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May 14-15, 2010

Answers to Hour Bonus 3 - Sporcle

Hour bonus 3 was administered by the online quiz-hosting site sporcle.com. There were 6 parts, and for each teams had to provide a list of responses that met some criteria.

Comics

Name the superheroes who have served in the Justice League (no repeats, and selected omissions).

Original (1960s-Early 1980s) Detroit (Mid-1980s) JLI (Late1980s-Early 1990s) Grant Morrsion JLA (Late 1990s-Early 2000s) Post-Infinite Crisis (2000s)
Martian Manhunter Elongated Man Blue Beetle Plastic Man Geoforce
Superman Zatanna Zatara Mr. Miracle Zauriel Red Arrow
Batman I (Bruce Wayne) Vixen Green Lantern III (Guy Gardner) Aztek Hawkgirl
Wonder Woman Gypsy Captain Marvel Tomorrow Woman Batman II (Dick Grayson)
Aquaman Vibe Dr. Light Hourman Supergirl
Flash II (Barry Allen) Steel (Hank Heywood) Booster Gold Steel (John Irons) Starman
Green Lantern II (Hal Jordan)   Fire Flash III (Wally West) Congorilla
Green Arrow I (Oliver Queen)   Ice Green Lantern IV (John Stewart) Donna Troy
The Atom   Captain Atom Green Lantern V (Kyle Rayner) Cyborg
Hawkman   Big Barda Oracle Jade
Hawkwoman   Dr. Fate Antaeus  
Black Canary   Rocket Red 4 Jesse Quick  
Red Tornado   Rocket Red 7 Obsidian  
Firestorm I   Maxima Nuklon  
Phantom Stranger   Bloodwynd Green Arrow II (Connor Hawke)  
    Tasmanian Devil    
    Ray    
    Huntress    
    Lightray    
    Orion    

Comics, surprisingly, was taken by the most people, and several teams did exceedingly well (55+ out of 66). (This was a relatively Googleable quiz, though, so that might have helped some teams.) Some poor team typed in Hal Jordan and John Stewart separately, not realizing that typing "Green Lantern" not only netted those two, but also Kyle Rainer and Guy Gardner. At least one team (possibly two!) forgot Superman. I was surprised that the majority of teams managed to get some not-famous early 90s JLAers, like Booster Gold and Blue Beetle. Unsurprisingly, the least popular answers were Aztek, Antaeus, and Lightray.

Movies

Name the movies whose posters are featured in the montage.

Cloverfield The Pianist
Anatomy of a Murder Boogie Nights
The Rocketeer Dirty Dancing
The Dark Knight Rudy
Cold Souls She's All That
Office Space Psycho
The Sting Lolita
Goonies City Lights
The Men Who Stare At Goats Bedknobs and Broomsticks
American Beauty The Runaways
About Schmidt The Other Guys
Escape From New York The A-Team
Ocean's 11 Dr. No
Metropolis Empire Records
Labyrinth Saved!
Amadeus The Taking of Pelham 123
Forbidden Planet Roman Holiday
Akeelah and the Bee Footloose
Inglourious Basterds Dan in Real Life
Hard Candy An Inconvenient Truth
The Ugly Truth Platoon
Alien Unforgiven
Sullivan's Travels  

Movies, less Googleable, produced a pretty uniform distribution, ranging up from about 3 to the low 30s out of 45. (There were 2 record perfect scores, but I think both may have been test runs by us.) The Men Who Stare at Goats and Dirty Dancing were most answered (somehow, at least one team missed Dark Knight). Unforgiven, City Lights, and Sullivan's Travels were only cracked by the perfect scores. Other surprising results: more than twice as many people got Metropolis and Forbidden Planet as Psycho and Rudy; only a third guessed Dr. No. If my guess about the two perfect test runs is right, then only one team each got Anatomy of a Murder, Akeelah and the Bee, The Runaways, and the original Taking of Pelham 123.

TV

Name the primetime network TV shows at the beginning of the most recent sweeps.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
ABC 8:00-9:30 Dancing With the Stars ABC 8:00-9:00 Dancing With the Stars ABC 8:00-8:30 Modern Family ABC 8:00-9:00 FlashForward
ABC 9:30-10:00 Romantically Challenged ABC 9:00-10:00 Lost ABC 8:30-9:00 The Middle ABC 9:00-10:00 Grey's Anatomy
CBS 8:00-8:30 How I Met Your Mother CBS 8:00-9:00 NCIS ABC 9:00-9:30 Modern Family CBS 8:00-9:00 Survivor: Heroes Versus Villain
CBS 8:30-9:00 Rules of Engagement CBS 9:00-10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles ABC 9:30-10:00 Cougar Town CBS 9:00-10:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CBS 9:00-9:30 The Big Bang Theory NBC 8:00-10:00 The Biggest Loser: Couples CBS 8:00-8:30 The New Adventures of Old Christine NBC 8:00-8:30 Community
CBS 9:30-10:00 The Big Bang Theory Fox 8:00-9:00 American Idol CBS 8:30-9:00 The Big Bang Theory NBC 8:30-9:00 Parks & Recreation
NBC 8:00-9:00 Chuck Fox 9:00-10:00 Glee CBS 9:00-10:00 Criminal Minds NBC 9:00-9:30 The Office
NBC 9:00-10:00 Law & Order   NBC 8:00-9:00 Mercy NBC 9:30-10:00 30 Rock
Fox 8:00-9:00 House   NBC 9:00-10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Fox 8:00-9:00 Bones
Fox 9:00-10:00 24   Fox 8:00-9:00 Lie to Me Fox 9:00-10:00 Fringe
    Fox 9:00-10:00 American Idol  

