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Trivia Leftovers from 8-30-10

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Play Along at Home.

Round 1

Your Milwaukee Brewers

1. What Brewers player recently made news when he was held up at gunpoint in Milwaukee?
2. After completing a sweep of the Pirates yesterday, by how many games do the Brewers trail the Cincinnati Reds in the NL Central?
3. Who is the winningest manager in Brewers history in terms of total games won?
4. Who is the winningest manager in Brewers history in terms of winning percentage?
5. In 1980, the Brewers became the first team since the 1948-49 Red Sox to have back-to-back seasons of three hitters with at least 100 RBI. Name the men who did this for Milwaukee.

Round 2

They Might Be Giants

6.The name “They Might Be Giants” is derived from what novel, in which the main character mistakes windmills for evil giants?
7. In 2002 TMBG won a grammy for their song The Boss of Me which was the theme song to what TV show?
8. Which of the following in not a TMBG album Here Come the ABCs, Here Come the 123s, Flood, or The Statue Got Me High?
9. The TMBG song Istanbul (Not Constantinople) is set to the tune of what Irving Berlin classic?
10. At one point TMBG recorded songs into what household device and encouraged fans to Dial-a-Song to hear their latest works

Round 3

Ancient Conquerors

11. Venn Diagram
12. What word meaning “conqueror” in Spanish and Portuguese, was applied widely to soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th to 19th century?
13. Who first used the title “Tsar of all Russia?”
14. Venn Diagram
15. What Mongolian conqueror was the first to conquer all of China and became a legend in Europe after welcoming Marco Polo?

Round 4

Know Your Memes

16. From where was David returning when he popularized the question “Is this real life?”
17. The following images from icanhascheezburger.com are all examples of what internet meme?
18. If you’ve just been “Rick Rolled” what song are you listening to?
19. A variant of the Advice Dog meme, the following images represent what meme that challenges readers with deep, existential, Paleolithic questions?
20. Who sang Chocolate Rain?

Round 5

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

21. Who portrayed Judge Doom?
22. Whose murder forms the basis of the plot of Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
23. What is the name of Bob Hoskins’ character?
24. What is the name of the club where Jessica Rabbit performs?
25. What song does the singing sword perform when Bob Hoskins’ character pulls it from its box

Round 6

WTF

26. Visual Question
27. Visual Question
28. Visual Question
29. Visual Question
30. Visual Question

Round 7

Fictional Beasts

31. What is the name of Paul Bunyan’s blue ox?
32. What creature, whose name means “goat sucker” has been allegedly attacking livestock throughout Latin America since first reported in Puerto Rico in 1995?

33. What creature, featuring the head of a bull on the body of a man, guarded the Cretan labyrinth?
34. What mythic beast of Lycia had the body and head of a male lion, another head of a goat, and a tail that ended in a snake’s head?
35. When inserted into the ear, this fictional creature’s nutrition processes converts sound waves into brain waves, neatly crossing the language divide between any species you should happen to meet whilst travelling in space.

Round 8

Shakespeare

36. Where was Romeo and Juliet set?
37. What Shakespeare work features the characters Lysander, Hermia and Puck?
38. At the age of 18 Billy Shakespeare married who?
39. Who is the goddess of witchcraft and leader of the Three Witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth?
40. What Lost star played Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 Romeo and Juliet?

Round 9

Wild Card

41. What Major Leaguer recently became the 47th to hit 400 home runs?
42. Who wrote the stories The Body, Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption and The Running Man?
43. How many wild cards (including Wild Draw Four) are there in a standard Uno deck?
44. What can you deduce from the following statements: A) All babies are illogical B) Nobody who is despised who can manage a crocodile C) Illogical persons are despised
45. What was the fictional name of the Vermont inn that was featured in the TV sitcom Newhart?

Round 10

Current Events

46. What series won the 2010 Emmy Award for Best Drama?
47. Intel recently said it would buy what security software company for $7.7 billion?
48. What former President was recently involved in the freeing of the American, Aijalon Mahli Gomes, from North Korea?
49. Though he normally rarely leaves North Korea, Kim Jong Il recently made his second trip in four months to what country?
50. Chippy D recently starred in the porno film Phatty’s Rhymes and Dimes 14 with Brian Pumper. Who is Chippy D’s father?

Round 11

Constitutional Amendments

51. Which amendment to the US Constitution ends in the phrase “shall not be infringed?”
52. How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
53. 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s: in what decade was the last amendment to the Constitution passed?
54. The seventeenth amendment establishes the direct election by the people of what office?
55. According to the 22nd amendment, what is the maximum amount of years a person is allowed to serve as President of the United States?

Round 12

Duets

56. And nobody told us
Cause nobody showed us
And now it’s up to us baby
I Think we can make it
So don’t misunderstand me
You put the light in my life
Oh you put the sparks to the flame
I’ve got your heart in my sights

57. Michael, We’re Not Going To Fight About This, Okay
Paul, I Think I Told You, I’m A Lover Not A Fighter
I’ve Heard It All Before, Michael
She Told Me That I’m Her Forever Lover, You Know, Don’t You Remember
Well, After Loving Me, She Said She Couldn’t Love Another

58. My mother will start to worry
Beautiful, what’s your hurry
My father will be pacing the floor
Listen to the fireplace roar
So really I’d better scurry
Beautiful, please don’t hurry
Well maybe just a half a drink more
Put some music on while I pour

59. But that won’t happen to us, and we got no doubt
Too deep in love, and we got no way out
and the message is clear, this could be the year for the real thing

