Thursday, October 31, 2013

QUESTION: Books

At the beginning of the original Pinocchio book, who does he angrily kill with a mallet?

ANSWER: Fears

The number 666

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia; literally meaning "fear of [the number] six hundred sixty-six") is the fear that originated from the Biblical verse Revelation 13:18, which indicates that the number 666 is the Number of the Beast, linked to Satan or the Anti-Christ.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 595-498

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

QUESTION: Fears

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobes are afraid of what?

ANSWER: Geography

Spain and Morocco

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 594-498

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

QUESTION: Geography

What two countries does the Strait of Gibraltar run between?

ANSWER: Places

London

While the city-states, or poleis, of the Mediterranean and Baltic Sea languished from the 16th century, Europe's larger capitals benefited from the growth of commerce following the emergence of an Atlantic trade. By the early 19th century, London had become the largest city in the world with a population of over a million, while Paris rivaled the well-developed regionally traditional capital cities of Baghdad, Beijing, Istanbul and Kyoto.

Matt: --
Record: 593-498

Monday, October 28, 2013

QUESTION: Places

What was the first modern city to exceed a population of one million?

ANSWER: Products

Sony

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 593-498

Friday, October 25, 2013

QUESTION: Products

What company owns the trademark JumboTron?

ANSWER: Sailing

Mizzen-mast

Matt: WRONG
Record: 592-498

Thursday, October 24, 2013

QUESTION: Sailing

What is the aft mast on a ketch or yawl?

ANSWER: Presidents

John Quincy Adams

Born in London, she was the only First Lady born outside of the United States. She was the daughter of Catherine Nuth-Johnson, an Englishwoman and Joshua Johnson, an American merchant and brother of Governor and United States Supreme Court Justice Thomas Johnson. Her father was originally from Maryland and served as United States consul general in London after 1790. She had six sisters: Ann, Caroline, Harriet, Catherine, Elizabeth, and Adelaide, and a brother, Thomas. Louisa grew up in London and Nantes, France, where the family took refuge during the American Revolution. It was in Nantes that four-year-old Louisa first met her future husband, who at 12 was traveling through France with his father.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 592-497

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

QUESTION: Presidents

Which president married the only first lady that was born outside of the United States?

ANSWER: Movies

The Wayans

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 591-497

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

QUESTION: Movies

All five acting members of what family star in the movie, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka?

ANSWER: Toys

Raggedy Ann & Andy

Matt: --
Record: 590-497

Monday, October 21, 2013

QUESTION: Toys

What dolls are friends with the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees?

ANSWER: Food

Okra

Matt: WRONG
Record: 590-497

Friday, October 18, 2013

QUESTION: Food

What vegetable is sometimes referred to as a "lady's finger"?

ANSWER: Things

Sundial

A gnomon, literally "one that knows or examines",is the part of a sundial that casts the shadow.

Matt: --
Record: 590-496

Thursday, October 17, 2013

QUESTION: Things

What device works because of the "gnomon" at its center?

ANSWER: Beverages

Milwaukee

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 590-496

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

QUESTION: Beverages

What city did Schlitz beer make famous? (according to its slogan)

ANSWER: Books

1952

Charlotte's Web is a children's novel by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published in 1952 by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.

Matt: --
Record: 589-496

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

QUESTION: Books

What year was Charlotte's Web published?

ANSWER: Comic Strips

Dennis the Menace

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 589-496

Monday, October 14, 2013

QUESTION: Comic Strips

Which comic strip character's dog's name is Ruff?

ANSWER: Mythology

He was turned into a woman for seven years

When Tiresias was walking in the woods one day, he came upon two great serpents copulating; he struck them with his staff, and was thereupon transformed into a woman. Seven years later, she/he passed by the same place and came upon the same two serpents copulating; she/he struck them again with the staff and was turned back into a man. Some time later, Zeus and Hera were arguing over who had more pleasure in sex, the man or the woman: Zeus said it was the woman, while Hera claimed men got more pleasure from the act. To settle the argument, they consulted Tiresias, since he had experienced life as both sexes, and Tiresias sided with Zeus. In her anger, Hera struck Tiresias blind. Since Zeus could not undo the act of another deity, he gave Tiresias the gift of prophecy in compensation.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 588-496

Friday, October 11, 2013

QUESTION: Mythology

What was the blind prophet Tiresias' punishment for clubbing two snakes he found having sex?

ANSWER: Music

Scaramouche Matt: CORRECT
Record: 588-495

Thursday, October 10, 2013

QUESTION: Music

Who does Freddie Mercury ask to do the fandango in Bohemian Rhapsody?

ANSWER: Medicine

Aspirin

Matt: --
Record: 587-495

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

QUESTION: Medicine

What is the common name of acetylsalicylic acid?

ANSWER: Constitution

Religion

Matt: WRONG
Record: 587-495

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

QUESTION: Constitution

The Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution refers to what establishment?

ANSWER: Family

Popeye

Poopdeck Pappy made his first animated appearance in the Popeye the Sailor short Goonland (1938). In this cartoon, it is revealed that Popeye has a long-lost father, not seen since infancy, who is being held captive in the bizarre realm of Goon Island. When he goes to rescue the "ol' goat" in the Goon prison, his father refuses to acknowledge Popeye as his son, but when Popeye himself is captured by the Goons, he eats Popeye's mislaid can of spinach to rescue his only child.

Matt: --
Record: 587-494

Monday, October 7, 2013

QUESTION: Family

Whose father is Poopdeck Pappy?

ANSWER: Geography

Scotland

Matt: WRONG
Record: 587-494

Thursday, October 3, 2013

QUESTION: Geography

New Caledonia is found in the South Pacific. Where is "old" Caledonia?

ANSWER: Marriages

55

Young was a polygamist, marrying a total of 55 wives, 54 of them after he converted to become a Latter Day Saint. The policy was difficult for many in the church. Young stated that upon being taught about plural marriage, "It was the first time in my life that I desired the grave." By the time of his death, Young had 56 children by 16 of his wives; 46 of his children reached adulthood.

Matt: --
Record: 587-493

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

QUESTION: Marriages

How many total wives did Brigham Young marry?

ANSWER: Personalities

1979

Berman's sportscasting career began at Hartford's WVIT-TV as a weekend sports anchor. He joined ESPN in 1979, a month after its founding, and has been with the network ever since. Along with Bob Ley, he is one of ESPN's longest-tenured employees.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 587-493

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

QUESTION: Personalities

What year did Chris Berman start at ESPN?

ANSWER: Military

George Patton

Patton first saw combat during the Pancho Villa Expedition in one of the earliest instances of mechanized combat. He later joined the newly formed United States Tank Corps of the American Expeditionary Force and saw action in World War I, first commanding the U.S. tank school in France before being wounded near the end of the war. In the interwar period, Patton remained a central figure in the development of armored warfare doctrine in the U.S. Army, serving on numerous staff positions throughout the country. Rising through the ranks, he commanded the U.S. 2nd Armored Division at the time of the U.S. entry into World War II.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 586-493