Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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ANSWER: Christmas
A partridge in a pear tree, 2 turtle doves, 3 French hens, 4 calling birds, 5 golden rings, 6 geese a-laying, 7 swans a-swimming, 8 maids a-milking, 9 ladies dancing, 10 lords a-leaping, 11 pipers piping, and 12 drummers drumming.
Religious symbolism of The Twelve Days of Christmas (The 12 Days of Christmas):
-True Love refers to God
-Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
-French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
-Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
-Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
-Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
-Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
-Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
-Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
-Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
-Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
-Drummers Drumming refers to the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
Matt: WRONG
Record: 65-48
Religious symbolism of The Twelve Days of Christmas (The 12 Days of Christmas):
-True Love refers to God
-Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
-French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
-Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
-Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
-Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
-Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
-Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
-Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
-Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
-Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
-Drummers Drumming refers to the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
Matt: WRONG
Record: 65-48
QUESTION: Christmas
What did "your true love" send to you on each of the 12 days of Christmas? In order!
Monday, December 22, 2008
ANSWER: Business
Disney World
Disney World employs more than 62,000 people, spending more than $1.1 billion on payroll and $478 million on benefits each year. It accounts for about 17 percent of the country's Top 100 companies' combined employment-or about one of every six workers.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 65-47
Disney World employs more than 62,000 people, spending more than $1.1 billion on payroll and $478 million on benefits each year. It accounts for about 17 percent of the country's Top 100 companies' combined employment-or about one of every six workers.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 65-47
QUESTION: Business
Who is the largest single-site employer in the United States with more than 3,000 job classifications?
Friday, December 19, 2008
ANSWER: Baseball
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is nicknamed The Friendly Confines, a phrase popularized by "Mr. Cub", Hall of Famer Ernie Banks. Since 2006, its capacity has been 41,118, making Wrigley Field the fourth-smallest and most actively used ballpark in 2006. It is the oldest National League ballpark and the second oldest active major league ballpark (after Fenway Park on April 20, 1912), and the only remaining Federal League park.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 65-46
Wrigley Field is nicknamed The Friendly Confines, a phrase popularized by "Mr. Cub", Hall of Famer Ernie Banks. Since 2006, its capacity has been 41,118, making Wrigley Field the fourth-smallest and most actively used ballpark in 2006. It is the oldest National League ballpark and the second oldest active major league ballpark (after Fenway Park on April 20, 1912), and the only remaining Federal League park.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 65-46
QUESTION: Baseball
What National League ballpark is known as the "Friendly Confines"?
*HINT* This is a photo of the answer, if you don't know your baseball, but do know your skylines, you're all set.
*HINT* This is a photo of the answer, if you don't know your baseball, but do know your skylines, you're all set.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
ANSWER: Movies
Khartoum
Khartoum is a racehorse owned by movie producer Jack Woltz. He was bought for $600,000 by Woltz who put his horse out to "stud". Khartoum was eventually killed and decapitated then was put in Woltz's bed by Rocco Lampone to convince Woltz to grant Johnny Fontane the lead in the new war movie he was shooting. Upon discovering Khartoum's severed head Woltz swore his staff to secrecy and had Khartoum quietly buried.
For the horse's head, director Francis Ford Coppola requisitioned a real head from a dog food company and had its head painted white to match up to the horse seen earlier.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 64-46
Khartoum is a racehorse owned by movie producer Jack Woltz. He was bought for $600,000 by Woltz who put his horse out to "stud". Khartoum was eventually killed and decapitated then was put in Woltz's bed by Rocco Lampone to convince Woltz to grant Johnny Fontane the lead in the new war movie he was shooting. Upon discovering Khartoum's severed head Woltz swore his staff to secrecy and had Khartoum quietly buried.
For the horse's head, director Francis Ford Coppola requisitioned a real head from a dog food company and had its head painted white to match up to the horse seen earlier.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 64-46
QUESTION: Movies
What is the name of the horse whose severed head finds its way into Hollywood producer Jack Woltz's bed when he refuses to cast Johnny Fontane in his new war film?
