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I thought of both Tony La Russa and Tony Pena for that question, yet the more obvious and intended answer never crossed my mind.
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Should have gone w/Aqueduct Tape....and how have I never heard of the Cussing Rabbit?
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In my defense, I never made it all the way through To Kill a Mockingbird. Wait... never having read an American classic isn't much of a defense, is it. I should be ashamed of myself.
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Wpwells wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:20 am YESSSSS I'M NOT IN LAST
I hear ya, because I finished last in TD 357. :lol:

CoachP wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:27 pm Should have gone w/Aqueduct Tape....and how have I never heard of the Cussing Rabbit?
Enjoy. There's a lot of bleeped cussing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1nKfgIuX3U
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6. AUTHORS WITH CONSECUTIVE-LETTER NAMES
Name one of the novelists, poets, or playwrights of the following works/descriptions whose first and last names start with consecutive letters. Ignore middle names/initials. Example: Edna Ferber, Larry McMurtry. Need full names on this one.

Answers in spoiler.
Spoiler
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Agnes Grey - Anne Bronte
The Burden of Proof, Testimony - Scott Turow
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
Ode to a Nightingale, Endymion - John Keats
Poet laureate of the U.K. from 1968-72. Actor son has won 3 Oscars. Cecil Day-Lewis
A Doll's House, Hedda Gabbler - Henrik Ibsen
A Room of One's Own, To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf
David Copperfield, Bleak House - Charles Dickens
A Room with a View, Maurice - E.M. Forster
Old Yeller - Fred Gipson
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
The Goosebumps books - R.L. Stine
'Night, Mother - Marsha Norman
Mexican poet, 1990 Nobel Prize winner - Octavio Paz
SHEEP - 10
Henrik Ibsen

Mark Barrett
immaf
Tybalteon
flutist319
Rackme32
coach P
NoWhammies10
AFRET CMS
sims
SenseiCAY

Anthony Burgess - 8

xxaaaxx
Troydozzy
Woppy T
zerobandwidth
Vintsanity
MasterCone
SBurrus
lindap

Charles Dickens - 7

Gamawire
classicroadster
1stlvlthinker
joenguyen90
psgola
sillymonkey
jeffwolfe

Jeff Kinney - 6

badgerfellow
wpwells
Ironhorse
mennoknight
Cat Hmrskjold
BobF

Cecil Day-Lewis - 3

merica
acthomas
MattKnowles

R.L. Stine - 3

floridagator
jbeltz
spell4yr

SINGLETONS !
Fred Gipson
Steppenwolf

John Keats
threearruda

Octavio Paz

Woof

Scott Turow

econgator

Virginia Woolf

ElendilPickle

DROP - 0

bev nar
casketromance
jsm378
9021amyers
clt013
Magna
mcsheffrey
clprez

UNUSED

Anne Bronte
E.M. Forster
Marsha Norman


7. MONDEGREENS

Name the song title based on one of these misheard lyrics. Year of release (as a single) for each song is noted. Be sure to provide corresponding letter with you answer.

If only life were a butter stream, maybe we wouldn't be afraid to catch fish. Answers in spoiler, with song titles, artists, and actual lyrics.
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A. ‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy - 1967 - Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix.
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky
B. Hold me closer Tony Danza, count the head lice on the highway - 1972 - Tiny Dancer by Elton John.
Hold me closer, tiny dancer, count the headlights on the highway
C. There's a bathroom on the right - 1969 - Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
There's a bad moon on the rise
D. Secret Asian man.....secret Asian man - 1966 - Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers.
Secret agent man.....secret agent man
E. Last night, I dreamt of some bagels..... - 1987 - La Isla Bonita by Madonna.
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
F. No duck's a hazard, in the classroom - 1979 - Another Brick in the Wall, Part II by Pink Floyd.
No dark sarcasm, in the classroom
G. Don't be afraid to catch fish - 2017 - Feels by Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell, Katy Perry & Big Sean. .
Don't be afraid to catch feels
H. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life's a butter stream - mid- to late 1800s? Row, row, row, your boat by ??.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream
I. Tattoo detective.....it's not too late - 1980 - Whip It by Devo.
Try to detect it.....it's not too late
J. The girl with colitis goes by..... - 1967 - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by the Beatles.
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
K. The ants are my friends, is... - 1963 - Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan.
The answer, my friend, is (blowin' in the wind)
L. With a bird in the shade it's a lonely view - 1999 - Scar Tissue by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
With the birds I'll share this lonely view
SHEEP - 10
C. Bad Moon Rising

