QUESTION: Animals

How many arms does a squid have?

ANSWER: Celebrities

Fay Wray

In 1964, floodlights were added to illuminate the top of the building at night, in colors chosen to match seasonal and other events, such as St. Patrick's Day, Christmas, Independence Day or Bastille Day. After the eightieth birthday and subsequent death of Frank Sinatra, for example, the building was bathed in blue light to represent the singer's nickname "Ol' Blue Eyes". After the death of actress Fay Wray (King Kong) in late 2004, the building stood in complete darkness for 15 minutes.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 263-210

QUESTION: Celebrities

The Empire State Building went dark for 15 minutes in 2004 to mark the death of what actress?

ANSWER: Books

Russian Revolution

Ten Days that Shook the World (1919) is a book by American journalist and socialist John Reed about the October Revolution in Russia in 1917 which Reed experienced firsthand. Reed followed many of the prominent Bolshevik leaders, especially Grigory Zinoviev and Karl Radek, closely during his time in Russia.

John Reed died in 1920 shortly after the book was finished, and he is one of the few Americans buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis in Moscow, a site normally reserved only for the most prominent Soviet leaders.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 262-210

QUESTION: Books

What event is the subject of John Reed's book, Ten Days That Shook the World?

ANSWER: Presidents

Gerald Ford

Ford was involved in The Boy Scouts of America, and earned that program's highest rank, Eagle Scout. In subsequent years, Ford received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in May 1970 and Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America. He is the only US president who was an Eagle Scout. Scouting was so important to Ford that his family asked that Scouts participate in his funeral. About 400 Eagle Scouts were part of the funeral procession, where they formed an honor guard as the casket went by in front of the museum. A few selected scouts served as ushers inside the National Cathedral.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 262-209

QUESTION: Presidents

Who was the only president ever to be an Eagle Scout?

ANSWER: Space

Corona

A corona is a type of plasma "atmosphere" of the Sun or other celestial body, extending millions of kilometers into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but also observable in a coronagraph.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 261-209

QUESTION: Space

What is the name of the sun's outer atmosphere that is only visible during a total solar eclipse?

ANSWER: Music

Moby

Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), better known by his stage name Moby, is an American DJ, singer-songwriter, and musician.

He sings and plays keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and drums. Moby became a successful artist on the ambient electronica scene, and achieved eight top 40 singles in the UK during the 1990s. In 1999 he released the album Play, a mix of melancholic chill-out, ambient music, and upbeat electronica, that was critically acclaimed and produced an impressive eight hit singles (including his most popular songs "Porcelain", "Natural Blues" and "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"). Play became a commercial and cultural phenomenon, selling over 10 million copies worldwide (the best-selling electronica album ever) and with its eighteen songs receiving an unprecedented licensing in films, television and commercial advertisements.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 261-208

QUESTION: Music

What is the stage name of Richard Melville Hall?

ANSWER: Foreign Politics

Kim Il-Sung

The position Eternal President of the Republic is established by a line in the preface to the North Korean constitution, amended on September 5, 1998. It reads: "Under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Korean people will hold the great leader Comrade Kim Il-sung in high esteem as the eternal President of the Republic." Thus, it will only ever be held by him.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 260-208

QUESTION: Foreign Politics

According to their constitution, who is the "Eternal President" of North Korea?

ANSWER: Names

Milt

Milt is the seminal fluid of fish, mollusks, and certain other water-dwelling animals who reproduce by spraying this fluid, which contains the sperm, onto roe (fish eggs).

Matt: WRONG
Record: 260-207

QUESTION: Names

What male first name is also the zoological term for fish semen?

ANSWER: Food

Ricotta

Ricotta is produced from whey, the liquid separated out from the curds when cheese is made. Most of the milk protein (especially casein) is removed when cheese is made, but some protein remains in the whey, mostly albumin. This remaining protein can be harvested if the whey is first allowed to become more acidic by additional fermentation (by letting it sit for 12–24 hours at room temperature). Then the acidified whey is heated to near boiling. The combination of low pH and high temperature causes additional protein to precipitate out, forming a fine curd. Once cooled, the curd is separated by passing though a fine cloth.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 260-206

QUESTION: Food

What lasagna ingredient is a by-product of making another lasagna ingredient, mozzarella?

