General Trivia Questions #2,329-2,334

Question 2,329: Entertainment & Food -- Bear Affair

What annual international film festival's top award is the Golden Bear?

a) Berlin
b) British (Academy Awards)
c) Cannes
d) Venice

Question 2,330: History & Government -- Crazy Red Bull

What is the confederation of seven North American tribes whose chiefs included Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, and Crazy Horse?

a) Cherokee
b) Chippewa
c) Navajo
d) Sioux

Question 2,331: Math & Science -- B Positive

Approximately what percent of American Red Cross blood donors are in blood group B?

a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 40%

Question 2,332: Geography & Nature -- Emptying the Empire

What country was formerly known as British Honduras?

a) Belize
b) El Salvador
c) Guatemala
d) Nicaragua

Question 2,333: Literature & Arts -- Nature's Pray

What religion was founded in Japan in the 8th century B.C. and is based on the worship of gods of nature?

a) Buddhism
b) Jainism
c) Shintoism
d) Sikhism

Question 2,334: Sports & Games -- Heavy Hitters

Which Major League Baseball player below did not reach 500 home runs and 3,000 hits?

a) Babe Ruth
b) Eddie Murray
c) Hank Aaron
d) Willie Mays

General Trivia Answers #2,323-2,328

Answer 2,323: Entertainment & Food -- New World Number Nine

a) Antonin Dvorak

The Czech wrote the music while visiting the United States from 1892 to 1895.

Answer 2,324: History & Government -- Impassioned Impeachment

d) Perjury

The 37th President was also initially charged with overstepping his executive power by authorizing the bombing of Cambodia in March 1969.

Answer 2,325: Math & Science -- Minimal Metal

b) Lithium

At 33.4 pounds per cubic foot, the silver white metal is only half as dense as water.

Answer 2,326: Geography & Nature -- Peru Clue

d) Lima

With over seven million residents, the city is also the country's most populous. The lima bean is named for the city although the pronunciations now differ.

Answer 2,327: Literature & Arts -- Metamorphoses Myths

c) Ovid

Publius Ovidius Naso lived from 43 B.C. to A.D. 17.

Answer 2,328: Sports & Games -- Key Three

c) Runs

Although several triple crown winners have led their league in runs, Ty Cobb pulled off a unique quadruple by also stealing the most bases in 1909.

General Trivia Questions #2,323-2,328

Question 2,323: Entertainment & Food -- New World Number Nine

What Romantic composer's Symphony No. 9 is From the New World?

a) Antonin Dvorak
b) Claude Debussy
c) Igor Stravinsky
d) Richard Wagner

Question 2,324: History & Government -- Impassioned Impeachment

Which of the following charges was President Nixon not impeached on?

a) Failure to uphold laws
b) Non-compliance with a subpoena
c) Obstruction of justice
d) Perjury

Question 2,325: Math & Science -- Minimal Metal

What is the lightest metallic element?

a) Aluminum
b) Lithium
c) Tin
d) Titanium

Question 2,326: Geography & Nature -- Peru Clue

What is the capital of Peru and the home of the University of San Marcos?

a) Asuncion
b) Bogota
c) La Paz
d) Lima

Question 2,327: Literature & Arts -- Metamorphoses Myths

What poet retold Greek and Roman myths in the Metamorphoses?

a) Horace
b) Livy
c) Ovid
d) Virgil

Question 2,328: Sports & Games -- Key Three

Which of the following is not one of baseball's hitting triple crown categories?

a) Batting average
b) Home runs
c) Runs
d) Runs batted in

Literature Languages - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) French (L'Étranger). The 1942 novel by Albert Camus was first translated into English four years later, but additional translations were done in 1982 and 1989.
• A2) German (Der Process). Franz Kafka's 1925 novel was one of several unfinished works that the author asked to be destroyed when he died. His friend Max Brod had other plans, however, and edited the notes for publication the following year.
• A3) Russian ([I won't even try to print the Russian name here]). Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1868 novel about Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin has been translated into English many times since the first attempt almost two decades after publication.
• A4) Spanish (Cien Años de Soledad). Colombian Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 1967 story about a century of generations in the town of Macondo was translated into English three years later. Marquez would go on to win a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.
• A5) German (Die Blechtrommel). Gunter Grass's 1959 novel about Oskar Matzerath penning his autobiography in a sanatorium was a major contributor to Grass's Nobel Prize in Literature a full four decades later.
• A6) French (Á la recherche du temps perdu; the title is also translated as In Search of Lost Time). Marcel Proust's magnum opus was published in seven volumes from 1913 to 1927 and translated into English from 1922 to 1931.
• A7) Japanese (Noruwei no Mori). Haruki Murakami's 1987 novel was indeed inspired by the Beatles song of the same name, which is referenced throughout, and is set in the late 1960s. The first English translation appeared in 1989.
• A8) French (L'Innomable). The last of Samuel Beckett's trilogy, with Molloy and Malone Dies, appeared in French in 1953 and English in 1958.
• A9) Italian (ll Barone Rampante). Italo Calvino's 1957 novel (1959 English translation) was named the winner of the Viareggio Prize, but the author declined the award because he did not believe in the entire institution of literary prizes.
• A10) Turkish (Benim Adım Kırmızı). Orhan Pamuk's 1998 historical novel, set during the Ottoman Empire, helped him win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006.
• A11) German (Die Ringe des Saturn). W.G. Sebald's 1995 novel takes place in England but wasn't translated into English until 1998.
• A12) Czech (Kniha smíchu a zapomnĕní). Milan Kundera's 1979 novel about Mirek, who attempts to forget things such as his former love Zdena, was published in English the following year.

Literature Languages - Random Trivia Questions

Since only about five percent of the world speaking English as their primary language, it's not surprising that many of the most highly regarded works of literature were originally published in other languages. How many of these novels can you place? Give yourself one point for the original language and a second point for the author (which will usually help you identify the language).

Literature Languages Questions

• Q1) The Stranger
• Q2) The Trial
• Q3) The Idiot
• Q4) One Hundred Years of Solitude
• Q5) The Tin Drum
• Q6) Remembrance of Things Past
• Q7) Norwegian Wood
• Q8) The Unnamable
• Q9) The Baron in the Trees
• Q10) My Name is Red
• Q11) The Rings of Saturn
• Q12) The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

Rough Entree -- Quiz Quilt 76 Solution

Category Answers:

Literature & Arts	ECO	Umberto Eco's novel was originally printed in Italy as Il nome della rosa in 1980.
Sports & Games	BOWLER	The batter is called a batsman, and the catcher is the wicket-keeper.
Math & Science	KUDZU	Doug Marlette began drawing the strip in 1981. The plant can grow twelve inches in a day.
Entertainment & Food	BRAZIL	Gilliam also wrote the screenplay with Tom Stoppard.
Geography & Nature	ASPEN	Aspen, Colorado, a town of under 6,000 residents, was named for its aspen trees.
History & Government	NEXT	The computer company was launched in September 1985 and rolled out its first stylish black cubes in 1988. Apple bought out NeXT in 1996, and Jobs returned to Apple the following year.

Quiz Quilt Answer: COURSE (Second letters)

An entree is the main course (a homophone of "coarse") in some cultures and an appetizer in others.

Rough Entree -- Quiz Quilt 76 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Literature & Arts	Who was the best-selling author of The Name of the Rose, which was turned into a 1986 movie starring Sean Connery?
Sports & Games	What is the official term for the pitcher in cricket?
Math & Science	What fast-growing vine, with which the Chinese make herbal medicine to treat alcohol abuse, lent its name to a comic strip?
Entertainment & Food	What 1985 movie, directed by Monty Python actor Terry Gilliam, is about a bureaucrat in a retro-future world?
Geography & Nature	What U.S. city was originally a silver mining town and is now known for its ski resorts and annual summer music festival?
History & Government	What company did Steve Jobs found shortly after he left Apple Computer?

General Trivia Answers #2,317-2,322

Answer 2,317: Entertainment & Food -- Cat Guts

a) Cheese

The cheese was shaped like a cat.

Answer 2,318: History & Government -- That Can Do

a) Calvin Coolidge

Silent Cal chose not to seek a second full term in office, so history will never know how his words would have applied to the Great Depression that followed.

Answer 2,319: Math & Science -- Magnetic Metal

c) Nickel

Cobalt is also magnetic.

Answer 2,320: Geography & Nature -- Trail Trait

c) 2,174 miles

The hiking trail was begun in 1923 and reached its current length in 1937.

Answer 2,321: Literature & Arts -- Sell a Vision

c) Paul Gauguin

The founder of modern art lived from 1848 to 1903.

Answer 2,322: Sports & Games -- First Female

c) Jackie Joyner-Kersee

The track and field star's 1988 selection made her the only female winner in the 36 years that the award has been given.

