Wheelhouse - Exhibit 5

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Re: Wheelhouse - Exhibit 5

#26 Post by BackInTex » Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:53 am

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1) Who was Hubert Humphrey's running mate in the 1968 Presidential election? (3 points)

2) In the card game bridge, the ______ box contains all the possible calls a player can make in the auction. (2 points)
Bid box

3) Which one of these popular authors has been awarded a Hugo Award (science fiction or fantasy) for Best Novel: (3 points)
a) Stephen King <----- This one
b) George R. R. Martin
c) J.K Rowling
d) Kurt Vonnegut

4) What future hall of famer was the manager of the "bungling" 1962 New York Mets? (2 points)
Bob Uecker

5) Match the primary author to his "war" book series: (1 point each)
a) Old Man's War ->W
b) TekWar ->W
c) The Forever War ->W
d) WarWorld ->W

w) Joe Haldeman
x) Jerry Pournelle
y) John Scalzi
z) Wiliam Shatner

6) What was the outcome of the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia: (5 points)
a) Citizens have a right to possess firearms at home for self-defense.
b) Criminal defendants have a right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one.
c) Invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage. <----- This one
d) Struck down state laws that prohibited sodomy between consenting adults.

7) Which of these terms has nothing to do with the card game bridge: (3 points)
a) Contract bridge
b) Duplicate bridge
c) Racehorse bridge <----- This one
d) Rubber bridge

Wheelhouse bonus: (5 points)
Which popular actor was a world's top 50 bridge player, licensed a bridge video game and co-wrote a column on bridge?
Humphrey Bogart
..what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? let them take arms.
~~ Thomas Jefferson

War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)

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Re: Wheelhouse - Exhibit 5

#27 Post by Vandal » Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:32 am

Wheelhouse - Exhibit 5 - answers/reveal/points

October 21, 2016

Note: This exhibit will remain open over the weekend.


1) Who was Hubert Humphrey's running mate in the 1968 Presidential election? (3 points)
Edmond Muskie

2) In the card game bridge, the ______ box contains all the possible calls a player can make in the auction. (2 points)
bidding (or bid)

3) Which one of these popular authors has been awarded a Hugo Award (science fiction or fantasy) for Best Novel: (3 points)
c) J.K Rowling (2001 for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)


4) What future hall of famer was the manager of the "bungling" 1962 New York Mets? (2 points)
Casey Stengel

5) Match the primary author to his "war" book series: (1 point each)
a) Old Man's War - y) John Scalzi
b) TekWar - z) Wiliam Shatner
c) The Forever War - w) Joe Haldeman
d) WarWorld - x) Jerry Pournelle

6) What was the outcome of the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia: (5 points)
c) Invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage.

7) Which of these terms has nothing to do with the card game bridge: (3 points)
c) Racehorse bridge


Wheelhouse bonus: (5 points)
Which popular actor was a world's top 50 bridge player, licensed a bridge video game and co-wrote a column on bridge?
Omar Sharif


Reveal:
Today's expert was : Bob78164 , who got them all correct

Points:

panic ~~ 27
weasel ~~ 27
Bob#s ~~ 27 expert
BobJ ~~ 25
earendel ~~ 24
elwood ~~ 23
sprots ~~ 22
melly ~~ 21
plasticene ~~ 20
esto ~~ 19
mrkelley ~~ 19
mysteryman ~~ 19
sliver ~~ 18
lb ~~ 18
skoop ~~ 17
tbone ~~ 17
mikehardware ~~ 17
catfish ~~ 16
tangredi ~~ 14
krox ~~ 14
beebs ~~ 14
triviawayne ~~ 12
flock ~~ 12
BiT 11
jarnon 8

Panic and weasel tied the expert, so they are awarded 3 points. The expert is awarded five points.
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