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
ANSWER: Miscellaneous
Crane
According to a Japanese legend, the crane lives for a thousand years, and a sick person who folds 1,000 origami cranes will become well again. A young girl, Sadako Sasaki from Hiroshima, set out to do just that when she developed leukemia as a result of her exposure to the atomic bomb dropped on her city. She died at age 12, before her project was completed, but her classmates folded the remaining cranes for her after her death and placed them at the foot of a monument constructed in Sadako's memory in Hiroshima's National Peace Park. The statue depicts Sadako holding a golden crane in her arms. At the base of the statue a plaque reads, "This is our cry, this is our prayer, peace in the world." Each year, on August 6, thousands of origami cranes from all over the world are placed beneath Sadako's statue.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 64-45
According to a Japanese legend, the crane lives for a thousand years, and a sick person who folds 1,000 origami cranes will become well again. A young girl, Sadako Sasaki from Hiroshima, set out to do just that when she developed leukemia as a result of her exposure to the atomic bomb dropped on her city. She died at age 12, before her project was completed, but her classmates folded the remaining cranes for her after her death and placed them at the foot of a monument constructed in Sadako's memory in Hiroshima's National Peace Park. The statue depicts Sadako holding a golden crane in her arms. At the base of the statue a plaque reads, "This is our cry, this is our prayer, peace in the world." Each year, on August 6, thousands of origami cranes from all over the world are placed beneath Sadako's statue.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 64-45
QUESTION: Miscellaneous
According to Japanese legend, a sick person will recover if they fold 1,000 of what type of origami?
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
ANSWER: 70's
China
The Tangshan earthquake, also known as the Great Tangshan earthquake or GTE, was a natural disaster that occurred on July 28, 1976. It is believed to be the largest earthquake of the 20th century by death toll. The epicentre of the earthquake was near Tangshan in Hebei, People's Republic of China, an industrial city with approximately one million inhabitants. The number of deaths initially reported by the Chinese government was 655,000, but has since stated the number to be around 240,000 to 255,000. A further 164,000 people were recorded as being severely injured. The earthquake came in between a series of political events involving the Communist Party of China. It shook China both literally and figuratively in 1976, which was later labeled a "Year of curse".
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 63-45
The Tangshan earthquake, also known as the Great Tangshan earthquake or GTE, was a natural disaster that occurred on July 28, 1976. It is believed to be the largest earthquake of the 20th century by death toll. The epicentre of the earthquake was near Tangshan in Hebei, People's Republic of China, an industrial city with approximately one million inhabitants. The number of deaths initially reported by the Chinese government was 655,000, but has since stated the number to be around 240,000 to 255,000. A further 164,000 people were recorded as being severely injured. The earthquake came in between a series of political events involving the Communist Party of China. It shook China both literally and figuratively in 1976, which was later labeled a "Year of curse".
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 63-45
Monday, December 15, 2008
ANSWER: Baking
Corn starch
Confectioners' sugar is granulated sugar that has been crushed into a fine powder with about 3% cornstarch added to prevent clumping. For this reason, recipes calling for powdered sugar often call for at least light cooking to remove the raw cornstarch taste.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 62-45
Confectioners' sugar is granulated sugar that has been crushed into a fine powder with about 3% cornstarch added to prevent clumping. For this reason, recipes calling for powdered sugar often call for at least light cooking to remove the raw cornstarch taste.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 62-45
Friday, December 12, 2008
ANSWER: Music
Billie Holiday
The "Angel of Harlem" is Billie Holiday, a Jazz singer who moved to Harlem as a teenager in 1928. She played a variety of nightclubs and became famous for her spectacular voice and ability to move her audience to tears. She dealt with racism, drug problems, and bad relationships for most of her life, and her sadness was often revealed in her songs. She died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1959 at age 44.
Matt: WRONG due to forfeit
Record: 62-44
The "Angel of Harlem" is Billie Holiday, a Jazz singer who moved to Harlem as a teenager in 1928. She played a variety of nightclubs and became famous for her spectacular voice and ability to move her audience to tears. She dealt with racism, drug problems, and bad relationships for most of her life, and her sadness was often revealed in her songs. She died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1959 at age 44.
Matt: WRONG due to forfeit
Record: 62-44
Thursday, December 11, 2008
ANSWER: War
Traveller
Traveller was the war horse of General Robert E. Lee. Traveller was ridden by General Lee thoughout most of the Civil War. The iron grey horse was born in 1857. He was first named Jeff Davis by Andrew Johnston, who bred him. He was renamed Greenbrier by the next owner, Captain Joseph M. Broun. Lee bought the gelding from Capt. Broun for $200 in 1861 and renamed him Traveller.
