First Response
P. Knobloch (0h 13m)
Last Response
J. Lute (7h 2m)
Standings
28 - K. Snook
28 - W. Trueax
25 - N. Gould
24 - S. Hibbard-Swanson
23 - H. Cornwall
21 - T. Dooms
20 - P. Knobloch
19 - C. Walker
18 - S. Webster
17 - J. Lute
16 - M. Chaubey
16 - M. Slattery
Total Possible Points (35+)
Average Score (-)
Friday, December 4, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thanksgiving Trivia Answers
A gobblicious fun time, gobble-gobble.
Section One Questions (1 Point)
1) According to popular myth, what amino acid component of turkey causes Thanksgiving Day drowsiness?
Tryptophan
Beer - B. Hughes
Bourbon - C. Gottfried
Chardonney - S. Webster
Peptides - J. Lute
Tryptamine - M. Chaubey
2) What are the heart, liver, gizzard and other visceral organs of a turkey referred to culinarily?
The Giblets (In supermarket turkeys, the neck is often included too.) When I typed these answers out, I typed the nest instead of the neck! - Tom
Guts - B. Hughes
Gizzards - R. Lumpkins
Organ Meats - C. Walker
I Don't know, but I refer to them as disgusting. - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Stuffing - S. Webster
Disgusting - W. Trueax
Giblets... mmmm. - N. Gould
Is culinarily a word? I'm not sure of the real answer, but those things are surely scrumptious delicacies! - S. Field
The Neck - M. Chaubey
3) What is the name for the famous Cajun feast consisting of the chicken, in a duck, in a turkey?
The Turducken
Turkey Katrina... it happened during the hurricane when a strong wind blew a chicken into a duck and then into a turkey. It's sometimes referred to as chickduckturk or chidutu. - P. Knobloch
Ah, this hearkens back to a previous trivia, Turducken. - J. Gumm
Duckinturk - C. Walker
La Stomach Pumpé - C. Gottfried
The Circle of Life - S. Webster
I thought the turkducken was a John Madden thing. - N. Gould
Very tasty - H. Cornwall
Turducken, I haven't attempted this yet, but I swear some day I will. - M. Chaubey
4) French's French Fried Onions are the traditional topping for what popular Thanksgiving side dish?
Green Bean Casserole
Green Bean Casserole... which my family finally voted out last year. - T. Dooms
The Campbell's Soup Company duped us into liking this crap in the fifties so they could sell more cream of mushroom soup. It's disgusting. Let's take it off the menu. - J. Gumm
Porterhouse Steak - S. Webster
5) Which of the founding fathers believed that the turkey should be the national bird?
Benjamin Franklin
I agree - J. Gumm
Pat Knobloch - S. Webster
Either him or Michelle Kwan, but I'm pretty sure she's not a founding father! - S. Field
Is he considered a founding father, or just the guy who hung out with the founding fathers? - H. Cornwall
6) True or False: Tofurkey Jurkey Wishstix are included in the Tofurkey Vegetarian Feast.
True
True, because if they aren't, that means Maggie and Kevin sat around and came up with that idea. - T. Dooms
Vegetarians go wild for it! - J. Gumm
Sure! - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Maybe, but you have to pre-order one week in advance. - S. Webster
What?! - M. Chaubey
7) What piece of clothing did Joey have to don to finish his turkey in a famous Thanksgiving episode of Friends?
Stretchy Pants (Phoebe's maternity pants.)
A Pilgrim Hat - R. Lumpkins
A Chef's Hat - P. Knobloch
Rubber gloves? All I remember is somebody with the turkey on their end at the end. - T. Dooms
Is it considered normal to have never watched Friends? I don't think it is... - J. Gumm
'Coon skin cap - C. Walker
A Thong - S. Webster
A speedo? No, that can't be right, something of one the girls' I think. A bathrobe? - H. Cornwall
I never watched that show, once. - M. Chaubey
Section Two Questions (2 Points)
8) To what temperature does the Butterball hot-line recommend cooking a turkey?
180ºF
180 F in the thigh. - J. Gumm
It's going to be about 50 degrees here in State College regardless. - S. Wbster
Is there seriously a Butterbal hotline? - S. Field
375? That's what it is for a cake, anyway. - M. Chaubey
9) What is one of the two known--as documented in historical documents--menu items at the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth?
Venison and Wild Fowl (any kind).
Pocahontas and Rum - S. Webster
10) What is the origin of the name Black Friday for the Friday after Thanksgiving?
It is the first day that most retails stores stop operating in the red.
11) Name one of the two NFL football teams that play every Thanksgiving.
The Detroit Lions and The Dallas Cowboys
UCLA - R. Lumpkins
Haha, yeah right--like I would know this. - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Detroit, because they are turkeys. - S. Webster
Detroit whatever - J. Lute
12) What Native American tribe shared their food with the Pilgrims to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
A) The Wampanoags B) The Iroquois C) Seneca D) Onondaga
It wasn't the first Thanksgiving, it was the first Thanksgiving in America. Autumn feasts have always been had in Europe. - M. Chaubey
13) Which character originally invited themselves over to Charlie Brown's home during the Peanuts Thanksgiving Special?
A) Snoopy B) Marcie C) Peppermint Patty D) Linus
All of them. - B. Hughes
Snoopy... and he brought hid friend Droopy, where they sang Hang on Sloopy with Betty Boopie and played with Hula Hoopies until they were loopy. - P. Knobloch
Peppermint Patty! Yay for toast and jellybeans! - T. Dooms
Peppermint Patty. Thanks, Chuck. But what's with the toast? - J. Gumm
Woodstock, but unfortunately they cooked and ate him. - S. Webster
I don't remember any of the Peanuts TV specials, but I do know that I ran out of the room during the Halloween Special every year, when Charlie Brown and Snoopy are discovered hiding in the cupboard, and then it cuts immediately to commercial. Never got past that part. - M. Chaubey
14) Name two countries, other than the United States, that celebrate their own Thanksgiving Day, there are seven.
Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Liberia and Switzerland
Turkey and Greece - S. Webster
15) In an interesting Presidential tradition, what does the President do to a turkey each Thanksgiving?
The President pardons the turkey.
Kill it. - R. Lumpkins
Pardons it... or invites Biden to be his running mate. - P. Knobloch
He spares the turkey. Afterward, the CIA bind and gag the turkey, throw it on a private jet, and fly it to a third-world country so that the turkey can be tortured, killed and eaten. - C. Gottfried
Play frozen turkey bowling. - S. Webster
...drinks coffee while doing an interview in front of workers slaughtering turkeys? Oh wait. That's right. Sarah Palin isn't President. (Thank goodness!) - W. Trueax
Eat it! I don't know, I'm probably already asleep because of the Tryptophan, when this tradition takes place. If it's televised, I've never seen it, let alone heard of it. - S. Field
The turkey then goes to live on a ranch for the rest of its life. This is actually true. - M. Chaubey
16) What US President established Thanksgiving as the forth Thursday in November?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Abe Lincoln. I'd like to take this moment to remind everyone that you have to wait for Thanksgiving to be over to put up your bloody Christmas decorations. You all are making my tasteful harvest decorations look out of season. But they're not! I'm right! Unplug your lights! - J. Gumm
Theodore Roosevelt, almost as good an answer as Benjamin Franklin, except that he never made President. Blame it on his turkey fetish... - C. Gottfried
Frank Perdue - S. Webster
17) How much does it cost for an adult to eat Thanksgiving dinner at Plymouth Plantation this year? (Answers should be within five dollars)
$60.95
$29.99 + tip - S. Webster
$3,000 - W. Trueax
18) What Turkey Day tradition started in 1924 featuring animals from the Central Park Zoo?
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
They're the first on their block to walk around singing Christmas Carols. - C. Walker
Turkey Day Silliness Question (3 Points)
Why do Canadians have their own kind of bacon?
Because without it, we wouldn't have Egg McMuffins. - M. Slattery & K. Snook
Because they have Canadian pigs. - R. Lumpkins
Because news of the invention of bacon didn't reach them until after the spring thaw, eh! - P. Knobloch
Because our bacon isn't shaped like a hockey puck. - T. Dooms
Since the Canadians have a entirely government subsidized health care system, the diabolical powers that be decided to brainwash the Canadians into doing healthy things... such as eschewing the American tradition of liberally piling salted strips of fat with trace amounts of meat on top of already artery clogging foods, like fast food burgers, cheese laden baked potatoes, dressing coasted salads, and french toast. Instead, the Canadians daintily dine on thin slices of what appears to be ham at appropriate times, such as breakfast, unlike their infinitely freer neighbors to the south, who tend to view bacon as the ideal garnish to every meal. (This message was sponsored by the Republican Party, in an effort to scare Americans away from health care reform... 'cause here in America, you'll have to pry the bacon out of our cold, dead hands...) - J. Gumm
They hate Americans. - C. Walker
To have something to eat with their French Fries. - C. Gottfried
The silly animals only speak French. - T. Walker
It's thicker and fattier? - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Because it comes from Canada, duh! - S. Webster
Because they didn't have the big, dramatic Revolution and subsequent big grilling holiday stemming from it that we did... they had to compensate somehow. They chose bacon, wouldn't you? - W. Trueax
They were embarrassed that their only fatty/salty export was Celine Dion. - N. Gould
Because the pigs the bacon comes from are Canadian... eh? - S. Field
Because their pigs are tastier? Eh? - H. Cornwall
Because they don't know what's delicious. - M. Chaubey
Michelle Kwan-stions (3 Points)
1) What is Michelle Kwan's favorite food on Turkey Day?
Kwanberry Sauce or Turkeylipinsky. - M. Slattery & K. Snook
Turkey chow mein. - P. Knobloch
Kwanberry Sauce - T. Dooms
Don't tell me it's Green Bean Casserole. - J. Gumm
Sliced Carrots, but she refers to them as Gold Medals. - C. Walker
Silver Medal, err... Dollar pancakes. - T. Walker
Cat - S. Webster
She seems like a sweet potato girl. - W. Trueax
Rice - N. Gould
Something prepared by her friend Brian Boitano on his Food Network show What Would Brian Boitano Make? - S. Field
Triple salkow stuffing. - H. Cornwall
Shame and sarrow. - M. Chaubey
2) What is Michelle Kwan thankful for at her Thanksgiving Day Dinner?
All her silver medals. - M. Slattery & K. Snook
That she is not Nancy Kerrigan. - B. Hughes
Her skates. - R. Lumpkins
Susan Field's undying (and near maniacal) admiration. - P. Knobloch
The restraining order that keeps Susan Field away. - T. Dooms
Let's go for an easy one. A whole lot of silver medals? - J. Gumm
Her fan base of 1 located in State College, PA. - C. Walker
That the State College-based Trivia Contest is keeping her name alive. - C. Gottfried
Being far, far away from Susan Field during all hours of her day. - T. Walker
That she never has to see Tara Lipinski again. - S. Hibbard-Swasnon
Susan - S. Webster
That she got a cameo in that new movie about the blind figure skater. Since, you know, she can't be thankful for an Olympic Gold Medal. - W. Trueax
Not being Tonya Harding - N. Gould
Her Olympic silver and bronze medals. They remind her of all the great things she's already achieved and all the dreams she is yet to accomplish... - S. Field
Being able to skate. - J. Lute
Section One Questions (1 Point)
1) According to popular myth, what amino acid component of turkey causes Thanksgiving Day drowsiness?
Tryptophan
Beer - B. Hughes
Bourbon - C. Gottfried
Chardonney - S. Webster
Peptides - J. Lute
Tryptamine - M. Chaubey
2) What are the heart, liver, gizzard and other visceral organs of a turkey referred to culinarily?
The Giblets (In supermarket turkeys, the neck is often included too.) When I typed these answers out, I typed the nest instead of the neck! - Tom
Guts - B. Hughes
Gizzards - R. Lumpkins
Organ Meats - C. Walker
I Don't know, but I refer to them as disgusting. - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Stuffing - S. Webster
Disgusting - W. Trueax
Giblets... mmmm. - N. Gould
Is culinarily a word? I'm not sure of the real answer, but those things are surely scrumptious delicacies! - S. Field
The Neck - M. Chaubey
3) What is the name for the famous Cajun feast consisting of the chicken, in a duck, in a turkey?
The Turducken
Turkey Katrina... it happened during the hurricane when a strong wind blew a chicken into a duck and then into a turkey. It's sometimes referred to as chickduckturk or chidutu. - P. Knobloch
Ah, this hearkens back to a previous trivia, Turducken. - J. Gumm
Duckinturk - C. Walker
La Stomach Pumpé - C. Gottfried
The Circle of Life - S. Webster
I thought the turkducken was a John Madden thing. - N. Gould
Very tasty - H. Cornwall
Turducken, I haven't attempted this yet, but I swear some day I will. - M. Chaubey
4) French's French Fried Onions are the traditional topping for what popular Thanksgiving side dish?
Green Bean Casserole
Green Bean Casserole... which my family finally voted out last year. - T. Dooms
The Campbell's Soup Company duped us into liking this crap in the fifties so they could sell more cream of mushroom soup. It's disgusting. Let's take it off the menu. - J. Gumm
Porterhouse Steak - S. Webster
5) Which of the founding fathers believed that the turkey should be the national bird?
Benjamin Franklin
I agree - J. Gumm
Pat Knobloch - S. Webster
Either him or Michelle Kwan, but I'm pretty sure she's not a founding father! - S. Field
Is he considered a founding father, or just the guy who hung out with the founding fathers? - H. Cornwall
6) True or False: Tofurkey Jurkey Wishstix are included in the Tofurkey Vegetarian Feast.
True
True, because if they aren't, that means Maggie and Kevin sat around and came up with that idea. - T. Dooms
Vegetarians go wild for it! - J. Gumm
Sure! - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Maybe, but you have to pre-order one week in advance. - S. Webster
What?! - M. Chaubey
7) What piece of clothing did Joey have to don to finish his turkey in a famous Thanksgiving episode of Friends?
Stretchy Pants (Phoebe's maternity pants.)
A Pilgrim Hat - R. Lumpkins
A Chef's Hat - P. Knobloch
Rubber gloves? All I remember is somebody with the turkey on their end at the end. - T. Dooms
Is it considered normal to have never watched Friends? I don't think it is... - J. Gumm
'Coon skin cap - C. Walker
A Thong - S. Webster
A speedo? No, that can't be right, something of one the girls' I think. A bathrobe? - H. Cornwall
I never watched that show, once. - M. Chaubey
Section Two Questions (2 Points)
8) To what temperature does the Butterball hot-line recommend cooking a turkey?