General Trivia Questions #2,317-2,322

Question 2,317: Entertainment & Food -- Cat Guts

What was the original Cheshire cat made of?

a) Cheese
b) Cloth
c) Mud
d) Wood

Question 2,318: History & Government -- That Can Do

Which U.S. President avowed, "We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once"?

a) Calvin Coolidge
b) John F. Kennedy
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) Woodrow Wilson

Question 2,319: Math & Science -- Magnetic Metal

In 1751, what was the second metal that was discovered to be magnetic, although to a much lesser degree than iron?

a) Cobalt
b) Manganese
c) Nickel
d) Tin

Question 2,320: Geography & Nature -- Trail Trait

How long is the Appalachian Trail?

a) 1,138 miles
b) 1,656 miles
c) 2,174 miles
d) 2,692 miles

Question 2,321: Literature & Arts -- Sell a Vision

What French artist painted Vision After the Sermon and Be in Love and You Will Be Happy?

a) Edgar Degas
b) Edouard Manet
c) Paul Gauguin
d) Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Question 2,322: Sports & Games -- First Female

Who is the only woman to win the Sporting News Sportsman of the Year award?

a) Bonnie Blair
b) Chris Evert
c) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
d) Mia Hamm

General Trivia Answers #2,311-2,316

Answer 2,311: Entertainment & Food -- Beethoven's Best

b) Emperor

A fan of Beethoven's later bestowed the nickname, feeling that the music was worthy of Napoleon.

Answer 2,312: History & Government -- Him to Her

d) Lyndon Johnson

LBJ was protested after he picked Him up by its ears but claimed that the dog enjoyed the treatment.

Answer 2,313: Math & Science -- Heaven Can Weight

c) 5.8 pounds

The average male's remains are 7.4 pounds.

Answer 2,314: Geography & Nature -- Choose a Channel

c) North Channel

Swimming across the North Channel is significantly more difficult than the English Channel. Tom Blower finally succeeded in 1947, 72 years after Matthew Webb conquered the English Channel.

Answer 2,315: Literature & Arts -- Cinquain Stanza

a) 5

The name refers to both rhymed poems, usually with an ABABB pattern, and unrhymed, haiku-like poems whose lines have 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 syllables.

Answer 2,316: Sports & Games -- Paragon of Passing

a) John Stockton

The Utah Jazz guard retired with 15,806 assists, over 5,000 more than anyone else.

General Trivia Questions #2,311-2,316

Question 2,311: Entertainment & Food -- Beethoven's Best

What is the nickname of Beethoven's 1808 Concerto No. 5?

a) Choral
b) Emperor
c) Eroica
d) Pastoral

Question 2,312: History & Government -- Him to Her

Which U.S. President had beagles named Him and Her?

a) Dwight Eisenhower
b) Gerald Ford
c) John F. Kennedy
d) Lyndon Johnson

Question 2,313: Math & Science -- Heaven Can Weight

How much do the cremated remains of an average adult female weigh?

a) 2.6 pounds
b) 4.2 pounds
c) 5.8 pounds
d) 7.4 pounds

Question 2,314: Geography & Nature -- Choose a Channel

What body of water separates Northern Ireland from Scotland?

a) Bristol Channel
b) English Channel
c) North Channel
d) St. George's Channel

Question 2,315: Literature & Arts -- Cinquain Stanza

How many lines are in a cinquain?

a) 5
b) 10
c) 15
d) 50

Question 2,316: Sports & Games -- Paragon of Passing

Who is the NBA career assists leader?

a) John Stockton
b) Magic Johnson
c) Mark Jackson
d) Oscar Robertson

General Trivia Answers #2,305-2,310

Answer 2,305: Entertainment & Food -- Popeye's Pep

d) Spinach

Although the Popeye's fast food restaurant once used the sailor in its ads, the chain was named for Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, Gene Hackman's character in The French Connection.

Answer 2,306: History & Government -- Returnin' to Vernon

b) George Washington

His residence and plantation of the same name were in Virginia.

Answer 2,307: Math & Science -- Time Tamer

a) Benjamin Franklin

The jack-of-all-trades was actually just joking in his letter to the editor of the Journal of Paris.

Answer 2,308: Geography & Nature -- L.L. Bean Scene

b) Freeport, Maine

The store, named for its founder Leon Leonwood Bean, started by selling waterproof boots in 1911.

Answer 2,309: Literature & Arts -- Direst Disaster

a) "Birth"

Ambrose Bierce started the entries as a weekly newspaper column in 1881 and collected them into The Cynic's Word Book in 1906.

Answer 2,310: Sports & Games -- Ten-Pin Tale

c) 9-pin was an illegal gambling game

9-pin skittles, arranged in a diamond shape, is still popular in pubs in the U.K.

General Trivia Questions #2,305-2,310

Question 2,305: Entertainment & Food -- Popeye's Pep

What is Popeye the Sailor Man's favorite energy food?

a) Broccoli
b) Carrots
c) Pickles
d) Spinach

Question 2,306: History & Government -- Returnin' to Vernon

Which U.S. President's home was known as Mount Vernon?

a) Abraham Lincoln
b) George Washington
c) John Adams
d) Thomas Jefferson

Question 2,307: Math & Science -- Time Tamer

What American supposedly first proposed daylight saving time in Paris in the 18th century?

a) Benjamin Franklin
b) George Washington
c) Patrick Henry
d) Thomas Jefferson

Question 2,308: Geography & Nature -- L.L. Bean Scene

In what city is L.L. Bean's flagship store located?

a) Concord, New Hampshire
b) Freeport, Maine
c) Montpelier, Vermont
d) Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Question 2,309: Literature & Arts -- Direst Disaster

What word does The Devil's Dictionary define as, "the first and direst of all disasters"?

a) "Birth"
b) "Creation"
c) "Death"
d) "Marriage"

Question 2,310: Sports & Games -- Ten-Pin Tale

Why does the sport of bowling in the U.S. have 10 pins?

a) Country uses decimal numbering
b) 6-pin was considered a child's game
c) 9-pin was an illegal gambling game
d) 15-pin took too long to set up

General Trivia Answers #2,299-2,304

Answer 2,299: Entertainment & Food -- President's Program

b) Family Ties

Alex Keaton was a very young Republican in the show.

Answer 2,300: History & Government -- Flying From Fiumicino

c) Rome, Italy

The official name is the Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport.

Answer 2,301: Math & Science -- Galaxy Question

c) Edge of outer arm

The Earth is 27,700 light years from the galaxy's center.

Answer 2,302: Geography & Nature -- Say Say Say

c) Portuguese

They were former Portuguese colonies in and off the coast of Africa.

Answer 2,303: Literature & Arts -- Man Plan

b) Marry a woman

"Have a son" is on the list, however.

Answer 2,304: Sports & Games -- Same Name Fame

c) Greg and Mo Vaughn

Greg hit 50 dingers while Mo slugged 40 in 1998.

General Trivia Questions #2,299-2,304

Question 2,299: Entertainment & Food -- President's Program

What 1980s TV show did Ronald Reagan call his favorite program?

a) The Cosby Show
b) Family Ties
c) Murder, She Wrote
d) Simon and Simon

Question 2,300: History & Government -- Flying From Fiumicino

What city does Fiumicino Airport service?

a) Buenos Aires, Argentina
b) Madrid, Spain
c) Rome, Italy
d) Sao Paulo, Brazil

Question 2,301: Math & Science -- Galaxy Question

Where is our solar system located in the Milky Way, which is now considered to be a barred spiral galaxy?

a) Close to the middle
b) Corner of the bar
c) Edge of outer arm
d) Outside of inner arm

Question 2,302: Geography & Nature -- Say Say Say

What is the main language spoken in Angola, Cape Verde, and Guinea-Bissau?

a) English
b) French
c) Portuguese
d) Spanish

Question 2,303: Literature & Arts -- Man Plan

Which of the following was not on Ernest Hemingway's list of "Things to do to be a man"?

a) Fight a bull
b) Marry a woman
c) Plant a tree
d) Write a book

Question 2,304: Sports & Games -- Same Name Fame

What two Major League Baseball players with the same last name hit the most home runs in the same season?

a) Alex and Henry Rodriguez
b) Dale and Dwayne Murphy
c) Greg and Mo Vaughn
d) Jack and Will Clark

General Trivia Answers #2,293-2,298

Answer 2,293: Entertainment & Food -- End of the Farrah Era

a) Cheryl Ladd

The South Dakotan joined the show in 1977 as Jill Munroe's sister Kris. She converted her fame into the Top 40 song "Think It Over" in 1978.

Answer 2,294: History & Government -- Hart Home

a) Colorado

The Democrat, born in 1936 as Gary Hartpence, was their senator from 1975 to 1987 and ran for President in both 1984 and 1988.

