Spring League Trivia 2/17

Picture Questions: What is Bess doing without us this week?

Rounds: Twilight, High Noon, Au Natural, Politics

Round: Twilight

This is Bess’ round and I wanted it to be as embarrassing as possible for Daniel. So this is about Twilight the movie /book.

Name me at least one other twilight movie/book.

New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn (Different Colors- WALK THE MOON)

What state is Forks in?

Washington (Wishy Washy- Migos)

What is the full name of the main character?

Isabella Swan (Isabella of Castile- STFCKR)

What was the Fan Fiction that is now a published book based on Twilight?

50 Shades of Grey(Shot me down- David Guetta ft Skylar Grey)

Name me the other members of the Cullen Family.

Carlisle (I really Like You- Carly Rae Jepsen)

Esme (Dearly Departed- ft Esme Graves Shakey Graves)

Emmett

Jasper (Caravan of Love- Isley, Jasper, Isley)

Alice (Bros- Wolf Alice)

Rosaline (Rosanna- Toto)

Round: High Noon

I decided that I needed to do an anti-Twilight round, and what is more un-Twilight than high noon?  So this is a round about cowboys and lunch time.  Lunch time is basically the best part of any work day, you get to leave the office and eat food.  What is the most profitable restaurant chain in the United States?

McDonalds: MC Hammer-U Can't Touch This

In 2007 Jim Shoulders died, a rodeo cowboy who was apparently known as the Babe Ruth of Rodeo.  He actually held the record for the longest sports licensing endorsement in the history of professional sports, what was he sponsored by?

Wrangler Jeans: Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

I figure since this is the anti-Twilight round I can ask about anything that is un Twilight, right?  So the Twilight movie was a huge cultural impact when it was released in 2008, but it wasn't the most popular movie of that year.  What was the most popular movie in 2008?

The Dark Knight: Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips

People are still making westerns, even though maybe they shouldn't be.  I personally didn't see the Lone Ranger movie that came out in 2013, although from what I understand that isn't necessarily a bad thing.  It really is impossible to say.  Who played Tonto in the most recent Lone Ranger?

Johnny Depp: Rolling in the Deep by Adele

My personal favorite cowboy movie is the Magnificent Seven.  It has everything you could want from a Western, dramatic landscapes, exciting gunfights, moody loner cowboys who beat up all the bandits, what's not to love?  What are the names of five of the seven titular characters?

Chris Adams: Chris Brown - Five More Hours

Chico: Chicago -25 or 6 to 4

Harry Luck: Daft Punk - Get Lucky

Vin Tanner

Bernardo O'Reilley

Britt: Britney Spears- …Baby One More Time

Lee: Lean on - Major Lazer and DJ Snake

Round: Au Natural

Charles Darwin is considered to be one of the fathers of natural selection.  He’s also a lovely character in the movie, Pirates Band of Misfits.  What ship did Darwin sail with when first began developing his ideas for evolutionary theory?

HMS Beagle – Could You be Loved by Bob Marley  

What is the tallest mountain, base to peak, in the United States?

Mauna Kea - Lonely Boy by The Black Keys

The Pacific Ocean means peaceful sea.  It got its name from an explorer in the 16th century.  What explorer is credited with naming the Pacific Ocean?

Ferdinand Magellan – No Rain by Blind Melon       

Nothing is more natural than nudity.  Except maybe nature.  There are only three states in America that have passed laws making it completely illegal for women to go topless.  Name one of them.

Utah, Indiana, Tennessee – Who are You by the Who

Five largest national parks in America, not including anything in Alaska

* Death Valley – Death Valley by Fallout Boy

* Yellowstone – Here in Your Arms by Hellogoodbye

* Everglades  - Every Morning by Sugar Ray

* Grand Canyon – Can’t Stop by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

* Glacier National Park – Lay Me Down by the Dirty Heads

Round: Politics

Many people tend to think of politics as being about old dead dudes, and they aren't wrong, so that's where I am going to start.  Who shot Alexander Hamilton?

Aaron Burr: Beast of Burden by the Rolling Stones

What actress play the lead character on Scandal?

Kerry Washington: Carried Away, Passion Pit

Obama went up to Alaska with Bear Grylls to do all sorts of outdoorsman things, fend for yourself type of activities, except he also had a personal army with him in the form of the Secret Service, so not exactly remote and primitive.  This was also all televised on NBC, what does NBC stand for?

