Tuesday, June 30, 2009
QUESTION: Miscellaneous
During the OJ Simpson trial, an FBI expert testified that the bloody footprints at the crime scene were left by a pair of size 12 shoes from which designer?
ANSWER: Gambling
38
Roulette is a casino and gambling game named after a French diminutive for "wheel". In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a number, a range of numbers, the color red or black, or whether the number is odd or even. To determine the winning number and color, a croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted circular track running around the circumference of the wheel. The ball eventually loses momentum and falls on to the wheel and into one of 37 (in European roulette) or 38 (in American roulette) colored and numbered pockets on the wheel.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 130-104
Roulette is a casino and gambling game named after a French diminutive for "wheel". In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a number, a range of numbers, the color red or black, or whether the number is odd or even. To determine the winning number and color, a croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted circular track running around the circumference of the wheel. The ball eventually loses momentum and falls on to the wheel and into one of 37 (in European roulette) or 38 (in American roulette) colored and numbered pockets on the wheel.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 130-104
Monday, June 29, 2009
QUESTION: Gambling
How many spaces are there on a standard American roulette wheel which includes zero and double zero?
ANSWER: Television
Tropicana
During the first few seasons of I Love Lucy, Ricky Ricardo is employed as a band leader in New York City at the Tropicana Club where he performs such hits as "Babalu". Some of the most famous episodes of I Love Lucy take place at the Tropicana. In episode #50, "Lucy is Enciente", Lucy shows up at the Tropicana to give Ricky the good news that she is pregnant. She slips him a note about the "blessed event", but Ricky misunderstands, thinking the message is for someone else in the audience. When he realizes that HE is the expectant father, an emotional Ricky sings "We're Having a Baby". During the sixth season, Ricky purchases the Tropicana and renames it Club Babalu.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 130-103
During the first few seasons of I Love Lucy, Ricky Ricardo is employed as a band leader in New York City at the Tropicana Club where he performs such hits as "Babalu". Some of the most famous episodes of I Love Lucy take place at the Tropicana. In episode #50, "Lucy is Enciente", Lucy shows up at the Tropicana to give Ricky the good news that she is pregnant. She slips him a note about the "blessed event", but Ricky misunderstands, thinking the message is for someone else in the audience. When he realizes that HE is the expectant father, an emotional Ricky sings "We're Having a Baby". During the sixth season, Ricky purchases the Tropicana and renames it Club Babalu.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 130-103
Friday, June 26, 2009
ANSWER: Music
Lionel Richie
"We Are the World" is a 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones and recorded by a supergroup of popular musicians billed as USA for Africa.
The group name "U.S.A. for Africa" actually stands for "United Support of Artists for Africa" (not "United States of America"). Most of the singers on the record are American, with the exception of Bob Geldof (who is Irish) and Dan Aykroyd (who is Canadian).
When released as a single, "We Are The World" rose up the charts rapidly in the U.S., reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 17, 1985 and remaining there for four weeks. It also reached #1 in the UK, and made the top spot in almost every country throughout the world. In the UK, it was the 33rd best-selling single of 1985.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 130-102
"We Are the World" is a 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones and recorded by a supergroup of popular musicians billed as USA for Africa.
The group name "U.S.A. for Africa" actually stands for "United Support of Artists for Africa" (not "United States of America"). Most of the singers on the record are American, with the exception of Bob Geldof (who is Irish) and Dan Aykroyd (who is Canadian).
When released as a single, "We Are The World" rose up the charts rapidly in the U.S., reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 17, 1985 and remaining there for four weeks. It also reached #1 in the UK, and made the top spot in almost every country throughout the world. In the UK, it was the 33rd best-selling single of 1985.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 130-102
Thursday, June 25, 2009
ANSWER: Internet
Green
Google has had several logos since its renaming from "BackRub". The current official Google logo was designed by Ruth Kedar, and is a wordmark based on the Catull typeface. The company also includes various modifications and/or humorous features, such as cartoon modifications, of their logo for use on holidays, birthdays of famous people, and major events, such as the Olympics. These special logos, some designed by Dennis Hwang, have become known as Google Doodles.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 130-101
Google has had several logos since its renaming from "BackRub". The current official Google logo was designed by Ruth Kedar, and is a wordmark based on the Catull typeface. The company also includes various modifications and/or humorous features, such as cartoon modifications, of their logo for use on holidays, birthdays of famous people, and major events, such as the Olympics. These special logos, some designed by Dennis Hwang, have become known as Google Doodles.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 130-101
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
ANSWER: History
2 minutes
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln came to Gettysburg to help dedicate the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. He was not the featured orator. He followed a two-hour speech with one that took just two minutes. At the end of his address, many of those in attendance didn’t even realize he had spoken. But today, those 272 words continue to inspire a nation.
In the few words of the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln redefined for the North – and eventually for all Americans – the meaning and value of the continuing struggle for a unified nation: "...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." It was what many consider the best summation in the nation’s history of the meaning and price of freedom.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 130-100
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln came to Gettysburg to help dedicate the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. He was not the featured orator. He followed a two-hour speech with one that took just two minutes. At the end of his address, many of those in attendance didn’t even realize he had spoken. But today, those 272 words continue to inspire a nation.
In the few words of the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln redefined for the North – and eventually for all Americans – the meaning and value of the continuing struggle for a unified nation: "...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." It was what many consider the best summation in the nation’s history of the meaning and price of freedom.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 130-100
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
ANSWER: Football
Bevo
Bevo is the name of the mascot of the sports teams at the University of Texas at Austin, a Texas longhorn steer with burnt orange coloring. Bevo is one of the most recognized college mascots and has even been called "the toughest-looking animal mascot in sports". The shape of the Longhorn's head and horns gives rise to the school's hand symbol and saying, Hook 'em Horns. The current Bevo is fourteenth in the line of longhorns that have been the university's mascot. There are conflicting stories as to how Bevo came by that name.
The best-known tale has been called into question. The legend claims that the name came about due to an incident of vandalism led by students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. It is true that in 1917, four Texas A&M Aggies kidnapped the longhorn and branded him with "13 - 0", the score of A&M's 1915 win over Texas. Texas students are rumored to have retaliated by changing the steer's brand to Bevo, as is sometimes claimed. However, there is actually evidence that Bevo was fattened up and served at a football banquet in 1920, due to the fact the university did not have the money to take care of him and he was not tamed to roam the campus. The Aggies were fed the side they had branded and presented with the hide, which still read 13–0. Since Ben Dyer had used the term one year previously, this would mean that the A&M prank could not have led to the name. Another story states that it is possible the editor had Bevo in mind, which was a near beer.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 129-100
Bevo is the name of the mascot of the sports teams at the University of Texas at Austin, a Texas longhorn steer with burnt orange coloring. Bevo is one of the most recognized college mascots and has even been called "the toughest-looking animal mascot in sports". The shape of the Longhorn's head and horns gives rise to the school's hand symbol and saying, Hook 'em Horns. The current Bevo is fourteenth in the line of longhorns that have been the university's mascot. There are conflicting stories as to how Bevo came by that name.
The best-known tale has been called into question. The legend claims that the name came about due to an incident of vandalism led by students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. It is true that in 1917, four Texas A&M Aggies kidnapped the longhorn and branded him with "13 - 0", the score of A&M's 1915 win over Texas. Texas students are rumored to have retaliated by changing the steer's brand to Bevo, as is sometimes claimed. However, there is actually evidence that Bevo was fattened up and served at a football banquet in 1920, due to the fact the university did not have the money to take care of him and he was not tamed to roam the campus. The Aggies were fed the side they had branded and presented with the hide, which still read 13–0. Since Ben Dyer had used the term one year previously, this would mean that the A&M prank could not have led to the name. Another story states that it is possible the editor had Bevo in mind, which was a near beer.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 129-100
Monday, June 22, 2009
ANSWER: Clothing
Hat
A homburg is a stiff felt hat characterized by a single dent running down the center of the crown and a brim fixed in a tight, upwards curl. It is superficially similar to the trilby or fedora; trilbys and fedoras, however, have soft, "snappable" brims and can have various designs "pinched" into the crown, whereas the shape of a homburg is fixed.
The homburg is typically made from wool or fur felt and has a grosgrain hatband and brim treatment with an optional feather. A variant form is the "lord's hat", which lacks the edge ribbon, and may, optionally, be pinched.
