The Swamp

I am running a trivia night at a local bar Friday evening (for $150!!!) and want the winning team to get about 15 of these. Obviously can't make them too difficult.

How many do you guys get correct? I think they might be too easy, though yinz are a level or two above the crowd at a place like this.


1. How many square feet are in a square yard?
2. Who became the first Vice President to take over following the previous President’s death in office?
3. In the movie Office Space, what is the name of the company where the characters work?
4. Who holds the NFL single season rushing yards record, having rushed for 2,105 yards in 1984?
5. In which Canadian province is Winnipeg located?
6. Who wrote “The Grapes of Wrath”?
7. In what year did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
8. What college did Jackie Robinson attend?
9. Robert Plant was the lead vocalist for what band?
10. What is the capital of Wisconsin?
11. What is the common term for a myocardial infarction?
12. The world’s tallest building is located in which city?
13. James Dean was killed in 1955 while driving which make of car? (just need brand/manufacturer)
14. At the time of the 1994 baseball strike, which team had the best record in the major leagues?
15. Name the actor or actress that appears in the following three movies: Lethal Weapon, Rookie of the Year, and Black Sheep.
16. What popular grunge/rock band was originally formed in Seattle in 1990 as “Mookie Blaylock”?
17. Ronald Reagan was born in which US state?
18. In what year were women given the right to vote in the United States?
19. How many of the 30 companies currently included in the Dow Jones Index were also included in the Index 100 years ago today?
20. Who was the founder of Scientology?


Answers:

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1. 9 square feet
2. John Tyler
3. Initech
4. Eric Dickerson
5. Manitoba
6. John Steinbeck
7. 1941
8. UCLA
9. Led Zeppelin
10. Madison
11. Heart attack
12. Dubai
13. Porsche (550 Spyder)
14. Montreal Expos
15. Gary Busey
16. Pearl Jam
17. Illinois
18. 1920
19. One (General Electric)
20. L. Ron Hubbard

I got 16 out of 20.

15 for me

Seems reasonable...thanks Frogs!

Got 7 of the first 10 and 4 of the second 10 - 11 total.

14 out of 20.

Are they allowed to weight their answers depending on category? That is what a couple of the places do around these parts.

I eased a bunch of them up...Robert Plant replaced Mark Knopfler, for example.

duff wrote:14 out of 20.

Are they allowed to weight their answers depending on category? That is what a couple of the places do around these parts.

Nope. I've been to a few that do that but I like this style better. It's just a round of 20 straight-up and then a movie quotes round, which I haven't put together yet.

17

Gunpowder wrote:I eased a bunch of them up...Robert Plant replaced Mark Knopfler, for example.

I would keep Knopfler. Fuck any trivia players that wouldn't know that answer.

Ryan wrote:17

That confirms that they are good to go. I thought you'd get 20. Though I guess you could have missed one of the arbitrary guess the years ones by a year or two.

Just remembered the question I meant to put on there.

The "under-ride" bar or steel bar that hangs down on the back of 18-wheeler trailers is popularly named after what actress?

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Jayne Mansfield, or "Mansfield bar"

12, but I'm dumb. And I hate question 19.

mister d wrote:12, but I'm dumb. And I hate question 19.

I think it will be better when I read it and paraphrase. It's difficult to convey in a short sentence.

14, but should have known 2 others. Surprised I never knew where Jackie Robinson went to college, I guess you just don't think about which school baseball players went to.

The only Q I don't like is #19, you should just ask for the name rather than a flyer guess at the number.

The Sybian wrote:14, but should have known 2 others. Surprised I never knew where Jackie Robinson went to college, I guess you just don't think about which school baseball players went to.

The only Q I don't like is #19, you should just ask for the name rather than a flyer guess at the number.

I was thinking that would make it too easy. Might edit it or throw the Mansfield bar in there.

13 for me. I could have gotten up to 16 with some better thinking. I flat out didn't know the others.

I got all of them except for #15, although I didn't know the underrride bar.

17 out of 20.

Gunpowder wrote:

The Sybian wrote:14, but should have known 2 others. Surprised I never knew where Jackie Robinson went to college, I guess you just don't think about which school baseball players went to.

The only Q I don't like is #19, you should just ask for the name rather than a flyer guess at the number.

I was thinking that would make it too easy. Might edit it or throw the Mansfield bar in there.

I like Q19. If you trust the questioner, you can assume it's not some random number like 7 or 13. That would be stupid. It should probably be 0, 1, (or 20, I guess) even if you know nothing about the material. So then it becomes either a good piece of trivia for someone who actually might be able to think of a good answer, or a 50-50 guess.

13/19.

Question 19 would have been a flat out guess anyhow.

16/20.

For #4, do you think the details at the end are too much of a giveaway? I might not have gotten it otherwise.

Johnny Carwash wrote:16/20.

