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Quiz: Triangulation

6-May-09 / James Callan

Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on March 3, 2009
Average score: 6.71 (14 teams)

Premise: Given three definitions (in the loose sense of the word), give me the term that fits them all.

Example: an after-dinner cocktail, a kosher insect, and a pop cultural synonym for padawan are all “grasshopper”

Here we go:

1) a type of photography, a Rick Astley album, and the opposite of landscape

2) a Samsung cell phone, a kind of Mac OS file, and an espionage TV series

3) a kind of dog collar, something you might see in a parking lot, and part of a volcano

4) a kind of steak, an Adam Ant song, and a daily dose of Peanuts

5) a kind of wire, a thorn in Robin Hood’s side, and something you might burn in Britain

6) a piece of chocolate, Dale’s partner, and a buffalo byproduct

7) a kind of play, an episode of Buffy, and Peter Gabriel’s soundtrack to Last Temptation of Christ

8) a typesetting term, having a lot of money, and a poker hand

9) Wonka’s successor, a kind of list, and something a walrus might have

10) a Thomas Pynchon novel, the middle of many court cases, and the invasion of the lizard people

28-April-09 / James Callan

Back from two weeks in Paris and ready to churn out the trivia! Vaguely inspired by the trip is …

TODAY’S QUESTION:

What famous French quotation was featured in the paintings known as “The Treachery of Images”?

(Oh, OK: Give yourself half credit if you only know the English translation.)

PREVIOUS ANSWER:

In the â€™80s, Peter Gabriel, the Thompson Twins, and Bon Jovi each recorded otherwise unrelated songs that shared what title?

8-April-09 / James Callan

TODAY’S QUESTION:

In the ’80s, Peter Gabriel, the Thompson Twins, and Bon Jovi each recorded otherwise unrelated songs that shared what title?

(And yes, if you were at the Old Pequliar last night, you’ve got an in on this one.)

PREVIOUS ANSWER:

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.

Quiz: Movies

29-January-07 / James Callan

1) According to Bret Easton Ellis, what 2001 Ben Stiller comedy stole its plot from his novel Glamorama?
2) Peter Gabriel composed the soundtrack for what 1988 drama, releasing it on a CD called Passion?
3) Christopher Nolan followed up Batman Begins with what film about duelling magicians in Victorian England?
4) What 1992 prequel disappointed many fans of the TV series it was based on because it didn’t address the series’ cliffhanger ending, or feature much of the oddball humor?
5) What 1983 pirate comedy was co-written by Graham Chapman, one of the members of Monty Python?
6) What 1996 biopic tells the story of a New York graffiti artist who becomes a successful gallery painter before dying of a heroin overdose?
7) Susan Sarandon has hot lesbian vampire sex in what 1983 film?
8) What 1976 film tells the story of an alien trying to ship water to his planet, only to be sidetracked by the allure of television and alcohol?
9) What 1986 film contains this dialogue: “You remind me of the babe.” “What babe?” “The babe with the power.” “What power?” “The power of voodoo.” “Who do?” “You do.”
10) What actor or actress appeared in all nine of these movies?

Average score, out of 22 teams: 6.05.