February 16, 2011 – Gandalf would be proud

The theme for this quiz was grey.

Round 1
1. The domain name for what popular website was activated on Feb 14, 2005, although the first video was not uploaded until April 25?
    A. Youtube.com
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube

2. On Feb 16, 1923, archeologist Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of whom?
    A. Tutankhamun
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Carter_(archaeologist)

3. What age range is covered by octogenarian?
    A. 80-89
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonagenarian#Dividing_the_lifespan

4. A favorite of Jean Luc Picard, what black tea blend is flavored with an oil extracted from the rind of a bergamot orange?
    A. Earl Grey
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Grey_tea

5. Which U.S. president placed a trade embargo on Cuba, making the nation’s popular cigars illegal to import, immediately after he personally stocked up on 1200 H. Upmann Petits?
  A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  B. Jimmy Carter
  C. John F. Kennedy
  D. Woodrow Wilson
    A. (C) John F. Kennedy
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_embargo

6. Rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure on what part of the human body?
    A. Nose
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoplasty

7. Which English monarch, who ruled from April 1509 to January 1547, is remembered for having married Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Elizabeth Blount, and Mary Boleyn?
    A. King Henry VIII
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_viii#Marriages_and_issue

8. What arrow-toting Roman god is now most commonly seen around Valentine’s Day?
    A. Cupid
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid

9. Which McDonalds sandwich offering was served in a novel compartmentalized polystyrene container to “Keep the hot side hot, and the cool side cool”?
    A. McDLT
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDLT#History

10. According to the Chinese zodiac, what animal represents the current year?
    A. Rabbit
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_new_year

Round 2
1. What is the name of the art museum, located on the corner of 15th Ave NE and NE 41st St, that is owned and operated by the University of Washington, and was the first public art museum in the state?
    A. Henry Art Gallery
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Art_Gallery

2. Pablo Picasso is one of the co-founders of what artistic movement?
  A. Cubism
  B. Expressionism
  C. Modernism
  D. Surrealism
    A. (A) Cubism
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism

3. Feb 15, 1954 saw the birth of what famed cartoonist, who got his start with the comic strip Life In Hell before moving on to a couple of mildly successful TV shows?
    A. Matt Groening
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Groening

4. The 15th of Feb, 1989 saw the Russians withdraw their troops from what country, following a futile 9 year war?
    A. Afghanistan
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_war_in_Afghanistan

5. Feb 15, 1564 saw the birth of what famed Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, who discovered the first 4 moons of Jupiter?
    A. Galileo Galilei
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei

6. First published in 1858, what anatomy textbook has become synonymous with the subject?
    A. Grays Anatomy (or Henry Grays Anatomy of the Human Body)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grays_anatomy

7. Name the movie and character/actor that uttered the quote: “Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!”
    A. George Taylor/Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_of_the_Apes_(1968_film)

8. Bartlett, Bosc, d’Anjou and Choke are all types of what?
    A. Pear
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear

9. Feb 18, 1885 saw the first US publication of what Mark Twain classic, notable for a recently announced version that will make liberal use of the word indian and slave?
    A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn

10. Feb 13, 2000 saw the last original installment of what comic strip, following the death of its creator, Charles Shultz?
    A. Peanuts
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanuts

Round 3 Theme round. The theme to this round was SI units of measurement (base and derived units)
1. In the movie Cool Hand Luke, what crime was Paul Newmans character imprisoned for?
  A. Cutting the heads off of parking meters
  B. Drag racing through town
  C. Drawing mustaches on posters of the mayor
  D. Stepping out with the sheriffs daughter
    A. (A) Cutting the heads off of parking meters
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Hand_Luke

2. What section of Los Angeles was devastated by six days of rioting in August 1965, following a drunk driving arrest, which resulted in 34 deaths and over $50 million in property damage?
    A. Watts
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_Riots

3. Currently the most fuel efficient car (as rated by the EPA), what is the name of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle introduced by Chevrolet in December?
    A. Volt
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt

4. Prominent on people as varied as noted vampire slayer Abraham Lincoln and Cindy Crawford, the dermatological condition known as melanocytic nevus is commonly known as a what?
    A. Mole
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(skin_marking)

5. A product of Nabisco, what most awesome cookie consists of a soft pastry stuffed with fig paste, having been invented in 1892 by noted fig fiend Charles Roser?
    A. Fig Newton
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fig_newton

6. According to an Oscar Wilde novel, who remains eternally youthful while his painted portrait ages?
    A. Dorian Gray
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_Gray

7. What American folk hero, steel drivin’ man that he is, is best known for having raced against a steam powered hammer and won?
    A. John Henry
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_(folklore)

8. What French mathematician and philosopher, devised roulette while trying to attain perpetual motion, and also invented the hydraulic press and the syringe?
    A. Blaise Pascal
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal

9. A part of the Bill of Rights, which constitutional amendment protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms?
    A. 2nd
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

10. Which company, who offers to “put you in the drivers seat”, is the largest car rental company in the world, with over 30 million rentals per year?
    A. Hertz
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hertz_Corporation

Round 4
1. Born John Chapman, (who died on Feb 18, 1845), what pioneer nurseryman spent most of his life wandering through the Midwest, planting fruit orchards?
    A. Johnny Appleseed
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Appleseed

2. First held in 1877, what dog show, who recently announced a Scottish Deerhound named Hickory as Best in Show, is the longest running dog show, and second longest continuously held sporting event in the US, behind only the Kentucky Derby?
    A. Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Dog_Show

3. The sinking of what battleship in Havana harbor on Feb 15, 1898 led the United States to declare war on Spain on April 25?
    A. USS Maine
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(ACR-1)

4. Known as The Bay State, what was the 6th state to join the union on Feb 6, 1788?
    A. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts

5. For a point each, name the 7 countries surrounding the Republic of Mali
    A. Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, and Mauritania
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali

6. What American inventor and industrialist, father of the modern assembly line, held 161 patents in his own name and started a moderately successful car company along the way?
    A. Henry Ford
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford

7. In the classic fairy tale, what did Jack (of Jack and the Beanstalk fame) trade for the magic beans?
  A. a carrot
  B. a cow
  C. a pig
  D. a sack of grain
    A. (B) a cow
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_the_Beanstalk

8. Feb 14, 1876 saw what two men nearly simultaneously file patent documentation for the invention of the telephone?
    A. Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone#Early_development

9. What radio station do you find at 100.7 on your local FM dial?
    A. KKWF, The Wolf
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KKWF

10. Feb 18, 2001 saw the death of what famed NASCAR driver, known as The Intimidator, a loss that is still mourned today by those who follow the sport?
    A. Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt