Trivia – Round 2
Posted by Newey on January 19, 2008
In lieu of missing last week’s periodical pub trivia in the ‘Nati, I’ve decided to give the Hoonie nation its share of quizzing from an alternate source. And as long as the regular crew is healthy enough again Monday, we should have our 2nd official installment from Kelly & The Pub at some point early next week.
My substitution comes from a file that I recently pulled out of my archives of paperwork. My brother Scott came up with his own test of the true fan-dom of Aaron Sorkin’s show Sports Night. Still perhaps my favorite of all sit-coms, I first tuned into the show during its re-air during the night-owl hours of about 2:00 AM on Comedy Central. I quickly spread the news of its relative worth to Ro (who, along with Allison, would later give me the complete series on DVD as a gift) while still living on the 10th floor of the ‘Houn and it would later become a staple of viewing pleasure for the rest of the 2429.
So without any more introduction….here is the Sports Night Test (a.k.a – Am I sure that Helsinki is in Finland?). Fair warning – some of these are too tough for the casual observer.
1. Put the following characters in order from when they first appeared on the show (1 pt. each / Bonus for naming each debut episode’s title).
- A) Abby Jacobs
- B) Sam Donovan
- C) Gordon Gage
- D) Sally Sasser
- E) Bobbi Bernstein
- F) Pixley Robinson
- G) Rebecca Wells
- H) Kyle Whitaker
- I) Calvin Trager
2. In the pilot episode, which athlete is responsible for Casey’s renewed interest in sports?
- A) Alberto Salazar
- B) Ntozake Nelson
- C) Christian Patrick
- D) Jayson Grissom
3. In “The Giants Win the Pennant…” who hit the home run known as “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World?”
- A) Bobby Thompson
- B) Duke Branca
- C) Bill Newcomb
- D) Jackie Robinson
- E) A.K. Russell
4. In “The Cut Man Cometh” what is the “cut man’s” name?
5. Which boxer did the “cut man” work with?
- A) George Foreman
- B) Rocky Marciano
- C) Joe Frazier
- D) Sonny Liston
- E) Cassius Clay
6. In “The Apology” Dan mentions his younger brother. What is his brother’s name and at what age did he die?
7. In the episode “Louise Revisited” there are references made to pranks that Dan had pulled on Jeremy. Name at least one of these instances.
8. What is the name of the episode when Jeremy meets Jenny the Porn Star? (yes, I think they prefer Adult Film Actress)
9. In the episode “Draft Day: Part 2″ what is the name of the draft pick that keeps falling?
- A) Rickie Waters
- B) Ryan O’Brien
- C) Roland Shepard
- D) Orlando Rojas
10. In the episode “Small Town” what is the name of Casey’s date? (Hint: This is the double date with Gordon and Dana)
11. What is the name of the episode where Natalie gets offered an on-air job in Galveston, Texas?
- A) “Napoleon’s Battle Plan”
- B) “Ordinance Tactics”
- C) “Boogie Shoes”
- D) “Special Powers”
12. What is the name of J.J’s cousin who works for the show as an intern in the episode “Kyle Whitaker Got Two Sacks”?
13. What singer does Dan want to go see in the episode “Dana, Get Your Gun”?
14. Who is scheduled to do an interview in the episode “The Sweet Smell of Air”?
15. What number is Dan on the “100 Most Influential People in Sports” list?
16. Where did Dan go to college?
17. What is the name of Casey’s son? What is the name of Casey’s ex-wife?
18. What is the name of Rebecca’s husband (first and last name) and what is his profession?
19. What Broadway show does Dana take her niece to see?
- A) Cats
- B) Rent
- C) The Lion King
- D) How Are Things in Glocca Mora?
20. Who owns Continental Corp. and what college did he attend?
21. What did Isaac win his Pulitzer Prize for?
(Scott’s trivia ends here. But in keeping with the format, I’m still going to try my hand at adding a music round. Look for it in a few hours.)