180ºF
180 F in the thigh. - J. Gumm
It's going to be about 50 degrees here in State College regardless. - S. Wbster
Is there seriously a Butterbal hotline? - S. Field
375? That's what it is for a cake, anyway. - M. Chaubey
9) What is one of the two known--as documented in historical documents--menu items at the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth?
Venison and Wild Fowl (any kind).
Pocahontas and Rum - S. Webster
10) What is the origin of the name Black Friday for the Friday after Thanksgiving?
It is the first day that most retails stores stop operating in the red.
11) Name one of the two NFL football teams that play every Thanksgiving.
The Detroit Lions and The Dallas Cowboys
UCLA - R. Lumpkins
Haha, yeah right--like I would know this. - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Detroit, because they are turkeys. - S. Webster
Detroit whatever - J. Lute
12) What Native American tribe shared their food with the Pilgrims to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
A) The Wampanoags B) The Iroquois C) Seneca D) Onondaga
It wasn't the first Thanksgiving, it was the first Thanksgiving in America. Autumn feasts have always been had in Europe. - M. Chaubey
13) Which character originally invited themselves over to Charlie Brown's home during the Peanuts Thanksgiving Special?
A) Snoopy B) Marcie C) Peppermint Patty D) Linus
All of them. - B. Hughes
Snoopy... and he brought hid friend Droopy, where they sang Hang on Sloopy with Betty Boopie and played with Hula Hoopies until they were loopy. - P. Knobloch
Peppermint Patty! Yay for toast and jellybeans! - T. Dooms
Peppermint Patty. Thanks, Chuck. But what's with the toast? - J. Gumm
Woodstock, but unfortunately they cooked and ate him. - S. Webster
I don't remember any of the Peanuts TV specials, but I do know that I ran out of the room during the Halloween Special every year, when Charlie Brown and Snoopy are discovered hiding in the cupboard, and then it cuts immediately to commercial. Never got past that part. - M. Chaubey
14) Name two countries, other than the United States, that celebrate their own Thanksgiving Day, there are seven.
Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Liberia and Switzerland
Turkey and Greece - S. Webster
15) In an interesting Presidential tradition, what does the President do to a turkey each Thanksgiving?
The President pardons the turkey.
Kill it. - R. Lumpkins
Pardons it... or invites Biden to be his running mate. - P. Knobloch
He spares the turkey. Afterward, the CIA bind and gag the turkey, throw it on a private jet, and fly it to a third-world country so that the turkey can be tortured, killed and eaten. - C. Gottfried
Play frozen turkey bowling. - S. Webster
...drinks coffee while doing an interview in front of workers slaughtering turkeys? Oh wait. That's right. Sarah Palin isn't President. (Thank goodness!) - W. Trueax
Eat it! I don't know, I'm probably already asleep because of the Tryptophan, when this tradition takes place. If it's televised, I've never seen it, let alone heard of it. - S. Field
The turkey then goes to live on a ranch for the rest of its life. This is actually true. - M. Chaubey
16) What US President established Thanksgiving as the forth Thursday in November?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Abe Lincoln. I'd like to take this moment to remind everyone that you have to wait for Thanksgiving to be over to put up your bloody Christmas decorations. You all are making my tasteful harvest decorations look out of season. But they're not! I'm right! Unplug your lights! - J. Gumm
Theodore Roosevelt, almost as good an answer as Benjamin Franklin, except that he never made President. Blame it on his turkey fetish... - C. Gottfried
Frank Perdue - S. Webster
17) How much does it cost for an adult to eat Thanksgiving dinner at Plymouth Plantation this year? (Answers should be within five dollars)
$60.95
$29.99 + tip - S. Webster
$3,000 - W. Trueax
18) What Turkey Day tradition started in 1924 featuring animals from the Central Park Zoo?
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
They're the first on their block to walk around singing Christmas Carols. - C. Walker
Turkey Day Silliness Question (3 Points)
Why do Canadians have their own kind of bacon?
Because without it, we wouldn't have Egg McMuffins. - M. Slattery & K. Snook
Because they have Canadian pigs. - R. Lumpkins
Because news of the invention of bacon didn't reach them until after the spring thaw, eh! - P. Knobloch
Because our bacon isn't shaped like a hockey puck. - T. Dooms
Since the Canadians have a entirely government subsidized health care system, the diabolical powers that be decided to brainwash the Canadians into doing healthy things... such as eschewing the American tradition of liberally piling salted strips of fat with trace amounts of meat on top of already artery clogging foods, like fast food burgers, cheese laden baked potatoes, dressing coasted salads, and french toast. Instead, the Canadians daintily dine on thin slices of what appears to be ham at appropriate times, such as breakfast, unlike their infinitely freer neighbors to the south, who tend to view bacon as the ideal garnish to every meal. (This message was sponsored by the Republican Party, in an effort to scare Americans away from health care reform... 'cause here in America, you'll have to pry the bacon out of our cold, dead hands...) - J. Gumm
They hate Americans. - C. Walker
To have something to eat with their French Fries. - C. Gottfried
The silly animals only speak French. - T. Walker
It's thicker and fattier? - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Because it comes from Canada, duh! - S. Webster
Because they didn't have the big, dramatic Revolution and subsequent big grilling holiday stemming from it that we did... they had to compensate somehow. They chose bacon, wouldn't you? - W. Trueax
They were embarrassed that their only fatty/salty export was Celine Dion. - N. Gould
Because the pigs the bacon comes from are Canadian... eh? - S. Field
Because their pigs are tastier? Eh? - H. Cornwall
Because they don't know what's delicious. - M. Chaubey
Michelle Kwan-stions (3 Points)
1) What is Michelle Kwan's favorite food on Turkey Day?
Kwanberry Sauce or Turkeylipinsky. - M. Slattery & K. Snook
Turkey chow mein. - P. Knobloch
Kwanberry Sauce - T. Dooms
Don't tell me it's Green Bean Casserole. - J. Gumm
Sliced Carrots, but she refers to them as Gold Medals. - C. Walker
Silver Medal, err... Dollar pancakes. - T. Walker
Cat - S. Webster
She seems like a sweet potato girl. - W. Trueax
Rice - N. Gould
Something prepared by her friend Brian Boitano on his Food Network show What Would Brian Boitano Make? - S. Field
Triple salkow stuffing. - H. Cornwall
Shame and sarrow. - M. Chaubey
2) What is Michelle Kwan thankful for at her Thanksgiving Day Dinner?
All her silver medals. - M. Slattery & K. Snook
That she is not Nancy Kerrigan. - B. Hughes
Her skates. - R. Lumpkins
Susan Field's undying (and near maniacal) admiration. - P. Knobloch
The restraining order that keeps Susan Field away. - T. Dooms
Let's go for an easy one. A whole lot of silver medals? - J. Gumm
Her fan base of 1 located in State College, PA. - C. Walker
That the State College-based Trivia Contest is keeping her name alive. - C. Gottfried
Being far, far away from Susan Field during all hours of her day. - T. Walker
That she never has to see Tara Lipinski again. - S. Hibbard-Swasnon
Susan - S. Webster
That she got a cameo in that new movie about the blind figure skater. Since, you know, she can't be thankful for an Olympic Gold Medal. - W. Trueax
Not being Tonya Harding - N. Gould
Her Olympic silver and bronze medals. They remind her of all the great things she's already achieved and all the dreams she is yet to accomplish... - S. Field
Being able to skate. - J. Lute
Thanksgiving Trivia Results
First Response
P. Knobloch (0h 12m)
Last Response
M. Chaubey (52h 18m)
Standings
32 - T. Dooms
29 - N. Gould
29 - J. Gumm
29 - P. Knobloch
28 - H. Cornwall
26 - W. Trueax
25 - S. Field
25 - B. Hughes
25 - R. Lumpkins
24 - C. Gottfried
23 - J. Lute
22 - T. Walker
21 - S. Hibbard-Swanson
20 - C. Walker
18 - M. Chaubey
11 - S. Webster
Total Possible Points (40)
Average Score (24.19)
P. Knobloch (0h 12m)
Last Response
M. Chaubey (52h 18m)
Standings
32 - T. Dooms
29 - N. Gould
29 - J. Gumm
29 - P. Knobloch
28 - H. Cornwall
26 - W. Trueax
25 - S. Field
25 - B. Hughes
25 - R. Lumpkins
24 - C. Gottfried
23 - J. Lute
22 - T. Walker
21 - S. Hibbard-Swanson
20 - C. Walker
18 - M. Chaubey
11 - S. Webster
Total Possible Points (40)
Average Score (24.19)
Friday, November 13, 2009
B Grade Trivia Answers
I hope the terror returns. - K. Snook
Section Bzzz (1 Point)
1) What is the second letter in the Greek alphabet, often denoted as β?
Beta
Beta, being a sorority girl pays off! - W. Trueax
Beta, but I'm just testing this answer out. - K. Snook
2) What metal alloy of copper and zinc is oft used in the creation of jazz band instruments?
Brass
3) What green, tree-like vegetable--at least when I was a kid, we used to pretend they were miniature trees--is high in Potassium and contain multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer properties such as diindolylmethane?
Broccoli
Bonzai... do people actually eat those? - M. Chaubey
4) In the Bible, The Tower of what is built as a means for humans to reach the heavens?
Babel
5) What sport of Italian origin, closely related to the English games of Bowls, is played by attempting to pitch, put or roll a series of balls closer to a smaller ball in order to earn points?
Bocce
Bowlio - C. Gottfried
Balls of some kind are involved. - J. Gumm
6) Albert Broccoli is the most notable producer of which incredibly popular, British-based, spy-film series that still continues to run today?
Bond, James Bond
Section BAM! (2 Points)
7) What element on the periodic table is denoted as Ba, whose name comes from the Greek word bary meaning heavy, is an alkaline earth metal and has the atomic number 56?
Barium
Barium, the stuff you have to chug before you have an x-ray of your stomach, not pleasant. - M. Chaubey
8) What famous American actor is best known for his break-out performance in Groundhog Day, who later starred in numerous films by Wes Anderson, including Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic?
Bill Murray
9) Who is the starring protagonist in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit?
Bilbo Baggins
10) Which type of tree is most noted for its characteristic flaky and papery bark that often has common descriptor names as Red, White, Black and Yellow?
Birch
11) What spirit is typically distilled from corn, and was originally named for the Kentucky county in which it was first created and consumed?
Bourbon
Bourbon, the subject of many of my trivia answers. - M. Chaubey
12) What popular children's television program stars a purple Tyrannosaurus Rex as the benevolent main character?
Barney
Barney, Barnabus Rex? - K. Snook
13) Which Asian country is bordered on all side but one by India, whose flag is simply a red circle inscribed on a green background and is home to the Bengal Tiger? (Super Double Bogey Question!)
Bangladesh
Cincinnati, home of the most famous Bengal Tiger, Chad Ochocino. - W. Trueax
14) What game, popular with older Americans and whose name is yelled upon victory, is played using a card inscribed with a matrix whose cells are filled in as the game progresses?
Bingo!
B-I-N-G-O and Bingo is its name-o. - M. Chaubey
Yatzee! - R. Lumpkins
15) What popular soup of Ukrainian origin, is made with beetroot as its main ingredient?
Borscht
Bouillabaisse - C. Walker
The one that sounds like "bourschhhhhhhhtt" or something. - W. Trueax
Bullion Cube - S. Field
16) Which American actor, director and self-proclaimed musician, has been married five times, most recently to Angelina Jolie which came to an end in 2003?
Billy Bob Thornton
Brad Pitt - N. Gould
Tom Cruise - R. Lumpkins
17) A 200-year anniversary is also known as what?
Bicentennial
18) What continental-European country's capital is Brussels, and shares boarders with France, Germany, The Netherlands and Luxemburg?
Belgium
Liverpool-Is-Better-Than-Michelle-Kwan-stion (3 Points)
One of Liverpool's main rivals in the domestic English football league--The Premier League--are Chelsea, a club from London. What are they, Chelsea, more commonly known as?
A) The Birds B) The Blues C) The Black Cats D) The Bridgers
To keep with the spirit of the thing, B. - C. Gottfried
Everything else just sounds silly, so D: The Bridgers. - J. Gumm
There are a lot of bridges in London, so I'll guess The Bridgers. Though I know the famed London Bridge is far from Chelsea. - M. Chaubey
English soccer is weird. So i guessed the one that sounded weird. - W. Trueax
Are they the ones with the nickname "Big, Black Bouncing Bodacious Boogers?" - S. Walker
Section Bzzz (1 Point)
1) What is the second letter in the Greek alphabet, often denoted as β?
Beta
Beta, being a sorority girl pays off! - W. Trueax
Beta, but I'm just testing this answer out. - K. Snook
2) What metal alloy of copper and zinc is oft used in the creation of jazz band instruments?
Brass
3) What green, tree-like vegetable--at least when I was a kid, we used to pretend they were miniature trees--is high in Potassium and contain multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer properties such as diindolylmethane?
Broccoli
Bonzai... do people actually eat those? - M. Chaubey
4) In the Bible, The Tower of what is built as a means for humans to reach the heavens?
Babel
5) What sport of Italian origin, closely related to the English games of Bowls, is played by attempting to pitch, put or roll a series of balls closer to a smaller ball in order to earn points?
Bocce
Bowlio - C. Gottfried
Balls of some kind are involved. - J. Gumm
6) Albert Broccoli is the most notable producer of which incredibly popular, British-based, spy-film series that still continues to run today?
Bond, James Bond
Section BAM! (2 Points)
7) What element on the periodic table is denoted as Ba, whose name comes from the Greek word bary meaning heavy, is an alkaline earth metal and has the atomic number 56?
Barium
Barium, the stuff you have to chug before you have an x-ray of your stomach, not pleasant. - M. Chaubey
8) What famous American actor is best known for his break-out performance in Groundhog Day, who later starred in numerous films by Wes Anderson, including Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic?
Bill Murray
9) Who is the starring protagonist in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit?
Bilbo Baggins
10) Which type of tree is most noted for its characteristic flaky and papery bark that often has common descriptor names as Red, White, Black and Yellow?
Birch
11) What spirit is typically distilled from corn, and was originally named for the Kentucky county in which it was first created and consumed?
