Next Drink'n'Think: September 30th

It was a small gathering on Tuesday as Lake Charles recovered from Hurricane Ike. Team Etc. walked with an eye-popping $27. Hopefully Drink'n'Think will be back to Category 3 strength at the next show.



Questions:

ROUND 1

[HISTORY] Though she let this slip in a 2002 autobiography, last month the U.S. national archives confirmed her participation as a spy during the Second World War.
(Julia Childs)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] Born in Holland on April 18th, 1380, Saint Lydwina of Schiedam is the patron saint of what activity?
(ice skating or roller Skating)

[SPORTS] During the 2008 Olympics, the 12-years old record of Michael Johnson in 200m run was broken by who?
(Usain Bolt)

[LITERATURE] What MIT professor won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his debut novel, “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”?
(Junot Diaz)

[POLITICS] Joe Biden, announced as Obama’s vice presidential choice last month, is a senator from what state?
(Delaware)

[MUSIC] “Souled Out” is the single off of the new solo album from this Bright Eyes lead singer?
(Conor Oberst)

[CURRENT EVENTS] Microsoft is paying what comedian 10 million dollars to appear in their advertisements with Bill Gates?
(Jerry Seinfeld)

[CINEMA/ TELEVISON] Before directing Starship Troopers in 1997, Paul Verhoeven directed what move starring both Arnold Schwarzenneger and Sharon Stone?
(Total Recall)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] Pinnacle Entertainment's top man says work will begin in "a few weeks" on the first phase of this $350 million project in Lake Charles.
(Sugar Cane Bay Resort)

[MISCELLANEOUS] Starring Bill Boyd, this show was the first western series on television.
(Hopalong Cassidy/ aired on November 28, 1948)

ROUND 2

[HISTORY] On this day in 1969, what was installed at Chemical Bank in New York City for the first time in America.
(The first ATM)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] A new survey of this city's seismic history going back to the late 17th century revealed that an earthquake seems to be overdue, putting into question the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge.
(New York City)

[SPORTS] Who won the men's singles tennis competition at the Olympic Games in 2008?
(Rafael Nadal)

[LITERATURE] Although he was married for 64 years, this author - who penned “The Heart of the Matter” and “The Quiet American” - slept with numerous prostitutes and conducted a sequence of brief affairs in addition to keeping four long-term mistresses.
(Graham Greene)

[POLITICS] Who the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee for the upcoming election?
(Bob Barr)

[MUSIC] What singer, who turned 50 last month, recently opened the "Sticky & Sweet" tour at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales?
(Madonna)

[CURRENT EVENTS] What technological product is expected to sell 3.5 million units in Russia over the next two years, according to market sources familiar with new deals being struck by Russian manufacturers?
(iphone)

[CINEMA/TELEVISION] What actor played Luke Brower in Growing Pain for 22 episodes between 1991-1992?
(Leonardo Di Caprio)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] According to the newly released 2007 Census statistics for Louisiana, what parish is the most populated parish in Louisiana?
(East Baton Rouge Parish – 430, 317)

[MISCELLANEOUS] What is the most widely traded spice in the world, making up close to 1/5 of all spice imports? [Warning: salt is not considered a spice]
(Black Pepper/ Peppercorns)

ROUND 3

[HISTORY] What company name was created by Alice Stead Binney, who took the French words for chalk and oily and combined them?
(craie + oleaginous = Crayola)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] This religion is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion.
(Shinto)

[SPORTS] The U.S. basketball team beat Spain to claim the gold medal, but who won the bronze medal?
(Argentina)

[LITERATURE] What horror author made his feature film acting debut in Creepshow, playing Jordy Verrill, a backwoods redneck who, after touching a fallen meteor in hopes of selling it, grows moss all over his body?
(Stephen King)

[POLITICS] Who is the current prime minister of Spain?
(José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero)

[MUSIC] Recently, while filming a movie in Louisiana, this musician’s Long Island residence, housing his ex-girlfriend and son, suspiciously burned down?
(50 Cent)

[CURRENT EVENTS] Last month, Flight 5022 crashed immediately after takeoff from Barajas Airport in what country, killing approximately 150 people on board.
(Spain)

