General Trivia Questions #1,159-1,164

Question 1,159: Entertainment & Food -- Baretta's Bird

Which type of bird did the title character in Baretta own?

a) Cockatoo
b) Finch
c) Parakeet
d) Parrot

Question 1,160: History & Government -- Dying Dynasties

What was the last Chinese dynasty?

a) Ch'ing Dynasty
b) Ming Dynasty
c) Sung Dynasty
d) Yuan Dynasty

Question 1,161: Math & Science -- Early Edison Endeavor

For what did Thomas Edison receive his first U.S. patent in 1869?

a) Electric vote recorder
b) Incandescent light bulb
c) Phonograph
d) Stock quotation printer

Question 1,162: Geography & Nature -- Hottest Spot North of Havana

In what city is the Copacabana beach located?

a) Buenos Aires, Argentina
b) Caracas, Venezuela
c) Montevideo, Uruguay
d) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Question 1,163: Literature & Arts -- Up, Up, and Away Day

On which day of the week does Ascension Day fall?

a) Friday
b) Monday
c) Thursday
d) Tuesday

Question 1,164: Sports & Games -- Hitter Glitter

In 1999, for what player did Major League Baseball create an award, based on home runs, RBIs, and hits?

a) Babe Ruth
b) Hank Aaron
c) Ted Williams
d) Willie Mays

Anniversaries - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) 20. This is also called the vigintennial anniversary.
• A2) 50. This is more recognizably known as the semicentennial anniversary.
• A3) Paper. Clocks are the modern gift.
• A4) Leather. On the modern list leather is saved for the ninth anniversary.
• A5) Wood. On the modern list wood is the sexannial instead of the quinquennial anniversary.
• A6) Tin (or aluminum). I got my wife a camera; at least it looks aluminum.
• A7) Lace. Leather and lace are a decade apart. Lace is the new eighth gift.
• A8) There isn't one. Sorry, trick question. In the U.S., anniversaries sixteen through nineteen don't merit special gifts (the British give tungsten and turquoise for the first two). The modern gift is porcelain.
• A9) China. This is the second year gift in the modern list, which was definitely designed to make you spend more.
• A10) Silver. This is the first anniversary where the modern list agrees with the traditional list. But in modern gift-giving, silverware is also the fifth present.
• A11) Ruby. The modern list agrees. They also agree on sapphire for the forty-fifth anniversary (I hope my dad knew that).
• A12) Gold. The modern list agrees. They also agree on emerald for the fifty-fifth anniversary and diamond for the sixtieth and seventy-fifth, but the modern list likes diamonds so much, they're also for the tenth, thirtieth, eightieth, and ninetieth.

Anniversaries - Random Trivia Questions

In honor of my parents' 45th anniversary (and not too long after my wife and my tenth anniversary), this week's quiz is all about celebrating anniversaries. Emily Post's 1922 book Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home formed the basis for the traditional wedding anniversary gifts (1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50 and 75 years), while the modern anniversary gifts seem to be the creation of the retail industry. Do you know what you should be shopping for?

Anniversaries Questions

• Q1) How many years does a vicennial anniversary celebrate?
• Q2) How many years does a quinquagenary anniversary celebrate?
• Q3) What is the traditional gift for the first wedding anniversary?
• Q4) What is the traditional gift for the third wedding anniversary?
• Q5) What is the traditional gift for the fifth wedding anniversary?
• Q6) What is the traditional gift for the tenth wedding anniversary?
• Q7) What is the traditional gift for the thirteenth wedding anniversary?
• Q8) What is the traditional gift for the eighteenth wedding anniversary?
• Q9) What is the traditional gift for the twentieth wedding anniversary?
• Q10) What is the traditional gift for the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary?
• Q11) What is the traditional gift for the fortieth wedding anniversary?
• Q12) What is the traditional gift for the fiftieth wedding anniversary?

Island Thanks -- Quiz Quilt 39 Solution

Category Answers:

Sports & Games	OLAJUWON	Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon spelled his first name Akeem at the time because he wanted people to pronounce it correctly. Sam Bowie was the #2 pick.
Entertainment & Food	CLOSE	Glenn Close's Alex Forrest stalked Michael Douglas's Dan Gallagher in the 1987 thriller.
Geography & Nature	GOAT	The Cashmere goat's wool is especially soft and lightweight.
History & Government	BUSH	The elder George Bush became the 41st President on January 20, 1989.
Math & Science	DESCARTES	Rene Descartes's book helped develop the Cartesian coordinate system.
Literature & Arts	MUHAMMAD	The archangel Gabriel told the stories to him over 22 years.

Quiz Quilt Answer: MAHALO (Diagonal from bottom to top left)

"Mahalo" means "thank you" in Hawaiian.

Island Thanks -- Quiz Quilt 39 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Sports & Games	What player was picked first in the 1984 NBA draft, two spots ahead of Michael Jordan?
Entertainment & Food	What actress played the psychotic seductress in Fatal Attraction?
Geography & Nature	What animal does cashmere come from?
History & Government	Who was a Yale graduate, a Navy pilot, a Republican representative from Texas, and a U.S. President?
Math & Science	What French mathematician wrote La Geometrie in 1637?
Literature & Arts	According to Islamic belief, to what prophet did God reveal the Koran?

General Trivia Answers #1,153-1,158

Answer 1,153: Entertainment & Food -- Man of Conceal

b) Clark Kent

The star reporter works for the Daily Planet newspaper.

Answer 1,154: History & Government -- 'A' Is For...

a) Able

In 1955, NATO adopted the same phonetic alphabet, ending with "Yankee" and "Zulu".

Answer 1,155: Math & Science -- No Fool's Gold

b) Oil

Crude oil, also called petroleum, is actually a very dark brown or green liquid.

Answer 1,156: Geography & Nature -- Dark Inside the Bark

d) Winter

Wider, light rings are formed in spring and early summer.

Answer 1,157: Literature & Arts -- Little Literature

d) Louisa May Alcott

The stories revolve around four sisters growing up during the U.S. Civil War.

Answer 1,158: Sports & Games -- Basketball Bridesmaid

d) Karl Malone

The Mailman passed Stockton in 2004 as the Pistons upset the Lakers in the Finals and retired ringless after playing in 193 playoff games.

General Trivia Questions #1,153-1,158

Question 1,153: Entertainment & Food -- Man of Conceal

What is Superman's secret identity?

a) Bruce Wayne
b) Clark Kent
c) David Banner
d) Peter Parker

Question 1,154: History & Government -- 'A' Is For...

What radio code word stood for the letter 'A' during World War II?

a) Able
b) Alpha
c) Apple
d) Archie

Question 1,155: Math & Science -- No Fool's Gold

What substance is known as "black gold"?

a) Coal
b) Oil
c) Platinum
d) Uranium

Question 1,156: Geography & Nature -- Dark Inside the Bark

During which season do trees grow dark rings?

a) Fall
b) Spring
c) Summer
d) Winter

Question 1,157: Literature & Arts -- Little Literature

What author wrote Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys?

a) Anna Sewell
b) Astrid Lindgren
c) Johanna Spyri
d) Louisa May Alcott

Question 1,158: Sports & Games -- Basketball Bridesmaid

What NBA player appeared in the most career playoff games without winning a championship?

a) Charles Oakley
b) Elgin Baylor
c) John Stockton
d) Karl Malone

General Trivia Answers #1,147-1,152

Answer 1,147: Entertainment & Food -- Veronica Venue

c) Nursing home

The single ponders a nursing home visit with his grandma, who "used to have a carefree mind of her own and a delicate look in her eye".

Answer 1,148: History & Government -- Home on a Hill

c) Theodore Roosevelt

The house in Oyster Bay, Long Island in New York is now a National Historic Site.

Answer 1,149: Math & Science -- Seeing the Light

d) William Herschel

The astronomer and composer used just a prism and a thermometer, noting a temperature increase from the invisible rays just beyond the end of the visible red light.

Answer 1,150: Geography & Nature -- Tiger Tally

a) Bengal

Between 3,000 to 5,000 are alive.

Answer 1,151: Literature & Arts -- Salesman's Spouse

b) Ezra Pound

The poem, originally written by Li Po, was published in her 1915 collection Cathay: Translations.

Answer 1,152: Sports & Games -- 2.S. Open

a) Curtis Strange

The American won in 1988 at The Country Club, becoming the first golfer to reach $1 million in prize money in a year, and repeated in 1989 at Oak Hill.

General Trivia Questions #1,147-1,152

Question 1,147: Entertainment & Food -- Veronica Venue

Where does Elvis Costello go in his 1989 song "Veronica"?

a) Beauty pageant
b) Concert
c) Nursing home
d) Police station

Question 1,148: History & Government -- Home on a Hill

Which U.S. President's home was known as Sagamore Hill?

a) John Quincy Adams
b) Martin Van Buren
c) Theodore Roosevelt
d) Woodrow Wilson

Question 1,149: Math & Science -- Seeing the Light

What scientist discovered infrared rays in 1800?

a) Antoine Henri Becquerel
b) Ernest Rutherford
c) Joseph John Thomson
d) William Herschel

Question 1,150: Geography & Nature -- Tiger Tally

What subspecies of tiger has the largest population?

a) Bengal
b) Indochinese
c) Siberian
d) Sumatran

Question 1,151: Literature & Arts -- Salesman's Spouse

What poet translated "The River Merchant's Wife" into English from Chinese?

a) Ezra Pound
b) John Keats
c) Maya Angelou
d) William BlakeP>

Question 1,152: Sports & Games -- 2.S. Open

Who was the last male golfer to win back-to-back U.S. Opens?

a) Curtis Strange
b) Hale Irwin
c) Payne Stewart
d) Tom Kite

General Trivia Answers #1,141-1,146

Answer 1,141: Entertainment & Food -- Hercules and Hunt

b) Kevin Sorbo

The Minnesotan debuted as a delivery man in the television series Santa Barbara in 1991, three years before Hercules and the Amazon Women.

