Jamboree 2021 - Unit 27 - Grand Finale Part Last!
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:24 pm
Jamboree 2021 - Unit 27, Grand Finale Part Last
June 16, 2021
Historical salutes Bookworms!
Match the 19th century writer to the most appropriate description below (two points each):
Writer:
Ralph Waldo Emerson
John Stuart Mill
Mark Twain
Walt Whitman
Oscar Wilde
Description:
Considered to be the ‘father of American literature’.
Considered to be the 'father of free-verse poetry'.
Got caught up in scandal and jailed for gross indecency after attempting to sue the Marquis of Salisbury for libel.
Espoused no fixed doctrine but expanded on ideas of freedom, nature and the possibilities of man.
Utilitarian known for his writings on logic and scientific methodology.
Subtotal: 10
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Matinee salutes TEN!
US Presidents in Movies
Below is a list of ten actors who portrayed ten US presidents in ten different movies. Match each actor to the correct fictional president and the correct movie. One point for each correct match up.
(Answer should have actor/role/movie)
Actor:
Bill Pullman
Harrison Ford
Jack Nicholson
Jamie Foxx
Jeff Bridges
John Travolta
Kevin Kline
Michael Douglas
Morgan Freeman
Peter Sellers
Fictional President:
Andrew Shepherd
Dave Kovic (impersonating Bill Mitchell)
Jack Stanton
Jackson Evans
James Dale
James Marshall
James Sawyer
Merkin Muffley
Thomas J. Whitmore
Tom Beck
Movie:
Air Force One
Dave
Deep Impact
Dr. Strangelove
Independence Day
Mars Attacks!
Primary Colors
The American President
The Contender
White House Down
Subtotal: 20
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Timeline!
Three Truths and a Lie!
For this Timeline challenge, you will be presented with four statements pertaining to a particular year or decade, one of which is a lie. For four points each, determine which statement is not truthful.
1990 Politics
Al Gore was a US Senator in the year 1990.
Fred Dalton Thompson was a US Senator in the year 1990.
Joe Biden was a US Senator in the year 1990.
Mitch McConnell was a US Senator in the year 1990.
Which statement is a lie?
Title Tracks - 1970s albums
There is not a title track on Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.
There is not a title track on Billy Joel's The Stranger.
There is not a title track on Queen's A Night at the Opera.
There is not a title track on Blondie's Parallel Lines.
Which statement is a lie?
1960s Muscle Cars - Makes and Models
The Cyclone was made by Mercury
The GTO was made by Pontiac
The Road Runner was made by Plymouth
The Superbee was made by Oldsmobile
Which statement is a lie?
Subtotal - 12
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Wheelhouse - One of you is the expert!
Musical Theater
Match the Broadway actors to the musical in which they played a famous role (two points each):
Actor:
Audra McDonald
Carol Channing
Colm Wilkinson
Jonathan Groff
Julie Andrews
Kristin Chenoweth
Michael Crawford
Nathan Lane
Play:
Hamilton
Hello, Dolly!
Les Miserables
My Fair Lady
Phantom of the Opera
Porgy and Bess
The Producers
Wicked
It hurts like the Dickens
Match these Dickens characters to the correct source material: (two points each)
Character:
Inspector Bucket
Little Nell
Madame Thérèse Defarge
Seth Pecksniff
Uriah Heep
Source:
A Tale of Two Cities
Bleak House
David Copperfield
Martin Chuzzlewit
The Old Curiosity Shop
Oscars Bonus (five points):
How many time has Meryl Streep been nominated for Best Supporting Actress?
Subtotal: 31
Total points: 74
Jamboree 2021 is now complete. I hope you enjoyed it.
We'll be back in the fall with something else.
June 16, 2021
Historical salutes Bookworms!
Match the 19th century writer to the most appropriate description below (two points each):
Writer:
Ralph Waldo Emerson
John Stuart Mill
Mark Twain
Walt Whitman
Oscar Wilde
Description:
Considered to be the ‘father of American literature’.
Considered to be the 'father of free-verse poetry'.
Got caught up in scandal and jailed for gross indecency after attempting to sue the Marquis of Salisbury for libel.
Espoused no fixed doctrine but expanded on ideas of freedom, nature and the possibilities of man.
Utilitarian known for his writings on logic and scientific methodology.
Subtotal: 10
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Matinee salutes TEN!
US Presidents in Movies
Below is a list of ten actors who portrayed ten US presidents in ten different movies. Match each actor to the correct fictional president and the correct movie. One point for each correct match up.
(Answer should have actor/role/movie)
Actor:
Bill Pullman
Harrison Ford
Jack Nicholson
Jamie Foxx
Jeff Bridges
John Travolta
Kevin Kline
Michael Douglas
Morgan Freeman
Peter Sellers
Fictional President:
Andrew Shepherd
Dave Kovic (impersonating Bill Mitchell)
Jack Stanton
Jackson Evans
James Dale
James Marshall
James Sawyer
Merkin Muffley
Thomas J. Whitmore
Tom Beck
Movie:
Air Force One
Dave
Deep Impact
Dr. Strangelove
Independence Day
Mars Attacks!
Primary Colors
The American President
The Contender
White House Down
Subtotal: 20
____________________________________________________________________
Timeline!
Three Truths and a Lie!
For this Timeline challenge, you will be presented with four statements pertaining to a particular year or decade, one of which is a lie. For four points each, determine which statement is not truthful.
1990 Politics
Al Gore was a US Senator in the year 1990.
Fred Dalton Thompson was a US Senator in the year 1990.
Joe Biden was a US Senator in the year 1990.
Mitch McConnell was a US Senator in the year 1990.
Which statement is a lie?
Title Tracks - 1970s albums
There is not a title track on Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.
There is not a title track on Billy Joel's The Stranger.
There is not a title track on Queen's A Night at the Opera.
There is not a title track on Blondie's Parallel Lines.
Which statement is a lie?
1960s Muscle Cars - Makes and Models
The Cyclone was made by Mercury
The GTO was made by Pontiac
The Road Runner was made by Plymouth
The Superbee was made by Oldsmobile
Which statement is a lie?
Subtotal - 12
____________________________________________________________________
Wheelhouse - One of you is the expert!
Musical Theater
Match the Broadway actors to the musical in which they played a famous role (two points each):
Actor:
Audra McDonald
Carol Channing
Colm Wilkinson
Jonathan Groff
Julie Andrews
Kristin Chenoweth
Michael Crawford
Nathan Lane
Play:
Hamilton
Hello, Dolly!
Les Miserables
My Fair Lady
Phantom of the Opera
Porgy and Bess
The Producers
Wicked
It hurts like the Dickens
Match these Dickens characters to the correct source material: (two points each)
Character:
Inspector Bucket
Little Nell
Madame Thérèse Defarge
Seth Pecksniff
Uriah Heep
Source:
A Tale of Two Cities
Bleak House
David Copperfield
Martin Chuzzlewit
The Old Curiosity Shop
Oscars Bonus (five points):
How many time has Meryl Streep been nominated for Best Supporting Actress?
Subtotal: 31
Total points: 74
Jamboree 2021 is now complete. I hope you enjoyed it.
We'll be back in the fall with something else.