Trivia at Moynihan's: 2015

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Fall League Trivia 12/9

THE LAST WEEK OF FALL TRIVIA.

Picture Question: What are your honest New Years Eve Plans?

Winner: Gravity Falls

Round:Famous First Lines of Movies
People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden
Fight Club (Can’t Fight The Moonlight- LeAnn Rimes)
What came first, the music or the misery?
High Fidelity (Why’d You Only Call me when you’re high?- Arctic Monkeys)
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house. I had only two things on my mind; Paul Newman and a ride home.
The Outsiders (Baby it’s Cold Outside- Micheal Buble, Idina Menzel)
The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands. It’s a good non-specific symptom; I’m a big believer in it.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off- Billie Holiday)
Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois, 60062. Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. What we did *was* wrong. But we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are.
John Bender, criminal (Bartender- T Pain, Akon)
Claire Standish, the princess (Misery Business- Paramore)
Andrew "Andy" Clarke, the athlete (Cecelia and the Satalite- Andrew McMahon and the Wilderness)
Brian Ralph Johnson, the brain (Insane in the Brain- Cypress Hill)
Allison Reynolds, the basket case (Basket Case- Green Day)

Round: 2015 Highlights

Facebook released an article mentioning that the top 2 most talked about topics throughout all of 2015 are the presidential candidates, and the attacks in Paris. Why is Paris called the City of Lights?

Because it’s contribution of artists during the Age of Enlightenment (Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet)

I think I’ve heard or read about Caitlin Jenner at least once every single day this year. What award did Caitlin Jenner recently receive for showing great courage? -

Arthur Ashe Courage Award (I Love College - Asher Roth)

Taylor Swift also completely blew up as a musical all-star in 2015 when her new album came out. Where is Taylor Swift from?

Reading, Pennslyvania (Ready To Start - Arcade Fire)

Having the first high-resolution photo of Pluto of all-time might be my #1 2015 highlight. How long was Pluto not consider to be a planet for?

8 years (Grade 8 - Ed Sheeran)

This year sadly had the Parks and Rec Finale, even though the finale takes place in the future. Name me 5 characters from the main Park’s and Rec cast. No minor side characters like Jean-Raphio

Leslie Knope

Ron Swanson

April Ludgate

Andy Dwyer (Andy, You’re A Star - The Killers)

Tom Haverford (Tom Ford - Jay Z)

Jerry Gergich (Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis)

Donna Meagle (Hot Stuff - Donna Summer)

Ann Perkins

Ben Wyatt (You Don’t Know Me - Ben Folds + regina Spektor)

Round: Disney Movies

What is the name of Jasmine’s pet tiger in Aladdin?

Rajah (Larger Than Life- Backstreet Boys)

What were the names of Cinderella’s step sisters?

Anastasia, Drizella (Heat of the Moment- Asia)

What play is lion king based on?

Hamlet (Rather Be- Clean Bandit, Jess Glyne)

Who is the main character in Princess and the Frog?

Tiana (Proud Mary- Tina Turner)

Five Video games referenced in Wreck it Ralph

Super Mario Bros. (Superstition- Stevie Wonder)

Ducks from Duck Hunt (Barbara Streisand- Duck Sauce)

Mario

Sonic the Hedgehog (Have Love Will Travel- The Sonics)

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Altered Beast

House of the Dead

Cyborg Justice

Daytona USA

Street Fighter

Street Fighter 2

Paperboy

Root Beer Tapper

Mortal Kombat

Satan's Hollow

Dig Dug

Pac Man (Ambitions as a Ridah- 2Pac)

Q*Bert

Frogger (Dog Days are Over- Florence and the Machine)

DDR

Round: It’s A Little Late For Coffee

I’ve met people that need their 7PM coffee to put them to bed. I don’t understand coffee at night. But luckily for coffee drinks, coffee is everywhere because it is the second most-traded commodity in the world. What is the most-traded commodity in the world?

Oil (Cover You In Oil - AC/DC)

Most the world’s coffee comes from Brazil but you can get it from one special state in the US. What is the only state in the United States to grow coffee?

Hawaii (Fly - Nicki Manaj/Rihanna)

I don’t really understand where coffee beans come from, but that’s because my parents never gave me the birds and the beans talk. What type of plant produces coffee beans?

Bush (Machinehead - Bush)

The first webcam in the entire world was designed to watch a coffee pot all day, so people could check whether or not there was coffee in the coffee pot. Where was the first webcam invented? University of Cambridge, England (The Miracle that Never Came - Straylight Run)

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Fall League Trivia 12/2

Next week is the last week of trivia!

Picture Question: What do Bess and Chris think about during the day?

Winner: Molasses Landslide

Round: drunk hobbies

drunkenly joining dating websites. where do most american meet their spouse?

Through Friends (You And Your Friends- Wiz Kalifa, Ty Dolla Sign)

-eating cheerios in my bed which company owns cheerios?

General Mills (The General- Dispatch)

drunk facebook. How much is facebook valued at?

105 a share, 337 million (Kryptonite- 3 Doors Down)

texting exs. avg number of long term relationships before marriage?

2 long term relationships (2 On- Tinashe, School Boy Q)

confessing my love- mostly to my friends. Who were the friends First and Last name?

Ross Geller (Don’t Stop- French Montana, Rick Ross)

Monica Geller (Save dat Money- Lil Dicky, Fetty Wop)

Joey Tribbiani (What’s Luv- Fat Joe, Ashanti)

Rachel Green (American Idiot- Green Day)

Phoebe Buffay (It’s Five O Clock Somewhere- Jimmy Buffet)

Chandler Bing

Round: December

Lots of magical things happen during the month of December. The nights get shorter, snow falls from the sky, people believe a fat guy crawls down their chimney to bring them gifts from Target. But I think the most magical thing that happened during December is that Walt Disney was born. What is the first Disney movie ever released?

Snow White and the 7 Dwarves (Fell in Love With A Girl - The White Stripes)

There’s a lot of Holiday traditions that I’ve never questions and a Christmas tree is the most confusing one to me. What is the reason behind the tradition of having a Christmas Tree?

Symbolizes Life in the Winter (Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind)

You can’t go a December in the United States without seeing countless poinsettias everywhere. What cultural group does the poinsettia originate from?

Aztec (Technologic - Daft Punk)

Isaac Newton was also born in the December. What is Newton’s First Law of Motion?

Object at Rest Stays at Rest (Rest My Chemistry - Interpol)

Bill of Rights Ratified in the month of December. Name me the first 5 Amendments on the Bill of Rights

Free Speech/Press/Religion (Pressure - Paramore)

Bear Arms/Militia (what A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong_

No Soldiers in Homes During Peace Time (Peace & Hate - The Submarines)

No unreasonable seizure (Seize the Day - Avenged Sevenfold)

Testify Against themselves - Second Trial for Same Case (Testify - Rage Against the Machine)

Round: Post Thanksgiving Travel

I fly southwest because I am young and poor and my parents still pay for my flights. Southwest is known as the “luv” airline. Why is that?

The field they were founded at was Love field in Dallas (Electric Love- Born)

What does the TSA stand for?

Transportation Security Administration (Red Light Indicates Doors are Secured- Artic Monkeys)

Busiest Airport, 2014?

Chicago (Main Chick- Chris Brown, Kid Ink)

What is the busiest travel day of the year?

Day Before Thanksgiving (Wake Me Up Before You Go Go- Wham)

The holidays are officially started which means it is time for holiday movies

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (pinch Me- Barenaked Ladies)

The Polar Express (Polaroid- Imagine Dragons)

Elf (Self Esteem- The Offspring)

The Santa Clause (Cause I’m A Man- Tame Impala)

The Santa Clause 2 (Anna Sun- WALK THE MOON)

Round: Superhero PI(e) I spent my entire Black Friday watching Jessica Jones because I love superheros and I’m so glad they made a show about a female superhero! What is Jessica Jones’s Superhero name?

Jewel, Knightress or Power Woman (Died A Jew - Say Anything) There aren’t as many superheros that are woman as I would like. Name me the very first female Superhero.

Fantomah (Fantasy - Mariah Carey) Jessica Jones works as a Private Eye in the tv show and Batman is one of the most popular detective superheroes at there, but one character that really confused me is Harley Quinn. She’s the Joker’s number 1 henchman and she’s also in love with in. How did Harley Quinn meet?

Arkham Asylum therapist (Joan of Arc - Madonna) Scarlett Johanson plays the first female superhero in the movie version of the Avengers, but there are many more like The Wasp, Scarlett Witch, and Hellcat. What is The Black Widow’s real name? Natalia Romanoff (National Anthem - Lana Del Ray) I cannot wait for the Wonder Women movie coming out soon. Wonder Women’s Weapons Lasso of Truth (Lasso - Phoenix) Bullet-proof Bracelets (Bulletproof - La Roux) Earrings (breathe in space) (Earth Angel - The Penguins) Tiara (Boomerang) (One, Two Step - Ciara) Flight (Sugar Ray - Fly)

Scores:
Lizard Squad: 74 pts
Make America Grape Again: 74 pts
Molasses Landslide: 63 pts
Green is Not a Creative Color: 58 pts
Indiche Bus Farher: 57 pts
Faith +1: 50 Pts
Dr. Briefs Undergarment Sales Team: 49 pts
Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA: 47 pts
Chortling with Rapturous Glee: 33 pts
Crunchy Roll: 27 pts
Do it 4 the Kids: 17 pts
I Got 99 Cookies Cause a Bitch Ate One: 8 pts
Trump 4 Eva: 7 pts
Crime Daddies: 6 pts
The Lobstabacks: 5 pts
Dick Fuck Squad: 5 pts
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: 4 pts
H224: 4 pts
Los Gringos Latinos: 4 pts
Snack Attack: 3 pts
Why Aren't Hamburgers Called Beef Burgers: 3 pts
Team Spectacular Abs: 3 pts
Jolly Joe's Giants: 2 pts
Deez Nuts for Prez: 2 pts
Dad Squad: 2 pts
Wet Blood Farts: 1 pt
Three White Russians: 1 pt
Big Booty Bitches: 1 pt
Two Winning Guys: 1 pt

Ole: 1 pt

Friday, November 27, 2015

Fall League Trivia 11/18

Picture Question: Your Ideal Thanksgiving Dinner

Congratulations, Green is not A Creative Color!

