Thursday, September 4, 2008
ANSWER: Baseball
.342
Babe Ruth has been named the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings. He was the first player to hit 60 home runs in one season (1927), a record which stood for 34 years until broken by Roger Maris in 1961. Ruth's lifetime total of 714 home runs at his retirement in 1935 was a record for 39 years, until broken by Hank Aaron in 1974. Unlike many power hitters, Ruth also hit for average: his .342 lifetime batting is tenth highest in baseball history, and in one season (1923) he hit .393, a Yankee record. His .690 career slugging percentage, and 1.164 career OPS, remain the major league records.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 25-14
Babe Ruth has been named the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings. He was the first player to hit 60 home runs in one season (1927), a record which stood for 34 years until broken by Roger Maris in 1961. Ruth's lifetime total of 714 home runs at his retirement in 1935 was a record for 39 years, until broken by Hank Aaron in 1974. Unlike many power hitters, Ruth also hit for average: his .342 lifetime batting is tenth highest in baseball history, and in one season (1923) he hit .393, a Yankee record. His .690 career slugging percentage, and 1.164 career OPS, remain the major league records.
Matt: WRONG
Record: 25-14
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
ANSWER: Astronomy
88
There are 88 constellations—groups of stars in the sky—which are named for mythological beings. Although some constellations may resemble the animals or people they are named for, others were merely named in honor of those figures. The constellations are spread throughout the whole celestial sphere, the imaginary sphere in space that surrounds the Earth.
Constellations are visible on any clear night. The particular constellations you can see depends on your location, the time of year, and the time of night. As the Earth makes its daily rotation about its axis and its yearly revolution around the sun, the celestial sphere appears to shift. As a result, different constellations come into view.
For a list of the constellations and sky charts of where/when you can see them, CLICK HERE
Matt: WRONG
Record: 25-13
There are 88 constellations—groups of stars in the sky—which are named for mythological beings. Although some constellations may resemble the animals or people they are named for, others were merely named in honor of those figures. The constellations are spread throughout the whole celestial sphere, the imaginary sphere in space that surrounds the Earth.
Constellations are visible on any clear night. The particular constellations you can see depends on your location, the time of year, and the time of night. As the Earth makes its daily rotation about its axis and its yearly revolution around the sun, the celestial sphere appears to shift. As a result, different constellations come into view.
For a list of the constellations and sky charts of where/when you can see them, CLICK HERE
Matt: WRONG
Record: 25-13
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
ANSWER: Medical
Blood Pressure
A great example of a product that ended up not solving the intended situation is the famous "little blue pill." Pharmaceutical company Pfizer created Viagra, which was originally invented to help people with blood-pressure problems. The pill was designed to assist people who had cardiovascular difficulties, and in the clinical trials, both men and women tested the drug as part of controlled studies. The drug did not produce the great results.
However, one of the side effects of the drug was one that was more impactful than the originally intended outcome. Some of the males had reported a surprising, pleasant and much needed alternative result. Although their blood pressure may not have decreased very much, incredibly, their libido had somehow increased. This was a benefit that was a complete surprise to everyone.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 25-12
A great example of a product that ended up not solving the intended situation is the famous "little blue pill." Pharmaceutical company Pfizer created Viagra, which was originally invented to help people with blood-pressure problems. The pill was designed to assist people who had cardiovascular difficulties, and in the clinical trials, both men and women tested the drug as part of controlled studies. The drug did not produce the great results.
However, one of the side effects of the drug was one that was more impactful than the originally intended outcome. Some of the males had reported a surprising, pleasant and much needed alternative result. Although their blood pressure may not have decreased very much, incredibly, their libido had somehow increased. This was a benefit that was a complete surprise to everyone.
Matt: CORRECT
Record: 25-12
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