June 10, 2009 – At least we weren’t accused of gerrymandering…

The theme for the quiz this week was Jerry.

Round 1

1. How many pecks in a bushel?
    A. 4
2. The University of Washington Huskies won the national championship in women’s softball this last week.  Which school did the beat to win the title?
    A. Florida
3. What flavor is the liqueur Amaretto?
    A. Almond
4. In what 1959 Peter Sellers movie does the Duchy of Grand Fenwick invade the US in an attempt to start a war so that the US will rebuild their nation following its victory?
    A. The Mouse that Roared
5. Hymen is the Greek god of what?
    A. Marriage
6. Which telethon hosting comedian, who’s huge in France, starred in the 1963 film The Nutty Professor?
    A. Jerry Lewis
7. Who famously employed an army of street urchins known as The Baker Street Irregulars?
    A. Sherlock Holmes
8. If you suffered from androphobia, what would you be afraid of?
    A. Men
9. What organ in the human body produces gastrin?
  A. Kidney
  B. Liver
  C. Pancreas
  D. Stomach
    A. (D) Stomach
10. What is the more common name for solid carbon dioxide?
    A. Dry Ice

Round 2

June 3, 2009 – It’s good to be the king…

The theme for the quiz this week was King.

Round 1

1. With GM declaring bankruptcy, they get booted from their spot on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a spot they’ve held since 1925.  Which high-tech NASDAQ company is taking their place?
A. Cisco

2. June 6th, 1944 saw Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy, France in their attempts to defeat the Nazi war machine.  By what name do we commonly refer to this amphibious assault?
A. D-Day

3. What product advertised its “thickness” by using Carly Simon’s hit “Anticipation” in a series of TV commercials?

1. A1 steak sauce
2. Downy fabric softener
3. Heinz ketchup
4. KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce

A. (C) Heinz ketchup

4. The Black Forest, home to yummy ham, is in which European country?
A. Germany

5. Which four tournaments make up tennis’s Grand Slam?
A. Wimbledon, US, French and Australian Opens

6. “Oh my God, they killed Kenny! …You bastards!” is frequently heard on what tv classic?
A. South Park

7. The Marquis of Queensberry rules govern which sport?
A. Boxing

8. Professor Moriarty is the arch-enemy of which fictional detective?
A. Sherlock Holmes

9. Which of the Lord of the Rings film won the Best Picture Oscar, at the Academy Awards?
A. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.

10. June 3rd, 1888 saw the publishing of the poem Casey at the Bat.  For what team did Casey play?
A. The Mudville Nine

Round 2

May 27, 2009 – As American as…

Pie.  The theme word for this week was pie.  Mmmm.

Round 1

1. Bright’s disease affects which part of the human body?
    A. Kidneys

2. Who on featured on the 2 dollar bill?
    A. Thomas Jefferson

3. Who “took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks”?
    A. Lizzie Borden

4. What area of the Yukon Territory experienced the gold rush of 1897?
    A. Klondike

5. How many laps does it take to take to complete the Indianapolis 500
    A. 200

6. What river flows through the Grand Canyon?
    A. Colorado

7. Incooking, to cook quickly in boiling water, often to soften or loosen skin is called what?
  Blanch
  Deglaze
  Macerate
  Sweat
    A. (A) Blanch

8. Soylent Green is what?
    A. People

9. Which holiday, which had its first official recognition in 1868, was originally called Decoration Day?
    A. Memorial Day

10. If I’m suffering from alopecia, what unfortunate thing is going happening to me?
    A. I’m loosing my hair

11. Used primarily in business presentations, what type of graphic consists of multi-colored wedges?
    A. Pie Chart

Round 2

May 20, 2009 – Don’t mean to horn in, but

the theme word for this quiz was horn.

Round 1

1. If blue litmus paper stays blue, is it in an acid or base solution?
    A. Base (alkaline) solution

2. The Ryder cup is presented as trophy in what sport?
    A. Golf

3. Who is the most famous character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
    A. Sherlock Holmes

4. At what Montana battle did Lt. Col George Custer famously loose his life?
    A. Battle of the Little Big Horn

5. On this date in 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.  Where did he land?
    A. Paris

6. Of the 4 states making up the Pacific Northwest, which one leads with an unemployment rate of 12%?
    A. Oregon

7. Who’s the black private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks?
    A. Shaft

8. Who said “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.”

1. Dwight Eisenhower
2. Franklin Roosevelt
3. Mark Twain
4. Winston Churchill

    A. (C)Mark Twain

9. The ancient Aztecs called it the testicle tree.  What do we know it as?
    A. The Avacado

10. In Geology, what is longer? An era? Or an epoch?
    A. An era. It’s several hundred million years while an epoch is tens of millions of years

Round 2

May 13, 2009

The theme for this quiz was Sam.

Round 1

1. What famous fictional detective did author Dashiell Hammet create for the 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon?

1. Charlie Chan
2. Mike Hammer
3. Philip Marlowe
4. Sam Spade

2. May 10th, 1869 saw the joining of the transcontinental railroad, with the driving of the golden spike where?

3. Which US politician, who died in 1957, was nicknamed Tailgunner Joe?

4. Which animated character once famously lamented “O fate most cruel to be thusly boned! Ask not for whom the bone bones – it bones for thee.”

5. What 2 railroads were joined in making the transcontinental railroad?

6. What is measured in Scoville units?

7. In what part of the body is the solar plexus located?

8. The Khyber Pass connects Afghanistan to which country?

9. According to the nursery rhyme, what time did the mouse run down the clock?

10. The Social Security Administration recently announced the top baby names in the state of Washington for the year 2008.  Sharing a name with a fictional children’s book pig, what girls name topped the state list?

Round 2

1. What American golfer holds the record for most PGA tournaments won in a career?

1. Arnold Palmer
2. Jack Nicklaus
3. Sam Snead
4. Tiger Woods

2. That ever so tacky garden gnome is now the celebrity spokesperson for what online travel company?

3. Voiced by Tom Hanks, what was the name of the cowboy character in Pixars 1995 hit Toy Story?

4. Popular among California surfers, what is the name of the style of station wagon in which the rear portion of the car’s bodywork is made of wood?

5. Of the main characters on Miami Vice, Crockett and Tubbs, which one lived on a boat?

6. What Milton Bradley game was frequently referred to as ‘sex in a box’?

7. In 1939, the California Perfume Company changed it’s name to what company which is now famous for it’s door-to-door selling tactics?

8. An unusual 70s fad was a pet that wasn’t really a pet. Gary Dahl made a fortune out of selling what common objects as pets?

9. Name the book and the author: “”Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.”

10. Name the year: Jeffery Dahmer is given a life sentence; Windows 3.1 is released; EuroDisney opens; Jay Leno takes over for Johnny Carson; Summer Olympics are held in Barcelona; Ruby Ridge;

Round 3

1. For a point each, what are the issues addressed in the 5th Amendment to the US Constitution?

2. A car’s speedometer shows how fast a car is going.  What shows how far it’s gone?

3. For a point each, name the current members of the US Supreme Court

4. Name Vito Corleones children from the godfather movie

5. What is the difference between a village and a hamlet?

6. Thursday, May 14, saw Lewis and Clark leave with the Corp of Discovery to explore to the Pacific Coast.  From what state did they depart?

7. The CLIO award is given to honor excellence in what field?

8. May 10, 1954 saw the release of the first rock and roll record to hit #1 on the Billboard charts, Rock Around the Clock. Who was the recording artist?

9. Featuring the antics of Count Almaviva, what is the name of the Mozart opera currently being staged by Seattle Opera?

1. The Barber of Seville
2. The Deluded Bridegroom
3. Don Giovanni
4. The Marriage of Figaro

10. Images of what fictional character frequently feature a deerstalker hat and calabash pipe?

Round 4

1. How many nations sit on the UN Security Council?

2. If you want your eggs fried without cooking the yolks, how would you order them?

3. Who convinces Dr. Seuss’s protagonist to eat Green Eggs and Ham?

4. If I’ve committed Omnicide, who have I killed?

5. If red litmus paper turns blue, is it in an acid or an alkaline solution?

6. What is a rhinos horn made of?

1. Bone
2. Cartilage
3. Hair
4. Ivory

7. How many people take part in a game of contract bridge?

8. In the world of Citizen Band radio, what channel was reserved for emergency use?

9. Name the possible phases of the visible moon.

10. Played by children with chalk, this game began as a training regime for Roman soldiers.  What game is it?

Answers:

May 6, 2009 – And the only thing that he could play

The theme word for this quiz was hill.

Round 1

1. May 10, 1940 saw the German invasion of the countries commonly called Benelux. For a point each, what countries are we talking about?

2. May 7th is officially known as VE day. What does VE stand for?

3. True or false: Both male and female kangaroos have pouches?

4. May 7, 1915 saw the sinking of what Cunard liner by German U-Boat U20, the aftermath of which helped hasten the US entry into WWI?

5. As part of an attempt to stave off bankruptcy, which brand did General Motors announce it was axing by the end of 2010?

6. What NYC thoroughfare is synonymous with the financial center of America?

7. Who rules in a pornocracy?

8. At what Cuban battlefield did Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders attain fame, fortune, and glory during the Spanish American War?

9. Which city in Iraq is best known as Saddam Hussein’s birthplace?

1. Baghdad
2. Basra
3. Mosul
4. Tikrit

10. A Supreme Court justice announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the term. Which judge was it?

Round 2

1. A 50 to 1 long shot, which horse won the Kentucky Derby this year?

1. Flying Private
2. General Quarters
3. Mine That Bird
4. Mr. Hot Stuff

2. What does the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution protect against?

3. What is the name of the longest running children’s program on US TV?

4. What is the only crime explicitly defined in the Constitution of the United States?

5. Name the book and the author: “Early in the spring of 1750, in the village of Juffure, four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia, West Africa, a manchild was born to Omoro and Binta Kinte.”

6. Former football star, representative, cabinet secretary, and vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp died last week.  For whose failed presidential bid was he the running mate?

7. What color was the period that followed Picasso’s Blue Period?

8. What was the name of Gumby’s red pony friend?

9. Where were Jack and Jill going in the nursery rhyme to fetch a pail of water?

10. “Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce. Special orders don’t upset us” was an advertising slogan for what company?

Round 3

Round 3 was an audio round this week. I played the theme songs (thanks to http://www.televisiontunes.com) to the following TV shows that all ran during the 1980s. The themes all were related in some way, which was a bonus point. And the relationship was the composer, Mike Post.

1. Hill Street Blues

2. White Shadow

3. A-Team

4. Wiseguy

5. Doogie Howser

6. Riptide

7. Hunter

8. Hardcastle and McCormick

9. Rockford Files

10. Magnum P.I.

11. LA Law

Round 4

1. May 10, 1893 saw the Supreme Court of the US weigh in on whether the tomato is a vegetable or a fruit.  Which one did they decide?

2. What main metal did the U.S. use to mint pennies during World War II when copper was needed for bullets?

1. Aluminum
2. Steel
3. Tin
4. Zinc

3. What common name was given to cemeteries in the Old West that was the final resting place of many a gun fighter and card sharp?

4. During prohibition, people who smuggled booze by land were called bootleggers.  What were they called if they smuggled it by sea?

5. How long is a score?

6. What is the name of the band that backs up The Boss, Bruce Springsteen?

7. Whose sidekick was named Dr. John H. Watson?

8. In what year did Congress officially establish Mothers day as the second Sunday in May?

9. Name the states that have a physical border with Mexico

10. The plaintive words, “Oh, the humanity!”, broadcast by Herbert Morrison on WLS radio, was part of the description of what disaster, resulting in the death of 36 people, that happened on May 6, 1937 in Lakehurst, NJ?

April 29, 2009 – The strongest quiz around

The theme for this quiz is Hercules.