Answer 2,295: Math & Science -- Surgical Shaping

c) Eyelid

The plastic surgery usually removes fatty or excess tissue on the eyelid.

Answer 2,296: Geography & Nature -- River Delivery

c) Caspian Sea

The Russian river begins between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Answer 2,297: Literature & Arts -- Crime Time

b) Forgery

The overprotected wife had forged her father's signature to get a loan.

Answer 2,298: Sports & Games -- SI Century Selection

a) Jim Brown

The Cleveland Browns fullback retired in 1966 holding the NFL records for average yards per carry in a career and total rushing yards in a season and a career.

General Trivia Questions #2,293-2,298

Question 2,293: Entertainment & Food -- End of the Farrah Era

What actress replaced Farrah Fawcett in the TV show Charlie's Angels?

a) Cheryl Ladd
b) Jaclyn Smith
c) Shelley Hack
d) Tanya Roberts

Question 2,294: History & Government -- Hart Home

For which state was Gary Hart a U.S. senator?

a) Colorado
b) Illinois
c) Oregon
d) Pennsylvania

Question 2,295: Math & Science -- Surgical Shaping

What body part does blepharoplasty affect?

a) Buttocks
b) Chin
c) Eyelid
d) Stomach

Question 2,296: Geography & Nature -- River Delivery

What sea does the Volga River empty into?

a) Adriatic Sea
b) Black Sea
c) Caspian Sea
d) Red Sea

Question 2,297: Literature & Arts -- Crime Time

What crime did Nora Helmer commit to save her husband's life in Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play A Doll's House?

a) Adultery
b) Forgery
c) Prostitution
d) Stealing

Question 2,298: Sports & Games -- SI Century Selection

What athlete did Sports Illustrated select as the Football Player of the Century in 2000?

a) Jim Brown
b) Joe Montana
c) Red Grange
d) Walter Payton

Summer Summary - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) False. In some locations, like Anchorage, Alaska and Portland, Oregon, this is true, but in most places the sun rises a minute or two earlier in the week before the solstice and sets a minute or two later the week after the solstice. See The Longest Day of the Year.
• A2) Krakatoa. The Indonesian volcano's eruption and side effects, such as tsunamis, killed 36,000 people and sent enough debris into the air to lower global temperatures by more than two degrees Fahrenheit.
• A3) Gilligan's Island. Movie star Ginger Grant and farm girl Mary Ann Summers shared a bungalow during the three-year series.
• A4) Harvard University. The former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury led the Cambridge institution until 2006, when Drew Galpin Faust took over.
• A5) Talk Like a Pirate Day. "Ol' Chumbucket" and "Cap'n Slappy" devised the humorous day in 1995 and now have a web site and a book.
• A6) Bad Girls. The 1979 title track reached #1 on the Hot 100, as did its album. Summers also topped the chart with "MacArthur Park", "Hot Stuff", and "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)".
• A7) False. The phrase refers to the star Sirius. The ancient Egyptians noted that the Dog Star's ascension in the night sky coincided with the annual flooding of the Nile River.
• A8) Don Henley. MTV named it Best Video of the Year. Henley's solo "Dirty Laundry" (#3 in 1982), his duet "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" (#2 in 1992 with Patty Smyth), and Glen Frey's "The Heat is On" and "You Belong to the City" (both #2 in 1985) also reached the top five in the Hot 100.
• A9) Jasper White. The New Jersey native opened the casual seafood restaurant after running the kitchens of Boston's Copley Plaza, Parker House, and Bostonian hotels and his own Jasper's Restaurant then taking time off to write cookbooks.
• A10) Deneb. Each star is in a separate constellation, as Vega is in Lyra and Altair is in Aquila.
• A11) Sarah Michelle Gellar. Her portrayal of the title character in Buffy, the Vampire Slayer won her a Saturn Award for Best Genre TV Actress in 1999 and a Blimp Award for Favorite Female Action Hero in 2003, and four Teen Choice Awards.
• A12) William Faulkner. The Hamlet was the first book in a trilogy with The Town (1957) and The Mansion (1959).

Summer Summary - Random Trivia Questions

As we've just crossed into summer here in the northern half of the world, this is a good to reflect on all that we know of my favorite season (and possibly yours too, especially if you're a student or a teacher). Although it's the longest season (at least by the astronomical reckoning of the solstices and equinoxes), it always seemed like the shortest when I was a kid. It's the season in which the Earth is the farthest from the sun (although the closest point is around July 6, not the summer solstice, the tilt of the axis is what heats us up). And it's the season whose name is in the most movie and television show titles (I just made that up, but checking IMDB shows that it's true: 837 [including translations] vs. 744 for autumn [147] and fall [597, including other meanings of "fall"] combined, 449 for spring, and 427 for winter).

So, what do you know about all things summery?

Summer Summary Questions

• Q1) True or false: in the continental U.S., the earliest sunrise and the latest sunset of the year always occur on the summer solstice.
• Q2) What volcano erupted in 1883 to cause the "year without a summer"?
• Q3) What television show included roommates whose last names were Grant and Summers?
• Q4) What Ivy League college named Lawrence Summers as its new president on March 11, 2001?
• Q5) What "holiday" do people celebrate each year on September 19 thanks to John Baur and Mark Summers?
• Q6) What song earned Donna Summer the only Grammy award ever given for Best Disco Recording?
• Q7) True or false: the dog days of summer were named for the time of year when dogs lay around all day.
• Q8) Which former member of the Eagles reached #5 on the U.S. pop charts with "Boys of Summer" in 1984?
• Q9) What chef opened the Summer Shack restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 22, 2000?
• Q10) What star in Cygnus completes the Summer Triangle asterism with Vega and Altair?
• Q11) What actress played Buffy Summers on television from 1997 to 2003?
• Q12) What author's 1940 novel was turned into the 1958 movie The Long, Hot Summer starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward?

Not Knot -- Quiz Quilt 75 Solution

Category Answers:

History & Government	FERGUSON	Sarah Ferguson, popularly known as Fergie, retained the title despite divorcing Prince Andrew in 1996.
Math & Science	TURING	British mathematician Alan Turing was inspired by the "Imitation Test" party game in which both a man and a woman attempt to convince a third person that they are the female.
Literature & Arts	CAPOTE	The "nonfiction novel" creator's original last name was Persons, but Truman Capote was adopted by his mother's second husband and took his name.
Sports & Games	FLUTIE	Boston College graduate Doug Flutie returned to the NFL after eight seasons in the Canadian Football League.
Geography & Nature	CRATER	Crater Lake in Oregon is about 1,950 feet deep.
Entertainment & Food	SQUID	The cephalopod's closest relatives are the octopus and the cuttlefish.

Quiz Quilt Answer: UNTIED (Fifth letters)

Something that's untied is not a knot.

Not Knot -- Quiz Quilt 75 Puzzle

Category Questions:

History & Government	What was the birth name of the current duchess of York?
Math & Science	What computer scientist proposed a test in 1950 to see if a computer could answer questions like a human?
Literature & Arts	What author wrote The Grass Harp and In Cold Blood?
Sports & Games	What Buffalo Bills quarterback was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year for the 1998-99 season?
Geography & Nature	What is the deepest lake in the U.S.?
Entertainment & Food	What seafood is called calamari in Italian?

General Trivia Answers #2,287-2,292

Answer 2,287: Entertainment & Food -- Post-Python Production

b) Brazil

Gilliam also wrote the screenplay with Tom Stoppard.

Answer 2,288: History & Government -- Lack Flag

b) France

The Six Flags amusement parks began with Six Flags over Texas in Arlington in 1961.

Answer 2,289: Math & Science -- Mathematical E

b) 2.78183

The other values represent the square root of 5, the square root of 8, and pi.

Answer 2,290: Geography & Nature -- Sprouting State

d) Nevada

Its Southwest neighbor Arizona grew the second most.

Answer 2,291: Literature & Arts -- Ape Author

b) Edgar Rice Burroughs

The book series has been translated into over fifty languages.

Answer 2,292: Sports & Games -- Gordon's Game

c) Half-Life

The innocent scientist gets involved in a botched government experiment.

