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[cmyk]

@Asimovian

I had to insist on correct spelling to be fair. Otherwise, there would be no risk to me in losing points.

18. +1 point for “grazie”, -2 points for Danka (should be “danke”) and Mercie (should be “merci”).

19. Yes.

20. French fries

21. Yes.

22. Public Enemy, but nice guess.

Down to -14 now. Of course, it’s YOUR game and YOUR rules, so if you really feel so strongly that I should get the points for your “thank you” answers, I won’t fight you too hard. (It’s “gracias” in Spanish, by the way.)

I really should give up, but oh, the temptation…

Go Ahead and giver yerself the Thank You points! They don’t discount spelling in Jeopardy!. So why should we be any different?

¡Gracias! See I had Grazie stuck in my head… and just couldn’t get past that… I knew they were similar.

Ugh.

[cmyk]

@Knorf

Starting late, and I think a lot of people have been cheating, but I feel like jumping into the fun, so here goes!
Arts

1. Concerning Beethoven: Which of his symphonies starts with da-da-da-duuuuum? (1 pt)

2. Pointillism in painting refers to what technique? (2 pts)

3. Who was the author of A Tale of Two Cities? (1 pt)

4. What are the two cities referred to? (3 pts)

Geography

5. What is the most populated city between Seattle and Minneapolis? (2 pts)

6. Which city is further west, Reno, NV or Los Angeles, CA? (2 pts)

7. Which city is further north, Portland, ME or Portland, OR? (2 pts)

8. What countries make up the United Kingdom? (1 pt)

9. Which state is larger in size: California or Montana? (2 pts)

Sports

10. Which bowl game traditionally pitted the football champion from the Pac-10 with the champion from the Big-10? (1 pt)

11. The Tour de France is what kind of a race? (1 pt)

12. What man holds the record for the most gold medals in swimming events in the Olympic games? (2 pts)

13. Which NBA team has won the most NBA tournament championships? (3 pts)

Science

14. The big red spot on Jupiter is in fact what? (2 pts)

15. Before our sun dies, it will be a white dwarf. What will it become between now and then, sometime far in the future? (3 pts)
    That’s enough for now!!

ARTS:

1. The 5th.

2. Dots! So many Dots!

3. Charles Dickens

4. London and Paris? (no idea really)

GEOGRAPHY
5) Denver?

6. LA

7. Portland, ME

8. Wales, Britain, Ireland, Scotland? (sorry UK dopers… I know I must be effing this up somehow… don’t hate my American ignorance! I try!)

9. CA

SPORTS
10) Rose Bowl?

11. Bicycle

12. Damn… I can’t remember.

13. the Bulls?

SCIENCE
14) A 200+ year old storm.

15. Red Giant?

Shwew.

[Malacandra]

@cmyk

8. Wales, Britain, Ireland, Scotland? (sorry UK dopers… I know I must be effing this up somehow… don’t hate my American ignorance! I try!)

Y’all ever heard of “England”, dude?

[cmyk]

@Malacandra

Y’all ever heard of “England”, dude?

Riiight, we all know it’s a magical land that only exists in fairytales and myth. Drop the charade… who are you trying to kid?

Seriously tho, I just knew I screwed that up. So, I take it Britain and England are not interchangeable. (bracing for UK hate mail)

[descamisado]

@cmyk

Riiight, we all know it’s a magical land that only exists in fairytales and myth. Drop the charade… who are you trying to kid?

Seriously tho, I just knew I screwed that up. So, I take it Britain and England are not interchangeable. (bracing for UK hate mail)

It won’t be hate mail; it’ll be all stiff-upper-lip-ey, mildly disapproving pithy comments on good note paper.

[cmyk]

@5-4-Fighting

It won’t be hate mail; it’ll be all stiff-upper-lip-ey, mildly disapproving pithy comments on good note paper.

And somehow, that’s actually worse. Damn those limeys! They sure have a way with such matters.

FTR, “Y’all” is colloquially a southern North American slang. You say y’all around these parts, and we’ll expect you’re riding horseback.

[twopiecesofeight]

@Malacandra

[picky]The Death Star was blown up with proton torpedoes. Photon torpedoes are from Another Universe. [/picky]

[Old, Crotchety Voice]I’ve seen that movie more times than, well, more times than you can possibly imagine and I say it’s…(checks script)… :smack:[/voice]

Thanks for the correction! Though I think there should be a movie that mentions cmyk’s LASER BOMBS, 'cuz those are cool, too.

[twopiecesofeight]

@RickJay

That’s a trickier question than you might think. Everyone knows it’s an X-Wing, but the word “X-wing” is never uttered in the movie.

No way! I swear it’s in the (checks script)… :smack: (again)

cmyk, I really apologize. In my defense, I’m like you in that I never qualified for my Star Wars Fan Boy™ certification.

Why didn’t I go the easy route and ask you for as many Star Wars quotes as you could remember off the top of your head, at one point each?

For 3*33.33 points, who shot first, Han or Greedo?

