# Super-Tough Trivia, Final Questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 17, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708 "2004-02-17T21:21:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/21 "2004-02-20T02:01:25Z")
So what are you trying to do, get on **Who wants to be a Millionaire** or something ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/22 "2004-02-20T03:24:50Z")
1. What is the name of the scifi series whose first book is The Breaking of Northwall? The Pelbar Cycle - by Paul O. Williams ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/23 "2004-03-04T00:58:59Z")
> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#): > > 62 is the family _Dasyatidae_, specifically _Dasypus_, the armadillo. > > Is 85 the Very Large Array of Antennas, better known as the VLA? 62 Is, in fact, the armadillo, although I wouldn’t know anything about its Latin name. 85 is not the VLA > [@Eutychus](#): > > 91 : TMA-1 is the monolith found on the moon in “2001 : A Space Odyssey” > > 99 : Mitsy’s head just did the splits. Correct and correct > [@jeevwoman](#): > > I really don’t know any of them, but points to you for including _My So-Called Life_ as a question. I think the answer to #27 is something about the wallpaper they were putting up in Angela’s parents’ bedroom. > > #31–damn me for not remembering! Something about her eyes–“you have the brownest eyes?” 27 is correct. 31 is close but incorrect. > [@LVgeogeek](#): > > Princeton, NJ > > Robert Putnam Correct and correct > [@lno](#): > > 1. Wasteland. correct > [@LVgeogeek](#): > > he is a professional racquetball player correct > [@Antonius Block](#): > > The song is **Olim lacus colueram** (“once I dwelt on a lake”), and is sung by a swan being roasted on a spit. correct > [@Shade](#): > > _77. In the Bio of a Space Tyrant series, who lived on earth?_ > > India + everyone who didn’t fancy colonising a planet. (I assume that’s what you’re asking - or do I have to try to remember specific people.) correct > [@John T. Conklin](#): > > Captain Bammer brought the rammer. Correct > [@SuperNova](#): > > 1. It’s a nifty little spirally 3D curve. Don’t remeber much else… Close, but not really accurate. > [@hajario](#): > > 1. John Anderson > > Haj Correct (he may not have technically been a “third party” candidate, but that is certainly the answer I was looking for.) > [@Jenaroph](#): > > He’s the guy who was hired to whack Nancy Kerrigan on the knee. Coincidentally, 5 years earlier, the movie _Batman_features a crooked cop named Eckhardt, and the actor playing him bears a striking physical resemblance to Tonya Harding’s future hitman. > > Darn you **Antonius Block** , this was the only other one I knew! Correct. (Hey Eckhardt, I brought you a little snack.) > [@mlerose](#): > > 1. I think it’s John F. Kennedy Drive Correct > [@astorian](#): > > 1. An astronaut was discovered on the moon, an astronaut who’d obviously been dead for millennia. The controversy lay in the explanation: were there humanoids travelling in our solar system while Earth humans were still primitive? 92 is incomplete… the remains are found on the moon, but the scientific evidence found on and around the remains points to two different things, each of which has various consistent pieces of evidence supporting it, but the two of which seem mutually contradictory. What are those two things? > [@Bookkeeper](#): > > 1. What is the name of the scifi series whose first book is The Breaking of Northwall? > > The Pelbar Cycle - by Paul O. Williams Correct. OK, remaining unanswered questions are: 13. What is the significance of the following collection of names: Dave, Maxine, Herman, Bob, Johnson, Dennis? 1. After the network switch, what was **Peggy the Foul Mouthed Chambermaid** known as? [Additional info: shortly after moving to CBS, the character’s name was changed, at least for a while. It was later changed back. I’m looking for the name it was briefly changed to. And it was not the Bookmobile Lady, who was played by the same actress.] 2. According to the rules of **Hearts** used at the national championships held in Las Vegas in 1999, to what score is a game played? 3. J. Barkley Rosser, Sr., held what controversial post during the late '60s? And (this one requires either remembering every fact about myself that I’ve ever posted on the SDMB or some good guessing) why do I, personally, care? 4. What misreading of handwriting contributed to **Grace** ’s teacher being falsely accused of having an inappropriate relationship with her? 5. What is the name of the male cat in the _Cats_ who isn’t the subject of a specific song, but is one of the leaders of the **Jellicle Cats** , and fights **Macavity**? 6. One of the main characters in **SM Stirling** ’s excellent _Island in the Sea of Time_ was named after a real, but little-known, historical figure who was in many ways similar. (At least, I assume the naming was intentional… I doubt it’s just a coincidence). Name him. 7. What major, but fictional, contribution did **Pug Henry** make towards the US success in World War II? 8. Fill in the blank in this (paraphrased) quote from the controversial **Andrew Dice Clay** -hosted episode of _Saturday Night Live_: “…Jeers to SNL for its sexist employment agency skit, in which a woman is offered the job of hooker, while a man is offered the higher-paying job of lookout. What’s next, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_?” 