General Trivia Questions #2,287-2,292

Question 2,287: Entertainment & Food -- Post-Python Production

What was the 1985 movie directed by Monty Python actor Terry Gilliam about a bureaucrat in a retro-future world?

a) Argentina
b) Brazil
c) Colombia
d) Ecuador

Question 2,288: History & Government -- Lack Flag

What country completes the Six Flags over Texas with Spain, Mexico, Texas, the Confederacy, and the United States?

a) England
b) France
c) Holland
d) Italy

Question 2,289: Math & Science -- Mathematical E

In math, what is the approximate value of the irrational number e?

a) 2.23607
b) 2.78183
c) 2.82843
d) 3.14159

Question 2,290: Geography & Nature -- Sprouting State

Which U.S. state's population grew the most percentage-wise every year from 1987 to 2003?

a) Arizona
b) California
c) Hawaii
d) Nevada

Question 2,291: Literature & Arts -- Ape Author

What author created Tarzan in 1914?

a) Daniel Defoe
b) Edgar Rice Burroughs
c) Johann David Wyss
d) Jules Verne

Question 2,292: Sports & Games -- Gordon's Game

In what video game do you portray research associate Gordon Freeman?

a) Doom
b) Duke Nukem
c) Half-Life
d) Quake

General Trivia Answers #2,281-2,286

Answer 2,281: Entertainment & Food -- Stamp Star

a) Grace Kelly

The former fashion model appeared on both U.S. and Monaco stamps in 1993 after marrying Prince Rainier III.

Answer 2,282: History & Government -- Abortion Approval

c) Iceland

Sweden and Denmark followed in the next three years.

Answer 2,283: Math & Science -- Needled by Nepthritis

b) Kidney

Nephros is Greek for "kidney".

Answer 2,284: Geography & Nature -- Arcadian America

d) Vermont

Vermont's population is 37.8% urban, with Maine and New Hampshire in second and third place as of 2003.

Answer 2,285: Literature & Arts -- Sha-King & Qua-King

a) Darkness

The common fear is called achluophobia, lygophobia, myctophobia, nyctophobia, or scotophobia.

Answer 2,286: Sports & Games -- Marathon Men

b) 15

Ten of them finished the race.

General Trivia Questions #2,281-2,286

Question 2,281: Entertainment & Food -- Stamp Star

Who was the first motion picture actress featured on a U.S. postage stamp?

a) Grace Kelly
b) Lucille Ball
c) Marilyn Monroe
d) Vivien Leigh

Question 2,282: History & Government -- Abortion Approval

On January 28, 1935, what was the first country to legalize abortion?

a) Australia
b) Canada
c) Iceland
d) Italy

Question 2,283: Math & Science -- Needled by Nepthritis

What body part is inflamed in the disease nephritis?

a) Esophagus
b) Kidney
c) Liver
d) Stomach

Question 2,284: Geography & Nature -- Arcadian America

Which U.S. state is the most rural?

a) Alaska
b) Montana
c) South Dakota
d) Vermont

Question 2,285: Literature & Arts -- Sha-King & Qua-King

What does author Stephen King admit to being afraid of?

a) Darkness
b) Heights
c) Public speaking
d) Spiders

Question 2,286: Sports & Games -- Marathon Men

How many runners started in the first Boston Marathon in 1897?

a) 5
b) 15
c) 25
d) 35

General Trivia Answers #2,275-2,280

Answer 2,275: Entertainment & Food -- McDonaldland

c) Japan

The fast food giant had 3,873 stores there in June 2002.

Answer 2,276: History & Government -- Coin Comparison

d) Quarter

The U.K. uses a twenty-pence coin instead.

Answer 2,277: Math & Science -- Puffy Planet

c) Saturn

The spectacularly ringed planet would float on water.

Answer 2,278: Geography & Nature -- Third-Leading Language

a) Chinese

French had been number three in the previous census in 1990.

Answer 2,279: Literature & Arts -- Beseeches an Herb

b) Rosemary

In the fifth scene of act four, Ophelia babbles, "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember. And there is pansies, that's for thoughts."

Answer 2,280: Sports & Games -- Run, Kick, & Poe

a) Baltimore Ravens

The poet, who lived in the city for a few years and died there, wrote the poem "The Raven" in 1845.

General Trivia Questions #2,275-2,280

Question 2,275: Entertainment & Food -- McDonaldland

What country has the second most McDonald's restaurants after the U.S.?

a) Canada
b) Germany
c) Japan
d) U.K.

Question 2,276: History & Government -- Coin Comparison

What U.S. coin does not have a British equivalent?

a) Half dollar
b) Nickel
c) Penny
d) Quarter

Question 2,277: Math & Science -- Puffy Planet

Which planet in the solar system has the lowest density?

a) Jupiter
b) Neptune
c) Saturn
d) Uranus

Question 2,278: Geography & Nature -- Third-Leading Language

In 2000, after English and Spanish, what was the third most common primary language in the U.S.?

a) Chinese
b) French
c) German
d) Italian

Question 2,279: Literature & Arts -- Beseeches an Herb

In Hamlet, what herb is "for remembrance"?

a) Parsley
b) Rosemary
c) Sage
d) Thyme

Question 2,280: Sports & Games -- Run, Kick, & Poe

Which NFL team's mascots are Edgar, Allan, and Poe?

a) Baltimore Ravens
b) Jacksonville Jaguars
c) Pittsburgh Steelers
d) Washington Redskins

General Trivia Answers #2,269-2,274

Answer 2,269: Entertainment & Food -- Spirit Sculpture

d) Rolls Royce

Artist Charles Sykes fashioned the flying, silver lady as the Spirit of Speed for the auto maker's 1911 sales catalog.

Answer 2,270: History & Government -- Billions of Bodies

c) 6.7 billion people

The seven billion mark will be surpassed around 2015 at currently projected growth rates.

Answer 2,271: Math & Science -- Super Solid

a) Carbon

The nonmetal does not turn to liquid until 6,422° Fahrenheit.

Answer 2,272: Geography & Nature -- Weight Not Ate

a) Cotton

An estimated 106.6 million bales (26 million tons) are expected to be harvested during the 2004-05 growing season.

Answer 2,273: Literature & Arts -- Telling Time

c) 13 o'clock

The novel opens, "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

Answer 2,274: Sports & Games -- Which Pitch?

a) Curveball

Especially sharp-breaking curves may be dubbed Sir Charles.

General Trivia Questions #2,269-2,274

Question 2,269: Entertainment & Food -- Spirit Sculpture

What car's hood ornament is called the Spirit of Ecstasy?

a) Alfa Romeo
b) Jaguar
c) Mercedes Benz
d) Rolls Royce

Question 2,270: History & Government -- Billions of Bodies

What is the world's current population closest to?

a) 4.7 billion people
b) 5.7 billion people
c) 6.7 billion people
d) 7.7 billion people

Question 2,271: Math & Science -- Super Solid

What chemical element has the highest known melting point?

a) Carbon
b) Osmium
c) Rhenium
d) Tungsten

Question 2,272: Geography & Nature -- Weight Not Ate

What is the number one non-food crop, by weight, in the world?

a) Cotton
b) Hops
c) Rubber
d) Tobacco

Question 2,273: Literature & Arts -- Telling Time

What time is it at the beginning of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four?

a) Midnight
b) Noon
c) 13 o'clock
d) 24 o'clock

Question 2,274: Sports & Games -- Which Pitch?

In baseball, what pitch is sometimes called Uncle Charlie?

a) Curveball
b) Fastball
c) Spitball
d) Splitter

General Trivia Answers #2,263-2,268

Answer 2,263: Entertainment & Food -- Fine Wine

c) It was drunk for charity

People paid $22,350 per glass to drink the Bordeaux wine.

Answer 2,264: History & Government -- Dow Wow

b) 1915

The Dow gained 81.66% for the year. The average went up by almost exactly two-thirds in 1993.

Answer 2,265: Math & Science -- Pick the Liquid

c) Bromine

The metal mercury is the only other liquid element.

Answer 2,266: Geography & Nature -- Turkey Money

c) Lira

The lira is also used in Malta and was Italy's currency until 1999.

Answer 2,267: Literature & Arts -- Green Book

c) Isaac Asimov

The book was "Opus 200" of his prolific career.

Answer 2,268: Sports & Games -- Fastest to 500

c) Phil Jackson

The North Dakota State University graduate needed only 682 games with the Chicago Bulls.

General Trivia Questions #2,263-2,268

Question 2,263: Entertainment & Food -- Fine Wine

In 1985, what was true of the bottle of Chateau Lafite 1787 that Forbes magazine paid a record $156,450 for?

a) It had turned into vinegar
b) It was dropped and broken
c) It was drunk for charity
d) It was stolen

Question 2,264: History & Government -- Dow Wow

In what year did the Dow Jones Industrial Average rise the most relatively?

a) 1908
b) 1915
c) 1928
d) 1993

Question 2,265: Math & Science -- Pick the Liquid

What is the only nonmetallic element that is a liquid at room temperature and standard pressure?

a) Arsenic
b) Astatine
c) Bromine
d) Silicon

Question 2,266: Geography & Nature -- Turkey Money

What currency is used in Turkey?

a) Dinar
b) Franc
c) Lira
d) Mark

Question 2,267: Literature & Arts -- Green Book

What author called his 1979 autobiography In Memory Yet Green?

a) Arthur C. Clarke
b) Carl Sagan
c) Isaac Asimov
d) Jules Verne

Question 2,268: Sports & Games -- Fastest to 500

What NBA coach reached 500 wins in the fewest games?

a) Billy Cunningham
b) Pat Riley
c) Phil Jackson
d) Red Auerbach

Father's Day - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Jon Voight. Dad won the 1978 Best Actor Oscar for Coming Home while his daughter Angelina Jolie captured the 1999 Best Supporting Actress award for Girl, Interrupted.
• A2) Willie Norwood. The single-named singer's father is not only her voice coach but a Dove Award winner on his own.
• A3) Michael Gainsborough. The father and son actors both used the last name Hawkins at one time.
• A4) Martin Sheen. Charlie Sheen is Emilio's brother, but his last name would have given the answer away.
• A5) Donovan. Actress Ione Skye was born to singer Donovan Phillips Leitch and model Enid Karl [Stulberger] on September 4, 1970.
• A6) Monty Hall. The game show host has been immortalized by the "Monty Hall Problem" from Let's Make a Deal, while Joanna Gleason has appeared in Hannah and Her Sisters and The Wedding Planner.
• A7) Tommy Leonetti. The singer was a one-hit wonder with "Free" in 1956, while his daughter Kimberly Beck was the original Nancy Bradford in the Eight Is Enough pilot and has appeared in over sixty movies.
• A8) Jupiter. Vulcan and Hebe were Mars's siblings by Juno, while Apollo, Diana, Proserpina, Pluto, and Minerva were half-siblings.
• A9) Keith Carradine. Martha Plimpton, whose mother Shelley Plimpton never married Carradine, earned an Emmy nomination for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2002.
• A10) Edgar Rosenberg. The British television producer helped Joan Rivers get her big break on the FOX network.
• A11) Ravid Shankar. The five-time Grammy award winner uses the last name of her mother, Sue Jones, rather than her sitar player father's.
• A12) Cronos. His wife saved Zeus from harm by giving Cronos a rock wrapped in a blanket, which he promptly ate.

Father's Day - Random Trivia Questions

Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there (including mine -- special wishes for a successful surgery and recovery)! This week's random quiz asks you to name the famous fathers of the following famous daughters and sons. Can you bridge the generation gaps?

Father's Day Questions

• Q1) Angelina Jolie (actress)
• Q2) Brandy (singer)
• Q3) Christian Slater (actor)
• Q4) Emilio Estevez (actor)
• Q5) Ione Skye (actress)
• Q6) Joanna Gleason (actress)
• Q7) Kimberly Beck (actress)
• Q8) Mars (Roman mythology)
• Q9) Martha Plimpton (actress)
• Q10) Melissa Rivers (actress)
• Q11) Norah Jones (singer)
• Q12) Zeus (Greek mythology)

An American in Sapporo -- Quiz Quilt 74 Solution

Category Answers:

Sports & Games	PIPPEN	Scottie Pippen's Chicago Bulls teammate Toni Kukoc proceeded to knock down a buzzer-beating, game-winning 3-pointer.
History & Government	FLORIDA	The Sunshine State has 1,350 miles of seashore. Alaska's 33,904 miles of coastline exceed the rest of the states combined.
Entertainment & Food	NADJA	Dr. Van Helsing battled the blood suckers in New York City.
Literature & Arts	WHITE	The great whale's coloring inspired the digression.
Geography & Nature	PANDA	The giant panda, an endangered, black and white, Chinese bear, has adorned the logo since the organization's founding on September 11, 1961.
Math & Science	GALILEO	The craft was launched by the space shuttle Atlantis on October 18, 1989 and reached the giant gas planet in just over six years.

Quiz Quilt Answer: GAIJIN (Diagonally from the bottom left)

"Gaijin" is the Japanese word for "foreigner".

An American in Sapporo -- Quiz Quilt 74 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Sports & Games	What NBA player refused to take the floor when the last play of Game 3 of the 1994 Eastern Conference finals was not designed for him?
History & Government	After Alaska, which U.S. state has the second longest coastline?
Entertainment & Food	What 1994 modern vampire movie starred Eina Lowensohn, Suzy Amis, and Galaxy Craze?
Literature & Arts	What color did Herman Melville include a long essay about in his novel Moby Dick?
Geography & Nature	What animal is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund?
Math & Science	What space probe entered Jupiter's atmosphere in 1996?

General Trivia Answers #2,257-2,262

Answer 2,257: Entertainment & Food -- Rescue Radio

a) 9

CB slang was a pop culture phenomenon in the 1970s, leading to C.W. McCall's "Convoy", a #1 song on both the pop and country charts in 1975.

Answer 2,258: History & Government -- Wall: Install to Fall

a) 28 years

The barrier lasted from 1961 to 1989.

Answer 2,259: Math & Science -- Weight of the World

c) Uranus

A person would weigh 7.8% less there.

Answer 2,260: Geography & Nature -- Park Mark

a) Adirondack Park

The New York park covers almost six million acres (9,375 square miles), making it bigger than the state of New Hampshire.

Answer 2,261: Literature & Arts -- Red River

a) Nile River

The act was one of the ten plagues God inflicted on Egypt.

Answer 2,262: Sports & Games -- TD Teaser

b) Ken Stabler

The ad was part of their "tastes great/less filling" campaign kicked off in 1975.

General Trivia Questions #2,257-2,262

Question 2,257: Entertainment & Food -- Rescue Radio

What Citizens Band radio channel is dedicated to emergency use?

a) 9
b) 19
c) 91
d) 911

Question 2,258: History & Government -- Wall: Install to Fall

How long did the Berlin Wall stand before dismantling began?

a) 28 years
b) 38 years
c) 48 years
d) 58 years

Question 2,259: Math & Science -- Weight of the World

On which planet would a person weigh the closest to his or her weight on Earth?

a) Mars
b) Saturn
c) Uranus
d) Venus

Question 2,260: Geography & Nature -- Park Mark

What is the largest park in the U.S. that is not in Alaska?

a) Adirondack Park
b) Grand Canyon
c) Smoky Mountains
d) Yosemite

Question 2,261: Literature & Arts -- Red River

What river's waters were turned to blood in Exodus?

a) Nile River
b) Rhine River
c) Rhone River
d) Tiber River

Question 2,262: Sports & Games -- TD Teaser

In a mid-1970s Miller Lite commercial, with what quarterback did Dan Fouts joke that he had more career touchdown passes?

a) Bob Griese
b) Ken Stabler
c) Phil Simms
d) Terry Bradshaw

General Trivia Answers #2,251-2,256

Answer 2,251: Entertainment & Food -- Pierre's Flare

b) Flute

The Jean-Pierre Rampal Flute Competition is held annually in Paris in honor of the master flutist.

Answer 2,252: History & Government -- Women's Wear

d) Trousers

Before then, women could be and had been arrested for wearing trousers in public.

Answer 2,253: Math & Science -- A Bomb & Nobel

a) Enrico Fermi

The Italian-American scientist developed the first nuclear reactor in 1942, paving the way for the atomic bomb.

Answer 2,254: Geography & Nature -- Opryland Operation

d) Nashville

The musical theme park opened in 1971 but closed in 1997 because of sagging attendance.

Answer 2,255: Literature & Arts -- Gray Display

a) It aged instead of its subject

Oscar Wilde's 1890 short story was turned into the comedy play The Importance of Being Earnest.

Answer 2,256: Sports & Games -- Chess Changeup

b) Japan

The game was mentioned as far back as A.D. 1027, and pieces have been found that date to 1059.

General Trivia Questions #2,251-2,256

Question 2,251: Entertainment & Food -- Pierre's Flare

What musical instrument is Jean-Pierre Rampal world-famous for playing?

a) Clarinet
b) Flute
c) Piano
d) Viola

Question 2,252: History & Government -- Women's Wear

On May 28, 1923, what did the U.S. Attorney General declare was legal for women to wear anywhere?

a) Bikinis
b) One-piece swimsuits
c) Skirts
d) Trousers

Question 2,253: Math & Science -- A Bomb & Nobel

What physicist won a Nobel Prize for his work on radioactivity and worked on the atomic and hydrogen bombs?

a) Enrico Fermi
b) Ernest Lawrence
c) Richard Feynman
d) Wolfgang Pauli

Question 2,254: Geography & Nature -- Opryland Operation

What Tennessee city was the home of the Opryland entertainment complex?

a) Chattanooga
b) Knoxville
c) Memphis
d) Nashville

Question 2,255: Literature & Arts -- Gray Display

What special feature did the painting in The Picture of Dorian Gray possess?

a) It aged instead of its subject
b) It came to life
c) It hypnotized people
d) It killed whoever looked at it

Question 2,256: Sports & Games -- Chess Changeup

What country does the chess variant Shogi come from?

a) China
b) Japan
c) Korea
d) Thailand

General Trivia Answers #2,245-2,250

Answer 2,245: Entertainment & Food -- Opera Opening

d) San Francisco, California

The Jenny Lind Theatre opened on October 30, 1850.

