Trivia Questions: 8/15/12

If you've yet to check us out, here's exactly what we asked on last Wednesday. If you were there with us last week, thank you! Here's the recap to refreshen what you've learned. The rest of the recaps from previous trivias will all be up within a week or so, just so we have a nice little archive going for you to see what type of useless important trivia. Come hang and experience it live!

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Round 1:

1) It's Shark Week! On what cable channel does Shark Week traditionally air? (Discovery Channel) Arguably, the best week of the year!

2) Team USA basketball coasted through the Olympics until the final game where they faced what team? (Spain)

3) What fast food location presently uses the slogan "What You Crave" in their advertisements? (White Castle) Accurate if you were craving "mudbutt".

4) Robert Pattinson was a guest on the Daily Show the other day, breaking his silence for the first time since him and Kristen Stewart broke up. What production does the former couple act in together? (Twilight)

5) Aladdin was the highest grossing film in 1992. Of course, Aladding wouldn't go anywhere without his trusty monkey...named who? (Abu)

6) What is the name of Mitt Romney's running mate? (Paul Ryan) Mornings on KDWB.

7) What term describes the occurance in the English language when a word can be spelled or said the same way backwards and forwards, such as racecar, radar, or madam? (Palindrome)

8) What is the proper name for Vincent Van Gogh's painting where it shows a city/village in the night? (The Starry Night)

9) Who is the famed author of the "Millennium Series", which includes the majorly successful "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" series? (Stieg Larsson)

10) In tribute to the sound round, Maple products are considered emblematic of Canada, particularly for what province? (Quebec)

Round 2:

11) New Delhi is the capital of what country that is the second most populous country on Earth, behind China? (India)

12) This currently running FX show features this person's stand up routines blended with segments based somewhat on his offstage experiences. Who is this comedian? (Louis C.K.)

13) Happy birthday Ben Affleck! In honor of that, in what 2007 film, based on a Dennis Lehane book that is set in Boston, did he make his motion picture directorial debut? (Gone Baby Gone)

14) Trivia Math: _______ is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the rules of operations and relations, and the constructions and concepts arising from them. (Algebra)

15) Lutefisk is a traditional Nordic dish traditionally consisting of whitefish cured in what chemical substance? (Lye)

16) What does the F. in John F. Kennedy stand for? (Fitzgerald) Not Fantasia. That was a bad guess on my part.

17) On this day in history in 1969, the first day of Woodstock took place. In what rural town in New York did this event take place? (Bethel)

18) The show Lost was actually filmed on an island, yes...not a studio. The island was located where? A- Japan, B-Guatemala, C-Hawaii (C-Hawaii)

19) What kind of cat is Garfield? (Tabby)

20) Many USA fans were upset that an Eastern Europeon country knocked out a USA men's volleyball team. Taking to Twitter and saying "What is this place", "Is it even a country?", and "Are there even beaches there?" Hint: It's one of the three Baltic countries. (Latvia)

Sound Round: Canadians. Music by those lovable canucks. (Click to play sound file.) 2 points each. 1 point for correct artist, 1 for correct song title.

21) Alanis Morrisette "Ironic"
22) Neil Young "Heart of Gold"
23) The Guess Who "American Woman"
24) Sarah McLachlin "Angel"
25) Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe"

Image Round: Where in MN? Name the city where these landmarks are.

26) Burnsville (Buck Hill)
27) Austin (Spam Museum)
28) Two Harbors (Gooseberry Falls)
29) Shakopee (Canterbury Park)
30) Bloomington (Sea Life at MOA)
31) Duluth (Aerial Lift Bridge)
32) Alexandria (Big Ole)
33) Apple Valley (Raisin' Cane's)