TD 214: Ladies of Shakespeare Know Who I Am

[ihavejeoprosy]

Were Burwell v Hobby Lobby and Sebelius v Hobby Lobby different cases?
I wanted to say Burwell but decided against it since it was in the news recently.

[RandyG]

Were Burwell v Hobby Lobby and Sebelius v Hobby Lobby different cases?
I wanted to say Burwell but decided against it since it was in the news recently.

Same case. eboettch explains at the beginning of the reveal to this question.

BIG mea culpa here in that I didn't realize until late last Sunday that K. had two possible answers, based on how I worded the question - Sebelius was the original plaintiff until she resigned in April 2014, then Burwell became the plaintiff. Even though I was going for the person mentioned in the decision, I think the "associated with" wording is loose enough that I'll accept Sebelius, because she was associated with it before Burwell was.

[Turd Ferguson]

The Supreme Court question was a little "unfriendly" to Canadians (and other non-Americans), so I'm hoping it'll balance out with being Canadian helping with the Gold Medalist category... didn't notice many other players I know to be Canadian, so hoping to "bounce" up a bit in the standings now...

[eboettch]

BONUS 1: The title of this TD is a (fairly tenuous) reference to “Ladies of Cambridge (Boston)”, a song by which spookily named indie rock group for which Ezra Koenig sings lead vocals? (-1 point)

"But where's Q12?" So glad you asked! I realized I wouldn't be able to do two reveals tonight, and I figured this questions was more appropriate for Halloween. I also realized after some submissions came in that naming Ezra Koenig may have been a bit of a misdirect, as there is a band out there called Better than Ezra (though as it happens, there's no one named Ezra in that group). The correct answer was...

VAMPIRE WEEKEND - -1 point, 12 correct responses
brainpower
clprez
dott888
goforthetie
ihavejeoprosy
lpmastor
Peggles
periwinkle
Tpmorrison
Vermonter
whatisbishkek
Woppy T

[eboettch]

Standings after Q1-11, B1:

1. Peggles — 30 pts
2. goforthetie — 39 pts
3. RandyG — 44 pts
4. periwinkle — 54 pts
5. Rackme32 — 55 pts
5. Vanya — 55 pts
7. jgamer — 56 pts
8. Turd Ferguson — 57 pts
9. econgator — 58 pts
9. ihavejeoprosy — 58 pts
9. nserven — 58 pts
9. Tigershark — 58 pts
13. jjwaymee — 60 pts
14. Ryno — 62 pts
15. sarah0114 — 63 pts
16. barandall800 — 64 pts
17. Blue Lion — 68 pts
18. Creed Bratton — 69 pts
18. JeopardyMom — 69 pts
20. Abraxas — 70 pts
20. BobF — 70 pts
22. debramc — 72 pts
23. Gamawire — 73 pts
24. SavoyGirl — 74 pts
25. immaf — 76 pts
26. dnbguy — 77 pts
26. sethmoko — 77 pts
26. Vermonter — 77 pts
29. tjconn728 — 79 pts
29. Tpmorrison — 79 pts
31. brainpower — 81 pts
32. clprez — 83 pts
32. ElendilPickle — 83 pts
34. dott888 — 84 pts
34. Sherm — 84 pts
36. Magna — 85 pts
36. whatisbishkek — 85 pts
38. CheezeWhiz — 86 pts
39. Peachbox — 87 pts
40. Caboom — 88 pts
41. mitchparov — 89 pts
42. Shaymin — 92 pts
42. waterloo_guy — 92 pts
44. MarkBarrett — 94 pts
44. psgola — 94 pts
46. doihavetoreally — 97 pts
47. Woppy T — 102 pts
48. spell4yr — 103 pts
49. Bamaman — 105 pts
50. lpmastor — 128 pts

Happy Halloween, everyone. I'll be back tomorrow for Q12 and B2-4.

[RandyG]

11. MIRANDA is a character in The Tempest. ERNESTO MIRANDA was a notable Supreme court plaintiff (Miranda v. Arizona, 1966). Identify the plaintiff associated with the defendant and year of a Supreme Court decision below. Please identify which letter you are identifying the plaintiff for in your answer.
...
G. BAKER v. Carr, 1962 – 2 responses
RandyG
Ryno

Want to do improve your TD standings? Here's how I did it...

I had never heard of the case before, but I came across Baker v. Carr when researching the "Baker" question that I included in my very recent TD 213.

So, the moral is: sign up to host a TD and then research the hell out of it! (It'll help you as well for when you get on Jeopardy!)

