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Trivia Time: Time Edition

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
You might have excepted Spooky-tober to have a Nightmare on Elm Street or Hemlock Grove theme. Instead, I'm going with the scariest thing I can think of. It eludes us, slips though our fingers and as we cherish what we have, it slowly gets away from us. I'm a bit busy this month but I assure you, you will get your fix but I'm not doing a lot of build up this week!

Here are the categories...

1. Second – Questions about people with II in their names
2. Minute – Questions about small things
3. Hour – Questions about 60 Minutes
4. Day – Questions about sunlight
5. Week – Questions about superhero weaknesses
6. Month – Questions about months
7. Year – Questions about years by nicknames
8. Decade – Questions about ruins
9. Century – Questions about Century City
10. Millennium – Questions about falcons


Round 1

1. Which royal relative did Charles II sell Dunkirk and Fort-Mardyck to?
2. Wolffia is the world’s smallest Angiospermae. But what does Angiospermae mean?
3. In envisioning the show, which magazine did creator Don Hewitt see it as being analogous to?
4. How many minutes does it take the sun’s light to reach the Earth (It’s a one digit number)?
5. What common material is the weakness of the original Green Lantern from the Golden Age of Comic Books?
6. Which empire originated the month name of May, in reference to a special spring picnic event?
7. Which year was the The Summer of Love?
8. Which site is known for having the pyramid El Castillo (AKA the Temple of Kukulkan)?
9. What former backlot of a major film studio was Century City built on the backlot of?
10. What body part do falcons use to kill prey that most other birds of prey do not?
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Answers to Round 1

1. Which royal relative did Charles II sell Dunkirk and Fort-Mardyck to? Louis XIV
2. Wolffia is the world’s smallest Angiospermae. But what does Angiospermae mean? Flowering plant
3. In envisioning the show, which magazine did creator Don Hewitt see it as being analogous to? Time Magazine
4. How many minutes does it take the sun’s light to reach the Earth (It’s a one digit number)? Eight
5. What common material is the weakness of the original Green Lantern from the Golden Age of Comic Books? Wood
6. Which empire originated the month name of May, in reference to a special spring picnic event? The Russian Empire
7. Which year was the The Summer of Love? 1967... Many people incorrectly assume 69, but that's the year of Woodstock
8. Which site is known for having the pyramid El Castillo (AKA the Temple of Kukulkan)? Chichen Itza
9. What former backlot of a major film studio was Century City built on the backlot of? 20th Century Fox
10. What body part do falcons use to kill prey that most other birds of prey do not? Their beak. Other’s tend to use their talons.

Kirin - 7 Points
Captain Blasto - 7 Points
Rascally Badger - 4 Points
Yimothy - 4 Points

Round 2

1. During the Peasant’s Revolt, in which landmark did King Richard II hide?
2. What kind of animal is a mini mum, the smallest of its kind?
3. What German luxury car’s sales where devastated by a report on “unintended acceleration” that independent research later attributed to driver error?
4, Which vitamin does the human body produce by processing sunlight?
5. What common element is the weakness of Mon-El, a boy Superboy once incorrectly assumed to be a long lost brother?
6. What month was previously called quintilis?
7. 570–571 CE, the year of the prophet Muhammad was born, was also known as the year of what animal?
8. What famous ruins in the Salisbury Plains of Whiltshire, England are made up a grouping of trilithons?
9. Which iconic cowboy actor originally owned the land that Century City was built on?
10. What is the common name for a falcon that hovers while hunting?
 
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Kirin

Summon for hire
(he/him)
I'm gonna have to call shenanigans on that answer to #6 in the previous round. Doing a little digging, I turned up this quote on Wikipedia...
Mayovka, in the context of the late Russian Empire, was a picnic in the countryside or in a park in the early days of May, hence the name.
...which I could see someone taking out of context to make that claim elsewhere, but this certainly refers to the holiday being named after the month, not vice verse. The Russian Empire being a 18th-20th century deal, whereas the month of May (Maius in Latin) was a thing back in Roman Empire times.
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Round 2 answers

1. During the Peasant’s Revolt, in which landmark did King Richard II hide? The Tower of London. He was only 14 at the time.
2. What kind of animal is a mini mum, the smallest of its kind? Frog
3. What German luxury car’s sales where devastated by a report on “unintended acceleration” that independent research later attributed to driver error? Audi 5000
4. Which vitamin does the human body produce by processing sunlight? Vitamin D
5. What common element is the weakness of Mon-El, a boy Superboy once incorrectly assumed to be a long lost brother? Lead.
6. What month was previously called quintilis? July
7. 570–571 CE, the year of the prophet Muhammad was born, was also known as the year of what animal? The Elephant
8. What famous ruins in the Salisbury Plains of Whiltshire, England are made up a grouping of trilithons? Stonehenge
9. Which iconic cowboy actor originally owned the land that Century City was built on? Tom Mix
10. What is the common name for a falcon that hovers while hunting? Kestral

