Round Nine Answers

You didn’t have much trouble with this round. Be afraid of Round Ten though. Be very afraid. You have a week to relax, or build up anxiety over the final round of this quiz season because Round Ten won’t start until July 19th. As for Round Nine, here are the answers:

1. Here’s the cast of one of my favorite TV shows when I was a kid. What was the show, and what was the fledgling cable network that ran it in the US in the late 1970s and early ’80s? (3 pts)
   
   Ted Turner’s Superstation WTBS carried two things worth watching in the early 1980′s…Dale Murphy era Braves Baseball and The Space Giants, which was the English port of Ambassador Magma.
2. What is the missing number? 49 (2005), 54 (2006), 66 (2007), 59 (2008), 68 (2009), ______? (2 pts)
   Thanks to Joey Chestnut, the answer is 54 – the winning number of hot dogs consumed at this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.
3. Name the TV show with this theme song: (2 pts)

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   The song is “Having an Average Weekend”, by Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet.  It was the theme for Kids in the Hall.

4. 115 years after it was incorporated by a William, it was honored in song by another William, and currently has a William serving as it’s Controller. Name the city. (2 pts)
   Allentown, Pennsylvania was incorporated by William Allen in 1867.  Billy Joel’s “Allentown” was released in 1982.  The current Controller is William Hoffman.
5. What ‘person’ is associated with each of these films? (3 pts)
   
   “Let’s Get Harry”, “The Shrimp on the Barbie”, “Death of a Gunfighter”, and “Hellraiser: Bloodlines” all gave directing credit to the pseudonym, Alan Smithee.
6. This actress was probably best known as a child, but went on to make a living in another field. Then she returned to play characters in that same field in two different films. Name her. (3 pts)
   
   Danielle Spencer played Raj’s annoying little sister, Dee Thomas on “What’s Happening!!” She became a veterinarian in the 1990s and then played a vet in “As Good As It Gets” and “Peter Rabbit and the Crucifix”.
7. France has 12. The US technically has 9 or 10 depending what you count, although you probably only think about 4. China, strangely only has one, and Russia lost 2 in March. What are they? (2 pts)
   I think everybody got this one.  Time zones.
8. Who filed this? (3 pts)
   
   Abraham Lincoln was the only US President to hold a patent.  This is his design for a device to buoy boats over shoals.
9. Give either the real name or the nickname of this place: (2 pts)
   
   Hashima Island, or Battleship Island (Gunkanjima in Japanese).  Fascinating story.
10. Who is the inventive man pictured below who changed the way things were done in his field? (3 pts)
    
    Dick Fosbury, the high-jumper who revolutionized the sport by coming up with a technique which became known as the ‘Fosbury Flop’, and is now used by almost all competitive jumpers.

1. The Joe Craven Experience – 25
2. The Lowes – 25
3. Amy West – 25
4. Cat A. – 23
5. Dan Mounce – 22
6. Dan Naumovich – 22
7. Amy Reynolds – 21*
8. Nick Rogers – 15