January 26, 2011 picture round

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January 26, 2011 – This quiz is like butter…

The theme for this quiz was Land.

Round 1
1. What total bad-ass was the first president to be seen riding in an automobile in public when he rode in a Columbia Electric Victoria Phaeton in August, 1902?
    A. Theodore Roosevelt
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_roosevelt#Presidency_1901.E2.80.931909

2. Still in operation 7 years later, January 25, 2004 saw the Opportunity Rover land on what planet?
    A. Mars
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_rover

3. An Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska, Johnny Carson, who died on Jan 23, 2005, hosted what NBC show from 1962 to 1992?
    A. The Tonight Show
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Carson

4. Name the movie and the character/actor: “No. Try not. Do… or do not. There is no try. ”
    A. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back , Yoda/Frank Oz
    C. http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000015/quotes

5. January 23 saw the anniversary of the introduction of the Apple Macintosh. In what year did this event happen?
    A. 1984
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Macintosh

6. Sunday, January 23, saw the death of what fitness expert and body builder, who accomplished such feats as setting a world record of 1,033 pushups in 23 minutes at age 42, and at age 80, swam 1.5 miles, while towing 80 boats with 80 people in them?
    A. Jack LaLane
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_lalane

7. Which space shuttle, the second to be put in service, was lost on January 28, 1986 as the result of a faulty o-ring, 73 seconds after launch?
    A. Challenger
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_space_shuttle

8. Debuting in 1980, what animated character encouraged kids to take a bite out of crime?
    A. McGruff the Crime Dog
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGruff_the_Crime_Dog

9. What type of dog has breeds called Welsh, Scottish and Irish?
    A. Terriers
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrier_Group

10. In printing, orientation such that the height of the display area is greater than the width is known as portrait. What is it called when the width is greater than the height?
    A. Landscape
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_orientation

Round 2

January 11, 2011 picture round

Download the picture round. The theme this week was fictional fish.
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January 19, 2011 – This quiz would fly in the 6th position of a squadron on a bombing raid.

The theme for this quiz was Charlie.

Round 1
1. Who, according to mythology, rides an 8 legged horse named Sleipnir?
    A. Odin
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleipnir

2. What famous bowler hat wearing comedian was the star of silent films such as “City Lights”, Modern Times, and

“The Gold Rush”?
    A. Charlie Chaplin
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin

3. What American writer, buried in Baltimore, had his gravesite mysteriously visited every January 19th, to receive
a toast of cognac and 3 roses. up until 2009?
    A. Edgar Allen Poe
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_allen_poe#Poe_Toaster

4. January 17 marks the anniversary of the opening of the First Gulf War, aka Operation Desert Storm, which happened in what year?
    A. 1991
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Gulf_War

5. January 17, 1942 saw the birth of one Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. Nicknamed The Louisville Lip, under what name did he achieve boxing immortality?
    A. Muhammad Ali
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassius_clay

6. The 1933 ratification of the 20th Amendment moved the day of the inauguration of the President of the United States from March 4 to what date?
    A. January 20th
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_inauguration

7. The rules for what 2 player card game state: 2 opposing players are dealt ten cards each, with the rest being placed face down between the two. The top card is turned face up. Players take turns taking a card from either the stock or discard pile and discard one from their hand. The object is to end the game, or ‘knock’, when one of the two players has completed their hand of cards. This is done by arranging their cards into ‘sets’ or ‘melds’ of three or more cards of either the same value or a same suited straight. A player can knock if the total value of the cards not used in sets is equal to ten or less. Upon knocking, points are awarded for the difference in value between the unused cards held by the players. If a player manages to get 0 points when knocking, or holds a lower value than the opponent when the opponent knocks, extra points are awarded.
    A. Gin Rummy
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin_rummy

8. January 16, 1547 saw the coronation of Ivan the Terrible, who was the first assume what title?
    A. Tsar/Czar
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_terrible

9. The 1947 novel “I, the Jury”, by New York author Mickey Spillane, was the first to feature which famous detective?
  A. Ellery Queen
  B. Frank Columbo
  C. Mike Hammer
  D. Sherlock Holmes
    A. (C) Mike Hammer
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_The_Jury

10. What SI unit of power, equivalent to one Joule per second, is named after a Scottish Inventor who was born on January 19, 1736?
    A. Watt
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt

Round 2

January 12, 2011 picture round

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January 12, 2011 – This quiz would like some privacy

The theme for this quiz was John.

Round 1
1. Into what body of water does the Nile River drain?
    A. The Mediterranean Sea
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile

2. Who is the current Speaker of the House?
    A. John Boehner
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boehner

3. What is the name of the lowest elevation on the surface of the earth, located below the western Pacific?
    A. Mariana Trench
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianas_Trench

4. Name the movie and actor/character of this 1986 film that featured the quote: “Thats not a knife. Now THAT’s a knife!”
    A. Crocodile Dundee/Michael Crocodile Dundee (Paul Hogan)
    C. http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0008823/quotes

5. What type of animal is Ranger Rick, namesake of the magazine published by the National Wildfire Federation?
    A. Raccoon
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_rick

6. Newspaper editor Britt Reid, along with his sidekick Kato and their well appointed car Black Beauty, dons a mask and fights crime under what name?
    A. The Green Hornet
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_green_hornet

7. What is the most abundant metallic element in Earths crust?
    A. Aluminum
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum

8. Which First Lady has won a Grammy Award for a spoken word album?
  A. Hilary Rodham Clinton
  B. Jacqueline Kennedy
  C. Laura Bush
  D. Michelle Obama
    A. (A) Hilary Rodham Clinton
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Writings_and_recordings

9. What part of your body is inflamed if you have encephalitis?
    A. Brain
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis

10. In the TV and computer game franchise, ACME detective agency members are always asking the question “Where in the World/Time/Earth is” who?
    A. Carmen San Diego
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_San_Diego

Round 2

January 5, 2011 picture round

Download the picture round. The theme this week was United States Memorials.
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January 5, 2011 – What is it good for?

said Edwin Starr in a 1969 song. The theme for this quiz was War.

