Monday, January 16, 2012

Trivia Questions 1/11/2012

Here's what we had for trivia questions last Wednesday. Highlight next to the question to reveal the answer.

Round 1:
1) What celebrity couple named their child Blue Ivy last week? (Jay-Z and Beyonce) Blue Ivy Z, good luck with that.
2) For two decades, the number one and two beers for U.S. sales have been Bud Light and Budweiser. No More! Budweiser has been ousted from its number two spot by which beer? (Coors Light)
3) What classic rock band is in the studio during the famous Saturday Night Live sketch of "More Cowbell"? (Blue Oyster Cult)
4) Bedposts, Wild Turkey, and a Dutch 200 are all terms used in what sport? (Bowling) Dutch 200 is when you bowl a game of alternating strikes and spares that total out to a perfect score of 200.
5) In the movie The Sandlot, what actor owns the house with the big, bad dog that the kids are scared to get the Babe Ruth baseball from? (James Earl Jones)
6) A gaggle is a group of geese, a parliament is a collective group of what type of bird? (Owl)
Brian Wilson and his beard.
7) San Francisco Giants pitcher Brian Wilson shares the same name as a famous musician from what band? (The Beach Boys)
8) In what U.S. state can you find Sky Harbor International Airport? (Arizona or Minnesota) St. Cloud, MN also has an airport called Sky Harbor, but Arizona has the International part of the name.
9) What 1990's HBO show took place in an New York City prison? (Oz)

10) Who had the top selling NFL jersey of 2011? A-Tom Brady, B-Tim Tebow, C-Aaron Rodgers (C-Aaron Rodgers) Disgusting.

Round 2:

11) Napoleon Dynamite the cartoon is coming soon. What is the name of Napoleon's grandma's pet llama? (Tina)

12) A dumpling with cheese, onions, potato, and other savory items are known as what Eastern Europeon dish? (Perogies)

13) What is the most common element found in the Earth's crust? (Oxygen)

14) In the movie Wayne's World, Wayne learns what language to impress Cassandra? (Cantonese)

15) LL Cool J is not a real name. Believe it. The man behind the moniker says LL Cool J means what? (Ladies Love Cool James)

16) Board game description: The judge (a chosen player) draws a card on which is printed an adjective and places it face up on the table for everybody to see. Then each player (except the judge) chooses a card that they think is the best match for the card and places it face down. (Apples to Apples)


Dwight is not ready for that store to close.
17) The Mall of America is losing one of its original four anchor stores. Which one is closing? (Bloomingdales) Fret not, Groomingdales will remain open for your pet grooming needs.
18) What band performs the song "Low Rider"? (WAR)

19) Silver is the traditional gift for a 25 year wedding anniversary. What is a traditional gift for a 30th wedding anniversary? (Pearl) Kudos for the team that guessed coffin.

20) At the beginning of Mad Men, what is the company that Don Draper works for? (Sterling Cooper)

Sound Round: KTWN Playlist: Click on the link to play the sound round, which are songs that are featured on the new 96.3, K-TWIN. Two points per song, one for artist, one for song title. Songs are played twice at trivia, only once on the blog.

21) The Cranberries "Dreams"

22) Weezer "Say it Ain't So"

23) Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"

24) Pat Benetar "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" 

25) The Clash "Rock the Casbah"

Image Round: Corporate Logos


26) Tivo

27) Noodles & Company

28) Kodak

29) Wikipedia

30) Bacardi

31) REI

32) Sherwin Williams

33) Chanel

Tiebreaker: According to pizza.com, on average how many slices of pizza will an American eat this year? (46)


Up for the challenge of doing this live? Bring some friends and visit us at The Sports Page in Bloomington. We do this every Wednesday at 7pm. Free to play, prizes awarded for top 3 teams. Hope to see you there!

2 comments:

  1. Bah, wish we could've been there last week! Pretty sure we'll be going this week though, so feel free to throw in more Wayne's world questions!

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    1. Another Wayne's World question coming your way! Hope to see you and the crew there.

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