Complete the List, Episode 13
I'm Doing The Math On Paper This Time

Thursday, August 31, 2017


Contestants: Doug Behrend, Ben Wiles, Lindsey Henry
Categories
Relegated to the History BooksMore 20th Century Greats
Two of These Answers Will Be Happy on September 17Giant Countries of Letters
Still Awaiting Their FirstA Wakko Version of America
They're Good Cars, BrentNot from the Sky

Correct, unique: 2 pointsCorrect, repeated: 1 pointIncorrect: 0 pointsPlayer doubled the category


ROUND 1
Doug - Giant Countries of Letters

Name a country which has been considered the home country of multiple Nobel laureates in Literature. ("Home country" is taken to mean "country of residence, according to the Nobel committee at the time of their award.")
DougBenLindseyNot given
United StatesFranceUnited KingdomSweden; Ireland; Poland; Denmark; Norway; Greece; South Africa; Switzerland
GermanyChileRussia
SpainJapanChina
ItalyItalyCanada
ROUND 1876


ROUND 2
Ben - A Wakko Version of America
Listener-submitted by Bruce Saunders.

Name a U.S. state capital that is also its state's most populous city. (Please give city and state.)
BenLindseyDougNot given
Boston, MAOklahoma City, OKAtlanta, GACharleston, WV; Cheyenne, WY; Columbia, SC; Des Moines, IA; Providence, RI
Phoenix, AZLittle Rock, ARSalt Lake City, UT
Denver, COHonolulu, HIIndianapolis, IN
Boise, IDJackson, MSColumbus, OH
ROUND 28816
TOTAL151424


ROUND 3
Lindsey - Two of These Answers Will Be Happy on September 17

Name a series that has been nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series or Outstanding Drama Series for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, to be presented on September 17, 2017.
LindseyDougBenNot given
The CrownThe Big Bang TheoryThe CrownAtlanta; Master of None; Silicon Valley; Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Better Caul Saul; House of Cards; Westworld
Stranger ThingsModern FamilyModern Family
The Handmaid's Taleblack-ishThe Handmaid's Tale
This Is UsVeepThis Is Us
ROUND 31664
TOTAL303019


HALFTIME
0-1 year away: 1 point2-5 years away: ½ point>5 years away: 0 points

IN WHAT YEAR…Correct yearDougBenLindsey
was the Oliver Stone directed movie Platoon first released?1986198519861986
did the series finale of How I Met Your Mother air?2014201420142012
was Fleetwood Mac's Rumours the Billboard year-end No. 1 album?1977197619791968
were both the Summer and Winter Olympics most recently held in the same year?1992199219921992
did Mark Twain die - ironically enough, a year in which Halley's Comet passed near Earth?1910191719101945
did Disneyland open in Anaheim, California?1955195819551955
was the Tennessee Valley Authority created by a Congressional charter?1933193419341935
was Malcolm X assassinated in Washington Heights, New York?1965196519621971
HALFTIME74
TOTAL36½2634


ROUND 4
Doug - They're Good Cars, Brent

Name a car that has been awarded Motor Trend's Car of the Year in 2000 or later.
DougBenLindseyNot given
Ford MustangLexus GSChevrolet CamaroLincoln LS; Chrysler PT Cruiser; Ford Thunderbird; Infiniti G35; Toyota Prius; Chrysler 300; Honda Civic; Toyota Camry; Cadillac CTS; Nissan GTR; Ford Fusion; Chevrolet Volt; Volkswagen Passat; Tesla Model S; Volkswagen Golf; Chevrolet Bolt EV
Honda AccordLincoln Continental(Cadillac) Escalade
Chevrolet CorvetteToyota CorollaLand Rover
Audi A6Ford ExplorerKia Soul
ROUND 4002
TOTAL36½2636


ROUND 5
Ben - Relegated to the History Books

Name a losing major party U.S. presidential candidate (one who finished second in the Electoral College) in the last fifty years.
BenLindseyDougNot given
Richard NixonAl GoreJohn McCainMichael Dukakis; Hubert Humphrey
George McGovernJohn KerryWalter Mondale
Gerald FordMitt RomneyGeorge (H. W.) Bush ("The Elder")
Jimmy CarterHillary ClintonBob Dole
ROUND 51288
TOTAL384444½


ROUND 6
Lindsey - Still Awaiting Their First

Name a current National Football League franchise that has never won a Super Bowl.
LindseyDougBenNot given
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(San Diego) Los Angeles ChargersHouston TexansMinnesota Vikings; Philadelphia Eagles (true at time of recording); Carolina Panthers
Tennessee TitansDetroit LionsJacksonville Jaguars
Cincinnati BengalsCleveland BrownsArizona Cardinals
Atlanta FalconsKansas City ChiefsBuffalo Bills
ROUND 6668
TOTAL5050½46


GRAND FINALE
Category: Television
The Guiding Light aired on CBS Television between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009. That is a total of over 57 years. How many episodes of The Guiding Light aired on television?
Answer and boundsBenLindseyDoug
17,338
15,762
14,186
11,50015,00011,625
WAGER51616
FINAL SCORE416634½
Winner: Lindsey Henry

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