The horse was steady no matter how fierce the noise of battle or the crush of fighting, surefooted with great stamina, and had easy gaits to ride. General Lee gave Traveller a rest now and then and rode other horses, but Traveller was always his favorite mount.
In 1870, after General Lee died of a heart attack, Traveller was led behind the General's hearse. He outlived General Lee, but only for a short time. Not long after Lee's death, Traveller stepped on a rusty nail and developed lockjaw. There was no cure, and he was shot to relieve his suffering. Traveller was only 13 years old. He was buried next to the Lee Chapel.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 62-43
Traveller was the war horse of General Robert E. Lee. Traveller was ridden by General Lee thoughout most of the Civil War. The iron grey horse was born in 1857. He was first named Jeff Davis by Andrew Johnston, who bred him. He was renamed Greenbrier by the next owner, Captain Joseph M. Broun. Lee bought the gelding from Capt. Broun for $200 in 1861 and renamed him Traveller.
The horse was steady no matter how fierce the noise of battle or the crush of fighting, surefooted with great stamina, and had easy gaits to ride. General Lee gave Traveller a rest now and then and rode other horses, but Traveller was always his favorite mount.
In 1870, after General Lee died of a heart attack, Traveller was led behind the General's hearse. He outlived General Lee, but only for a short time. Not long after Lee's death, Traveller stepped on a rusty nail and developed lockjaw. There was no cure, and he was shot to relieve his suffering. Traveller was only 13 years old. He was buried next to the Lee Chapel.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 62-43
QUESTION: War
What was the name of the horse that Robert E. Lee used throughout most of the Civil War?
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
ANSWER: Disney
Dumbo
Dumbo is an anthropomorphic elephant who has huge ears and is able to fly, using his magic feather. Much like Dopey in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo has no spoken dialogue.
Dumbo is delivered by Mr. Stork, and is ridiculed for the unusual size of his ears. As his mother, Mrs. Jumbo, vigorously beats up the bullies who pick on her baby, the ringmaster has his helpers chain her up and lock her up in a trailer, which says: "MAD ELEPHANT". It is then that Timothy Q. Mouse takes over looking after Dumbo. The two of them try whatever they can to make Dumbo famous and get his mother free. Thanks to the help of a "magic feather" from ally, Jim Crow, Dumbo literally flies to fame, and gets his mother free.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 62-42
Dumbo is an anthropomorphic elephant who has huge ears and is able to fly, using his magic feather. Much like Dopey in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo has no spoken dialogue.
Dumbo is delivered by Mr. Stork, and is ridiculed for the unusual size of his ears. As his mother, Mrs. Jumbo, vigorously beats up the bullies who pick on her baby, the ringmaster has his helpers chain her up and lock her up in a trailer, which says: "MAD ELEPHANT". It is then that Timothy Q. Mouse takes over looking after Dumbo. The two of them try whatever they can to make Dumbo famous and get his mother free. Thanks to the help of a "magic feather" from ally, Jim Crow, Dumbo literally flies to fame, and gets his mother free.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 62-42
QUESTION: Disney
What is the only Disney animated feature film with a title character that doesn't speak?
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
ANSWER: Science
Zirconium
Zirconium reacts with the oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere to form a protective film that prevents further corrosion of the metal. It is known in industry as a tough, corrosion-resistant metal that is suitable for use in high-performance pumps, valves, and building material for jets and rockets. Zirconium has very low neutron absorption capability and it serves as the inner lining of reactors in nuclear submarines and atomic power plants. Its compounds have many miscellaneous applications in ceramics, catalysts, and special alloys. When alloyed with niobium, zirconium becomes superconductive.
Discovered in 1789, zirconium is found in nature as zircon, ZrSiO4, in beach sands and the beds of streams and lakes, chiefly in Australia and Florida. The sulfate of zirconium is used in tanning white leather.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 61-42
Zirconium reacts with the oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere to form a protective film that prevents further corrosion of the metal. It is known in industry as a tough, corrosion-resistant metal that is suitable for use in high-performance pumps, valves, and building material for jets and rockets. Zirconium has very low neutron absorption capability and it serves as the inner lining of reactors in nuclear submarines and atomic power plants. Its compounds have many miscellaneous applications in ceramics, catalysts, and special alloys. When alloyed with niobium, zirconium becomes superconductive.