Bourbon
Bourbon, the subject of many of my trivia answers. - M. Chaubey
12) What popular children's television program stars a purple Tyrannosaurus Rex as the benevolent main character?
Barney
Barney, Barnabus Rex? - K. Snook
13) Which Asian country is bordered on all side but one by India, whose flag is simply a red circle inscribed on a green background and is home to the Bengal Tiger? (Super Double Bogey Question!)
Bangladesh
Cincinnati, home of the most famous Bengal Tiger, Chad Ochocino. - W. Trueax
14) What game, popular with older Americans and whose name is yelled upon victory, is played using a card inscribed with a matrix whose cells are filled in as the game progresses?
Bingo!
B-I-N-G-O and Bingo is its name-o. - M. Chaubey
Yatzee! - R. Lumpkins
15) What popular soup of Ukrainian origin, is made with beetroot as its main ingredient?
Borscht
Bouillabaisse - C. Walker
The one that sounds like "bourschhhhhhhhtt" or something. - W. Trueax
Bullion Cube - S. Field
16) Which American actor, director and self-proclaimed musician, has been married five times, most recently to Angelina Jolie which came to an end in 2003?
Billy Bob Thornton
Brad Pitt - N. Gould
Tom Cruise - R. Lumpkins
17) A 200-year anniversary is also known as what?
Bicentennial
18) What continental-European country's capital is Brussels, and shares boarders with France, Germany, The Netherlands and Luxemburg?
Belgium
Liverpool-Is-Better-Than-Michelle-Kwan-stion (3 Points)
One of Liverpool's main rivals in the domestic English football league--The Premier League--are Chelsea, a club from London. What are they, Chelsea, more commonly known as?
A) The Birds B) The Blues C) The Black Cats D) The Bridgers
To keep with the spirit of the thing, B. - C. Gottfried
Everything else just sounds silly, so D: The Bridgers. - J. Gumm
There are a lot of bridges in London, so I'll guess The Bridgers. Though I know the famed London Bridge is far from Chelsea. - M. Chaubey
English soccer is weird. So i guessed the one that sounded weird. - W. Trueax
Are they the ones with the nickname "Big, Black Bouncing Bodacious Boogers?" - S. Walker
B Grade Trivia Results
First Response
D. Ross (0h 16m)
Last Response
D. Field (15h 51m)
Standings
35 - D. Ross
35 - K. Snook
33 - S. Field
32 - S. Walker
31 - T. Dooms
31 - N. Gould
31 - D. Joyce
29 - M. Chaubey
29 - H. Cornwall
29 - J. Gumm
29 - C. Walker
28 - P. Knobloch
28 - M. Slattery
28 - W. Trueax
24 - D. Field
24 - C. Gottfried
24 - R. Lumpkins
Total Possible Points (35)
Average Score (29.42)
D. Ross (0h 16m)
Last Response
D. Field (15h 51m)
Standings
35 - D. Ross
35 - K. Snook
33 - S. Field
32 - S. Walker
31 - T. Dooms
31 - N. Gould
31 - D. Joyce
29 - M. Chaubey
29 - H. Cornwall
29 - J. Gumm
29 - C. Walker
28 - P. Knobloch
28 - M. Slattery
28 - W. Trueax
24 - D. Field
24 - C. Gottfried
24 - R. Lumpkins
Total Possible Points (35)
Average Score (29.42)
Monday, November 9, 2009
Seriously Silly Trivia Answers
Serious Questions (2 Points)
1) What is the plural form of the word stadium other than the obvious stadiums?
Stadia
Stadii - M. Slattery, P. Knobloch
Dos stadiums - K. Bixler
Stadiumums - C. Walker
2) What the hell is this?
A Pomegranate
Some say that this is the true apple that Eve ate, a Pomegranate! - K. Snook
A Tom-egranate! No, it's a pomegranate! - S. Field
A very big and off-color cherry tomato? - P. Knobloch
3) Cats are able to make over 100 different vocal sounds; about how many can dogs make?
A) 15 B) 10 C) 5 D) 2.5
Let's see... 5! Yip, bark, arf, howl and growl. - P. Knobloch
Sue, my wife and volunteer at PAWS, would never forgive me if I chose a lesser number [than 15]. - C. Gottfried
My dog usually says the same things over and over, but I'll bet she's got a few that I haven't heard much. She whines, growls, howls and makes a weird trilling noise when she's frustrated, it's hard to describe. So that's five right there. - M. Chaubey
Poor dogs, they're always caught drooling... - H. Cornwall
4)How long did the 100 Years War last?
A) 100 Years B) 107 Years C) 99 Years D) 116 Years
If you convert it to metric, it's actually longer. Then, if you adjust for inflation, it's still going on. - P. Knobloch
It really ended?! - C. Gottfried
Didn't they get bored of it after a while? Oh yeah, I freakin' hate the Norman's. Just like my great-great-great-grandfather. Feels like it was yesterday. - M. Chaubey
5) A caper is a pickled what?
A) Peanut B) Flower Bud C) Acorn D) Blueberry
It's also a questions Batman asks, as in, "Do I wear the outfit with caper without?" - P. Knobloch
Damned if I know, I thought it was a dance step! - C. Gottfried
Wow, I should know this since I've eaten capers, but I wouldn't have guessed they were any of these things! - H. Cornwall
6) Alligators are able to outrun humans and climb what?
A) Trees B) Mountains C) Ladders D) Houses
All of the possible ansers are seriously scary thoughts. - W. Trueax
E) Up my leg. - P. Knobloch
I can't say I've ever seen a photo of an alligator in a tree. I suppose one would climb a mountain to see over to the other side, and I don't recall seeing alligators on top of any of these answers. Nor have I ever seen or heard tell of an alligator climbing a ladder, but why not? They have to be good at something besides swimming underwater. - C. Gottfried
Oh dear god, help us! Well, I'll guess ladders, but I'd prefer nothing. - M. Chaubey
7) What is the track & field event compiled of the triple jump, 100 meter run, shot put, high jump, 400 meter run, discus, pole vault, 110 meter hurdles, javelin throw and the 1,500 meter run more commonly known as?
The Decathlon
Wouldn't Bruce Jenner be proud? - K. Snook
The decathlon, it's easy as pie. - M. Chaubey
A heart attack. - C. Walker
You know, if you take the "c" out of "decathlon" it becomes the very appropriate "deathlon". - H. Cornwall
8) On a telephone keypad, the letters T, U and V correspond to what number?
8
My telephone doesn't even have a real keypad anymore, how messed up is that?! I remember when I was little, a lot of people had the old rotary phones, now those were fun. - M. Chaubey
9) Polar Bears have what color skin?
Black
Yay! A polar bear question! But you can't tell when you look at them because their hair is clear and reflects light to make their fur appear white or tan, covering up the black skin. There's you're totally unnecessary bit of animal knowledge for today. - W. Trueax
10) The Wright Brothers' historic first flight is shorter than the wing span of what popular, common-day Boeing jetliner?
The 747
It's seven-something-seven... - W. Trueax
11) What method of underwater detection commonly used by submarines is short for Sound Navigation and Ranging?
SONAR
What is a submarine? Is it that new-fangled technology SONAR? - K. Snook
12) What founding father and great inventor, who appears on the one hundred dollar bill, was knocked unconscious while attempting to electrocute a turkey?
Benjamin Franklin
Who else would attempt to do anything like that? - C. Gottfried
13) What Lewis Carroll book, and popular Disney animated movie, was banned in China after censors decided animals should not use human language?
Alice in Wonderland
Kung-Fu Panda - S. Webster, D. Ross
Or, as the Chinese call it, "Arice in Wonnerrand." - P. Knobloch
Oh Maoism, I love the charming way in which you crapped all over your own ancient culture. - M. Chaubey
14) What did the ancient Greeks think was a cross between a tiger and a horse?
A Zebra
A hor-iger, otherwise known as a zebra. - K. Bixler
The Trojan Horsetiger. - P. Knobloch
Whoa, what? - M. Chaubey
Pegasus - J. Gumm
15) What is one of the two types of fruit trees Ponce de Leon introduced to Florida in 1513? (You'll earn double the points if you can name them both.)
Oranges and Lemons
Ponce de-liciousness! - S. Field
16) What woman was the only U.S. athlete to win a gold medal in the 1968 Winter Olympics?
A) Margret Abott B) Peggy Fleming C) Mary Slaney D) Bonnie Blair
Peggy Phlegming, who coughed a lot during her competition. - P. Knobloch
Bonnie Blair is the right period of time, right? Well, anyway, it sure wasn't Michelle Kwan. - M. Chaubey
17) There are two separate sets of directions on a box of Pop Tarts. One set for the toaster and one set for the microwave. How long should one microwave a Pop Tart?
A) 45 Seconds B) 15 Seconds C) 3 Seconds D) 2 Minutes
Zero Seconds. Don't eat them, cardboard covering bad sugar that claims to be fruit flavored is disgusting--not to mention my mom found a fly inside one she once ate! Blah! - K. Bixler
15 seconds, that is, if ever anyone would want to do anything with a Pop Tart except throw it away. - C. Gottfried
15 seconds is just enough to get it warm and gooey. Mmmm. - M. Chaubey
I'm willing to bet the corn syrup filling would explode if the duration lasted beyond 30 seconds. - J. Gumm
Silly Questions (1 Point)
1) If revenge is a dish best served cold; what should be served with justice?
Smokin' Hot - S. Webster
Tabasco, because it burns so good. - M. Slattery
Snow-Cone juice is added to Just-Ice. - D. Ross
Froot Loops - N. Gould
A hot steaming bowl of... spaghetti. - W. Trueax
Veal cutlets with a warm cherry compote. I don't know why, it just is. - K. Snook
Trivia, just look at the name of the blog site! - S. Field
Justice, you mean there is something other than revenge? - K. Bixler
Expediency - P. Knobloch
Pop Tarts microwaved for 15 seconds. - C. Gottfried
Just-ice? I would say scotch or bourbon. - M. Chaubey
Champagne - H. Cornwall
Care for some coffee with your just desserts? - J. Gumm
Serve whatever you like, since justice is blind and can't tell what it is. - S. Walker
Hot wings - S. Ainsworth
2) If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?
He's a crack addict. - S. Webster
Because he doesn't chuck wood like the woodchuck. - M. Slattery
I threw it on the GROUND! My dad's not a phone! - D. Ross
Because he was a fan of moonshine. - N. Gould
Obviously someone cared, Tom. Just not you, or me. - W. Trueax
The song is actually meant to gloat. Jimmy cracked corn and I don't care. Everyone else actually does care, and I'm expressing my individuality and enabling myself. Don't oppress me! - K. Snook
Because it's better than a song about churning butter. - S. Field
Jimmy must have written it. - K. Bixler
Because the corn, which is not a person, cares. That's why they are stalking him. I know... it's amaizing. - P. Knobloch
Actually, the song writer was quite jealous about Jimmy's ability to crack corn, especially since Jimmy ran away with the song writer's girlfriend (who could never have enough cracked corn), so the song is one long boast that the song writer didn't care... but he did. - C. Gottfried
To preserve what would have been a lost page of history, kind of like the Buffalo Soldiers. Jimmy cracking corn is pretty much on that level of importance. - M. Chaubey
Apathy is dangerous. If Jimmy is allowed to crack corn and no one cares, he will crack all the corn and there will be none left to eat. - C. Walker
It's a hell of a catchy tune! - J. Gumm
If you listen to the words, only the person singing the song doesn't care. I know I care. - S. Walker
3) How much deeper would the ocean be if sponges didn't live there?
The same depth because they live in a pineapple. - S. Webster
Well, Sponge Bob Square Pants would definitely be drowning. - M. Slattery
The more important question at hand is how will fish wash themselves without sponges? - N. Gould
The ocean would own us all--we would be forced to reside in Bikini Bottom with the king of all sponges, Sponge Bob himself. He would be our ruler... *dun, dun, dun*! - W. Trueax
This requires higher math. It's pi times Avogadro's Number, divided by the square root of Joan Rivers' age. However, that can't be determined until we cut her in half and count the rings. I believe the units are in meters. - K. Snook
Technically, I think it would get larger and cover the shores therefore eliminating that evil thing called New Jersey--which, I believe, works for everyone involved. - K. Bixler
Wow, that was a deep question. I can't quite fathom what you're looking for here, another 10,000 leagues? - H. Cornwall
Deep enough to submerge New Orleans, perhaps. Alert the press! Climate change need not be halted, we need to increase the sponge population instead! - J. Gumm
4) During the work day, banks leave the vault door open; why, then, are the damn pens chained to the counter top?!
So they don't go to the Pen-itentiary. - S. Webster
Because the pens have legs and just walk away, and we all know money doesn't have legs because it doesn't just jump into our pockets. - M. Slattery
I steal pens... all the time... - D. Ross
To make people consider this same question so they end up forgetting about robbing the bank. - N. Gould
Because the pens are actually more of pure gold with a cheap plastic facade. You know how the bank is supposed to invest your money? Yeah, they invest all right--in the pens. Shhhh. - W. Trueax
It's much harder to fit a safety deposit box in your back pocket! Believe me! - K. Snook
Who doesn't love a free pen? It's also easier to steal, when it's free. - S. Field
Because more people steal pens than rob banks! - K. Bixler
Because more people steal pens, but no one has ever stolen a vault. - P. Knobloch
Because it's tough to walk away with a vault, but relatively easy to walk away with a pen. - C. Gottfried
To keep them from running away! - M. Chaubey
Because the money in the vault is the customers' and the pens are the bank's, so if people take them it costs the bank money to replace them. The bank doesn't care if someone takes money out of the vault, it isn't theirs. - C. Walker
So people can improve their hand-eye coordination trying not to get the chains wrapped around their knuckles. - H. Cornwall
So they don't roll off the table, come on now! - J. Gumm
Everything in the bank vault is locked, so it doesn't matter if the door is open. They have to keep it open a certain amount of the time each day to let the bad spirits out. - S. Walker
They know the open vault door is a tease and that people will try and get away with anything they can. - S. Ainsworth
5) How do they know dog food has a new and improved taste?
Because Bandit says so. - S. Webster [Bandit is his dog.]
