It's actually Mae Jemison, if you'd simply stuck to last name you could have been right despite thinking of the wrong person.Quantum wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:56 am If you enjoy science fiction, the Jemisin trilogy is an absolute masterpiece--supremely inventive and meaningful. The Hugo award is very well deserved.
(I was so confident on this one, that I entered "Mae Jamison," who is the astronaut of course. A case of unneeded information being wrong and sinking me.)
LearnedLeague 78 - Official Thread
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How about this one? From an A rundle match in a prior season: https://learnedleague.com/match.php?id=748648
More stats on rare ties in this thread: https://learnedleague.com/viewtopic.php ... st#p107347
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Ricky Bobby cost me a perfect, could not dredge up Talladega at all. As penance, I've put it on the top of my Netflix queue.
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Didn't know the Chopin Q, so I went with my boy Lizst. Surprised 11% went for Mozart, who died in 1791
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I went 6 for 6! I wouldn’t have known Chopin except for a trip to Poland in July. He’s a huge hero there. I thought Talla was correct except I couldn’t think of a river in MS but I gambled.
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I was born in Gainesville and grew up in Tampa. I've been to both the "old" and "new" state capitol buildings (which are right next to each other in the center of the capital city).
So for an embarrassingly long amount of time, the only Florida cities with long Native American names I could think of were Kissimmee and Micanopy. Eventually, I had to systematically go through a mental map of the state to come up with Tallahassee (and then Talladega).
So for an embarrassingly long amount of time, the only Florida cities with long Native American names I could think of were Kissimmee and Micanopy. Eventually, I had to systematically go through a mental map of the state to come up with Tallahassee (and then Talladega).
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When I miss things like Scott Morrison being the PM of Australia, it makes me feel like I'm not a serious trivia player. Like, it's 1 page back in the Current Events thread. Why am I not reviewing that thing every night before I open the day's questions? It makes me mad at myself. Would have turned a tie into a win.
On the other hand, I am proud of myself for getting Masada, entirely from entering it into the J-Archive earlier this year. I thought I had picked it out to be a notable clue in one of my recaps, but that appears to not have been the case. If definitely made it onto a flash card around here somewhere, because I was pretty sure I had it, even if I wasn't entirely sure.
On the other hand, I am proud of myself for getting Masada, entirely from entering it into the J-Archive earlier this year. I thought I had picked it out to be a notable clue in one of my recaps, but that appears to not have been the case. If definitely made it onto a flash card around here somewhere, because I was pretty sure I had it, even if I wasn't entirely sure.
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I said Mahler on that one, based on a vague memory of some relation to "Death in Venice".
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After a rocky start to the season, things have turned around for me and after a 5(3)-1(2) victory on MD18, I am now 9-4-5 and jumped 3 spots into the promotion zone in Taiga E Div 1, with seven matches left in the season. Things are getting exciting, for sure.
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I didn’t get any credit for knowing that SOMEONE replaced Malcom Turnbull as PM of Australia on August 24th, did you? I guessed The Trunchbull
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Another tie: 4(2)-4(3), which is still good for... 25th place
Of course it was Toto! Darn it!
Another tie: 4(2)-4(3), which is still good for... 25th place
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Ditto...and I'm the one who entered Morrison! The whole -point- of the thread was so I wouldn't miss questions like that! But schemes, mice, Minis, you know how it goes...MinnesotaMyron wrote: ↑Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:00 am When I miss things like Scott Morrison being the PM of Australia, it makes me feel like I'm not a serious trivia player. Like, it's 1 page back in the Current Events thread. Why am I not reviewing that thing every night before I open the day's questions? It makes me mad at myself. Would have turned a tie into a win.
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Anybody else snap-answer Looking Glass for the Brandy question?
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Yes, me. That one was so in my wheelhouse that it's embarrassing. It was an obvious defensive three-pointer, too. How many people are going to remember Looking Glass? Doh!
Yet, despite this gaffe, I somehow managed a 4(3)-4(2) tie!
Anyone else disappointed the MCWA for Q5 was "nebula" rather than "nebulae?"
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Everyone who puts the the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 soundtrack on loop?This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:12 pmYes, me. That one was so in my wheelhouse that it's embarrassing. It was an obvious defensive three-pointer, too. How many people are going to remember Looking Glass? Doh!
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Weird. I don't watch superhero movies, so had no idea those movies had '70s songs in them. My wife would love that soundtrack.Volante wrote: ↑Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:28 pmEveryone who puts the the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 soundtrack on loop?This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:12 pmYes, me. That one was so in my wheelhouse that it's embarrassing. It was an obvious defensive three-pointer, too. How many people are going to remember Looking Glass? Doh!
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She'll like the first movie's soundtrack as well.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:36 pmWeird. I don't watch superhero movies, so had no idea those movies had '70s songs in them. My wife would love that soundtrack.Volante wrote: ↑Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:28 pmEveryone who puts the the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 soundtrack on loop?This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:12 pmYes, me. That one was so in my wheelhouse that it's embarrassing. It was an obvious defensive three-pointer, too. How many people are going to remember Looking Glass? Doh!