Discovered in 1789, zirconium is found in nature as zircon, ZrSiO4, in beach sands and the beds of streams and lakes, chiefly in Australia and Florida. The sulfate of zirconium is used in tanning white leather.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 61-42
Monday, December 8, 2008
ANSWER: Animals
Bones
The bones of a fish are made mostly of calcium, but a shark doesn't really have any bones. A shark skeleton is made of cartilage.
Since cartilage is lighter than bone, it helps to keep a shark from just sinking to the bottom of the ocean. A shark doesn't have as many moveable parts as a bony fish, which in some ways makes a shark a little more clumsy. But cartilage is more flexible than bone, so a shark can turn around in a smaller space than a bony fish. Sharks keep growing cartilage as long as they live, and have extra mineral deposits in their jaws where they need extra strength, (the better to bite you with).
Matt: WRONG
Record: 61-41
The bones of a fish are made mostly of calcium, but a shark doesn't really have any bones. A shark skeleton is made of cartilage.
Since cartilage is lighter than bone, it helps to keep a shark from just sinking to the bottom of the ocean. A shark doesn't have as many moveable parts as a bony fish, which in some ways makes a shark a little more clumsy. But cartilage is more flexible than bone, so a shark can turn around in a smaller space than a bony fish. Sharks keep growing cartilage as long as they live, and have extra mineral deposits in their jaws where they need extra strength, (the better to bite you with).
Matt: WRONG
Record: 61-41
Friday, December 5, 2008
ANSWER: Television
Picket Fences
Picket Fences follows the lives of the residents of the small town of Rome, Wisconsin, where weird things happen, including cows giving birth to human babies, transgender teachers, and a spate of people turning up dead in freezers.
Picket Fences frequently deals with difficult subject matter, including abortion, homosexuality (and homosexual adoption), transsexuality, belief in God, medical ethics, polygamy, polyamory, adolescent sexuality (including nocturnal emissions), date rape, cryonics, the Holocaust, shoe fetishism, masturbation, spontaneous human combustion, and constitutional rights.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 61-40
Picket Fences follows the lives of the residents of the small town of Rome, Wisconsin, where weird things happen, including cows giving birth to human babies, transgender teachers, and a spate of people turning up dead in freezers.
Picket Fences frequently deals with difficult subject matter, including abortion, homosexuality (and homosexual adoption), transsexuality, belief in God, medical ethics, polygamy, polyamory, adolescent sexuality (including nocturnal emissions), date rape, cryonics, the Holocaust, shoe fetishism, masturbation, spontaneous human combustion, and constitutional rights.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 61-40
Thursday, December 4, 2008
ANSWER: Geography
16
Germany (Deutschland) is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen states, known in German as Länder.
The citizens of the states form the nation of Germany, and have the right of abode within the states. The area covered by the 16 states is completely and solely the territory of Germany. The governments of the states form part of the government of Germany.
The cities of Berlin and Hamburg are states in their own right, while the State of Bremen consists of two cities, Bremen and Bremerhaven. These three are termed Stadtstaaten (city states). The remaining 13 states are termed Flächenländer (area states).
Matt: WRONG
Record: 61-39
Germany (Deutschland) is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen states, known in German as Länder.
The citizens of the states form the nation of Germany, and have the right of abode within the states. The area covered by the 16 states is completely and solely the territory of Germany. The governments of the states form part of the government of Germany.
The cities of Berlin and Hamburg are states in their own right, while the State of Bremen consists of two cities, Bremen and Bremerhaven. These three are termed Stadtstaaten (city states). The remaining 13 states are termed Flächenländer (area states).
Matt: WRONG
Record: 61-39
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
ANSWER: Sports
Rugby
The scrum is what makes rugby unique. Scrums often look like little piles of people created at the beginning of each play, where the two teams push against each other. A team who can scrummage well has a great advantage, both offensively and defensively.