[Ryno]

11. MIRANDA is a character in The Tempest. ERNESTO MIRANDA was a notable Supreme court plaintiff (Miranda v. Arizona, 1966). Identify the plaintiff associated with the defendant and year of a Supreme Court decision below. Please identify which letter you are identifying the plaintiff for in your answer.
...
G. BAKER v. Carr, 1962 – 2 responses
RandyG
Ryno

Want to do improve your TD standings? Here's how I did it...

I had never heard of the case before, but I came across Baker v. Carr when researching the "Baker" question that I included in my very recent TD 213.

So, the moral is: sign up to host a TD and then research the hell out of it! (It'll help you as well for when you get on Jeopardy!)

I agree Randy, that was a great answer for #11. I also concur that you do learn stuff when writing a TD. I have one coming up and the writing process can lead you into all sorts of areas.

[eboettch]

12. KATHERINE is a character in Henry VIII. KATHERINE GRAINGER is a 2012 Olympic gold medalist. Identify the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in one of the following events. Please indicate which event you are identifying the medalist for in your answer.

All the responses were used here, though Ryan Lochte didn't get selected until very late in the game.

K. women's beach volleyball - MISTY MAY-TREANOR – 9 responses
Bamaman
barandall800
BobF
Creed Bratton
ElendilPickle
Magna
nserven
SavoyGirl
spell4yr

H. women's 200m backstroke - MISSY FRANKLIN – 5 responses
CheezeWhiz
goforthetie
mitchparov
Sherm
Tpmorrison

A. men's 200m - USAIN BOLT – 3 responses
Caboom
doihavetoreally
Rackme32

B. men's 5000m MO FARAH – 3 responses
Peachbox
Shaymin
Vermonter

C. women's individual all-around gymnastics - GABBY DOUGLAS – 3 responses
ihavejeoprosy
immaf
Ryno

I. men's singles tennis - ANDY MURRAY – 3 responses
Blue Lion
dott888
jjwaymee

K. women's beach volleyball - KERRI WALSH – 3 responses
brainpower
debramc
econgator

E. women's trampoline - ROSIE MACLENNAN – 2 responses
Turd Ferguson
waterloo_guy

F. men's 100m butterfly - MICHAEL PHELPS – 2 responses
jgamer
Vanya

D. women's floor (gymnastics) - ALY RAISMAN – Singleton!
MarkBarrett

G. men's 400m individual medley - RYAN LOCHTE – Singleton!
Tigershark

J. women's singles tennis - SERENA WILLIAMS – Singleton!
Abraxas

DROP – 0 responses
dnbguy
lpmastor
tjconn728
Woppy T

SHEEP – 9 points
Gamawire
JeopardyMom
periwinkle
RandyG
sarah0114

Incorrect responses - 18 points
clprez - K. Kerri Welsh (sorry, it’s a tough call, but I don’t think this is close enough aurally)
Peggles - A. Mo Farah (A. was Usain Bolt)
psgola, Sethmoko - Kerri Walsh (sorry, needed a letter)
whatisbishkek - B. Kenenisa Bekele (B. was Mo Farah, Bekele medaled at the 2008 Olympics)

Unused responses
None!

[eboettch]

Standings after Q1-12, B1 - with 9 bonus points up for grabs, it's still anyone's game:

1. goforthetie — 44 pts
2. Peggles — 48 pts
3. RandyG — 53 pts
4. Vanya — 57 pts
5. Rackme32 — 58 pts
5. jgamer — 58 pts
7. Turd Ferguson — 59 pts
7. Tigershark — 59 pts
9. ihavejeoprosy — 61 pts
9. econgator — 61 pts
11. periwinkle — 63 pts
11. jjwaymee — 63 pts
13. Ryno — 65 pts
14. nserven — 67 pts
15. Blue Lion — 71 pts
15. Abraxas — 71 pts
17. sarah0114 — 72 pts
18. barandall800 — 73 pts
19. debramc — 75 pts
20. dnbguy — 77 pts
21. Creed Bratton — 78 pts
21. JeopardyMom — 78 pts
23. BobF — 79 pts
23. immaf — 79 pts
23. tjconn728 — 79 pts
26. Vermonter — 80 pts
27. Gamawire — 82 pts
28. SavoyGirl — 83 pts
29. Tpmorrison — 84 pts
29. brainpower — 84 pts
31. dott888 — 87 pts
32. Sherm — 89 pts
33. Peachbox — 90 pts
34. CheezeWhiz — 91 pts
34. Caboom — 91 pts
36. ElendilPickle — 92 pts
37. Magna — 94 pts
37. mitchparov — 94 pts
37. waterloo_guy — 94 pts
40. sethmoko — 95 pts
40. Shaymin — 95 pts
40. MarkBarrett — 95 pts
43. doihavetoreally — 100 pts
44. clprez — 101 pts
45. Woppy T — 102 pts
46. whatisbishkek — 103 pts
47. psgola — 112 pts
47. spell4yr — 112 pts
49. Bamaman — 114 pts
50. lpmastor — 128 pts

[MarkBarrett]

D. women's floor (gymnastics) - ALY RAISMAN – Singleton!
MarkBarrett

I figured it was not Gabby Douglas since I knew she was the all-around and unlikely to be a trick second answer. Maroney was Ms. Vault not impressed. Wieber did not have a great meet, so felt unlikely. Raisman was the fourth name I could recall and she rang a bell. The fifth member of the Fab/Fierce Five? It's 2014, so that name is gone from memory.

