[Closed] Totally Random Trivia: 2022

5. Let’s get ready to rumble!

1.  Pittsburgh Pirates

4. Agave

2. Dutch

3. Ford Model T

Answers to Monday, November 25, 2024

1. A one-of-a-kind baseball card for National League “Rookie of the Year” Paul Skenes is at the top of many collectors’ holiday wishlists, because the lucky fan that pulls that card will get seats behind home plate of PNC Park for 30 years, among other things. PNC Park is the home of which MLB team?

Pittsburgh Pirates

2. Martin Van Buren was the only U.S. president who did not speak English as his first language. He was born in Kinderhook, New York, and primarily spoke what language growing up?

Dutch

3. What extremely popular early 20th-century product was nicknamed the “Flivver,” the “Leaping Lena,” and the “Tin Lizzie”?

Ford Model T

4. Native to hot, dry regions in the U.S. and Mexico, what plant is the main ingredient in tequila?

Agave

5. Michael Buffer was a used car salesman and part-time model when he got his first job as an announcer in 1982. Ten years later, he trademarked what five-word catchphrase, which has, to date, earned him more than $400 million?

“Let’s get ready to rumble!”

Questions for
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

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

1. From 1565 to 1898, it was known as the "Spanish East Indies." Today, the vast majority of it is known by what name?

2. Which Disney princess was partially modeled on Alyssa Milano’s physical appearance, as well as the way Sally Ride’s hair moved in zero gravity?

3. Gilbert du Motier was nicknamed "The Hero of Two Worlds." You may know him better by what title?

4. After seeming to exist as an imaginary friend in the mind of Big Bird for more than 1,800 episodes, who was revealed to be “real” in the 17th season of “Sesame Street”?

5. In 1498, future Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg instructed his court officials to “employ a singing master, two basses, and six boys.” This marked the beginning of what group?

4.  Snuffleupagus

5.  Vienna Boys Chior (guess) 

1:  Phillipine Islands

3: Marquis de Lafayette

2. Ariel

Answers to Tuesday, November 26, 2024

1. From 1565 to 1898, it was known as the "Spanish East Indies." Today, the vast majority of it is known by what name?

The Philippines

2. Which Disney princess was partially modeled on Alyssa Milano’s physical appearance, as well as the way Sally Ride’s hair moved in zero gravity?

Ariel (The Little Mermaid)

3. Gilbert du Motier was nicknamed "The Hero of Two Worlds." You may know him better by what title?

Marquis de Lafayette

4. After seeming to exist as an imaginary friend in the mind of Big Bird for more than 1,800 episodes, who was revealed to be “real” in the 17th season of “Sesame Street”?

Snuffleupagus

5. In 1498, future Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg instructed his court officials to “employ a singing master, two basses, and six boys.” This marked the beginning of what group?

The Vienna Boys Choir

Questions for
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

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

1. In 2013, Jimmy Fallon announced on “Late Night” that he had acquired the rights to the slogan “When you’re here, you’re family” from what chain restaurant?

2. As you might guess based on its logo, the International Committee of the Red Cross was founded in which European country, where it is still headquartered today?

3. “Twin Peaks” star and No. 1 Charli XCX stan Kyle MacLachlan starred in “Fire Walk with Me,” as well as two other movies directed by David Lynch. Name one of them.

4. Computer engineer Douglas Engelbart was called the "Father of the BLANK" for his work with Bill English in the 1960s on what he called an "X-Y position indicator for a display system." Fill in that blank.

5. The world’s largest hydroelectric facility is the Three Gorges Dam, which is located on what river?

5.  The Yangtze River

2 Switzerland

4 Mouse

1.Olive Garden

3. Dune

3) Blue Velvet is the second.  

Answers to Wednesday, November 27, 2024

1. In 2013, Jimmy Fallon announced on “Late Night” that he had acquired the rights to the slogan “When you’re here, you’re family” from what chain restaurant?

Olive Garden

2. As you might guess based on its logo, the International Committee of the Red Cross was founded in which European country, where it is still headquartered today?

Switzerland

3. “Twin Peaks” star and No. 1 Charli XCX stan Kyle MacLachlan starred in “Fire Walk with Me,” as well as two other movies directed by David Lynch. Name one of them.

“Dune,” “Blue Velvet”

4. Computer engineer Douglas Engelbart was called the "Father of the BLANK" for his work with Bill English in the 1960s on what he called an "X-Y position indicator for a display system." Fill in that blank.

