December 14, 2011 – Zorro would approve
The theme for this week was Diego.
Round 1
1. With an accepted height of 11,249 feet, what is the tallest mountain in Oregon, and the 4th highest in the Cascades?
A. Mount Hood
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hood
2. Named for the gynecologist that invented them, what exercises for the pelvic muscles were originally developed to combat incontinence?
A. Kegel
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegel_exercise
3. According to the nursery rhyme, who kissed the girls and made them cry?
A. Georgie Porgie
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Porgie
4. When a jeweler refers to a diamond’s “cut,” he is describing what aspect of the gem?
A. Color
B. Reflective quality
C. Shape
D. Weight
A. (C) Shape
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_(gemstone)#Cut
5. Whom did Time Magazine tab as their Person of the Year for 2011?
A. The Protestor
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year
6. Los Angeles is the largest city in California? What city holds the honor of being the second largest?
A. San Diego
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_diego
7. December 15, 1791 saw the ratification of the first 10 amendments to the US constitution, known as what?
A. The Bill of Rights
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights
8. Name the 1992 movie and character/actor that featured the quote “Well hello Mister Fancypants. Well, I’ve got news for you pal, you ain’t leadin’ but two things, right now: Jack and shit… and Jack left town.”
A. Bruch Campbell as Ash in Army of Darkness
C. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106308/
9. Santa’s Little Helper is the family dog on what TV series?
A. The Simpsons
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santas_Little_Helper
10. Which side makes the first move in a game of chess?
A. White
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess#Setup
Round 2
1. Known as The Land of Enchantment, what was the 47th state to join the Union on Jan 6, 1912?
A. New Mexico
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_mexico
2. If Omnipotence is Latin for all powerful, what is Latin for all knowing?
A. Omniscience
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omniscience
3. In the TV and computer game franchise, ACME detective agency members are always asking the question “Where in the World/Time/Earth is” who?
A. Carmen San Diego
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_San_Diego
4. According to legend, who, along with his band of Merry Men, is best known for “robbing from the rich and giving to the poor”?
A. Robin Hood
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood
5. What cat food “tastes so good, cats ask for it by name”?
A. Meow Mix
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meow_Mix
6. The boll weevil, a species of beetle, causes damage to which crop?
A. Cotton
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boll_weevil
7. What is the piece of turf called which is cut out of the ground by a golf club striking a ball?
A. Divot
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divot#D
8. A staunch conservationist, which US President is credited with creating the National Forest Service, 5 national parks, 18 national monuments, 51 Bird Reserves, four Game Preserves, and 150 National Forests?
A. Teddy Roosevelt
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Theodore_Roosevelt
9. Which of the following was NOT one of the “dimensions” we were about to enter according to Rod Serling’s spoken introduction on TV’s The Twilight Zone?
A. Mind
B. Mystery
C. Sight
D. Sound
A. (B) Mystery
C. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/quotes
10. What had Grandma been drinking too much of in the song ‘Grandma got run over by a reindeer’?
A. Egg nog
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma_got_run_over_by_a_reindeer
Round 3
1. In the Transformer universe, who do the Autobots battle?
A. The Decepticons
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decepticons
2. What is wrong with the Grinch’s heart in ‘How the Grinch stole Christmas’ ?
A. It is 2 sizes too small
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!
3. Mug, Hires, and Barq’s are all types of what?
A. Root beers
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barq%27s http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hires_Root_Beer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug_Root_Beer
4. Dec 13, 1953 saw the birth of Ben Bernanke, Harvard grad with a PhD from MIT. What position does he hold, and rather poorly at that?
A. Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bernanke
5. On December 14, 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first person to visit where?
A. The South Pole
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen
6. What’s the defining characteristic of an ungulate animal?
A. It has hooves
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungulate
7. What Dora the Explorer spinoff, still airing on Nick Jr, features Dora’s cousin who helps animals in danger in the rainforest?
A. Go, Diego, Go!
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go,_Diego,_Go!
8. What is the name of the giraffe that Toys-r-us uses as its’ mascot?
A. Funstuff
B. Geoffrey
C. Giant George
D. James
A. (B) Geoffrey
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_r_us#Mascot
9. What degree does a US law school graduate get?
A. JD (Juris doctor)
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juris_Doctor
10. On December 14, 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last man to do what, when he followed Harrison Schmitt into the ALM?
A. Set foot on the moon
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Cernan
Round 4
1. With a motto of Always Ready, Always There, what US military branch had it’s founding on Dec 14, 1636?
A. National Guard
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Guard
2. MTV’s The Real World is still on the air after 26 seasons. What city hosts the current incarnation, whose season finale is tonight?
A. San Diego, CA
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_World:_San_Diego_(2011)
3. Arch enemey of Count Dracula, what is the name of the vampire hunter in Bram Stokers 1897 novel Dracula?
A. Professor Abraham Van Helsing
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Van_Helsing
4. On Dec 16, 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty donned Mohawk disguises and boarded the East India company ships Dartmouth, Eleanor, and Beaver, and then performed what act of vandalism?
A. Dumped tea into Boston Harbor
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party
5. For a point each, name the 4 countries surrounding the Republic of the Congo
A. Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo
6. A pedometer is used to measure what?
A. Steps a person takes
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedometer
7. Where do you find the Bridal Veil, American, and Horseshoe Falls?
A. Niagara Falls
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagra_Falls
8. What can be a Greek god, a Paris-based, high-fashion luxury-goods manufacturer, and a Futurama character?
A. Hermes
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_(disambiguation)
9. What flour brand has sponsored an annual/semi-annual bake-off since 1949, the winner of which nets a cool $1million?
A. Gold Medal
B. King Midas
C. Pillsbury
D. Swans Down
A. (C) Pillsbury
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillsbury_Bake-Off
10. What were the two sides facing off against each other in the 70s video tape format wars?
A. Betamax and VHS
C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotape_format_war
