Fall League Trivia 9/24/14

Round 1: Fall And Apples

1. Fall and Spring are actually equinoxes. When it is fall in the northern hemisphere it is spring in the southern hemisphere. The fall season starts at the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, what equinox does spring start on?

Vernal Equinox – Vertigo, U2

2. The fall Season has officially begin, the first day was very recently. What date marked the first official day of fall and start of the autumnal equinox here in the northern hemisphere

September 23/22- Keasby Nights, Catch 22

3. Apples are part of the rose family Many different types of apples are grown in the United States however only one is native to north America, which one is it?

Crabtree apple-  I will follow you in the dark, Death Cab for Cutie

4. Apples are incredibly health fruits that contain no sodium, fat or cholesterol. It’s almost all fiber. It’s been eaten for millions of years.  An apple was the center of the bible’s story of Adam and Eve. What I want to know what book of the bible is the story of Adam and Eve from?

Book of Genesis- On the floor, Jennifer Lopez

Bonus Round

Apples account for over 50% of the deciduous ( a type of tree) fruit production in the world. What are the top 5 country in terms of apple producers in the world

China- Right Thur, Chingy

United States- America Fuck yeah, team America soundtrack1

Turkey- Istanbul, They might be giants

Poland- Polka Face, Weird Al

Italy-  The Godfather, godfather soundtrack

Round 2: The Fappening Strikes Again

1. So one of the big name celebrities to recently have nude pictures released was Jennifer Lawrence. She has been gaining popularity in the comic book fan world with her portrayal of Mystique in the new X-men movies. I want to know what actress played Mystique in the original 2000 X-Men movie? 

Rebecca Romijn Stamos (All The Above - Maino)

2. Another well known celebrity who was a victim was Kaley Cuoco who is an actress on the show The Big Bang Theory. I want to know the name of her character on the show. 

Penny (Knee Socks - Arctic Monkeys)

3. So recently 4chan has threatened to release Emma Watson nudes only days after she spoke at the UN to promote gender equality. Obviously she was a star in the Harry Potter movies, which also had Daniel Radcliffe. Radcliffe a couple of years ago starred in the revival of an old Broadway musical, and it actually received some Tony nominations. What musical am I talking about? 

How To Succeed On Broadway Without Really Trying (On Broadway - George Benson)

4. So the website that has been threatening Emma of course is 4chan as I just said. What is the name of the guy who created 4chan back in 2003? 

Christopher Poole (Bodies - Drowning Pool)

Bonus Round: 

So the fappening first took place on Reddit. I want to know the 5 largest subreddits in terms of total number of subscribers. 

Announcements (Meant To Live - Switchfoot)

Funny (All Alone - Fun)

Pics (Pictures of You - The Last Goodnight)

AskReddit (Ask - The Smiths)

todayilearned (Burning Down The House - Talking Heads)

Round 3: Let's Do Some Traveling

1. So speaking of the southern hemisphere, Antartica is their version of Iceland or something like that. Anyways Antartica doesn’t have any cities but it does have a famous and quite large research center, which is like a self sustaining mini city. What is the name of the largest research settlement in Antartica

Mcmurdo Station- Murder Incorporated, Bruce Springsteen

2. What is the most modern/newest country in the world as recognized by the UN general assembly

The republic of South Sudan- Southern Girl, Tim McGraw

3. I wouldn’t want to be in the territories of ISIS right now. Especially because the U.S is bombing them. Isis is also the name of a goddess that was first worshipped by which ancient civilization/society? Bonus Point if you can name what ISIS stands for?

