QOD Saturday 12-15 "I LIKE SAYING EPONYMOUS"

[fantine33]

“I like saying eponymous”

I don't, necessarily, but another poster here might have mentioned that, oh, say, 586047748 times or so. Ha!

All of the answers, whether material (Hoover) or not (Draconian) were named for somebody. When that’s the case, it’s kind of hard to give either the object and the name the person OR the person and name the object because, well, either way you’re getting the answer!

So, today is a little different. Each question will still be 10 points, but 5 will be for the item and another 5 for the person for which it was named. If you have first and last name, you’re good. If you only have one of them, you need at least a short description of who the person is. For instance, if the answer is fermium, you can say Enrico Fermi or you can say Fermi, that physicist dude. Answering half the question wrong does not take away the 5 points for the half you got right.

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)

[MarleysGh0st]

1

Spoiler

. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

Bunsen Burner - Bunsen, that chemistry guy

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.

Peach Melba - Melba somebody, that (Australian?) Opera gal

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

Gerrymandering - Elbridge Gerry, a governor in Massachusetts, IIRC, and then a vice president of the United States, and an inspiration to politicians everywhere!

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

Poinsettia - Poinsett, a U.S. diplomat-type guy who represented us down Mexico way.

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.

Daugerrotypes - Daugerre, that French photography dude.

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

Earl Grey?

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

Tea, Earl Grey, hot!

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)

Uhh, no I don't know another. Tea, Earl Grey, iced?

[VAdame]

Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

Bunsen Burner -- Dr. Bunsen?

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.

Peach Melba -- Singer Nellie Melba (also responsible for a type of toast)

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

Gerrymandering -- Elbridge Gerry (later James Madison's Veep, responsible for a redistricting plan in which the congressional districts were so convoluted that they resembled salamanders crossing the state.)

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

Dunno

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.

Daguerrotype -- M. (Henri?)Daguerre, photo pioneer

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

Sir Robert Peel

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

Bobbies

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)

Peelers

[andrewjackson]

Spoiler

1. Bunsen burner named for a German chemist Bunsen. I can't remember his first name except that it is not particularly German sounding.

2. Peach Melba named for an Australian singer Nellie Melba.

3. Gerrymander named for Elbridge Gerry who was governor of Massachusetts.

4. Magnolia named for Magnol. Probably a botanist. I'll go with French.

5. Daguerreotype named for Louis Daguerre, a French artist who was also apparently a chemist.

QOD: Robert Peel

5 Point Bonus: bobby

5 Point Bonus Bonus: I feel like I know this but I'm not coming up with it. He is probably Lord something that is the source of the other term. Nope.

[AnnieCamaro]

Spoiler

1. Bunsen burner, named for Mr. Bunsen, that chemistry dude
2. Peach melba, named for Miss Nellie Melba, an opera singer. (I've never tasted this, but I think I would like anything named for an opera singer.)
3. Gerrymandering, named for Mr. Gerry, who was a politician who wanted to be elected in the worst way.
4. Poinsettia, named for the Honorable Mr. Poinsett, a diplomat to Mexico, I think.
5. Daguerrotype, named for Mr. Daguerre, a pioneer in photography.

QoD: Mr. Sir Robert Peel
Bonus: Bobbies, or policemen
Bonus bonus: Bobby sticks, those clubs with which to thunk criminals over the head and shoulders.

I cannot pronounce eponymous, but I like to type it.

[AnnieCamaro]

Spoiler

I just realized that some of my brain got sidetracked by Christmas, and not just because I wish Santa would bring me a chemistry set.

[kayrharris]

Spoiler

1. Bunsen burner - gotta be named for Dr Bunsen that scientist dude
2. Peach Melba - yum...named for Nellie Melba an opera singer
3. Gerrymandering named for some politician named Gerry who needed some changes made in his favor so he could win
4. I should know this, but I don't.....
5. Don't this either. Guess it's not Eastman, huh? Only one I can think of right now and I don't think that's right.

QOD - too bad I can't answer this (his first name has to be Robert....but I don't know the last name...so this isn't an answer...)

Bonus...Bobbies...

Bonus Bonus....dunno

[wintergreen48]

Great Theme

Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air. Bunsen Burner, after the Scandanavian chemist guy.

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce. Peaches Melba, after Melba the singer.

