TD 434 - Another Short Quiz - Final Scores
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:02 pm
TD 434 - Another Short Quiz
The following standard rules apply to this TD:
1. Your goal is to achieve the lowest score for all questions; your score for each question is equal to the total number of players also submitting your answer. Your spelling can be off a bit, as long as there’s a relative phonetic match.
2. You may DROP one question and receive zero points for it, and SHEEP one question.
3. Wrong answers count for the SHEEP (most common answer) + 3 points.
4. Letter needed for Q4 and Q5.
5. Quiz is open to JBoard members and nonmembers alike.
6. As always, no cheating. This includes asking for help, googling, or other research.
Entries due by 8:30 p.m. PT/11:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 11. Enter here
1. NAME THE ARTIST OR SONG
Seven options are “name the artist”; five are “name the song title.” Just pick one from either group.
Name the artist
• Whole Lotta Love (1969), Stairway to Heaven (1971)
• Just What I Needed (1978), Drive (1984)
• Jump (1984), Why Can’t This Be Love (1986)
• You Got It All (1986), Cross my Broken Heart (1987)
• Baby Likes to Rock It (1994), Tryin’ to Get to New Orleans (1995)
• Drops of Jupiter (2001), 50 Ways to Say Goodbye (2012)
• I Will Possess Your Heart, (2008), Black Sun (2015)
-or-
Name the song title
• You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four, read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore….
• **************** go round and round, all through the town
• I want to ride my ******, I want to ride it where I like
• In the town where I was born, lived a man who sailed to sea
• Clang, clang, clang went *******, ding, ding, ding went the bell,
zing, zing, zing went my heartstrings… (3-word title)
Bonus: What specific distinction links all of these answers? – 2 pts
2. RACING FOOD, ETC.
Some MLB teams have mascot races at home games, where people dress up in really tall costumes and, uh, race. Name one of the following:
Any of the racing sausages at Miller Park (Milwaukee Brewers) (5)
(hint: C, B, I, HD, P)
-or-
Any flavor of the racing pierogies from PNC Park (Pittsburgh Pirates) (7)
(flavors hint: J, C, S, O, B, Po., Pi.)
-or-
Any of the U.S. presidents that have ever been used in the “Running of the Presidents" at Nationals Park (Washington Nationals) (7)
-or-
Any of the British figures used in the race at the Red Sox-Yankees games in London in 2019 (4)
3. HORROR FILM PEOPLE
Identify one of the horror film actors or actresses below. No need to name the movie or character.
4. PRISONS
Choose one of the options below and provide letter with your answer.
A. Henry Wirz, commandant of this Civil War prisoner-of-war camp, was executed for war crimes
B. If you go to this site, the Beefeater guides will tell you it’s not a prison, but a palace and fortress
C. This West Coast island prison, which once held Al Capone and other mobsters, closed in 1963
D. 109 Union soldiers escaped from this Richmond, VA prisoner-of-war camp in 1864
E. The prison in Ossining, NY has this double-word name
F. This prison that once held the unfairly accused Alfred Dreyfus was off the coast of French Guiana
G. This two-word title is what Alexander Solzhenitsyn called the network of Soviet prison camps
H. Name the Sacramento-area prison where Johnny Cash recorded an album in 1968
I. Johnny Cash also gave a concert at a prison in Marin County, CA in 1969. What future country singer was in the audience?
J. Fill in the blanks: Oscar Wilde’s The Ballad of ______ ____
K. The Nazi Rudolf Hess spent more than 40 years at this German prison
L. This French site was stormed on July 14, 1789
M. Edmond Dantes is held at this prison in The Count of Monte Cristo
N. Piper Kerman’s TV show about life in a women’s prison has this title
5. CLASSICAL MUSIC IN POPULAR CULTURE
One of my favorite TV programs has been Classical Rewind, which looks at how classical works have been used in popular culture. Listen to the following clips, and answer one of the options (different for each clip). Please include the letter with your answer. All options are scored separately. Clip running time is 4:24.
https://vocaroo.com/i/s1bH3Ca6jIKB
A. This music by is by Offenbach; name the dance it’s most associated with.
B. Name either the 1980 film that used the music heard here, or the ice dance team that used it for theme music at the Olympics in Sarajevo in 1984.
C. Ponchielli’s Dance of the Hours is heard in this clip. Name either the comedian whose own 1963 song has the same melody, or his song (you don’t have to get the title exactly right).
D. Name the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film this clip is known for.
E. Sabre Dance by this composer has been used in a variety of TV shows and movies, including the "spinning plates" on The Ed Sullivan Show.
F. You'll likely recognize the music heard here. Name the work itself, or the 1949-1957 TV series that used it as opening theme music.
G. This Mendelssohn piece is played most often at what type of ceremony?
H. Starting in 1992, this composer's piece, "Hoe-Down," was used in an ad campaign for a certain type of product. Name either the composer or the product.
I. This classical composer's "Gliding Dance of the Maidens" from the 1890 opera Prince Igor was used as the melody for a song from the 1950s movie Kismet. Name either the classical composer or that song.
