Sunday, January 31, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
ANSWER: Armed Forces
Always Ready
"Semper Paratus" is the official march of the United States Coast Guard.
Semper Paratus is also the official Coast Guard motto. The origin of the phrase is obscure, although the Coast Guard Historian's Office notes the first use was by the New Orleans Bee newspaper in the 1830s, in reference to the actions of the Revenue Cutter Service.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 200-161
"Semper Paratus" is the official march of the United States Coast Guard.
Semper Paratus is also the official Coast Guard motto. The origin of the phrase is obscure, although the Coast Guard Historian's Office notes the first use was by the New Orleans Bee newspaper in the 1830s, in reference to the actions of the Revenue Cutter Service.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 200-161
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
ANSWER: Football
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later known as Super Bowl I and referred to in some contemporary reports as the Supergame, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.
The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers (14–2) scored 3 second-half touchdowns en route to a 35–10 win over the American Football League (AFL) champion Kansas City Chiefs (12–2–1). Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr, who completed 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns, with 1 interception, was named Super Bowl MVP.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 199-160
The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later known as Super Bowl I and referred to in some contemporary reports as the Supergame, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.
The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers (14–2) scored 3 second-half touchdowns en route to a 35–10 win over the American Football League (AFL) champion Kansas City Chiefs (12–2–1). Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr, who completed 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns, with 1 interception, was named Super Bowl MVP.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 199-160
Sunday, January 24, 2010
ANSWER: Presidents
Nixon and Hoover
President Richard Nixon was raised as a Quaker and was descended from the early Quaker Mendenhall and Milhous families.
President Herbert Hoover, son of a blacksmith, was raised as a Quaker.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 199-159
President Richard Nixon was raised as a Quaker and was descended from the early Quaker Mendenhall and Milhous families.
President Herbert Hoover, son of a blacksmith, was raised as a Quaker.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 199-159
Friday, January 22, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
ANSWER: College/University
Dartmouth
For the first two centuries of its existence, Dartmouth was solidly and staunchly white, heterosexual, and male—the College did not go coed until 1972. Even among its fellow Ivies, Dartmouth has always been infamous for its hidebound sense of tradition.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 199-157
For the first two centuries of its existence, Dartmouth was solidly and staunchly white, heterosexual, and male—the College did not go coed until 1972. Even among its fellow Ivies, Dartmouth has always been infamous for its hidebound sense of tradition.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 199-157
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
ANSWER: Geography
Russia
The White Sea is an inlet of the Barents Sea on the northwest coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast.
The White Sea is one of four seas named in English after common color terms — the others being the Black Sea, the Red Sea and the Yellow Sea.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 198-157
The White Sea is an inlet of the Barents Sea on the northwest coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast.
The White Sea is one of four seas named in English after common color terms — the others being the Black Sea, the Red Sea and the Yellow Sea.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 198-157
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
ANSWER: Horse Racing
Clockwise
It all goes back to England.
According to Tom Gilcoyne at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga, N.Y., horse racing in this country during colonial times was run clockwise, or "right-handed" (all right-hand turns). But during the American revolution, that English custom was deliberately replaced by left-handed track races like the ones we see in America today.
In England 30–40% of races are now run the same way ours are. In central Europe, however, most are run right-handed.
Incidentally, Man o' War's victory at the 1920 Belmont Stakes was run right-handed. The Belmont was run that way from its first season at Belmont Park in 1905 until 1921.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 197-156
It all goes back to England.
According to Tom Gilcoyne at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga, N.Y., horse racing in this country during colonial times was run clockwise, or "right-handed" (all right-hand turns). But during the American revolution, that English custom was deliberately replaced by left-handed track races like the ones we see in America today.
In England 30–40% of races are now run the same way ours are. In central Europe, however, most are run right-handed.
