July 11, 2012 – Hit the road

The theme for this quiz was Jack.

Round 1
1. July 14, 1789 saw the storming of what famed prison, kicking off the French Revolution?
    A. The Bastille
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution

2. Name the 2007 movie, ranked 134 on the IMDB Top 250, based on its’ plot summary: “Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.”
    A. No Country for Old Men
    C. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/

3. Who famously opined that “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes”?
    A. Andy Warhol
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_minutes_of_fame

4. The Hershey’s confection known as Mr. Goodbar is a mixture of chocolate and what other ingredient?
  A. Caramel
  B. Crisped rice
  C. Mint
  D. Peanuts
    A. (D) Peanuts
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Goodbar

5. What Latin phrase, which translates to English as “for this”, is taken to mean something designed for a specific problem or task?
    A. Ad hoc
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hoc

6. What is the common name for the upper incisors of the elephant?
    A. Tusk
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tusk

7. Sailor Jack and his dog Bingo are the mascot for what?
    A. Cracker Jack
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_Jack

8. If you ordered a dish containing saag in an Indian restaurant, what must it contain?
    A. Spinach (or mustard leaf)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saag

9. Sunday saw the conclusion of which of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the oldest such tournament in the world?
    A. The Championships, Wimbledon
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Championships,_Wimbledon

10. Deriving its name from an old Icelandic word meaning erupt, what name is given to a natural hot spring that intermittently ejects steam and water into the air?
    A. Geyser
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geyser

Round 2
1. What does an anticoagulant drug, such as Wafarin, or heparin, prevent?
    A. blood clotting
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-coagulant

2. When a jeweler refers to a diamond’s “cut,” he is describing what aspect of the gem?
  A. Color
  B. Reflective quality
  C. Shape
  D. Weight
    A. (C) Shape
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_(gems)

3. Who went up the hill to fetch a pail of water?
    A. Jack and Jill
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_(nursery_rhyme)

4. A falling object which ceases to accelerate due to the forces of drag and gravity being equal reaches what rate of descent (speed)?
    A. Terminal Velocity
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_velocity

5. The young of what animal are known as fawns?
    A. Deer
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawn

6. On what type of surface is the Wimbledon tournament held?
    A. Grass
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Championships,_Wimbledon

7. Phobos and Deimos are the only two moons of what planet?
    A. Mars
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars#Moons

8. In the official rules of Monopoly, how much money does each player start with?
    A. $1,500
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game)#Money

9. When applied to (sparkling) wine, what does brut mean?
    A. Dry (less sweet)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brut_(wine)#Sweetness

10. 208 years ago today saw a duel between Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and who, which resulted in Hamilton’s death?
    A. Aaron Burr
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr%E2%80%93Hamilton_duel

Round 3 This was a 5 facts round. The idea is to provide more and more clues about the answer, with 5 points awarded if the answer is given after the first clue,4 points after the second, etc. Make a wrong guess, you get zero points.
1. Company
 5. Founded in 1931, in Stuttgart, Germany
 4. Built the Kübelwagen and Schwimmwagen during WWII
 3. Early designs were sold under the Volkswagen name
 2. Founder Ferdinand died on 30 Jan, 1951.
 1. Current models include Boxter, Cayman, Cayenne, and Panamera
    A. Porsche
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porche

2. Place
 5. Came into existence on July 9, 2011
 4. Landlocked African country
 3. Capital is Juba
 2. Created following a 22 year civil war between the central government forces and the People’s Liberation Army
 1. It’s succession made Algeria the largest country in Africa
    A. South Sudan
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_sudan

3. Person
 5. Born July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, IL
 4. Thought planting a tree, fighting a bull, writing a novel, and fathering a son were the 4 things one needed to do to be a man
 3. Drove an ambulance during WWI, where he was wounded
 2. Won a Pulitzer in 1953 and a Nobel Prize in 1954
 1. Nicknamed Papa
    A. Ernest Hemingway
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway

4. Person
 5. Born July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska
 4. Played center and linebacker on the 32-34 varsity football teams at Michigan
 3. Born Leslie Lynch King
 2. Spent 25 years as a member of the House of Representatives for Michigan’s 5th congressional district
 1. Nominated to file the vice presidential vacancy following the resignation of Spiro Agnew under then President Richard M. Nixon
    A. Gerald R. Ford
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_ford

5. Company
 5. Started in 1951 in San Diego, Ca
 4. 2,200 locations, mostly through the western US
 3. Operates the Qdoba Mexican Grill chain as well
 2. Source of an e.coli outbreak in 1993, that resulted in the death of 4 children
 1. Advertising mascot is an antenna ball
    A. Jack in the Box
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_in_the_Box

6. Event
5. Took place on July 13, 1985
4. Organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
3. Held Simultaneously at Wembley Stadium, London, and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia
2. Singe/drummer Phil Collins performed live in both cities, thanks to the wonders of the Concorde
1. Raised money for famine relief in Ethiopia
    A. Live Aid
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_aid

7. Event
 5. Started on July 10, 1925
 4. Presided over by The Hon. John T. Raulston
 3. At issue was a violation of Tennessee’s Butler Act
 2. Defendant was a high school science and math teacher
 1. Famously featured Clarence Darrow facing off against William Jennings Bryan
    A. Scopes Monkey Trial

8.Person
5. Born June 1, 1926 in Mount Airy, NC
4. Released 20 albums over the course of his career
3. Met longtime friend and co-star Don Knotts in 1955 during a run of No Time For Sergeants on Broadway
2. Played a defense attorney on TV from 1986-1995
1. Stared in an eponymous show from 1960 to 1968, whose opening sequence included the tune “The Fishin’ Hole’.
    A. Andy Griffith
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Griffith

Round 4
1. July 10, 1962 saw the launch of the world’s first communication satellite, which successfully relayed television, telephone, and fax signals, which was known by what name?
    A. Telstar
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstar

2. In what children’s playground game are the participants required to bounce a ball on the ground, pick up some prescribed number of 6 sided objects, and to catch the ball before it hits the ground a second time?
    A. Jacks
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacks

3. July 12th marks the anniversary of the first ever concert of the moderately famous band known as The Rolling Stones. In what year did this concert take place?
    A. 1962
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones

4. According to the nursery rhyme, how many blackbirds were baked in a pie?
    A. 24 (or four and twenty)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_a_Song_of_Sixpence

5. What was the name of the character who owned Mayberry’s only barber shop on The Andy Griffith Show?
  A. Emmett
  B. Floyd
  C. Goober
  D. Howard
    A. (B) Floyd
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_the_Barber

6. What can be a Greek god, a fashion house, and a fictional bureaucrat?
    A. Hermes
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_(disambiguation)

7. What was the name of the Greenpeace ship, the former fishing trawler Sir William Hardy, that was sunk in Auckland harbor by French Secret Service agents to prevent it interfering with planned nuclear tests?
    A. Rainbow Warrior
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Warrior_(1955)

8. For a point each, name the 3 countries surrounding the Republic of Chile
    A. Peru, Bolivia, Argentina
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile

9. July 12, 1862 saw the creation of what decoration, the highest military medal able to be awarded?
    A. Medal of Honor
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_honor

10. Negev, Atacama, and Namib are all types off what?
    A. Deserts
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deserts