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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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Return of the Mack

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Watch my flow:

I went camping this past weekend. In turn, I think I’m good on camping for another 4-5 years. I do have to give a big shout out to the REI Basecamp tent for keeping me nice and dry during the thunderstorms. Here’s what I don’t get it: On sunday my ass muscles were sore. WTF? I didn’t really strain myself losing that game of Bocce. I can only assume it was from sleeping on the ground, like a damned savage. Somehow I got all out of whack by not having my body pillow, or some random broad to hold all night long. This is the feeling of my body failing me.

Anyway, the reason I was not sleeping in a bed was because Co-host’s wifey was having her birthday. There was a lot of booze and a pig getting roasted. That was rad. If I can find any pics of it I will post them up. A big thanks again to Co-host and wifey for providing good times.

Step 2:

Flipped through the Onion and found this:

Apparently the extent of the Airport Lounge’s Social Media campaign is writing the word Facebook on their ads. And not even in the FB font. Brand standards be damned. I suspect the Airport Lounge needs to step up it’s game.

Also you can get in free with you admission to the Milwaukee Children’s Theater. This place must be 100% amazing.

Round  3:

Trivia tonight MFers. It’s the mid-season Mega-Match. 100 questions. There will be all kinds of fabulous prizes, and of course schlitz.   Be at the Red Dot at 8pm.

Lastly:

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY BILLY MAYS DIED. FROM NOW ON, JUNE 28TH SHALL BE CAPS LOCK DAY.

DO NOT FIGHT THE INTERNET.

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The Trivia Catch Up

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

The latest round of Schiltz/Red Dot trivia went down monday night and the players seem to be adapting to the new toughness level. I still think Co-Host and I are running the hardest trivia in Milwaukee. Out of 208 possible points we’ve got high scores around 105. BRUTALITY.

Coming up this Monday, June 28, we’ve got a mega-round 100-Question SkullSplitter. If you’re in the area and up to the challenge, be there. For real. The Red Dot, on the corner of Bradford and Bartlett.

Here’s the run-down of the questions:

