ANSWER: War

TET Offensive


The Tet Offensive was a military campaign conducted between January 30 and September 23, 1968, by forces of the Vietcong, against the forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), the United States, and their allies during the Vietnam War. The purpose of the offensive was to strike military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam and to spark a general uprising among the population that would then topple the Saigon government, thus ending the war in a single blow.

The operations are referred to as the Tet Offensive because they began during the early morning hours of 31 January, the day of the most important Vietnamese holiday, Tết Nguyên Đán, which celebrates the first day of the year on a traditional lunar calendar. Both North and South Vietnam announced on national radio broadcasts that there would be a three-day cease-fire in honor of Tết. North Vietnamese leaders believed they could not sustain the heavy losses inflicted by the Americans indefinitely and had to win the war with an all-out military effort. The offensive was the largest military operation yet conducted by either side up to that point in the war.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 36-21

QUESTION: War

What major attack by the North Vietnamese, launched on January 30, 1968, was planned to coincide with the lunar new year festival?

ANSWER: College Sports

Eagle


74 colleges and universities claim the Eagle as their mascot. The Tiger is the second most common mascot, then the Bulldogs(3rd) followed by Knights in 4th.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 36-20

QUESTION: College Sports

What is the most common mascot for colleges? (HINT: It is not an Orange.)

ANSWER: Television

Lanford, Illinois



Hometown of the Conners, the fictional TOWN (happy matt?) of Lanford was founded on November 11, 1946 and is situated about halfway between Chicago and Rockford. The Conner's lived at 714 Delaware Street (near Third Street).

If you have 8 min, please enjoy some funny moments from the first couple seasons.

Matt: WRONG!
Record: 35-20

QUESTION: Television

What city did the Conners live in on Roseanne?

ANSWER: Dinosaurs

Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous


The Mesozoic Era is divided into three periods, each lasting many millions of years: the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. The Triassic saw the emergence of many modern invertebrate groups, and on land the archosaur reptiles replaced the therapsids. In the oceans Ichthyosaurs such as Shonisaurus became as large as whales. The Jurassic was the height of the dinosaur era, with giants such as Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, etc, and mammals tiny and shrew-like. Distinctive plants like ferns, Cycads, Bennettitales, and Cheirolepidiaceae conifers characterized the landscape. During the Cretaceous period, the first flowering plants appeared, birds and fish diversified, and new types of dinosaurs appeared. The climate cooled and unique dinosaurs evolved on different continents.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 35-19

QUESTION: Dinosaurs

What are the three time periods that dinosaurs lived in(The Mesozoic Era)?

ANSWER: Nursery Rhymes

The butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker...all named Steve (that is not necessarily true).


The oldest known printed version from the 14th century goes:

Hey! Rub-a-dub-dub! Ho! Rub-a-dub-dub! Three maids in a tub,
And who do you think were there?
The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker,
And all of them gone to the fair!

This is interpreted as describing otherwise respectable tradesmen attending a peep-show.

Another version runs:

Rub a dub dub,
Three men in a tub,
And who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker,
The candlestick maker.
Turn them out, knaves all three!

The use of "be" instead of "are" may be an early modern English variant, an example of the subjunctive mood, or simply poetic license to achieve a rhyme. A knave is a journeyman or apprentice.

An alternative ending line is:

They all sailed out to sea.

A further alternative version exists which seems to be popular more in the United States than in the other English speaking countries. It goes as follows:

Rub-a-dub-dub
Three men in a tub,
And how do you think they got there?

The butcher, the baker,
The candlestick maker,
They all jumped out of a rotten tomato!
T'was enough to make a fish stare.

Though recently the word fish is sometimes replaced with the word man. Also, "potato" commonly replaces "tomato."

Yet another version goes:

Rub-a-dub-dub
Three men in a tub,
The butcher, the baker, the candle stick maker,
If their boat had been stronger
My story would have been longer

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 34-19

QUESTION: Nursery Rhymes

Rub-a-dub-dub, who were the three men in the tub?

ANSWER: Boxing

45



George Foreman became the oldest man ever to win a major heavyweight title when, at 45, he knocked out 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round. Foreman still holds that distinction and has been named one of the 25 greatest fighters of all time by Ring Magazine.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 33-19

QUESTION: Boxing

How old was George Foreman when he became the oldest heavyweight champ in history?

