tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post3434578608690395922..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Thursday Quiz XXVIMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-79808782096274931462008-03-02T13:15:00.000-08:002008-03-02T13:15:00.000-08:00More evidence that reading the comments is as educ...More evidence that reading the comments is as educational as reading the quiz itself - I had no idea that Kyra "The Closer" Sedgewick and Kevin "Powder Blue Suit" Bacon were married! And I am a pop culture kind a of a girl . . . What a crazy world . . .Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274259856710507938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-53946665863984581812008-03-01T00:24:00.000-08:002008-03-01T00:24:00.000-08:00d: kyra sedgewick's not good enough for you. g is...d: kyra sedgewick's not good enough for you. g is your girl. have you accepted her proposal yet?Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678914679733770434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-32919861845702655532008-02-29T21:24:00.000-08:002008-02-29T21:24:00.000-08:00@karma: How can they be "after your time"? You're...<B><BR/>@karma: How can they be "after your time"? You're still around!<BR/><BR/>@Nichim: Fair enough. I would have been doomed on this one, too.<BR/><BR/>@Kate: You have a "G-rated sensibility"? Because your sister seemed to think....<BR/><BR/>@Sandy: The Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Sweet. Isn't that in Hartford, though? <BR/><BR/>@Karin: Skinny one with angular features and blond hair sounds like Austin, at least if someone of that description shows up in my living room.<BR/><BR/>@Phineas/Boo: Happily, I am unfamiliar with both "One Bad Apple" and "Bibbety Bobbity Boo." The theme song from "Footloose," I think I can fend off.<BR/><BR/>Fun Fact: Alone in my generation, I have never seen "Footloose," "Flashdance," or "The Breakfast Club."<BR/><BR/>@Dan: And the Academy would like to thank YOU!</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-30995159895353255542008-02-29T15:41:00.000-08:002008-02-29T15:41:00.000-08:00ok. i'm having a really hard time believing that k...ok. i'm having a really hard time believing that kb was in 'planes, trains and automobiles'. <BR/><BR/>and, karin, i can't believe you dissed my girl, kyra sedgwick. she's far better than kb any day.<BR/><BR/>AND, i completely forgot about my most favorite kb movie which stars <I>both</I> of them. 'the woodsman'. creepy and fantastic.dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769697352301199658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-89746066368169012612008-02-29T12:00:00.000-08:002008-02-29T12:00:00.000-08:00I'd like to thank the Academy.I'd like to thank the Academy.Dan Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981886295607717368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-54968607369573482652008-02-29T11:21:00.000-08:002008-02-29T11:21:00.000-08:00Oh man... when he goes in front of the county and ...Oh man... when he goes in front of the county and tells them that the kids just want to "Dance and sing for joy to the lord" (aka - get funky with the pastor's daughter in his sexy powder blue tux) that's just classic!Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-41130819840444668092008-02-29T07:46:00.000-08:002008-02-29T07:46:00.000-08:00Phineas - it's better than "Bibbety Bobbity Boo" w...Phineas - it's better than "Bibbety Bobbity Boo" which has been going through my head for days now.<BR/><BR/>And possibly everyone else's, now.<BR/><BR/>Isn't there some term for viral song contagion?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772824060632731065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-37309559949336244612008-02-29T06:27:00.000-08:002008-02-29T06:27:00.000-08:00Reb - Footloose doesn't do it for me. But thanks f...Reb - Footloose doesn't do it for me. But thanks for inserting the theme song into my head this morning, where it will be planted, playing on a continuous loop, for several hours.<BR/><BR/>That sounds sarcastic, but since it has replaced "One Bad Apple" by the Osmond's (1971) which was on an early morning radio quiz today, I really do thank you. That little ditty was making me loopy.McGuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300113373059468207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-11254460583046242932008-02-29T04:36:00.000-08:002008-02-29T04:36:00.000-08:00No, Cartophiliac is good at stuff like state capit...No, Cartophiliac is good at stuff like state capitals and dead presidents. He sucks at arts and literature... and apparently... Kevin Bacon movies...Cartophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474715424129283330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-59743611505649853642008-02-28T22:42:00.000-08:002008-02-28T22:42:00.000-08:00Really? You wouldn't know Kevin Bacon if you foun...Really? You wouldn't know Kevin Bacon if you found him in your living room? Here's a hint: he'd be the tall skinny one with angular features and blond hair. He's actually a very good actor who keeps getting crappy parts, with some notable exceptions. Sadly, he's married to Kyra Sedgewick, she of the creepy toothless black mouth (she freaks me out). He's in a band and would probably love to join you in a jam session. You know, Kevin Bacon. I mean, he's no Sting, but he'll do in a pinch.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678914679733770434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-66394306438198462532008-02-28T22:22:00.000-08:002008-02-28T22:22:00.000-08:00What? What gives, I thought Cartophiliac wins the...What? What gives, I thought Cartophiliac wins the contests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-39162858064158271332008-02-28T21:34:00.000-08:002008-02-28T21:34:00.000-08:00Two perfect scores today! The first, and the TQXX...<B>Two perfect scores today! The first, and the TQXXVI Gold Star, goes to Allie, who returns after a few months' absence from the winner's circle to claim her second gold. It has been a good week for Allie, with a Quiz win and, secondarily, having been accepted to graduate school.<BR/><BR/>Quiz regular <A HREF="http://karinsx365.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Karin</A> gets in under the wire to collect the Silver Star, her first. It is her seventh Star overall, moving her into a tie for fourth for winningest Quiz participant of all time.<BR/><BR/>Picking up the Blue Star with 11/12 is <A HREF="http://vontrapperkeeper.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Dan</A>; it's his first ever Star in Quiz competition.<BR/><BR/>Kudos to Karma, d, Critical Bill, and Boo, all of who scored an admirable 10/12.<BR/></B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-11039575328076933612008-02-28T21:26:00.000-08:002008-02-28T21:26:00.000-08:00And now, the answers.But first, I should mention t...<B>And now, the answers.<BR/><BR/>But first, I should mention that I would have probably taken Sandy's tack on this quiz. I would not know Kevin Bacon if I found him in my living room, and I certainly don't have a sense of which movies he has appeared in. When I researched this quiz, a few weeks ago, I put the right answers in one column and the plausible wrong answers in the other column; when I started checking answers today, I had to recheck which column was which. <BR/><BR/>So, having said that:<BR/><BR/>1. Animal House - Yes<BR/>2. Apollo 13 - Yes<BR/>3. Breakfast Club - No<BR/>4. A Few Good Men - Yes<BR/>5. Friday the 13th - Actually, yes.<BR/>6. JFK - Yes.<BR/>7. Magnolia - No.<BR/>8. Mystic River - Yes.<BR/>9. Planes, Trains... - Yes.<BR/>10. River Wild - Yes.<BR/>11. Saving Private Ryan - No.<BR/>12. Usual Suspects - No.<BR/></B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-21608231020654311502008-02-28T18:56:00.000-08:002008-02-28T18:56:00.000-08:00Oh, suh-weet! Too bad I only just now checked in....Oh, suh-weet! Too bad I only just now checked in.<BR/><BR/>1. yes<BR/>2. yes!<BR/>3. no--I can quote the whole film<BR/>4. yes<BR/>5. yes<BR/>6. yes<BR/>7. no<BR/>8. yes<BR/>9. yes<BR/>10.yes<BR/>11.no<BR/>12.noKarinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678914679733770434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-40341266562660574242008-02-28T17:04:00.000-08:002008-02-28T17:04:00.000-08:001. Is2. Isn't?3. Isn't4. Is5. Is?6. Is?7. Isn't?8....1. Is<BR/>2. Isn't?<BR/>3. Isn't<BR/>4. Is<BR/>5. Is?<BR/>6. Is?<BR/>7. Isn't?<BR/>8. Is<BR/>9. Isn't?<BR/>10. Is?<BR/>11. Isn't?<BR/>12. Isn't<BR/><BR/>Wow. I thought that would be easier. He is so ubiquitous now that all seem plausible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-30783994170686587772008-02-28T09:21:00.000-08:002008-02-28T09:21:00.000-08:001. yes. and in an ascot no less.2. no. a guess. ...1. yes. and in an ascot no less.<BR/>2. no. a guess. never saw it.<BR/>3. no.<BR/>4. yes. <BR/>5. yes. a guess. seems like he would have been.<BR/>6. yes. gay jailed fascist?<BR/>7. no.<BR/>8. yes. the cop, I think.<BR/>9. yes. battled Steve Martin for a cab at the beginning of the movie.<BR/>10. yes.<BR/>11. no.<BR/>12. no.Dan Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981886295607717368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-24326491857999602412008-02-28T09:09:00.000-08:002008-02-28T09:09:00.000-08:00Confidence bouyed by my exclamation point from Mon...Confidence bouyed by my exclamation point from Monday's quiz (which was pitched to my sweet spot), I'm going to tackle this quiz, about which I know squat. I am so tempted to answer No to them all. In fact, I think I have a better chance of getting at least some of them right if I do that. So, here goes.