9. What is it that Wes Harrison said he’d always love to see happen involving a cop car? 10. What is the “Frenet Trihedron”? 11. In what part of the thespian arts does **Mortimer** specialize? 12. Who misspelled “Conklin” as “Konklin”? 13. What arcade game featured characters such as **Pink Leopold** , **Don Pacos** and **Sheila the Thief**? 14. What is the **Space Infrared Telescope Facility** now known as? 15. Who’s first name (or perhaps middle name, it’s a bit vague) is “Cantabrigian”? 16. What classic computer RPG has its climax at “Base Cochise”? 17. What’s the great controversy, with many scientists weighing in on both sides, in **James P. Hogan’s** scifi novel _Inherit the Stars_? 18. What’s more powerful than **Madalto** , **Mahalito** and **Makanito**? So powerful, in fact, that its name is untranslatable? 19. What do the numbers 956, 8860, 8880, and 8448 have in common? After a few more days, I’ll provide the answers for any remaining unanswered questions. ---
**Author:** ![kiwiboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/35a633/32.png) [@kiwiboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiwiboy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/24 "2004-03-04T01:51:07Z")
1. The [Spitzer Space Telescope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIRTF) was formerly known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility. 2. Pug Henry was the name of Robert Mitchum’s character in the Winds of War miniseries, don’t know what he did to win the war though. 3. Aren’t this Wizadry spells? The numbers in no. 97 are all divisible by two, but I’m sure you’re asking for a little more than that… ---
**Author:** ![Razzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@Razzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razzy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/25 "2004-03-04T04:31:16Z")
1. is Munkustrap. ---
**Author:** ![KJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b2d939/32.png) [@KJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KJ)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/26 "2004-03-04T04:42:11Z")
> [@Tentacle Monster](#): > > That would be The Incredible Machine, by Dynamix. I remember one of the levels involved feeding five Mels to five alligators. Aha! Actually, in the original game, “The Incredible Machine,” there were no Mels. Mel wasn’t created until they made the expansion called “The Even More Incredible Machine.” ---
**Author:** ![zlexiss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecae2f/32.png) [@zlexiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zlexiss)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/27 "2004-03-05T22:47:42Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > 1. What’s more powerful than **Madalto** , **Mahalito** and **Makanito**? So powerful, in fact, that its name is untranslatable? Tiltowait. Above poster was right, these are Wizardy spells. -Jeff ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/28 "2004-03-06T19:07:03Z")
> [@kiwiboy](#): > > 1. The [Spitzer Space Telescope](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIRTF) was formerly known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility. > > 2. Pug Henry was the name of Robert Mitchum’s character in the Winds of War miniseries, don’t know what he did to win the war though. > > 3. Aren’t this Wizadry spells? > > The numbers in no. 97 are all divisible by two, but I’m sure you’re asking for a little more than that… 85 is correct 40 and 96 are correct, but incomplete. 97 is definitely correct but incomplete 🙂 > [@Razzy](#): > > 1. is Munkustrap. Correct > [@zlexiss](#): > > Tiltowait. > > Above poster was right, these are Wizardy spells. > > -Jeff Correct ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/29 "2004-03-06T19:46:57Z")
Actually, Shawn Eckhardt was involved up to his eyebrows in the Nancy Kerrigan attack, but he was not the actual “hit” man. That was Shane Stant. Eckhardt was the overweight bodyguard who does closely resemble the Batman character. There are pictures of all the principal characters here: Link ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/30 "2004-03-06T19:50:41Z")
956-4_239 8860-5_4_443 8880-5_16_3_37 8448-256_3_11 All of them are divisible by 2 to an even power? This is the only thing I can come close to figuring out, and I’m not doing very well on it. I don’t think the answer is as simple as this. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/31 "2004-03-06T21:34:05Z")
> [@dwalin](#): > > 956-4_239 > 8860-5_4_443 > 8880-5_16_3_37 > 8448-256_3_11 > > All of them are divisible by 2 to an even power? > > This is the only thing I can come close to figuring out, and I’m not doing very well on it. I don’t think the answer is as simple as this. Hint: it has nothing to do with mathematics at all. If you don’t know the answer, you will not possibly be able to deduce it. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/32 "2004-03-06T22:53:04Z")