Eqyptian- Ego, Beyonce

4. What country has absolutely no ground water what so ever?

Saudi Arabia- Arabian Nights, Aladdin Soundtrack

Bonus Round

Let’s do something differently, no music clues. Here are 10  airport names  and IATA codes. Write down what city the airport is located in.

a.       Charles de Gaulle Airport, KCDG

                                                               i.      Paris, France

b.      Changi Airport

                                                               i.      Singapore, II

c.       Incheon Airport

                                                               i.      Seoul, Korea

d.      McCarran Airport

                                                               i.      Las Vegas, USA

e.      Guarulhos Airport

                                                               i.      Sao Paolo, Brazil

f.        Indira Ghandi

                                                               i.      Delhi, India

g.       Schipol Airport

                                                               i.      Amsterdam, Netherlands

h.      Kingford –Smith, Airport

                                                               i.      Sydney, Australia

i.         Nino-Aquino Airport

                                                               i.      Manilla, Phillipines

j.        Pudong Airport                            

                                                               i.      Shanghai, China

Round 4: Summer is Officially Over, Damn

1. So with the coming of Fall comes my favorite sport in the world hockey. Hockey was created in Canada. I want to know what province in Canada was hockey actually created in? 

Nova Scotia (Izzo H.O.V.A – Jay Z)

2. So with the coming of Fall comes the arrival of apples and apple picking. It also means you all should prepare yourselves for bombardments of pictures from random girls you know of them picking apples and how fun it is. I want to know in what state is the largest apple orchard in the country located? Bonus if you can give me the name. 

New Hampshire Applecrest Farm Orchards (Sure Shot - Beastie Boys)

3. Now another thing girls love to take pictures of in the Fall is their pumpkin spice coffee from Starbucks. Seriously they just love it. Now Starbucks has over 13,000 stores in the US making it the country with the most Starbucks. What country has the second most amount of Starbucks? 

China (Second Chance - Shinedown)

4. Another thing that Fall brings about is taking nice pleasant hikes in the mountains or down various paths. What is the tallest mountain in the US? 

Mount Mckinley (The General Lee - Johnny Cash)

Bonus Round: 

One sad thing about summer ending is the absence of summer shandys, but it does mean pumpkin beers and Octoberfest Sam Adams. Many different microbreweries come out with awesome beers. I want to know the five largest microbreweries in New England. 

Boston Brewing Company (Sam Adams) (Smokin - Boston)

Harpoon (Burn One Down - Ben Harper)

Magic Hat (Magic - The Cars)

Shipyard (For Your Love - The Yardbirds)

Long Trail (Long Train Runnin’ - The Doobie Brothers)

Scores

1. Fuckin' Rocket Science: 80 pts.

2. Watermelon Gang Bang: 79 pts.

3. Pound Sign Super Dope: 75 pts.

4. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 68 pts.

4. Donny Darko and the Chocolate Homonculus: 68 pts.

5. Beach House Jesus: 65 pts.

6. Team Mouse Rat: 64 pts.

7. Crunchy Roll: 61 pts.

Picture Question

Question: What is the most disturbing thing you could pick from a tree that wasn't an apple?

Winner: Beach House Jesus

Runner Up: Team Mouse Rat

League Standings
1. Pound Sign Super Dope: 23 + 6 = 29 pts.
2. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 23 + 4 = 27 pts.
3. Beach House Jesus: 19 + 3 = 22 pts.
4. Crunchy Roll: 20 + 1 = 21 pts.
5. Fuckin' Rocket Science: 10 +8 = 18 pts.
5. Watermelon Gang Bang/Class of 2018: 11 + 7 = 18 pts.
6. Donnie Darko and the Chocolate Homonculus: 12 + 4 = 16 pts.
7. Team Mouse Rat: 6 + 2 = 8 pts.
8. George Will Dia-a-Beat Your Ass: 4 pts.
9. Hakuna Matata: 4 pts. 

Fall League Trivia 9/17/14

Round 1: Rickyisms
1. Preface: Rickyisms from Trailer Park Boys are misspoken common phrases. One of my fav rickyisms is “It’s water under the fridge”. Obviously it’s supposed to be bridge. Speaking of bridges there is a bridge in Boston that is fairly new (10-15 years old) that is a continuation of I-93 and leads straight into a tunnel. I want to know the name of that bridge. Hint it’s right next to the TD Garden. 

