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ANSWER: Miscellaneous

Elephant Man

there are accounts in the late 80's that say the MJ attempted to buy the Elephant Man's bones from the Royal London Hospital. To no avail. One report said:
Michael Jackson has submitted an official bid, for an undisclosed sum, for the remains of the late John Merrick, known as the Elephant Man, from the London Hospital Medical College which has kept them since Merrick's death in 1890.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 313-265

QUESTION: Miscellaneous

Whose skeleton did Michael Jackson offer to buy for $100 million in 1987?

ANSWER: Books

It

It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. The story follows the exploits of seven children as they are terrorized by the eponymous inter-dimensional predatory life-form that exploits the fears and phobias of its victims in order to disguise itself whilst hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of "Bob Gray" a.k.a. "Pennywise the Dancing Clown," described by characters who see It as resembling a combination of Bozo, Clarabell and Ronald McDonald, in order to attract its preferred prey of young children, though it occasionally feeds on adults.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 313-264

QUESTION: Books

What novel features Pennywise the Dancing Clown?

ANSWER: Toiletries

Pink

Mr. Bubble is a brand of bath products made by The Village Company. The brand is currently the #1 brand of bath products according to IRI (Information Resources, Incorporated). The brand's slogan is "Makes Getting Clean Almost as Much Fun as Getting Dirty!".

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 312-264

QUESTION: Toiletries

What color is Mr. Bubble?

ANSWER: Geography

Juneau, Alaska

Juneau is accessible only by air and sea. Scheduled jet flights and air taxis are available at the Municipally-owned Juneau International Airport. The airport includes a paved 8,456' runway and a seaplane landing area. Marine facilities include a seaplane landing area at Juneau Harbor, two deep draft docks, five small boat harbors and a State ferry terminal. The Alaska Marine Highway System and cargo barges provide year-round services.

Matt: --
Record: 311-264

QUESTION: Geography

What state capital is only accessible by air or sea?

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ANSWER: Musicals

Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It highlights political and interpersonal struggles between Judas Iscariot and Jesus. The opera is based on the Gospels' account of the last week of Jesus' life, beginning with the preparation for the arrival of Jesus and his disciples in Jerusalem, and ending with the Crucifixion. The resurrection is not included.

The work's depiction offers a free interpretation of the psychology of Jesus and the other characters. A large part of the plot focuses on the character of Judas, who is depicted as a tragic figure who is dissatisfied with the direction Jesus steers his disciples. Twentieth-century attitudes and sensibilities as well as contemporary slang pervade the lyrics, and ironic allusions to modern life are scattered throughout the depiction of political events. Stage and film productions accordingly feature many intentional anachronisms.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 311-264

QUESTION: Musicals

What musical's finale is called "John 19:41"?

ANSWER: Controversy

Rutgers

On April 4, 2007, during a discussion about the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, Imus characterized the Rutgers University women's basketball team players as "rough girls" commenting on their tattoos. His executive producer Bernard McGuirk responded by referring to them as "hardcore hos". The discussion continued with Imus describing the girls as "nappy-headed hos" and McGuirk remarking that the two teams looked like the "jigaboos versus the wannabes" mentioned in Spike Lee's film, School Daze; apparently referring to the two teams' differing appearances.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 311-263

QUESTION: Controversy

Don Imus was fired for insulting what school's basketball team?

ANSWER: Prisoners

Nelson Mandela

Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island in 1964, and was the 466th prisoner to arrive that year. The prison administration's scheme of numbering prisoners was to follow the sequence number of the prisoner (466 in his case), with the last two digits of the year (64).

The number was imposed on him by the prison for over 25 years, until his release in 1990. "Prisoner 46664" continues to be used, as a reverential title for him, and the Nelson Mandela Foundation uses 46664.com as its website address.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 310-263

QUESTION: Prisoners

Who was known as 466/64 during his eighteen years on Robben Island?

ANSWER: Musical Instruments

Pan

The pan flute or pan pipe (also known as panflute or panpipes) is an ancient musical instrument based on the principle of the Closed tube, consisting usually of five or more pipes of gradually increasing length (and, at times, girth). The pan flute has long been popular as a folk instrument, and is considered the first mouth organ, ancestor of both the pipe organ and the harmonica. The pan flute is named for its association with the rustic Greek god Pan. The pipes of the pan flute are typically made from bamboo or giant cane; other materials used include wood, plastic, and metal.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 309-263

QUESTION: Musical Instruments

What Greek god is the flute that is sometimes called a "syrinx", named after?

