Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
ANSWER: Cartoons
Bikini Bottom
Bikini Bottom also known as Downtown (formerly known as Dead Eye Gulch and before that Bikini Gulch and Bikini Town in Japan) is the main setting in SpongeBob SquarePants series. The city has a proper population of about 537. The city consists of various businesses, including restaurants, stores, and manufacturers. The city has a stable economy, a balanced education system, questionable health care (as seen in "The Lost Mattress") and labor laws, a structured government, and a firm law enforcement system. There are even stadiums, amusement parks, and other recreational facilities. Bikini Bottom first was mentioned in the episode: "Plankton!" but first appeared in the episode: "Help Wanted." Bikini Bottom is also home to almost all of the characters in the show.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 543-461
Bikini Bottom also known as Downtown (formerly known as Dead Eye Gulch and before that Bikini Gulch and Bikini Town in Japan) is the main setting in SpongeBob SquarePants series. The city has a proper population of about 537. The city consists of various businesses, including restaurants, stores, and manufacturers. The city has a stable economy, a balanced education system, questionable health care (as seen in "The Lost Mattress") and labor laws, a structured government, and a firm law enforcement system. There are even stadiums, amusement parks, and other recreational facilities. Bikini Bottom first was mentioned in the episode: "Plankton!" but first appeared in the episode: "Help Wanted." Bikini Bottom is also home to almost all of the characters in the show.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 543-461
Monday, February 25, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
QUESTION: Music
What song was written in 1981 because Sylvester Stallone couldn't get the rights to Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust"?
ANSWER: Places
Cockney
The term Cockney has geographical, cultural and linguistic associations. Traditionally, it refers to people born within a certain area of London, that is covered by "the sound of Bow bells". Geographically and culturally, it is often used to refer to working-class Londoners, particularly those in the East End. Linguistically, it can refer to the accent and form of English spoken by this group.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 542-460
The term Cockney has geographical, cultural and linguistic associations. Traditionally, it refers to people born within a certain area of London, that is covered by "the sound of Bow bells". Geographically and culturally, it is often used to refer to working-class Londoners, particularly those in the East End. Linguistically, it can refer to the accent and form of English spoken by this group.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 542-460
Thursday, February 21, 2013
QUESTION: Places
What can you call yourself if you were born within the area covered by the sound of London's Bow bells ringing?
ANSWER: Space
Friendship 7
On February 20, 1962, John H. Glenn, Jr., became the first American to orbit Earth. An Atlas launch vehicle propelled a Mercury spacecraft into Earth orbit and enabled Glenn to circle Earth three times. The flight lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before the Friendship 7 spacecraft splashed down in the ocean. Most major systems worked smoothly, and the flight was a great success as an engineering feat.
Matt: --
Record: 542-459
On February 20, 1962, John H. Glenn, Jr., became the first American to orbit Earth. An Atlas launch vehicle propelled a Mercury spacecraft into Earth orbit and enabled Glenn to circle Earth three times. The flight lasted a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before the Friendship 7 spacecraft splashed down in the ocean. Most major systems worked smoothly, and the flight was a great success as an engineering feat.
Matt: --
Record: 542-459
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
ANSWER: Medicine
Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming, FRSE, FRS, FRCS(6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy. His best-known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 542-459
Sir Alexander Fleming, FRSE, FRS, FRCS(6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy. His best-known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 542-459
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
ANSWER: Food
Ghee
To prepare ghee, butter is melted in a pot over medium heat. This is usually done with plain butter only, but, when made at home, different spices are added to the butter to add a unique flavour to the ghee. The butter begins to melt, forming a white froth on top. It is then simmered, while occasional stirring reduces the froth slowly and the color of the butter changes to pale yellow. Then it is cooked on low heat until it turns golden. The residues (and spices, if any) settle at the bottom and the ghee, which is now clear, golden, translucent and fragrant, is ready. The ghee is then filtered and it solidifies when completely cool.
Matt: --
Record: 542-458
To prepare ghee, butter is melted in a pot over medium heat. This is usually done with plain butter only, but, when made at home, different spices are added to the butter to add a unique flavour to the ghee. The butter begins to melt, forming a white froth on top. It is then simmered, while occasional stirring reduces the froth slowly and the color of the butter changes to pale yellow. Then it is cooked on low heat until it turns golden. The residues (and spices, if any) settle at the bottom and the ghee, which is now clear, golden, translucent and fragrant, is ready. The ghee is then filtered and it solidifies when completely cool.
Matt: --
Record: 542-458
Monday, February 18, 2013
ANSWER: Executions
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots, was born in 1542 and was executed on 1587. It is generally believed that Mary's execution - ordered by Elizabeth I - was the final reason Philip II needed to launch the Spanish Armada. There are few other figures in Tudor England who had such an eventful life, though for Mary, Queen of Scots, it was to end in tragedy.