For #4, do you think the details at the end are too much of a giveaway? I might not have gotten it otherwise.

Maybe, but it's sort of a Jeopardy-ification of the process where I have to make sports questions simpler than they should be. Especially for a site like the sports frog.

Ryan wrote:I like Q19. If you trust the questioner, you can assume it's not some random number like 7 or 13. That would be stupid. It should probably be 0, 1, (or 20, I guess) even if you know nothing about the material. So then it becomes either a good piece of trivia for someone who actually might be able to think of a good answer, or a 50-50 guess.

I think that's the issue with it, you can blind guess the answer through reason. That's not good trivia, imho.

15.

16 for me.

Are you going to break it up into categories? I've done a fair amount of Trivia nights over the years, and I always like it better when they do 5 questions in some category, rather then just jumping around randomly.

Here's a good one for you: On The Simpson's, what is Rainer Wolfcastle's (the star of the McBane movies) middle name?

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Luftwaffe. That always kills me.

11 and got 3 wrong, others I didn't know the answer to. If the crowd is younger Robert Plant is going to be harder for most than this group. Have no fucking clue who the other guy is.

I was familiar with the name but wouldn't have gotten it except by luck even if it was an A, B or C question.

15

14

I don't have the inclination to Google all the answers but I'm fairly certain on roughly half of them. I think they'll work great. Although I would go with Knopfler over Plant.

Jerloma wrote:I don't have the inclination to Google all the answers but I'm fairly certain on roughly half of them. I think they'll work great. Although I would go with Knopfler over Plant.

He gave the answers dude.

Yeah, but he Tweeted them.

Last time was a little too difficult for the Friday crowd (but not by much), so I made them a bit easier.

I imagine frogs will pull 18+ (though Hurricane Andrew year is a much more difficult question for non-South Floridians).


1. Central Perk was the name of the coffee shop in what sitcom?
2. During World War 2, the three major Axis Powers were Germany, Japan and which country?
3. How many planets in our Solar System are larger than Earth?
4. In what 1999 film was the main character offered a choice between a red pill and a blue pill?
5. Wayne Gretzky began his NHL career with which team?
6. The TV show Home Improvement was set in which US city?
7. Who was the US President during WW1?
8. Morrisey was the frontman of which band, formed in 1982?
9. What team was accused of throwing the 1919 World Series?
10. The atomic bomb was developed at the Los Alamos lab in which US state?
11. Freddy Mercury was born on which continent?
12. What actress plays the role of Bobby Boucher’s mother in the movie The Waterboy?
13. What city served as the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
14. Who founded Motown Records?
15. Name the actor or actress who appeared in these three films….Office Space, Horrible Bosses, and Bruce Almighty
16. What major world city was known as Constantinople up until 1922?
17. Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida on August 16 of what year?
18. Which current NFL quarterback threw for the most career yards in NCAA division 1 history? Hint: he’s not a big name QB and it’s not Nick Foles
19. Senator Joseph McCarthy represented which state?
20. Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?

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1. Central Perk was the name of the coffee shop in what sitcom?
FRIENDS
2. During World War 2, the three major Axis Powers were Germany, Japan and which country?

ITALY

3. How many planets in our Solar System are larger than Earth?
FOUR (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune)
4. In what 1999 film was the main character offered a choice between a red pill and a blue pill?
THE MATRIX
5. Wayne Gretzky began his NHL career with which team?

EDMONTON OILERS

6. The TV show Home Improvement was set in which US city?
DETROIT
7. Who was the US President during WW1?
WOODROW WILSON
8. Morrisey was the frontman of which band, formed in 1982?
THE SMITHS
9. What team was accused of throwing the 1919 World Series?
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
10. The atomic bomb was developed at the Los Alamos lab in which US state?
NEW MEXICO
11. Freddy Mercury was born on which continent?
AFRICA
12. What actress plays the role of Bobby Boucher’s mother in the movie The Waterboy?
KATHY BATES
13. What city served as the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
RICHMOND, VA


14. Who founded Motown Records?

BERRY GORDY

15. Name the actor or actress who appeared in these three films….Office Space, Horrible Bosses, and Bruce Almighty
JENNIFER ANISTON
16. What major world city was known as Constantinople up until 1922?
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
17. Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida on August 16 of what year?
1992
18. Which current NFL quarterback threw for the most career yards in NCAA division 1 history? Hint: he’s not a big name QB and it’s not Nick Foles
CASE KEENUM
19. Senator Joseph McCarthy represented which state?
WISCONSIN
20. Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
MERCURY

Got 15 right. Didn't know three questions and missed two.

ETA: And I got the Hurricane Andrew question right.

17 (missed 8, 18, 20).

Missed two (the last two).

Missed only #11.

14/20 and only Missed Hurricane Andrew by a year.

14 right.