Scouting Report: RansomS

Date: 01 June 2026

Match Day: 10

Today's Questions

Q# Question
1 What article of clothinggot its island-inspired name from its creator Louis Réard's hope in 1946 that it would generate an "explosive" reaction (and it was undoubtedly controversial)?
2 Stephen R. Covey's 1989 blockbuster self-help and personal development book detailed, per its title, the "Seven Habits" ofwhat specific three-word group?
3 The scientific concept that specific microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, are the direct cause of many diseases (as opposed to notions like "bad air") is known commonly as the "[BLANK] Theory of Disease", a name that arose in the second half of the 19th century alongside the work of Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch.What wordfills in the blank?
4 Beginning with Britney Spears' "…Baby One More Time" in 1999,what Swedish producer and songwriterhas written 29 #1 hits on theBillboardHot 100—more than anyone else in history except Paul McCartney (with 32)? He's also the most successful producer inBillboardhistory, with 27 No. 1 hits in that role.
5 Iran lies on the northern coast of the Strait of Hormuz; the Musandam Peninsula ofwhat other countrylies on the southern coast?
6 Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack were the first names of the founders ofwhat film studio, though Sam died the day before their landmark filmThe Jazz Singerpremiered in 1927?

Opponent Profile

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Gender: Female

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Career Record: 64-69-26 (.484)

Your Rundle Rank: 5 LTWWW

Opponent Rundle Rank: 20 LTLLL

LearnedLeague One-Days

One Day Date CA Finish
New World Warblers May 9, 2026 10 100 (448)
Age of the Scammer 2: MAHA Edition Apr 10, 2026 9 120 (1414)
Disney Movie Song One Word Only Oct 25, 2025 7 759 (1853)
Vanilla Oct 25, 2025 3 576 (893)
Birdwatching Oct 18, 2025 9 57 (856)
Medical School Mnemonics Apr 18, 2025 9 390 (1047)
Raptors Apr 5, 2025 5 762 (1035)
Bulldogs Mar 31, 2025 7 559 (965)
Makeup Mar 22, 2025 8 485 (1459)

Category Summary (All Time)

Category Correct Percent
CLASS MUSIC 14/20 70.0%
SCIENCE 55/81 67.9%
MATH 13/24 54.2%
LIFESTYLE 18/37 48.6%
CURR EVENTS 8/17 47.1%
LANGUAGE 15/32 46.9%
FOOD/DRINK 22/47 46.8%
AMER HIST 14/32 43.8%
POP MUSIC 22/51 43.1%
TELEVISION 20/49 40.8%
GAMES/SPORT 23/66 34.8%
ART 12/38 31.6%
FILM 16/52 30.8%
LITERATURE 20/70 28.6%
BUS/ECON 9/32 28.1%
THEATRE 6/22 27.3%
GEOGRAPHY 15/57 26.3%
WORLD HIST 15/71 21.1%

Recent Form (Last 5 Match Days)

LL109 MD9 (Thursday 28 May 2026)

Q# Res Category Question Answer LW%
Q1 MATH While he didn't invent the idea, the convention in algebra of using late alphabet letters (x,y,z) for unknowns and early letters (a,b,c) for known con... RENÉ DESCARTES N/A
Q2 FOOD/DRINK A traditional Polish "hunter's stew" consisting of sauerkraut, fresh cabbage, and assorted meats such as beef, pork, and kiełbasa, which is cooked slo... BIGOS N/A
Q3 GEOGRAPHY Municipalities on Great Bermuda, in Ontario, Canada, and on New Zealand's North Island all share what name, though each is named after a different ind... HAMILTON N/A
Q4 LANGUAGE In the sentences "I wish I were in love again" and "The rule requires that he be present", the verbswereandbeare examples of what grammatical mood? SUBJUNCTIVE N/A
Q5 ART The university that resulted from the merger of the Armour Institute and the Lewis Institute in 1940 has long been a center for modern architecture in... ILLINOIS N/A
Q6 TELEVISION Among the regional broadcasters that gradually merged over the decades to form the British television network ITV were two London-based franchises. On... WEEKEND N/A

LL109 MD8 (Wednesday 27 May 2026)

