Complete the List, Episode 15 (2017-09-14)

Complete the List, Episode 15

I Think I Might Actually Believe In God Since I Made It Through That Round

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Contestants: Max Meiners, Rick Doyon, Jason Hess

Categories
Acting Presidential	More 20th Century Greats
No Pennants in a While	One Question to Rule Them All
G-O-graphy	Yum!
The Best Songs of the Early '80s	The Name Game

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

ROUND 1

Max - The Best Songs of the Early '80s

In 2014, Billboard magazine released its top twenty songs of the 1980s, as per the Billboard Hot 100. Name any artist that had a song on the list. (The most recent song peaked at No. 1 in January 1986.)

Max Rick Jason Not given

Michael Jackson Phil Collins Madonna Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (together, and each individually); Survivor; Queen; Paul McCartney (& Michael Jackson); Blondie; Kenny Rogers; The J. Geils Band; John Lennon; Joan Jett & the Blackhearts; Stevie Wonder (& Paul McCartney); Dionne Warwick; Steve Miller Band

Whitney Houston Kim Carnes Katrina and the Waves

The Police Olivia Newton-John Prince

Billy Joel Irene Cara Van Halen

ROUND 1 4 6 0

ROUND 2

Rick - No Pennants in a While

Name a current Major League Baseball team that has not reached a World Series in the 21st century.

Rick Jason Max Not given

San Diego Padres Minnesota Twins San Diego Padres Atlanta Braves; Oakland Athletics; Los Angeles Dodgers (note the release date); Milwaukee Brewers; Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds Seattle Mariners Cincinnati Reds

Toronto Blue Jays Houston Astros Toronto Blue Jays

Baltimore Orioles Washington Nationals Baltimore Orioles

ROUND 2 16 6 4

TOTAL 22 6 8

ROUND 3

Jason - G-O-graphy

Name a United Nations member whose English language name begins with a "G" or an "O".

Jason Max Rick Not given

Guatemala Oman Ghana Gambia; Guyana

Guinea Germany Georgia

Guinea-Bissau Grenada Okinawa

Greece Gabon Greece

ROUND 3 16 16 5

TOTAL 22 24 27

HALFTIME

0-1 year away: 1 point

2-5 years away: ½ point

>5 years away: 0 points

IN WHAT YEAR… Correct year Max Rick Jason

was the film Pulp Fiction first released? 1994 1994 1994 1994

did the final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show first air? 2011 2009 2007 2007

did Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" reach No. 1 on Billboard's music charts, after it was used in the film Blackboard Jungle? 1955 1954 1954 1956

did the football game now known as Super Bowl I take place? 1967 1968 1967 1967

did William Faulkner first publish The Sound and the Fury? 1929 1930 1960 1932

did the North American Free Trade Agreement take effect? 1994 1993 1998 1993

did Henry Ford introduce the Model T Ford, at a price of $850? 1908 1912 1918 1912

did the Exxon Valdez cause a major oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound? 1989 1989 1989 1989

HALFTIME 7 5 6½

TOTAL 31 32 28½

Andy inadvertenly used two questions (1 and 6) that both had responses in the 1990s. The error was not caught during play, and no scoring adjustments were made; it was brought to his attention after the episode was released.

ROUND 4

Max - Acting Presidential

Name a President of the United States who served at least two full terms.

Max Rick Jason Not given

Ronald Reagan George Washington Barack Obama Woodrow Wilson; Bill Clinton

George W. Bush Thomas Jefferson Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Dwight Eisenhower James Madison Ulysses Grant
Grover Cleveland James Monroe Andrew Jackson
ROUND 4 8 8 8

TOTAL 39 40 36½

ROUND 5

Rick - More 20th Century Greats

In 1999, the American Film Institure listed the top 25 male and top 25 female film stars. Name any male film star on the AFI's Top 25 that is not one of the Marx brothers.

Rick Jason Max Not given

Humphrey Bogart Marlon Brando Dustin Hoffman Fred Astaire; Henry Fonda; James Cagney; Gary Cooper; Gregory Peck; Laurence Olivier; Gene Kelly; Orson Welles; Kirk Douglas; James Dean; Burt Lancaster; Buster Keaton; Sidney Poitier; Robert Mitchum; Edward G. Robinson; William Holden

Tom Hanks Jimmy Stewart John Wayne

Clark Gable Cary Grant Anthony Hopkins

Spencer Tracy Charlie Chaplin Spencer Tracy

ROUND 5 6 8 3

TOTAL 46 44½ 42

ROUND 6

Jason - One Question to Rule Them All

Name a character mentioned 200 or more times by name in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Jason Max Rick Not given

Frodo Baggins Bilbo Baggins Frodo Baggins Aragorn (Strider); Pippin (Peregin Took); Merry (Meriadoc Brandybuck) Faramir; Saruman; Boromir; Éomer; Théoden; Denethor; Elrond

Gandalf Samwise (Gamgee) Gandalf

Legolas Greenleaf Sauron Legolas Greenleaf

Gimli Smeagol [Gollum] Gimli

ROUND 6 8 8 4

TOTAL 52½ 50 50

GRAND FINALE

Category: New York City

To the nearest foot, what is the height of the Statue of Liberty, from the pedestal foundation to the tip of the flame of the torch?

Answer and bounds Rick Max Jason

335
305
275 275 550 440

WAGER 16 1 14

FINAL SCORE 66 49 38½

Winner: Rick Doyon

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In 2014, Billboard magazine released its top twenty songs of the 1980s, as per the Billboard Hot 100. Name any artist that had a song on the list. (The most recent song peaked at No. 1 in January 1986.)

	Max	Rick	Jason	Not given
	Michael Jackson	Phil Collins	Madonna	Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (together, and each individually); Survivor; Queen; Paul McCartney (& Michael Jackson); Blondie; Kenny Rogers; The J. Geils Band; John Lennon; Joan Jett & the Blackhearts; Stevie Wonder (& Paul McCartney); Dionne Warwick; Steve Miller Band
	Whitney Houston	Kim Carnes	Katrina and the Waves
	The Police	Olivia Newton-John	Prince
	Billy Joel	Irene Cara	Van Halen
ROUND 1	4	6	0

IN WHAT YEAR…	Correct year	Max	Rick	Jason
was the film Pulp Fiction first released?	1994	1994	1994	1994
did the final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show first air?	2011	2009	2007	2007
did Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" reach No. 1 on Billboard's music charts, after it was used in the film Blackboard Jungle?	1955	1954	1954	1956
did the football game now known as Super Bowl I take place?	1967	1968	1967	1967
did William Faulkner first publish The Sound and the Fury?	1929	1930	1960	1932
did the North American Free Trade Agreement take effect?	1994	1993	1998	1993
did Henry Ford introduce the Model T Ford, at a price of $850?	1908	1912	1918	1912
did the Exxon Valdez cause a major oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound?	1989	1989	1989	1989
HALFTIME		7	5	6½
TOTAL		31	32	28½
Andy inadvertenly used two questions (1 and 6) that both had responses in the 1990s. The error was not caught during play, and no scoring adjustments were made; it was brought to his attention after the episode was released.

Category: New York City
To the nearest foot, what is the height of the Statue of Liberty, from the pedestal foundation to the tip of the flame of the torch?

Answer and bounds	Rick	Max	Jason
335 305 275	275	550	440
WAGER	16	1	14
FINAL SCORE	66	49	38½
Winner: Rick Doyon