Trivia, Rounds 3 through 6

January 22nd, 2006

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Continuing the Trivia Night questions, rounds three through six.

ROUND THREE:

  1. [Food & Drink] Name the colors in a bag of M&Ms.
  2. [American History] Who is the only President to be born in Illinois?
  3. [The World] Who did Oliver Cromwell succeed as ruler of England?
  4. [Pop Culture] What is the Simpson’s street address?
  5. [Books & Literature] Which princess told the 1001 Tales of the Arabian Nights?
  6. [Science] What illness accounted for 40% of U.S. military casualties during World War I?
  7. [Quotations] What movie is this line from: Here’s how, they pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue.
  8. [Famous Doctors] What doctor was convicted in the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln?
  9. [Disney] What was the first film released in stereophonic sound?
  10. [Sports & Games] What Pro Football Hall of Famer was the first to get a second bust in the Hall for broadcasting?

ROUND FOUR:

  1. [Food & Drink] What once-illegal liquor made from wormwood allegedly causes insanity?
  2. [American History] Which of the Great Lakes is located entirely within the U.S. border?
  3. [The World] What day is Bastille Day?
  4. [Pop Culture] What TV series showed the first interracial kiss on American network television?
  5. [Books & Literatiure] What were the Argonauts seeking?
  6. [Science] What mission marked the end of the U.S. Moon-landing program?
  7. [Quotations] Who is famous for the line “Speak softly and carry a big stick”?
  8. [Famous Doctors] Who is the villain in Dr. Seuss’s book The Lorax?
  9. [Disney] What Disney movie was the first full-length animated feature to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture?
  10. [Sports & Games] What Olympic skier made the news recently for admitting that he sometimes skied drunk?

ROUND FIVE:

  1. [Food & Drink] What is the top selling spice in the world?
  2. [American History] What Civil War battle caused the most casualties?
  3. [The World] What is the longest river in Asia?
  4. [Pop Culture] What celebrity was sued by a group of cattle producers in 1996 after discussing Mad Cow Disease on television?
  5. [Books & Literature] Who wrote Frankenstein?
  6. [Sciemce] What animal has the highest blood pressure?
  7. [Quotations] Identify the movie this quote is from: I remember every detail. The Germans wore gray, you wore blue.
  8. [Famous Doctors] What was Doc Holliday’s actual profession?
  9. [Disney] What is the only Disney animated feature film that has a title character who doesn’t speak?
  10. [Sports & Games] Name the two 10-point letters in Scrabble.

ROUND SIX:

  1. [Food & Drink] What is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box?
  2. [American History] Who was the only U.S. President to also serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
  3. [The World] The island of Rhodes is part of which country?
  4. [Pop Culture] Who was awarded the RIAA’s first offical Gold Record?
  5. [Books & Literature] What bird did the Ancient Mariner shoot?
  6. [Science] What is the largest species of fish?
  7. [Quotations] “Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time” is the first line of which novel?
  8. [Famous Doctors] Who first broke the four-minute mile?
  9. [Disney] When Walt Disney World opened in October of 1971, who gave the opening day speech?
  10. [Sports & Games] Tje Iditiarod is race between which two cities?

Final rounds to be posted tomorrow morning.

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4 Responses to “ Trivia, Rounds 3 through 6 ”

  1. Scott
    January 22nd, 2006 at 8:40 pm
    Official Comment

    Round Three Answers:
    1. Blue, Brown, Greem, Orange, Red, Yellow [75% correct]
    2. Ronald Reagan (I considered this a fair question since the game took place in Illinois)[83% correct]
    3. Charles I [30% correct, 2 mulligans]
    4. 742 Evergreen Terrace (Several teams knew the street, but not the address) [0% correct, 5 mulligans]
    5. Scheherazade (I just wanted to see peole try to spell it) [67% correct]
    6. Influenza [67%]
    7. The Untouchables (I thought more teams would know this one) [50%]
    8. Dr. Samuel Mudd [91%, 1 mulligan]
    9. Fantasia (An easy question as long as you remember it was in the “Disney” category) [100%]
    10. Frank Gifford [36%, 1 mulligan]

    Round Four Answers:
    1. Absinthe [64%, 1 mulligan]
    2. Lake Michigan [83%]
    3. July 14 [78%, 3 mulligans]
    4. Star Trek (My only Star Trek question. Most wrong answers were for All in the Family, I suspect for the famous Archie Bunker/Sammy Davis Jr. smooch, but that came several years after Star Trek) [25%]
    5. The Golden Fleece [92%]
    6. Apollo 17 [33%]
    7. Theodore Roosevelt [92%]
    8. The Once-ler [14%, 5 mulligans] (As an aside, I got into college by writing an admission essay about The Lorax.)
    9. Beauty and the Beast [67%] (Several teams thought it was Snow White)
    10. Bode Miller [73%, 1 mulligan] (This was on the news so much, I’m surprised any team missed it.)

    Round Five Answers:
    1. Pepper [17%] (Several teams came up to me swearing that the answer had to be “salt”. I pointed out that I had triple-checked the answer with several different sources and “pepper” was the answer. I also reminded them that while salt was once a key preservative, it is no longer as necessary with the advent of canned food, refiregeration, etc. I also pointed out that salt is more of a Western seasoning, and the question asked for “world.”)
    2. Gettysburg [45%, 1 mulligan] (Antietam was the single bloodiest day, but Gettysburg lasted several days)
    3. Yangtze River [75%]
    4. Oprah Winfrey [100%] (A gimme question)
    5. Mary Shelley [100%]
    6. Giraffe [71%, 5 mulligans] (Has to push the blood up that long neck against gravity)
    7. Casablanca [70%, 2 mulligans]
    8. Dentist [100%]
    9. Dumbo [58%] (There was some question regarding this question. A couple of teams were vehement that Snow White & The Seven Dwarves should count since Dopey never spoke. While I saw their point, I did not give them the point as Dopey was not named specifically in the title.)
    10. Q and Z [83%]

    Round Six Answers:
    1. Bingo [10%, 2 mulligans]
    2. William Taft [82%, 1 muliigan]
    3. Greece [75%]
    4. Perry Como [0%, 1 mulligan] (Several record companies had handed out their own ‘Gold Records’, but Perry Como was the first to receive one from the RIAA. Most common answers were Bing Crosby and Elvis.)
    5. Albatross [92%]
    6. Whale-shark [67%] (I thought this would be another gimme question)
    7. Slaughterhouse-Five [60%, 7 mulligans]
    8. Roger Bannister [58%] (A medical student when he broke the record, now a top neurologist)
    9. Roy Disney [42%] (Most common incorrect guess: Mickey Mouse)
    10. Anchorage and Nome [42%]

  2. Leigh
    January 23rd, 2006 at 5:50 pm

    r3q3: Not enough Python fans?

    r5q1: I’m pretty sure that’s because salt isn’t considered a ’spice,’ not because it’s less popular.

  3. Jim
    January 25th, 2006 at 3:45 pm

    Round 5, Question 9: Did “The Black Cauldron” speak?

  4. Scott
    January 25th, 2006 at 4:09 pm
    Official Comment

    Nice try Jim, but the cauldron doesn’t count as a character.

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