Saturday, May 7, 2016

Spring League Trivia 5/4

Picture Question: What are Bess and Daniel going to do next?



Round: May the Fourth Be With You
I, like all of you nerds love star wars and this is a special day for me for a number of reasons, most important of which, is of course, star wars.
The first time i saw Star Wars i was with my dad in a movie theatre. I went at 4 years old, and he thought he had traumatized me. I was four in 1997, so what was the top grossing movie of 1997?
Titanic (Titanium- Guetta, Sia)
Who has scored all the star wars films?
John Williams (Get Lucky- Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams)
Princess Leia is goals, obviously, even more so now that she is a general. What is Leia’s home planet?
Alderaan (Am I Wrong?- Nico and Vinz)
Star Wars was the first major movie translated in what language?
Navajo (Navajo- Black Lips)
Name me five people who have played main characters in the star wars movies.
John Boyega (American Boy- Estelle)
Daisy Ridley (Driving Ms. Daisy- Logic, Childish Gambino)
Harrison Ford (Here Comes the Sun- George Harrison)
Mark Hamil (Work it out- Knox Hamilton)
Carrie Fisher (Sell Out- Reel Big Fish)
Oscar Issac


Finals
I wrote a paper about the comparisons between the Arab-Israeli conflict and The Troubles in Northern Ireland.  What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast - Life in the Fast Lane by The Eagles
I’m not going to bore you with a question about Linear Models, partly because I can’t think of one.  Who is the world's richest model
Gisele Bundchen - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
For American Cities I have to take the bus, on which I can use my handy Charlie card.  Why is it called a Charlie Card?
Folk song - "Charlie on the MTA" : Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John
I distracted myself from this all by watching the White House Correspondents dinner.  When was the last time the New York Times didn't publish a paper?
Photo-Engravers strike in 1953 - Lucky Strike by Maroon 5
Name me five members of OPEC.
Algeria
Angola
Ecuador
Indonesia - In Da Club by 50 Cent
Iran - It’s Trick by Run DMC
Iraq - Everyday by A$AP Rocky
Kuwait - I Will Wait by Mumford and Sons
Libya
Nigeria
Qatar
Saudi Arabia - Arabella by Arctic Monkeys
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela


Round: What next?
I’m sure I’m not alone in this, but as a result of finishing school I am going through a real crisis in what to do next in my life.
Firstly, I’m not positive where to live. I think I am going to move down to Houston though, because I have somewhere to live rent free, which is the dream of every millennial. Houston is pretty low on the list of biggest cities in the world though. What is the biggest city in the world?
Tokyo (Toy Guns- Tokyo Police Club)
I also have to buy a car, which is terrifying for the rest of you because I don’t drive that much. What is the best selling car of all time?
Toyota Corolla (Sunglasses At Night- Corey Hart)
I also don’t have a job yet, which is not surprising. A lot of educational jobs don’t hire people until the end of the summer. Which kinda sucks. What are the dog days of summer?
Hottest days of the summer (Hotline Bling- Drake)
It’s not all bad. I finished grad school that places me with in 12% of the population, which is pretty cool, I guess. What is the most educated country?
Canada (Can’t Feel My Face- The Weeknd)
5 Countries with lowest unemployment rate.
Qatar
Belarus (All Time Low- John Bellion)
Thailand (Look Up- Thai Mason)
Tonga (Tongue Tied- Grouplove)
Loas (Float On- Modest Mouse)
Cambodia (Holiday in Cambodia- Dead Kennedys)
UK

All The questions I never got to ask
USB, what does it stand for?
Universal Serial Bus (Magic Bus - The Who)
When you pull out all the stops you're really going all out, but what did you originally pull all the stops out of?
An Organ - Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson
ExxonMobil recently had their debt downgraded from AAA, leaving only two companies with a AAA rating.  Name me either of the two companies with a AAA rating from S&P
Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson - Tainted Love by Soft Cell
What is the only country with more female than male legislators
Rwanda - The Wanderer - Dion & The Belmonts
I tried to play the Rolling Stones every week this semester.  Name me five Rolling Stones Songs
Brown Sugar - Brown Eyed Girl
Gimme Shelter - Gimme All your Lovin' by ZZ Top
Time is on my side or Time waits for No One - The Longest Time by Billy Joel
Beast of Burden or Monkey Man - Brass Monkey by the Beastie Boys

Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones