Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Trivia Q&A: July 17

Despite the rainy weather in New York last night, we had a good crowd of 13 teams in for Trivia. And a rare event occurred at the finish: a team jumped from fourth place to win the night. The team of Quinn-cidental Winners got off to a slow start at first, but had three solid round going into IQ Trivia, and were five points back. But they made their move, running the table to get 46 points and the win. Congratulations to Adam and his friends on their first ever Tuesday Night Trivia win.

Second place went to Bed, Bath & Beyonce (who also won for Best Team Name) with 40 points, and third place went to Team Will Do with 39 points.

Current Events
1. What Oscar-winning actor was injured in a motorbike accident in Italy last week but was not seriously hurt?
2. London Breed was sworn in last Wednesday as the first black female mayor of what US city?
3. What Asian nation was hit with some of the worst flooding disasters in decades, with at least 179 deaths caused by them?
4. What drama series led the way with the most nominations, 22, for the Primetime 2018 Emmy Awards announced last Thursday?
5. A judge in what western state halted an execution of a twice-convicted killer by lethal injection after a NJ-based drugmaker didn't want its product used in a "botched" execution?
6. Angelique Kerber won her first Wimbledon women's singles title last Saturday, and became the first woman from what country to win that title since 1996?
7. Mike Matheny of what NL team became the first MLB manager to be fired in the 2018 season last Saturday night?

Movie Quotes Trivia
1. You can tell her that when you found me, I was with the only brothers I had left. (1998)
2. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. (1987)
3. Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son. (1978)
4. That's a negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full. (1986)
5. I picked a hell of a day to quit drinkin'. (1996)
6. And all y'all will get me 100 Nazi scalps, taken from the heads of 100 dead Nazis.(2009)
7. Get off my lawn! (2008)

The Q Train: Baseball Movies Trivia
1. A League of Their Own
2. The Natural
3. Moneyball
4. Field of Dreams
5. 42
6. Pride of the Yankees
7. Bang the Drum Slowly
8. The Sandlot
9. Fever Pitch
10. The Bad News Bears

General Knowledge
1. In what state is the sounthernmost point of the continental United States? ( 1 pt)
2. What US president made the first phone call to the moon? ( 1 pt)
3. Haggis is the national dish of what country? ( 1 pt)
4. Around what planet does the moon Ganymede orbit? ( 2 pt)
5. What artist created the sculpture "The Thinker?" ( 2 pt)
6. Lisa Vanderpump is part of what "Real Housewives" cast? ( 2 pt)
7. What bone in the human body is the hardest? ( 3 pt)

IQ Trivia
1. What is the northernmost country in Africa? ( 4 points)
2. A costermonger is a British seller of what type of product? ( 5 points)
3. Who has won two of the last five most recent "Worst Actress" Razzie awards, despite not being a female actress? ( 4 points)
4. What is the most tweeted-about film in history, garnering more than 35 million tweets just a month after its release? ( 4 points)
5. The Bada-Bing was a strip club featured on what 2000s TV series? ( 3 points)

Answers
Current Events
1. George Clooney; 2. San Francisco; 3. Japan; 4. "Game of Thrones;" 5. Nevada; 6. Germany; 7. St. Louis Cardinals.

Movie Quotes Trivia
1. Saving Private Ryan; 2. The Princess Bride; 3. Animal House; 4. Top Gun; 5. Independence Day; 6. Inglourious Basterds; 7. Gran Torino.

The Q Train: Baseball Movies Trivia
1. 1990s (1992); 2. 1980s (1984); 3. 2010s (2011); 4. 1980s (1989); 5. 2010s (2013); 6. 1940s (1942); 7. 1970s (1973); 8. 1990s (1993); 9. 2000s (2005); 10. 1970s (1976).

General Knowledge
1. Florida; 2. Richard Nixon; 3. Scotland; 4. Jupiter; 5. Auguste Rodin; 6. Beverly Hills; 7. jawbone (mandible).

IQ Trivia
1. Tunisia; 2. Fruit and vegetables; 3. Tyler Perry; 4. "Black Panther;" 5. "The Sopranos."

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