Think Different 478: The Return (final results)

[Ironhorse]

I thought it would be appropriate to have another TD in light of threearruda's run on the show.

You all know the drill; don't cheat, etc.

Entries will close no earlier than Monday, February 13 at 7 PM EST.

Submit your answers via PM or here: https://forms.gle/3to4p1V7yXt9XX2q6

You may drop one question, and sheep one question for the highest score on that question.

Incorrect answers are the value of the sheep plus 2 points.

Any entries with no drops, sheeps or incorrect answers will get a -4 bonus.

For question 1, letters are preferred; please give the letter corresponding to which question you are answering. A correct answer without the letter will get a 2 point penalty.

Question 1 (Letters preferred; please provide the letter of which question you are answering): State Capitals

Identify one of the US state capitals as described here.

A. In 2020, over 25,000 signed a petition to rename this city Flavortown in honor of native Guy Fieri.
B. This is the largest US city without a big 4 (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA) sports team, though as of 2021, it does have an MLS team.
C. The reigning Jeopardy! champion that Matt Amodio defeated in his first game of regular play was introduced as a traffic engineer from this city.
D. According to a local public radio station, there are 71 streets with a variation of “Peachtree” in its name here.
E. Joni Mitchell was inspired to write “Big Yellow Taxi” by a visit to this city’s state, and referenced the Foster Botanical Garden in the city as a “tree museum” that charges money.
F. This city is named after a man who is believed to have been born in modern day Turkey over 20 centuries ago.
G. This city has two airports named after men who died in a 1935 plane crash in Alaska.
H. Mark Twain wrote some of his most famous works in this city, including Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
I. This is the largest state capital named after a US President (hint: the President served later than 1817).

Question 2:

Name a dog breed whose name references a geographical location in Europe (islands OK).

Question 3:

Name a First Lady who has served in that position more recently than the Kennedy administration.

Question 4:

Name a character in The Simpsons with the last name Simpson or Bouvier.

Question 5:

Name one of these people with a color in their name.

Current coach of the Auburn men’s basketball team; coached Tennessee from 2005 to 2011
With films grossing over $14 billion worldwide; she is the highest grossing actor of all time at the box office.
Abolitionist speaker who had escaped slavery by having himself mailed in a crate from Virginia to Pennsylvania
Former California governor, recalled in 2003
Actress whose high profile divorce with Johnny Depp recently made headlines
Best-selling author and YouTuber whose books include Paper Towns and The Fault in Our Stars
MLB’s all time hits leader
Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln; went on to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Co-founder of the Seventh Day Adventist Church; claimed to have over 2,000 visions/dreams from God
Frontman of the Pixies (either his stage name used with the band or the stage name used for his solo career OK)

Question 6:

Name a live-action movie starring Robin Williams.

Question 7:

Name an NFL quarterback who, in the past season, started at least five regular season games for a team that made the playoffs this season.

Question 8:

Name one of the 15 post-Soviet states.

Question 9:

Identify the artist or band behind one of these songs where the title does not appear in the lyrics.

1-800-273-8255 (2017)
Baba O’Riley (1971)
Bullet With Butterfly Wings (1995)
Glory Box (1994)
I Write Sins, Not Tragedies (2005)
Peace Frog (1970)
Smells LIke Teen Spirit (1991)
Space Oddity (1969)
Viva La Vida (2008)
Young Turks (1981)

Question 10:

Name a token that has been used in the regular Monopoly game, past or present. (Novelty versions of the game do not count.)

[Ironhorse]

Clarification: The wording of Question 7 was intended to limit answers to quarterbacks that played this season, as opposed to quarterbacks who played for that team in the past. (I did anticipate this as a possibility and tried to exclude the possibility in the wording, but reworded it to make it more explicit.)

(I'll go ahead and accept the one answer I already received before I reworded it, but moving forward, all answers need to be of current quarterbacks.)

[MarkBarrett]

Give it a bump by saying I'm in and add me to the participants list whenever that gets posted.

The form did not include a line for comments, so I'll add here: Thanks for hosting.