Round: That Thanksgiving feeling
Thanksgiving is a time to avoid your family, over eat and celebrate the killing of the native americans. So of course I am going to ask you some themed questions, since I won’t be seeing your beautiful sunshiny faces next week.
Jamestown was one of the first European settlements in North America. Who founded this settlement?
Captain John Smith (Latch- disclosure, sam smith)
What was the first department store to have a parade?
Gimbels (Gimme More- Britney Spears)
nothing more american than thanksgiving. pardoning turkeys. national holiday no school. Who was the first president to make thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln (Numb/Encore- Linkin Park, Jay Z)
emailing my dad. making rolls. side dishes. veg life. Most popular side dish?
Mashed potatoes (Hands Down- Dashboard Confessional)
So Black Friday is a crazy shopping day and last year consumers spent over $61 billion from Black Friday throughout the weekend. I want to know the 5 most visited stores on Black Friday, including online and physical stores.
Amazon (Danger Zone- Kenny Loggins)
eBay (Sittin on the dock of the bay-otis redding)
Walmart (Another Brick in the Wall- Pink Floyd)
Best Buy (Best I Ever Had- Drake)
Target (Easy Target- Blink 182)

Round: Turnkeys
In 1953, we grossly overestimated how much Turkey the United States would eat, so they had a huge excess and chopped it all up, and froze it, thus creating the very first tv dinner. What was the company to release the very first TV dinners?
Swanson (Carry on Wayward Son - Kansas)
United States is the only country to celebrate Thanksgiving, Canada does as well! So Thanksgiving in the US always falls on the 4th Thursday in November What day does Canadian Thanksgiving fall on? Second Monday of October / October 12 (She’s Kinda Hot - 5 Seconds of Summer)
We were so close to having the Turkey as our national symbol instead of the Bald Eagle. What founding father proposed that we make Turkey the national symbol of the United States?
Benjamin Franklin (Respect - Aretha franklin)
So female turkeys are called hen. What is the name for a male Turkey?
Tom (Free Fallin’ - Tom Petty)
Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks. Name me the top 5 charities with the most views on their website this month
Wounded Warrior Project (First - Cold War Kids)
Heifer Project International (London Br idge - Fergie)
American Red Cross (Otherside - RHCP)
Doctor’s Without A Border (Two Princes - Spin Doctors)
St. Jude’s Children Hospital (Hey Jude - The Beatles)

Round: Tall Things

What is the name of the tallest statue in the world?

Spring Temple Buddha in China (Dancing in the Dark- Bruce Springsteen)

Tall is a drink size at Starbucks. What is the name of the largest drink size Starbucks offers?

Trenta (Lean on-Pentatonix)

The Eiffel Tower is the tallest structure in Paris. What is the full name of the architect and engineer of the Eiffel Tower?

Gustave Eiffel (Bust A Move- Young MC)

One the greatest legends in American tall tales is the story of Paul Bunyan. Paul Bunyan had a pet ox that was blue, what’s its name?

Babe the Blue Ox (Babel- Mumford and Sons)

Basketball players are tall. Name the top five leaders in career points.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Carried Away- Passion Pit)

Karl Malone (No Flex Zone- Rae Stremmund)

Michael Jordan (Hold On, We’re Going Home- Drake, Majid Jordan)

Kobe Bryant (My Body- Young the Giant)

Wilt Chamberlain (Guilty Pleasure-Cobra Starship)

Round: DJT

If you didn’t know, DJT stands for Donald John Trump. The big man himself made his way into Worcester the same week that the Worcester Armory was robbed of a bunch of assault weapons. Bold choice. But just like every other classic presidential candidate, Trump had quite the acting career before he announced his bid in the presidential race. What is the only acting award Donald Trump has won for his role in the 1999 film Ghosts Can’t Do It?

Worst Supporting Actor (My Own Worst Enemy - Lit)

Trump’s wealth is apparently hard to measure because Trump announced that his networth is double what Forbes had him listed as. What was Donald Trump’s announced net-worth during his presidential campaign?

~9 - 10 Billion (Closer - Nine Inch Nails)

Trump is a man of many feats, most importantly the board game he designed in 1989. What’s the name of Donald Trump’s board game?

Similar to Monopoly Trump the Game (My Name Is Jonas - Weezer)

Trump was a prominent leader in the group pushing for the termination of Barack Obama because they didn’t believe that his birth certificate was real. What city was Barack Obama born in?