Mouse

5. The world’s largest hydroelectric facility is the Three Gorges Dam, which is located on what river?

Yangtze

Questions for
Monday, December 2, 2024

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

1. “American Utopia” is a Spike Lee-directed production documenting what musician’s jubilant 2019 Broadway show, based on his album and tour of the same name?

2. Which is bigger by area: Jamaica or Cuba?

3. What video game developer, known for party games, got its start as Jellyvision Games before rebranding to match the name of its most popular trivia game?

4. Invented in 1974, the “Ballbarrow” — a wheelbarrow with a ball instead of a wheel — was the first patent granted to what billionaire British inventor?

5. What Midwestern university began its football dominance in the early 1900s under coach Knute Rockne, and counts 14 Pro Football Hall of Famers among its alumni?

5. Notre Dame

2. Cuba

4. Dyson

1) David Byrne

Answers to Monday, December 2, 2024

1. “American Utopia” is a Spike Lee-directed production documenting what musician’s jubilant 2019 Broadway show, based on his album and tour of the same name?

David Byrne

2. Which is bigger by area: Jamaica or Cuba?

Cuba

3. What video game developer, known for party games, got its start as Jellyvision Games before rebranding to match the name of its most popular trivia game?

Jackbox Games
(They make “You Don’t Know Jack”)

4. Invented in 1974, the “Ballbarrow” — a wheelbarrow with a ball instead of a wheel — was the first patent granted to what billionaire British inventor?

James Dyson  

5. What Midwestern university began its football dominance in the early 1900s under coach Knute Rockne, and counts 14 Pro Football Hall of Famers among its alumni?

Notre Dame

Questions for
Tuesday, December 3, 2024

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

1. Stanley Kubrick died of a heart attack in 1999, six days after completing what film starring Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise?

2. According to the official Chex website, what three varieties of Chex are used to create the Original Chex Party Mix?

3. Harvard Business School is one of the “Magnificent 7,” a group of elite U.S. business schools. The other six include Stanford, Columbia, and the Kellogg School of Management, which is part of what Midwest university?

4. There are two South American countries in the G20. One is Brazil. What’s the other one?

5. What English poet was the subject of a 2009 biopic called “Bright Star,” named after the opening of one of his most famous sonnets?

1 Eyes wide shut

2 Corn, Rice, Wheat

3.  Northwestern University 

5) John Keats

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1 Eyes wide shut

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1 Eyes wide shut

He died of shame.  🫣

Never seen it, and have no intention to.

@steve-mn I have, don’t bother.  There’s nothing sadder than a film about orgies and BD sex that ends up being boring!

4. Argentina

Answers to Tuesday, December 3, 2024

1. Stanley Kubrick died of a heart attack in 1999, six days after completing what film starring Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise?

“Eyes Wide Shut”

2. According to the official Chex website, what three varieties of Chex are used to create the Original Chex Party Mix?

Corn, Rice, Wheat

3. Harvard Business School is one of the “Magnificent 7,” a group of elite U.S. business schools. The other six include Stanford, Columbia, and the Kellogg School of Management, which is part of what Midwest university?

Northwestern

4. There are two South American countries in the G20. One is Brazil. What’s the other one?

Argentina

5. What English poet was the subject of a 2009 biopic called “Bright Star,” named after the opening of one of his most famous sonnets?

John Keats

Questions for
Wednesday, December 4, 2024

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

1. What American author's early short stories frequently featured his autobiographical alter-ego, Nick Adams?

2. Angels & Airwaves, +44, and Box Car Racer are side projects of what Southern California pop punk band?

3. Fans of cheap vodka and the board game Risk will know that the remote northeastern corner of Russia is home to what volcanic peninsula?

4. “Code Civil des Français” or “the French Civil Code” was established in 1804, and is considered one of the world’s first modern legal codes. It is better known today by what name?

5. A type of billiards game, half of a Memphis-based hip-hop duo, and a classic indie comic by Daniel Clowes all share what name?

1. Ernest Hemingway

3. Kamchatka 

3. Kamchatka

4: Napoleonic Code

2) Blink 182
5) Eightball

2. Never heard of +44, and Box Car Racer, but I know Angels & Airways consists of the members of Blink 182.

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2. Never heard of +44, and Box Car Racer, but I know Angels & Airways consists of the members of Blink 182.

