Fall League Trivia 10/16

Round 1 – On the Road Again

1. The movie Euro Trip had a song written exclusively for it that movie.  It was featured a few times in the movie.  What’s the name of that song?

Scotty Doesn’t Know – It’s the End of the World As We Know It by REM

2. What is Willie Nelson’s nickname?

The Red Headed Stranger – Strange Times by Black Keys

3. There is a giant hill that overlooks the Inner Harbor in Baltimore.  It is part of the historic district.  What is it called?

Federal Hill – Red by Taylor Swift

4. My sister goes to Goucher.  What is the mascot for the Goucher sports teams?

The Gophers – Go Places the New Pornographers

Bonus Round

Largest cities in America by population

1. New York City – New New York by the Cranberries

2. Los Angeles – LA Story by Sammy Adams

3. Chicago – I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks by the Bloodhound Gang

4. Houston – Haven’t Met You Yet by Michael Buble

5. Philadelphia – Gone Gone Gone by Phillip Phillips

  

Round 2 - CHIPS

1. Who played lead motorcycle cop Frank Poncherello on the popular TV series CHiPs?

** Erik Estrada (Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton)

2. The Nick Nolte sports movie Blue Chips is about what sport?

** Basketball (Ballroom Blitz by Sweet)

3. In Marvel Comics, the computer expert Microchip is an ally to which vigilante?

** The Punisher (Some Nights by Fun)

4.  Chipped my teeth when I was little.  What profession did Steve Buscemi hold before becoming an actor?

Firefighter (The Pretender by the Foo Fighters)  

Bonus Round

Name the top 5 best-selling brands of potato chips.

** Lay's (Clocks by Coldplay)

** Ruffles (Ruff Ryders' Anthem by DMX)

** Pringles (Single Ladies by Beyonce)

** Utz (Watch Out Now the Beatnuts)

** Kettle Brand (Sandstorm by Darude)

Round 3 – Crazy old

1. Who plays the most interesting man in the world?

Jonathan Goldsmith – Gold Digger by Kanye West

2.  The playoffs guy, who is he? (soundbite)

Jim Mora, Colts coach – One More Time by Daft Punk

3. Ponce de Leon is associated with the myth of the Fountain of Youth.  According to this legend, where is the Fountain of Youth located?

Bimini – In One Ear by Cage the Elephant

4.  In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade they sought out the Holy Grail which gives everlasting life.  What is Indiana Jones’ real name?

Dr. Henry Walton Jones Jr. – Wonderwall by Oasis

Bonus Round

Ancient runes, specifically the Parthenon.

1. Love – Aphrodite – The Mighty Fall by Fallout Boy and Big Sean

2. Home – Hestia – Rest of My life by Ludacris, Usher

3. Wine – Dionysus – Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice

4. Fire – Hephaestus – Bury Us Alive by STRFKR

5. War – Ares – Airplanes by Bobby Ray featuring Hayley Williams

Round 4 - CEREAL

1. This first question is about a serial killer. Aileen Wuornos was a prostitute convicted of killing several men who she said had raped her. They made an Oscar-winning movie about her life, what was that movie called?

** Monster (Mountain Sounds by Of Monsters and Men)

2. Grand Theft Auto V has characters filing the serial numbers off their guns to make them untraceable. What was the name of the main character in GTA III?

** Claude Speed (Speed of Sound by Coldplay)

3. Buck Rogers was a popular film serial character. Looney Tunes parodied this series, and that parody later received its own show. What was the name of that parody?

** Duck Dodgers (Get Lucky by Daft Punk)

4. What was the real name of serial killer Son of Sam?

** David Berkowitz (Rebel Rebel by David Bowie)

Bonus Round

Name the 5 best-selling breakfast cereals.

** Cheerios (Don’t Fear the Reaper by The Blue Oyster Cult)

** Special K (It's OK by Cee Lo Green)

** Honey Bunches of Oats (Moneygrabber by Fitz and the Tantrums)

** Frosted Flakes (What Goes Around Comes Around by Justin Timberlake)

** Frosted Mini Wheats (Helena Beat by Foster the People) 

Pitcher Question

Make a supervillain out of your least favorite celebrity

Winner!!!!

Scores

1. Lookin' to Score - 80

2. Frisky Dingoes - 71

3. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 60

3. Twerkin for the Weekend - 60

4. My Grandma Loves Scrabble... - 51

League Standings

1. Lookin’ to score – 31 + 4 = 34
2. Frisky Dingoes - 26 + 3 = 29

4. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 17 + 2 = 19

3. French Toast Mafia – 18
5. I saw jimmy fallon - 16
6. My Grandma loves scrabble... - 8 + 1 = 9
7. The Ross McAllister Experience - 7

8. Every Twerkin for the Weekend - 4 + 2 = 6
8. Moynihan Job – 6

Fall League Trivia 10/2

Round 1 – Food for Thought

1.  Fruit with the highest sugar content.

Dates - Hate to Say I Told You So by the Hives

2.  Name of the company that owns the Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Capital Grille, Longhorn Steakhouse.

