Friday, January 31, 2014
ANSWER: Things
Kayak
Like the kayak, the traditional umiak was made from a driftwood or whalebone frame pegged and lashed together, sometimes with antlers or ivory, over which walrus or Bearded seal skins are stretched. Oil, usually from seals would be used to coat and waterproof the seams.A large umiak, 30 ft (9.1 m), would require about seven skins which would be sewn together, stretched over the frame and allowed to dry.Modern versions are essentially identical with the exception of using metal bolts and screws. The open umiak is significantly larger than the enclosed kayak which was built to carry one or two men while hunting. Normally 9 or 10 m (30 or 33 ft) the umiak would be anywhere from 6 to 10 m (20 to 33 ft) and 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in–6 ft 7 in) wide.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 615-518
Like the kayak, the traditional umiak was made from a driftwood or whalebone frame pegged and lashed together, sometimes with antlers or ivory, over which walrus or Bearded seal skins are stretched. Oil, usually from seals would be used to coat and waterproof the seams.A large umiak, 30 ft (9.1 m), would require about seven skins which would be sewn together, stretched over the frame and allowed to dry.Modern versions are essentially identical with the exception of using metal bolts and screws. The open umiak is significantly larger than the enclosed kayak which was built to carry one or two men while hunting. Normally 9 or 10 m (30 or 33 ft) the umiak would be anywhere from 6 to 10 m (20 to 33 ft) and 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in–6 ft 7 in) wide.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 615-518
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
ANSWER: Sports
St. Louis Blues
The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "Saint Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the expansion teams during the league's original expansion from six to twelve teams. The Blues are the oldest extant NHL team that has never won the Stanley Cup.
Matt: --
Record: 615-515
The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "Saint Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the expansion teams during the league's original expansion from six to twelve teams. The Blues are the oldest extant NHL team that has never won the Stanley Cup.
Matt: --
Record: 615-515
Monday, January 27, 2014
ANSWER: Monuments
Utah
The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a U.S. National Monument protecting 1,880,461 acres (760,996 ha)of land in southern Utah. There are three main regions: the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante - all of which are administered by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. President Bill Clinton designated the area as a national monument in 1996 using his authority under the Antiquities Act. Grand Staircase-Escalante encompasses the largest land area of all U.S. National Monuments.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 615-515
The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a U.S. National Monument protecting 1,880,461 acres (760,996 ha)of land in southern Utah. There are three main regions: the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante - all of which are administered by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. President Bill Clinton designated the area as a national monument in 1996 using his authority under the Antiquities Act. Grand Staircase-Escalante encompasses the largest land area of all U.S. National Monuments.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 615-515
Thursday, January 23, 2014
ANSWER: Presidents
Gerald Ford
Since the list began, every serving President of the United States has been a Person of the Year at least once with the exceptions of Calvin Coolidge, in office at time of the first issue, Herbert Hoover, the next U.S. president, and Gerald Ford. Most were named Person of the Year either the year they were elected or while they were in office; the only one to be given the title before being elected is Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1944 as Supreme Commander of the Allied Invasion Force, eight years before his election. He subsequently received the title again in 1959, while in office. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only person to have received the title three times, first as President-elect (1932) and later as the incumbent President (1934 and 1941).
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 615-514
Since the list began, every serving President of the United States has been a Person of the Year at least once with the exceptions of Calvin Coolidge, in office at time of the first issue, Herbert Hoover, the next U.S. president, and Gerald Ford. Most were named Person of the Year either the year they were elected or while they were in office; the only one to be given the title before being elected is Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1944 as Supreme Commander of the Allied Invasion Force, eight years before his election. He subsequently received the title again in 1959, while in office. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only person to have received the title three times, first as President-elect (1932) and later as the incumbent President (1934 and 1941).
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 615-514
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
QUESTION: Presidents
Who is the only president since WWII to not be named Time's Person of the Year?
