January 31, 2012 – It’ll all become clear

The theme for this quiz was crystal.

Round 1
1. Punxsutawney Phil has quite the fan base as admirers crowd around Gobbler’s Knob each year to await his arrival to celebrate what?
    A. Groundhog Day
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punxsutawney_Phil

2. A peregrine is what type of bird?
    A. Falcon
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_Falcon

3. Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was followed up by what 2008 blockbuster?
    A. The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Kingdom_of_the_Crystal_Skull

4. “Oh my God, they killed Kenny! …You bastards!” is frequently heard on what TV classic?
    A. South Park
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_McCormick

5. In economics, which four countries are known as the BRIC countries, grouped as being at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development?
    A. Brazil, Russia, India, China
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIC

6. On Star Trek, what was “The Trouble With Tribbles”?
  A. They are poisonous
  B. They are vicious fighters
  C. They multiply rapidly
  D. They suck oxygen from the air
    A. (C) They multiply rapidly
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trouble_With_Tribbles

7. Pat Sajak recent admitted that he and what lovely letter turner would step out for snootful or two between tapings?
    A. Vanna White
    C. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/pat-sajak-has-hosted-wheel-of-fortune-while-drunk/2012/01/26/gIQATzZJTQ_blog.html?tid=pm_entertainment_pop

8. The month of January was named after which Roman god?
    A. Janus (God of the doorway)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January

9. The longest serving and first flying space shuttle, which vehicle was lost on re-entry Feb 1, 2003, resulting in the loss of 7 astronauts?
    A. Columbia
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster

10. 28th January, 1958, saw the patenting of “moderately famous” toy, made possible by a unique stud-and-tube coupling system?
    A. Lego
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego

Round 2
1. A Rhodes Scholarship allows a student to do postgraduate work at which school?
  A. Imperial College London
  B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  C. University of Oxford
  D. University of Paris
    A. (C) University of Oxford
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_Scholarship

2. When you cross the International Date Line from a westerly direction do you gain or lose day?
    A. Lose a day
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_date_line

3. Which cartoon character, who cooks at the Krusty Krab, calls Bikini Bottom home?
    A. Spongebob Squarepants
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants

4. The Richter scale is commonly used to measure what?
    A. The magnitude of earthquakes
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_scale

5. Sitting between Chance and Luxury Tax, what is the second most expensive property on a standard Monopoly board?
    A. Park Place
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_board#Board

6. The magic practice of scrying, which involves seeing things physically in a medium, usually relies on the use of what spherical object?
    A. Crystal Ball
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_ball

7. Which branch of the US federal police, the oldest, is charged with court security, prisoner transport, serving arrest warrants and seeking fugitives?
    A. US Marshals Service
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service

8. In pari-mutuel betting, what is it called when the bettor must pick the two horses that finish first and second, in the exact order?
    A. Exacta, perfecta, or exactor
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exacta

9. Place the following tempi in order from slowest to fastest: adagio, allegro, largo, and presto
    A. Largo, adagio, allegro, presto
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo

10. Feb 2, 1905, saw the birth of what Russian born American author who founded the philosophical system called Objectivism?
    A. Ayn Rand
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand

Round 3
1. The taglines for what 1993 movie included “An Adventure 65 Million Years In The Making” and “The most phenomenal discovery of our time… becomes the greatest adventure of all time”?
    A. Jurassic Park
    C. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/taglines

2. In what US city is this years Super Bowl scheduled to be played?
    A. Indianapolis
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVI

3. Amethyst is the birthstone for which month of the year?
    A. February
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February

4. What ology is the scientific study of the structure of Earth?
    A. Geology
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology

5. What Canadian province lies between British Columbia and Saskatchewan?
    A. Alberta
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta

6. For a point each, name the 4 women who have or are serving as Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
    A. Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States

7. Which Saturday Night Live cast member was known for his “You look… mahvelous!” send up of Argentinian born actor Fernando Lamas?
    A. Billy Crystal
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_crystal

8. What do the initials YMCA stand for?
    A. Young Mens Christian Association.
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ymca

9. The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising that took place in what country?
  A. Canada
  B. Ceylon
  C. China
  D. Cuba
    A. (C) China
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion

10. What company is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the US?
    A. Hallmark
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallmark_Cards

Round 4
1. In the world of TVs and monitors, what does LCD stand for?
    A. Liquid Crystal Display
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lcd

2. For a point each, name the basic tastes the that tongue is receptive to
    A. Sweet, Salty, Bitter, Sour, Umami
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste#Five_basic_tastes

3. Challenger Deep is the deepest point of which ocean?
    A. The Pacific
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_deep

4. What was the name of the competitor to the Matchbox die cast car, introduced by Mattel in 1968?
    A. Hot Wheels
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_wheels

5. Every major league baseball team has retired the number 42, in honor of what player who was born on January 31, 1919?
    A. Jackie Robinson
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson

6. A flexible flyer is a type of what?
    A. steerable, wooden sled
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible_flyer

7. What Canadian band sang about a modern warrior named Tom Sawyer who had a mean, mean stride?
  A. Barenaked Ladies
  B. Concrete Blonde
  C. Rush
  D. The Guess Who
    A. (C) Rush
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(band)

8. Feb 4th marks the anniversary of the election of George Washington to the nation’s highest office. In what year did he become the first US president?
    A. 1789
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_washington

9. If I’m practicing trephination, what am I boring a hole in?
    A. The human skull
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanning

10. 1936 saw Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson the first inductees into what?
    A. Baseball Hall of Fame
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum