Fall League Trivia 10/15/14

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Fall League Trivia 10/8/14

Round 1: What’s in your house?

1. So most of us have computers in our house and alongside our computers is high speed Internet. The first high speed Internet existed through the use of ADSL. What does stand for?

Digital Subscriber Line- Digital Love, Daft Punk

2. So in my house I have a huge pain in the Ass named Zeek. He wakes me up every morning and makes a ton of noise. I love cats but their weird animals and the best description for cats in my opinion are that they are self-domesticated. They came just came into our house and refused to leave. I want to know what the most common type of pet cat (feline) in the U.S is?

The Persian Cat- Perfect, Simple Plan

3. Asbestos used to be in many of our house, and probably still is some our houses for those of us living off campus. What I want to know is what country produces the most asbestos?

Russia- Fly By Night, Rush

4. So lots of us have IKEA furniture in our house, IKEA is the largest furniture maker in the world. IKEA was founded in Sweden. I want to know where IKEA is headquartered

Leiden, Netherlands- Best Thing I never Had, Beyonce.

Bonus Round:

What are the most common household items that contain these chemicals?

Sodium bicarbonate (Baking powder, alka seltzer): Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty

Acetimenophen (Tylenol): Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake

Titanium dioxide (toothpaste, white out): Waste – Foster The People

Sodium chloride (Table salt): Let’s Talk About Sex – Salt-N-Pepa

Sodium hypochlorite (Bleach): Kokomo – Beach Boys

Sucrose (Table sugar): Sugar We’re Going Down – Fall Out Boy

Calcium carbonate (Chalk, de-icing salt): Walking On A Dream – Empire of the Sun

Acetic acid (Vinegar): Let Her Go - Passenger

Naphthalene (moth balls): Mother – Danzig

Acetone (nail polish remover): Whatever She’s Got – David Nail

Round 2: Money

1. The US Dollar used to be directly convertible into gold. Which US President ended this?

Richard Nixon- Long Tail Sally, Little Richard

2. So, right here in Moynihan's is an ATM that we all use to get money from. Which bank was the first to use ATMs?

Barclays- Bark at the Moon, Ozzie Osbourne

3. In India, the currency is the rupee. The rupee is also the currency in what video game franchise

The legend of Zelda, The legend of the Zelda theme song

4. In the US, we have a central banking system called the Federal Reserve. How many districts does the Federal Reserve have in the US?

12- Purple Pills, D12

Bonus Round:

So, as many of you probably know, the Euro is the currency of a lot of European countries. Five of these countries are: Germany, France, Ireland, Austria, and Latvia. What currencies did each of these countries use before using the euro?

German Mark- Wildside, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

French Franc- Fly Me to the Moon, Frank Sinatra

Irish Pound- One Pound Fish, Fish Man

Austrian Schilling- Major Tom, Peter Schilling

Latvian Lats- Life is a Highway, Rascal Flatts

Round 3: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot

1. Rocks are everywhere and of course there are various different types of rocks. One of those is coal. I want to know what state produces the most coal in the US? 

Wyoming (Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)

2. So paper obviously comes from trees. I want to know what is the name of the largest forest in the world? Bonus points if you can give me a location. 

Taiga Canada-Russia (Tiger Mountain Peasant Song - Fleet Foxes)

3. So scissors are dangerous and you should never run with them because you might cut yourself causing you to bleed. Speaking of blood I want to know what is the largest artery in the human body? 

Aorta (Ordinary People - John Legend)

4. So since everybody loves the topic of gun control I figured I’d make a question about it. The NRA is obviously a huge proponent of the right to bear arms. I want to know who is the current president of the NRA? 

Jim Porter (Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order)

Bonus Round: 

Since 9/11 the US has been in a constant struggle attempting to rid the world of terrorists. We have bombed 7 different countries since that tragic incident. Tell me what countries we have bombed. 

Iraq (Rock & Roll - Eric Hutchinson)

Syria (I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash)

Afghanistan (Stand - R.E.M)

Libya

Pakistan

Yemen (When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars)

Somalia (Float - Flogging Molly)

Round 4: It’s Finally Hockey Season

1. So today marks the first day of hockey season and my beloved Boston Bruins. Their colors of course are Black and Gold. I want to know what country produces the largest amount of gold in the world.

