Thursday, April 30, 2009
ANSWER: Dinosaurs
3 feet
Tyrannosaurus Rex arms are very small relative to overall body size, measuring only 1 metre (3.3 ft) long. However, they are not vestigial but instead show large areas for muscle attachment, indicating considerable strength.
This was recognized as early as 1906 by Henry Fairfield Osborn, former president of the American Museum of Natural History, who speculated that the forelimbs may have been used to grasp a mate during copulation. It has also been suggested that the forelimbs were used to assist the animal in rising from a prone position. Another possibility is that the forelimbs held struggling prey while it was dispatched by the tyrannosaur's enormous jaws.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 109-83
Tyrannosaurus Rex arms are very small relative to overall body size, measuring only 1 metre (3.3 ft) long. However, they are not vestigial but instead show large areas for muscle attachment, indicating considerable strength.
This was recognized as early as 1906 by Henry Fairfield Osborn, former president of the American Museum of Natural History, who speculated that the forelimbs may have been used to grasp a mate during copulation. It has also been suggested that the forelimbs were used to assist the animal in rising from a prone position. Another possibility is that the forelimbs held struggling prey while it was dispatched by the tyrannosaur's enormous jaws.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 109-83
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
ANSWER: Board Games
40
The Monopoly board has 40 squares, 28 of which represent property that a player can buy. Of those 28 properties, 22 of them are named after streets, 4 of them are railroads, and 2 of them are utility companies.
The board also has 3 community chest squares and 3 chance squares. There are also 2 tax squares, a luxury tax square and an income tax square. The final 4 squares are "go", "go to jail", "jail", and "free parking". All of the properties on a standard US Monopoly game board are named after locations in Atlantic City.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 108-83
The Monopoly board has 40 squares, 28 of which represent property that a player can buy. Of those 28 properties, 22 of them are named after streets, 4 of them are railroads, and 2 of them are utility companies.
The board also has 3 community chest squares and 3 chance squares. There are also 2 tax squares, a luxury tax square and an income tax square. The final 4 squares are "go", "go to jail", "jail", and "free parking". All of the properties on a standard US Monopoly game board are named after locations in Atlantic City.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 108-83
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
ANSWER: Internet
Rich Site Summary OR Really Simple Syndication
RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.
An RSS document (which is called a "feed", "web feed",[3] or "channel") includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place.
In September 2002, a major new version of the format, RSS 2.0, was released and redubbed its initials Really Simple Syndication.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 107-83
RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.
An RSS document (which is called a "feed", "web feed",[3] or "channel") includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically. They benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favored websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place.
In September 2002, a major new version of the format, RSS 2.0, was released and redubbed its initials Really Simple Syndication.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 107-83
Monday, April 27, 2009
ANSWER: Baseball
Lou Gehrig
The first major leaguer whose number was retired was Gehrig, at a ceremony at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939, following his retirement due to illness.
Since then, over 120 other people have had their numbers retired. Some of the game's early stars, such as Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson, retired before numbers came into usage. Teams often celebrate their retired numbers and other honored people by hanging banners with the numbers and names. Early stars, as well as honored non-players, will often have numberless banners hanging along with the retired numbers.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 107-82
The first major leaguer whose number was retired was Gehrig, at a ceremony at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939, following his retirement due to illness.
Since then, over 120 other people have had their numbers retired. Some of the game's early stars, such as Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson, retired before numbers came into usage. Teams often celebrate their retired numbers and other honored people by hanging banners with the numbers and names. Early stars, as well as honored non-players, will often have numberless banners hanging along with the retired numbers.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 107-82
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
ANSWER: Television
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by Richard Hooker). The series is a medical drama/black comedy that was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS. It follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War. M*A*S*H's title sequence featured an instrumental version of the song "Suicide Is Painless", which also appears in the original film. The show was created after an attempt to film the original book's sequel, M*A*S*H Goes to Maine, failed. It is the most well-known version of the M*A*S*H works.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 106-82
M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH (which was itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by Richard Hooker). The series is a medical drama/black comedy that was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS. It follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War. M*A*S*H's title sequence featured an instrumental version of the song "Suicide Is Painless", which also appears in the original film. The show was created after an attempt to film the original book's sequel, M*A*S*H Goes to Maine, failed. It is the most well-known version of the M*A*S*H works.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 106-82
Thursday, April 23, 2009
ANSWER: Dessert
Baked Alaska
Baked Alaska (also known as glace au four, omelette à la norvégienne, Norwegian omelette and omelette surprise) is a dessert made of ice cream placed in a pie dish lined with slices of sponge cake or Christmas pudding and topped with meringue. The entire dessert is then placed in an extremely hot oven for just long enough to firm the meringue. The meringue is an effective insulator, and the short cooking time prevents the heat from getting through to the ice cream.