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives . Gerrymander, after Eldridge Gerry, former Governor of Massachusetts

4. The state flower of Louisiana. (Wag) Poinsettia, after John Poinsett, former Ambassador to Mexico (real stretch, since the poinsettia is not a 'flower,' but otherwise I got nuthin')

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates. Daguerrotype, after Daguerre, the French guy who invented it

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms. Robert Peel

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms Bobbies

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?) Peelers

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.
BUNSEN BURNER, FROM THAT CHEMIST DUDE BUNSEN

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.
PEACH MELBA, FROM NELLIE MELBA

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .
GERRYMANDERING, FROM ELBRIDGE GERRY

4. The state flower of Louisiana.
DAHLIA, FROM A BIOLOGIST NAMED DAHL?

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.
DAGUERROTYPE, FROM A PHOTOGRAPHER NAMED DAGUERRE

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.
ROBERT PEEL

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms
BOBBIE

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)
PEELER

[peacock2121]

Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

Bunsen Burner - no clue who - some scientist whose last name is Bunsen

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce. Peach Melba - no clue - some lady named Melba

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives . Gerrymandering - a politician named Gerry

4. The state flower of Louisiana. Magnolia?

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates. crap - I know this - can't come up with it

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms. crap

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms crap again

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?) triple crap

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.
Bunsen Burner
2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.
Peach Melba for that Opera Singer

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

Gerrymandering for Edward Gerry

4. The state flower of Louisiana.
Joel Poinsett Poinsettia

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.
Daugerotype from that French Guy.

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

Robert Peale

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms
Bobbies as in Bobby Peale
5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)
Coppers for the buttons on their uniforms

[peacock2121]

crap to the fourth

[ne1410s]

Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.
BUNSEN BURNER--BUNSEN THE CHEM GUY

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.
PEACH MELBA--MELBA HOIPOLLOI, OPERA SINGER

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .
GERRYMANDERING--ELBRIDGE GERRY

4. The state flower of Louisiana.
POINSETTIA--JOEL POINSETT, AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.
DAGUERROTYPE--MONSIEUR DAGUERRE

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.
ROBERT PEELE

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms
BOBBIES

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)
PEELERS

[minimetoo26]

I gotta chance to get this in today, but if I become scarce for a while, don't send the search party. Looks like my m-i-l is coming here from the hospital, then I'm off to LI after Christmas, so who knows what my time will be like...

Spoiler

“I like saying eponymous”

I don't, necessarily, but another poster here might have mentioned that, oh, say, 586047748 times or so. Ha!

All of the answers, whether material (Hoover) or not (Draconian) were named for somebody. When that’s the case, it’s kind of hard to give either the object and the name the person OR the person and name the object because, well, either way you’re getting the answer!

So, today is a little different. Each question will still be 10 points, but 5 will be for the item and another 5 for the person for which it was named. If you have first and last name, you’re good. If you only have one of them, you need at least a short description of who the person is. For instance, if the answer is fermium, you can say Enrico Fermi or you can say Fermi, that physicist dude. Answering half the question wrong does not take away the 5 points for the half you got right.

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

Bunsen Burner, named for that famed scientist Bunsen Honeydew (and I bet I'm not the first to say that, so feel free to roll your eyes--I can take it!)

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.

Peach Melba, named for Melba Moore. (Only Melba I know..)

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

Gerrymandering, Eldridge Gerry (I think...)

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

Magnolia, named for Magnolia Rottencrotch (a fictional ho my friend made up.)

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.

Daguerrotype, named for Charles Daguerre, great-uncle twice removed of Charles DeGaulle...

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.


Nope

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

Scotland

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)

Yard

[a1mamacat]

“I like saying eponymous”

I don't, necessarily, but another poster here might have mentioned that, oh, say, 586047748 times or so. Ha!

All of the answers, whether material (Hoover) or not (Draconian) were named for somebody. When that’s the case, it’s kind of hard to give either the object and the name the person OR the person and name the object because, well, either way you’re getting the answer!

So, today is a little different. Each question will still be 10 points, but 5 will be for the item and another 5 for the person for which it was named. If you have first and last name, you’re good. If you only have one of them, you need at least a short description of who the person is. For instance, if the answer is fermium, you can say Enrico Fermi or you can say Fermi, that physicist dude. Answering half the question wrong does not take away the 5 points for the half you got right.

Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.- Bunson Burner - Bunson, that scientist guy

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce. - peach melba - Nellie Melba the singer

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives . nope nope

4. The state flower of Louisiana. Magnolia - nope

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates. Daguerrotype - Louis Daguerre (yaya school enrichment photography courses LOL)

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms. nope

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms nope

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?) nope

[/spoiler]

[DevilKitty100]

[quote="fantine33"]“I like saying eponymous”

I don't, necessarily, but another poster here might have mentioned that, oh, say, 586047748 times or so. Ha!

All of the answers, whether material (Hoover) or not (Draconian) were named for somebody. When that’s the case, it’s kind of hard to give either the object and the name the person OR the person and name the object because, well, either way you’re getting the answer!

So, today is a little different. Each question will still be 10 points, but 5 will be for the item and another 5 for the person for which it was named. If you have first and last name, you’re good. If you only have one of them, you need at least a short description of who the person is. For instance, if the answer is fermium, you can say Enrico Fermi or you can say Fermi, that physicist dude. Answering half the question wrong does not take away the 5 points for the half you got right.

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Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

Bunson Burner

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.

Peaches Melba

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

Gerrymandering

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

Poinsettia

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.

Daguerrotype (sp)

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)[/

[KillerTomato]

Spoiler

1. Bunsen burner
2. Peach Melba
3. Gerrymandering
4. Poinsettia?
5. Daguerrotype

QOD: Robert something or other, I'd imagine, given my answer to the Bonus question. But since I don't know the last name (or I suppose it could be his first name that I don't know), I'll pass.