Mark Barrett
SenseiCAY
xxaaaxx
econgator
NoWhammies10
BobF
zerobandwidth
Vintsanity
Magna
clprez

B. Tiny Dancer - 6
Rackme32
wpwells
mcsheffrey
classicroadster
jbeltz
SBurrus

J. Lucy in Sky with Diamonds - 6
Troydozzy
AFRET CMS
Woppy T
acthomas
1stlvlthinker
flutist319

F. Another Brick in the Wall, pt. II - 4
jsm378
merica
Ironhorse
MattKnowles

I. Whip It - 4
mennoknight
Woof
ElendilPickle
Steppenwolf

D. Secret Agent Man - 4
Gamawire
Tybalteon
bev nar
psgola

E. La Isla Bonita - 3
clt013
floridagator
MasterCone

H. Row, Row, Row Your Boat - 3
badgerfellow
Cat Hammarskjold
immaf

L. Scar Tissue - 3
sims
9021amyers
coach P

G. Feels - 2
threearruda
spell4yr

SINGLETONS !

K. Blowin' in the Wind

jeffwolfe

A. Purple Haze

joenguyen90

NOT QUITE - 13
casketromance - Mary Had a Little Lamb

DROP - 0
lindap
sillymonkey


8. COMEDY TV
Name a credited cast member of the TV shows Laugh-In (1968-73), SCTV (1976-84), or Fridays (1980-82). Regular cast members only; no guest hosts or appearances.

Co-co sheeps on this one, but with many possible answers, it was the lowest sheep of the TD. This Q also had a boatload of singletons and doubletons.

CO-CO SHEEP - 3
Andrea Martin

clt013
acthomas
mennoknight

CO-CO SHEEP - 3
Joe Flaherty

mcsheffrey
lindap
9021amyers

CO-CO SHEEP - 3
Ruth Buzzi

coach P
Rackme32
BobF

Alan Sues - 2
Mark Barrett
SBurrus

Eugene Levy - 2
jsm378
Woppy T

Goldie Hawn - 2
1stlvlthinker
casketromance

Henry Gibson - 2
Gamawire
sillymonkey

JoAnn Worley - 2

Magna
Steppenwolf

Judy Carne - 2

clprez
Woof

Lily Tomlin - 2

zerobandwidth
Cat Hammarskjold

Rick Moranis - 2
Troydozzy
psgola

SINGLETONS !

Arte Johnson
immaf

Dan Aykroyd

sims

Dave Madden

floridagator

Dave Thomas
jeffwolfe

John Candy
bev nar

Melanie Chartoff

AFRET CMS

Michael Richards
ElendilPickle

Richard Dawson

econgator

SHEEP - 3
badgerfellow
SenseiCAY
MattKnowles

DROP - 0

Tybalteon
MasterCone
xxaaaxx
joenguyen90
threearruda
flutist319
merica
spell4yr
wpwells
Vintsanity
Ironhorse
classicroadster
jbeltz

NOPE - 6

Dave Foley (was on The Kids in the Hall)
NoWhammies10

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Laugh-In
Byron Gilliam, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Gary Owens, Larry Hovis, Teresa Graves, etc.
Fridays
Brandis Kemp, Bruce Mahler, Darrow Igus, Larry David, Mark Blankfield, Maryedith Burrell, etc.
SCTV
Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Martin Short



SCORES AFTER Q8


Steppenwolf 24
bev nar 29
ElendilPickle 30
floridagator 30
MasterCone 31

Mark Barrett 33
Woof 34
econgator 35
lindap 35
joenguyen90 - 36
jeffwolfe 36
BobF 36
acthomas 36
MattKnowles 37
jsm378 - 38
jbeltz 39
9021amyers 39
clt013 - 39

SBurrus 40
psgola 40
zerobandwidth 41
merica 41
Gamawire 41
clprez 41
Troydozzy 41
Ironhorse 42
spell4yr 42
mcsheffrey 42

sims 43
Cat Hammarskjold 43
Woppy T 43
coach P 43
classicroadster 44
sillymonkey 44
badgerfellow 44
casketromance 45
immaf 46
mennoknight 47
Rackme32 - 47
threearruda 47

SenseiCAY 48
Magna 49
NoWhammies10 - 49
AFRET CMS 50
wpwells 51
Tybalteon 51
Vintsanity 52
1stlvlthinker 56
flutist319 - 59
xxaaaxx 65
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TD 358 - Random Trivia - Final Scores

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9. RANDOM TRIVIA…OR IS IT?
Pick one option listed below.