ANSWER: Movie Lines

Love Story



Matt: WRONG
Record: 308-263

QUESTION: Movie Lines

What movie did the famous line "Love means never having to say you're sorry" come from?

ANSWER: Games

Lizzie, Henry, Homer, Harry

There are four hippos in the game: Lizzie Hippo (purple), Henry Hippo (orange), Homer Hippo (green), and Harry Hippo (yellow). In some versions of Hungry Hungry Hippos, Henry is replaced by a blue hippo of the same name. A later edition of the game replaces the purple hippo, Lizzie, with a pink one named Happy. The most recent edition of the game (purchased in December 2009) has a lighter blue base with pastel colored versions of the Hippos: Sweetie Potamus (pink), Bottomless Potamus (yellow), Picky Potamus (orange), and Veggie Potamus (green).

Matt: WRONG
Record: 308-262

QUESTION: Games

What are the names of the 4 original Hungry Hungry Hippos?

ANSWER: Rivalries

West Virginia-Kentucky

The McCoys, led by Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy (grandson of William), lived mostly on the Kentucky side of Tug Fork (a tributary of the Big Sandy River), and the Hatfields, led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield (great-grandson of Ephraim), lived mostly on the West Virginia side. Both families were part of the first wave of pioneers to settle the Tug Valley (also called the Grand Horse Valley). The majority of the Hatfields living in Mingo County (in what would eventually become West Virginia), fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. The majority of the McCoys living in Pike County, Kentucky fought for the Union Army. The first real violence in the feud was the murder of a returning Union soldier, Asa Harmon McCoy. He was killed by a group of ex-Confederates Homeguard called the "Logan Wildcats." Devil Anse Hatfield was a suspect at first, but was later confirmed to have been at home, sick, at the time of the murder. However, it was widely believed that his uncle, Jim Vance, a member of the Wildcats, committed the murder.

The Hatfields were more affluent than the McCoys and were well-connected politically. Devil Anse Hatfield's timbering operation was a source of wealth for his family, but he employed many non-Hatfields, and even hired Albert McCoy, Lorenzo Dow McCoy, and Selkirk McCoy.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 308-261

QUESTION: Rivalries

The Hatfields and McCoys lived across what state line from each other?

ANSWER: Television

All in the Family

The Jeffersons
Good Times
Maude
Gloria
704 Hauser Street

Matt: WRONG
Record: 307-261

QUESTION: Television

What is the only TV show to have 5 spin-offs?

ANSWER: Dance

5

The foundation of the dance consists of five basic positions, all performed with the turnout. Young dancers receive a rigorous education in their school's method of dance, which begins when they are young and ends with graduation from high school. Students are required to learn the names, meanings, and precise technique of each movement they learn. Emphasis is put on building strength mostly in the lower body, particularly the legs, and the core (also called the center or the abdominals) as a strong core is necessary for all movements in ballet, especially turns, and on developing flexibility and strong feet for dancing en pointe.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 307-260

QUESTION: Dance

How many basic positions are there in classical ballet?

ANSWER: Health/Nature

Mosquito

The most deadly ­animal in the world is the mosquito. It might seem impossible that something so miniscule can kill so many people, but it's true. Mosquito bites result in the deaths of more than 1 million people every year. The majority of these deaths are due to malaria. The World Health Organization estimates that between 300 and 500 million cases of malaria occur each year -- and a child dies from malaria every 30 seconds.

Matt: --
Record: 307-259

QUESTION: Health/Nature

What is the deadliest animal in the world, according to the World Health Organization?

ANSWER: Language

Non sequitur

Non sequitur is Latin for "it does not follow." It is most often used as a noun to describe illogical statements.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 307-259

QUESTION: Language

What Latin phrase means "it does not follow"?

ANSWER: Books

The Shining

The title for Stephen King's The Shining comes from Lennon's line in this song, "We all shine on..." King has said he was going to call the book The Shine, before realising that "shine" has been used as a derogatory term for black people. King also uses the line at the end of The Gunslinger. Throughout King's works, "the Shine" or "the Shining" is used to refer to various telepathic abilities.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 306-259

QUESTION: Books

Which Stephen King novel takes its title from the chorus of "Instant Karma" (John Lennon)?