Zakim Bridge (Invisible - Clay Aiken)

2. Another awesome one is “It looks like a tropical earthquake or something blew through here”. Speaking of earthquakes what is the largest recorded earthquake since 1900 that has been recorded on the richter scale. I’ll take either the number or location. 

9.5 magnitude in Chile in 1960 (Lay Me Down - The Dirty Heads)

3. Another word Ricky can’t really say is jalapeno. He says it Jalapeno. Where do the majority of the US’s jalapenos come from? 

Mexico (The Next Episode - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg)

4. Ricky also said this goldmine of a quote “It’s Clear to See Who Makes the Pants Here”. I want to know what is the best selling brand of jeans for men in the US for the previous year? 

Levis (Parking Lot Party - Lee Brice)

Bonus Round
So Netflix did everybody a huge favor and picked up Trailer Park Boys for a brand new season. Also they have already signed on for two more seasons which is awesome! So I just want to know 5 original series that Netflix has come up with. Not continuations of old shows, but actual original series. 

House of Cards (Jump Around - House of Pain)
Orange is the New Black (Paranoid - Black Sabbath)
Lilyhammer (Fuck You - Lily Allen)
Bojack Horseman (I’ll Be There - Jackson 5)
Hemlock Grove (Locked Up - Akon)

Round 2: Incredible Humans
1. The human body is quite impressive.  It has 12 different systems each with at least two different organs. I want to know which system is responsible for making you sweat (not producing sweat)

Nervous system- Slow Nerve Action, Silversun Pick Ups

2. Back in the old days, Roman times, toothpaste wasn’t invented. However the romans managed to keep their teeth white and clean (roman standards) using what type of naturally occurring liquid?

Urine

3. There are around 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they’d stretch around the world more than twice. The line that stretches around the earth halfway between the north and sout pole is called the equator. I want to know what line runs parallel to the equator a quarter of the distance between the equator and then North pole? (Name not number)

The tropic of cancer- Cancer, My chemical romance

4. Which ancient society invented the wheel?

Mesopotamians- Im a mess, Ed Sheeran

Bonus Round
What are the busiest airports in the world (# of passengers annually)

Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson- Shine on, Florida Georgia line
Beijing Capital International- Come get it Bae, Pharrel
Dubai International- Dubzilla, Rebelutiond.     
London Heathrow-  London Calling, The Clasb
Tokyo- Tik Tok, Kesha
Los Angeles-  Angel, Shaggy

Round 3: The Lovely City of Worcester
1. So most cities have slogans. New York City is the city that never sleeps. Boston is The Hub. What is Worcester’s slogan?

The Heart of the Commonwealth (Universal Mind Control - Common) 

2. So obviously Moynihan’s is the single greatest pub in all of Worcester. I want to know how many years has Moynihan’s been around? And no you can’t go outside and check on the sign. 

81 years (She Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd)

3. So if you aren’t aware there is a specific type of insect here in Worcester that is destroying all of our trees (supposedly). I want to know the name of that insect. 

Asian Longhorn Beetle (Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew)

4. So as some of you may know Obama visited Worcester during the summer causing a huge commotion as well as a shitload of traffic. It took me 45 minutes to get from WPI to Clark. Anyways I want to know what school did Obama give the commencement speech for?

Worcester Technical High School (Riot Maker - Tech N9ne)

Bonus Round
Speaking of schools Worcester has a ton of universities and colleges in the city otherwise known as the Worcester Consortium. I want to know the names of all the schools in the Consortium. 

Clark University (Bleedin Out - Linkin Park)
Holy Cross (Holy Grail - Jay-Z)
WPI (You Don’t Have To Be A Prostitute - Flight of the Conchords)
Worcester State (Right Me Up - State Radio)
Assumption
Becker (E-Pro - Beck)
Anna Maria
MCPHS
Nichols College
QCC
UMASS Medical

Round 4: Cereal Marketing
1. Which athlete has appeared most often on the Wheaties cereal box?

