[Closed] Totally Random Trivia: 2022

5) Bo Diddley!  Love him❤️

4. Minors

Answers to Tuesday, December 17, 2024

1. Susan Ross, played by Heidi Swedberg, dies from ingesting a toxic adhesive in the Season 7 finale of what beloved ’90s sitcom?

“Seinfeld”

2. Saturated fats are saturated with what chemical element?

Hydrogen

3. What vessel, which shares a name with an NBA team, fell out of favor once the Suez Canal was opened in 1869?

Clipper

4. In the name of the DREAM Act, “DREAM” is an acronym. What does the “M” stand for?

“Minors”
(Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors)

5. What guitarist was born Ellas Bates in 1928, and later used his childhood nickname — which was slang for “absolutely nothing” — as his stage name?

Bo Diddley

Questions for
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

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

1. The first song to hit more than a million downloads in its first week of release debuted in 2015. It was recorded by what artist, who can also claim the top-selling album of 2021?

2. What archaeological era gets its name from the Greek for “old stone”?

3. At what New York City theater did James Brown record his seminal live album in 1962?

4. Of the four U.S. state capitals that have the word “city” in their name, which comes first alphabetically?

5. Adam Sandler’s debut comedy album, “They’re All Gonna Laugh at You,” got its title from what 1976 movie, which was adapted from a debut novel published two years earlier?

2: Paleolithic

3: The Apollo

1) Adele

1. Anytime there’s a crazy record or stat about a song that is in the last few decades my guess is always the same: Adele

4. Carson City

5:  Carrie

Answers to Wednesday, December 18, 2024

1. The first song to hit more than a million downloads in its first week of release debuted in 2015. It was recorded by what artist, who can also claim the top-selling album of 2021?

Adele

2. What archaeological era gets its name from the Greek for “old stone”?

Paleolithic

3. At what New York City theater did James Brown record his seminal live album in 1962?

The Apollo

4. Of the four U.S. state capitals that have the word “city” in their name, which comes first alphabetically?

Carson City (Nevada)

5. Adam Sandler’s debut comedy album, “They’re All Gonna Laugh at You,” got its title from what 1976 movie, which was adapted from a debut novel published two years earlier?

“Carrie”

Questions for
Theme Thursday, December 19, 2024

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This week’s AVCX round was written by Stella Zawistowski, and edited by Aimee Lucido.

Answers in tomorrow’s email. 

1. The Righteous Brothers had a Billboard Top 20 hit song in 1965, and repeated the feat with a second recording of the same song 25 years later on the soundtrack of what romantic drama film?

2. German settlers who traveled south from San Francisco established a settlement in what is now Orange County. What is the name of the city they founded, from the name of the nearby river and the German word for “home”?

3. Debuting in 2002 and costing a cool $79,200 (at least) today, what car model is described by Porsche as “the sportscar in the SUV segment”?

4. In the 1994 Super Nintendo game “Donkey Kong Country,” what fruity item is worth 1/100 of an extra life?

5. What casual dining chain was the sponsor of ‘NSYNC’s 2002 tour, leading to a TV commercial in which the group dramatically sings, “I want my baaaaaaaby back... ribs”? Drop the punctuation in the restaurant’s name, and it can be used to describe the correct answers to questions 1–5.

2: Anaheim

5: Chili's

1. Ghost

3. Cayenne

4) I just guessing bananas?

I've never played Donkey Kong Country, but I confidently say I'm a master at both Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. on both the arcade and NES. Just takes me a moment to warm up if I haven't played in a while.  I should have a Donkey Kong and/or Donkey Kong Jr. tourney at my house in the Gopher Room if anyone is interested. 

Answers to Thursday, December 19, 2024

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1. The Righteous Brothers had a Billboard Top 20 hit song in 1965, and repeated the feat with a second recording of the same song 25 years later on the soundtrack of what romantic drama film?

“Ghost”

2. German settlers who traveled south from San Francisco established a settlement in what is now Orange County. What is the name of the city they founded, from the name of the nearby river and the German word for “home”?

Anaheim

3. Debuting in 2002 and costing a cool $79,200 (at least) today, what car model is described by Porsche as “the sportscar in the SUV segment”?

Cayenne

4. In the 1994 Super Nintendo game “Donkey Kong Country,” what fruity item is worth 1/100 of an extra life?

Banana

5. What casual dining chain was the sponsor of ‘NSYNC’s 2002 tour, leading to a TV commercial in which the group dramatically sings, “I want my baaaaaaaby back... ribs”? Drop the punctuation in the restaurant’s name, and it can be used to describe the correct answers to questions 1–5.

