Final Night of Fall League Trivia - 12/11

Round 1 – Finals

1.  Finals are happening which means nobody is getting any sleep.  I haven’t had a good REM sleep in about a week now.  What does REM stand for?

Rapid Eye Movement – Never Let You Go by Third Eye Blind    

2.  Who won the NCAA basketball championship in last year’s final four?

Louisville – It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel

3.  What battle marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte?

Waterloo – Louie Louie by The Kingsmen

4.  What were Albus Dumbledore’s last words?

Severus… Please – Where is the Love by the Black Eyed Peas

Bonus Round

Top selling energy drinks

1.  Red Bull – Heads Will Roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2.  Monster – Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men

3.  Rockstar – Party like a Rock Star by the Shop Boyz

4.  NOS – Crossfire by Brandon Flowers

5.  Amp – Breakfast in America by Supertramp

Round 2 - SANTA CLAUS

1. Who wrote the famous poem Twas the Night Before Christmas?

** Clement C. Moore (Christmas Must Be Something More by Taylor Swift)

2. Who was the original voice of Robot Santa on Futurama?

** John Goodman (Step Into Christmas by Elton John)

3. What is the name of the department store in the movie Miracle on 34th Street?

** Macy's (Baby It's Cold Outside by Cee Lo Green)

4. Who is the demonic counterpart to Santa Claus in Germanic folklore?

** Krampus (Christmas in Killarney by The Four Ramblers)

Bonus Round

Name the actors who played Santa Claus in these movies.

** Elf -- Ed Asner (Ass Back Home by Gym Class Heroes)

** The Polar Express -- Tom Hanks (Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo by South Park)

** The Santa Clause -- Tim Allen (Christmas is All Around by Billy Mack)

** Fred Claus -- Paul Giamatti (Maybe I'm Amazed by Paul McCartney)

** Rise of the Guardians -- Alec Baldwin (Coldest Winter by Kanye West)

Round 3 – Elves

1.  One of the main protagonists in the TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is Hermey the Elf.  He doesn’t like making toys.  What does Hermey want to be instead of a toy-maker?

A dentist – Meant to Live by Switchfoot      

2.  What is the name of the king of the woodland elves in the Hobbit? He is also the father of Legolas.

Thranduil – Good by Better Than Ezra

3.  What song does Jovie and everyone else sing in Central Park at the end of the movie Elf to raise Christmas cheer and help Santa?

Santa Claus is coming to town – Butterfly by Crazy Town

4.  What is the name of the head Keebler elf from Keebler cookie company.

Ernest J Keebler – I’m Burnin’ for You by the Blue Oyster Cult

Bonus Round

David Sedaris is a famous American author and radio personality.  Not only has he worked as an elf at Macy’s, but he’s also explored different cultural Christmas traditions.  One of his most famous stories is called 6-8 black men and describes the Dutch version of Christmas.  Name five of the books David Sedaris has written.

1.  Barrel Fever – Barrel of a Gun by Guster

2.  Naked – Young Blood by the Naked and Famous

3.  Holidays on Ice – Holiday by Green Day

4.  Me Talk Pretty One Day – Daylight by Matt and Kim

5.  Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim – Take Your Mama Out by the Scissor Sisters

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules, When You are Engulfed in Flames, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls

Round 4 - OTHER HOLIDAY TRADITIONS

1. What large Roman holiday is said to be the precursor of Christmas?

** Saturnalia (I Turn to You by All-4-One)

2. Which famous animated character celebrates the Christmas-Halloween hybrid known asDecemberween?

** Homestar Runner (I'll Be Home for Christmas by Bing Crosby)

3. What is the 9th extended candle on a menorah called?

** Shamash (The Christmas Guest by Johnny Cash)

4. What is the name of the holiday created by Frank Costanza on Seinfeld?

** Festivus (Manifest Destiny by Guster)

Bonus Round

What are the seven core principles of Kwanzaa?

** Umoja or Unity (All I Want for Christmas is You by Olivia Olson)

** Kujichagulia or Self-Determination (Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland)

** Ujima or Collective Work and Responsibility (December by Collective Soul)

** Imani or Faith (O Come All Ye Faithful by Frank Sinatra)

** Ujamaa or Cooperative Economics (Christmas in the Ghetto by Operation From the Bottom)

** Nia or Purpose

** Kuumba or Creativity

Scores

1. Sex and Candy - 83

2. French Toast Mafia - 78

3. Clarisaa Explains my balls - 73

4. Lookin to finally score - 67

4. Tongue Punch my Fart Box - 67

League Standings
1. Frisky Dingoes - 46 + 1 = 47
2. Lookin’ to score – 45 + 1 = 46
3. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 31 + 2 = 33
4. French Toast Mafia – 26 + 3 = 29
5. My Grandma loves scrabble... - 20
6. Every Twerkin for the Weekend - 17
7. I saw jimmy fallon - 16
8. The Ross McAllister Experience - 7
9. Moynihan Job – 6
10. We Need Pencils, Many = 4

CONGRATS TO OUR FALL LEAGUE WINNERS, THE FRISKY DINGOES!  MAY THIS VICTORY NOT GO TO THEIR HEADS.