Michael Jordan-  No Air, Jordin Sparks

2. What beer does the most interesting man in the world commercials advertise?

Dos Equis- California Love, 2pac

3. What is the most produced staple food in the world

Maize- Amazing Grace, Leann Grimes

4. Which insurance company uses a duck in most of their commercials voiced by Gilbert Gottfried?

AFLAC- No hands, Waka Flocka Flame

Bonus Round
What are the five best selling cereal brands

Honey Nut Cheerios-  Honey, Mariah Carey
Frosted Flakes- Tony the Tiger, Manchester Orchestra
Honey Bunches of Oats- Wonderwall, Oasis
Cheerios- Cheer Up, Reel Big Fish
Cinnamon Toast Crunch- Cinnamon Girl, Neil Young


Scores
1. Crunchy Roll: 97 pts.
2. Pound Sign Super Dope: 94 pts.
3. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 89 pts.
4. Fuckin' Rocket Science: 85 pts.
5. George Will Die-a-Beat Your Ass: 75 pts.
6. Beach House Jesus: 61 pts.
6. Donnie Darko and the Chocolate Homonculus: 61 pts.
7. Class of 2018: 37 pts.


Picture Question


Question: Why is Will's car such shit?


Winner: Pound Sign Super Dope

Runner Up: George Will Dia-a-Beat Your Ass

League Standings

1. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 17 + 6 = 23 pts.

1. Pound Sign Super Dope: 16 + 7 = 23 pts.

2. Crunchy Roll/John Jacob Jingle Heimer: 7 + 8 + 5 = 20 pts.

3. Beach House Jesus: 17 + 2 = 19 pts.

4. Donnie Darko and the Chocolate Homonculus: 10 + 2 = 12 pts.

5. Tequila Mockingbird: 11 pts.

6. Fuckin' Rocket Science: 5 + 5 = 10 pts.

7. Watermelon Gang Bang: 8 pts.

8. Team Mouse Rat: 6 pts.

9. George Will Dia-a-Beat Your Ass: 4 pts.

9. Hakuna Matata: 4 pts.

10. Class of 2018: 3 pts. 

Fall League Trivia 9/10/14

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Fall League Trivia 9/3/14

Round 1: Questions From The Audience
1. Statistically speaking, which colored properties in Monopoly have the highest percentage of being landed on?

Orange - Pink Matter by Frank Ocean (Album: Orange)

2. In 1983 the average bra size was 34B. What is the current average cup/bra size for an American woman?

34DD - Demons by Imagine Dragon

3. What was the last state to get a Walmart?

Vermont - Haunted by Taylor Swift

4. This year's dates for Ramadan was June 28-July 28. What will be the dates for Ramadan during 2015 and what is the rule for how it shifts each year?

June 18-July 18. Every year it changes 11 days. - Heaven is a Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle

Bonus Round:
What 7 bands/artists performed at Woodstock whose stage named started with the letter J?

** Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band
** Jimi Hendrix - The Middle by Jimmy Eat World
** Jefferson Airplane - Airplane by Eminem
** Janis Joplin - Tight Rope by Janelle Monae
** Joe Cocker - Peacock by Katy Perry
** Johnny Winter - Winter Winds by Mumford & Sons
** John Sebastien - Suga, Suga by Baby Bash

Round 2: Week One: Oh The Memories
1. One of my favorite things about the Freshmen are all the lanyards they get from the LEEP center. What does the LEEP in LEEP center stand for?

Liberal Education & Effective Practice - Re-Education Through Labor by Rise Against

2. Another thing I remember is being scared shitless to move into campus with a complete stranger in a tiny double. Speaking of shit, what is the scientific term for when a child is unable to control the release of urine or feces?

Encopresis - Encore by Jay-Z

3. Yet another thing about Week One is PAs getting drunk all the time. PA is the abbreviation for the state of Pennsylvania which hosts the Little League World Series each year. What town is the host?

