Here's the recap of stuff we asked last Wednesday. Highlight to the right of the questions to reveal the answers.
Round 1:
1) We're still here - the Mayans were wrong. Mya famously joined up with Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Lil' Kim for the Moulin Rouge soundtrack to create the massively successful 2001 cover version of what Patti Labelle song? (Lady Marmalade)
2) On this day in history in 1846, this group of 87 people headed out west to California via wagon, only to find themselves trapped in snow in the Sierra Nevada. (The Donner Party)
3) Within 10, how many yards does Adrian Peterson need to TIE Eric Dickerson's all-time single season yards rushing record? (208)
4) Adam Sandler and Hasbro toy company are making an animated movie about this toy, which originated in Mound, Minnesota 1946. The toy gets its name from Sioux word for "great". (Tonka Trucks)
5) Super straightforward - Is the popular canned tomato dish Spaghetti-O's manufactured under the Chef Boyardee label? (No - Campbell's FrancoAmerican)
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| What the hell's the W stand for? |
7) In military terminology, a soldier who deserts his duty is considered AWOL - what does that stand for? (Absence without leave)
8) Basic physics, mass times acceleration equals what? (Force)
9) This type of group dance was first documented in England in the 1700's, but evolved greatly after coming to the United States in the 20th century as it is almost always utilitzes live, country type music, with an even amount of partners involved in the group. (Square Dancing)
10) The list for most common puppy names of 2012 was released. What name topped the list for female dogs? A- Lucy, B- Bella, C- Daisy (B- Bella)
Round 2:
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12) There are 36 black keys on a standard piano - how many white keys are there? (52)
13) The minimum wage is set to increase in 10 states on January 1st, name 2 of those states. (Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington)
14) Metatarsals and Metacarpals are types of bones located in your body, either the hand or feet. That said, are the metatarsals in the hand or feet? (Feet)
15) What company currently uses the slogan, "What's in your wallet?" (Capital One)
16) What was the name for the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union into orbit in 1957? (Sputnik)
17) IMDB Plot Summary: (1985) Two nerdish boys attempt to create the perfect woman, but she turns out to be more than that. (Weird Science)
18) NKOTBSB is an acronym for this "super group", as two of the biggest boy bands of all time reunited in 2010, made a compilation album with 2 new tracks, and toured together fueled by nostalgia. What 2 boy bands were involved? (New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys)
19) Smithfield, York, and Black Forest are all types of what? (Ham)
20) In the video game universe, obviously there is Mario and Luigi. Mario has an antagonist who is pretty much an evil mirror image of him called Wario. So does Luigi! What is Luigi's evil mirror image antagonist? A- Bluigi, B- Waluigi, C- Linguini (B- Waluigi)
Sound Round: Songs with End in the title (Click to play)
21) Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls"
22) Boyz II Men "End of the Road"
23) Lionel Richie and Diana Ross "Endless Love"
24) Green Day "When September Ends"
25) Avril Lavigne "My Happy Ending"
Image Round: Connect the 4 Pictures
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27) Minnesota Sports Teams (Wild Thing, Olsen Twins, pack of wolves, sausage links)
28) Elements (Aluminum foil, Lead, Gold medal, Iron Man)
29) Countries (Michael Jordan, check mark, Madagascar, Grease)
30) U.S. Presidents (Bushes, Garfield, Cleveland Brown, Hoover vaccuum)
31) The Beatles (Paul, Curious George, Star, a john)
32) Card suits (Neil Diamond, David Spade, Aqua night club, Kevin Hart)
33) Sports Page Trivia Personalities (Joe Pesci, Mic, Moose, Brian)
Tiebreaker: What is the average family budget for Christmas in 2012? ($749.51)
Congrats to Harold of the Rocks for winning this series of questions. How'd you do? Come try it live, every Wednesday, 7pm!
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