Round Eight Answers

Explain how the man on the left can be connected to the men on the right? (2 pts)

On the left is actor John Hurt, probably best known for his role as John Merrick (The Elephant Man). On the right is a small part of the movie poster for Operation Dumbo Drop – which is obviously about an Elephant.
What legendary performer has been immortalized in song, dance, film, and sculpture, shared his nickname with the name of a fast food chain – and even held an athletic world record for nearly 50 years? (3 pts)
Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson – the dancer and actor has had songs and movies written about him, dances dedicated to him, and a sculpture of him erected in Richmond, Virginia. He also held the world record for the backward 100 meter dash from 1930 until 1977.
Dude, what kind of car is this? (2 pts)

The Tucker Sedan (or Torpedo)
The great story behind this was brought to the silver screen in Tucker: The Man and His Dream, with Jeff Bridges in the role of Preston Tucker.
It begins with a perennial plant with sword shaped flowers, and most recently added a device for measuring properties of the circulatory system. It has also included a sled – which was fortunate for Daniel. What is it? (3 pts)
The Scripps National Spelling Bee began in 1925, and the winning word was “Gladiolus”. The 2010 winner had to spell “Stromuhr” (a device used to measure blood flow). In 1984, all Daniel Greenblatt had to spell was “luge”. Congrats to Joe Craven and Amy West, who were the only players to get this one right.
I recently did a Google Image Search for a single word. Take a look at some of the images that were in the results and tell me what the word was. (2 pts)

CRAZY * This was the easiest of the week. All ten players who submitted answers got this one correct.
What HGTV employee’s nom de plume became a verb in the early 2000′s after the end of her former career? (3 pts)
Heather Armstrong of HGTV’s Design Happens. When she was fired from her design job in 2002 because of work-related posts on her blog, the term “Dooced” became synonymous with being canned because of internet indiscretions.
Listen to the following clip and name the TV show that used it as its theme. (3 pts)
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Only 69 men (including 2 Americans) have ever reached the horizontal rope. What is their sport? (2 pts)
Sumo Wrestling, where only 69 have reached the rank of Yokozuna.
Name the city: (3 pts)

Mumbai, India. I also accepted Bombay if you’re stuck in the past.
What movie does Ben say is the worst idea since Mr. Blake initiating a gunfight (of sorts)? (2 pts)
“I don’t think I’m alone in the world in imagining this flick may be the worst idea since Greedo shooting first. You know it, but… a Jay and Silent Bob movie? Feature length? Who’d pay to see that?”
-Ben Affleck as Holden McNeil in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
(Greedo was played by Paul Blake in Star Wars. For you non-Star Wars nerds, here’s the story on the “Greedo shooting first” thing.