China (Shine - Collective Soul)

2. Hockey is an old sport with origins dating back to the late 1700s. The first organized game of hockey took place in 1875 in Montreal involving students from a very prestigious Canadian university. What university am I talking about?

McGill University (The Kill - 30 Seconds To Mars)

3. So the Bruins play at the TD Garden, but that was not always the name of where they play. I want to know the original name of the TD Garden. 

Fleet Center (Never Going Back Again - Fleetwood Mac)

4. So a Bruin is a type of bear. I want to know the most common type of bear in the world. 

American Black Bear (Black & White - Michael Jackson)

Bonus Round: 
So the Bruins have won the Stanley Cup 6 times against 5 different teams. I want to know what teams the Bruins have beaten. 

Vancouver Canucks (Moondance - Van Morrison)
St. Louis Blues (But Anyway - Blues Traveler)
New York Rangers (Danger! High Voltage - Electric Six)
Toronto Maple Leafs (Life Less Ordinary - Carbon Leaf)
Detroit Red Wings (Silly Love Songs - Wings)


Scores
1. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 82 pts.
2. Pound Sign Super Dope: 71 pts.
3. Watermelon Gang Bang: 70 pts.
4. Crunchy Roll: 66 pts.
5. Fuckin' Rocket Science: 63 pts.
6. George Will Dia-a-Beat Your Ass: 61 pts.
7. Beach House Jesus: 56 pts.


Picture Question

Question: What is the biggest waste of time you could be doing instead of working on midterms?


Winner: Watermelon Gang Bang

Runner Up: Pound Sign Super Dope

League Standings
1. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 31 + 7 = 38 pts.
2. Pound Sign Super Dope: 30 + 6 = 36 pts.
3. Watermelon Gang Bang: 23 + 5 = 28 pts.
4. Crunchy Roll: 21 + 4 = 25 pts.
5. Beach House Jesus: 22 + 1 = 23 pts.
6. Fuckin' Rocket Science: 18 + 3 = 21 pts.
7. Donnie Darko And The Chocolate Homonculus: 16 pts.
8. George Will Dia-a-Beat Your Ass: 7 + 2 = 9 pts.
9. Team Mouse Rat: 8 pts.
10. Hakuna Matata: 4 pts.
11. Tell Me You Want Me: 2 pts.

Fall League Trivia 10/1/14

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Fall League Trivia 9/24/14

Round 1: Fall And Apples

1. Fall and Spring are actually equinoxes. When it is fall in the northern hemisphere it is spring in the southern hemisphere. The fall season starts at the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, what equinox does spring start on?

Vernal Equinox – Vertigo, U2

2. The fall Season has officially begin, the first day was very recently. What date marked the first official day of fall and start of the autumnal equinox here in the northern hemisphere

September 23/22- Keasby Nights, Catch 22

3. Apples are part of the rose family Many different types of apples are grown in the United States however only one is native to north America, which one is it?

Crabtree apple-  I will follow you in the dark, Death Cab for Cutie

4. Apples are incredibly health fruits that contain no sodium, fat or cholesterol. It’s almost all fiber. It’s been eaten for millions of years.  An apple was the center of the bible’s story of Adam and Eve. What I want to know what book of the bible is the story of Adam and Eve from?

Book of Genesis- On the floor, Jennifer Lopez

Bonus Round

Apples account for over 50% of the deciduous ( a type of tree) fruit production in the world. What are the top 5 country in terms of apple producers in the world

China- Right Thur, Chingy

United States- America Fuck yeah, team America soundtrack1

Turkey- Istanbul, They might be giants

Poland- Polka Face, Weird Al

Italy-  The Godfather, godfather soundtrack

Round 2: The Fappening Strikes Again

1. So one of the big name celebrities to recently have nude pictures released was Jennifer Lawrence. She has been gaining popularity in the comic book fan world with her portrayal of Mystique in the new X-men movies. I want to know what actress played Mystique in the original 2000 X-Men movie? 

Rebecca Romijn Stamos (All The Above - Maino)

2. Another well known celebrity who was a victim was Kaley Cuoco who is an actress on the show The Big Bang Theory. I want to know the name of her character on the show. 

Penny (Knee Socks - Arctic Monkeys)

3. So recently 4chan has threatened to release Emma Watson nudes only days after she spoke at the UN to promote gender equality. Obviously she was a star in the Harry Potter movies, which also had Daniel Radcliffe. Radcliffe a couple of years ago starred in the revival of an old Broadway musical, and it actually received some Tony nominations. What musical am I talking about? 

How To Succeed On Broadway Without Really Trying (On Broadway - George Benson)

4. So the website that has been threatening Emma of course is 4chan as I just said. What is the name of the guy who created 4chan back in 2003? 

Christopher Poole (Bodies - Drowning Pool)

Bonus Round: 

So the fappening first took place on Reddit. I want to know the 5 largest subreddits in terms of total number of subscribers. 

Announcements (Meant To Live - Switchfoot)

Funny (All Alone - Fun)

Pics (Pictures of You - The Last Goodnight)

AskReddit (Ask - The Smiths)

todayilearned (Burning Down The House - Talking Heads)

Round 3: Let's Do Some Traveling

1. So speaking of the southern hemisphere, Antartica is their version of Iceland or something like that. Anyways Antartica doesn’t have any cities but it does have a famous and quite large research center, which is like a self sustaining mini city. What is the name of the largest research settlement in Antartica

Mcmurdo Station- Murder Incorporated, Bruce Springsteen

2. What is the most modern/newest country in the world as recognized by the UN general assembly

The republic of South Sudan- Southern Girl, Tim McGraw

3. I wouldn’t want to be in the territories of ISIS right now. Especially because the U.S is bombing them. Isis is also the name of a goddess that was first worshipped by which ancient civilization/society? Bonus Point if you can name what ISIS stands for?

Eqyptian- Ego, Beyonce

4. What country has absolutely no ground water what so ever?

Saudi Arabia- Arabian Nights, Aladdin Soundtrack

Bonus Round

Let’s do something differently, no music clues. Here are 10  airport names  and IATA codes. Write down what city the airport is located in.

a.       Charles de Gaulle Airport, KCDG

                                                               i.      Paris, France

b.      Changi Airport

                                                               i.      Singapore, II

c.       Incheon Airport

                                                               i.      Seoul, Korea

d.      McCarran Airport

                                                               i.      Las Vegas, USA

e.      Guarulhos Airport

                                                               i.      Sao Paolo, Brazil

f.        Indira Ghandi

                                                               i.      Delhi, India

g.       Schipol Airport

                                                               i.      Amsterdam, Netherlands

h.      Kingford –Smith, Airport

                                                               i.      Sydney, Australia

i.         Nino-Aquino Airport

                                                               i.      Manilla, Phillipines

j.        Pudong Airport                            

                                                               i.      Shanghai, China

Round 4: Summer is Officially Over, Damn

1. So with the coming of Fall comes my favorite sport in the world hockey. Hockey was created in Canada. I want to know what province in Canada was hockey actually created in? 

Nova Scotia (Izzo H.O.V.A – Jay Z)

2. So with the coming of Fall comes the arrival of apples and apple picking. It also means you all should prepare yourselves for bombardments of pictures from random girls you know of them picking apples and how fun it is. I want to know in what state is the largest apple orchard in the country located? Bonus if you can give me the name. 

New Hampshire Applecrest Farm Orchards (Sure Shot - Beastie Boys)

3. Now another thing girls love to take pictures of in the Fall is their pumpkin spice coffee from Starbucks. Seriously they just love it. Now Starbucks has over 13,000 stores in the US making it the country with the most Starbucks. What country has the second most amount of Starbucks? 

China (Second Chance - Shinedown)

4. Another thing that Fall brings about is taking nice pleasant hikes in the mountains or down various paths. What is the tallest mountain in the US? 

Mount Mckinley (The General Lee - Johnny Cash)

Bonus Round: 

One sad thing about summer ending is the absence of summer shandys, but it does mean pumpkin beers and Octoberfest Sam Adams. Many different microbreweries come out with awesome beers. I want to know the five largest microbreweries in New England. 

