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After many weeks of coordinating Championship sessions with the esteemed proctoring team, I, Commissioner Thorsten A. Integrity, would like to announce the 2021 LearnedLeague Champion: Thorsten A. Integrity! Congratulations to me, and thanks to all who played.
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Rest in peace, Mr. Trebek. No one will ever surpass what you have done for the world of trivia. So many of us will be forever in your debt.
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Yo, a TV shout out! Hit the dance floor, Amazon River Dolphins!
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November 11, 1997, was Match Day 1 of what we now call LL1. It's our 25th Anniversary! Cheers to us! 🥂 And thanks to everyone who has passed through over the years.
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Today on Jeopardy, Cindy Stowell, beloved friend and LLama we lost on Dec 5. Tune in. RIP, Cindy.
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ALERT! Due to widespread power outages in the US and threats of more issues this week, and in response to a massive number of requests from LLamas, we're postponing LL88 MD1 to Monday 2/22 to accommodate the many players unavailable this week. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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The air fills with the smell of freshly cooked beans. People gather from around the village, awaiting the reveal of the delicious beans. Parents try to settle their restless children, while calming their own excitement for what's in store. The beans are ready.
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15. An Italian American named Leo Castelli, who died in 1999 at age 91 having spent most of his life in New York, is considered a visionary in the development of what type of commercial establishment?
COMBINATION TACO BELL AND PIZZA HUT
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The acrid stench has cleared. The horror lifts, rising to the sky and into memory, as a new dawn heralds a renewed hope. The dark and quiet pain is replaced by joy—restrained, perhaps, but resolute. We forsake the darkness.
#LL86
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The elder emerges from the cavern with a pair of orbs, each levitating just above an upturned palm. They shine like stars. In the hearts of the assembled crowd, a calming peace settles. "What I bring to you today," he announces, "is Love."
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On the ruined plain they once called home, the villagers return to start anew. The theatre of pain is replaced by a cascade of hope, for the beastly foe is conquered. The people rejoice, unconstrained by fear, unburdened from the suffering prolonged.
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15. In 1673, during his performance in the title role of a play he wrote while ill, Molière collapsed, and he died later that day. The play, perhaps ironically, has a title often translated into English as The _____ Invalid.
ALTERNATIVELY IMMUNIZED
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Heartiest thanks to
#JeopardyGOAT
@KenJennings
and
@bradrutter
(whom we know and love as JenningsK and RutterB) for some thrilling and inspiring primetime TV. Elite minds and top shelf gents. Anxiously anticipating the next installment, "2 Jeopardy 2 GOAT".
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The oven's at 400°. We chopped the apples and combined all the bits. The dough is draped over the pan, so let's pour in the apple-y mix, and top with the second crust. Don't forget the egg wash! Bake for an hour. The crust is brown and the juices are bubbly.
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The morning sun ascends over the lake as the cottagers arise from slumber. Tasty danishes overflow their platter, and the smell of fresh coffee fills every room. The dog sleeps soundly before the crackling fire. The morning paper awaits.
#LL90
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Heat grill at medium.
Grill franks 7 to 9 minutes, turning occasionally.
Heat chili as directed on can.
Place franks in buns, top with warm chili, shredded cheddar cheese, diced onions, and bacon (optional).
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12. Of the actual historical people after whom periodic table elements are named, 2 are women. One is Marie Curie, while the other was a physicist who co-discovered nuclear fission in 1938. What's her name, commemorated in element 109?
SELENIUM GOMEZ
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1. What was the last name of the Scottish botanist who introduced the popular Pseudotsuga menziesii into cultivation in 1827, and thus after whom the tree is commonly named (or mis-named, as it is actually a conifer in the pine family)?
ROBERT THE SPRUCE
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1. Driving for 25 minutes west-northwest from the European city of Malmö, one would arrive in what other city?
MALMÖ, THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC
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6. Larceny is the taking of another's property without consent and with intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property. Larceny becomes what more serious crime when it involves the taking of property by force?
THE CREATION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
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1. The World Heritage site "Great Spas of Europe" consists of 11 spa towns across 7 European countries. What city in central France--well known (and notorious) for something other than its holiday appeal--is that country's only representative?
