Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Spring League Week Seven: 3/11/15

Round 1:  Evolution
1. There are two states in the united states that allow public schools to teach creationism in place of evolution Name one of them


Tennessee's or louisiana (Tribute - Tenacious D)


2. Homo Sapiens which means “man who thinks” are the first in the theory of evoltion that we credit with being the most similar to modern humans. What is the stage right before Homo Sapien.


Homo Erectus (Home - Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeroes)


3. In the original pokemon game you learned their theory of evolution when you found the Helix fossil, Dome fossil, and the Old Amber. Which pokemon would come back to life if you brought the Old Amber to the Scientist in the pokemon lab at Cinnabar Island


Aerodactyl (Dream On - Aerosmith)


4. in 1974 in Ethiopoa there was an amazing discovery of a female Australopithecus(os tray lo pith e cus) which was an extinct hominid which lived about 3.2 million years ago. This discovery greately helped us understand the evolution of mankind. Although we know her by a much more familiar household name. What was her name?


Lucy (Lose yourself to Dance - Daft Punk)


Bonus Round: Charles Darwin sailed the HMS Beagle for 5 years between 1831 and 1836. Name 5 ports or islands he landed at.
Sydney
Hobart (Hobo Blues - Paul Simon)
King George’s Sound
Keeling islands
Maruitius (Sunday Morning - Maroon five)
Cape Town
Bahia (brazil)
Rio de janiero
Montevideo (Video - India Arie)
Falkland Islands
Tenerife (Tenerife Sea - Ed Sheeran)
Plymouth
Cape Verde (Safe and Sound - Capital Citites)
Azores
Valparasio
Callao Lima
Galapagos


Round 2: The South is a Scary Place
1. So while I wasn’t in this state the University of Oklahoma was recently put on the spot for a rather racist video a bus full of frat brothers put up online. What fraternity were they a part of?


Sigma Alpha Episilon SAE (Alphabet Aerobics - Blackalicious)


2. One of my favorite parts of the south are hush puppies. Basically the best food you could ever get. I want to know what are hush puppies made of/what are they?


Deep Fried Corn Bread (Coming Undone - Korn)


3. One thing that I saw on the way down was in the lovely state of Virginia. Just driving down the highway and BAM giant confederate flag flying from a flagpole. I just want to know who was the first state to secede?


South Carolina (Show Me What I’m Looking For - Carolina Liar)


4. An interesting thing that I also noticed was that liquor stores closed very early and weren’t open on Sunday due to religious reasons. What is the largest religious affiliation in the state of South Carolina?


Baptist (Rapper’s Delight - The Sugarhill Gang)


Bonus Round: So in the South they really love their college football, and most of their teams play at extremely large Public Universities. Tell me the 5 largest public colleges/universities in the South in terms of total enrollment.


University of Central Florida (Centerfold - J. Geils Band)
Florida International University (I Need My Girl - The National)
Texas A&M University (Without Me - Eminem)
University of Texas (All My Ex’s Live In Texas - George Strait)
University of Florida (Good Feeling - Flo Rida)


Round 3: When things get wet
1. In the movie “O’ Borother where art thou” these three escaped jailbirds put together a band and sing the song “I am a man of constant sorrow” what is the name of their band?


Soggy Bottom Boys (Started from the Bottom - Drake)


2. Back in the days of WWI WWII and Vietnam a huge problem arose when the cotton socks of the soldiers in their boots got wet and stayed wet and as a result their feet would start to decay and fall apart. What was this affliction called?


Trench Foot (Meant to live - Switchfoot)


3.  There are many different types of clouds in the sky but there is only one type which produces rain. Tell me which type of cloud produces Percipitation.


Nimbus cloud (Break Ya Neck - Busta Rhymes)


4. You are never really too far away from the water. While there are plenty of landlocked countries that don’t have the luxury of an ocean to frolick in there are only two countries in the world that are double landlocked. meaning you have to go through at least 2 other countries in any direction to hit an ocean. Name one of them


Liechtenstein or Uzbekistan  (Du Hast - Rammstein)

Bonus Round: Name the top 5 selling bottled still water brands in the united states.
Private label
Dasani (These Bones - Dashboard Confessional)
Nestle (Come fly with me - Michael Buble)
Aquafina (Finally Moving - Pretty lights)
Poland Spring (Polish girl - Neon Indian)
Glacieu *smart water*  (Gooey - Glass Animals)


Round 4: HBO is Now a Go
1. One of my favorite HBO shows that I just recently started watching is Curb Your Enthusiasm. The creator of the show, Larry David, is also well known for creating Seinfeld. Who co-created Seinfeld with Larry David.


Jerry Seinfeld (Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours - Stevie Wonder)


2. Another awesome show on HBO is Last Week Tonight starring John Oliver. John Oliver is an amazing man and has appeared on a few different television shows including the NBC show Community. What is the name of John Oliver’s character on Community?


Dr. Ian Duncan (Doin’ It Right - Daft Punk)


3. So HBO was founded back in the 1970s as a subsidiary of a larger cable provider. What cable provider does HBO fall under?


Time Warner Cable (...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears)


4. So there was this awesome band that gained lots of popularity from being on HBO, first being featured on a comedy special, and eventually getting two seasons of their own television show. The two man band from New Zealand were awesome and I actually saw them live in Boston. What is there name?


Flight of the Conchords (Lights - Journey)


Bonus Round: So one thing that is synonymous with HBO is excessive amounts of violence. Another thing that is very violent are the Mortal Kombat video games. I want you to list 5 of the playable characters from the original Mortal Kombat game.


Goro
Johnny Cage (Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked - Cage The Elephant)
Kano
Liu Kang
Raiden
Reptile (Reptilia - The Strokes)
Scorpion (Wind Of Change - Scorpions)
Shang Tsung
Sonya Blade (Blaze of Glory - Bon Jovi)
Sub-Zero (40 Oz. To Freedom - Sublime)


Scores

1. Prostate Of The Union: 88 pts.
2. Kevin Forti Realty Trust: 83 pts.
2. Baby Llama Drama: 83 pts
3. Home Of The Shag: 82 pts.
4. I Wish This Microphone Was A Giant Horse Cock: 77 pts.
5. Crunchy Roll: 76 pts.


Picture Question


Question: What do Super Heroes do after they retire?



Winner: Crunchy Roll





Runner Up: Kevin Forti Realty Trust




Standings
1. I Wish This Microphone Was A Giant Horse Cock: 45.5 + 2 = 47.5 pts.
2. Baby Llama Drama: 37 + 4.5 = 41.5 pts.
3. Prostate Of The Union: 33 + 6 = 39 pts. 
4. Kevin Forti Realty Trust: 29.5 + 4.5 = 34 pts.
5. Sorry Out Of Rolling Rock: 21 + 3 = 24 pts.
6. #PleaseAcceptMyResume: 21.5 pts.
7. Dawson's Crack: 13.5 pts.
7. Oswald Cobblepot: 13.5 pts.
8. Crunchy Roll: 11 + 1 = 12 pts.
9. Funtown/Splashtown USA: 9 pts.
10. Je Suis Kanye: 8.5 pts.
11. Team Couches: 5 pts.

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