ANSWER: People

Devo

Energy dome refers to the red terraced headgear first worn by Devo during their Freedom of Choice years. Other names include "power dome" and "flowerpot" (often used in a derogatory sense). Energy Domes have been a regular part of Devo's stage costumes since 1980, worn in their 1982, 1988, and 1990 tours, as well as most performances since 1997. They are made of vacuum formed plastic, in a distinct round, ziggurat shape.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 259-206

QUESTION: People

Who called their signature red hats "Flowerpots" or "Energy Domes"?

ANSWER: Products

Alka-Seltzer



Matt: CORRECT
Record: 258-206

QUESTION: Products

What product's catchphrase is "I can't believe I ate the whole thing"?

NO QUESTION WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

Rocking out to Dave Matthews for a couple days. Questions will return Friday.

ANSWER: Politics

Missouri

The Missouri bellwether is a political phenomenon that notes that the state of Missouri voted for the winner in all but two U.S. Presidential election since 1904 (the exceptions are 1956 and 2008). While states like Ohio, Iowa, Nevada, and New Mexico have been arguably stronger indicators of political trends in recent years, Missouri has been a consistent swing state since 1904.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 257-206

QUESTION: Politics

What swing state has voted for the winning candidate in all but two presidential elections since 1904?

ANSWER: Cars

Tiburon

The Tiburon is an automobile designed and produced by Hyundai. Tiburon means shark and this is reflected in the "gills" on both sides of the cars.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 257-205

QUESTION: Cars

Which Hyundai gets its name from the Spanish word for shark?

ANSWER: Movies

His bike

Pee-wee Herman is a childlike adult who loves his bicycle more than anything else in the world. Francis Buxton, a spoiled, immature adult neighbor, is celebrating his birthday and wishes for Pee-wee's bike as his present, but Pee-wee refuses to sell it.

Pee-wee rides his bike to the local shopping district, where he visits a magic store and Chuck's Bike-O-Rama. At the bike shop, he meets Dottie, a bike mechanic, who asks Pee-wee out on a date. Pee-wee rebuffs her advances, telling her that she does not want to get mixed up with a guy like him, for he is a loner and rebel. When he returns from shopping, he discovers that his bike has been stolen. Distraught, Pee-wee tries to get the police and his friends to help him recover his most prized possession.

No one else thinks Pee-wee's missing bike is an emergency, so he is left to search for the bike on his own. After visiting a psychic who fabricates a story that his bike is in the basement of the Alamo, Pee-wee sets off on a cross-country journey to find his bike.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 256-205

QUESTION: Movies

Pee Wee's Big Adventure is to recover what stolen item?

ANSWER: US States

Kentucky

Matt:--
Record: 255-205

QUESTION: US States

What's the only state whose name ends with its postal abbreviation?

ANSWER: Candy

Cadbury

Mr. Big is the largest sized chocolate bar produced by Cadbury. The standard bar is made of a long, layered vanilla wafer, coated in caramel, peanuts and rice crisps, which is then covered in the chocolate coating. A Mr. Big bar is the length of two "standard"-sized bars end-to-end - around 20 centimetres long. The largest sized bar at the time is the King Size.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 255-205

QUESTION: Candy

Mr. Big is the largest chocolate bar produced by what British candy company?

FYI: There will not be a question Wednesday, will return Thursday

HOLIDAY

Day off. New question tomorrow!

ANSWER: Animals

Bat

Bats of the genus Pteropus, belonging to the Megachiroptera sub-order, are the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as the Fruit Bats or Flying Foxes among other numerous colloquial names. They live in the tropics and subtropics of Asia (including the Indian subcontinent), Australia, Indonesia, islands off East Africa (but not the mainland Africa), and a number of remote oceanic islands in both the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 254-205

QUESTION: Animals

Flying foxes are actually the largest type of what kind of animal?

ANSWER: Toys/Cartoons

Cybertron

Cybertron is a fictional planet, the homeworld of the Transformers in the various fictional incarnations of the metaseries and toyline by Hasbro.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 253-205