[fachverwirrt]

@cmyk

1. Herman Melville

2. (Call me) Ishmale

3. Insects. From following post

4. Charles?

5. The Master Speaks.

6. Henry? That’s a nice, british name.

1. Correct.
2. Close enough (Ishmael).
3. Alas, arachnids.
4. Edwin.
5. Correct.
6. Galahad. Lancelot is (or was), in fact, French. (Not that that implies Galahad at all, just fightin’ the iggernence.)

I’m at -8

[TokyoBayer]

@cmyk

1. Well, in the Hyperion series, it was the Pax. Or something. Not sure what it is in reality? **Nope, the Swiss Guard (-3). In popular literature, it can be found in the Novel Angles & Demons, by Dan Brown, the author of the Da Vinci Code. **

2. Yellowstone? We’ve got a winner for +2

3. Alaska? Texas? Florida? ** Poorly worded question. I had meant to ask which countries had claimed various parts of the country. (England, France, Spain, Holland, Russia are the ones I rembers) Obviously you’re on the right track knowing these States, but I’m going to pass taking credit for a bad question. + / - 0**

4. Happy. ** +2**

5. John McEnroe.Sure. +1 Other good answers would have been Mohammad Ali for boxing, Lance Amstrong for cycling or the completely unforgettable “Mad Mom” Swenson, the minute sweeper for the US Curling Team, whose furious broom technics were the inspiration of millions.*

6. 5.25 and the smaller 3.5 ** Correct! +2**

Net: 4 points for TP

Who are you going to believe, me or some stupid history book, anyway?

[Knorf]

@cmyk

ARTS:

1. The 5th.

You’re right! +1

2. Dots! So many Dots!

Bingo! +2

3. Charles Dickens

Such superior knowledge! +1

4. London and Paris? (no idea really)

Right on! +3
+7 points for art!

GEOGRAPHY
5) Denver?

Bad question. I withdraw it. (The answer I was thinking of was Spokane, not meaning any cities so far south to be included as “between.”)

6. LA

Nope, Reno is further west than LA. -2

7. Portland, ME

Sorry. Portland, OR is slightly further north than Portland, ME. -2

8. Wales, Britain, Ireland, Scotland? (sorry UK dopers… I know I must be effing this up somehow… don’t hate my American ignorance! I try!)

England, you mean, instead of Britain. -1

9. CA

Right you are! +2

-3 points for geography.

SPORTS
10) Rose Bowl?

Yes! +1

11. Bicycle

Hooray! +1

12. Damn… I can’t remember.

That would be Mark Spitz. -2

13. the Bulls?

I’m afraid it’s the Boston Celtics. -3

-3 points for geography.

SCIENCE
14) A 200+ year old storm.

w00t! +2!

15. Red Giant?

Astronomy for the win! +3, +5 total!!

I end with 6 points total. Not great, but not too bad.

[cmyk]

@twopiecesofeight

No way! I swear it’s in the (checks script)… :smack: (again)

cmyk, I really apologize. In my defense, I’m like you in that I never qualified for my Star Wars Fan Boy™ certification.

Why didn’t I go the easy route and ask you for as many Star Wars quotes as you could remember off the top of your head, at one point each?

For 3*33.33 points, who shot first, Han or Greedo?

No need to apologize, mate! Perhaps I was mistaken, I read your SW questions to a couple coworkers today, and they were at a loss on what I thought was common knowledge about those films. Maybe I am a fanboy, after all!

Pfff, everyone knows it was Han.

[descamisado]

1. A is to B as . . .: Cleanliness is next to Godliness as Canada is next to . . . ? (2)

2. The rest of the words escape me right now, but in the Negro spiritual Michael, Row the Boat Ashore, this line refers to what (don’t be too slavish about getting this one if you’re not sure)? (3)

3. Old-fashioned non-tab cans can be punched open using implements sometimes referred to as _________ keys? (3)

4. Of les cartes, les clés or les portes, which one is French for the keys? (1)

5. My _____ Heaven, is a 1990 film featuring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis and Joan Cusack? (2)

6. Do bats sleep while flying, upside down or on their sides with teddy bears? (1)

7. What do Al Sharpton and Senator Strom Thurmond have in common? (2)

[Knorf]

Ok! Let’s try some more.

ART & LITERATURE

1. What nationality was James Joyce? (1 pt)

2. His most famous novel, Ulysses, is set in what city? (2 pts)

3. This novel was banned from the US for many years on what grounds? (2 pts)

4. A fatwah was issued for the death of Salmon Rushdie for what novel? (2 pts)

5. Which 20th Century American composer wrote Fanfare for the Common Man? (3 pts)

SCIENCE & GEOGRAPHY

6. Which two scientists are considered the discovers (independently) of calculus? (2 pts, 1 pt for one)

7. Which city is further north, Seattle or Montreal? (2 pts)

8. What is the name for a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas? (1 pt)

9. Excluding water, what are the primary ingredients in beer? (3 pts, 1 pt each)

10. How are extra-solar planets detected, primarily? (3 pts)

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

11. Three football teams are tied for the most losses in the superbowl. What is the number of losses? (1 pt)

12. Name three teams in question. (3 pts)

13. Which actor holds the record for most nominations for Best Actor without winning any? (2 pts)

14. Who has received the most Academy Award nominations, regardless of category? (3 pts)

15. Who actually holds the record for the most Academy Awards received, again regardless of category? (2 pts)

[cmyk]

At this point, your probably wondering what this bumbling idiot looks like. He must be gorgeous to make up for his lack of mental acumen. Otherwise, how does he get by? Well, if you don’t want your world shattered, then please don’t click on the following link.* Otherwise, brace yourself to look straight into the eyes of raging mediocrity.

