Summer League Trivia 6/5/13

Round 1: Sinister Plots

1. In Lord of the Rings, what is the real name of the "Undying Lands" Frodo and Gandalf leave to? 
• Valinor (Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles)
2. What is the secret identity of the Green Lantern who appeared in the Green Lantern movie? 
• Hal Jordan (Dani California by Red Hot Chili Peppers)
3. What famous director created The Animaniacs? 
• Steven Spielberg (Jet Airliner by Steve Miller Band)
4. What is the name of the Miami clinic associated with the MLB drug scandal that got Alex Rodriguez suspended? 
• Biogenesis Clinic (That's All by Genesis)
5. Name 5 of the 8 countries that border Turkey. 
1. Bulgaria (Hysteria by Muse) 
2. Greece (Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum) 
3. Armenia (In Your Arms by Hellogoodbye) 
4. Georgia (The Devil Went Down to Georgia by The Charlie Daniels Band) 
5. Iran (I Ran by A Flock of Seagulls)

Round 2: Motorcycle Gangs

1. What does a "1%er" patch mean on motorcycle riders? 
• They belong to an outlaw motorcycle club. (So Fresh, So Clean by Outkast)
2. Who plays Jax Teller on the TV series Sons of Anarchy? 
• Charlie Hunnam (Ray Charles by Chiddy Bang)
3. How did Evil Knievel die? 
• Pulmonary fibrosis (Mo Money Mo Problems by Notorious B.I.G.)
4. What movie was about the death of Thomas Edward Lawrence, who died in a 1935 motorcycle accident? 
• Lawrence of Arabia (I Fought the Law by Bobby Fuller Four)
5. What are the top 5 most popular motorcycle brands? 
1. Harley Davidson (Young Americans by David Bowie)
2. Suzuki (Runaround Sue by Dion and the Belmonts)
3. Kawasaki (Waterfalls by TLC)
4. Yamaha (Who Let the Dogs Out by Baha Men)
5. Honda (Honey by Mariah Carey)

Round 3: Bad Ideas

1. What country is the asian celebrity "Mr. Condom" from? 
• Thailand (Danger! High Voltage by Electric Six)
2. Which NFL team did Manti Teo get drafted to? 
• San Diego Chargers (Charlie Brown by Coldplay)
3. Which car company invented the three-point-seatbelt? 
• Volvo (Slither by Velvet Revolver)
4. What substance was Louis Pasteur studying when he developed germ theory? 
• Beer (Dear Mr. President by Fitz and the Tantrums)
5. What are the top 5 best-selling Girl Scout cookies? 
1. Thin Mints (Thin Line by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis) 
2. Samoas (2 Atoms in a Molecule by Noah and the Whale) 
3. Tagalongs (Whoomp! (There It Is) by Tag Team) 
4. Do-Si-Dos (It's OK by Cee Lo Green) 
5. Trefoils (Blue Sky Mine by Midnight Oil)

Round 4: Pure Evil

1. Who was the bad guy in Mulan? 
• Shan-Yu (Thank You by Jay-Z)
2. Who was the most prolific serial killer caught in American history? 
• Gary Ridgway, The Green River Killer (When I Come Around by Green Day)
3. What was the full name of the Nazi party? 
• National Socialist German Workers Party (Working for the Weekend by Loverboy)
4. Who played Lex Luthor in the original Superman film? 
• Gene Hackman (My Generation by The Who)
5. Who are the top 5 genocidal murderers in recorded history? 
1. Mao Zedong (Maui Wowie by Kid Cudi)
2. Joseph Stalin (He's a Rebel by The Crystals)
3. Adolf Hitler (Greatest Hits by Sublime)
4. Hideki Tojo (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!) 
5. Pol Pot (Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger)

The Pitcher Question

• How much milk does the average American drink in a year, in liters? 
• 20.4 gallons or 77.2224 liters 

Scores

1. Oops I Swallowed Again! -- 68
2. Frisky Dingoes -- 51
3. Shut Up and Slam! -- 46
4. THAT's Not Gonna Happen! -- 39
5. Just Here to Watch the Bruins -- 29 (P)

League Standings

1. Oops I Swalowed Again -- 6
2. War -- 3
3. Frisky Dingoes / Halliburton Teen / Shut Up and Slam / THAT's Not Going to Happen -- 2
4. Los Anales Analgs of Analheim -- 1