Kirin - 12 Points
Rascally Badger - 9 Points
Yimothy - 7 Points
Captain Blasto - 7 Points

1. What is the birth name of Franz, Duke of Reichstadt, the son of one of the most famous icons of French history?
2. What powers the world’s smallest movie theatre, the Sol Cinema?
3. Which 60 Minutes correspondent has been referred to as “TV’s Grand Inquisitor”?
4. What is the name of the process wherein plants can turn light energy into chemical energy?
5. Though green kryptonite can kill Superman, what effect does Gold Kryptonite have?
6. Which month is shortened to 8bre in French?
7. What continent was celebrated in 1960 as “The Year of _______”?
8. What historical site was known in ancient times as Cecropia?
9. In what film did Century City’s Fox Plaza appear as “Nakatomi Plaza” while it was still under construction?
10. What pastime sounding name do falcons with long, narrow wings have?
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Round 3 answers
1. What is the birth name of Franz, Duke of Reichstadt, the son of one of the most famous icons of French history? Napoleon II
2. What powers the world’s smallest movie theatre, the Sol Cinema? Solar power
3. Which 60 Minutes correspondent has been referred to as “TV’s Grand Inquisitor”? Mike Wallace
4. What is the name of the process wherein plants can turn light energy into chemical energy? Photosynthesis
5. Though green kryptonite can kill Superman, what effect does Gold Kryptonite have? Removal of powers
6. Which month is shortened to 8bre in French? October
7. What continent was celebrated in 1960 as “The Year of _______”? Africa
8. What historical site was known in ancient times as Cecropia? The Acropolis of Athens
9. In what film did Century City’s Fox Plaza appear as “Nakatomi Plaza” while it was still under construction? Die Hard
10. What pastime sounding name to falcons with long, narrow wings called? Hobbies

Yimothy - 13 Points
Captain Blasto - 11 Points
Kirin - 12 Points
Rascally Badger - 9 Points

Final round
1. What nation did Pope John Paul II re-establish diplomatic relations with following a 450-year break?
2. What kind of subatomic particle is the eightfold way an organizational scheme for?
3. Which segment was originally co-hosted by James J. Kilpatrick and Nicholas von Hoffman?
4. What body part does photic retinopathy cause damage to after prolonged exposure to solar radiation?
5. Which DC superheroine has a weakness to any raw, unprocessed natural materials?
6. In what month does the “Wolf Moon” appear?
7. In 193 AD, Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus, and Septimius Severus all claimed which title, causing the year to be called the Year of Five ________?
8. Which pharaoh was the Great Pyramid of Giza built for?
9. What film studio’s former headquarters became Century City’s Constellation Place?
10. How many more types of light can falcons process than humans?
 

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
Sorry for the lateness. It's been a week.

1. What nation did Pope John Paul II re-establish diplomatic relations with following a 450-year break? Great Britain
2. What kind of subatomic particle is the eightfold way an organizational scheme for? Hadrons
3. Which segment was originally co-hosted by James J. Kilpatrick and Nicholas von Hoffman? Point/Counterpoint
4. What body part does photic retinopathy cause damage to after prolonged exposure to solar radiation? Eye/retina
5. Which DC superheroine has a weakness to any raw, unprocessed natural materials? Power Girl
6. In what month does the “Wolf Moon” appear? January
7. In 193 AD, Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus, and Septimius Severus all claimed which title, causing the year to be called the Year of Five ________? Emperors (Caesar)
8. Which pharaoh was the Great Pyramid of Giza built for? Khufu
9. What film studio’s former headquarters became Century City’s Constellation Place? MGM
10. How many more types of light can falcons process than humans? One (they can see ultraviolet light)

Kirin - 22 Points
Rascally Badger - 18 Points
Yimothy- 17 Points
Capt Blasto - 12 Points

Kirin wins. This was a pretty close one and everyone did a good job!
 

Kirin

Summon for hire
(he/him)
For anyone looking at the scores and wondering, no, I didn't get all ten right in the final week, I turned in my previous week's answers late (before looking at the post of course) - think I had five right in each. Anyway, gg!
 
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