Trivia at Moynihan's: Fall Trivia 9.14.16

Trivia 9/14/16

Soundtracks

So this round is about one my all time favorite things: movie soundtracks. You’ll have a chance to earn some extra points in this round as well.

1. We’ll start things off a little more on the epic sounding proportion. What movie features the opening segment from Richard Strauss’ also Spach Zarthursta? As a hint, the movie opens with this music being played over the Earth rising.

2001: A Space Odyssey

Also Sprach Zathurstra

2. What 1967 film features music from the likes of Simon and Garfunkel and revolves around the following song?

The Graduate

Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel

3. Danny Elfman might be one of the most underappreciated film composers of all time. He’s worked a lot with Tim Burton on movies like A Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Johnny Depp’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the 90s Batman movies, Tobey Maguire’s Spiderman movies and more. One of my all time favorites is the following – which softens the sharp edges that the main character of this movie has.

Edward Scissorhands

Introduction – Soundtrack from Edward Scissorhands

4. This final spot was hard for me to choose as I do have a personal favorite – but I shelved him for a simpler question. Who composed the music for the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit? Here’s the iconic theme from those movies for your enjoyment.

Howard Shore

The Fellowship of the Ring

Bonus: I can’t do a round about soundtracks without the fabled John Williams. Here are 8 60 second clips from some of this most famous works. You’ll also get bonus points for any movies I don’t play tracks for. One point per series of movies.

1. Star Wars

2. Jaws

3. Superman

4. ET

5. Harry Potter

6. Indiana Jones

7. Schindler’s List

8. Jurassic Park

Current Events

So big things are happening this week - or at least did happen this week. One pretty big thing is that the iPhone 7 is dropping this week - Friday to be precise. It’s got cool features and stuff but basically ignored what most people wanted in terms of developmental software and stuff. MORE IMPORTANTLY they’ve dropped new headphones for this phone. What are the new headphones put out by Apple called?

Air pods
Airplanes - B.O.B.
So out this week is a movie about Edward Snowden - the whistleblower responsible for the reveal that the NSA (and government) love to know all our dirty little secrets. As a result Snowden fled the country and has been living in exile ever since. Where is Snowden now?

Russia
Tom Sawyer - Rush
So this past week North Korea decided to detonate its most powerful nuclear explosion, yet. Anyways, long ago the Koreas used to be all one big happy family until the country was divided. What line of longitude divides the country?

38th Parallel
.38 - Jeezy
So the Hajj was this past week which means that millions of people traveled to the city of Mecca for one of the 5 pillars of Islam. When was the first Hajj? Be sure to include BCE or CE ;)

630 CE
12 hours, 630 miles by Dance Gavin Dance

Bonus: Name me the 4 QB’s who started for the first time in their career this week:

1. Carson Wentz - Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson

2. Dak Prescott - Scotty Doesn’t Know by Lustra

3. Jimmy Garoppolo - The Middle by Jimmy Eat World

4. Trevor Siemian - Chivalry is Dead by Trevor Wesley

#RIP Harambe

This goes out to all the true fans.

1. Harambe was a gorilla born in captivity. What state was Harambe born in?

Texas

Texas – Magic Man

2. Since the tragic death of this beloved western lowlands gorilla, many have called for Cincinnati’s football team to change its mascot to the beloved animal. What is their current mascot?

The Bengals

Bengali in Platforms by Morrissey

3. Harambe had just celebrated his birthday, dying one day after it. Obviously, the gift of life was too much to give Harambe. How many years did Harambe grace this earth for?

Seventeen Ain’t so Sweet – Red Jumpsuit Aparatus

4. Harambe received the justice he was due when the internet meme phenomenon and movement #dicksoutforHarambe began. What is the twitter handle responsible for the first posting of this movement?

@sexualjumanji

Jumanji by Chief Keef

Bonus: Name me 5 movies that feature prominent roles played by gorillas.

1. Mighy Joe Young – What’s Luv? By Fat Joe

2. King Kong – Come with Me now by Kongos

3. George of the Jungle – Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N Roses

4. Planet of the Apes – Planetary [GO!] by MCR

5. Tarzan – Trashin the Camp from the Tarzan Soundtrack

Bohemian Rhapsody

1. “Is this the real life, is this just fantasy?” Fantasy football kicked off this week and I’m surprisingly not in tears over it. According to ESPN standard scoring, who was the highest scoring playing for week 1?

Andrew Luck

Luck by American Authors

2. “Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality.” Who wrote the song landslide?

Fleetwood Mac

Landslide – Fleetwood Mac

3. “Open your eyes, look up to the sky and seeeeeeee.” What body of water has the highest salinity in the world?

Lake Vanda in Antartica 35% - Dead Sea is 34.2%

Jump – Van Halen

4. “I’m just a poor boy, I need no sympathy.” I’m going to play the intro to one of the most famous symphonies out there. Who wrote this symphony? For an opportunity to go double or nothing – what number symphony is it?

Beethoven’s 5th

Beethoven’s 5th in C. Minor

Bonus: Fun story about me that segues to a question – one the back of the door of my childhood room I wrote the phrase “No Mom No” which to my young self meant no girls allowed and because I couldn’t spell girls Mom was my substitute. Anyways… You job for this final question is to count how many times the Words “ME” , “Mama” and “No” are said in Bohemian Rhapsody.

Me: 18

No: 10

Mama: 7

Picture Question: So I know a bunch of people who are trying to get the iPhone 7 this week. Soooo let’s just say Apple didn’t have the best intentions… What’s the worst thing that the iPhone 7 could be hiding for all of those who are buying it?

Winner: Mi-Ka-La