J. This clip is "Entry of the Gladiators" by Julius Fucik, but you might know it as music
used primarily in what type of performing arts showcase?
6. BEFORE AND AFTER
I have included a few cheese before-and-afters on previous quizzes; here are even more that will all have a type of cheese as part of the answer. Provide both parts of the answer. Example: Italian cheese + runner who tripped Mary Decker = GorgonZola Budd
Nickname of NBA's Mr. Chamberlain + cheese that can be produced in only 3 U.K. counties
French cheese reportedly a favorite of Charlemagne + place where a lot of U.S. gold is stored
Cheese known for its holes + Texas Monthly magazine has 12 of these per year
It comes in mild, medium, or sharp + type of tea
Semisoft Danish cheese + “Verry interesting” actor from Laugh-In
Southeast Asian item of clothing + Italian cheese that looks like cottage cheese
Pale yellow, nutty flavored cheese + capital of Armenia
Taking a risk on a tree branch? + really smelly cheese
Spelling variation of Lily and Herman’s cheese? + canned fuel used for portable stoves
Practice boxing against an opponent + cheese often grated over pasta
7. THEMED QUESTION
Answer one option below, then try your hand at the bonus (getting that may help you with more of the options).
He was the San Francisco Giants’ starting 1B on opening day in 2019
This Star Wars craft is powered by Twin Ion Engines
This word can mean a period for gathering crops
A baked potato with its skin on is sometimes called this in the UK
When the cast of a play does a run-through in full regalia, it’s called this
They had the 1983 hit Safety Dance
He’s The New York Times’ crossword editor
He was the White House cat from 1993-2001
This dapper penguin was voiced by Don Adams
He uses the stage name Childish Gambino
This 1992 Brooks and Dunn single hit No. 1 on Billboard’s country chart and No. 50 on its Hot 100
Dav Pilkey is the author of kids’ books about this “Captain”
A box that holds playing cards in a casino is called this
Bonus: What specific distinction links all of the answers? – 2 points
8. HORSES
Identify one of the following real or fictional horses:
Andy’s horse in Toy Story
Don Quixote’s horse
Dudley Do-Right’s horse
The winged flying horse from Greek mythology
TV’s talking horse from the 1958-1966 series (not mule)
The title horse of Anna Sewell’s 1877 book
The horse who won the Triple Crown in 1973
The horse who won the Triple Crown in 2015
The horse who beat War Admiral in a match race in 1938
Tonto’s horse
The Lone Ranger’s horse
The Lone Ranger’s nephew’s horse
Thank you to my editors, and good luck, players !
The following standard rules apply to this TD:
1. Your goal is to achieve the lowest score for all questions; your score for each question is equal to the total number of players also submitting your answer. Your spelling can be off a bit, as long as there’s a relative phonetic match.
2. You may DROP one question and receive zero points for it, and SHEEP one question.
3. Wrong answers count for the SHEEP (most common answer) + 3 points.
4. Letter needed for Q4 and Q5.
5. Quiz is open to JBoard members and nonmembers alike.
6. As always, no cheating. This includes asking for help, googling, or other research.
Entries due by 8:30 p.m. PT/11:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 11. Enter here
1. NAME THE ARTIST OR SONG
Seven options are “name the artist”; five are “name the song title.” Just pick one from either group.
Name the artist
• Whole Lotta Love (1969), Stairway to Heaven (1971)
• Just What I Needed (1978), Drive (1984)
• Jump (1984), Why Can’t This Be Love (1986)
• You Got It All (1986), Cross my Broken Heart (1987)
• Baby Likes to Rock It (1994), Tryin’ to Get to New Orleans (1995)
• Drops of Jupiter (2001), 50 Ways to Say Goodbye (2012)
• I Will Possess Your Heart, (2008), Black Sun (2015)
-or-
Name the song title
• You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four, read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore….
• **************** go round and round, all through the town
• I want to ride my ******, I want to ride it where I like
• In the town where I was born, lived a man who sailed to sea
• Clang, clang, clang went *******, ding, ding, ding went the bell,
zing, zing, zing went my heartstrings… (3-word title)
Bonus: What specific distinction links all of these answers? – 2 pts
2. RACING FOOD, ETC.
Some MLB teams have mascot races at home games, where people dress up in really tall costumes and, uh, race. Name one of the following:
Any of the racing sausages at Miller Park (Milwaukee Brewers) (5)
(hint: C, B, I, HD, P)
-or-
Any flavor of the racing pierogies from PNC Park (Pittsburgh Pirates) (7)
(flavors hint: J, C, S, O, B, Po., Pi.)
-or-
Any of the U.S. presidents that have ever been used in the “Running of the Presidents" at Nationals Park (Washington Nationals) (7)
-or-
Any of the British figures used in the race at the Red Sox-Yankees games in London in 2019 (4)
3. HORROR FILM PEOPLE
Identify one of the horror film actors or actresses below. No need to name the movie or character.
4. PRISONS
Choose one of the options below and provide letter with your answer.
