Thursday, December 31, 2009
ANSWER: War
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the code name for the invasion of western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation began on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy Landings (commonly known as D-Day) when an airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June, and more than 3 million troops had landed by the end of August.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 193-151
Operation Overlord was the code name for the invasion of western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation began on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy Landings (commonly known as D-Day) when an airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June, and more than 3 million troops had landed by the end of August.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 193-151
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
ANSWER: Science
Force/Mass/Acceleration
Sir Isaac Newton first presented his three laws of motion in the "Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis" in 1686. His second law defines a force to be equal to the differential change in momentum per unit time as described by the calculus of mathematics, which Newton also developed. The momentum is defined to be the mass of an object m times its velocity v. So the differential equation for force F is:
F = d(m * v) / dt
If the mass is a constant and using the definition of acceleration a as the change in velocity with time, the second law reduces to the more familiar product of a mass and an acceleration:
F = m * a
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 193-150
Sir Isaac Newton first presented his three laws of motion in the "Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis" in 1686. His second law defines a force to be equal to the differential change in momentum per unit time as described by the calculus of mathematics, which Newton also developed. The momentum is defined to be the mass of an object m times its velocity v. So the differential equation for force F is:
F = d(m * v) / dt
If the mass is a constant and using the definition of acceleration a as the change in velocity with time, the second law reduces to the more familiar product of a mass and an acceleration:
F = m * a
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 193-150
Monday, December 28, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
ANSWER: Movies
Banister
There is a thread running through the story...Every time the protagonist (played by James Stewart) goes up the stairs, a carved finial on the banister comes off in his hand. Each time he vows to get it fixed, but he never does.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 191-150
There is a thread running through the story...Every time the protagonist (played by James Stewart) goes up the stairs, a carved finial on the banister comes off in his hand. Each time he vows to get it fixed, but he never does.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 191-150
Monday, December 21, 2009
ANSWER: Christmas
Dasher
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles, his coursers they came,
and he whistled and shouted and called them by name:
"Now Dasher! Now Dancer!
Now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid!
On, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch!
To the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away!
Dash away all!"
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 190-150
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles, his coursers they came,
and he whistled and shouted and called them by name:
"Now Dasher! Now Dancer!
Now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid!
On, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch!
To the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away!
Dash away all!"
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 190-150
Sunday, December 20, 2009
QUESTION: Christmas
What is the name of the first reindeer Santa calls in The Night Before Christmas?
ANSWER: Miscellaneous
The Gap
Ms. Lewinsky became testy when a grand juror referred to the dress as a cocktail dress."It's not a cocktail dress,'' Ms. Lewinsky said."I'm a little defensive about this subject. I'm sorry. It's adress from The Gap. It's a work dress. It's a casual dress.''
Matt: WRONG
Record: 189-150
Ms. Lewinsky became testy when a grand juror referred to the dress as a cocktail dress."It's not a cocktail dress,'' Ms. Lewinsky said."I'm a little defensive about this subject. I'm sorry. It's adress from The Gap. It's a work dress. It's a casual dress.''
Matt: WRONG
Record: 189-150
Thursday, December 17, 2009
ANSWER: Television
Jonas Grumby
A longtime actor in B-westerns and the lookalike son of Alan Hale, Sr., a legendary movie character actor, Hale so loved his role that, long after the show went off the air, he would still appear in character in his Los Angeles restaurant, Alan Hale's Lobster Barrel. Although the Skipper was a father figure to Gilligan, Hale was only 14 years older than Denver. It is alluded in one episode that Gilligan pushed the Skipper out of the way of a loose depth-charge when they were both serving in the United States Navy.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 189-149
A longtime actor in B-westerns and the lookalike son of Alan Hale, Sr., a legendary movie character actor, Hale so loved his role that, long after the show went off the air, he would still appear in character in his Los Angeles restaurant, Alan Hale's Lobster Barrel. Although the Skipper was a father figure to Gilligan, Hale was only 14 years older than Denver. It is alluded in one episode that Gilligan pushed the Skipper out of the way of a loose depth-charge when they were both serving in the United States Navy.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 189-149
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ANSWER: U.S. Geography
Michigan
George built a mill and a general store on the banks of a river that is now known as Hell Creek...
The mill would grind the local farmers grain into flour; George also ran a whiskey still, so a lot of times the first 7-10 bushels of grain became moonshine.
In turn, horses would come home without riders, wagons without drivers….someone would say to the wife, where is your husband?
She’d shrug her shoulders, throw up her arms and exclaim, Ahh, he’s gone to Hell!”
In 1841 when the State of Michigan came by, and asked George what he wanted to name his town, he replied, “Call it Hell for all I care, everyone else does.” So the official date of becoming Hell was October 13, 1841.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 189-148
George built a mill and a general store on the banks of a river that is now known as Hell Creek...
The mill would grind the local farmers grain into flour; George also ran a whiskey still, so a lot of times the first 7-10 bushels of grain became moonshine.
In turn, horses would come home without riders, wagons without drivers….someone would say to the wife, where is your husband?
She’d shrug her shoulders, throw up her arms and exclaim, Ahh, he’s gone to Hell!”