ANSWER: US History

$15 million


The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles of the French territory Louisiane in 1803. The cost was 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000) totaling $15 million.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 32-19

QUESTION: US History

What was the cost of the Louisiana Purchase? (not including interest)

ANSWER: Games

3



Before play begins, each player arranges a number of ships secretly on the grid for that player. Each ship occupies a number of consecutive squares on the grid, arranged either horizontally or vertically. The number of squares for each ship is determined by the type of the ship. The ships cannot overlap (i.e., at most one ship can occupy any given square in the grid). The types and numbers of ships allowed are the same for each player. These may vary depending on the rules.

There are two typical complement of ships, as given in the Milton Bradley version of the rules:

aircraft carrier: 5
battleship: 4
destroyer: 3
submarine: 3
patrol boat: 2

aircraft carrier: 5
battleship: 4
cruiser: 3
submarine: 3
destroyer: 2

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 32-18

QUESTION: Games

In Battleship, how long is the submarine? (spaces)

ANSWER: Art

Edvard Munch


In a page in his diary headed Nice 22.01.1892, Munch described his inspiration for the image:

"I was walking along a path with two friends—the sun was setting—suddenly the sky turned blood red—I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence—there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city—my friends walked on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety—and I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature."

The reddish sky in the background was possibly caused by the aftermath of the powerful volcanic eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. The ash that was ejected from the volcano left the sky tinted red in much of eastern United States and most of Europe and Asia from November 1883 to February 1884.

The person in the foreground may be the artist himself, not screaming but protecting himself or itself from the scream of Nature. Thus, the position in which he portrays himself could be considered a reflex reaction typical of anyone struggling to keep out distressing noise, whether actual or imagined.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 31-18

QUESTION: Art

Who painted "The Scream"?

ANSWER: People

Macedonia


Mother Teresa was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on 27 of August 1910 in Skopje, which is in what is now the Republic of Macedonia (which at that time was part of the Ottoman Empire). However, Albanians argue that she was born in Albania and there was a debate when Macedonia was commissioning a statue of her likeness to give to Rome in 2003. Read the story/argument HERE.

Matt: CORRECT (pretty much)
Record: 31-17

QUESTION: People

What country was Mother Teresa born in?

ANSWER: Video Games

Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde


Initially, Pac-Man’s enemies were referred to as monsters on the arcade cabinet, but soon became colloquially known as ghosts.

The ghosts are bound by the maze in the same way as Pac-Man, but generally move slightly faster than the player, although they slow down when turning corners and slow down significantly while passing through the tunnels on the sides of the maze (Pac-Man passes through these tunnels unhindered). Pac-Man slows down slightly while eating dots, potentially allowing a chasing ghost to catch him.

Blinky, the red ghost, speeds up after a certain number of dots are eaten (this number gets lower in higher levels). The accelerated Blinky is unofficially called Cruise Elroy,although opinions differ on the origins of this term.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 30-17

QUESTION: Video Games

What are the names of the 4 Pac-Man ghosts?

ANSWER: Geography

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior


The Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth. They are sometimes referred to as inland seas or Canada and the United States' Third Coast.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 30-16

QUESTION: Geography

What are the names of the 5 Great Lakes?

ANSWER: Music

Macarena


"Macarena" is a Spanish song by Los del Río about a woman of the same name, or any woman from the La Macarena neighborhood of Seville. It was very successful between 1995 and 1997.
The song became the second longest running #1 and best selling debut single of all time in the US. It was ranked the "#1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of all Time" by VH1 in 2002.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 29-16

QUESTION: Music

What is the biggest-selling one-hit wonder of all-time?

ANSWER: Presidential

Theodore Roosevelt


The youngest elected President was John F. Kennedy (1961-63), who reached the White House at 43. But the youngest President to ever serve was Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09), who was elected Vice President on a ticket with President William McKinley. In September 1901 Leon Frank Czolgosz, a deranged anarchist, shot McKinley twice in Buffalo, New York, and Roosevelt assumed the top office at 42.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 29-15

QUESTION: Presidential

Who was the youngest president to serve in office?

ANSWER: 80's

Jessica McClure


Jessica Morales née McClure (born March 26, 1986), became famous at the age of 18 months after falling into a well in Midland, Texas on October 14, 1987. Rescuers worked for 58 hours to free "Baby Jessica" from the 8-inch-wide hole. The story gained worldwide attention (leading to some criticism as a media circus), and later became the subject of a 1989 ABC TV movie, Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure, starring Patty Duke and Beau Bridges.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 28-15

QUESTION: 80's

What was the name of the little girl that fell into the well? (first and last would be nice, if not, at least the nickname)

ANSWER: Literature

Tybalt


At the Capulets' ball, Tybalt is the first to recognize Romeo through his disguise, and would duel him if not for his uncle, Lord Capulet's forbidding of it. His anger unabated, Tybalt enters looking for Romeo at the beginning of Act III, only to be taunted by Mercutio, who was mocking him even before he entered the scene. Tybalt ignores Mercutio, for his target is Romeo; but when Romeo does appear, Romeo refuses to fight because of his marriage to Juliet. Tybalt becomes even angrier; he does not know that Romeo cannot fight him because they are relatives now.

