Totally Random Trivia: 2022

1. Hippopotamaus

3: Odysseus

4. Kendo? 

Answers to Tuesday, August 20, 2024

1. What semi-aquatic mammal has a name that comes from the Greek for “river horse”?

Hippopotamus

2. The University of Tulsa's teams were originally meant to be the Golden Tornadoes. When it was pointed out that another school was using that name, their name and mascot switched to what typically un-Oklahoman weather event?  

Hurricane

3. What mythical traveler overcame such obstacles as a witch who turned his men to swine, a cyclops who kidnapped him, and a nymph who seduced him for seven years?

Odysseus

4. What sport has a name that, when rendered in kanji characters, means “to strike one another”?

Sumo

5. “Wagon Wheel” and “Come Back Song” are solo hits by what soulful singer and lead vocalist of Hootie and the Blowfish?

Darius Rucker

Questions for
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email. 

1. On a fish, the “caudal fin” is the tail fin. The fin on the top, along the back between the head and tail, is known as what?

2. Pop fans know Savage Garden from songs like “Truly Madly Deeply” and “To the Moon and Back.” Anime fans may know the band as a musical contributor to what long-running series, which follows the complicated history of the Joestar family?

3. “GI,” “pince-nez” and “browline” are all styles of what helpful accessory?

4. What still-active prison, and setting of a 2023 movie, is located north of New York City on the Hudson River — which is why “going up the river” is a common slang phrase for going to prison?

5. Which state capital is named for the first chancellor of the German Empire?

1. Dorsal

5. Bismark, ND

3. Eyeglasses

4.  Sing Sing

Answers to Wednesday,
August 21, 2024

1. On a fish, the “caudal fin” is the tail fin. The fin on the top, along the back between the head and tail, is known as what?

Dorsal

2. Pop fans know Savage Garden from songs like “Truly Madly Deeply” and “To the Moon and Back.” Anime fans may know the band as a musical contributor to what long-running series, which follows the complicated history of the Joestar family?

“JoJo's Bizarre Adventure”
(“JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken”)

3. “GI,” “pince-nez” and “browline” are all styles of what helpful accessory?

Eyeglasses

4. What still-active prison, and setting of a 2023 movie, is located north of New York City on the Hudson River — which is why “going up the river” is a common slang phrase for going to prison?

Sing Sing

5. Which state capital is named for the first chancellor of the German Empire?

Bismarck (North Dakota)

Questions for
Theme Thursday, August 22, 2024

Let’s Talk About Sax: Five questions about saxophonists!

Answers in tomorrow’s email.

1. With over 75 million albums sold throughout his career, what recording artist is responsible for the top-selling instrumental album of all time, as well one of the top-selling Christmas albums of all time?

2. Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons was best known for his solos on songs like "Jungleland," "Badlands," and "Bobby Jean" as the saxophone player for what rock legend's band?

3. The best-selling jazz album of all time is Miles Davis’ "Kind of Blue." Miles played trumpet. Saxophone duties were handled by Cannonball Adderley and what legendary "A Love Supreme" artist?

4. What fictional saxophonist mapped out her ideal musical career in a 1992 TV episode, saying, "I'll be unappreciated in my own country, but my gutsy blues stylings will electrify the French"?

5. Saxophonist Tia Fuller has toured with artists like Beyoncé and Esperanza Spalding, but she's probably been most widely heard as part of the band that provided the jazz score for what Oscar-winning 2020 movie?

2.  Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

3. John Coltrane 

1:  Kenny G

5) Pixar’s Soul

4. Lisa Simpson

Answers to Thursday, August 22, 2024

Let’s Talk About Sax: Five questions about saxophonists!

1. With over 75 million albums sold throughout his career, what recording artist is responsible for the top-selling instrumental album of all time, as well one of the top-selling Christmas albums of all time?

Kenny G

2. Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons was best known for his solos on songs like "Jungleland," "Badlands," and "Bobby Jean" as the saxophone player for what rock legend's band?

