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Enjoy the Veterans Day holiday (and perhaps the long weekend) with your friends and families!
Pub Quiz for Thursday, November 11, 2021
This Version Has No Answers
- Mottos and Slogans. What organization uses the slogan “Forged by the Sea”?
- Internet Culture. Tux the penguin is the mascot of what operating system?
- Newspaper Headlines. According to today’s Bloomberg headline, “U.S. Warns Europe That Russia May Plan BLANK Invasion.” Fill in the blank.
- Four for Four. Which of the following composers, if any, were alive when the Wright Brothers flew their first airplane: Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, Scott Joplin?
- 20th Century Americans. Born in 1915, one of America’s most outspoken antiracist celebrities, one who hosted many fundraisers for Martin Luther King and helped to desegregate many prominent hotels and concert halls, changed his political affiliation in 1970, and ended up playing Sun City in South Africa in 1981. Name this musician who has sold over 100 million records.
- Chinese Rock Pillows. Originating in the Ming dynasty, Chinese rock pillows were believed to translate the energy from the stone to the human brain. Such pillows were made of what kind of mineral?
- Pop Culture – Music. Living from 1963 to 2012, who is the only artist to have had seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100?
- Sports. 97-year-old Ukrainian Leonid Stanislavskyi holds the Guinness world record as the world’s oldest tennis player. He recently visited a tennis academy in Spain that is home to a 20-time Grand Slam champion. Name the champion.
- Science. What continent has more hummingbirds than any other continent?
The Short Round
- Notable Americans. Donald Trump was the first U.S. president in 152 years to skip his successor’s inauguration. Who was the previous?
- Unusual Words. What D word refers to careful and persistent work or effort?
- Critical Roles. “Critical Role” is a livestreamed series concerning what game?
- Pop Culture – Television Shows with Monosyllabic Titles. What 2018 TV show features a bookstore manager and serial killer named Joe Goldberg?
- Another Music Question. What Bee Gees song was used in a study to train medical professionals to provide the correct number of chest compressions per minute while performing CPR?
End of The Short Round
- Anagram. Before he died in San Francisco at age 80, what World War II hero was the United States’ last surviving officer who served in the rank of fleet admiral? Hint: His name is an anagram of the phrase METRIC ZENITHS.
And now five questions on the same topic. This week’s topic is Colonialism.
- In what century did Britain’s first contact with Australia come courtesy of Captain Cook’s voyage in the ship Endeavour?
- Current population about 1.4 million, the state of Hawaii is made up of what even number of major islands?
- Historian Philip Hoffman calculated that by 1800, before the Industrial Revolution, Europeans already controlled at least 35% of the globe, and by 1914, they had gained control of closest to what percent of the globe: 15%, 60%, or 85%?
- What country is historically known as Siam?
- What country name that you have spoken out loud more than 50 times was claimed by France in 1535 during the second voyage of Jacques Cartier, when the land was claimed in the name of the French king, Francis I, land that remained a French territory until 1763, when it became a British colony?
And thus ends our round of questions on Colonialism.
- Books and Authors. According to the author H.A. Rey, what fictional character takes a job, rides a bike, and gets a medal?
- Film. In Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the character of Luke Skywalker has the most screen time at 37 minutes and 30 seconds. What sentient or robot character has the second-most screen time at 19 minutes and 30 seconds?
- European Culture. Utrecht is the fourth-largest city in what country?
- Countries of the World. Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu. Name the country.
- Food and Drink. Of the five basic tastes, what S-word is the best synonym for the taste “umami”?
- Science. About how many species of orchid are there in the orchid family: 28, 2800, or 28,000?
- Books and Authors. Published in 1929, what is the English title of the most famous novel by Erich Maria Remarque?
- Current Events – Obituaries in the News. First name Dean, what Quantum Leap actor had signature roles in the movies Married to the Mob and Blue Velvet?
- Sports. Collegiate, scholastic, and Greco-Roman are all varieties of what?
- Shakespeare. As we learn in a Shakespeare play, who defeats the French at Agincourt?
Tie-breaker. What was the US gross of the 1984 film Dune?
If you are looking for something to do Saturday night (November 13), join me for some live jazz, dance, and poetry at the Natsoulas Gallery. According to the Gallery website for this Beat Generation art event, this will be the schedule of events:
6:30 John Natsoulas will read with Tony Passarell Trio
6:40 – Gregory Carter will read poetry with Tony Passarell Trio
7:00 – Dr. Andy Jones will read a poem
7:15 – The Linda Bair Dance Co. – Eight dancers will perform to recordings of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and the music of Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins.
And then next Thursday, November 18th, I will be hosting a poetry reading by Troy Jollimore and Heather Altfeld. This video will give you a sense of what to look forward to from these important award-winning poets. I hope to see you in person soon!
Best,
Dr. Andy