A. Henry Wirz, commandant of this Civil War prisoner-of-war camp, was executed for war crimes
B. If you go to this site, the Beefeater guides will tell you it’s not a prison, but a palace and fortress
C. This West Coast island prison, which once held Al Capone and other mobsters, closed in 1963
D. 109 Union soldiers escaped from this Richmond, VA prisoner-of-war camp in 1864
E. The prison in Ossining, NY has this double-word name
F. This prison that once held the unfairly accused Alfred Dreyfus was off the coast of French Guiana
G. This two-word title is what Alexander Solzhenitsyn called the network of Soviet prison camps
H. Name the Sacramento-area prison where Johnny Cash recorded an album in 1968
I. Johnny Cash also gave a concert at a prison in Marin County, CA in 1969. What future country singer was in the audience?
J. Fill in the blanks: Oscar Wilde’s The Ballad of ______ ____
K. The Nazi Rudolf Hess spent more than 40 years at this German prison
L. This French site was stormed on July 14, 1789
M. Edmond Dantes is held at this prison in The Count of Monte Cristo
N. Piper Kerman’s TV show about life in a women’s prison has this title
5. CLASSICAL MUSIC IN POPULAR CULTURE
One of my favorite TV programs has been Classical Rewind, which looks at how classical works have been used in popular culture. Listen to the following clips, and answer one of the options (different for each clip). Please include the letter with your answer. All options are scored separately. Clip running time is 4:24.
https://vocaroo.com/i/s1bH3Ca6jIKB
A. This music by is by Offenbach; name the dance it’s most associated with.
B. Name either the 1980 film that used the music heard here, or the ice dance team that used it for theme music at the Olympics in Sarajevo in 1984.
C. Ponchielli’s Dance of the Hours is heard in this clip. Name either the comedian whose own 1963 song has the same melody, or his song (you don’t have to get the title exactly right).
D. Name the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film this clip is known for.
E. Sabre Dance by this composer has been used in a variety of TV shows and movies, including the "spinning plates" on The Ed Sullivan Show.
F. You'll likely recognize the music heard here. Name the work itself, or the 1949-1957 TV series that used it as opening theme music.
G. This Mendelssohn piece is played most often at what type of ceremony?
H. Starting in 1992, this composer's piece, "Hoe-Down," was used in an ad campaign for a certain type of product. Name either the composer or the product.
I. This classical composer's "Gliding Dance of the Maidens" from the 1890 opera Prince Igor was used as the melody for a song from the 1950s movie Kismet. Name either the classical composer or that song.
J. This clip is "Entry of the Gladiators" by Julius Fucik, but you might know it as music
used primarily in what type of performing arts showcase?
6. BEFORE AND AFTER
I have included a few cheese before-and-afters on previous quizzes; here are even more that will all have a type of cheese as part of the answer. Provide both parts of the answer. Example: Italian cheese + runner who tripped Mary Decker = GorgonZola Budd
Nickname of NBA's Mr. Chamberlain + cheese that can be produced in only 3 U.K. counties
French cheese reportedly a favorite of Charlemagne + place where a lot of U.S. gold is stored
Cheese known for its holes + Texas Monthly magazine has 12 of these per year
It comes in mild, medium, or sharp + type of tea
Semisoft Danish cheese + “Verry interesting” actor from Laugh-In
Southeast Asian item of clothing + Italian cheese that looks like cottage cheese
Pale yellow, nutty flavored cheese + capital of Armenia
Taking a risk on a tree branch? + really smelly cheese
Spelling variation of Lily and Herman’s cheese? + canned fuel used for portable stoves
Practice boxing against an opponent + cheese often grated over pasta
7. THEMED QUESTION
Answer one option below, then try your hand at the bonus (getting that may help you with more of the options).
He was the San Francisco Giants’ starting 1B on opening day in 2019
This Star Wars craft is powered by Twin Ion Engines
This word can mean a period for gathering crops
A baked potato with its skin on is sometimes called this in the UK
When the cast of a play does a run-through in full regalia, it’s called this
They had the 1983 hit Safety Dance
He’s The New York Times’ crossword editor
He was the White House cat from 1993-2001
This dapper penguin was voiced by Don Adams
He uses the stage name Childish Gambino
This 1992 Brooks and Dunn single hit No. 1 on Billboard’s country chart and No. 50 on its Hot 100
Dav Pilkey is the author of kids’ books about this “Captain”
A box that holds playing cards in a casino is called this
Bonus: What specific distinction links all of the answers? – 2 points
8. HORSES
Identify one of the following real or fictional horses:
Andy’s horse in Toy Story
Don Quixote’s horse
Dudley Do-Right’s horse
The winged flying horse from Greek mythology
TV’s talking horse from the 1958-1966 series (not mule)
The title horse of Anna Sewell’s 1877 book
The horse who won the Triple Crown in 1973
The horse who won the Triple Crown in 2015
The horse who beat War Admiral in a match race in 1938
Tonto’s horse
The Lone Ranger’s horse
The Lone Ranger’s nephew’s horse
Thank you to my editors, and good luck, players !