TD 357: Autumn Assortment (all Q's revealed, final scores up)

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TD 357: Autumn Assortment (all Q's revealed, final scores up)

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I'm posting this a little early because my work hours have been spiraling out of control lately and I don't know when I'll get home tomorrow.

I racked my brain trying to think of an appropriate theme for my first TD but ended up deciding to go general.

You may drop one question and take the sheep for one question. There are no bonus points for submitting ten correct answers.

Incorrect answers will be the sheep + 3 points, or 10 points, whichever is higher.

I will accept answers through 4 pm Eastern Standard Time Monday, October 23.

Please submit your answers here: https://goo.gl/forms/6QnS2nbU3gevOvLz2

1) Give both first names of one of these pairs of famous twins, given their last name (at time of birth), birth year, and field of notability. Please provide the letter with your answer. (I will accept pseudonyms for people best known under them, but please provide the full pseudonym if this is the case.

A. Friedman (1918, newspaper syndication)
B. Wilde (1922, acting)
C. Barclay (1934, business)
D. Gibb (1949, music)
E. Turnley (1955, photography)
F. Deal (1961, music)
G. Kelly (1964, space exploration)
H. Bush (1981, political family)
I. Olsen (1986, acting)
J. Lopez (1988, basketball)

2) Name a poem by Langston Hughes, Charles Bukowski, or Sylvia Plath. Please specify which poet authored your answer.

3) There are ten classes in the Dewey Decimal System, numbered 000, 100, and so on through 900. Given an alphabetical list of the classes, match one of them to the proper number.

Arts and recreation
Computer science, information, and general works
History and geography
Language
Literature
Philosophy and psychology
Pure science
Religion
Social sciences
Technology

4) In honor of a frequent destination for late night dates for my wife and I: Name one of the ways to order hash browns at Waffle House listed on the menu. (9 possible answers)

5) Two TDs ago, myself and another contestant were surprised that we both came up with Newton, Kansas for a place name beginning with “New”. Newton is barely too small to qualify for this question, though! Name a city in Kansas with at least 20,000 residents as of the 2013 census estimate. (23 possible answers)

6) Name a current Member Country of OPEC. (14 possible answers)

7)  Name one of the 19 museums or galleries currently operated under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution.

8) I wanted to pay tribute in some small way to J!’s recent 12 game winner, a New York native. Identify the New York band or solo artist behind one of the following songs, given the year of release (please specify which letter).

A. The Boxer (1969)
B. Sweet Jane (1973)
C. Planet Rock (1982)
D. Burning Down the House (1983)
E. No Sleep til Brooklyn (1987)
F. I Don’t Wanna Cry (1991)
G. Pull Me Under (1992)
H. Iris (1998)
I. Waiting for Tonight (1999)
J. Stacy’s Mom (2003)
K. Poker Face (2008)

9) I used to be a fairly serious tournament chess player. Now with a wife, three kids, and approximately 60 hours of work a week, I have to content myself with postal chess. Unscramble one of these chess terms (please specify which letter). All the terms below are one word unless otherwise specified; some may be proper names or nouns.

A. cneaeghx
B. nazzwgug
C. aarskvop
D. eetckhcam
E. tiagbm
F. aiircscfe
G. asnntpaes (two words)
H. aancacbapl
I. uedqsinee
J. weszcniugzh
K. naiclsii

10) Identify the religious movement whose founding is associated with one of these people (please specify which letter).
A. Bahá'u'lláh
B. L. Ron Hubbard
C. Mary Baker Eddy
D. Joseph Smith
E. Marshall Applewhite
F. Charles Taze Russell
G. William Booth
H. Ann Lee
I. Claude Vorilhon
J. Wallace Fard Muhammad

Edited to correct the TD number this is. Yes, it's still wrong in the submission form.
Last edited by Ironhorse on Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:29 pm, edited 5 times in total.
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If this TD had been posted as by anonymous and there was a bonus for guessing the author my guess would have been Ironhorse.

I will predict I do not finish in the top 10 on this one.
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MarkBarrett wrote: Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:20 pm If this TD had been posted as by anonymous and there was a bonus for guessing the author my guess would have been Ironhorse.