Darden Restaurants – Cold Hard Bitch by Jet

3.  Cake!  What number birthday did Google just celebrate?

15^th birthday - Smells like teen spirit by Nirvana

4.  What is Garfield’s favorite food?

Lasagna – Viva La Vida by Coldplay

Bonus Round

Top 5 crops grown in the world

1.  Sugar cane – Fly by Sugar Ray

2.  Corn – Word Up by Korn

3.  Wheat – Heat of the Moment by Asia

4.  Rice – Sometimes I Rhyme Slow by Nice and Smooth

5.  Potatoes – Po Black Maddie by North Mississippi All Stars

Round 2 - I'M ON A BOAT

1. What 1972 movie starring Gene Hackman was about passengers escaping an upside-down sunken ocean liner? It was remade starring Kurt Russell in 2006.

** The Poseidon Adventure – Beach Side by Kings of Leon

2. America decided to enter World War I when a German submarine sank an ocean liner and killed American citizens. What was the name of that ocean liner?

** The Lusitania (Lose Yourself by Eminem)

3.  The name of the metal device on docks and on boats that you tie mooring lines to.

** Cleats – The Three of Us by Streetlight Manifesto

4. What is the name of Captain Ahab's whaling ship in the novel Moby Dick?

** The Pequod (Don't Speak by No Doubt)

Bonus Round

Name the 5 largest bodies of water on Earth that are not oceans.

** South China Sea (City of Dreams by Dirty South)

** Caribbean Sea (He’s a Pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean)

** Mediterranean Sea (Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan)

** Bering Sea (One Week by Barenaked Ladies)

** Gulf of Mexico (The Next Episode by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog)

Round 3 -  Hooks

1.  Coat hooks.  What new product is IKEA introducing to its stores in Britain?

Residential solar panels – Hey Soul Sister by Train

2.  The battle cry of the lost boys in Hook.

Bangarang – Opposite of Adults by Chiddy Bang

3.  Fishing, like golf, isn’t always thought of as a sport.  But you can still see highlights on ESPN. What does ESPN stand for?

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network – Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams

4.  I Know What You Did Last Summer movie with a killer that uses an ice hook.  Name the author of the original 1973 novel.

Lois Duncan – Get Low by Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins

Bonus Round

Top 5 heaviest sharks in the world

1.  Whale Shark – LIFEGOESON by Noah and the Whale

2.  Basking Shark – Funny You Should Ask by the Front Bottoms

3.  Great White Shark – Into the Great Wide Open by Tom Petty

4.  Tiger Shark – High and Dry by Radiohead

5.  Greenland Shark – American Idiot by Green Day

Round 4 - THE HARDER THEY FALL

1. Amelia Earhart is a famous aviator who is believed to have died in 1937 crash, although her body was

never found. Where was Amelia Earhart trying to fly on her historic last voyage?

** All Around the World (The Middle by Jimmy Eat World)

2. Who is the lead vocalist of the band Fall Out Boy?

** Patrick Stump (Mama Do the Hump by Rizzle Kicks)

3. This one is more of an anatomy question. Which two parts of the female reproductive organs are connected by the FALLopian tubes?

** Ovaries and uterus (I’m not Over by Carolina Liar)

4. This baseball team holds the longest championship drought in the history of sports.  The last time they won a world series was before the fall of the Ottoman Empire

** Chicago Cubs – In Da Club by 50 Cent

Bonus Round

This last question is about falling in love. The American Film Institute is a huge film study organization that releases a lot of "Top 100" lists on television. I want to know what the AFI considers to be the 5 greatest romance movies of all time.

** Casablanca (Everytime We Touch by CASCADA)

** Gone With the Wind (Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind & Fire)

** West Side Story (All of the Lights by Kanye West)

** Roman Holiday (Buddy Holly by Weezer)

** An Affair to Remember (Remember the Name by Fort Minor)

Scores

1. Frisky Dingoes - 85

2. The Ross McAllister Experience - 72

3. French Toast Mafia - 70

3. Somebody Buy Me Shoes - 70

4. It's Our Birthday - 60

5. My Grandma Loves Scrabble and the Red Sox - 54

6. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 53

7. The Inconceivables - 31

8. It's Our Birthday Too - 22

League Standings

1. Lookin’ to score – 25 + 6 = 31
2. Frisky Dingoes – 18 + 8 = 26

3. French Toast Mafia – 12 + 6 = 18

4. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 14 + 3 = 17
5. I saw jimmy fallon - 14 + 2 = 16

6. My Grandma... - 4 + 4 = 8

7. The Ross McAllister Experience - 7
8. Moynihan Job – 6

9. It's Our Birthday - 5
10. crewgars – 4

10. Welcome to the Jam? – 4
10. EveryTwerkin for the Weekend - 4
11. Jugs and Boxes - 3
12. David's Angels - 2
12. Maurice Spicer is our savior – 2
13. Dead Bunnies - 1
13. Drunken Scholars - 1