No more will you cry
baby i will hurt you never

we start and end as one
in love forever
We can ride it together, uh huh
Makin’ love with each other, uh huh

60. Some hang on to used to be
Live there life looking behind

All we have is here and now
All our lives out there to find

The road is long and there are mountains in my way
But we climb the stairs everyday

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Trivia Answers for 8-23-10

Friday, August 27th, 2010

We come from the year Mediocrity

Ren & Stimpy

1. 1989, 1990, or 1991: In what year did Ren and Stimpy debut on Nickelodeon?|1991
2. What is Ren’s last name? Hoek
3. According to Dr. Stupid, what is that ugly lump of fat in your pork & beans? The Queen Bean
4. In the episode featuring Ren’s cousin Sven, what game does Ren attempt to destroy by urinating on it? Don’t Whiz on the Electric Fence
5. Stinky Wizzleteats, who sings “Happy Happy Joy Joy”, is a parody of what real-life singer? Burl Ives

Food

6. What is the main ingredient in most forms of kimchi? Cabbage
7. What grain is coursely ground to form the basis of grits? Corn/Maize/Hominy
8. According to a 1997 Harris Poll, what is the most popular cuisine in the United States? Eyetalian
9. Soba is a thin Japanese noodle made from what kind of flour? Buckwheat
10. What is the name for the a dish made by setting savory ingredients in meat jelly made from stock or consomme? Aspic

Wild Card

11. What kid’s show character was best known for the phrase “Mecca lecca hi, mecca hiney ho?” Jambi the Genie
12. In what New England town can you still find The Old North Bridge and The Old Manse, as well as the Alcott and Thoreau Schools? Concord, Mass
13. What brand of automobile did Ford produce from 1985-89 as an attempt to sell an entry-level, European, luxury car in the North American market? Merkur
14. What was veteran Detroit police officer Alexander James Murphy known as after he was murdered in the line of duty? Robocop
15. The Ren and Stimpy Show was the third of the original “Nicktoons”, all of which debuted on the same day. Name the other two original Nicktoons. Doug and Rugrats

Airport Codes

16. What airport has the call letters MDW? Chicago Midway
17. What airport has the call letters LGA? LaGuardia
18. What airport has the call letters LHR? London Heathrow
19. What airport has the call letters PDX? Portland
20. What airport has the call letters YYC? Calgary Int’l

WTF?

21. Visual House of the Seven Gables
22. Visual Ariel photo of the Red Dot
23. Visual Bunker Hill Monument
24. Visual I can’t remember
25. Visual I can’t remember

Sea-Going Vessels

26. Oasis of the Sea is the largest of what kind of ship currently in service? Cruise
27. What US Naval Destroyer was attacked on October 12, 2000 while harbored in the Port of Aden? USS Cole
28. According to the International Sail Training Association, to be classified as a Class A Tall Ship the vessel must be 40, 45 or 50 meters in length overall (which excludes bowsprit and aftspar) 40
29. What is the US Navy’s oldest floating commissioned vessel, nicknamed Old Ironsides? USS Constitution
30. Although it was never fully submerged and was lost sometime after it’s successful attack, what confederate vessel is considered the the first combat submarine to sink an enemy ship? H.L. Hunley

Space-Going Vessels

31. Colonel Kernal Sandurz is in charge of what space going vessel? Spaceball 1
32. Before 2002, Who was known to command Slave 1? Boba Fett
33. Who was the primary captain of the NCC 1701-D? Jean-Luc Picard
34. What movie featured the the commercial towing ship, Nostromo? Alien
35. Michael J. Smith died piloting what spacecraft? The Challenger

Dead or Alive

36. Rick Moranis: Dead or Alive? Alive
37. Bradley Nowell: Dead or Alive? Dead
38. Tony Bennett: Alive or Dead Alive
39. Fab Morvan: Dead or Alive Alive
40. Bill Waterson: Dead or Alive? Alive

Current Events

41. What former Major Leaguer was indicted on Thursday on charges of perjury and making false statements to Congress during his 2008 testimony? Clemens
|42. After the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division left last Thursday, how many US combat brigades are left in Iraq? Zero
43. France recently began expelling members of what ethnic group, primarily from Romania and Bulgaria, enticing some with free flights home and about $385? Gypsies
44. Canadian police recently found a pot farm in British Columbia guarded by thirteen of what animal? Black Bears
45. What celebrity did McAfee recently declare the most dangerous to search for online? Cameron Diaz

Seinfeld

46. In what 1989 movie did Michael Richards play the character Stanley Spadowski? UHF
47.Who provided the voice of George Steinbrenner on Seinfeld? Larry David
48. What catalog did Elaine write for? J Peterman
49. In the “Bubble Boy” episode of Seinfeld, George gets into a fight with the title character over a Trivial Pursuit answer. what misprinted answer was George defending? The Moops
50. The actress who played Jerry’s mother, Liz Sheridan, played Mrs. Ochmonek in what other NBC sitcom? Alf

Lord of the Rings, or just NERDS!

51. Name all three books in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Fellowship of the Ring, The Tow Towers, Return of the King
52. Visual Question Sean Austin
53. What LOTR race was supposedly inspired by the Oxford Rugby Club? Orcs
54. The 2003 film Return of the King set a record for the largest sweep of Oscars, winning every category in which it was nominated. 9, 10, 11, or 12 – how many Oscars did it win? Eleven
55. Visual Urak Hai

Name that Tune

56. Audio Young Folks–Peter Bjorn and John
57. Audio Something I can’t remember
58. Audio Mad World–Tears for Fears
59. Audio Radio Free Europe–REM
60. Audio Bop Gun–Parliament

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Trivia from August 23.