Incidentally, Man o' War's victory at the 1920 Belmont Stakes was run right-handed. The Belmont was run that way from its first season at Belmont Park in 1905 until 1921.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 197-156
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
ANSWER: Art
Dante
Originally named The Poet, the piece was part of a commission by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris to create a monumental portal to act as the door of the museum. Rodin based his theme on The Divine Comedy of Dante and entitled the portal The Gates of Hell. Each of the statues in the piece represented one of the main characters in the epic poem. The Thinker was originally meant to depict Dante in front of the Gates of Hell, pondering his great poem. (In the final sculpture, a miniature of the statue sits atop the gates, pondering the hellish fate of those beneath him.) The sculpture is nude, as Rodin wanted a heroic figure in the tradition of Michelangelo, to represent intellect as well as poetry.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 196-155
Originally named The Poet, the piece was part of a commission by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris to create a monumental portal to act as the door of the museum. Rodin based his theme on The Divine Comedy of Dante and entitled the portal The Gates of Hell. Each of the statues in the piece represented one of the main characters in the epic poem. The Thinker was originally meant to depict Dante in front of the Gates of Hell, pondering his great poem. (In the final sculpture, a miniature of the statue sits atop the gates, pondering the hellish fate of those beneath him.) The sculpture is nude, as Rodin wanted a heroic figure in the tradition of Michelangelo, to represent intellect as well as poetry.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 196-155
Monday, January 11, 2010
ANSWER: Board Games
27
The bills add up to $1,500 (five $1s, $5s and $10s; two $50s, $100s, and $500s; and six $20s).
Matt: WRONG
Record: 196-154
The bills add up to $1,500 (five $1s, $5s and $10s; two $50s, $100s, and $500s; and six $20s).
Matt: WRONG
Record: 196-154
Sunday, January 10, 2010
QUESTION: Board Games
How many total bills does each player get at the beginning of a game of Monopoly?
ANSWER: Politics
Fiorello La Guardia
Fiorello Henry La Guardia was Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945. He was popularly known as "the Little Flower", the translation of his Italian first name, Fiorello, and, most likely, a reference to his short stature. A Republican, he was a popular mayor and a strong supporter of the New Deal. La Guardia led New York's recovery during the Great Depression and became a national figure, serving as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's director of civilian defense during the run-up to the United States joining the Second World War.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 196-153
Fiorello Henry La Guardia was Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945. He was popularly known as "the Little Flower", the translation of his Italian first name, Fiorello, and, most likely, a reference to his short stature. A Republican, he was a popular mayor and a strong supporter of the New Deal. La Guardia led New York's recovery during the Great Depression and became a national figure, serving as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's director of civilian defense during the run-up to the United States joining the Second World War.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 196-153
Thursday, January 7, 2010
ANSWER: Television
Hop Sing
Hop Sing was the Cartwright family's cook on the US television series Bonanza which ran on the NBC network from 1959-73. Victor Sen Yung played the Chinese immigrant.
During the western's fourteen year run, just two episodes centered around the character. The first dealt with Hop Sing saving Little Joe from a false murder charge via the ancient science of fingerprinting or (as Hop Sing referenced) "chops". The second episode, written by Michael Landon, dealt with Caucasian biases against Asians in the 1880s, when Hop Sing fell in love with a white woman.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 195-153
Hop Sing was the Cartwright family's cook on the US television series Bonanza which ran on the NBC network from 1959-73. Victor Sen Yung played the Chinese immigrant.
During the western's fourteen year run, just two episodes centered around the character. The first dealt with Hop Sing saving Little Joe from a false murder charge via the ancient science of fingerprinting or (as Hop Sing referenced) "chops". The second episode, written by Michael Landon, dealt with Caucasian biases against Asians in the 1880s, when Hop Sing fell in love with a white woman.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 195-153
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
ANSWER: Olympics
Once
Live Pigeon Shooting was held only once in Olympic history, in 1900. The object of this event was to shoot and kill as many birds as possible. This was the first and only time in Olympic history when animals were killed on purpose. The birds were released in front of a participant and the winner was the competitor who shot down the most birds from the sky. The participant was eliminated once they missed two birds. Nearly 300 birds were killed. The event turned out to be quite messy in the end with dead or injured birds on the ground and blood and feathers all over the place. An award of 20,000 Francs was the prize for the winner, though the top four finishers agreed to split the winnings.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 195-151
Live Pigeon Shooting was held only once in Olympic history, in 1900. The object of this event was to shoot and kill as many birds as possible. This was the first and only time in Olympic history when animals were killed on purpose. The birds were released in front of a participant and the winner was the competitor who shot down the most birds from the sky. The participant was eliminated once they missed two birds. Nearly 300 birds were killed. The event turned out to be quite messy in the end with dead or injured birds on the ground and blood and feathers all over the place. An award of 20,000 Francs was the prize for the winner, though the top four finishers agreed to split the winnings.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 195-151
Monday, January 4, 2010
QUESTION: Olympics
How many times did the Summer Olympics feature the sport of Live Pigeon Shooting?
ANSWER: States
Carson City
The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the State of Nevada. The population was 52,457 at the 2000 census.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 194-151
The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the State of Nevada. The population was 52,457 at the 2000 census.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 194-151
Sunday, January 3, 2010
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