Round 1 (78% correct)

1. Manny, Moe and Jack – better known as the Pep Boys – specialize in selling what product?

1. Auto parts
2. Gasoline
3. Lumber
4. Plumbing supplies

2. Occurring on the first Saturday in May, what sporting event has been called “The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports”?

3. What term describes a black and white horse?

1. Roan
2. Piebald
3. Chestnut

4. In geometry and navigation, how many minutes are there in one degree?

5. What Mississippi born singer tours with the Coral Reefer Band?

6. What was the real name given to Howard Hughes’ laminated birch wonder, the Spruce Goose?

7. And with the 4th pick of the 2009 NFL draft, the Seattle Seahawks chose Linebacker from Wake Forest…

8. What color represents the lowest threat level according to DHS Homeland Security Advisory system?

9. Does a circadian rhythm have a cycle of a day, month, or year?

10. Site of a failed invasion attempt, the ‘Bay of Pigs’ forms part of the coastline of which country?

Round 2 (92% correct)

1. Which character was described as ‘part man, part machine, all cop’?

2. At the end of every episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, who wished the viewer “champagne wishes and caviar dreams”?

3. In what U.S. state would you find the Bonneville Salt Flats, where land speed trials are often conducted?

1. Arizona
2. New Mexico
3. Nevada
4. Utah

4. On April 28, 1967, a noted boxer was stripped of his titles and boxing licenses for refusing his Army induction.  Who was he?

5. What iconic American cartoon character features a set of anchor tattoos on his rather prominent forearms?

6. PETA, that bastion of clear thinking and unbiased action, has recently requested that what British dance music duo rename themselves to Rescue Shelter Boys?

7. Whose labors include such tasks as slaying the Hydra, cleaning the Augean stables, and capturing the Cretan bull?

8. Which drink, made from mint, bourbon, sugar and water, is traditionally served at the Kentucky derby?

9. For a point each, name the 4 Cs of diamond grading.

10. Beginning with the end of World War II, the US occupation of what country was ended on April 28th, 1952?

Round 3 (73% correct)

1. What part did Burt Ward play in the 1966 TV series Batman?

2. What shredded and pickled food’s name was changed to “Liberty Cabbage” during World War 1?

3. What is added to sparkling wine in order to make the cocktail called a mimosa?

4. Name the year: All In The Family debuts; Charles Manson is given the death penalty; Southwest Airlines begins service; Jim Morrison dies; Walt Disney World opens; Starbucks opens it’s first store

5. In craps, if one rolls boxcars, what numbers appear on the dice?

6. Which branch of the armed forces trains its cadets at an academy in New London, Connecticut?

7. What is Elton John’s middle name?

8. For a point each, name the members of the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and 90s supergroup The Monkees

9. According to the classic nursery rhyme, 24 of what type of birds were “baked in a pie”?

1. Blackbirds
2. Bluebirds
3. Cardinals
4. Parakeets

10. What is a craniometer used to measure?

Round 4 (62% correct)

1. What company was started by Nebraskan Cliff Hillegass in 1958?

1. Briar Cliff University
2. Cliff Bars
3. Cliff Notes
4. Clifford Paper Company

2. Billy Batson is transformed into DC Comics super hero Captain Marvel by uttering the word Shazam.  What six legendary figures make up the acronym?

3. What does the 3rd Amendment to the US Constitution address?

4. John James Audubon, born on April 26, 1785 in Haiti, is most usually associated with what species of animals?

5. Where are Louisville Slugger baseball bats made?

6. The NHL playoff season has started <wait for applause>.  How long does an NHL game last?

7. What is the name of Winnie the Poohs human boy friend?

8. Name the book and the author: “The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail.”

9. On April 30, 1947, Boulder dam was renamed by order of Harry Truman.  By what name is it now known?

10. 220 years ago tomorrow, George Washington took the oath of office as the first US president. In what city was he sworn in?

Answers:

April 22, 2009 – It’s more than just oil soap

The theme for this quiz was Murphy.