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

We come from the year Mediocrity

Ren & Stimpy

1. 1989, 1990, or 1991: In what year did Ren and Stimpy debut on Nickelodeon?|
2. What is Ren’s last name?
3. According to Dr. Stupid, what is that ugly lump of fat in your pork & beans?
4. In the episode featuring Ren’s cousin Sven, what game does Ren attempt to destroy by urinating on it?
5. Stinky Wizzleteats, who sings “Happy Happy Joy Joy”, is a parody of what real-life singer?

Food

6. What is the main ingredient in most forms of kimchi?
7. What grain is coursely ground to form the basis of grits?
8. According to a 1997 Harris Poll, what is the most popular cuisine in the United States?
9. Soba is a thin Japanese noodle made from what kind of flour?
10. What is the name for the a dish made by setting savory ingredients in meat jelly made from stock or consomme?

Wild Card

11. What kid’s show character was best known for the phrase “Mecca lecca hi, mecca hiney ho?”
12. In what New England town can you still find The Old North Bridge and The Old Manse, as well as the Alcott and Thoreau Schools?
13. What brand of automobile did Ford produce from 1985-89 as an attempt to sell an entry-level, European, luxury car in the North American market?
14. What was veteran Detroit police officer Alexander James Murphy known as after he was murdered in the line of duty?
15. The Ren and Stimpy Show was the third of the original “Nicktoons”, all of which debuted on the same day. Name the other two original Nicktoons.

Airport Codes

16. What airport has the call letters MDW?
17. What airport has the call letters LGA?
18. What airport has the call letters LHR?
19. What airport has the call letters PDX?
20. What airport has the call letters YYC?

WTF?

21. Visual
22. Visual
23. Visual
24. Visual
25. Visual

Sea-Going Vessels

26. Oasis of the Sea is the largest of what kind of ship currently in service?
27. What US Naval Destroyer was attacked on October 12, 2000 while harbored in the Port of Aden?
28. According to the International Sail Training Association, to be classified as a Class A Tall Ship the vessel must be 40, 45 or 50 meters in length overall (which excludes bowsprit and aftspar)
29. What is the US Navy’s oldest floating commissioned vessel, nicknamed Old Ironsides?
30. Although it was never fully submerged and was lost sometime after it’s successful attack, what confederate vessel is considered the the first combat submarine to sink an enemy ship?

Space-Going Vessels

31. Colonel Kernal Sandurz is in charge of what space going vessel?
32. Before 2002, Who was known to command Slave 1?
33. Who was the primary captain of the NCC 1701-D?
34. What movie featured the the commercial towing ship, Nostromo?
35. Michael J. Smith died piloting what spacecraft?

Dead or Alive

36. Rick Moranis: Dead or Alive?
37. Bradley Nowell: Dead or Alive?
38. Tony Bennett: Alive or Dead
39. Fab Morvan: Dead or Alive
40. Bill Waterson: Dead or Alive?

Current Events

41. What former Major Leaguer was indicted on Thursday on charges of perjury and making false statements to Congress during his 2008 testimony?
|42. After the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division left last Thursday, how many US combat brigades are left in Iraq?
43. France recently began expelling members of what ethnic group, primarily from Romania and Bulgaria, enticing some with free flights home and about $385?
44. Canadian police recently found a pot farm in British Columbia guarded by thirteen of what animal?
45. What celebrity did McAfee recently declare the most dangerous to search for online?

Seinfeld

46. In what 1989 movie did Michael Richards play the character Stanley Spadowski?
47.Who provided the voice of George Steinbrenner on Seinfeld?
48. What catalog did Elaine write for?
49. In the “Bubble Boy” episode of Seinfeld, George gets into a fight with the title character over a Trivial Pursuit answer. what misprinted answer was George defending?|
50. The actress who played Jerry’s mother, Liz Sheridan, played Mrs. Ochmonek in what other NBC sitcom?

Lord of the Rings, or just NERDS!

51. Name all three books in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
52. Visual Question
53. What LOTR race was supposedly inspired by the Oxford Rugby Club?
54. The 2003 film Return of the King set a record for the largest sweep of Oscars, winning every category in which it was nominated. 9, 10, 11, or 12 – how many Oscars did it win?
55. Visual

Name that Tune

56. Audio
57. Audio
58. Audio
59. Audio
60. Audio

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Trivia left-overs answers

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Anatomy

1. What’s the proper term for the bone often referred to as your kneecap? Patella
2. The human heart will continue beating after it has been removed from the body and central nervous system because of what node? SA Node
3. What kind of specialist would most likely examine your calcaneus? Podiatrist
4. On what bone would you find the Acromion Process? Scapula
5. In what part of the body do you find vitreous humor? Eye

Photographers

6. What American photographer and environmentalist took this photo? (Visual) Ansel Adams
7. What Australian-born photographer took these borderline creepy images? (visual) Anne Geddes
8. Who was the chief photographer for Rolling Stone from 1973-83, the official concert tour photographer for the Rolling Stones 1975 American tour and photographed John Lennon on the day of his death? Leibovitz
9. On February 23, 1945, Joe Rosenthal took an iconic photograph on what US battlefield? Iwo Jima
10. What photographer took this famous photograph. (Visual) Korda

