WTF Quiz #225, October 18, 2023
QUESTION 1
While similar in many ways, one key distinction between "murgh makhani" and chicken tikka masala is that the former includes, obligatorily, WHAT NAMESAKE INGREDIENT? The English name for this curry bears the name of the ingredient as well.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Butter
QUESTION 2
The 20 distinct grades of WHAT OBJECT, as produced by the British company Derwent, range from 9H at one extreme, reducing the number by one until reaching 2H, then H, F, HB, and B, and from there to 2B, 3B, etc. all the way to 9B at the other extreme? In the US, items comparable to the range from 2H through 2B are often differently numbered, usually omitting a letter entirely.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Pencils
QUESTION 3
The player inducted in 2007 as a shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles and the player inducted in 2016 as a center fielder for the Seattle Mariners are, to date, the only 2 players in the Baseball Hall of Fame to have WHAT SPECIFIC COMMONALITY? If Roberto Alomar's brother had been inducted to the Hall of Fame instead of him, there would be three such members instead of two.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Named Jr. (or alternately worded)
QUESTION 4
A skill found in films such as "Clan of the White Lotus", "Executioners of Shaolin", "King Boxer", and a popular American film that pays homage to such other movies, is the origin of the name of WHAT HEAVY METAL GROUP formed in Nevada in 2005? In the case of "King Boxer", that film was released in the US under a different title, one which more overtly connects to the name of the music act.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Five Finger Death Punch
QUESTION 5
First known as "Bucolic Green Hills", a landscape photograph taken in Sonoma County in 1996 with the title "Bliss" is considered by some sources to be the most widely-viewed photograph in history. As such, this photograph is fairly universally synonymous with WHAT TECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCT? Note: Name the specific product, not the product family.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Windows XP
QUESTION 6
In early September 2023, Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment for his role in an event that led to charges being brought against over 1,000 individuals, including several followers of Tarrio - Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Jeremy Bertino, and Zach Rehl; the men listed within are all connected to WHAT ORGANIZATION, which Tarrio served as chairman from 2018-2021? At his sentencing, Tarrio said "I am extremely ashamed" at the events that led to his arrest and conviction.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Proud Boys
QUESTION 7
When found at the end of a sentence, such as in (transliterated to English) "Wakarimasu ka", "kore wa nan desu ka", and "eigo wo hanase masu ka", the Japanese particle "ka" serves essentially the same semantic function as WHAT SYMBOL IN ENGLISH, BY NAME?
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Question Mark
QUESTION 8
Along with frequent malapropisms and spoonerisms, the verb "stifle" and the dismissive nickname "Meathead", meaning "dead from the neck up", are two of the most recognizable catchphrases uttered by WHAT SITCOM CHARACTER, whose name has been used by political commentators to refer to a bloc of white, working-class, male, conservative voters?
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Archie Bunker
QUESTION 9
What did that say?, "Do you know that you are very strong?", and "You turned the page!" are a few of the fourth wall-breaking lines from WHAT BOOK, written by Jon Stone and published in 1971? As of 2021 the 24-page book has sold around 13 million copies. Note: The book's proper title contains a subtitle, distinguished by a colon; this subtitle is not necessary in your response.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: The Monster At The End Of This Book
QUESTION 10
Daffodils and jonquils belong to the same genus of plants in the amaryllis family in which one would find WHAT TYPE OF FLOWER, lending its name to the genus overall? There is dispute as to whether the flower is named for a tragic and hubristic Greek figure, or vice versa.
Your Answer: N/A
Correct Answer: Narcissus