Pub Trivia – 2010.02.01
Posted by Newey on February 3, 2010
(Updated: 2010.02.04 – 6:45 p.m with Music Round)
Welcome back, campers!
Or…well, perhaps it is you that should be welcoming me back — seeing as how it’s been nearly a full year since I last logged one of our weekly trivia exploits on this fine Interweb of ours.
Enjoy! (return of Original Content is also imminent)
February 1, 2010 – Kelly & The Pub at Rookwood (41 pts Possible)
General Trivia (21 pts Possible)
1. On which TV sitcom would you find the character Ashley Banks?
2. How many pounds are in one ton?
3. What is the official motto of The Boy Scouts?
4. In which country would you find Mt. Fuji?
5. Name the two current US Senators from Ohio.
6. In which year did the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan occur?
7. Which 1990 movie stars Robin Williams as a doctor with an experimental cure for a ward of comatose patients?
Bonus: Who directed this film?
8. What body of water separates mainland Australia from the island of Tasmania?
9. What common nickname is given to America’s purchase of the land that forms present-day Alaska?
10. What is the name of Wonder Woman’s alias?
11. Spell the name of the Italian dessert that is created by dipping savoiardi in espresso or strong coffee or rum, which is then layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks, mascarpone, and sugar, and topped with cocoa.
(It really is that much harder to write these questions. But if I wrote it out like it was read on Monday, you’d already have the answer. And that’s no fun, is it? — Cheaters!)
12. Valerie Harper and Jason Bateman starred in the TV series “Valerie”. When Harper left the show due to a dispute with producers, what was the continued show renamed?
13. What was the name of the first governing document of the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620?
14. What is the capital of Cuba?
15. Common Actor/Actress:
- Deconstructing Harry
- Back to the Future Part II
- Leaving Las Vegas
16. The Lovely Bones, a 2009 film starring Mark Wahlberg, is adapted from a 2002 novel of the same name by which author?
17. How many U.S. states are included in the geographical region commonly known as the Northeast New England?
18. Which substance in chocolate makes it potentially toxic to dogs?
19. What movie was famous for citing “Coughlin’s Laws”, including:
- “Bury the dead; they stink up the place.”, and
- “Drink or be gone.”
20. $500, $100, $50, $20, $10, $5, $1: These were all denominations of bills in the original Monopoly board game.
Name the corresponding bill color for each of the dollar values listed above (1 pt in total).
Music Round – Cover Songs (20 pts Possible)
Name the cover artist heard here. Bonus point for each of the original recording artists.
Song #1
Song #2
Song #3
Song #4
Song #5
Song #6
Song #7
Song #8
Song #9
Song #10
Newey said
General Trivia
1. “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”
2. 2,000 lb
3. Be Prepared.
4. Japan [or as Allison put it...(paraphrasing)"I don't know, but there's a flag on top of it that reads 'Allison conquered me'" -- No challenge was made to Kelly on the acceptability of this alternate answer.]
5. Sherrod Brown and George Voinovich
6. 1994
7. Awakening — Bonus: Penny Marshall
8. Bass Strait
9. Seward’s Folly
10. Diana Prince
11. T-I-R-A-M-I-S-U
12. “The Hogan Family”
13. The Mayflower Compact
14. Havana
15. Elisabeth Shue
16. Alice Sebold
17. 6 (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut)
18. Theobromine
19. Cocktail
20. $500 – Orange, $100 – Beige, $50 – Blue, $20 – Green, $10 – Yellow, $5 – Pink, and $1 – White
Music Round
1. Amy Winehouse, covering “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” by The Shirelles
2. Eddie Vedder, covering “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” by The Beatles
3. Jack Johnson, covering “A Pirate Looks at 40″ by Jimmy Buffett
4. The Fugees, covering “No Woman, No Cry” by Bob Marley
5. Ryan Adams, covering “Wonderwall” by Oasis
6. John Mayer, covering “Free Fallin’” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
7. Michael Jackson, covering “My Girl” by The Temptations
8. Tim McGraw, covering “When the Stars Go Blue ” by Ryan Adams
9. Sheryl Crow, covering “Sweet Child of Mine” by Guns ‘n Roses
10. K.D. Lang, covering “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen
The Hoonies were good for a tally of 30/41 for this week.
Misses:
General Trivia – Bonus on #7, #8, #10, #12, #18, and #19
Music Round – Cover Artists (K.D. Lang)
– Original Artists (The Shirelles, Jimmy Buffett, Ryan Adams, and Leonard Cohen)
Kicks said
I believe number 17 was the New England states, not the Northeast.
Newey said
Ah…good catch – I think you’re right (which is usual).
I had a slight pause as I was typing that one up last night because it didn’t sound quite right. Probably just another case of my hand lagging behind my brain (which was already trying to figure out the answer).
Hmm….I wonder what the correlation is between Smithwick’s consumed and misrepresentations of questions. Question #17 is a bit later in the evening…