I will predict I do not finish in the top 10 on this one.
I didn't know I'd been around long enough to be distinctive :lol:
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um, this sucker's hard imho. Poetry, chess, and waffles??? but i've no problem failing publicly. thanks for making it.
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My first time participating in TD (since I just joined the boards). Looking forward to seeing how this goes.
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I may have put in my entry without my name attached to it. Any chance you can see if there is one with my name or an unnamed one and mark it as myself.

Thanks,

Sorry for being sloppy
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Will you be PM'ing a copy of our answers to us?
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twelvefootboy wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:19 pm um, this sucker's hard imho. Poetry, chess, and waffles??? but i've no problem failing publicly. thanks for making it.
totally agree..not fun at all...took a pass on playing this one
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CasketRomance wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:03 pm
twelvefootboy wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:19 pm um, this sucker's hard imho. Poetry, chess, and waffles??? but i've no problem failing publicly. thanks for making it.
totally agree..not fun at all...took a pass on playing this one
It's not so bad...
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Yes, this is my first time hosting and I do plan on learning from it. I apologize for the difficulty of some of the questions.

Is there somebody who isn't playing I could get a second opinion from about a couple of borderline answers?
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Magna wrote: Wed Oct 18, 2017 5:49 pm Will you be PM'ing a copy of our answers to us?
The reason I ask is that this would help us find any important typos, like putting down the wrong letter for our answer.
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Ironhorse wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:57 pm Yes, this is my first time hosting and I do plan on learning from it. I apologize for the difficulty of some of the questions.

Is there somebody who isn't playing I could get a second opinion from about a couple of borderline answers?
Honestly I didn't think it was that hard, although 2-3 of the questions were in my exact areas of interest.
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I do have the day off on Monday so I will close answers at 4 PM EST on Monday.

Magna, I wasn't planning to PM everybody their answers though I can send you what I have from you if you have any questions about your own score.
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Ironhorse wrote: Sun Oct 22, 2017 2:50 pm I do have the day off on Monday so I will close answers at 4 PM EST on Monday.

Magna, I wasn't planning to PM everybody their answers though I can send you what I have from you if you have any questions about your own score.
Yes, that would be great. Thanks!
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I enjoyed playing this TD and look forward to seeing how badly I did. :)
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Just over one hour, singletons still available!
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Magna wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:56 pm
Ironhorse wrote: Sun Oct 22, 2017 2:50 pm I do have the day off on Monday so I will close answers at 4 PM EST on Monday.

Magna, I wasn't planning to PM everybody their answers though I can send you what I have from you if you have any questions about your own score.
Yes, that would be great. Thanks!
Will I be able to correct my errors? I submitted my answers pretty hastily and I'm fairly sure I made one or two dumb mistakes.
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It's time for the reveal. As I've said, this one was a learning experience for me, though there were only three questions that were widely struggled with - questions 2, 3, and 4.



1) Give both first names of one of these pairs of famous twins, given their last name (at time of birth), birth year, and field of notability. Please provide the letter with your answer. (I will accept pseudonyms for people best known under them, but please provide the full pseudonym if this is the case.


A. Friedman (1918, newspaper syndication)
B. Wilde (1922, acting)
C. Barclay (1934, business)
D. Gibb (1949, music)
E. Turnley (1955, photography)
F. Deal (1961, music)
G. Kelly (1964, space exploration)
H. Bush (1981, political family)
I. Olsen (1986, acting)
J. Lopez (1988, basketball)

I. Mary-Kate and Ashley - sheep (8)
MarkBarrett
Tybalteon
Elendilpickle
Troydozzy
Magna
Mattknowles
spell4yr
xxaaaxx

J. Robin and Brook - 4
mcsheffrey
classicroadster
clt013
Vintsanity

G. Scott and Mark - 3
clprez
wpwells
merica

H. Jenna and Barbara - 3
Gamawire
Peachbox
jsm378

A. Esther and Pauline, aka Ann Landers and Abigail van Buren - 2
Steppenwolf
floridagator

F. Kim and Kelley - 2
sims
9021amyers

D. Robin and Maurice - 1 (singleton)
bev nar

Unused:
B. Lee and Lyn
C. David and Frederick
E. Peter and David

Drop - twelvefootboy, maelinya

2) Name a poem by Langston Hughes, Charles Bukowski, or Sylvia Plath. Please specify which poet authored your answer.

