 | It's the next two matchups in the first round of our 2016 Listener's Tournament. Credit for this weeks show notes go out to John Spahr, a contestant on this very show! Thanks John. |
Match 1: Nick Seuberling vs. Scott Barber
Literature
In the short story, "The Gift of the Magi", what does the wife sell for $20?
Her Hair
https://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html
Cycling
What would an American cyclist call what Brits know as mud guards?
Fenders
Literature
In the short story, "The Gift of the Magi", what does the wife sell for $20?
Her Hair
https://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html
Cycling
What would an American cyclist call what Brits know as mud guards?
Fenders
Science!
What is the second smallest planet in our solar system?
Mars
What is the second smallest planet in our solar system?
Mars
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Math
How many sides does a nonagon have?
Nine
How many sides does a nonagon have?
Nine
Music
What Detroit record company, founded in 1959, went on to become the most successful in the 20th century?
Motown Records
What Detroit record company, founded in 1959, went on to become the most successful in the 20th century?
Motown Records
Alcohol
What is the first name of Mr. Finn; the owner/bartender of Chicago’s Lone Star Saloon who was known for his drug-laced drinks?
Mickey
Sports
Who played 20 seasons in the NBA and holds the record for most points scored in a career?
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
What is the first name of Mr. Finn; the owner/bartender of Chicago’s Lone Star Saloon who was known for his drug-laced drinks?
Mickey
Sports
Who played 20 seasons in the NBA and holds the record for most points scored in a career?
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
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Movies
Name the actor or actress who appeared in all the following films: City Slickers, Donnie Darko and Day After Tomorrow?
Jake Gyllenhall
Name the actor or actress who appeared in all the following films: City Slickers, Donnie Darko and Day After Tomorrow?
Jake Gyllenhall
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Government
Who was the first Italian-American to serve on the Supreme Court?
Justice Antonin Scalia
Who was the first Italian-American to serve on the Supreme Court?
Justice Antonin Scalia
Drugs
What drug was listed along with alcohol as the official cause of death for Cory Monteith who played Finn on the Fox TV show Glee?
Heroin
Final
Sports
Name the four NHL teams that finished in first place in their respective divisions at the end of the 2015 regular season.
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Anaheim Ducks
Match 2: John Spahr vs. Kris Eve
Movies
What movie was set in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania, but was actually filmed in Woodstock, Illinois?
Groundhog Day
By the way, you want to talk about a trailer that gives the whole movie away? Jeez!
What drug was listed along with alcohol as the official cause of death for Cory Monteith who played Finn on the Fox TV show Glee?
Heroin
Final
Sports
Name the four NHL teams that finished in first place in their respective divisions at the end of the 2015 regular season.
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Anaheim Ducks
Match 2: John Spahr vs. Kris Eve
Movies
What movie was set in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania, but was actually filmed in Woodstock, Illinois?
Groundhog Day
By the way, you want to talk about a trailer that gives the whole movie away? Jeez!
Literature
Who’s essay, Civil Disobedience, did Gandhi carry with him in during his prison stays?
Henry David Thoreau
The Bible
What is interpreted in The Bible as either the final battle between good and evil or the place where it will happen?
Armageddon
Who’s essay, Civil Disobedience, did Gandhi carry with him in during his prison stays?
Henry David Thoreau
The Bible
What is interpreted in The Bible as either the final battle between good and evil or the place where it will happen?
Armageddon
Inventors
What inventor was known as The Wizard of Menlo Park?
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison was actually born in Ohio. He earned his Menlo Park moniker in Menlo Park New Jersey.
What inventor was known as The Wizard of Menlo Park?
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison was actually born in Ohio. He earned his Menlo Park moniker in Menlo Park New Jersey.
Science
What planet’s moons are nearly all named after Shakespearean characters?
Uranus
What planet’s moons are nearly all named after Shakespearean characters?
Uranus
Television
Morgendorffer was the last name of what television character who was a sophomore at Lawndale high school when her show premiered on MTV in 1997?
Daria
Morgendorffer was the last name of what television character who was a sophomore at Lawndale high school when her show premiered on MTV in 1997?
Daria
US symbols
What state’s name is spelled incorrectly on both the U.S. Constitution and the Liberty Bell?
Pennsylvania
What state’s name is spelled incorrectly on both the U.S. Constitution and the Liberty Bell?
Pennsylvania
National parks
The sixth and twelfth largest U.S. national parks, one being in Alaska the other in Montana, both have names beginning with what word?
Glacier
Science
What part of the eye changes shape during Lasik surgery?
Cornea
Food
What city is the site of the “original” McDonald’s restaurant even though it was actually the ninth to be opened, it is known to be the original because it was the first to be opened by Ray Kroc?
Des Plaines, IL
The sixth and twelfth largest U.S. national parks, one being in Alaska the other in Montana, both have names beginning with what word?
Glacier
Science
What part of the eye changes shape during Lasik surgery?
Cornea
Food
What city is the site of the “original” McDonald’s restaurant even though it was actually the ninth to be opened, it is known to be the original because it was the first to be opened by Ray Kroc?
Des Plaines, IL
Movies
Name four out of the last five movies featuring the actor Tom Cruise.
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Name four out of the last five movies featuring the actor Tom Cruise.
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Edge of Tomorrow
Oblivion
Jack Reacher
Rock of Ages
