I've been doing bizarrely well in the trivia game.

[fflo]

It won't last, but I've been in first place for a few days.  CRAZY.  I'm not that good at trivia--- just been getting lucky, and my opponents have missed a lot of questions and given me lots of points for the ones I've gotten right; I've gotten *5* 3-pointers so far in 11 days of competition, more than any of the other 33 people in the division.  The 3-pointer is the question your opponent thinks you're least likely to get right.

Below are today's questions, of which I got a whoppin' 4 right.  How many do you know?

#3 I remembered because of a childhood geegaw (a little aluminum coin-type thingie with the player's picture on it, and his name just came to me today) (I spelled it wrong, but they don't count that against ya).  #4 I just guessed right on, only sorta knowing who it might be from West Wing, and thinking he does seem to play politicians.  And take lots of roles.  Not Michael-Caine-lots, but lots.

The description of the character in #1 cracked me up.

1. Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day. Thus ends what novel, in lines spoken by the story's vain, spoiled, shrewd, strong-willed, thrice-married heroine?

2. What term from music, derived from a Greek word for "song" or "tune", refers to a group of notes sung to a single syllable of text, normally including a primary note and ornamentation? Gregorian chants are an old example; more recent examples are basically anything by Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey.

3. Name the hurler, the winner of the National League Cy Young Award after the 1969, 1973, and 1975 seasons, who is the only member of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, whose plaque sports a New York Mets cap.

4. Name the actor who plays Senator Gil John Biggs in the TV series Alpha House, Congressman Scott Talley in the film The Campaign, Congressman Chuck Long in the film Evan Almighty, and Speaker of the House Glenallen Walken in the TV series The West Wing.

5. "I do not believe that the president loves America. He doesn't love you. And he doesn't love me. He wasn't brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up, through love of this country." Who reportedly spoke these words, in reference to President Barack Obama, at a private group dinner featuring Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on February 18, 2015?

6. What name was shared by three English monarchs before the Norman Conquest (the Elder, the Martyr, and the Confessor) and by another eight English monarchs after the conquest?

Comments

[shmuel.livejournal.com]

My answers ROT-13'd.

1) Fpneyrgg B'Unen va Tbar Jvgu gur Jvaq.

2) Gahhh. I should know this. I'm going to be kicking myself later.

3) No clue.

4) No clue, but I'm going to say Oenqyrl Juvgsbeq because he's the first West Wing actor to come to mind.

5) Sevttva' Ehql Tvhyvnav.

6) Urael? Lbh arire urne bs Urael gur Avagu, fb vg frrzf n ernfbanoyr thrff.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

:)

[fflo.livejournal.com]

That is to say, cool with the ROT-13 thing.

I continue to do freakishly well in the contest. Today I know the answer to a question about the card game UNO, cuz I've been playing it on my phone for a few weeks. Also my opponents have gotten only 17 correct answers so far this season, by far the fewest anyone's "given up".

Might you be interested in joining up, next season? It's invitation only. There's a big On Yer Honor element, and an imperative to play every (week)day the league's going on (for its several weeks at a time). Read about it here and let me know if you want an invitation:

http://www.learnedleague.com/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-coolest-weirdest-internet-community-youll-never-be-able-to-join/2014/08/20/3c3f565e-26eb-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html

http://frontpsych.com/learned-league-trivia/

[shmuel.livejournal.com]

Yes, please!

I first heard about it last year, on the Jeopardy forum. I don't know that I'm good enough, but I'd love to give it a try. :-)

[fflo.livejournal.com]

You got it! Your rookie season will be LL65.

You're good enough. You don't have to be good. You only have to not cheat and not forfeit. :)

Have you been on Jeopardy?

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you!

Re: being on Jeopardy. Oh, I wish. Even if I were good enough and telegenic enough to get on the show, my understanding is that I'd actually be disqualified, on account of I work at the World Almanac, one of their major sources.

(The forum is http://jboard.tv/ . My participation—and even my lurking—waxes and wanes. Currently we're in a waning phase.)

My usual e-mail address is fine; I'll e-mail you from it.

Apparently I forgot to log in before. Oops.

[shmuel.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Re: being on Jeopardy. Oh, I wish. Even if I were good enough and telegenic enough to get on the show, my understanding is that I'd actually be disqualified, on account of I work at the World Almanac, one of their major sources.

(The forum is http://jboard.tv/ . My participation—and even my lurking—waxes and wanes. Currently we're in a waning phase.)

My usual e-mail address is fine; I'll e-mail you from it.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Oh, also shoot me a message about what email I should use for your invite.