Matt: --
Record: 542-458
Mary, Queen of Scots, was born in 1542 and was executed on 1587. It is generally believed that Mary's execution - ordered by Elizabeth I - was the final reason Philip II needed to launch the Spanish Armada. There are few other figures in Tudor England who had such an eventful life, though for Mary, Queen of Scots, it was to end in tragedy.
Matt: --
Record: 542-458
Friday, February 15, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
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ANSWER: TV/Names
Eunice
While Mr. Howell always called her "Lovey", the other castaways always called her "Mrs. Howell". There are only two times someone besides Thurston calls her Lovey: in the pilot, when the radio is announcing the missing people, the announcer says "Thurston Howell, III, and his wife, Lovey"; and in the episode in which Gilligan thinks he wins the lottery and invites all the people into the Howells' club, The Professor addresses Mr. and Mrs. Howell as Thurston and Lovey. In one episode in which the Howells were having marital problems, she mentioned her maiden name was Wentworth, and in another episode a radio broadcast mentions that her given name is Eunice.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 541-458
While Mr. Howell always called her "Lovey", the other castaways always called her "Mrs. Howell". There are only two times someone besides Thurston calls her Lovey: in the pilot, when the radio is announcing the missing people, the announcer says "Thurston Howell, III, and his wife, Lovey"; and in the episode in which Gilligan thinks he wins the lottery and invites all the people into the Howells' club, The Professor addresses Mr. and Mrs. Howell as Thurston and Lovey. In one episode in which the Howells were having marital problems, she mentioned her maiden name was Wentworth, and in another episode a radio broadcast mentions that her given name is Eunice.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 541-458
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
ANSWER: Birthdays
1809
Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Lincoln, in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm in Hardin County, Kentucky (now LaRue County). He is descended from Samuel Lincoln, who arrived in Hingham, Massachusetts, from Norfolk, England, in the 17th century. Lincoln's paternal grandfather and namesake, Abraham, had moved his family from Virginia to Kentucky, where he was ambushed and killed in an Indian raid in 1786, with his children, including Lincoln's father Thomas, looking on. Thomas was left to make his own way on the frontier. Lincoln's mother, Nancy, was the daughter of Lucy Hanks, and was born in what is now Mineral County, West Virginia, then part of Virginia. Lucy moved with Nancy to Kentucky. Nancy Hanks married Thomas, who became a respected citizen.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 541-457
Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Lincoln, in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm in Hardin County, Kentucky (now LaRue County). He is descended from Samuel Lincoln, who arrived in Hingham, Massachusetts, from Norfolk, England, in the 17th century. Lincoln's paternal grandfather and namesake, Abraham, had moved his family from Virginia to Kentucky, where he was ambushed and killed in an Indian raid in 1786, with his children, including Lincoln's father Thomas, looking on. Thomas was left to make his own way on the frontier. Lincoln's mother, Nancy, was the daughter of Lucy Hanks, and was born in what is now Mineral County, West Virginia, then part of Virginia. Lucy moved with Nancy to Kentucky. Nancy Hanks married Thomas, who became a respected citizen.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 541-457
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
ANSWER: Elections
George McClellan
George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War and the Democratic Party candidate for President in 1864. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly (November 1861 to March 1862) as the general-in-chief of the Union Army.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 539-456
George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War and the Democratic Party candidate for President in 1864. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly (November 1861 to March 1862) as the general-in-chief of the Union Army.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 539-456
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
ANSWER: Laws
Singapore
The chewing gum ban in Singapore was enacted in 1992 and revised in 2004 and 2010.[1] It bans the import and sale of chewing gum in Singapore. Since 2004, only chewing gum of therapeutic value is allowed into Singapore following the Singapore–United States Free Trade Agreement.
This law was created because people disposed of gum incorrectly by sticking it under places like chairs or tables. Chewing gum is banned in Singapore under the "Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) Regulations." Except for chewing gum of therapeutic value, the "importing" of chewing gum into Singapore is banned. Gum can be bought from a doctor, but must be prescribed.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 538-455
The chewing gum ban in Singapore was enacted in 1992 and revised in 2004 and 2010.[1] It bans the import and sale of chewing gum in Singapore. Since 2004, only chewing gum of therapeutic value is allowed into Singapore following the Singapore–United States Free Trade Agreement.
This law was created because people disposed of gum incorrectly by sticking it under places like chairs or tables. Chewing gum is banned in Singapore under the "Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) Regulations." Except for chewing gum of therapeutic value, the "importing" of chewing gum into Singapore is banned. Gum can be bought from a doctor, but must be prescribed.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 538-455
Monday, February 4, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
ANSWER: Vocabulary
Emeritus
-adj
( usually postpositive ) retired or honourably discharged from full-time work, but retaining one's title on an honorary basis: a professor emeritus
Matt: WRONG
Record: 538-453
-adj
( usually postpositive ) retired or honourably discharged from full-time work, but retaining one's title on an honorary basis: a professor emeritus
Matt: WRONG
Record: 538-453
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