May 21, 2008
Round 1 (48% correct)
1. What is the longest running theatrical movie release of all times?
2. Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness this year, moving him one race away from winning the Triple Crown. What was the last year when a horse won the triple crown (horse was Affirmed)?
3. On which river is Niagara Falls?
4. From which sit-com was Mork and Mindy a spin off?
5. L Ron Hubbard was the founder of which organization/cult?
6. We know it as Myanmar today. By what name was it known before 1989?
7. Who is the most famous character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs?
8. Who was Captain America’s sidekick during World War II?
- Flag Boy
- Union Jack
- Bucky
- Sergeant Slaughter
9. On this date in 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Where did he land?
10. Exactly 5 years to the day later, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Round 2 (38% correct)
1. What became the first state admitted to the union after the original 13 colonies?
2. Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 5000 in 1911. What was his average speed?
- 12.8 MPH
- 25.4 MPH
- 53.8 MPH
- 74.6 MPH
3. Which country revolted against its communist government and soviet alliance in October 1956, resulting in occupation by Soviet tanks?
4. Established by the Spanish in 1565, what is America’s oldest continuously inhabited city?
5. What was Lucy’s last name on I Love Lucy?
6. Which drink, made from mint, bourbon, sugar and water, is traditionally served at the Kentucky derby?
7. As Dorothy taps her heels together 3 times and prepares to return to Kansas at the end of “The Wizard of Oz” what does she repeatedly say?
8. For what annual competition are cub scouts given a block of wood, 4 wheels and 4 nails?
9. Inventor Robert Fulton was best known for inventing what?
10. At a duration of less than 45 minutes, this 1896 war between Great Britain and this African island nation in 1896 is the short war in recorded history.
Round 3 (47% correct)
1. The ESRB provides ratings for what?
2. In `The Scarlet Letter,` what was the Scarlet Letter and what did it stand for?
3. What is the name of the family in the TV series Married with Children?
4. Which of Marge’s sisters has the hots for Edna Krabappel?
5. The first census of 1790 showed a population of what?
- 800,000
- 3.9 million
- 13.5 million
- 25.7 million
- 50.5 million
6. The phrase ‘Big Five’ refers to which five African animals said to be most dangerous to hunt?
7. An obsession with which actress lead John Hinkley to think assassinating Ronald Reagan would be a good idea…
8. Which series of books tell the story of Precious Ramotswe, a Botswana woman who becomes a private detective to help others and to make Botswana a better place?
9. Oil is measured and sold in barrels. How many gallons in a barrel of oil?
10. The longest river in the world is the Nile. The second longest is the Amazon. The third longest is what?
Round 4 (37% correct)
1. What is the common name of the warning police officers give to arrestees that include phrases such as “You have the right to remain silent” and ” You have the right to have an attorney present during questioning.”?
2. A sesquicentennial celebrates how many years?
3. What pseudonym is used by motion picture directors who wish to be disassociated from a completed film?
4. Who was the creative force behind the Star Trek series?
5. According to historic traditions if witches ride broomsticks, what do warlocks ride?
6. Which companies advertises it “gets the red out”?
7. During this week in 1940, the evacuation of 340,000 allied troops, known as Operation Dynamo, was accomplished from what French port city?
8. Many scientists believe the continents once formed a single land mass called what?
9. According to UNESCO, who is the world’s most translated individual author?
- Shakespeare
- Agatha Christie
- Ernest Hemingway
- John Grisham
10. Speaking of UNESCO, what does it stand for?
Answers
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Round 1
1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
2. 1978
3. Niagara River
4. Happy Days
5. Scientology
6. Burma
7. Tarzan
8. (C) Bucky
9. Paris
10. Amelia Earhart
Round 2
1. Vermont
2. (D) 74.6 MPH
3. Hungary
4. St. Augustine, Florida
5. Ricardo
6. Mint Julep
7. There’s no place like home
8. Pinewood Derby
9. The Steamboat
10. Zanzibar
Round 3
1. Video Games
2. A for Adultery
3. Bundy
4. Selma
5. (B) 3.9 million
6. Rhinoceros, Leopard, Cape Buffalo, Elephant and Lion
7. Jodie Foster
8. ‘The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency’ by Alexander McCall Smith
9. 42
10. The Yangtze
Round 4
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