The Swamp

Carwash 6-1
Pruitt 5-2
L-Jam 4-3
BSF 4-3
Brian 4-3
Duff 3-4

Carwash 6-1
Pruitt 5-2
L-Jam 4-3
BSF 4-3
Brian 4-3
Duff 3-4
Giff 2-5

Carwash 6-1
Pruitt 5-2
L-Jam 4-3
BSF 4-3
Brian 4-3
Duff 3-4
Syb 3-4
Giff 2-5

Tuesday. November 12, ToC SemiFinals Game 2:

CATEGORY: U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS

CLUE: In 2018 Forbes said this "belt's demographic delight is" this other "belt's demographic dilemma"

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler

What are the Rust Belt and the Sun Belt? It doesn't appear that a specific order was necessary.

Hey, I got one that not even James Holzhauer got right.

L-Jam 5-3

L-Jam 5-3
chedda 2-6

LJam 5-3
Brian 5-3
chedda 2-6

LJam 5-3
Brian 5-3
BSF 4-4
chedda 2-6

[+] spoiler

I said "corn" and "rust". Had it not been a direct quote I feel like they might have given me that.

BSF21 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:58 pm LJam 5-3
Brian 5-3
BSF 4-4
chedda 2-6

[+] spoiler

I said "corn" and "rust". Had it not been a direct quote I feel like they might have given me that.

[+] spoiler

I honestly don't think so. The "sun belt" refers to a completely different geographic area from the corn belt aside from the issue of the direct quote.

brian wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:12 pm

BSF21 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:58 pm LJam 5-3
Brian 5-3
BSF 4-4
chedda 2-6

[+] spoiler

I said "corn" and "rust". Had it not been a direct quote I feel like they might have given me that.

[+] spoiler

I honestly don't think so. The "sun belt" refers to a completely different geographic area from the corn belt aside from the issue of the direct quote.

But they are both belts! I don't even understand the quote.


LJam 5-3
Brian 5-3
BSF 4-4
Syb 3-5
chedda 2-6

Carwash 6-2
LJam 5-3
Brian 5-3
BSF 4-4
chedda 2-6

Did anyone else miss that it was a two-part answer, or am I just dumb? Not sure I would have gotten the second one either way.

Carwash 6-2
Pruitt 6-2
LJam 5-3
Brian 5-3
BSF 4-4
chedda 2-6

Carwash 6-2
Pruitt 6-2
LJam 5-3
Brian 5-3
BSF 4-4
Duff 3-5
chedda 2-6

Carwash 6-2
Pruitt 6-2
LJam 5-3
Brian 5-3
BSF 4-4
Duff 3-5
Giff 3-5 (battle of the monikers that end in FF!)
chedda 2-6

brian wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:12 pm

BSF21 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:58 pm LJam 5-3
Brian 5-3
BSF 4-4
chedda 2-6

[+] spoiler

I said "corn" and "rust". Had it not been a direct quote I feel like they might have given me that.

[+] spoiler

I honestly don't think so. The "sun belt" refers to a completely different geographic area from the corn belt aside from the issue of the direct quote.

[+] spoiler

Heh. turns out I don't know where the Sun Belt is. I always assumed those 2 were used interchangeably.

Wednesday, November 13, ToC Semi-Final Game 3

CATEGORY: ITALIAN INVENTORS

CLUE: In a 1644 letter he wrote, "We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air", which is what his invention measures

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler

Who is Evangelista Torricelli?

Didn't know that one, but when I just looked him up on wiki I recalled something of his from HS Physics.

L-Jam 5-4

The only player who got it last night was the guy who is a Physics teacher. I'd be surprised if hardly anybody knows this one.

L-Jam 5-4
Brian 5-4

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:27 pm The only player who got it last night was the guy who is a Physics teacher. I'd be surprised if hardly anybody knows this one.

Yep. Glad I didn't waste any time before giving up and clicking the spoiler.


L-Jam 5-4
Brian 5-4
Syb 3-6

L-Jam 5-4
Brian 5-4
Syb 3-6
Duff 3-6

Pruitt 6-3
L-Jam 5-4
Brian 5-4
Syb 3-6
Duff 3-6

Huh?!

Pruitt 6-3
Carwash 6-3
L-Jam 5-4
Brian 5-4
Syb 3-6
Duff 3-6

Pruitt 6-3
Carwash 6-3
L-Jam 5-4
Brian 5-4
BSF 4-5
Syb 3-6
Duff 3-6

I'll just leave this here.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/exc ... 42952.html

Pruitt 6-3
Carwash 6-3
Ryan 6-3
L-Jam 5-4
Brian 5-4
BSF 4-5
Syb 3-6
Duff 3-6

BSF21 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:39 pm I'll just leave this here.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/exc ... 42952.html

My money's on Ken Jennings.

I'm pretty sure we all know the results, but let's get caught up.

Thursday, November 14, ToC Final Game 1

CATEGORY: OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS

CLUE: By Hebrew word count, the longest book bears this name that led to a word for a long complaint or rant

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler

What is Jeremiah?

Friday, November 15, ToC Final Game 2

CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES

CLUE: A dispute over Etorofu, Habomai, Kunashiri & Shikotan has kept these 2 countries from ever signing a WWII peace treaty

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler

What are Russia and Japan? I don't know whether the USSR would've been correct.

I know WWII better than the Old Testament.

L-Jam 6-5

L-Jam 6-5
Brian 6-5

I hope I’m not being fatalistic and I know they film in advance but does anyone think that prime time special might be Alex’s final show?

brian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:04 pm I hope I’m not being fatalistic and I know they film in advance but does anyone think that prime time special might be Alex’s final show?

Assuming Alex really isn't going to live forever, what a way that would be to go out. Huge event, gets to leave on his terms (somewhat)...

I too know the war better than I know the good book.

Pruitt 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Brian 6-5

Pruitt 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Brian 6-5
BSF 4-7

Not impressing anyone here.

Pruitt 7-4
L-Jam 6-5
Brian 6-5
BSF 4-7
Duff 4-7

Back to regular play.

Monday, November 18

CATEGORY: U.S. CITIES

CLUE: Celebrating electricity & tech., an exposition in this U.S. "City of Light" in 1901 was overshadowed by another major event

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler

What is Buffalo? As you probably remember from HS History, that other major event there was President McKinley's assassination.

L-Jam 7-5

L-Jam 7-5
Pruitt 7-5

[+] spoiler

L-Jam 7-5
Pruitt 7-5
Brian 7-5

[+] spoiler

I would not have gotten it without the hint of the “other major event”.

L-Jam 7-5
Pruitt 7-5
Brian 7-5
Duff 4-8

Carwash 8-4
L-Jam 7-5
Pruitt 7-5
Brian 7-5
Duff 4-8

Tuesday, November 19

CATEGORY: BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

CLUE: Peaking at 9,000 stores locations in 2004, this chain of stores was down to one in 2019, located in Bend, Oregon

ANSWER:

[+] spoiler

What is Blockbuster Video?

L-Jam 8-5

Really mad about missing the City of Light one.

L-Jam 8-5
Ryan 8-5

L-Jam 8-5
Ryan 8-5
Carwash 8-5

L-Jam 8-5
Ryan 8-5
Carwash 8-5
Pruitt 8-5

L-Jam 8-5
Ryan 8-5
Carwash 8-5
Pruitt 8-5
Brian 8-5
chedda 3-10

From Brian: Drinking and just easier to edit Ched’s post to add my score. No nefariousness intended.