Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Trivia Questions 5/2/12

Our favorite shampoo mogul.


Here's the recap of last Wednesday's trivia,


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

1) Urban Legend: Mixing this candy with cola will make your stomach explode. (Pop Rocks)

Still a stone cold fox.
2) Jessica Simpson finally had her baby. What did her and boyfriend Eric Johnson name their baby girl? (Maxwell Drew)

3) This week in history, Adolf Hitler died. Before being totally crazy, he applied to what type of school in 1907 and 1908? (Art)

4) In 1992, this health club opened up their first gym in a strip mall in Brooklyn Park. What company is this. (Lifetime Fitness)

5) Who hosted the White House Correspondents Dinner this past week? (Jimmy Kimmel)

6) On a computer keyboard, there are two notches on two keys to help indicate where your fingers should be to be on the home row. What are those two letters that have these notches? (F, J)

7) While being known to children as the host of Double Dare, Marc Summers, is also the host for what Food Network show? (Unwrapped)

8) The deepest part of the world's ocean is called what? (Mariana's Trench)

9) The origin of the name gorilla comes from a Greek expression and means A- Strong beast, B- Tribe of hairy women, C- Meat hands (B- Tribe of hairy women)

10) In the four major sports (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL), what team has had the longest drought without winning a world championship? (Chicago Cubs)

Sound Round: Songs with a backing choir (click to play)

21) Neil Diamond "Holly Holy"

22) Madonna "Like a Prayer"

23) Rolling Stones "You Can't Always Get What You Want"

24) Kanye West "Jesus Walks"

25) Michael Jackson "Man in the Mirror"


Round 2:

11) One of the world's most recognizable images is a painting called "The Scream". One of four versions of this painting is going to be auctioned off today at a New York City auction. Who is the artist behind this famous work? (Edvard Munch)

12) Mad Cow disease is in the news this week, as a new and rare US case of it was discovered in California. To date, which country is far and away the leader of Mad Cow cases reported with a whopping 183,000? (England)

13) On the New York Stock Exchange, what is the exact ticker symbol listing for Best Buy? (BBY)

14) This conservative personality was on ESPN in 2003 for a few weeks. He said racist remarks about Donavon McNabb and resigned shortly after that statement was aired. Who? (Rush Limbaugh)

15) From the DMV practice test for obtaining your driver's license, when a car with bright headlights comes towards you at night, you should: A- Allow other drivers to pass, B- Look below the lights, C- Look toward the right edge of your lane (C- Look toward the right edge of your lane)

16) This daytime TV host lost his partner in the 2004 tsunami while vacationing in Sri Lanka (Nate Burkus)

17) What company uses the slogan, "You've got questions, we've got answers."? (Radio Shack)

18) This town in Minnesota is known for their international raceway which frequently hosts races throughout the year with a big one in August. (Brainerd)

19) Inside Valleyfair is a waterpark. What is the name of it? (Soak City)

20) What company just bought our Instagram for 1 billion dollars? (Facebook)


Image Round: Bottles



26) Mrs. Butterworth

27) Chanel No. 5

28) Jagermeister

29) Naked

30) Garnier Fructis

31) Hennessey

32) ReaLemon

33) Kikkoman

Bonus question: In the dart game 501, how many darts would be thrown to complete a perfect game? (9)

Tiebreaker: How many tackles did Junior Seau accumulate during his NFL career? (1,849)


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