National Broadcasting Company: National Anthem by Lana Del Ray

Who was the last Republican to win the Presidency without Nixon or a Bush on the Ticket

Hoover, Baba O'Riley - The Who

Who are the federal and state elected officials who represent Moynihan's? (13 total)

Barack Obama: Presidents of the United States, Peaches

Joe Biden

Charlie Baker - Governor: Charlie Parker (Yardbird Suite)

Karyn Polito - Lt. Governor

Elizabeth Warren- US Senator

Ed Markey- US Senator: Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson

Jim McGovern- Congressional Rep

Harriet Chandler- State Senator: Chandelier by Sia

Mary S. Keefe- State Rep

Jennie Caissie - Governor's Council

William Galvin - Secretary of the Commonwealth: Calvin Harris (Feel So Close)

Deborah Goldberg - Treasurer and Receiver General

Suzanne M. Bump - Auditor:  Hump de Bump - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Spring League Trivia 2/10

Picture Question: What are your Valentine plans?

Round: Love Stories
I’ve mentioned before I’m a bit of a romantic, though I like to pretend that I’m not. So I really hate love storys, obviously, and I’m gonna talk about them for the next half hour.
One of the most famous love stories is of course is Romeo and Juliet. I think it’s more a story of dumb teenagers who don’t know how to take their time in relationships. Who was the first girl Romeo was involved in in Romeo and Juliet?
Rosaline (Roses- Chainsmokers)
Paris and Helen’s love brought down a whole city. Again, not sure if it was love or just a goddess enchanting the most beautiful woman in the world into following Paris to troy with all the gold.What prize did Paris give to this goddess to symbolize that she was the most beautiful?
Golden Apple (Gold Digger- Kanye)
Orpheus is actually one of the stories I think is the most romantic. After his wife died, he went down to the underworld to bring her back up after charming Hades with his music. Unfortunately she was not allowed to stay alive. What did Orpheus do to ruin her trip back?
Turned and looked before they reached the real world. (She Looks So Perfect- 5 Seconds of Summer)
The Pocahontas movie would have you believe that she and John Smith had a thing, but that’s a lie. Who did Pocahontas actually marry?
John Rolfe (All Of Me- John Legend/Tiesto)
Guinevere and Lancelot were very into each other, even though Guinevere was married to King Arthur. Name me five other knights of the Round Table.
 Sir Galahad (Go Girls Go Bad- Cobra Starship)
 Sir Bors (Break On Through- The Doors)
 Sir Kay (I’ll Be- Jermey Kay)
 Sir Yvain (You’re So Vain- Carly Simon)
 Sir Erec (Downtown- Macklemore ft Eric Nally)
 

The British Empire

Which Nobel prize did Winston Churchill win?in?

Literature ( (Little Talks, Of Monsters and Men))

I think my favorite part of the Britain and Europe in general are all the really strange towns with strange traditions.  There is an annual tradition in an English town revolving around cheese.  What do they do with the cheese?  

Roll it down a hill (Satisfaction -The Rolling Stones)

There are a lot of really cool places in England to go, like Bletchley Park where they broke codes in WWII by basically inventing the computer.  What was the name of the computer they built at Bletchley Park?

Colossus, Colours -Grouplove

They Brits have a lot of culture, much of it centered around London.  The longest running show of any sort is in London, it's been playing forever almost.  What is the name of this play?

Mousetrap (Float On - Modest Mouse)

We get a lot of British Pop Culture in the United States, including a good number of musical acts that come and take over our radios.  Who are the original members of OneDirection

Niall Horan (Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond)

Liam Payne (Low : Flo-Rida, T-Pain)

Harry Styles (Dirty Harry - Gorillaz)

Louis Tomlinson (Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong)

Zayn Malik (Set Fire to the Rain)

Round: Fairy Tales 
I am a big fan of fairy tales, they’re like real life but better.  I don’t have to actually leave my room to go to the Prince’s when I can just read about it or watch it on TV, it’s a real time saver. Every day when I was young I would watch cinderella, which I’ve mentioned before. What part of their body did the evil step sisters cut off?
Heels/ Toes (Heels Over Head- Boys Like Girls)
What did Snow White’s Evil stepmother have to do at Snow White’s Wedding?
Dance in hot iron shoes (Shut up and Dance- WALK THE MOON)
What is the name of the witch that kidnapped Rapunzel?
Gothel (Hostels and Brothels- The Wonder Years)
What does Beauty’s father want him to get from the market place?
Red Rose (Red Red Wine- UB40)
Name 5 Anderson stories.
The Emperor's New Clothes (1837) (Lying is the Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Panic at the Disco)
The Little Mermaid (1837) (Mermaid- Train)
The Princess and the Pea (1835) (Sweet Pea- Amos Lee)
The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1838) (2 On- Tinashe)
The Ugly Duckling (1843) (Barbra Streisand- Duck Sauce)

