Trivia questions 1/18/12

Another trivia night in the books, here's what was offered for questions. Highlight to the right to reveal the answers.

Round 1:

1) Ricky Gervais once again hosted the Golden Globes this past Sunday night. He is the creator and writer of what British show that was so popular that the U.S. created its own version? (The Office)

2) The Albertville Outlet Mall has over 100 stores but only one store they consider an anchor store. What furniture store is considered their anchor store? (Ashley Home Furniture Studio)

3) What was the first and last name that George Costanza would use on Seinfeld to pick up women? (Art Vanderlay) Mike has only seen one episode of Seinfeld and every episode of Saved by the Bell. True story.

4) The word plumbing originated from the Latin word "plumbumb" which translates to the material water pipes were originally made out of. What does plumbum mean? (lead)



Go Pack Go!



5) The tremendous Green Bay Packers 2011 season has come to a shocking end. This team set a playoff record by being the first 15-1 team to _______? (be eliminated in thier first game, "one and done")Related video: Crying Packer fan video

6) Put the following zodiac signs in order from earliest to latest in the calendar year. Leo, Aries, Libra. (Aries - March, Leo - July, Libra - September)

7) Saturday Night Live hosted the debut performance for what singer on last Saturday's episode (1/14)? (Lana Del Rey)

8) According to the International Wine and Spirit Research, what country is the number one consumer of wine? (United States)

9) Wikipedia, among other websites, blacked out to protest a proposed SOPA bill. What does the acronym SOPA stand for? (Stop Online Piracy Act)

10) With over 47 million digital downloads, this pop star became the biggest selling digital artist of all time. A-Lady Gaga, B-Katy Perry, C-Rihanna (C-Rihanna)

Round 2:

11) They were originally invented to be a spa shoe, and were also listed as one of Time magazine's 50 worst inventions of all time. This company surpassed the $1 billion mark for sales for the first time in its 10 year history. (Crocs)

12) Water, salt, vegetable protein, corn syrup, caramel color, and about 1% of sodium benoate = what condiment? (soy sauce)



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13) The Beast from Beauty and the Beast makes a brief cameo appearance in what other Disney movie? (Aladdin) Beast was in the toys that were being stacked by the Sultan. Click HERE to see.



14) This sportscaster got in trouble with the network he was working for because he said, "We are in the home of the flip flop state." after the New England Patriots called a time out and changed their play call. (Al Michaels)



15) In the movie Wayne's World, what is the name of the company owned by Noah Vanderhoff that sponsors the show Wayne's World? (Noah's Arcade)

Fun fact: Michael J. Fox was not
on The OC, however, The OC was on Fox.

16) Someone such as Michael J. Fox has the title of "OC" next to their name. What does that mean? (Order of Canada)



17) Joel Zumaya is a pitcher and new member of the Minnesota Twins. He's had an injury riddled career that includes one particular injury he suffered while playing video games. What video game led him to take off time from work due to wrist soreness? (Guitar Hero)

18) In the story of Goodfellas - Henry Hill and Jimmy Conway could never be made part of the mafia because of one reason. What's reason? (part Irish, not fully blooded Italian)

19) In physics, what word defines anything that occupies space? (matter)

20) What's the Jewish holiday called where Jews will fast for 25 hours. It's considered to be the most holiest of holidays. (Yom Kippur)

Click here for the Sound Round The theme is cover songs. For the 2 points, name the ORIGINAL artist and song.

21) Hall and Oates "Maneater" (performed by The Bird and the Bee)

22) Aerosmith "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (perfomed by New Found Glory)

23) Michael Jackson "Smooth Criminal" (performed by Alien Ant Farm)

24) Cheap Trick "I Want You to Want Me" (performed by Letters to Cleo)

25) Sir Mix-A-Lot "Baby Got Back" (performed by Richard Cheese)

Image Round: Classic Video Games

26) Duck Hunt

27) Mega Man

28) Marble Madness

29) Frogger

30) Ice Hockey

31) Q-Bert

32) Paperboy

33) Pitfall

 Tiebreaker: WWE is a publicly traded company. How much did their stock close at today (1/18)? ($9.59)

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!