26 October 2005

The bad news is that we had to pay our full tab last night. The good news is that we paid because there was no bar cash as part of our winning the Tournament of Champions. All hail!

We did take home Bruins tickets for a game to be determined (Sam Adams, who sponsors the game, is sending us the tickets). We also gave the sponsor some product development feedback, as they tested two beers on us last night. One was a Bohemia-style lager, the other a brown ale. The former was OK, the latter was pretty good but tasted more like a porter than, say, Newcastle.

Still, free beer is free beer.

Anyway, your questions:

What actor was on the University of Miami's 1991 national championship team and played in the CFL with Doug Flutie? Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Paul) - it seemed to make sense from what little we knew about The Rock and the timing of his football career. Unlike the last couple of weeks, this wasn't necessarily part of a rock theme, though pairing The Rock and Rock Hudson is something.

What is the more common name for the condition known as epistaxis? Nosebleed (Chris) - We tried to break the word down into its components, and while "epi-" was well-known, "-staxis" was not. From looking it up, it's Latin by way of the Greek for "to drip." We took a more sound-alike approach and guessed cataracts. Like Thomas Dolby, we (and our answer, somewhat literally) were blinded with science.

Mount Elbert is the highest peak in what western US state? Colorado (D'oh! via email) - we had no idea, and the Nirvana song that was playing was a bit of a red herring. We guessed Idaho based on instinct. I don't know if we ever really thought about Colorado. Oh well.

What four elements are named for countries? Francium, Polonium, Germanium, Americium (Myron) - As noted before, it was English element names, and to be fair Americium is named more for the continental landmass than the USA. But it was what they were looking for, so no arguments. We actually got all parts of both multiple answer questions (the first was name the act from their first album).

What was the name of the limo driver in Die Hard (hint: he shares his name with a clothing pattern)? Argyle (Greg) - a perhaps little-known fact: De'voreaux White, the actor who played Argyle, was also the kid that Ray Charles shoots at in The Blues Brothers. We got this, and enjoyed the playing of "Chrismas in Hollis," which Argyle was favoring in the movie.

What was the first major league baseball team to win a second World Series? Chicago Cubs (Greg) - Our love of irony was as deep as Greg's, as we got this one, too. There was some talk about the Sox, fueled in part by not knowing who won the 1905 Series (I believed it was the NY Giants... and was right, go figure). Of course, I also thought the Cubs won the '06 Series, when it was in fact the ChiSox. So I got a little lucky. Moreso than the Cubs, at least.

What actor's final screen appearance before his death in 1985 was as Daniel Reece on the TV show Dynasty? Rock Hudson (Chris) - we were a little stymied by this, though I put it together with the help of the opening strains of a Queen song. Knowing what we know about Freddie Mercury, and knowing that the timing was right for Hudson, we went with it and were correct. Woo!

6 comments:

Greg said...

5. Argyle
6. Because irony and I are close personal friends, I'ma say the Cubs.

The Grim Reaper said...

2. Nosebleeds
7. Can you smell what Rock Hudson is cooking?

Chris

Myron said...

The elements are Francium, Polonium, Gallium and Germanium.

-Myron

Myron said...

S'okay. I should have thought of Americium sooner.

Paul Crowley said...

#1 - The Rock, aka Dwayne Johnson. Funny I was just watching him on a talk show a few days ago hawking Doom, can't remember which one, and his old high school football coach called in. I never would have been able to answer this one unless I had seen the talk show because they talked about his football career right up to his CFL days

Myron said...

Interesting that the answer to the first question and the last question you've posted were both "Rock." Was this a running theme?

 Book Log Extra: New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century The New York Times  took a break from trying to get Joe Biden to drop out...