Masters of Subduction

The 2am Bonus asked teams to submit a Trivia question to the Masters of Subduction, and promised points if the Masters couldn't answer it. Here are the questions teams submitted.

Team Question Answer

AmB+erst What element of the wikipedia main page was designed by a then-Williams student? Paul Stansifer '07 designed the wikipedia logo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Stansifer_at_the_Wikimedia_Foundation_in_front_of_the_Wikipedia_Puzzle_Globe_Logo.jpg

Area 52 What Williams building contained the printmaking studio in the early 1980s?

Bender the 13th (does there have to be a known answer?) (do we have to know the correct answer?)

Chicago 60609 what do the following TV shows have in common? Bewitched, F Troop, I Dream of Jeannie, Andy Griffith Show, and Gilligan's Island. answer here: SPOILER WARNING ------> they all started as black and white shows and changed to color.

Collective Foole-UBYSO How much does a liver operation cost in the 1956 board game, Strike it Rich?

Cream Cowboys What food brand invented Gerry Giraffe? Cheesestrings

Funky Frogs What two letter album by the Mexican rock band Cafe Tacvba was released in 1994? What is lacking in a baroque era cello compared to a modern day version of the instrument?

Galactic Jizz-Wailers With many hundreds of millions of streams, what is the most-streamed song performed by They Might Be Giants? (Hint: It's not on the official Spotify rankings for the band.)

If you were a bird, what kind? This woodcut protest art gave the name for a book in Sawyer library, and a Pat the Bunny song of the same name Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of Your Fist

Millennial Force On April 12, after spending 24 hours in space on Apollo 13, pilot Jack Swigert had a major concern; one that had nothing to do with the space craft that would later famously run into technical difficulties. What request did he make to resolve this problem? He asked mission control to file an extension for his income taxes.

Mistakes Were Made What was the first streaming music service, and when did it debut? Telharmonium, which was patented in 1896.

New Doug https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGVR7xxHQYM953SRxikvNDdEMBYcL42ULGVPF7m226A/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nw4ptjKMiPK6xr7KYHQhwQ42kZuwYVqXvLCvcFMny7o/edit?usp=sharing

Occam's Toothbrush Ritchie Blackmore, Guitarist for Deep Purple, responsible for perhaps one of the most famous riffs in all of rock guitar (â€œSmoke on the Waterâ€) credits another musician for putting those chords together in a previous composition. For one point, identify the credited musician, for 2 points, identify the previous composition, and explain what Ritchie Blackmore did to it to get the riff in question (I assume this is where we input the answer, yes? if not - stop reading now) A: The original piece is Beethovenâ€™s Fifth â€œBom bom bom bom, bom bom bom bomâ€ - Ritchie just played it backwards.

Pierced in Boston Although it is small and relatively isolated, the town of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria was home to the country's only BLANK to operate continuously during the entirety of WWII. Synagogue

Quizatz Haderach Who led the NCAA in passing yards during the 1990s? Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech

RCA Ultra bonus is Monopoly properties -- team RCA

Team Rocket Which Jackson Pollock painting features a burning corpse?

The Lone Bayonnette Here's a question for the crew, In the classic TV show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Dobie's best friend was a lovable beatnik, Maynard G, Krebs. What did the G in Maynard's name stand for ?

The Whoppers What is professional Indian ATP tennis player Suraj R. Prabodh's full middle name? Renukananda

The Wrath of Zoito A geo question for you! What is the only city in the US from which if you head away in each of the four major directions of the compass you will end up in another, different stateâ€”but in each case it is the same state. What is the city and what is that other state?

Zambezi How many kids does Tendai Muparutsa have? 4

Team	Question	Answer
AmB+erst	What element of the wikipedia main page was designed by a then-Williams student?	Paul Stansifer '07 designed the wikipedia logo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Stansifer_at_the_Wikimedia_Foundation_in_front_of_the_Wikipedia_Puzzle_Globe_Logo.jpg
Area 52	What Williams building contained the printmaking studio in the early 1980s?
Bender the 13th	(does there have to be a known answer?)	(do we have to know the correct answer?)
Chicago 60609	what do the following TV shows have in common? Bewitched, F Troop, I Dream of Jeannie, Andy Griffith Show, and Gilligan's Island.	answer here: SPOILER WARNING ------> they all started as black and white shows and changed to color.
Collective Foole-UBYSO	How much does a liver operation cost in the 1956 board game, Strike it Rich?
Cream Cowboys	What food brand invented Gerry Giraffe?	Cheesestrings
Funky Frogs	What two letter album by the Mexican rock band Cafe Tacvba was released in 1994?	What is lacking in a baroque era cello compared to a modern day version of the instrument?
Galactic Jizz-Wailers	With many hundreds of millions of streams, what is the most-streamed song performed by They Might Be Giants? (Hint: It's not on the official Spotify rankings for the band.)
If you were a bird, what kind?	This woodcut protest art gave the name for a book in Sawyer library, and a Pat the Bunny song of the same name	Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of Your Fist
Millennial Force	On April 12, after spending 24 hours in space on Apollo 13, pilot Jack Swigert had a major concern; one that had nothing to do with the space craft that would later famously run into technical difficulties. What request did he make to resolve this problem?	He asked mission control to file an extension for his income taxes.
Mistakes Were Made	What was the first streaming music service, and when did it debut?	Telharmonium, which was patented in 1896.
New Doug	https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGVR7xxHQYM953SRxikvNDdEMBYcL42ULGVPF7m226A/edit?usp=sharing	https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nw4ptjKMiPK6xr7KYHQhwQ42kZuwYVqXvLCvcFMny7o/edit?usp=sharing
Occam's Toothbrush	Ritchie Blackmore, Guitarist for Deep Purple, responsible for perhaps one of the most famous riffs in all of rock guitar (â€œSmoke on the Waterâ€) credits another musician for putting those chords together in a previous composition. For one point, identify the credited musician, for 2 points, identify the previous composition, and explain what Ritchie Blackmore did to it to get the riff in question	(I assume this is where we input the answer, yes? if not - stop reading now) A: The original piece is Beethovenâ€™s Fifth â€œBom bom bom bom, bom bom bom bomâ€ - Ritchie just played it backwards.
Pierced in Boston	Although it is small and relatively isolated, the town of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria was home to the country's only BLANK to operate continuously during the entirety of WWII.	Synagogue
Quizatz Haderach	Who led the NCAA in passing yards during the 1990s?	Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech
RCA	Ultra bonus is Monopoly properties -- team RCA
Team Rocket	Which Jackson Pollock painting features a burning corpse?
The Lone Bayonnette	Here's a question for the crew, In the classic TV show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Dobie's best friend was a lovable beatnik, Maynard G, Krebs. What did the G in Maynard's name stand for ?
The Whoppers	What is professional Indian ATP tennis player Suraj R. Prabodh's full middle name?	Renukananda
The Wrath of Zoito	A geo question for you! What is the only city in the US from which if you head away in each of the four major directions of the compass you will end up in another, different stateâ€”but in each case it is the same state. What is the city and what is that other state?
Zambezi	How many kids does Tendai Muparutsa have?	4

January 13-14, 2023

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