Honolulu Hawaii (Honesty - Cartel)

5 of the top 10 richest people in the world

Bill Gates (Date with the Night)

Carlos Slim Helu (The Real Slim Shady - Eminem)

Warren Buffett (Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffet)

Amancia Wartego

Lance Ellison

Charles Koch

David Koch

Christy Walton (Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed)

Jim Walton

Lianne Bettencourt (better man - pearl jam, skip to 0:40 if you can)

Scores:
Lizard Squad: 64 pts
Make America Grape Again: 64 pts
Molasses Landslide: 58 pts
Green is Not a Creative Color: 51 pts
Faith +1: 46 Pts
Indiche Bus Farher: 45 pts
Dr. Briefs Undergarment Sales Team: 42 pts
Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA: 38 pts
Chortling with Rapturous Glee: 33 pts
Crunchy Roll: 27 pts
Do it 4 the Kids: 17 pts
I Got 99 Cookies Cause a Bitch Ate One: 8 pts
Trump 4 Eva: 7 pts
Crime Daddies: 6 pts
The Lobstabacks: 5 pts
Dick Fuck Squad: 5 pts
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: 4 pts
H224: 4 pts
Los Gringos Latinos: 4 pts
Snack Attack: 3 pts
Why Aren't Hamburgers Called Beef Burgers: 3 pts
Jolly Joe's Giants: 2 pts
Deez Nuts for Prez: 2 pts
Wet Blood Farts: 1 pt
Three White Russians: 1 pt
Big Booty Bitches: 1 pt
Two Winning Guys: 1 pt
Ole: 1 pt

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Fall League 11/11/15

Picture: Holiday Drinking Game

Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA

Round: 11/11 make a wish
I remember back when i was in high school people would put a lot of significance on seeing the date 11:11. you had to make a wish. I know the thing I wished for most was probably some real sappy shit. What is the top grossing romantic comedy?
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (Body Wurk One Cheek At A Time- T Pain)
I was in my freshman year at clark. so 11/11/11 was a thing. How many days are there left in the year at this point?
50 (Candy Shop- 50Cent)
Apparently, in China 11/11 is singles day. So yay for me. What percentage of Americans are single?
50% (50-50 Clown- Cocteau Twins)
Three movies have won 11 Academy awards. Name me any of the three.
Ben-Hur, Titanic, Lord of the Rings: Return of the king (Ring of Fire- Johnny Cash)
World War 1 actually ended officially 11/11/18. Please name me at least five of the “Allies” in WWI.
Great Britain (Hey Brittany- Forever the Sickest Kids)
France (Sugar- Francesco Yates)
Russia (Gold Rush- Ed Sheeran)
US
Italy (Postcards from Italy-Beirut)
Japan (Barbra Ann- Beach Boys)
Finland
Liberia
Portugal
Brazil
Greece
Siam
China

Round: Veterinarian Day
When I was younger, I always confused Veteran and Veterinarian because I’m an idiot. So here’s a bunch of random animal related questions. Name me the animal with the largest eyeball, by size. Giant Squid (We Looked Like Giants - Death Cab For Cutie)
I have a horrible issue with finding all baby animals really cute, so it’s so hard to pick a favorite animal. So most animals have a name for their babies, just like you would call a baby dog a puppy. What do you call a baby beaver?
Kitten (Striken - Disturbed)
As much as I love animals, there are some that aren’t so cute and some that are more dangerous than others. What is the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world?
Piranha (SOS - RIhanna)
I always wonder what being an animal would feel like. Do they have problems? Do you think about like exercise, politics, or judge other animals? Who knows. Name me the heaviest land animal. African Elephant (Fancy - Iggy Azalea)
Save the Amazon, guys. Name me 5 animals that can be found in the Amazon Rainforest
Spider monkey: (Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys)
Golden Lion Tamarin: (monkey)
Sloth:
Giant Anteater: (Maneater - Nelly Furtada)
Giant River Otter:
Capybara: (rodent)
Amazonian Manatee:
Macaw: (parrot)
Amazon Pink River Dolphin:
Electric Eel: (Fresh Feeling - Eels)
Piranha:
Black Caiman: (Crocodile)
Anaconda: (Anna Molly - Incubus)
Jaguar:
Poison Arrow Frog:

Toucan (Can I Kick It - A Tribe Called Quest)

Round: Famous First Words

So this round is going to be a bit different. I’m gonna say the first sentence of famous books and you will tell me the title and the author. Everyone clear?

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (Ride- 21 Pilots)

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen

George Orwell, 1984 (Budapest- George Eza)

The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel

William Gibson, Neuromancer (Get Lucky- Pharrell Williams)

You better not never tell nobody but God

Alice Walker, The Color Purple (Purple Haze- Jimi Hendrix)

For this last one, I’m gonna read you a line and I need you to tell me five characters from the book. Don’t worry, you all know the book. “Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.”

Harry Potter (Banana Boat Song- Harry Belefonte) Start :32

Hermione Granger (Let Her Go- Passenger)

Ron Weasly (Easy Love-Sigla)

Dumbledore (What you know- 2 door cinema club)

Snape (Young Wild and Free- Bruno Mars, Wiz Kalifa, Snoop Dogg)

Round: Vegetarians

Vegetarians, Vetenarians, Veterans, they’re all practically the same, right? Well there’s a lot of famous people who were vegetarians, like Einstein for instance. What country was Einstein born in?

Ulm, Germany (Man On The Moon - Kid Cudi)

Ellen Degeneres has been a famous talk show host for as long as I can remember, but she has only had 3 other jobs her entire life. Name me one job that Ellen Degeneres had before she became a famous talk show host.

