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
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