Recent Coryats, but first: It appears that these GSN reruns are going to be on at 10:30 Central starting next week, instead of 11:00.
originally 12-1-08: 27200 (31800 without negs. I also should’ve rang in on the 1200s in Shakespeare and U.S. Cities in Foreign Lands.)
originally 12-2-08: 16600 (24200 without negs)
originally 12-3-08: 23800 (27800 without negs)
originally 12-4-08: 13000 (18600 without negs)
On with an update of the 2012 Summer Hiatus Challenge! In order from first place to last place (among the people I’m watching of course), this round:
Vito Cortese, Joon Pahk, Stefan Goodreau. These three were among 22 who got perfect scores.
Ryan Chaffee He has an ungraded response. I’ve added his score myself and I come up with 61, while his score appears as 62 on the scoreboard. ??
Alison Stone Roberg, Kathy Wright, and Julie Bratvold Ghanbari (tie)
Robert
Megan Barnes and David Menchaca (tie)
Andy
Me
Liz Murphy
And the clues, written by Dad of Twins:
“KHAN!!!!!!!”
2: Born Temujin, this leader of the Golden Horde began his rise to power in 1206. Stefan, Joon, Andy, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Julie, Vito, David, Liz, Jeanie, Megan
4: Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem named for this ruler starts with him decreeing the building of a “stately pleasure dome.” Stefan, Joon, Andy, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Julie, Vito, David, Liz, Jeanie, Megan
6: This funk singer’s first hit single after leaving the band Rufus was 1978’s “I’m Every Woman.” Stefan, Joon, Andy, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Julie, Vito, David, Liz, Jeanie, Megan
8: This Kipling character, whose first name translates to “tiger” in Urdu, was born with a crippled leg. Stefan, Joon, Andy, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Julie, Vito, David, Liz, Jeanie, Megan
10: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, the first person recognized by this title by the British government in India, was actually the third person to hold it. Stefan, Joon, Andy, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Julie, Vito, David, Liz, Jeanie, Megan
Timekeeping Technology
3: On the Flintstones, right before pulling the string on the bird’s tail, Mr. Slate checks the time on this device on his wrist. Stefan, Joon, Andy, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Julie, Vito, David, Liz, Jeanie, Megan
6: On the soap opera intro, this timekeeping device measures the “days of our lives.” Stefan, Joon, Andy, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Julie, Vito, David, Liz, Jeanie, Megan
9: In 1695, Samuel Watson invented this device with a restartable second hand so physicians could accurately measure a person’s pulse. Stefan, Joon, Andy, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Julie, Vito, David, Liz, Jeanie, Megan
12: Invented in 1888, the Bundy clock allows for an employee’s work hours to be measured by inserting this into a slot. Stefan, Joon, Andy, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Julie, Vito, David, Liz, Jeanie, Megan
15: An official second on an atomic clock is defined as one specific quantum transition in the 133 isotope of this element near the bottom of the first column of the periodic table. Stefan, Joon, Andy, Robert, Ryan, Alison, Kathy, Julie, Vito, David, Liz, Jeanie, Megan