Friday, May 22, 2020

Trivia Q&A: May 21

Our seventh edition of "Facebook Live Trivia Night" was another successful one, as we had about 30 people (and perhaps more at its height) tuned in to play Trivia. It was another night of triumph for Gillian, Joe and the rest of their gang (one of my oldest and loyalest Trivia teams from back in the early 2010s) who got their second win, getting 51 points. Congrats to them on their triumph with the team name "HydroxychloriKWEENS." (That might have won a a Best Team Name back in the old days of Trivia!) Francine Hamilton was second with 50 points and Team COVID Obesity with third with 48 points.

2000s Trivia
1. Ken Jennings won over $2.5 million as a contestant on what quiz show in 2004?
2. What cartoon TV show, based on the Griffin family, became popular in the early 2000s?
3. The 2004 Summer Olympics were held in what European city?
4. Michael Jackson died on the same day in 2009 as what famous Hollywood actress?
5. What rapper had the most combined sales in albums of any artist of the 2000s?
6. In 2008, the Republic of Kosovo gained its independence from what European country?
7. What American was given an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002?

Memorial Day Trivia
1. Memorial Day was called by another name once. What was it called?
2. What memorial, the first to be established on Washington's National Mall, was dedicated in 1982?
3. What late 20th century president decreed a National Moment of Remembrance, a moment of silence at 3 PM each Memorial Day?
4. What famous American WWII military leader died of injuries suffered in an auto accident in 1945?
5. The first Memorial Day was founded to honor military personnel who died in what war?
6. What Chicago stadium opened in 1924 as a tribute to troops who died in WWI?
7. What American founding father was eulogized as being "First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen?"

The Q Train: 21st Century Movie Characters Trivia
1. Jordan Belfort (2013)
2. Hans Landa (2009)
3. Killmonger (2018)
4. Gandalf (2001)
5. Kylo Ren (2015)
6. Miranda Priestly (2006)
7. Katniss Everdeen (2012)
8. Tony Stark (2010)
9. Steve Rogers (2011)
10. Regina George (2004)

General Knowledge
1. The Pelican State is the nickname for what US state? ( 1 pt)
2. On the Periodic Table of Elements, Fe stands for what element? ( 1 pt)
3. According to Instagram, what is the most photographed city in the world? ( 1 pt)
4. What country has the largest standing army in the world? ( 2 pt)
5. After water, what is the most consumed beverage in the world? ( 2 pt)
6. The TV shows Dexter, Ballers and Jane the Virgin were all set in what city? ( 2 pt)
7. "The Shipwreck Coast" can be found in what country? ( 3 pt)

IQ Trivia
1. What mid-1970s film was the first movie ever to gross $100 million at the box office in the US? ( 4 points)
2. To avoid any association with the Nazis, SS Cars Ltd., a European car company, changed its name to what after WWII? ( 5 points)
3. The environmental group Greenpeace was founded in 1971 in what country? ( 4 points)
4. What 1992 film holds the record for the best selling soundtrack of all time, over 17 million copies? ( 4 points)
5. What is the only airline with a name composed of three consecutive letters? ( 3 points)

Answers
2000s Trivia
1. Jeopardy; 2. Family Guy; 3. Athens; 4. Farrah Fawcett; 5. Eminem; 6. Serbia; 7. Rudy Giuliani.

Memorial Day Trivia
1. Decoration Day; 2. Vietnam Veterans Memorial; 3. Bill Clinton; 4. General George Patton; 5. Civil War; 6. Soldier Field; 7. George Washington.

The Q Train: 21st Century Movie Characters Trivia
1. The Wolf of Wall Street; 2. Inglorious Basterds; 3. Black Panther; 4. The Lord of the Rings; 5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens; 6. The Devil Wears Prada; 7. The Hunger Games; 8. Iron Man; 9. Captain America: The First Avenger; 10. Mean Girls.

General Knowledge
1. Louisiana; 2. iron; 3. New York City; 4. China; 5. tea; 6. Miami; 7. Australia.

IQ Trivia
1. Jaws; 2. Jaguar; 3. Canada; 4. The Bodyguard; 5. KLM.

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