Williamsport - On The Road Again by Willie Nelson

4. My last favorite thing is the Freshmen getting excited about all the shitty food they can eat. Sodexo owns and operates Clark Dining Services. Where are their headquarters located?

Paris, France - Safety Dance by Men Without Hats

Bonus Round:
So as a Freshman I remember doing a tour and having to remember all the street names like Charlotte and Beaver. Beavers cut down trees. Tell me the 5 most commonly found trees in the state of Massachusetts.

** Maple - Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin
** Oak - Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson
** Pine - Father of Mine by Everclear
** Birch - Drink In My Hand by Eric Church
** Hemlock - Locked Up by Akon

Round 3: Non Contact Sports
1. Michael Phelps attended what University?

University of Michigan - Everywhere by Michelle Branch

2. Most non-contact sport injuries are OOS injuries. What does OOS stand for?

Occupational Overuse Syndrome - Restless Heart Syndrome by Green Day

3. What does a "birdie" stand for in relation to par in Golf.

One Stroke Under Par - Someday by The Strokes

4. You cannot swim underwater for more than how many meters in professional swimming?

15 meters - Animals by Maroon 5

Bonus Round:
What are the 5 most common types of pin bowling in the U.S. in terms of pin arrangement?

** Nine-pin - Nine in the afternoon by Panic at the Disco
** Candle-pin - Candy Shop by 50 Cent
** Duck-Pin - Barbara Streisand by Duck Sauce
** Five-Pin - She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds Of Summer
** Ten-Pin - When You Were Young by The Killers

Round 4: Hangover Cures
1. Coffee is a cure some people use to fix hangovers. What country produces the most coffee each year?

Brazil - Silly Love Songs by Wings

2. Water is obviously a very useful cure. In the movie The Waterboy, Rob Schneider makes a cameo and repeats one line over and over again. What is that line?

You Can Do It - You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon

3. Smoking weed is also a cure to help those hangovers. What was the first country to completely legalize Marijuana in terms of selling, taxing, etc.

Uruguay - Your Song by Elton John

4. Another way to help hangovers is to sleep of course. In Sleeping Beauty the princess actually has a different name. What is that name?

Princess Aurora - On The Floor by Jennifer Lopez

Bonus Round:
Another way to cure hangovers is taking painkillers. Name me 5 different brands of painkillers you can get over the counter at any pharmacy.

** Advil - Mountain Song by Jane's Addiction
** Tylenol - Tie Me Down by New Boyz
** Aleve - Leave by JoJo
** Bayer Aspirin - Sittin On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
** Motrin - I'm On A Boat by Lonely Island


Scores
1. Beach House Jesus - 69 pts.
2. Danny Dyer and the Chocolate Homunels - 68 pts.
2. You Can Settle On My Wood Port - 68 pts.
3. Pound Sign Super Dope - 62 pts.
4. Crunchy Roll - 59 pts.
4. John Jacob Jinger Heimer Schmitt - 59 pts.
5. We Hacked The Naked Answers Off I-Cloud - 42 pts.
6. Chicken Tenders w/ Ranch or Honey Mustard, depending on your personal preference - 23 pts.
7. Team Francophene and Jim - 12 pts.
8. Class of 2018 - 6 pts.


Picture Question

Question: What is a Freshman thinking when he walks into his first party?


Winner: Crunchy Roll

Runner Up: Danny Dyer and the Chocolate Bleeble Blubble

League Standings
1. Beach House Jesus - 10 pts
2. Danny Dyer and the Chocolate Homunels - 8 pts.
2. You Can Settle On My Wood Port - 8 pts.
3. Pound Sign Super Dope - 7 pts.
4. Crunchy Roll - 5 pts.
4. John Jacob Jinger Heimer Schmitt - 5 pts.
5. We Hacked The Naked Answers Off I-Cloud - 4 pts.
6. Chicken Tenders w/ Ranch or Honey Mustard, depending on your personal preference - 3 pts.
7. Team Francophene and Jim - 2 pts.
8. Class of 2018 - 1 pts.