In 1841 when the State of Michigan came by, and asked George what he wanted to name his town, he replied, “Call it Hell for all I care, everyone else does.” So the official date of becoming Hell was October 13, 1841.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 189-148
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
ANSWER: Birds
Gaggle
A gaggle is a term of venery for a flock of geese that isn't in flight; in flight, the group can be called a skein.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 189-147
A gaggle is a term of venery for a flock of geese that isn't in flight; in flight, the group can be called a skein.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 189-147
Monday, December 14, 2009
Sinn Fein
Sinn Féin is a political party in Ireland. Originating in the Sinn Féin organization founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970 after a split within the party. Sinn Féin is led by Gerry Adams. It is a major party of Irish republicanism and its political ideology is left wing. The party has historically been associated with the Provisional IRA. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone".
Matt: WRONG
Record: 188-147
Sinn Féin is a political party in Ireland. Originating in the Sinn Féin organization founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970 after a split within the party. Sinn Féin is led by Gerry Adams. It is a major party of Irish republicanism and its political ideology is left wing. The party has historically been associated with the Provisional IRA. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone".
Matt: WRONG
Record: 188-147
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
ANSWER: Food
Sturgeon
This elegant and expensive appetizer is simply sieved and lightly salted fish roe (eggs). Sturgeon roe is premium and considered the "true" caviar. The three main types of caviar are beluga, oestra and sevruga. The best (and costliest) is from the beluga sturgeon that swim in the Caspian Sea, which is bordered by Russia and Iran.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 188-146
This elegant and expensive appetizer is simply sieved and lightly salted fish roe (eggs). Sturgeon roe is premium and considered the "true" caviar. The three main types of caviar are beluga, oestra and sevruga. The best (and costliest) is from the beluga sturgeon that swim in the Caspian Sea, which is bordered by Russia and Iran.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 188-146
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
ANSWER: Basketball
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1972. His first name means "little one" in Arabic, and his middle name means "warrior." Because his parents did not marry until he was three years old, he carries his mother's maiden name as his last name.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 187-146
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1972. His first name means "little one" in Arabic, and his middle name means "warrior." Because his parents did not marry until he was three years old, he carries his mother's maiden name as his last name.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 187-146
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
ANSWER: Books
Tiger
Shere Khan is a fictional tiger of the Indian jungle, named after a Pashtun Prince (Sher Shah Suri, The Lion King or The Tiger King) Kipling encountered on his trips to Afghanistan. The word Shere translates to "Tiger" in Urdu/Hindi. Shere Khan is the chief antagonist in two of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories featuring Mowgli. Shere Khan should be pronounced "Skere Khan" according to one of Rudyard Kipling's notes, however in movie adaptations his name has always been pronounced as it is written.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 186-146
Shere Khan is a fictional tiger of the Indian jungle, named after a Pashtun Prince (Sher Shah Suri, The Lion King or The Tiger King) Kipling encountered on his trips to Afghanistan. The word Shere translates to "Tiger" in Urdu/Hindi. Shere Khan is the chief antagonist in two of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories featuring Mowgli. Shere Khan should be pronounced "Skere Khan" according to one of Rudyard Kipling's notes, however in movie adaptations his name has always been pronounced as it is written.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 186-146
Monday, December 7, 2009
ANSWER: Soft Drinks
Brad's Drink
Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina in 1898 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his pharmacy where the drink was sold. It was later named Pepsi Cola, possibly due to the digestive enzyme pepsin and kola nuts used in the recipe. Bradham sought to create a fountain drink that was delicious and would aid in digestion and boost energy.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 185-146
Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina in 1898 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his pharmacy where the drink was sold. It was later named Pepsi Cola, possibly due to the digestive enzyme pepsin and kola nuts used in the recipe. Bradham sought to create a fountain drink that was delicious and would aid in digestion and boost energy.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 185-146
Sunday, December 6, 2009
ANSWER: Places
1,063 feet
The tower stands at 324 m (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. It was the tallest structure in the world from its completion until 1930, when it was eclipsed by the Chrysler Building in New York City. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France, behind the Millau Viaduct, completed in 2004. And while the Eiffel Tower is a steel structure, and weighs approximately 10,000 tonnes, it actually has a relatively low density, weighing less than a cylinder of air occupying the same dimensions as the tower.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 185-145
The tower stands at 324 m (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. It was the tallest structure in the world from its completion until 1930, when it was eclipsed by the Chrysler Building in New York City. Not including broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France, behind the Millau Viaduct, completed in 2004. And while the Eiffel Tower is a steel structure, and weighs approximately 10,000 tonnes, it actually has a relatively low density, weighing less than a cylinder of air occupying the same dimensions as the tower.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 185-145
Thursday, December 3, 2009
ANSWER: Music
Soundgarden
Soundgarden was formed in 1984, they named themselves after a wind-channeling pipe sculpture, "A Sound Garden," located on NOAA property next to Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington. It was created in 1982 by Doug Hollis. It is constructed with a number of metal tubes on weathervane-like apparatus that catch the wind and moan eerily.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 185-144
Soundgarden was formed in 1984, they named themselves after a wind-channeling pipe sculpture, "A Sound Garden," located on NOAA property next to Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington. It was created in 1982 by Doug Hollis. It is constructed with a number of metal tubes on weathervane-like apparatus that catch the wind and moan eerily.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 185-144
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
QUESTION: World Leaders
What leader did Winston Churchill say was like a "female llama surprised in her bath?"
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