Strangers in the Alps: 1/30 Trivia Wrapup

Questions
Round 1: Geography

1. What is the only U.S. state that borders two different oceans?
2. Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojedo took his inspiration for naming the country of Venezuela from what European city?
3. Sinbad the Sailor, in the original legend, sailed out of what present-day country?
4. What is the only U.S. state with a single-syllable name?
5. Given the ten largest cities in the U.S. by population, as of 2005 Census Bureau data, one each can be found in Illinois, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and of course New York. California has three. Which other state also has three cities on the list of the ten largest?
6. Measured from sea level, the Marianas Trench is deeper than Mt. Everest is tall. Within 400 feet, how much deeper is it?
7. Of the lower 48 states, which contains the northernmost point in the U.S.?
8. (multiple choice) The length of the Nile River is approximately equal to the distance from Los Angeles to which city: (a) San Francisco, (b) Seattle, (c) Houston, (d) New York.
9. Which U.S. state capitol city has the largest land area?
10. The world's highest concentration of nuclear missiles is based in which Washington State city?

Round 2: Triangle Man (and Triangle Woman)

Given two points of a romantic triangle, name the person most widely known as the third point. Example: If I say Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, you answer, Angelina Jolie.

1. Kate Hudson and Chris Robinson
2. Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
3. Daisy Wright and Sienna Miller
4. Heidi Klum and Ric Pipino
5. Camilla Parker-Bowles and Lady Diana Spencer
6. Abbie Cornish and Ryan Phillippe
7. Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison
8. Dita Von Teese and Evan Rachel Wood
9. Dean McDermott and Charlie Shanian
10. Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann

Round 3: Vice Squad
1. (multiple choice) The Altria Group, the parent company of Philip Morris tobacco companies, also owns a variety of international food manufacturers. Which of these junk foods is NOT owned and made by them? (a) Nutter Butter cookies, (b) Mallomars, (c) Toblerone, (d) Funyuns.
2. British pop star Gary Glitter is currently serving time on depravity charges in what country?
3. Ocean Beach, Little Haiti, and Starfish Island are locations in what popular video game?
4. In the American Navy, a Vice Admiral typically ranks just below an Admiral. What rank is just below a Vice Admiral?
5. God strikes down Onan for spilling his seed on the ground in which book of the Bible?
6. Cardiologist Arthur Agatston, based in Miami, Florida, is responsible for the development of what popular diet?
7. Irwin Industrial Tools has manufactured what trademarked locking hand tool since 1924?
8. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine is the chemical name for a popular recreational club drug. What is its most common slang name?
9. Martha Stewart was convicted in 2004 on charges of conspiracy, obstruction, and making false statements in connection with her sale of 4,000 shares of what biopharmaceutical company?
10. Current U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was President Gerald Ford’s second White House Chief of Staff, from 1975 to 1977. His predecessor, Ford's first Chief of Staff from 1974 to 1975, recently resigned from the current Bush administration. Who was he?

Round 5: The Big Lebowski
1. Tara Reid, who plays the toenail-painting, poolside-sunbathing trophy wife of the film’s title character, was the first person to appear on multiple covers of what men’s magazine?
2. The Big Lebowski is one of five movies Steve Buscemi has done with the Coen Brothers. Name three of the remaining four.
3. What household object does The Dude spend the film trying to recover, because of its value in “tying the room together”?
4. In the movie, The Dude says a White Russian is his favorite drink. What three ingredients go into a White Russian?
5. According to the filmmakers, the complicated mystery plot in the movie is directly inspired by the writings of what hard-boiled crime writer?
6. The Dude butts heads throughout the movie with a group of criminals who claim to be nihilists. What German philosopher and writer of “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” discussed nihilism extensively in his works?
7. One of those nihilists is played by the bassist for what spicy punk-pop band?
8. Bowling features prominently in the film. The Professional Bowlers Association was formed in what decade of the 20th century?
9. In the dubbed-for-TV version of the movie, John Goodman’s character says the line, “This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps.” What is the unexpurgated version of this line in the original film?
10. The Big Lebowski opened in theaters on March 8, 1998. According to Billboard, what was the number one pop album for that week? (clue: it was a soundtrack)

Round 6: The Smiths

1. Which Scottish economic philosopher wrote The Wealth of Nations and popularized the term “the invisible hand” to describe the operation of free markets?
2. Hugo Weaving plays Agent Smith in what series of science-fiction action movies?
3. Manufacturer Smith & Wesson was founded in what decade of the 19th century?
4. Smith College, based in Massachusetts, is one of the “Seven Sisters” of northeastern colleges. Name two of the remaining six.
5. “Li” (or “Lee”) is the most common surname in the world, attached to more than one hundred and eight million people. Within two million, how many people have the surname “Smith”?
6. Popular singer Kate Smith is best known for her rendition of what patriotic Irving Berlin song?
7. In 1830, Joseph Smith published the founding book of what major religion, now headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah?
8. What New Jersey based independent filmmaker also served as guest writer for short comic book series featuring the characters Daredevil and Green Arrow?
9. Anna Nicole Smith was Playboy’s Playmate of the Year in what year?
10. What is the title of the third album released by The Smiths, coming in 1986 between 1985’s Meat is Murder and 1987’s Strangeways Here We Come?

