Fall League 12.7.16

Trivia 12.7.16

Disney Princesses

1. First things first. Who was the first Disney princess to appear in a full-length animated feature film?

Snow White

White Walls - Macklemore (feat. Schoolboy Q)

2. One of my personal favorite Princess movies was Sleeping Beauty because the hero fought the dragon and that was cool to me as a kid. What is the princesses’ name in Sleeping Beauty?

Aurora

Running with the Wolves - Aurora

3. So a typical plot aspect of a Disney princess film is the lack of a motherly role or that of an estranged mother. However, one recent Disney flick, Brave, features Princess Merida and her escapades against the evil Mor’du who *spoilers* teams up with her mother to save the day. What is her mother’s name?

Elinor

Eleanor Rigby - Beatles  

4. What is the most recent Disney Princess film? Here’s a hint – Lin Manuel Miranda - the dude responsible for Hamilton – wrote the soundtrack for the film.

Moana

Mo Money Mo Problem - Notorious BIG  

Bonus: So in writing this round I read about the development of the Disney Princess – on the wiki of course – and found out that there’s actually something called the Disney Renaissance Era which lasted from 1989 to 2000 and featured 5 active, strong-willed, adventurous, feisty, cunning and determined princesses. Name me these 5.

1. Ariel - Kiss the Girl from Little Mermaid

2. Belle - Belle from BEauty and the Beast

3. Jasmine - A Whole New World from Aladdin

4. Pocahontas - Just Around the Riverbend from Pocahantas

5. Mulan - I’ll Make a Man Outta You from Mulan

Frozen

1. Guys it snowed, but like chill, let it go. Two part question: Name me the Disney Queen and her corresponding voice actor for this iconic hit.

Elsa/ Idina Menzel

Let it Go - Idina Menzel  

2. So I’ve been watching a lot of Planet Earth lately, so naturally I’ve been learning a lot too. One really cool thing to watch is the migration of this antler’d animal across the arctic tundra – apparently it’s one of the largest migration of terrestrial animals.

Caribou/Reindeer

Caribou Lou - Tech N9ne

3. So Polar Bears and penguins can’t meet because the bears are confined to the arctic. Photographers have captured the hardship of these bears due to global warming and the lack of food in the region. This country features nearly 60% of the world’s polar bears who are confined to the Arctic Region. What country is that?

Canada

Canada - Rucka Rucka Ali  

4. Frozen was inspired by the Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen who wrote Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid and the background story for the 2013 film, Frozen. What is the name of Andersen’s fairy tale that the movie is based off of?

The Snow Queen

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol  

Bonus: Per a 2016 Accuweather article, name me the 5 snowiest cities in the world according to their average annual snowfall with a population of more than 100,000 people.

Simplified version: name me the 3 countries these cities are found in.

1. Aomori City, Tohoku, Japan (312”) - More than a Feeling by Boston

2. Sapporo, Jokkaido, Japan (191”) – 1972 Olympic Game host - Sappy by Nirvana

3. Toyama, Horkuriku, Japan (143”) - Like Toy Soldiers by Eminem

4. St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (131”) - St. John by Aerosmith

5. Syracuse, N.Y., U.S.// Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (124”) - Syracuse by Pinback

Pearl Harbor

1. 75 years ago today, the United States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. These words were spoken as FDR addressed Congress asking for a declaration of War against Japan. On Dec. 11th Germany and Italy honored their alliance with Japan and declared war on the U.S. – what was the name of their alliance?

The Tripartite Pact

Try Everything - Shakria  

2. Though I’ve never been – Pearl Harbor looks beautiful and as a history buff, seems an ideal place to visit. What island of Hawaii is Pearl Harbor located on?

Oahu

Oahu, Hawaii - Lemuria  

3. Pearl Harbor was attacked on a Sunday morning just before 8 o’clock in the morning – which in my eyes is the worst time ever to do anything to anyone. What ship – the Rear Admiral Kidd’s flagship of Battleship Division One – was sunk and capsized and still to this day remains in the harbor as a memorial to the attack?

U.S.S. Arizona

Arizona - Hey Monday  

4. In a heroic effort – one ship attempted to exit the harbor despite severe damage. Eventually the ship was suffering enough damage that it was purposely beached so as to prevent the harbor from being blocked by it sinking. What was the name of that ship?

U.S.S. Utah

Yeah Yeah Utah - Marietta  

Bonus: Pearl Harbor was just the beginning of a very bloody and an oft forgotten Pacific theater of WWII. Name me 5 battles that occurred in the Pacific during WWII.

1. Midway - Midway by Bad Bad Hats

2. Iwo Jima - Sands of Iwo Jima by Drive-by-Truckers

3. Okinawa - Okinawa by Sure Sure

4. Guadalcanal

5. Guam

6. Aleutian Island

7. Saipan - Saint Pablo by Kanye West

8. Philippine Sea

9. Wake Island - Wake me up when september Ends - Green Day

Mountaineering/Winter Hiking

Matt likes history, meh I like skiing. But, I did a round on skiing before so lets hike some mountains in the winter or go mountaineering!