Bruce Springsteen

3. The best-selling jazz album of all time is Miles Davis’ "Kind of Blue." Miles played trumpet. Saxophone duties were handled by Cannonball Adderley and what legendary "A Love Supreme" artist?

John Coltrane

4. What fictional saxophonist mapped out her ideal musical career in a 1992 TV episode, saying, "I'll be unappreciated in my own country, but my gutsy blues stylings will electrify the French"?

Lisa Simpson

5. Saxophonist Tia Fuller has toured with artists like Beyoncé and Esperanza Spalding, but she's probably been most widely heard as part of the band that provided the jazz score for what Oscar-winning 2020 movie?

“Soul”

Questions for
Friday, August 23, 2024

Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in Monday’s email. 

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are six official languages of the United Nations. Three of them use Latin-script alphabets, and three do not. Name as many of those six languages as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any wrong.

2. Wellesley, Newton, Lexington, and Belmont are all part of the greater metropolitan area based around what American city?

3. Pompey the Great’s alliance with Caesar and Crassus is known today as the First… what?

4. A 44-inch tall dog named Zeus set the Guinness World Record for “Tallest Dog Ever” in 2011. Zeus belonged to what breed, described by the American Kennel Club as “the picture of elegance and balance, with the smooth and easy stride of born noblemen”?

5. Today is August 23. On this day in 2023, the success of what country’s Chandrayaan-3 mission made it the fourth nation ever to land a craft on the moon?

1:  English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic

5: India

Boston?

4. Great Dane?

3) First Triumvirate

Answers to Friday, August 23, 2024

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are six official languages of the United Nations. Three of them use Latin-script alphabets, and three do not. Name as many of those six languages as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any wrong.

Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish

2. Wellesley, Newton, Lexington, and Belmont are all part of the greater metropolitan area based around what American city?

Boston

3. Pompey the Great’s alliance with Caesar and Crassus is known today as the First… what?

Triumvirate

4. A 44-inch tall dog named Zeus set the Guinness World Record for “Tallest Dog Ever” in 2011. Zeus belonged to what breed, described by the American Kennel Club as “the picture of elegance and balance, with the smooth and easy stride of born noblemen”?

Great Dane

5. Today is August 23. On this day in 2023, the success of what country’s Chandrayaan-3 mission made it the fourth nation ever to land a craft on the moon?

India

Questions for
Monday, August 26, 2024

Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email. 

1. What name is shared by baby wombats, wallabies, possums, and koalas?

2. The world's first domed sports stadium was called the Harris County Domed Stadium when it opened in 1965. What was it renamed soon thereafter?

3. As Abraham Lincoln knew, how many years is “four score and seven years”?

4. In 1959, “The Twilight Zone” debuted on CBS. Who narrated almost every episode of that series?

5. Which state capital and temporary home of the A’s takes its name from a nearby river, itself named for the Spanish word for “Eucharist”?

2.  Astrodome

5. Sacramento 

4. Rod Serling

3. 87

1: Joey

Answers to Monday, August 26, 2024

1. What name is shared by baby wombats, wallabies, possums, and koalas? Joey

2. The world's first domed sports stadium was called the Harris County Domed Stadium when it opened in 1965. What was it renamed soon thereafter? (Houston) Astrodome

3. As Abraham Lincoln knew, how many years is “four score and seven years”? 87

4. In 1959, “The Twilight Zone” debuted on CBS. Who narrated almost every episode of that series? Rod Serling

(Westbrook Van Voorhis narrated the pilot episode, though Serling later re-recorded it)

5. Which state capital and temporary home of the A’s takes its name from a nearby river, itself named for the Spanish word for “Eucharist”? Sacramento (California)

Questions for Tuesday, August 27, 2024

1.  Although they’re unrelated, Harlem Globetrotters legend Meadowlark and former CNN journalist Don share what zesty surname?

2.  Lorelai Gilmore has one, as does Monica Geller. Phoebe Buffay makes one, as does Toni Collette's character in “Hereditary.” Jennifer Lopez’s character receives one as a gift in “The Wedding Planner.” What is it?

