June 10, 2009 – At least we weren’t accused of gerrymandering…

The theme for the quiz this week was Jerry.

Round 1

1. How many pecks in a bushel?
    A. 4
2. The University of Washington Huskies won the national championship in women’s softball this last week.  Which school did the beat to win the title?
    A. Florida
3. What flavor is the liqueur Amaretto?
    A. Almond
4. In what 1959 Peter Sellers movie does the Duchy of Grand Fenwick invade the US in an attempt to start a war so that the US will rebuild their nation following its victory?
    A. The Mouse that Roared
5. Hymen is the Greek god of what?
    A. Marriage
6. Which telethon hosting comedian, who’s huge in France, starred in the 1963 film The Nutty Professor?
    A. Jerry Lewis
7. Who famously employed an army of street urchins known as The Baker Street Irregulars?
    A. Sherlock Holmes
8. If you suffered from androphobia, what would you be afraid of?
    A. Men
9. What organ in the human body produces gastrin?
  A. Kidney
  B. Liver
  C. Pancreas
  D. Stomach
    A. (D) Stomach
10. What is the more common name for solid carbon dioxide?
    A. Dry Ice

Round 2

1. June 8, 1867 saw the birth of what American architect and interior designer, and leader of the Prairie school movement, whose most famous design is Fallingwater in Pittsburg?
    A. Frank Lloyd Wright
2. Name the countries containing the letter x in their name.
    A. Mexico and Luxembourg
3. Which singer, who caused quite a scandal when it was discovered that his third wife was only 13 at the time of her marriage, had huge hits with Great Balls of Fire and Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On?
    A. Jerry Lee Lewis
4. For a point each, name the people who have hosted the Tonight Show since its inception in 1954.
    A. Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien
5. Which volcano overlooks (and destroyed) Pompeii?
    A. Vesuvius
6. What president was nicknamed Tricky Dick?
    A. Richard Nixon
7. How many animals do the Chinese use to represent years?
    A. 12
8. Where, in a boat, is the stern?
    A. Rear
9. What entertainer once said “I feel sorry for people who do not drink. When they wake up in the morning it is as good as they are going to feel all day”?
  A. Dean Martin
  B. Foster Brooks
  C. Frank Sinatra
  D. W.C. Fields
    A. (C) Frank Sinatra
10. When chefs refer to the Master Spice, to what are they referring?
    A. Pepper

Round 3
1. Those asshats at PETA have done it again.  They have asked attendees at the upcoming American Veterinary Medical Association conference to avoid what Seattle institution?
    A. Fish throwing at the Pike Place Fish Market
2. What product was advertised with the jingle: “Ask any mermaid you happen to see, What’s the best tuna?”
    A. Chicken of the Sea
3. What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?
  A. Alexandria, Egypt
  B. Damascus, Syria
  C. Jerusalem, Israel
  D. Shanghai, China
    A. (B) Damascus, Syria
4. Name the book and the author: ‘The year that Buttercup was born, the most beautiful woman in the world was a French scullery maid named Annette.’
    A. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
5. What robust fuel can, frequently seen strapped to the back of Jeeps, has a name inspired by a disparaging term for its inventors, the German army of WWII?
    A. The Jerrycan
6. Which country, whose name translated means “land of the thunder dragon”, is located amid the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains and is bordered on 3 sides by India and to the north by China?
    A. Bhutan
7. Consisting only of flavored sugar, what candy, originally intended as a drink mix, comes in its’ own straw?
    A. Pixy Stix
8. First introduced in 1907 as a means of improving public hygiene, what was the brand of the first disposable paper cup introduced by a Boston, Mass manufacturer?
    A. Dixie Cup
9. Formerly Basutoland, what is the current name of the Kingdom surrounded by the Republic of South Africa?
    A. Lesotho
10. Probably best known for the Village People hit, what does YMCA stand for?
    A. Young Men’s Christian Association

Round 4

1. What does the 9th Amendment to the US Constitution state?
    A. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
2. Thought to be a precursor to polo, buzkashi, played with two teams of horsemen, a dead goat, and few rules, is the national sport of what nation?
    A. Afghanistan
3. What sport’s Hall of Fame was cartoonist Charles Schulz inducted into?
  A. Baseball
  B. Golf
  C. Hockey
  D. Tennis
    A. (C) Hockey
4. In music, Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, and Natalie Maines are known as who?
    A. Dixie Chicks
5. What ice cream company features flavors such as Mission to Marzipan, Everything But The…, and Neapolitan Dynamite?
    A. Ben and Jerry’s
6. On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated the first black judge to sit on the US Supreme Court.  Who was it?
    A. Thurgood Marshall
7. June 9, 1934 saw the birth of Donald Duck.  Was that before or after the debut of Mickey Mouse?
    A. After
8. Who does the cartoon animal Pluto belong to?
    A. Mickey Mouse
9. What name is given to the art of cutting bushes and hedges into ornamental shapes?
    A. Topiary
10. In the board game Operation, which of the following is NOT one of the pieces to be removed?
  A. Adam’s Apple (apple)
  B. Butterflies in the stomach (butterfly)
  C. Tennis Elbow (tennis racket)
  D. Wrenched Ankle (wrench)
    A. (C) Tennis Elbow (tennis racket)

Tie breaker
What, in feet, is the depth of the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean?
    28,232