January 26, 2011 – This quiz is like butter…

The theme for this quiz was Land.

Round 1
1. What total bad-ass was the first president to be seen riding in an automobile in public when he rode in a Columbia Electric Victoria Phaeton in August, 1902?
    A. Theodore Roosevelt
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_roosevelt#Presidency_1901.E2.80.931909

2. Still in operation 7 years later, January 25, 2004 saw the Opportunity Rover land on what planet?
    A. Mars
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_rover

3. An Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska, Johnny Carson, who died on Jan 23, 2005, hosted what NBC show from 1962 to 1992?
    A. The Tonight Show
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Carson

4. Name the movie and the character/actor: “No. Try not. Do… or do not. There is no try. ”
    A. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back , Yoda/Frank Oz
    C. http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000015/quotes

5. January 23 saw the anniversary of the introduction of the Apple Macintosh. In what year did this event happen?
    A. 1984
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Macintosh

6. Sunday, January 23, saw the death of what fitness expert and body builder, who accomplished such feats as setting a world record of 1,033 pushups in 23 minutes at age 42, and at age 80, swam 1.5 miles, while towing 80 boats with 80 people in them?
    A. Jack LaLane
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_lalane

7. Which space shuttle, the second to be put in service, was lost on January 28, 1986 as the result of a faulty o-ring, 73 seconds after launch?
    A. Challenger
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_space_shuttle

8. Debuting in 1980, what animated character encouraged kids to take a bite out of crime?
    A. McGruff the Crime Dog
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGruff_the_Crime_Dog

9. What type of dog has breeds called Welsh, Scottish and Irish?
    A. Terriers
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrier_Group

10. In printing, orientation such that the height of the display area is greater than the width is known as portrait. What is it called when the width is greater than the height?
    A. Landscape
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_orientation

Round 2
1. The 3rd state to join the union, what state is known as The Garden State, or The Crossroads of the Revolution?
    A. New Jersey
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey

2. What Russian city had its name changed first to Petrograd, then Leningrad, before returning to its original name?
    A. St Petersburg
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrograd

3. What age range is covered by Septuagenarian?
    A. 70 – 79
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonagenarian#Dividing_the_lifespan

4. The least densely populated country in the world, what is the largest island in the world, by area, that is not a continent?
    A. Greenland
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland

5. Jan 23, 1986 saw James Brown, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, and Jerry Lee Lewis do what?
    A. Be the first inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame

6. The rules for what card game state: A standard 52 card deck is used, with the cards in each suit ranking as usual from ace (high) down to two (low). Each heart is worth one penalty point and the queen of spades is worth 13 penalty points. The other cards have no value. The object is to avoid scoring points. On the first hand after a deal, each player any 3 cards to the person to their left. On the second hand, cards are passed to the right, across on the third hand, and no cards are passed on the fourth. The cycle continues. The person who holds the 2 of clubs must lead the first trick. The game continues until a player has scored 100 points.
    A. Hearts
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearts

7. Jan 24, 1848 saw the start of the California Gold Rush when James W Marshall discovered gold at what California Location?
    A. Sutter’s Mill (Coloma, California)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter’s_Mill

8. On January 26, 1879, who was granted a patent for r an electric lamp using “a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected to platina contact wires”
    A. Thomas Edison
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison#Electric_light

9. L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction writer, died on Jan 24, 1986, but is best known developing the self-help system called Dianetics, and for founding what religion?
    A. Scientology
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Ron_Hubbard

10. What is the name of the wizard who runs the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter books and films?
  A. Dumbledore
  B. Hagrid
  C. Sirius
  D. Voldemort
    A. (A) Dumbledore
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbledore

Round 3 Speed round. The idea was to name the Federal agency/department/commision from its acronym
1. FEMA
    A. Federal Emergency Management Agency

2. NASA
    A. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

3. OMB
    A. Office of Management and Budget

4. EPA
    A. Environmental Protection Agency

5. DARPA
    A. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

6. ONDCP
    A. Office of National Drug Control Policy

7. SEC
    A. Securities and Exchange Commission

8. IRS
    A. Internal Revenue Service

9. USPS
    A. U.S. Postal Service

10. BLM
    A. Bureau of Land Management

11. FTC
    A. Federal Trade Commission

12. NOAA
    A. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

13. TSA
    A. Transportation Security Administration

14. SSA
    A. Social Security Administration

15. OSHA
    A. Occupational Safety & Health Administration

16. EEOC
    A. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

17. CDC
    A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

18. SBA
    A. Small Business Administration

19. CPSC
    A. Consumer Product Safety Commission

20. NORAD
    A. North American Aerospace Defense Command

Round 4
1. Peter Pan, Wendy, and The Lost Boys all call where home?
    A. Never Land
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neverland

2. On January 24, 1935, Kreuger Brewing Company, of Newark, NJ, became the first to produce beer in what?
    A. Cans
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Krueger_Brewing_Company

3. Now known by a different name, what organization reminded us for many years that: “This is a test”, “this is only a test”, and “If this had been an actual emergency, you would have been instructed where to tune in your area for news and official information.”
  A. Civil Defense
  B. Emergency Broadcast System
  C. National Weather Service
  D. Outdoor Warning System
    A. (B) Emergency Broadcast System
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Broadcast_System

4. What local food institution opened its first of 5 (soon to be 6) locations on NE 45th in Wallingford on Jan 28, 1954?
    A. Dick’s Drive In
    C. http://www.ddir.com/history

5. For a point each, name the 4 countries surrounding Namibia?
    A. Angola, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia

6. The temporary tags issued by the state upon the purchase of a vehicle are only valid for how many days?
    A. 45 days
    C. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=308-56A-420

7. Vodka can be made either from grain, or what vegetable?
    A. Potatoes
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka

8. What radio station do you find at 92.5 on your local FM dial?
    A. Movin’ 92.5, KQMV
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KQMV

9. The Dukes of Hazzard, the CBS TV series that debuted on Jan 26, 1979, featured the exploits of which 2 cousins, all under the watchful eye of their Uncle Jesse?
    A. Bo and Luke Duke
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukes_of_Hazzard

10. In spite of total asshat Jared Lee Loughner, the only congressman to date to have been assassinated is still Leo Ryan (D-CA), killed on November 18, 1978 as part of what event?
    A. Jonestown Massacre
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Ryan