Monday, June 9, 2014

Summer League Trivia 6/4/14

Round 1 - So I Just Graduated: Now What
1. If you weren't there, this year's commencement speaker for Clark was Ron Shaich, the co-founder and CEO of Panera Bread. Who was the other co-founder?

Louis Kane - Damaged by Danity Kane

2. The story of Harry Potter mostly takes place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In the epilogue of the last book Harry tells his son he was named after the bravest man he knew. Who was that man?

Snape - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa by Vampire Weekend

3. At graduations they always play the Pomp and Circumstances march. Who directed Pomp and Circumstances?

Sir Edward Elgar - Word Up! by Korn

4. In the 1960's movie The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft have a very famous scene in which Hoffman utters a very famous movie quote about Bancroft's intentions. What was that quote?

"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me" - Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel

Bonus Round
Graduating does not always guarantee a job after school. I want to know the 5 states with the highest unemployment rates in the country currently.

* Rhode Island - Roadhouse Blues by The Doors
* Nevada - Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
* Illinois - Bring The Noise by Public Enemy
* California - Going to California by Led Zeppelin
* Kentucky - Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel


Round 2 - Things Will Likes
1. What is the most popular commercial jet airliner in the world?

Boeing 737 - 737 by Rick Ross

2. What is the name of the latest Mac OS announced at the 2014 WDCC?

Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite - Ten Thousand Hours by Macklemore

3. What city and state is Uhaul based out of?

Phoenix, Arizona - Arizona by Kings of Leon

4. What is the slogan located on the Nevada license plate?

The Silver State - Lazy Eye by The Silversun Pickups

Bonus Round
Name 5 things that the Paleo diet avoids.

** Dairy - Non Dairy Creamers by Third Eye Blind
** Grains - Set Fire to the Rain by Adele
** Soda - Poprocks and Coke by Green Day
** Alcohol - Good Kush and Alcohol by Lil Wayne
** White Potatoes - Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes


Round 3 - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1. I'm from Stoneham, a small town just north of Boston famous for their zoo and being the home of Nancy Kerrigan. Who was the other figure skater who allegedly was involved on the attack of Nancy Kerrigan?

Tonya Harding - Hard to Handle by The Black Crowes

2. The home of the Boston Red Sox is Fenway Park. What year was Fenway Park founded?

1912 - Poison by Bell Biv Davoe

3. World renowned actor Mark Wahlberg took after his brother and attempted to do music. His musical group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch had a #1 hit single. What was the name of that song?

Good Vibrations - Vibrate by Mr. Scruff

4. Dr. Seuss was originally from Springfield, MA and I used to love reading How The Grinch Stole Christmas. What was the name of the Grinch's dog?

Max- Taxman by Stevie Ray Vaughn

Bonus Round
Massachusetts is known as one of the first states the Pilgrims settled in. What are the top 5 ancestries by nationality in the state?

* Irish - Irish Celebration by Macklemore
* Italian - Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons
* English - Free by Phish
* French - Cross My Heart by Mariana's Trench
* German- Dr. Worm by They Might be Giants


Round 4: Oops
1. What month and year was the infamous Janet Jackson Super Bowl nip slip?

February 2004

2. How old was Justin Bieber in his most recent viral video of him telling a racist joke involving the N-word?

Fifteen

3. Name me two of the four pilot's fake names said on a Bay Area news channel's coverage of the Asiana plane crash?

Ho Li Fuk, Wi Tu Lo, Bang Ding Ow, Sum Ting Wong - Get Low by Lil Jon

4. What is the top grossing slapstick family comedy movie in the U.S.

Monsters Inc - Monster by Eminem ft. Rihanna

Bonus Round
What were the top five reasons for E.R. visits in the U.S. from 2010 to 2013?

** Headaches
** Foreign Objects in Body
** Skin Infections
** Back Pain
** Cuts and Contusions


Scores
1. The California Dream - 78 pts
2. Georges Are No Good - 69 pts
3. A Bottle in Front of me not a Frontal Lobotomy - 61 pts
4. We're Together But We're Paying Separately - 60 pts
5.  A Midsummer Night's Ream - 44 pts
6. Titos Doritos - 41 pts
7. Only Sold at Balls R' Us - 40 pts


Picture Question Winner
Titos Doritos


League Standings
1. The California Dream - 7 pts
2. Georges Are No Good - 6 pts
3. A Bottle in Front of me not a Frontal Lobotomy - 5 pts
4. We're Together But We're Paying Separately - 4 pts
5. A Midsummer Night's Ream - 3 pts
6. Titos Doritos - 2 pts
7. Only Sold at Balls R' Us - 1 pt

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