Logos

11. Visual Sinclair
12. Visual Volvo
13. Visual Tommy Boy
14. Visual Fred Perry
15. Visual Delicious Vinyl

World of Warcraft

16. World of Warcraft introduced the Mohawk Grenade in 2009, which temporarily made players look like what celebrity? Mr T
17. What company publishes World of Warcraft? Blizzard
18. Which of the following is a primary profession: tailoring, cooking, or fishing? Tailoring
19. In what fictional world does WoW take place? Azeroth
20. Name the original four Alliance races. Gnomes,Humans, Night Elves, Dwarves

Current Events

21. Vicente Fox made news last week when he called for the legalization of the sale and consumption of all illegal drugs in the country where he once served as President. What country is it? Mexico
22. Who recently became the fourth woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court? Kagan
23. Peru is currently battling an outbreak of rabies spread by what animal? Vampire Bats
24. What former Alaskan senator died in a plane crash on August 9th, 2010? Ted Stevens
25. What former Hewlett-Packard CEO is currently running for a US senate seat in California? Carly Fiorina

Etymology

26. What word, weighing heavily in tonight’s contest, comes from a Latin word meaning “place where three roads meet?” Trivia
27. The word prole, a modified version proletariat, was used to describe the working class in what 1949 novel? 1984
28. What popular dinosaur, whose name means “Thunder Lizard,” was actually a deliberate fake made from the body of an Apatosaurus and the head of a Camarasaurus? Brontosaurus
29. Who is generally credited with coining the term “nerd,” after it appeared in his 1950 book If I Ran the Zoo? Dr. Seuss
30. What summer fabric takes its name from Persian for “milk and sugar?” Seersucker

Entomology
31. The destruction caused by this insect rivals Chestnut Blight and Dutch Elm Disease. What insect is it? (visual) Emerald Ash Borer
32. What insect is responsible for more human deaths worldwide than any other member of the Animal Kingdom? Mosquito
33. Largely eradicated as pests in the 1940s, what insect has had such a resurgence that in the EPA had a summit to discuss battling them? Bed Bugs
34. Pediculosis is an infestation of what bug? Head Lice
35. What is the name of the largest species of  the common cockroach? Palmetto Bug

Album Covers

36. What Led Zepplin album cover features a bar patron with a bottle of Schlitz in front of him? In through the out door
37. Visual Joy Division-Unknown Pleasures
38. Visual Paul’s Boutique
39. Visual Operation Ivy
40. Visual Prodigy–Always Outnumbered, Never Out Gunned

WTF?

41. Visual Hodag
42. Visual Star Nosed Mole
43. Visual Blowhole
44. Visual Mt. Killamanjaro
45. Visual Clitoris
Geography

46. Both Panama and Madison, WI are examples of what type of land formation? Isthmus
47. What is the world’s largest peninsula? Arabian
48. Name the Earth’s five oceans–Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, and Southern
49. What mountain range does this photo depict? (visual) Carpathians
50. In what US state does the Geographic center of North America lie? North Dakota

Wild Card

51. Venn Diagram Trident
52. In what board game would you encounter the fianchetto? Chess
53. What country is this? (visual) South Africa
54. Name the four NFL teams that make up the AFC East? Bills, Patriots, Jets, Dolphins
55. What language is known by its speakers as tlhIngan Hol? Klingon

Golden Girls

56. What fictional town was Rose from? St. Olaf
57. What was the name of Sophia’s late husband? Salvatore
58. The Golden Girls’ neighbor, Charlie, had a spin off show called Empty Nest. What Miami hospital-based sitcom was a spin off of Empty Nest? Nurses
59. Quinton Tarentino once had a cameo on The Golden Girls. What role did he play? Elvis Impersonator
60. In the final episode, Dorothy marries Blanche’s uncle Lucas, who is played by what actor? Leslie Neilson

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Trivia Left-overs

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Beef week at trivia last night. I think it’s the heat getting to the players. People need some snow, or at least I do.

But really, people were about to turn on us last night. Someone even threatened to kill Co-Host’s Dream Girl, and then he was like, “You’re going to kill Carly Fiorina?” Co-host is weird sometimes.

All this over some MFers claiming an “Antarctic Ocean.”

For real. Further proof of the failing school systems. Fucking Antarctic Ocean. Should have just called it the “Thingamajig.” Should have just denied the oceans exist. Should have just told me the earth was 6000 years old and people lived with dragons. Plebeians.

Simps.

Here’s your trivia for the week.

Anatomy

1. What’s the proper term for the bone often referred to as your kneecap?
2. The human heart will continue beating after it has been removed from the body and central nervous system because of what node?
3. What kind of specialist would most likely examine your calcaneus?
4. On what bone would you find the Acromion Process?
5. In what part of the body do you find vitreous humor?

Photographers

6. What American photographer and environmentalist took this photo? (Visual)
7. What Australian-born photographer took these borderline creepy images? (visual)
8. Who was the chief photographer for Rolling Stone from 1973-83, the official concert tour photographer for the Rolling Stones 1975 American tour and photographed John Lennon on the day of his death.
9. On February 23, 1945, Joe Rosenthal took an iconic photograph on what US battlefield?
10. What photographer took this famous photograph. (Visual)

Logos

11. Visual
12. Visual
13. Visual
14. Visual
15. Visual

World of Warcraft

16. World of Warcraft introduced the Mohawk Grenade in 2009, which temporarily made players look like what celebrity?
17. What company publishes World of Warcraft?
18. Which of the following is a primary profession: tailoring, cooking, or fishing?
19. In what fictional world does WoW take place?
20. Name the original four Alliance races

Current Events

21. Vicente Fox made news last week when he called for the legalization of the sale and consumption of all illegal drugs in the country where he once served as President. What country is it?
22. Who recently became the fourth woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court?
23. Peru is currently battling an outbreak of rabies spread by what animal?
24. What former Alaskan senator died in a plane crash on August 9th, 2010?
25. What former Hewlett-Packard CEO is currently running for a US senate seat in California?

