Totally Random Trivia: 2022

3. Orville

1. Buffalo

2. Bananas Foster?

4. David Beckham 

5) Swahili

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2. Bananas Foster?

I’ll just say a well made BF is a thing of beauty, and that one was.  Best I’ve ever had. 

Answers to Monday, August 21, 2023

1. New York City is the most populous city in the state of New York, duh! What is the second most populous city in New York state?
Buffalo

2. What flaming dessert was named after the chairman of the New Orleans Crime Commission in 1951?
Bananas Foster

3. Individuals with the last names Peck, Wright, and Redenbacher all share what first name?
Orville

4. People magazine has chosen a “Sexiest Man Alive” every year since 1985. It’s almost always an actor, but in 2015, a 40-year-old retired athlete was picked instead. Name him.
David Beckham

5. Many people believe that Kwanzaa started in Africa, but it actually started in 1966 in Los Angeles. Its name is derived from a phrase meaning “first fruit” in what language?
Swahili

Questions for
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

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

1. The southernmost point in the Union during the Civil War was in which state? Hint: It’s west of the Mississippi River.

2. Name the element that gets its name from the Swedish for “heavy stone,” and is called “wolfram” throughout most of Europe.

3. The famous shot of Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway grate comes from what 1955 movie, about the stage in a marriage when people are supposedly most likely to start cheating on each other?

4. In China, the fruit pies available at McDonald’s come in two flavors: pineapple, and what four-letter root vegetable, popular in Asian cuisine?

5. Dave Foley and Bruce McCulloch are two of the “youngsters” that make up what Canadian sketch comedy troupe?

1.  California ??

3.  The Seven Year Itch

2: Tungsten

4. Taro

5. The Kids in the Hall

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4. In China, the fruit pies available at McDonald’s come in two flavors: pineapple, and what four-letter root vegetable, popular in Asian cuisine?

Talking about McDonald's... watching the Little League World Series and the players from Cuba have never been to a McD's. So they bused the team to one. 

1. GE - I think you are correct that it is CA since the southern half of the NM territory was technically aligned with the confederacy

Answers to Tuesday, August 22, 2023

1. The southernmost point in the Union during the Civil War was in which state? Hint: It’s west of the Mississippi River.
California

2. Name the element that gets its name from the Swedish for “heavy stone,” and is called “wolfram” throughout most of Europe.
Tungsten 
(chemical symbol: W)

3. The famous shot of Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway grate comes from what 1955 movie, about the stage in a marriage when people are supposedly most likely to start cheating on each other?
“The Seven Year Itch” 

4. In China, the fruit pies available at McDonald’s come in two flavors: pineapple, and what four-letter root vegetable, popular in Asian cuisine?
Taro 

5. Dave Foley and Bruce McCulloch are two of the “youngsters” that make up what Canadian sketch comedy troupe?
The Kids in the Hall

Questions for
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

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

1. What bright yellow-green color is named after a similarly colored liqueur produced by a Carthusian monastery?

2. One of the national dishes of Switzerland gets its name from the French for “melted.” What is it?

3. In what Gulf Coast Florida city can you find a neighborhood called Ybor City, which spent a century as the epicenter of cigar rolling in the United States?

4. What species of pine tree makes up the majority of Yellowstone National Park, and gets its name from the fact that it was commonly used by Native American peoples to build structures?  

5.  Earthquake and Typhoon were an early-’90s WWF tag team who weighed a combined 846 pounds. What was their tag team name?

5. The Natural Disasters

3. Tampa

4.  Lodge Pole Pines 

1. Chartreuse

2. Fondue

Answers to Wednesday, August 23, 2023

1. What bright yellow-green color is named after a similarly colored liqueur produced by a Carthusian monastery?
Chartreuse

2. One of the national dishes of Switzerland gets its name from the French for “melted.” What is it?
Fondue

3. In what Gulf Coast Florida city can you find a neighborhood called Ybor City, which spent a century as the epicenter of cigar rolling in the United States?
Tampa

4. What species of pine tree makes up the majority of Yellowstone National Park, and gets its name from the fact that it was commonly used by Native American peoples to build structures?
Lodgepole Pine 

5.  Earthquake and Typhoon were an early-’90s WWF tag team who weighed a combined 846 pounds. What was their tag team name?
The Natural Disasters

Correction Corner

Thank you to Reader Steven, who wrote in to let us know that Key West remained in the Union during the Civil War, which would mean the southernmost point in the Union was located in Florida, not California. Trivia Mafia regrets the error. 

Questions for
Theme Thursday, August 24, 2023

Ukraine on the Brain: Happy Ukrainian Independence Day everyone! Five questions about the “Breadbasket of Europe.”

Answers in tomorrow’s email.

1. “Ukraine” means “homeland” or “borderland.” Which sea borders the country to the south?

2. Taras Shevchenko was a poet, writer, artist, and political figure who is often referred to as the “BLANK of Ukraine.” What four-letter word fills that blank, paying tribute to his storytelling abilities?

3. The art of pysanka is a Ukrainian tradition that has been adopted, in one form or another, by millions of people around the globe, though only at a certain time of year. What do English-speaking people call these colorful items?

4. Only one Ukrainian figure skater has ever won gold at the Olympics. Name that skater.

5. Revolutions are often given colors. Iran’s 2009 revolution, for example, was dubbed the “Green Revolution.” What color was Ukraine’s 2004 revolution?