A scrum consists of 8 players from each team. Each team supplies 3 rows in the scrum:
Front Row: 2 Props (Numbers 1 and 3) and Hooker (#2) Second Row: 2 Locks (Numbers 4 and 5) Back Row: 2 Flankers (Numbers 6 and 7) and Number 8
The hooker directs the action in the scrum, and all other members of the scrum (affectionately dubbed "scrummies") are attuned to listen for the hooker's calls.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 61-38
The scrum is what makes rugby unique. Scrums often look like little piles of people created at the beginning of each play, where the two teams push against each other. A team who can scrummage well has a great advantage, both offensively and defensively.
A scrum consists of 8 players from each team. Each team supplies 3 rows in the scrum:
Front Row: 2 Props (Numbers 1 and 3) and Hooker (#2) Second Row: 2 Locks (Numbers 4 and 5) Back Row: 2 Flankers (Numbers 6 and 7) and Number 8
The hooker directs the action in the scrum, and all other members of the scrum (affectionately dubbed "scrummies") are attuned to listen for the hooker's calls.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 61-38
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
ANSWER: History
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn was the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII.
Anne was sent to the Netherlands for her education, and later to France; she returned to England in 1521. She was lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine. Around 1526, Henry started to pursue her. Anne parried the King's advances, refusing to give way until he received an annulment of his marriage to Catherine. When Pope Clement VII seemed unlikely to grant the annulment, the inexorable rift between King Henry and the Roman Catholic Church began.
In late 1532, Anne gave in to Henry and soon became pregnant. The two were secretly married on 25 January 1533. To make the imminent birth legitimate, Thomas Cranmer declared the marriage of Henry and Anne to be valid. In September 1533 she gave birth to a girl, the future Queen Elizabeth I of England. She failed to produce a surviving male heir. Despite unconvincing evidence against her, she was condemned and beheaded as guilty of adultery, incest, and high treason.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 60-38
Anne Boleyn was the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII.
Anne was sent to the Netherlands for her education, and later to France; she returned to England in 1521. She was lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine. Around 1526, Henry started to pursue her. Anne parried the King's advances, refusing to give way until he received an annulment of his marriage to Catherine. When Pope Clement VII seemed unlikely to grant the annulment, the inexorable rift between King Henry and the Roman Catholic Church began.
In late 1532, Anne gave in to Henry and soon became pregnant. The two were secretly married on 25 January 1533. To make the imminent birth legitimate, Thomas Cranmer declared the marriage of Henry and Anne to be valid. In September 1533 she gave birth to a girl, the future Queen Elizabeth I of England. She failed to produce a surviving male heir. Despite unconvincing evidence against her, she was condemned and beheaded as guilty of adultery, incest, and high treason.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 60-38
Monday, December 1, 2008
ANSWER: Comic Book
Thomas and Martha Wayne
As a little boy, Bruce Wayne is horrified and traumatized to see his parents, the physician Dr. Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, being murdered by a mugger in front of his very eyes. This drives him to fight crime in Gotham City as Batman.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 59-38
As a little boy, Bruce Wayne is horrified and traumatized to see his parents, the physician Dr. Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, being murdered by a mugger in front of his very eyes. This drives him to fight crime in Gotham City as Batman.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 59-38
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
ANSWER: Thanksgiving
1924
In the 1920s many of Macy's department store employees were first-generation immigrants. Proud of their new American heritage, they wanted to celebrate the United States holiday of Thanksgiving with the type of festival their parents had loved in Europe.
In 1924, the annual Thanksgiving parade started by Louis Bamberger in Newark, New Jersey at the Bamberger's store was transferred to New York by Macy's. In New York, the employees marched to Macy's flagship store on 34th Street dressed in vibrant costumes. There were floats, professional bands and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. At the end of that first parade, as has been the case with every parade since, Santa Claus was welcomed into Herald Square. At this first parade, however, the Jolly Old Elf was enthroned on the Macy's balcony at the 34th Street store entrance, where he was then "crowned" "King of the Kiddies." With an audience of over a quarter of a million people, the parade was such a success that Macy's declared it would become an annual event.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 59-37
In the 1920s many of Macy's department store employees were first-generation immigrants. Proud of their new American heritage, they wanted to celebrate the United States holiday of Thanksgiving with the type of festival their parents had loved in Europe.