All About JJ

When you Google JJ the first thing that comes up is this Swedish Rock BandJJ the Swedish Rock Band

What is the best Selling Swedish band of all time

ABBA (Terrorist Threats - AB-Soul)

JJ the Jet Plane

Most watched PBS show of all time?

Downton Abbey (Downtown - Macklemore)

Turn Down for What

JJ Watt

Appeared on a Fox comedy last year, which one?

New Girl - American Girl - Tom Petty

Appeared on New Girl, What is the titular character's name?

Jess

JJ Caucus , what comic strip does she appear in?

Doonesbury, Maybelline -Chuck Berry

JJ Abrams

Directors Credits, per IMDB

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (Warriors, Imagine Dragons)

Star Trek Into Darkness (Dark Horse, Katy Perry)

Star Trek (Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie)

Super 8 (Super Bass, Nicki Minaj)

Mission Impossible III (Ms. Jackson, OutKast)

SCORES
The Team Whose Name I Can't Pronounce- 35 pts
Lost Profits/Tequila Mockingbird- 32 pts
The Sexiest Ladies in Keno- 31 pts
The Notorious RBG- 25 pts
The Lipton Tea Bag Memorial Dream Team Experience- 25 pts
Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA- 23 pts
We Love Sports Friends (And We Don't Care who knows it)- 19 pts
The 818, The 310, The 617, and the 508 Crew- 19 pts
Calder's Team name is lame (2016)- 11 pts
Lizard Squad- 11 pts
D$- 7 pts
The Late Arrivals- 10 pts
Faith +1- 5 pts
Pampered Lil Puppies- 1 pt
Cool Rummings- 1 pt

Spring League Trivia 2/3

Picture Question: Worst Thing You Could See On Instagram
Winner: Sexiest Ladies in Keno

Kings and Queens.
Two cities with sports teams named kings?
Los Angeles, Sacramento (lips of an Angel- Hinder)
Who is the Dowager Queen?
Widow of a deceased king (Black Widow- Iggy Azalea)
Longest ruling british monarch?
Elizabeth II (oh No- Jack and Eliza)
Current King on Game of Thrones
Tommen Baratheon (another Love- Tom Odell)
Top Grossing Queen Songs in US
Another One Bites the Dust (Dust Bowl Dance- Mumford and Sons)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love(Love Yourself- Justin Bieber)
Bohemian Rhapsody (Crazy Rap- Afroman)
We Are the Champions:(Champions of Red Wine- New Pornographers)
Killer Queen / Flick of the Wrist, Somebody to Love (Trap Queen- Fetty Wap)

THE BIG GAME!
The real attraction of Super Bowl weekend is the Puppy Bowl. I had actually not watched any of the Puppy Bowl before I started writing these questions, and now I don’t know why I do anything else with my life. Where do they get the dogs who compete in the Puppy Bowl?
A Shelter - Gimme Shelter, The Rolling Stones
Arguably the most significant event to happen during any Super Bowl was the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction. What song was playing during the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction?
Rock Your Body - Rocky Your Body by Justin Timberlake
I think I mentioned that I am a Cubs fan, and as a result I like it when teams lose a lot, it just seems right to me. Maybe that’s just me. What team has the most Super Bowl appearances without a win?
Buffalo Bills (4) - Uptown Girl by Billy Joel
Minnesota Vikings(4)
The Super Bowl was actually originally named for the Super Ball, those little bouncy ball things. Originally it was just called the NFC-AFC Championship Game, but that isn’t nearly as catchy. Who originally manufactured the super ball?
Wham-o (Wham, wake me up before you go-go)
Nine Teams have won the Super Bowl on their first try, name me five.
Packers, Jets, Steelers, 49ers, Bears, Giants, Ravens, Buccaneers, Saints;
Jets - Young Love, Mystery Jets
Saints - Saint Cecelia, Foo Fighters
Packers - Jump, Green Bay Packers in Pitch Perfect 2
Steelers - Reelin in the Years, Steely Dan
Bears - One Week, Barenaked Ladies