Waitress, Landscaper, Vacuum Cleaner Saleswomen (Waiting On The World To Change - John Mayer)

I learned something new today. I learned that Mike Tyson is a vegetarian, and he’s a vegetarian because he wants to flush out all of the drugs out of his system. What exotic pet does Mike Tyson own?

Tiger (Ayo - Chris Brown,Tyga)

The big guy himself, I’m sure some of you guys got to meet him when he came to visit Clark, and they always make fun of this on Family Guy which I totally love. What musical instrument does Bill Clinton play?

Saxophone (Kiss Me Thru The Phone - Soulja Boy)

Fun fact: my screen name in high school on aim was KillerTofu. Name me 5 of the top 9 most popular meat substitutes other than tofu

Tempeh (My Girl - The Temptations)

Seitan

TVP (Texturized Vegetable Protein)

Gluten-free Vegan Meat

Jack Fruit (Ms. Jackson - Outkast)

Mushroom (Mushaboom - Feist)

Lentils (Are you going go my way - Lenny Kravitz)

Beans & Legumes

Eggplant

Califlower (King of Carrot Flower Part 1 - Neutral Milk Hotel)

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Fall League 11/2/15

What would be Worcester's worst mayor?

Winner: Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA

Round: #adulthood?
so someone recently added me on linkedin, but on no other social networks. I thought that was super an adulthood thing, because linkedin is supposedly for jobs. I guess some people get jobs through Linkedin. What is the biggest sector of employment?
Retail (A Tale of 2 Citiez- J Cole)
One thing that I feel like indicates adulthood is owning a house. Now, due to all my watchings of Property Brothers and House Hunters, I know exactly what I would want in a house. For instance a library. What is the biggest library in the world?
British Library (Suddenly- British Sea Power)
According to Jeffrey Arnett a big part of adulthood is being content with who reality. So I’m pretty far off. Still convinced I’m gonna be able to wake up as a movie star. Who is the top grossing movie star of all time?
Samuel L. Jackson (Billie Jean- Michael Jackson)
Pretty sure taxes are the most important part of adulthood. The Rosetta Stone is actually about taxes. Please name me at least two of the languages on the Rosetta stone.
Hieroglyphics, Demotic, Greek (Greek Tragedy- The Wombats)
Knowing your rights: Five things guaranteed in first amendment:
freedom of religion (Losing my religion- REM)
freedom of speech (Queen’s Speech 4- Lady Leshurr)
freedom of press (Under Pressure- Logic)
freedom to assemble (Ass Drop- Wiz Khalifa)
freedom to petition (Sweet Disposition- The Temper Trap)

Round: Old Timers/Classics
So something is defined as Classic if it’s older and holds true cultural meaning. I heard a joke the other day that a classic movie is something that everyone wants to have watched at some point, but never wants to watch. I keep meaning to watch The Fly, the classic famous horror film about a guy who makes a teleporting machine and turns into a fly, but it’s way too boring for me. What very popular animated character made his debut in the 1928 film, Steamboat Willie?
Mickey Mouse (Dashboard - Modest Mouse)
And in third grade, I had the luxury of singing this one particular Mary Poppins song in front of all the parents at my school. So for the question, spell me supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
34 letters (Supercalifragilisticeexpialidocious - Julie Andrews)
Classics always make me think of Beethoven. How many keys are on a standard piano?
88 - 52 White and 36 Black (Eight Days A Week - The Beatles)
What actors played the three amigos?
Marton Short, steve martin, chevy chase (Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol)
I grew up listening to a lot of Frank Sintra. 5 Romance Language:
Italian (It’s My Life - No Doubt)
French (Take Me out - Franz Ferdinand)
Spanish (HOld My Hand - Jess Glynn)
portugese (Power - Kanye West)

romanian (Rome - Phoenix)

Round: Idioms

I love idioms. So I figured I would talk about some of my favorites. I like a “Penny Saved is a penny earned” How much is a penny worth now?

1.54 cents (In Da Club- 50Cent)

Once in a Blue Moon is also a solid idiom. When was the last Blue moon?

July, 2015 (Fourth of July- fall out boy)

I like “curiosity killed the cat” but people always forget the second part of the idiom. What is it?

Satisfaction Brought it back (I Can’t Get No Satisfaction- The Rolling Stones)

Rome wasn't built in a day. Who are the two mythical founders of rome?

Romulus and Remus (I Could be the One- Avicii, Nicky Romero)

Let sleeping dogs lie. Most popular dog breeds worldwide?

Labrador (I will follow you into the dark- death cab for cutie)

German Sheppard (Geronimo- Sheppard)

Poodle (Pools- Glass Animals)

Chihuahua (Cheerleader- OMI)

Golden Retriever (Gold Digger- Kanye West)

Round: Far Away Places

Have you guys ever had a friend tell you a story/funny happenstance and you just didn’t get it and they say that “You just had to be there”, I like to call those geography jokes. What is the only Eurpoean country capital city that is not located on a major river?

Madrid (Madness - Muse)

In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy gets sent to a very far land. What is Dorothy last name in the Wizard of Oz?

Gayle (sexual healing - marvin gaye)

People always joke about liking long walks on the beach, but has anyone actually ever done that? What country has the longest coastline?