[CINEMA/TELEVISION] Vin Diesel recently reported that he will be directing a 20 minute prequel to what film, co-starring Paul Walker and the fourth film in the Universal franchise.
(Fast and the Furious)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] What former Louisiana state representative, who regularly carried baskets of peaches to other legislators during his 16 years at the State Capitol, died last month at the age of 82.
(Rep. Julius A. Blount)

[MISCELLANEOUS] The Goodyear Blimp is the collective name for a fleet of blimps operated by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Today there are three blimps in the fleet. Name one.
(Spirit of America, based in Carson, California)
(Spirit of Goodyear, based in Suffield Township, Ohio)
(Spirit of Innovation, based in Pompano Beach, Florida)


ROUND 4

[HISTORY] Modeled on intelligence tests administered by the U.S. Army in World War I, the College Board first administered the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) in what decade?
(The 1920s - June 1926)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] The type of mirror that resembles the inner surface of a spoon is called what?
(concave)

[SPORTS] In 1993, what NFL team made off-season trades for Joe Montana and Marcus Allen?
(Kansas City Chiefs)

[LITERATURE] This children’s author who penned “A Light in the Attic” also wrote a rap version of Shakespeare's Hamlet that was published in Playboy magazine in 1998.
(Shel Silverstein)

[POLITICS] The symbol of the donkey for the democratic party is historically linked to what president who ran for president in 1828, and was labeled a "jackass" for his populist views and his slogan, "Let the people rule."
(Andrew Jackson)

[MUSIC] In 1961, this musician was the first artist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
(Hank Williams)

[CURRENT EVENTS] This team held on for a 4-3 win over Lake Charles, Louisiana in the consolation game of the Little League World Series
(Japan)

[CINEMA/TELEVISION] Actor Matthew Modine said the following line in what 1987 film: “I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture, and kill them."?
(Private Joker/ Full Metal Jacket)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] This comedian, whose most famous movie role was Javier in “Born in East L.A.,” is performing at the Isle of Capri on September 13th.
(Paul Rodriguez)

[MISCELLANEOUS] 31.1 million viewers watched Phelp’s break the record. However, NBC said it still was not as large an audience as on Saturday, Feb. 24, 1990, when 31.4 million viewers watched what television show?
(The Golden Girls spin-off Empty Nest starring Richard Mulligan)

Next Drink'n'Think: September 16th

Hurricane Gustav knocked us off our game a few weeks ago. However, we will return September 16th to rain down trivia goodness on Lake Charles.

We're Famous...Well, Sort Of

Thanks to Shea for writing us up the McNeese Contraband. See full article here


Last semester on occasional Tuesday nights, a group of McNeese faculty took over Rikenjaks for their own devices. Now the group, Drink n Think, offers trivia competitions every other Tuesday night. Professors Alex Scorpan and Josh Finnell put on an entertaining four round show where competitors pay three dollars to test their knowledge on subjects ranging from local events to Russian utopian literature. The winning team receives two thirds of the collected fees. The Romanian Trivia Czar, Scorpan, verbally assaults players with witty humor injected into questions. Students of McNeese, here is your chance to show the faculty members that attend this event that you actually do possess the ability to think and express yourself intelligently.

Next Drink'n'Think: September 2nd

Congratulations to the Dirty Briefs for taking home the pot yesterday after several, I mean several, tries. In addition to winning for the first time they also managed to set a Drink'n'Think record for most total points scored (41). Well done. Thanks to Shea for being our first ever Drink'n'Think intern and for writing us up in the paper! Of course, as always, thanks to everyone for coming out and supporting D'n'T.

Questions from last night:

ROUND 1

[HISTORY] Born in Cypress on this day in 1963, he is best known as Jesse from the band “Jesse and the Rippers.”
(John Stamos)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] What is the world’s largest body of water?
(The Pacific Ocean - 155,556,651 sq km)

[SPORTS] This Cincinatti reds outfielder was recently traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three minor league prospects.
(Adam Dunn)

[LITERATURE] This Russian novelist, dramatist and historian, whose most popular work was the Gulag Archipelago, passed away on August 3rd.
(Alexander Solzhenitsyn)

[POLITICS] In an August 8th interview with Bob Woodruff, this former presidential candidate admitted to having an extra-marital affair with former campaign worker Rielle Hunter?
(John Edwards)

