July 13, 2011 – There is no joy in Mudville

The theme for this quiz was 9.

Round 1
1. Leading to a maximum score of 300, how many balls must a bowler roll in a perfect game?
    A. 12
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_game_%28bowling%29

2. Known as The Sunshine State, what was the 27th state to join the union on March 3, 1845?
    A. Florida
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida

3. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to tell me how long until the tape self destructed in the opening scenes of Mission:Impossible?
    A. 5 seconds
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission:_Impossible#Tape_scene

4. What does the giant ape use as weapons against Jumpman in the original, 1981 Donkey Kong game?
  A. Barrels
  B. Boulders
  C. Coconuts
  D. Horses
    A. (A) Barrels
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(video_game)

5. The 14th of July marks what major holiday for the French?
    A. Bastille Day
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_day

6. Three musicians make a trio, while 4 comprise a quartet. How many musicians are there in a nonet?
    A. 9
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonet_%28music%29

7. What can be a medical condition caused by inadequate oxygen consumption, a suspension component, and a WNBA team?
    A. Shock
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock

8. July 12, 1976 saw the debut of what long running TV series, originally hosted by Richard Dawkins, before John O’Hurley and now Steve Harvey took over the job?
    A. Family Feud
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_feud

9. July 16, 1917 saw the death of what leader, Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland, and his children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei?
    A. Tsar Nicholas II
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia

10. The Pacific Aero Products Co company, which had its founding on July 15, 1915 on the banks of the Duwamish, is better known today as what?
    A. Boeing
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing#History

Round 2

July 6, 2011 – It’s all about dexter

The theme for this quiz is right.

Round 1
1. Which province is Canada’s capital in?
    A. Ontario
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa

2. Born on July 28, 1866 in London, what author is behind books such as The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit?
    A. Beatrix Potter
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Potter

3. Often called one of the best known sentences in the English language, complete the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with” what?
    A. Certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence

4. In nautical terms, what part of the vessel does the “head” refer to?
  A. The anchor
  B. The captain’s cabin
  C. The kitchen
  D. The toilet
    A. (D) The toilet
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_(watercraft)

5. On July 5, 1996, scientists from the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh, Scotland, created Dolly, the first cloned mammal. What type of animal was she?
    A. Sheep
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_(sheep)

6. What can be a cherry, a crooner, and a search engine?
    A. Bing
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing

7. In photography, what term is used to express the diameter of the entrance pupil in terms of the focal length of the lens?
    A. f-stop
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-stop

8. How many first ladies of the United States are still living?
    A. 7: Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_First_Ladies_of_the_United_States

9. Name the 1984 movie and character/actor that features the quote “Well, it’s one louder, isn’t it? It’s not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You’re on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you’re on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?”
    A. Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel in This is Spinal Tap
    C. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/

10. A misanthrope is characterized by the hatred of what?
    A. the human species
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misanthropy

Round 2

June 29, 2011 – This quiz is nimble.

The theme for this quiz is Jack.

Round 1
1. Known as The Natural State or The Land of Opportunity, what was the 25th state to join the union on June 15, 1836?
    A. Arkansas
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas

2. With an atomic number of 80, what element takes its symbol from the Latin hydrargyrum, and was previously used in thermometers?
    A. Mercury
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element)

3. In response to a Soviet blockade, June 26th, 1948 saw the Western Allies begin an airlift to what city?
    A. Berlin
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Airlift#The_start_of_the_Berlin_Airlift

4. What future politician starred alongside a chimp named Bonzo in the 1951 movie Bedtime for Bonzo?
    A. Ronald Reagan
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedtime_for_Bonzo

5. What currency was used in the Netherlands until 2002 and in Suriname until 2004?
  A. Franc
  B. Guilder
  C. Krone
  D. Schilling
    A. (B) Guilder
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilder

6. Mountainous Sherpas and bad-assed Ghurkas are native to which country?
    A. Nepal
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal

7. Which team bats first in a baseball game? The home team, or the visitors?
    A. The visitors
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball#General_structure

8. “Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Pipe” might be an example of winning what Parker Brothers game?
    A. Clue
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluedo

9. Played by Johnny Depp, who is captain of the Black Pearl in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise?
    A. Captain Jack Sparrow
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sparrow

10. In the United States, the term voir dire describes the process by which citizens are questioned about their backgrounds and potential biases before doing what?
    A. Serving on a jury
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voir_dire

Round 2

June 22,2011 – Hillswood is in pretty good hands

Round 1
1. What does the phrase Five finger discount refer to?
    A. Shoplifting
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_finger_discount

2. What can be a color (pinkish-orange), a marine animal, and a type of snake?
    A. Coral
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_(color)

3. Known as The Show-Me State, what was the 24th state to join the union on August 10, 1821?
    A. Missouri
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri

4. What is the current name for the stadium formerly known as Qwest Field, home of the Sounders and the Seahawks?
    A. CenturyLink Field
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwest_Field

5. The face of the Great Seal of the United States, adopted on June 20, 1782, features an eagle clutching 13 arrows in one talon, and what in the other?
    A. Olive branch
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States

6. What is the name of the character on The Simpsons, played by Kelsey Grammer, who has spent the last 18 years trying to kill Bart Simpson?
    A. Sideshow Bob
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideshow_Bob

7. Name the 1979 movie and character/actor featured the quote “Hes not the Messiah. Hes a very naughty boy!”.
    A. Terry Jones as Brian’s Mother in The Life of Brian
    C. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079470/quotes

8. Breaking Dawn is the fourth book in what romance/fantasy series of novels?
  A. Cirque du Freak
  B. The Vampire Diaries
  C. Twilight
  D. Vampire Chronicles
    A. (A) Twilight
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Dawn

9. What revolutionary war general, whose name is now synonymous with being a traitor, offered to surrender West Point to the British in 1780?
    A. Benedict Arnold
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_arnold

10. The Gregorian calendar, which was adopted by papal bull in 1582, replaced which other western calendar?
    A. Julian calendar
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar

Round 2

June 15, 2011 – Has anybody seen my green gable?

The theme for this quiz was Ann(e).

Round 1
1. What is the name for the military bugle call that signals lights out?
    A. Taps
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taps

2. A current member of the staff at Stanford, who became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983?
    A. Sally Ride
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Ride

3. For a point each, name the 6 countries surrounding Mozambique.
    A. Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and South Africa
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique

4. The inaugural issue of what comic book, which was released in June, 1938, introduced Superman?
  A. Action Comics
  B. Superheros of the Future
  C. The Avengers
  D. True Detective Stories
    A. (A) Action Comics
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman

5. On June 17, 1972, Virgilio Gonzlez, Bernard Barker, James W. McCord, Jr., Eugenio Martnez, and Frank Sturgis, a group known as The Plumbers, was caught breaking into Suite 610 of what Washington D.C. hotel, an act which lead to the downfall of a president?
    A. Watergate
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_burglaries

6. Esther Lederer spent 47 years writing a newspaper advice column under what pseudonym, competing with her twin sister Abigail Van Buren?
    A. Ann Landers
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eppie_Lederer

7. Those tabbed for King County jury duty either report to the King County Courthouse on 3rd Ave or the Maleng Regional Justice center in what Seattle suburb?
    A. Kent
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent,_Washington

8. Monday, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire announced that she would not be running for an additional term in office. How many terms will she have severed when she leaves office?
    A. 2
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Gregoire

9. The 1859 Pig War, which lasted until 1872, describes a conflict between the United States and Great Britain over what group of islands?
    A. San Juan
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War

10. Known as The Pine Tree State, what was the 23rd state to join the Union on March 15, 1820?
    A. Maine
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine

Round 2

June 8, 2011 – Baker’s man

The theme for this quiz was Patty.