Round: Monuments
Which state has the most monuments?
Arizona (Where I wanna Be- Arizona)
Mt Rushmore: Ridiculous. Who carved it?
Gutzon Borglum/ Lincoln Borglum (I’ve Been Bored- Superheaven)
Tallest Monument in US
Statue of Liberty (Midnight City- M83)
First shots of civil war: Now a monument.
Fort Sumter (Fortunate Son- Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Five Monuments in Washington DC
Washington Monument (Just the Two of Us- Grover Washington)
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
MLK Memorial
WWII (Run the World - Beyonce)
Vietnam Veteran
Vietnam Women’s
FDR (Respect- Aretha Franklin)
Korean (Korean Jesus- Deadfounded)


Life on the Street
Cookie Monster, along with many of the Muppets, started out advertising for IBM, a company known for things like computers that play chess or Jeopardy. What was the name of IBM's Chess playing computer?
Deep Blue (Deep Purple, Smoke on the Water)
Tickle me Elmo, a huge success. People fought over those suckers and would scalp them for enormously inflated prices. Who knew people could get so invested in toys? What toymaker took the title of largest toy maker in the world in the summer of 2014?
Lego (Let's Go, Matt and Kim)
Sesame Street has had a lot of guest stars over the years, many big names including Bill O'Reilly and Mel Gibson, but also some more sensible choices like R2D2 and C3PO. R2D2 actually fell in love when he visited the street, what was R2D2's love interest when he visited Sesame Street
A Fire Hydrant, (Wake Up - Arcade Fire)
Sesame Street actually made the big time in 2012, the Presidential debates. Romney mentioned a Sesame Street character, which one?
Big Bird (Hyponotize - The Notorious B.I.G.)
5 Most Common street names in MA:
Park, 111 ( In The End- Linkin Park)
Maple, 110 (Maps - Maroon 5 or Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Highland, 92 (Highway to Hell-AC/DC)
Oak, 91 (Watsky - Strong as an OAK)
Cedar, 87 (U2 Cedarwood Road or Cedars of Lebanon)


SCORES
The Team Whose Name I Can't Pronounce- 28 pts
The Lipton Tea Bag Memorial Dream Team Experience- 23 pts
Lost Profits- 23 pts
The Sexiest Ladies in Keno- 21 pts
The Notorious RBG- 19 pts
We Love Sports Friends (And We Don't Care who knows it)- 19 pts
The 818, The 310, The 617, and the 508 Crew- 16 pts
Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA- 16 pts
Calder's Team name is lame (2016)- 11 pts
Lizard Squad- 11 pts
D$- 7 pts
The Late Arrivals- 6 pts
Faith +1- 4 pts
Pampered Lil Puppies- 1 pt
Cool Rummings- 1 pt

Spring League 1/27

   Picture Question: How is Bess going to celebrate her birthday?

WINNER:

Round: No One Likes You When You’re 23
So I really like getting older, I like to think I’m finally starting to be the age that my personality requires. So maybe in about 20 years, I’ll get to the point where my age is realistic.
One thing that is pretty neat about being 23 is that no one can make jokes about me feeling “22” so I’m really gonna miss out on a lot of Taylor Swift jokes. What state was Taylor Swift born in?
Pennsylvania (Pencil full of Lead-Paolo Nutini)
One thing that I like about my birthday is the excuse to bake myself a cake. And eat my cake too. I just really enjoy baking and can’t normally find enough people to force my baked goods on to. Who is the top grossing celebrity Chef?
Gordon Ramsay (Dirty Talk- Wynter Gordon)
I also enjoy a chance to make people come out and drink with me. Otherwise I spend a lot of time alone on my couch writing trivia questions on a saturday night. I spend that time watching TV as well. What is the most watched TV show of 2014/2015?
Big Bang Theory (opposite of Adults- Chiddy Bang)
I also like my birthday because I live for getting packages in the mail. It makes everyday more exciting. What is the busiest month of the year for mail?
December (December, 1963- Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons)
My birthstone is a Garnet. Which I think is ok, I guess. Please name me at least five other birthstones.
Amethyst
Aquamarine (Barbie Girl- Aqua)
Diamond (How to Be a Heartbreaker- Marina and the Diamonds)
Emerald (Back it Up- Caro Emerald)
Pearl
Ruby (Ruby- Kaiser Cheifs)
Peridot
Sapphire
Turquoise (Lemme Smang it- Yung Humma/Turquoise Jeep) 
Topaz