[MUSIC] This former Pantera guitarist, who was killed onstage at a Damageplan show on December 8, 2004 in Ohio, recently received a tribute at Ozzfest.
(Dimebag Darryl)

[CURRENT EVENTS] One of The Original Kings of Comedy and co-starring in Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen, he died on August 9th from complications of pneumonia.
(Bernie Mac)

[CINEMA/ TELEVISON] This man tight-roped walked across the top of Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Louisiana Superdome, and the Twin-Towers (before their destruction) and was recently featured in the documentary “Man On A Wire.”
(Phillip Pettit)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] Earlier this month, Louisiana became the last state to outlaw what? A move that enthusiasts say marks the end of a rich rural tradition.
(Cockfighting or rooster fights)

[MISCELLANEOUS] The scholarly study of flags is known by what term?
(Vexillology)

ROUND 2

[HISTORY] What former beekeeper scaled Mount Everest?
(Sir Edmund Hillary)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] What religion was Adolf Hitler raised in and was reported to profess?
(Roman Catholicism)

[SPORTS] Who did Bobby Fischer beat to win the world chess championship in 1972?
(Boris Spassky)

[LITERATURE] Whose books include Breakfast of Champions, Cat’s Cradle, and Slapstick?
(Kurt Vonnegut)

[POLITICS] In his new book “The Way of the World,” released on August 5, what journalist claims that George Bush knew Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction and ordered the CIA to forge documents linking Saddam Houssein to al-Qaeda?
(Ron Suskind)

[MUSIC] Best known for his work for the 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft, he passed away August 10th at the age of 65.
(Isaac Hayes)

[CURRENT EVENTS] On the opening day of the Olympics, Russia invaded what country – claiming a humanitarian intervention.
(Georgia)

[CINEMA/TELEVISION] What television show starring Claire Danes ran for only 19 episodes in 1994 before being cancelled?
(My So-Called Life)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] What singer, scheduled to play at the Rosa Hart Theatre on March 13th, yelled over the microphone at Woodstock: “The New York Thruway is closed, man!”
(Arlo Guthrie)

[MISCELLANEOUS] What book was Mark David Chapman carrying when he shot John Lennon?
(Catcher in the Rye)/ He was recently denied parole for a 5th time this last week.

ROUND 3

[HISTORY] What plan to rebuild Europe was unveiled on June 5, 1947?
(The Marshall Plan)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] A toxic food additive, what does MSG stand for?
(Monosodium Glutamate)

[SPORTS] How many lanes does an Olympic swimming pool have?
(8)

[LITERATURE] Who was Don Quixote’s sidekick?
(Sancho Panza)

[POLITICS] The third of Pakistan's four provincial assemblies passed a resolution last week calling for this president to step down or face impeachment.
(President Pervez Musharraf)

[MUSIC] What song features the lyrics, “And my time is a piece of wax fallin on a termite
That’s chokin on the splinters”?
(Loser by Beck)


[CURRENT EVENTS] He recently won the 2008 PGA Championship, becoming the first European to do so in 78 years.
(Pádraig Harrington)

[CINEMA/TELEVISION] What musician did Cate Blanchett play in the 2007 film, “I’m Not There”?
(Bob Dylan)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] This team become the first United States team to earn a berth in the 2008 Little League Baseball World Series by rallying for an 8-7 extra-inning win over Lamar American earlier this month.
(South Lake Charles)

[MISCELLANEOUS] What suspect in the game of Clue teaches college?
(Professor Plum)

ROUND 4

[HISTORY] What was stormed in Paris in 1789?
(The Bastille)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] What’s destroyed in Genesis 19:24?
(Sodom and Gomorrah)

[SPORTS] What U.S. female gymnast competed in Bejing with a broken ankle?
(Chellsie Memmel)

[LITERATURE] What country lifted a ban on Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Dickens on February 11th, 1978?
(China)

[POLITICS] How many days did Bush stay at the Olympic games in Bejing?
(4)

[MUSIC] This musician has garnered much interest from the press for his "Fifty States Project", his aim being to complete an album about each of the states of the United States.
(Sufjan Stevens/ he has only completed Illinois and Michigan)

[CURRENT EVENTS] He turned 82 last Wednesday, still a world and national figure even though he has not been seen in public since falling ill two years ago.
(Fidel Castro)

[CINEMA/TELEVISION] Who’s Warren Beatty’s sister?
(Shirley MacLaine)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] This town in Louisiana is known as the “Frog Capital of the World.”
(Rayne)

[MISCELLANEOUS] What is the square root of one-quarter?
(one-half)

Next Drink'n'Think: August 19th

Thanks to a small, but loyal, group of competitors last night at Drink'n'Think. Congratulations to Etc. for emerging from a dual with the Dirty Briefs to claim the pot. We have survived the summer and look forward to swelling crowds with the return of the McNeese hopeful.