Answers in spoiler.
Spoiler

*This is sometimes known as a top hat or cylinder hat - stovepipe hat
*What network launched in 1981 with a Buggles video? - MTV
*The third season of American Horror Story was called what? - Coven
*Anemia can happen when the body has a deficiency of this element - Iron
*This jawless fish of the order Petromyzontiformes is sometimes called an eel - lamprey
*Former NFL player William Perry had this nickname - Refrigerator or The Fridge
*What is the 1980 novel by Thomas Disch in which five courageous household objects try to find their owner? - The Brave Little Toaster
*He was an NFL player and star of Hunter - Fred Dryer
*This is a Spanish dance or an online movie ticket seller - Fandango
*A cast iron or steel exercise weight that looks like a bowling ball with a handle is called what? - kettle bell
*This was Ray Parker's band - Raydio
*This countertop machine is sometimes called a liquidiser - blender

Woe be unto you if you picked one of the sports options.

SHEEP - 11
Fred Dryer

Gamawire
bev nar
xxaaaxx
Woppy T
clt013
merica
coach P
clprez
BobF
lindap
econgator

Refrigerator - 10
Rackme32
SBurrus
threearruda
jeffwolfe
Troydozzy
zerobandwidth
acthomas
Magna
classicroadster
mennoknight

Lamprey - 6
Tybalteon
AFRET CMS
floridagator
SenseiCAY
Mastercone
Steppenwolf

Fandango - 5
wpwells
Vintsanity
Ironhorse
flutist319
spell4yr

Kettle bell - 5
jsm378
mcsheffrey
jbeltz
Cat Hammarskjold
9021amyers

The Brave Little Toaster - 4
badgerfellow
sims
Woof
ElendilPickle

Iron - 4
NoWhammies10
1stlvlthinker
MattKnowles
casketromance

Coven - 2
Mark Barrett
joenguyen90

SINGLETON !
Stovepipe hat
immaf

NOT QUITE - 14
psgola - Fred Williamson
sillymonkey - cymbal

UNUSED

blender
Raydio
MTV

BONUS: What distinction do these answers have in common? No penalty for a wrong guess. – 2 points


The answers include the names of household appliances.
Those receiving the bonus:

-2
Mark Barrett
AFRET CMS
Magna
SenseiCAY
joenguyen90
Cat Hammarskjold
Gamawire
Woppy T
Ironhorse
1stlvlthinker
flutist319

jeffwolfe
Tybalteon
clt013
mcsheffrey
casketromance
ElendilPickle
BobF
bev nar
zerobandwidth
jbeltz

MasterCone
Steppenwolf
coach P
xxaaaxx
merica
mennoknight
Woof
lindap
Rackme32
floridagator
clprez
immaf
econgator


10. E, I, O, U, AND SOMETIMES Y. BUT NOT A.

Identify a country whose name in English begins with E, I, O, U, or Y. Bonus of -1 point if you name the capital of the same country you pick. No penalty for a wrong guess on the bonus.

In retrospect, I should have pinned this one a little better, but I decided that If a country's English name in common use or the translation of its official name started with any of those letters, the answer should be accepted. That's why Ivory Coast, officially Republique de Cote D'Ivoire since 1986 but still often referred to as Ivory Coast; El Salvador (its name on English-language maps, not The Saviour); and United Mexican States (official name Estados Unidos de Mexicanos) were correct.

Only a few countries were not selected, and most of you got the bonus by naming the capital (noted with a B next to name, with -1 taken off final score).

CO-SHEEP - 5
Eritrea

B - Asmara
bev nar - B
xxaaaxx- B
Vintsanity - B
mcsheffrey - B
Cat Hammarskjold - B

CO-SHEEP - 5
Estonia

B - Tallinn
Mark Barrett -B
Tybalteon - B
Troydozzy - B
clprez - B
flutist319 - B

Oman - 4
B - Muscat
NoWhammies10 - B
threearruda - B
jbeltz - B
Matt Knowles - B

Ethiopia - 3
B - Addis Ababa
clt013 - B
SBurrus - B
psgola - B

Uruguay - 3
B - Montevideo
Gamawire - B
badgerfellow-B
Rackme32 - B

Ecuador - 2
B - Quito
classicroadster - B
ElendilPickle - B

Equatorial Guinea - 2
B - Malabo
floridagator - B
SenseiCAY - B

Iceland - 2
B - Reykjavik
wpwells - B
Magna - B

India - 2
B - New Delhi
mennoknight - B
1stlvlthinker - B

Indonesia - 2
B - Jakarta
casketromance - B
spell4yr - B

Iran - 2
B - Tehran
merica - B
coach P

Italy - 2

B - Rome
jsm378 - B
joenguyen90 - B

United Kingdom - 2
B - London
Woppy T - B
jeffwolfe - B

USA - 2
B - Washington, D.C.
zerobandwidth - B
immaf - B

Uzbekistan - 2
B - Tashkent
acthomas - B
9021amyers - B

Yemen - 2
B - Sana'a
lindap - B
sillymonkey - B

SINGLETONS !
El Salvador
B - San Salvador
MasterCone - B

Iraq
B - Baghdad
sims (said Riyaad)