When going for a big hike in the winter the worst part is snowshoeing up to the steeper parts. Snowshoes are so cumbersome and hard! Anyway what are those spiky things you put on your boots later on?

Crampons

Cramping my style by UGK

During my first winter mountain summit with my brother we practiced sliding down the side with aid of an ice axe. I want to know what this is called. BTW take your spikes off of your boots before or you’re gonna have a bad time.

Glissading

Bliss by Muse

So we have a couple ice axes at home for when my brother and I go out. When you go ice climbing you use something similar, but it has a different name. I want to know the name of the “axe” used in ice climbing. Its called ice “something”

Ice tool

Tools by yellerkin

I always hated getting the camel back when hiking in the winter, but being the younger sibling I had no choice. Halfway up a hike the water pipe would freeze taking forever just to get it going again. Anyway that's not as cold as other places, I want to know the coldest recorded temperature at the top of mount washington.  (the hints within a few degrees and this is in F)

-47

50 ways to say goodbye

Name me the tallest 5 mountains in New England

Mount Washington Washington by your side Wiz Khalifa

Mount Adams The Adams Administration Hamilton

Mount Jefferson White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane

Mount Monroe Marilyn Monroe by Niki Minaji

Mount Madison Milky Way by Madison Mars

Picture Question: So Scott Pruitt just became the head of the EPA which basically means that government positions aren’t relevant. So the letter or e-mail or carrier pidgeon hasn’t come yet - but what positions are Alex and I going to be selected for? I hear Secretary of State is still up for grabs ;)

WINNER: THE FEW THE PROUD THE IRREGULARS

Disney Princesses:

Welcome to the Flavortown Parade:

Gravity Falls Harder than my GPA:

Brawndo:

Standings:

1. Lance Wins Most of the Time: 60 + (3x2) = 66
2. Gravity Falls Harder than my GPA: 45 + (4x2) = 53
3. BRAWNDO: 32 + (2x2) = 36
4. RIP Harambe: 32
5. 3 Jewesses: 25
   Welcome to Flavortown: 23 + (1x2) = 25
6. One Erection: 10
7. Fellowship of the Onion Rings: 3 + (3x2) = 9
8. Mi-Ka-La: 6
9. One Tree Chill: 5
10. H2K2: 4
11. Ethan What Happened to your Nose?: 2
    Vodka Cranberries: 2
    Animal Cannibals: 1 + 1 = 2
12. The Charlottans: 1
    Chubby Bunny: 1
    

FALL LEAGUE Trivia 11.30

FALL LEAGUE Trivia 11.30

2 week Furlough

1. So I started watching Dragon Ball super again which is basically a new reboot of everything I ever dreamed about in HD. A lot of it is in space – name me the 4 dimensions associated with the loose term of space.

Height, Depth, Width, and time

Highway Star - Deep Purple

2. So over this two week furlough I celebrated my 24th and least favorite birthday because I’m old. So if we do math that means I was born in 1992. According to the Chinese calendar what year was 1992?

Monkey

Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys

3. So everyone loves the Charlie Brown tv specials – obviously. What year did the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special first air?

1973

1973 - James Blunt

4. One of my favorite things to do is to use Thanksgiving as a preparatory day for the transition to Christmas music. To do this I listen to the music from the Nutcracker which is beautiful. I’ve never seen the ballet – but who composed the music for it?

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Ski Mask Way - 50 Cent

Bonus Round: I can’t start a round about DragonBall and then go the whole round without asking a question related to that. So here’s your chance to impress me. Name me 5 characters who fought Majin Buu 1 on 1.

1. Goku - Who are You by the Who

2. Vegeta -

3. Gohan - Hand Clap by Fitz and the Tantrums

4. Gotenks

5. Good Buu - Boots of Spanish Leather by the Lumineers

6. Supreme Kai - Skyfall by Adele

7. Vegito - Go Flex  by Post Malone

Gilmore Girls

Truthfully, the only time I’ve watched this show was when it came on after Boy Meets World ended and I didn’t change the channel. So bear with me here. Also this is not about the most recent reboot, but is in honor of it.

1. What fictional town in Connecticut does the show take place in?

Stars Hollow

Starships - Nicki Minaj

2. What network did the television show originally air on? It has since changed its name but it’s a fairly iconic channel – I used to watch Saturday morning cartoons on it.

The WB

Imma Be - Black Eyed Peas

3. So everyone knows the two main characters, Lorelai and Rory – but what is Rory’s real name?

Lorelai

Love the Way you Lie - Eminem

4. So not that I know anything of what I’m asking, but I know that Rory used to be always dressed in her school’s uniform or whatever. What University does Rory go on to attend?