Answer 1,142: History & Government -- Holiday Win

c) Mother's Day

West Virginia officially recognized the holiday in 1911, and the U.S. three years later.

Answer 1,143: Math & Science -- Cerumen Site

b) Ear

The substance, commonly known as earwax, helps to protect and clean the ears.

Answer 1,144: Geography & Nature -- Coast to Coast Connector

c) I-80

The road spans over 2,900 miles, with the longest stretch of 455 miles in Nebraska.

Answer 1,145: Literature & Arts -- John Johnson's Gem

a) Ebony

The Arkansas-born, Chicago-raised entrepreneur also created Jet magazine six years later.

Answer 1,146: Sports & Games -- Track Trigger

c) Torso

Runners lean to break the tape.

General Trivia Questions #1,141-1,146

Question 1,141: Entertainment & Food -- Hercules and Hunt

Who was the star of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Andromeda?

a) Arnold Schwarzenegger
b) Kevin Sorbo
c) Lou Ferrigno
d) Steve Reeves

Question 1,142: History & Government -- Holiday Win

What holiday did teacher Anna M. Jarvis petition ministers, businessmen, and congressmen to create in 1910?

a) Father's Day
b) Labor Day
c) Mother's Day
d) Veterans Day

Question 1,143: Math & Science -- Cerumen Site

In what part of the body is cerumen found?

a) Brain
b) Ear
c) Mouth
d) Nose

Question 1,144: Geography & Nature -- Coast to Coast Connector

What interstate highway connects eleven states from California to New Jersey?

a) I-40
b) I-60
c) I-80
d) I-90

Question 1,145: Literature & Arts -- John Johnson's Gem

What John H. Johnson magazine first rolled off the press on November 1, 1945?

a) Ebony
b) Star
c) TV Guide
d) US

Question 1,146: Sports & Games -- Track Trigger

In track events, what part of the body needs to cross the finish line?

a) Foot
b) Head
c) Torso
d) any body part

General Trivia Answers #1,135-1,140

Answer 1,135: Entertainment & Food -- Month of the Book

b) May

Mother's Day gifts account for a large part of the total.

Answer 1,136: History & Government -- The George Washington of Rome

d) Octavian

He effectively became emperor as Augustus Caesar in 27 B.C.

Answer 1,137: Math & Science -- Coin Content

b) Copper

First released in 2000, the coin is 88.5% copper, 6.0% zinc, 3.5% manganese, and 2.0% nickel.

Answer 1,138: Geography & Nature -- Counting Countries

a) Africa

Africa currently has 54 countries, ten more than Europe and seventeen more than Asia.

Answer 1,139: Literature & Arts -- Spillane Sleuth

a) Mike Hammer

The strong-armed sleuth debuted in I, the Jury in 1947.

Answer 1,140: Sports & Games -- Final Four Force

a) Duke

The Blue Devils have reached the semifinals 10 times in the last 21 years.

General Trivia Questions #1,135-1,140

Question 1,135: Entertainment & Food -- Month of the Book

According to USA Today, what is the best selling month for cookbooks besides December?

a) February
b) May
c) September
d) November

Question 1,136: History & Government -- The George Washington of Rome

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

a) Julius Caesar
b) Lepidus
c) Marc Antony
d) Octavian

Question 1,137: Math & Science -- Coin Content

What is the main chemical element in the current U.S. dollar coin?

a) Aluminum
b) Copper
c) Nickel
d) Zinc

Question 1,138: Geography & Nature -- Counting Countries

Which continent has the most countries?

a) Africa
b) Asia
c) Europe
d) South America

Question 1,139: Literature & Arts -- Spillane Sleuth

What fictional detective did Mickey Spillane create?

a) Mike Hammer
b) Nero Wolfe
c) Philip Trent
d) Travis McGee

Question 1,140: Sports & Games -- Final Four Force

What college has made the most Final Four appearances since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985?

a) Duke
b) Kansas
c) Kentucky
d) North Carolina

General Trivia Answers #1,129-1,134

Answer 1,129: Entertainment & Food -- Munster Mates

a) Car 54, Where Are You?

They played Officers Francis Muldoon and Loe Schnauser.

Answer 1,130: History & Government -- Hot Plates

a) Bears

The province's largest lake is called Great Bear Lake.

Answer 1,131: Math & Science -- Heavy Metal

b) Iridium

The transition metal weighs 22.5 grams per cubic centimeter, a little denser than osmium, and one-sixth denser than gold.

Answer 1,132: Geography & Nature -- Island Not My Land

d) Tortola

It is the largest and most populous British Virgin Island.

Answer 1,133: Literature & Arts -- Mysterious Asterius

d) Minotaur

Crete's King Minos created a famous circular labyrinth to hold the beautiful beast after he could not bring himself to sacrifice it to Poseidon.

Answer 1,134: Sports & Games -- Instant Induction

a) Dit Clapper

The then-current Boston Bruins coach was also the first living player inducted in 1947.

General Trivia Questions #1,129-1,134

Question 1,129: Entertainment & Food -- Munster Mates

Before The Munsters, in what television show did actors Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis appear together?

a) Car 54, Where Are You?
b) Dragnet
c) The Streets of San Francisco
d) The Twilight Zone

Question 1,130: History & Government -- Hot Plates

What are Canada's Northwest Territories' license plates shaped like?

a) Bears
b) Igloos
c) Maple leaves
d) Moose

Question 1,131: Math & Science -- Heavy Metal

What is the densest chemical element at room temperature?

a) Gold
b) Iridium
c) Osmium
d) Platinum

Question 1,132: Geography & Nature -- Island Not My Land

What main Virgin Island is not a U.S. territory?

a) St. Croix
b) St. John
c) St. Thomas
d) Tortola

Question 1,133: Literature & Arts -- Mysterious Asterius

By what name is the mythological Greek monster Asterius better known?

a) Centaur
b) Cyclops
c) Hydra
d) Minotaur

Question 1,134: Sports & Games -- Instant Induction

For what NHL player was the standard three-year Hall of Fame waiting period first waived?

a) Dit Clapper
b) Maurice Richard
c) Red Kelly
d) Ted Lindsay

Longer [Than] - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) McGwire's homers. McGwire launched his 70 homers a total of 29,598 feet, while the top of Mount Everest is 29,029 feet up.
• A2) Tour de France. Although the distance varies, the cyclists usually cover over 1,800 miles, while the Iditarod is currently 1,151 miles.
• A3) Soccer goal. A soccer goal is 24 feet wide and 8 feet high, while NFL goalposts are 18.5 feet wide and 10 feet high. NCAA football used 23-foot, 4-inch goalposts until matching the NFL in 1991.
• A4) Swimming pool. The Olympics require a minimum depth of 6.6 feet (2 meters), while badminton nets top out at 5.1 feet (1.55 meters).
• A5) Baseball rubber to plate. The rubber is 60 feet, 6 inches from the plate, half a foot less than a bowling lane. The actual distances traveled by a baseball pitch to the front of home plate and by a bowling ball to the head pin are both shorter and depend on the players.
• A6) Basketball court. NCAA and NBA courts are 50 feet wide, FIBA courts are 45.9 feet wide, and tennis courts are 36 feet wide (27 feet for singles). Basketball courts are also longer (94, 84, and 85.3 feet) than tennis courts (78 feet).
• A7) Table tennis table. Both are 9 feet long, but ping pong tables are half a foot wider at 5 feet.
• A8) 24-hour run. Yiannis Kouros of Greece ran 188.6 miles in a single day, while the Ironman Triathlon consists of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile marathon for a total of 140.6 miles.
• A9) CFL. CFL fields measure 160 yards long, with extra-deep endzones (25 yards each) and an extra 10 yards between goal lines compared to the NFL's 120-yard field. Soccer fields can be from 100 to 130 yards long.
• A10) Belmont Stakes. The race in Elmont, New York covers one and half miles, a quarter mile more than the Kentucky Derby, which in turn is a sixteenth of a mile longer than the Preakness.
• A11) Javelin. Czech Jan Zelezny threw a javelin over 323 feet in May 1996. Russian Yuriy Sedykh launched a hammer 284.6 feet in August 1986, German Jurgen Schult spun a discus over 243 feet in June 1986, and American Randy Barnes pushed a shot put nearly 76 feet in May 1990.
• A12) Hammer. Russian Tatyana Lysenko set the hammer record of 255.25 feet in August 2006. East German Gabriele Reinsch tossed a discus almost 252 feet in July 1988, Cuban Osleidys Menendez flung a javelin 235.2 feet in August 2005, and Russian Natalya Lisovskaya heaved a shot put 74.25 feet in June 1987. You may have noticed that the women's discus record is farther than the men's record, but this is easily explained by the different weights used (1 kilogram vs. 2 kilograms).

Longer [Than] - Random Trivia Questions

Dan Fogelberg compared the length of his love to the fish in the sea and the stars in the sky. Your task is to determine the larger or largest of each of the following sets of sports distances.

Longer [Than] Questions

• Q1) Altitude to which Edmund Hillary climbed on May 29, 1953 vs. total distance traveled by Mark McGwire's home runs in 1998.
• Q2) Length of the Tour de France vs. length of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
• Q3) Width of NFL goalposts vs. width of a soccer goal.
• Q4) Height of a badminton net vs. minimum depth of an Olympic swimming pool.
• Q5) Distance from the rubber to home plate on a baseball field vs. length of a ten-pin bowling lane.
• Q6) Width of a basketball court (NCAA, NBA, or FIBA) vs. width of a doubles tennis court.
• Q7) Width of a standard pool table vs. width of a table tennis table.
• Q8) Distance covered by the Ironman Triathlon vs. longest distance run by one person in 24 hours.
• Q9) Maximum length of the field (including endzones where applicable) in the National Football League vs. the Canadian Football League vs. Major League Soccer.
• Q10) Distance of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing events: Kentucky Derby vs. Preakness Stakes vs. Belmont Stakes.
• Q11) In men's track and field, longest current world record in the throwing events: Discus vs. hammer vs. javelin vs. shot put.
• Q12) In women's track and field, longest current world record in the throwing events: Discus vs. hammer vs. javelin vs. shot put.

Newton Bomb -- Quiz Quilt 38 Solution

Category Answers:

Geography & Nature	TEXAS	The Lone Star State is well under half the size of Alaska but more than 50% bigger than California.
Entertainment & Food	RYAN	New York University grad Meg Ryan's more famous partnership was with Tom Hanks in Joe Versus the Volcano, Sleepless in Seattle, and You've Got Mail.
Sports & Games	CENTER	As a child, however, the Canadian idolized Gordie Howe, who was a right winger.
Literature & Arts	GRAY	John Gray's 1992 runaway bestseller spawned over a dozen sequels, countless imitations, and numerous parodies.
Math & Science	KIDNEY	The Latin word ren means "kidney".
History & Government	LAURIER	Serving until 1911, McGill University graduate Wilfred Laurier had the longest term of any prime minister of Canada.

Quiz Quilt Answer: XANADU (Third letters going down)

The 1980 movie Xanadu bombed at the box office but featured a successful soundtrack by lead actress Olivia Newton-John and the Electric Light Orchestra.

Newton Bomb -- Quiz Quilt 38 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Geography & Nature	What is the second largest U.S. state?
Entertainment & Food	What actress played Billy Crystal's female love interest in the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally?
Sports & Games	Which position did Wayne Gretzky play in the NHL?
Literature & Arts	What author gave relationship advice to both sexes in Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus?
Math & Science	What organ do the renal arteries supply blood to?
History & Government	Who was the first French Canadian prime minister, whose election in 1896 helped unify Canada?

General Trivia Answers #1,123-1,128

Answer 1,123: Entertainment & Food -- Cereal Song

a) Corn Flakes

He says "Good Morning" fifteen times during the song.

Answer 1,124: History & Government -- Black Mail

a) Booker T. Washington

The educator appeared on a 10-cent stamp in 1940.

Answer 1,125: Math & Science -- Cosmos Constituents

a) Carbon

The next three are silicon, magnesium, and sulfur.

Answer 1,126: Geography & Nature -- Peninsula Pal

b) Qatar

The nation resides on a peninsula sticking into the Persian Gulf.

Answer 1,127: Literature & Arts -- Old Faithful

c) Hinduism

Modern Hinduism was founded around 1750 B.C.

Answer 1,128: Sports & Games -- Sprint Tint

b) Green

The maillot vert was first presented in 1953.

General Trivia Questions #1,123-1,128

Question 1,123: Entertainment & Food -- Cereal Song

John Lennon wrote the song "Good Morning, Good Morning" after hearing a jingle for what cereal?

a) Corn Flakes
b) Frosted Flakes
c) Raisin Bran
d) Wheaties

Question 1,124: History & Government -- Black Mail

Who was the first black person pictured on a U.S. postage stamp?

a) Booker T. Washington
b) Harriet Tubman
c) Jackie Robinson
d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 1,125: Math & Science -- Cosmos Constituents

What is the fourth most common element in the universe, after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen?

a) Carbon
b) Iron
c) Neon
d) Nitrogen

Question 1,126: Geography & Nature -- Peninsula Pal

What country's only land neighbor is Saudi Arabia?

a) Oman
b) Qatar
c) United Arab Emirates
d) Yemen

Question 1,127: Literature & Arts -- Old Faithful

What is the oldest religion currently being practiced?

a) Buddhism
b) Confucianism
c) Hinduism
d) Jainism

Question 1,128: Sports & Games -- Sprint Tint

What color jersey is awarded to the best sprinter in the Tour de France?

a) Blue
b) Green
c) Pink
d) Purple

General Trivia Answers #1,117-1,122

Answer 1,117: Entertainment & Food -- Nom de Plum

d) Plums

The Agen plum from California is the most popular variety that is dried to make the natural laxative.

Answer 1,118: History & Government -- Dishonorable Diplomats

b) France

France had been harassing U.S. ships in retaliation for the Jay Treaty. Three anonymous French agents asked American delegates for $250,000 to stop the treatment.

Answer 1,119: Math & Science -- Star Search

b) Gemini

The two were the twin sons of Leda and Zeus.

Answer 1,120: Geography & Nature -- Turkish Town

c) Istanbul

The city was known as Byzantium until the rule of Constantine the Great in the 4th century.

Answer 1,121: Literature & Arts -- Bloom County Critter

d) Penguin

The mostly-innocent, herring-eating fowl originally appeared in a bit role as Michael Binkley's pet.

Answer 1,122: Sports & Games -- Babe's Bombs

a) 714

The larger-than-life slugger was the all-time leader until 1974.

General Trivia Questions #1,117-1,122

Question 1,117: Entertainment & Food -- Nom de Plum

From which fruit are prunes made?

a) Apricots
b) Grapes
c) Peaches
d) Plums

Question 1,118: History & Government -- Dishonorable Diplomats

From 1797 to 1798, what country's corrupt diplomats were involved in the XYZ Affair?

a) England
b) France
c) Italy
d) Spain

Question 1,119: Math & Science -- Star Search

What constellation's main stars are Castor and Pollux?

a) Cancer
b) Gemini
c) Libra
d) Virgo

Question 1,120: Geography & Nature -- Turkish Town

What is the current name of the Turkish city once known as Constantinople?

a) Adana
b) Ankara
c) Istanbul
d) Izmir

Question 1,121: Literature & Arts -- Bloom County Critter

In the comic strip Bloom County, what type of animal was Opus?

a) Cat
b) Duck
c) Lizard
d) Penguin

Question 1,122: Sports & Games -- Babe's Bombs

How many career Major League home runs did Babe Ruth hit?

a) 714
b) 755
c) 809
d) 868

General Trivia Answers #1,111-1,116

Answer 1,111: Entertainment & Food -- Carson City

d) Iowa

The future talk show host was born in Corning on October 23, 1925.

Answer 1,112: History & Government -- Patrick's Promise

d) Virginia

The future state governor was addressing the Virginia Provincial Convention at St. John's Church in Richmond.

Answer 1,113: Math & Science -- Sunlight Flight

d) 8 minutes and 12 seconds

The light covers 93 million miles at 186,000 miles per hour.

Answer 1,114: Geography & Nature -- Pregnancy Period

b) Possums

Their pregnancies last from twelve to thirteen days.

Answer 1,115: Literature & Arts -- Othello Origin

d) Venice

The full title of the 1603 play is Othello: The Moor of Venice.

Answer 1,116: Sports & Games -- QB or Not QB

d) Vince Ferragamo

The Los Angeles Rams signal caller had a 48.8 rating in 1979-80, throwing 10 interceptions and only 5 touchdowns in 8 games.

General Trivia Questions #1,111-1,116

Question 1,111: Entertainment & Food -- Carson City

In which state was Johnny Carson born?

a) California
b) Illinois
c) Indiana
d) Iowa

Question 1,112: History & Government -- Patrick's Promise

In which state did Patrick Henry deliver his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech on March 23, 1775?

a) Delaware
b) New York
c) Pennsylvania
d) Virginia

Question 1,113: Math & Science -- Sunlight Flight

How long does it take light from the Sun to reach the Earth?

a) 3 minutes and 3 seconds
b) 4 minutes and 46 seconds
c) 6 minutes and 29 seconds
d) 8 minutes and 12 seconds

Question 1,114: Geography & Nature -- Pregnancy Period

Which animal below has the shortest gestation period?

a) Gerbils
b) Possums
c) Rabbits
d) Rats

Question 1,115: Literature & Arts -- Othello Origin

What Italian city does Shakespeare's Othello open in?

a) Florence
b) Genoa
c) Naples
d) Venice

Question 1,116: Sports & Games -- QB or Not QB

What quarterback started in the Super Bowl after compiling the lowest regular season QB rating?

a) David Woodley
b) Len Dawson
c) Tony Eason
d) Vince Ferragamo

General Trivia Answers #1,105-1,110

Answer 1,105: Entertainment & Food -- Black Out

c) 8

The title refers to the eight players banned from Major League Baseball for conspiring with gamblers to throw the World Series.

Answer 1,106: History & Government -- Walter's Win

b) Minnesota

Mondale managed to carry his home state. He also won Washington, D.C.

Answer 1,107: Math & Science -- Scientists' Supercontinent

c) Pangaea

The name comes from the Greek for "all lands". Gaea was the goddess of the Earth.

Answer 1,108: Geography & Nature -- Pacific Place

b) California

The name also applies to a set of islands off the coast of France.

Answer 1,109: Literature & Arts -- Christian Kickoff

a) Advent

The fourth Sunday after Christmas celebrates the coming of the Savior.

Answer 1,110: Sports & Games -- Daly Double

c) PGA Championship

The long-driving Wild Thing also won the British Open in 1995.

General Trivia Questions #1,105-1,110

Question 1,105: Entertainment & Food -- Black Out

What was the number of Men Out in the 1988 movie about the 1919 Chicago "Black Sox"?

a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9

Question 1,106: History & Government -- Walter's Win

What was the only state that Walter Mondale won in the 1984 presidential election?

a) Maine
b) Minnesota
c) New York
d) Virginia

Question 1,107: Math & Science -- Scientists' Supercontinent

What do scientists call the single land mass that existed when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth?

a) Gondwana
b) Laurasia
c) Pangaea
d) Protozoa

Question 1,108: Geography & Nature -- Pacific Place

Which U.S. state owns the Channel Islands?

a) Alaska
b) California
c) Oregon
d) Washington

Question 1,109: Literature & Arts -- Christian Kickoff

What is the name of the Sunday that begins the Christian year?

a) Advent
b) Ascension Day
c) Epiphany
d) Pentecost

Question 1,110: Sports & Games -- Daly Double

In 1991, which golf major did John Daly unexpectedly win?

a) British Open
b) Masters
c) PGA Championship
d) U.S. Open

General Trivia Answers #1,099-1,104

Answer 1,099: Entertainment & Food -- Tribble Trouble

c) They multiply rapidly

The quadrotriticale-consuming creatures are born pregnant.

Answer 1,100: History & Government -- From Wells to Washington

b) George Bush

"Poppy" partnered with John Overbey to create the Bush-Overbey Oil Development Company in 1950.

Answer 1,101: Math & Science -- Cygnus Significance

d) Swan

In Greek mythology, Cygnus tried to save his friend Phaethon, Apollo's son, from drowning by diving to look for him in the river Eridanus. Zeus transformed Cygnus into a swan in sympathy.

Answer 1,102: Geography & Nature -- Liquid Latitudes

d) 81%

Only one-third of the Earth's land resides south of the equator.

Answer 1,103: Literature & Arts -- Fox's Friends

d) Quakers

Fox evolved his religious community from the Seekers, whom he joined in 1652.

Answer 1,104: Sports & Games -- Equine Exercise

a) Dressage

Olympic competition in the event began in 1912.

General Trivia Questions #1,099-1,104

Question 1,099: Entertainment & Food -- Tribble Trouble

On Star Trek, what was "The Trouble With Tribbles"?

a) They are poisonous
b) They are vicious fighters
c) They multiply rapidly
d) They suck oxygen from the air

Question 1,100: History & Government -- From Wells to Washington

Which U.S. President cofounded an oil company?

a) Franklin Roosevelt
b) George Bush
c) Herbert Hoover
d) Woodrow Wilson

Question 1,101: Math & Science -- Cygnus Significance

What animal does the constellation Cygnus represent?

a) Dove
b) Eagle
c) Peacock
d) Swan

Question 1,102: Geography & Nature -- Liquid Latitudes

Approximately how much of the Southern Hemisphere is covered by oceans?

a) 54%
b) 63%
c) 72%
d) 81%

Question 1,103: Literature & Arts -- Fox's Friends

What is another name for the Religious Society of Friends, begun in England under George Fox in the 17th century?

a) Hare Krishna
b) Jehovah's Witnesses
c) Mormons
d) Quakers

Question 1,104: Sports & Games -- Equine Exercise

What equestrian event tests a horse's obedience?

a) Dressage
b) Exhibition
c) Figures
d) Trials

Grand Slam - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Linguini. Lou Romano provided the chef's voice. Trivia is the core of the first, General Knowledge, round and a significant portion of the final, Mixed, round. In the Grand Slam finals, trivia was also the focus of the additional Contemporary Knowledge round.
• A2) Wild Bill Hickok. The lawman, born as James Butler Hickok, was holding two pairs, aces over eights, in a saloon in South Dakota. The identity of the fifth card is disputed.
• A3) JAVA. The company had been using SUNW, which originally stood for Sun Workstations but later expanded to Sun Worldwide. Sun developed the portable Java computer language in 1995.
• A4) Indian Ocean. The Pacific Ocean lies to the east and the Southern Ocean to the south of the island continent.
• A5) XX. Roman Numerals are a standard Grand Slam category, but contestants only need to know the values (I=1, V=5, X=10, L=50, C=100, D=500, and M=1000) and the order rules (a smaller value on the left of a larger value is subtracted, otherwise all values are added). So LX=60, XL=40, and 60-40=20 gives XX.
• A6) 16.4. Many of the addition and subtraction problems can be solved much more quickly by using a different order. Calculating (11.3+8.8)-3.7 from left to right involves a carry and a borrow, but rearranging to (11.3+(8.8-3.7)) doesn't. Remember the commutative property and convert the minus sign to addition by a negative number if necessary.
• A7) 2. Similar to the above, a simple rearrangement of terms reduces this to a simple division problem. 9x-7=3x+5 becomes 9x-3x=7+5 (subtracting 3x from and adding 7 to each side) becomes 6x=12 becomes 12/6=x, so x is 2.
• A8) 612. There are simple tricks to test for divisibility by the numbers 2 through 12. For the number 9, just add up the digits in the number. If the result is divisible by 9, so is the number. So 412->4+1+2=7 is not. Then just count up, 512=8, 612=9, bingo.
• A9) U. Both Ken Jennings and Ogi Ogas keyed off of the letters E (5), J (10), O (15), T (20), and Y (25), which are the multiples of 5. If you remember EJOTY, you'll know instantly that F is 6, 6+15=21, and the answer is U, the letter after T. Michelle Kitt and Ogi actually memorized all 26 values, practicing translating words into numbers (TRIVIA=20 18 9 22 9 A) until it became automatic.
• A10) (Ulysses) Grant. I don't know any real trick here except to suppress your tendency to split words at the spaces. Scan for words as quickly as you can from left to right as if you're doing a word find puzzle.
• A11) Robin Williams. These are just plain hard. I borrowed this one from Joe Ks site, and browsing through lists like that will help. But if it's an anagram you've never seen before, Ogi Ogas recommends that you "should look slightly to the left or slightly above the word" and "trick you brain into thinking it's reading". Hopefully, the answer will simply pop out.
• A12) Ellen Burstyn. These are simpler than the anagrams above, as the letters are in order, but you still may have to try a few combinations. Start with the first given letter and work to the right: BEL-, BUL-, BER-, BUR- might be enough here. Ogi's anagram technique also applies.

You can also play Grand Slam on the GSN website or try the UK version.

Once again, kudos to Ken Jennings on his terrific tournament. In four games, only Victor Lee lost to the Jeopardy genius by less than a minute. Congratulations to Ogi Ogas for a tremendous runner-up performance and for explaining some of his excellent Cognitive Trix.

Grand Slam - Random Trivia Questions

Now that you've had a chance to catch up on Grand Slam, how'd you like to play a little game? The following dozen questions are similar to those that appeared on the game show. Your clock starts now!

Grand Slam Questions

• Q1) [General Knowledge] What type of pasta is also the first name of the young cook in the movie Ratatouille?
• Q2) [General Knowledge] What frontiersman was shot to death on August 2, 1876 while holding the infamous "Dead Man's" poker hand?
• Q3) [General Knowledge] In August 2007, what new stock symbol did Sun Microsystems begin to use?
• Q4) [General Knowledge] What ocean is located directly northwest of Australia?
• Q5) [Numbers and Logic] Answering in Roman Numerals, what is LX minus XL?
• Q6) [Numbers and Logic] What is (11.3+8.8)-3.7?
• Q7) [Numbers and Logic] What does x equal in the equation 9x-7=3x+5?
• Q8) [Numbers and Logic] Which is a multiple of 9? 412 512 612 712.
• Q9) [Words and Letters] What letter comes 15 places after the the letter F in the alphabet?
• Q10) [Words and Letters] What U.S. President's last name is hidden in the phrase "THE CAT AND THE DOG RAN TO THE WINDOW"?
• Q11) [Words and Letters] What actor and comedian's name is an anagram of "I WARM BILLIONS"?
• Q12) [Words and Letters] Separate the Best Actress Oscar winner's first and last name in "BEULRLSETNYN".