It appears baked Alaska is a combination of origins. A master cook (from a Chinese delegation visiting Paris) introduced the concept to French chef Balzac of the Grand Hotel. Taken with the idea, the French substituted pastry with meringue, and named the dish omelette surprise or omelette à la norvégienne; the Norwegian epithet was used as a consequence of its Arctic appearance and cold center. Some assert though, that the discovery of meringue not melting led to the creation of what we know as baked Alaska.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 105-82
Baked Alaska (also known as glace au four, omelette à la norvégienne, Norwegian omelette and omelette surprise) is a dessert made of ice cream placed in a pie dish lined with slices of sponge cake or Christmas pudding and topped with meringue. The entire dessert is then placed in an extremely hot oven for just long enough to firm the meringue. The meringue is an effective insulator, and the short cooking time prevents the heat from getting through to the ice cream.
It appears baked Alaska is a combination of origins. A master cook (from a Chinese delegation visiting Paris) introduced the concept to French chef Balzac of the Grand Hotel. Taken with the idea, the French substituted pastry with meringue, and named the dish omelette surprise or omelette à la norvégienne; the Norwegian epithet was used as a consequence of its Arctic appearance and cold center. Some assert though, that the discovery of meringue not melting led to the creation of what we know as baked Alaska.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 105-82
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
QUESTION: Natural Disasters
The "Tri-State Tornado" was the deadliest in U.S. history. Which 3 states did it hit?
ANSWER: Presidents
Calvin
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th President of the United States (1923–1929). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His actions during the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight. Soon after, he was elected as the 29th Vice President in 1920 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of Warren G. Harding. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative.
Coolidge restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals of his predecessor's administration, and left office with considerable popularity. As his biographer later put it, "he embodied the spirit and hopes of the middle class, could interpret their longings and express their opinions. That he did represent the genius of the average is the most convincing proof of his strength."
Matt: WRONG
Record: 105-80
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th President of the United States (1923–1929). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His actions during the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight. Soon after, he was elected as the 29th Vice President in 1920 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of Warren G. Harding. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative.
Coolidge restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals of his predecessor's administration, and left office with considerable popularity. As his biographer later put it, "he embodied the spirit and hopes of the middle class, could interpret their longings and express their opinions. That he did represent the genius of the average is the most convincing proof of his strength."
Matt: WRONG
Record: 105-80
Monday, April 20, 2009
ANSWER: UFOs
MUFON
The Mutual UFO Network, or MUFON, is one of the oldest and largest UFO investigative organizations in the United States.
MUFON was established as the Midwest UFO Network in Quincy, Illinois, in May, 1969, by Walter H. Andrus, Allen Utke, John Schuessler, and others. Most of MUFON's early members had earlier been associated with APRO (Aerial Phenomena Research Organization).
The organization now has more than 3,000 members worldwide, with a majority of its membership base situated in the continental United States. MUFON operates a worldwide network of regional directors for field investigation of reported UFO sightings, holds an annual international symposium and publishes the monthly MUFON UFO Journal.
The stated mission of MUFON is the scientific study of UFOs for the benefit of humanity through investigations, research and education. Along with CUFOS (the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies) and FUFOR (the Fund for UFO Research), MUFON is part of the UFO Research Coalition, a collaborative effort by the three main UFO investigative organizations in the US whose goal is to share personnel and other research resources, and to fund and promote the scientific study of the UFO phenomenon. Currently, there is an observatory to be built at the Audubon Estate of The Legendary Danny O'Doul in Wemphis on Long Island, New York, from which a high-powered, computer-driven telescope will peruse the skies tracking in real-time all UFO activities in the very-active skies of and around The Five Towns of Long Island, adjacent to JFK Int'l Airport.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 105-79
The Mutual UFO Network, or MUFON, is one of the oldest and largest UFO investigative organizations in the United States.
MUFON was established as the Midwest UFO Network in Quincy, Illinois, in May, 1969, by Walter H. Andrus, Allen Utke, John Schuessler, and others. Most of MUFON's early members had earlier been associated with APRO (Aerial Phenomena Research Organization).
The organization now has more than 3,000 members worldwide, with a majority of its membership base situated in the continental United States. MUFON operates a worldwide network of regional directors for field investigation of reported UFO sightings, holds an annual international symposium and publishes the monthly MUFON UFO Journal.