In 1924, the annual Thanksgiving parade started by Louis Bamberger in Newark, New Jersey at the Bamberger's store was transferred to New York by Macy's. In New York, the employees marched to Macy's flagship store on 34th Street dressed in vibrant costumes. There were floats, professional bands and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. At the end of that first parade, as has been the case with every parade since, Santa Claus was welcomed into Herald Square. At this first parade, however, the Jolly Old Elf was enthroned on the Macy's balcony at the 34th Street store entrance, where he was then "crowned" "King of the Kiddies." With an audience of over a quarter of a million people, the parade was such a success that Macy's declared it would become an annual event.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 59-37
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
ANSWER: Celebrities
36
Marilyn Monroe was only thirty-six years old at the time of her death. On August 5, 1962, she was discovered dead in her bedroom by her live-in housekeeper, Mrs. Eunice Murray. Although the official cause of death is listed as an overdose of barbiturates, Dr. Thomas Noguchi (who performed the autopsy) could not find any trace of the drugs in her stomach or intestines, leading some to theorize that they may have been administered to the actress by intravenous injection, perhaps by someone wishing to make her death appear to be a suicide. Many theories have sprung up surrounding the circumstances of her death. Conspiracy theorists have suggested, alternately, that she was murdered by the Kennedys, the Mob, the Communists, or even by her own psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson. However, a formal investigation by the Los Angeles County District Attorney in 1982 (twenty years after her death) produced no credible evidence of foul play.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 59-36
Marilyn Monroe was only thirty-six years old at the time of her death. On August 5, 1962, she was discovered dead in her bedroom by her live-in housekeeper, Mrs. Eunice Murray. Although the official cause of death is listed as an overdose of barbiturates, Dr. Thomas Noguchi (who performed the autopsy) could not find any trace of the drugs in her stomach or intestines, leading some to theorize that they may have been administered to the actress by intravenous injection, perhaps by someone wishing to make her death appear to be a suicide. Many theories have sprung up surrounding the circumstances of her death. Conspiracy theorists have suggested, alternately, that she was murdered by the Kennedys, the Mob, the Communists, or even by her own psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson. However, a formal investigation by the Los Angeles County District Attorney in 1982 (twenty years after her death) produced no credible evidence of foul play.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 59-36
Monday, November 24, 2008
ANSWER: Medical
To keep sweat and rain out of eyes
Eyebrows help keep moisture out of our eyes when we sweat or walk around in the rain. The arch shape diverts the rain or sweat around to the sides of our face, keeping our eyes relatively dry. The most obvious advantage of this is that it lets us see clearly when we're sweating a lot or out in the rain. Without eyebrows, getting around in these conditions is a little more difficult. The shape of your brow itself diverts a certain amount of moisture, but eyebrows make a significant difference in your ability to see. Diverting the sweat away is also good because the salt in sweat irritates the eyes, making them sting a little.
Most scientists are inclined to believe that if we didn't have eyebrows, something else would have evolved to help the situation. For example, humans could have developed incredibly thick eyelashes to shield out excess sweat or rain. Or, our skulls could have continued to protrude so that they formed a ledge above our eyes. Rain or sweat would then drop from that ledge straight away from our faces, without going in our eyes.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 58-36
Eyebrows help keep moisture out of our eyes when we sweat or walk around in the rain. The arch shape diverts the rain or sweat around to the sides of our face, keeping our eyes relatively dry. The most obvious advantage of this is that it lets us see clearly when we're sweating a lot or out in the rain. Without eyebrows, getting around in these conditions is a little more difficult. The shape of your brow itself diverts a certain amount of moisture, but eyebrows make a significant difference in your ability to see. Diverting the sweat away is also good because the salt in sweat irritates the eyes, making them sting a little.
Most scientists are inclined to believe that if we didn't have eyebrows, something else would have evolved to help the situation. For example, humans could have developed incredibly thick eyelashes to shield out excess sweat or rain. Or, our skulls could have continued to protrude so that they formed a ledge above our eyes. Rain or sweat would then drop from that ledge straight away from our faces, without going in our eyes.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 58-36
Friday, November 21, 2008
ANSWER: Weather
It doesn't absorb light
Bright marshmallow-colored snow blinds us with its gleaming white color because it reflects beams of white light. Instead of absorbing light, snow's complex structure prevents the light from shining through its lattice formation.
