Fall League Trivia 11/6

Round 1 – Keep Your Eye on the Ball

1.  David Ortiz was the MVP of the World Series.  But Koji Uehara was the MVP of the ALCS.  What team did Uehara play for last year?

Texas Rangers – The Way it Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range

2.  Boston Strong t-shirts have been popping up all over Massachusetts.  There are even Red Sox jerseys that say Boston Strong on the back, including one that hangs in the dugout.  What number is on all the Boston Strong jerseys?

617 – Danger! High Voltage by Electric Six

3.  In the book, Ender’s Game, who has more balls than anyone else in the Salamander Army?

Petra Arkanian – Always on my Mind by the Pet Shop Boys   

4.  Golf is the only sport to have ever been played on the moon.  What astronaut hit two golf balls while on the lunar surface?

Alan Shepard – Pepper by the Butthole Surfers 

Bonus Round

Sports quotes, name the movie

1.  “It’s a Cinderella Story!” Caddy Shack – Bad Girls by MIA

2.  “Hey Yankees...you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!”  Bad News Bears – Harlem by New Politics

3.  “Juust a bit outside!” Major League – Spiderhead by Cage the Elephant

4.  “There’s no crying in baseball!” A League of Their Own – Don’t You Want Me by The Human League

5.  “You’re killing me Smalls!”  Sandlot – What I Got by Sublime

Round 2 - COWBOYS

1. Which famous composer wrote the score for The Good, The Bad & The Ugly?

** Ennio Morricone (One More Chance by The Notorious B.I.G.)

2. Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

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

3. Who was the lawman that killed Billy the Kid?

** Pat Garrett (Lady Marmalade by Patti LaBelle)

4. The western video game Red Dead Redemption was very popular, but very few people know that it was actually a sequel. What was the name of the original game?

** Red Dead Revolver (Revolution by The Beatles)

Bonus Round

Name the 5 highest-grossing Westerns from all time

** Dances with Wolves (Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran)

** True Grit (Truth by Beanie Siegel)

** Django (You Ain't No DJ by Big Boi)

** Rango (Boomerang Theory by Gym Class Heroes)

** Wild Wild West (No Church in the Wild by Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Round 3 – It’s in the Cards – 4 – I Need a Job

1.  In a traditional tarot deck, there are five suits as opposed to four.  The first four suits are very similar to those in a regular deck.  But the fifth suit serves a special purpose.  What is this fifth suit called in tarot cards?

The trump suit – Jumper by Third Eye Blind    

2. What is the worst hand to start with in Texas Hold em’?

2-7 off suit – Take it Off by Kesha

3.  One of the most popular forms of betting is on football.  And lately betting on college football has been just as popular as betting on the NFL.  But with all the crazy uniforms top college teams have been wearing, you might as well bet on what color a team is going to wear next.  What college football team has the most uniforms?

Oregon Ducks – Fuck Authority by Pennywise

4.  In the movie Mr. Deeds, what company did Longfellow Deeds constantly send poems to in an attempt to get published on their greeting cards?

Hallmark – Good Vibrations by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

Bonus Round

The kings on in a deck of cards represent actual kings.  This tradition started in French decks.  What four kings do they represent?  Just four answers!

1.  King David – She Wolf by David Guetta

2.  Charlemagne – Penny Lane by the Beatles

3.  Alexander the Great – The Great Escape by Boys like Girls

4.  Julius Caesar – Have You Ever Seen the Rain by Creedence Clearwater

Round 4 - I NEED A JOB

1. Who played Grigori Rasputin in the animated movie Anastasia?

** Christopher Lloyd (Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd)

2. What was the name of the first President on 24? Bonus points for naming the second recurring President.

** David Palmer or Charles Logan (MUFFHUGGER by The Palmer Squares)

3. What do you mix with scotch to make a Rusty Nail?

** Drambuie (South Bronx by Boogie Down Productions)

4. What is the highest selling brand of men's underpants?

** Hanes (Hey Mama by Kanye West)

Bonus Round

Name the 5 states with the highest unemployment rates.

** Nevada 9.5 (Words I Never Said by Lupe Fiasco)

** Illinois 9.2 (Bring in the Noise by Public Enemy)

** Rhode Island 9.1 (I Just Had Sex by The Lonely Island)

** Michigan 9.0 (There She Goes Again by The Velvet Underground)

** California 8.9 (Award Tour by A Tribe Called Quest)

Scores

1. Build Me Up Jerry Cup (Frisky Dingoes) - 71

2. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 56

3. Choke on this (Everybody Twerkin for the Weekend) - 51

4. Crouching Tiger Hidden Cucumber - 41

League Standings
1. Lookin’ to score – 37
2. Frisky Dingoes - 32 + 4 = 36
3. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 21 + 3 = 24
4. French Toast Mafia – 18
5. I saw jimmy fallon - 16
6. My Grandma loves scrabble... - 14
7. Every Twerkin for the Weekend - 10 + 2 = 12
8. The Ross McAllister Experience - 7
9. Moynihan Job – 6