December 22, 2010 picture round

Download the picture round. The theme this week was holiday movies.
12_22_10_picture

December 22, 2010 – Chimney plug

The theme for this quiz, of course, was Santa

Round 1
1. What is wrong with the Grinch’s heart in ‘How the Grinch stole Christmas’?
    A. It is two sizes too small
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Grinch_stole_Christmas

2. What is the name of the Christmas Poo, who emerges from the toilet bowl on Christmas Eve and brings presents to good boys and girls whose diets have been high in fiber, who appears on TVs South Park?
    A. Mr Hankey
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Hankey#Mr._Hankey

3. What does Lucy charge for a visit to her psychiatric booth in A Charlie Brown Christmas?
    A. 5 cents
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_van_Pelt#Psychiatric_booth

4. What is the name of the town that is host to Its a Wonderful Life?
    A. Beford Faills
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_a_wonderful_life

5. What is the name of the King of Halloween Town who tries to take over Christmas in the Disney movie The Nightmare Before Christmas?
  A. Dr. Frankincense
  B. Eerie von Scares-a-lot
  C. Gustav Finkleburgh
  D. Jack Skellington
    A. (D) Jack Skellington
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas

6. Immortalized in an 1851 painting by Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze, which river did George Washington cross on Christmas night in 1776 before attacking the Hessian forces during the Battle of Trenton?
    A. The Delaware
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware

7. The most reprinted editorial in the English language, the New York Sun’s editor Francis Church famously penned the essay “Yes, blank, there is a Santa Claus”.
    A. Virginia
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus

8. The Canadian Postal Code H0H 0H0 is reserved strictly for mail addressed to whom?
    A. Santa Claus
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H0H_0H0#Santa_Claus

9. At Christmas, it is customary to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of which plant?
    A. Mistletoe
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistletoe

10. Who tried to steal Christmas from the town of Whoville?
    A. The Grinch
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!

Round 2

December 15, 2010 picture round

Download the picture round. The theme this week is fairy tale characters.

12_15_10_picture

December 15, 2010 – It’s time to pay him

The theme for this quiz was Piper.

Round 1
1. What West Lafayette, Indiana University, known as the Boilermakers, boasts 22 astronauts among their alumni, including the both the first and last man to set foot on the surface of the moon?
    A. Purdue
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purdue_University#Alumni

2. December 13, 1636 saw The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This is recognized today as the founding of what branch of the military?
    A. United States National Guard.
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Guard

3. Served in a traditional cocktail glass, what drink consists of equal parts brandy (or cognac), Contreau, and lemon juice?
    A. A Sidecar
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidecar_(cocktail)

4. According to the nursery rhyme, who “stole a pig and away did run”?
  A. Jack Sprat
  B. Little Boy Blue
  C. Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son
  D. Tweedledee and Tweedledum
    A. (C) Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom,_Tom,_the_Piper’s_Son

5. The first episode of what TV series, now in a record 22nd year, debuted on December 17, 1989, following 3 years as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show?
    A. The Simpsons
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons

6. With an accepted height of 11,249 feet, what is the tallest mountain in Oregon, and the 4th highest in the Cascades?
    A. Mount Hood
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hood

7. December 15, 1773 saw The Sons of Liberty board the Dartmouth, Eleanor, and Beaver, some thinly disguised as Mohawk Indians, in an act that became known as what?
    A. The Boston Tea Party
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party

8. On December 14, 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last man to do what, when he followed Harrison Schmitt into the ALM?
    A. Set foot on the moon
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Cernan

9. What had Grandma been drinking too much of in the song ‘Grandma got run over by a reindeer’?
    A. Egg nog
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma_got_run_over_by_a_reindeer

10. What product is advertised with the slogan “When my wife bought me a what, I was so impressed I bought the company”?
    A. Remington Razors
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Products

Round 2

December 8, 2010 picture round

Download the picture round. The theme this week was Georges.
12_8_10_picture

December 8, 2010 – Atta quiz…

The theme for this round was Boy.

Round 1
1. Who served as the pilot of the Apollo 11 command module during its celebrated moon landing mission in 1969?
  A. Alan Shepard
  B. Buzz Aldrin
  C. Michael Collins
  D. Neil Armstrong
    A. (D) Neil Armstrong
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_armstrong

2. A former software engineer, who created the comic strip character Dilbert?
    A. Scott Adams
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams

3. Signed by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, what does NAFTA stand for?
    A. North American Free Tree Agreement
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafta

4. What J. D. Salinger book was Mark David Chapman carrying with him when he shot John Lennon outside the Dakota apartments on Dec 8, 1980?
    A. The Catcher in the Rye
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_David_Chapman

5. According to the proverb, what should you never give a sucker?
    A. an even break
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proverbial_phrases

6. December 7, 1863 saw the birth of what businessman, who along with business partner Alvah C Roebuck, opened their first store in Chicago in 1886?
    A. Richard Warren Sears
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Warren_Sears

7. Who’s missing: Jason, Mary Ellen, Erin, Ben, Jim-Bob, Elizabeth
    A. John-Boy
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_waltons

8. On December 5, 1492, Christopher Columbus became the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola. What two current countries occupy that island?
    A. Dominican Republic and Haiti
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniola

9. With an RGB value of (227, 66, 52), vermilion is a shade of what base color?
    A. Red
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermilion

10. Flight 19, consisting of 5 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers disappeared on December 5, 1945, a presumptive victim of The Bermuda Triangle. Name the 3 points that mark the boundaries of the triangle.
    A. Miami, Fl, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle#The_Triangle_area

Round 2

December 1, 2010 picture round

Download the picture round. The theme this week was West Coast breweries.
12_1_10_picture

December 1, 2010 – The plain M&M

The theme for this quiz was Red.

Round 1
1. Which U.S. president had a sign on his desk that stated “The buck stops here”?
  A. George W Bush
  B. Harry S Truman
  C. Ronald Reagan
  D. Woodrow Wilson
    A. (B) Harry S Truman
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Truman

7. Satisfactellent, Nougatocity, Hungerectomy, Substantialicious and Peanutopolis were all used to advertise what product?
    A. Snickers
    C.

3. Dunlop (Woods), Shrader, and Presta are all types of what, commonly found on bicycles
    A. Inner Tube Valves
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunlop_valve

4. Who’s missing: Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Charlotte York
    A. Miranda Hobbes
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_in_the_city#Main_characters

5. What is the most populous city in the great state of Alaska?
    A. Anchorage
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorage,_Alaska

6. What is the name of the whaling ship that is the focus of the classic Moby Dick?
    A. Pequod
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pequod_(Moby-Dick)

7. What nursery rhyme concludes with Violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you?
    A. Roses are red
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roses_are_red

8. Taught to children, what are the 3 recommended steps one takes when one spontaneously catches on fire?
    A. Stop, drop, and roll
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop,_drop_and_roll

9. The 4th largest fast food chain, and second largest hamburger chain (by store numbers), what company opened its first store in Miami, Fla on December 4, 1954?
    A. Burger King
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_King

10. Name the artist and the title of this 2003 #1 hit: “My baby don’t mess around Because she loves me so And this I know for shooo.. Uh, But does she really wanna But can’t stand to see me Walk out the dooor..”?
    A. Hey Ya, by Outkast
    C. http://www.lyrics007.com/Outkast%20Lyrics/Hey%20Ya%20Lyrics.html

Round 2

November 24, 2010 picture round

Download the picture round. The theme this week was awesome Science Fiction writers.
10_27_10_picture

November 24, 2010 Madam, I’m…

The theme for this quiz was Adams.

Round 1
1. November 22, 1963 saw total asshat Lee Harvey Oswald assassinate President John F. Kennedy and seriously wound John B. Connally. What office did Mr. Connally hold?
    A. Governor (of Texas)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Connally

2. What noted statesman once expressed a preference for the turkey instead of the bald eagle as the national bird of the U.S.?
  A. Benjamin Franklin
  B. John Hancock
  C. Patrick Henry
  D. Thomas Paine
    A. (A) Benjamin Franklin
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Turkey#Benjamin_Franklin_and_the_US_national_bird

3. First published on November 24, 1859, what book had the alternate title the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life?
    A. On The Origin of Species
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species

4. Bill Bixby starred as the human Dr. Bruce Banner in the 1970’s TV series The Incredible Hulk. Which former Mr. Universe portrayed the Hulk in that very same series?
    A. Lou Ferrigno
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Ferrigno

5. Whom did People Magazine name their sexiest man alive in the very same week his wife was tabbed Babe of the Year by GQ Magazine?
    A. Ryan Reyonds
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Reynolds

6. Dan (D. B.) Cooper leapt from a 727 operated by what airline, disappearing into the inky dark with $200,000 cash, the only unsolved U.S. aircraft hijacking?
    A. Northwest (Orient)
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper

7. A mere 2,134 feet shorter than Mt. Rainier, what is the second tallest peak in Washington?
    A. Mt Adams
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Highest_Mountain_Peaks_in_Washington_State

8. What planets orbit takes it the furthest away from the sun?
    A. Neptune
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune

9. A tip-off starts a basketball game and a kickoff begins football. What action begins a hockey match?
    A. Faceoff
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faceoff

10. Name the artist and the title of this 1991 hit that peaked at #16: Say your prayers little one Don’t forget my son To include everyone I tuck you in, warm within Keep you free from sin ‘Til the sandman he comes’
    A. Enter Sandman by Metallica
    C. http://www.elyrics.net/read/m/metallica-lyrics/enter-sandman-lyrics.html

Round 2