused to find George Strait among the answers, I had to do that one.
This is exactly how I felt, and his magnetism was such that I had to drop the strait question! It was either George or nuthin'!

Thank you for the great TD, Peachbox. Although shorter than many, it felt meaty due to the wide range of subject matter and instructive sidebars.

And I have to bust the chops of my husband, first time entrant beansandcornbread, who sheeped the first question of his first-ever TD, garnered a few singletons, and somehow left that awesome last Shakespeare-themed question blank when he himself is a Shakespearean actor here in Chicago. Way to go, Slappy! (I suspect you may have tried to alert him about that, Peachbox, but he hasn't been able to log in to his JBoard account or reset his password. We're trying to figure that out!)

Have a great long weekend, everybody!
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Thanks for the TD. It is nice to see participation up again - 47 players! Gives more room at the bottom for me! Nothing will rescue me from the next TD coming up unless there are important musical groups named "sheep plus five" from various eras :lol: .
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Considering I'm usually found in the bottom half, was a very good showing for me. Thanks, Peachbox!

I credit G&S with my singleton on the Underground question. There's a lytic in the "nightmare song" from IOLANTHE: "They're a ravenous horde and they all came on board at Sloane Square and South Kensington stations"
Teems with quiet fun.
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immaf wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:48 am I credit G&S with my singleton on the Underground question. There's a lytic in the "nightmare song" from IOLANTHE: "They're a ravenous horde and they all came on board at Sloane Square and South Kensington stations"
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Thanks Peachbox - didn't think I had a snowball's chance once I realized I had neglected to use my drop!
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Thanks! That was a lot of fun.
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Thanks Peachbox. I do enjoy these TDs, so I'm so glad you stepped up.

My goal was to get into the top half, especially after the last few TDs. so I never thought I'd tie for first!
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squarekara wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:18 am
immaf wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:48 am I credit G&S with my singleton on the Underground question. There's a lytic in the "nightmare song" from IOLANTHE: "They're a ravenous horde and they all came on board at Sloane Square and South Kensington stations"
OMG--are you in costume for that show in your profile pic?!
As a matter of fact, yes.
Teems with quiet fun.
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immaf wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:14 pm
squarekara wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:18 am
immaf wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:48 am I credit G&S with my singleton on the Underground question. There's a lytic in the "nightmare song" from IOLANTHE: "They're a ravenous horde and they all came on board at Sloane Square and South Kensington stations"
OMG--are you in costume for that show in your profile pic?!
As a matter of fact, yes.
*Fist bump*
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