Chili’s
 

Questions for
Friday, December 20, 2024

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

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are four spices in McCormick’s pumpkin pie spice blend. Name as many of those spices as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.

2. At world championship bouts in Moldova this August, fans witnessed the gripping action of what two-person competition, which was the subject of the 1987 Sylvester Stallone movie “Over the Top”?

3. Yvette Marie Stevens was the first person to record the song “I’m Every Woman,” which she did in 1978. What is her stage name?

4. “Cochlea” means “spiral shell” in Greek. In which part of the human body is the cochlea found?

5. Today is December 20. “What’s your favorite scary movie?” is a question posed over the phone in the opening scene of what unseasonable film, first released in theaters on this day in 1996?

2. Arm Wrestling

4 Ear 

3. Chaka Khan

5. Scream

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“Over the Top”

Best movie soundtrack... EVER!!!

1) cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg.  Pumpkin spice, you either love it or hate it 

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1) cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg.  Pumpkin spice, you either love it or hate it 

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4 Ear 

Being able to ‘tap’ into the Cochlea was changing for my daughter. 

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1) cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg.  Pumpkin spice, you either love it or hate it 

As with all things, it's good in proper context.  Like, baked goods.  And, unlike beer or coffee.

 

Answers to Friday, December 20, 2024

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are four spices in McCormick’s pumpkin pie spice blend. Name as many of those spices as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.

Allspice, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg

2. At world championship bouts in Moldova this August, fans witnessed the gripping action of what two-person competition, which was the subject of the 1987 Sylvester Stallone movie “Over the Top”?

Arm wrestling

3. Yvette Marie Stevens was the first person to record the song “I’m Every Woman,” which she did in 1978. What is her stage name?

Chaka Khan

4. “Cochlea” means “spiral shell” in Greek. In which part of the human body is the cochlea found?

The ear

5. Today is December 20. “What’s your favorite scary movie?” is a question posed over the phone in the opening scene of what unseasonable film, first released in theaters on this day in 1996?

“Scream”

Questions for
Monday, December 23, 2024

Five questions to wake up your nood Answers in Thursday’s email. 

1. Wool from the Angora rabbit is called “Angora wool.” What is wool from the Angora goat called?

2. A ship named Queen Anne’s Revenge was intentionally grounded by Captain Edward Teach in 1718 off the coast of North Carolina, where it remains to this day. By what name was Edward Teach better known?

3. The athlete's back toe cannot leave the ground until the heel of the front foot has touched. This is the first and arguably most important rule of what Olympic event?

4. Both Sheboygan, Wisconsin and Bucyrus, Ohio claim to be the capital for what meat product, which actually traces its origins to 14th-century Germany?

5. Fausto Vitello and Eric Swenson created what magazine in 1981, in part to promote their other business, Independent Truck Company?

2 Blackbeard

3 Walking

4. Bratwurst

1. Mohair

Trivia is off until Thursday.

Answers to Monday, December 23, 2024

1. Wool from the Angora rabbit is called “Angora wool.” What is wool from the Angora goat called?

Mohair

2. A ship named Queen Anne’s Revenge was intentionally grounded by Captain Edward Teach in 1718 off the coast of North Carolina, where it remains to this day. By what name was Edward Teach better known?

Blackbeard

3. The athlete's back toe cannot leave the ground until the heel of the front foot has touched. This is the first and arguably most important rule of what Olympic event?

Race walking (or speed walking)

4. Both Sheboygan, Wisconsin and Bucyrus, Ohio claim to be the capital for what meat product, which actually traces its origins to 14th-century Germany?

Bratwurst

5. Fausto Vitello and Eric Swenson created what magazine in 1981, in part to promote their other business, Independent Truck Company?

Thrasher Magazine

Questions for
Theme Thursday, December 26, 2024

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This week’s AVCX round was written by Jeff Roberts, and edited by Aimee Lucido.

Answers in tomorrow’s email. Answers to 

1. The English band who released the album “Close to the Edge” has been touring and producing new music almost continuously since their self-titled debut album came out in 1969. Still, in all this time, they’ve only had one Billboard No. 1 hit, with “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” What is the name of this band?

2. “Raise your hand if you’re BLANK” is the tagline from a 1980s ad for what Unilever-owned personal care product brand?

3. In January of 2024, a state in the central United States announced its plan to build a 1,907-foot skyscraper in its capital city, honoring the year in which it entered the union. What is the two-letter postal code abbreviation for this state?