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Friday, January 17, 2014
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ANSWER: Musicians
Freddie Mercury
Mercury was born on the British protectorate of Zanzibar, East Africa (now part of Tanzania). His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, were Parsis from the Gujarat region of the then province of Bombay Presidency in British India. The family surname is derived from the town of Bulsar (also known as Valsad) in southern Gujarat. As Parsis, Mercury and his family practised the Zoroastrian religion. The Bulsara family had moved to Zanzibar so that his father could continue his job as a cashier at the British Colonial Office. He had a younger sister, Kashmira.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 614-513
Mercury was born on the British protectorate of Zanzibar, East Africa (now part of Tanzania). His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, were Parsis from the Gujarat region of the then province of Bombay Presidency in British India. The family surname is derived from the town of Bulsar (also known as Valsad) in southern Gujarat. As Parsis, Mercury and his family practised the Zoroastrian religion. The Bulsara family had moved to Zanzibar so that his father could continue his job as a cashier at the British Colonial Office. He had a younger sister, Kashmira.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 614-513
Thursday, January 16, 2014
ANSWER: Animals
A jenny
A jenny is a female ass or donkey. Occasionally, a female mule is referred to as a jenny, but more often, the term "molly," "mare" or "mule mare" is used. In Ireland, the word jennet is used for a hinny. This usage was carried with immigrants to North America. In western Canada, the term "jennet" is sometimes used instead of "jenny." (The term Jennet usually refers to a type of horse popular in the Middle Ages.) One archaic term for a jenny was "she-ass." An intact male donkey is called a "Jack."
Matt: WRONG
Record: 614-512
A jenny is a female ass or donkey. Occasionally, a female mule is referred to as a jenny, but more often, the term "molly," "mare" or "mule mare" is used. In Ireland, the word jennet is used for a hinny. This usage was carried with immigrants to North America. In western Canada, the term "jennet" is sometimes used instead of "jenny." (The term Jennet usually refers to a type of horse popular in the Middle Ages.) One archaic term for a jenny was "she-ass." An intact male donkey is called a "Jack."
Matt: WRONG
Record: 614-512
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
ANSWER: Movies
Coruscant
Coruscant, originally called Notron, also known as Imperial Center or the Queen of the Core, was a planet located in the Galactic Core. It was generally agreed that Coruscant was, during most of galactic history, the most politically important world in the galaxy.
Matt: --
Record: 614-511
Coruscant, originally called Notron, also known as Imperial Center or the Queen of the Core, was a planet located in the Galactic Core. It was generally agreed that Coruscant was, during most of galactic history, the most politically important world in the galaxy.
Matt: --
Record: 614-511
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
QUESTION: Science
What's the term for a rocket's propulsive force is calculated by multiplying its exhaust velocity by the burn rate of its fuel?
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ANSWER: Mergers
AOL
In 2000, AOL purchased Time Warner for US $164 billion. The deal, announced on January 10, 2000 and officially filed on February 11, 2000, employed a merger structure in which each original company merged into a newly created entity. The 2001 AOL merger was 'the biggest mistake in corporate history', believes Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes.
Matt: --
Record: 613-511
In 2000, AOL purchased Time Warner for US $164 billion. The deal, announced on January 10, 2000 and officially filed on February 11, 2000, employed a merger structure in which each original company merged into a newly created entity. The 2001 AOL merger was 'the biggest mistake in corporate history', believes Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes.
Matt: --
Record: 613-511
Friday, January 10, 2014
ANSWER: Newspaper
1956
Dear Abby’s first published column appeared on page 19 the San Francisco Chronicle on January 9, 1956:
Dear Abbey:* I have never written to a paper for advice before, but need help desperately and cannot talk to my family or friends about my problem. I am a private secretary to a well-known executive in the Bay Area. I have been employed by him for five years. You may think this sounds cheap, but we are deeply in love. His wife speaks to him only when she wants money and he has no respect or affection for her. He has told me repeatedly that I am the woman he loves but we can’t consider marriage because it would ruin him financially and socially. In addition to an excellent salary he has given me an automobile, a fur coat and he pays my rent. When he takes business trips I always go along. I am not getting any younger, yet feel one day he will make me his wife. What do you think? — CONFIDENT
DEAR CONFIDENT: I think your boss is a super salesman! He certainly did a terrific job when he convinced an intelligent girl like you to give up a decent respectable life of her own to be available when he whistles. Of course he won’t marry you. Why should he? He is getting the whole show for the price of the amusement tax.
