Random Pursuit:Genus IV: The Voyage Home

Random Pursuit episode 31, posted January 17, 2024.
Game Show episode 222
Host: Erika Ensign
	Scorekeeper: Steven Schapansky
	
==== Contestants ====
* Jay Miller
* Antony Johnston
* Kathy Campbell
* Alex Cox
* Shelly Brisbin
==== Editions ====
* 2000s
* 20th Anniversary Edition
* 90's Time Capsule Edition
* Baby Boomer Edition
* Chex Pocket Trivia - '50s & '60s
* Chex Pocket Trivia - Music
* Chex Pocket Trivia - T.V.
* Classic Edition
* Decades 2010-2020
* Doctor Who (2013 - US)
* Doctor Who (2018)
* Dungeons & Dragons
* DVD Pop Culture
* Family Edition - Grownups (Turquoise)
* Family Edition - Kids (Yellow)
* Friends
* Genus 5
* Genus Edition
* Genus II
* Genus III
* Genus IV
* Junior - Fourth Edition
* Junior Trivia I (5-9)
* Junior Trivia II (10-13)
* Marvel Studios – The Infinity Saga: Ultimate Edition
* Millennium
* Silver Screen Edition
* Star Trek 50 Anniversary
* Star Wars Classic Trilogy Collector's Edition
* The 1960's
* The 1980's
* The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy Collector's Edition
* Totally 80's
* TV Edition
* UK Globetrotter
* Volume 6
* Walt Disney Family Edition - Grownups Box
* Walt Disney Family Edition - Kids Box
== Round 1 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Jay 	2 	Genus IIEntertainment 	What play has Yul Brynner starred in more than 4,000 times? 	The King and I 	❌ 	
Antony 	2 	Genus IIIArts & Entertainment 	What movie had John Travolta sew his shirt into his pants so his shirttail wouldn't escape during dance scenes? 	Saturday Night Fever	✅ 	
Antony 	4 	Volume 6Science & Nature 	What Aboriginal Australian wind instrument was originally fashioned from wood that had been hollowed out by termites?	Didgeridoo 	✅ 	
Antony 	2 	The 1960'sEntertainment 	What movie includes a Broadway production number called Springtime for Hitler? 	The Producers 	✅ 	
Kathy 	1 	Junior - Fourth EditionEvery Day 	What's the main crop of China? 	Rice 	✅ 	
Kathy 	6 	Walt Disney Family Edition - Kids BoxWorld of Leisure	What prehistoric creatures highlight a visit to the world of energy at Epcot Center? 	Dinosaurs 	✅ 	
Kathy 	5 	Genus IIISports & Leisure 	What Giants star leads the list for career home runs by a center fielder? 	Willie Mays 	❌ 	
Alex 	5 	DVD Pop CultureBuzz 	Who did the Russian space agency say "bye, bye, bye" to when he was unable to pay his bill? 	Lance Bass 	❌ 	
Shelly 	2 	DVD Pop CultureTV 	What judge on the second American Idol quit because she couldn't stand telling people to "give up on their dream"? 	Angie Martinez 	❌ 	
=== Round 1 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Antony 	3
Kathy 	2
Jay 	0
Alex 	0
Shelly 	0
== Round 2 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Jay 	3 	Decades 2010-2020News Alert 	What is the mainstream nickname for the Higgs boson, the elusive particle that scientists finally detected in 2012?	The God Particle	❌ 	
Antony 	6 	Star Wars Classic Trilogy Collector's EditionWild Card 	Who hooked himself to the bulkhead before daring to open the Falcon's top hatch? 	Lando Calrissian	❌ 	
Kathy 	7 	Chex Pocket Trivia - T.V. 	This zany "talent" show was hosted by its creator, Chuck Barris. 	The Gong Show 	❌ 	
Alex 	5 	The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy Collector's EditionWarfare	What weapon does Aragorn hand over first when ordered to disarm outside the Golden Hall? 	His bow 	❌ 	
Shelly 	3 	Totally 80'sMovies 	What Tim Burton film did Warner Brothers consider distributing under the title Scared Sheetless? 	Beetlejuice 	❌ 	
=== Round 2 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Antony 	3
Kathy 	2
Jay 	0
Alex 	0
Shelly 	0
== Round 3 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Jay 	1 	Genus IVPeople & Places 	What U.S. state tripled its population from 1950 to 1993? 	California 	✅ 	
Jay 	4 	20th Anniversary EditionThe Written Word 	What late great naval novelist wrote 20 novels about Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin? 	Patrick O'Brian 	❌ 	
Antony 	6 	Walt Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of Leisure	What's boxer Héctor Camacho's manly nickname? 	Macho 	✅ 	
Antony 	4 	Genus IIArt & Literature 	Who makes a proxy proposal to Priscilla Mullins in Longfellow's The Courtship of Miles Standish? 	John Alden 	❌ 	
Kathy 	2 	Chex Pocket Trivia - '50s & '60s 	Who was crowned Queen of England after the death of King George VI? 	Queen Elizabeth II 	✅ 	
Kathy 	3 	Genus EditionHistory 	What developed a crack in 1835 while tolling the death of U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall? 	The Liberty Bell 	✅ 	
Kathy 	1 	DVD Pop CultureMovies 	In Rushmore, what are the two achievement pins that Max (Jason Schwartzman), offers to Herman Bloom (Bill Murray)?	Perfect attendance and punctuality	❌ 	
Alex 	3 	The 1980'sIn the News 	What Pacific leader ended eight years of martial law in January 1981? 	Ferdinand Marcos 	❌ 	