Double Dot -- Quiz Quilt 37 Solution

Category Answers:

Geography & Nature	TITANIA	With a 990-mile diameter, the satellite is a little bigger than Oberon.
Literature & Arts	UKRAINE	At 233,090 square miles, the nation is about ten percent bigger than France.
Entertainment & Food	AEROBIE	Alan Adler of Stanford University developed the soft rubber frisbee substitute in 1984 after his first 15 high-tech patents included nothing he "would ever want to buy".
Sports & Games	LAW	Mexican-born Harvard graduate Bernard Law apologized and begged for forgiveness for quietly transferring, rather than punishing, priests who had molested children.
History & Government	MACBETH	Three witches converse while being battered by a storm. Later in the play they chant, "Double, double toil and trouble / Fire burn and cauldron bubble."
Math & Science	USHER	"Burn" took the #1 spot from "Yeah!" in May and lost it to "Confessions, Part II" in July.

Quiz Quilt Answer: UMLAUT (First letters going up)

An umlaut is a diacritical mark consisting of side-by-side dots placed on top of a vowel.

Double Dot -- Quiz Quilt 37 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Math & Science	What is the largest moon of Uranus?
Geography & Nature	What is the largest country in Europe if Russia is not counted?
Sports & Games	What patented flying ring did Erin Hemmings throw a record 1,333 feet at a competition on July 14, 2003?
History & Government	What Boston-based cardinal gave his personal resignation to Pope John Paul II on December 13, 2002 after a year of scandal?
Literature & Arts	Which Shakespeare play begins, "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"
Entertainment & Food	What singer knocked his own song out of the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart twice in 2004?

General Trivia Answers #1,093-1,098

Answer 1,093: Entertainment & Food -- Standout Sitcom Character

c) Louie DePalma

Danny DeVito played the Taxi dispatcher from 1978 to 1983.

Answer 1,094: History & Government -- Not a Nobel

a) Biology

The other original award is the Nobel Peace Prize.

Answer 1,095: Math & Science -- First Fabrication

c) Saccharin

Constantine Fuhlberg and Ira Remsen formulated it in 1879, nine years before the camera was developed.

Answer 1,096: Geography & Nature -- Northernmost Neighbor

a) Belize

It juts farther into Mexico than its western neighbor Guatemala.

Answer 1,097: Literature & Arts -- Height of Happiness

c) Robert Frost

The poem from A Witness Tree begins, "Oh, stormy stormy world".

Answer 1,098: Sports & Games -- Youth Is Served

d) Michael Chang

The speedster was fifteen years old when he defeated Paul McNamee on September 1, 1987.

General Trivia Questions #1,093-1,098

Question 1,093: Entertainment & Food -- Standout Sitcom Character

Whom did TV Guide name the "Greatest Character Ever" in its October 16-22, 1999 issue?

a) Ed Norton
b) Fonzie
c) Louie DePalma
d) Lucy Ricardo

Question 1,094: History & Government -- Not a Nobel

Which of the following is not one of the Nobel Prize categories?

a) Biology
b) Chemistry
c) Physics
d) Physiology and medicine

Question 1,095: Math & Science -- First Fabrication

Which is the oldest invention listed below?

a) Aspirin
b) Hand-held camera
c) Saccharin
d) X-rays

Question 1,096: Geography & Nature -- Northernmost Neighbor

What is the northernmost country in Central America?

a) Belize
b) Guatemala
c) Honduras
d) Nicaragua

Question 1,097: Literature & Arts -- Height of Happiness

In 1942, what author titled a poem "Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length"?

a) Carl Sandburg
b) Conrad Aiken
c) Robert Frost
d) William Rose Benet

Question 1,098: Sports & Games -- Youth Is Served

What American was the youngest male to win a tennis match at the U.S. Open?

a) Aaron Krickstein
b) Donald Young
c) Jimmy Arias
d) Michael Chang

General Trivia Answers #1,087-1,092

Answer 1,087: Entertainment & Food -- Wheels of Misfortune

a) Ferrari

Matthew Broderick played the mischievous title role.

Answer 1,088: History & Government -- Between Mongols and Manchus

b) Ming Dynasty

The dynasty was known for its million-man army, fine porcelain, and books printed with movable type.

Answer 1,089: Math & Science -- Stone Stuff

c) Limestone

The Pillar of Hercules also contains some shale.

Answer 1,090: Geography & Nature -- Lakeless

d) West Virginia

Dams and reservoirs have created several lakes, with Summersville Lake being the largest.

Answer 1,091: Literature & Arts -- Dennis's Dog

c) Ruff

Hank Ketcham drew the mischievous boy and his dog for half a century until passing away in 2001.

Answer 1,092: Sports & Games -- Alexandra's Athletic Ancestor

b) Julius Erving

Her mother Samantha was a reporter in 1980.

General Trivia Questions #1,087-1,092

Question 1,087: Entertainment & Food -- Wheels of Misfortune

What type of car does Ferris borrow in the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off?

a) Ferrari
b) Jaguar
c) Mercedes
d) Porsche

Question 1,088: History & Government -- Between Mongols and Manchus

Which Chinese dynasty won power from the Mongols in 1368 and lost it to the Manchus in 1644?

a) Ch'ing Dynasty
b) Ming Dynasty
c) Sung Dynasty
d) Yuan Dynasty

Question 1,089: Math & Science -- Stone Stuff

What type of rock is the Rock of Gibraltar mostly made from?

a) Basalt
b) Granite
c) Limestone
d) Quartz

Question 1,090: Geography & Nature -- Lakeless

Which is the only U.S. state with no natural lakes?

a) Delaware
b) Hawaii
c) Rhode Island
d) West Virginia

Question 1,091: Literature & Arts -- Dennis's Dog

Who is Dennis the Menace's dog in the U.S. comic strip?

a) Fido
b) Max
c) Ruff
d) Spike

Question 1,092: Sports & Games -- Alexandra's Athletic Ancestor

What former NBA star is the father of tennis player Alexandra Winfield Stevenson, who reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1999?

a) Isiah Thomas
b) Julius Erving
c) Moses Malone
d) Wilt Chamberlain

General Trivia Answers #1,081-1,086

Answer 1,081: Entertainment & Food -- Funny Family

a) Bundy

The show about Al and Peggy and their kids Kelly and Bud ran from 1987 to 1997.

Answer 1,082: History & Government -- Slave State Secession

a) Florida

The other three choices plus Delaware were the border states where feelings ran strongly on both sides of the issue.

Answer 1,083: Math & Science -- Bouncing Balls

d) Steel

If the distance is short enough to avoid shattering, a glass ball would outbounce them all.

Answer 1,084: Geography & Nature -- Animal Arena

b) London

The London Zoo opened in 1826.

Answer 1,085: Literature & Arts -- Invisibility Issue

a) A black man looking for identity

One chapter was printed in the British magazine Horizon in 1947, and the novel was published in 1952.

Answer 1,086: Sports & Games -- Escaping the East

b) Indianapolis Colts

They joined the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Tennessee Titans, and the expansion Houston Texans in the newly created AFC South division.

General Trivia Questions #1,081-1,086

Question 1,081: Entertainment & Food -- Funny Family

What is the last name of the central family in the TV show Married With Children?

a) Bundy
b) Dundy
c) Grundy
d) Lundy

Question 1,082: History & Government -- Slave State Secession

Which was the only slave state below that seceded from the Union during the Civil War?

a) Florida
b) Kentucky
c) Maryland
d) Missouri

Question 1,083: Math & Science -- Bouncing Balls

If made the same size, a solid ball of which material below will bounce the highest?

a) Celluloid
b) Cork
c) Rubber
d) Steel

Question 1,084: Geography & Nature -- Animal Arena

What city has the oldest zoo?

a) Amsterdam
b) London
c) Paris
d) Philadelphia

Question 1,085: Literature & Arts -- Invisibility Issue

What is Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man about?

a) A black man looking for identity
b) A man who swallows a potion
c) A man with a make-believe friend
d) A superhero

Question 1,086: Sports & Games -- Escaping the East

Which NFL team moved out of the AFC East for the 2002-03 season?

a) Buffalo Bills
b) Indianapolis Colts
c) Miami Dolphins
d) New York Jets

General Trivia Answers #1,075-1,080

Answer 1,075: Entertainment & Food -- Harp Sharps

d) 7

The harp's pedals, one for each whole note, are used to make notes flat or sharp.

Answer 1,076: History & Government -- 1CC

d) Peyton Randolph

He served from September 5 to October 21, 1774.

Answer 1,077: Math & Science -- Power Provider

c) Nicola Tesla

The Serbian-American created the induction motor using the rotating magnetic field principle he also developed.

Answer 1,078: Geography & Nature -- Associated Animals

a) Antelope

The desert antelopes live in North Africa, Arabia, and Syria, surviving on the nourishment and water from grass and leaves.

Answer 1,079: Literature & Arts -- Detective Debut

d) A Study in Scarlet

The stories appeared as a serial in 1887 and as a book illustrated by his father Charles the following year.

Answer 1,080: Sports & Games -- Bowling Tally

a) Alabama

The Crimson Tide had appeared in 54 bowls through the 2005-06 season.