All my travels and tribulations
Two years ago now my family and I went to London and saw all the tourist sites including Big Ben.  Big Ben has an official name that has nothing to do with Ben.  Who is Big Ben named for?
Queen Elizabeth II (Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen)
I went to Monaco on the same trip and gambled at Monte Carlo, which I am really proud of.  I used to introduce Monte Carlo by telling people it was the casino from Casino Royale, until I watched Casino Royale on a plane and realized it had nothing to do with Monte Carlo.  Where is the casino in Casino Royale?
Montenegro (Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom)
Back when I was in high school my family and I took a road trip to South Dakota to see all the sights out there.  We were originally supposed to go camping but our tent got hit by a tornado so that but the kabash on that plan.  We did see a lot though, including Deadwood, South Dakota, the town where Wild Bill Hickock was shot while playing poker.  The hand he was holding is now called the Deadman’s hand, what is it?
Ace's and Eights, A88A (Dancing Queen - ABBA)
Last year Tripadvisor released their “Traveler’s Choice” Awards in a whole bunch of categories including Top 25 Destinations in the United States.  What was their top destination?
New York City, New York (New Style - Beastie Boys)
Last October me and a couple of buddies drove up to Montreal for Fall Break just because.  On the way back we passed by the Ben and Jerry’s Factory and of course had to stop in.  What are the top five best selling ice cream brands?
Blue Bell ((Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult)
Haagen Dazs (If I ruled the World - Nas)
Breyers (Liar - Sex Pistols )
Ben & Jerry's (You Don’t Know Me - Ben Folds)
Dreyer's/Edy's (Don’t - Ed Sheeran)

Round: I have accomplished nothing
I really enjoy comparing myself to how much other people have accomplished by my age, which always seems like much more.
For instance, my main squeeze Alexander Hamilton had already been fighting in the Revolutionary War next to George Washington. I wish I knew Marquis de Lafayette. One of the reasons that Hamilton was eventually shot by Burr was the election of 1800. Who was elected in the election of 1800?
Jefferson (Somebody to Love- jefferson Airplane)
By 21, Steve Jobs had already founded Apple. What was the first product apple sold?
Apple 1 Personal Computer Kit (Personality- Lil Dicky)
The guy who wrote “twinkle twinkle little star” wrote it by 23. I would have expected him to write it much sooner, to be honest. What is the closest star to Earth (besides our sun)?
Alpha Centauri (Alphabet Arobics- Blackalicious)
The director of “Boyz n the Hood” had released that movie by 23. Which is the movie I most identify with in my life. Ice Cube was in this movie. What important rap group was Ice Cube a part of in the 80s?
NWA (NWA- Miguel)
Pride and Prejudice was first published in the UK on the 28th of January. Please tell me the names of the five Bennet sisters.
Elizabeth (Sugar Covered Poison- Elizabeth and the Catapult) 
Jane  (We are Young- fun., Janelle Monae)
Mary (Family Affair- Mary J Blige) 
Kitty  (Drop that Kitty- Tinashe, Charlie XCX, Ty Dolla Sign)
Lydia (Lydia- Highly Suspect)

Famous Quotes and Misquotes

There are a lot of quotes out there that aren’t necessarily accurate, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that they can be some really quality quotes, and I don’t think truth should stop us from repeating them.  Henry Ford has one such quote, he allegedly said of the Model T "You can have any color you want as long as it is ____"

Black (My Humps- Black Eyed Peas) 

There is some top notch advice on the internet in the form of quotations, my personal favorite is “You should always go to other people’s funerals otherwise they won’t come to yours.”  Who gave us that invaluable piece of advice?

Yogi Berra (Agora - Bear Hands)

Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most misquoted people out there.  You'll see all sorts of inspirational-ish quotes with Gandhi's name tacked on the end and not a lot in the way of actual provenance.  Bumper stickers with phrases like "Be the change you wish to see in the world" because what he actually said wouldn’t fit on a bumper sticker.  What does Mahatma translate to?

