Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Trivia Q&A: September 10

We had seven teams in for Trivia on Tuesday night, and a rather lively crowd in as well. We had a close three team race heading to the finish, but the guys from DIMS pulled it out, as they won by just two points. They wound up with 42 points, and my congratulations to them on another hard-fought win.

1 Top 2 Bottoms finished second with 40 points, and Bolton Gets Whacked finished in third place with 33 points.

Best Team Name: Ooh, Look at Me, I Got a Haircut (somebody noticed!)

Current Events
1. NBC announced that what comic legend will host "Saturday Night Live" this coming December, the first time he has hosted the show in 35 years?
2. An Oklahoma judge ordered what company and its subsidiaries to pay $572 million, more than double than any other drug manufacturer, for its role in the state's opioid crisis?
3. What midwestern state became the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes last week?
4. What company is paying $170 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the FTC and NY state after being accused of violating privacy laws by collecting data of children under 13 and targeting them in ads?
5. Jessi Combs, a star on what Discovery Channel series, was killed recently when she attempted to break her own land speed record when her vehicle crashed?
6. Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams to win the Women’s US Open last Saturday and became the first person from what country to win a Grand Slam title?
7. Disney sold its 80% stake in the YES network to the Yankees, Sinclair Broadcasting and what technology company for $3.4 billion recently?

21st Century TV Trivia
1. Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons starred in what 21st century sitcom?
2. What 2000s sitcom was set in the fictional town of Star City, California?
3. Ving Rhames starred in a 2005 reboot of what 1970s crime drama series?
4. What famous TV star provided the voice of the unseen narrator in the TV series "How I Met Your Mother?"
5. As of August 2019, how many seasons has "60 Minutes" been on the air at CBS?
6. In 2018, what Amazon series won the most Emmy Awards, with 5?
7. Jesse Pinkman and Hank Schrader were two of the main characters in what 2010s TV series?

The Q Train: Celebrity Real Names Trivia
1. Shawn Carter (singer)
2. Carlos Estevez (actor)
3. Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (singer)
4. Steveland Judkins (singer)
5. Robert Zimmerman (singer)
6. Anna Mae Bullock (singer)
7. Chan Kong-Sang (actor)
8. Thomas Mapother IV (actor)
9. Caryn Johnson ( actress)
10. Stefani Germanotta (singer)

General Knowledge
1. What country has the largest air force in the world? ( 1 pt)
2. "There's no crying in baseball" is a famous line from what 1992 film? ( 1 pt)
3. What body of water separates Alaska from Russia? ( 1 pt)
4. What year did the Berlin Wall fall? ( 2 pt)
5. What chemical element has the symbol "K"? ( 2 pt)
6. Who is next in line after the vice-president in terms of presidential succession? ( 2 pt)
7. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet after alpha and beta? ( 3 pt)

IQ Trivia
1. What was the highest value of US currency ever put into circulation? ( 4 points)
2. What family is considered the wealthiest family in the world, worth an estimated $152 billion? ( 5 points)
3. What famous band appears at the start of "The Simpsons Movie?" ( 3 points)
4. Who is the only active NFL quarterback who has defeated all 32 NFL teams in his career? ( 4 points)
5. Based on US box office, who is the highest-grossing star of 2019 so far? ( 4 points)

Answers
Current Events
1. Eddie Murphy; 2. Johnson and Johnson; 3. Michigan ; 4. Google; 5. "MythBusters;" 6. Canada; 7. Amazon.

21st Century TV Trivia
1. "The Big Band Theory;" 2. "Malcolm In The Middle;" 3. "Kojak;" 4. Bob Saget; 5. 51; 6. "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel;" 7. "Breaking Bad."

The Q Train: Celebrity Real Names Trivia
1. Jay-Z; 2. Charlie Sheen; 3. Katy Perry; 4. Stevie Wonder; 5. Bob Dylan; 6. Tina Turner; 7. Jackie Chan; 8. Tom Cruise; 9. Whoopi Goldberg; 10. Lady Gaga.

General Knowledge
1. USA; 2. "A League of Their Own;" 3. Bering Sea; 4. 1989; 5. potassium; 6. Speaker of the House; 7. gamma.

IQ Trivia
1. $10,000; 2. The Walton family; 3. Green Day; 4. Drew Brees; 5. Samuel L. Jackson.

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