General Trivia Questions #1,075-1,080

Question 1,075: Entertainment & Food -- Harp Sharps

How many pedals does a modern pedal harp have?

a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7

Question 1,076: History & Government -- 1CC

Who was the first President of the Continental Congress?

a) Henry Middleton
b) John Hancock
c) John Jay
d) Peyton Randolph

Question 1,077: Math & Science -- Power Provider

What inventor patented the electric motor in 1888?

a) Elisha Graves Otis
b) Henry Ford
c) Nicola Tesla
d) Thomas Edison

Question 1,078: Geography & Nature -- Associated Animals

What type of animal is the addax?

a) Antelope
b) Panther
c) Snake
d) Tortoise

Question 1,079: Literature & Arts -- Detective Debut

In what book did Sherlock Holmes first appear?

a) Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
b) Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
c) The Sign of Four
d) A Study in Scarlet

Question 1,080: Sports & Games -- Bowling Tally

Which college football team has played in the most bowl games?

a) Alabama
b) Nebraska
c) Texas
d) USC

General Trivia Answers #1,069-1,074

Answer 1,069: Entertainment & Food -- The Jabberer and the Janitor

b) Paulie

Comedian Jay Mohr provided the voice for the bird.

Answer 1,070: History & Government -- Unelected Official

b) Gerald Ford

The politician born as Leslie Lynch King, Jr. was sworn in on December 6, 1973 after Spiro Agnew resigned.

Answer 1,071: Math & Science -- Arm Long

b) Humerus

The bone extends from the elbow to the shoulder.

Answer 1,072: Geography & Nature -- Trail Tail

b) Georgia

The trail travels from Mt. Katahdin to Springer Mountain.

Answer 1,073: Literature & Arts -- Same Name

b) Dee Brown

The novel explores the conflict between the United States and Native Americans during the 1860 to 1890 expansion era.

Answer 1,074: Sports & Games -- Greatest Golfer

c) Mickey Wright

The Californian born as Mary holds the record for wins in a season with thirteen in 1963 and won 82 career tournaments, including thirteen majors.

General Trivia Questions #1,069-1,074

Question 1,069: Entertainment & Food -- The Jabberer and the Janitor

What was the 1998 movie, starring Gena Rowlands and Tony Shalhoub, about a parrot who tells his life story to a janitor?

a) Pal
b) Paulie
c) Pauline
d) Polly

Question 1,070: History & Government -- Unelected Official

Who was the first person ever appointed Vice President of the U.S.?

a) Chester Arthur
b) Gerald Ford
c) John Tyler
d) Millard Fillmore

Question 1,071: Math & Science -- Arm Long

What is the largest bone in the human arm?

a) Femur
b) Humerus
c) Radius
d) Ulna

Question 1,072: Geography & Nature -- Trail Tail

The Appalachian Trail begins in Maine and runs through thirteen other states ending in which state?

a) Alabama
b) Georgia
c) North Carolina
d) South Carolina

Question 1,073: Literature & Arts -- Same Name

What name is shared by the author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and an NBA player who played twelve years with the Celtics, Raptors, and Magic?

a) Antoine Walker
b) Dee Brown
c) Eric Williams
d) Todd Day

Question 1,074: Sports & Games -- Greatest Golfer

Whom did the Associated Press select as its female golfer of the century in 1999?

a) Babe Didrikson Zaharias
b) Kathy Whitworth
c) Mickey Wright
d) Nancy Lopez

Grand Slam Trivia Game Show

If you don't have access to the Game Show Network on cable or satellite television, you just missed the conclusion of an amazing trivia tournament featuring most of the top money winners in U.S. game show history.

The seedings, determined by total prizes accumulated:

1. Brad Rutter (Jeopardy!: Tournament of Champions winner, defeating Ken Jennings en route)
2. Ken Jennings (Jeopardy!: longest winning streak in U.S. game-show history)
3. Kevin Olmstead (Jeopardy! and WWTBAM: top Millionaire winner, having won when there was an escalating bonus for the top prize)
4. Ed Toutant (multiple shows including WWTBAM: another Millionaire bonus winner)
5. David Legler (Twenty-One: top winner on the newer version of the show)
6. John Carpenter (WWTBAM: first Millionaire winner, the top winner on any show then)
7. Rahim Oberholtzer (Twenty-One: surpassed Carpenter's record total)
8. Nancy Christy (WWTBAM: first female Millionaire winner)
9. Ogi Ogas (WWTBAM: recent $500,000 winner)
10. Phyllis Harris (WWTBAM, Super Greed, and four other shows)
11. Thom McKee (Tic Tac Dough: had longest winning streak since 1980 until Ken surpassed him)
12. Frank Spangenberg (Jeopardy!: five-time champion when that was the limit)
13. Leszek Pawlowicz (multiple shows and repeat WWTBAM lifeline [correct each time])
14. Michelle Kitt (Weakest Link: top winner)
15. Victor Lee (World Series of Pop Culture: 2007 champion on MTV)
16. Amy Kelly (Lingo: well, it was a Game Show Network show)

Like the Final Four NCAA basketball tournament, the 1-seed met the 16-seed in the first round, and so forth, in a single-elimination format.

The show originated in the U.K., where other tremendously popular games like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Weakest Link also began. Although the emphasis is on trivia, there are also math and letters-and-words rounds. The speed of the rounds (one minute on the clock for each contestant until the final round), the unique face-to-face setup (in contrast to most game shows where the contestants sit facing the host), and the winner-take-all tournament structure (consolation prizes and appearance fees were probably paid quietly) created an intense drama that played out over six weekends complete with entertaining upsets, comebacks, and even a villain.

I won't spoil the results in case you want to watch the episodes on YouTube (either search there or start from the collection of links on Ken Jennings's message board). If you just want to know who won, check out the Grand Slam (US TV Series) Wikipedia entry.

I hope Grand Slam becomes at least an annual event as my entire family enjoyed every minute of it (yes, even Dennis Miller's obscure jokes).

Congratulations to the champion of champions, you know who you are!

The Impossible Theme - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Keith Richards. Originally, I had the Who instead of the Rolling Stones, but fortunately an astute Triv user set me straight.
• A2) Roberto Alomar. The commissioner suspended him for five games. I originally unintentionally incriminated his brother Sandy. The siblings pulled off an impressive feat by capturing back-to-back MVP awards in 1997 and 1998. (I also once listed the 1981 Indy 500 winner as Al Unser instead of his brother Bobby.)
• A3) November 15. The day of gender role reversal is often celebrated on February 29 now, but the change occurred much later on college campuses. The character Sadie Hawkins joined the comic strip in 1937.
• A4) Einstein. I managed to get this question backwards. Somehow I don't think Brooks is a very popular last name in Germany. (I also reversed the musical Hair and the song "Aquarius" once.)
• A5) Gene Sarazen. He was only 21 years and 7 months when he captured his second consecutive PGA Championship in 1923 (to go with his 1922 U.S. Open title). I thought he was the youngest to win three of the four majors, but he needed another nine years to win the British Open.
• A6) Hang on Sloopy. This is the question that inspired the quiz, as I had the embarrassing Hang on, Snoopy.
• A7) Short-tailed shrew. The original factoid I incorrectly learned from The Book of Why was that the duckbill platypus is the only poisonous mammal in the world. Various shrews and the solenodon also employ poison against insects.
• A8) 2. Call it a trick question if you want (it certainly tricked me), but the other eight appendages are called arms.
• A9) Oxygen. I gave aluminum as the answer, but that is only the most abundant metal.
• A10) Henry McCarty. He often used the alias William Henry Bonney, which I incorrectly thought was his given name.
• A11) Joe Theismann. I originally elevated the scenario to the Super Bowl, probably confusing the hit with the one that felled Tim Krumrie in 1989.
• A12) Newt Gingrich. I referred to him as the Secretary of State, but Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright would disagree with me.

Of course, I'm also guilty of lots of misspellings that snuck by the spellchecker, and I have confused movies' release and award years numerous times. I misplaced the Holland Tunnel in Holland, thought the state flower of Oregon (Oregon grape) really was the plant that bore the fruit, called Babylonia a city (Babylon was the capital city of the state), believed a "zebra crossing" on the Beatles' Abbey Road album cover was an actual animal (it's the painted stripes marking the crosswalk), and included the American Revolution in with the other wars that ended with a Treaty of Versailles (it was Paris).

So, if you see an error in this blog, please let me know, and I'll be happy to correct it.

The Impossible Theme - Random Trivia Questions

No, I'm not referring to the Mission: Impossible theme song or The Man of La Mancha's "The Impossible Dream". This week's mystery theme really is almost unguessable, so don't waste any time trying to figure it out...

The Impossible Theme Questions

• Q1) Which member of the Rolling Stones has a daughter named Dandelion?
• Q2) What Major League Baseball player spit on umpire John Hirschbeck on September 27, 1996?
• Q3) What day did Al Capp deem Sadie Hawkins Day in his Li'l Abner comic strip?
• Q4) What is actor and director Albert Brooks's given last name?
• Q5) Who was the youngest male golfer to win three majors in his career?
• Q6) What is the official rock song of the state of Ohio?
• Q7) What is the only poisonous mammal that lives in North America?
• Q8) How many tentacles does a squid have?
• Q9) What is the most abundant chemical element in the Earth's crust?
• Q10) What was Billy the Kid's real name?
• Q11) What quarterback's leg did Lawrence Taylor break in a Monday Night Football game in 1985?
• Q12) What Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote the books 1945 and To Renew America?