Round 1

1. Which cartoon character was known, amongst other things, as “Hungrii Flea Bagius”, “Carnivorous Vulgarius” and “Eatius Birdius”?

2. In ‘Mission Impossible’, how long was it before the tape self-destructed?

3. True or False: Bolivia and Chile once fought a war over bat shit?

4. “The best part of waking up” was a marketing slogan used by what product?

1. Eggo Waffles
2. Folger’s Coffee
3. Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
4. Mrs. Butterworth

5. The axiom that “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong” is commonly known as what?

6. Often fondly referred to as “Old Ironsides,” what is the name of the oldest US naval warship still in commission?

7. On April 21, 1918, Manfred von Richtofen, German ace with some 80 confirmed kills, was killed when he was shot down by Canadian Arthur Brown. A sworn enemy of Snoopy, by what name was von Richtofen better known?

8. Name the book and the author: “Somewhere in la Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago, one of those who has a lance and ancient shield on a shelf and keeps a skinny nag and a greyhound for racing.”

9. The Blue Marble is a famous picture depicting what?

10. What is the leading female singer in an opera called?

Round 2

1. Sometimes you feel like a nut…

2. Sometimes you don’t

3. Only 1 of 8 planets in our solar system is not named for a Greek or Roman mythological figure. Which one is it?

4. Following heavy internet voting, Stephen Colbert was hoping to have a room in the International Space Station named after him. NASA wouldn’t comply but did name what after him?

1. Closet
2. Food storage unit
3. Toilet
4. Treadmill

5. Meaning “little wasp” in Italian, what scooter was introduced in 1956 by Piaget?

6. In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. Who were they?

7. Although a misplaced decimal point started a long standing myth that spinach is high in iron, a government program to encourage consumption by what famous American caused a 33% increase in spinach sales during the 1930s?

8. Who starred opposite Nick Nolte in the classic 1982 movie 48 hrs?

9. Anyone who has ever walked within 5 feet of the intrawebs has come into contact with WTF. What does the internet centric initialism FTW stand for?

10. We’re all familiar with FEMA from their mismanagement of many a natural disaster response. What does FEMA stand for?

Round 3

1. What right does the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution protect?

2. What object in available in sizes that include Robusto, Corona, Lonsdale, and Churchill?

3. For a point each, what were the costumes worn by the Village People?

4. What landmark was originally painted Galaxy Gold, Orbital Olive, and Re-entry Red for its April 21, 1962 opening?

5. The Van Allen belts surround most of what planet?

6. The Discovery Channel has launched season 5 of the crab fishing masterpiece, Deadliest Catch. Which of the boats, with embedded TV crews, is based in Seattle?

1. Cornelia Marie
2. Lisa Marie
3. Northwestern
4. Time Bandit

7. What degree does a US law school graduate get?

8. April 20th, 1889 saw the birth of one of the 20th century’s biggest asshats ever, Adolph Hitlter. In what country was he born?

9. Who is generally recognized as the most decorated soldier of US WWII, before he launched a successful film career?

10. The Minotaur had the body of a man and the head of what animal?

Round 4

1. Where, according to Douglas Adams, was Milliways Restaurant situated?

2. Patented by it’s inventor in 1916, what type of bed folds from the wall?

3. Name the year: USA for Africa records We Are the World; New Coke is released; French agents sink the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior; the wreck of the Titanic is located; the Achille Lauro is hijacked; Windows 1.0 is released;

4. What actor helped to create Earth Day, which is celebrated on his birthday as a nod to his environmental activism?

1. Andy Griffith
2. Ed Begley, Jr.
3. Eddie Albert
4. Jim Nabors

5. Before being swallowed up by Chyrsler, who produced the Matador and the Javelin?

6. What animal is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund?

7. In what country is Hyundai Motor Group located?

8. In what fictional lands do the stories of J.R.R. Tolkien take place?

9. Since 1976, what name has been bestowed upon the last player taken in the NFL draft?

10. If a dish is served ‘Florentine’, what vegetable will it contain?

Answers:

April 15, 2009 – Dress for Less

The theme for this weeks quiz is Ross.