Because they actually have people taste-- this is true and is possibly one of the nastiest jobs. Don't ask why I know this... - M. Slattery
Feed it to unsuspecting friends using A-B styled testing. - D. Ross
Because it's made from new and improved horses. - N. Gould
They asked Cesar Milan, the famous Dog Whisperer, to find out. - K. Snook
The dogs ate everything in the test run so they didn't have to take the leftovers home in doggy bags! - S. Field
They gave some to those loser kids that always eat some dog food. - K. Bixler
Because 4 out of 5 dogs recommend it. - P. Knobloch
Advertisers are paid to lie successfully. - C. Gottfried
Some one's chowing down on that stuff in a back room. They call it a "focus group"... of freaks. - M. Chaubey
The Gitmo detainees are given this job to do, taste test dog food. - C. Walker
They feed it to cats and see if they eat it? - H. Cornwall
I've often wondered this myself. Maybe the few sounds dogs can make (and we'll find out how many when the results are in) are designated "yum" and "yuck" sounds. Or MAYBE it's just a stupid advertising ploy for stupid people to fall for. - J. Gumm
They collect the data in blind taste tests using specially trained dogs that activate levers to register their ratings which are then tabulated by computers. I saw it on NOVA. Fascinating! By the way, this is why dog food has become so outrageously expensive. - S. Walker
The dog-food taste tester is a very high paying job. - S. Ainsworth
6) If they squeeze olives to get olive oil; where does baby oil come from?
Baby olives. - S. Webster, S. Ainsworth
The Anne Geddes babies... they are vegetables anyway--it is just like vegetable oil. - M. Slattery
I'm not sure that it's entirely prudent to give you all the secrets of the universe, Tom... - W. Trueax
Mmmmm... Babies! Get in my belly! - K. Snook
Baby Butts - S. Field
Muwahahahahahahahahaha, squishing babies! - K. Bixler
It's that runny, brown stuff that comes out a baby's backside when you squeeze it real hard. - P. Knobloch
According to Ambrose Bierce, the oil was a side product for the superior glue that came from mashing babies. - C. Gottfried
First, you put regular oil on the baby, then you squeeze it, and the stuff that comes out is baby oil. - M. Chaubey
Filtered bath water? - H. Cornwall
Well duh, babies! - J. Gumm
One way to get baby oil without damaging the baby is to feed it large quantities of olive oil instead of baby formula, then pasturize, homogenize and strain the baby's diaper contents. This is the origin of the saying by Otto von Bismarck, "baby oil is like sausage: it's better not to see it being made." - S. Walker
7) Why are Trix only for kids?
Simple, some creative director convinced the account executive to present it to the client. - S. Webster
Because adults aren't silly enough to eat a cereal because a rabbit told us to... or maybe we are, but only secretly. - M. Slattery
Adults know that Tricks usually means something different. - D. Ross
They don't want pesky rabbits to eat their stash. - N. Gould
Because you have to be 18 or older to get Treatz. (I think Sheetz has a monopoly on Treatz, also.) - W. Trueax
Silly rabbit, questions are for grown ups! - K. Snook
Adults aren't fun. - S. Field
Because adults are losers, that's why I don't feel like growing up. - K. Bixler
Trix are also for prostitutes. - P. Knobloch
Because adults aren't considered dumb enough to eat it. However, that was in the early days of advertising, they know better now. - C. Gottfried
Because the rabbit is too goddamn silly for that stuff. - M. Chaubey
Grown ups know better than to eat them. - C. Walker
Because the silly rabbit is too stupid to figure out how to keep the kids from stealing them back every single time, geez, you'd think he'd get a clue. - H. Cornwall
Because kids are the one species on earth whose favorite food groups are corn syrup and dye. - J. Gumm
This was nothing but a clever branding strategy devised by the "parent corporation" to insure "buy-in" to the "breakfast concept" by the unsophisticated youthful demographic as a way to get kids to drink milk. - S. Walker
If adults played Trix on people they are called immatuer. But it's funny when kids play Trix on one another. - S. Ainsworth
8) If you try to fail, and you succeed; what have you accomplished?
The pinnacle of failure. - M. Slattery
Having Tom's relationship [with Susan]. - D. Ross
GLORY. PURE, UNDILUTED GLORY. - W. Trueax
Government! - K. Snook
Well, you become surprised by the fact that you didn't fail, and therefore feel better. if you you try and succeed and then fail, you feel, appropriately, like a loser! - K. Bixler
You have been elected to a politcal office. - C. Gottfried
A conundrum? - H. Cornwall
I'm not sure, but I think this is a fear of mine. - J. Gumm
You will be your own grandpa. - S. Walker
Your goal - S. Ainsworth
9) What would a burger actually made from ham be called?
A Grinder - S. Webster
Schinkenberger - M. Slattery
Pigburger - D. Ross
Hamloafburger! Mmmm, I LOVE hamloaf! - W. Trueax
Heaven - K. Snook
A Hammich! - S. Field
Disgusting! - K. Bixler
An Oinkburger - C. Gottfried
A ham-hamburger. - M. Chaubey, S. Ainsworth
A ham pattie - C. Walker
A pigsicle... no, a pig patty. - H. Cornwall
Porker. Oinker. Ground Pork Sandwich! - J. Gumm
The real questions is why is the object is questions even called a "burger?" - S. Walker
10) What names like Tomahawk Missile, Grenade, F15 Hornet and AK-47; who let Walkie-Talkie slip through?
Brucey, before Don't Ask, Don't Tell. - S. Webster
Some guy named Ralphie. - M. Slattery
There is an Intercourse and Blue Ball Pennsylvania. It's no real surprise... - D. Ross
Probably the Russians. - N. Gould
The great-great grandfathers of Derek J and Dwight from the Real Housewives of Atlanta, as seen below. - W. Trueax
I believe it was the same guy who named the ill-fated USS Pretty, Pretty Princess. - K. Snook
Thomas Walk-ie Talker Walker - S. Field
Well, every now and then they have to give some dorky engineer a chance to name something so they feel beeter about themselves. - K. Bixler
An overweight horse rider named for the friend of Bullwinkle who was conceited because of his one piece of off-white sports footwear... that's right, the stocky, cocky, jockey, Rocky with the chalky, hockey, socky named the Walkie-Talkie. - P. Knobloch
Walkie-Talkies didn't come through the millitary but through an advertising agency, and as it hapens, the same one that came up with the Trix slogan. - C. Gottfried
Walkie-Talkies can't shoot or blow things up, so it can slide, at least, no walkie-talkie I know of. - M. Chaubey
Someone's mother... - C. Walker
Lloyd Bridges - H. Cornwall
Someone with a lot less testosterone. - J. Gumm
It was Roger Wilco's idea. - S. Walker
Nothing could explain the invention any simpler. - S. Ainsworth
Liverpool-Is-Better-Than-Michelle-Kwan-stion (3 Points)
1) Liverpool Football Club's famous sporting anthem is You'll never Walk Alone; what famous and highly regarded Rat Pack member recorded two separate versions of this anthem in 1945 and 1963?
Frank Sinatra
Yay for knowing something about silly Liverpool! - W. Trueax
Minnie Mouse - C. Gottfried
Was it Sinatra? 'Cause he belongs to us, not the Brits. - M. Chaubey
I know this is wrong, but when you say "Rat Pack," all I can think of is "Brat Pack." And high regard? Well, that's gotta be Emilio Estevez. Though he wasn't born in 1945, but, ah well. I have no clue. - J. Gumm
I know it wasn't Joey Bishop or Peter Lawford, probably not Dean Martin, could be Sammy Davis Jr., but was probably Sinatra. - S. Walker
1) What is the plural form of the word stadium other than the obvious stadiums?
Stadia
Stadii - M. Slattery, P. Knobloch
Dos stadiums - K. Bixler
Stadiumums - C. Walker
2) What the hell is this?
A Pomegranate
Some say that this is the true apple that Eve ate, a Pomegranate! - K. Snook
A Tom-egranate! No, it's a pomegranate! - S. Field
A very big and off-color cherry tomato? - P. Knobloch
3) Cats are able to make over 100 different vocal sounds; about how many can dogs make?
A) 15 B) 10 C) 5 D) 2.5
Let's see... 5! Yip, bark, arf, howl and growl. - P. Knobloch
Sue, my wife and volunteer at PAWS, would never forgive me if I chose a lesser number [than 15]. - C. Gottfried
My dog usually says the same things over and over, but I'll bet she's got a few that I haven't heard much. She whines, growls, howls and makes a weird trilling noise when she's frustrated, it's hard to describe. So that's five right there. - M. Chaubey
Poor dogs, they're always caught drooling... - H. Cornwall
4)How long did the 100 Years War last?
A) 100 Years B) 107 Years C) 99 Years D) 116 Years
If you convert it to metric, it's actually longer. Then, if you adjust for inflation, it's still going on. - P. Knobloch
It really ended?! - C. Gottfried
Didn't they get bored of it after a while? Oh yeah, I freakin' hate the Norman's. Just like my great-great-great-grandfather. Feels like it was yesterday. - M. Chaubey
5) A caper is a pickled what?
A) Peanut B) Flower Bud C) Acorn D) Blueberry
It's also a questions Batman asks, as in, "Do I wear the outfit with caper without?" - P. Knobloch
Damned if I know, I thought it was a dance step! - C. Gottfried
Wow, I should know this since I've eaten capers, but I wouldn't have guessed they were any of these things! - H. Cornwall
6) Alligators are able to outrun humans and climb what?
A) Trees B) Mountains C) Ladders D) Houses
All of the possible ansers are seriously scary thoughts. - W. Trueax
E) Up my leg. - P. Knobloch
I can't say I've ever seen a photo of an alligator in a tree. I suppose one would climb a mountain to see over to the other side, and I don't recall seeing alligators on top of any of these answers. Nor have I ever seen or heard tell of an alligator climbing a ladder, but why not? They have to be good at something besides swimming underwater. - C. Gottfried
Oh dear god, help us! Well, I'll guess ladders, but I'd prefer nothing. - M. Chaubey
7) What is the track & field event compiled of the triple jump, 100 meter run, shot put, high jump, 400 meter run, discus, pole vault, 110 meter hurdles, javelin throw and the 1,500 meter run more commonly known as?
The Decathlon
Wouldn't Bruce Jenner be proud? - K. Snook
The decathlon, it's easy as pie. - M. Chaubey
A heart attack. - C. Walker
You know, if you take the "c" out of "decathlon" it becomes the very appropriate "deathlon". - H. Cornwall
8) On a telephone keypad, the letters T, U and V correspond to what number?
8
My telephone doesn't even have a real keypad anymore, how messed up is that?! I remember when I was little, a lot of people had the old rotary phones, now those were fun. - M. Chaubey
9) Polar Bears have what color skin?
Black
Yay! A polar bear question! But you can't tell when you look at them because their hair is clear and reflects light to make their fur appear white or tan, covering up the black skin. There's you're totally unnecessary bit of animal knowledge for today. - W. Trueax
10) The Wright Brothers' historic first flight is shorter than the wing span of what popular, common-day Boeing jetliner?
The 747
It's seven-something-seven... - W. Trueax
11) What method of underwater detection commonly used by submarines is short for Sound Navigation and Ranging?
SONAR
What is a submarine? Is it that new-fangled technology SONAR? - K. Snook
12) What founding father and great inventor, who appears on the one hundred dollar bill, was knocked unconscious while attempting to electrocute a turkey?
Benjamin Franklin
Who else would attempt to do anything like that? - C. Gottfried
13) What Lewis Carroll book, and popular Disney animated movie, was banned in China after censors decided animals should not use human language?
Alice in Wonderland
Kung-Fu Panda - S. Webster, D. Ross
Or, as the Chinese call it, "Arice in Wonnerrand." - P. Knobloch
Oh Maoism, I love the charming way in which you crapped all over your own ancient culture. - M. Chaubey
14) What did the ancient Greeks think was a cross between a tiger and a horse?
A Zebra
A hor-iger, otherwise known as a zebra. - K. Bixler
The Trojan Horsetiger. - P. Knobloch
Whoa, what? - M. Chaubey
Pegasus - J. Gumm
15) What is one of the two types of fruit trees Ponce de Leon introduced to Florida in 1513? (You'll earn double the points if you can name them both.)
Oranges and Lemons
Ponce de-liciousness! - S. Field
16) What woman was the only U.S. athlete to win a gold medal in the 1968 Winter Olympics?
A) Margret Abott B) Peggy Fleming C) Mary Slaney D) Bonnie Blair
Peggy Phlegming, who coughed a lot during her competition. - P. Knobloch
Bonnie Blair is the right period of time, right? Well, anyway, it sure wasn't Michelle Kwan. - M. Chaubey
17) There are two separate sets of directions on a box of Pop Tarts. One set for the toaster and one set for the microwave. How long should one microwave a Pop Tart?
A) 45 Seconds B) 15 Seconds C) 3 Seconds D) 2 Minutes
Zero Seconds. Don't eat them, cardboard covering bad sugar that claims to be fruit flavored is disgusting--not to mention my mom found a fly inside one she once ate! Blah! - K. Bixler
15 seconds, that is, if ever anyone would want to do anything with a Pop Tart except throw it away. - C. Gottfried
15 seconds is just enough to get it warm and gooey. Mmmm. - M. Chaubey
I'm willing to bet the corn syrup filling would explode if the duration lasted beyond 30 seconds. - J. Gumm
Silly Questions (1 Point)
1) If revenge is a dish best served cold; what should be served with justice?
Smokin' Hot - S. Webster
Tabasco, because it burns so good. - M. Slattery
Snow-Cone juice is added to Just-Ice. - D. Ross
Froot Loops - N. Gould
A hot steaming bowl of... spaghetti. - W. Trueax
Veal cutlets with a warm cherry compote. I don't know why, it just is. - K. Snook
Trivia, just look at the name of the blog site! - S. Field
Justice, you mean there is something other than revenge? - K. Bixler
Expediency - P. Knobloch
Pop Tarts microwaved for 15 seconds. - C. Gottfried
Just-ice? I would say scotch or bourbon. - M. Chaubey
Champagne - H. Cornwall
Care for some coffee with your just desserts? - J. Gumm
Serve whatever you like, since justice is blind and can't tell what it is. - S. Walker
Hot wings - S. Ainsworth
2) If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?