Round 1
1. According to the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle books, Sherlock Holmes had an addiction to what?
  A. Opium
  B. Cigarettes
  C. Cocaine
  D. Heroin
    A. (C) Cocaine
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_holmes#Use_of_drugs

2. The rules for what card game state: deck is divided evenly among the two players, giving each a face-down stack. In unison, each player reveals the top card on his stack (a “battle”), and the player with the higher card takes both the cards played and moves them to the bottom of his stack. If the two cards played are of equal value, each player lays down three face-down cards and a fourth card face-up, and the higher-valued card wins all of the cards on the table, which are then added to the bottom of the player’s stack. In the case of another tie, the process is repeated until there is no tie.
    A. War
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(card_game)

3. Name the 1987 movie and the character/actor who uttered the following quote: You fell victim to one of the classic blunders – The most famous of which is “never get involved in a land war in Asia” – but only slightly less well-known is this: “Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line”!
    A. The Princess Bride/ Vizzini/Wallace Shawn
    C. http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0003791/quotes

4. 2nd January, 1960, saw Senator John F. Kennedy announce his bid for the presidency. What state was he representing in the Senate at the time?
    A. Massachusetts
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jfk

5. January 6, 1941 saw President Franklin D Roosevelt deliver his famous 4 freedoms speech. For a point each, what were the 4 freedoms?
    A. Freedom of speech and expression, Freedom of worship, Freedom from want, Freedom from fear
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Freedoms

6. If you describe someone as a nonagenarian, what age are they?
    A. 90-99
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonagenarian#Dividing_the_lifespan

7. A recent announcement of the discovery of a possible finger bone on tiny island of Nikumaroro is thought to be associate with whom, who was officially declared dead on January 5, 1939, having first gone missing on July 2, 1937?
    A. Amelia Earhart
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart

8. Which country was known as Democratic Kampuchea when it was ruled by the Khmer Rouge From 1975 to 1990?
    A. Cambodia
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Kampuchea

9. As of Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks are the 2010 NFC West Division Champs. How many times have they won their division in their 34 years of existence?
    A. 7. 1988, 1999 (AFC West), 2004-2007, 2010 (NFC West)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_seahawks

10. The nations highest military decoration, what medal is awarded to members of the armed forces, who ho distinguish themselves “conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in a action against an enemy of the United States.”
    A. Medal of Honor
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor

Round 2

December 29, 2010 picture round

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December 28, 2010 – Where’s Alvin?

The theme for this quiz was Theodore. It happened to be a best of, where I picked some of my favorite questions for the year 2010 and put them all in one big quiz.

Round 1
1. (2.10) Which of the following was not a member of the original Planet of the Apes film franchise?
  A. Battle for the Planet of the Apes
  B. Beneath the Planet of the Apes
  C. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
  D. Return to Planet of the Apes
    A. (D) Return to Planet of the Apes
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_of_the_apes#Films

2. (4.14) On the US flag, are the more red stripes? Or white stripes?
    A. Red stripes
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_flag

3. (5.12) When setting the table for a formal dinner, does the fork(s) go on the left or the right of the plate?
    A. Left
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_setting

4. (3.10) March 9, 1959 saw the introduction of what Mattel favorite, an 11.5 inch tall fashion doll which saw controversy when a later talking model exclaimed such phrases as Will we ever have enough clothes?, and Math class is tough!?
    A. Barbie
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie

5. (12.8) The current IMDB rating for what 1984 movie is a solid 8.0 out of 11?
    A. This is Spinal Tap
    C. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/

6. (1.13) On January 16, 2001, President Bill Clinton awarded what former president a posthumous Medal of Honor, the only president to have received one?
    A. Theodore Roosevelt
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt

7. (1.20) January 17, 1929 saw the pride of Chester, Il, Elzie Segar debut what iconic cartoon character in a Thimble Theater strip?
    A. Popeye the Sailor Man
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thimble_Theatre

8. (8.11) November 11, 1889 saw the great state of Washington formed from what territory?
    A. Washington Territory
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Territory

9. (7.7) Name the artist and the title of this 1978 classic that remains popular today: We were at the beach Everybody had matching towels Somebody went under a dock And there they saw a rock It wasnt a rock
    A. Rock Lobster by the B-52s
    C. http://www.lyrics007.com/The%20B-52%27s%20Lyrics/Rock%20Lobster%20Lyrics.html

10. (11.24) November 23, 1963 saw the introduction of what TV show, the worlds longest running science fiction drama, which originally starred William Hartnell?
    A. Doctor Who
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who

11. (5.26) What is the name of the stick used by a conductor to control an orchestra?
    A. Baton
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_%28conducting%29

12. (8.18) What was the password that Ali Baba used to open the cave of the 40 thieves?
    A. Open, OSimsim, or Open Sesame
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba#Story

Round 2