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Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:39 pm
by sancarlos
A_B wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:35 pm
Giff wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:29 pm My clue was funny assholes.
Didn't really narrow it down enough!
So, I looked it up. Never would have guessed it!

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:25 pm
by mister d
I think the good hint is he'd go on to make a massive baserunning mistake in the WS.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:28 pm
by The Sybian
Giff wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:29 pm My clue was funny assholes.
Darryl Strawberry?

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:13 pm
by Gunpowder
Knew I recognized that name from somewhere.


Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:50 am
by Ryan
Ryan wrote: Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:25 am A. Hurricanes (KATRINA and the Waves, HUGO Awards, HARVEY, Prince ANDREW)
B. Capitals (ST. PAUL, Sir Walter RALEIGH, SPRINGFIELD, BOSTON)
C. Blues (COBALT, BABY, NILE, SKY)
D. Wild (Orson Scott CARD, PITCH, GUESS, Kanye WEST)

Final answer: They're all words!
Hey, back with another one of these. As a reminder, these are from Triple Decker Trivia. Like the above example, each set of 4 answers will have something in common. Then the somethings-in-common will have 1 final something else in common. Here's one I have a few pieces of. I have a faint inkling of a final answer, but let's work through it. Maybe quote this each time and add what you can to the blanks.

A1. What is the informal name of the part of the elbow over which the ulnar nerve passes? _____________
A2. Claire Danes and Jared Leto both got their big break from what ABC teen drama which was canceled after only one season? ______________
A3. In Marxist writings, what two-word term is used interchangeably with "proletariat", referring to the group of people whose only asset is their labor or job skills? ________________
A4. The film adaptation of what novel, like the book itself, ends with the heroine declaring "Tomorrow is another day," despite a common misconception that a more famous and slightly earlier line is the last? ___________________

Common Bond A __________________

B1. Although invented in China, what kind of spark-emitting firework is named for its popularity during the Italian Renaissance? ____________
B2. In June 1943, rioting broke out in Los Angeles when white American servicemen attacked Mexican-American youths wearing what kind of outfit with a rhyming name? ___________
B3. What band's 1996 album "Fashion Nugget" included the hit "The Distance" as well as a cover of "I Will Survive"? ______________
B4. What was the name of the protest carried out by the Sons of Liberty on December 16, 1773? ________________

Common Bond B __________________

C1. What U.S. soccer player made the cover of Newsweek and Sports Illustrated celebrating a winning penalty kick over China in the FIFA World Cup final? _____________
C2. What was the maiden name of Diana, Princess of Wales? _____________
C3. Miles Ahead and Kind of Blue are albums by what jazz great? ______________
C4. What stele, discovered in 1799, is inscribed with the same text in Egyptian hieroglyphics, Egyptian demotic script, and Ancient Greek, providing the key to the modern understanding of hieroglyphics? ______________

Common Bond C __________________

D1. Who sculpted the monumental statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial? ________________
D2. What neo-noir David Lynch thriller takes its title from a 1963 Bobby Vinton song heard during the film? ______________
D3. In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower warned against the unwarranted influence of what "complex" that arose during the Cold War?_______________
D4. A's and Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson earned what nickname based on his postseason heroics?_______________

Common Bond D _________________

FINAL CONNECTION ____________________

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:53 am
by brian
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C2: Spencer
C3: Miles Davis

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:54 am
by L-Jam3
I know a lot of these, but for everyone else:

B2:
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Zoot Suit
D2:
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Blue Velvet.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:55 am
by govmentchedda
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a1: funny bone
a2: my so called life
a4: gone with the wind
b3: cake

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:56 am
by A_B
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C1: Chastain
C4: Rosetta Stone

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:57 am
by brian
B4:
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Boston Tea Party

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:00 am
by Ryan
Oh shit, I got the whole thing now. Thanks guys, keep going.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:19 pm
by Pruitt
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A1 - Funny Bone
A2 My So Called Life
A4 Gone With The Wind

B2 Zoot Suit
B3 Cake
B4 Boston Tea Party

C1 Chastain
C2 Spencer
C3 Miles Davis
C4 Rosetta Stone

D2 Blue Velvet
D3 Military Industrial
D4 Mr. October
I have no clue about connections. But I will say that D2 was one of the greatest movies I'd ever seen... on mushrooms. Sober, it doesn't stand up.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:34 pm
by Ryan
I would say groups C and D are the biggest hint toward the final answer, even if you can't reverse engineer the rest.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:37 pm
by Johnny Carwash
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Common Bond D: Revolutions (Velvet, Industrial, October, don't know the other but guessing that's it)

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:41 pm
by Ryan
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Good (Daniel FRENCH (from Exeter!) is D1)

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:55 pm
by The Sybian
Nobody said B1 yet?
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Roman Candle

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:25 am
by Ryan
The final sol...answers
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A1. What is the informal name of the part of the elbow over which the ulnar nerve passes? FUNNY BONE
A2. Claire Danes and Jared Leto both got their big break from what ABC teen drama which was canceled after only one season? MY SO-CALLED LIFE
A3. In Marxist writings, what two-word term is used interchangeably with "proletariat", referring to the group of people whose only asset is their labor or job skills? WORKING CLASS
A4. The film adaptation of what novel, like the book itself, ends with the heroine declaring "Tomorrow is another day," despite a common misconception that a more famous and slightly earlier line is the last? GONE WITH THE WIND