Q# Res Category Question Answer LW%
Q1 SCIENCE Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer noticed that a chocolate bar had unexpectedly melted in his pocket in 1945 while at work, and this (perhaps slightly e... MICROWAVE OVEN (RADARANGE) N/A
Q2 GEOGRAPHY A holiday celebrated on 1 July, named Dominion Day beginning in 1879, has been officially known by what other name since 1982 (English or French name ... CANADA DAY/FÊTE DU CANADA N/A
Q3 BUS/ECON One of the biggest corporate failures of the 2020s (so far) occurred in 2022, with the spectacular collapse from a peak valuation earlier that year of... FTX N/A
Q4 LITERATURE In hisArs Poetica, written around 19 BCE, Horace praises Homer for beginning his epics in the middle of the action rather than at the story's beginnin... IN MEDIAS RES N/A
Q5 AMER HIST The original Thomasites were a group of about 500 American teachers who set sail from San Francisco in July 1901 aboard the U.S. Army transport ship U... PHILIPPINE ISLANDS N/A
Q6 CLASS MUSIC Due to the primary work by which he is known, 19th-century Austrian Ludwig Ritter von Köchel will forever be inextricably linked with what 18th-centur... WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART N/A

LL109 MD7 (Tuesday 26 May 2026)

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Q1 WORLD HIST The central U.S. military hub during the War in Afghanistan, from 2001 until U.S. withdrawal in July 2021, was located at an air base approximately 30... BAGRAM N/A
Q2 SCIENCE Name the 19th-century physicist who measured the speed of light, is credited with inventing the gyroscope, improved the mirrors of reflecting telescop... LÉON FOUCAULT N/A
Q3 TELEVISION María la del Barrio,Los Ricos También Lloran, andRebeldeare all famous and influential examples of a certain melodramatic genre of serialized drama. A... BETTY N/A
Q4 BUS/ECON The product known as the Diamond Rio PMP300, launched in 1998, was somewhat groundbreaking, controversial, and popular for a time, but was replaced (a... IPOD N/A
Q5 LIFESTYLE What three-letter word, taken directly from the Greek alphabet, is used in parapsychology as a catchall for alleged paranormal abilities such as extra... PSI N/A
Q6 ART One of the most famous art parodies in history is Marcel Duchamp'sL.H.O.O.Q., whose title is a vulgar expression (when read aloud in French) referring... MONA LISA N/A

LL109 MD6 (Monday 25 May 2026)

Q# Res Category Question Answer LW%
Q1 GEOGRAPHY What is the name of the most populous city in the United States that borders a city with the same name in another state? KANSAS CITY N/A
Q2 WORLD HIST One of the most decisive defeats of a European army by an African force in history occurred in 1896, when Italian troops were routed at the Battle of ... ETHIOPIA/ABYSSINIA N/A
Q3 GAMES/SPORT "Little Mo" was the nickname of what American tennis champion, who in 1953 became the first woman to win all four major singles titles in one year? MAUREEN CONNOLLY N/A
Q4 LANGUAGE The British accent often regarded as the most socially prestigious, and sometimes associated with the "King's (or Queen's) English", is known to lingu... RECEIVED PRONUNCIATION N/A
Q5 SCIENCE Whether the fourth tooth from the front on each side of the lower jaw is visible when the jaws are closed is a key differentiator between two otherwis... ALLIGATOR, CROCODILE N/A
Q6 FILM IMDb's synopsis for the 1997 neo-noir classicL.A. Confidential(now fossilized across the internet) describes three of the film's central policemen as ... RUSSELL CROWE N/A

LL109 MD5 (Friday 22 May 2026)

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Q1 WORLD HIST The IMF and World Bank were both conceived in July 1944 (the former to address short-term balance-of-payments crises, the latter to promote long-term ... BRETTON WOODS N/A
Q2 ART Influenced by Mexican artists such as Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, the Chicano Art Movement of the 1960s and 70s embraced what art form, who... MURALS N/A
Q3 FILM While clearly influenced by French New Wave cinema and Akira Kurosawa'sSeven Samurai, director Arthur Penn claimed that his 1967 film was the first in... BONNIE AND CLYDE N/A
Q4 FOOD/DRINK Ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard (and sometimes salami) on pressed bread: This is a quintessential recipe for what sandwich? Thou... CUBANO N/A
Q5 GAMES/SPORT One of the least consequential goals in FIFA World Cup history came in the 90th minute of the July 8, 2014 semifinal, when Brazil's Oscar scored to av... GERMANY N/A
Q6 LITERATURE In a 1933 ruling and milestone in the history of literary censorship, Judge John Munro Woolsey of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of... ULYSSES N/A