Beyond Balderdash: Question 5 Final Answers and Scores!

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Spiderman

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The category is Dates.

What happened on this date?

November 2, 1955

PM your initial guess by Thursday, 3/2 by 7:00 AM EST.
 
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Spiderman

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No one got it right, so everyone who submitted can answer. That's BigBlue, DarthFerret, Jigglypuff, Limited, Melkor, Oversoul, Ransac, sageridder, and TomB
  1. Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, died at the age of 94 from injuries sustained falling off a ladder.
  2. American composer John Cage composed his famous 4'33", a piece that was nothing but measured rests yet challenged the idea of "silence".
  3. Louis Washkansky was the recipient of the world's first human heart transplant. He died 17 days later.
  4. The first CGA (3 color) computer monitor was constructed.
  5. The first AAA battery was introduced in New York.
  6. Elvis Presley signed his recording contract with Sun Records.
  7. Liberace appeared in his first film.
  8. The Ed Sullivan Show debuted.
  9. President Harry S. Truman announced the United States developed the hydrogen bomb.
  10. "The Ten Commandments" starring Charlton Heston was released in theaters across America.

Pm or post your guess by Monday, 3/6 by 7:00 AM EST.
 
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DarthFerret

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I know this would be wrong, but Number 2 sounds pretty neat to me...
 
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sageridder

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#7 I'm pretty sure it's 6 or 7 so I'm going to say 7.
 
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Spiderman

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  1. Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, died at the age of 94 from injuries sustained falling off a ladder. (Oversoul)
  2. American composer John Cage composed his famous 4'33", a piece that was nothing but measured rests yet challenged the idea of "silence". (Ransac)
  3. Louis Washkansky was the recipient of the world's first human heart transplant. He died 17 days later. (Limited)
  4. The first CGA (3 color) computer monitor was constructed. (DarthFerret)
  5. The first AAA battery was introduced in New York. (Jigglypuff)
  6. Elvis Presley signed his recording contract with Sun Records. (BigBlue)
  7. Liberace appeared in his first film. (CORRECT ANSWER)
  8. The Ed Sullivan Show debuted. (TomB)
  9. President Harry S. Truman announced the United States developed the hydrogen bomb. (sageridder)
  10. "The Ten Commandments" starring Charlton Heston was released in theaters across America. (Melkor)

BigBlue and Melkor chose TomB's answer.
Ransac and Oversoul chose DarthFerret's answer.
Limited chose Jigglypuff's answer.
DarthFerret chose Ransac's answer.
Jigglypuff chose Limited's answer.
TomB chose BigBlue's answer
sageridder got it correct!

TomB & DarthFerret get 2 points.
Jigglypuff, Ransac, Limited, BigBlue, and sageridder get 1 point.

Scores:

TomB 10
Ransac 8
DarthFerret 4
Melkor 4
Limited 4
Jigglypuff 3
Mooseman 3
sageridder 3
BigBlue 2
EricBess 1
Oversoul 1
 
Oversoul

Oversoul

The Tentacled One
I was hoping that my sinister trick would work. GBS really did die on November second and really did die at 94 from injuries sustained falling off a ladder. But it was 1950 and not 1955. Unfortunately, everyone either knew too much or too little about GBS for my clever deception to succeed...
 
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train

Guest
Dang it... I didn't get the right answer...

Now...

FLART?...

:rolleyes:
 
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DarthFerret

Guest
Wow, someone actually voted for my answer....2 someones....

Now I am wondering when CGA monitors were invented?
 
Oversoul

Oversoul

The Tentacled One
1981, but I blanked out when I was answering and thought CGA's were something totally different. If I'd thought about it, I'd have realized 1955 didn't sound right for color monitors. Oh well.
 
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