J'ACCUZZI
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1. There are six distinctly named phase changes of matter: freezing (liquid to solid), melting (solid to liquid), condensation (gas to liquid), vaporization (liquid to gas), deposition (gas to solid), and what sixth, solid to gas?
BURRITO SUPREME
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14. What is the nine-letter word often used for the lowest classification of female singing voice in operatic and classical singing, with a range from F below middle C to the second F above middle C?
AALLTTOOO
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Scarred from strife but emboldened by hope, the citizens emerge into the still of the dawn. At last, the scourge is defeated, the heroes return home, and peace is the people's lot.
#LL88
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Lollipops the size of dinner plates. Cotton candy, elephant ears, corn dogs, caramel apples, loaded nachos, the whole bit. The tilt-a-whirl is oiled and fully operational, with NO LINE. The house of mirrors has been sanitized. Mutton busting non-stop.
#LL93
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The scream of the falcon echoes through the canyon, as dark despair gives way to morning light. The townsfolk emerge to face a new day, and a new era, released from torment. The battle has been won. The beast has been vanquished.
#LL85
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6. Barad-dûr and Orthanc are names that could plausibly be the titular pair in what 2002 blockbuster film?
BARAD-DÛR AND ORTHANC GO TO WHITE CASTLE
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15. Brumaire, Germinal, Ventôse, and Thermidor were, for around 12 years beginning in 1793, names used for what?
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA LOBSTERS
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Congratulations to UllspergerA, the 2021 LL Champion. His first scarf! A worthy champ!
Congrats also to runner-up MeyerT, top-5 MeyersR, DhuwaliaR, and BurgessD, and all qualifiers.
Also thanks to the proctors who made this year's Champ happen. True heroes.
See you in 2022!
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1. "Suffering is the basis of all existence" is a guiding principle of LearnedLeague and, in simplified form, the first of the Four Noble Truths first taught by whom?
CLEVELAND BROWNS FANS
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Joining everyone today with hopes and good wishes for Alex Trebek and the entire Jeopardy! community. It's fair to say that the trivia and quizzing world would look nothing like it does today (and it looks great) without Alex.
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15. The lyrics to the chart-topping debut single by Olivia Rodrigo from January 2021 begin with her recent acquisition of what?
FIRST REAL SIX-STRING
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15. The Bull, the Banana Split, the Skunk, the Caterpillar, and the Mallard were the last five eliminated (with the Queen of Hearts earning the victory) on the most recent season of what reality competition TV series?
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MONOPOLY TOKEN
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The cab is here, and Brother has arrived home from West Africa. It's the right house—Sister has been waiting up all night. Time for real coffee. And here's a gift from far away. The best part of waking up, is
#LL98
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Congratulations to MeyerT, the 2020 LearnedLeague Champion. This is the 7th year of the LL Championship, and MeyerT's 4th scarf.
Congrats also to runner-up BrooksS, top-5 MeyersR, PerryS, and BurgessD, and all players who qualified for this year's Champ.
See you again in 2021!
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3. The title of a 1988 stylized documentary by Errol Morris, when shifted on the visible color spectrum, becomes an ambitious 1998 war epic by Terrence Malick. Give the title of either film.
SAVING PRIVATE CYAN
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6. What is the two-word term, a phrase from Italian that idiomatically means "from the beginning" and is often abbreviated "D.C.", which indicates in musical notation that the previous section of music should be repeated?
DOITAGAIN CORRECTLYTHISTIME
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11. Sports-themed films from 1985 (cycling), 1988 (baseball), 1989 (baseball), 1996 (golf), 1999 (baseball), 2014 (American football), and 2015 (cross-country) all star what actor?
AIR BUD
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Working feverishy to get the LL site back up and running. Will likely extend the MD24 due time since we've lost a big chunk of the Match Day here. Will update ASAP...
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9. Brumaire, Germinal, Ventôse, and Thermidor were, for around 12 years beginning in 1793, names used for what?
DRINK SIZES AT THE ORIGINAL STARBUCKS
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4. What innovation (or abomination, to some) was introduced within Major League Baseball in 1973 and adopted league-wide in 2022?
$32 BEERS
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13. Give the last names of all of the women who have served as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
THATCHER, MAY, NASH AND YOUNG
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8. A roughly figure-eight-shaped path known as an analemma is most often associated with what object?
