Ken Jennings

Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac

From the November 9 page

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1967 The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published, using a mailing list that Jann Wenner stole from a Bay Area radio station.

(LIKE A) ROLLING STONE
These are fifteen songs from Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time," with only the parenthetized parts of the song title shown. Can you restore the rest of the title?

Easy

  1. (I Can't Get No)
  2. (When He Walked Me Home)
  3. (Don't Fear)
  4. (That's What I Want)
  5. (Are Made of These)

Harder

  1. (Slight Return)
  2. (Walkin' in the Sand)
  3. (This Bird Has Flown)
  4. (What's So Funny ‘Bout)
  5. (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Again)

Yeah, Good Luck

  1. (We're Gonna)
  2. (To Stop Now)
  3. (The Way I Love You)
  4. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me)
  5. (I Feel Like Being a)

1992 Charles Fraser-Smith, the British gadgeteer upon whom Ian Fleming based his quartermaster character ‘Q', dies.

RIGHT ON Q

  1. What former child star is the superintendent of Broadway's Avenue Q?
  2. Whose sayings may have been collected in the hypothetical "Q Document"?
  3. Hissy, Slimy, or Coily—what's the name of the snake who bedevils video game character Q*Bert?
  4. What does it mean when a Q is appended to the end of a company's stock ticker symbol?
  5. What does the Q stand for in the 1982 film Q: The Winged Serpent?
  6. What playing card appears in the title of Stacey Q's biggest pop hit?
  7. What NBA team plays at "the Q"—Quicken Loans Arena?
  8. What were called "Baby Gays" when they were invented in 1928?
  9. What movie title character never says a word, leaving the talking to his sidekick Timothy Q. Mouse?
  10. Two Arab nations, Iraq and Qatar, have the letter Q in their names. What two African nations do as well?

1993 Crayola unveils sixteen new crayons, with colors chosen in a nationwide contest. Winners included asparagus, timberwolf, and macaroni and cheese.

HARD PALETTE
What color of the rainbow is closest to these shades?

Easy

  1. Crimson
  2. Azure
  3. Lilac
  4. Teal
  5. Saffron

Harder

  1. Mauve
  2. Viridian
  3. Fuchsia
  4. Cyan
  5. Chartreuse

Yeah, Good Luck

  1. Cerulean
  2. Cerise
  3. Malachite
  4. Heliotrope
  5. Titian

ANSWERS

(LIKE A) ROLLING STONE

Easy

  1. "Satisfaction"
  2. "Da Doo Ron Ron"
  3. "The Reaper"
  4. "Money"
  5. "Sweet Dreams"

Harder

  1. "Voodoo Child"
  2. "Remember"
  3. "Norwegian Food"
  4. "Peace, Love, and Understanding"
  5. "Thank You"

Yeah, Good Luck

  1. "Rock Around the Clock"
  2. "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
  3. "I Never Loved a Man"
  4. "Higher and Higher"
  5. "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine"

RIGHT ON Q

  1. Gary Coleman
  2. Jesus'
  3. Coily
  4. The company is in bankruptcy
  5. Quetzalcoatl
  6. The two of hearts
  7. The Cleveland Cavaliers
  8. Q-tips
  9. Dumbo
  10. Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique

HARD PALETTE

Easy

  1. Red
  2. Blue
  3. Violet
  4. Blue
  5. Yellow

Harder

  1. Violet
  2. Green
  3. Violet
  4. Blue
  5. (Yellow-)green

Yeah, Good Luck

  1. Blue
  2. Red
  3. Green
  4. Violet
  5. Orange
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