Etymology

26. What word, weighing heavily in tonight’s contest, comes from a Latin word meaning “place where three roads meet?”
27. The word prole, a modified version proletariat, was used to describe the working class in what 1949 novel?
28. What popular dinosaur, whose name means “Thunder Lizard,” was actually a deliberate fake made from the body of an Apatosaurus and the head of a Camarasaurus?
29. Who is generally credited with coining the term “nerd,” after it appeared in his 1950 book If I Ran the Zoo?
30. What summer fabric takes its name from Persian for “milk and sugar?”

Entomology
31. The destruction caused by this insect rivals Chestnut Blight and Dutch Elm Disease. What insect is it? (visual)
32. What insect is responsible for more human deaths worldwide than any other member of the Animal Kingdom?
33. Largely eradicated as pests in the 1940s, what insect has had such a resurgence that in the EPA had a summit to discuss battling them?
34. Pediculosis is an infestation of what bug?
35. What is the name of the largest species of  the common cockroach?

Album Covers

36. What Led Zepplin album cover features a bar patron with a bottle of Schlitz in front of him?
37. Visual
38. Visual
39. Visual
40. Visual
WTF?

41. Visual
42. Visual
43. Visual
44. Visual
45. Visual
Geography

46. Both Panama and Madison, WI are examples of what type of land formation?
47. What is the world’s largest peninsula?
48. Name the Earth’s five oceans
49. What mountain range does this photo depict? (visual)
50. In what US state does the Geographic center of North America lie?

Wild Card

51. Venn Diagram
52. In what board game would you encounter the fianchetto?
53. What country is this? (visual)
54. Name the four NFL teams that make up the AFC East?
55. What language is known by its speakers as tlhIngan Hol?

Golden Girls

56. What fictional town was Rose from?
57. What was the name of Sophia’s late husband?
58. The Golden Girls’ neighbor, Charlie, had a spin off show called Empty Nest. What Miami hospital-based sitcom was a spin off of Empty Nest?
59. Quinton Tarentino once had a cameo on The Golden Girls. What role did he play?
60. In the final episode, Dorothy marries Blanche’s uncle Lucas, who is played by what actor?

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Trivia Answers from 8-9-10

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Round 1  Constellations

1. The Pleiades, also known as the seven sisters, is said to be pursued across the sky by what hunter? Orion
2.What is the common name for the constellation Ursa Major? The Big Dipper
3. Named after the swan, what constellation is also known as the Northern Cross? Cygnus
4. Name this constellation: Scorpio
5. Named after a famous foe of Hercules and covering more than 1,300 square degrees in the sky, what constellation is regarded as the largest in the sky? Hydra

Round 2  Birds

6. What is the only bird that can fly backwards? Hummingbird
7. What is a group of ravens called? Murder
8. What bird, commonly seen in this area, is known to scientists as Branta canadensis? Canada Goose
9. What bird, assumed extinct until recieving acclaim for reported sightings in Arkansas in 2004, is now classified as “probably or definitely extinct?” Ivory Billed Woodpecker
10. What is the common name for this bird? Scarlett Tanager

Round 3 Arcade Showdown!

11.What 2007 documentary follows Steve Weibe as he tries to defeat Billy Mitchell’s high score in the game Donkey Kong? King of Kong: Fist Full of Quarters
12. What is the official name of the pieces of Tetris? Tetraminoes
13. What video game features the characters Chop Chop Master Onion, Katy Kat, PJ Beri and MC King Kong Mushi? Parappa the Rapper
14. What city is known as the video game capital of the world? Ottumwa, Iowa
15. What game is this screen capture from? Dragon Warrior

Round 4—Current Events

16. Allegations surfaced last week that Brett Favre sent pictures of himself mastubating to Jenn Sterger while they both worked for the Jets. In one photo, what kind of footwear was most notably wearing? Crocs
17. Saudi Arabia recently banned what device because it’s security agencies could not crack it in order to monitor exchanged data between them? Blackberries
18. Who is the President of Cuba? Raul Castro
19. What is the name of the controversial proposed Muslim center near Ground Zero? Cordoba
20. Naomi Campbell recently testified at the war crimes trial of what former Liberian president? Charles Taylor

Round 5—Economics

21.Who coined the term “the invisible hand” in his book The Wealth of Nations? Adam Smith
22. What french term is used to describe an economic policy that lacks all regulation? Laissez-Faire
23. Though he later signed on to it as his running mate, what term did George Bush use to describe Ronald Reagan’s economic policy? Voodoo Economics
24. What often misused term describes an economic system with the goal to more effectively satisfy demand by producing utility directly without being burdened by private property relations in the means of production and the need to generate profit? Socialism
25. What 2002 act was enacted as a reaction to the large numbers of corporate and accounting scandals at companies like Enron, Adelphia, Tyco and WorldCom? Sarbanes -Oxley

