September 5, 2012 – How many of this quiz can dance on the head of a pin?

The theme this week was angel.

Round 1
1. Which professional golf tournament is held in Augusta, Georgia, every year?
  A. Arnold Palmer Invitational
  B. The Masters
  C. The Players Championship
  D. U.S. Open
    A. (B) The Masters
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masters

2. Characterized by a numbness at the back of the neck and arms, Chinese restaurant syndrome is commonly attributed to what food additive?
    A. MSG (monosodium glutamate)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Restaurant_Syndrome#Chinese_restaurant_syndrome

3. Castillo Del Morro is the recreated Spanish fort that stands over top of what Disney World ride?
    A. Pirates of the Caribbean
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_(attraction)#Magic_Kingdom

4. What Latin phrase, which translates as “by heads”, is taken to mean “for each person”?
    A. Per capita
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_capita

5. According to Sammy Haggar, what can’t he drive?
    A. 55
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can%27t_Drive_55

6. If you are brining a bird, what are you doing to it?
    A. Soaking it in a salt solution
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brining

7. Genoa, Jib, and Spinnaker are all types of what?
    A. Sails
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sails#Sail_types

8. Although he’s still holed up at an embassy in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was recently granted asylum in what country?
    A. Ecuador
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_assange

9. Located in Venezuela, what is the highest, uninterrupted waterfall in the world?
    A. Angel Falls
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_falls

10. How many horizontal lines are used in a musical stave (or staff)?
    A. 5
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_(music)

Round 2
1. September 2, 1945 saw the signing of the Instrument of Surrender of Japan aboard what ship, moored in Tokyo Bay?
    A. USS Missouri
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender_(1945)

2. Dewey Decimal Classification, Universal Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification are three methods of coding and organizing what?
    A. Library materials
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_classification

3. One of the big four outlaw motorcycle gangs, along with the Pagans, Bandidos, and The Outlaws, which motorcycle gang got its start in Oakland in the 1950s?
    A. Hellls Angels
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hells_angels

4. The 2012 Democratic National Convention kicked off this week in what US city?
    A. Charlotte, NC
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Democratic_National_Convention

5. What Portuguese explorer is credited as being the first to circumnavigate the world, when his expedition returned to Spain on Sept. 6, 1522 (although he died a year and a half earlier)?
    A. Ferdinand Magellan
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan

6. The 1972 Olympics in what European city were interrupted when members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September kidnapped and killed 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team?
    A. Munich
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Massacre

7. Known as an experiment in community, art, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance, the Burning Man festival was held this year in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area in what US state?
    A. Nevada
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Rock_Desert

8. In the United States and Canada, what degree comes after Bachelors and before Doctorate?
    A. Masters
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_degree#Canada_and_United_States_of_America

9. On what country did the U.S. declare war on May 11, 1846?
  A. Canada
  B. France
  C. Mexico
  D. Spain
    A. (C) Mexico
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War

10. Consisting of sturdy leather leg coverings and a belt, what is the name for the protective lower garments worn by cowboys, motorcyclists, and foresters?
    A. Chaps
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaps#Non-equestrian_chaps

Round 3 Audio round. The theme this week was theme songs from dectective TV shows.
1. 1982 (NBC)
    A. Remington Steele
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6C9jHic2xE

2. 1974 (NBC)
    A. Rockford Files
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXtpoO_DlDM

3. 1980 (CBS)
    A. Magnum, P. I.
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR9WJToFsTs

4. 1982 (NBC)
    A. Knight Rider
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F1rmgUrTGc

5. 1975 (ABC)
    A. Charlie’s Angels
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKTPG7Nw8AY

6. 1981 (CBS)
    A. Simon and Simon
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDhz_mVcVCQ

7. 2006 (USA)
    A. Psych
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Gced_Z_KU

8. 1985 (ABC)
    A. Moonlighting
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5qQ93cxvqg

9. 1984 (CBS)
    A. Murder, She Wrote
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v94ugLhua9Y

10. 2010 (BBC One)
    A. Sherlock
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-99pXoawt8

11. 1985 (CBS)
    A. The Equalizer
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnNb-ZDmUrc

12. 2002 (USA)
    A. Monk
    C. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cml6-InI2-U

Round 4
1. What billionaire is the driving force behind the Virgin Group, responsible for Virgin records, Virgin America, Virgin comics, and a host of other companies?
    A. Richard Branson
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_branson

2. For a point each, name the 4 countries sharing a physical border with Guatemala.
    A. Mexico, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala

3. What do you usually find in a golf courses’ bunker?
    A. Sand
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunker_(golf)

4. What can be a young mammal, a human muscle, and a chunk of sea ice?
    A. Calf
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calf_(disambiguation)

5. Name the 1995 movie from the plot summary: “Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.”
    A. Seven
    C. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114369/

6. What type of animal is a skink?
  A. Bird
  B. Fish
  C. Lizard
  D. Rodent
    A. (C) Lizard
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skink

7. Love him or not, Paul Ryan has been officially nominated as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate. What state is he a Representative for?
    A. Wisconsin
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ryan

8. What “magician”, born Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, is the “genius” behind the Mindfreak tv show and the Believe Las Vegas show?
    A. Criss Angel
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criss_Angel

9. What are the two signs of the Zodiac that cover the month of September?
    A. Virgo and Libra
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September

10. Before being surpassed by Michael Phelps, which American swimmer held the records for most gold medals won during a single Olympics when he won 7 (all world records) in 1972?
    A. Mark Spitz
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Spitz