Monday, November 30, 2009
ANSWER: Soap Operas
Los Angeles
Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle. Initially intended to be a "scenes from a marriage" type drama series, storylines also included rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 182-144
Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle. Initially intended to be a "scenes from a marriage" type drama series, storylines also included rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 182-144
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
ANSWER: Nature
Tiglon/Tigon
A tiglon or tigon is a hybrid cross between a male tiger (Panthera tigris) and a lioness (Panthera leo), hence has parents with the same genus but of different species. The tiglon is not currently as common as the converse hybrid, the liger; however, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tiglons were more common than ligers.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 181-144
A tiglon or tigon is a hybrid cross between a male tiger (Panthera tigris) and a lioness (Panthera leo), hence has parents with the same genus but of different species. The tiglon is not currently as common as the converse hybrid, the liger; however, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tiglons were more common than ligers.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 181-144
Monday, November 23, 2009
ANSWER: Geography
Vermont
Vermont is the only New England state without a shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean. However, Lake Champlain is surrounded by a 587-mile-long shoreline, which includes the shorelines of islands contained within the lake and is longer than the Atlantic Ocean shorelines of New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Of these 587 miles, 380 miles lie in Vermont, 183 miles lie in New York, and 24 in Quebec. The shoreline of Lake Champlain's perimeter, excluding the shorelines of islands on the lake, totals 535 miles.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 181-143
Vermont is the only New England state without a shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean. However, Lake Champlain is surrounded by a 587-mile-long shoreline, which includes the shorelines of islands contained within the lake and is longer than the Atlantic Ocean shorelines of New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Of these 587 miles, 380 miles lie in Vermont, 183 miles lie in New York, and 24 in Quebec. The shoreline of Lake Champlain's perimeter, excluding the shorelines of islands on the lake, totals 535 miles.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 181-143
Sunday, November 22, 2009
ANSWER: Music
Ice Ice Baby
"Ice Ice Baby" was initially released as the B-side to Van Winkle's cover of "Play That Funky Music", but the single was not initially successful. When a disc jockey played "Ice Ice Baby" instead, it began to gain success. "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts. Topping the Australian, Dutch, Irish, Italian and UK charts, the song helped diversify hip hop by introducing it to a mainstream audience.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 180-143
"Ice Ice Baby" was initially released as the B-side to Van Winkle's cover of "Play That Funky Music", but the single was not initially successful. When a disc jockey played "Ice Ice Baby" instead, it began to gain success. "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts. Topping the Australian, Dutch, Irish, Italian and UK charts, the song helped diversify hip hop by introducing it to a mainstream audience.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 180-143
Thursday, November 19, 2009
ANSWER: Presidents
John Hinckley, Jr.
John Warnock Hinckley, Jr., (born May 29, 1955) attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, as the culmination of an effort to impress actress Jodie Foster. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and has remained under institutional psychiatric care since then.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 180-142
John Warnock Hinckley, Jr., (born May 29, 1955) attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, as the culmination of an effort to impress actress Jodie Foster. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and has remained under institutional psychiatric care since then.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 180-142
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
ANSWER: Football
Mark Super Duper
Nicknamed "Super Duper", he played 11 seasons for the Dolphins where his best years came while teamed with Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino and fellow wide receiver Mark Clayton, the other half of the "Marks Brothers" wide receiver tandem. Duper, who wore #85, was a 3-time Pro Bowl selection in 1983, 1984 and 1986. His best seasons were 1984, when he had 71 catches, 1306 yards and 8 TDs, and in 1986, when he tallied 67 catches, 1313 yards and 11 TDs. Duper had four 1,000-yard seasons, with the final one coming in 1991 at age 32, when he posted 1085 yards.
Duper legally changed his name to Mark Super Duper later in his career. In 11 NFL seasons, he caught 511 receptions for 8,869 yards and 59 touchdowns. In 1994, he also appeared in two games with the Miami Hooters of the Arena Football League.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 178-142
Nicknamed "Super Duper", he played 11 seasons for the Dolphins where his best years came while teamed with Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino and fellow wide receiver Mark Clayton, the other half of the "Marks Brothers" wide receiver tandem. Duper, who wore #85, was a 3-time Pro Bowl selection in 1983, 1984 and 1986. His best seasons were 1984, when he had 71 catches, 1306 yards and 8 TDs, and in 1986, when he tallied 67 catches, 1313 yards and 11 TDs. Duper had four 1,000-yard seasons, with the final one coming in 1991 at age 32, when he posted 1085 yards.
Duper legally changed his name to Mark Super Duper later in his career. In 11 NFL seasons, he caught 511 receptions for 8,869 yards and 59 touchdowns. In 1994, he also appeared in two games with the Miami Hooters of the Arena Football League.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 178-142
Monday, November 16, 2009
ANSWER: Space
7
The Plough or the Big Dipper is an asterism of seven stars that has been recognized as a distinct grouping in many cultures from time immemorial. The comprising stars are the seven brightest of the formal constellation Ursa Major.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 177-142
The Plough or the Big Dipper is an asterism of seven stars that has been recognized as a distinct grouping in many cultures from time immemorial. The comprising stars are the seven brightest of the formal constellation Ursa Major.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 177-142
Sunday, November 15, 2009
ANSWER: Food
Shredded Wheat
The product known today as Shredded Wheat was the invention of Henry Perky of Denver, Colorado. In 1892, he took his idea of a product made of boiled wheat to his friend, William H. Ford, in Watertown, NY - a machinist by trade. Here they developed the machine for making a “biscuit,” which they then baked - creating a palatable dry cereal which would keep. Perky’s original intention was to sell the machines, not the biscuits. He returned to Denver and began distributing the biscuits from a horse-drawn wagon in an attempt to popularize the idea. The company he formed was known at the time as The Cereal Machine Company.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 176-142
The product known today as Shredded Wheat was the invention of Henry Perky of Denver, Colorado. In 1892, he took his idea of a product made of boiled wheat to his friend, William H. Ford, in Watertown, NY - a machinist by trade. Here they developed the machine for making a “biscuit,” which they then baked - creating a palatable dry cereal which would keep. Perky’s original intention was to sell the machines, not the biscuits. He returned to Denver and began distributing the biscuits from a horse-drawn wagon in an attempt to popularize the idea. The company he formed was known at the time as The Cereal Machine Company.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 176-142
Friday, November 13, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
ANSWER: Geography
Greece
Rhodes is a Greek island approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Turkey in eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007 of which 53,709 resided in the homonymous capital city of the island.
Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Today Rhodes is a tourist destination.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 176-140
Rhodes is a Greek island approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Turkey in eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007 of which 53,709 resided in the homonymous capital city of the island.
Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Today Rhodes is a tourist destination.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 176-140
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
ANSWER: Names
Kathryn Dawn
Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), better known by her stage name k.d. lang is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter. She gives her name in lowercase letters, with the given names contracted to initials and no space between these initials.
Lang has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. She is also known for being a vegetarian, an animal rights advocate and openly lesbian.
Matt: WRONG
RECORD: 175-140
Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), better known by her stage name k.d. lang is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter. She gives her name in lowercase letters, with the given names contracted to initials and no space between these initials.
Lang has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. She is also known for being a vegetarian, an animal rights advocate and openly lesbian.
Matt: WRONG
RECORD: 175-140
ANSWER: Sports
5
The New York City Marathon (ING New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a major annual marathon (42.195 km (26.219 mi)) whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 37,850 finishers in 2006. Along with the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon, it is among the pre-eminent long-distance annual running events in the United States and is one of the World Marathon Majors.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 175-139
The New York City Marathon (ING New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a major annual marathon (42.195 km (26.219 mi)) whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 37,850 finishers in 2006. Along with the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon, it is among the pre-eminent long-distance annual running events in the United States and is one of the World Marathon Majors.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 175-139
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
See ya next week
Massive headache is preventing the search for a new question. Will return next week. Thursday's answer was Light-Emitting Diode.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 175-138
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 175-138
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
ANSWER: Science
Bacteria
There are typically 40 million bacterial cells in a gram of soil and a million bacterial cells in a millilitre of fresh water; in all, there are approximately five nonillion bacteria in the world. Indeed, they are the most common life form on Earth, living in the most extreme conditions, from the bottom of the oceans and submarine hot vents to thermal springs.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 173-138
There are typically 40 million bacterial cells in a gram of soil and a million bacterial cells in a millilitre of fresh water; in all, there are approximately five nonillion bacteria in the world. Indeed, they are the most common life form on Earth, living in the most extreme conditions, from the bottom of the oceans and submarine hot vents to thermal springs.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 173-138
Monday, November 2, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
ANSWER: Television
10
Bartholomew "Bart" JoJo Simpson is a ten-year-old rebellious boy who is anti-authority Bart lives in an American community called Springfield. He is the son of Homer and Marge Simpson and brother of Lisa and Maggie Simpson. He attends Springfield Elementary School. Other family members are his Grandparents Abraham and Mona Simpson and Clancy Bouvier(deceased) and Jacqueline Bouvier. His best friend is Milhouse Vanhouten and his school enemy is Nelson Muntz. Catchphrases "Eat my shorts", "¡Ay, caramba!", and "Don't have a cow, man!"
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 172-137
Bartholomew "Bart" JoJo Simpson is a ten-year-old rebellious boy who is anti-authority Bart lives in an American community called Springfield. He is the son of Homer and Marge Simpson and brother of Lisa and Maggie Simpson. He attends Springfield Elementary School. Other family members are his Grandparents Abraham and Mona Simpson and Clancy Bouvier(deceased) and Jacqueline Bouvier. His best friend is Milhouse Vanhouten and his school enemy is Nelson Muntz. Catchphrases "Eat my shorts", "¡Ay, caramba!", and "Don't have a cow, man!"
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 172-137
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