“Split Second” 4/29

Maddie (cat lady)
Mike (obstacle course racer married for 11yrs; 1st met on online dating site)
Steve (puppet artist who wanted to be a comic strip artist)

R1:
#1: Which month on our calendar does this describe?
Maddie (1): Fewest days Feb.
Mike (2): Shortest name Jul.
Steve (3): Name contains an I Oct.
#2: Hot or cold- how are these soups traditionally served?
Maddie (3): French onion hot
Mike (2): Tom yum hot
Steve (1): Gazpacho cold
#3: ID the actors who made these movie quotes famous.
Maddie (1): “Hasta la vista, baby” Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mike (2): “Vegas, baby. Vegas” Vince Vaughn
Steve (3): “Nobody puts baby in a corner” Patrick Swayze
#4: This unpleasant little bugger makes itself known on what part of the body?
Maddie (2): Canker sore mouth
Mike (1): Bunion toe
Steve (3): Stye eyelid
#5: What classic kids’ game name fits these clues?
Maddie (2): Mars explorer Space Trooper (A: Red Rover)
Mike (3): Mallard, mallard, pilgrim Clue (A: Duck, Duck, Goose)
Steve (1): Cowell speaks BATMAN Yells (A: Simon Says)
#6: What word completes the name of this well-known publication?
Maddie (2): The Gutenberg Press (A: The Gutenberg Bible)
Mike (3): The Chicago Manual of Style
Steve (1): The Old Farmer’s Almanac
#7: Yes or no- did Selena Gomez date this pop star?
Maddie (3): The Weeknd yes
Mike (2): Drake no
Steve (1): Justin Bieber yes
#8: How many states border this lake?
Maddie (3): Lake Tahoe 2
Mike (1): Great Salt Lake 1
Steve (2): Lake Superior 3

CS:
Maddie: 225/Men: 175 APIECE

R2:
#1: Answer w/ a 5-letter word reading the same forward & backward.
Maddie (1): Honda model Civic
Mike (3): Wireless speaker co. BOSE (A: SONOS)
Steve (2): Travel booking website Kayak
#2: I hope you have all the answers about these facts on groups of dancers.
Maddie (3): Term for a square dance announcer partner (A: Caller)
Mike (1): Original star of “Riverdance” Michael Flatley
Steve (2): Mobilized “mob” suddenly dancing in public flashmob 
#3: W/o adjusting for inflation were these amounts more or less than $10M?
Maddie (2): What Bill Gates paid for da Vinci’s notebook more
Mike (3): Construction cost of the Empire State Building more
Steve (1): What the U.S. paid for Alaska more
#4: What are the common English titles of these Christmas songs?
Maddie (2): “Stille Nacht” known as “Silent Night”
Mike (3): “Adeste Fideles” known as “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
Steve (1): “O Tannenbaum” known as “O Christmas Tree”
#5: Tell us these facts about the environmental organization Greenpeace.
Maddie (1): Successful campaign Save the Whales
Mike (3): Famed sunken ship TITANIC (A: Rainbow Warrior)
Steve (2): Decade founded (19)70s
#6: Pick a character & name the profession they have on TV.
Maddie (2): Olivia Benson detective
Mike (3): Miranda Bailey nurse (A: Surgeon)
Steve (1): Kim Wexler lawyer
#7: Does this country’s flag have more stars or stripes?
Maddie (2): Greece stripes
Mike (3): Venezuela stripes
Steve (1): Puerto Rico stripes
#8: Give these facts about the Amish people.
Maddie (3): “Running around” rite of passage corn maze (A: Rumspringa)
Mike (2): Forbidden facial hair mustaches
Steve (1): U.S. state w/ the largest community Pennsylvania

Scores After R2:
Maddie: 775/Mike: 525/Steve: 825

CR:
#1: These were quotes from a TV Guide list of greatest catchphrases. What show did each 1 come from- “Just one more thing”, “I’m listening” & “Everybody lies”?
Steve: “Just one more thing” came from “Columbo”, “I’m listening” from “FRASIER” & “Everybody lies” came from “Silk Stockings” (2)
Maddie: “Everybody Loves Raymond”
Mike: “The Cosby Show” (A: “HOUSE”)
#2: This was the maiden name of which First Lady- Jacobs, Pierce & Bouvier?
Steve: Bouvier Jacqueline Kennedy & Jacobs Jingleheimer Schmidt (1)
Maddie: Jacobs Barbara Bush
Mike: Pierce Adams (Jacobs: Jill Biden/Pierce: Barbara Bush)
#3: What’s this unit a measure of- watt, furlong & pint?
Mike: Watt power, furlong distance & volume (5)
#4: What country are these makeup brands orig. from- Maybelline, L’OREAL & Shiseido?
Steve: Maybelline England
Maddie: Maybelline U.S., L’OREAL France & Shiseido Japan (3)
#5: Which color in ROYGBIV fits this clue- 3 letters long, 4 letters long & 5 letters long?
Mike: Red, orange for 4 letters (4)
Steve: Blue

FC: 4