Friday Saturday Sunday
ABC 8:00-9:00 Wife Swap ABC 8:00-10:00 Saturday Night Movie ABC 8:00-9:00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
ABC 9:00-10:00 Wife Swap CBS 8:00-9:00 NCIS ABC 9:00-10:00 Desperate Housewives
CBS 8:00-9:00 Ghost Whisperer CBS 9:00-10:00 The Mentalist CBS 8:00-9:00 Amazing Race 16
CBS 9:00-10:00 Medium NBC 8:00-9:00 Parenthood CBS 9:00-10:00 Cold Case
NBC 8:00-9:00 Who Do You Think You Are? NBC 9:00-10:00 Law & Order NBC 8:00-9:00 Minute to Win It
NBC 9:00-10:00 Dateline: NBC Fox 8:00-10:00 NASCAR NBC 9:00-10:00 Celebrity Apprentice
Fox 8:00-10:00 House   Fox 8:00-8:30 The Simpsons
    Fox 8:30-9:00 The Cleveland Show
    Fox 9:00-10:00 The Family Guy

People did well on TV: the mode range was 45-49 out of 60. However, at least two teams missed every show, including ones we mentioned in on-air questions, like How I Met Your Mother. Few surprises in answer distribution, except maybe that a almost a third of teams forgot that Survivor was still on. If you got "Who Do You Think You Are," congrats, you were the only one.

Williamsiana

Name the named buildings of Williams College.

Agard House Hardy House Perry House
Bascom House Harper House Poker Flats
Bernhard Music Center Hollander Hall Prospect House
Bronfman Science Center Hopkins Forest Rosenburg Center Rice House
Brooks House Hopkins Observatory Roper Center
Bryant House Hubbell House Sage Hall
Carter House Jenness House/MCC Sawyer Library
Chadbourne House Jesup Hall Schapiro Hall
Chandler Athletic Center Jewish Religious Center Schow Science Library
Chapin Hall Kellogg House/CES Seeley House
Clark Hall Lambert House Sewall House
Chaffee Tennis House Lansing Chapman Rink Shaw Boat House
Class of ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance Lasell Gymnasium Simon Squash Center
Cole Field House Lawrence Hall Siskind House
Currier Hall Lehman Hall Spencer House
Denison Gatehouse The Log Spencer Studio Art Building
Dodd Annex Mark Hopkins Hall St. Anthony Hall
Dodd House Mary Clark Thompson Center for Health Services Stetson Hall
Doughty House Mather House Taconic Golf Club
Driscoll Dining Hall Mears House Thompson Hall
Droppers House Milham House Thompson Memorial Chapel
East College Miller House Towne Fieldhouse
Fayerweather Hall Mission Park Tyler Annex
Fitch House Morey House Tyler House
Garfield House Morgan Hall West College
Gladden House Morley Science Laboratories Weston Hall
Goodrich Hall Mt. Hope Farm Williams Hall
Goodrich House Oakley Center/Makepeace Wood House
Greylock Dining Hall Paresky Center Woodbridge House
Griffin Hall Parsons House  

Most people got between 44-58 Williams buildings. Again, distribution was as expected, dorms being most guessed and minor functionary buildings least guessed.

Sports

Name the 2010 Opening Day MLB outfielders for all 30 MLB teams.

New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Tampa Bay Rays Baltimore Orioles Toronto Blue Jays
LF Brett Gardner LF Jacoby Ellsbury LF Carl Crawford LF Felix Pie LF Travis Snider
CF Curtis Granderson CF Mike Cameron CF B.J. Upton CF Adam Jones CF Vernon Wells
RF Nick Swisher RF J. D. Drew RF Matt Joyce RF Nick Markakis RF Jose Bautista

Detroit Tigers Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Kansas City Royals
LF Johnny Damon LF Delmon Young LF Juan Pierre LF Michael Brantley LF Scott Posednik
CF Austin Jackson CF Denard Span CF Alex Rios CF Grady Sizemore CF Rick Ankiel
RF Magglio Ordonez RF Michael Cuddyer RF Carlos Quentin RF Shin-Soo Choo RF David DeJesus

Los Angeles Angels Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics
LF Juan Rivera LF Milton Bradley LF Josh Hamilton LF Travis Buck
CF Torii Hunter CF Franklin Gutierrez CF Julio Borbon CF Rajai Davis
RF Bobby Abreu RF Ichiro Suzuki RF Nelson Cruz RF Ryan Sweeney

New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves Florida Marlins Washington Nationals
LF Jason Bay LF Raul Ibanez LF Melky Cabrera LF Chris Coghlan LF Josh Willingham
CF Gary Matthews Jr. CF Shane Victorino CF Nate McClouth CF Cameron Maybin CF Nyjer Morgan
RF Jeff Francoeur RF Jayson Werth RF Jason Heyward RF Cody Ross RF Willie Harris

St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates
LF Matt Holliday LF Alfonso Soriano LF Lance Nix LF Ryan Braun LF Carlos Lee LF Lastings Milledge
CF Colby Rasmus CF Marlon Byrd CF Chris Dickerson CF Carlos Gomez CF Michael Bourn CF Andrew McCutchen
RF Ryan Ludwick RF Kosuke Fukudome RF Jay Bruce RF Jim Edmonds RF Hunter Pence RF Garrett Jones

Los Angeles Dodgers Colorado Rockies San Francisco Giants Arizona Diamondbacks San Diego Padres
LF Manny Ramirez LF Seth Smith LF Mark DeRosa LF Connor Jackson LF Kyle Blanks
CF Matt Kemp CF Carlos Gonzalez CF Aaron Rowand CF Chris Young CF Tony Gwynn, Jr.
RF Andre Ethier RF Brad Hawpe RF John Bowker RF Justin Upton RF Will Venable

Sports was the least-taken quiz, but featured some impressive performances. Someone got all 90, which I don't think was a test run--and it's an impressive feat even with Google. Unsurprising: current and former Red Sox were the most guessed (Johnny Damon was the most-guessed player, followed shortly thereafter by JD Drew and Jacoby Ellsbury, and only Carl Crawford and the Uptons were more guessed than Mike Cameron); this AL East bastion did badly with small-market, non-Eastern NL teams (little love for Reds, Pirates, and Padres players); and the least-guessed player was Kansas City Royal Scott Posednik. Surprising: the Minnesota contingent had more of an effect than I'd suspected, as all Twins players were answered by more than half of the players; only a third got Matt Kemp; less than half got Matt Holliday and Ryan Ludwick.

Miscellaneous

Name the 184 ways to say you had 1 too many.

Afflicted Humored Shit faced
Afloat Imbibed Shithoused
Ambushed Impaired Silly
Annihilated Inebriated Skewered
Antiseptic Influenced Slambasted
Backwards Intoxed Slammed
Bassackwards Intoxicated Slickered
Beerified Invincible Slobbered
Belted Jacked Sloppy
Bent Jazzed Sloshed
Besoffen Jiggered Slozzled
Besotted Juiced Smashed
Bibacious K.O.'d Smoked
Bladdered Keyed Smuckered
Blasted Leaked Snockered
Blitzed Leanin' Soaked
Blitzkrieged Legless Sodden
Blobbin' Licked Sotted
Blotto Loaded Soused
Boiled Locked Spanked
Bolloxed Logged Spiffled
Bombarded Looped Squashed
Bombed Lubricated Squiffy
Broken Lushed Stewed
Buckled Marinated Stinky
Bulldozed Massacred Stocious
Bullet Merry Stoned
Buzzed Mingin' Stooped
Canceled Nuked Stupid
Cherubimical Ossified Stupified
Cockeyed Paralatic Sunk
Cognacked Pealaid Swamped
Comblasted Phffft Tanglefooted
Comblinded Pickled Tanked
Cracked Pissed Tatered
Cranked Plastered Tipped
Crocked Poisoned Tipsy
Crushed Polluted Toasted
Cued up Possessed Torqued
Derailed Put one on Totalled
Disorderly Quaffed Toxed
Embalmed Redirected Toxic
Fermented Reekin' Trashed
Floatin' Ripped Trollied
Floored Roaring Trounced
Fossilized Rocked Trousered
Fractured Rooked Tweeked
Frayed Roped Unkdray
Fried Ruined Unsober
Fubar Saturated Vulcanized
Furschnickered Sauced Walloped
Gassed Schlonkered Wankered
Gilded Schmemmered Wasted
Glazed Schnockered Wet
Goggled Schtumphy Whiskeyfied
Gonzo Schwacked Wobbly
Good to go Screwed Wrecked
Greased Scuppered Ziced
Hammered Seasoned Zipped
Happy Shellacked Zonked
Horizontal Shickered  
Hummin' Shipwrecked  

I was surprised at how many teams got 20+ drunk synonyms, though I know several used some Internet help. Most commonly guessed was "wasted." Somehow, no one got "ziced," schtumphy," or "Stocious."

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