Shelly 	6 	90's Time Capsule EditionHangin' 	From 1990: What 19-year-old became the youngest man to win the U.S. Open tennis title in 1990? 	Pete Sampras 	✅ 	
Shelly 	4 	Totally 80'sMusic 	What Billy Joel hit commands "turn out the light, don't try to save me"? 	You May Be Right 	❌ 	
=== Round 3 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Antony 	4
Kathy 	4
Jay 	1
Shelly 	1
Alex 	0
== Round 4 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Jay 	5 	Marvel Studios – The Infinity Saga: Ultimate EditionSpace Stone	To what state do Tony Stark and Steve Rogers travel to retrieve the Tesseract and more Pym Particles? 	New Jersey 	❌ 	
Antony 	1 	Totally 80'sHeadlines 	Who told Britain's Parliament that democracy was leaving communism "on the ash heap of history"? 	Ronald Reagan 	✅ 	
Antony 	6 	Genus IIIWild Card 	What Bogart movie became a cult classic in the 1960s after the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge ran it for weeks at a time?	Casablanca 	❌ 	
Kathy 	1 	Genus IVPeople & Places 	What's the world's most populous democracy? 	India 	✅ 	
Kathy 	6 	Genus IVWild Card 	What cold poet lit a paper fire to disrupt a reading by Archibald MacLeish? 	Robert Frost 	✅ 	
Kathy 	2 	Junior Trivia II (10-13)Sports/Games 	The "Tour de France" is a 3000 mile long race involving what? 	Bicycles 	✅ 	
Alex 	4 	Genus EditionArt & Literature 	Whose novels include The Betsy, The Pirate and The Carpetbaggers? 	Harold Robbins	❌ 	
Shelly 	4 	Walt Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of Fantasy 	What animated character stars in the early Disney cartoon The Moose Hunt? 	Mickey Mouse 	❌ 	
=== Round 4 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Kathy 	7
Antony 	5
Jay 	1
Shelly 	1
Alex 	0
== Round 5 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Jay 	5 	90's Time Capsule EditionImportant	From 1992: What presidential candidate snapped "if you see a snake, just kill it. Don't appoint a committee on snakes."? 	Ross Perot 	❌ 	
Antony 	3 	Genus 5History 	What disease, named after an American, did Mao Zedong suffer from in his final years? 	Lou Gehrig's disease	✅ 	
Antony 	1 	Genus 5People & Places 	What's the biggest tourist draw to California's Orange County? 	Disneyland 	❌ 	
Kathy 	2 	MillenniumArts & Entertainment 	What ballet star's greatest leap of 1961 occurred when he jumped over a railing at a French airport and asked for asylum?	Rudolf Nureyev 	❌ 	
Alex 	6 	Genus IISports & Leisure 	What sport sometimes makes use of strutting "round girls"? 	Boxing 	❌ 	
Shelly 	5 	Genus IIScience & Nature 	What's the most infamous agent in peyote buttons? 	Mescaline 	❌ 	
=== Round 5 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Kathy 	7
Antony 	6
Jay 	1
Shelly 	1
Alex 	0
== Round 6 ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Jay 	6 	Genus IIIHistory 	What title is traditionally reserved for the second son of a British sovereign? 	The Duke of York 	❌ 	
Antony 	6 	Family Edition - Kids (Yellow)Wild Card 	What Roman god is the month of March named after? 	Mars 	✅ 	
Antony 	6 	Junior Trivia I (5-9)History/Traditions 	When is the birthday of the United States? 	July 4th 	✅ 	
Antony 	2 	Star Trek 50 AnniversaryLocations 	From Star Trek IV The Voyage Home: What hospital was Chekhov taken to? 	Mercy Hospital 	❌ 	
Kathy 	4 	Walt Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of Fantasy	What superstars Western movie roles include The Preacher and The Stranger? 	Clint Eastwood 	❌ 	
Alex 	2 	Classic EditionEntertainment 	Which "frat pack" comedian was Conan O'Brien's first and last guest on his short lived stint as The Tonight Show host?	Will Ferrell 	❌ 	
Shelly 	2 	Genus 5Arts & Entertainment 	What Latvian defector answered to the nickname Misha at ballet rehearsals? 	Mikhail Baryshnikov	✅ 	
Shelly 	6 	DVD Pop CultureFads 	Who played Wonder Woman's kid sister on the 70s TV series? 	Debra Winger 	❌ 	
=== Round 6 Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Antony 	8
Kathy 	7
Shelly 	2
Jay 	1
Alex 	0
== Final Round ==
Contestant	DieRoll	Edition/Category 	Question 	Answer 	Correct?	Notes
Antony 	5 	Star Trek 50 AnniversaryScience & Technology 	From Star Trek The Next Generation: What cosmic phenomenon struck the ship just before Keiko went into labor?	Quantum fIlament	❌ 	
Alex 	3 	Genus EditionHistory 	Who preceded Kurt Waldheim as United Nations Secretary General? 	U Thant 	❌ 	
Jay 	6 	20th Anniversary EditionGame Time 	What much-traveled sportscaster once earned a $25,000 signing bonus to regrow his mustache? 	Keith Olbermann 	❌ 	
Shelly 	2 	Walt Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of Music 	Who played drums with the remaining Led Zeppelin originals at the Live Aid concert? 	Phil Collins 	❌ 	[1]
Kathy 	3 	Walt Disney Family Edition - Grownups BoxWorld of People	What electronics company did Ronald Reagan once serve as a spokesman for? 	General Electric	❌ 	
1: Although not on the card, Stephen would have also accepted Tony Thompson as the answer
=== Final Standings ===
Contestant	Score
Antony 	8
Kathy 	7
Shelly 	2
Jay 	1
Alex 	0