1. Early IBM computer model numbers? ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/33 "2004-03-06T22:54:42Z")
No, they are **LEGO TECHNICS MODEL NUMBERS.** ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2004, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708/34 "2004-03-07T09:20:25Z")
This has gone on long enough… thanks to all who played, but here are the answers. 13. What is the significance of the following collection of names: Dave, Maxine, Herman, Bob, Johnson, Dennis? These are the fake names given for the time travellers in _Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure_, Dave Beethoven, Maxine of Arc, Herman the Kid, Bob Ghengis Kahn, Socrates Johnson, Dennis Freud, and Abraham Lincoln. 1. After the network switch, what was **Peggy the Foul Mouthed Chambermaid** known as? [Additional info: shortly after moving to CBS, the character’s name was changed, at least for a while. It was later changed back. I’m looking for the name it was briefly changed to. And it was not the Bookmobile Lady, who was played by the same actress.] Helen the Ill-Tempered Ticket Lady 1. According to the rules of **Hearts** used at the national championships held in Las Vegas in 1999, to what score is a game played? 125 30. J. Barkley Rosser, Sr., held what controversial post during the late '60s? And (this one requires either remembering every fact about myself that I’ve ever posted on the SDMB or some good guessing) why do I, personally, care? [spoiler]He was the head of the Army Math Research Center at the Unviersity of Wisconsin, Madison, which was bombed by radical protestors at the height of the late 60’s/early 70’s unrest. He was seen by some as an emblem of the military industrial complex. It also happens to be the case that he was my grandfather. [/spoiler] 31. What misreading of handwriting contributed to **Grace** ’s teacher being falsely accused of having an inappropriate relationship with her? the teacher wrote that she had “the loneliest eyes”, but that was misread as “loveliest” 1. One of the main characters in **SM Stirling** ’s excellent _Island in the Sea of Time_ was named after a real, but little-known, historical figure who was in many ways similar. (At least, I assume the naming was intentional… I doubt it’s just a coincidence). Name him. The character’s name is William Walker. In the book, he abandons his 20th century compatriots and goes off to conquer Europe with modern technology and found his own little empire (with a capital city called Walkeropolis). In real life, William Walker was an American who tried to form his own empire in Central American in the early 1900’s 1. What major, but fictional, contribution did **Pug Henry** make towards the US success in World War II? Pug Henry is the protagonist in Herman Wouk’s _The Winds of War_ and _War and Remembrance_. His important contribution was being an early proponent of research and development of the type of landing craft that ended up being essential for the success of the D-Day invasion 1. Fill in the blank in this (paraphrased) quote from the controversial **Andrew Dice Clay** -hosted episode of _Saturday Night Live_: “…Jeers to SNL for its sexist employment agency skit, in which a woman is offered the job of hooker, while a man is offered the higher-paying job of lookout. What’s next, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_?” “…a skit glorifying Hitler?” (followed by a truly hilarious mini-skit with Dana Carvey saying all of his various SNL catchphrases as Hitler) 1. What is it that Wes Harrison said he’d always love to see happen involving a cop car? Wes Harrison is a truly amazing guy (who may be dead now) who does sound effects using only his mouth… kind of like the guy from _Police Academy_, only way way way better. Anyhow, his joke was that he’d love to see a cop car sitting by the side of the road with a radar gun, and you go zooming by doing about 150, and the cop starts his car to go after you… and the card doesn’t start. 1. What is the “Frenet Trihedron”? It’s a mathematical representation of 3 vectors which define motion through space, but it’s not worth going into more detail here. Plus, I don’t remember much more than that 🙂 1. In what part of the thespian arts does **Mortimer** specialize? Dying (he’s a character from _The Fantasticks_) 1. Who misspelled “Conklin” as “Konklin”? Coalhouse Walker, Jr. (from _Ragtime_) 1. What arcade game featured characters such as **Pink Leopold** , **Don Pacos** and **Sheila the Thief**? **Buster Buddies** , aka **Pang 3** 1. Who’s first name (or perhaps middle name, it’s a bit vague) is “Cantabrigian”? Lord British, the king of the realm in the **Ultima** adventure games 1. What’s the great controversy, with many scientists weighing in on both sides, in **James P. Hogan’s** scifi novel _Inherit the Stars_? It invovled conflicting evidence about the location of the moon and a former earthlike planet which was destroyed by nuclear war, causing the asteroid belt. 1. What do the numbers 956, 8860, 8880, and 8448 have in common? They are all model numbers of Technic Lego sets. Specifically, they’re all big top-of-the-line flagship cars [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tough-trivia-final-questions/229708.md?page=1)