Common Bond A - "GIRL" MOVIES

B1. Although invented in China, what kind of spark-emitting firework is named for its popularity during the Italian Renaissance? ROMAN CANDLE
B2. In June 1943, rioting broke out in Los Angeles when white American servicemen attacked Mexican-American youths wearing what kind of outfit with a rhyming name? ZOOT SUIT
B3. What band's 1996 album "Fashion Nugget" included the hit "The Distance" as well as a cover of "I Will Survive"? CAKE
B4. What was the name of the protest carried out by the Sons of Liberty on December 16, 1773? BOSTON TEA PARTY

Common Bond B - BIRTHDAY

C1. What U.S. soccer player made the cover of Newsweek and Sports Illustrated celebrating a winning penalty kick over China in the FIFA World Cup final? BRANDI CHASTAIN
C2. What was the maiden name of Diana, Princess of Wales? SPENCER
C3. Miles Ahead and Kind of Blue are albums by what jazz great? MILES DAVIS
C4. What stele, discovered in 1799, is inscribed with the same text in Egyptian hieroglyphics, Egyptian demotic script, and Ancient Greek, providing the key to the modern understanding of hieroglyphics? ROSETTA STONE

Common Bond C - ACTORS IN THE HELP

D1. Who sculpted the monumental statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial? DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH
D2. What neo-noir David Lynch thriller takes its title from a 1963 Bobby Vinton song heard during the film? BLUE VELVET
D3. In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower warned against the unwarranted influence of what "complex" that arose during the Cold War?MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL
D4. A's and Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson earned what nickname based on his postseason heroics? MR. OCTOBER

Common Bond D - REVOLUTION

FINAL CONNECTION - BEATLES SONGS

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:43 pm
by mister d
According to Wikipedia, which five (5) U.S. states have never been the location of a commercial airliner crash?
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Delaware
Idaho
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Vermont

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:03 am
by Gunpowder
Two MLB players have appeared on 5 different teams' rosters in one season. Both occurred since the year 2000, one in the 2000s and the other in the 2010s.

Who are they?

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:27 am
by mister d
No idea, but this makes me think of Mark Arcobello.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:33 am
by Jerloma
Cameron Maybin?

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:35 am
by Johnny Carwash
Probably wrong, but I'll guess Reggie Sanders since he played for like 8 different teams in consecutive seasons.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:48 am
by Pruitt
Only one man was an MVP in both the AFL and the NFL (albeit he won the NFL version when there were two awards given - one per Conference).

Who he?
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George Blanda

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 3:13 pm
by sancarlos
mister d wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:27 am No idea, but this makes me think of Mark Arcobello.
Good one.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 3:15 pm
by brian
Gunpowder wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:03 am Two MLB players have appeared on 5 different teams' rosters in one season. Both occurred since the year 2000, one in the 2000s and the other in the 2010s.

Who are they?
Edwin Jackson?

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:39 am
by Ryan
Inspired by yesterday's Lamar Jackson game...

1. Name the only ACTIVE quarterback with 9 or less completions in a game but more fantasy points than Jackson's 23.32 (as scored by profootballreference) (JOSH ALLEN)

2. Two other QBs have had 3 such games in their careers. One is in Canton (FRAN TARKENTON). The other is not, but was born in Nashua, NH. (GREG LANDRY) Who are they?

3. Name the QB who had more fantasy points than Jackson in a 1988 game against the Bears because, despite completing only 6 passes, 4 of them were for touchdowns. (DOUG FLUTIE)

4. Besides Jackson, name the other 3 QBs with 9 or less completions and 100 or more RUSHING yards in the same game. One of them did it twice within 2 months in 1972. (BOBBY DOUGLASS) One of them is from 1951. (TOBIN ROTE) The last is from 2006. (MICHAEL VICK)

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:42 pm
by L-Jam3
4. I'm guessing Vick was the one from 2006. And I'm rather surprised Randall Cunningham didn't do any of the feats you mentioned.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:07 pm
by Rex
I'll guess Fran Tarkenton for either 2 or 4, and Cam Newton for 1

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:48 pm
by sancarlos
Was the 1972 QB Bobby Douglas of the Bears?

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:12 pm
by The Sybian
I think Josh Allen for #1.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:33 pm
by Pruitt
The Sybian wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:12 pm I think Josh Allen for #1.
I think that's right.

As for the 4 tds on 6 completions - I looked it up...
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And fuck Rob Johnson

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:44 pm
by Ryan
Yes to Douglass and Allen

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:09 am
by The Sybian
Pruitt wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:33 pm
As for the 4 tds on 6 completions - I looked it up...
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And fuck Rob Johnson
Oh, shit. I remember that game!

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:27 am
by Ryan
Yep, answers above

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:10 am
by Gunpowder
brian wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2019 3:15 pm
Gunpowder wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:03 am Two MLB players have appeared on 5 different teams' rosters in one season. Both occurred since the year 2000, one in the 2000s and the other in the 2010s.

Who are they?
Edwin Jackson?

I forgot I even posted this.

Jose Bautista in 2004 and Oliver Drake last year (2018).

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:58 am
by mister d
I tear shoulder ligaments watching Oliver Drake pitch.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:05 am
by Ryan
What do these, and only these, 12 QBs have in common?

Cam Newton
Alex Smith
Russell Wilson
Jimmy Garoppolo
Sam Bradford
Kyle Orton
Colin Kaepernick
Kevin Kolb
Eli Manning
Jake Plummer
Gus Frerotte
Brian Griese

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:10 am
by Johnny Carwash
No idea on the specifics, but guessing it's about doing something vs. the Patriots.

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:12 am
by Ryan
Johnny Carwash wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:10 am No idea on the specifics, but guessing it's about doing something vs. the Patriots.
That is 11/12ths correct

Re: Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:23 am
by L-Jam3
They beat the Patriots twice in their careers.

ETA: No, that's wrong. Peyton beat the Patriots more than that, and Eli beat them three times.