Torgo vs. Ken Jennings

Oh, it's a battle of wits. I signed up for the Tuesday Trivia of Ken Jennings. It sounds mischievous, doesn't it? The guy who won big on Jeopardy now sends out a weekly trivia quiz, keeping tabs of who answers the most questions correctly on his website. He just started a new round this week, so I decided to try responding. Actually, I've been getting the quizzes for a month or so, figured I couldn't catch up to the leaders midway through a round, and also didn't have a clue about most of the answers. Then, this week, I immediately knew one, and then another, and then the final question, which is always designed to be difficult to Google, seemed simple as well.


So with a little help from said search engine, I polished off all the answers and sent it in. Here are the questions:

THIS WEEK'S QUIZ

1. What famous quartet was originally named Oikake ("Chaser"), Machibuse
("Ambusher"), Kimagure ("Fickle"), and Otoboke ("Stupid")?

2. What does an anemometer measure?

3. In a 1952 novel, the repeated initials of Cyrus and Alice Trask, Cathy and Adam
Trask, and Cal and Aron Trask are a reference to what?

4. What U.S. state is currently represented by two senators who share exactly the
same first name?

5. What fictional airline suffered a hijacking in the 1996 Kurt Russell film
Executive Decision, almost a decade before making its television debut?

6. The United States has more stars on its flag than any other country, with 50.
What nation is in second place, with 27?

7. Finally, a Question Seven for music fans. What do these albums have in common?
Introducing the Beau Brummels, the Beau Brummels. Chopper City in the Ghetto, BG.
Diamond Dogs, David Bowie. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, the Mamas and the
Papas. Party, Iggy Pop. Spellbound, Paula Abdul. This Year's Model, Elvis
Costello.