Canada (Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis)

I just came back from a decently long road trip to Philly and didn’t realize there was a highway that goes straight from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania. Longest highway stretches in the US from Boston, MA to what state in the continental United States?

Newport, Oregon (When I’m Gone - Eminem)

And the farthest land is definitely Middle Earth. Aside from Gandalf and Frodo, name be 5 members of the Lord of the Rings fellowships

Sam (I’m not the Only one - Sam Smith)

Merry Pippin (Marry You - Bruno Mars)

Aragorn (Changing - The Airbourne Toxic Event)

Legolas (Legalize It - Peter Tosh)

Gimli (Gimme Love - The Rolling Stones)

Boromir

Scores:
Lizard Squad: 56 pts
Make America Grape Again: 56 pts
Molasses Landslide: 52 pts
Green is Not a Creative Color: 47 pts
Faith +1: 45 Pts
Indiche Bus Farher: 42 pts
Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA: 36 pts
Dr. Briefs Undergarment Sales Team: 35 pts
Chortling with Rapturous Glee: 33 pts
Crunchy Roll: 27 pts
Do it 4 the Kids: 17 pts
I Got 99 Cookies Cause a Bitch Ate One: 8 pts
Trump 4 Eva: 7 pts
Crime Daddies: 6 pts
The Lobstabacks: 5 pts
Dick Fuck Squad: 5 pts
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: 4 pts
H224: 4 pts
Los Gringos Latinos: 4 pts
Snack Attack: 3 pts
Why Aren't Hamburgers Called Beef Burgers: 3 pts
Jolly Joe's Giants: 2 pts
Deez Nuts for Prez: 2 pts
Wet Blood Farts: 1 pt
Three White Russians: 1 pt
Big Booty Bitches: 1 pt
Two Winning Guys: 1 pt
Ole: 1 pt

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Fall League 10/28

Picture Question: What is the Scariest thing that can happen in your 20s?

Lizard Squad

Round: Spooky Scary

As halloween is around the corner, I’m trying to be seasonally appropriate. The most important part of Halloween is the candy, of course. What is the most sold candy (hint- it includes chocolate)?

Snickers (Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks- Panic at the Disco)

One St. Louis thing that I miss is that we have kids tell jokes before we give them candy. For instance, why did the skeleton not go to the dance? He had noBODY to dance with! pause for effect. How many bones are in a human skeleton?

206 bones (Two Hundred- Chevy Woods, Juicy J)

How much candy does the average american eat a year?

24 pounds (24 Hours- Joy Division)

I’m predicting this year, or rather hoping, that I’ll have a bit of a hangover the day after halloween. What is the day after halloween called?

All Saint’s Day (My Type- Saint Motel)

Other people like scary movies, I’m just not a huge fan though. What are the five highest grossing horror movies?

The Sixth Sense (679- Fetty Wap, Remy Boyz

Jaws (Jaws Theme Swimming-Brand New)

The Exorcist (Exs and Ohs- Elle King)

What Lies Beneath (Little Lies- Fleetwood Mac)

The Blair Witch Project (Witchcraft- Frank Sinatra)

Round: Saturday Night Costume Party

So Halloween is coming up this Saturday and what I realized lately is how many weird traditions are part of the Halloween experience that I never thought about. Like do you guys know why we carve pumpkins for Jack-O-Lanterns? Well we didn’t always carve pumpkins for that tradition. What were Jack-O-Lanterns originally made up of? Turnips/ Potatoes (Take On Me - Aha)

There’s a lot of different horror tropes during Halloween and the one that makes me the most uncomfortable are clowns. I found out that Ronald McDonald, the clown mascot from McDonalds, is the 2nd most recognizable character in the entire world. 96% of school children can identify him. What is the #1 most most recognizable character in the world? Santa (Santeria - Sublime)

What country does Halloween come from? Scotland (El Scorcho - Weezer)

There’s a famous superstition that only happens on Halloween. Apparently, if you were to put on your clothes inside out and walked backwards on Halloween, something special would visit you at midnight. What would you see if you did this superstition? a witch (Move Bitch - Disturbing The Peace)

Before Halloween ends, I hope you all spend a lot of time watching terrifying horror movies. Name me 5 actors that played Freddy Kreuger

Robert Englund (Your English Is Good - Tokyo Police Club)

Jackie Earle Haley (Decoration - The Early November)

Tobe Sexton (Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too - Say Anything)

Chason Schirmer (You and I Both - Jason Mraz)

Richard Myles (I’m Going be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers)

Roberto Lombardi

Round: Time Flies

I’m tired like all the time but time is always moving so fast. So I’m not sure what is true any more. I’m really excited for thanksgiving break, which is the first time that’s ever happened. How long is a fortnight?

Two Weeks (2 Heads- Coleman Hell)

So many stories start with once upon a time. These usually end with “and they lived happily ever after”. What was the more morbid “happily ever after” originally?

And they lived happily until their death (Death Valley- Fall Out Boy)

Who first proposed daylight savings time?

Benjamin Franklin (Respect- Aretha Franklin)

What day of the week does the month have to start on to have a friday the 13th?