Butch or Bonnie -- Quiz Quilt 36 Solution

Category Answers:

History & Government	KEMP	The Los Angeles bred and educated politician Jack F. Kemp was the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 to 1993.
Sports & Games	WNBA	The women's basketball league was also better than the rival ABL, which disbanded on December 22, 1998.
Entertainment & Food	GLASER	Paul Michael Glaser's character, high school football coach Bob Peters, becomes a house husband when his wife Pat returns to work.
Math & Science	BLACK	Tin also trades its original color for black when turned into powder.
Geography & Nature	BELIZE	Its sole coast on the east borders the Caribbean Sea, as Guatemala separates it from the Pacific Ocean to the southwest.
Literature & Arts	CATHER	Willa Cather's novel tells the story of a young American idealist who becomes a soldier.

Quiz Quilt Answer: PARKER (Last letters going down)

Butch Cassidy's real name was Robert LeRoy Parker, and Bonnie Parker was the Bonnie of Bonnie and Clyde fame.

Butch or Bonnie -- Quiz Quilt 36 Puzzle

Category Questions:

History & Government	Who was Robert J. Dole's 1996 presidential running mate?
Sports & Games	In 2000, what sports league advertised with the slogan "They're better than you are"?
Entertainment & Food	What Starsky and Hutch actor starred in Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home in 1983, the same year as the similar Mr. Mom?
Math & Science	What color is finely ground copper powder?
Geography & Nature	What is the only Central American country that does not have a Pacific coast?
Literature & Arts	What female author won a Pulitzer Prize for writing One of Ours in 1922?

General Trivia Answers #1,063-1,068

Answer 1,063: Entertainment & Food -- Bogus Blood

a) Chocolate syrup

Alfred Hitchcock stabbed a knife into a melon for the sound effect.

Answer 1,064: History & Government -- Blarney Blessing

c) The power of persuasion

The chunk of limestone was used to build a tower at Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland in 1446 and supposedly comes from the Stone of Destiny.

Answer 1,065: Math & Science -- Perihelion Period

b) January

The nearest approach is during the first few days of the year. The fact that the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun has a greater effect than the shorter distance.

Answer 1,066: Geography & Nature -- Insect Inventory

d) 1,000,000

The 800,000 different insect species outnumber all other animals combined.

Answer 1,067: Literature & Arts -- Wang's Wedding

b) The Good Earth

The Pearl Buck Pulitzer Prize-winner about a peasant and his family was published in 1931. Sons and A House Divided completed the trilogy in 1935.

Answer 1,068: Sports & Games -- Perfect Pugilist

c) Rocky Marciano

The Brockton, Massachusetts native won all 49 of his bouts, 43 by knockout.

General Trivia Questions #1,063-1,068

Question 1,063: Entertainment & Food -- Bogus Blood

Which substance was used for the "blood" in the shower scene in the original 1960 Psycho?

a) Chocolate syrup
b) Ketchup
c) Pig's blood
d) Water with corn starch and dye

Question 1,064: History & Government -- Blarney Blessing

What is kissing the Blarney Stone supposed to bless you with?

a) Good luck
b) An iron constitution
c) The power of persuasion
d) Vast riches

Question 1,065: Math & Science -- Perihelion Period

During which month are the Earth and Sun the closest?

a) April
b) January
c) July
d) November

Question 1,066: Geography & Nature -- Insect Inventory

Approximately how many insects are there for every person in the world?

a) 1,000
b) 10,000
c) 100,000
d) 1,000,000

Question 1,067: Literature & Arts -- Wang's Wedding

What novel begins, "It was Wang Lung's marriage day"?

a) China Boy
b) The Good Earth
c) The Joy Luck Club
d) Typical American

Question 1,068: Sports & Games -- Perfect Pugilist

What boxer won the heavyweight crown by knocking out Jersey Joe Walcott and never lost a pro fight?

a) Floyd Patterson
b) Joe Louis
c) Rocky Marciano
d) Sonny Liston

General Trivia Answers #1,057-1,062

Answer 1,057: Entertainment & Food -- Sports Cinema

d) The Waterboy

The 1998 Adam Sandler football comedy had earned over $190 million in the U.S. through July 2005.

Answer 1,058: History & Government -- First Lady's First

a) Anne

The actress was born as Anne Frances Robbins on July 6, 1921 in New York City but was adopted by her mother's second husband, Dr. Loyal Davis, in 1937.

Answer 1,059: Math & Science -- Top Type

c) O+

The combination accounts for about 38% of Americans. A+ is the second most prevalent at 32%, while AB- is the rarest at 0.7%.

Answer 1,060: Geography & Nature -- Bare Banner

b) Libya

On November 19, 1977, the country adopted its new flag, whose color came from Muammar al-Qaddafi's Green Revolution and is also symbolic of Islam.

Answer 1,061: Literature & Arts -- Mom and Pop Singer

a) Britney Spears

The book was released in the U.S. in 2001, a year after their book Britney Spears' Heart to Heart.

Answer 1,062: Sports & Games -- Team Test

d) Water polo

The 7-on-7 competition has been contested in every Olympiad since 1904.

General Trivia Questions #1,057-1,062

Question 1,057: Entertainment & Food -- Sports Cinema

According to Variety magazine, what is the top-grossing sports movie of all time?

a) Caddyshack
b) Field of Dreams
c) Tin Cup
d) The Waterboy

Question 1,058: History & Government -- First Lady's First

What was former First Lady Nancy Reagan's given first name?

a) Anne
b) Elizabeth
c) Jane
d) Mary

Question 1,059: Math & Science -- Top Type

What is the most common human blood type combination in the U.S.?

a) A+
b) A-
c) O+
d) O-

Question 1,060: Geography & Nature -- Bare Banner

What African country's flag is just a solid green rectangle?

a) Kenya
b) Libya
c) Tanzania
d) Zambia

Question 1,061: Literature & Arts -- Mom and Pop Singer

What singer and her mother Lynne were paid a six-figure sum for writing a parable called A Mother's Gift?

a) Britney Spears
b) Christina Aguilera
c) Jennifer Lopez
d) Mandy Moore

Question 1,062: Sports & Games -- Team Test

What was the first team sport added to the modern Olympics?

a) Basketball
b) Team handball
c) Volleyball
d) Water polo

General Trivia Answers #1,051-1,056

Answer 1,051: Entertainment & Food -- Couple Connection

c) They were both divorced

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau played the pair in the 1968 movie while Tony Randall and Jack Klugman filled the roles on television from 1970 to 1975.

Answer 1,052: History & Government -- Black Block

b) February

Carter Godwin Woodson originally created the event as Negro History Week in 1926, choosing February in honor of the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

Answer 1,053: Math & Science -- Grown Bone

b) Sternum

It is also known as the breastbone.

Answer 1,054: Geography & Nature -- European Latitude

a) Arctic Circle only

The Arctic Circle cuts across northern Scandinavia.

Answer 1,055: Literature & Arts -- Russellite Religion

b) Jehovah's Witnesses

Charles Taze Russell started his Bible study classes in Allegheny, Pennsylvania in the 1870s.

Answer 1,056: Sports & Games -- Retirement Reason

a) Greg LeMond

The three-time Tour de France winner quit riding in 1994. Puckett suffered from glaucoma, Gehrig from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Lemieux from Hodgkin's disease.

General Trivia Questions #1,051-1,056

Question 1,051: Entertainment & Food -- Couple Connection

What is the only thing below that Felix Unger and Oscar Madison had in common in The Odd Couple?

a) They went to the same college
b) They were born on the same day
c) They were both divorced
d) They worked for the same firm

Question 1,052: History & Government -- Black Block

Which month of the year is Black History Month?

a) December
b) February
c) January
d) November

Question 1,053: Math & Science -- Grown Bone

What human bone is closest in average size between adult men and women?

a) Humerus
b) Sternum
c) Tibia
d) Ulna

Question 1,054: Geography & Nature -- European Latitude

What imaginary lines of latitude pass through Europe?

a) Arctic Circle only
b) Tropic of Cancer only
c) both
d) neither

Question 1,055: Literature & Arts -- Russellite Religion

What religious group was originally known as Russellites?

a) Hare Krishna
b) Jehovah's Witnesses
c) Jesuits
d) Mormons

Question 1,056: Sports & Games -- Retirement Reason

Which athlete below retired because of mitochondrial myopathy?

a) Greg LeMond
b) Kirby Puckett
c) Lou Gehrig
d) Mario Lemieux

General Trivia Answers #1,045-1,050

Answer 1,045: Entertainment & Food -- Coltrane Tracks

c) Saxophone

Trane played alto sax with Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1949 and later moved to the tenor sax.

Answer 1,046: History & Government -- Motoring Maximum

b) 55 miles per hour

Only Hawaii, with its small interstate highways, still maintains a 55 m.p.h. limit. President Eisenhower passed the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act in 1956.

Answer 1,047: Math & Science -- Cooking Chemistry

b) Baking soda

The white powder can be used directly to absorb odors and dissolved in water and drunk to alleviate indigestion.

Answer 1,048: Geography & Nature -- Circle of Sun

c) 12 hours

The latitude receives half a day of light on the equinoxes, a full day on the summer solstice, and none on the winter solstice.

