Well, it was a rowdy welcome to our temporary home at Nate's Place. Considering we were without a microphone, battling hecklers, and inhaling second-hand smoke at an alarming level, the night was a success. Congratulations to the NutCutters! This team remained in control each round to take home the pot.
Hopefully we will have a mic for our next trivia night. Thanks to everyone for supporting us at our new venue. Until Rikenjaks or 710 are back up and running Drink'n'Think is on tour.
Questions from last night:
ROUND 1
[HISTORY] Which Viking came first, Erik the Red or Leif Eriksson?
(Leif was in fact Erik's son)
[RELIGION/SCIENCE] What prominent military saint is the patron saint of herpes, syphilis, sheep and the Portuguese navy among others?
(St. George of Lydda)
[SPORTS] In what year did the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals to capture their only World Series title in franchise history?
(1980)
[LITERATURE] In what Euripides' play does the main character enact revenge on her husband, Jason, by killing their children?
(Medea)
[POLITICS] During the presidential election, Barack Obama has been connected to Bill Ayers, co-founder of what radical left organization, which conducted a campaign of bombing public buildings during the 1960s and 1970s.
(The Weather Underground)
[MUSIC] Who wrote most of the lyrics for Elton John in the 70's?
(Bernie Taupin)
[CURRENT EVENTS] On October 10th, what state became the 3rd state to legalize gay marriage, behind Massachusetts and California?
(Connecticut)
[CINEMA/ TELEVISON] What academy award winning actresses’ mother and brother were fatally shot last week on Chicago’s south side?
(Jennifer Hudson)
[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] Calcasieu residents could have participated in early voting at what location in Lake Charles?
(Second floor of the Calcasieu Courthouse at the Registrar of Voters Office)
[MISCELLANEOUS] According to Extreme Chocolate’s annual survey, What was the most popular Halloween candy in 2004?
A: Snickers, B: Candy Corn, C: M&Ms, D: Tootsie Rolls
(Candy Corn)
ROUND 2
[HISTORY] On this day in 1938, this radio dramatist caused mass hysteria and frightened tens of thousands of listeners when the play War of the Worlds was aired on Radio?
(Orson Welles)
[RELIGION/SCIENCE] What planet is the brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon?
(Venus.)
[SPORTS] Name 1 of the 3 New Orleans Saints players reportedly among several players who have violated the NFL steroids policy last week?
(Deuce McAllister, Will Smith and Charles Grant)
[LITERATURE] Gustave Flaubert's tale of this born seductress trapped in a dull village with a dull husband defined the techniques of the modern novel.
(Madame Bovary)
[POLITICS] Last week it was reported that in the early 1980s John McCain served on the advisory board of what organization? A group that was involved in funding militant anti-communists, espoused some anti-Semitic views, and had its charitable organization tax exemption revoked by the IRS.
(U.S. Council on World Freedom)
[MUSIC] What rock and roll legend trained as a beautician at the Poro College of Cosmetology in St. Louis in 1952 before entering the music scene?
(Chuck Berry)
[CURRENT EVENTS] A new study released in the Oct. 24th issue of the journal Science suggests that this daily activity may control blood pressure.
(Farting - relaxes the blood vessels to prevent hypertension)
[CINEMA/TELEVISION] What horror movie features a serial killer wearing a mask inspired by an Edvard Munch painting?
(Scream)
[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] The Lake Charles Police Department has seen an increase in incidents between officers and people under the influence of what drug since Hurricane Ike, according to Chief Don Dixon
(PCP)
[MISCELLANEOUS] According to legend, Jack-o-lanterns originated in Ireland to keep away spirits and ghosts. Originally, people placed candles in hollowed-out what?
A. Pumpkins B. Watermelons C. Turnips D. Potato
(Turnip)
ROUND 3
[HISTORY] Before the 984 foot high Eiffel Tower was built in 1889, what was the tallest building in the world at 555 feet?
(The Washington Monument)
[RELIGION/SCIENCE] How many men held the title of Pope during the 20th Century?
(9)
They were: Leo XIII (1878-1903), St. Pius X (1903-1914), Benedict XV (1914-1922), Pius XI (1922-1939), Pius XII (1939-1958), Blessed John XXIII (1958-1963), Paul VI (1963-1978), John Paul I (1978) and John Paul II (1978-2005). Leo XIII is included on this list because his papacy overlapped into the early 20th Century.
[SPORTS] On this day in 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out what fighter in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire ("rumble in the jungle") to regain his world heavyweight title?
(George Foreman)
[LITERATURE] What fiction writer’s body of work is largely incomplete, published after his death, and includes such stories as The Trial and The Castle?
(Franz Kafka)
[POLITICS] Who is the current president of Mexico?
(Felipe Calderón)
[MUSIC] What Zanzibar-born British musician was born on September 5, 1946 with the name Farrokh Bulsara?
(Freddie Mercury)
[CURRENT EVENTS] On October 1st, the U.S. Senate voted 86 to 13 to end the ban on trading nuclear fuel with what country?
(India) The ban was imposed by the U.S. in 1974 after India tested a nuclear weapon.
[CINEMA/TELEVISION] What 80's Pro-Wrestler was turned into a G.I. Joe character?
(Sgt. Slaughter)
[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] Last week, members of the Department of Environmental Quality Statewide Committee explained to city officials that Lake Charles is one point away from not complying with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s standards regarding what type of pollution?
(Smog – air standards for ozone/ Lake Charles has a 75 rating, with 76 being the level for "non-
attainment")
[MISCELLANEOUS] According to secret files made public by the National Archives in London,
two U.S. fighter planes were ordered to shoot down what over the English countryside during the Cold War?
(A UFO/ One pilot, Milton Torres, now 77, said it spent periods motionless in the sky before
reaching estimated speeds of more than 7,600 mph)
ROUND 4
[HISTORY] Name 1 of the 3 presidents who have died on July 4th?
(John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1826, and James Monroe in 1831)
[RELIGION/SCIENCE] What weather phenomenon is measured by the Beaufort scale?
(Wind)
[SPORTS] Oklahoma City will debut their new NBA basketball franchise this year under what name?
(Oklahoma City Thunder)
[LITERATURE] Although the poem consists of over 30 characters, the Illiad’s main character is who?
(Achilles)
[POLITICS] Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
(Ban Ki-moon)
[MUSIC] Who was the only female solo artist to have a #1 hit single without releasing an album?
(Lisa Loeb. She had a #1 hit with the song Stay. Stay landed on her debut album "Tails" in 1995)
[CURRENT EVENTS] Last Friday it was announced that this person will retire as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the end of the year?
(Stephen Hawkings)
[CINEMA/TELEVISION] What famous horror series, beginning at Camp Crystal Lake, is being resurrected in 2009?
(Friday the 13th)
[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] What is the official state dog of Louisiana?
(The Catahoula Leopard Dog, often called the Catahoula Hound)
[MISCELLANEOUS] A dime has how many ridges around the edge?
A.) 115 B.) 118 C.) 123
(118)
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