Answers to Trivia Round 26 (sorry I'm late . . .)

1. ‘The Celibate Rifles’ have released sixteen albums. Name one recorded only in Sydney and released prior to 1990. ‘The Celibate Rifles’ current line up is; Damien Lovelock Vocals, Kent Steedman Guitar, Dave Morris Guitar, Paul Larsen Drums, and Mikey Couvret Bass. ‘The Celibate Rifles’ were formed in 1978 by friends at a suburban Sydney high school. Their first full album "Sideroxylon" was released in April 1983 by HOT Records, showcasing eleven original songs.

10 Points Quintessentially Yours, Mina Mina Mina, Blind Ear, The Turgid Miasma Of Existence

5 Points Sideroxylon

Not Mentioned The Celibate Rifles (aka 5 Languages)

2. Name one of the top ten male tennis players in the world as at November 2004 according to ATP rankings.
1st R Federer
2nd A Roddick
3rd L Hewitt
4th M Safin
5th C Moya
6th T Henman
7th G Coria
8th A Agassi
9th D Nalbandian
10th G Gaudio

10 Points Guillermo Coria, Lleyton Hewitt

5 Points David Nalbandian

Not Mentioned As Above

Not Allowed Joachim Johansson

3. Name a novel in the ‘Scobie Malone’ series written by Jon Cleary and the year it was published. The author of fifty novels, Jon Stephen Cleary was born in 1917. His most recent stories have featured likeable family man Detective Scobie Malone. In 1995 he was awarded the Inaugural Ned Kelly Award for his lifetime contribution to crime fiction in Australia.


10 Points Helga's Web (1970), Pride's Harvest (1991), Bleak Spring (1994), The Bear Pit (2001)

5 Points Dilemma (2000)

Not Mentioned The High Commissioner (1966), Ransom (1973), Dragons at the Party (1987), Now and Then, Amen (1988), Babylon South (1989), Murder Song (1990), Dark Summer (1992), Autumn Maze (1994), Winter Chill (1995), A Different Turf (1996), 14. Endpeace (1997), 15. Five Ring Circus (1998), Yesterday's Shadow (2001), The Easy Sin (2002)

4. Name a place in Queensland, Australia, beginning with the letter ‘Y‘ with its own postcode.

10 Points Yatala 4207, Yelarbon 4388, Yungaburra 4872, Yandilla 4352

Not Mentioned Yaamba 4704, Yabulu 4818, Yagaburne 4390, Yaleron 4702, Yamanto 4905, Yandaron 4673, Yandarlo 4478, Yandina 4561, Yangan 4371, Yaraka 4702, Yargullen 4401, Yaroomba 4572, Yarrabah 4871, Yarraman 4614, Yarranlea 4356, Yarrol 4630, Yarwun 4694, Yeerongpilly 4105, Yenda 4625, Yengarie 4650, Yeppoon 4703, Yeronga 4104, Yimbun 4313, Yowah 4490, Yugar 4520, Yulabilla 4416, Yuleba 4427

Not Allowed Yamison - it's part of an area (Yamison-Rangemore), but does not have it's own postcode!

5. Name a Prime Minister of Australia who was born in Sydney (there are five).

10 Points Harold Edward Holt

5 Points Sir Edmund Barton, Sir William McMahon

Not Mentioned John Winston Howard, Paul John Keating

And the Winner for Round 26 is . . .

Justanobody . . . 45 Points . . . Congrats!


Kuu - 40
ElfTwinkle, BbSean - 35
JaneMarple - 30
Gatsby - 25


Thanks all for playing . . .

Round 27 is now closed. Results to follow...

Seven People participated this round.

1: An Actor Who Played the President of the U.S. on Film

10: Harrison Ford ("Air Force One"), Anthony Hopkins ("Nixon"), Christopher Macdonald ("Spy Kids 2"), Martin Sheen ("Family Attraction"), Jack Young ("Yankee Doodle Dandy").

5: John Travolta ("Primary Colors", 2 people)

Jack Young's appearance as FDR in 1942 was the first time anyone ever dared portray a living (let alone a sitting) U.S. President.

2: An Element from the 1st column of the Periodic Table

10: Lithium, Potassium
5: Hydrogen (2), Sodium (3)
Not mentioned: Cesium, Francium, Rubidium

Although Hydrogen is typically placed in the first column, in some ways it has more in common with the 2nd to last column (the halogens) than the elements in its own group. However, if you put hydrogen under so much pressure that it becomes a solid, it will tend to behave like a metal. It is quite possible that metallic hydrogen lies at the center of gas giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn.

3: A Nickname of a French King Louis
10: The Fat (Louis VI), The Pious (Louis I)
5: The Sun King (Louis XIV, 4 people)
Not mentioned (in roughly chronological order, and probably not a complete list): The Stammerer, The Indolent, The Younger, The Lion, St. Louis, The Stubborn, The Spider King, The Father of His People, The Well-Beloved (twice), The Beloved.
There was one answer which was not accepted.

I'm not sure if the last few French Kings really were that much better than their predecessors or if they just exerted tighter controls on those writing about them. Thejazzkickazz has a quiz on some other rather unfortunate Royal Nicknames

4. A Shakespearean Tragedy

10: King Lear, Macbeth, Othello
5: Hamlet (2), Timon of Athens (2)
Not mentioned: Several, most notably Romeo and Juliet

5: A Party in the Australian Parliament

10: Family First, Country Liberal
5: Australian Labor (2), Australian Greens (2)
One person chose not to answer

Parties not mentioned include the Democrats, the Nationals, and the main branch of the Liberal Party, the latter two of which lead the government in coalition with the one representative of the Country Liberals.

Total Scores:
40: BbSean, ElfTwinkle, Ozzz2002
35: beaker411, justanobody
30: Julia103
15: JaneMarple

Congrats to BbSean, ElfTwinkle, and Ozzz2002 and thanks everybody who participated!

Round 29 is now closed --- answers later today.

I'm not going to close Round XXX with only two people that played. Either more play or it'll be void.

Think about it, if 2 people play, then they both get identical points as long as both give correct answers.

Round 28 results with a whopping 14 players.

Apologies for the delay - I had the results but typical me fogot to save them.

1. A type of Coca Cola.

10 Points: Diet Coke with Lime, Diet Coke, Diet Coke Lemon, Diet Cherry Coke, Caffeine free Coke
5 Points: Vanilla Coke (5), Cherry Coke (2), Diet Vanilla Coke (2)

Not mentioned:, Caffeine free Coke2 (I'm not sure what this is), oh and er umm Coke of the regular variety.


2. A famous building designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

10 Points: St Mary Le Bow, St Nicholas Cole Abbey, College of Physicians, Greenwich Hospital, St James Church, Piccadilly, St James Garlickhythe (church)
5 Points: St Pauls Cathedral (3), Sheldonian Theatre (2), Royal Greenwich Observatory (3)

Not mentioned: Many others including St Clement Danes, St Stephens Walbrook, St Bride’s, St Benet Paul’s Wharf,Chelsea Hospital and another 50 odd churches.


3.A garden tool beginning with the letter 's'.

10 Points: scythe, shears,
5 Points: secateurs (3), shovel (5), spade (2), spading fork (2)

Not mentioned: saw, sprinkler, shredder, strimmer, sickle


4. A type of cancer.

10 Points: Uterine, brain, melanoma, breast, lymphoma, esophagus, bowel, pancreatic, Hodgkin’s disease
5 Points: Leukemia (3), ovarian (2)

Although they are reasonably related, I have separated lymphoma, Hodgkins disease and Leukemia.

Not mentioned: Too many but at least the majority can be found at http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks1d.htm


5. A word for 'please' in a language other than English.

10 Points: Prosim (Czech), Yalo Vinaka (Fijian), Karunakarala (Sinhalese), Kerem (Hungarian), Bevakasha (Hebrew), s’il vous plait (French)
5 Points: Bitte (German) (3), Por favor (Spanish/Portuguese) (3), Led’ Thoil/Le do Thoil (Irish) (2)

Not mentioned: Just about anything else you can think of.

Points:
40 points: Julia103, justanobody, JaneMarple, Engadine, LeodaVinci
35 points: Helen295, Gatsby722, Kuu, Ozzz2002, kevinatilusa
30 points: bbsean, beaker411, Spanishliz
25 points: Elftwinkle

Thanks for playing everyone

Trivia Rounds - November: Round 29 (Nov. 29th): 7 players participated


Name:

1) An animal whose name begins with a letter M thru Z that Snoopy has, "appeared as, imagined himself to be, or played the role of" in the comic strip Peanuts:

10 points: Owl, Piranha, Vulture, Wolf

5 points: Polar Bear (3)


Not mentioned: Python, Rattlesnake, Tiger, Rabbit, Shark, Mountain Lion, Snake, Rhinocerous, Pelican, Mule, Prairie Dog, Sea Monster, Penguin, Sheep Dog


2) A Canadian Prime Minister who was NOT born in Canada:

10 points: Sir John A. MacDonald - Prime Minister from July 1st, 1867 to Nov. 5th, 1873 and Oct. 9th, 1878 to June 6th, 1891 was born in Glasgow, Scotland; Sir Mackenzie Bowell - Prime Minister from Dec. 13th, 1894 to April 27th, 1896 was born in England; John Napier Turner - Prime Minister from June 30th, 1984 to Sept. 17th, 1984 (the shortest time being Prime Minister in the 20th century) was born in England;

5 points: Alexander Mackenzie - Prime Minister from Nov. 5th, 1873 to Oct. 9th, 1878 was born in Scotland (3)


3) A novel by Danielle Steel which has a title that begins with the letter M, N or O:

10 points: Message From Nam, Miracle

5 points: Malice (2), Mirror Image (3)

Not mentionned: Mixed Blessings, No Greater Love, Now and Forever, Once in a Lifetime



4) The 2004-2005 National Basketball Association (NBA) season started this past week --- name a NBA team which plays in either the Central or Northwest division (example: Toronto Raptors - which is an NBA team that does not play in either of the divisions asked for in this round):