A beam of white sunlight entering a snow bank is so quickly scattered by a zillion ice crystals and air pockets that most of the light comes bouncing right back out of the snow bank. What little sunlight is absorbed by snow is absorbed equally over the wavelengths of visible light thus giving snow its white appearance.
So while many natural objects get their blue, red, and yellow colors from absorbing light, snow is stuck with its white color because it reflects light.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 57-36
Bright marshmallow-colored snow blinds us with its gleaming white color because it reflects beams of white light. Instead of absorbing light, snow's complex structure prevents the light from shining through its lattice formation.
A beam of white sunlight entering a snow bank is so quickly scattered by a zillion ice crystals and air pockets that most of the light comes bouncing right back out of the snow bank. What little sunlight is absorbed by snow is absorbed equally over the wavelengths of visible light thus giving snow its white appearance.
So while many natural objects get their blue, red, and yellow colors from absorbing light, snow is stuck with its white color because it reflects light.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 57-36
Thursday, November 20, 2008
ANSWER: Literature
Death of a Salesman
In 1948 Arthur Miller built a small studio in Roxbury, Connecticut, a town that was to be his long time home. There, in less than a day, he wrote Act I of Death of a Salesman. Within six weeks, he completed the rest of the play, one of the works for which he is best known. Death of a Salesman premiered on Broadway on February 10, 1949 at the Morosco Theatre, directed by Kazan, and starring Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman, Mildred Dunnock as Linda, Arthur Kennedy as Biff, and Cameron Mitchell as Happy. The play was commercially successful and critically acclaimed, winning a Tony Award for best play, the New York City Drama Circle Critics Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards. The searing drama ran for 742 performances.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 57-35
In 1948 Arthur Miller built a small studio in Roxbury, Connecticut, a town that was to be his long time home. There, in less than a day, he wrote Act I of Death of a Salesman. Within six weeks, he completed the rest of the play, one of the works for which he is best known. Death of a Salesman premiered on Broadway on February 10, 1949 at the Morosco Theatre, directed by Kazan, and starring Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman, Mildred Dunnock as Linda, Arthur Kennedy as Biff, and Cameron Mitchell as Happy. The play was commercially successful and critically acclaimed, winning a Tony Award for best play, the New York City Drama Circle Critics Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards. The searing drama ran for 742 performances.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 57-35
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
ANSWER: Car Racing
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* The JACKMAN raises each side of the car so that the tires can be replaced. The jackman will, also, usually pull the old right rear tire from the car after the rear tire changer loosens the lug nuts. This is to help get the new right rear tire on faster. The jackman is the one who signals for the driver to leave the pits by lowering the car. Many jackmen take on the responsibility of watching the tire changers and making sure they hit all five lug nuts on the tire changes.
* The FRONT TIRE CHANGER changes only the front tires. He removes lug nuts, removes the old tire, and tightens the new tire's lug nuts.
* The REAR TIRE CHANGER changes only the rear tires. He removes lug nuts, removes the old tire, and tightens the new tire's lug nuts.
* The GAS MAN fills the car with gasoline with a special gas can. The gas man may, also, help pull old tires from race car after lug nuts are loosened if the car does not need fuel or if the car needs little fuel and the gas man finishes his job before any one else.
* The CATCH CAN MAN catches any fuel overflow in a small gas can and usually holds one gas can while the gas man fills car with the second gas can in the latter portions of a pit stop. The catch can man may also add or take out wedge and/or adjust the rear track bar during a pit stop. The refueling gear is designed not to permit fuelling of the car without the catch can being attached to the car's overflow vent.
* The FRONT TIRE CARRIER brings the new front tires over the pit wall and guides them onto the studs. He also rolls the old front tires to the pit wall after the front tire changer pulls them from the car. The front tire carrier is usually responsible for clearing debris from the grill of a racecar and/or pulling the front fenders away from the tire if necessary. He may also be responsible for adding or removing tape to/from the grille during a pit stop adjust front-end downforce and engine temperatures.