So this is what we’re up against people. And nice to meet you.

See if this inspires any more questions!

*photo taken for the ever indulgent “show your face thread” here a while ago.

[descamisado]

@cmyk

. . . don’t click on the following link.* Otherwise, brace yourself to look straight into the eyes of raging mediocrity. See if this inspires any more questions!

*photo taken for the ever indulgent “show your face thread” here a while ago.

Dude, now I remember; in that thread, I, uhm, admired, your, let’s say eyeglass frames. Yeah, eyeglass frames.

BTW. I simply need you to fill in the blank for #5 above (if that’s not clear).

[cmyk]

@Knorf

Ok! Let’s try some more.

ART & LITERATURE

1. What nationality was James Joyce? (1 pt)

2. His most famous novel, Ulysses, is set in what city? (2 pts)

3. This novel was banned from the US for many years on what grounds? (2 pts)

4. A fatwah was issued for the death of Salmon Rushdie for what novel? (2 pts)

5. Which 20th Century American composer wrote Fanfare for the Common Man? (3 pts)

SCIENCE & GEOGRAPHY

6. Which two scientists are considered the discovers (independently) of calculus? (2 pts, 1 pt for one)

7. Which city is further north, Seattle or Montreal? (2 pts)

8. What is the name for a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas? (1 pt)

9. Excluding water, what are the primary ingredients in beer? (3 pts, 1 pt each)

10. How are extra-solar planets detected, primarily? (3 pts)

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

11. Three football teams are tied for the most losses in the superbowl. What is the number of losses? (1 pt)

12. Name three teams in question. (3 pts)

13. Which actor holds the record for most nominations for Best Actor without winning any? (2 pts)

14. Who has received the most Academy Award nominations, regardless of category? (3 pts)

15. Who actually holds the record for the most Academy Awards received, again regardless of category? (2 pts)

A&L:

1. Was she English?

2. Man, I’m not doing so good in A&L now.

3. Crap, a follow up question. Sorry!

4. This I know! The Satanic Verses?

5. Got nuthin.

OOOF. Bad round this time for the Arts.

SCIENCE & GEOG:
6) Isaac Newton. I know there was another one, but can’t remember the name. Also, wasn’t Archimedes or someone from that era close to inventing “the calculus”?

7. This has got to be another one of those tricky “Great Circle” conundrums! So I’ll go with Seattle.

8. No idea! I’ll just guess a “Straight”? But I’m sure that’s a body of water term.

9. Hops, Barley, and I want to say Wheat… But I’m gonna go with Yeast. wincing

10. By the gravitational perturbations (or wiggle) in it’s parent star.

SPORTS (do we never learn? ) & ENT:

11. 4?

12. I couldn’t even hazard a guess.

13. Peter O’Toole?

14. Huh. Jack Nicholson?

15. Judy Dench?

I’m not feeling so good about this one!

[fachverwirrt]

1. What is my name? (0)

2. What is my quest? (0)

3. What… is the capital of Assyria? (3)

4. What is “red shift”, and what is its significance in cosmogony? (3)

[cmyk]

@5-4-Fighting

1. A is to B as . . .: Cleanliness is next to Godliness as Canada is next to . . . ? (2)

2. The rest of the words escape me right now, but in the Negro spiritual Michael, Row the Boat Ashore, this line refers to what (don’t be too slavish about getting this one if you’re not sure)? (3)

3. Old-fashioned non-tab cans can be punched open using implements sometimes referred to as _________ keys? (3)

4. Of les cartes, les clés or les portes, which one is French for the keys? (1)

5. My _____ Heaven, is a 1990 film featuring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis and Joan Cusack? (2)

6. Do bats sleep while flying, upside down or on their sides with teddy bears? (1)

7. What do Al Sharpton and Senator Strom Thurmond have in common? (2)

1. The greatest nation in the world… America? (it’s either that or, a world of cold)

2. Going of a possible imbedded hint: The Slave Trade?

3. Bottle Keys?

4. les clés?

5. Blue!

6. Upside down. You gotta wonder how their guano doesn’t run down their fur.

7. Conservatives?

[cmyk]

@5-4-Fighting

Dude, now I remember; in that thread, I, uhm, admired, your, let’s say eyeglass frames. Yeah, eyeglass frames.

BTW. I simply need you to fill in the blank for #5 above (if that’s not clear).

Right! I remember! And um… I’m flattered ;).

Is there some significance to “Blue”?