Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Trivia Q&A: September 24

We had seven teams in for Trivia on Tuesday night. The number of teams was still on the light side, but many folks were on each team, so the crowd overall was a bit bigger. It was another winning night for our friends from DIMS, who rolled up 50 points and another victory, after falling out of first last week. Congrats to Ken, Michael and Darek on another fine win.

Second place went to Delaware's My Pants with 35 points, and third place went to In Town For the General Assembly, But Really For the Nachos with 32 points (and there also won for Best Team Name).

Current Events
1. 49,000 workers went on strike at what auto manufacturer last week after negotiations over pay, health care and job security broke down?
2. What eastern US state became the second state to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes last week?
3. What rock legend recently revealed at the age of 75, he has been battling prostate cancer the last three years but recently received a clean bill of health?
4. What actor, who has played an astronaut on film, conducted a 20-minute interview with astronaut Nick Hague on the ISS last week?
5. Michelle Grisham, the governor of what western US state, unveiled a plan last week to make tuition at the state's public colleges and universities free for all state residents?
6. Kodi Lee, a blind man with autism, was announced the winner on what reality TV show last week?
7. What southeast Asian country's parliament is considering passing new laws that will disallow unmarried people to have sex in the country?

Emmy Awards Trivia
1. Which show has won more Emmy Awards in their histories: "Saturday Night Live" or "The Simpsons"?
2. What 1990s comedy series has the most Emmy wins among comedy shows, with 37?
3. Name 1 of the 2 actresses who hold the record for the most Emmy wins ever (8).
4. What HBO drama series holds the record for most wins by a fictional series (38)?
5. In 2013, Netflix became the first streaming platform to win a Primetime Emmy Award and by what drama series?
6. What comedy actor is the only actor to be nominated for portraying the same character on three different shows?
7. What comic legend hosted the Emmys four times in the 1970s, the most times anyone has ever hosted the awards?

The Q Train: 21st Century TV Networks Trivia
1. Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
2. Person of Interest
3. The West Wing
4. The Walking Dead
5. The Wire
6. South Park
7. The Shield
8. Homeland
9. Prison Break
10. Battlestar Galactica

General Knowledge
1. The first "Real Housewives" show was set in what California county? ( 1 pt)
2. What gas accounts for 91% of the sun's mass? ( 1 pt)
3. "There's a jungle cat in the bathroom" is a famous line from what what 2009 film? ( 1 pt)
4. What is the most common blood type among humans? (2 pt)
5. Who was the heaviest US president, at just over 350 pounds? ( 2 pt)
6. What was the most recent year there were three different popes? ( 2 pt)
7. Which day of the week is the most productive in the US? ( 3 pt)

IQ Trivia
1. What 1987 film was Timothy Dalton's first role as James Bond? ( 3 points)
2. What Disney Channel heroine fought crime with her sidekick Ron Stoppable? ( 4 points)
3. In what US state would you find the Sandia, Capitan and Sangre de Cristo mountains? ( 5 points)
4. What rock 'n' roll legend won a 1991 Best Male Vocalist Grammy despite having died three years earlier? ( 4 points)
5. "Shock Treatment" was the sequel film to what 1975 cult classic movie? ( 4 points)

Answers
Current Events
1. General Motors; 2. New York; 3. Rod Stewart; 4. Brad Pitt; 5. New Mexico; 6. "America's Got Talent;" 7. Indonesia.

Emmy Awards Trivia
1. "Saturday Night Live" (54-32); 2. "Frasier"; 3. Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus; 4. "Game of Thrones;" 5. "House of Cards;" 6. Kelsey Grammer; 7. Johnny Carson.

The Q Train: 21st Century TV Networks Trivia
1. WB; 2. CBS; 3. NBC; 4. AMC; 5. HBO; 6. Comedy Central; 7. F/X; 8. Showtime; 9. Fox; 10. SyFy.

General Knowledge
1. Orange; 2. Hydrogen; 3. "The Hangover;" 4. O positive; 5. William Howard Taft; 6. 1978; 7. Tuesday.

IQ Trivia
1. "The Living Daylights;" 2. Kim Possible; 3. New Mexico; 4. Roy Orbison; 5. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

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