mighty fine trivia by James Callan
Let’s lower the brow a little:
In the movie version of The Shining, Jack Nicholson goes after his family (and Scatman Crothers) with an axe. But not in the book. What piece of sporting equipment is his weapon of choice in the Stephen King novel?
That question, again: What line from the poem “Sacred Emily†is ten words long, but contains just three different words used several times each?
Round 6 at the Old Pequliar on Feb. 3, 2009
For many celebrities, their trail of romantic conquests is as distinctive as a fingerprint. Given a string of romantic partners, either confirmed or frequently rumored, can you name the one person who’s … um … dated them all?
1) Pamela Anderson, Nicole Eggert, Melissa Gilbert, Liza Minelli, and Erin Moran
2) Richard Dean Anderson, Adam Duritz, David Spade, Kyle MacLachlan, and Jack Nicholson
3) Kathy Griffin, Sofia Coppola, Margaret Cho, Shar Jackson, and Mira Sorvino
4) Prince, Fred Durst, David Spade, Dennis Rodman, and Joan Jett
5) Sherilynn Fenn, Jennifer Grey, Kate Moss, Vanessa Paradis, and Winona Ryder
6) Matthew Perry, Liam Neeson, Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, and Lyle Lovett
7) Carly Simon, Diane Keaton, Natalie Wood, Barbra Streisand, and Madonna
8) Eddie Murphy, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Wesley Snipes, David Justice, and Spike Lee
9) Alison Eastwood, Neve Campbell, Rebecca Romijn, Minnie Driver, and Alexandra Kerry
10) Joey Lawrence, Carson Daly, Alec Baldwin, and John Mayer
TODAY’S QUESTION:
When uninformed spellcheckers take an uncommon but perfectly spelled word and replace it with a word in their dictionary, that’s known as the Cupertino effect.
Example: Spellcheckers unfamiliar with Obama would suggest Osama as a replacement. Hitting “replace all” without looking could accidentally make you look like a McCain supporter. Whoops.
Question: The Cupertino effect got its name a couple of years ago when spellcheckers would suggest replacing what word with “Cupertino”?
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER:
Sidney Poitier, Al Pacino, Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, ?
Hint: Here’s a longer sequence. Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson; Barbra Streisand; Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman; Jack Nicholson; Harrison Ford; Robert De Niro and Al Pacino; Sidney Poitier; Al Pacino; Sean Connery; Harrison Ford; ?
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