Fall League Trivia 9/18/13

 Round 1 – Blue

1.  I’m really sad Hayao Miyazaki is retiring.  What is the name of his last film? It comes out in America in 2014.

The Wind Rises – Rise by Skillet

2. Who did the 1980 miracle team beat in the Olympic Gold medal round?

Finland – Two Princes by Spin Doctors

3.  What band wrote the hit song “Blue” in 1999? Bonus point for album.

Eiffel 65 on the album Europop – The Rifle’s Spiral by the Shins

4.  Why is Facebook blue?

Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind – Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls) by Foster the People

Bonus Round

The ocean is very blue.  Countries with the longest coastline

5. Japan – Turning Japanese by The Vapors

4. Philippines – All Over You by Spill Canvas

3. Indonesia – Knee Socks by the Arctic Monkeys

2. Russia – Gold Rush by Clinton Sparks

1. Canada – Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club

Greenland

Round 2 - NETFLIX

1. What famous TV alien's real name is Gordon Shumway?

** ALF (Alfie by Dionne Warwick)

2. Who composed the opening score to The Simpsons?

** Danny Elfman (Express Yourself by N.W.A.)

3. Who was the first African-American actor to play a lead role on television?

** Bill Cosby (Suite Judy Blue Eyes by Crosby Stills and Nash)

4. What was the first televised presidential debate?

** Nixon-Kennedy (I'm Alright by Kenny Loggins)

Bonus Round

 Name the top 5 most Emmy-winning shows.

** Saturday Night Live (Saturday Nite by Earth, Wind & Fire)

** Frasier (How to Save a Life by The Fray)

** The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Baby One More Time by Britney Spears)

** Cheers (Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson)

** The West Wing (We Major by Kanye West)

Round 3 – Strange Facts

1.  Roald Dahl was a real life James Bond.  He seduced women during WWII to gain intelligence for the British Army.  Also a pretty famous author.  What does The BFG stand for?

Big Friendly Giant – We Are Gonna Be Friends by White Stripes

2.  A teaspoon of honey represents the life work of 12 bees.  What alcoholic beverage is made made from honey?

Mead – Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater

3.  A woman with a PhD in math won the lottery four times (total of $21 million) by figuring out the algorithm of the ticket production.  Reminds of the movie A Beautiful Mind with Russell Crowe.  Who is the movie based off of?

John Forbes Nash Jr. – Mountain Man by Crash Kings

4.  Sonny Graham received a heart transplant from a suicide victim.  Ten years later he married the donor’s widow.  Three years after that he committed suicide in the same fashion as the donor.  Most transplanted organ worldwide.

Kidney – Up Up and Away by Kid Cudi

Bonus Round

Putting sugar on a wound can reduce pain and help it heal.  Top 5 soft drink brands in America.

1. Coke – Poprocks and Coke by Greenday

2. Diet Coke – Die Young by Kesha

3. Pepsi-cola – One, Two Step by Ciara, Missy Elliot

5. Dr. Pepper – Forgot about Dre by Dr. Dre and Eminem

4. Mountain Dew – This Year by the Mountain Goats

Round 4 - SAFARI PLANET

1. What is the only type of marsupial that lives in North America?

** Opossum (Fuck the World by Insane Clown Posse)

2. What 1999 show on PBS about a talking lemur starred Chris and Martin, the Kratt Brothers?

** Zoboomafoo (Boomerang Theory by Gym Class Heroes)

3. What animal has the largest eyes?

** Giant squid (Boss of Me by They Might be Giants)

4. Who is the cartoonist that created Garfield?

** Jim Davis (Changes by David Bowie)

Bonus Round

What are the 5 deadliest animals in the US by humans killed every year?

** Bees (Stayin' Alive by The Bee Gees)

** Dogs (Errant Dog by Ben Folds)

** Horse (Holy Horseshit, Batman by Gym Class Heroes)

** Spiders (Rubberband Man by The Spinners)

** Snakes (Snakes on a Plane by Cobra Starship)

Pitcher Question

What can you say about your apartment but not your girlfriend?

Winner!

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Scores

1.  Frisky Dingoes - 80

1.  They're Apists (Lookin' to Score) - 80

2.  My Grandma... - 78

3.  Jugs and Boxes - 72

4.  French Toast Mafia - 70

5.  I saw Jimmy Fallon... - 66 

League Standings - NEW SYSTEM
1. Lookin’ to score – 15 + 5 = 20

2. I saw jimmy fallon - 13 + 1 = 14

3. French Toast Mafia – 10 + 2 = 12

4. Frisky Dingoes – 6 + 5 = 11

5. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 8

6. Moynihan Job – 6

7. crewgars – 4

7. My Grandma... - 4

7. Welcome to the Jam? – 4

9. Jugs and Boxes - 3

10. David's Angels - 2

10. Maurice Spicer is our savior – 2

11. Dead Bunnies - 1