January 13, 2010 – Watch out for the sting…

The theme for this quiz was B(ee)(ea).

Round 1
1. Believed to have invented the genre of historical fiction, what prolific Scotsman wrote such novels as Ivanhoe, Kenilworth, and Rob Roy?
    A. Sir Walter Scott
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Walter_Scott

2. Since the US Mint has completed their state quarters program, what series of special coins, 4 per year, is the mint producing now?
    A. Presidential dollars
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_$1_Coin_Program

3. What popular opera, penned by George Bizet, is a story about a female cigarette factory worker?
    A. Carmen
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen

4. What is the most abundant metallic element in Earth’s crust?
    A. Aluminum
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum

5. What is the common name for Fairy Floss, which William Morrison and John Wharton dreamed up in 1897 and introduced to the world at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904?
  A. Angel hair pasta
  B. Cotton candy
  C. Pirouettes
  D. String cheese
    A. (B) Cotton Candy
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_floss

6. Brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice (before his untimely death on Jan 12, 2003) Gibbs were better known as what band, who hit their peak during the disco era?
    A. The Bee Gees
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_gees

7. 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

8. An NBA basketball game is 48 minutes long. How long is an NCAA college basketball game?
    A. 40 minutes
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_basketball#Distinctions_with_NBA_play

9. How long does a US president have to consider a bill before he must either sign it into law or return it to Congress as a veto?
    A. 10 days (of congress being in session)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_veto#United_States

10. From which animal do we get cashmere?
    A. Goats
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashmere_wool

Round 2
1. What states official nickname is the Prairie State?
    A. Illinois
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_nicknames

2. In “2001: A Space Odyssey,” what was the name of the computer that took control of the spaceship Discovery?
    A. HAL 9000
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_9000

3. According to the nursery rhyme, if Polly put the kettle on, who took it off?
    A. Sukey
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_put_the_kettle_on

4. January 11, 1843 saw the death, in Baltimore, Maryland, of what American lawyer, author, and poet, who wrote the classic poem “The Defence of Fort McHenry”?
    A. Francis Scott Key
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key

5. What job did Ernest Hemmingway do in WW1?
    A. Ambulance Driver
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway#World_War_I

6. What are kept in an apiary?
    A. Bees
    C. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/apiary

7. Which First Lady has won a Grammy Award for a spoken word album?
  A. Hilary Rodham Clinton
  B. Jacqueline Kennedy
  C. Lady Bird Johnson
  D. Laura Bush
    A. (A) Hilary Rodham Clinton
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Writings_and_recordings

8. The capital of North Carolina was named for what famed 17th century English explorer and lover of tobacco?
    A. Sir Walter Raleigh
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina

9. The axiom that “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong” is commonly known as what?
    A. Murphy’s law
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy%27s_law

10. What do the 3 little pigs build their houses out of?
    A. Straw, sticks, and bricks
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_little_pigs

Round 3
1. Who’s missing: Susan   B. Anthony, John F. Kennedy, George Washington, F.  D.R., Thomas Jefferson
    A. Abraham Lincoln
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us_coins#Coins_in_circulation

2. Sweet Polly Purebred is the girlfriend of what cartoon superhero?
  A. Atom Ant
  B. Mighty Mouse
  C. Super Chicken
  D. Underdog
    A. (D) Underdog
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underdog_%28TV_series%29

3. For a point each, name the 4 gemstones that are considered precious.
    A. Diamond, Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemstone#Characteristics_and_classification

4. Name the song and the artist of this 1997 #1 hit: “Goodbye England’s rose, may you ever grown in our hearts. You were the grace that placed itself, where lives were torn apart. You called out to your country and you whispered to those in pain. Now you belong in heaven and the stars spell out your name”
    A. Candle in the Wind by Elton John
    C. http://www.metrolyrics.com/candle-in-the-wind-lyrics-elton-john.html

5. Muhammed Ali described his unorthodox fighting style as “float like a butterfly” then what?
    A. sting like a bee
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammed_Ali

6. We all knew him as Radar, but was the actual first name of the pride of Ottumwa, Iowa, Corporal O’Reilly on the TV series MASH?
    A. Walter
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_O%27Reilly

7. For a point each, name the 6 states that border Oklahoma.
    A. Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma#Geography

8. What position/title comes between apprentice and master craftsman/master tradesman?
    A. Journeyman
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journeyman

9. Patented by it’s inventor in 1916, what type of bed folds from the wall?
    A. Murphy bed (or wall bed)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_bed

10. What is the common name for a poker hand that consists of all the cards in your hand being of the same suit, not in rank order?
    A. Flush
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flush_%28cards%29

Round 4
1. On January 16, 2001, President Bill Clinton awarded what former president a posthumous Medal of Honor, the only president to have received one?
    A. Teddy Roosevelt
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt

2. What legendary blues guitarist, best known for his hit “The Thrill Is Gone” , played a guitar he dubbed Lucille?
    A.   B.  B. King
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_B_King

3. The mechanism of using 2 flags held in different positions to communicate between ships at sea is called what?
    A. Semaphore (also known as wig-wag)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore#Flag_semaphore_system

4. ‘Let your fingers do the walking’ is the advertising slogan for what company?
    A. Yellow Pages
    C. http://adage.com/century/slogans.html

5. What famous John Steinbeck novel featured the travels of Tom Joad?
    A. The Grapes of Wrath
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Joad

6. Which of the following TV hosts was not a game show host at any time in their career?
  A. Dan Rather
  B. Merv Griffin
  C. Mike Wallace
  D. Walter Cronkite
    A. (A) Dan Rather
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_game_show_hosts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Cronkite

7. Into what body of water does the Nile River drain?
    A. The Mediterranean Sea
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile

8. What is the name of Lisa’s saxophone playing mentor with the Faberge egg addiction?
    A. Bleeding Gums Murphy
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_Gums_Murphy#.22Bleeding_Gums.22_Murphy

9. According to the Stephen Foster song, how long is the De Camptown race track?
    A. 5 miles long
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camptown_Races#Lyrics

10. January 15, 1967 saw the first ever Super Bowl as the Green Bay Packers defeated with AFC team, 35-10?
    A. Kansas City Chiefs
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl#1966.E2.80.931967:_Packers_early_success