Mercutio, believing that Romeo has acted too submissively, upbraids Romeo and decides to fight Tybalt himself. Romeo tries to stop the combat by putting his body between them; Tybalt promptly takes advantage of this to kill Mercutio or - as many productions interpret this moment - takes advantage of this to try to kill Romeo, stabbing Mercutio under his arm in error (Sometimes viewed as accidental). Romeo is driven to avenge the death of his best friend by killing Tybalt in return, leading to his own exile, while the Capulets are left to mourn over the death of Tybalt.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 27-15

QUESTION: Literature

In Romeo & Juliet, who is the first person Romeo kills?

ANSWER: Food/Drink

Scotch


To be called Scotch whisky the spirit must conform to the standards of the Scotch Whisky Order of 1990 (UK), which clarified the Scotch Whisky Act of 1988, and mandates that the spirit:

1. Must be distilled at a Scottish distillery from water and malted barley, to which only other whole grains may be added, have been processed at that distillery into a mash, converted to a fermentable substrate only by endogenous enzyme systems, and fermented only by the addition of yeast,
2. Must be distilled to an alcoholic strength of less than 94.8% by volume so that it retains the flavour of the raw materials used in its production,
3. Must be matured in Scotland in oak casks for no less than three years and a day,
4. Must not contain any added substance other than water and caramel coloring, and
5. May not be bottled at less than 40% alcohol by volume.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 26-15

QUESTION: Food/Drink

What is the only spirit/liquor in the world that must meet legal requirements?

QUESTION: Games

King of Hearts


At one time, the King of Hearts represented Charlemagne, the King of Diamonds: Julius Caesar, the King of Clubs: Alexander the Great and the King of Spades was King David from the Bible. According to John Berry's book The Playing Card, the identities were given by the French who were instrumental in bringing the pleasures of card playing to people in Europe and the New World. According to Berry, the king of hearts had a moustache, as did, apparently, King Charlemagne. The moustache was lost through poor copying of the design."

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 26-14

QUESTION: Games

In a deck of cards, which is the only king without a moustache?

ANSWER: Baseball

.342


Babe Ruth has been named the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings. He was the first player to hit 60 home runs in one season (1927), a record which stood for 34 years until broken by Roger Maris in 1961. Ruth's lifetime total of 714 home runs at his retirement in 1935 was a record for 39 years, until broken by Hank Aaron in 1974. Unlike many power hitters, Ruth also hit for average: his .342 lifetime batting is tenth highest in baseball history, and in one season (1923) he hit .393, a Yankee record. His .690 career slugging percentage, and 1.164 career OPS, remain the major league records.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 25-14

QUESTION: Baseball

What was Babe Ruth's lifetime batting average?

ANSWER: Astronomy

88



There are 88 constellations—groups of stars in the sky—which are named for mythological beings. Although some constellations may resemble the animals or people they are named for, others were merely named in honor of those figures. The constellations are spread throughout the whole celestial sphere, the imaginary sphere in space that surrounds the Earth.
Constellations are visible on any clear night. The particular constellations you can see depends on your location, the time of year, and the time of night. As the Earth makes its daily rotation about its axis and its yearly revolution around the sun, the celestial sphere appears to shift. As a result, different constellations come into view.
For a list of the constellations and sky charts of where/when you can see them, CLICK HERE

Matt: WRONG
Record: 25-13

QUESTION: Astronomy

How many official constellations are there?

ANSWER: Medical

Blood Pressure


A great example of a product that ended up not solving the intended situation is the famous "little blue pill." Pharmaceutical company Pfizer created Viagra, which was originally invented to help people with blood-pressure problems. The pill was designed to assist people who had cardiovascular difficulties, and in the clinical trials, both men and women tested the drug as part of controlled studies. The drug did not produce the great results.

However, one of the side effects of the drug was one that was more impactful than the originally intended outcome. Some of the males had reported a surprising, pleasant and much needed alternative result. Although their blood pressure may not have decreased very much, incredibly, their libido had somehow increased. This was a benefit that was a complete surprise to everyone.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 25-12

QUESTION: Medical

What condition was Viagra originally produced to treat?