Soundtrack
This time: Artist, Song, or Episode for credit
Song #1
Song #2
Song #3
Song #4
Song #5
Song #6
Song #7
Song #8
Song #9
Song #10
Song #11
Song #12
Again, Spoiler Alert: Answers posted in the Comments section.
Newey said
Answers
1.
C – “Intellectual Property”
D – “Shoe Money Tonight”
E – “Small Town”
G – “Rebecca”
B – “When Something Wicked This Way Comes”
A – “Kafelnikov”
H – “The Reunion”
F – “A Girl Named Pixley”
I – “La Forza Del Destino”
2. B
3. A
4. Chuck Kimmel
5. B
6. Sam – 16
7. Crazy-glued items to his desk / Asked him to look for the ignition keys to the cameras
8. “Celebrities”
9. B
10. Liza (pronounced like an ‘s’, but spelled with a ‘z’)
11. D
12. Corbin Davis
13. Tom Waits (Corrected by the J-Cass – Thanks, Buddy. I think I must have just copied down my wrong answer from earlier)
14. Michael Jordan
15. He’s not on the list (Casey is)
16. Dartmouth
17. Charlie / Lisa
18. Steve Cisco – Sports Broadcaster
19. C
20. Luther Sachs – Western Tennessee Tech
21. Coverage of the Gemini Space Program (Thanks to Brother Eric for correcting this one – my earlier answer had Apollo)
Soundtrack
1. Three Dog Night – Eli’s Coming / “Eli’s Coming”
2. The Beach Boys – Sloop John B / “The Sword of Orion”
3. The Band – The Weight / “The Quality of Mercy at 29K”
4. Betty Everett – The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss) / “Special Powers”
5. K.C. & The Sunshine Band – Boogie Shoes / “Dear Louise”
6. The Pretenders – Hymn To Her / “The Hungry and the Hunted” (at the end when Jeremy calls his dad and tells him that he got the call)
7. Starland Vocal Band – Afternoon Delight / “The Apology”
8. Neil Finn – She Will Have Her Way / “Special Powers” and “Louise Revisited”
9. Keith Jarrett – Someone To Watch Over Me / “The Head Coach, Dinner, and the Morning Mail”
10. Tommy James & The Shondells – Crimson & Clover / “Sally”
11. Susan Tedeschi – It Hurts So Bad / “The Giants Win The Pennant…”
12. Katrina & The Waves – Walking on Sunshine / “Shane”
JCass said
I must say a good list – Not surprisingly I suck at music trivia, but managed to get all but #1, #12 – I knew it was Corbin, but no last name, #20 – I knew Luther Sachs, and I got Tenn but not the western and the tech part
HOWEVER, I disagree with #13 – Its Tom Waits, not Tom Jones
Good list Neuenschwanders – Thanks for putting in the time.
Scott said
Nice Addition with the music round Mark. I like it. Cass I’m impressed you only missed one. Were you able to get all the bonuses for question 1? And you are correct 13 is Tom Waits and both that and the Apollo question were Mark’s error not mine
JCass said
No, I missed #1 and only got part of #12 and #20.
It was still a lot of fun!
Scott said
My bad Cass, hopefully they’ll teach me to read correctly in my last quarter up here at Northern. lol
Allison said
Hey Scott, when are you gonna flip some bitches again?
Mike said
Mikes shot at the music:
1) You guys are old
2) Sloop John B
3) AT&T Commercial
4) Its in his kiss (Shantels?)
5) Still Old (If its not called Boogie Shoes Ill be upset)
6) LAME
7) Afternoon Delight Starland Vocal Band
-Used by PIVEN at PCU to Toture the Donors
8)They wish they were the beatles
9) nora jones
10) Crimson an Clover by KING Something
11)janis joplin,
12)Walking on Sunshine by ???
I should have got the pretenders
Ro said
Had completely forgotten about this one, so I did it again.
Missed four of the matching ones (mixed up Gordon & Sally as well as Pixely & Abby). And only got two of the ep names right.
I missed #11, only put down Corbin as well, and put down U of Tenn Western for Luther’s uni.
And I missed four of the songs (of course I didn’t get all of the parts of each, just one of the three)