  1. What actor has played the characters Holden McNeil, Fred O’Bannion, and Chuckie Sullivan
  2. Who wrote the books Ulysses, Finnegan’s Wake, and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?
  3. Visual Question
  4. Who produced the Delta Force AC, the Terminator, and the Dunk?
  5. What beer company’s early 1990s ads featured the Swedish Bikini Team and the slogan “It doesn’t get any better than this?”
  6. What the name for a puzzle in which words are represented by combinations of pictures and individual letters?
  7. What band released the albums Nothing’s Shocking, Ritual de lo Habitual, and Strays?
  8. In what city was Tupac Shakur murdered?
  9. Of the planets in our solar system, Jupiter has the most volume and Earth is the most dense.  What planet has the most mass?
  10. Out of 13 finalists, in what place did Milwaukee’s Danny Gokey finish in Season 8 of American Idol?
  11. CCCP is to the former Soviet Union as DPRK is to what?
  12. Who is the only US President never to have been elected to any office higher than that of the US Congress?
  13. Visual Question
  14. What TV sitcom theme song has these lyrics:
    I bet we been together for a million years,
    And I bet we’ll be together for a million more.
    Oh, It’s like I started breathing on the night we kissed,
    And I can’t remember what I ever did before.
    What would we do baby, Without Us?
    What would we do baby, Without Us?
    And there ain’t no nothing we can’t love each other through.
    What would we do baby, Without Us?
  15. What creature did Sir Edmund Hillary embark on a search for in 1960?
  16. What was the first name of the founder of the Italian fashion company Versace?
  17. What does a speleologist study?
  18. What was sent back in time to destroy Sarah Conner?
  19. Who was the auburn-haired, green-eyed woman Dolly Parton begged not to take her man?
  20. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is best known for trying to solve whose murder?
  21. What artist’s works include Regular Division of the Plane, Drawing Hands, and Hand with Reflecting Sphere?
  22. What search started at Cornell University in 1960, and through outreach, now has over 290,000 computers working to find its subject?
  23. Visual Question
  24. What was “Coco” Chanel’s real first name?
  25. Who wrote The Maltese Falcon?
  26. What beer company used the slogan “Good things can happen, out of the blue?”
  27. What word is used to describe “the separation of parts of a compound word by an intervening word or words.” Such as any-old-where or abso-fucking-lutely.
  28. What band released the albums Freaky Styley, The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, and Mother’s Milk?
  29. What organization was founded by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in Oakland, California during October of 1966
  30. Visual Question
  31. With roughly 367 miles running beneath the surface, what is the name of the the world’s longest known cave?
  32. What corporation created the the T-800, T-1000 and the Skynet Computer System?
  33. Who directed the films Wild At Heart, Inland Empire and The Straight Story?
  34. Visual Question
  35. What country ceased to exist after December 31, 1991?
  36. What Canadian territory was officially recognized on April 1, 1999?
  37. Who is the only US president to be a grandson of a former US President?
  38. What brothers hold the record for the most career home runs, combined?
  39. In his 2005 book The Conspiracy of Art, what French philosopher and cultural theorist promoted his beliefs that art had entered a “transaesthetic” state; suggesting he was not attacking art—because art ceased to exist— but only its claim to privilege.
  40. What is the slang term used by the Federal Aviation Administration to describe “What is left of a bird after it’s been hit by a plane?”
  41. What band released the albums Dig Me Out, Call The Doctor and All Hands on the Bad One?
  42. Visual Question
  43. In 2005 M.I.A. released the album Arular, which was named for her father, who was a prominent activist in the independence movement of what region?
  44. Name the actor who starred in In Bruges, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Gangs of New York.
  45. Visual Question
  46. What ancient Egyptian city was known for it’s equal rule between King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti, and inspired a Dartmouth College co-ed undergraduate society to take this city’s name?
  47. In the 1980s sitcom Family Ties, who played Ned, the alcoholic uncle?
  48. What singer scored a Top 40 hit every year from 1970 to 1998?
  49. In what sporting league could you find the teams the Barcelona Dragons, the Frankfurt Galaxy, and the London Monarchs?
  50. What was the first name of the founder of the Italian fashion company Gucci?
  51. Explored to over 6,900 feet below the surface, The Krubera-Voronya cave, the deepest on Earth, is in what country?
  52. To whom does Special Agent Dale Cooper address the messages he dictates into his micro-cassette recorder?
  53. Visual Question
  54. Reggie White, “the Minister of Defense,” got his start with what professional sports team?

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Get Sprung

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Ahhh it seems Spring has returned. Again. And with that returns Schlitz Trivia at the Red Dot. Of course that means the super team is back together.

About a year ago I compiled a team of the world’s deadliest assassins most average dorks—@keith_lipski, @the_boss_of_you, @larsma and @gmachotka— for a trivia team with unmatched trivial knowledge. I was like the Malcolm McLaren of pub trivia teams. Chances are Greg Machotka will be the Sid Vicious. Of course we dominated. This year we are back to defend our title. It all begins tonight. Now we only need to come up with a solid name.

Here are some options for tonight:

  • She Swore It Was Razor Burn.
  • So Then the Black Dude Dragging a Pick Yells “We ain’t found shit.”
  • Ex-girlfriend Crazy or Like Navajo Blanket Crazy.
  • The Aldo Leopold National Deforestation Area.
  • Like You Never Smoked Weed Out of a Sunkist Can?
  • The Women of Brewster Place.
  • Pooh’s Honey Stash.
  • My Porno Name is Comstock Load.
  • I Like the Way Lot’s Wife Shakes.
  • This Kind of Filth Doesn’t Just Wash Off.

In other news:

If you’re a denim head you’re probably well aware of Context, the denim store in Madison, WI. Well it seem like those dudes Sam, Ben and Ryan laced up a pretty slick collab. Nudie Jeans Regular Alf + Context. I understand not everyone is into denims, but if you are these are a great piece to have. I’m on one pair of RRDS pushing 4 years, and they are my go-to pants. You’ll never regret these jeans Besides look at this hang tag:

There are only like 4 things radder than that.

Get above the grit.

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