The stated mission of MUFON is the scientific study of UFOs for the benefit of humanity through investigations, research and education. Along with CUFOS (the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies) and FUFOR (the Fund for UFO Research), MUFON is part of the UFO Research Coalition, a collaborative effort by the three main UFO investigative organizations in the US whose goal is to share personnel and other research resources, and to fund and promote the scientific study of the UFO phenomenon. Currently, there is an observatory to be built at the Audubon Estate of The Legendary Danny O'Doul in Wemphis on Long Island, New York, from which a high-powered, computer-driven telescope will peruse the skies tracking in real-time all UFO activities in the very-active skies of and around The Five Towns of Long Island, adjacent to JFK Int'l Airport.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 105-79
Friday, April 17, 2009
ANSWER: TV News
Dave Garroway
Legendary pioneering NBC president Sylvester "Pat" Weaver picked Garroway to host his new morning news-and-entertainment experiment, the Today show, in 1951. Garroway soon was joined by news editor Jim Fleming and announcer Jack Lescoulie as television's first loose "family" of the airwaves when the show debuted on Monday, January 14, 1952. Though initially panned by critics, Garroway's style attracted a large audience that enjoyed his easygoing presence early in the morning. His familiar "cohost," a chimpanzee with the puckish name of J. Fred Muggs, didn't hurt his genial manner, but his concurrent seriousness in dealing with news stories and ability to clearly explain abstract concepts earned him the nickname "The Communicator" and eventually won praise from critics and viewers alike.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 104-79
Legendary pioneering NBC president Sylvester "Pat" Weaver picked Garroway to host his new morning news-and-entertainment experiment, the Today show, in 1951. Garroway soon was joined by news editor Jim Fleming and announcer Jack Lescoulie as television's first loose "family" of the airwaves when the show debuted on Monday, January 14, 1952. Though initially panned by critics, Garroway's style attracted a large audience that enjoyed his easygoing presence early in the morning. His familiar "cohost," a chimpanzee with the puckish name of J. Fred Muggs, didn't hurt his genial manner, but his concurrent seriousness in dealing with news stories and ability to clearly explain abstract concepts earned him the nickname "The Communicator" and eventually won praise from critics and viewers alike.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 104-79
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
QUESTION: Where's the question
There will not be a question Wednesday or Thursday due to time spent in New Jersey watching the man below. Trivia will return on Friday.
ANSWER: Cooking
Tenderloin
The Chateaubriand steak is a recipe of a particular thick cut from the tenderloin, which, according to Larousse Gastronomique, was created by personal chef, Montmireil, for Vicomte François-René de Chateaubriand, the author and diplomat who served Napoleon as an ambassador and Louis XVIII as Secretary of State for two years. This dish is usually only offered as a serving for two, as there is only enough meat in the center of the average fillet for two portions.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 104-78
The Chateaubriand steak is a recipe of a particular thick cut from the tenderloin, which, according to Larousse Gastronomique, was created by personal chef, Montmireil, for Vicomte François-René de Chateaubriand, the author and diplomat who served Napoleon as an ambassador and Louis XVIII as Secretary of State for two years. This dish is usually only offered as a serving for two, as there is only enough meat in the center of the average fillet for two portions.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 104-78
Monday, April 13, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
ANSWER: Music
Renate Blauel
Renate Blauel is a German music engineer who was married to Elton John for four and a half years.
Already a sound engineer, she had engineered albums including Hysteria for the Human League and Croatia Records. Blauel was then a recording engineer on John's 1983 album Too Low For Zero.
John admitted that his bisexuality was a "compromise". They were married on Valentine's Day, 1984, in Sydney, Australia, after he had proposed to her four days earlier in a restaurant. Attendees included Olivia Newton-John. A second service was held for John's family members later in England. Blauel also worked as a recording engineer on John's 1984 album Breaking Hearts. The divorce became final on November 18, 1988.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 103-77
Renate Blauel is a German music engineer who was married to Elton John for four and a half years.
Already a sound engineer, she had engineered albums including Hysteria for the Human League and Croatia Records. Blauel was then a recording engineer on John's 1983 album Too Low For Zero.
John admitted that his bisexuality was a "compromise". They were married on Valentine's Day, 1984, in Sydney, Australia, after he had proposed to her four days earlier in a restaurant. Attendees included Olivia Newton-John. A second service was held for John's family members later in England. Blauel also worked as a recording engineer on John's 1984 album Breaking Hearts. The divorce became final on November 18, 1988.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 103-77
Thursday, April 9, 2009
ANSWER: Tennis
Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open
The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention.
A singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. If the player or team wins all four consecutively, but not in the same calendar year, it is called a Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam. If a player wins all four at some point in his or her career, even if not consecutively, it is called a Career Grand Slam. Winning three of the four tournaments is called a Small Slam. If a player wins all the four majors and a gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics in the same calendar year, then its known as the Golden Slam.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 102-77
The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention.
A singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. If the player or team wins all four consecutively, but not in the same calendar year, it is called a Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam. If a player wins all four at some point in his or her career, even if not consecutively, it is called a Career Grand Slam. Winning three of the four tournaments is called a Small Slam. If a player wins all the four majors and a gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics in the same calendar year, then its known as the Golden Slam.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 102-77
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
QUESTION: Tennis
To win the "Grand Slam", one must win what four tournaments in the same calendar year?
ANSWER: Chemistry
Potential Hydrogen
pH is a rough measure of the acidity of a solution. The "p" stands for "potenz" (this means the potential to be) and the "H" stands for Hydrogen.
The pH of distilled water is 7, this is neutral. Any solution with a pH below 7 (i.e. pH 1.0 to pH 6.9) is an acid and any solution with a pH above 7 (i.e. pH 7.1 to pH 14) is an alkali.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 101-77
pH is a rough measure of the acidity of a solution. The "p" stands for "potenz" (this means the potential to be) and the "H" stands for Hydrogen.
The pH of distilled water is 7, this is neutral. Any solution with a pH below 7 (i.e. pH 1.0 to pH 6.9) is an acid and any solution with a pH above 7 (i.e. pH 7.1 to pH 14) is an alkali.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 101-77
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
ANSWER: Beauty
Clog Pores/Cause Pimples
Non-comedogenic is a term applied to oils, lotions, and skin creams that do not block pores. Non-comedogenic products are also sometimes referred to as non-occlusive. The theory behind using lotions that are non-comedogenic is that by not blocking pores, they will reduce the incidence of pimples.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 101-76
Non-comedogenic is a term applied to oils, lotions, and skin creams that do not block pores. Non-comedogenic products are also sometimes referred to as non-occlusive. The theory behind using lotions that are non-comedogenic is that by not blocking pores, they will reduce the incidence of pimples.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 101-76
Monday, April 6, 2009
QUESTION: Beauty
If a product is said to contain non-comedogenics, it will be less likely to do what?
ANSWER: Food
Honey
Liquid honey does not spoil. Because of its high sugar concentration, it kills bacteria by plasmolysis.
Natural airborne yeasts cannot become active in it because the moisture content is too low.
Natural, raw honey varies from 14% to 18% moisture content. As long as the moisture content remains under 18%, virtually no organism can successfully multiply to significant amounts in honey.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 100-76 WOOOHOOO!!!!
Liquid honey does not spoil. Because of its high sugar concentration, it kills bacteria by plasmolysis.
Natural airborne yeasts cannot become active in it because the moisture content is too low.
Natural, raw honey varies from 14% to 18% moisture content. As long as the moisture content remains under 18%, virtually no organism can successfully multiply to significant amounts in honey.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 100-76 WOOOHOOO!!!!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
ANSWER: Literature
He did not attend college.
Little is known about Shakespeare's childhood, although it is generally assumed that he attended the local grammar school, the King's New School. The school was staffed by Oxford-educated faculty who taught the students mathematics, natural sciences, logic, Christian ethics, and classical language and literature.
Shakespeare did not attend university, which was not at all unusual for the time. University education was reserved for wealthy sons of the elite, mostly those who wanted to become clergymen. The numerous classical and literary references in Shakespeare’s plays are a testament, however, to the excellent education he received in grammar school.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 99-76
Little is known about Shakespeare's childhood, although it is generally assumed that he attended the local grammar school, the King's New School. The school was staffed by Oxford-educated faculty who taught the students mathematics, natural sciences, logic, Christian ethics, and classical language and literature.
Shakespeare did not attend university, which was not at all unusual for the time. University education was reserved for wealthy sons of the elite, mostly those who wanted to become clergymen. The numerous classical and literary references in Shakespeare’s plays are a testament, however, to the excellent education he received in grammar school.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 99-76
Thursday, April 2, 2009
ANSWER: Celebrities
Navy
After graduating from Notre Dame in 1953, Regis Philbin served in the Navy before starting his career with several entry-level jobs in Hollywood.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 99-75
After graduating from Notre Dame in 1953, Regis Philbin served in the Navy before starting his career with several entry-level jobs in Hollywood.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 99-75
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
ANSWER: Animals
Whiskers
Vibrissae are the stiff hairs on the face or nostrils of an animal, such as the whiskers of a cat. Vibrissae often act as tactile organs. The hairlike feathers around the bill and eyes of insect-feeding birds are called vibrissae, as are the paired bristles near the mouth of certain flies and the sensitive hairs of insectivorous plants.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 98-75
Vibrissae are the stiff hairs on the face or nostrils of an animal, such as the whiskers of a cat. Vibrissae often act as tactile organs. The hairlike feathers around the bill and eyes of insect-feeding birds are called vibrissae, as are the paired bristles near the mouth of certain flies and the sensitive hairs of insectivorous plants.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 98-75
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