[Ironhorse]

Entrants so far:

Spoiler

floridagator
Elendilpickle
DBear
MarkBarrett
Bamaman
Woof
waterloo_guy
mikebdoss
twelvefootboy
Ouachiouat
Anachronism
MattKnowles
Peachbox
Rackme32
merica
clt013
Gamawire
threearruda
clprez
SBurrus
marcowitz
Plactus
Sherm
Shaquebanisa
econgator
squarekara

[Ironhorse]

Bump #1

[threearruda]

I appreciate the dedication of the quiz and thank you for hosting!! Always been one of my favorite parts of being on this board.

[Woof]

I appreciate the dedication of the quiz and thank you for hosting!! Always been one of my favorite parts of being on this board.

Do you think that now you should change your sceen name to "fourarruda"?

[Ironhorse]

Bump #2; due date is Monday night at the earliest.

[Ironhorse]

Final bump. I'm probably going to leave it open into Tuesday. I'll edit the thread title once it's closed.

[ouachiouat]

Haven't done one of these in a while, but glad I could participate. Looking forward to getting 21st! Appreciate you hosting, too!

[SBurrus]

Based on the size of the entrant pool for this one, I think one can say the TDs have been missed.

[Ironhorse]

Thank you to all 27 of you for entering! Based on the strong turnout, I definitely foresee myself continuing to host after this. As this was my first one in nearly two years, there were a couple hiccups, I think, and I apologize for them and expect next time to go better.

1. Capital CIties

A. In 2020, over 25,000 signed a petition to rename this city Flavortown in honor of native Guy Fieri. Columbus, OH
B. This is the largest US city without a big 4 (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA) sports team, though as of 2021, it does have an MLS team. Austin, TX
C. The reigning Jeopardy! champion that Matt Amodio defeated in his first game of regular play was introduced as a traffic engineer from this city. Boise, ID
D. According to a local public radio station, there are 71 streets with a variation of “Peachtree” in its name here. Atlanta, GA
E. Joni Mitchell was inspired to write “Big Yellow Taxi” by a visit to this city’s state, and referenced the Foster Botanical Garden in the city as a “tree museum” that charges money. Honolulu, HI
F. This city is named after a man who is believed to have been born in modern day Turkey over 20 centuries ago. St. Paul, MN
G. This city has two airports named after men who died in a 1935 plane crash in Alaska. Oklahoma City, OK
H. Mark Twain wrote some of his most famous works in this city, including Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Hartford, CT
I. This is the largest state capital named after a US President (hint: the President served later than 1817). Lincoln, NE

The sheep can be found where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain. The 1817 mention on option I was intended to ward off guesses of Madison.

Oklahoma City - 6 (SHEEP)
DBear, MarkBarrett, gamawire, Shaquebanisa, Sherm, squarekara

Austin - 5
Waterloo_guy, Anachronism, Ouachiouat, clprez, Plactus

Atlanta - 4
Bamaman, twelvefootboy, clt013, SBurrus

St. Paul - 3
Floridagator, MattKnowles, marcowitz (marcowitz incurs a 2 point penalty for not specifying which letter)

Hartford - 2
Peachbox, Leander

Lincoln - 2
Woof, merica

Columbus - 1 (singleton!)
Elendilpickle

Boise - 1 (singleton!)
threearruda

Incorrect - Rackme32 (E: Atlanta; unfortunately, E was Honolulu)
Drop - econgator
Sheep - mikebdoss

Unused: Honolulu

2. Dog breeds

Lots of singletons here, but that's just fine with me as a dog lover who enjoyed seeing the different names come in.

German Shepherd/Alsatian - 3 (sheep)
Bamaman, Peachbox, gamawire

Skye Terrier - 2
DBear, econgator

Bernese Mountain Dog - 2
marcowitz, squarekara

Irish Setter - 2
Ouachiouat, SBurrus

Scottish Terrier - 2
twelvefootboy, merica

Pomerarian - 2
Woof, Sherm

Singletons:

floridagator (German Wirehaired Pointer)
Elendilpickle (Welsh Terrier)
MarkBarrett (Irish Wolfhound)
clprez (Brittany Spaniel)
Leander (Norwegian Elkhound)
Plactus (Belgian Malinois)
clt013 (French Poodle)
waterloo_guy (St. Bernard)
MattKnowles (Portuguese Water Dog)
Dalmatian (Rackme32)
mikebdoss (Italian Greyhound)
Anachronism (Yorkshire Terrier)

Drop: threearruda, Shaquebanisa

Scores will come on the next reveal...