Sunday (Anna Sun- Walk the Moon)

I know I just did a bonus question about movies, but hey I don’t care. What are the top five grossing movies about time travel.

Star Trek (Counting Stars- One Republic)

X- Men Days of Future Past (Trials of the Past- SBTRKT)

Austin Powers Goldmember (Golden- TRavie McCoy, Sia)

Back to the Future (Back it Up- Prince Royce, Pitbull)

Austin Powers: Spy who shagged me (Spy-Skepta)

Round: Number 9

November is named after the Latin word for the number 9. Every November, everyone starts talking about No-Shave November. What is No-Shave November supposed to raise awareness of what issues? Men’s health/prostate cancer (Macho Man - Village People)

There’s a website called NaNoWriMo.com where people sign up on this website to commit to writing a 500,000 story by the end of November. What is NaNoWriMo stand for? National Novel Writing Month (Youth of the Nation - P.O.D)

Some people read their astrological sign daily and they use it to predict how their day is going to go. I am not one of those people becaus e I don’t believe in sounds like an idiot. If you are born in the Month of November, what are the two astrological signs you can fall under? (Two Song Clues)? Sagitarius (Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears)

Scorpio (Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions)

What element on the periodic table has the atomic number of 9? Fluorine (Shake It Out - Florence And The Machine)

So if you guys haven’t heard, it takes about 9 months for a pregnancy to reach its full term. Name me 5 animals who have a gestation period that’s longer than a humans

Elephant (Burn - Ellie Goulding)
giraffes (Doctor Pepper - Diplo + Riff Raff)
whales (5 Years Time - Noah and the Whale)
walrus (One Headlight - The Wallflower
rhinos
donkey
zebra
camel
sea lion
alpaca
horse (The Funeral - Band of Horses)
llama
seal
cow

Scores:

Lizard Squad: 49 pts

Molasses Landslide: 48 pts

Make America Grape Again: 47 pts

Faith +1: 45 Pts

Green is Not a Creative Color: 43 pts

Indiche Bus Farher: 40 pts

Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA: 28 pts

Chortling with Rapturous Glee:27 pts

Crunchy Roll: 27 pts

Dr. Briefs Undergarment Sales Team: 25 pts

Do it 4 the Kids: 17 pts

I Got 99 Cookies Cause a Bitch Ate One: 8 pts

Trump 4 Eva: 7 pts

Crime Daddies: 6 pts

The Lobstabacks: 5 pts

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: 4 pts

H224: 4 pts

Los Gringos Latinos: 4 pts

Why Aren't Hamburgers Called Beef Burgers: 3 pts

Jolly Joe's Giants: 2 pts

Deez Nuts for Prez: 2 pts

Three White Russians: 1 pt

Big Booty Bitches: 1 pt

Two Winning Guys: 1 pt

Ole: 1 pt

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Fall League 10/21/15

Picture Question: What will the world look like in 30 years?
Winner: Lizard Squad

Round: Weird Injuries

So I have a lot of weird injuries and problems, and it becomes very frustrating to deal with.

My most recent weird injury was a fractured foot. That I got walking off my front porch. at 10 am. While headed to the gym. It was embarrassing. Anyway, what is the most common sports injury?

Ankle Sprain (Anklebiters- Paramore)

Another one is I had chronic tonsillitis. Not fun to have septic tonsils. During this time I was abroad. I didn’t want to fly home though. What is the world's largest airline?

American Airlines Group (American Idiot- Green Day)

Another fun one was that I shattered my pinky. I fell down. Not great. It was my right hand, which is my writing hand. Unfortunately I’m not left handed. But a bunch of presidents are. How many of the last 14 presidents were left handed?

Seven (6 Foot 7 Foot- Lil Wayne)

I also got a concussion once from a lollypop. Also embarrassing. A boy who liked me threw it at me, but I was 16, so that’s pretty embarrassing for him too. Which company sells the most candy?

Kraft Foods Co/Cadbury (Bring it Back- Shy , Aleon Craft)

I had six wisdom teeth, which means I’m wicked wise. Like Athena. Please name me 5 other greek gods.

Zeus (Dancing in the Dark- Bruce Springsteen)

Hera

Poseidon

Demeter (Cool For the Summer- Demi Lovato)

Ares

Athena

Apollo (Follow Me- Uncle Kracker)

Artemis (Art Deco- Lana Del Rey)

Hephaestus

Aphrodite

Hermes (Hermes- Santana)

Dionysus

Hades

Hypnos

Nike

Janus

Nemesis

Iris

Hecate

Tyche

Round: Filipino Heritage Month

So someone quickly reminded me that it was Filipino Heritage Month. Manny Pacqueo is one of the Philippines national heroes for all of the boxing titles that he’s won. He is currently the second highest paid athlete in 2015. Who is the highest paid athlete in 2015? Hint: he is also a boxer. Floyd Mayweather (Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepson)

There’s a ton of famous people who are Filipino that I’m sure you didn’t know. One of the Black Eye Peas rappers is Filipino, and the reason why I’m not telling you his name is because I have no idea how to pronounce it. Allan Pinedo Lindo? Well Bruno Mars is also Filipino! What is currently the most played Bruno Mars Song accordingly to Spotify? Locked Out of Heaven (Just Like Heaven - The Cure)

