Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Trivia Questions 1/25/12

I'm having some issues with my laptop, so apologies this didn't get posted earlier. Here's the recap of our trivia serving from last Wednesday. Highlight to the right of the question to reveal the answer. Join us for our one year anniversary trivia tomorrow, 7pm!



Round 1:

Adorable.
1)    Timberwolves star, Ricky Rubio, has been playing professional since the age of 14 in what country?  (Spain)

2)    Who was the first female to host the Academy Awards by herself? (Whoopi Goldberg)

3)    What political lady formed the PRMC in the mid 80’s?  PRMC was a group focused on music censorship ala the parental advisory sticker. (Tipper Gore)

4)    This martial arts technique translates to the “Supreme Ultimate Force”. The practice can be considered a combination of moving meditation and yoga. (Tai Chi)

5)    Keith Moon was the brilliant and destructive drummer for what classic rock n roll band?  (The Who)

6)    The long running comic strip Cathy is about a woman who struggles with the four basic guilt groups of life. Three of those groups are Love, Mom, and Work. What is the fourth? (Food)

7)    Joe Paterno, the former Penn State football coach, died this past sunday from cancer.  What type of cancer?  (Lung)

8)    What drink supposedly got its name from an island village and iron mine in Cuba where it was invented in the early 1900’s? (Daiquiri)

9)    Vocab question: to loiter aimlessly and to dawdle; to be lazy or avoid necessary work or effort. (lollygag)

10)  What is the name of the crane game at The Sports Page? (Toy House)



Round 2:
 
11)    What is the name of the fictional sport that was played in Harry Potter? (Quidditch)
Beat it, nerd.
12)    When you hear the book title "The Days are Just Packed", what topic does it relate to?  hint:  It's a collection of something...  (Calvin and Hobbes)
13)    The division sign is a very recognizable symbol, it’s two dots with a horizontal line in between them. There’s an actual name for it, what is it? (Obelus)
 
14)    This NFL player recently not only got in a twitter follower of his, but also flew him in for a playoff game the other week.  What player was it?  (Ochocinco)
 
15)    LMFAO perform the song “Get Crazy” which is the opening song for what television show? (Jersey Shore)
16)    When setting your clock in some areas...what does GMT mean?  (Greenwich Mean Time)
17)    Originally named Dr. G. Raffe, what is the current name of the spokesperson for Toys R’ Us? (Geoffrey)
18)    Where does Lake Street become East Lake Street? (Nicollet)
19)    The first person to win two Nobel prizes was also the first woman to win a Nobel prize. Who was it? (Marie Currie)
20) Although many people call it "Italian cruise ship disaster" what was the cruise line called?  (Costa Concordia)


21) AC/DC “Back in Black”
22) The Cure “Boys Don’t Cry”
23) Danzig “Mother”
24) Def Leppard “Pour Some Sugar On Me”
25) Kiss “Shout it Out Loud”

Image Round: U.S. Presidents





26) Franklin D. Roosevelt

27) William Taft

28) Harry Truman

29) Richard Nixon

30) John F. Kennedy
31) Thomas Jefferson

32) Ronald Reagan
33) David Palmer from 24 (Dennis Haysbert)

Tiebreaker: The tallest building in Minnesota is the IDS Center. Including antenna how many feet high is it? (910)


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!

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