Complete the List, Episode 47
There's A Reason I Tell My Students That Dates Aren't Important

Thursday, March 15, 2018


Contestants: Pat Frappier, Matt Carberry, Troy Osborne
Categories
RegisOh, the Books You Can Write!
The Other Major LeagueIt's Really Hot
God Save the QueenI Like To Keep Things Really Up To Date
Pack 'Em InAfter a Band Aid, Do This

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


ROUND 1
Pat - Pack 'Em In.
Listener-submitted by Jason Sterlacci.

There are fifteen U.S. states with a population density of at least 200 people per square mile. Name them.
PatMattTroyNot given
New YorkNew JerseyConnecticutRhode Island; Nevada; North Carolina
MassachusettsDelawarePennsylvania
CaliforniaMarylandHawaii
OhioFloridaIllinois
ROUND 1888


ROUND 2
Matt - God Save the Queen.

Queen Elizabeth II is the reigning sovereign of each of sixteen Commonwealth realms. Name them.
MattTroyPatNot given
United KingdomCanadaJamaicaAntigua & Barbuda; The Bahamas; Barbados; Grenada; St. Kitts & Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines; Solomon Islands; Tuvalu
New ZealandAustraliaIreland
Papua New GuineaKenyaGuatemala
BelizeBritish Virgin IslandsBelize
ROUND 21643
TOTAL241211


ROUND 3
Troy - After a Band Aid, Do This.
Listener-submitted by Natalie Anderson.

In 1985, the super group USA for Africa recorded "We Are the World," a charity single created for the purpose of raising money for African famine relief. Of the many artists involved, only twenty-one sang solos on the track. Name these artists.
TroyPatMattNot given
Lionel RichieMichael JacksonMadonnaKenny Rogers; James Ingram; Tina Turner; Dionne Warwick; Willie Nelson; Al Jarreau; Kenny Loggins; Steve Perry; Darryl Hall; Huey Lewis; Kim Carnes; Ray Charles
Bruce SpringsteenBilly JoelCyndi Lauper
Bob DylanPaul SimonBob Dylan
Diana RossStevie WonderStevie Wonder
ROUND 3884
TOTAL201928


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

IN WHAT YEAR…Correct yearPatMattTroy
was Ace Ventura: Pet Detective first released?1994199219931996
did the first episode of the television series Green Acres first air?1965196519671959
was the Bangles album Everything first released, featuring the smash hit "Eternal Flame"?1988198519851987
did Wayne Gretzky play in his first National Hockey League game?1979197919791979
was Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita first published?1955195219551938
was NATO founded?1949194919491948
was the website Wikipedia launched?2001200020042007
was the Statute of Westminster passed, granting legislative independence to many Dominions of the British Empire?1931193019311967
HALFTIME
TOTAL25½34½23½


ROUND 4
Pat - The Other Major League.
Listener-submitted by Michael Simon.

Name any of the twenty-two teams of Major League Soccer.
(Archivist's note: perhaps this question should have specified that it referred to the 2017 MLS season; between the recording and release of this episode, a twenty-third team, Los Angeles FC, had begun play.)
PatMattTroyNot given
Toronto FCNew York Red BullsSeattle SoundersAtlanta United; Colorado Rapids; D.C. United; FC Dallas; Houston Dynamo; Minnesota United; New England Revolution; Orlando City; Portland Timbers; Real Salt Lake; San Jose Earthquakes; Sporting Kansas City
Vancouver WhitecapsLos Angeles GalaxyChicago Fire
Montreal ImpactNew York City FCMontreal Impact
Columbus CrewPhiladelphia UnionColumbus Crew
ROUND 41686
TOTAL41½42½29½


ROUND 5
Matt - It's Really Hot.

Name any of the fifteen most abundant elements in the Sun, in terms of the number of atoms of each element that are said to be in the Sun.
MattTroyPatNot given
heliumhydrogenoxygenmagnesium; silicon; iron; aluminum; calcium; nickel
nitrogenlithiumcarbon
sodiumneonsulfur
argonargonboron
ROUND 5856
TOTAL50½34½47½


ROUND 6
Troy - Oh, the Books You Can Write!

Name a book written by Theodore Geisel, published under the name Dr. Seuss, and published between 1937 and 1972.
TroyPatMattNot given
The Cat in the HatGreen Eggs and HamHorton Hears a Who!And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street; The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins; The Seven Lady Godivas; The King's Stilts; Horton Hatches the Egg; McElligot's Pool; Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose; Bartholomew and the Oobleck; If I Ran the Zoo; Yertle the Turtle; Scrambled Eggs Super!; On Beyond Zebra!; The Cat in the Hat Comes Back; Happy Birthday to You!; The Sneetches and Other Stories; Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book; Dr. Seuss's ABC; Hop on Pop; I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew; The Cat in the Hat Song Book; The Foot Book; I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories; My Book about ME; I Can Draw It Myself; Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?; Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
If I Ran the CircusOne Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue FishOne Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
The LoraxHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Oh, the Places You'll Go!Fox in SocksFox in Socks
ROUND 61285
TOTAL46½55½55½


GRAND FINALE
Category: Slowly I Turned
Of course, this is a reference to Niagara Falls. What is the vertical drop of Niagara Falls in feet?
Answer and boundsTroyMattPat
183
167
151
203241150
WAGER916
FINAL SCORE37½39½48
Winner: Pat Frappier

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