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The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 6, Monday

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 5:01 am
by Pastor Fireball
Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the WWTBAM Bored...

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Yes, I had to drive through Gastonia on my way back from Charlotte on Saturday. No, I didn't drive around Gastonia to try to find the WGAS transmission tower.

But let's get back to business.

"Make the Connection"

In case you've forgotten, I want to know specifically what the four things in each question have in common. 2 points for each correct connection.

Answers are due by Tuesday 5/20 at 4 PM EDT.

1. BILLY KWAN / ROCKET J. SQUIRREL / BART SIMPSON / ALBERT NOBBS
2. LENINGRAD / A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE / HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH / ALL BY MYSELF
3. ROSEODENDRON / BARCELONA MUSIC FESTIVAL / ITALIAN SPRING / VEGETABLES ON PASTA
4. 103 / 1435 / 4712 / 5774
5. JOSEPH MCCARTHY / DAVID NIVEN / TAYLOR SWIFT / RAIDERS & JETS
6. PORTSMOUTH POINT / MALUKU / ZANZIBAR / GRENADA
7. JASON BOURNE / GERALD MCRANEY / RIVER / GREEK ALPHABET
8. CRUISE / MANSION / WIDEN / READ
9. WINEY WINE / ALLERGY CLUSTERS / FLAVONNAISE / CARPET: THE MUSICAL
10. APOLINÈRE ENAMELED / BLIVET / PENROSE STAIRS / KLEIN BOTTLE

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Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 6, Monday

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 6:30 am
by smilergrogan
Spoiler
Pastor Fireball wrote: 1. BILLY KWAN / ROCKET J. SQUIRREL / BART SIMPSON / ALBERT NOBBS
Male characters voiced by females
2. LENINGRAD / A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE / HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH / ALL BY MYSELF
3. ROSEODENDRON / BARCELONA MUSIC FESTIVAL / ITALIAN SPRING / VEGETABLES ON PASTA
4. 103 / 1435 / 4712 / 5774
5. JOSEPH MCCARTHY / DAVID NIVEN / TAYLOR SWIFT / RAIDERS & JETS
Things that were famously interrupted?
6. PORTSMOUTH POINT / MALUKU / ZANZIBAR / GRENADA
7. JASON BOURNE / GERALD MCRANEY / RIVER / GREEK ALPHABET
Associated with deltas
8. CRUISE / MANSION / WIDEN / READ
Words that are homophones of current U.S. Senators' last names
9. WINEY WINE / ALLERGY CLUSTERS / FLAVONNAISE / CARPET: THE MUSICAL
10. APOLINÈRE ENAMELED / BLIVET / PENROSE STAIRS / KLEIN BOTTLE

Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 6, Monday

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 6:43 am
by Bob Juch
Spoiler
1. portrayed by female actors
2. pop songs based on classical music
3. primavera
4. 2014 on different cultures' calendars
5. ?
6. spice islands
7. ?
8. ?
9. You Don't Know Jack ads
10. I think you want "impossible shapes" but a Klein Bottle is a real thing.

Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 6, Monday

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 7:10 am
by franktangredi
Spoiler
1. BILLY KWAN / ROCKET J. SQUIRREL / BART SIMPSON / ALBERT NOBBS

Male characters played by women. (Nobbs is borderline; the actual character as played by Glenn Close was not actually a man, but within the film it was a man impersonated by a woman.)

2. LENINGRAD / A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE / HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH / ALL BY MYSELF

Pop hits whose melodies were based on classical music themes.

3. ROSEODENDRON / BARCELONA MUSIC FESTIVAL / ITALIAN SPRING / VEGETABLES ON PASTA

Primavera

Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 6, Monday

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 7:18 am
by ShamelessWeasel
I aint got much today
Spoiler
1. Woman playing a male role

Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 6, Monday

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 12:02 pm
by jarnon
Spoiler
3. primavera
4. this year in the North Korean / Muslim / Chinese / Hebrew calendar

Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 6, Monday

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 12:26 pm
by themanintheseersuckersuit
Spoiler
1. BILLY KWAN / ROCKET J. SQUIRREL / BART SIMPSON / ALBERT NOBBS Male roles voiced or played by women
2. LENINGRAD / A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE / HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH / ALL BY MYSELF ear wigs
3. ROSEODENDRON / BARCELONA MUSIC FESTIVAL / ITALIAN SPRING / VEGETABLES ON PASTA Potato Chip Flavors ;-)
4. 103 / 1435 / 4712 / 5774 2014 CE in other calendars
5. JOSEPH MCCARTHY / DAVID NIVEN / TAYLOR SWIFT / RAIDERS & JETS
6. PORTSMOUTH POINT / MALUKU / ZANZIBAR / GRENADA
7. JASON BOURNE / GERALD MCRANEY / RIVER / GREEK ALPHABET
8. CRUISE / MANSION / WIDEN / READ
9. WINEY WINE / ALLERGY CLUSTERS / FLAVONNAISE / CARPET: THE MUSICAL
10. APOLINÈRE ENAMELED / BLIVET / PENROSE STAIRS / KLEIN BOTTLE

Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 6, Monday

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 4:13 pm
by kroxquo
Spoiler
1. BILLY KWAN / ROCKET J. SQUIRREL / BART SIMPSON / ALBERT NOBBS All are voiced by women
2. LENINGRAD / A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE / HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH / ALL BY MYSELF
3. ROSEODENDRON / BARCELONA MUSIC FESTIVAL / ITALIAN SPRING / VEGETABLES ON PASTA
4. 103 / 1435 / 4712 / 5774
5. JOSEPH MCCARTHY / DAVID NIVEN / TAYLOR SWIFT / RAIDERS & JETS
6. PORTSMOUTH POINT / MALUKU / ZANZIBAR / GRENADA
7. JASON BOURNE / GERALD MCRANEY / RIVER / GREEK ALPHABET
8. CRUISE / MANSION / WIDEN / READ
9. WINEY WINE / ALLERGY CLUSTERS / FLAVONNAISE / CARPET: THE MUSICAL
10. APOLINÈRE ENAMELED / BLIVET / PENROSE STAIRS / KLEIN BOTTLE

Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 6, Monday

Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 5:31 pm
by Pastor Fireball
1. BILLY KWAN / ROCKET J. SQUIRREL / BART SIMPSON / ALBERT NOBBS

Male roles played by female actors. Billy Kwan was the man played by Oscar winner Linda Hunt in "The Year of Living Dangerously".

2. LENINGRAD / A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE / HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDUH / ALL BY MYSELF

Pop songs based on classical music pieces. "All by Myself" was the giveaway on that one. I think most people know that Eric Carmen based his biggest hit off of a Rachmaninoff piano concerto.

3. ROSEODENDRON / BARCELONA MUSIC FESTIVAL / ITALIAN SPRING / VEGETABLES ON PASTA

Primavera.

4. 103 / 1435 / 4712 / 5774

The current year in non-Christian calendars. Juche/North Korean, Islamic, Chinese, and Hebrew years.

5. JOSEPH MCCARTHY / DAVID NIVEN / TAYLOR SWIFT / RAIDERS & JETS

People who were interrupted on live TV. McCarthy was interrupted by Joseph Welch, Niven was interrupted by a streaker at the Oscars, Swift was interrupted by Kanye West at the MTV VMAs, and the Raiders & Jets were interrupted by "Heidi".

6. PORTSMOUTH POINT / MALUKU / ZANZIBAR / GRENADA

They all were once called "Spice Islands".

7. JASON BOURNE / GERALD MCRANEY / RIVER / GREEK ALPHABET

Delta.

8. CRUISE / MANSION / WIDEN / READ

I thought this one would be a site-wide stumper, but smiler nailed it. They're all homophones of current U.S. senators. Ted Cruz, Joe Manchin, Ron Wyden, and Harry Reid.

9. WINEY WINE / ALLERGY CLUSTERS / FLAVONNAISE / CARPET: THE MUSICAL

Fictional sponsors of the computer game "You Don't Know Jack".

10. APOLINÈRE ENAMELED / BLIVET / PENROSE STAIRS / KLEIN BOTTLE

Impossible objects and shapes. You probably know the blivet better as the impossible three-pronged fork.

5/19 Scores (7 participants)
Bob Juch - 14
smilergrogan - 8
franktangredi - 6
jarnon - 4
themanintheseersuckersuit - 4
kroxquo - 2
ShamelessWeasel - 2