Round 6—Ebonics

26. According to the rapper Big L in the song Ebonics if “sneakers is kicks, movies is flicks, and money is chips” What would you call your car? Whip
27. The 70s, 80s or 90s: In what decade was the term Ebonics coined by Robert Williams? 1970s
28. Again, from the book of Big L, song Ebonics, verse 2, lines 3-5″If you caught a felony, you got an FIf you got killed, you got leftAnd if you got the Dragon…”What is your ailment? Bad Breath
29. What California school district passed a resolution in 1996 recognizing the legitimacy of Ebonics, mandating some instruction in the dialect? Oakland
30. Since 1996 linguists have used what phrase in place of Ebonics, to avoid any mixed connotations on account of the word? African American Vernacular English

Round 7—Wild Card

31. Who’s the black private dick that’s a sex machine with all the chicks? Shaft
32. What classic video game was inducted into the Video Game Hall of fame in 2010, the first game to be inducted? Pac-man
33. Which of the following magazine titles does not fall under the umbrella of the Conde Nast Publication Company: Brides, Guns and Ammo, Golf Digest, or The New Yorker? Guns and Ammo
34. It is predicted that White Nose Syndrome (Geomyces Destructans) will wipe out the population of what mammal in the Northeast United States within the next 15-20 years? Little Brown Bat
35. Put the layers of the Earth’s atmosphere in order, starting with the closest to the Earth: Exosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Troposphere. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere

Round 8—WTF?

36. What in tarnation is that? Shake Weight
37. What the deuce? Uranus
38. What the frack? Notre Dame
39. What the crap? I forgot what we had here
40. The fuck? Famicom

Round 9—Books

41. Who created the character Sherlock Holmes? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
42. The character of Nick Adams is partly inspired by what author’s youth spent in northern Michigan? Hemingway
43. What Edward Abbey book is often cited as influential to the founding of the organizations EarthFirst! and the Earth Liberation Front? The Monkeywrench Gang
44. Who wrote the books Into Thin Air, Into The Wild and Under the Banner of Heaven? Krakauer
45. First published in Spanish in 1967, what book tells the story of seven generations of the Buendia family in the fictional town of Macondo, Columbia, and has been translated into 37 languages worldwide? 100 Years of Solitude

Round 10—Celebrity Geeks

46. Danica McKellar wrote the books Math Doesn’t Suck, Kiss My Math, and Hot X to increase middle school aged girls’ interest in mathematics, and is notable for playing Winnie Cooper in what TV sitcom? Wonder Years
47. Better known for her roles in Pearl Harbor, The Aviator, and Van Helsing, what actress is an alumni of the New College at Oxford, and twice won the W.H. Smith Award for young writers? Kate Beckinsale
48. Who published the works MgL Emission in the Night-Sky Spectrum (1972), An Investigation of the Motion of Zodiacal Dust Particles (Part I) (1973), Fat Bottomed Girls (1978), and We Will Rock You (1977)? Brian May of Queen
49. What popular TV personality graduated magna cum laude, and served as editor of the Harvard Lampoon for two years while attending the Cambridge, MA school? Conan O’Brien
50. What action film star holds a degree from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, a MS in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at MIT? Dolph Lundgren

Round 11—Greek Mythology

51. What was the name of the mountain on which the Greek Gods resided? Olympus
52. To the Romans, the God of wine, theater, and ecstasy was known as Bacchus. By what name did the Greeks know him? Dionysus
53. What was the name of Jason’s ship in his quest to find the golden fleece? Argo
54. Who slew Medusa? Perseus
55. What club-footed God of technology, blacksmithing, artisans, and volcanoes was Aphrodite’s husband? Hephaestus

Round 12—Is Canadian, Is Not Canadian

56. Steve Nash- Is Canadian
57. Adrian Grenier- Is not Canadian
58. The dude who played DATA in Star Trek TNG– Is not Canadian
59. Neko Case– Is not Canadian
60. Jonah Hill– Is not Canadian

Twas some serious game brought by LV. I guess that’s why she runs Manhattan.

3rd place= Brooke with 22 points
2nd place= A-man with 48 points
1st place =LV with 80 points
Any of those scores would be respectable at the Red Dot. Trust.

In the meantime I just asked some girl if she wanted to go with me to my favorite new joint in MKE:

She said no.

But I just shook it off. I get by.

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Trivia Recap

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Alright, here’s your weekly trivia rounders. Knock ‘em dead folks. Also, as clarification Brooke totally won last week.

57 people were playing last night. Shit’s at capacity. Fire Code. Get there early if you want a table.

It was hot as fuck. I think I have late hitting heat stroke.

Game on:

Round 1  Constellations

1. The Pleiades, also known as the seven sisters, is said to be pursued across the sky by what hunter?
2.What is the common name for the constellation Ursa Major?
3. Named after the swan, what constellation is also known as the Northern Cross?
4. Name this constellation
5. Named after a famous foe of Hercules and covering more than 1,300 square degrees in the sky, what constellation is regarded as the largest in the sky?

Round 2  Birds

6. What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
7. What is a group of ravens called?
8. What bird, commonly seen in this area, is known to scientists as Branta canadensis?
9. What bird, assumed extinct until recieving acclaim for reported sightings in Arkansas in 2004, is now classified as “probably or definitely extinct?”
10. What is the common name for this bird?

Round 3 Arcade Showdown!

11.What 2007 documentary follows Steve Weibe as he tries to defeat Billy Mitchell’s high score in the game Donkey Kong?
12. What is the official name of the pieces of Tetris?
13. What video game features the characters Chop Chop Master Onion, Katy Kat, PJ Beri and MC King Kong Mushi?
14. What city is known as the video game capital of the world?
15. What game is this screen capture from?

