We had 10 teams in for Trivia on this special Wednesday night edition. At first we were worried we might not have a contest, as few teams were in the bar about an hour before we were supposed to start. I really had no idea if enough people would come out because of the Christmas holiday, and I knew many of the regulars would be away for the holiday. But fortunately, the turnout was good and we had a good night of Trivia.
The scores were surprisingly low for Current Events and General Knowledge. (I made GK a little bit harder than last week, but the numbers for them even surprised me.) The IQ Trivia questions I thought were a bit more difficult too. But the defending champions from last week, known this week as Foopa Fighters, led most of the night, and had a three point lead going into the final round. They had the highest score for IQ Trivia (15 points out of 25) and wound up winning by five points. My congratulations to them on their second straight win, and hopefully they will go for the hat trick either next week or the week after.
A reminder that next week's Trivia will also be on Wednesday night, January 2, as we will not be doing it New Year's Night. Trivia will return to Tuesday nights on January 8.
Current Events
1. This NFL star was selected the Associated Press' Male Athlete of the Year for 2007.
2. The former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan renamed a snowy mountain peak in their predominently Muslim country after this seasonal icon.
3. A car from this 1980s TV series is being put up for auction to satisfy the debts of its owner, who was murdered last year.
4. Former President Bill Clinton donated this instrument he famously played at his inauguration to the American Jazz Museum last week.
5. A state of emergency was declared in this South Pacific nation when a 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled this country last Friday.
6. This Hollywood star is suing a Brown University student for poking fun at him in two web sites, as he feels the student "crossed the line."
7. A choir featuring Nick Lachey, and representing this Midwestern city, won the "Clash of the Choirs" on NBC last Thursday, and $250,000 for their charity.
8. Lee Myung-bak won the presidential election last week in what Asian country?
9. Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-lived British monarch last week, at 81. Which monarch's record did she break?
10. This film sequel, which opened last weekend, grossed over $45 million and was number one at the box office in the USA.
Answers: 1. Tom Brady; 2. Santa Claus; 3. "Knight Rider;" 4. saxophone; 5. New Zealand; 6. Chuck Norris; 7. Cincinnati; 8. South Korea; 9. Queen Victoria; 10. "National Treasure: Book of Secrets."
The Year 2007 Trivia
1. The Indianapolis Colts defeated this team last February to win Super Bowl XLI.
2. This man succeeded Tony Blair as British Prime Minister last June.
3. Last January, "The Doomsday Clock" was set at how many minutes before midnight?
4. In October, this track and field star surrendered the five Olympic medals she won in 2000 after admiiting to doping.
5. This tennis star retired in November after she was his with doping allegations.
6. Last February, this film won Best Picture at the 79th Academy Awards.
7. In January, Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House. What major city does she represent in Congress?
8. This team swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the NBA title last June.
9. The refurbished Millennium Dome reopened last June in this city.
10. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series last October. How many have they now won in their history?
Answers: 1. Chicago Bears; 2. Gordon Brown; 3. five; 4. Marion Jones; 5. Martina Hingis; 6. "The Departed;" 7. San Francisco; 8. San Antonio Spurs; 9. London; 10. seven.
True or False ("The Q Train")
1. Composer Giuseppe Verdi's name in Italian is "Joe Green."
2. You paint on wet plaster to create a fresco.
3. 86,000 seconds is equal to one week.
4. Actress Keri Russell was once a member of "The Mickey Mouse Club" TV series.
5. Jimmy Carter's nickname was "Dutch."
6. The first condom commercial aired on network TV in 1991.
7. The famous "shot heard around the world", the subject of a Revolutionary War poem, was fired in New Hampshire.
8. An EKG records the activity of the brain.
9. Flea is the bass guitarist from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
10. A tankini is a type of soft drink.
Answers: 1. true; 2. true; 3. false, it is one day; 4. true; 5. false, it was for Ronald Reagan; 6. true; 7. false, it was in Massachusetts; 8. false, it's for the heart; 9. true; 10. false, it's a bathing suit.
General Knowledge
1. In the 1994 movie, "The Lion King," what does the phrase "hakuna matata" mean?
2. The town of Vidalia, GA is famous for a type of which vegetable?
3. Which member of the 1980s "brat pack" was also a cast member of the TV series, "The West Wing?"
4. Which Canadian city hosts an annual stampede billed as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth?"
5. Who was the only US president born in Illinois?
6. Gazpacho is a traditional soup of what country?
7. A sentence that uses every letter of the alphabet is called a what?
8. What was the name of the hit song by The Baha Men in 2000?
9. What does the "C" stand for in the medical term "CAT scan?"
10. What is the smallest continent by area in the world?
Answers: 1. "No worries;" 2. onion; 3. Rob Lowe; 4. Calgary; 5. Ronald Reagan; 6. Spain; 7. pangram; 8. "Who Let the Dogs Out;" 9. computerized; 10. Australia.
IQ Trivia
1. Serengeti National Park is located in what African country? ( 6 points)
2. What navigator disappeared along with Amelia Earhart in 1937? ( 5 points)
3. Chemical compounds that end with the suffix "ose" are types of what? ( 4 points)
4. The flag of which US state currently features the sun symbol of the Zia Pueblo Indians? ( 5 points)
5. The discovery of oil in Prudhoe Bay resulted directly with what other event that soon followed it? ( 5 points)
Answers: 1. Tanzania; 2. Fred Noonan; 3. sugars; 4. New Mexico; 5. the building of the Trans Alaska Pipeline.
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