Fall League Trivia 9/23

Picture Question: What would you do if I (Bess) was your substitute teacher? Winner: Make America Grape Again

Round: Queen Bey

Obviously we all love Beyonce because we aren’t animals. She’s got some solid hits, which you’ve probably heard of. But she had to start somewhere. What was the name of her debut solo album?

Dangerously in Love (Dangerous- Big Data, Joywave)

She talks about her husband a lot, Jay Z. What is his real name?

Shawn Carter (Mr. Almost- Meghan Trainor, Shy Carter)

Her daughter is pretty cool. What is Beyonce’s daughter’s name?

Blue Ivy (Hooked On a Feeling- Blue Swede)

She was first part of Destiny’s child. Who were the other two members of Destiny’s Child?

Kelly Rowland/Michelle Williams (Dilemma- Nelly, Kelly Rowland)

What were Beyonce’s top five songs on the billboard for the longest.

Check On It (Check Yourself- Ice Cube)

Crazy In Love (Crazy- Gnarls Barkley)

Baby Boy (Baby One More Time- Britney Spears)

Irreplaceable (Erase/Replace- Foo Fighters)

Independent Woman Part 1 (Miss Independent- NeYo)

Round: First day of Fall

Today’s the first day of  fall so I figured I can get you all in the Autumn mood. What makes a moon a Harvest Moon? The first full moon of the Fall Season (First Day of my life - Bright Eyes)

Something I saw on snapchat this morning was a picture of a leaf changing colors, so it’s finally time. Why do leaves change their color? They Lose their Chlorophyll (Loser - Becker)

\What state did the first Dunkin Donuts open in? Massachusetts (Sitting’ On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

\ Name me the two the different noises a turkey can make. Gobble / Cluck (I Will Gobble You Up! - Great Pile of Leaves)

Name me the 5 different federal holiday’s that happen during the Autumn?

Columbus Day, (Paradise - Coldplay)

Election, (Electric Feel - MGMT)

Veteran’s Day, (I Ran - A Flock of Seagulls)

Thanksgiving, (Thank You - Dido)

Halloween (Undone - the Sweater Song - Weezer)

Round: The Youth

Working with kids all the time. trying to learn more about kids. Kids like music. what is current top song on billboard top 40?

Can’t Feel My Face- The Weeknd (Face Down- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus)

puberty is rough. when do girls typically go through puberty?

9-14 (Absolutely- Nine Days)

social networks- how many people on insta

300 million (3005- Childish Gambino)

me as a youth. favorite band. who is the lead singer of fall out boy.

Patrick Stump (This city- Patrick Stump)

kids like clothes. top five best selling clothing stores

Levi Strauss and Co (Locked Away- R City, Adam Levine)

Gap (You dropped a bomb on me- The Gap Band)

Old Navy (French Navy- CAmera Obscura)

Ralph Lauren (Party Rock Anthem- LMFAO, Lauren Bennett)

Nike (You Know You Like it- DJ Snake, AlunaGeorge)

Round: The Empire State

I’m going to visit one of my friends who lives in Queens soon so here’s a bunch of questions about New York. Who nicked named New York the Empire State? George Washington (Budapest - George Ezra)

When I visit, I really want to see a broadway show. What is the longest running broadway show of all time? Phantom of the Opera (Tom Sawyer - Rush)

I really like historical conspiracies. I actually really enjoyed National Treasure so you guys can all suck it. What is buried beneath Washington Square Park? Bodies! It was a cemetery (Soul Meets Body - DeathCab for Cutie)

30 Rock takes place in New York City! If that wasn’t obvious enough. What TV show network is 30 Rock about? NBC (In the End - Linkin Park)

Name me the 5 boroughs that make up New York City

Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island

Brown eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Piano Man - Billy Joel

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys

Right Me Up - State Radio

Week 4 Scores

Molasses Landslide/ Grundler Grinder Reunion: 23 pts Lizard Squad: 23 pts

Faith +1: 23 pts Indische Bus Fahrer: 22 pts

Make America Grape Again: 17 pts Do it 4 the Kids: 16 pts Crunchy Roll: 16 pts Green is not a creative color/ I'm Only Here to Get in Chris' Pants: 15 pts Dr. Brief's Undergarment Sales Team: 13 pts

Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA: 11 pts Chortling with Rapturous Glee: 10 pts

I Got 99 Cookies Cause a Bitch Ate One: 8 pts Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons (Frankie is in the bathroom): 4 pts H224: 4 pts Deez Nuts 4 Prez: 2 pts Big Booty Bitches: 1 pt Two Winning Guys: 1pt