[eboettch]

Moving right along...

2. Shakespeare recycled quite a few names from play to play. Name the character from questions 1-12 whose name (perhaps spelled differently) was reused in one of the following plays. Include the play in your response. (-1 point each, max of -2 points)

KATHARINE - HENRY V – 12 responses
ElendilPickle
goforthetie
immaf
Magna
periwinkle
RandyG
SavoyGirl
Tigershark
tjconn728
Vanya
waterloo_guy
Woppy T

BIANCA - OTHELLO – 8 responses
brainpower
gamawire
jgamer
Peggles
periwinkle
Ryno
Tpmorrison
Vermonter

PORTIA - JULIUS CAESAR – 8 responses
Abraxas
brainpower
lpmastor
nserven
Peggles
RandyG
SavoyGirl
Tigershark

MARGARET - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – 5 responses
immaf
jgamer
lpmastor
Magna
sarah0114

HELENA - ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL – 2 responses
Abraxas
jjwaymee

KATHARINE - LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST – Singleton!
clprez

[eboettch]

Standings after Q1-12, B1-2:

1. goforthetie — 43 pts
2. Peggles — 46 pts
3. RandyG — 51 pts
4. Vanya — 56 pts
4. jgamer — 56 pts
6. Tigershark — 57 pts
7. Rackme32 — 58 pts
8. Turd Ferguson — 59 pts
9. econgator — 61 pts
9. periwinkle — 61 pts
9. ihavejeoprosy — 61 pts
12. jjwaymee — 62 pts
13. Ryno — 64 pts
14. nserven — 66 pts
15. Abraxas — 69 pts
16. sarah0114 — 71 pts
16. Blue Lion — 71 pts
18. barandall800 — 73 pts
19. debramc — 75 pts
20. immaf — 77 pts
20. dnbguy — 77 pts
22. tjconn728 — 78 pts
22. Creed Bratton — 78 pts
22. JeopardyMom — 78 pts
25. BobF — 79 pts
25. Vermonter — 79 pts
27. Gamawire — 81 pts
27. SavoyGirl — 81 pts
29. brainpower — 82 pts
30. Tpmorrison — 83 pts
31. dott888 — 87 pts
32. Sherm — 89 pts
33. Peachbox — 90 pts
34. Caboom — 91 pts
34. CheezeWhiz — 91 pts
34. ElendilPickle — 91 pts
37. Magna — 92 pts
38. waterloo_guy — 93 pts
39. mitchparov — 94 pts
40. MarkBarrett — 95 pts
40. sethmoko — 95 pts
40. Shaymin — 95 pts
43. doihavetoreally — 100 pts
43. clprez — 100 pts
45. Woppy T — 101 pts
46. whatisbishkek — 103 pts
47. psgola — 112 pts
47. spell4yr — 112 pts
49. Bamaman — 114 pts
50. lpmastor — 126 pts

[doihavetoreally]

Standings after Q1-12, B1 - with 9 bonus points up for grabs, it's still anyone's game:


43. doihavetoreally — 100 pts

C'mon. It's impossible

[Tigershark]

I did say Katherine- Henry V, but it's not there.

[eboettch]

I did say Katherine- Henry V, but it's not there.

Well-spotted, sorry. I was doing a lot of cut and paste with these. Will fix.

[eboettch]

3. Name Shakespeare’s wife or daughters (-1 point each, max of -3 points)

Pretty good showing for the wife, not so much for the daughters. Hamnet got a couple responses, but as Shakespeare's only son, he's not an eligible response for this question.

ANNE HATHAWAY – 39 responses
Abraxas
Bamaman
barandall800
Blue Lion
brainpower
CheezeWhiz
clprez
debramc
doihavetoreally
econgator
ElendilPickle
Gamawire
goforthetie
ihavejeoprosy
JeopardyMom
jgamer
jjwaymee
Magna
MarkBarrett
mitchparov
nserven
Peachbox
Peggles
periwinkle
Rackme32
RandyG
Ryno
sarah0114
SavoyGirl
Tigershark
tjconn728
Tpmorrison
Turd Ferguson
Vanya
Vermonter
waterloo_guy
whatisbishkek

JUDITH – 12 responses
Abraxas
Blue Lion
BobF
brainpower
jgamer
jjwaymee
Magna
Peggles
periwinkle
SavoyGirl
Tigershark
waterloo_guy

SUSANNA – 5 responses
brainpower
jgamer
jjwaymee
Peggles
periwinkle

[eboettch]

Standings after Q1-12, B1-3. Only one question left!

