Trivia Answers from 8-3-10

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Round 1
The Simpsons

1. Who is the head of the Springfield Mafia? Fat Tony

2. What is Marge’s maiden name? Bouvier

3. Who voices the characters Moe, Chief Wiggum, and The Comic Book Guy, among many others? Hank Azaria

4. What new name, inspired by a hair dryer did Homer once choose for himself? Max Power

5. In episode 95 what doll does Lisa Simpson help create to positively influence young girls, a counterpart to Malibu Stacy? Lisa Lionheart

Round 2
Art

6. Who drew The Vitruvian Man? Da Vinchi

7. What artist are these works credited to? Banksy (Obviously)

8. In November of 2006, what Dreamworks founder sold, #5, 1948 and Woman III, fetching the two highest prices for works of art in history? David Geffen

9. Owned by the Milwaukee Art Museum and coveted by museums such as the Louvre, who does this Francisco de Zurbaran painting depict? St. Francis of Assisi

10. Who painted Study after Velazquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X? Francis Bacon

Round 3
Current Events

11. Tens of thousands of files related to the war in Afghanistan were recently leaked to what website? Wikileaks

12. Who was recently ousted as CEO of BP? Tony Hayward

13. Name the New York congressman, once head of the Ways and Means committee, now the subject of ethics charges including failing to pay income tax earned from his Caribbean villa? Charles Rangel

14. Kaing Guek Eav, aka Duch, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for commanding the S-21 prison, where more than 14,000 people entered and just more than a dozen survived. Under what regime did he serve? Khamer Rouge

15. Twenty-one people were crushed to death and more than 500 more were injured recently at what German music festival? Love Parade

Round 4
Sports

16. Who was the first boxer to hold the IBF, WBA and WBC heavyweight titles simultaneously? Iron Michael Tyson

17. Who won the 2010 Tour de France? Alberto Contador

18. In what Wisconsin town was Danica Patrick born? Beloit

19. Who is the last woman to win tennis’ grand slam, winning all four majors in the same calendar year? Steffi Graf

20. Name the original six NHL teams: Blackhacks, Red Wings, Rangers, Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Boston Bruins

Round 5
Famous Nightclubs

21. What Minneapolis nightclub, identified by the 531 stars painted on it’s exterior, was originally a Greyhound bus station and was featured in the film Purple Rain? First Ave

22. What NYC night club originally intended to play country, blue grass and blues, but became known for The Ramones, Blondie and the Talking Heads? CBGBs

23. On what West Hollywood street would you find the nightclubs Whisky-a-go-go, The Roxy Theater and The Viper Room? Sunset Blvd

24. Dinosaur Jr., Mr. Lif, the Minibosses, and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones have all recorded works called “Live at the Middle East.” What city is The Middle East in? Cambridge, Mass

25. On February 20, 2003 a fire broke out during a Great White set and killed 100 people at what Warwick, RI nightclub? The Station

Round 6
WTF

26. Visual

27. Visual

28. Visual

29. Visual

30. Visual

Round 7
Jazz

31. What Belgian guitar virtuoso popularized Gypsy Jazz? Django Rhienhart

32. Who released the albums Criss Cross, Straight, No Chaser, and Underground? Thelonius Monk

33. What style of Jazz is also one of the enemies of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Bebop

34. What film director typically plays clarinet with the New Orleans Jazz Band every Monday at Manhattan’s Carlyle Hotel? Woody Allen

35. Composed by Fred Morton in 1905 and published in 1915, what is often considered the first Jazz arrangement to be published? Jelly Roll Blues

Round 8
Currency

36. What country’s currency is known as the ‘dong?’ Vietnam

37. Where in the US would you find the American Numismatic Association Money Museum, that houses the largest circulating numismatic library in the world? Colorado Springs, CO

38. Ragnheidour Jonsdottir appears on the 5000 kronur banknote of what country? Iceland

39. In what country could you pay with Havelbluete, Agusta, and Chiemgauer? Germany

40. What artist is featured on the 100 Swiss Franc Banknote, with his sculpture L’ Homme que Marche I? Alberto Giacometti

Round 9
Who dat?

41. River Phoenix

42. Wayne Brady

43. Emanuelle Chriqui

44. Karl Lagerfeld

45. Ke$ha

Round 10
Wild Card

46. Which of these East Side (Milwaukee) streets runs opposite the others: Frederick, Linnwood, Shepard? Linnwood

47. What was the name of the TV reporter who befriended the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? April O’Neil

48. In what plant do you most commonly find Urushiol Oil? Poison Ivy

49. In print and outdoor ads for watches what time is most likely displayed? 10:10

50. In the 1985 movie The Goonies, what was the name of One Eyed Willy’s ship? The Inferno

Round 11
Westerns

51.Who portrayed ‘The Waco Kid’ in Blazing Saddles? Gene Wilder

52. What Akira Kurosawa movie inspired the classic western The Magnificent Seven? Seven Samurai

53. Who starred in the 1960 western Flaming Star? Elvis Presley

54. Who directed A Fistfull of Dollars? Sergio Leone

55. What character coined the phrase “Missouri Boatride?” Josey Wales

Round 12
Game Shows

56. A popular game show which presents contestants with the answer and asks them to provide the question. What is Jeopardy?

57. On what 1980′s game show were contestants known to yell “Big money, big money, big money, no whammies, STOP?” Press Your Luck

58. What game show inspired the internet acronym ‘ftw?’ Hollywood Squares

59. What 1979-80 game show hosted by Jim Peck used the tagline “Who knows a man better, his wife or his secretary?” 3′s a crowd

60. Visual Double Dare

So by my calculations we’ve got

1st Place : A-Man
2nd Place: Brooke From yobeat.com
3rd Place: Brother Chantha

It’ll be back next week.

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