Ole: 1 pt

Fall League Trivia 9/16

Round:  Beards
American Presidents have a tradition of great beards. Which President had the longest beard?
Rutherford B. Hayes (21- Hunter Hayes)
Probably the most famous beard in film history... is Chewbacca. What is the name of the actor who plays Chewbacca in Star Wars?
Peter Mayhew (Maybe You’re Right- Miley Cyrus)
Cleopatra famously would wear a fake beard while performing her duties as pharaoh. Cleopatra had three husbands, the first two of whom were Egyptian. The third was a famous Roman. What was the name of Cleopatra's Roman husband?
Mark Antony (Just a Friend by Biz Markie)
This is the hardest question of the night. You just have to spell the name "Zach Galifianakis" correctly.
Zach Galifianakis (Sexy Gal- Tereeka)
This one is a stretch. Rabbis have beards. Name the top 5 highest-grossing Jewish actors or actresses of all time.
1. Ben Stiller (The Night is Still Young- Niki Minaj)
2. Adam Sandler (Sky and Sand- Paul Kalkenbrenner)
3. Shia LeBeouf (All We Need- Shy Girls)
4. Dustin Hoffman (She Cranks My Tractor- Dustin Lynch)
5. James Franco (Stole The Show- Kygo, Parson James)


Round: Damn it, Sprint (The Phone Company)
What company created the very first cellphone?
Motorola (Ace of Spades - Motorola)
 What does ZIP in ZIP-Code stand for?
Zone Improvement Plan (Paper Planes - MIA)
What is the name of the phobia of making/receiving phone calls?
Telephonobia (Photoboth - DeathCab for Cutie)
 What is the pound sign/hashtag symbol called?
Octothorpe (Into The Ocean - Blue Ocean)
 Top 5 most popular Superbowl Commercials. Tell me what company they are for.
Volkswagen (Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker)
BudWeiser (Buddy Wheel - Weezer)
Doritos (Break On Through (To The Other Side) - The Doors)
Samsung (Samson - Regina Spektor)
GoDaddy (El Manana - Gorillaz)

Round: My Favorite Hobbies
Which author has the highest net worth?
James Patterson (Dearly Departed (feat Esme Patterson)- Shakey Graves)
What are most pans now made of?
Aluminum/ Stainless Steel (Your House- Steel Pulse)
 What is the longest running game show?
The Price is Right (Price Tag- BOB, Jesse J)
What is the most visited website?
  Google (Iris- Goo Goo Dolls)
Sometimes I do go out. Mostly to go drink. According to Yelp, what are Worcester’s five best bars?
Nick’s (Super Bass- Niki Minaj)
Vincent’s (Digital Witness- St. Vincent)
Armsby Abbey (In Your Arms- Nico & Vinz)
Ralph’s (Old Thing Back- Ralph Tresvant)
Bocado (Lotto- 50 cent)


Round: Getting Older
Name me the brand of Whiskey that contains ingredients that are in antifreeze and that is also banned in some countries in Europe.
Fireball (99 Red Balloon - Goldfinger)
Name me what other animal has sex for pleasure like humans do.
Dolphin (Island in the Stream - Donny Parton / Kenny Rogers)
What is the current world record for oldest age ever lived?
  122 (100 Years From Now - The Byrds)
So this is question is tell me why the score 0 in tennis is called “love.”
Because it looks like a 0 on the scoreboard, and the French Word for Egg is Le’ouf (Zero - Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
According to TV.com, name me the top 5 children’s television shows of all time by ratings.
Seseme Street (Keasby NIghts - Streetlight Manifesto)
Spiderman (Spiderwebs - No Doubt)
Pokemon (Poker Face - Lady Gaga
Spongebob (Is This Love - Bob Marley)
The Magic School Bus ( Magic - Cold Play)


Week 3 Scores

Molasses Landslide: 18 pts
Lizard Squad: 17 pts
Bus Farher: 16 pts
Do it 4 the Kids: 16 pts
Faith +1: 16 pts
Crunchy Roll: 15 pts
Make America Grape Again: 12 pts
Green is not a creative color: 11 pts
Dr. Brief's Undergarment Sales Team: 10 pts
Chortling with Rapturous Glee: 10 pts
Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA: 9 pts
Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons (Frankie is in the bathroom): 4 pts
H224: 4 pts
Deez Nuts 4 Prez: 2 pts
Big Booty Bitches: 1 pt
Two Winning Guys: 1pt

