Monday, April 30, 2012

Trivia Questions 4/25/12: More Input.




Round 1: (highlight by the question to reveal answer)

1) Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins refers to "The city by the lake" in the song "Tonight, Tonight". What city is that? (Chicago)

2) Movie Dialogue:
J: That little wimp. He wouldn't know a new idea if it hit him in the Pachenga. He wanted some new ideas? I could've *told* him some new ideas!
B: Well, why did you let him talk to you that way?
J: What do you mean, and fight the bossman?
B: Yeah, tell him your ideas! He's a person like everyone else. I'm sure he'll think they're great.

(Dirty Dancing)

Cold Stone's Like It size.
3) What famous composer continued to write even after becoming deaf? (Beethoven)

4) Instead of using the traditional sizes of small, medium, and large, Cold Stone Creamery uses the sizes Like It, Love It, and what? It's their largest 12 oz. individual serving size. (Gotta Have It)

5) Who is credited with pioneering social media to the masses? What service? (AOL)

6) This is the birthplace of Jesus and David, its name also means "house of bread" in Hebrew. What city? (Bethlehem)

7) Vikings are on the clock tomorrow night with the 3rd overall pick. Last time we had a top 10 pick, who did we take? (Adrian Peterson)

8) Although the brand Adidas was originally named after their founder, Adi Dassler, they have since applied an acronym for their name stating that Adidas stands for "All day I dream...." What? (About Sport) Contrary to popular belief, the answer was not "About Sex". Perverts.

9) Not anymore but Chipotle was once owned by who? (McDonald's)

10) Deimos and Phobos are two moons from what planet? (Mars)

11) What local sports anchor released a book titled Best Seats in the House? (Mark Rosen) Go See It!

12) This day in history in 1901, this state became the first to require cars to have license plates. A- New York, B- Pennsylvania, C- Delaware (A- New York)



13) The Office

14) Golden Girls

15) Diff'rent Strokes

16) Frasier

17) Sanford and Son

18) Parks and Recreation

19) Psych

20) Full House

21) Baywatch

22) Dawson’s Creek


Round 2:

23) Coney Island is a part of what borough in New York? (Brooklyn)
24) For the second time in two years, this popular restaurant chain is responsible for accidently serving alcohol to a minor. Last year, it was Sangria in a sippy cup. This year, it was a rum cocktail instead of a smoothie. What restaurant is the repeat offender? (Olive Garden)

25) ESPN hosts an event where athletes who skateboard and do other dangerous sports are on display. (X-Games)

26) Ophidiophobia is the fear of what animal? (Snake)

27) Know your neighbor, are you a smarter than a 5th grader: What's the capital city of South Dakota? (Pierre) Pronounced Pie-air-eeee. That may be wrong. I'm not from there.

28) Timeline: Put these in order from earliest launch date to latest. Google, Amazon, eBay. (Amazon - 1994, eBay - 1995, Google - 1998)

29) Last time the Vikings were 3-13, who was the head coach? (Les Steckel)

30) Four of the main superheroes from the upcoming Avengers movie have had their own movie. Name 3 of the 4 superheroes in The Avengers that have had their own feature movie. (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk)

31) This new Minneapolis concert venue offered refunds for everyone that attended the first concert they held, which was Jane's Addiction. The high volume of complaints ranged from bad sightlines to overcrowding. What is the name of this venue? (The Brick) The Thrash is what is should be.

32) Finish the proverb. "An idle mind is...." ? (The devil's workshop/playground)

33) Submitted by Joe Hanstad, Everyone is familiar with the company 3M. What exactly are the 3 M's? (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (Company))

34) Pi is the mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Its the first few numbers are 3.14, what's the next number after the 4? (1)



Image Round: Game shows


35) Double Dare

36) Legends of the Hidden Temple

37) Family Feud

38) Wipeout

39) Price is Right

40) Lingo

41) Wheel of Fortune

42) Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

43) Password

44) Supermarket Sweep


Bonus Question: Two U.S. states share borders with 8 other states. Name one of those states that shares the lead for most neighboring states touched. (Missouri, Tennessee)

Tiebreaker: Dick Clark passed away last week. One artist, Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, holds the record for making the most appearances on the classic show American Bandstand - how many episodes was he on? (110)

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