Pointless: Episode 4 (Head-to-Head 2)

[CuddlyCaucasian]

Is that right, and how many people said it?

Spoiler:

It is, and it nabs you a score of

9!

Very well done.

First Letter	Hint	Body Part
B	Part of the CNS
C	Inferior part of vertebral column	Coccyx (9)
L	Respiratory organs
M	Protective covering of CNS
P	“Major” muscle of the chest
T	Male organ responsible for making testosterone

xofelf, let's see if you know the human body as well as you think.

[xofelf]

I do actually! The protective covering of CNS are called the

Meninges

.

[CuddlyCaucasian]

Are they? Are they really?

Spoiler:

Yes, and it scores you an impressive

2 points!

First Letter	Hint	Body Part
B	Part of the CNS
C	Inferior part of vertebral column	Coccyx (9)
L	Respiratory organs
M	Protective covering of CNS	Meninges (2)
P	“Major” muscle of the chest
T	Male organ responsible for making testosterone

Gimmick, it's a low-scoring round so far. Can you continue the trend?[/quote]

[mv_gimmick]

so the brain is part of the central nervous system, which is an easy answer but I wonder if there are people who forget this. Lungs are the respiratory organ, but that one is the highest answer for sure. Pectoralis is the major chest muscle, but I feel that this term has crossed into modern vernacular so it'll be easily gotten. Testes is where testosterone is produced, but I'm concerned that this will also be an easy win. I feel that all these answers solidly put my team in 3rd place (curse you xofelf for taking a good answer, well done).

I'm battling between brain and testes as the two I feel people will remember less, so I'm going to aim for

brain

.

Sorry in advance majiffy, hopefully you can make up for my mistake.

[CuddlyCaucasian]

CNS isn't exactly a well-known abbreviation, so let's see if that's a good answer.

Spoiler:

35.

Higher than you'd hope to see, but it certainly isn't impossible to bounce back from. Let's see the rest of the board.

First Letter	Hint	Body Part
B	Part of the CNS	Brain (35)
C	Inferior part of vertebral column	Coccyx (9)
L	Respiratory organs	Lungs (80)
M	Protective covering of CNS	Meninges (2)
P	“Major” muscle of the chest	Pectoralis Major (19)
T	Male organ responsible for making testosterone	Testes (43)

[CuddlyCaucasian]

Let's move onto the next board.

First Letter	Hint	Body Part
A	Great vessel of the heart
E	Covers trachea whilst swallowing
G	Stores bile produced in the liver
R	Part of the eye
X	Part of the sternum (breastbone)
Y	Constituent of bone within medullary cavity, stores fats

Majiffy, you're up first this time.

[Majiffy]

Oh sure don't ask me about the little bones in the ears I know all those obscure motherfuckers.

[Majiffy]

What the fuck even is a medullary cavity

[Majiffy]

I'll go with

Esophagus

(sp?) for the Trachea covering bit cuz the other two I know are gonna be way more common

[Majiffy]

Oh please be right

[Majiffy]

Don't do drugs kids you'll turn out like Majiffy

[Malkon05]

that bizarre moment when you realize paying attention in that random anatomy class in college is going to help you in ways you couldn't fathom.

[Majiffy]

You had anatomy classes in college? Shit yo

[mv_gimmick]

Majiffy, we tried our best but this wasn't our round

[CuddlyCaucasian]

How many people said esophagus?

Spoiler:

Incorrect.

Very unfortunate, you made it to the head to head last episode, but we're going to have to say goodbye here.

First Letter	Hint	Body Part
A	Great vessel of the heart
E	Covers trachea whilst swallowing
G	Stores bile produced in the liver
R	Part of the eye
X	Part of the sternum (breastbone)
Y	Constituent of bone within medullary cavity, stores fats

racefan, the board stays empty, so now that the pressure is off, will you shoot for a pointless answer?

[racefan12]

I know the first four, have no idea on the last, and I have an idea on the X one but not completely sure if it's right. So why not go for it...

Xiphoid process

for the sternum one

[CuddlyCaucasian]

I'm on my phone so updating is hard, but that scores you 4 points! Malkon, can you do even better with a pointless answer?

[Malkon05]

Ha. That's the one I was going to go for. DARN YOU RACEFAN!!!

Okay...so I don't know the last one so I'm not going to attempt it. It's probably the one that would net the fewest points.

I do know the other three.

If someone didn't get the R one, I'll be really baffled.

If someone didn't get the G one, I'll be baffled, but less baffled than R.

I'm going to bank on the fact that the fewest people got...

Aorta

is the great vessel of the heart.

Maybe they misspelled it or couldn't quite remember it.

[Cheery Dog]

if they're like me they failed and just went artery.

[CuddlyCaucasian]

How many people said aorta?

Spoiler:

65.

Unfortunately not a pointless answer, but let's fill in the rest of the board.

First Letter	Hint	Body Part
A	Great vessel of the heart	Aorta (65)
E	Covers trachea whilst swallowing	Epiglottis (12)
G	Stores bile produced in the liver	Gallbladder (33)
R	Part of the eye	Retina (38)
X	Part of the sternum (breastbone)	Xiphoid Process (4)
Y	Constituent of bone within medullary cavity, stores fats	Yellow Bone Marrow (0)

Well done at home if you got that last one! The two pairs that went out Round 1 and Round 2 last time are both moving on to the head-to-head.

[Malkon05]

How did more people get aorta over gall bladder and retina? MUTINY

[CuddlyCaucasian]

Since racefan and xofelf had a lower combined score through the first two rounds, they will go first in the first head-to-head round. As a reminder, you are now allowed to collaborate.

The category for this first round is...

Death in 2016.

You'll be shown a board of five hints, each one describing a celebrity who passed away in 2016. The celebrity's age will also be given. Give the answer you think will be the least well-known.

Age	Description	Celebrity
74	American musician and songwriter, co-founder of Jefferson Airplane
89	American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird
90	English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician. Known as the Fifth Beatle.
91	American actor who appeared in more than 200 film and television productions. Known for Cool Hand Luke.
93	Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996

racefan and xofelf, you're up first.

[xofelf]

Okay, in that case, we're going to give

George Kennedy

as the guy from Cool Hand Luke.

[Haschel Cedricson]

♫ UN me gonna have some fun, down by the East River side ♫
♫ United Nations tries to fix ♫
♫ Wars, famine, and oil slicks. ♫
♫

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

gee! Down by the East River side! ♫
♫ Leads the General Assembly. ♫

[CuddlyCaucasian]

How many people said Kennedy?

Spoiler:

23.

How many people said Ghali?

Spoiler:

15!

Malkon and Haschel score the first point.

Age	Description	Celebrity
74	American musician and songwriter, co-founder of Jefferson Airplane	Paul Kantner (9)
89	American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird	Harper Lee (70)
90	English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician. Known as the Fifth Beatle.	Sir George Martin (36)
91	American actor who appeared in more than 200 film and television productions. Known for Cool Hand Luke.	George Kennedy (23)
93	Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996	Boutros Boutros-Ghali (15)