Round 7: Movies
1. Eddie Murphy owns a nightclub on the moon in this movie, one of the biggest bombs of 2002.
2. Greg Kinnear plays an advertising executive at a hamburger chain in this 2006 film, adapted by Richard Linklater from the bestselling nonfiction book by Eric Schlosser.
3. Terence Stamp is looking for Peter Fonda in this cult crime classic from 1999.
4. Jim Caviezel is the hero and Guy Pearce is his nemesis in this 2002 adaptation of a classic Alexandre Dumas novel.
5. At the end of this 1999 film set in the San Fernando Valley, a huge all-star cast, including Tom Cruise and William H. Macy, finds itself ankle-deep in frogs.
6. Nicolas Cage is a cop investigating an assassination at a boxing match in this 1998 conspiracy thriller from director Brian DePalma.
7. Angelina Jolie is the eyes and ears for bedridden detective Denzel Washington as they hunt for a serial killer in this 1999 movie.
8. Don Cheadle plays a criminal named Snoopy, Albert Brooks is in prison, and Jennifer Lopez gets put in the trunk of a car in this 1998 crime classic.
9. In this 1997 R-rated drama, Burt Reynolds says the following line: "I got a feeling that behind those jeans is something wonderful just waiting to get out."
10. What actor or actress appeared in all 9 of these movies?

Answers
Round 1: Geography

1. Alaska (Pacific and Arctic)
2. Venice (Venezuela means “Little Venice”)
3. Iraq (port of Baghdad)
4. Maine
5. Texas (Houston, San Antonio, Dallas)
6. 36,198 feet minus 29,057 feet = 7,141 feet (range: 6741 to 7541)
7. Minnesota (the Northwest Angle, protruding into Canada, crosses the 49th parallel; for comparison, Maine goes just above the 47th; border from Washington State to North Dakota runs along the 49th)
8. (d) New York
9. Juneau, Alaska (3108 square miles, which would make a good tiebreaker)
10. Bangor

Round 2: Triangle Man (and Triangle Woman)
1. Owen Wilson
2. Elizabeth Taylor
3. Jude Law
4. Seal
5. Prince Charles
6. Reese Witherspoon
7. Calista Flockhart
8. Marilyn Manson
9. Tori Spelling
10. Janet Leigh

Round 3: Vice Squad
1. Funyuns
2. Vietnam
3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (and the sequel, Vice City Stories)
4. Rear Admiral
5. Genesis
6. South Beach diet
7. Vise-Grips
8. Ecstasy (or maybe MDMA if more than half the teams give that as the answer)
9. Imclone
10. Don Rumsfeld

Round 4: Seattle Sports Stars (picture)
1. Detlef Schrempf
2. Ichiro Suzuki
3. Lauren Jackson
4. Rick Neuheisel
5. Darnellia Russell
6. Brian Bosworth
7. Angie Mentink
8. Apolo Ohno
9. Barbara Hedges
10. Lou Pinella

Round 5: The Big Lebowski
1. Maxim
2. Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink, Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo
3. a rug
4. milk or cream, vodka, and coffee liqueur (such as kahlua, kamora, or tia maria)
5. Raymond Chandler
6. Friedrich Nietzche
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers (specifically, Flea)
8. 1950s (specifically, 1958)
9. “This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass.”
10. (believe it or not...) the soundtrack to Titanic

Round 6: The Smiths
1. Adam Smith
2. The Matrix movies
3. 1850s
4. two of: Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Wellesley, Vassar
5. Five million
6. “God Bless America”
7. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally the Church of Mormon
8. Kevin Smith
9. 1993
10. The Queen is Dead

Round 7: Movies
1. The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2. Fast Food Nation
3. The Limey
4. The Count of Monte Cristo
5. Magnolia
6. Snake Eyes
7. The Bone Collector
8. Out of Sight
9. Boogie Nights
10. Luis Guzman

Round 8: License plates (picture)

1. Wisconsin
2. Oregon
3. Alabama
4. Oklahoma
5. Indiana
6. Utah
7. New Mexico
8. Idaho
9. Massachusetts
10. Maine

Tiebreaker:

How many nuclear warheads are based in in Bangor, WA?
2364