Answer 2,246: History & Government -- Major Governor

d) Virginia

L. Douglas Wilder, the grandson of slaves, was elected governor of Virginia on August 29, 1989 and took office the following January.

Answer 2,247: Math & Science -- Muscle Metal

b) Bronze

The alloy is still popular for making bells, cymbals, and sculptures.

Answer 2,248: Geography & Nature -- Deadliest Day

c) Flood

A flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania killed 2,200 people on May 31, 1889. Hurricanes have killed more than 6,000 people over the course of two weeks.

Answer 2,249: Literature & Arts -- Feature Preacher

b) Ecclesiastes

The teacher's identity is unknown but may have been Solomon.

Answer 2,250: Sports & Games -- Baffle Ball

c) Pinball

David Gottlieb invented the game in 1931, four years before creating the first electromechanical versions.

General Trivia Questions #2,245-2,250

Question 2,245: Entertainment & Food -- Opera Opening

What city had the first opera house in the U.S.?

a) Chicago, Illinois
b) New York, New York
c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d) San Francisco, California

Question 2,246: History & Government -- Major Governor

Which U.S. state was the first to elect a black governor?

a) New Jersey
b) North Carolina
c) South Carolina
d) Virginia

Question 2,247: Math & Science -- Muscle Metal

What was the hardest metal known to man before iron was discovered?

a) Brass
b) Bronze
c) Copper
d) Nickel

Question 2,248: Geography & Nature -- Deadliest Day

Which natural disaster claimed the most lives in the U.S. in one day?

a) Earthquake
b) Fire
c) Flood
d) Tornado

Question 2,249: Literature & Arts -- Feature Preacher

Which book in the Old Testament contains the reflections of the philosopher known as the Preacher?

a) Deuteronomy
b) Ecclesiastes
c) Judges
d) Lamentations

Question 2,250: Sports & Games -- Baffle Ball

Which game was baffle ball a precursor to?

a) Bumper pool
b) Foosball
c) Pinball
d) Wiffle ball

General Trivia Answers #2,239-2,244

Answer 2,239: Entertainment & Food -- Coffee & Connections

c) TWA

The airline began as Western Air Express in 1925 and merged into American Airlines in 2001.

Answer 2,240: History & Government -- V-Gray Day

a) Decoration Day

The graves of Union soldiers were decorated for the occasion.

Answer 2,241: Math & Science -- Sirius Question

a) Canis Major

Sirius is called the Dog Star as canis is Latin for "dog". The phrase cave canis means "beware of dog".

Answer 2,242: Geography & Nature -- Dam Spot

b) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Construction of the Washington state dam lasted from 1933 to 1942, spanning nine of his record twelve years in office.

Answer 2,243: Literature & Arts -- Michael Memoir

a) Bare

On March 10, 2004 the former Wham! star announced that all his future music would be freely downloadable, with donations to charity encouraged.

Answer 2,244: Sports & Games -- Club Count

b) 14

In match play the penalty for exceeding the limit is one hole if the problem is detected on the first hole and two holes afterward.

General Trivia Questions #2,239-2,244

Question 2,239: Entertainment & Food -- Coffee & Connections

What airline was the first to have freshly brewed coffee, an in-flight movie, and an all-jet fleet?

a) American Airlines
b) Delta Air Lines
c) TWA
d) United Air Lines

Question 2,240: History & Government -- V-Gray Day

In the United States, what was Memorial Day formerly known as?

a) Decoration Day
b) Soldier's Day
c) Veteran's Day
d) War Heroes Day

Question 2,241: Math & Science -- Sirius Question

What constellation is the star Sirius part of?

a) Canis Major
b) Canis Minor
c) Carina
d) Centaurus

Question 2,242: Geography & Nature -- Dam Spot

For which U.S. President was the lake formed by the Grand Coulee Dam named?

a) Calvin Coolidge
b) Franklin D. Roosevelt
c) George Washington
d) Harry Truman

Question 2,243: Literature & Arts -- Michael Memoir

What was the name of singer George Michael's 1991 autobiography?

a) Bare
b) Faith
c) George
d) Whammo!

Question 2,244: Sports & Games -- Club Count

What is the maximum number of clubs that golfers can carry in their bags during tournament play?

a) 12
b) 14
c) 16
d) 18

General Trivia Answers #2,233-2,238

Answer 2,233: Entertainment & Food -- Movie Music

a) The Bodyguard

The album, featuring six Whitney Houston songs, has sold over seventeen million copies since 1992.

Answer 2,234: History & Government -- Blunder Dome

b) A political scandal

The scandal regarding oil reserves and improper payments broke during Warren Harding's administration and was named for a teapot-shaped rock near an oil field.

Answer 2,235: Math & Science -- Buried in Bauxite

a) Aluminum

Humphrey Davy named the element alumium, changed it to aluminum to match its Latin root, and finally settled on aluminium, but not before the U.S. had fixated on his second choice.

Answer 2,236: Geography & Nature -- Tiny Thimpu

b) Bhutan

The tiny, mountainous country has always been independent and has been ruled by a monarchy since 1907.

Answer 2,237: Literature & Arts -- Fake Fave

c) Wet puppy noses

Governess Maria von Trapp also likes "cream colored ponies" and "wild geese that fly".

Answer 2,238: Sports & Games -- Snore Encore

c) Ernie

Sleep and Snore Ernie debuted in 1997, a year after the Elmo blockbuster.

General Trivia Questions #2,233-2,238

Question 2,233: Entertainment & Food -- Movie Music

What is the top-selling soundtrack album of all-time?

a) The Bodyguard
b) Grease
c) Saturday Night Fever
d) Titanic

Question 2,234: History & Government -- Blunder Dome

In the U.S., what is the Teapot Dome best known as?

a) A chemical structure
b) A political scandal
c) A sports stadium
d) A valuable antique

Question 2,235: Math & Science -- Buried in Bauxite

What chemical element does not occur isolated in nature and is usually extracted from bauxite?

a) Aluminum
b) Boron
c) Copper
d) Tin

Question 2,236: Geography & Nature -- Tiny Thimpu

What country, whose capital is Thimphu, lies between India and Tibet?

a) Bangladesh
b) Bhutan
c) Nepal
d) Pakistan

Question 2,237: Literature & Arts -- Fake Fave

In the Rodgers and Hammerstein song, which item below is not one of "My Favorite Things"?

a) Raindrops on roses
b) Warm, woolen mittens
c) Wet puppy noses
d) Whiskers on kittens

Question 2,238: Sports & Games -- Snore Encore

Who was the Tickle Me Elmo sequel that sleeps and snores?

a) Bert
b) Big Bird
c) Ernie
d) Oscar

Big Boys - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) "The Big Bust", Sam Bowie. The 7'1" center from the University of Kentucky lasted ten seasons in the NBA, but never averaged more than 16 points per game and only topped 9 rebounds per game once.
• A2) "The Big Dipper", Wilt Chamberlain. During the 1967-68 season, the Stilt averaged 24.3 points, 23.8 rebounds, and 8.6 assists for the Philadelphia 76ers to cap his fourth MVP award. The assists title is determined by total assists, and his 702 edged Lenny Wilkens by 23 (8.3 per game).
• A3) "Big Dog", Glenn Robinson. The small forward converted his 1994 USBWA College Player of the Year award into a record contract that still stands today because of the rookie salary cap instituted shortly thereafter.
• A4) "The Big Ticket", Kevin Garnett. The #5 pick of the 1995 NBA draft, straight out of Farragut Career Academy, was All-Star Game MVP in 2003, regular season MVP in 2004, and Defensive Player of the Year in 2008.
• A5) "Big Daddy", Cecil Fielder. Amazingly, the Detroit Tigers slugger had spent the previous season playing for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan. With another 44 home runs in 1991, Fielder earned back-to-back second place finishes in the American League MVP voting.
• A6) "The Big Hurt", Frank Thomas. The Chicago White Sox first baseman and designated hitter earned the American League MVP award in both 1993 (41 homers, 106 runs, 128 RBIs, .317) and 1994 (38 homers, 106 runs, 101 RBIs, .353).
• A7) "Big Mac", Mark McGwire. By August 11, the Oakland A's first baseman had already surpassed Al Rosen's old American League mark, and his final tally of 49 would shatter Wally Berger's and Frank Robinson's old Major League record by eleven.
• A8) "The Big Unit", Randy Johnson. The 6'10" lefty ended the 2007 season at 10.78 strikeouts per nine innings and just passed Roger Clemens for the #2 spot on the all-time strikeout list (at 45 years old by season's end, he won't catch Nolan Ryan, however).
• A9) "Big Ben", Ben Roethlisberger. In 2007-08, the Pittsburgh Steelers signal-caller maxed out the rating in week 9 against the Ravens and week 16 against the Rams, also tieing Peyton Manning for the career lead with three perfect games.
• A10) "The Big Easy", Ernie Els. The South African won the U.S. Open in 1994, to which he later added the 1997 U.S. Open and the 2002 British Open. He also earned the European honor in 2002 and 2003.
• A11) "Big Al", Al Unser, Sr.. During his fourth victory, the New Mexico native passed Ralph DePalma's record of 612 and finished his career at 644. In the same race, he also broke his older brother Bobby's record for oldest winner at 47.
• A12) "Big Bill", Bill Tilden. His nickname was in contrast to fellow American tennis player "Little Bill" Johnston.

Big Boys - Random Trivia Questions

A lot of professional athletes are big, so it's no surprise that many athletes are nicknamed "Big" something. How many of these big guys can you identify? Give yourself one point for the nickname and a second point for the athlete's real name.

Big Boys Questions

• Q1) After the Houston Rockets selected Hakeem Olajuwon with the first pick of the 1984 NBA draft, which player did the Portland Trail Blazers choose over Michael Jordan?
• Q2) Who was the only center to lead the NBA in assists for a season?
• Q3) What 1994 #1 pick of the Milwaukee Bucks held out until he received the highest NBA rookie contract ever, $68 million over ten years?
• Q4) Who is the only NBA player to surpass 20,000 points, 11,000 rebounds, 4,000 assists, 1,200 steals, and 1,500 blocks in his career?
• Q5) In 1990, who became the first Major League Baseball player to hit 50 homers in a season since 1977?
• Q6) What Major League Baseball player topped 20 homers, 100 RBIs, and 100 runs every season from 1991 to 1998, batting over .300 in all but the last of those years and capturing two MVP awards along the way?
• Q7) Who holds the Major League Baseball record for most home runs by a rookie?
• Q8) Who holds the Major League Baseball record for most strikeouts per nine innings in a career?
• Q9) Who was the first NFL quarterback to earn a perfect QB Rating of 158.3 twice in a single season?
• Q10) Who was both the PGA Rookie of the Year and the European Tour Golfer of the Year in 1994?
• Q11) What driver has led the most laps at the Indianapolis 500 in his career?
• Q12) What tennis player was the model for Lolita's tennis coach in Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel?

ARChitect -- Quiz Quilt 73 Solution

Category Answers:

Sports & Games	ROBINSON	Jackie Robinson's uniform number 42 is officially retired for every team.
Geography & Nature	LLAMA	Lama glama is closely related to the vicuna, alpaca, and guanaco.
History & Government	BIRO	BIC honored Laszlo Biro with its Biro (Round Stic) pen in 1982.
Math & Science	RUTHENIUM	Russian chemist Karl Klaus discovered the transition metal in 1844.
Entertainment & Food	GOODMAN	The Benny Goodman Orchestra first gained popularity playing Fletcher Henderson swing music in 1935.
Literature & Arts	JONSON	Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare later became serious rivals as playwrights.

Quiz Quilt Answer: BARTON (Third letters)

Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881.

ARChitect -- Quiz Quilt 73 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Sports & Games	Who was the starting second baseman for the Major League Baseball All-Century team selected in 1999?
Geography & Nature	What South American domesticated hoofed mammal belongs to the camel family and is used as a beast of burden?
History & Government	What Hungarian invented the ballpoint pen in 1938?
Math & Science	What chemical element is named after Russia?
Entertainment & Food	What Chicago-born clarinetist and bandleader was known as the King of Swing?
Literature & Arts	What English dramatist's first play Every Man in His Humour was initially performed with Shakespeare as an actor?

General Trivia Answers #2,227-2,232

Answer 2,227: Entertainment & Food -- The Wright Terry

b) Adam Faith

The British singer and actor thought his last name was just Nelhams until he finally checked his birth certificate while applying for a passport.

Answer 2,228: History & Government -- Sensational Senator

c) Mississippi

Hiram Revels served for a year after replacing Jefferson Davis in 1870.

Answer 2,229: Math & Science -- Moon Miss-ion

c) Ranger 3

The spacecraft was supposed to take pictures as it crashed into the surface.

Answer 2,230: Geography & Nature -- Towering Town

d) Wenchuan, China

It is 16,730 feet up, more than one-fourth higher than Potosi.

Answer 2,231: Literature & Arts -- Steal or No Steal

c) 7th

Some interpret this Commandment as prohibiting kidnapping.

Answer 2,232: Sports & Games -- Ballpark Beginnings

c) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The ballpark opened on June 30, 1909.

General Trivia Questions #2,227-2,232

Question 2,227: Entertainment & Food -- The Wright Terry

What singer began his life as Terry Nelhams-Wright?

a) Adam Ant
b) Adam Faith
c) Bryan Adams
d) Oleta Adams

Question 2,228: History & Government -- Sensational Senator

Which state elected the first black U.S. senator?

a) Alabama
b) Georgia
c) Mississippi
d) South Carolina

Question 2,229: Math & Science -- Moon Miss-ion

What U.S. rocket was supposed to land scientific instruments on the moon but missed its target by 22,000 miles in 1962?

a) Luna 9
b) Pioneer 3
c) Ranger 3
d) Surveyor 1

Question 2,230: Geography & Nature -- Towering Town

What city has the highest elevation?

a) Cuzco, Peru
b) Lhasa, Tibet
c) Potosi, Bolivia
d) Wenchuan, China

Question 2,231: Literature & Arts -- Steal or No Steal

Which of the Ten Commandments dictates, "Thou shalt not steal"?

a) 3rd
b) 5th
c) 7th
d) 9th

Question 2,232: Sports & Games -- Ballpark Beginnings

What U.S. city had the first baseball stadium?

a) Boston, Massachusetts
b) Chicago, Illinois
c) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
d) Trenton, New Jersey

General Trivia Answers #2,221-2,226

Answer 2,221: Entertainment & Food -- 'Til Tuesday Temper

a) Carnegie Hall

The single about a troubled relationship climbed to #8 on the Billboard charts.

Answer 2,222: History & Government -- Unsafe Harbor

a) U.S.S. Arizona

The Pennsylvania-class battleship, launched in June 1915, was the third to bear the same name.

Answer 2,223: Math & Science -- Supernova Survivor

a) Crab Nebula

The supernova was so bright that it was visible during the daytime for an entire month.

Answer 2,224: Geography & Nature -- UniverCity

d) Tucson

The Arizona Territorial Legislature granted the school's charter in 1885, and a saloon keeper and two gamblers donated the land for its campus.

Answer 2,225: Literature & Arts -- Magazine Magnate

c) Newsweek

Robert Cruise McManus founded the periodical as News-Week in 1933.

Answer 2,226: Sports & Games -- 30-30 Threat

a) Barry Bonds

The six-time MVP was a 30-30 man six times, breaking his own father's record by one.

General Trivia Questions #2,221-2,226

Question 2,221: Entertainment & Food -- 'Til Tuesday Temper

Where does 'Til Tuesday's video for the song "Voices Carry" take place?

a) Carnegie Hall
b) Metropolitan Opera
c) Radio City Music Hall
d) Times Square

Question 2,222: History & Government -- Unsafe Harbor

On what ship were almost half of the 2,403 Americans killed at the attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?

a) U.S.S. Arizona
b) U.S.S. Juneau
c) U.S.S. Maine
d) U.S.S. Missouri

Question 2,223: Math & Science -- Supernova Survivor

Which of the following is the remnant of the supernova of A.D. 1054?

a) Crab Nebula
b) Little Dipper
c) Orion
d) Sagittarius

Question 2,224: Geography & Nature -- UniverCity

In what city is the University of Arizona located?

a) Mesa
b) Scottsdale
c) Tempe
d) Tucson

Question 2,225: Literature & Arts -- Magazine Magnate

Which of the following magazines was not a creation of U.S. publisher Henry R. Luce?

a) Fortune
b) Life
c) Newsweek
d) Time

Question 2,226: Sports & Games -- 30-30 Threat

What Major League Baseball player hit 30 home runs and stole 30 bases in the same season the most times?

a) Barry Bonds
b) Bobby Bonds
c) Howard Johnson
d) Willie Mays

General Trivia Answers #2,215-2,220

Answer 2,215: Entertainment & Food -- Aria Arrangement

d) A solo

The song usually highlights the emotional state of one of the opera's main characters.

Answer 2,216: History & Government -- Caesar Teaser

a) Gaius Cassius Longinus

The praetor peregrinus was unhappy that the younger Brutus was named praetor urbanus instead of him.

