#3. Skeleton
#4. is Oklahoma.

3. What is the anatomical name for the tobogganing sport re-introduced to the Winter Olympics in 2012?

Skeleton

4. The "Trail of Tears" created by the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ended in what is now which U.S. state?

Oregon?

Winter Olympics of 2012?

1. What cartoon character made his 1935 debut as the sidekick for a cat named Beans?

If I'm thinking of the right characters, Beans was a Merrie Melodies character, so I'm assuming we're looking for a Looney Tunes character. I'm pretty sure that this predates Bugs Bunny, so I'm going to guess Porky Pig.

2. What mathematical construct has eigenvalues and a determinant?

Matrix

3. What is the anatomical name for the tobogganing sport re-introduced to the Winter Olympics in 2012?

skeleton - and I'm assuming he means 2010.

4. The "Trail of Tears" created by the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ended in what is now which U.S. state?

Oklahoma?

5. What now-world-famous woman was born in north London in May 1988 to a teenaged single mother named Penny Adkins?

Adele?

6. In additional to the title alias, what French literary character also goes by Lord Wilmore, Sinbad the Sailor, Abbe Busoni, and Monsieur Zaccone?

The Count of Monte Cristo

7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? About a Boy, All About Eve, Citizen Kane, Election, Goodfellas, Hannah and Her Sisters, Sin City, The Thin Red Line.

Why Porky, of course. Ham and Ex never caught on.

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2. What mathematical construct has eigenvalues and a determinant?

a fraction
body luge
Oklahoma, OK!
Adele

Baron Munchausen
Well, they all involve betrayal, but I don't think that's unusual. Do they all involve elections?

Seaboe

Skeleton was re-introduced in 2002, so not that.

Since there is no Winter Olympics in 2012, it was most likely a typo.

Sure looks like a typo for 2002 rather than 2010, though.

Seaboe

1. Mickey?
2. Vector
3. skeleton
4. OK
5. ? Adele sounds good (in both senses)
6. Munchausen
7. Unreliable narrator...? I keep thinking the voice-over

Ooh, good thought. I know at least three of those movies (none of which I've actually seen) have narrators.

Seaboe

I've only seen one of them, so I'm guessing: dead ducks. Or Countdown. Or a rendition of "Killing Me Softly."

Unreliable? In what way? I've seen a few of the movies, but it's been a long time, so I can't think of anything remarkable about the narrations.

I guess I didn't mean 'unreliable narrator' in the sense of the literary term, but, of the one's I've seen, doesn't our narrator betray someone?

Not nice rather than unreliable, then. ;)

Seaboe

Unsympathetic?

Last Week's Answers
 

LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS

1. What cartoon character made his 1935 debut as the sidekick for a cat named Beans? This was the less-than-auspicious origin of Porky Pig. Get it, Pork and Beans? Good one, crudely-drawn early Merrie Melodies!

2. What mathematical construct has eigenvalues and a determinant? Those are just a few of the cool things you can do with matrixes. Er, matrices. For more fun matrix algebra ideas, consult your library!

3. What is the anatomical name for the tobogganing sport re-introduced to the Winter Olympics in 2012? Skeleton is back.

4. The "Trail of Tears" created by the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ended in what is now which U.S. state? The "Indian Territory" of the 19th century is now the eastern part of the great state of Oklahoma.

5. What now-world-famous woman was born in north London in May 1988 to a teenaged single mother named Penny Adkins? Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, better known just as Adele. If any recipient of this email is the man who hurt her, know that I am coming for you.

6. In additional to the title alias, what French literary character also goes by Lord Wilmore, Sinbad the Sailor, Abbe Busoni, and Monsieur Zaccone? Edmond Dantes' most successful alias during his long struggle for revenge was "The Count of Monte Cristo."

7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these movies? About a Boy, All About Eve, Citizen Kane, Election, Goodfellas, Hannah and Her Sisters, Sin City, The Thin Red Line. These are all movies with multiple narrators, lots and lots of narrators, umpteen narrators. Really, I could have replaced The Thin Red Line with "pretty much any Terrence Malick movie" but I didn't want to give away the game.

This Week's Questions
 

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Greetings Tuesday Trivia-ites! This week, in addition to our 296th consecutive week of free trivia, we're going to do something a little different. I need your help.

I'm currently finishing up my next book, a trivia/pop reference kind of thing that investigates the warnings, naggings, and other cliches that parents are always passing along to their kids: don't swallow your gum, don't swim right after you eat, that kind of thing. Some of these classic bits of Mom wisdom are true, many others are not. I have a publisher, I have (most of) a manuscript. All I need now is a title, and I have yet to come up with a really great one.

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THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS

1. George Eads and Paul Guilfoyle are the only actors that have survived as case members during the entire 12-season run of what TV series?

2. Who published his Catechism of the Church of Geneva in 1542?

3. What common fashion accessory is made entirely of nacre?

4. What 1964 song's most memorable lyric was suggested by Bill Dees, who noticed that the singer always said "Mercy!" when he saw an attractive girl?

5. What U.S. state's unusual flag has a covered wagon and two boats on one side, and a beaver on the other?

6. What movie title character speaks his film's final line: "Mein Fuhrer! I can walk!"

7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these countries and no others? Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brunei, Burundi, Guyana, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mozambique, Niger, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Sweden.

My guesses
 

CSI, the original series

WAG - Calvin???

no idea

Pretty Woman

Oregon???

Dr. Strangelove, of course!

Boy, I can't think of a thing.

MacLloyd

2. Who published his Catechism of the Church of Geneva in 1542?

Calvin, I assume

4. What 1964 song's most memorable lyric was suggested by Bill Dees, who noticed that the singer always said "Mercy!" when he saw an attractive girl?

Pretty Woman

7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these countries and no others? Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brunei, Burundi, Guyana, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mozambique, Niger, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Sweden.

I'm looking forward to the answer to this one. The only thing I know that connects Papua New Guinea and Sweden is the place name Stockholm, but I doubt that you can find it in all these countries.

1. George Eads and Paul Guilfoyle are the only actors that have survived as case members during the entire 12-season run of what TV series?
Don't know

2. Who published his Catechism of the Church of Geneva in 1542?
Should know, but don't.

3. What common fashion accessory is made entirely of nacre? Pearls

4. What 1964 song's most memorable lyric was suggested by Bill Dees, who noticed that the singer always said "Mercy!" when he saw an attractive girl?"Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison

5. What U.S. state's unusual flag has a covered wagon and two boats on one side, and a beaver on the other?Oregon?

6. What movie title character speaks his film's final line: "Mein Fuhrer! I can walk!" Dr. Strangelove

7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these countries and no others? Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brunei, Burundi, Guyana, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mozambique, Niger, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Sweden.
Wow. No idea here.