Fall League Trivia 12/4

Round 1 – Irony

1.  The founder of match.com lost his girlfriend to someone she met on match.com.  What is the name of the founder of match.com?

Gary Kremen – Marry the Night by Lady Gaga

2.  What album is Alanis Morissette’s song “Ironic” on?

Jagged Little Pill – A Little Party Never Killed Nobody by Fergie

3.  Paul Walker, Fast and Furious star, died in a car crash last week.  What kind of car was his friend driving?

2005 Porsche Carrera GT – Howling for You by the Black Keys

4.  Who wrote the book “The Irony of American History”?

Reinhold Niebuhr – Can’t Hold Us by Macklemore

Bonus Round

Beethoven went deaf.  Five richest musicians of all time.

1.  Andrew Lloyd Webber – The Rockafeller Skank by Fatboy Slim

2.  Paul McCartney – Death Valley by Fall Out Boy

3.  Bono – Bon, Bon by Pitbull

4.  Bing Crosby – Heavy Things by Phish

5.  Sean “Diddy” Combs – We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel

Round 2 - THANKSGIVING

1. What is the amino acid existing in turkey meat that is usually said to make you tired after eating it?

** Tryptophan (Power Trip by J. Cole)

2. Which American president was the first to declare Thanksgiving a public holiday?

** Abraham Lincoln (Lisa Baby by Walk the Moon)

3. What was the first balloon created for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

** Felix the Cat (Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta by Geto Boys)

4. What well-known action movie involves a group of criminals holding mall employees hostage on Black Friday?

** Paul Blart Mall Cop (New Shoes by Paulo Nutini)

Bonus Round

Name the 5 states that produce the most turkey.

** Minnesota (Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway)

** North Carolina (I Don’t Care I Love It by Icona Pop)

** Arizona (Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins)

** Montana (Breathe by Anna Nalick)

** Virginia (Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve)

Round 3 – And We Danced

1.  At the beginning of the song “And We Danced” by Macklemore there is a monologue.  In the monologue it states that Macklemore was exiled from Great Britain and that he came to America with the only woman he ever loved.  But it wasn’t a woman, it was something else.  What was it?

A horse named Tyrone – What’s Up by 4 Non Blondes   

2.  In the movie The Green Mile, Paul Edgecomb is brought to tears in the beginning of the movie by a song called Cheek to Cheek (I’m in Heaven) that he sees on TV.  Who sings the song Cheek to Cheek?

Fred Astaire from the movie Top Hat with Ginger Rogers – Stare into the Sun by Grafitti6 

3.  Tchaikovsky is famous for creating the music to the Nutcracker.  Name one of the other ballets that he composed the music for.

Swan Lake – Fake It by Seether

Sleeping Beauty, Danse des petits cygnes, Tchaikovsky pas de deux

4.  What’s Pitbull’s real name?

Armando Christian Perez – Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan

Bonus Round

Ice dancers are becoming used by NHL hockey teams as a form of cheerleading squad. Name the top 5 NHL teams with the most Stanley Cup wins

1.  Montreal Canadiens – Sex and Candy by Marcy’s Playground

2.  Toronto Maple Leafs – The Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother

3.  Detroit Red Wings – We Are the Free by Matt Redman

4.  Boston Bruins – In the Meantime by Spacehogs

5.  Edmonton Oilers – Jet Boy Jet Girl by Elton Montello

Round 4 - BLACK WEDNESDAY

1. Who was the first African American man to have his face on a stamp?

** Booker T. Washington (Book of Love by Jimmy Eat World)

2. What was the name of the man who assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr.?

** James Earl Ray (Living in America by James Brown)

3. What was the name of the actress who participated in the first interracial kiss on a national television drama? Half-credit if you can only name the character she was portraying.

** Nichelle Nichols as Uhura (Starships by Nicki Minaj)

4. Who was the first African-American mainstream comic book superhero? The word "mainstream" here means by one of the two dominant publishers, Marvel or DC.

** The Falcon (This Too Shall Pass by OK Go)

Bonus Round

I want you to name five members of the hip-hop group N.W.A., bonus points if you can name all six of them.

** Arabian Prince (Kiss by Prince and the Revolution)

** Dr. Dre (Dr. Feel Good by Cee Lo Green)

** Ice Cube (Cold as Ice by Foreigner)

** Eazy-E (Take it Easy by the Eagles)

** MC Ren (Renegade by Styx)

 DJ Yella

Scores

1. French Toast Mafia - 63

2. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 60

3. Where's Billy? - 51

4. Sex and Candy - 51

5. Big Will Pants aka Paul Walker's Crash Bandicoot- 51

6. I'm 23 Bitches! -11

League Standings
1. Frisky Dingoes - 44 + 2 = 46
2. Lookin’ to score – 43 + 2 = 45
3. Clarissa Explains My Balls - 28 + 3 = 31
4. French Toast Mafia – 22 + 4 = 26
5. My Grandma loves scrabble... - 20
6. Every Twerkin for the Weekend - 17
7. I saw jimmy fallon - 16
8. The Ross McAllister Experience - 7
9. Moynihan Job – 6
10. We Need Pencils, Many = 4