December 7, 2011 – Let’s ask Della
The theme for this quiz is street.
Round 1
1. The first Nobel prizes were awarded on Dec 10, 1901. It was 5 years to the day later until the first American won one. Which badass was the winner and in what field?
A. Teddy Roosevelt
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Roosevelt
2. Which Flintstones character was married to Betty?
A. Barney Rubble
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Rubble
3. What presidential candidate suspended his campaign on Saturday, following allegations of adultery among his many other woes?
A. Herman Cain
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_cain
4. What American actor, born on Dec 8, 1936, was equally famous for his role as Caine on TVs Kung Fu and for dying in a Bangkok hotel closet in a case of autoerotic asphyxiation gone awry?
A. David Carradine
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carradine
5. What online travel agency uses The Roaming Gnome as its’ TV spokesperson?
A. Hotwire
B. Orbitz
C. Priceline
D. Travelocity
A. (D) Travelocity
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelocity
6. In the board game Operation, which ailment requires the removal of a small, plastic wrench?
A. Wrenched Ankle
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_(game)
7. What 1984 slasher film featured a fedora wearing main villain wearing a red and green sweater with a metal-clawed brown leather glove on his right hand?
A. A Nightmare on Elm Street
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_on_Elm_Street
8. On Dec 5, 1945, 5 US Navy TBM Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 disappeared on a routine training mission when they supposedly flew over what?
A. The Bermuda Triangle
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_19
9. Dec 7, 1941 saw the attack on the US Naval facilities at Pearl Harbor, HI. The sinking of what battleship, now the site of a major memorial, accounted for over half the loss of life during the attack when 1,177 sailors died?
A. USS Arizona
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Arizona_(BB-39)
10. Born on Dec 9, 1886, which Brooklyn, NY resident invented the process of flash freezing food to prevent damage to the food?
A. Clarence Birdseye
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Birdseye
Round 2
1. The Occupy movement, which still has a presence somewhere here in Seattle, I think, began on Sept 17 as OWS, which stands for what?
A. Occupy Wall Street
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street
2. What can be a type of fish, a horrible haircut, and a heraldic star?
A. Mullet
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullet
3. What is the name for the flexible, connective tissue found in the joints between bones?
A. Cartilage
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartilage
4. Name the 1989 movie and character/actor that features the quote “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.”
A. Robin Williams as John Keating in Dead Poets Society
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Poets_Society
5. According to a once-popular myth, oysters could only be eaten in months containing what letter in their names?
A. R
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oysters
6. In the Old West, Boot Hill was a makeshift:
A. Brothel
B. Cemetery
C. Livery Stable
D. Saloon
A. (B) Cemetery
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Hill
7. What common Latin phrase literally translates as To the point of disgust
A. Ad Nauseam
C. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Ad+nauseam?o=100074
8. What long running PBS staple features a purple, anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus Rex known for his “I love you” song?
A. Barney and Friends
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_%26_Friends
9. Because he held the earth on his shoulders, for what Greek figure did Gerardus Mercator name his book of maps?
A. Atlas
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas
10. After clashing with Zeus and his allies, what race of Greek gods was banished to Tartarus, the pit of torment lying beneath the depths of Hades?
A. Titans
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(mythology)
Round 3 Audio round. The idea was to name the song as performed by that excellent duo, 2Cellos.
1. 2010
A. Muse/The Resistance
C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYpIHBqi0Ns
2. 1987
A. U2/With or Without You
C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk0pSJRRyMk
3. 1987
A. Michael Jackson/Smooth Criminal
C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX6ksbwLnVQ
4. 1991
A. Nirvana/Smells Like Teen Spirit
C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nNzyJ4J7E0
5. 1987
A. U2/Where the Streets Have No Name
C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO9P_P84U_k
6. 2008
A. Coldplay/Viva La Vida
C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v943ZiFJao4&
7. 1987
A. Guns N’Roses/Welcome to the Jungle
C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xunt_zdTeTE
8. 1994
A. Nine Inch Nails/Hurt
C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUwu_mMeCp0&feature=related
9. 2008
A. Kings of Leon/Use Somebody
C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyqo4VaGcLY
10. 1993
A. Sting/Fields of Gold
C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ6wSAHCkS4&
Round 4
1. The practice of inhaling spray paint in order to get a buzz is called what?
A. Huffing
B. Painting
C. Parachuting
D. Popping
A. (A) Huffing
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huffing
2. Featuring Steven Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, and Patti Scialfa, what is the name of the group that backs up Bruce Springsteen?
A. E Street Band
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Street_Band
3. What hard candy, with a hole in the middle, comes in a foil roll and features the 5 standard flavors of cherry, pineapple, raspberry, watermelon, and orange?
A. Life Savers
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Savers
4. From the Greek for a district in Thessaly, what element, whit the atomic number of 12, uses the symbol Mg?
A. Magnesium
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium
5. As portrayed in the 1984 movie Amadeus, what classical composer is accused of having had a hand in the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, on Dec 5, 1791?
A. Antonio Salieri
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Salieri
6. December 7, 1863 saw the birth of what businessman, who along with business partner Alvah C Roebuck, opened their first store in Chicago in 1886?
A. Richard Warren Sears
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Warren_Sears
7. For a point each, name the 2 countries surrounding the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
A. Cameroon, Gabon
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea
8. Known as the Sooner State, what was the 48th state to join the Union on Nov 16, 1907?
A. Oklahoma
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma
9. Sperm, beluga, and pilot are all types of what?
A. Whales
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale
10. Dec 6, 1884 saw a 100oz, 4 sided aluminum pyramid, at the time a metal as valuable as silver, placed atop what famous monument?
A. Washington Monument
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_monument