3.  As U2 can tell you, a seven-letter German word for “attention!” or “caution!” is… what?

4.  Ninety percent of Catalans voted for independence from Spain in a 2017 referendum. Most of them voted in the capital of Catalonia, which is what city?

5.  Moving to Pelican Town to escape the day-to-day grind of working 9 to 5 for a more idyllic life of tending to your dead grandpa’s farm is the premise of what 2016 video game, made by developer ConcernedApe?

3.  Achtung (Baby 😊 )

1. Lemon

1 Lemon

4. Barcelona

I forgot to mention that @zwak will be deep, deep, deep, undercover (vacation) for the next week so you're stuck with the B team posting our daily trivia questions.  God help us all....  

Answers to yesterday's quiz:

1. Although they’re unrelated, Harlem Globetrotters legend Meadowlark and former CNN journalist Don share what zesty surname? Lemon
2. Lorelai Gilmore has one, as does Monica Geller. Phoebe Buffay makes one, as does Toni Collette's character in “Hereditary.” Jennifer Lopez’s character receives one as a gift in “The Wedding Planner.” What is it? Dollhouse
3. As U2 can tell you, a seven-letter German word for “attention!” or “caution!” is… what? Achtung
4. Ninety percent of Catalans voted for independence from Spain in a 2017 referendum. Most of them voted in the capital of Catalonia, which is what city? Barcelona
5. Moving to Pelican Town to escape the day-to-day grind of working 9 to 5 for a more idyllic life of tending to your dead grandpa’s farm is the premise of what 2016 video game, made by developer ConcernedApe? “Stardew Valley”

Questions for Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Five questions to wake up your noodle. 

1. The music video for Sabrina Carpenter’s song “Taste” pays homage, in part, to what 1992 movie starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Isabella Rossellini?
2. What minister, politician, pundit, and longtime friend of James Brown is the subject of the 2022 documentary “Loudmouth”?
3. The most populous city in Scotland is located on the banks of the River Clyde. Name that city!
4. What three colors are represented on the numbered pockets of a standard roulette wheel?
5. What is the name for the arteries that take deoxygenated blood from your heart and transport it to your lungs?

3.  Glasgow

4. Red, black, and green

4 Black, Red, Green

1) Death Becomes Her

2) Rev Al Sharpton

5. Pulmonary

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3.  Glasgow

The city of Glasgow, Mt. nickname is “The middle of nowhere”. Though they have a pretty cool nickname/mascot at the high school… The Glasgow Scotties.

Answers to Wednesday, August 28, 2024

1. The music video for Sabrina Carpenter’s song “Taste” pays homage, in part, to what 1992 movie starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Isabella Rossellini? “Death Becomes Her”
2. What minister, politician, pundit, and longtime friend of James Brown is the subject of the 2022 documentary “Loudmouth”? Al Sharpton  
3. The most populous city in Scotland is located on the banks of the River Clyde. Name that city! Glasgow
4. What three colors are represented on the numbered pockets of a standard roulette wheel? Red, black, green
5. What is the name for the arteries that take deoxygenated blood from your heart and transport it to your lungs? Pulmonary arteries

Questions for Theme Thursday, August 29, 2024

Of All the Gin Brands in All the Towns in All the World: Each answer in this round will also sound like the name of a brand of gin.

1. Ohio's commemorative quarter celebrates the state's history as a "birthplace of BLANK pioneers." Fill in that blank.
2. Barbara, who became Batgirl and Oracle; Kim, of Sonic Youth; and famed photographer, author, and filmmaker Parks are all... what?
3. What is the surname of the musician who gave one of his most famous performances on June 18, 1967 at the Monterey International Pop Music Festival, and is remembered by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music"?
4. If you're a Yeoman Warder, you're more popularly known by what nine-letter name?
5. What automotive brand loved car names ending in "-er," releasing such models as the Roadrunner, the Duster, the Laser, the Voyager, and the Prowler?

5. Plymouth

1. Aviation

3. Jimi Hendrix

4: Beefeater

2. Gordons

2. Gordons 

Posted by: @zwak

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2. Gordons 

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