Yale University

Failing, Flailing - Streetlight Manifesto  

Bonus question: There are 7 people who appeared in all 154 episodes of the original show. Name me 5.

1. Lorelai (Lauren Graham) - Lorelai by Fleet Foxes

2. Rory (Alexis Bledel) - Roar by KAty Perry

3. Lane Kim (Keiko Agena) - Lane Boy by Twenty-one Pilots

4. Luke Danes (Scott Patterson) - Country Girl (Shake it for Me) by Luke Bryan

5. Michael Gerard (Yanic Truesdale) - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) by Michael Jackson

6. Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop)

7. Richard Gilmore (Edward Herrmann)  

Game of Wrongs

1. Avery made a joke and inspired this round. So I just recently played Risk and actually managed to win. In what country – ironically enough –  did the game Risk originate from?

France

Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy  

2. So I know nothing about Game of Thrones, but one of the creators joked that its tagline should be “the Sopranos in Middle Earth.” Name me one of the creators of the series?

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss

You’re Gunna Go Far Kid - The Offspring

3. So Martin, the author of the book series, actually used a lot of historical examples as mirrors for his own plot. Name me the two houses who fought the Wars of the Roses in England that provided the basis for the houses of Lannister and Stark.

Lancaster and York

Castaway - Zac Brown Band  

4. Name the me actor who portrays Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark, Boromir, and is also responsible for attempting to steal the declaration of Independence.

Sean Bean

Temperature - Sean Paul

Bonus: The actor mentioned in the last question was essentially the voice of everyone in every Elder Scrolls game ever – especially oblivion. Name me 5 games that are a part of the series – expansion packs don’t count.

1. Arena - Arena by Daft Punk

2. Daggerfall - Fall in Love - Phantogram

3. Battlespire

4. ES Adventure: Redguard

3. Morrowind - September - Earth, Wind & Fire

4. Oblivion - Oblivion by Bastille

5. Syrim - Skyrim Theme

6. ESO

Lorde of the Rings

1. So the beauty of this round is that I spelt Lord, as Lorde, like the artist. What is her real name?

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor

Let it Snow! - Ella Fitzgerald  

2. So I could ask tons of questions about LotR and just be all cool n stuff and show off, but I’ll try and take it easy on y’all and throw in some movie questions too. For instance, what is the name of the actor who broke his foot after kicking a helmet in The Two Towers? The movie features a scream that follows suit that was supposed to be frustration of not finding the two hobbits but was also from pain.

Viggo Mortensen

Mortal Kombat High SChool - Starbomb

3. Back to Lorde real quick. She’s the youngest person to “achieve a US number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1987” for her song Royals. What is the name of her first studio album that this single is featured on?

Pure Heroine

Heo/Heroine - Boys like Girls  

4. Speaking of young people, elves are immortal and don’t die in Lord of the Rings. Speaking of Rings, Celebrimbor crafted 3 rings of power. Two of these rings were worn by various elves, but one of them was eventually given to Gandalf. Who is the elf that gave Gandalf Narya, or the Ring of Fire?

Cirdan

Seer - Witch  

Bonus Round: This one’s a bit more difficult. The Palantir were seeing stones used by the elves and elf friends to communicate across the lands. Name me 5 locations that either formerly had Palantir or possessed them during the movies.

1. Elostirion (Elendil’s stone) - Naked as we Came by Iron and Wine

2. Amon Sul (Weathertop) - A Month of Sunshine

3. Annuminas

4. Osgiliath - Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne

5. Minis Ithil (Minas Morgul/Barad-dur) - With You by Drake

6. Orthanc - Thank you by Dido

7. Minas Anor (Anarion)

8. Avallone (Tol Eressa)

Picture Question: So tonight features a round about LotR, obviously, so naturally your task is to draw me a meme featuring Boromir from the Fellowship of the Ring. For those who don’t know this meme, please see me and I’ll provide examples, but you should feature the phrase, “one does not simply” and then go from there.

WINNER: RADAGAST THE BRAWN(DO):

[Black Rhombus]:

Skid Marks:

Fellowship of the Onion Rings:

RIP Prince: The Resurrection:

Welcome to Flavortown:

Standings:

1. Lance Wins Most of the Time: 54 + 6 = 60
2. Gravity Falls Harder than my GPA: 45
3. RIP Harambe: 30 + 2 = 32

BRAWNDO: 28 + 4 = 32

4. 3 Jewesses: 25
5. Welcome to Flavortown: 18 + 5 = 23
6. One Erection: 10
7. Mi-Ka-La: 6
8. One Tree Chill: 5
9. H2K2: 4
10. Fellowship of the Onion Rings: 3
11. Ethan What Happened to your Nose?: 2
    Vodka Cranberries: 2
    Animal Cannibals: 1 + 1 = 2
12. The Charlottans: 1 Chubby Bunny: 1