1. goforthetie — 42 pts
2. Peggles — 43 pts
3. RandyG — 50 pts
4. jgamer — 53 pts
5. Tigershark — 55 pts
5. Vanya — 55 pts
7. Rackme32 — 57 pts
8. periwinkle — 58 pts
8. Turd Ferguson — 58 pts
10. jjwaymee — 59 pts
11. econgator — 60 pts
11. ihavejeoprosy — 60 pts
13. Ryno — 63 pts
14. nserven — 65 pts
15. Abraxas — 67 pts
16. Blue Lion — 69 pts
17. sarah0114 — 70 pts
18. barandall800 — 72 pts
19. debramc — 74 pts
20. dnbguy — 77 pts
20. immaf — 77 pts
20. JeopardyMom — 77 pts
20. tjconn728 — 77 pts
24. BobF — 78 pts
24. Creed Bratton — 78 pts
24. Vermonter — 78 pts
27. brainpower — 79 pts
27. SavoyGirl — 79 pts
29. Gamawire — 80 pts
30. Tpmorrison — 82 pts
31. dott888 — 87 pts
32. Peachbox — 89 pts
32. Sherm — 89 pts
34. CheezeWhiz — 90 pts
34. ElendilPickle — 90 pts
34. Magna — 90 pts
37. Caboom — 91 pts
37. waterloo_guy — 91 pts
39. mitchparov — 93 pts
40. MarkBarrett — 94 pts
41. sethmoko — 95 pts
41. Shaymin — 95 pts
43. clprez — 99 pts
43. doihavetoreally — 99 pts
45. Woppy T — 101 pts
46. whatisbishkek — 102 pts
47. psgola — 112 pts
47. spell4yr — 112 pts
49. Bamaman — 113 pts
50. lpmastor — 126 pts

[goforthetie]

Standings after Q1-12, B1-3. Only one question left!

1. goforthetie — 42 pts
2. Peggles — 43 pts

I have a bad feeling about this.

Darn English teachers...

[Peggles]

Standings after Q1-12, B1-3. Only one question left!

1. goforthetie — 42 pts
2. Peggles — 43 pts

I have a bad feeling about this.

Darn English teachers...

Don't give up the ship yet. This darn English teacher reversed A and B on the Olympics question. My answer, Mo Farrah, was correct for B. I, however, answered it for A (Usain
Bolt). Je suis un bozo.

[eboettch]

4. Name the lady from questions 1-12 who is or becomes engaged or married to one of the following Shakespearean gents. Include which gent you’re matching the lady with in your response. (-1 each, max of -4 points)

The distribution of responses here follows mostly alphabetically with the dudes' names, as one might expect from the question layout - perhaps that had something to do with Vincentio's being a non-get.

HERO - CLAUDIO (Much Ado) – 15 responses
barandall800
ElendilPickle
Gamawire
immaf
jjwaymee
lpmastor
Magna
Peachbox
Peggles
periwinkle
sarah0114
SavoyGirl
Tigershark
Vermonter
waterloo_guy

PORTIA - BASSANIO (The Merchant of Venice)– 15 responses
Abraxas
ihavejeoprosy
immaf
jgamer
jjwaymee
Magna
Peachbox
Peggles
periwinkle
Ryno
sarah0114
SavoyGirl
Sherm
tjconn728
Turd Ferguson

HELENA - DEMETRIUS (Midsummer) – 10 responses
brainpower
CheezeWhiz
ihavejeoprosy
immaf
jjwaymee
Magna
periwinkle
sarah0114
Tigershark
Vanya

HERMIONE - LEONTES (The Winter's Tale) – 7 responses
brainpower
Caboom
clprez
immaf
jjwaymee
Peggles
Ryno

MIRANDA - FERDINAND (The Tempest) – 10 responses
Abraxas
brainpower
ihavejeoprosy
jgamer
Peggles
periwinkle
Ryno
sarah0114
Sherm
Tigershark

BIANCA - LUCENTIO (Taming) – 6 responses
nserven
Peachbox
SavoyGirl
Tigershark
tjconn728
Vermonter

JULIA - PROTEUS (Two Gents) – 4 responses
brainpower
jgamer
lpmastor
Magna

CELIA - OLIVER (As You Like It) – 3 responses
Abraxas
jgamer
tjconn728

Unused responses
ISABELLA - VINCENTIO (Measure for Measure)