ANSWER: Landmarks

Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply the Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo) after the Cathedral and the Baptistry. The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the low side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 4.09 m (13.42 ft) and at the top 2.48 m (8.14 ft). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 metric tons (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase. Prior to restoration work performed between 1990 and 2001, the tower leaned at an angle of 5.5 degrees, but the tower now leans at about 3.99 degrees. This means that the top of the tower is displaced horizontally 3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in) from where it would be if the structure were perfectly vertical.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 305-259

QUESTION: Landmarks

What is the more common name of Duomo's campanile at the Campo dei Miracoli?

ANSWER: Television/Cartoons

Abba Gabba Goo

Matt: WRONG
Record: 305-258

QUESTION: Television/Cartoons

What were Pebbles Flintstone's first words?

ANSWER: Comic Strips

Joe Shlabotnik

Joe Shlabotnik, a retired major league baseball player, and like all adults, is an unseen character in the world of Charles M. Schulz's long-running comic strip, Peanuts. Charlie Brown considers Joe his favorite player and his hero. Charlie Brown spends much of his free time trying to hunt down Joe memorabilia, such as baseball cards, autographs, Charlie Brown even organized a Joe Shlabotnik Fan Club, complete with a newsletter that folded after one issue

Matt: --
Record: 305-257

QUESTION: Comic Strips

Who is Charlie Brown's favorite baseball player?

ANSWER: Geography/Literature

Captain Nemo

The oceanic pole of inaccessibility (48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W), is the place in the ocean that is farthest from land. It lies in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,688 km (1,670 mi or 1,451 NM) from the nearest lands: Ducie Island (part of the Pitcairn Islands) in the north, Motu Nui (part of the Easter Islands) in the north-east, and Maher Island (near the larger Siple Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica) in the south. Chatham Island lies farther west, and Southern Chile in the east. This location is also referred to as "Point Nemo".

Matt: WRONG
Record: 305-247

QUESTION: Geography/Literature

The point in the South Pacific that is farther from land than any other point on Earth is names for what literary character?

ANSWER: Golf

Pebble Beach

Pebble Beach is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful courses in the world. It hugs the rugged coastline and has wide open views of Carmel Bay, opening to the Pacific Ocean, on the south side of the Monterey Peninsula. In 2001 it became the first public course (i.e., open to the general public for play) to be selected as the No.1 Golf Course in America by Golf Digest. Greens fees are among the highest in the world, at $495 (plus $35 cart fee for non-resort guests) per round in 2008.

Matt: --
Record: 305-246

QUESTION: Golf

What was the first public golf course to be selected by Golf Digest as America's best?

ANSWER: Medical

Super Glue

In 1942, while searching for materials to make clear plastic gun sights, Coover and his team at Eastman Kodak first worked with cyanoacrylates, rejecting them as too sticky. Nine years later, Coover was overseeing Kodak chemists investigating heat-resistant polymers for jet canopies when cyanoacrylates were once again tested and proved too sticky. That time around, however, Coover recognized that he had discovered a unique adhesive. In 1958 the adhesive, marketed as Super Glue, was introduced for sale.

While much attention was given to the glue's capacity to bond solid materials, Coover was also the first to recognize and patent cyanoacrylates as a tissue adhesive. First used in the Vietnam War to temporarily patch the internal organs of injured soldiers until conventional surgery could be performed, tissue adhesives are now used worldwide for a variety of sutureless surgical applications.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 305-246

QUESTION: Medical

What Harry Coover invention was used to close wounds in Vietnam?

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ANSWER: Animals

Whooping Crane

At nearly 5 feet (1.5 m) tall, whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North America. They have a wingspan of 7.5 feet (2.3 m). Whooping cranes are white with rust-colored patches on top and back of head, lack feathers on both sides of the head, yellow eyes, and long, black legs and bills. Their primary wing feathers are black but are visible only in flight.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 304-246

QUESTION: Animals

What is the tallest bird of North America?

ANSWER: Cars

Crown Victoria

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 304-245

QUESTION: Cars

What model Ford are most New York cabs?