Boston Brewing Company (Sam Adams) (Smokin - Boston)

Harpoon (Burn One Down - Ben Harper)

Magic Hat (Magic - The Cars)

Shipyard (For Your Love - The Yardbirds)

Long Trail (Long Train Runnin’ - The Doobie Brothers)

Scores

1. Fuckin' Rocket Science: 80 pts.

2. Watermelon Gang Bang: 79 pts.

3. Pound Sign Super Dope: 75 pts.

4. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 68 pts.

4. Donny Darko and the Chocolate Homonculus: 68 pts.

5. Beach House Jesus: 65 pts.

6. Team Mouse Rat: 64 pts.

7. Crunchy Roll: 61 pts.

Picture Question

Question: What is the most disturbing thing you could pick from a tree that wasn't an apple?

Winner: Beach House Jesus

Runner Up: Team Mouse Rat

League Standings
1. Pound Sign Super Dope: 23 + 6 = 29 pts.
2. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 23 + 4 = 27 pts.
3. Beach House Jesus: 19 + 3 = 22 pts.
4. Crunchy Roll: 20 + 1 = 21 pts.
5. Fuckin' Rocket Science: 10 +8 = 18 pts.
5. Watermelon Gang Bang/Class of 2018: 11 + 7 = 18 pts.
6. Donnie Darko and the Chocolate Homonculus: 12 + 4 = 16 pts.
7. Team Mouse Rat: 6 + 2 = 8 pts.
8. George Will Dia-a-Beat Your Ass: 4 pts.
9. Hakuna Matata: 4 pts. 

Fall League Trivia 9/17/14

Round 1: Rickyisms
1. Preface: Rickyisms from Trailer Park Boys are misspoken common phrases. One of my fav rickyisms is “It’s water under the fridge”. Obviously it’s supposed to be bridge. Speaking of bridges there is a bridge in Boston that is fairly new (10-15 years old) that is a continuation of I-93 and leads straight into a tunnel. I want to know the name of that bridge. Hint it’s right next to the TD Garden. 

Zakim Bridge (Invisible - Clay Aiken)

2. Another awesome one is “It looks like a tropical earthquake or something blew through here”. Speaking of earthquakes what is the largest recorded earthquake since 1900 that has been recorded on the richter scale. I’ll take either the number or location. 

9.5 magnitude in Chile in 1960 (Lay Me Down - The Dirty Heads)

3. Another word Ricky can’t really say is jalapeno. He says it Jalapeno. Where do the majority of the US’s jalapenos come from? 

Mexico (The Next Episode - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg)

4. Ricky also said this goldmine of a quote “It’s Clear to See Who Makes the Pants Here”. I want to know what is the best selling brand of jeans for men in the US for the previous year? 

Levis (Parking Lot Party - Lee Brice)

Bonus Round
So Netflix did everybody a huge favor and picked up Trailer Park Boys for a brand new season. Also they have already signed on for two more seasons which is awesome! So I just want to know 5 original series that Netflix has come up with. Not continuations of old shows, but actual original series. 

House of Cards (Jump Around - House of Pain)
Orange is the New Black (Paranoid - Black Sabbath)
Lilyhammer (Fuck You - Lily Allen)
Bojack Horseman (I’ll Be There - Jackson 5)
Hemlock Grove (Locked Up - Akon)

Round 2: Incredible Humans
1. The human body is quite impressive.  It has 12 different systems each with at least two different organs. I want to know which system is responsible for making you sweat (not producing sweat)

Nervous system- Slow Nerve Action, Silversun Pick Ups

2. Back in the old days, Roman times, toothpaste wasn’t invented. However the romans managed to keep their teeth white and clean (roman standards) using what type of naturally occurring liquid?

