January 5, 2011 – What is it good for?

said Edwin Starr in a 1969 song. The theme for this quiz was War.

Round 1
1. According to the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle books, Sherlock Holmes had an addiction to what?
  A. Opium
  B. Cigarettes
  C. Cocaine
  D. Heroin
    A. (C) Cocaine
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_holmes#Use_of_drugs

2. The rules for what card game state: deck is divided evenly among the two players, giving each a face-down stack. In unison, each player reveals the top card on his stack (a “battle”), and the player with the higher card takes both the cards played and moves them to the bottom of his stack. If the two cards played are of equal value, each player lays down three face-down cards and a fourth card face-up, and the higher-valued card wins all of the cards on the table, which are then added to the bottom of the player’s stack. In the case of another tie, the process is repeated until there is no tie.
    A. War
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(card_game)

3. Name the 1987 movie and the character/actor who uttered the following quote: You fell victim to one of the classic blunders – The most famous of which is “never get involved in a land war in Asia” – but only slightly less well-known is this: “Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line”!
    A. The Princess Bride/ Vizzini/Wallace Shawn
    C. http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0003791/quotes

4. 2nd January, 1960, saw Senator John F. Kennedy announce his bid for the presidency. What state was he representing in the Senate at the time?
    A. Massachusetts
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jfk

5. January 6, 1941 saw President Franklin D Roosevelt deliver his famous 4 freedoms speech. For a point each, what were the 4 freedoms?
    A. Freedom of speech and expression, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, Freedom from fear
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Freedoms

6. If you describe someone as a nonagenarian, what age are they?
    A. 90-99
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonagenarian#Dividing_the_lifespan

7. A recent announcement of the discovery of a possible finger bone on tiny island of Nikumaroro is thought to be associate with whom, who was officially declared dead on January 5, 1939, having first gone missing on July 2, 1937?
    A. Amelia Earhart
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart

8. Which country was known as Democratic Kampuchea when it was ruled by the Khmer Rouge From 1975 to 1990?
    A. Cambodia
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Kampuchea

9. As of Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks are the 2010 NFC West Division Champs. How many times have they won their division in their 34 years of existence?
    A. 7. 1988, 1999 (AFC West), 2004-2007, 2010 (NFC West)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_seahawks

10. The nations highest military decoration, what medal is awarded to members of the armed forces, who ho distinguish themselves “conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in a action against an enemy of the United States.”
    A. Medal of Honor
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor

Round 2
1. What eventual Olympic Silver Medal winning figure skater was clubbed on the knee by Shane Stant at the US Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, on Jan 6, 1994?
    A. Nancy Kerrigan
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kerrigan#January_1994_attack

2. What radio station do you find at 106.1 on your local FM dial?
    A. KBKS, Kiss FM
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBKS

3. In what sport does one hear the phrase touché?
    A. Fencing
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touche

4. January 5, 1993 saw the execution of total asshat, serial killer Westley Allan Dodd, the last man to be executed by what means?
    A. Hanging
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_5

5. A day of perpetual mourning, January 6, 1919 saw the death of what former US President, the 26th, whom the BSA gave the title of Chief Scout Citizen, the only such person to hold that honor, shortly before his death?
    A. Teddy Roosevelt
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt#Later_years_and_death

6. Signed on Sept 8, 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco officially ended what?
    A. World War II
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_Of_San_Francisco

7. Which basketball team played its first game on January 7, 1927, having lost a total of 345 games out of the 22,000+ that they’ve played?
    A. Harlem Globetrotters
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters

8. What is the name of the Roman god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, endings and time, which gave us the month of January?
    A. Janus
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus

9. Jan 3, 1959 saw what great state join the union, the penultimate state to do so?
    A. Alaska
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska

10. January 2, 1963 saw the birth of what former Mariner, who played for 18 years and saw S. Atlantic Avenue renamed in his honor?
    A. Edgar Martinez
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez#Legacy

Round 3 Audio round. The theme this week was top 10 songs from the 50’s through the 90’s, but they were played backwards.
1. 1986
    A. Final Countdown / Europe
2. 1972
    A. Smoke on the Water / Deep Purple
3. 1987
    A. Sweet Child O’ Mine / Guns n Roses
4. 1987
    A. Faith / George Michael
5. 1958
    A. Johnny B. Goode / Chuck Berry
6. 1991
    A. Smells Like Teen Spirit / Nirvana
7. 1983
    A. Beat it / Michael Jackson
8. 2000
    A. Who Let the Dogs Out / Baha Men
9. 1996
    A. Wannabe / Spice Girls
10. 1984
    A. Born in the USA / Bruce Springsteen
11. 1975
    A. Low Rider / War
12. 1970
    A. In the Summertime / Mungo Jerry
13. 1978
    A. YMCA / Village People
14. 1977
    A. We Will Rock You / Queen

Round 4
1. For a point each, name the 3 countries surrounding the country of Eritrea.
    A. Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea

2. Today saw the sitting of the new Congress. What numnber congress is it?
    A. 112
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/112th_Congress

3. Anaheim, Bell, Hungarian Wax, Poblano, and Scotch Bonnet are all types of what?
    A. Chili Peppers
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_capsicum_cultivars

4. January 2nd, saw the enactment of a bill mandating the lowering of the national speed limit to 55 mph, in an attempt to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo. Who was the president that signed the bill?
    A. Richard M. Nixon
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon#Second_term

5. What TV staple, introduced on Jan 6, 1973, featured such episodes as: My Hero, Zero, Lolly, Lolly, Lolly Get Your Adverbs Here, I’m Just a Bill, and Inter-planet Janet?
    A. Schoolhouse Rock
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolhouse_Rock

6. Riding white, red, black, and pale horses, who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
    A. Conquest, War, Famine, and Death
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse

7. Which U.S. president introduced a recovery plan popularly known as The New Deal?
  A. Barack Obama
  B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  C. Ronald Reagan
  D. Woodrow Wilson
    A. (B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_new_deal

8. What is the common name for the liquid secreted by your lacrimal glands?
    A. Tears
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrimal_gland

9. In Scrabble, whats the value of the blank tile?
    A. Zero
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble#Game_details

10. January 3, 1938 saw Franklin D. Roosevelt found the charity March of Dimes. What epidemic disease was it targeting?
    A. Poliomyelitis
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_of_Dimes