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[Pub trivia] Triangulation (June 2, 2009)

Featured as round 3 at the Old Pequliar on June 2, 2009

I’ll give you three definitions (in a fairly loose sense of the word). You tell me what word or phrase fits all three of them.

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

1) a season, something Reagan forgot to do, and a Groucho prop

2) Oscar Zeta Acosta’s more famous name, the Muppets’ most famous Frackle, and a porn genre

3) half of a Neil Diamond song, a bomb, and an action figure in its original packaging

4) to buzz, to piss, and someone good at math

5) an elf, an inexpensive camera, and one way to get your THC

6) balderdash, a bed, and a fictional Baltimore detective

7) congestion, a slang term among fans of The Office, and something Phish is known for

8) a kind of mouse, a kind of flight, and to be smitten

9) Allison DuBois, pink in the center, and a synonym for message

10) a fictional mother, Maverick’s partner, a bump … and the opposite of question 1

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Quiz: Triangulation

Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on August 12, 2008
Average score: 4.82/10 (11 teams)

Triangulation is my tip of the hat to Wikipedia’s disambiguation pages and the seldom-used tertiary and sub-tertiary definitions in the dictionary. Given three definitions, tell me the word or phrase that fits them all.

Example: A Canadian music award, a Roman goddess, and Roger Ebert’s favorite film of 2007: Juno

1) a sequel by Alexandra Ripley, a G.I. Joe, and Barack’s email pen pal
2) something you’d yell at a dog, sentimental stuff, and porridge
3) a British car model, a fictional FBI agent, and a Project Mercury astronaut
4) a knotmaking term, a fingerprint pattern, and part of a roller coaster
5) a kind of railway freight car, an American painter, and a Pixar villain
6) an album by Jewel, the crimefighting identity of Denny Colt, and something you’d find at a pep rally
7) a movie about skiing, Jughead’s pet, and the goodbye song on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
8) a corporate mascot elf; a football term; and an exclamation of dismay, disbelief, surprise, or joy
9) something a Jungian psychologist discusses, a pulp hero played by Orson Welles, and Sonic’s rival
10) a professional degree, a character on MASH, and a TV trucker

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