Urine

3. There are around 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they’d stretch around the world more than twice. The line that stretches around the earth halfway between the north and sout pole is called the equator. I want to know what line runs parallel to the equator a quarter of the distance between the equator and then North pole? (Name not number)

The tropic of cancer- Cancer, My chemical romance

4. Which ancient society invented the wheel?

Mesopotamians- Im a mess, Ed Sheeran

Bonus Round
What are the busiest airports in the world (# of passengers annually)

Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson- Shine on, Florida Georgia line
Beijing Capital International- Come get it Bae, Pharrel
Dubai International- Dubzilla, Rebelutiond.     
London Heathrow-  London Calling, The Clasb
Tokyo- Tik Tok, Kesha
Los Angeles-  Angel, Shaggy

Round 3: The Lovely City of Worcester
1. So most cities have slogans. New York City is the city that never sleeps. Boston is The Hub. What is Worcester’s slogan?

The Heart of the Commonwealth (Universal Mind Control - Common) 

2. So obviously Moynihan’s is the single greatest pub in all of Worcester. I want to know how many years has Moynihan’s been around? And no you can’t go outside and check on the sign. 

81 years (She Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd)

3. So if you aren’t aware there is a specific type of insect here in Worcester that is destroying all of our trees (supposedly). I want to know the name of that insect. 

Asian Longhorn Beetle (Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew)

4. So as some of you may know Obama visited Worcester during the summer causing a huge commotion as well as a shitload of traffic. It took me 45 minutes to get from WPI to Clark. Anyways I want to know what school did Obama give the commencement speech for?

Worcester Technical High School (Riot Maker - Tech N9ne)

Bonus Round
Speaking of schools Worcester has a ton of universities and colleges in the city otherwise known as the Worcester Consortium. I want to know the names of all the schools in the Consortium. 

Clark University (Bleedin Out - Linkin Park)
Holy Cross (Holy Grail - Jay-Z)
WPI (You Don’t Have To Be A Prostitute - Flight of the Conchords)
Worcester State (Right Me Up - State Radio)
Assumption
Becker (E-Pro - Beck)
Anna Maria
MCPHS
Nichols College
QCC
UMASS Medical

Round 4: Cereal Marketing
1. Which athlete has appeared most often on the Wheaties cereal box?

Michael Jordan-  No Air, Jordin Sparks

2. What beer does the most interesting man in the world commercials advertise?

Dos Equis- California Love, 2pac

3. What is the most produced staple food in the world

Maize- Amazing Grace, Leann Grimes

4. Which insurance company uses a duck in most of their commercials voiced by Gilbert Gottfried?

AFLAC- No hands, Waka Flocka Flame

Bonus Round
What are the five best selling cereal brands

Honey Nut Cheerios-  Honey, Mariah Carey
Frosted Flakes- Tony the Tiger, Manchester Orchestra
Honey Bunches of Oats- Wonderwall, Oasis
Cheerios- Cheer Up, Reel Big Fish
Cinnamon Toast Crunch- Cinnamon Girl, Neil Young


Scores
1. Crunchy Roll: 97 pts.
2. Pound Sign Super Dope: 94 pts.
3. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 89 pts.
4. Fuckin' Rocket Science: 85 pts.
5. George Will Die-a-Beat Your Ass: 75 pts.
6. Beach House Jesus: 61 pts.
6. Donnie Darko and the Chocolate Homonculus: 61 pts.
7. Class of 2018: 37 pts.


Picture Question


Question: Why is Will's car such shit?


Winner: Pound Sign Super Dope

Runner Up: George Will Dia-a-Beat Your Ass

League Standings

1. You Can Settle On My Wood Port: 17 + 6 = 23 pts.

1. Pound Sign Super Dope: 16 + 7 = 23 pts.

2. Crunchy Roll/John Jacob Jingle Heimer: 7 + 8 + 5 = 20 pts.

3. Beach House Jesus: 17 + 2 = 19 pts.

4. Donnie Darko and the Chocolate Homonculus: 10 + 2 = 12 pts.

5. Tequila Mockingbird: 11 pts.

6. Fuckin' Rocket Science: 5 + 5 = 10 pts.

7. Watermelon Gang Bang: 8 pts.

8. Team Mouse Rat: 6 pts.

9. George Will Dia-a-Beat Your Ass: 4 pts.

9. Hakuna Matata: 4 pts.

10. Class of 2018: 3 pts.