In formality, the homburg ranks just below the top hat, and above hats such as the bowler or fedora. It is appropriate (often with a topcoat) with a stroller, or with black tie.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 129-99
A homburg is a stiff felt hat characterized by a single dent running down the center of the crown and a brim fixed in a tight, upwards curl. It is superficially similar to the trilby or fedora; trilbys and fedoras, however, have soft, "snappable" brims and can have various designs "pinched" into the crown, whereas the shape of a homburg is fixed.
The homburg is typically made from wool or fur felt and has a grosgrain hatband and brim treatment with an optional feather. A variant form is the "lord's hat", which lacks the edge ribbon, and may, optionally, be pinched.
In formality, the homburg ranks just below the top hat, and above hats such as the bowler or fedora. It is appropriate (often with a topcoat) with a stroller, or with black tie.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 129-99
Sunday, June 21, 2009
ANSWER: Geography
Montpelier
Montpelier, Vermont is the smallest, most down-to-earth state capital in all the United States. With a population under 10,000, Montpelier, Vermont is a typical small New England town that just happens to be the state capital. It retains a friendly small-town atmosphere without any of the self-importance usually associated with a center of government.
Montpelier, Vermont centers on two main roads. Most of the government buildings are situated on State Street; stores and restaurants line Main Street. The New England Culinary Institute is based in Montpelier, Vermont and former students have established many of the better restaurants in the town. There are several excellent hotels on both streets and from a base in Montpelier travel to any part of northern Vermont is quick and easy.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 128-99
Montpelier, Vermont is the smallest, most down-to-earth state capital in all the United States. With a population under 10,000, Montpelier, Vermont is a typical small New England town that just happens to be the state capital. It retains a friendly small-town atmosphere without any of the self-importance usually associated with a center of government.
Montpelier, Vermont centers on two main roads. Most of the government buildings are situated on State Street; stores and restaurants line Main Street. The New England Culinary Institute is based in Montpelier, Vermont and former students have established many of the better restaurants in the town. There are several excellent hotels on both streets and from a base in Montpelier travel to any part of northern Vermont is quick and easy.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 128-99
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
ANSWER: Music
Willie Nelson
"Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline, whose version was a #2 country hit in 1962.
Nelson wrote the song in early 1961; at the time he was a journeyman singer-songwriter who had written several hits for other artists but had not yet had a significant recording of his own. Cline was already a country music superstar who was working to extend a string of hits. Nelson originally wrote the song for country singer Billy Walker, but Walker turned it down and Cline picked it as a follow up to her previous big hit "I Fall to Pieces". The song was released in late 1961 and immediately became another huge hit for Cline, eventually becoming one of her signature tunes, and its success helped launch Nelson as a performer as well as a songwriter. This song as sung by Patsy Cline is #85 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 127-98
"Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline, whose version was a #2 country hit in 1962.
Nelson wrote the song in early 1961; at the time he was a journeyman singer-songwriter who had written several hits for other artists but had not yet had a significant recording of his own. Cline was already a country music superstar who was working to extend a string of hits. Nelson originally wrote the song for country singer Billy Walker, but Walker turned it down and Cline picked it as a follow up to her previous big hit "I Fall to Pieces". The song was released in late 1961 and immediately became another huge hit for Cline, eventually becoming one of her signature tunes, and its success helped launch Nelson as a performer as well as a songwriter. This song as sung by Patsy Cline is #85 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 127-98
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
ANSWER: Insects
It can't fly
Butterflies have been clocked as flying at almost 30 mph, however they can only fly if their body temperature is above 86 degrees. it is for this reason that you can often time see a butterfly sunning themself on a leaf or rock, they are trying to raise the temperature of their body.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 126-98
Butterflies have been clocked as flying at almost 30 mph, however they can only fly if their body temperature is above 86 degrees. it is for this reason that you can often time see a butterfly sunning themself on a leaf or rock, they are trying to raise the temperature of their body.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 126-98
Monday, June 15, 2009
ANSWER: Cartoons
Underdog
Underdog, Shoeshine Boy’s heroic alter-ego, appeared whenever love interest Sweet Polly Purebred was being victimized by such villains as Simon Bar Sinister or Riff Raff. Underdog always speaks in rhymes, such as, “There’s no need to fear, Underdog is here!” His voice was supplied by the frequent guest on Hollywood Squares, Wally Cox (probably best remembered as Mr. Peepers).
