WTF Quiz #100, November 7, 2022
QUESTION 1
The Door McAllen Church, in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas, received significant criticism and threat of legal action from the Dramatists' Guild for its unauthorized August 2022 production of WHAT SHOW? The church made several noteworthy edits to the original show, including (presumably to avoid offense) an alteration of the 4th word spoken in the show to "scoundrel" and the 9th word to "harlot".
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Hamilton
QUESTION 2
WHAT TWO-WORD RHYMING PHRASE, used in English to refer with a negative connotation to the masses, was popularized in the early 19th century and originally written in its original Greek (meaning "the people" or "the many") to serve as a sociocultural shibboleth of sorts, as the uneducated masses were presumed unable to understand Greek?
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Hoi Polloi
QUESTION 3
WHAT FAMOUS 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN is credited with the invention of the hook-based adjustable bra strap, still incredibly common today? His intention for the innovation was to be used in place of suspenders for pants, but according to The Atlantic's Rebecca Greenfield, "For those with little brassiere experience, not a button, nor a snap, but a clasp is all that secures that elastic band, which holds up women’s breasts. So not-so-dexterous ladies and gents, you can thank [REDACTED] for that."
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens
QUESTION 4
Of all the varieties of extant birds, several are flightless (ostriches, penguins, etc.), several are nocturnal (owls, nightingales, etc.), but only two are both nocturnal and flightless; both are exclusively native to the same country, and both have names that begin with the same consonant. NAME EITHER TYPE of nocturnal flightless bird.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Kiwi/Kakapo
QUESTION 5
B-Real, "Sen Dog", and "DJ Muggs" comprised the best-known lineup of WHAT MUSIC ACT, which hit #1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and broke into the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993? Insane to think that this group, usually seen as a mainstream one-hit wonder, is considered one of the vanguards of Latin hip hop in the US, being the first such act to ever have a platinum record.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Cypress Hill
QUESTION 6
Mount Washington in New Hampshire holds WHAT WEATHER RECORD in the US, as recorded on April 12, 1934? It is surpassed worldwide only by a 1996 event on Barrow Island in Australia, but Mount Washington holds the all-time verified record to be directly observed by humans.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Fastest Wind Speed (or synonymously worded)
QUESTION 7
In February 1994, WHAT ATHLETE fulfilled the desire of his late father by signing a free agent contract with the Chicago White Sox organization, ultimately playing 127 games of AA ball, batting .202 with 51 RBIs and 3 home runs? He left the organization the following March to avoid crossing the picket line as a replacement player during the 94-95 MLB strike, and 2 weeks later released a very brief press release as to his professional future.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: (Michael) Jordan
QUESTION 8
The Russian Empire, which officially spanned from 1721 to 1917, was ruled by undisputed emperors who assumed the regnal names Alexander (3 total), Anna, Catherine (2 total), Elizabeth, Ivan, Nicholas (2 total), Paul, and WHAT OTHER NAME, assumed by three total Russian emperors, including the first?
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Peter/Pyotr
QUESTION 9
Max Black and Caroline Channing are the titular characters of WHAT TV SERIES, though it should be clarified that in the case of Ms. Channing, the title is accurate throughout the series but not before the series began? The final letter of the series' name is usually stylized as a dollar sign, but the stylizing isn't obligatory in your response.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: 2 Broke Girls
QUESTION 10
Found in cocktails like an El Presidente, Zombie, Singapore Sling, and Mary Pickford, WHAT INGREDIENT is traditionally flavored with pomegranate juice, although in modern formulations other fruits like blackcurrant are commonly used instead? The similarity in name to a Caribbean archipelago is purely coincidental.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Grenadine