10 points: Minnesota Timberwolves - Northwest, Detroit Pistons - Central, Milwaukee Bucks - Central

5 points: Utah Jazz - Northwest (2)

Not accepted: Atlanta Hawks - play in the Southeast division which was not one of the divisions specified in the question, Central Virginia Storm - is not an NBA team

Not Mentioned: Central: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers
Northwest: Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle SuperSonics



5) Any album/CD released by Bruce Cockburn after 1995 :

10 points: none

5 points: The Charity Of Night - 1997 (2), Breakfast In New Orleans Dinner In Timbuktu - 1999 (3)

Not accepted: Joy Will Find A Way - 1975 -- the question specified albums released AFTER 1995

Not Mentioned: Circles In The Stream - 1997, You Pay Your Money And You Take Your Chance - 1998, Anything Anytime Anywhere - 2002, You’ve Never Seen Everything - 2003


Results

Gatsby722: 40 points

beaker411: 35 points (points adjusted to reflect an additional correct answer)
Santana: 35 points

BbSean: 30 points
justanobody: 30 points
Ozzz2002: 30 points

JaneMarple: 10 points


Congratulations to Gatsby722 who collects a point for this round.

Thanks for playing everyone!

Sorry round 30 is closed.... for a while. I had finals, wasn't concentrating on much else.
Results tomorrow.

The Answers For:

Round XXX - The LAST Tuesday Questions for a while
Tuesday November 30th.

Eventually, 9 people played this round.

Just an update, the Niners are now 1-11! and have not had such a bad season since, well, 1979!

The answers:

Question I: Name a San Francisco 49er that has had his jersey retired...
For 10 points: #70 Charlie Krueger, #73 Leo Nominelli, #87 Dwight Clark, #12 John Brodie
For 5 points: #39 Hugh McElhenny (3), #34 Joe Perry (2)
Omitted: Come on, nobody mentioned the great #16 (Joe Montana). Other omitted jerseys were #37 Jimmy Johnson and #79 Bob St. Clair.

Question II: Name a rookie drafted first by the 49ers in the 1980's...
For 10 points: Harris Barton ('87), Todd Shell ('84)
For 5 points: Ronnie Lott ('81) (5)
Omitted: Earl Cooper ('80), Keith DeLong ('89), "Bubba" Paris ('82), the great Roger Craig ('83), the greater Jerry Rice ('85), Larry Roberts ('86) and Danny Stubbs ('88)
Not Accepted: Pierce Holt (in '88, Danny Stubbs was drafted first, six picks only before Holt); Carlton Willianson, (he was the third player drafted in the '81 draft)

Question III: Name a year in which the 49ers won a Superbowl...
For 10 points: 1982 - beating the Cincinatti Bengals
For 5 points: 1985, beating the (3), 1995 beating the San Diego Chargers (2), 1989 beating the Cincinatti Bengals (3)
Omitted: 1990 beating the Denver Broncos

Question IV: Name one of the top 7 scoring leaders all-time for the 49ers...
For 10 points: Bruce Gosset, Terrell Owens who nudged into 7th place recently before being traded, and Mike Cofer
For 5 points: Tommy Davis (3) and Gordy Soltau (2)
Omitted: Again forgetting Jerry Rice, number one all-time scoring for the 49ers, along with T.O., the only two wide receivers on this list. All the rest are kickers, forgotten also was Ray Wersching.

Question V:Name a member of the 1992 49ers players that was selected for the Pro-Bowl...
(1992 means 1992 season, that ended in 1993)
For 10 points: Steve Wallace.
For 5 points: Steve Young (2), Guy McIntyre (2), Pierce Holt (2), Jerry Rice (2)
Omitted: Ricky Watters and Brent Jones


For a bonus 5 points: What are the San Francisco 49ers named for?
The 1849 gold rush, and the miners that ventured to California to search for gold. 'Till this day, the Niners are often referred to as the "Gold Rush", and play in their red and gold jerseys.


Our winner with 45! points: cinnamOn
CONGRATULATIONS!

40 points: beaker411
35 points: SpanishLiz, kevinatilusa and ozzz2002
30 points: BbSean, justanobody and ElfTwinkle
25 points: gatsby722

Congratulations to all and thanks for (eventually) playing!
Have a great holiday whatever you celebrate!
Au revoir and see you again in January!

My apologies to cinnamOn whose answers were overlooked, and actually took first place with her answers. Sorry for the mix up, and all dashed hopes. 'Tis the season for forgiving though!

Hey, I played that round! Where did my answers go?

sorry, it has been rectified.

Here are the total scores for November:

ElfTwinkle 8
Justanobody 7
BbSean 5
JaneMarple 5
Ozzz2002 5
Cinnam0n 4
Santana2002 4
Engadine 3
Julia103 3
Beaker411 2
Exit10 2
Gatsby722 2
Kevinatilusa 2
LeoDaVinci 2
Helen295 1
Kuu 1
Reggie18 1
Spanishliz 1
Taesma 1

(Note: I couldn't find that results for Round 6 were ever posted, so that round is not included.)

Thanks,Leo! Woo Hoo! (BTW, this he is a she!)