4. Oksana Baiul

1: Black Sea

5: Orange

2) The POET of Ukraine

4)Easter eggs

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1. Chartreuse

From a great movie, "Death Proof":

Warren the Bartender : Is that a tasty beverage or is that a tasty be-ve-rage?

Arlene : What the f* is it? 

Warren the Bartender : Chartreuse! The only liquor so good they named a color after it!

Answers to Thursday, August 24, 2023

Ukraine on the Brain: Happy Ukrainian Independence Day everyone! Five questions about the “Breadbasket of Europe.” 

1. “Ukraine” means “homeland” or “borderland.” Which sea borders the country to the south?
The Black Sea (or the Sea of Azov)

2. Taras Shevchenko was a poet, writer, artist, and political figure who is often referred to as the “BLANK of Ukraine.” What four-letter word fills that blank, paying tribute to his storytelling abilities?
Bard

3. The art of pysanka is a Ukrainian tradition that has been adopted, in one form or another, by millions of people around the globe, though only at a certain time of year. What do English-speaking people call these colorful items?
Easter eggs

4. Only one Ukrainian figure skater has ever won gold at the Olympics. Name that skater.
Oksana Baiul

5. Revolutions are often given colors. Iran’s 2009 revolution, for example, was dubbed the “Green Revolution.” What color was Ukraine’s 2004 revolution?
Orange

Questions for
Friday, August 25, 2023

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

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: The top navigation bar at the website Gap.com contains links to four other clothing brands associated with the Gap. Name as many of them as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any wrong.

2. The Latin prefix meaning “four” is “quad-.” The Greek prefix meaning “four” sounds completely different, and has (ironically) five letters. What is it?

3. Gazpacho is a cold soup traditionally eaten in the summertime. In what country did it originate?

4. The word “maudlin,” meaning “tearfully sentimental,” derives from the Greek version of the name of what famous Biblical woman?

5. Today is August 25. On this day in 1916, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed the “Organic Act,” which established what?

4. Mary Magdalen

2. Tetra

3. Spain

1. Gap Kids must be one.  I think Old Navy is one, too, but not sure. 
The Limited & Limited Express were under The Gap umbrella but I think they both went kaput several years ago. 

5. National Park Service

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5. National Park Service

Answers to Friday, August 25, 2023

1. Quit While You’re Ahead: The top navigation bar at the website Gap.com contains links to four other clothing brands associated with the Gap. Name as many of them as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any wrong.
Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta, babyGap

2. The Latin prefix meaning “four” is “quad-.” The Greek prefix meaning “four” sounds completely different, and has (ironically) five letters. What is it?
Tetra

3. Gazpacho is a cold soup traditionally eaten in the summertime. In what country did it originate?
Spain 

4. The word “maudlin,” meaning “tearfully sentimental,” derives from the Greek version of the name of what famous Biblical woman?
Mary Magdalene

5. Today is August 25. On this day in 1916, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed the “Organic Act,” which established what?
National Park Service

Questions for
Monday, August 28, 2023

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

1. What landlocked sea is actually regarded as the world’s largest lake?

2. What band was formed in 1969 by former members of the groups Terry Knight and the Pack and Question Mark and the Mysterians?

3. What eight-letter word, referring to loan arrangements for borrowers with a poor credit history, was voted the “Word of the Year” by the American Dialect Society in 2007?

4. What 1942 movie features the famous line, “Here's looking at you, kid”?

5. In Roman numerals, “420” is one letter away from an abbreviation for one of North America’s largest cities. What is “420” in Roman numerals?

1. Caspian Sea

2. Grand Funk Railroad

4. Casablanca

5) CDXX

Okay, so I immediately knew the Roman numerals, those were drilled into me…but I had to look up the city.  My mistake was being US-centric.  It’s Mexico City, or Ciudad de México.  

3.  Subprime ??

Name the 2 time Super Bowl winning Quarterback not in the NFL hall of fame

Eli Manning?

Answers to Monday, August 28, 2023

1. What landlocked sea is actually regarded as the world’s largest lake?
Caspian Sea 

2. What band was formed in 1969 by former members of the groups Terry Knight and the Pack and Question Mark and the Mysterians?
Grand Funk Railroad

3. What eight-letter word, referring to loan arrangements for borrowers with a poor credit history, was voted the “Word of the Year” by the American Dialect Society in 2007?
“Subprime”

4. What 1942 movie features the famous line, “Here's looking at you, kid”?
“Casablanca” 

5. In Roman numerals, “420” is one letter away from an abbreviation for one of North America’s largest cities. What is “420” in Roman numerals?
CDXX
(CDMX is a common abbreviation for Ciudad de México, or Mexico City)

Questions for
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

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

1. Toni Morrison wrote several plays, including one called “Desdemona,” which is a retelling of what Shakespeare play?

2. What 1989 movie, directed by Rob Reiner, featured a male lead character that was based on Reiner himself, named Harry Burns?

3. If you suffer from heart disease, your doctor might recommend an EKG, which is, perhaps confusingly, short for what 17-letter word?

4. A slang term for the police has its origins in a 1970s TV show set in Hawai’i. What is that slang term?

5. In 2019, Party City announced that it closed approximately 50 stores, possibly the result of a worldwide shortage at the time of what chemical element?

3. electrocardiogram

5. helium

4. Five-O

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4. Five-O

Best TV theme song ever.

2) When Harry Met Sally ?

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Eli Manning?

and Ben Roethlisberger. (I’m about 75% confident I spelled that correctly)

1. Othello 

I knew all of them but 1. Of course Karlsson... ?