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Any Questions #259

WAMC's Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel try to keep cool by switching seats.

Last week's challenge
Start with the phrase TRAFFIC SIGNAL. Change one letter to an E and you can rearrange the result to spell a two-word phrase for what you might to do remove marks from a wall. What is the phrase?
Answer: Change the S to an E, you can spell CLEAN GRAFFITI.

THIS WEEK'S CATEGORY: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
On-air questions: Well Mike, I hope you have your air conditioning up high. NASA says 2016 has already been the hottest year on record, and on this August 12th, it’s fair to say we here in the Northeast are right in the middle of the dog days of summer. So today’s quiz is all about dogs.

1. The most famous dog show in the U.S., held annually at Madison Square Garden since 1877, shares its name with a popular tourist attraction in London. What is the name of the dog show?
2. Brian. Porkchop. Snowy. Santa’s Little Helper. Sparky. What do these dogs all have in common?
3. The mascot of Southern Illinois University is the Saluki, a breed traced to the Middle East known for its long legs. One of sports’ most famous Salukis is two-time NBA champion Walt “Clyde” Frazier, who has called the games of which team for the past 30 seasons?
4. The 2000 comedy Best in Show satirizes the world of competitive dog shows, one of several mockumentary films featuring a regular ensemble. Portraying a breeder named Harlan Pepper, who also directed the film?
5. Two of the most famous novels about canines are The Call of the Wild and White Fang, published in 1903 and 1906, respectively. Which author, who died at age 40 in Sonoma County, California, wrote these books?

Extra credit
1. The name of what dog breed includes the capital of Tibet?
2. A 1968 single called “Dogs” includes the lines “There was nothing in my life bigger than beer/excepting you” and includes several references to greyhound racing. This single was not included on a studio album until a 1994 box set called Thirty Years of Maximum R and B. What band released this single?

This week's challenge
Start with the term BEARDED COLLIE. Rearrange the letters and you can spell a two-word phrase (6,7) describing what you might have to do to read an unfamiliar language. What is the phrase?

ANSWERS
On-air questions

1. Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (Terriers are the winningest breed by far, and the oldest dog to win was 10)
2. They are animated (Family Guy, Doug, Tin Tin, Simpsons, South Park)
3. Knicks
4. Christopher Guest
5. Jack London (his Wolf House is now part of Jack London Historic State Park)

Extra credit
1. Lhasa Apso
2. The Who
 

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.