Fall League Trivia 9/9

Round: Flirting Skillz

What is the name of an specialist Eye Doctor? Ophthalmologist/ Optometrist (Options- PARTYNEXTDOOR)

What was the most expensive piece of art sold? Artist or artwork? Paul Gauguin, When Will You Marry?  (Marry You- Bruno Mars)

What was the first novel that Sherlock Holmes appeared in? A Study in Scarlet (Realtor- Pete Yorn, Scarlett Johansson)

Anyway, what is the top selling handgun in the US? Sturm, Ruger & Company (Perfect Storm- Brad Paisley)

Who are the five biggest phone carriers in the US?

Verizon Wireless (Everything you want- vertical horizon)

AT&T (Where you At- Future, Drake)

Sprint (Sprinter- Torres)

T Mobile (Stuck inside mobile with memphis blues again- Bob Dylan)

US Cellular (Tainted Love- Soft Cell)

Round: Wednesday’s

Tell me why Wednesday is called “Hump Day”? It’s the middle of the work week (Midnight City - M83)

Wednesday is named after the God Hermes. I forget what the connection is but just trust me. What is Hermes the God of? Messenger/Bravery (Message in a Bottle - The Police)

Matt Groening is the name of the guy that created Futurama. What other famous cartoon show did Matt Groening create? The Simpsons (Pieces of Me - Ashlee Simpson)

So Wednesday is the 3rd day in the United States because the Bible states that Sunday is the last day of the week. What numbered day of the week is Wednesday in other countries that do not follow this? 4th (1234 - Feist)

. Aside from Wednesday, name me any 5 members of the Addam’s Family

Gomez, (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!)

Morticia,

Uncle Fester, (Helena Beat - Foster the People)

Lurch,

Grandmama,

Wednesday,

Pugsley, (Lifestyle - Young Thug, Rich Gang)

Cousin Itt, and (It wasn’t Me - Shaggy)

Thing. (Pretty Young Thing - Michael Jackson)

Round: Labor of Love

What was the biggest strike in American History? It involved rail cars. Pullman Strike (Wonderland- Pullman Standard)

Who was the very famous founding member of the American Labor Federation? Samuel Gompers (Gomper- Rolling Stones)

What year did the 8 hour work day legislation pass? 1916/1937 (A little Less 16 candles, a little more touch me- fall out boy)

What was the name of the famous American evolution supreme court case? Scopes Monkey Trial (Psych or the Like Scope- Family of the year)

Who are the five men who are the all time richest?

John D. Rockefeller 318.3 billion (Standard Oil) (Rockafeller Skank- Fatboy Slim)

Andrew Carnegie 298.3 billion (U.S. Steel) (I like tuh- Carnage, IlikeMekkon)

Czar of Russia, Nicholas II (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun- Russian Red)

William Henry Vanderbilt 231.6 billion (Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad) (Riptide- Vance Joy)

Nizam of Hyderabad Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII.

Andrew Mellon 188.8 billion (Gulf Oil) (Jack and Diane- John Mellencamp)

Round: These Questions are Sweeeeeet!

I personally hate it when food spoils because food is delicious but only when it isn’t spoiled. Name me the one food in the world that doesn’t spoil. Honey - (Money on My Mind - Sam Smith)

You would hate to see something that belongs to you taken by someone else. What is the most commonly shoplifted item in America? Candy (Can’t Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers)

What does M&M stand for? Mars and Murrie (Treasure - Bruno Mars)

What is the snicker’s slogan? You’re not you when you’re hungry (Hungry Like A Wolf - Duran Duran)

Top 5 selling candy

M&M’s (The Real Slim Shady - Eminem)

Reeses (Re-Hash - Gorillaz)

Hershey’s (There She Goes - Sixpence None the richer

Snicker’s (Starships - NIcki Minaj)

Orbit (Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve)

Team Scores:

Lizard Squad: 11 pts
Molasses Landslide: 18 pts

Do it 4 the Kids: 16 pts
Dr. Brief's Undergarment Sales Team: 10 pts

Chortling with Rapturous Glee: 10 pts
Faith +1: 8 pts
Green is not a creative color: 9 pts
Crunchy Roll: 9 pts

Bus Farher: 9 pts

Make America Grape Again: 7 pts

Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA: 5 pts
Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons (Frankie is in the bathroom): 4 pts

H224: 4 pts

Deez Nuts 4 Prez: 2 pts
Big Booty Bitches: 1 pt