He's a crack addict. - S. Webster
Because he doesn't chuck wood like the woodchuck. - M. Slattery
I threw it on the GROUND! My dad's not a phone! - D. Ross
Because he was a fan of moonshine. - N. Gould
Obviously someone cared, Tom. Just not you, or me. - W. Trueax
The song is actually meant to gloat. Jimmy cracked corn and I don't care. Everyone else actually does care, and I'm expressing my individuality and enabling myself. Don't oppress me! - K. Snook
Because it's better than a song about churning butter. - S. Field
Jimmy must have written it. - K. Bixler
Because the corn, which is not a person, cares. That's why they are stalking him. I know... it's amaizing. - P. Knobloch
Actually, the song writer was quite jealous about Jimmy's ability to crack corn, especially since Jimmy ran away with the song writer's girlfriend (who could never have enough cracked corn), so the song is one long boast that the song writer didn't care... but he did. - C. Gottfried
To preserve what would have been a lost page of history, kind of like the Buffalo Soldiers. Jimmy cracking corn is pretty much on that level of importance. - M. Chaubey
Apathy is dangerous. If Jimmy is allowed to crack corn and no one cares, he will crack all the corn and there will be none left to eat. - C. Walker
It's a hell of a catchy tune! - J. Gumm
If you listen to the words, only the person singing the song doesn't care. I know I care. - S. Walker
3) How much deeper would the ocean be if sponges didn't live there?
The same depth because they live in a pineapple. - S. Webster
Well, Sponge Bob Square Pants would definitely be drowning. - M. Slattery
The more important question at hand is how will fish wash themselves without sponges? - N. Gould
The ocean would own us all--we would be forced to reside in Bikini Bottom with the king of all sponges, Sponge Bob himself. He would be our ruler... *dun, dun, dun*! - W. Trueax
This requires higher math. It's pi times Avogadro's Number, divided by the square root of Joan Rivers' age. However, that can't be determined until we cut her in half and count the rings. I believe the units are in meters. - K. Snook
Technically, I think it would get larger and cover the shores therefore eliminating that evil thing called New Jersey--which, I believe, works for everyone involved. - K. Bixler
Wow, that was a deep question. I can't quite fathom what you're looking for here, another 10,000 leagues? - H. Cornwall
Deep enough to submerge New Orleans, perhaps. Alert the press! Climate change need not be halted, we need to increase the sponge population instead! - J. Gumm
4) During the work day, banks leave the vault door open; why, then, are the damn pens chained to the counter top?!
So they don't go to the Pen-itentiary. - S. Webster
Because the pens have legs and just walk away, and we all know money doesn't have legs because it doesn't just jump into our pockets. - M. Slattery
I steal pens... all the time... - D. Ross
To make people consider this same question so they end up forgetting about robbing the bank. - N. Gould
Because the pens are actually more of pure gold with a cheap plastic facade. You know how the bank is supposed to invest your money? Yeah, they invest all right--in the pens. Shhhh. - W. Trueax
It's much harder to fit a safety deposit box in your back pocket! Believe me! - K. Snook
Who doesn't love a free pen? It's also easier to steal, when it's free. - S. Field
Because more people steal pens than rob banks! - K. Bixler
Because more people steal pens, but no one has ever stolen a vault. - P. Knobloch
Because it's tough to walk away with a vault, but relatively easy to walk away with a pen. - C. Gottfried
To keep them from running away! - M. Chaubey
Because the money in the vault is the customers' and the pens are the bank's, so if people take them it costs the bank money to replace them. The bank doesn't care if someone takes money out of the vault, it isn't theirs. - C. Walker
So people can improve their hand-eye coordination trying not to get the chains wrapped around their knuckles. - H. Cornwall
So they don't roll off the table, come on now! - J. Gumm
Everything in the bank vault is locked, so it doesn't matter if the door is open. They have to keep it open a certain amount of the time each day to let the bad spirits out. - S. Walker
They know the open vault door is a tease and that people will try and get away with anything they can. - S. Ainsworth
5) How do they know dog food has a new and improved taste?
Because Bandit says so. - S. Webster [Bandit is his dog.]
Because they actually have people taste-- this is true and is possibly one of the nastiest jobs. Don't ask why I know this... - M. Slattery
Feed it to unsuspecting friends using A-B styled testing. - D. Ross
Because it's made from new and improved horses. - N. Gould
They asked Cesar Milan, the famous Dog Whisperer, to find out. - K. Snook
The dogs ate everything in the test run so they didn't have to take the leftovers home in doggy bags! - S. Field
They gave some to those loser kids that always eat some dog food. - K. Bixler
Because 4 out of 5 dogs recommend it. - P. Knobloch
Advertisers are paid to lie successfully. - C. Gottfried
Some one's chowing down on that stuff in a back room. They call it a "focus group"... of freaks. - M. Chaubey
The Gitmo detainees are given this job to do, taste test dog food. - C. Walker
They feed it to cats and see if they eat it? - H. Cornwall
I've often wondered this myself. Maybe the few sounds dogs can make (and we'll find out how many when the results are in) are designated "yum" and "yuck" sounds. Or MAYBE it's just a stupid advertising ploy for stupid people to fall for. - J. Gumm
They collect the data in blind taste tests using specially trained dogs that activate levers to register their ratings which are then tabulated by computers. I saw it on NOVA. Fascinating! By the way, this is why dog food has become so outrageously expensive. - S. Walker
The dog-food taste tester is a very high paying job. - S. Ainsworth
6) If they squeeze olives to get olive oil; where does baby oil come from?
Baby olives. - S. Webster, S. Ainsworth
The Anne Geddes babies... they are vegetables anyway--it is just like vegetable oil. - M. Slattery
I'm not sure that it's entirely prudent to give you all the secrets of the universe, Tom... - W. Trueax
Mmmmm... Babies! Get in my belly! - K. Snook
Baby Butts - S. Field
Muwahahahahahahahahaha, squishing babies! - K. Bixler
It's that runny, brown stuff that comes out a baby's backside when you squeeze it real hard. - P. Knobloch
According to Ambrose Bierce, the oil was a side product for the superior glue that came from mashing babies. - C. Gottfried
First, you put regular oil on the baby, then you squeeze it, and the stuff that comes out is baby oil. - M. Chaubey
Filtered bath water? - H. Cornwall
Well duh, babies! - J. Gumm
One way to get baby oil without damaging the baby is to feed it large quantities of olive oil instead of baby formula, then pasturize, homogenize and strain the baby's diaper contents. This is the origin of the saying by Otto von Bismarck, "baby oil is like sausage: it's better not to see it being made." - S. Walker
7) Why are Trix only for kids?
Simple, some creative director convinced the account executive to present it to the client. - S. Webster
Because adults aren't silly enough to eat a cereal because a rabbit told us to... or maybe we are, but only secretly. - M. Slattery
Adults know that Tricks usually means something different. - D. Ross
They don't want pesky rabbits to eat their stash. - N. Gould
Because you have to be 18 or older to get Treatz. (I think Sheetz has a monopoly on Treatz, also.) - W. Trueax
Silly rabbit, questions are for grown ups! - K. Snook
Adults aren't fun. - S. Field
Because adults are losers, that's why I don't feel like growing up. - K. Bixler
Trix are also for prostitutes. - P. Knobloch
Because adults aren't considered dumb enough to eat it. However, that was in the early days of advertising, they know better now. - C. Gottfried
Because the rabbit is too goddamn silly for that stuff. - M. Chaubey
Grown ups know better than to eat them. - C. Walker
Because the silly rabbit is too stupid to figure out how to keep the kids from stealing them back every single time, geez, you'd think he'd get a clue. - H. Cornwall
Because kids are the one species on earth whose favorite food groups are corn syrup and dye. - J. Gumm
This was nothing but a clever branding strategy devised by the "parent corporation" to insure "buy-in" to the "breakfast concept" by the unsophisticated youthful demographic as a way to get kids to drink milk. - S. Walker
If adults played Trix on people they are called immatuer. But it's funny when kids play Trix on one another. - S. Ainsworth
8) If you try to fail, and you succeed; what have you accomplished?
The pinnacle of failure. - M. Slattery
Having Tom's relationship [with Susan]. - D. Ross
GLORY. PURE, UNDILUTED GLORY. - W. Trueax
Government! - K. Snook
Well, you become surprised by the fact that you didn't fail, and therefore feel better. if you you try and succeed and then fail, you feel, appropriately, like a loser! - K. Bixler
You have been elected to a politcal office. - C. Gottfried
A conundrum? - H. Cornwall
I'm not sure, but I think this is a fear of mine. - J. Gumm
You will be your own grandpa. - S. Walker
Your goal - S. Ainsworth
9) What would a burger actually made from ham be called?
A Grinder - S. Webster
Schinkenberger - M. Slattery
Pigburger - D. Ross
Hamloafburger! Mmmm, I LOVE hamloaf! - W. Trueax
Heaven - K. Snook
A Hammich! - S. Field
Disgusting! - K. Bixler
An Oinkburger - C. Gottfried
A ham-hamburger. - M. Chaubey, S. Ainsworth
A ham pattie - C. Walker
A pigsicle... no, a pig patty. - H. Cornwall
Porker. Oinker. Ground Pork Sandwich! - J. Gumm
The real questions is why is the object is questions even called a "burger?" - S. Walker
10) What names like Tomahawk Missile, Grenade, F15 Hornet and AK-47; who let Walkie-Talkie slip through?
Brucey, before Don't Ask, Don't Tell. - S. Webster
Some guy named Ralphie. - M. Slattery
There is an Intercourse and Blue Ball Pennsylvania. It's no real surprise... - D. Ross
Probably the Russians. - N. Gould
The great-great grandfathers of Derek J and Dwight from the Real Housewives of Atlanta, as seen below. - W. Trueax
I believe it was the same guy who named the ill-fated USS Pretty, Pretty Princess. - K. SnookThomas Walk-ie Talker Walker - S. Field
Well, every now and then they have to give some dorky engineer a chance to name something so they feel beeter about themselves. - K. Bixler
An overweight horse rider named for the friend of Bullwinkle who was conceited because of his one piece of off-white sports footwear... that's right, the stocky, cocky, jockey, Rocky with the chalky, hockey, socky named the Walkie-Talkie. - P. Knobloch
Walkie-Talkies didn't come through the millitary but through an advertising agency, and as it hapens, the same one that came up with the Trix slogan. - C. Gottfried
Walkie-Talkies can't shoot or blow things up, so it can slide, at least, no walkie-talkie I know of. - M. Chaubey
Someone's mother... - C. Walker
Lloyd Bridges - H. Cornwall
Someone with a lot less testosterone. - J. Gumm
It was Roger Wilco's idea. - S. Walker
Nothing could explain the invention any simpler. - S. Ainsworth
Liverpool-Is-Better-Than-Michelle-Kwan-stion (3 Points)
1) Liverpool Football Club's famous sporting anthem is You'll never Walk Alone; what famous and highly regarded Rat Pack member recorded two separate versions of this anthem in 1945 and 1963?
Frank Sinatra
Yay for knowing something about silly Liverpool! - W. Trueax
Minnie Mouse - C. Gottfried
Was it Sinatra? 'Cause he belongs to us, not the Brits. - M. Chaubey
I know this is wrong, but when you say "Rat Pack," all I can think of is "Brat Pack." And high regard? Well, that's gotta be Emilio Estevez. Though he wasn't born in 1945, but, ah well. I have no clue. - J. Gumm
I know it wasn't Joey Bishop or Peter Lawford, probably not Dean Martin, could be Sammy Davis Jr., but was probably Sinatra. - S. Walker
Friday, November 6, 2009
Seriously Silly Trivia Results
First Response
S. Webster (0h 21m)
Last Response
S. Ainsworth (60h 16m)
Standings
42 - N. Gould
41 - M. Slattery
41 - K. Snook
41 - W. Trueax
41 - S. Walker
39 - S. Field
37 - K. Bixler
37 - H. Cornwall
35 - M. Chaubey
35 - P. Knobloch
35 - D. Ross
34 - J. Gumm
33 - C. Walker
31 - C. Gottfried
31 - S. Webster
20 - S. Ainsworth
Total Possible Points (49)
Average Score (33.63)
S. Webster (0h 21m)
Last Response
S. Ainsworth (60h 16m)
Standings
42 - N. Gould
41 - M. Slattery
41 - K. Snook
41 - W. Trueax
41 - S. Walker
39 - S. Field
37 - K. Bixler
37 - H. Cornwall
35 - M. Chaubey
35 - P. Knobloch
35 - D. Ross
34 - J. Gumm
33 - C. Walker
31 - C. Gottfried
31 - S. Webster
20 - S. Ainsworth
Total Possible Points (49)
Average Score (33.63)
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Trick or Treat Trivia Answers
Section One Questions (2 Points)
1) Which Halloween-related characters are said to be repelled by garlic?
Vampires
2) In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the Crust of pies, not the filling.
3) Pumpkins are 90% Water.
Delicious - M. Chaubey
Pump? - T. Walker
Magic - D. Joyce
4) What is the popular name for a spirit board or talking board used to contact the spirits?
A Ouija Board
It comes from the French and German words for yes. Oui=Yes and Ja=Yes. - P. Knobloch
I spoke to all of the spirits: Vodka, Rum, Whiskey, Gin... they told me to drink every time that Twilight girl takes a picture with her mouth open. - M. Chaubey
Weejee Boards - D. Field
Bullshit Boards! - T. Walker
5) A Samhainophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of what?
A) Jack-o-Lanterns B) Halloween C) Trick-or-Treaters
Sam Hain was the name of a child notorious for terrorizing his neighborhood on Halloween, a sort of Dennis The Menace with toilet paper. - M. Chaubey
6) Why are the color black and orange associated with Halloween?
Orange is used to represent the harvest of crops, while black represents night and death.
It was either that or lavender and periwinkle, and that's just silly. - K. Snook
Orange for the flames of hell and black for the darkness of night. - C. Gottfried
Camouflage from Ghosts - M. Slattery
Halloween Cookies - R. Lumpkins
Orange for fall, pumpkins, oompaloompas, etc. Black for night, death, cats, witches, Obama, etc. - N. Gould
Red and Green were already taken. - D. Joyce
7) What are you doing if you're sticking your face in a bucket of water filled with apple?
Bobbing for Apples
Either bobbing for apples or being water boarded by an imbecile. - K. Snook
8) What are same of the alternated names for Halloween?
All Hallow's Eve, All Saint's Eve, Samhain
What about Trick-or-Treat Night?. - K. Snook
The Holiday-Formally-Known-As-A-Pagan-Harvest-Festival. It goes by the name The Holiday. - M. Chaubey
9) Halloween is the second largest grossing commercial holiday.
10) Who is the villain in The Nightmare on Elm Street movie series?
