Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Fall League Trivia 11/5/14

Round 1: Voting: It’s the Cool Thing to do
1. So yesterday was Election day with many various interesting results. One state’s governor race has not been decided yet though. What state am I talking about? 

Vermont (Say You’ll Haunt Me - Stone Sour)

2. An interesting question for all of you. How many seats does the US senate have? 

100 (Dead! - My Chemical Romance)

3. Scott Brown ran for office again, and lost again which was nice to see. He actually was featured in a magazine in his early 20s as the sexiest man in the country. What magazine was it? 

Cosmopolitan (Because I Got High - Afroman)

4. So one of the ballot questions concerned casinos in Massachusetts. The vote went through and casinos will eventually come to the state, specifically one Vegas casino has already made plans to build a $800 million casino in Springfield. What casino am I talking about?

MGM Resorts (‘97 Bonnie & Clyde - Eminem) Start at 30 seconds

Bonus Round: 
So there was one senatorial election in the state of Massachusetts with the democratic party winning. I want you to tell me at least 5 senators the state of Massachusetts has had in the past 50 years. 

Ed Markey (Good Vibrations - Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch)
Elizabeth Warren (Why Can’t We Be Friends? - War)
Scott Brown (Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine - James Brown)
Ted Kennedy (Teddy Picker - Arctic Monkeys)
John Kerry (Knock You Down - Keri Hilson)

Round 2: Barack Obama: Our Favorite President
1. So everybody knows Barack Obama was born in Hawaii (allegedly). I want to know where was his wife born? 

Chicago (Saturday In The Park - Chicago)

2. So once upon a time Obama was a student just like all of us. Where did he attend college? 

Harvard (Harder To Breathe - Maroon 5)

3. So Obama has had his low share of approval ratings, but not nearly as bad as others since the statistic has been introduced in 1937. What president has had the lowest approval rating in history? 

Harry Truman (Jump In The Line - Harry Belafonte)

4. So Obama made waves for being the first African-American president in our history. He also made headlines for appointing the first latina supreme court justice. What is her name? 

Sonia Sotomayor (Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield)

Bonus Round: 
I want to know the 5 states that Presidents have been most affiliated with in history. Essentially what states have been the home/political home to the most presidents? 

New York 6 (If I Knew - Bruno Mars)
Ohio 6 (Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players)
Virginia 5 (Gin And Juice - Snoop Dogg)
Massachusetts 4 (Supermassive Black Hole - Muse)
California 3
Illinois 3 (Bring Tha Noize - Public Enemy & Anthrax)
Texas 3
Tennessee 3

Round 3: Super Hero Movies
1. So one of my favorite super hero movies of all time is Kick Ass featuring one of the greatest actors of all time Nicolas Cage. What is Nicolas Cage’s highest grossing movie? 

National Treasure (Sure Shot - Beastie Boys)

2. So while Scott Pilgrim vs. The World isn’t really a superhero movie, it kinda is because Scott gets crazy fighting powers out of nowhere. In it he falls in love with a girl named Ramona, but has an awkward situation because he is dating a 17 year old asian girl. What was her name? 

Knives (Holy Diver - Killswitch Engage)

3. So the Avengers are awesome and the first movie was really good. In it it featured 3 of the original 5 members of the Avengers from the comics. What was the name of the other two members? I’ll give you full points if you give me one and bonus points if both. 

Ant-man and The Wasp (Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant)

4. One super hero movie that was a huge flop was The Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds, meh. I want to know the name of the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps. 

Oa (Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison)

Bonus Round: 
So Batman is my favorite superhero of all time and has been played by many actors. Tell me 5 actors that have played Batman in movies and tv shows, all live action. 

Adam West (If I Had You - Adam Lambert)
Val Kilmer (Mr. Brightside - The Killers)
Michael Keaton (Feeling Good - Michael Buble)
George Clooney (Knee Deep - Zac Brown Band)
Christian Bale (Pale Blue Eyes - The Velvet Underground)

Round 4: Tom Brady is better than Peyton Manning
1. So the Patriots and Broncos recently played at Gillette Stadium, the home of the Patriots since 2003. What was the name of their original stadium? 

Foxboro Stadium (Twentieth Century Fox - The Doors)

2. Brady is such a handsome man, and is the cover boy for Uggs. Yep he does commercials for Uggs. What country were Uggs created in? 

Australia or New Zealand (Landed - Ben Folds)

3. So Brady is married to Gisele Bundchun, one of the most gorgeous supermodels in the world. What country is Gisele from? 

Brazil (Brass In Pocket - Pretenders)

4. Simple question where did Brady go to college and where did Manning to college? 

Michigan and Tennessee (Ten Thousand Hours - Macklemore)

Bonus Round:
Peyton Manning has been in a lot of funny commercials for various companies. Name me 5 companies Peyton has been in commercials for. 

Nationwide (Wide Awake - Katy Perry)
Mastercard (Master Exploder - Tenacious D)
Gatorade (High and Dry - Radiohead)
Sprint (Meant To Live - Switchfoot)
Oreos (Rio - Duran Duran)



Scores
1. Hakuna Matata: 85 pts.
2. Fuckin Rocket Science: 82 pts.
3. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 81 pts.
4. Pound Sign Super Dope: 80 pts.
5. Children of the Corn: 79 pts.
6. Watermelon Gang Bang: 70 pts.
7. Crunchy Roll: 66 pts.
8. This is a Test: DNF
9. Tina Dates a Ghost: DNF


Picture Question

Question: What are people really doing in the voter booth?


Winner: Watermelon Gang Bang


Runner Up: Hakuna Matata



Standings
1. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 53 + 7 = 60 pts.
2. Pound Sign Super Dope: 44 + 6 = 50 pts.
3. Watermelon Gang Bang: 41 + 4 = 45 pts.
4. Fuckin Rocket Science: 27 + 8 = 35 pts.
5. Beach House Jesus: 30 pts.
6. Crunchy Roll: 25 + 3 = 28 pts.
7. George Will Dia-a-Beat Your Ass: 18 + 1 = 19 pts.
8. Donnie Darko and the Chocolate Homonculus: 18 pts.
9. Hakuna Matata: 4 + 9 = 13 pts.
9. Tell Me You Want Me/The Nine Nine/Children of the Corn: 8 + 5 = 13 pts.
10. Team Mouse Rat/This is a Test: 8 + 2 = 10 pts.

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