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

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)

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

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)

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. TrueaxI 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

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)

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