Freddy Kruger
11) Who wrote the original Frankenstein book? (Super Double Bogey Question!)
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley... she, Percey Shelley and Lord Byron were stuck in a house during a storm, and decided to have a contest to see who could write the scariest story. Mary won, thank you 12th grade British literature class. - M. Chaubey
Mrs. Frankenstein - C. Walker
Dean Knootz has written some new books, but they're rubbish. - T. Walker
12) Which scary Halloween-related characters have a vulnerability to silver bullets?
Werewolves
Werewolves, Michael Jackson and Michael J. Fox. - M. Chaubey
13) In 1584, after French explorer Jacques Cartier had explored the Saint Lawrence region of North America, he reported finding gros melons (large melons). What had Cartier found?
Pumpkins
Pun'kins! - M. Chaubey
Pumpkins... or Pamela Anderson, either is accepted as historical fact. - N. Gould
An episode of Baywatch. - D. Joyce
Bonus Questions (1 Point)
1) What do you do with your pumpkin when you're done with it?
Someone always steals mine, I guess that makes it a Hi-Jacked-o-Lantern. - P. Knobloch
Set it on fire and throw it in the neighbor's yard. - K. Snook
Forget to throw it away while it rots out front for weeks. - M. Chaubey
I try, in vein, every year, to plant a pumpkin patch with the seeds. - J. Gumm
Mush it up into a pie. - C. Gottfried
Let it rot on the window sill in my apartment and then leave it in the lobby of the Meridian Building III so drunk students can smash it all over the elevator. - D. Field
Ideally, you compost it. - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Use it as a door stop. - T. Walker
Recycle It - C. Walker
Eat the seeds. - M. Slattery
Make a pie. - R. Lumpkins
Throw it away after it has produced roasted pumpkin seeds and a glowing, eerie decoration. - W. Trueax
Smash it - N. Gould
Toss it in the yard to grow next year. - D. Joyce
2) What is celebrated the day after Halloween?
All Saint's Day, The Day of the Dead (Mexico)
All Hollow's Day? - M. Chaubey
November First - S. Hibbard-Swanson, C. Gottfried
The End of Daylight Savings - T. Walker
Kwan-stions (3 Points)
1) Who is the South Korean skating superstar who invited Michelle Kwan to skate in a show with her this summer?
A) Chen Lu B) Yuka Sato C) Yu-Na Kim
Kim Jong-Il - M. Chaubey
Kim is to Korea, as Patel in to Pakistan and Smith is to America. - C. Gottfried
2) What would Michelle Kwan be for Halloween?
Buffy the Vampire Skater - K. Snook
An Olympic Gold Medalist: A Tribute to the Supernatural - M. Chaubey
Slutty Figure Skater? - J. Gumm
A Witch - C. Gottfried
Carolina Kostner (she's Scary!) - D. Field
Obi-Kwan Kenobi - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Anything but a gold medal winning skater! - T. Walker
A pretty, pretty butterfly. - M. Slattery
How about... an ice skater? - R. Lumpkins
An Olympic gold medalist! - W. Trueax, D. Joyce
A sexy nurse - N. Gould
She would be wearing a gold medal. - C. Walker
1) Which Halloween-related characters are said to be repelled by garlic?
Vampires
2) In early colonial times, pumpkins were used as an ingredient for the Crust of pies, not the filling.
3) Pumpkins are 90% Water.
Delicious - M. Chaubey
Pump? - T. Walker
Magic - D. Joyce
4) What is the popular name for a spirit board or talking board used to contact the spirits?
A Ouija Board
It comes from the French and German words for yes. Oui=Yes and Ja=Yes. - P. Knobloch
I spoke to all of the spirits: Vodka, Rum, Whiskey, Gin... they told me to drink every time that Twilight girl takes a picture with her mouth open. - M. Chaubey
Weejee Boards - D. Field
Bullshit Boards! - T. Walker
5) A Samhainophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of what?
A) Jack-o-Lanterns B) Halloween C) Trick-or-Treaters
Sam Hain was the name of a child notorious for terrorizing his neighborhood on Halloween, a sort of Dennis The Menace with toilet paper. - M. Chaubey
6) Why are the color black and orange associated with Halloween?
Orange is used to represent the harvest of crops, while black represents night and death.
It was either that or lavender and periwinkle, and that's just silly. - K. Snook
Orange for the flames of hell and black for the darkness of night. - C. Gottfried
Camouflage from Ghosts - M. Slattery
Halloween Cookies - R. Lumpkins
Orange for fall, pumpkins, oompaloompas, etc. Black for night, death, cats, witches, Obama, etc. - N. Gould
Red and Green were already taken. - D. Joyce
7) What are you doing if you're sticking your face in a bucket of water filled with apple?
Bobbing for Apples
Either bobbing for apples or being water boarded by an imbecile. - K. Snook
8) What are same of the alternated names for Halloween?
All Hallow's Eve, All Saint's Eve, Samhain
What about Trick-or-Treat Night?. - K. Snook
The Holiday-Formally-Known-As-A-Pagan-Harvest-Festival. It goes by the name The Holiday. - M. Chaubey
9) Halloween is the second largest grossing commercial holiday.
10) Who is the villain in The Nightmare on Elm Street movie series?
Freddy Kruger
11) Who wrote the original Frankenstein book? (Super Double Bogey Question!)
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley... she, Percey Shelley and Lord Byron were stuck in a house during a storm, and decided to have a contest to see who could write the scariest story. Mary won, thank you 12th grade British literature class. - M. Chaubey
Mrs. Frankenstein - C. Walker
Dean Knootz has written some new books, but they're rubbish. - T. Walker
12) Which scary Halloween-related characters have a vulnerability to silver bullets?
Werewolves
Werewolves, Michael Jackson and Michael J. Fox. - M. Chaubey
13) In 1584, after French explorer Jacques Cartier had explored the Saint Lawrence region of North America, he reported finding gros melons (large melons). What had Cartier found?
Pumpkins
Pun'kins! - M. Chaubey
Pumpkins... or Pamela Anderson, either is accepted as historical fact. - N. Gould
An episode of Baywatch. - D. Joyce
Bonus Questions (1 Point)
1) What do you do with your pumpkin when you're done with it?
Someone always steals mine, I guess that makes it a Hi-Jacked-o-Lantern. - P. Knobloch
Set it on fire and throw it in the neighbor's yard. - K. Snook
Forget to throw it away while it rots out front for weeks. - M. Chaubey
I try, in vein, every year, to plant a pumpkin patch with the seeds. - J. Gumm
Mush it up into a pie. - C. Gottfried
Let it rot on the window sill in my apartment and then leave it in the lobby of the Meridian Building III so drunk students can smash it all over the elevator. - D. Field
Ideally, you compost it. - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Use it as a door stop. - T. Walker
Recycle It - C. Walker
Eat the seeds. - M. Slattery
Make a pie. - R. Lumpkins
Throw it away after it has produced roasted pumpkin seeds and a glowing, eerie decoration. - W. Trueax
Smash it - N. Gould
Toss it in the yard to grow next year. - D. Joyce
2) What is celebrated the day after Halloween?
All Saint's Day, The Day of the Dead (Mexico)
All Hollow's Day? - M. Chaubey
November First - S. Hibbard-Swanson, C. Gottfried
The End of Daylight Savings - T. Walker
Kwan-stions (3 Points)
1) Who is the South Korean skating superstar who invited Michelle Kwan to skate in a show with her this summer?
A) Chen Lu B) Yuka Sato C) Yu-Na Kim
Kim Jong-Il - M. Chaubey
Kim is to Korea, as Patel in to Pakistan and Smith is to America. - C. Gottfried
2) What would Michelle Kwan be for Halloween?
Buffy the Vampire Skater - K. Snook
An Olympic Gold Medalist: A Tribute to the Supernatural - M. Chaubey
Slutty Figure Skater? - J. Gumm
A Witch - C. Gottfried
Carolina Kostner (she's Scary!) - D. Field
Obi-Kwan Kenobi - S. Hibbard-Swanson
Anything but a gold medal winning skater! - T. Walker
A pretty, pretty butterfly. - M. Slattery
How about... an ice skater? - R. Lumpkins
An Olympic gold medalist! - W. Trueax, D. Joyce
A sexy nurse - N. Gould
She would be wearing a gold medal. - C. Walker
Friday, October 30, 2009
Trick or Treat Trivia Results
First Response
S. Hibbard-Swanson (0h 7m)
Last Response
D. Joyce (55h 7m)
Standings
32 - S. Hibbard-Swanson
32 - K. Snook
32 - W. Trueax
31 - N. Gould
31 - J. Gumm
30 - D. Field
30 - P. Knobloch
28 - R. Lumpkins
27 - C. Gottfried
26 - T. Walker
24 - M. Chaubey
24 - C. Walker
23 - M. Slattery
22 - D. Joyce
Total Possible Points (36)
Average Score (27.84)
S. Hibbard-Swanson (0h 7m)
Last Response
D. Joyce (55h 7m)
Standings
32 - S. Hibbard-Swanson
32 - K. Snook
32 - W. Trueax
31 - N. Gould
31 - J. Gumm
30 - D. Field
30 - P. Knobloch
28 - R. Lumpkins
27 - C. Gottfried
26 - T. Walker
24 - M. Chaubey
24 - C. Walker
23 - M. Slattery
22 - D. Joyce
Total Possible Points (36)
Average Score (27.84)
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Traditional Trivia Answers
Questions (2 Points)
1) Which South American city was just awarded the 2016 Olympic games?
Rio de Janeiro
2) Which U.S. city lost the 2016 Olympic bid? (Super Double Bogey Question)
Chicago
3) Haw many are in a baker's dozen?
13
4) Which animal represents the Republican Party
The Elephant
5) Which animal represents the Democratic Party?
The Donkey
6) What is the area of the ballpark where pitchers warm up in called?
The Bullpen
7) Which mountain chain in Asia includes Mount Everest?
The Himalayas
8) Which mountain chain is located on the Western Coast of South America?
The Andes
9) What nationality was Albert Einstein?
German
10) Which candy bar was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter?
Baby Ruth
11) What is a book about a life of a person, written by that person?
An Autobiography
12) What is dihydrogen monoxide?
Water (H20)
13) Which blood type is that of the Universal Donor?
Type O
14) In the early 1900's, which car company had a car called the Model T?
Ford
15) Which president appears on the nickel?
Thomas Jefferson
16) Which seasoning in a distinctive yellow can is popular to use on seafood?
Old Bay
Bonus Questions (1 Point)
1) What are the plastic things on the end of shoelaces called?
Aglets
2) What is the only animal with four knees?
The Elephant
3) What was Dr. Seuss' first name?
Theodore
4) What kind of a doctor do you go to if you have foot problems?
A Podiatrist
Kwan-stions (3 Points)
1) Michelle Kwan has a sister named...?
A) Karen B) Klara C) Karma
2) Who is Michelle Kwan's former rival who has returned to competitive skating this season?
A) Tonya Hardling B) Sasha Cohen C) Kristi Yamaguchi
1) Which South American city was just awarded the 2016 Olympic games?
Rio de Janeiro
2) Which U.S. city lost the 2016 Olympic bid? (Super Double Bogey Question)
Chicago
3) Haw many are in a baker's dozen?
13
4) Which animal represents the Republican Party
The Elephant
5) Which animal represents the Democratic Party?
The Donkey
6) What is the area of the ballpark where pitchers warm up in called?
The Bullpen
7) Which mountain chain in Asia includes Mount Everest?
The Himalayas
8) Which mountain chain is located on the Western Coast of South America?
The Andes
9) What nationality was Albert Einstein?
German
10) Which candy bar was named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter?
Baby Ruth
11) What is a book about a life of a person, written by that person?
An Autobiography
12) What is dihydrogen monoxide?
Water (H20)
13) Which blood type is that of the Universal Donor?
Type O
14) In the early 1900's, which car company had a car called the Model T?
Ford
15) Which president appears on the nickel?
Thomas Jefferson
16) Which seasoning in a distinctive yellow can is popular to use on seafood?
Old Bay
Bonus Questions (1 Point)
1) What are the plastic things on the end of shoelaces called?
Aglets
2) What is the only animal with four knees?
The Elephant
3) What was Dr. Seuss' first name?
Theodore
4) What kind of a doctor do you go to if you have foot problems?
A Podiatrist
Kwan-stions (3 Points)
1) Michelle Kwan has a sister named...?
A) Karen B) Klara C) Karma
2) Who is Michelle Kwan's former rival who has returned to competitive skating this season?
A) Tonya Hardling B) Sasha Cohen C) Kristi Yamaguchi
Friday, October 23, 2009
Traditional Trivia Results
First Response
S. Webster (0h 8m)
Last Response
S. Ainsworth (56h 8m)
Standings
42 - M. Slattery
42 - K. Snook
41 - N. Gould
40 - W. Trueax
39 - F. Dennis
39 - R. Lumpkins
39 - V. Shu
38 - S. Webster
37 - T. Dooms
36 - M. Chaubey
36 - D. Field
35 - P. Knobloch
35 - T. Walker
33 - J. Lute
33 - M. Manfred
32 - B. Hughes
29 - H. Cornwall
29 - S. Walker
26 - S. Ainsworth
26 - C. Gottfried
24 - C. Walker
22 - A. Stein
Total Possible Points (44)
Average Score (34.23)
S. Webster (0h 8m)
Last Response
S. Ainsworth (56h 8m)
Standings
42 - M. Slattery
42 - K. Snook
41 - N. Gould
40 - W. Trueax
39 - F. Dennis
39 - R. Lumpkins
39 - V. Shu
38 - S. Webster
37 - T. Dooms
36 - M. Chaubey
36 - D. Field
35 - P. Knobloch
35 - T. Walker
33 - J. Lute
33 - M. Manfred
32 - B. Hughes
29 - H. Cornwall
29 - S. Walker
26 - S. Ainsworth
26 - C. Gottfried
24 - C. Walker
22 - A. Stein
Total Possible Points (44)
Average Score (34.23)
Friday, October 16, 2009
Classic TV Trivia Results
First Response
M. Chaubey (0h 25m)
Last Response
P. Knobloch (55h 28m)
Standings
16 - K. Snook
15 - D. Joyce
15 - P. Knobloch
9 - T. Dooms
6 - M. Chaubey
5 - S. Field
Total Possible Points (50)
Average Score (11.00)
M. Chaubey (0h 25m)
Last Response
P. Knobloch (55h 28m)
Standings
16 - K. Snook
15 - D. Joyce
15 - P. Knobloch
9 - T. Dooms
6 - M. Chaubey
5 - S. Field
Total Possible Points (50)
Average Score (11.00)
Classic TV Trivia Answers
Day Time (1 Point)
1. What the final episode of M*A*S*H called?
Goodbye, Farewell, Amen.