Matt: --
Record: 613-511
Dear Abby’s first published column appeared on page 19 the San Francisco Chronicle on January 9, 1956:
Dear Abbey:* I have never written to a paper for advice before, but need help desperately and cannot talk to my family or friends about my problem. I am a private secretary to a well-known executive in the Bay Area. I have been employed by him for five years. You may think this sounds cheap, but we are deeply in love. His wife speaks to him only when she wants money and he has no respect or affection for her. He has told me repeatedly that I am the woman he loves but we can’t consider marriage because it would ruin him financially and socially. In addition to an excellent salary he has given me an automobile, a fur coat and he pays my rent. When he takes business trips I always go along. I am not getting any younger, yet feel one day he will make me his wife. What do you think? — CONFIDENT
DEAR CONFIDENT: I think your boss is a super salesman! He certainly did a terrific job when he convinced an intelligent girl like you to give up a decent respectable life of her own to be available when he whistles. Of course he won’t marry you. Why should he? He is getting the whole show for the price of the amusement tax.
Matt: --
Record: 613-511
Thursday, January 9, 2014
ANSWER: Television
Douglas
Dr. Douglas "Doogie" Howser is the son of David and Katherine Howser. As a child, he twice survived early-stage pediatric leukemia after his father—a family physician—discovered suspicious bruising. The experience contributed to Howser's desire to enter medicine. Possessing a genius intellect and an eidetic memory,Howser participates in a longitudinal study of child prodigies until his 18th birthday. He earned a perfect score on the SAT at the age of six, completed high school in nine weeks at the age of nine,[4] graduated from Princeton University in 1983[5] at age 10, and finished medical school four years later. At age 14, Howser was the youngest licensed doctor in the country. As a newspaper article stated, he "can't buy beer but can prescribe drugs".
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 613-511
Dr. Douglas "Doogie" Howser is the son of David and Katherine Howser. As a child, he twice survived early-stage pediatric leukemia after his father—a family physician—discovered suspicious bruising. The experience contributed to Howser's desire to enter medicine. Possessing a genius intellect and an eidetic memory,Howser participates in a longitudinal study of child prodigies until his 18th birthday. He earned a perfect score on the SAT at the age of six, completed high school in nine weeks at the age of nine,[4] graduated from Princeton University in 1983[5] at age 10, and finished medical school four years later. At age 14, Howser was the youngest licensed doctor in the country. As a newspaper article stated, he "can't buy beer but can prescribe drugs".
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 613-511
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
ANSWER: Sports
NY Mets
The Mets became the first expansion team to win a division title, a pennant, and the World Series, winning in their eighth year of existence. Two teams would later surpass that, as the Florida Marlins won the 1997 World Series in their fifth year (also becoming the first wild card team to win a World Series) and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series in their fourth year of play. This was the first World Series since 1954 to have games played in New York which didn't involve the New York Yankees.
Matt: --
Record: 612-511
The Mets became the first expansion team to win a division title, a pennant, and the World Series, winning in their eighth year of existence. Two teams would later surpass that, as the Florida Marlins won the 1997 World Series in their fifth year (also becoming the first wild card team to win a World Series) and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series in their fourth year of play. This was the first World Series since 1954 to have games played in New York which didn't involve the New York Yankees.
Matt: --
Record: 612-511
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
ANSWER: Games
Marven (Marvin on the board) Gardens
Marven Gardens is famous as a Yellow property on the original Atlantic City version of the Monopoly game board, although the game misspelled the name as Marvin Gardens. The misspelling was introduced by Charles and Olive Todd, who taught the game to Charles Darrow, its eventual patentee. His homemade Monopoly board was copied by Parker Brothers. In 1995 Parker Brothers acknowledged this mistake and formally apologized to the residents of Marven Gardens for the misspelling. It is the only property on the board that is not located within Atlantic City.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 612-511
Marven Gardens is famous as a Yellow property on the original Atlantic City version of the Monopoly game board, although the game misspelled the name as Marvin Gardens. The misspelling was introduced by Charles and Olive Todd, who taught the game to Charles Darrow, its eventual patentee. His homemade Monopoly board was copied by Parker Brothers. In 1995 Parker Brothers acknowledged this mistake and formally apologized to the residents of Marven Gardens for the misspelling. It is the only property on the board that is not located within Atlantic City.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 612-511
Monday, January 6, 2014
QUESTION: Games
In Monopoly, what New Jersey housing area has been misspelled on the board for close to 80 years?
Thursday, January 2, 2014
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