<BR/>1. No<BR/>2. No<BR/>3. No<BR/>4. NO<BR/>5. No<BR/>6. N0<BR/>7. No<BR/>8. No<BR/>9. No<BR/>10. No<BR/>11. No<BR/>12. No<BR/><BR/>I'm just not good on the pop culture stuff. Last night, watching American Idol (I'm a proud AI fan), husband Rex was stunned (stunned, I say) that I'd never heard of Heart until he'd mentioned them to me a couple of years ago. Some of this is b/c I'm foreign. Some of it is because I'm, um, ignorant. This causes me grief in the crossword puzzles. I mention crosswords because we're off to Brooklyn tomorrow for the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. My students (high school seniors) almost fell out of their chairs laughing when I told them where I was going.<BR/>Ok, sorry, this was more than anyone needed to know about anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-57367908088440496842008-02-28T08:55:00.000-08:002008-02-28T08:55:00.000-08:001.yes2.yes3.no4.yes5.no6.yes7.no8.yes9.no10.yes11....1.yes<BR/>2.yes<BR/>3.no<BR/>4.yes<BR/>5.no<BR/>6.yes<BR/>7.no<BR/>8.yes<BR/>9.no<BR/>10.yes<BR/>11.no<BR/>12.noAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-46805347924904473112008-02-28T08:53:00.000-08:002008-02-28T08:53:00.000-08:001. Yes2. Yes3. No4. Yes5. Never saw it -- let's sa...1. Yes<BR/>2. Yes<BR/>3. No<BR/>4. Yes<BR/>5. Never saw it -- let's say no.<BR/>6. Yes<BR/>7. No<BR/>8. Yes<BR/>9. No<BR/>10. Yes<BR/>11. No<BR/>12. Yes<BR/><BR/>Most of them guesses -- I have a G-rated sensibility and have seen very few of these movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-11094591550212556792008-02-28T08:29:00.000-08:002008-02-28T08:29:00.000-08:00I, famously, have no idea. But here's a string of ...I, famously, have no idea. But here's a string of wild guesses. <BR/><BR/>1 no<BR/>2 yes <BR/>3 yes <BR/>4 no <BR/>5 yes <BR/>6 yes <BR/>7 no <BR/>8 yes <BR/>9 yes <BR/>10 no<BR/>11 no <BR/>12 yesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-24174937103603620632008-02-28T08:17:00.000-08:002008-02-28T08:17:00.000-08:00I proposed to myself to try these quizzes every we...I proposed to myself to try these quizzes every week as part of an attempt to "deal with" my perfectionism and stuff, but I don't even know who Kevin Bacon is, and I've only seen one of the movies on the list. So I'd better do like I do in those dreams where I show up naked to a final exam in a number theory class I've never attended: pinch myself and wake up or walk out into the warm sunshine. I'll try again next week.Nichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-19387808073430610222008-02-28T07:07:00.000-08:002008-02-28T07:07:00.000-08:001. isn't2. is3. isn't4. is5. isn't6. isn't7. is8. ...1. isn't<BR/>2. is<BR/>3. isn't<BR/>4. is<BR/>5. isn't<BR/>6. isn't<BR/>7. is<BR/>8. is<BR/>9. isn't<BR/>10 isn't<BR/>11 is<BR/>12 isn't<BR/><BR/>Oh man... I thought i knew KB better than this! But dude - Phineas - Footloose, no question.Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-8881718521741465192008-02-28T07:05:00.001-08:002008-02-28T07:05:00.001-08:00Kate will do well at this, I'm sure. I submit my u...Kate will do well at this, I'm sure. I submit my usual list of random guesses, having only ever seen one of the movies, and even in that one I have no idea.<BR/><BR/>Did you know he's a singer, too? The Bacon Brothers. Mmmm...bacon.<BR/><BR/>1. in<BR/>2. out<BR/>3. in<BR/>4. in<BR/>5. out<BR/>6. out<BR/>7. in<BR/>8. in<BR/>9. out<BR/>10. in<BR/>11. out<BR/>12. inElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772824060632731065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-34462299669114015302008-02-28T07:05:00.000-08:002008-02-28T07:05:00.000-08:001y 2y 3n 4y 5n 6y 7n 8y 9n 10y 11n 12nwhat was tha...1y 2y 3n 4y 5n 6y 7n 8y 9n 10y 11n 12n<BR/><BR/>what was that weird movie that he was in where he kept seeing the girl's ghost who was bricked up in the wall of the house next door?<BR/><BR/>sleepers. that's my all-time favorite kb movie. oh and footloose of course.dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769697352301199658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-49282466757413452632008-02-28T06:29:00.000-08:002008-02-28T06:29:00.000-08:00Wouldn't it be easier to just list the movies he's...Wouldn't it be easier to just list the movies he's not been in? <BR/><BR/>1. Yep<BR/>2. Yep<BR/>3. Nope<BR/>4. Yep<BR/>5. Yep? Actually have never seen it (but was at a drive in where it was playing). <BR/>6. Yep<BR/>7. Nope<BR/>8. Yep<BR/>9. Nope<BR/>10. Nope - dang river movies - haven't seen either of them. <BR/>11. Yep<BR/>12. Nope<BR/><BR/>Best KB movie: Diner. "Herodotus"McGuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300113373059468207noreply@blogger.com