The Korean War is Over, Let's go Home - M. Chaubey
How should I know? Was I even alive then? Was it S*H*A*M? - S. Field
M*A*S*H: Make a Series Halt - P. Knobloch
2. How many episodes of Happy Days were made?
255
One for every shark the Fonz jumped over. - M. Chaubey
33 - K. Snook
27 - D. Joyce
Too many, they should have stopped long before Fonzi jumped the shark. - T. Dooms
All of them? - P. Knobloch
3. Which sitcom was based on the show called Love American Style?
Happy Days
Flava of Love - M. Chaubey
Love Connection - K. Snook
4. Who won an Emmy for his role as a marriage counselor in Cheers?
John Cleese
5. What is the dimension of imagination, according to the host of a classic TV series?
The Twilight Zone
Willy Wonka had his own TV series? - S. Field
6. In which New York nightclub in I Love Lucy was Ricky Ricardo bandleader and emcee?
The Tropicana Club
The Cohiba Cigar - M. Chaubey
7. Which 90's rerun of a 60's series had the promotion line "It's not stupid... it's surrealism?"
Green Acres
The Michelle Kwan Show - T. Dooms
CBS News - P. Knobloch
8. Which one of the A-Team was a pilot?
H.M. Howling Mad Murdoch
I'm sure Mr T could beat a pilot into flying him somewhere. - M. Chaubey
The pilot - T. Dooms
The one who flew their plane... and the other guys were the co-pilot, navigator and Mr T played the stewardess. - P. Knobloch
9. What was ALF's girlfriend from Melmac's name?
Rhonda
FLA - M. Chaubey
What? ALF had a girlfriend and didn't tell me?! - S. Field
Brenda - K. Snook
Michelle Kwan - T. Dooms
MILF - P. Knobloch
10. What was the name of the bartender on The Love Boat?
Isaac Washington
What the hell? - M. Chaubey
Skip Webster - P. Knobloch
11. On Little House on the Prairie, what was the original name for the school teacher?
Miss Beatle
Again, What the hell? - M. Chaubey
Michelle Kwan - T. Dooms
12. What is the name of the Dukes of Hazzard's car?
The General Lee
Michelle Kwan - T. Dooms
13. In Knight Rider, what does K.I.T.T. stand for?
Knight Industries Two Thousand
Knight Rider is Totally the Tits - M. Chaubey
Kwan Innovation Technology Triumph - T. Dooms
14. Mork and Mindy was a spin-off of what TV show?
Happy Days
That show was a spin-off of something? Good Lord. I'm guessing the original starred Mindy, not Mork. - M. Chaubey
Lavern and Shirley - K. Snook
15. What sitcom's scripts were penned with the help of an Army handbook and a map of Korea?
M*A*S*H
16. At what camp was Hogan Hero's based?
Stalag 13
I was like five when this show was on... - M. Chaubey
Was Hulk Hogan in it? - S. Field
Primetime (2 Points)
1. What do the B and J stand for in B.J. Hunnicutt's name stand for?
His Mother's name was Bea, his Father's name was Jay. However, his name means nothing, his name is simply just 'BJ'.
Who and what the hell?! - M. Chaubey
WHO?!?! - S. Field
2. Who was the only member of M*A*S*H to have served in the Korean War?
Jamie Farr (Klinger)
3. On Three's Company, what was Larry's (the upstairs neighbor) last name?
Dallas
I didn't realize there was a crazy man living in the attic. - M. Chaubey
I'm guessing it wasn't "The Cable Guy."- D. Joyce
Kwan - T. Dooms
4. On the show Knight Rider, what was the name of K.I.T.T.'s evil double? Bonus: What does it stand for?
K.A.R.R.
Knight Automated Roving Robot
T.I.K.K. Totally Kicking K.I.T.T.'s ass - M. Chaubey
Michelle Kwan? - S. Field
5. Who was the producer and creator of Gilligan's Island?
Sherwood Schwartz
Gilligan himself, of course. - M. Chaubey
Brian Boitano - S. Field
Michelle Kwan's Father - T. Dooms
6. What was Desi Arnaz's real first name?
Desiderio
Fidel - M. Chaubey, T. Dooms
Ernesto - K. Snook
Desi-rable... at least Lucy thought he was. - P. Knobloch
7. What is MacGyver's first name?
Angus
I don't know, but Jim sounds kind of cool... - M. Chaubey
Mr - T. Dooms
Late-Night (3 Points)
1. Who played The Siren in the original Batman series?
Joan Collins
The show sucked. Batman: The Animated Series was a work of art, literally. - M. Chaubey
Is The Siren a name of a character or is that a slang term to describe a sexy female character? I don't know. What about Cat Woman? She's hot, right? - S. Field
Of course that would be... Michelle Kwan. - T. Dooms
2. Ben Affleck played CT on what 80's science education television show?
The Voyage of the Mimi
Finally a question I know the answer to! It was the Voyage of the Mimi! - M. Chaubey
Oh! I remember this! We watched it in 4th Grade and YOU, Kelly Bixler, were in my class!! The answer is The Voyage of the Mimi. - S. Field
Mr. Wizard - D. Joyce
3. On M*A*S*H, what was Walter Radar O'Reilley's home town?
Ottumwa, Iowa
State College, PA - M. Chaubey
4. Name the connection between the A-Team and Battle Star Gallactica. Bonus: What part of that connection appears in every episode?
Dirk Bennidict
You see a Robot from Battle in the opening of the A-Team.
Mr T plays an alien in every episode. - M. Chaubey
5. What was the name of the helicopter service that was the cover for Airwolf?
Santini Air
Kwan Kopters - T. Dooms
6. On Knight Rider, who was Garthe Knight?
Wilton Knight's son and Michael Knight's evil twin double.
A mix of Garthe Brooks, Darth Vader and Batman: The Dark Knight - M. Chaubey
What? Are you obsessed with Knight Rider or what? - S. Field
The guy who sang country songs while driving the cars. - T. Dooms
1. What the final episode of M*A*S*H called?
Goodbye, Farewell, Amen.
The Korean War is Over, Let's go Home - M. Chaubey
How should I know? Was I even alive then? Was it S*H*A*M? - S. Field
M*A*S*H: Make a Series Halt - P. Knobloch
2. How many episodes of Happy Days were made?
255
One for every shark the Fonz jumped over. - M. Chaubey
33 - K. Snook
27 - D. Joyce
Too many, they should have stopped long before Fonzi jumped the shark. - T. Dooms
All of them? - P. Knobloch
3. Which sitcom was based on the show called Love American Style?
Happy Days
Flava of Love - M. Chaubey
Love Connection - K. Snook
4. Who won an Emmy for his role as a marriage counselor in Cheers?
John Cleese
5. What is the dimension of imagination, according to the host of a classic TV series?
The Twilight Zone
Willy Wonka had his own TV series? - S. Field
6. In which New York nightclub in I Love Lucy was Ricky Ricardo bandleader and emcee?
The Tropicana Club
The Cohiba Cigar - M. Chaubey
7. Which 90's rerun of a 60's series had the promotion line "It's not stupid... it's surrealism?"
Green Acres
The Michelle Kwan Show - T. Dooms
CBS News - P. Knobloch
8. Which one of the A-Team was a pilot?
H.M. Howling Mad Murdoch
I'm sure Mr T could beat a pilot into flying him somewhere. - M. Chaubey
The pilot - T. Dooms
The one who flew their plane... and the other guys were the co-pilot, navigator and Mr T played the stewardess. - P. Knobloch
9. What was ALF's girlfriend from Melmac's name?
Rhonda
FLA - M. Chaubey
What? ALF had a girlfriend and didn't tell me?! - S. Field
Brenda - K. Snook
Michelle Kwan - T. Dooms
MILF - P. Knobloch
10. What was the name of the bartender on The Love Boat?
Isaac Washington
What the hell? - M. Chaubey
Skip Webster - P. Knobloch
11. On Little House on the Prairie, what was the original name for the school teacher?
Miss Beatle
Again, What the hell? - M. Chaubey
Michelle Kwan - T. Dooms
12. What is the name of the Dukes of Hazzard's car?
The General Lee
Michelle Kwan - T. Dooms
13. In Knight Rider, what does K.I.T.T. stand for?
Knight Industries Two Thousand
Knight Rider is Totally the Tits - M. Chaubey
Kwan Innovation Technology Triumph - T. Dooms
14. Mork and Mindy was a spin-off of what TV show?
Happy Days
That show was a spin-off of something? Good Lord. I'm guessing the original starred Mindy, not Mork. - M. Chaubey
Lavern and Shirley - K. Snook
15. What sitcom's scripts were penned with the help of an Army handbook and a map of Korea?
M*A*S*H
16. At what camp was Hogan Hero's based?
Stalag 13
I was like five when this show was on... - M. Chaubey
Was Hulk Hogan in it? - S. Field
Primetime (2 Points)
1. What do the B and J stand for in B.J. Hunnicutt's name stand for?
His Mother's name was Bea, his Father's name was Jay. However, his name means nothing, his name is simply just 'BJ'.
Who and what the hell?! - M. Chaubey
WHO?!?! - S. Field
2. Who was the only member of M*A*S*H to have served in the Korean War?
Jamie Farr (Klinger)
3. On Three's Company, what was Larry's (the upstairs neighbor) last name?
Dallas
I didn't realize there was a crazy man living in the attic. - M. Chaubey
I'm guessing it wasn't "The Cable Guy."- D. Joyce
Kwan - T. Dooms
4. On the show Knight Rider, what was the name of K.I.T.T.'s evil double? Bonus: What does it stand for?
K.A.R.R.
Knight Automated Roving Robot
T.I.K.K. Totally Kicking K.I.T.T.'s ass - M. Chaubey
Michelle Kwan? - S. Field
5. Who was the producer and creator of Gilligan's Island?
Sherwood Schwartz
Gilligan himself, of course. - M. Chaubey
Brian Boitano - S. Field
Michelle Kwan's Father - T. Dooms
6. What was Desi Arnaz's real first name?
Desiderio
Fidel - M. Chaubey, T. Dooms
Ernesto - K. Snook
Desi-rable... at least Lucy thought he was. - P. Knobloch
7. What is MacGyver's first name?
Angus
I don't know, but Jim sounds kind of cool... - M. Chaubey
Mr - T. Dooms
Late-Night (3 Points)
1. Who played The Siren in the original Batman series?
Joan Collins
The show sucked. Batman: The Animated Series was a work of art, literally. - M. Chaubey
Is The Siren a name of a character or is that a slang term to describe a sexy female character? I don't know. What about Cat Woman? She's hot, right? - S. Field
Of course that would be... Michelle Kwan. - T. Dooms
2. Ben Affleck played CT on what 80's science education television show?
The Voyage of the Mimi
Finally a question I know the answer to! It was the Voyage of the Mimi! - M. Chaubey
Oh! I remember this! We watched it in 4th Grade and YOU, Kelly Bixler, were in my class!! The answer is The Voyage of the Mimi. - S. Field
Mr. Wizard - D. Joyce
3. On M*A*S*H, what was Walter Radar O'Reilley's home town?
Ottumwa, Iowa
State College, PA - M. Chaubey
4. Name the connection between the A-Team and Battle Star Gallactica. Bonus: What part of that connection appears in every episode?
Dirk Bennidict
You see a Robot from Battle in the opening of the A-Team.
Mr T plays an alien in every episode. - M. Chaubey
5. What was the name of the helicopter service that was the cover for Airwolf?
Santini Air
Kwan Kopters - T. Dooms
6. On Knight Rider, who was Garthe Knight?
Wilton Knight's son and Michael Knight's evil twin double.
A mix of Garthe Brooks, Darth Vader and Batman: The Dark Knight - M. Chaubey
What? Are you obsessed with Knight Rider or what? - S. Field
The guy who sang country songs while driving the cars. - T. Dooms
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Mighty Ducks Trivia Answers
Section One Questions (2 Points)
1) What is a male duck called? A Drake
Mr Duck - T. Dooms
A Male-ard - M. Chaubey
Donald - K. Bixler, W. Trueax, S. Webster
Duckman - D. Joyce
2) What is a female duck called? A Hen
Mrs Duck - T. Dooms, P. Knobloch
A Daisy Duck - M. Chaubey, K. Bixler, W. Trueax, S. Webster
Squaw - C. Gottfried
Duck le femme, not to be confused with duck l'orange. - D. Joyce
3) What is a young duck called? A Duckling
A ducking, not to be confused with a Yuengling. - M. Chaubey
Huey, Dewey or Louie; It all depends on what color sweater it's wearing. - K. Bixler
4) What is the name for a young goose that looks like a duck, but isn't one? A Gosling
Ugly Ducking - T. Dooms, C. Gottfried, B. Hughes
A gosling with an identity problem. - J. Gumm
Fool's duck. - K. Bixler
Ryan Gosling - W. Trueax
Ugly - S. Webster
Gander - T. Walker
5) What is it called when the ducks smooth, clean and groom their feathers with their beaks? Preening
Obsessive-Compulsive - T. Dooms
Preening or good hygiene - J. Gumm
Heavy Petting - R. Hunsinger
6) What is another name for a beak? A Bill
A beaque - T. Dooms
Bill (or William if you want the proper name.) - P. Knobloch
Lips - C. Walker
Yellow-thing-attached-to-the-face - K. Bixler
Schnozz - W. Trueax
Pecker - S. Webster, T. Walker
7) What is the noise that ducks make? Quack
Quack (except the physics ducks that say Quark.) - P. Knobloch
Quack, quack... in Scandanavian it's "Kvack, kavck." - M. Chaubey
There's also the "peep, peep, peep" of duckings... - C. Gottfried
"Aflack!" - S. Webster
Moo... - R. Hunsinger
8) This is a picture of, arguably, the best-known and most-recognizable type of duck. What type of duck is it? Mallard
Dinner - S. Webster
9) Which two lovable duck characters (who are dating each other, by the way) did Walt Disney create? Donald Duck and Daisy Duck
Donald and Daisy, it's only legal in some states however. - M. Chaubey
10) Name the three great-nephews of Scrooge McDuck in the popular cartoon Duck Tales. (Hint: They are nephews of one of the characters in questions 9, but they live with their great-uncle Scrooge in Duck Tales.) Huey, Dewey and Louie
Huey, Moey and Newton - C. Gottfried
Money, Cash and Kazangas - T. Walker
11) Which Danish author wrote the famous fairy tale The Ugly Duckling? Hans Christian Anderson
A rather homely fellow who was trying to make himself feel better. - K. Bixler
Mmmm, cheese danish... Sorry, what was the questions? - D. Joyce
Aesop - N. Gould
Dr. Seuss - R. Hunsinger
12) Which Disney movie trilogy from the 1990's revolves around a Twin-Cities ice hockey team that sticks together despite a number of challenges? The Mighty Ducks
I think Michelle Kwan played the figure skater the first team recruited. - T. Dooms
13) In the world of politics, a Lame Duck is a person who is approaching the end of his or her tenure, and has lost political power because their successor has already been chosen. (Super Double Bogey Question!)
Not Sarah Palin though! - M. Chaubey
If you listen to Sarah Palin, this also means you draw on state funds to take international trips and do nothing to complete the agenda you campaigned on. - J. Gumm
A Cooked Goose! - K. Bixler
14) Complete the Lyric: Rubber Ducky, You're the one! You make bath-time so much fun!
Michelle Kwan - C. Walker
Rubber Ducky, I'm awfully fond of youuuuuu! - M. Chaubey
Crackers, Wackers - C. Gottfried
Mrs Ducky - S. Webster
15) A Tur-Duck-en is a dish consisting of a partially deboned turkey, stuffed with a deboned duck, which is then stuffed with a small deboned chicken.
I know this because my brother has always wanted us to make one at Thanksgiving. - T. Dooms
A Fowl Dish - P. Knobloch
Fowl-acy - C. Walker
Peking Duck, or is that Bejing? - C. Gottfried
A great meal - S. Webster
16) Which game, for young children, references ducks in the name? Duck, Duck, Goose!
Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Goose! If you were were really mean you could pick some slow, unathletic kid asthema, thus ensuring your victory. - M. Chaubey
I'm suppsed to remember games for young children? What about Red Light, Green Light? - C. Gottfried
Duck, or get clobbered. - S. Webster
Bonus Questions (Varying Point Values)
17) (3 Points) In regard to question 12, name the three movies in the trilogy: The Mighty Ducks, D2, D3
The Mighty Ducks vs. Michelle Kwan - T. Dooms
Son of the Mighty Duck - P. Knobloch
I was a Teenage Mighty Duck - P. Knobloch
Mighty Ducks 2: What ever happened to Gordon Bombay and that hot mom? - M. Chaubey
Mighty Ducks 3: Does anyone even remember what this movie is about? - M. Chaubey
Here come the Mighty Ducks, Here are the Mighty Ducks, There go the Mighty Ducks - C. Gottfried
The Mighty Ducks, The Revenge of the Mighty Ducks, The Mighty Ducks go to Vegas - H. Cornwall
18) (2 Points) Which two cartoons in the 1990's were spinoffs of Duck Tales? and Darkwing Duck and The Quack Pack
Kwan Tales and Kwan Heads - T. Dooms
A Tail of Two Cities and Fowl Ball - P. Knobloch
A Christmas Duck and The Easter Duck - C. Gottfried
...Goof Troop? - T. Walker
Furturama and South Park - N. Gould
19) (1 Point) In regard to question 14, which Sesame Street character sang this song? Ernie
Susan Field - C. Walker
Ernie, his marage too, is only legal in certain states. - M. Chaubey
Kermit the Frog - C. Gottfried
Big Bird - T. Walker, J. Lute
Susan's Lame Duck Jokes (1 Point)
20) What do ducks eat with milk? Quackers
21) What does the doctor say to a duck after he has beak examined, and the results are positive? "You have a clean bill of health." also excepted: "Please pay your bill."
Please don't poop on my exam table, again. - T. Dooms
22) A duck goes to the beach and starts sinking into the sand. What is wrong with the sand? It's Quacksand
23) What is the ruling when a baseball is hit out of bounds and lands in a duck pond? It's a Fowl Ball
Fowl Ball... are you kidding me?! - R. Hunsinger
Slam Duck - J. Lute
Michelle Kwan-stions (3 Points)
1) Speaking of ducks and food... on August 23rd a show premiers on Food Network starring Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano called What Would Brian Boitano Make? My question to you is: What would Brian Boitano make?
Reservations - T. Dooms
An exit from television, or in the venacular of today's quiz, he should duck out of television. - P. Knobloch
Skate Cakes - C. Walker
Turducken, right? - M. Chaubey
Uh... what promises to be a really bad show. - J. Gumm
Golden Egg Rolls with Triple dux Sauce - C. Mock
Duck, Brian Boitano Duck - K. Bixler
Duck Soup - C. Gottfried, S. Webster
Apparently a bacone, but I'd rather see him make a sno cone, it's more suited to his former profession. - W. Trueax
Duck l'orange - D. Joyce
Bacon... just bacon. - T. Walker
Canadian Bacon - N. Gould
Something fruity for sure. - R. Hunsinger
Figure 8 Pasta - B. Hughes
Triple Salkow Triamisu - H. Cornwall
2) If Michelle Kwan had her own cooking show, what would she make?
Duck a la Kwan - T. Dooms
Peking Duck - P. Knobloch, D. Joyce, S. Webster
A mess - C. Walker
A souffle of shame and regret. - M. Chaubey
Not Quite Blue-Ribbon Blueberry Pie - J. Gumm
Bronzed peking duck, on a Silver platter, without a Golden egg. - C. Mock
Skating Chicken, like beer chicken but on skates--or she could just cook a skate, the fish not the shoe. - K. Bixler
Sezchaun Duck - C. Gottfried
International cusine, like Indian food. She is studying International Relations after all. - W. Trueax
Nothing. They wouldn't give her a show because she doesn't have an Olympic gold medal. - T. Walker
General Tso's Chicken - N. Gould
I'm not sure, but it would win any awards. - R. Hunsinger
Stars Pasta - B. Hughes
"You Kwan Cook Too!" - H. Cornwall
1) What is a male duck called? A Drake
Mr Duck - T. Dooms
A Male-ard - M. Chaubey
Donald - K. Bixler, W. Trueax, S. Webster
Duckman - D. Joyce
2) What is a female duck called? A Hen
Mrs Duck - T. Dooms, P. Knobloch
A Daisy Duck - M. Chaubey, K. Bixler, W. Trueax, S. Webster
Squaw - C. Gottfried
Duck le femme, not to be confused with duck l'orange. - D. Joyce
3) What is a young duck called? A Duckling
A ducking, not to be confused with a Yuengling. - M. Chaubey
Huey, Dewey or Louie; It all depends on what color sweater it's wearing. - K. Bixler
4) What is the name for a young goose that looks like a duck, but isn't one? A Gosling
Ugly Ducking - T. Dooms, C. Gottfried, B. Hughes
A gosling with an identity problem. - J. Gumm
Fool's duck. - K. Bixler
Ryan Gosling - W. Trueax
Ugly - S. Webster
Gander - T. Walker
5) What is it called when the ducks smooth, clean and groom their feathers with their beaks? Preening
Obsessive-Compulsive - T. Dooms
Preening or good hygiene - J. Gumm
Heavy Petting - R. Hunsinger
6) What is another name for a beak? A Bill
A beaque - T. Dooms
Bill (or William if you want the proper name.) - P. Knobloch
Lips - C. Walker
Yellow-thing-attached-to-the-face - K. Bixler
Schnozz - W. Trueax
Pecker - S. Webster, T. Walker
7) What is the noise that ducks make? Quack
Quack (except the physics ducks that say Quark.) - P. Knobloch
Quack, quack... in Scandanavian it's "Kvack, kavck." - M. Chaubey
There's also the "peep, peep, peep" of duckings... - C. Gottfried
"Aflack!" - S. Webster
Moo... - R. Hunsinger
8) This is a picture of, arguably, the best-known and most-recognizable type of duck. What type of duck is it? MallardDinner - S. Webster
9) Which two lovable duck characters (who are dating each other, by the way) did Walt Disney create? Donald Duck and Daisy Duck
Donald and Daisy, it's only legal in some states however. - M. Chaubey
10) Name the three great-nephews of Scrooge McDuck in the popular cartoon Duck Tales. (Hint: They are nephews of one of the characters in questions 9, but they live with their great-uncle Scrooge in Duck Tales.) Huey, Dewey and Louie
Huey, Moey and Newton - C. Gottfried
Money, Cash and Kazangas - T. Walker
11) Which Danish author wrote the famous fairy tale The Ugly Duckling? Hans Christian Anderson
A rather homely fellow who was trying to make himself feel better. - K. Bixler
Mmmm, cheese danish... Sorry, what was the questions? - D. Joyce
Aesop - N. Gould
Dr. Seuss - R. Hunsinger
12) Which Disney movie trilogy from the 1990's revolves around a Twin-Cities ice hockey team that sticks together despite a number of challenges? The Mighty Ducks
I think Michelle Kwan played the figure skater the first team recruited. - T. Dooms
13) In the world of politics, a Lame Duck is a person who is approaching the end of his or her tenure, and has lost political power because their successor has already been chosen. (Super Double Bogey Question!)
Not Sarah Palin though! - M. Chaubey
If you listen to Sarah Palin, this also means you draw on state funds to take international trips and do nothing to complete the agenda you campaigned on. - J. Gumm
A Cooked Goose! - K. Bixler
14) Complete the Lyric: Rubber Ducky, You're the one! You make bath-time so much fun!
Michelle Kwan - C. Walker
Rubber Ducky, I'm awfully fond of youuuuuu! - M. Chaubey
Crackers, Wackers - C. Gottfried
Mrs Ducky - S. Webster
15) A Tur-Duck-en is a dish consisting of a partially deboned turkey, stuffed with a deboned duck, which is then stuffed with a small deboned chicken.
I know this because my brother has always wanted us to make one at Thanksgiving. - T. Dooms
A Fowl Dish - P. Knobloch
Fowl-acy - C. Walker
Peking Duck, or is that Bejing? - C. Gottfried
A great meal - S. Webster
16) Which game, for young children, references ducks in the name? Duck, Duck, Goose!
Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, Goose! If you were were really mean you could pick some slow, unathletic kid asthema, thus ensuring your victory. - M. Chaubey
I'm suppsed to remember games for young children? What about Red Light, Green Light? - C. Gottfried
Duck, or get clobbered. - S. Webster
Bonus Questions (Varying Point Values)
17) (3 Points) In regard to question 12, name the three movies in the trilogy: The Mighty Ducks, D2, D3
The Mighty Ducks vs. Michelle Kwan - T. Dooms
Son of the Mighty Duck - P. Knobloch
I was a Teenage Mighty Duck - P. Knobloch
Mighty Ducks 2: What ever happened to Gordon Bombay and that hot mom? - M. Chaubey
Mighty Ducks 3: Does anyone even remember what this movie is about? - M. Chaubey
Here come the Mighty Ducks, Here are the Mighty Ducks, There go the Mighty Ducks - C. Gottfried
The Mighty Ducks, The Revenge of the Mighty Ducks, The Mighty Ducks go to Vegas - H. Cornwall
18) (2 Points) Which two cartoons in the 1990's were spinoffs of Duck Tales? and Darkwing Duck and The Quack Pack
Kwan Tales and Kwan Heads - T. Dooms
A Tail of Two Cities and Fowl Ball - P. Knobloch
A Christmas Duck and The Easter Duck - C. Gottfried
...Goof Troop? - T. Walker
Furturama and South Park - N. Gould
19) (1 Point) In regard to question 14, which Sesame Street character sang this song? Ernie
Susan Field - C. Walker
Ernie, his marage too, is only legal in certain states. - M. Chaubey
Kermit the Frog - C. Gottfried
Big Bird - T. Walker, J. Lute
Susan's Lame Duck Jokes (1 Point)
20) What do ducks eat with milk? Quackers
21) What does the doctor say to a duck after he has beak examined, and the results are positive? "You have a clean bill of health." also excepted: "Please pay your bill."
Please don't poop on my exam table, again. - T. Dooms
22) A duck goes to the beach and starts sinking into the sand. What is wrong with the sand? It's Quacksand
23) What is the ruling when a baseball is hit out of bounds and lands in a duck pond? It's a Fowl Ball
Fowl Ball... are you kidding me?! - R. Hunsinger
Slam Duck - J. Lute
Michelle Kwan-stions (3 Points)
1) Speaking of ducks and food... on August 23rd a show premiers on Food Network starring Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano called What Would Brian Boitano Make? My question to you is: What would Brian Boitano make?
Reservations - T. Dooms
An exit from television, or in the venacular of today's quiz, he should duck out of television. - P. Knobloch
Skate Cakes - C. Walker
Turducken, right? - M. Chaubey
Uh... what promises to be a really bad show. - J. Gumm
Golden Egg Rolls with Triple dux Sauce - C. Mock
Duck, Brian Boitano Duck - K. Bixler
Duck Soup - C. Gottfried, S. Webster
Apparently a bacone, but I'd rather see him make a sno cone, it's more suited to his former profession. - W. Trueax
Duck l'orange - D. Joyce
Bacon... just bacon. - T. Walker
Canadian Bacon - N. Gould
Something fruity for sure. - R. Hunsinger
Figure 8 Pasta - B. Hughes
Triple Salkow Triamisu - H. Cornwall
2) If Michelle Kwan had her own cooking show, what would she make?
Duck a la Kwan - T. Dooms
Peking Duck - P. Knobloch, D. Joyce, S. Webster
A mess - C. Walker
A souffle of shame and regret. - M. Chaubey
Not Quite Blue-Ribbon Blueberry Pie - J. Gumm
Bronzed peking duck, on a Silver platter, without a Golden egg. - C. Mock
Skating Chicken, like beer chicken but on skates--or she could just cook a skate, the fish not the shoe. - K. Bixler
Sezchaun Duck - C. Gottfried
International cusine, like Indian food. She is studying International Relations after all. - W. Trueax
Nothing. They wouldn't give her a show because she doesn't have an Olympic gold medal. - T. Walker
General Tso's Chicken - N. Gould
I'm not sure, but it would win any awards. - R. Hunsinger
Stars Pasta - B. Hughes
"You Kwan Cook Too!" - H. Cornwall
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