Round 4—Current Events

16. Allegations surfaced last week that Brett Favre sent pictures of himself mastubating to Jenn Sterger while they both worked for the Jets. In one photo, what kind of footwear was most notably wearing?
17. Saudi Arabia recently banned what device because it’s security agencies could not crack it in order to monitor exchanged data between them?
18. Who is the President of Cuba?
19. What is the name of the controversial proposed Muslim center near Ground Zero?
20. Naomi Campbell recently testified at the war crimes trial of what former Liberian president?

Round 5—Economics

21.Who coined the term “the invisible hand” in his book The Wealth of Nations?
22. What french term is used to describe an economic policy that lacks all regulation?
23. Though he later signed on to it as his running mate, what term did George Bush use to describe Ronald Reagan’s economic policy?
24. What often misused term describes an economic system with the goal to more effectively satisfy demand by producing utility directly without being burdened by private property relations in the means of production and the need to generate profit?
25. What 2002 act was enacted as a reaction to the large numbers of corporate and accounting scandals at companies like Enron, Adelphia, Tyco and WorldCom?

Round 6—Ebonics

26. According to the rapper Big L in the song Ebonics if “sneakers is kicks, movies is flicks, and money is chips” What would you call your car?
27. The 70s, 80s or 90s: In what decade was the term Ebonics coined by Robert Williams?
28. Again, from the book of Big L, song Ebonics, verse 2, lines 3-5″If you caught a felony, you got an FIf you got killed, you got leftAnd if you got the Dragon…”What is your ailment?
29. What California school district passed a resolution in 1996 recognizing the legitimacy of Ebonics, mandating some instruction in the dialect?
30. Since 1996 linguists have used what phrase in place of Ebonics, to avoid any mixed connotations on account of the word?

Round 7—Wild Card

31. Who’s the black private dick that’s a sex machine with all the chicks?
32. What classic video game was inducted into the Video Game Hall of fame in 2010, the first game to be inducted?
33. Which of the following magazine titles does not fall under the umbrella of the Conde Nast Publication Company: Brides, Guns and Ammo, Golf Digest, or The New Yorker?
34. It is predicted that White Nose Syndrome (Geomyces Destructans) will wipe out the population of what mammal in the Northeast United States within the next 15-20 years?
35. Put the layers of the Earth’s atmosphere in order, starting with the closest to the Earth: Exosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Troposphere.

Round 8—WTF?

36. What in tarnation is that?
37. What the deuce?
38. What the frack?
39. What the crap?
40. The fuck?

Round 9—Books

41. Who created the character Sherlock Holmes?
42. The character of Nick Adams is partly inspired by what author’s youth spent in northern Michigan?
43. What Edward Abbey book is often cited as influential to the founding of the organizations EarthFirst! and the Earth Liberation Front?
44. Who wrote the books Into Thin Air, Into The Wild and Under the Banner of Heaven?
45. First published in Spanish in 1967, what book tells the story of seven generations of the Buendia family in the fictional town of Macondo, Columbia, and has been translated into 37 languages worldwide?

Round 10—Celebrity Geeks

46. Danica McKellar wrote the books Math Doesn’t Suck, Kiss My Math, and Hot X to increase middle school aged girls’ interest in mathematics, and is notable for playing Winnie Cooper in what TV sitcom?
47. Better known for her roles in Pearl Harbor, The Aviator, and Van Helsing, what actress is an alumni of the New College at Oxford, and twice won the W.H. Smith Award for young writers?
48. Who published the works MgL Emission in the Night-Sky Spectrum (1972), An Investigation of the Motion of Zodiacal Dust Particles (Part I) (1973), Fat Bottomed Girls (1978), and We Will Rock You (1977)?
49. What popular TV personality graduated magna cum laude, and served as editor of the Harvard Lampoon for two years while attending the Cambridge, MA school?
50. What action film star holds a degree from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, a MS in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at MIT?

Round 11—Greek Mythology

51. What was the name of the mountain on which the Greek Gods resided?
52. To the Romans, the God of wine, theater, and ecstasy was known as Bacchus. By what name did the Greeks know him?
53. What was the name of Jason’s ship in his quest to find the golden fleece?
54. Who slew Medusa?
55. What club-footed God of technology, blacksmithing, artisans, and volcanoes was Aphrodite’s husband?

Round 12—Is Canadian, Is Not Canadian

56. Steve Nash
57. Adrian Grenier
58. The dude who played DATA in Star Trek TNG
59. Neko Case
60. Jonah Hill

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Trivia Answers from 8-3-10

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Trivia Answers, get your trivia answers right here!

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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Typical Tuesday: Trivia Recap

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Listen.

All I got to say is “If you’re in Milwaukee and not spending your Monday nights playing trivia at the Red Dot, You’re missing out.” We had another banger crowd last night. The humidity was high, the sweat was sweating, and brains were getting bigged.

Plus now we’ve got this projector system that enables me to put up massive pictures of Emanuelle Chriqui.

So recap this shit. And be there next week at 8pm.

Round 1
The Simpsons

1. Who is the head of the Springfield Mafia?

2. What is Marge’s maiden name?

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

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

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

Round 2
Art

6. Who drew The Vitruvian Man?

7. What artist are these works credited to?

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?

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

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

Round 3
Current Events

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

12. Who was recently ousted as CEO of BP?

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?

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?

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

Round 4
Sports

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

17. Who won the 2010 Tour de France?

18. In what Wisconsin town was Danica Patrick born?

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

20. Name the original six NHL teams

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?

