August 23, 2006
Last Night's Trivia Quiz
Last night at the Old Pequliar, the winning trivia team defeated 12 others to take home $100. Want to know how you'd do? Gather together 4 of your friends and see how many of these questions you can answer. We'll post the correct answers later today -- along with the team standings from last night and maybe some other insights.
(FYI, rounds 4 and 8 are picture rounds and not easily reproduced here.)
Round 1: Geography
1) If you start out in Seattle and drive south on I-5, what's the first city you'll come to that's larger in population?
2) What's the largest island in Washington state, by area?
3) What's the largest city in Saskatchewan, by population?
4) The Olympic Dam Mine, the world’s largest uranium deposit, is located in what country?
5) Famous for inspiring a bridge that inspired a movie, the River Kwai is in what country?
6) As of 2003, which country is the largest wine producer in South America?
7) Jbel (pron: Jebel) Toubkal is the tallest mountain in what mountain range?
8) Not including the British Isles, Scotland's nearest neighbor is what country?
9) International oil cartel OPEC is headquartered in what capital city?
10) If you start out in Seattle and drive east on I-90, what's the first city you'll come to that's larger in population?
Round 2: Pirates vs. Ninjas
1) Who is the silent, black-clad ninja who serves as part of the G.I. Joe "real American heroes" team?
2) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest grossed $135 million in its opening weekend, an all-time record. What film's $115-million gross is now in second place?
3) What's the name of the band of evil mystical ninjas that fought Daredevil and his former lover Elektra?
4) Who was hung -- twice -- on May 23, 1701, at Execution Dock in London, then hung in an iron cage over the Thames for two years as a warning to other would-be pirates?
5) In 1984, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created what crimefighting quartet?
6) What's the term for a pirate authorized by a particular country to attack and seize cargo from ships of another country?
7) In which film does James Bond work alongside the Japanese Secret Service's top-secret ninja force?
8) In 1993, the Seafair Pirates made their first foray into Japan. What city did they "invade"?
9) Who wrote a series of ninja novels about Nicholas Linnear, including The Ninja, White Ninja, Floating City, and Second Skin?
10) What movie, which cost $100 million and grossed just $11 million, is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the Largest Box Office Loss?
Round 3: Safety
1) In the US, Class C fire extinguishers are intended to put out what kind of fires?
2) In football, a safety is worth how many points?
3) If your clothing is on fire, what phrase popularized by Dick Van Dyke describes what you should do?
4) Which month is designated "National Earthquake Preparedness Month"?
5) How many days worth of food and water does the department of Homeland Security recommend you have on hand in case of an emergency?
6) Invented in 1903, laminated safety glass is now commonly found in windshields. However, it first gained widespread use in WWI as part of what piece of equipment?
7) Who is the mascot of the NRA's gun safety program intended for children from pre-school through 6th grade?
8) Illusionist David Blane failed to break the world record for holding your breath underwater. To within 5 seconds, how long is that record?
9) OSHA is part of the US Department of Labor. What does OSHA stand for?
10) In football, the free safety and strong safety are two kinds of what position?
Round 5: Babies
1) What was the most popular name for baby girls born in the US in 2005?
2) To reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrom, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all babies be put to sleep in what position?
3) What film, featuring a creepy, bandaged baby and a dream woman who lives in a radiator, did David Lynch describe as his attempt to deal with first-time fatherhood?
4) The Dionne quintuplets, the first known quintuplets to survive their infancy, were born in 1934 in what country?
5) By what name is the song "Wiegenlied" more popularly known?
6) Which of these is not a real title in the Baby Einstein series of educational DVDs for babies: Baby Galileo, Baby Michelangelo, Baby Neptune, Baby Noah, or Baby Wordsworth?
7) An ephyra is an infant version of what animal?
8) What 2003 song was the most recent #1 Billboard Hot 100 single to have the word "baby" in its title?
9) Back in the '90s, before starring in Quiznos commercials and his own sitcom, "Baby Bob" the talking baby debuted in commercials for what dot-com company?
10) What was the most popular name for baby boys born in the US in 2005?
Round 6: Heat
1) The chipotle is a smoke-dried version of what pepper?
2) What is human body heat -- that is, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit -- converted to degrees Kelvin?
3) Who performed the 1977 hit song "Disco Inferno"?
4) Harvey Comics published Casper the friendly ghost, and Wendy the good little witch. What was the name of their mischievous "little devil"?
5) The earth's hottest recorded temperature was reached on September 13, 1922, when the it hit 136 degrees Fahrenheit in which country?
6) What 2003 reality show featured Lorenzo Lamas using a laser pointer to critique contestants' bodies?
7) Since 1985, rockabilly star James C. Heath has performed under what name?
8) Who is the all-time leading scorer for the Miami Heat?
9) What McDonald's product came in a special container designed to keep the hot side hot and the cool side cool?
10) Gasoline and styrofoam, gasoline and orange juice, and gasoline and kitty litter are all rumored to be recipes for homemade versions of what substance?
Round 7: Movies
1) Three words: erotic pottery making.
2) The lead actor in this 1999 film based on an Isaac Asimov novella was nominated for a worst actor Razzie Award.
3) The musical stage version of this 2003 film will debut this November in the Theater in the Wild at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World.
4) This 2004 film is the first one for which brothers Joel and Ethan Coen share a "directed by" credit.
5) One tagline for this 1993 science-fiction action sequel was "Back on line, back on duty."
6) This 2004 film was the second to co-star real-life couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, a.k.a. Bennifer.
7) This 1993 film features cameos from Larry King, Michael Kinsley, Senator Paul Simon, Nina Totenberg, and Oliver Stone, all playing themselves.
8) A live performance by the soundtrack artists for this 2000 film was released as a concert film, Down from the Mountain.
9) This 1999 film coined--or at least popularized--the phrase "no-talent ass clown."
10) Which actor or actress do all of these movies have in common?



Hey, where are the answers?!