Trivia--The Answers

Round 1: Geography
1) What lake forms part of the northern border of Indiana? Lake Michigan
2) Which of these US states is closest in area to Lebanon: West Virginia, Vermont, or Connecticut? Vermont
3) What lake is the source of the Mississippi River? Lake Itasca
4) According to Google maps, what’s further, by car, from here: Salty’s on Alki, or BluWater Bistro in Leschi? Salty’s.
5) What country first implemented Daylight Savings Time? Germany
6) The world’s largest swamp is in what country? Brazil
7) The Czech Republic shares a border with how many other countries? 4 (Poland, Germany, Austria, and Slovakia)
8) The highest point east of the Mississippi River is in what state? North Carolina
9) What is the lowest recorded temperature in Seattle history? 0
10) What river forms part of Washington’s border with Idaho? Snake River

Round 2: Husky Football!
1) Husky Stadium has a north deck and a south deck…which was built most recently? North
2) Name one of the teams the Huskies will play in 2006. SJ st., Okl., FSU, UCLA, Ari., USC, OSU, Cal, ASU, Ore, Stan. WSU.
3) The Dow reached 3000, Dr. Seuss died, and the Huskies won their only national championship in what year? 1991
4) Which Husky had a cameo apperance in the 1994 film “Little Giants”? Steve Emtman
5) According to the Husky fight song, “it’s harder to push them over the line than pass the Dardanelles.” In what country are the Dardanelles? Turkey
6) What 1958 instrumental that topped the pop charts is an unofficial Husky fight song? Tequila
7) What former Husky cheerleader and Entertainment Tonight anchor has been credited with inventing The Wave at a 1981 Husky game? Robb Weller
8) What Husky QB made the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1971? Sonny Sixkiller
9) Husky Quarterback Bob Schloredt won two Rose Bowl MVP awards, without one of what body part? Eye
10) Before the 1961 Rose Bowl, 14 college students rearranged placards underneath thousands of Husky fans seats, so when they held them up during the halftime show, instead of spelling out “Washington”, they spelled out what? Cal Tech

Round 3: Axe Wielders
I’ll give you a name, you write down the band they’re best known for lead guitaring.

1) Dimebag Darrell of Pantera
2) Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi
3) Neal Schon of Journey
4) Kirk Hammett of Metallica
5) Janice of Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
6) Elliot Easton of The Cars
7) The Edge of U2
8) Kim Thayil of Soundgarden
9) Brian May of Queen
10) Nick Valensi of The Strokes

Round 5: Our Winged Friends
1) Benjamin Franklin said this bird is “of bad moral character” and “does not get his living honestly.”? (Bald) Eagle
2) In the first line of a Wings song, Paul McCartney sings Maybe I’m Amazed at what? the way you love me all the time.
3) The Arctic Tern makes the world’s longest annual migration flight-it migrates from the Arctic to where? antarctic
4) The dodo bird was found on what island? Mauritius
5) In the Bible, what angel visits Mary to tell her she’s going to bear Jesus? Gabriel
6) What is the state bird of Washington? Willow Goldfinch
7) What bird has the largest wingspan? Wandering Albatross
8) While filming Terms of Endearment, Debra Winger dated what future presidential candidate? Bob Kerrey
9) What was the first vertebrate to evolve the power of flight? Pterosaurs, Pterodactyls, Dinosaurs
10) In the video for her 2003 song “Fighter,” this singer morphed into a moth. Christina Aguilera

Round 6: Movies
1) Lara Flynn Boyle’s performance as the sultry and manipulative Suzanne in this 1993 movie solidified her status as a premier femme fatale. Red Rock West
2) During a lawn football game, a character in this movie yells “Crabcakes and Football. That’s what Maryland does!” Wedding Crashers
3) In this film, John Ritter plays a character who is funny queer, not funny ha-ha. Sling Blade
4) Someone put Vince Vaughn and Paul Reubens in a Western. What was it called? South of Heaven, West of Hell
5) This 2005 western stole a plot device from Weekend at Bernie’s. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
6) Homewrecker Owen Wilson starred as a serial killer in this 1999 film. The Minus Man
7) This is the only movie, to date, to star both Master P and Harrison Ford. Hollywood Homicide
8) The tagline for this 2002 movie: “It was supposed to be the safest room in the house.” Panic Room
9) This film starred Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke, and Vincent D’Onofrio as brothers. The Newton Boys
10) What actor or actress starred in all nine of these films? Dwight Yoakam

Round 7: Off to the Races
1) What reality show recently announced that the 20 contestants for its upcoming season will be divided into teams by race? Survivor
2) In December 2005, a beach in what city was the scene of violence between Middle Easterners and whites? Sydney
3) In the 1850 census, respondents were asked to classify themselves as either white, black, or what other racial category? Mulatto
4) In 2003, Taylor County High School in what state held separate proms for black and white students? Georgia
5) Actress Lisa Bonet, who’s half-Jewish and half-African-American, married what singer with a similar ethnic background? Lenny Kravitz
6) Within three percent, what percentage of Seattle residents are white? 70-76%
7) Which US President said this: ““I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about the social and political equality of the races”? Abraham Lincoln
8) Who was standing next to Kanye West when he declared that George W. Bush doesn’t care about black people? Mike Myers
9) What US metropolitan area has the highest proportion of Asian-Americans? Honolulu
10) In the 2000 Census, Americans were asked to state their ancestry. What was the most frequently-stated European ancestry? German