Yo-yo’s were a big deal in the Philippines for 400 years, but not because they were in entertaining toy.What were Yo-Yo’s used for in the Philippines? - Weapons (Pon de Replay - Rhianna)

People always joke that super attractive, ethnically-ambiguous actors are some percentage Filipino, because a lot of them are. Vanessa Hudgens from High School Musical is one of those ethnically-ambiguous actors who ends up half Filipino. How many high school musical movies are there? Not including spin-offs. 3 (Kryptonite - Three Doors Down)

My favorite Filipino actor is Rob Schneider. He’s from SNL and he’s best friends with Adam Sandler. Name me 5 movies that include both Rob Schneider and Adam Sandler

The Waterboy

Big Daddy

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Little Nicky (Starships - Nikki Minaj)

The Animal (Animal - Neon Trees)

Mr. Deeds

Eight Crazy Nights (December, 1963 (Oh What A night) - Frankie Vallie & The Four Seasons)

The Hot Chick

50 First Dates (First Date - Blink 182)

The Longest Yard

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

Grandma’s Boy

The Benchwarmers (She Keeps Me Warm - Mary Lambert)

Click

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

You Don’t Mess With The Zohan

Bedtime Stories

Grown Ups

Round: Baby, it’s getting really a bit too cold outside for my tastes

Before I moved to Massachusetts, I thought I liked the snow. I was wrong. So I’m a bit unhappy about the changing weather.

One thing that I think of in this weather is that I need to dig my coats out. And scarves. And gloves. At least I don’t have to throw down my gloves to duel people. The most famous duel is of course my man Alexander Hamilton. Who killed him?

Aaron Burr (Furr- Blitzen Trapper)

Snowiest city in USA.State is good enough.

Valdez, Alaska (Valerie- Amy Winehouse)

In the winter, dating website profiles increase. Most popular dating website

Match.com (3 AM- Matchbox 20)

No Matter how bad the weather gets, it will never be as bad as the cold war, amirite? Who was the first ruler of the soviets?

Lenin (Steal My Sunshine- LEN)

Top 5 Coldest cities in USA.

Duluth, Minnesota (What I’ve Done- Linkin Park)

Willston, North Dakota (Freedom- Pharrell Williams)

Fargo, North Dakota (You’re Gonna Go Far Kid- The Offspring)

Grand Forks, North Dakota (Back To You- Twin Forks)

Fairbanks, Alaska (Fairly Local- 21 Pilots)

Round: Back To The Future Day

So today is the one day that they travel to in Back To The Future 2, today is the day where the future is supposed to finally be here. Except not really. I was at the DMV a few weeks back and that’s enough proof that we are not in the future. What was the name of Michael J. Fox’s character in Back to the Future? Marty McFly (Fly - Sugar Ray)

One of the movie’s most iconic props was the vehicle they used to time travel. It was characterized by the chrome finish, gullwing doors that open upwards. What is the name of the car that they used as a time traveling machine? Delorean (Miss Delaney - Jack’s Mannequin)

Did you know, for $40,000, you can own one of those cars for yourself today! The factory still exists and only makes the pieces for the exact model from the movie. What country is this manufacturing factory located in? Ireland (Irreplacable - Beyonce)

Up until 2007, you could go on a Back To the Future simulation ride in the United States. What theme park had this ride? Universal Studios Florida (Poppin’ Them Thangs - G Unit)

Name 5 technological advantages that Back to the Future says we’ll have by 2015 that we do not have easy access too.

Flying Cars (Just What I Needed - The Cars)

Robots automated everything (Call Your Girlfriend -Robyn)

Eye-Tech

Hoverboards (Under The Boardwalk -The Drifters)

Jaws 19 (Do you still hate me - the jaw breakers

Dehydrated Food

Rejuvination Clinic

Self-tying shoelaces (Diamond on the soul of her shoes - Paul Simon)

Zappers (Putting people to sleep)

Week 6 Scores

Lizard Squad: 44 pts

Faith +1: 44 pts

Make America Grape Again: 43 pts

Molasses Landslide/ Grundler Grinder Reunion/Stefon and The Jacked Kangaroo Squad: 41 pts

Indische Bus Fahrer: 38 pts

Green is not a Creative Color/ I'm Only Here to Get in Chris' Pants/That's a Bad Miss: 35 pts

Chortling with Rapturous Glee: 27 pts

Crunchy Roll: 26 pts

Dr. Brief's Undergarment Sales Team: 22 pts

Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA: 21 pts

Do it 4 the Kids: 17 pts

I Got 99 Cookies Cause a Bitch Ate One: 8 pts

Trump 4 Eva: 7 pts

The Lobstabacks (Ain't No Lobstaback Girl): 5 pts

Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons (Frankie is in the bathroom): 4 pts

Los Gringos Latinos: 4 pts

H224: 4 pts

Why Aren't Hamburgers Called Beef Burgers: 3 pt

Deez Nuts 4 Prez: 2 pts

Jolly Joe's Giants: 2 pts

Big Booty Bitches: 1 pt

Two Winning Guys: 1pt

Ole: 1 pt