June 3, 2009 – It’s good to be the king…

The theme for the quiz this week was King.

Round 1

1. With GM declaring bankruptcy, they get booted from their spot on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a spot they’ve held since 1925.  Which high-tech NASDAQ company is taking their place?
A. Cisco

2. June 6th, 1944 saw Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy, France in their attempts to defeat the Nazi war machine.  By what name do we commonly refer to this amphibious assault?
A. D-Day

3. What product advertised its “thickness” by using Carly Simon’s hit “Anticipation” in a series of TV commercials?

1. A1 steak sauce
2. Downy fabric softener
3. Heinz ketchup
4. KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce

A. (C) Heinz ketchup

4. The Black Forest, home to yummy ham, is in which European country?
A. Germany

5. Which four tournaments make up tennis’s Grand Slam?
A. Wimbledon, US, French and Australian Opens

6. “Oh my God, they killed Kenny! …You bastards!” is frequently heard on what tv classic?
A. South Park

7. The Marquis of Queensberry rules govern which sport?
A. Boxing

8. Professor Moriarty is the arch-enemy of which fictional detective?
A. Sherlock Holmes

9. Which of the Lord of the Rings film won the Best Picture Oscar, at the Academy Awards?
A. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.

10. June 3rd, 1888 saw the publishing of the poem Casey at the Bat.  For what team did Casey play?
A. The Mudville Nine

Round 2

1. Roald Amundsun, the Norwegian explorer, was the first to reach what land mark?
A. The South Pole

2. What were the 5 beaches assaulted by the allies during D-Day?
A. Gold, Sword, Juno, Omaha, Utah

3. Which of the following is not an apology that Bart Simpson writes on the chalkboard at the beginning of each episode?

1. I will not sell the principals belongings on Craigslist
2. It’s “Facebook,” not “Assbook”
3. My piggy bank is not entitled to TARP funds
4. The capital of Montana is not “Hannah”

A. (A) I will not sell the principals belongings on Craigslist

4. Often seen on food products, like cereal boxes, what does RDA stand for?
A. Recommended Daily Allowance

5. Since its inception, only one other person besides Oprah has graced the cover of O magazine.  Who shared the spotlight with Her Oprahness in April of this year?
A. Michelle Obama

6. What does the 8th amendment to the US constitution detail?
A. Excessive bail, excessive fines and cruel and unusual punishment

7. What Irish author penned a satirical essay in 1729, modestly proposing that the poor should eat their babies?
A. Jonathan Swift

8. If I’ve committed regicide, whom have I killed?
A. The King

9. On which part of the body would you wear a deer-stalker?
A. Your head

10. Which modern day country was known in ancient times as Mesopotamia?
A. Iraq (with small portions of Iran, Turkey, and Syria)

Round 3 – This was an audio round this week.  The theme was Oscar nominated Disney songs.  Played a portion of the songs listed below with the expectation of getting the name of the movie.

1. Be Our Guest
A. Beauty and the Beast

2. You’ll Be In My Heart
A. Tarzan

3. Happy Working Song
A. Enchanted

4. Hakuna Matata
A. The Lion King

5. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
A. Song of the South

6. The Bare Necessities
A. The Jungle Book

7. You’ve Got a Friend in Me
A. Toy Story

8. Chim Chim Cher-ee
A. Mary Poppins

9. Under the Sea
A. The Little Mermaid

10. When You Wish upon a Star
A. Pinocchio

11. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
A. Cinderella

12. A Whole New World
A. Aladdin

13. Our Town
A. Cars

Round 4

1. Encompassing Seattle’s stadium area, (the area from King Street to Spokane St, and the Duwamish to the Transit tunnel) what does SODO stand for?
A. South of the Dome (now, South of Downtown)

2. When it comes to getting a degree, what does MBA stand for?
A. Master of Business Administration

3. Is an overture played at the beginning or the end of an opera or musical?
A. Beginning

4. Which of the following diseases is transmitted by the Tsetse fly?

1. Cholera
2. Lassa fever
3. Malaria
4. Sleeping sickness

A. (D) Sleeping sickness

5. Name the book and the author: ‘Once upon a time, not so long ago, a monster came to the small town of Castle Rock, Maine.’
Cujo by Stephen King

6. In which book would you find the exceedingly strong drink called the ‘Pan-galactic Gargle Blaster’?
A. The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

7. After finally proving that it is in fact a clown car and not a vagina, news broke recently that Octomom ™ is getting her own reality show.  What is her given name?
A. Nadya Suleman (Gutierrez)

8. What is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse called?
A. A mule

9. Arboreal describes a creature which commonly lives in what?
A. Trees

10. Naval Support Facility Thurmont, in rural Maryland, is a presidential retreat known as what?
A. Camp David