Monday, December 22, 2014

QUESTION: Poetry

In what city's newspaper was The Night Before Christmas first published?

ANSWER: Sports

A shutout

Matt: WRONG
Record: 691-604

Friday, December 19, 2014

QUESTION: Sports

The British sports term "clean sheet" is called what in American sports?

ANSWER: Presidents

Taylor

Almost immediately after his death, rumors began to circulate that Taylor was poisoned by pro-slavery Southerners, and similar theories persisted into the twentieth century. In 1978, Hamilton Smith based his assassination theory on the timing of drugs, the lack of confirmed cholera outbreaks, and other material.[84] In the late 1980s, Clara Rising, a former professor at University of Florida, persuaded Taylor's closest living relative to agree to an exhumation so that his remains could be tested. The remains were exhumed and transported to the Office of the Kentucky Chief Medical Examiner on June 17, 1991. Samples of hair, fingernail, and other tissues were removed, and radiological studies were conducted. The remains were returned to the cemetery and reinterred, with appropriate honors, in the mausoleum.

Neutron activation analysis conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory revealed no evidence of poisoning, as arsenic levels were too low. The analysis concluded Taylor had contracted "cholera morbus, or acute gastroenteritis", as Washington had open sewers, and his food or drink may have been contaminated.

Matt: --
Record: 691-603

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

QUESTION: Presidents

What president's remains were exhumed to look for signs of arsenic poisoning?

ANSWER: Movies

Jurassic Park

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 691-603

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

QUESTION: Movies

What movie was "An adventure 65 million years in the making"?

ANSWER: Games

Twelve

Matt: --
Record: 690-603

Monday, December 15, 2014

QUESTION: Games

In Scrabble, what is the only number that is worth its own number of points (face value of tiles)? Example: "one" is worth 3 points.

ANSWER: Musicals

Carousel

Matt: WRONG
Record: 690-603

Friday, December 12, 2014

QUESTION: Musicals

What Broadway musical is based on a Hungarian play about a carnival worker who kills himself?

ANSWER: History

Soviet Union

On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany and its Axis allies began a massive invasion of the Soviet Union named Operation Barbarossa -- some 4.5 million troops launched a surprise attack deployed from German-controlled Poland, Finland, and Romania. The Soviets were unprepared for the sudden blitzkreig attacks across a border that spanned nearly 2,900 km, and they suffered horrible losses. Within a single week, German forces advanced 200 miles into Soviet territory, destroyed nearly 4,000 aircraft, and killed, captured, or wounded some 600,000 Red Army troops. By December of 1941, German troops were within sight of Moscow, and they laid siege to the city. But, when the notorious Russian winter set in, German advances came to a halt. By the end of this, one of the largest, deadliest military operations in history, Germany had suffered some 775,000 casualties. More than 800,000 Soviets had been killed, and an additional 6 million Soviet soldiers had been wounded or captured. Despite massive advances, Hitler's plan to conquer the Soviet Union before winter had failed, at great cost, and that failure would prove to be a turning point in the war.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 690-602

Thursday, December 11, 2014

QUESTION: History

What nation did Hitler attack in the failed Operation Barbarossa?

ANSWER: Christmas Music

Underneath the mistletoe


Matt: CORRECT
Record: 689-602

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

QUESTION: Christmas Music

Where was Mommy kissing Santa Claus?

ANSWER: Logos/Mascots

Sabretooth tiger

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 688-602

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

QUESTION: Logos/Mascots

What is the predator in the Nashville Predators logo?

ANSWER: Animals

30

Matt: WRONG
Record: 687-602

Monday, December 8, 2014

QUESTION: Animals

How many teeth do adult cats have?

ANSWER: Shapes

Scalene

Matt: --
Record: 687-601

Friday, December 5, 2014

QUESTION: Shapes

What is the word for a triangle with no sides of equal length?

ANSWER: Television

1964



Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a Christmas television special produced in stop motion animation by Rankin/Bass. It first aired Sunday, December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network in the United States, and was sponsored by General Electric under the umbrella title of The General Electric Fantasy Hour. The special was based on the Johnny Marks song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" which was itself based on the 1939 poem Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer written by Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May. Since 1972, the special has aired mostly on CBS affiliate television stations, with the network unveiling a high-definition, digitally remastered version of the program in 2005.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 687-601

Thursday, December 4, 2014

QUESTION: Television

What year did the Rudolph Christmas special debut?

ANSWER: Music

Horse

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 686-601

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

QUESTION: Music

What animal is pictured on the cover of Paul Simon's Graceland album?

ANSWER: Books

Angels & Demons

Matt: --
Record: 685-601

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

QUESTION: Books

Which Dan Brown novel featured the first appearance of Robert Langdon?

ANSWER: Doctors

Education

Matt: --
Record: 685-601

Monday, December 1, 2014

QUESTION: Doctors

Dr. Ruth has a doctorate degree in what field of study?