* The REAR TIRE CARRIER is responsible for bringing new rear tires over the pit wall. Typically, on the side of the car furthest from the pit wall, he will be responsible for guiding the new tire onto the studs, making any necessary adjustments to the rear track bar and/or wedge (unless done by the catch can man), and rolling the old tire back to the pit wall. On the side of the car closest to the pit wall, he is usually responsible for only sliding the new tire onto the studs.
During the second half of the race, an eighth man is permitted over the wall. This person may only clean the windshield, and in some situations, is permitted to attach extra dark shields to reduce glare as the sun begins to set (in the event that this happens during a race), and supply the driver with fresh drinking water. The eighth man may not make any changes to the car beyond these issues.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 56-35
* The JACKMAN raises each side of the car so that the tires can be replaced. The jackman will, also, usually pull the old right rear tire from the car after the rear tire changer loosens the lug nuts. This is to help get the new right rear tire on faster. The jackman is the one who signals for the driver to leave the pits by lowering the car. Many jackmen take on the responsibility of watching the tire changers and making sure they hit all five lug nuts on the tire changes.
* The FRONT TIRE CHANGER changes only the front tires. He removes lug nuts, removes the old tire, and tightens the new tire's lug nuts.
* The REAR TIRE CHANGER changes only the rear tires. He removes lug nuts, removes the old tire, and tightens the new tire's lug nuts.
* The GAS MAN fills the car with gasoline with a special gas can. The gas man may, also, help pull old tires from race car after lug nuts are loosened if the car does not need fuel or if the car needs little fuel and the gas man finishes his job before any one else.
* The CATCH CAN MAN catches any fuel overflow in a small gas can and usually holds one gas can while the gas man fills car with the second gas can in the latter portions of a pit stop. The catch can man may also add or take out wedge and/or adjust the rear track bar during a pit stop. The refueling gear is designed not to permit fuelling of the car without the catch can being attached to the car's overflow vent.
* The FRONT TIRE CARRIER brings the new front tires over the pit wall and guides them onto the studs. He also rolls the old front tires to the pit wall after the front tire changer pulls them from the car. The front tire carrier is usually responsible for clearing debris from the grill of a racecar and/or pulling the front fenders away from the tire if necessary. He may also be responsible for adding or removing tape to/from the grille during a pit stop adjust front-end downforce and engine temperatures.
* The REAR TIRE CARRIER is responsible for bringing new rear tires over the pit wall. Typically, on the side of the car furthest from the pit wall, he will be responsible for guiding the new tire onto the studs, making any necessary adjustments to the rear track bar and/or wedge (unless done by the catch can man), and rolling the old tire back to the pit wall. On the side of the car closest to the pit wall, he is usually responsible for only sliding the new tire onto the studs.
During the second half of the race, an eighth man is permitted over the wall. This person may only clean the windshield, and in some situations, is permitted to attach extra dark shields to reduce glare as the sun begins to set (in the event that this happens during a race), and supply the driver with fresh drinking water. The eighth man may not make any changes to the car beyond these issues.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 56-35
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
ANSWER: Music
Heartbreak Hotel
Recorded in January 1956 in Nashville, Heartbreak Hotel introduced Presley to the American national music consciousness. It was released as a single with the b-side song "I Was The One" on January 27, 1956. "Heartbreak Hotel" became the first No.1 pop record by Elvis and was the best selling single of 1956.
It was no. 1 for 8 weeks on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart when released, no. 1 for 17 weeks on the Billboard Country Chart and reached no. 3 on the Billboard Rhythm & Blues Chart. In 2006, more than 50 years after its initial release, "Heartbreak Hotel" returned to no. 1 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart when re-released.
The song was later ranked #45 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is a Grammy Hall of Fame.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 56-34
Recorded in January 1956 in Nashville, Heartbreak Hotel introduced Presley to the American national music consciousness. It was released as a single with the b-side song "I Was The One" on January 27, 1956. "Heartbreak Hotel" became the first No.1 pop record by Elvis and was the best selling single of 1956.
It was no. 1 for 8 weeks on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart when released, no. 1 for 17 weeks on the Billboard Country Chart and reached no. 3 on the Billboard Rhythm & Blues Chart. In 2006, more than 50 years after its initial release, "Heartbreak Hotel" returned to no. 1 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart when re-released.
The song was later ranked #45 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is a Grammy Hall of Fame.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 56-34
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