Fall League Trivia 9/25

Round 1 – Changing of the Seasons

1.  We just had the Autumnal Equinox.  What is the name of the other equinox (Latin please)?

Vernal Equinox – Burn it Down by Linkin Park

2.  The name of the jukebox musical that is about the band Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons.

Jersey Boys – Money Make Her Smile by Bruno Mars

3.  Apple picking!  What is the only apple native to North America?

Crabapples – Crab by Weezer

4.  Dexter is over after eight seasons.  What is the name of the actor that plays Dexter?

Michael C. Hall – Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

Bonus Round

What football teams are still undefeated?

1.  New England Patriots – Payphone by Maroon 5

2.  Kansas City Chiefs – Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother

3.  Chicago Bears – Love Song by Sara Bareilles

4.  New Orleans Saints – Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones

5.  Miami Dolphins – Rag Doll by Aerosmith

Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks

Round 2 -- KINGS AND QUEENS

1. Who was the Queen of England when the British empire was at its largest?

** Queen Victoria I (Victory by Puff Daddy)

2. In the TV series King of Queens, who plays Arthur Spooner, the live-in father-in-law of Kevin James'

character?

** Jerry Stiller (Still into You by Paramore)

3. This question is about the English Civil War, which began in 1642 between royalists and supporters of the parliament. Which famous Englishman took over as ruler following the execution of Charles I?

** Oliver Cromwell (Well Well Well by John Lennon)

4. Speaking of queens, who is the only openly homosexual actor to have won an Academy Award for best actor or actress?

** Jodie Foster (In the City by Joe Walsh)

Bonus Round

Name the 5 countries with the richest monarchs in the world.

1.  Great Britain (Scream and Shout by Will.i.am and Britney Spears)

2.  United Arab Emirates (Peaches by Presidents of the Unites States)

3.  Kuwait (I’m Waiting for My Man by the Velvet Undergound)

4.  Netherlands (A Little Party Never Killed Nobody by Fergie)

5.  Thailand (The Time Warp by Rocky Horror Picture Show)

Abu Dhabi or Brunei also correct

Round 3 – Blood, Sweat, and Tears

1.  What is the largest man-made lake in the US?

Lake Mead – Don’t Ask Me by OK Go

2.  Name of the president of Syria.

Bashar al-Assad – Back that Ass Up by Juvenile

3.  Blood, Sweat, and Tears is the name of an album by Johnny Cash.  He was married two times, first to Vivian Liberto, but then more famously to…

June Carter – Anna Sun by Walk the Moon

4.  Who said, “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many months of struggle and suffering.”?

Winston Churchill – September by Earth, Wind, and Fire

Bonus Round

The Top 5 Car Brands with the Most Quality Problems

1.  Dodge – Just to Be Like You by Ski Lodge

2.  Suzuki – Spooky by Dusty Springfield

3.  Mitsubishi – She Loves You by the Beatles

4.  Volkswagen – Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Wheel

5.  MINI – You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive

Round 4 -- THE COLOR PURPLE

1. What famous talk show host was in the movie The Color Purple?

** Oprah Winfrey (Free Ride by Edgar Winter Group)

2. The Purple Heart is awarded to U.S. Soldiers who are wounded or killed in action. What battle in the Civil War had the highest number of casualties?

** Battle of Gettysburg (The Way We Get By by Spoon)

3. Batman's nemesis The Joker wears a lot of purple. What is the Joker's real name, as given in the 1989 Batman movie directed by Tim Burton?

** Jack Napier (Good Day by Nappy Roots)

4. Purple was the symbolic color of the Women's Suffrage movement. Which amendment secured the women's right to vote?

** 19th Amendment (19-2000 by Gorillaz) 

Bonus Round

Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple has often been banned in schools. Name the 5 most commonly challenged books in the last century.

1.  Bridge to Terabithia (Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers)

2.  Of Mice and Men (Float On by Modest Mouse)

3.  The Catcher in the Rye (Catch My Disease by Ben Lee)

4.  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry)

5.  The Chocolate War (You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate) 

Scores

1. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 83

2. I Left My Crackpipe at MC Hammer's House - 79

3. Everybody twerkin for the weekend - 76

3. French Toast Mafia - 76

4. Donkey Kong Country - 70

5. I Saw Jimmy Fallon... - 67

6. The Drunken Scholars - 58

League Standings

League Standings - NEW SYSTEM
1. Lookin’ to score – 20 + 5 = 25
2. Frisky Dingoes – 14 + 4 = 18
3. I saw jimmy fallon - 14 + 2 = 16
4. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 8 + 6 = 14
5. French Toast Mafia – 10 + 2 = 12
6. Moynihan Job – 6
7. crewgars – 4
7. My Grandma... - 4
7. Welcome to the Jam? – 4
7. EveryTwerkin for the Weekend - 4
8. Jugs and Boxes - 3
9. David's Angels - 2
9. Maurice Spicer is our savior – 2
10. Dead Bunnies - 1
10. Drunken Scholars - 1