January 18, 2022 Answers

 YellowBelly A to Z Trivia WEEK #5. Hi Brainiacs.

Remember the basic principles: teams work best who collaborate using some tech. Googling is OK (which is why the questions are hard). If answer is a person, use surname unless otherwise stated. If answer is a number, spell it out (92 = Ninety-two). 26 answers, 26 letters of the alphabet. Please submit your answers to YellowBellyTrivia@gmail.com by 8:30pm on April 28th.

1. Have a look at the following sentences and look for country names buried within (there are several). Which buried country name has a population (2018 est.) closest to that of Ontario? 

Mmm. This mocha drink has an aroma like chocolate. My man-cub ate 

hibachi lemon chicken. I ordered a turkey sandwich to go. 

A glutton gains a few pounds to weigh an average of 284.

2. There's something interesting going on in the names of these people. Give us your answer, spelled out in English. 

3. While having never even played basketball since high school, this person was nevertheless selected in later rounds in the NBA draft based on being considered to be the greatest athlete in the world at the time. For someone whose sports accomplishment was decades ago, this person is extremely well-known today (answer is surname). 

4. 

Part 1. Decipher who we are looking for in each clue. 

Part 2: What specific thing do they all have in common?

a. Highest paid actress from my country. I used to cruise in an outback, but now go for more urban settings. 

b. Imagine me behind the wheel of a small car. Donated it to the Goodwill. Hunting for something more my style. 

c. It’s a simple life really. Be a Ballerina girl and hang out around Paris. 

d. I was charmed by a script, and did not matter anymore who’s the boss. 

e. I have gone off the grid. Suits me fine. Might write princess diaries. 

f. I was a model student for years before I became a mom with it all goin’ on. 

5. This Newfoundlander was first elected at age 28, and served in Cabinet, holding 4 significant positions. Defeated the leader of the winning party in a general election, which then forced another politician to step aside.

6. Have a look at the odd sentences below. Are they encrypted? Is there a pattern? Key Question: Can you spell out the one specific word that is absent? 

I am done trying to network (with reels of our work -- half I’ve cut
 -- others I x-rayed). Gets even harder to spin in each update now.

7. Can you name the City/Town implied by the above set of images?

8. Three locals – let’s call them: Mr. Detain, Answers Pardon, and Playdaddy. If you anagram each of these, you get in random order a politician, someone in the news media, and someone who has gone off the radar. Solve the anagrams, then take these people's initials...  scramble the initials to get a six-letter word, which is your answer.

9. Despite being one of the top all-time money earners, and having spent more time ranked #1 in the world than all but a handful of players in the past 30 years, this tennis player has only won only 1 grand slam, has a losing percentage in doubles play, and scores a solid D in head-to-head performances against other top 10 ranked players. 

Music: They are on Soundcloud, and they may play automatically in succession.

10. Music #1 https://soundcloud.com/yellowbelly-trivia/american-idol. Based on the multiple clips here, what prominent American Idol singer also fits the bill?

11. Music #2. https://soundcloud.com/yellowbelly-trivia/common-bond. Four songs in this clip. What is the surname of the person who connects the songs?

12. What if Japan and Panama decided to merge into a single country? Would they call it Japanama? There are a few examples of these where the last three of one are the first three of another, like Swedenmark. What is the longest new country name that could be formed as a single word new name (which disqualifies The United Kingdominican Republic)?

13. We have two groups of letters: 

First Group: A, E, F, H (some of ye might argue H in the second group), I, L, M, N, O, R, S

Second Group: B, C, D, G, J, K, P, Q, T, U

Of the remaining letters (V, W, X, Y, Z), only one belongs in Group A? Which one and how come?

14. The TV or film characters shown have an interesting property, that you don't find with most characters who have key roles.  What word describes what each of them does not have? (you may get a hint from one of the songs played in an earlier question)

15. Who am I? I fit in quite nicely with my bandmates, except when it comes to my name. My name fits with our image, but not very well with my image. In fact, with my name, you would have thought I was one of the other people in the band. It has been just us for ages, since we were teenagers, and my band has existed in 7 decades.

16. A pianist and composer donated a body part to be used (posthumously of course) in reference to this character. David Tennant then used this body part in a scene. While only spoke of in reflection, the character is remembered as being full of jest and merriment. Many people know the name of the character because of a famous line, which is often misquoted. 

17. Best known as a character actor, who turned up in film and television, with more than 170 credits. He also had a prolific stage career from Shakespeare to O’Neill. He won Tony Awards, Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. He played a baseball great, a king, a salesman, a labor leader, a killer, and multiple times: a cop. (Surname)

18. I am an island region with an exotic name (repeated in my capital city). My main industries are pretty simple: tourism, spices, and some agriculture, which bring in a few shillings. I have three official languages, one of which is English. I have been home to humans for millennia, and am the birthplace of one of the music industry’s all-time biggest names.

19. You may think me a throwback city. I have a very old subway system, and a long history of toilets. I have been a capital city often, but now am not; and have gone by other names that you have heard of. I have a fast-growing economy that makes up a huge percentage of my country’s GDP. Despite being cosmopolitan, on a religious basis I am still pretty true to the etymology of my name.

20. See instruction above: answer is the actor or character as they are known, based on how it fits the series up top. 

21. This automotive brand, which was phased out in the 2000s, was the longest-running brand in the history of the American auto industry.

22. Cassette tape sales made a tiny comeback in the 2010s including because of releases by Justin Bieber and The Weeknd. But one of the most interesting reasons for the spike was because of a cassette-released movie soundtrack. What was the title of the soundtrack that caused this increase in cassette sales (not the movie title)?

23. Pugilist problem: thinking outside (or in this case, inside) the ‘box’, there is something specific that links these fighters - some of them in a major way and others in a more supporting way. Answer is 5 letters.

24. This character appeared in all but 4 episodes of a TV series, in the pilot episode of a different series, in an episode of another series that started before the first, referenced in yet another recent series, and ended up on the cutting room floor in a feature film. The character worked as a cook for years before opening his own restaurant/bar and gaming house. He crosses lines and break rules, but is not perceived as a true villain.

25. Originally a place name and surname, it became a given name for males, but is now more popular name for girls (but remains popular for males in the UK). Most famous males include English athletes, while most famous females are singers and actresses. Some famous people include: a former Coronation Street character, a popular Disney actress and singer, and an ECMA award winning musician. Spellings vary!

26. One of these words does not belong in this category. Which one? Faced, Stressed, Pupils, Spoons, Repaid, Regal, Repel, Tuba, Linger, Harpo, Avid, Tang, Sinned.