Here are the questions from last night:



ROUND 1

[HISTORY] On this day in 1962, what famous actress was found dead in her Los Angeles home?
(Marilyn Monroe)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] Over the centuries several Bible Scholars have concluded that this fruit, a product of non-sexual reproduction much like Eve, was the real forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.
(Banana)

[SPORTS] What cyclist won the 2008 Tour de France?
(Carlos Sastre)

[LITERATURE] Winner of 8 Oscars, Gone With the Wind was adapted from a novel written by what author?
(Margaret Mitchell)

[POLITICS] Last week, Israel’s Prime Minister announced he will stand down in two months, saying that a corruption case involving him is hurting his family. What is his name?
(Ehud Olmert)

[MUSIC] "Pass the Dutchie" was a hit song for this group in the year 1982?
(Musical Youth)

[CURRENT EVENTS] At a farm in Mexico last week, U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors found what vegetable contaminated with a rare strain of Salmonella bacteria?
(serrano peppers or chili peppers)

[CINEMA/ TELEVISON] Appearing along with Elijah Wood, what movie did Scarlett Johansson first appear?
(North)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] The Louisiana Swashbucklers concluded the first perfect season in Intense Football League history with a 66-35 victory over what team in Intense Bowl IV last week?
(the Corpus Christi Hammerheads)

[MISCELLANEOUS] How many U.S. states start with the letter “m”?
(8 – Michigan, Minnesota, Main, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Maryland)

ROUND 2

[HISTORY] Tipping the scales at over 300 pounds, this U.S. President often got stuck in the White House's bathtub.
(William Howard Taft)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] How many lenses are in a dragonfly’s eye? a. 3,000 b. 30,000 c. 300,000
(30,000)

[SPORTS] Recently, the New York Yankess acquired what outfielder form the Pittsburgh Pirates in a trade?
(Xavier Nady)

[LITERATURE] in 1971, this Chilean Poet won the Nobel Prize in Literature, dying two years later in 1973.
(Pablo Neruda)

[POLITICS] Last week, what republican senator from Alaska appeared in federal court to answer charges that he lied about hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from an oil services contractor?
(Ted Stevens)

[MUSIC] Control is a 2007 black-and-white biopic film about the life and death of what former lead singer of Joy Division.
(Ian Curtis)

[CURRENT EVENTS] Just before the Olympics are about to start, seven athletes from what country have been provisionally suspended for doping offences?
(Russia)

[CINEMA/TELEVISION] Care Bears live in their kingdom in the clouds, called what?
(Care-a-Lot)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] Closed since Hurricane Rita struck, this building located on Kirby Street is undergoing a rebirth of sorts as work began last week to reopen the 52-year-old building.
(the YMCA)

[MISCELLANEOUS] It was the need to protect cigarettes and hard candies from moisture that led to the development of what common kitchen product in 1903?
(Aluminum Foil, developed by Richard S. Reynolds)

ROUND 3

[HISTORY] Which became a state first, Alaska or Hawaii?
(Alaska became the 49th state in 1958, Hawaii the 50th in 1959)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] In 2004, Golden Palace Casino paid $28,000 in an Ebay auction to purchase what item, bearing an image of the Virgin Mary.
(a toasted cheese sandwhich)

[SPORTS] On Saturday, this seven-time pro bowl cornerback from the Washington Redskins was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.
(Darryl Green)

[LITERATURE] Ernest Thayer wrote what famous baseball poem subtitled, "A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888"?
(Casey at the Bat)

[POLITICS] Last month President Bush approved the execution of Ronald. A. Gray. This is the first execution in 51 years for someone of what type of classification?
(Military personnel or soldier)

[MUSIC] Taking place in Chicago, Illinois over the weekend, this music festival featured Bloc Party and Radiohead.
(Lollapalooza)

