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

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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

December 22, 2010 picture round

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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

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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