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?

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

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?

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

Round 6
WTF

26. Visual

27. Visual

28. Visual

29. Visual

30. Visual

Round 7
Jazz

31. What Belgian guitar virtuoso popularized Gypsy Jazz?

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

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

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

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

Round 8
Currency

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

Round 11
Westerns

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

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

53. Who starred in the 1960 western Flaming Star?

54. Who directed A Fistfull of Dollars?

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

Round 12
Game Shows

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

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

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

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

60. Visual

Unrelated

I saw the press release today that Luke Mitrani is officially head-to-toe Volcom this winter. Which is good for the V.Co. and probably doesn’t matter to the B.Co. But yeah, it’s time we start thinking about winter on these 90degree days.

I also got some press release from DC regarding the Xgames, but that one just went directly into my trash.

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Trivia Recap

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Damn good showing last night. Thanks to everyone who came out. All 60+ of you.
Here’s the run down.

Famous Nicknames
1. Who was known as Old’ Blue Eyes?
2. Who was known as “the Velvet Fog?”
3. Who was known as “Sweetness?”
4. What famous musician was born David Howell Evans?
5. What was Rudolf Walter Wanderone, Jr. better known as?

Booze
6. What is the official spirit of the United States?
7. How does a Gibson differ from a traditional martini?
8. Kirschwasser, a traditional German brandy, is made from what fruit?
9. What multi-purpose kitchen staple is a byproduct of winemaking, found on the inside of casks used to age wine and occasionally on the underside of the cork?
10. Which two US states did not ratify the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which established prohibition?

Cheese
11. What is the most popular cheese in the world?
12. In traditional cheese making, what enzyme is added to raw milk to begin the curding process?
13. Prosciutto di Parma traditionally comes from hogs fed the whey left over from the production of what cheese?
14. Comte and Beauford are French varieties of what Swiss cheese?
15. Explorateur, a French, triple-creme brie was produced in the 1950s to celebrate what event?

Current Events
16. Name the three most prominent candidates for Wisconsin’s upcoming gubernatorial election.
17. What Brewers pitcher was credited with a win on July 19th, his first since May 7, 2007?
18. The United Nations International Court of Justice in The Hague recently ruled that the what country’s 2008 declaration of independence was legal?
19. Venezuela recently severed diplomatic ties with Colombia over disputes concerning the location of camps of what Colombian rebel group?
20. What brewery recently released “The End of History,” a 110-proof beer whose bottles are packaged in the skins of dead animals?

Cars
21. Visual
22. What license plate was on the 1959 Chevrolet Miller-Meteor ambulance driven by The Ghostbusters?
23. In March 2008 the Ford Motor Company sold Jaguar and Land Rover to what Asian motor company?
24. What make and model of car was James Dean driving when he had his fatal accident?
25. Name the 2 crash test dummies popularized in 1980s PSAs produced by the NHSA?

Academy Awards Winners
26. Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the award for Best Director for her work on what film?
27. Cabaret holds the record for most awards won by a movie without winning Best Picture with eight in 1972. What movie beat it for Best Picture?
28. Who has won more Academy Awards for acting than any one else?
29. In 2003, Adrien Brody became the youngest man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in what film?
30. Who has won more Academy Awards for Best Director than any other?

Wild Card
31.What band’s fans are known as Juggalos?
32. What is the parent company of the brands Louis Vuitton, Moet and Hennessy?
33. Who recorded more than 180 videos over 2 days in July 2010 for the Old Spice’s “Smell Like a Man” campaign?
34. What no-handed maneuver is Alan Gelfand credited with inventing in 1977?
35. In what 1980s TV series was the central character named Stringfellow Hawke?

Slogans
36. “Don’t Be Evil” is the informal corporate slogan of what company?
37. What airline has used the slogan “More experience than the name suggests?”
38. Who uses the slogan “Born from jets?”
39. What brand uses the slogan “For Successful Living?”
40. What Ivy League college uses the motto “Vox Clamantis in Deserto,” meaning “the voice of one crying in the wilderness?”

Trees
41. What are Vermonsters on the lookout for when hunting Acer Saccharum?
42. Visual
43. The forests of Northern Wisconsin, with large numbers of conifers such as pine and fir as well as the deciduous aspen and birch are classified as what kind of forest?
44. Also known as the maidenhair tree, what species is notable not only for being the only in its genus, but also its incredibly slow rate of evolution, being recognizably related to fossils dating back 270 million years?
45. What is the common name for trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus?

Awards and Prizes
46. Visual
47. The Lamar Hunt and George Halas trophies are given out during the playoffs of what professional sports league?
48. What award is named for the inventor of dynamite who established the award to leave a better legacy after his death?
49. SpaceShipOne, Produced by the first non-governmental organization to launch a reusable, manned spacecraft into space twice in two weeks, won what prize?
50. What is the collective name of the 10 awards given out each October by the Annals of Improbable Research, for “achievements that first make people laugh, then make then make them think?”

Questions 51 – 60 were visual and audio questions, so you just get the answer. And can make up your own questions.
51. Farfelle
52. Rihanna’s Five Head
53. The Dying Gaul
54. Iolani Palace
55. Zedonk
56. The Ramones—Blitzkrieg Bop
57. Arrested Development—Mr Wendal
58. Joy Division—Digital
59. Fugazi—Waiting Room
60. Talking Heads—Flowers

It happens every week. 8pm at the Red Dot in Milwaukee. True fools are always there.

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