Complete the List, Episode 51 (2018-04-05)

Complete the List, Episode 51

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

Teams: Ken Pendola & Matt Artz, Neal Fischer & Jeff Culver
The players in this episode comprise the staff of the "Triviality" podcast.

Categories
Not Overtime	A Little Bit of Knowledge
Four Letters	A Lack of Seriousness
Let's Get Smashed	I Swear to God, This Is Not a Hamilton Category, Part III
A British Double	The Cream of the Crop

Correct, unique: 2 points Correct, repeated: 1 point Incorrect: 0 points Player doubled the category

ROUND 1

Ken & Matt - The Cream of the Crop.

You could almost say these were the cream of the crop of 2017 American film. Name a film that was released in 2017 that was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture.

Ken & Matt Neal & Jeff Not given

The Shape of Water The Post Darkest Hour

Phantom Thread Call Me By Your Name

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Lady Bird

Get Out Dunkirk

ROUND 1 16 16

ROUND 2

Neal & Jeff - A Little Bit of Knowledge.

"A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing" is a quote attributed to Alexander Pope. So naturally, this question is about the papacy. Name a present-day country which serves as the birthplace of a Pope. (This is the Pope of what is now the Western Roman Catholic Church.)

Neal & Jeff Ken & Matt Not given

Poland Italy Greece; Syria; Roman Africa (Tunisia, Algeria); Croatia; Israel; Portugal; Netherlands; Palestine

Germany Argentina

France England

Spain Austria

ROUND 2 8 6

TOTAL 24 22

ROUND 3

Ken & Matt - A Lack of Seriousness.
Listener-submitted by Tristan Bauer.

Name an ingredient from the Nestlé Toll House original chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Ken & Matt Neal & Jeff Not given

chocolate chips (semi-sweet chocolate) egg baking soda; salt; chopped nuts; granulated (white) sugar

(all-purpose) flour brown sugar

vanilla extract (softened) butter

baking powder baking powder

ROUND 3 6 6

TOTAL 28 30

HALFTIME

0-1 year away: 1 point

2-5 years away: ½ point

>5 years away: 0 points

IN WHAT YEAR… Correct year Ken & Matt Neal & Jeff

was the Harrison Ford movie The Fugitive first released? 1993 1995 1993

did the first episode of Mike and Molly first air? 2010 2010 2012

was the Chicago hit song "25 or 6 to 4" first released? 1970 1975 1972

did the Chicago Bears win their first Super Bowl? (the year the game took place) 1986 1986 1986

did author Ernest Hemingway die? 1961 1952 1965

did the Chicago-hosted Century of Progress World's Fair open? 1933 1908 1908

did the disaster known as the Great Chicago Fire take place? 1871 1876 1875

did Chicago's Millennium Park open? 2004 1962 2003

HALFTIME 3½ 5

TOTAL 31½ 35

ROUND 4

Neal & Jeff - Let's Get Smashed.
Listener-submitted by Josh Woo.

Name a playable character from the original Super Smash Bros. video game for the Nintendo 64.

Neal & Jeff Ken & Matt Not given

Mario Captain Falcon Samus Aran; Link; Fox; Luigi

Donkey Kong Yoshi

Kirby Ness

Pikachu Jigglypuff

ROUND 4 8 8

TOTAL 43 39½

ROUND 5

Ken & Matt - Four Letters.
Listener-submitted by Nette Compton.

Name a person who has won a competitive (normal voting categories, not honorary) Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award - the four letters, of course, being E, G, O, and T, being EGOT.

Ken & Matt Neal & Jeff Not given

Whoopi Goldberg Rita Moreno Richard Rodgers; Helen Hayes; John Gielgud; Audrey Hepburn; Marvin Hamlisch; Jonathan Tunick; Mel Brooks; Mike Nichols; Scott Rudin

Barbra Streisand (Robert) Lopez

Lin-Manuel Miranda Quincy Jones

Jamie Foxx Cher

ROUND 5 2 4

TOTAL 41½ 47

ROUND 6

Neal & Jeff - I Swear to God, This Is Not a Hamilton Category, Part III.
Listener-submitted by Jonathan Graham.

This time, Hamilton is referring to the capital of Bermuda. Name a capital of a sovereign island nation, that is a member of the UN in its own right, that is either in the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.

Neal & Jeff Ken & Matt Not given

Nassau Havana Santo Domingo; Roseau; St. John's; Bridgetown; St. George's; Basseterre; Castries; Kingstown; Port of Spain

Kingston Port-au-Prince

Trinidad Dominica

Barbados Barbados

ROUND 6 4 4

TOTAL 51 45½

GRAND FINALE

Category: U.S. Cities

As per the U.S. Census Bureau, what was the population in 2016 of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metropolitan Statistical Area?

Answer and bounds Ken & Matt Neal & Jeff

10,464,298
9,512,999
8,561,700 8,500,000 6,500,000
WAGER 5½ 5

FINAL SCORE 40 46

Winners: Neal Fischer & Jeff Culver

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You could almost say these were the cream of the crop of 2017 American film. Name a film that was released in 2017 that was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture.

	Ken & Matt	Neal & Jeff	Not given
	The Shape of Water	The Post	Darkest Hour
	Phantom Thread	Call Me By Your Name
	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	Lady Bird
	Get Out	Dunkirk
ROUND 1	16	16

IN WHAT YEAR…	Correct year	Ken & Matt	Neal & Jeff
was the Harrison Ford movie The Fugitive first released?	1993	1995	1993
did the first episode of Mike and Molly first air?	2010	2010	2012
was the Chicago hit song "25 or 6 to 4" first released?	1970	1975	1972
did the Chicago Bears win their first Super Bowl? (the year the game took place)	1986	1986	1986
did author Ernest Hemingway die?	1961	1952	1965
did the Chicago-hosted Century of Progress World's Fair open?	1933	1908	1908
did the disaster known as the Great Chicago Fire take place?	1871	1876	1875
did Chicago's Millennium Park open?	2004	1962	2003
HALFTIME		3½	5
TOTAL		31½	35

Category: U.S. Cities
As per the U.S. Census Bureau, what was the population in 2016 of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metropolitan Statistical Area?

Answer and bounds	Ken & Matt	Neal & Jeff
10,464,298 9,512,999 8,561,700	8,500,000	6,500,000
WAGER	5½	5
FINAL SCORE	40	46
Winners: Neal Fischer & Jeff Culver