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Trivia + wordplay: Trianguation

21-May-09 / James Callan

Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on May 5, 2009

Trivia meets wordplay. Iâ€™ll give you three definitions. You tell me the word all three of them could define.

Example: an after-dinner cocktail, a kosher insect, and a synonym for padawan? Grasshopper.

Got it? Here we go:

1) a Supreme Court plaintiff, a university, and a famous encyclopedia

2) the opposite of draw, part of a LEGO, and an earring

3) an Heiress Records album, a Gilmore Girls character, and a Trojan

4) a book by Alex Haley, a card, and a kind of bee

5) a basketball game, h, and a type of power

6) Louise Brooks, a little comic strip character, and something amazing

7) a perpetually rejected fish, a Revlon fragrance, and part of the phonetic alphabet

8) a variety of apple, a Toni Morrison novel, and a Transformer

9) a river, someone known for his escapes, and the opposite of ladder

10) a Bumstead, a text file, and a monster

ANSWERS (no peeking!)

Trivia Quiz: We’ve Got You Covered

6-May-09 / James Callan

Round 5 at the Old Pequliar on March 3, 2009
Average score: 7.54/11 (14 teams)

Each of these audio clips comes from the cover version of a pop song. For a half point each, name the artist performing the song in the clip, and the original artist.

Triangulation

9-January-08 / James Callan

e.g. a Roman god, a celestial body, and a Disney character = Pluto

1) a book of the bible, a gaming console, and a British rock band
2) a Roman goddess, a Canadian music award, and Roger Ebert’s favorite film from 2007
3) a reindeer, a cleanser, and a Seattle tavern
4) a cephalopod, an exercise machine, and a fictional submarine
5) a Paul Newman film, an Arena Football League team, and a Stephen King novel published under the name Richard Bachman
6) a card game, a 1970s hit song by Pilot, and an NBA team
7) a soft drink, a celebrity gossip magazine, and a US postal code
8) a magazine, a breakfast cereal mascot, and a song by Radiohead
9) a character on The Wire, a famous chimpanzee, and a Powerpuff Girl
10) a new wave band, a comic strip, and a dessert

What do these songs have in common?

17-September-07 / James Callan

“Sunday Girl” and “Denis” (Blondie), “Hold On Tight” (ELO), “Jennifer Juniper” (Donovan), “Fade to Grey” (Visage), “Eyes Without a Face” (Billy Idol), “Psycho Killer” (Talking Heads), “Games Without Frontiers” (Peter Gabriel), “Michele” (The Beatles), “Lady Marmalade” (Patti LaBelle)

I’ll post the answer in a few days, if someone hasn’t gotten it.