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 125-98
Underdog, Shoeshine Boy’s heroic alter-ego, appeared whenever love interest Sweet Polly Purebred was being victimized by such villains as Simon Bar Sinister or Riff Raff. Underdog always speaks in rhymes, such as, “There’s no need to fear, Underdog is here!” His voice was supplied by the frequent guest on Hollywood Squares, Wally Cox (probably best remembered as Mr. Peepers).
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 125-98
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
ANSWER: Cooking
Mixture of onions, celery, and carrots
Mirepoix is the French name for a combination of onions, carrots, and celery (either common Pascal celery or celeriac). Mirepoix, either raw, roasted or sautéed with butter, is the flavor base for a wide number of dishes, such as stocks, soups, stews and sauces.
These three ingredients are commonly referred to as aromatics. Similar such combinations, both in and out of the French culinary repertoire, may include leeks, parsnips, garlic, tomatoes, shallots, mushrooms, bell peppers, chilies, and ginger.
Traditionally, the ratio for mirepoix is 2:1:1 of onions, celery, and carrots. The ratio for bones to mirepoix for stock is 10:1. Note that these ratios are for the weight of the ingredients, not the volume. When making a white stock, or fond blanc, parsnips are used instead of carrots to maintain the pale color.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 124-98
Mirepoix is the French name for a combination of onions, carrots, and celery (either common Pascal celery or celeriac). Mirepoix, either raw, roasted or sautéed with butter, is the flavor base for a wide number of dishes, such as stocks, soups, stews and sauces.
These three ingredients are commonly referred to as aromatics. Similar such combinations, both in and out of the French culinary repertoire, may include leeks, parsnips, garlic, tomatoes, shallots, mushrooms, bell peppers, chilies, and ginger.
Traditionally, the ratio for mirepoix is 2:1:1 of onions, celery, and carrots. The ratio for bones to mirepoix for stock is 10:1. Note that these ratios are for the weight of the ingredients, not the volume. When making a white stock, or fond blanc, parsnips are used instead of carrots to maintain the pale color.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 124-98
Thursday, June 11, 2009
ANSWER: Movies
Chico
Leonard "Chico" Marx (March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was the eldest of the Marx Brothers.
He was originally nicknamed Chicko for his reputation as a ladies' man, or a "chicken chaser" in the popular slang of the day. A typesetter accidentally dropped the "k" in his name and it became Chico. Radio recordings from the 1940s exist where announcers and fellow actors mispronounce the nickname, but Chico apparently felt it was unnecessary to correct them. As late as the 1950s, even Groucho used the wrong pronunciation for comedic effect. A guest on You Bet Your Life told the quizmaster she came from Chico, California and Groucho responded that he had a brother named "Cheek-oh." (Chico can sometimes be spotted in cutaways to the studio audience, out of character and costume.)
Matt: WRONG
Record: 124-97
Leonard "Chico" Marx (March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was the eldest of the Marx Brothers.
He was originally nicknamed Chicko for his reputation as a ladies' man, or a "chicken chaser" in the popular slang of the day. A typesetter accidentally dropped the "k" in his name and it became Chico. Radio recordings from the 1940s exist where announcers and fellow actors mispronounce the nickname, but Chico apparently felt it was unnecessary to correct them. As late as the 1950s, even Groucho used the wrong pronunciation for comedic effect. A guest on You Bet Your Life told the quizmaster she came from Chico, California and Groucho responded that he had a brother named "Cheek-oh." (Chico can sometimes be spotted in cutaways to the studio audience, out of character and costume.)
Matt: WRONG
Record: 124-97
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
ANSWER: Sports
Sweet Georgia Brown
"Sweet Georgia Brown" is a jazz standard and pop tune written in 1925 by Ben Bernie & Maceo Pinkard (music) and Kenneth Casey (lyrics).
The tune was first recorded in 1926 by bandleader Ben Bernie, resulting in a five-week No. 1 for Ben Bernie & his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra.[1] As Bernie's then nationally famous orchestra featuring the number did much to popularize the number, Pinkard cut Bernie in for a share of the tune's royalties by giving him a co-writer credit to the song.
Today it is known by many as the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 124-96
"Sweet Georgia Brown" is a jazz standard and pop tune written in 1925 by Ben Bernie & Maceo Pinkard (music) and Kenneth Casey (lyrics).
The tune was first recorded in 1926 by bandleader Ben Bernie, resulting in a five-week No. 1 for Ben Bernie & his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra.[1] As Bernie's then nationally famous orchestra featuring the number did much to popularize the number, Pinkard cut Bernie in for a share of the tune's royalties by giving him a co-writer credit to the song.
