April 22, 2009 – It’s more than just oil soap

The theme for this quiz was Murphy.

Round 1

1. Which cartoon character was known, amongst other things, as “Hungrii Flea Bagius”, “Carnivorous Vulgarius” and “Eatius Birdius”?

2. In ‘Mission Impossible’, how long was it before the tape self-destructed?

3. True or False: Bolivia and Chile once fought a war over bat shit?

4. “The best part of waking up” was a marketing slogan used by what product?

1. Eggo Waffles
2. Folger’s Coffee
3. Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
4. Mrs. Butterworth

5. The axiom that “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong” is commonly known as what?

6. Often fondly referred to as “Old Ironsides,” what is the name of the oldest US naval warship still in commission?

7. On April 21, 1918, Manfred von Richtofen, German ace with some 80 confirmed kills, was killed when he was shot down by Canadian Arthur Brown. A sworn enemy of Snoopy, by what name was von Richtofen better known?

8. Name the book and the author: “Somewhere in la Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago, one of those who has a lance and ancient shield on a shelf and keeps a skinny nag and a greyhound for racing.”

9. The Blue Marble is a famous picture depicting what?

10. What is the leading female singer in an opera called?

Round 2

1. Sometimes you feel like a nut…

2. Sometimes you don’t

3. Only 1 of 8 planets in our solar system is not named for a Greek or Roman mythological figure. Which one is it?

4. Following heavy internet voting, Stephen Colbert was hoping to have a room in the International Space Station named after him. NASA wouldn’t comply but did name what after him?

1. Closet
2. Food storage unit
3. Toilet
4. Treadmill

5. Meaning “little wasp” in Italian, what scooter was introduced in 1956 by Piaget?

6. In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. Who were they?

7. Although a misplaced decimal point started a long standing myth that spinach is high in iron, a government program to encourage consumption by what famous American caused a 33% increase in spinach sales during the 1930s?

8. Who starred opposite Nick Nolte in the classic 1982 movie 48 hrs?

9. Anyone who has ever walked within 5 feet of the intrawebs has come into contact with WTF. What does the internet centric initialism FTW stand for?

10. We’re all familiar with FEMA from their mismanagement of many a natural disaster response. What does FEMA stand for?

Round 3

1. What right does the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution protect?

2. What object in available in sizes that include Robusto, Corona, Lonsdale, and Churchill?

3. For a point each, what were the costumes worn by the Village People?

4. What landmark was originally painted Galaxy Gold, Orbital Olive, and Re-entry Red for its April 21, 1962 opening?

5. The Van Allen belts surround most of what planet?

6. The Discovery Channel has launched season 5 of the crab fishing masterpiece, Deadliest Catch. Which of the boats, with embedded TV crews, is based in Seattle?

1. Cornelia Marie
2. Lisa Marie
3. Northwestern
4. Time Bandit

7. What degree does a US law school graduate get?

8. April 20th, 1889 saw the birth of one of the 20th century’s biggest asshats ever, Adolph Hitlter. In what country was he born?

9. Who is generally recognized as the most decorated soldier of US WWII, before he launched a successful film career?

10. The Minotaur had the body of a man and the head of what animal?

Round 4

1. Where, according to Douglas Adams, was Milliways Restaurant situated?

2. Patented by it’s inventor in 1916, what type of bed folds from the wall?

3. Name the year: USA for Africa records We Are the World; New Coke is released; French agents sink the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior; the wreck of the Titanic is located; the Achille Lauro is hijacked; Windows 1.0 is released;

4. What actor helped to create Earth Day, which is celebrated on his birthday as a nod to his environmental activism?

1. Andy Griffith
2. Ed Begley, Jr.
3. Eddie Albert
4. Jim Nabors

5. Before being swallowed up by Chyrsler, who produced the Matador and the Javelin?

6. What animal is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund?

7. In what country is Hyundai Motor Group located?

8. In what fictional lands do the stories of J.R.R. Tolkien take place?

9. Since 1976, what name has been bestowed upon the last player taken in the NFL draft?

10. If a dish is served ‘Florentine’, what vegetable will it contain?

Answers:

Round 1

1. Wile E Coyote

2. Five Seconds

3. True. It was the War of the Pacific, from 1879 to 1883

4. (B) Folger’s Coffee

5. Murphy’s law

6. USS Constitution

7. The Red Baron

8. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

9. The Earth

10. Prima Donna

Round 2

1. Almond Joy

2. Mounds

3. Earth

4. (D) Treadmill

4. Vespa

6. The A Team

7. Popeye

8. Eddie Murphy

9. For The Win

10. Federal Emergency Management Agency

Round 3

1. The right to bear arms

2. Cigars

3. Police Officer, an American Indian chief, a Construction Worker, a Soldier/Sailor, a Biker, and a Cowboy

4. The Space Needle

5. Earth

6. (C) Northwestern

7. JD (Juris doctor)

8. Austia

9. Audie Murphy

10. Bull

Round 4

1. The end of the universe

2. Murphy bed (or wall bed)

3. 1985

4. (C) Eddie Albert

5. AMC

6. Panda

7. South Korea

8. Middle Earth

9. Mr. Irrelevant

10. Spinach