Far and away, the most popular answer was "Harlem" by Langston Hughes. Five respondents answered with "Dream Deferred" - I found that the poem is often given with this title so I'm going to accept it. Nobody went with a Bukowski poem.

Harlem - 6 (sheep)
Tybalteon
wpwells
9021amyers
MattKnowles
Vintsanity
xxaaaxx

Daddy by Sylvia Plath - 2
sims
maelinya

Ariel by Sylvia Plath - 1 (singleton)
Steppenwolf

Helen Keller by Sylvia Plath - 1 (singleton)
Gamawire

Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath - 1 (singleton)
clprez

Dreams by Langston Hughes - 1 (singleton)
Elendilpickle

Let America be America Again by Langston Hughes - 1 (singleton)
floridagator

Sheep - 6
twelvefootboy
clt013
spell4yr
merica

Drop -
MarkBarrett, mcsheffrey, classicroadster, Troydozzy, Magna, Peachbox, jsm378

Incorrect (10 points)-
The Bell Jar (a novel, not a poem) -
bev nar

3) There are ten classes in the Dewey Decimal System, numbered 000, 100, and so on through 900. Given an alphabetical list of the classes, match one of them to the proper number.

Arts and recreation
Computer science, information, and general works
History and geography
Language
Literature
Philosophy and psychology
Pure science
Religion
Social sciences
Technology


700 - Arts and Recreation - 3 (sheep)
sims
Troydozzy
jsm378

000 - Computer science, information, and general works - 2
floridagator
Gamawire

200 - Religion - 2
Elendilpickle
clt013

900 - History and geography - 1 (singleton)
bev nar

Sheep - 3
MarkBarrett, Tybalteon, mcsheffrey, classicroadster, Matt Knowles, maelinya, Vintsanity, xxaaaaxx

Drop - Steppenwolf, clprez, wpwells, 9021amyers, spell4yr

Incorrect matches - 10
Magna (600 for Arts and Recreation)
merica (500 for Philosophy and Psychology)
Peachbox (800 for History and Geography)
twelvefootboy (700 for Pure Science)

Unused -
100 - Philosophy & psychology
300 - Social sciences
400 - Language
500 - Pure sciences
600 - Technology
800 - Literature



Standings after 3 rounds:

1. Steppenwolf - 3
2. clprez - 4
3. floridagator - 5
wpwells- 5
maelinya - 5
6. gamawire - 6
jsm378 - 6
8. sims - 7
mcsheffrey - 7
classicroaster - 7
11. 9021amyers - 9
12. MarkBarrett - 11
Elendilpickle - 11
Troydozzy - 11
15. clt013 - 12
bev nar - 12
17. Vintsanity - 13
Peachbox - 13
19. spell4yr - 14
20. twelvefootboy - 16
21. Tybalteon - 17
MattKnowles - 17
xxaaaxx 0 17
24. magna - 18
25. merica - 19
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Ironhorse wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:08 pm Far and away, the most popular answer was "Harlem" by Langston Hughes. Five respondents answered with "Dream Deferred" - I found that the poem is often given with this title so I'm going to accept it. Nobody went with a Bukowski poem.

Harlem - 6 (sheep)
Tybalteon
wpwells
9021amyers
MattKnowles
Vintsanity
xxaaaxx
It was taught as "A Dream Deferred" when it was taught alongside A Raisin in the Sun (whose title comes from the poem) in my high school English class' African-American literature unit.
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Ironhorse wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:08 pm 3) There are ten classes in the Dewey Decimal System, numbered 000, 100, and so on through 900. Given an alphabetical list of the classes, match one of them to the proper number.

Sheep - 3
MarkBarrett, Tybalteon, mcsheffrey, classicroadster, Matt Knowles, maelinya, Vintsanity, xxaaaaxx

Drop - Steppenwolf, clprez, wpwells, 9021amyers, spell4yr

Incorrect matches - 10
Magna (600 for Arts and Recreation)
merica (500 for Philosophy and Psychology)
Peachbox (800 for History and Geography)
twelvefootboy (700 for Pure Science)

Unused -
100 - Philosophy & psychology
300 - Social sciences
400 - Language
500 - Pure sciences
600 - Technology
800 - Literature
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