[squarekara]

Yeeeee-haaaw!

[Ironhorse]

Question 3:

Name a First Lady who has served in that position more recently than the Kennedy administration.

The 70s were best avoided for this one.

Rosalynn Carter - 6 (co-sheep)
floridagator, waterloo_guy, twelvefootboy, clt013, Leander, SBurrus

Betty Ford - 6 (co-sheep)
Elendilpickle, Anachronism, merica, clprez, Shaquebanisa, Sherm

Pat Nixon - 5
mikebdoss, MattKnowles, marcowitz, econgator, squarekara

Barbara Bush - 5
Woof, Ouachiouat, Peachbox, Rackme32, Plactus

Hillary Clinton - 2
gamawire, threearruda

Laura Bush - 1 (singleton!)
MarkBarrett

Lady Bird Johnson - 1 (singleton!)
Bamaman

Melania Trump - 1 (singleton!)
DBear

Unused: Nancy Reagan, Michelle Obama, Jill Biden

Question 4:

Name a character in The Simpsons with the last name Simpson or Bouvier.

Male characters ended up being the best bet here. For awhile, it was looking like Bart might go unused. Ay caramba!

Marge Simpson - 6 (sheep)
Woof, Anachronism, Ouachiouat, MattKnowles, Peachbox, threearruda

Maggie Simpson - 5
DBear, Elendilpickle, Rackme32, marcowitz, Sherm

Mona Simpson - 3
floridagator, mikebdoss, clt013

Lisa Simpson - 2
Bamaman, SBurrus

Homer Simpson - 2
gamawire, clprez

Selma Bouvier - 2
MarkBarrett, shaquebanisa

Patty Bouvier - 2
Plactus, twelvefootboy

Virgil Simpson - 1 (singleton!)
waterloo_guy

Bart Simpson - 1 (singleton!)
econgator

Abe Simpson - 1 (singleton!)
merica

Drop - leander

Incorrect - squarekara (Herb Simpson; last name was Powell)


econgator grabs an early lead. Coming up soon is the one other question with many singletons, and a couple of big sheep are looming as well...

Standings after 4:

1. econgator - 8
2. threearruda, Leander - 9
4. Bamaman, MarkBarrett - 10
6. merica - 11
7. Elendilpickle, waterloo_guy, Plactus, gamawire, floridagator - 13
12. clprez, twelvefootboy, clt013, DBear, SBurrus, squarekara, Shaquebanisa - 14
19. Woof, MattKnowles, mikebdoss - 15
22. Peachbox - 16
23. marcowitz - 17
24. Anachronism, Ouachiouat - 18
26. Sherm, Rackme32 - 19

[MattKnowles]

Herb Simpson - 1 (singleton!)
squarekara

I request a double check on this.

[Ironhorse]

Herb Simpson - 1 (singleton!)
squarekara

I request a double check on this.

I just pulled up your submission; it says Marge Simpson.

[MattKnowles]

Herb Simpson - 1 (singleton!)
squarekara

I request a double check on this.

I just pulled up your submission; it says Marge Simpson.

Herb Powell

[Ironhorse]

Herb Simpson - 1 (singleton!)
squarekara

I request a double check on this.

I just pulled up your submission; it says Marge Simpson.

Herb Powell

Ah, good call.

I'll correct the posted scores at the next update.

[squarekara]

Herb Simpson - 1 (singleton!)
squarekara

I request a double check on this.

I just pulled up your submission; it says Marge Simpson.

Herb Powell

Ah, good call.
I'll correct the posted scores at the next update.

[floridagator]

No one said Jacqueline Bouvier? Maybe they were scared off by the previous question.