Israel
B - Jersualem
Woof - B

Ivory Coast
B - Yamoussoukro, political capital or Abidjan, economic capital
Steppenwolf - B

Uganda
B - Kampala
BobF - no guess for capital

United Arab Emirates
B - Abu Dhabi
Ironhorse - B

United Mexican States, aka Mexico

B - Mexico City
AFRET CMS - B

DROP - 0

econgator

UNUSED
Egypt - Cairo
East Timor - Dili

FINAL SCORES, IN REVERSE ORDER


Special thanks to clt013 for editing help on this quiz. :)

Winners of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and its Bullwinkle and Rocky "companion" video ;)
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xxaaaxx 78
flutist319 66
Vintsanity 61
threearruda 60
Tybalteon 59
sillymonkey 59
1stlvlthinker 59
Magna 58
Rackme32 57
wpwells 57
NoWhammies10 - 56
psgola 56
mennoknight 56
Troydozzy 55
classicroadster 55
clprez 54
AFRET CMS 54
Woppy T 53
coach P 53
SenseiCAY 53
SBurrus 52
Gamawire 52
merica 51
Cat Hammarskjold 50
clt013 - 50
zerobandwidth 50
badgerfellow 50

Winners of the above, plus the SEGA game Zaxxon
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mcsheffrey 49
spell4yr 48
sims 48
casketromance 48
acthomas 47
BobF 46
immaf 46
jbeltz 45
lindap 45
jeffwolfe 45
9021amyers 45
Ironhorse 45
jsm378 - 44
econgator 44
MattKnowles 44
bev nar 42
Mark Barrett 37
joenguyen90 - 37
Woof 36

And our podium finishers, who receive the above virtual prizes plus a trophy
Tied for 3rd place with 35 points, MasterCone and floridagator
In 2nd place with 33 points, ElendilPickle
And our winner with 28 points, Steppenwolf

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Aaaaaargh... I specifically chose not to use "stovepipe hat" because it was first in the list and seemed like the obvious choice. So of course it was a singleton. I think I should start going directly against all my strategy instincts.

Thanks for putting this together!
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Thank you for accepting "Things that have been in my kitchen" for the bonus.
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Cat Hammarskjold wrote: Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:45 am Thank you for accepting "Things that have been in my kitchen" for the bonus.
Cliff Clavin has been redeemed! :lol:
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Thanks, Peachbox, it was fun. And congrats to the winner who was born to be wild, Steppenwolf.
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Great TD, Peachbox! Thanks for putting it together.
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Cat Hammarskjold wrote: Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:45 am Thank you for accepting "Things that have been in my kitchen" for the bonus.
Well when I thought about it, the answer kind of fit the clue! :lol:
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Cat Hammarskjold wrote: Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:45 am Thank you for accepting "Things that have been in my kitchen" for the bonus.
Did you get Fred Dryer's autograph when he was in your kitchen?
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zerobandwidth wrote: Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:16 am Aaaaaargh... I specifically chose not to use "stovepipe hat" because it was first in the list and seemed like the obvious choice. So of course it was a singleton. I think I should start going directly against all my strategy instincts.

Thanks for putting this together!
I will echo your thanks to Peachbox; it was a fun TD.

I'll also wish you better luck with your strategy change than mine! When I go with my instincts, I usually finish in the bottom quartile. When I go AGAINST my instincts, however, I usually finish in the bottom quartile.

I guess that means my instincts are so bad I can neither follow them nor go directly against them. I suppose my next step is to determine which questions to answer instinctively, and which questions not. Maybe odds and evens. Or better yet, evens and odds. Yeesh.
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Thanks for the fun TD!

Protip: Don't forget to use your drop.
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Thanks for a fun TD, and congratulations to everyone!
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Yep, forgot to use the drop. Also named the wrong Dave on the SCTV question. I was thinking Thomas, but wrote Foley instead.

Hopefully I do better at my audition tomorrow!

Thanks for the fun TD.
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