Bonus: Bobbies

Bonus Bonus: Bobbing for apples.

[KillerTomato]

*SIGH*


Wanna take off 50 points for not READING THE F**KING DIRECTIONS again? I wouldn't be upset.

[mrkelley23]

“I like saying eponymous”

I don't, necessarily, but another poster here might have mentioned that, oh, say, 586047748 times or so. Ha!

All of the answers, whether material (Hoover) or not (Draconian) were named for somebody. When that’s the case, it’s kind of hard to give either the object and the name the person OR the person and name the object because, well, either way you’re getting the answer!

So, today is a little different. Each question will still be 10 points, but 5 will be for the item and another 5 for the person for which it was named. If you have first and last name, you’re good. If you only have one of them, you need at least a short description of who the person is. For instance, if the answer is fermium, you can say Enrico Fermi or you can say Fermi, that physicist dude. Answering half the question wrong does not take away the 5 points for the half you got right.

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)

Spoiler

1. The most common of these is probably the Bunsen burner, named after a chemist (dunno his first name) named Bunsen.

2. Peach Melba? If so, it's named for an actress, but I don't remember her other name.

3. Gerrymandering, and his name was either Elbridge or Eldridge Gerrymander. I want to say he was from Massachusetts, but I don't remember for sure.

4. Gotta be the magnolia, but if so, I had no idea it was an eponym.

5. Daguerrotype, I guess, named after Louis Daguerre, a French dude. Almost used him the other day in DorA.

QoD: Robert Peel?

Bonus: Bobby, for policeman.

BonusBonus: Idunno. "Peel out?"

[jarnon]

Spoiler

1. Bunsen burner
2. Peach Melba
3. Gerrymandering, after E. Gerry, Mass. politician
4.
5. Daguerrotype

QOD: Gladstone
5 Point Bonus: Gladstone bag

[mikehardware]

Spoiler

1. Bunsen Burner - That muppet scientist, Bunsen Honeydew
2. Peach Melba - Opera singer Melba somethingorother
3. Gerrymandering - Some US politician
4. Camillia?
5. Daugerrotype

[tanstaafl2]

“I like saying eponymous”

Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.
Bunsen Burner named for Bobby Bunsen, that chemist dude.

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.
Sounds tasty but I am unfamiliar with it.

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives.
Gerrymandering, thanks to Governor Gerry, that politician dude, from up in yankeeland somwhere. New York or Massachusetts mebbe? Supposedly the word is combined with salamander which is said to reflect the resulting bizarre shape of the district created.

4. The state flower of Louisiana.
I dunno. Poinsettia perhaps, after Poinsett, that Mexican ambassadorial dude?

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.
Deguerrotype, named after Louis Deguerre, that photography dude.

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.
Little Bobby Peel.
5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms
Bobbies
5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)
Peelers

[Catfish]

Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

Bunsen burner; Bunsen that chemist dude

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.

peach Melba; Nelly Melba that opera singer dudess

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

gerrymandering; Gerry that politician dude

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

Poinsettia??; Poinsett, that botanist dude??

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.

daguerreotype; M. Daguerre that image maker dude who would have been a photographer if he had invented it already

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

Robert that law enforcement dude

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

bobby

Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)
??

[trevor_macfee]

Spoiler

1. I. Bunsen Burner II. Paul Bunsen, and his blue ox

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.
I. Peach Melba II. Melba Moore (I think I actually know one!)


3. I. Gerrymandering II. Gerry and his Pacemakers

4. I. Lily II. Lily Tomlin

5. I. Dagerrotype??? II. Some French dude

QOD: Nope

5 Point Bonus: Not that either

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Nor the other

[earendel]

“I like saying eponymous”

I don't, necessarily, but another poster here might have mentioned that, oh, say, 586047748 times or so. Ha!

OK, obviously I'm missing something here; I'm glad this isn't part of the QoD.

All of the answers, whether material (Hoover) or not (Draconian) were named for somebody. When that’s the case, it’s kind of hard to give either the object and the name the person OR the person and name the object because, well, either way you’re getting the answer!

So, today is a little different. Each question will still be 10 points, but 5 will be for the item and another 5 for the person for which it was named. If you have first and last name, you’re good. If you only have one of them, you need at least a short description of who the person is. For instance, if the answer is fermium, you can say Enrico Fermi or you can say Fermi, that physicist dude. Answering half the question wrong does not take away the 5 points for the half you got right.

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)

Spoiler

1. Bunsen burner - named for German chemist Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
2. Peach Melba - named for an Australian singer, the dish was created by the fabled chef Escoffier
3. gerrymandering - named for the governor of Massachusetts, Gerry
4. magnolia - GOK who the eponymous individual is
5. daguerrotype - named for Louis Daguerre, a French photographer

QoD: Sir Robert Peel

5 point bonus #1: bobbies
5 point bonus #2: peelers (another name for the police, not a nickname for strippers)