Round 1 (59% correct)

1. For a point each, name the 5 freedoms outlined in the 1st amendment to the US constitution.

2. For what game show did Hot Springs, New Mexico rename itself after an episode was filmed there?

3. Who rules in a kakistocracy [kak-uh-stok-ruh-see]?

4. What flavor is the liqueur Midori?

5. How pure, according to Proctor and Gamble, is Ivory soap?

6. When President John F. Kennedy welcomed 49 Nobel Prize winners to the White House in 1962 he said, “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent and of human knowledge that has ever been gathered together at the White House with the possible exception of when who dined alone.”

7. It is generally believed that what Philadelphia widow created the first Stars and Stripes in 1776?

8. What is the common name for the disease hydrophobia?

1. Leprosy
2. Rabies
3. Shingles
4. Sleeping sickness

9. What bones meet at the elbow?

10. Name the book and the author: “Most motorcars are conglomerations (this is a long word for bundles) of steel and wire and rubber and plastic, and electricity and oil and gasoline and water, and the toffee papers you pushed down the crack in the back seat last Sunday.

Round 2 (70% correct)

1. According to John Gray, where are women from?

2. Which herbivore has fingerprints so identical to those of a human that even with an electron microscope, it can be difficult to distinguish them?

1. Honeycreeper
2. Koala
3. Lemur
4. Possum

3. According to witnesses, what did John Wilkes Booth shout after shooting Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865?

4. What do all the following people have in common: Ben Franklin, Mao Zedong, J. Edgar Hoover, Marcel Duchamp, Laura Bush, Batgirl?

5. What is Mexico’s best selling beer?

6. For a point each, name the 5 members of the 60’s era phenomenon known as the Rat Pack?

7. What singer, who headed The Supremes, is credited with helping to shape the Motown Sound?

8. Two people who signed the Declaration of Independence went on to be president. For a point each, name them.

9. After being snubbed by the SS Californian, the Cunard liner RMS Carpathia was the only ship to respond to what April 15, 1912 disaster?

10. FDR took his last breath on April 12, 1945. Who succeeded him?

Round 3 (69% correct) – Theme Round There was a hidden theme to these questions, which was American serial killers.

1. A-1 Steak Sauce, Boca Burgers, Grape-Nuts, Oscar Mayer, and Tang are all brands owned by what company, the 2nd largest food and beverage company in the world?

2. Often used for presenting debutantes, what is a cotillion?

3. In the 1986 film Highlander (and it’s subsequent worse sequel ever Highlander II: The Quickening), Christopher Lambert starred as the hero, MacLeod. What Spanish character was portrayed by Sean Connery?

4. What is the last name of family immortalized in TV’s greatest show ever, Married with Children?

5. What was the name of Monica’s brother, played by David Schwimmer, on the TV show Friends?

6. On April 11th, 1951, President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of overall command of the Korean War effort. Which Matthew was appointed to replace him?

1. Brady
2. Broderick
3. Perry
4. Ridgway

7. In late 2007, British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons was caught up in an international incident when she was arrested in Sudan for allowing her class of 7 year olds to name a class teddy bear what?

8. Which chess piece is limited to diagonal movement only?

9. What is the halo of sunlight seen during an eclipse called?

10. In honor of Easter, name the invisible rabbit Jimmy Stewart imagines he sees in a 1950 movie based on a Pulitzer prize winning play by Mary Chase?

Round 4 (76% correct)

1. Vietnam War Hero Admiral James (Bond) Stockdale was the vice presidential running mate of what 1992 independent candidate?

2. For a point each, name the 7 original colors that M&M candies came in

3. By population, what is the largest city in Europe?

4. Which U.S. president had the nickname “Dutch”?

5. The US Mint produces coins, bills, or both?

6. KFC is the undisputed champion of the fast food chicken world. What chain, founded in Arabi, Louisiana in 1972, comes in second?