THAT ONE S THING WE ALL DREW IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
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2. What returned (most notably) to the city of Indio, California, on April 15, 2022, for the first time in three years?
A BOOMERANG THROWN VERY, VERY HARD
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13. In mathematics, what is the term used for a set of quantities arranged in a rectangular array of rows and columns, typically enclosed in square brackets or large parentheses?
A CHANGE OF MAJOR TO HISTORY
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The 77th season of LearnedLeague has drawn to a close. Thank you to all LLamas! You are so great.
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5. Of Athenian dramatist Sophocles's 123 plays, 7 remain intact, incl. 3 relating to Oedipus & his children: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and what 3rd, named after & centered on Oedipus & Jocasta's daughter?
OEDIPUS 3: THIS TIME, IT'S COMPLEX
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The piercing hiss of the condor chases the silence, as the amber-tinged sun emerges over the horizon. The townspeople gather to begin a new day, and a new age, freed from the tyranny of fear. The beast of torment is vanquished.
#LL78
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13. Benjamin Britten's choral symphony Opus 44, Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 1, and Darius Milhaud's Little Symphony No. 1 all have common names that refer to what time of year?
TOYOTATHON
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6. What returned (most notably) to the city of Indio, California, on April 15, 2022, for the first time in three years?
SHEN YUN - 5000 YEARS OF CIVILIZATION REBORN
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We're back online. Thanks to all LLamas for your patience and understanding, and please pardon any residual bumps. My post mortem is here:
LL77 is scheduled to begin on May 31, with a registration deadline of May 23. Onward!
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9. In O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi the couple pawn items to buy gifts for their partner, who'd ironically pawned the object for which the gift would be used. The woman sold her beautiful long hair; the man his what?
LONGER AND EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL HAIR
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1. Do not taunt the moose. Talk calmly and back away.
2. Leash your dog. Dogs are enemy of the moose.
3. Never come between a mom moose and her calf.
4. For chrissakes do not feed the moose.
5. If the moose attacks, play dead. If you are dead, remain dead.
6.
#LL99
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15. William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, 8th Baron Clifford, fmr. Marquess of Hartington & Lord Chamberlain of the Household during George IV and William IV reigns, is important in the history of what fruit?
THE KING'S PEACH
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7. With a time of 8 days, 3 hrs, 40 m, and 13 s, Mitch Seavey, with his faithful team, set the record in 2017 for the fastest time in what race, which occurs annually in March and whose current champion is Seavey's son Dallas?
OPENING INTERNET EXPLORER
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10. Bundles of rods bound with straps or thongs, which were a sign of administrative or regal authority in and around ancient Rome, gave their name millennia later to what political ideology?
STICKTATORSHIP
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8. What ancient term was considered, in its time, to represent the son of Osiris ruling on Earth, acting as an intermediary between gods and men?
ASSISTANT TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER
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6. Identify the book, in possession of Trinity College in Dublin since 1661, that is named after the abbey in County Meath where it was kept for centuries prior (and perhaps where it was created).
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S MEATH, COUNTY
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Acrid smoke rises silently from beyond the hills, blanketing the meadow. A bell begins to chime, in a ceaseless and precise rhythm that evokes both excitement and doom. The bugle calls. The battle has begun.
#LL81
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3. What men's fragrance, introduced in 1982 by Guy Laroche, was noted not only for its fougère scent, but also for its hypermasculine advertising and sleek black metallic bottle?
SUPER-PHALLIC-FRAGILISTIC-OH-YOU-SMELL-ATROCIOUS
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6. What's the term, from German, for frozen precipitation, sometimes "snow pellets" & distinct from snow, sleet, freezing rain, or hail, which consists of soft, small ice pellets created when super-cooled water droplets coat a snowflake?
BILDUNGSNOWMAN
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13. Pianica, blow-organ, key harmonica, and clavietta are names of a hybrid musical instrument with keys on top and a tube connected to an open port on the side, through which air is blown. By what name is this instrument best known?
NINTENDO CARTRIDGE
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4. 15 players v. 13; 5 points for a try v. 4; 3 points for drop goals and penalties v. 1 and 2 respectively; post-tackle procedures, scrums, and lineouts-these are differences between rugby union and what other quite similar sport?
RIGHT-TO-WORK RUGBY
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Found this in the back of the supply closet in the swag room at LLHQ. Looks cute, might wear later.
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