Answers to Wednesday, December 4, 2024

1. What American author's early short stories frequently featured his autobiographical alter-ego, Nick Adams?

Ernest Hemingway

2. Angels & Airwaves, +44, and Box Car Racer are side projects of what Southern California pop punk band?

Blink-182

3. Fans of cheap vodka and the board game Risk will know that the remote northeastern corner of Russia is home to what volcanic peninsula?

Kamchatka

4. “Code Civil des Français” or “the French Civil Code” was established in 1804, and is considered one of the world’s first modern legal codes. It is better known today by what name?

Napoleonic Code

5. A type of billiards game, half of a Memphis-based hip-hop duo, and a classic indie comic by Daniel Clowes all share what name?

Eight ball

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Answers in tomorrow’s email. 

1. TheSpark.com was a website launched in 1999 that featured personality tests and humorous self-quizzes for its readers’ amusement. In the early 2000s, the founders experimented with a feature that matched users who had similar test results, and when it took off, they focused their efforts towards this concept, thus creating what popular app and website?

2. A Mondegreen is defined as a misheard version of a lyric in a song (e.g. “There’s a bathroom on the right” instead of “There’s a bad moon on the rise”). One notable example of a mondegreen is the name of an actor from “Who’s the Boss” swapped in for the title words to what 1971 song?

3. In December 2023, a certain eponymous object reached its aphelion point. What is the common name of this object, which we will see when it reaches its perihelion in 2061?

4. In 1996, the Women’s Sports Foundation selected Jackie Joyner-Kersee to be the first recipient of a Courage Award named after what "fastest woman in the world" who, in 1960, became the first American woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games?

5. What 2000 thriller featuring Ben Affleck and Charlize Theron was the final feature directed by John Frankenheimer? It's also a name for what the four characters found in the answers to questions 1–4 might be playing on the evening of December 24. Well… maybe not No. 4. He probably wouldn’t be invited.

3:  Halley's Comet

4. Wilma Rudolph

2) Tony Danza vs Tiny Dancer. I was guilty of this for years! I still hear it that way 🤣
5) Reindeer Games

Answers to Thursday, December 5, 2024

Today's Theme Thursday comes courtesy of our friends at AVCX. We're huge fans of their crosswords, cryptics, and trivia, which they deliver via email six times weekly to their lucky subscribers. "Morning Rounds" readers can subscribe this month and receive two months free! Just go to AVXwords.com to sign up.

Today’s round was written by TJ. Szafranski, and edited by Aimee Lucido.

1. TheSpark.com was a website launched in 1999 that featured personality tests and humorous self-quizzes for its readers’ amusement. In the early 2000s, the founders experimented with a feature that matched users who had similar test results, and when it took off, they focused their efforts towards this concept, thus creating what popular app and website?

OkCupid

2. A Mondegreen is defined as a misheard version of a lyric in a song (e.g. “There’s a bathroom on the right” instead of “There’s a bad moon on the rise”). One notable example of a mondegreen is the name of an actor from “Who’s the Boss” swapped in for the title words to what 1971 song?

“Tiny Dancer”

3. In December 2023, a certain eponymous object reached its aphelion point. What is the common name of this object, which we will see when it reaches its perihelion in 2061?

Halley's Comet

4. In 1996, the Women’s Sports Foundation selected Jackie Joyner-Kersee to be the first recipient of a Courage Award named after what "fastest woman in the world" who, in 1960, became the first American woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games?

Wilma Rudolph

5. What 2000 thriller featuring Ben Affleck and Charlize Theron was the final feature directed by John Frankenheimer? It's also a name for what the four characters found in the answers to questions 1–4 might be playing on the evening of December 24. Well… maybe not No. 4. He probably wouldn’t be invited.

“Reindeer Games”

Questions for
Friday, December 6, 2024

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

1. Four musical artists appear on a 2001 recording of “Lady Marmalade” for the “Moulin Rouge!” soundtrack. Name as many of those artists as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.

2. What wild cat species' scientific name, Acinonyx, means "immoveable claw," because it is the only cat species whose claws don't fully retract?

3. Barque, cutter, and windjammer are all types of… what?

4. Inducted by Keith Richards in 2004, which musical artist is last among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees alphabetically?

5. Today is December 6. Happy 57th birthday to director and producer Judd Apatow. In 2012, he was credited as an executive producer of a TV show depicting a “realistic and nuanced portrayal of the lives of young women in their 20s.” Name that HBO series!

3 Sailing ships

2. Pretty sure it’s the cheetah.

4:  Gotta be ZZ Top

1. Christina Aguilera, Mya, Lil' Kim, I don't recall the 4th one.