7. Which are there more of? Burger King? Or Starbucks?

8. Living in the Mushroom Kingdom, what profession does Mario (of Super Mario Brothers fame) hold?

9. What new game piece was added to the Monopoly board game in 1999?

1. Bicycle
2. Cell phone
3. Computer monitor
4. Sack of money

10. RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom on April 15, 1912. What does the RMS stand for?

Answers:

April 8, 2008 – A Clockwork Orange

The theme for this quiz was orange.

Round 1

1. Using your memory only, what letter follows QWERTY on the top row of a keyboard?

2. The Romans knew it as Helvetica. What country do we call it today?

3. Which animal do scientists agree was likely domesticated first?

4. Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie introduced what product in 1941, sold exclusively to the military during WWII, and was originally produced in 7 different colors?

5. What country, whose capital is Windhoek, was formerly known as South West Africa?

1. Angola
2. Botswana
3. Lesotho
4. Namibia

6. In the Winnie the Pooh world, Eyore eats thistle, Piglet loves acorns, and Tigger eats malt extract. What does Pooh eat?

7. What color is the ‘Black Box’ found in commercial planes?

8. Who rules in an ergatocracy?

9. Name the book and the author: “When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow”.

10. Which two bones meet at the hip joint?

Round 2

1. What is the fruit flavor of the liqueur Cointreau?

2. Where must a boxer stand when his opponent is knocked down?

3. Which of the following is not a Chia head currently offered by Joseph Industries?

1. Barak Obama
2. Homer Simpson
3. Kung Fu Panda
4. Peter Griffin

4. In which mountain range is the Yeti supposed to live?

5. Meaning Little Book in Italian, what is the term for the text of an opera?

6. In internet parlance, what is BLOG short for?

7. For a point each, name the rabbits mentioned by Beatrix Potter in her classic Tale of Peter Rabbit.

8. When you cross the International Date Line from a westerly direction do you gain or lose day?

9. On April 6th, 1917, the United States declared war on what country?

10. Generally believed to be responsible for naming the Jeep during WWII (and beyond), Eugene the Jeep was a dimension crossing, disappearing dog type creature from what 1938 comic strip and subsequent animations?

Round 3

1. In 2000, a musical based on several works of Dr. Seuss had a 198 show run on Broadway before sparking 2 national tours. What was the name of the musical?

2. When the owl and the pussycat went to sea in their beautiful pea green boat, what did they take with them?

3. In which city was the OK Corral?

4. Beginning life as the Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation, we know them now as IBM or Big Blue. What does IBM stand for?

5. After a 15 year run, ER is off the air. At what Chicago hospital did the show take place?

6. On the domestic terrorist list since 2003, for such asshatty deeds as setting fire to a car dealership, what does ELF stand for?

7. A Kumquat is a small Japanese variety of what sort of fruit?

8. Barak Obama is our 44th president. How many presidencies have there been here in the US?

9. He created Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and many other classic comic-book characters. What was his name?

1. Bob Kane
2. Stan Lee
3. Jerry Seigel

10. What is the common name of the military base in southern Nevada that is supposedly home to alien spacecraft and little green men?

Round 4

1. Which athlete has appeared most often on a Wheaties box? A bonus point if you can tell me how many times said athlete appeared.

2. Name the year: The WTO is established; Mississippi ratifies the 13th amendment (abolishing slavery); bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City; Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated; Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig’s record; OJ Simpson is found not guilty;

3. What Wall Street crime is defined as a stock transactions made with knowledge of non-public information?

4. People with an allergy to what food product are encouraged not to get a flu shot?

5. Four US state capitals have the word city in their name. For a point each, name them:

6. Name the shapes in the current box of Lucky Charms

7. Serial Killer question of the day: Ted Bundy: Rotting away in a jail cell? Or pushing up daises?

8. What does an apiarist collect?

9. What product, which recently lost 20% of it’s business due to a packaging redesign that has fans in an uproar, was originally advertised with the slogan “If it tasted any fresher it would still be on the tree”?

10. April 8, 1891 saw the birth of Ole Kirk Christiansen who founded a company whose name means either “play well” in Danish or “I put together” in Latin. What company are we talking about?

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