4. The favicon for the website of a certain waterproof apparel and accessories brand could be described as a “cyan bumbershoot.” What is the name of this brand, which is probably best known for the collapsible bumbershoots it has sold since the 1970s?

5. Per a 1965 executive order, the effort “to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin” is known as what sort of “action”? This word could also describe your responses to questions 1–5.

1. Yes

3. OK

2. Sure

5. Affirmative

Answers to Thursday, December 26, 2024

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This week’s AVCX round was written by Jeff Roberts, and edited by Aimee Lucido.

1. The English band who released the album “Close to the Edge” has been touring and producing new music almost continuously since their self-titled debut album came out in 1969. Still, in all this time, they’ve only had one Billboard No. 1 hit, with “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” What is the name of this band?

Yes

2. “Raise your hand if you’re BLANK” is the tagline from a 1980s ad for what Unilever-owned personal care product brand?

Sure

3. In January of 2024, a state in the central United States announced its plan to build a 1,907-foot skyscraper in its capital city, honoring the year in which it entered the union. What is the two-letter postal code abbreviation for this state?

OK

4. The favicon for the website of a certain waterproof apparel and accessories brand could be described as a “cyan bumbershoot.” What is the name of this brand, which is probably best known for the collapsible bumbershoots it has sold since the 1970s?

Totes

5. Per a 1965 executive order, the effort “to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin” is known as what sort of “action”? This word could also describe your responses to questions 1–5.

Affirmative

Questions for
Friday, December 27, 2024

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

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: Of the 10 oldest metro transit systems in the world, four belong to cities located in the U.S. Name as many of those cities as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.

2. Which “Sesame Street” muppet’s real name is “Sid,” as revealed during a 2004 episode?

3. The two NBA players who scored the most free throws in their careers have the same six-letter surname, but they aren’t related. What is that surname?

4. Althaea officinalis is a flowering medicinal herb found in wetlands throughout Europe and Northern Africa whose roots were used to flavor a certain confection. What name is shared by that medicinal plant and candy?

5. Today is December 27. On this date in 1831, Charles Darwin doggedly set sail on an expedition that would result in his theory of natural selection. What was the name of that ship?

5 HMS Beagle 

2. Cookie Monster

4. Marshmallow 

3. Malone

1. Guesses:   New York, Chicago, Boston, ???

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1. Guesses:   New York, Chicago, Boston, ???

Those seem reasonable. I’ll throw in Philly as another guess. 

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1. Guesses:   New York, Chicago, Boston, ???

Those seem reasonable. I’ll throw in Philly as another guess. 

 

Would the San Francisco street cars count?

If you don't count continuous service, Tampa/Ybor would be up there. 

And IIRC, Minneapolis had streetcars very, very early in the transit world. One of the first if I'm not mistaken 

The question did say "metro transit" which does not limit to underground systems...

Answers to Friday, December 27, 2024

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: Of the 10 oldest metro transit systems in the world, four belong to cities located in the U.S. Name as many of those cities as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.

Boston, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia

2. Which “Sesame Street” muppet’s real name is “Sid,” as revealed during a 2004 episode?

Cookie Monster

3. The two NBA players who scored the most free throws in their careers have the same six-letter surname, but they aren’t related. What is that surname?

Malone
(Karl and Moses)

4. Althaea officinalis is a flowering medicinal herb found in wetlands throughout Europe and Northern Africa whose roots were used to flavor a certain confection. What name is shared by that medicinal plant and candy?

Marshmallow

5. Today is December 27. On this date in 1831, Charles Darwin doggedly set sail on an expedition that would result in his theory of natural selection. What was the name of that ship?

HMS Beagle

Questions for
Monday, December 30, 2024

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

1. If you’re wearing “cheese cutters,” you’re wearing a training version of what piece of sports equipment?

2. What is the only title in the original U.S. Cabinet that doesn’t begin with the word “secretary”?

3. What ’90s sitcom is the subject of an urban legend claiming that every episode contains at least one reference to Superman?

4. What Canadian band formed in 1996, after its members calculated how many days it had been since the beginning of their summer vacation?

5. What city is served by an international airport with the code "LHR"?

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Questions for
Monday, December 30, 2024

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

5. What city is served by an international airport with the code "LHR"?

London GB 

2 Attorney General 

5 London, England

3. Seinfeld? Jerry Seinfeld is supposedly a big Superman fan

3. Seinfeld