- Who am I? (1 pt)
*I was born in Florida.
*I lived in parts of two centuries.
*I was known by several names, including one that I borrowed from a US President.
*I had four children.
*According to IMDB, I’ve been portrayed 57 times in films and TV.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) was born in Florida, Missouri on November 20, 1835 and died on April 21, 1910. He used several pen names, including Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass before settling on ‘Mark Twain’. - For one point each, in which cities will you find each of these giant foods?
Had I known that Parade Magazine would be featuring several of these in this Sunday’s edition, I would have chosen different subjects. I like to think that someone at Parade is playing along. “HI MARILYN!” Here are the locations of these ginormous foods:
World’s Largest Pecan: Brunswick, Missouri
World’s Largest Peach: Gaffney, South Carolina
World’s Largest Artichoke: Castroville, California
World’s Largest Peanut: Ashburn, Georgia
World’s Largest Apple: Winchester, Virginia
World’s Largest Strawberry: Strawberry Point, Iowa - For one point each, name these five pieces of music which are well known in pop culture circles because of their use in movies, TV, commercials, etc.
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O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana) by Carl Orff
Bolero by Ravel
Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin
Toccata in Fugue in D Minor by Bach
Flight of the Valkyries by Wagner (or ‘Kill da Wabbit’ by E. Fudd) - Speaking of movies, name the film seen here: (2 pt)
Once (2006). - What do Janet Hubert-Whitten, Lecy Goranson, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Michael Evans have in common? (1 pt)
All of these actors were replaced for one reason or another by another actor mid-series (the Darrin Stephens effect).
Hubert-Whitten – Aunt Viv on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Daphne Reid)
Goranson – Becky Connor on Roseanne (Sarah Chalke)
Bel Geddes – Miss Ellie on Dallas (Donna Reed)
Evans – Lionel on The Jeffersons (Damon Evans) - What TV show’s theme is this? (2 pts)
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Jonny Quest - The only thing worth watching on Sunday mornings, as I remember my childhood anyway. Fun Fact: Jonny Quest was voiced by Alan Stanwyk himself, Tim Matheson.
- What do these gentlemen have in common and why is that so interesting? (2 pt)
If you got stuck thinking that the guy on the left was Bing Crosby, then you were derailed from the start. It’s actually George M. Cohan. You might remember the 1942 film, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and the title song that boasts that he was “Born on the forth of July!”. The guy on the right, is obviously Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, who you probably recall starring in a movie with the title “Born on the Forth of July“. What do they have in common? They were both born on the Third of July. - Finish this sequence: (2 pt)
1 (1986), 3 (1948), 4 (1939), 5 (1952), 7 (1969), 8 (1972*), 9 (1984), 10 (1985), 15 (1979), 16 (1974), 23 (1997), 32 (1984), 37 (1970), 42 (1997), 44 (1993), ?? (????)
49 (2003) – These are the numbers that the NY Yankees have retired. - Who is this man , and why was he on the cover of Time? (2 pts)
Joseph Hazelwood, captain of the Exxon Valdez. - What is this unique building? (2 pts)
This is the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain.
So, how did everybody do on the last round?
- Amy Reynolds – 25
- The Joe Craven Experience – 23
- Dan Mounce – 23
- The Lowes – 23
- Cat A. – 21
- Dan Naumovich – 20
- Amy West – 19
- Kati Day – 19
- Nick Rogers – 18
Seven of you brave souls lasted all ten rounds, which is a commendable feat. Congrats, and thanks for playing!
Russ,
Great job with the contest. Loved the variety of questions and terrific assortment of prizes.
The only thing I can think of as a suggestion for improvement (per your request) is to consider giving a prize to whoever has the best average (minimum 3 rounds played), therefore giving someone who joins late the incentive to keep playing.
Amy
You should also have a spirit or congeniality prize next time so I have something to shoot for.
I thought it was awesome, the only suggestion I can think of is mixing up the bonus point awarded each week to be something other than the first response.
Can you publish the final total scores?
Nick,
Do you mean something other than what’s on the Scoreboard page?
Now that I found the Scoreboard page, I have another suggestion for this past contest and that would be to take one of the first-place prizes and give it to the sixth place finisher. I think people would be more inclined to participate if they knew the top six players would win prizes, instead of just the top five. It’s the “7-minute Abs” principle of marketing. Think about it.
What place did you finish again, Dan?
Actually, I did set aside one of the 1st place prizes for the #6 finisher. So congratulations – you win my autograph!
Next time I am going to make sure everyone who submits answers for all ten rounds gets something.
Cool!
Autograph a $100 bill and I’ll pick it up this weekend.
I blame my complete and utter ignorance of that page until this very moment on the fact that I was never really in the prize hunt.
I’d like to file a formal protest, I deserve that autograph.
I was a late-comer but enjoyed every bit of the last few rounds I was able to participate in. Make sure to let your Humzoo friends know when the next season starts! Thanks, Russ!