Week 42's Trivial Pursuit

[Jangar]

When you eat spoom with a spoon, what are you eating?

[dudette]

I guess some kind of melon

[penelope]

granita made of iced champagne

[Jangar]

granita made of iced champagne

Close enough for a :thumbs:

A frothy form of sherbert, made by mixing a light sugar syrup with fruit juice, champagne, or other liquid, then chilling it halfway to freezing before combining the mixture with uncooked meringue.

Who was the first guest both in 1982, when Late Night with David Letterman debuted on NBC, and in 1983, when the gap-toothed host moved to CBS?

[penelope]

:mmm: if only I knew

[Jangar]

:cheer:

Comic Bill Murray.

What's unusual about the location of the eyes of the newborn deep-sea black dragonfish?

[dudette]

Its on its stomach?

[Jangar]

Nope, so guess who gets to do a :cheer: :p

They extend from its head on long stalks that are from one-third to one-half the dragonfish's body length. As the fish matures, the eye rods shorten until they are absorbed into sockets in its skull.

How many inches of waxed red cotton thread are used for the 216 raised stitches on every major league baseball?

[penelope]

88 inches

[Jangar]

88 inches

:thumbs:

And they are all hand-stitched.

What is the disease known as BSE more commonly called?