[CURRENT EVENTS] According to the New York Times, The United States has significantly underreported the number of what each year, with a recent study showing estimates to be 40 percent higher than previously thought.
(new H.I.V. infections occurring nationally)

[CINEMA/ TELEVISOIN) In the television show “Arrested Development” this woman who plays Gob's accidental wife is, in fact, Will Arnett's (the actor who plays Gob) wife.
(Amy Poehler)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] This man, born in Baton Rouge on June 23, 1956 is best known as a judge on a popular reality television show.
(Randy Jackson)

[MISCELLANEOUS] Al Capone's business card said he was what kind of legitimate business man?
(A furniture dealer)


ROUND 4

[HISTORY] This man’s reward-seeking cousin, Robert Ford, shot him in the back of the head on April 3, 1882 – at the age of 34.
(Jesse James)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] On August 1 what was visible from a narrow corridor through northern Canada, Greenland, central Russia, eastern Kazakhstan, western Mongolia and China?
(a Solar Eclipse)

[SPORTS] This coach will try to lead the USA basketball team to gold for the first time since 2000 in the upcoming Olympics.
(Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski)

[LITERATURE] What female poets’s home can be visited at 280 Main Street, Ahmerst, Massachusetts?
(Emily Dickinson)

[POLITICS] Last month, in an attempt to end a 15 billion dollar budget crisis, this state’s governor fired 22,000 state workers and cut the pay of 200,000 more.
(Arnold Schwarzenegger – California)

[MUSIC] Before forming Megadeath in retaliation, Dave Mustaine was kicked out of what band?
(Metallica)

[CURRENT EVENTS] Last week, Vietnam's capital absorbed the neighboring province of Ha Tay, tripling its area and doubling its population. What is the name of the capital?
(Hanoi)

[CINEMA/TELEVISION] This 2007 animated feature is a coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.
(Persepolis)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] Donning an LSU football jersey, this rap star recently made a cameo appearance at a Rotary Club Meeting in Baton Rouge with Les Miles
(Snoop Dogg)

[MISCELLANEOUS] This television duo was named after the cop and the taxi driver in Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
(Bert and Ernie)

Yeah, what he said. August 5.

Next Drink'n'Think: August 5th

While My Guitar Hero Gently Weeps emerged from the pack in the last round to take home $84 last night. Congratulations.

Here are the questions:



ROUND 1

[HISTORY] Henry Ford sold his Model T from 1908 until 1927. The Model T was also known by what famous nickname?
(Tin Lizzie)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] What religion’s ultimate reality consists of moving through eight dynamics, culminating in the attainment of Infinity?
(Scientology)

[SPORTS] Who hit a record 28 homers in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby?
(Josh Hamilton)

[LITERATURE] “Bright Shiny Morning” is the new novel from what discredited memoir writer?
(James Frey)

[POLITICS] What country’s government recently collapsed after failing to heal a rift between French- and Dutch-speaking voters that may threaten to split the country?
(Belgium)

[MUSIC] What hip-hop label that released seminal gangster rap albums by Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, has recently been auctioned for $24 million?
(Death Row Records)

[CURRENT EVENTS] Laying the blame on international sanctions, what country’s annual rate of inflation has surged to 2,200,000%, according to official figures?
(Zimbabwe)

[CINEMA/ TELEVISON] The 2001 box-office bomb “Kate & Leopold” starred Hugh Jackman and what actress?
(Meg Ryan)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] The U.S. Census Bureau reports that this city was the fastest-growing large city in the nation last year.
(New Orleans)

[MISCELLANEOUS] Though considered a standard of any respectable business in 2008, on March 15, 1985, Symbolics, Inc. was the first company to do what?
(register their domain name as a dot com – Symbolics.com)

ROUND 2

[HISTORY] In 1938, President Roosevelt helped establish the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis which today is known as what organization?
(The March of Dimes).