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

My roommate thought the quote "Do you feel lucky punk?" was said Jim Carrey, it is actually a misquote Dirty Harry, so he was close.  Granted, Jim Carrey did say it in The Mask, but it came from Dirty Harry first.  What actor plays Dirty Harry? 

Clint Eastwood (Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz)

Shakespeare is one of the most widely quoted figures in history, and a lot of what people quote isn't quite right.  Name me five of Shakespeare's plays. (36 total)

Titus Andronicus (Fatal Flaw - Titus Andronicus)

Richard II or III (Rich Girl - Hall and Oates)

Love's Labor's Lost (She Loves You - The Beatles)

Antony and Cleopatra (Cleopatra -Weezer)

Cymbeline (Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones)

SCORES
The Team Whose Name I Can't Pronounce- 18 pts
The Lipton Tea Bag Memorial Dream Team Experience- 16 pts
The Notorious RBG- 13 pts
The 818, The 310, The 617, and the 508 Crew- 13 pts
We Love Sports Friends (And We Don't Care who knows it)- 12 pts
Lost Profits- 11 pts
Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA- 11 pts
Calder's Team name is lame (2016)- 11 pts
Lizard Squad- 11 pts
The Sexiest Ladies in Keno- 10 pts
Faith +1- 3 pt
The Late Arrivals- 2 pts
Pampered Lil Puppies- 1 pt

Spring League Trivia 1/20

Round: Winter Break
So I enjoyed winter break, even if it was a bit shorter than you alls. I was only back in st. louis for six days. More than enough.
One thing I did was make my cousins come up with a list of predictions on the future. I think it’s fun to come up with ridiculous predictions. A lot like horoscopes, which is based on when you are born. What is the most common birthday?
September 16 (September- Earth, Wind &Fire)
Another thing I did was hang out with my little brother a lot. I think my little brother is super cool. He’s really into fancy coffee stuff, and thinks hes way better at coffee than everyone else. There are only two states in the US that grow coffee. Name me either.
Puerto Rico, Hawaii (Kryptonite- 3 Doors Down)
I drove for the first time in a year, which is always scary. Since I don’t drive here, the only place I drive is in Missouri, which the driver's license is no longer federally recognized as a form of identification. Which other state has non federally recognized licenses?
Illinois, New Mexico, Minnesota (Do I wanna Know?- Arctic Monkeys)
I also had to go on like five doctors appointments. I just stacked them all up and had one long day. I’m ok though, not dying any faster than anybody else. What does the Rx mean on prescriptions?
Take (from latin recipe) (Take on Me- A-ha)
I also went to a party with my weird high school friends. I have changed a LOT since then, which is really for the better. My friends in high school played a lot of Super Smash Bros Brawl and nothing has changed. Please name me five characters you can play as in Super Smash Bros.
Peach (Peaches- President of the United States)
Mario (Let Me Love You- Mario)
Pit(Time of Our Lives- Pitbull)
Wolf (The Wolf- Mumford and Sons)
Solid Snake (Lean on- Mo, Dj Snake)

Round:  Getting to know Daniel
I am a Chicago kid, born and raised, and I think it’s the best city in the world, but that’s just me.  One of the common reactions when I say I’m from Chicago is people ask me how cold it is because of all the wind and the answer is not that cold.  Chicago is not the windiest city in the United States.  What is the windiest city?
Jackson, Mississippi (Jackson - Johnny Cash)
Another thing to know about me is that I like bicycles, I think they’re about the best form of transportation ever.  I’ve always wanted to try riding those bikes with the big wheel in the front and the little wheel in the back, they look like much more exciting than the bicycles we have today.  What are those bikes called?
Penny-Farthing, also high wheel, high wheeler, or variant (Penny Lane - The Beatles)
I would not consider myself a fan of math, but I am a math major so I’m required to at least tolerate it.  It isn’t the most popular major in the world, you would be surprised how many people will flat out tell you they hate your major.  What is the most popular major in the US?
Business Administration & Management (Takin Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
I also have a peanut allergy which isn’t any fun.  I actually went to the hospital over break because of reaction, which hasn’t happened before.  Peanut allergies are the most common type of allergy in the United States, what is the second most common type of food allergy?
Milk (Milkshake - Kelis)
I wrote my college essay about Calvin and Hobbes, the comic strip not the philosophers.  It is one of my favorite comic strips and has a remarkably small cast of characters.  What are five of the named characters in that strip?
Calvin (How Deep is Your Love - Calvin Harris)
Hobbes (Hobby - Chief Keef)
Moe (Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious BIG)
Susie (Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly ?)
Rosalyn (Rosalyn - David Bowie)
(Also, Miss Wormwood, Principle Spittle, Coach Lockjaw)