Answer 2,217: Math & Science -- Chemical Categorization

a) Carbon

The few exceptions include the carbides, carbonates, and carbon oxides, which are all considered inorganic.

Answer 2,218: Geography & Nature -- Warren Remembrance

c) Rabbit

Warrens are underground networks where rabbits sleep and live except when they are looking for food.

Answer 2,219: Literature & Arts -- Pogo Hick

d) Possum

Walt Kelly inked the strip about the creatures of the Okefenokee Swamp from 1949 to 1973.

Answer 2,220: Sports & Games -- Caught by Cal

c) Lou Gehrig

The Iron Man played in 2,130 straight games before succumbing to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

General Trivia Questions #2,215-2,220

Question 2,215: Entertainment & Food -- Aria Arrangement

In opera, what is an aria performed as?

a) A chorus
b) A duet
c) An instrumental
d) A solo

Question 2,216: History & Government -- Caesar Teaser

Who was the leader of the conspiracy that assassinated Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.?

a) Gaius Cassius Longinus
b) Gaius Octavius
c) Marc Antony
d) Marcus Junius Brutus

Question 2,217: Math & Science -- Chemical Categorization

What chemical element's presence or absence mostly distinguishes organic chemistry from inorganic chemistry?

a) Carbon
b) Hydrogen
c) Nitrogen
d) Oxygen

Question 2,218: Geography & Nature -- Warren Remembrance

What type of animal lives in a warren?

a) Gerbil
b) Hyena
c) Rabbit
d) Walrus

Question 2,219: Literature & Arts -- Pogo Hick

What type of animal is the comic strip character Pogo?

a) Panda
b) Pig
c) Porcupine
d) Possum

Question 2,220: Sports & Games -- Caught by Cal

What Major League Baseball player held the record for most consecutive games played before Cal Ripken, Jr.?

a) Billy Williams
b) Everett Scott
c) Lou Gehrig
d) Steve Garvey

General Trivia Answers #2,209-2,214

Answer 2,209: Entertainment & Food -- Job Jumping

b) Construction foreman

Carroll O'Connor played the bigoted main character and moved on to Archie Bunker's Place as a bar owner.

Answer 2,210: History & Government -- Better a Tumbler Than a Bumbler

a) George W. Bush

The handle was changed at his request to Trailblazer early during his first term.

Answer 2,211: Math & Science -- Pour Score

d) Iodine

The halogen is a solid that is often dissolved in water for use as an antiseptic. The others are all solids at room temperature but would melt in your hands.

Answer 2,212: Geography & Nature -- Sans Salamanders

c) Australia

None of the 350 species of the two-inch to five-foot-long amphibians reached the isolated island-continent on their own.

Answer 2,213: Literature & Arts -- Hammerin' Hank

b) France

The plot covers the historical Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years War.

Answer 2,214: Sports & Games -- Sugar Nay

d) Joey Maxim

Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli, who took his fighting name from the Maxim machine gun, dropped Robinson on June 25, 1952 at Yankee Stadium in 104° heat.

General Trivia Questions #2,209-2,214

Question 2,209: Entertainment & Food -- Job Jumping

In All in the Family, which of the following jobs did Archie Bunker not hold?

a) Bar owner
b) Construction foreman
c) Dock worker
d) Taxi driver

Question 2,210: History & Government -- Better a Tumbler Than a Bumbler

Which U.S. President did the Secret Service nickname Tumbler?

a) George W. Bush
b) Gerald Ford
c) Richard Nixon
d) Ronald Reagan

Question 2,211: Math & Science -- Pour Score

Which chemical element below is not a liquid at human body temperature?

a) Cesium
b) Francium
c) Gallium
d) Iodine

Question 2,212: Geography & Nature -- Sans Salamanders

Which is the only continent besides Antarctica where salamanders are not found in the wild?

a) Africa
b) Asia
c) Australia
d) South America

Question 2,213: Literature & Arts -- Hammerin' Hank

In Shakespeare's Henry V, what country does the title character invade?

a) Denmark
b) France
c) Germany
d) Norway

Question 2,214: Sports & Games -- Sugar Nay

Who was the only boxer to knock out Sugar Ray Robinson in a professional bout?

a) Carl Olson
b) Gene Fullmer
c) Jake La Motta
d) Joey Maxim

General Trivia Answers #2,203-2,208

Answer 2,203: Entertainment & Food -- She's Got the Cook

b) Christie Brinkley

The Malibu blonde had previously been married to Jean-Francois Allaux, Billy Joel, and Richard Taubman.

Answer 2,204: History & Government -- Volunteer VP

c) Albert Gore

The Democrat ran for President in 2000, losing a disputed election to George W. Bush.

Answer 2,205: Math & Science -- Big Boost

c) Isaac Newton

The visionary was speaking with fellow scientist Thomas Hooke in 1676.

Answer 2,206: Geography & Nature -- Low Lake Location

b) Lake Tanganyika

The lake in the Great Rift Valley is over 4,700 feet deep.

Answer 2,207: Literature & Arts -- London Crimes

b) Patriot Games

Only Stephen King's Tommyknockers sold more copies in the fiction category in 1987.

Answer 2,208: Sports & Games -- Low-Rolling Bowling

b) 11

The minimum is achieved with nine strikes followed by an open tenth frame.

General Trivia Questions #2,203-2,208

Question 2,203: Entertainment & Food -- She's Got the Cook

What supermodel wed Peter Cook on September 21, 1996 to begin her fourth marriage?

a) Cheryl Tiegs
b) Christie Brinkley
c) Cindy Crawford
d) Claudia Schiffer

Question 2,204: History & Government -- Volunteer VP

Which U.S. Vice President was formerly a representative and senator from Tennessee and was the son of a senator?

a) Adlai Stevenson
b) Alben Barkley
c) Albert Gore
d) Andrew Johnson

Question 2,205: Math & Science -- Big Boost

What scientist commented, "If I have seen farther than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants"?

a) Albert Einstein
b) Charles Darwin
c) Isaac Newton
d) Stephen Hawking

Question 2,206: Geography & Nature -- Low Lake Location

What is the deepest lake in Africa?

a) Lake Chad
b) Lake Tanganyika
c) Lake Victoria
d) Lake Volta

Question 2,207: Literature & Arts -- London Crimes

What Tom Clancy novel takes place in London?

a) Debt of Honor
b) Patriot Games
c) Red Storm Rising
d) Without Remorse

Question 2,208: Sports & Games -- Low-Rolling Bowling

In 10-pin bowling, what is the fewest balls a person can roll in a game?

a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13

Musical Mystery - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) The Brady Bunch. On the January 26, 1973 episode "Amateur Hour", the six children perform this song as the Silver Platters on The Pete Sterne Amateur Hour to try to win $100 for an anniversary present (a silver platter, of course) for their parents. In The Brady Bunch Movie in 1995, they sing the same tune in a "Search for the Stars" contest to win $20,000 to save the family house.
• A2) "Billie Jean". Its nine weeks were six more than "Beat It", the only other single from the album to reach the top of the chart. "The Girl Is Mine" peaked at #2, "Thriller" (which also fits the quiz theme) at #4, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" at #5, "Human Nature" at #7, and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" at #10.
• A3) Political campaigning. The American equivalent of the English term is "going on the stump".
• A4) Tin. More specifically, it's a rusted tin roof. [For years I thought they were referring to a man named Rusty until I looked this up!]
• A5) Vitorino. "Macarena tiene un novio que se llama / Que se llama de apellido Vitorino" translates as "Macarena has a boyfriend whose name is / whose first name is Vitorino". Later in the song, "Now don't you worry about my boyfriend / The boy who's name is Vitorino" is sung in English.
• A6) "Mr. Roboto". Robert Orin Charles Kilroy, the title character of Styx's Kilroy Was Here concept album, escapes from a futuristic prison by hiding in the shell of a robot prison guard.
• A7) Carl Douglas. The novelty song held the top spot for two weeks in December before Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle" overtook it.
• A8) Tommy James & the Shondells. James didn't misspell the word "money"; he was inspired by the "MONY" sign atop the Mutual of New York's Manhattan building.
• A9) "Hound Dog". Presley performed thirty takes of the song before settling on the one he liked enough to release. The single was also the first to pull off the Pop, Country & Western, and Rhythm & Blues #1 trifecta.
• A10) Kenickie. A Jeff Conaway and John Travolta duet praises the "systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic" used car in the 1978 movie.
• A11) "The Twist". The song inspired a dance craze after Dick Clark's American Bandstand featured Chubby Checker's version.
• A12) "Walk Like an Egyptian". The Bangles sang, "All the old paintings on the tombs / They do the sand dance", which the Wilsons were also doing in 1934.