Round 1
1. If I’m riding in a houdah, on what animal am I seated?
    A. An Elephant
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houdah

2. In the classic L. Frank Baum story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which of Dorothy’s traveling companion was searching for a heart?
    A. Tin Woodman
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Woodman

3. What can be a Roman goddess, an academy award winning movie, and a beach?
    A. Juno
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno

4. June 5, 2004 saw the death of what man, the 40th President of the United States?
    A. Ronald Reagan
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan

5. A former software engineer at Pacific Bell, who incidentally celebrates his birthday this week, which artist is the brains behind the comic strip Dilbert?
    A. Scott Adams
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_adams

6. Attracting 65,000 fans to Qwest field on Saturday, U2 completed the Seattle leg of their tour. Which rocker opened for the band?
    A. Lenny Kravitz
    C. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2015239710_u206.html

7. What is stored in a scabbard?
  A. Jumper Cables
  B. Lunch
  C. Shot
  D. Sword
    A. (D) Sword
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scabbard

8. What popular sandwich consists of a hamburger patty, sautéed onions, and Swiss cheese on rye bread, which is then grilled?
    A. Patty Melt
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_melt

9. Sailing aboard a converted WWII minesweeper, built right here in Ballard, WA in 1942, which noted French explorer is credited with inventing the aqualung, making modern scuba diving possible?
    A. Jacques Cousteau
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cousteau

10. On June 5, 1968, noted asshat Sirhan Sirhan killed what presidential candidate in the kitchen of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles?
    A. Robert F Kennedy
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy

Round 2

June 1, 2011 – Mötley Crüe would sing about this quiz

The theme for this quiz was Girls.

Round 1
1. What youth organization, founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, includes levels named Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors?
    A. Girl Scouts of America
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_Scouts_of_America

2. A hinny is the product of a male horse and a female donkey. What is the name for the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse?
    A. Mule
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey

3. Name the 1986 movie and character/actor that featured the quote “Get away from her, you bitch!”
    A. Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley in Aliens
    C. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/quotes

4. What can be a film director, producer, and actor, a move in chess, or a fortified residence?
    A. Castle
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_(surname)

5. Sunday marked the birth of the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy. What did the F stand for?
    A. Fitzgerald
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy

6. The June 3, 1888 edition of the San Francisco Examiner included a baseball poem by Ernest Thayer, which featured the exploits of what member of the Mudville Nine?
    A. The Mighty Casey
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_at_the_Bat

7. The June 1974 edition of Emergency Medicine included an article entitled “Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary”, which described what common procedure?
    A. Heimlich Maneuver
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimlich_maneuver#Abdominal_thrusts

8. What was the awesome nickname of depression era bank robber Charles Arthur Floyd?
  A. Baby Face
  B. Machine Gun
  C. Pretty Boy
  D. Scarface
    A. (C) Pretty Boy
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Boy_Floyd

9. Is an overture played at the beginning or the end of an opera or musical?
    A. Beginning
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overture

10. The voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Woody Woodpecker, Barney Rubble, Mr. Spacely, Speed Buggy, Captain Caveman, Heathcliff, Speedy Gonzales, Elmer Fudd and hundreds of others, which American voice actor was born on May 30, 1908?
    A. Mel Blanc
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Blanc

Round 2

May 25, 2011 – This post should be singing London Homesick Blues

The theme for this quiz was Austin.

Round 1
1. What public accounting firm surrendered its license after being convicted in the Enron debacle?
  A. Arthur Andersen
  B. Deloitte Touche
  C. Ernst and Young
  D. Price Waterhouse
    A. Arthur Anderson
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron_scandal

2. What radio station do you find at 1250 on your local AM dial?
    A. KKDZ
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KKDZ

3. May 23, 1934 saw the death, outside Bienville Parish, LA, of the outlaws known as Parker and Barrow. By what names were they more popularly known?
    A. Bonnie and Clyde
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde

4. What English novelist, a purveyor of romantic fiction, is responsible for such works as Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, and Emma, among others?
    A. Jane Austen
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen

5. Electric, picket, and split rail are all types of what?
    A. Fences
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fence

6. As Dorothy taps her heels together 3 times and prepares to return to Kansas at the end of The Wizard of Oz what does she repeatedly say?
    A. “There’s no place like home”.
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)

7. …—… in Morse code, what international distress signal replaced the original CQD in 1908?
    A. SOS
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sos

8. Inspiring such things as a television program, a breakfast cereal, and hit song, what immensely popular video game was first released by Namco on May 22, 1980?
    A. Pac-Man
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac_man

9. May 22, 1859 saw the birth, in Edinburgh, Scotland, of what famed writer, creator of the world’s only consulting detective?
    A. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle

10. What American actor and icon, with a record 142 starring roles, was born Marion Mitchell Morrison on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, IA?
    A. John Wayne
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_wayne

Round 2

May 18, 2011 – It’s the tide…

The theme for this quiz was Red.
(ed: Apparently, when this was posted, only the first round made it in. I’ve added the other 3 rounds, but there are no cites for them.)

Round 1
1. A butte is a type of what natural feature
  A. Canyon
  B. Hill
  C. Peninsula
  D. River
    A. (B) Hill
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butte

2. For a point each, name the 5 countries surrounding Uganda.
    A. Kenya, Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda

3. According to Smokey The Bear, Remember…only you can what?
    A. Prevent Forest Fires
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_the_bear

4. May 15, 1928 saw the introduction of what iconic character, when the 6 minute short Plane Crazy was publicly introduced, co starring Clarabelle Cow?
    A. Mickey Mouse
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_Crazy

5. May 15, 1940 saw what fast food chain get started in San Bernadino, CA?
    A. McDonald’s
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mcdonalds

6. After 23 years on the air, America’s Most Wanted will be winding down. Who has been the host of the series since its inception?
    A. John Walsh
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Most_Wanted

7. What is the most prevalent form of color blindness?
    A. Red-Green
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorblind#Prevalence

8. -.-. –.- -.. in Morse code, what was the radio distress signal used before the adoption of SOS in 1908?
    A. CQD
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CQD

9. Name the 1930 movie and the character/actor that uttered the quote “One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don’t know.”
    A. Groucho Marx as Capt. Geoffrey T. Spaulding in Animal Crackers
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Crackers_(film)

10. On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, when he landed where?
    A. Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh

Round 2

May 11, 2011 – The Maxwell House of quizzes

The theme for this week was good.

Round 1
1. From the Greek for path and measure, what is the name of the automobile instrument that measure the distance traveled by a vehicle?
    A. Odometer
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odometer

2. In a series of 1980s TV commercials, high-end diners couldn’t tell the difference when their fresh ground roast coffee was “secretly replaced” with what brand of instant coffee?
  A. Folgers
  B. Maxwell House
  C. Nescafe
  D. Sanka
    A. (A) Folgers
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folgers

3. Along with his girlfriend Cindy and best friend Boo Boo, which park does Yogi Bear call home?
    A. Jellystone
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Bear

4. Home to the world’s largest river delta, what river is sacred to those of the Hindu religion?
    A. Ganges
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges

5. What can be a language, a horn, and side spin?
    A. English
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English

6. Allstate spokesperson Dennis Haysbert likes to ask the TV audience, are you what?
    A. in a good hands?
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allstate

7. Hailing from Fremont, what radio station do you find at 105.3 on your local FM dial?
    A. KCMS, Spirit 105.3
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KCMS

8. May 19, 1869 saw what two railroads meet at Promontory Summit, Utah, creating the first Transcontinental Railroad?
    A. Union Pacific and Central Pacific
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad

9. Without this man, born on May 12th, 1937, we would never know “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television”. Who are we referring to?
    A. George Carlin
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_carlin

10. What famed Yankee, widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers ever, was known for his malapropisms, such as “It ain’t over till it’s over,” and “It’s deja vu all over again”.
    A. Yogi Berra
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Berra

Round 2