Answer 1,049: Literature & Arts -- Down Cast

d) Rabbits

Richard Adams denied that the 1972 children's story was intended as a denouncement of fascism.

Answer 1,050: Sports & Games -- From Rink to Drink

c) Oksana Baiul

The Ukrainian immigrant underwent successful alcohol rehabilitation and returned to skating professionally.

General Trivia Questions #1,045-1,050

Question 1,045: Entertainment & Food -- Coltrane Tracks

For which musical instrument is John Coltrane best known?

a) Guitar
b) Piano
c) Saxophone
d) Trumpet

Question 1,046: History & Government -- Motoring Maximum

What was the U.S. speed limit imposed in 1974 and removed by the National Highway System Bill in 1995?

a) 50 miles per hour
b) 55 miles per hour
c) 60 miles per hour
d) 65 miles per hour

Question 1,047: Math & Science -- Cooking Chemistry

What is sodium bicarbonate more commonly known as?

a) Baking powder
b) Baking soda
c) Flour
d) Sea salt

Question 1,048: Geography & Nature -- Circle of Sun

If the sky is clear, how much sunlight hits the Arctic Circle on September 23?

a) None
b) 8 hours
c) 12 hours
d) 24 hours

Question 1,049: Literature & Arts -- Down Cast

What type of animal features in the novel Watership Down?

a) Dogs
b) Dolphins
c) Ducks
d) Rabbits

Question 1,050: Sports & Games -- From Rink to Drink

What female Olympic gold medal figure skater was hospitalized in 1997 after driving off the road with a .168 blood alcohol level?

a) Katarina Witt
b) Kristi Yamaguchi
c) Oksana Baiul
d) Tonya Harding

General Trivia Answers #1,039-1,044

Answer 1,039: Entertainment & Food -- Jingle Jewel

d) Turbo-Man

Arnold Schwarzenegger starred as beleaguered father Howie Langston, who endures the madness of Christmas shopping season.

Answer 1,040: History & Government -- Otev

b) John Tyler

On March 3, 1845, the tenth President's wishes on a bill regarding naval vessels were disregarded.

Answer 1,041: Math & Science -- Planet Plunge

d) Phobos

The satellite is closing in on Mars by about two-thirds of an inch each year but may get torn apart by gravity first, creating a ring around the planet instead.

Answer 1,042: Geography & Nature -- Water, Water, Almost Everywhere

d) Wyoming

The Delaware Indian word means "mountains and valleys".

Answer 1,043: Literature & Arts -- Henry's Hemlocks

b) "Evangeline"

The 1847 poem tells the tragic love story of Acadians Evangeline Bellefontaine and Gabriel Lajeunesse.

Answer 1,044: Sports & Games -- Booted Out

d) Riddick Bowe

The Brooklyn-born pugilist could not cope with the regimented lifestyle at the Marine Corps Reserve Training Center in Parris Island, South Carolina.

General Trivia Questions #1,039-1,044

Question 1,039: Entertainment & Food -- Jingle Jewel

What toy was highly coveted in the 1996 movie Jingle All the Way?

a) Action Jackson
b) DinoRoar
c) Rocket-Roy
d) Turbo-Man

Question 1,040: History & Government -- Otev

Who was the first U.S. President to have Congress override his veto?

a) James Polk
b) John Tyler
c) William Harrison
d) Zachary Taylor

Question 1,041: Math & Science -- Planet Plunge

What moon in the solar system is expected to crash into its planet in about fifty million years?

a) Amalthea
b) The Earth's moon
c) Io
d) Phobos

Question 1,042: Geography & Nature -- Water, Water, Almost Everywhere

Which state below was not named for something related to water?

a) Michigan
b) Minnesota
c) Nevada
d) Wyoming

Question 1,043: Literature & Arts -- Henry's Hemlocks

What Longfellow poem begins, "This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks"?

a) "The Courtship of Miles Standish"
b) "Evangeline"
c) "The Song of Hiawatha"
d) "The Tales of a Wayside Inn"

Question 1,044: Sports & Games -- Booted Out

What former heavyweight boxing champion joined the Marines in 1997 but lasted only eleven days in boot camp?

a) Buster Douglas
b) George Foreman
c) Mike Tyson
d) Riddick Bowe

TV Twosomes - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Jessica. Jessica Tate's husband Chester was the actual murderer, which Jessica Fletcher would have figured out if she'd been there.
• A2) Max. Jessica Alba's career skyrocketed after starring as Max Guevera, but Dark Angel jumped the shark when the half-dog Joshua became a regular.
• A3) Stan. Max Gail played Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz, while Beatty portrayed Det. Stan Bolander.
• A4) Gail. Bain's character's full name was Gail Abbott, while Benson's and Balsam's characters were not given last names.
• A5) Abbott. The 2002 to 2006 comedy Everwood is set in a small town by that name in Colorado, and The Young and the Restless is set in Genoa City. Other Abbotts in the soap opera include Jill Foster Abbott and Ashley Abbott Carlton.
• A6) Carlton. Lorenzo Music is also known as the voice of Garfield the Cat, while Omundson made his name as Sean Potter in Judging Amy.
• A7) Potter. Col. Sherman T. Potter took over the 4077th from McLean Stevenson's Lt. Col. Henry Blake. Nick Potter is an assistant district attorney in Manhattan.
• A8) Nick. Nick Fury was the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., which originally stood for the Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division but was changed in 1991 to the Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate. Fury was also played by Jim Byrnes in X-Men: Evolution.
• A9) Jim. Jim Lange assisted the bachelors and bachelorettes from 1965 to 1980. Jim Perry asks contestants if they wanted to go higher or lower from 1978 to 1981 on NBC. After a five-year break the show returned on ABC with Bob Eubanks and in syndication with Bill Rafferty.
• A10) Bill. Bill Maher joked about current events on Comedy Central for three years starting in 1994 then moved to ABC for another five. William Sanford Nye, who had been Carl Sagan's student at Cornell University, educated children on PBS for four years starting in 1993 then resurfaced on the Disney Channel.
• A11) Sanford. Fred and Lamont, better known as Sanford and Son, took their last name from Foxx, who was born as John Elroy Sanford in 1922. Isabel Sanford made television history as Louise on The Jeffersons in 1981.
• A12) Elroy. BJ and the Bear began in 1978, then spun off The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, with both shows lasting until 1981. Elroy Jetson, originally voiced by the prolific Daws Butler, had an older sister Judy, voiced by Janet Waldo.

TV Twosomes - Random Trivia Questions

I'll freely admit that I've watched more television than is good for my weakening eyes, my rotting brain, and my softening body. But if you're like me, here's where it all pays off! Show that you've earned your small screen scholarship, and graduate summa cum laude on this week's quiz.

TV Twosomes Questions

• Q1) What first name was shared by the character who was found guilty of killing Peter Campbell on Soap and the title character in Murder, She Wrote?
• Q2) What first name was shared by the Bionic Dog and the Dark Angel?
• Q3) What first name was shared by Wojo on Barney Miller and Ned Beatty's character in Homicide: Life on the Street?
• Q4) What first name was shared by Barbara Bain's character in Steven Spielberg's 1973 pilot Savage, Talia Balsam's character in K Street, and Barbara Benson's nurse character in Emergency!?
• Q5) What last name was shared by Emily VanCamp, Chris Pratt, Tom Amandes, and Merrilyn Gann's characters in Everwood and Michelle Stafford and Peter Bergman's characters in The Young and the Restless?
• Q6) What first name was shared by the unseen doorman in Rhoda and Timothy Omundson's character in Psych?
• Q7) What last name was shared by Harry Morgan's M*A*S*H character and Jordan Bridges' Conviction character?
• Q8) What was the first name of the Colonel voiced by Philip Abbott and Jack Angel in the cartoons Iron Man and Spider-Man and played by David Hasselhoff in a made-for-TV movie in 1998?
• Q9) What first name was shared by the original host of The Dating Game and the original host of Card Sharks?
• Q10) What first name was shared by the host of Politically Incorrect and television's The Science Guy?
• Q11) What last name was shared by Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson's characters in the mid-1970s and the first black woman to win an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series?
• Q12) What first name was shared by Sheriff Lobo on BJ and the Bear and George and Jane's son on The Jetsons?

Crooked Fairway -- Quiz Quilt 35 Solution

Category Answers:

History & Government	WASHINGTON	George Washington adorns the old series, while Helen Keller is pictured on the same denomination of Series I bonds introduced in 1998.
Entertainment & Food	CINDERELLA	Although Perrault's version is more famous, Giambattista Basile's Cenerentola, written in 1634, predates it by 63 years.
Math & Science	PENICILLIN	French medical student Ernest Duchesne had realized its antibiotic properties 32 years earlier, but his discovery produced no practical results.
Literature & Arts	CUMMINGS	The novel centers on e.e. cummings' experiences during World War I. His name has been traditionally spelled in lower case since his books began using the effect on their covers.
Geography & Nature	TORONTO	Hogtown had just under 2.5 million people according to the 2001 census.
Sports & Games	LOMBARDI	In only nine seasons, Vince Lombardi's teams compiled a 105-35-6 record and lost in the postseason only once.

Quiz Quilt Answer: DOGLEG (7th letters going up)

The term refers to a golf hole with a bend between the tee and green.