Red Dot Trivia was a bit of a killer last night. I seriously thought Co-host and I were going to get run out with pitchforks and torches. We’ll ease it up a bit next week, but until then here are the questions from last night:
Round 1
- What does the acronym ESPN stand for?
- What state has the most National Park Service Units?
- What’s a common name for a “Bumbershoot?”
- Who wrote the books Villa Incognito, Another Roadside Attraction, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?
- What is the name of Jared Leto’s band?
- What 1980s sitcom featured Evie, a half-human, half-alien girl living in Marlowe,California?
- What word meaning “a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion,” took it’s name from the Hospital St. Mary of Bethlehem in London?
- Visual Question
- Visual Question
- Who captained the Endurance, the ship that was crushed by ice and sunk off Antarctica in 1912?
- In the TV show X-Files, what words appear on the poster in the background of Fox Mulder’s office?
- Who is the current Treasury Secretary of the United States?
- What city’s metropolitan area has the largest population in Europe?
- In the Richard Connell short story The Most Dangerous Game (The Hounds of Zaroff), what is the most dangerous game?
- What piece of table game equipment is made of the butt, shaft, and ferrule?
- In a failed 1995 suit, Audi was sued by what organization for trademark infringement, regarding the automakers use of rings in their logo?
- What was the occupation of of Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddmore?
- On what date is Juneteenth celebrated?
- F-16 Fighting Falcons, F/A-18 Hornets or F-22 Raptors: What type of jets are the current Blue Angels?
- What does the Great Cornholio need and what does he need it for?
Round 2
- What was President Ulysses Grant’s middle name?
- The Apostolic United Brethren, The Centennial Park Group, and The Confederate Nations of Israel are sub-sects of what religion?
- What state has the fewest national park service units?
- On what fictional island did the movie Jaws take place?
- East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride and D.H. Peligro where members of what band?
- Apart from Virginia, what other three states consider themselves commonwealths?
- What to the three Ms of the company 3M stand for?
- Who appeared in Transformers, Secret Window, and Mr. Deeds?
- What landed at Grovers Mill, NJ on October 30, 1938?
- Just smaller than the womprats Luke Skywalker used to shoot back home in his T-16, how wide is the Thermal Exhaust Port he exploits to destroy the first Death Star?
- Who created and was the first host of the late-night, talk-radio show Coast to Coast AM?
- What financial firm was founded first: Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers or Merrill Lynch?
- What famous musician’s last words were “Money can’t buy life?”
- What card combination is known as the “Dead Man’s Hand?”
- Who is the youngest person to serve as the President of the United States?
- In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, what is Sir Galahad’s favorite color?
- Who directed Brazil, 12 Monkeys, and Time Bandits?
- Hippology is the study of what Animal?
Round 3
- Which of the following is not part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average: Merck Pharmaceuticals, Cisco Systems or Cargill agricultural commodities?
- Which of the following is not an alien race from Star Trek: Gorn, Jem’Hadar or Twi’lek?
- Nagasaki was the first alternate target for the second atomic bomb, what was the original target city that was covered in smog the day of the bombing?
- What character was played by Jack Lemmon in Glengarry Glen Ross?
- In the Herman Melville classic Moby Dick, the journey of the whaling ship Pequod was based on the ill-fated, real-life voyage of what ship?
- What sub-genre of rock includes the bands Shellac, Drive Like Jehu and Don Cabellero?
- In the Ernest Hemingway short story The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, what was Francis Macomber hunting when he was killed in Africa?
- What is the common name for salicylic acid?
- Gallophobia, or Galliophobia, is the fear of what?
- What classic cult film has was originally issued under the name Tell Your Children, and has been re-released under the titles The Burning Question and Love Madness among others?
- What do The Submariner, The Yacht Master II, and The Cosmograph Daytona all have in common?
- Visual Question
- Visual Question
- On what record could you find greetings in 55 languages, The sounds of birds, whales, surf, and thunder; music by Beethoven, and Mozart; and printed messages from Jimmy Carter and Kurt Waldheim?
- Amaxophilia, Hodophilia or Siderodromophilia: Which is used to describe “arousal from trains or riding on trains?
- What country condemned Barbie with this statement: “Jewish Barbie dolls, with their revealing clothes and shameful postures, accessories and tools are a symbol of decadence to the perverted West. Let us beware of her dangers and be careful.”
Submit your answers in the comments
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Tags: Trivia
What does the acronym ESPN stand for? ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS NETWORK
What state has the most National Park Service Units? THE FUCK? CALIFORNIA?
What’s a common name for a “Bumbershoot?” UMBER ELLA ELLA ELLA AYE (SEAKKLE MUSICFEST ALSO)
Who wrote the books Villa Incognito, Another Roadside Attraction, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues? TOM ROBBINS.
What is the name of Jared Leto’s band? DOGSTAR 2
What 1980s sitcom featured Evie, a half-human, half-alien girl living in Marlowe,California? SMALL ALF WONDER. FUCK. I SHOULD KNOW THIS.
What word meaning “a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion,” took it’s name from the Hospital St. Mary of Bethlehem in London? BEDLAM (NEAL STEPHENSON)
Visual Question PIECES OF EIGHT
Visual Question FERRIS WHEEL
Who captained the Endurance, the ship that was crushed by ice and sunk off Antarctica in 1912? SOME AUSTRAILIAN TEENAGE GIRL
In the TV show X-Files, what words appear on the poster in the background of Fox Mulder’s office? ZAP ROWSEDOWER
Who is the current Treasury Secretary of the United States? GEITHNER AKA PAWN IN THE GAME
What city’s metropolitan area has the largest population in Europe? BERLIN (?)
In the Richard Connell short story The Most Dangerous Game (The Hounds of Zaroff), what is the most dangerous game? HUNTING A DUDE
What piece of table game equipment is made of the butt, shaft, and ferrule? POOL CUE
In a failed 1995 suit, Audi was sued by what organization for trademark infringement, regarding the automakers use of rings in their logo? OLYMPICS
What was the occupation of of Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddmore? FLUFFERS
On what date is Juneteenth celebrated? JUNE 17TH OR 19TH IONO
F-16 Fighting Falcons, F/A-18 Hornets or F-22 Raptors: What type of jets are the current Blue Angels? F18S. THEY TERRORIZE MY CITY EVERY AUGUST. FUCK THEM.
What does the Great Cornholio need and what does he need it for? PEEPEE FOR HIS BUNGHOLE.
What was President Ulysses Grant’s middle name? S.
The Apostolic United Brethren, The Centennial Park Group, and The Confederate Nations of Israel are sub-sects of what religion? GAYS?
What state has the fewest national park service units? THE FUCK IS A NAT.PARK.UNIT? IOWA?
On what fictional island did the movie Jaws take place? AMITY ISLAND
East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride and D.H. Peligro where members of what band? IONO.
Apart from Virginia, what other three states consider themselves commonwealths? COMEON.
What to the three Ms of the company 3M stand for? MO MONEY MOPROLLEMS
Who appeared in Transformers, Secret Window, and Mr. Deeds? ORKO THE ALIEN
What landed at Grovers Mill, NJ on October 30, 1938? IONO.
Just smaller than the womprats Luke Skywalker used to shoot back home in his T-16, how wide is the Thermal Exhaust Port he exploits to destroy the first Death Star? NERDS.
Who created and was the first host of the late-night, talk-radio show Coast to Coast AM? I’LL SAY ORSON WELLES.
What financial firm was founded first: Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers or Merrill Lynch? ALL THE SAME LIKE PEPSI AND COKE SALL BILDERBURGER ILLUMINATI SHIT.
What famous musician’s last words were “Money can’t buy life?” IONO.
What card combination is known as the “Dead Man’s Hand?” ACES AND EIGHTS.
Who is the youngest person to serve as the President of the United States? GWB?
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, what is Sir Galahad’s favorite color? IONO.
Who directed Brazil, 12 Monkeys, and Time Bandits? IF I WERE TO BE PUT UNDER HYPNOSIS I KNOW THIS FUCKING ONE.
Hippology is the study of what Animal? SOMETHING OTHER THAN HIPPOS. FUCK.
Which of the following is not part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average: Merck Pharmaceuticals, Cisco Systems or Cargill agricultural commodities? CISCO
Which of the following is not an alien race from Star Trek: Gorn, Jem’Hadar or Twi’lek? NERDS.
Nagasaki was the first alternate target for the second atomic bomb, what was the original target city that was covered in smog the day of the bombing? DENVER
What character was played by Jack Lemmon in Glengarry Glen Ross? SHELLY.
In the Herman Melville classic Moby Dick, the journey of the whaling ship Pequod was based on the ill-fated, real-life voyage of what ship? UM EDMUND FITZGERALD
What sub-genre of rock includes the bands Shellac, Drive Like Jehu and Don Cabellero? TENDERBERRY WEAKNESS.
In the Ernest Hemingway short story The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, what was Francis Macomber hunting when he was killed in Africa? HUNTING A DUDE.
What is the common name for salicylic acid? I THINK YOU WANT ASPIRIN BUT IT’S NOT TRUE.
Gallophobia, or Galliophobia, is the fear of what? PLANETS FALLING ON YOUR HEAD
What classic cult film has was originally issued under the name Tell Your Children, and has been re-released under the titles The Burning Question and Love Madness among others? IONO.
What do The Submariner, The Yacht Master II, and The Cosmograph Daytona all have in common? ROLEX WATCHES. AND MY NICKNAMES.
Visual Question BABOON VAGINA
Visual Question JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
On what record could you find greetings in 55 languages, The sounds of birds, whales, surf, and thunder; music by Beethoven, and Mozart; and printed messages from Jimmy Carter and Kurt Waldheim? THAT GOLD ONE THEY SENT INTO SPACE
Amaxophilia, Hodophilia or Siderodromophilia: Which is used to describe “arousal from trains or riding on trains? THAT LONGER ONE
What country condemned Barbie with this statement: “Jewish Barbie dolls, with their revealing clothes and shameful postures, accessories and tools are a symbol of decadence to the perverted West. Let us beware of her dangers and be careful.” SAUDI ARABIA (?)
THAT WAS FUN BUT HARD. OR EASY I GUESS. YOU KNOW THEM OR YOU DON’T. HOW DO THEY KEEP GOOGLE OUT OF THESE?
“MO MONEY MOPROBLEMS” is
possiblyprobably the best Red Dot trivia answer yet.WHAT IS MY FINAL SCORE?
64 points.
You would have finished in the middle.