A little off- season trivia gang!

[geddoughton23]

Knott's Landing? I think it was Knot's Landing, but Knott's looks better

 

[meisperplexed]

Knott's Landing? I think it was Knot's Landing, but Knott's looks better

That's it! You're up!

 

[geddoughton23]

In chemistry, the symbol for tungsten is W. What is the other name for Tungsten that starts with W?

 

[meisperplexed]

Ah man, it's something ram. I'll have to think on it a little more.

 

[geddoughton23]

ram is part of it. I stole the question from the Seinfeld episode in which George answers all of the Jeopardy! questions

 

[geddoughton23]

W is the first letter and ram is the last syllable. The word sounds German. Probably is German

 

[geddoughton23]

You should be sly as a fox to consider the first syllable and W

 

[meisperplexed]

Wolfram?

 

[geddoughton23]

Yes! meisperplexed is up!

 

[meisperplexed]

What is the longest river in the world?

 

[skysdad]

I thinking about two. I'm going first with the Nile. OFC

 

[skysdad]

I thinking about two. I'm going first with the Nile. OFC

Just a side note there is some conflict about the longest. One source says theirs is the longest while another makes the claim. I remember seeing it somewhere. Don't remember which is the officially recognized one so I picked the one I think it is. If not it"s my second choice. OFC

 

[geddoughton23]

The Nile is just a bit longer. Perhaps 40 miles. Both are 4,100+ miles if I recall. I think that the Amazon has a much greater volume

 

[skysdad]

The Nile is just a bit longer. Perhaps 40 miles. Both are 4,100+ miles if I recall. I think that the Amazon has a much greater volume

I think you are right about volume. OFC

 

[meisperplexed]

I thinking about two. I'm going first with the Nile. OFC

This is correct to me. I was watching Death on the Nile. You're up!

 

[skysdad]

This is correct to me. I was watching Death on the Nile. You're up!

According to the story of Moses in The Old Testament what color does the Nile turn into. OFC

 

[geddoughton23]

Red. Made it a river of blood. The Nile does sometimes turn red as the result of algae bloom. A red tide

 

[skysdad]

Red. Made it a river of blood. The Nile does sometimes turn red as the result of algae bloom. A red tide

That's it. You are up. OFC

 

[geddoughton23]

Buddy Holly had a hit song in 1957. He wrote the song minutes after seeing John Wayne in 'The Searchers'. John Wayne's catchphrase in the movie became the name of the song. What was the name of the song?

 

[DiehardDukeFan4Life]

I haven’t seen any John Wayne films in a long time but if I’m remembering correctly, his catch phrase was either Pilgrim or Hey Pilgrim but I’m not sure which one.

 

[skysdad]

Runaway. OFC

 

[geddoughton23]

Very good guesses. I have a way of making things confusing. It's a great song. One of Buddy Holly's best. It was only John Wayne's catchphrase to show skepticism in the movie 'The Searchers'. Not something he used in every movie. It was probably Buddy Holly's best song. He and his bandmate were imitating the Duke, and twenty minutes later they had written a hit song.

 

[DiehardDukeFan4Life]

Very good guesses. I have a way of making things confusing. It's a great song. One of Buddy Holly's best. It was only John Wayne's catchphrase to show skepticism in the movie 'The Searchers'. Not something he used in every movie. It was probably Buddy Holly's best song. He and his bandmate were imitating the Duke, and twenty minutes later they had written a hit song.

I just looked it up and I would’ve never guessed that lol

 

[meisperplexed]

That'll be the Day?

 

[geddoughton23]

Correct!

 

[meisperplexed]

Correct!

I wish I could say I knew that 100%, but it's the only Buddy Holly song I know!

 

[meisperplexed]

Which song holds the Guinness World Record as the most recorded song?

 

[Liftee]

White Christmas?

 

[meisperplexed]

White Christmas?

No, the song is a jazz standard by George Gershwin.

 

[geddoughton23]

Summertime? (and the living is Easy)

 

[meisperplexed]

Summertime? (and the living is Easy)

That's the one! Great job. You're up!

 

[geddoughton23]

Thanks, meisperplexed! Which version do you like best?

 

[geddoughton23]

Reykjavik, Iceland is the northernmost capital on Earth. Which city is the second northernmost World Capital?

 

[skysdad]

Thanks, meisperplexed! Which version do you like best?

I like the Billy Stewart version. OFC

 

[meisperplexed]

Thanks, meisperplexed! Which version do you like best?

Give me Ella all day. I also really love Billie Holiday's version and Norah Jones more recently.

 

[geddoughton23]

Thanks! I listened to Norah Jones a few minutes ago. I also watched Billy Stewart from 1966 on YouTube. I love his giant hat

 

[meisperplexed]

Thanks! I listened to Norah Jones a few minutes ago. I also watched Billy Stewart from 1966 on YouTube. I love his giant hat

if you like opera sapronos check out Kathleen Battle or Renee Fleming. They are excellent, just not my favorite style for this song. I'll have to check out Billy Stewart.

 

[geddoughton23]

They are both tremendous sopranos. I dusted off my old Kiri Te Kanawa album. It made me cry. Thank you for making me think of it

 

[skysdad]

if you like opera sapronos check out Kathleen Battle or Renee Fleming. They are excellent, just not my favorite style for this song. I'll have to check out Billy Stewart.

Billy was really good. Died young in N.C. in a motorcycle wreck. If you are going to check out Summertime check out Fat Boy also. OFC

 

[geddoughton23]

I shall listen. By the way, the current question is what is the second northernmost World Capital?