Monday, March 31, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
QUESTION: Ballet
During what ballet does the famous pas de deux between the Sugar-Plum fairy and a cavalier occur?
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
QUESTION: Albums
On the cover of Supertramp's Breakfast in America album, what item is the waitress serving?
ANSWER: Toiletries
1931
Despite public perception to the contrary, the electric razor patented by Schick in 1928 was never a product of the same company as the nonelectric shaving products sold under the Schick name. At age fifty-one, convinced that his new invention would bring him the great fortune that had thus far eluded him, Schick invested all he had in a Connecticut factory and planned for mass production. But capital began to dry up in 1929, culminating in the November crash of the New York Stock Exchange. Desperate, Schick convinced his wife to mortgage their Stamford residence. The Schick Dry Razor Company produced its first electric razor in 1931. By the standards of the Great Depression, it was an enormous success, with more than a million shavers, priced at twenty-five dollars each, sold within two years.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 632-530
Despite public perception to the contrary, the electric razor patented by Schick in 1928 was never a product of the same company as the nonelectric shaving products sold under the Schick name. At age fifty-one, convinced that his new invention would bring him the great fortune that had thus far eluded him, Schick invested all he had in a Connecticut factory and planned for mass production. But capital began to dry up in 1929, culminating in the November crash of the New York Stock Exchange. Desperate, Schick convinced his wife to mortgage their Stamford residence. The Schick Dry Razor Company produced its first electric razor in 1931. By the standards of the Great Depression, it was an enormous success, with more than a million shavers, priced at twenty-five dollars each, sold within two years.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 632-530
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
ANSWER: Drinks
Absinthe
Absinthe traditionally has a natural green colour but may also be colourless. It is commonly referred to in historical literature as "la fée verte" (the green fairy). Although it is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a liqueur, absinthe is not traditionally bottled with added sugar, and is therefore classified as a spirit. Absinthe is traditionally bottled at a high level of alcohol by volume, but is normally diluted with water prior to being consumed.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 632-529
Absinthe traditionally has a natural green colour but may also be colourless. It is commonly referred to in historical literature as "la fée verte" (the green fairy). Although it is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a liqueur, absinthe is not traditionally bottled with added sugar, and is therefore classified as a spirit. Absinthe is traditionally bottled at a high level of alcohol by volume, but is normally diluted with water prior to being consumed.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 632-529
Monday, March 17, 2014
ANSWER: Animals
To smell
When the tongue is flicked out into the air, receptors on the tongue pick up minuscule chemical particles, which are perceived as scent. When the tongue is retracted into its sheath, the tips of the tongue fit neatly into the Jacobson's organ, sending the chemical information that has been gathered through the organ and to the brain, where the information is quickly processed and analyzed so that the snake can act promptly on it.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 631-529
When the tongue is flicked out into the air, receptors on the tongue pick up minuscule chemical particles, which are perceived as scent. When the tongue is retracted into its sheath, the tips of the tongue fit neatly into the Jacobson's organ, sending the chemical information that has been gathered through the organ and to the brain, where the information is quickly processed and analyzed so that the snake can act promptly on it.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 631-529
Friday, March 14, 2014
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
ANSWER: Sidekicks
Don Quixote
Sancho Panza is a fictional character in the novel Don Quixote written by Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605. Sancho acts as squire to Don Quixote, and provides comments throughout the novel, known as sanchismos, that are a combination of broad humour, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. "Panza" in Spanish means "belly".
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 628-528
Sancho Panza is a fictional character in the novel Don Quixote written by Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605. Sancho acts as squire to Don Quixote, and provides comments throughout the novel, known as sanchismos, that are a combination of broad humour, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. "Panza" in Spanish means "belly".
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 628-528
Monday, March 10, 2014
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ANSWER: Religion
Garden of Eden
"He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life."
Matt: WRONG
Record: 627-528
"He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life."
Matt: WRONG
Record: 627-528
Friday, March 7, 2014
ANSWER: People
Bed
The only place his wife is specifically mentioned in his will is in the item in which he leaves her his second best bed. Some commentators have seen that as a lack of affection or a kind of contempt but if you think about it, it must have been his most intimate possession. It was customary for wealthy people to keep a guestroom with the best bed in the house in it. The second best bed was where he and his wife would have slept together, made love, given birth to their children, and where Shakespeare would have died. Leaving it to her ensured that whatever else happened it belonged to her now and no-one could take it away from her. He knew that she would be looked after, and indeed, in terms of the English Common Law of the time she was entitled to one third of his estate and the use of the matrimonial home for life. There was no point in mentioning it in the will. She continued to live in the house until her death in 1623.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 627-527
The only place his wife is specifically mentioned in his will is in the item in which he leaves her his second best bed. Some commentators have seen that as a lack of affection or a kind of contempt but if you think about it, it must have been his most intimate possession. It was customary for wealthy people to keep a guestroom with the best bed in the house in it. The second best bed was where he and his wife would have slept together, made love, given birth to their children, and where Shakespeare would have died. Leaving it to her ensured that whatever else happened it belonged to her now and no-one could take it away from her. He knew that she would be looked after, and indeed, in terms of the English Common Law of the time she was entitled to one third of his estate and the use of the matrimonial home for life. There was no point in mentioning it in the will. She continued to live in the house until her death in 1623.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 627-527
Thursday, March 6, 2014
QUESTION: People
Shakespeare only mentioned his wife one time in his will, leaving his the "second best" what?
ANSWER: Restaurants
Chuck E Cheese's
Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theater, was founded by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. Bushnell’s experience in the amusement park industry, as well as his fondness of The Walt Disney Company, was influential in the conceptualization of the Pizza Time Theatre concept. The first location opened in San Jose, California in 1977, and was labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, cheap animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 627-526
Chuck E. Cheese's, originally referred to as Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theater, was founded by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. Bushnell’s experience in the amusement park industry, as well as his fondness of The Walt Disney Company, was influential in the conceptualization of the Pizza Time Theatre concept. The first location opened in San Jose, California in 1977, and was labeled as the first family restaurant to integrate food, cheap animated entertainment, and an indoor arcade.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 627-526
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
ANSWER: Cities
Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, which occurred after a siege by the invading Ottoman Empire, under the command of 21-year-old Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, against the defending army commanded by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. The siege lasted from Friday, 6 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453, when the city fell and was finally conquered by the Ottomans.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 626-526
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, which occurred after a siege by the invading Ottoman Empire, under the command of 21-year-old Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, against the defending army commanded by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. The siege lasted from Friday, 6 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453, when the city fell and was finally conquered by the Ottomans.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 626-526
Monday, March 3, 2014
QUESTION: Cities
What city fell on a Tuesday in 1453, causing Greeks to consider it the unluckiest day of the week?
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