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] Researchers in Melbourne believe they have discovered a major breakthrough in the fight against what disease - that kills between one and three million people annually and is caused by protozoan parasites?
(Malaria)

[SPORTS] What Barcelona forward signed with AC Milan last week in a deal that is worth €21 million?
(Ronaldinho)

[LITERATURE] What author of “The Neon Bible” and “A Confederacy of Dunces” was born in New Orleans in 1937?
(John Kennedy Toole)

[POLITICS] Last week, George W. Bush lifted a White House ban on what, urging lawmakers to follow suit?
(offshore oil drilling)

[MUSIC] Contained in the album “Let it Bleed”, which song written by The Rolling Stones was based upon the confessions of Albert De Salvo, the alleged Boston Strangler?
(Midnight Rambler)

[CURRENT EVENTS] Last week, the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court formally requested an arrest warrant last for Omar Hassan al-Bashir, on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the past five years of bloodshed in what country?
(Sudan)

[CINEMA/TELEVISION] Although cut from the feature film, this actor still appeared on the 1992 videotape box cover for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and also acted in the TV series.
(Seth Green)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] Who said the following statement last week, “We've said all along that the YMCAs, the Lions Clubs, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts - all of these are wonderful programs. That doesn't necessarily mean they should be getting state funding.”
(Gov. Jindal after vetoing $16 million in state projects)

[MISCELLANEOUS] This word refers to a type of sofa, a type of overcoat, a brand of cigarettes, and a city in England. What is it?
(Chesterfield)

ROUND 3

[HISTORY] What game played by children and adults for centuries as a test of strength became an official event at the second modern Olympic Games in 1900? However, it's time as an official Olympic event was short-lived and it was last played at the Olympics at the 1920 Games.
(Tug of War)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] What religious group, considered heretics by orthodox Christians, hold a belief in universal salvation and reject the concept of the Holy Trinity?
(Universalist Unitarians)

[SPORTS] CBS Sports will not bring back what college basketball analyst for another season, after 27 years on the job?
(Billy Packer)

[LITERATURE] In a life seen by many as tragic, this poet produced some of the most wrenching confessional verse of her era in a career that was cut short by her suicide in 1963.
(Sylvia Plath)

[POLITICS] Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee last week, who sounded the warning that rising prices for energy and food are elevating inflation risks?
(Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke)

[MUSIC] What music legend’s twin brother, Jesse Garon, died at birth?
(Elvis)

[CURRENT EVENTS] Steven Page, the singer and guitarist from what band, best known for their hit singles "One Week", "Pinch Me” was recently arrested on drug charges in upstate New York.
(Barenaked Ladies)

[CINEMA/TELEVISION] Currently, the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California consists of 2,500 stars embedded into the sidewalk. On February, 9, 1960, the very first star was awarded to what actress?
(Joanne Woodward)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] This actor, who plays George Bush in the upcoming Oliver Stone biopic of the US president, was arrested two weeks ago along with six others after police broke up a brawl at the Stray Cat Pub in Shreveport, Louisiana where the movie is being filmed.
(Josh Brolin)

[MISCELLANEOUS] First appearing on the world-stage in 1959 and invented by Ruth Handler, this doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts?
(Barbie)

ROUND 4

[HISTORY] Which Greek physician from the 4th Century B.C. is known as the father of medicine?
(Hippocrates)

[RELIGION/SCIENCE] Which planet has the largest moon?
(Jupiter, and it's called Ganymede, 3.5 times the volume of Earth's moon)

[SPORTS] What former St. Louis Rams head coach will be the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2008-2009 football season?
(Mike Martz)

[LITERATURE] In this 1865 classic novel, a minor thief tries to bury his past and become a respectable town mayor, but the police inspector won't let him. Name the author.
(Les Miserables/ Victor Hugo)

[POLITICS] Infamous for his use of police terror and the frequent mass murders of his own people, he was Time's "Man of the Year" in 1939 and 1942.
(Stalin)

[MUSIC] This film premiered in December 1977, and the soundtrack album became the biggest selling of all time. Which film?
(Saturday Night Fever)

[CURRENT EVENTS] This airline recently reported a hefty loss in the second quarter despite a strong increase in sales, pushing it into the red for more than $7 billion since the start of the year.
(Delta)

[CINEMA/TELEVISION] In 1937, Walt Disney studio released the world's first full-length animated film. What was the title?
(Snow White and Seven Dwarfs)

[LOCAL KNOWLEDGE] Born in New Orleans in 1939, this man became famous on November 22, 1963.
(Lee Harvey Oswald)

[MISCELLANEOUS] In 1943, French underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau helped create an invention designed for underwater breathing, and 60's British rock group Jethro Tull named an album after it. What is it?
(Aqualung)