Round: Wedding Bells
I took a weekend after winter break to go to my cousin’s wedding, which was quite an interesting affair. I don’t know if you all have been to a lot of weddings in Southern Missouri, but they are a bit different than weddings up here.
First off, it was a dry wedding. So we had to smuggle alcohol in, like the classy person I am. What is the top selling liquor in the US?
Smirnoff (Turn it Off- Paramore)
Another weird thing was that this wedding took place in my grandparents lion’s club building. So there were pictures of my grandpa everywhere. And lots of stuff about bingo. What was bingo originally called?
Beano (pork and Beans- Weezer)
I also got a stick that the bride and I whittled as kids and promised we would never get married. I apparently am supposed to bring it to the clubs and use it to hit people who hit on me. What is the average marriage age for women?
27 (Twenty Seven- Ms Mr)
I declined catching the bouquet, partly on my quest to tell my mom and her boyfriend that they have to be the next ones married. Also, what was I gonna do with a bouquet? What is the most popular wedding flower?
Rose (Roses- Chainsmokers)
There was some dancing, though I was the most enthusiastic, which probably isn’t a great sign. What are the top five all time songs, according to the Billboard charts? This is a factor of duration and place.
The Twist (Twist and Shout- The Beatles)
Smooth (Smooth Criminal- Micheal Jackson)
Mack the Knife (Internet Friends- Knife Party)
How Do I Live (Live Your Life- Rihanna)
Party Rock Anthem  (party in the USA- Miley Cyrus)

Round: All the sports we have been missing

I don’t know about you guys but I think that Chris and Bess have been significantly slacking on the sports trivia, and I intend to change that.  I am personally a pretty big sports fan and I will watch just about anything.  My personal favorite sport is hockey and since I’m in Massachusetts I end up watching a lot of Bruins games.  What is a Bruin?

A Bear (One Week - Barenaked Ladies)

The most recent game I watch was between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers when the Cavs got absolutely blown out.  Cleveland actually has a pretty poor track record when it comes to sports with a combined 156 year championship drought.  The last time a team from Cleveland won was in 1964, what was the team?

The Cleveland Browns (Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones)

The longest championship drought in American professional sports goes to my very own Chicago Cubs, who have not won the World Series in 107 years, no big deal.  Despite all this losing the Cubs have actually had some good seasons in there. They hold the record for the best season in the history of Major League Baseball, so what if it was back in 1906!  Who was the President of the United States during the Cubs historic season?

Theodore Roosevelt (Montreal- Roosevelt)

What team has the most wins in professional sports?

Giants (Young the Giant- My Body)

What are the five most valuable sports teams in the world, according to Forbes?

Real Madrid (Real Slim Shady - Eminem)

Dallas Cowboys (Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) Big & Rich)

New York Yankees (New York - Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Jadakis)

Barcelona (Barcelona-George Ezra ?)

Manchester United (Man - Neko Case)

SCORES

The Team Whose Name I Can't Pronounce- 11 pts

The Notorious RBG- 10 pts

The 818, The 310, The 617, and the 508 Crew- 9 pts

Lost Profits- 8 pts

We Love Sports Friends (And We Don't Care who knows it)- 7 pts

The Sexiest Ladies in Keno- 6 pts

Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA- 5 pts

The Lipton Tea Bag Memorial Dream Team Experience- 4 pts

Calder's Team name is lame (2016)- 3 pts

The Late Arrivals- 2 pts

Faith +1- 1 pt

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)

Most popular coffee brands

Keurig (Rigamortus - Kendrick Lamar)

Folgers (Follow You Down - Gin Blossoms)

Starbucks (Your Ex-Lover is Dead - Starbucks)

Maxwell House (House of Gold - Twenty One Pilots)

Dunkin Donuts (Drunk in love - Beyounce)

Scores:

Make America Grape Again: 85 pts

Lizard Squad: 78 pts

Molasses Landslide: 70 pts

Indiche Bus Farher: 66 pts

Green is Not a Creative Color: 59 pts

Faith +1: 58 Pts

Dr. Briefs Undergarment Sales Team: 53 pts

Gravity Falls Harder Than My GPA: 52 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

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