For the first time I can remember, I've had to break a tie. The question asked what the odds were of dying from falling out of bed (1 in 2 million); the team that texted the closest number to the correct answer by the end of the song took it, and that happened to be That's What She Said. Great job, guys.
- That's What She Said (97)
- Triple Nerd Score (96)
- Josh Acosta's Sexual Innuendos (90)
- Team Anna (66)
- Duck Tits Goose/Kathleen Turner Overdrive (53)
Here are your questions and correct answers from tonight's round of trivia:
ROUND ONE
Q1 (Countries) What nation has an intelligence and special operations force known as the Mossad? A: Israel
Q2 (Physics) A BTU, or British thermal unit, is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of what amount of water by one degree? A: one pound
Q3 (Video Games) Mario debuted as a carpenter named “Jumpman” with a monkey sidekick in what 1981 arcade game? A: Donkey Kong
Q4 (National Parks) Created by an act of Congress in 2004, what Colorado park, containing North America’s tallest sand dunes, is America’s newest National Park? A: Great Sand Dunes National Park
ROUND TWO
Q1 (Music) What Massachusetts-born singer-songwriter had a cameo appearance in the 2009 film Funny People, wherein he exclaimed, “Fuck Facebook!” A: James Taylor
Q2 (Metallurgy) Similar to soldering, what is the term for joining two metal parts with an alloy whose melting temperature is higher than 450 degrees Celsius (800 deg F)? A: Brazing
Q3 (Sports) In football, what is the only play in which the team not in possession of the ball can score points? A: safety
Q4 (The Bible) Which son of David and Bathsheba became the final king of Israel before the northern kingdom of Israel split from the southern kingdom of Judah? A: Solomon
ROUND THREE
Q1 (Recreation) Slalom skiing refers to zigzagging between obstacles on a ski slope, but in the context of waterskiing to slalom means to do what? A: use one ski
Q2 (Music) What Canadian songwriter, author and lecturer was once called “the most popular children’s entertainer in the English-speaking world”? A: Raffi (full name Raffi Cavoukian)
Q3 (Business) The phrase “triple bottom line” refers to an organization or company committed to some form of social responsibility. Along with profit, what two p-words are often used to refer to the “other” bottom lines? A: people, planet
Q4 (Geography) What river, the third longest in the world, runs through the cities of Wuhan and Hubei before emptying into the sea at Shanghai? A: Yangtze/Chang Jiang
ROUND FOUR
Q1 (Animals) The population decline and extinction of the Tasmanian wolf, the largest carnivorous marsupial of its time, is largely blamed on what wild canine? A: dingo
Q2 (TV) What TV series is given a new subtitle every season and just completed its 20th season, subtitled Heroes & Villains? A: Survivor
Q3 (Tourism) In 2009, what European tourist attraction did TripAdvisor.com rate the world’s most unhygienic? A: the Blarney Stone
Q4 (Internet) Which Super Bowl, played between the Cowboys and the Steelers, reportedly had access to its website blocked by some computer content filters? A: Super Bowl XXX (30)
STUMPED IN STUMPTOWN
Q1 What two counties cover the northern and southern halves of Sauvie Island, respectively? A: Columbia and Multnomah
Q2 What Portland author, born in 1916, won the 1984 Newbery Medal for her book Dear Mr. Henshaw? A: Beverly Clearly
Q1 (Countries) What nation has an intelligence and special operations force known as the Mossad? A: Israel
Q2 (Physics) A BTU, or British thermal unit, is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of what amount of water by one degree? A: one pound
Q3 (Video Games) Mario debuted as a carpenter named “Jumpman” with a monkey sidekick in what 1981 arcade game? A: Donkey Kong
Q4 (National Parks) Created by an act of Congress in 2004, what Colorado park, containing North America’s tallest sand dunes, is America’s newest National Park? A: Great Sand Dunes National Park
ROUND TWO
Q1 (Music) What Massachusetts-born singer-songwriter had a cameo appearance in the 2009 film Funny People, wherein he exclaimed, “Fuck Facebook!” A: James Taylor
Q2 (Metallurgy) Similar to soldering, what is the term for joining two metal parts with an alloy whose melting temperature is higher than 450 degrees Celsius (800 deg F)? A: Brazing
Q3 (Sports) In football, what is the only play in which the team not in possession of the ball can score points? A: safety
Q4 (The Bible) Which son of David and Bathsheba became the final king of Israel before the northern kingdom of Israel split from the southern kingdom of Judah? A: Solomon
ROUND THREE
Q1 (Recreation) Slalom skiing refers to zigzagging between obstacles on a ski slope, but in the context of waterskiing to slalom means to do what? A: use one ski
Q2 (Music) What Canadian songwriter, author and lecturer was once called “the most popular children’s entertainer in the English-speaking world”? A: Raffi (full name Raffi Cavoukian)
Q3 (Business) The phrase “triple bottom line” refers to an organization or company committed to some form of social responsibility. Along with profit, what two p-words are often used to refer to the “other” bottom lines? A: people, planet
Q4 (Geography) What river, the third longest in the world, runs through the cities of Wuhan and Hubei before emptying into the sea at Shanghai? A: Yangtze/Chang Jiang
ROUND FOUR
Q1 (Animals) The population decline and extinction of the Tasmanian wolf, the largest carnivorous marsupial of its time, is largely blamed on what wild canine? A: dingo
Q2 (TV) What TV series is given a new subtitle every season and just completed its 20th season, subtitled Heroes & Villains? A: Survivor
Q3 (Tourism) In 2009, what European tourist attraction did TripAdvisor.com rate the world’s most unhygienic? A: the Blarney Stone
Q4 (Internet) Which Super Bowl, played between the Cowboys and the Steelers, reportedly had access to its website blocked by some computer content filters? A: Super Bowl XXX (30)
STUMPED IN STUMPTOWN
Q1 What two counties cover the northern and southern halves of Sauvie Island, respectively? A: Columbia and Multnomah
Q2 What Portland author, born in 1916, won the 1984 Newbery Medal for her book Dear Mr. Henshaw? A: Beverly Clearly
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