Today it is known by many as the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 124-96
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
ANSWER: World
France
Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation. It was established as the International Criminal Police Commission in 1923 and adopted its telegraphic address as its common name in 1956.
Its membership of 187 countries provides finance of around $59 million through annual contributions. The organization's headquarters are in Lyon, France. It is the second largest intergovernmental organization; after the United Nations.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 124-95
Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation. It was established as the International Criminal Police Commission in 1923 and adopted its telegraphic address as its common name in 1956.
Its membership of 187 countries provides finance of around $59 million through annual contributions. The organization's headquarters are in Lyon, France. It is the second largest intergovernmental organization; after the United Nations.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 124-95
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
QUESTION: History
What was the make and model of the car John F. Kennedy was riding in when assassinated?
ANSWER: Mythology
Morpheus
Morpheus has the ability to take any human's form and appear in dreams. He is the son of Hypnos, the god of sleep. Nyx (the goddess of night) is his mother. The brothers (according to Hesiod) or sons (according to Ovid) of Hypnos — the Oneiroi — are rulers of visions, and include Phobetor (also known as Icelus), and Phantasos.
Morpheus sends images of humans in dreams or visions, and is responsible for shaping dreams, or giving shape to the beings that inhabit dreams. Phobetor made fearsome dreams (etymologically related to "phobia" from the Greek φόβος "fear"). Phantasos produced tricky and unreal dreams (hence "fantasy", "phantasmagoria", etc.). Together these attendants of Hypnos rule the realm of dreams. Morpheus also had special responsibility for the dreams of kings and heroes. For these reasons Morpheus is often referred to as "Morpheus the Greek god of dreams" in superiority to his brothers.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 123-94
Morpheus has the ability to take any human's form and appear in dreams. He is the son of Hypnos, the god of sleep. Nyx (the goddess of night) is his mother. The brothers (according to Hesiod) or sons (according to Ovid) of Hypnos — the Oneiroi — are rulers of visions, and include Phobetor (also known as Icelus), and Phantasos.
Morpheus sends images of humans in dreams or visions, and is responsible for shaping dreams, or giving shape to the beings that inhabit dreams. Phobetor made fearsome dreams (etymologically related to "phobia" from the Greek φόβος "fear"). Phantasos produced tricky and unreal dreams (hence "fantasy", "phantasmagoria", etc.). Together these attendants of Hypnos rule the realm of dreams. Morpheus also had special responsibility for the dreams of kings and heroes. For these reasons Morpheus is often referred to as "Morpheus the Greek god of dreams" in superiority to his brothers.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 123-94
Thursday, June 4, 2009
ANSWER: Literature
17
Haiku is one of the most important form of traditional Japanese poetry. Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Since early days, there has been confusion between the three related terms Haiku, Hokku and Haikai. The term hokku literally means "starting verse", and was the first starting link of a much longer chain of verses known as haika. Because the hokku set the tone for the rest of the poetic chain, it enjoyed a privileged position in haikai poetry, and it was not uncommon for a poet to compose a hokku by itself without following up with the rest of the chain.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 122-94
Haiku is one of the most important form of traditional Japanese poetry. Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Since early days, there has been confusion between the three related terms Haiku, Hokku and Haikai. The term hokku literally means "starting verse", and was the first starting link of a much longer chain of verses known as haika. Because the hokku set the tone for the rest of the poetic chain, it enjoyed a privileged position in haikai poetry, and it was not uncommon for a poet to compose a hokku by itself without following up with the rest of the chain.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 122-94
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
ANSWER: Nature
Protection
Fish travel in schools because they are programmed by evolution to know that safety lies in numbers. Should a hungry predator approach the group, the first line of defense begins with the many confusing silvery flashes or mesmerizing stripes that make it difficult to focus on a single fish. Schools also seem to make finding food an easier task. And some fish schools are more like street gangs, patrolling their territory and running out any trespassing intruder.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 121-92
Fish travel in schools because they are programmed by evolution to know that safety lies in numbers. Should a hungry predator approach the group, the first line of defense begins with the many confusing silvery flashes or mesmerizing stripes that make it difficult to focus on a single fish. Schools also seem to make finding food an easier task. And some fish schools are more like street gangs, patrolling their territory and running out any trespassing intruder.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 121-92
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