Night 4: April 24th, 2006

Category 1: Current Events
1. At around 2:05 Saturday afternoon, a few dozen folks gathered in Westlake Plaza to engage in what activity?
A: >A pillow fight<
2. The 20th anniversary of what toxic event is this week?
A: >The Chernobyl disaster<
3. The movie version of The DaVinci Code will be released soon. What is the name of the conservative Catholic organization that serves as the book’s principal villain?
A: >Opus Dei<
4. What movie, released on Friday, was number one at the box office this weekend?
A: >Silent Hill<
5. Which actor was charged Friday with threatening and abusing his estranged wife and their children?
A: >Charlie Sheen<

Category 2: Art
1. Rodin’s famous sculpture, The Thinker, is intended to represent which 13th & 14th century writer of allegory?
A: >Dante<
2. What is the name for the style of painting most commonly associated with Georges Seurat consisting of small dots of primary colours used to create a sense of other colours?
A: >Pointillism<
3. An exhibition just opened at the Henry Art Gallery of which artist, renowned for designing the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC?
A: >Maya Lin<
4. Which American artist is usually credited with inventing the “drip” or “pour” method of abstract painting, in which the brushes are used as implements for dripping paint on a canvas on the floor?
A: >Jackson Pollock<
5. In which country was Vincent van Gogh born, and in which country did he die?
A: >Born in the Netherlands, died in France<

Category 3: Famous moments in sports
1. For what feat is Roger Bannister remembered?
A: >Breaking the 4-minute mile.<
2. When Michael Jordan was drafted by the Bulls in 1983, what overall pick was he?
A: >Third<
3. What Romanian gymnast was the first to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics back in 1976?
A: >Nadia Comaneci<
4. Which baseball team threw the 1919 World Series?
A: >The Chicago White Sox<
5. In what controversial manner did Diego Maradona score a goal against England in the 1986 World Cup?
A: >With his hand<

Category 4: Puzzles
1. Aside from the fact that they all have 6 letters, what do the words “almost”, “biopsy”, and “chintz” have in common?
A: >The letters appear in alphabetical order<
2. What are two words that have a double u – that is, two consecutive us?
A: >Vacuum, continuum, muumuu, residuum (there are probably others…)<
3. What are the next three letters in this sequence: OTTFFSS?
A: >ENT (the letters represent the first letters of numbers – One, Two, Three, etc)<
4. Aside from the fact that they all have 5 letters and contain the letter “a”, what do the words “laser”, “cobra” and “scuba” have in common?
A: >They are all acronyms (Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation; Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus).<
5. What word can be associated with each of the following words: Brain, free, bath?
A: >Bird (and possibly others…)<

Category 5: Beverages
1. Which French vodka styles itself as “The World’s Best Tasting Vodka”?
A: >Grey Goose<
2. What cocktail is the most popular method for consuming tequila?
A: >Margaritas<
3. Which one of the following celebrities has not endorsed Pepsi at some point: Christina Aguilera, David Bowie, Avril Lavigne, Tina Turner?
A: >Christina Aguilera<
4. In what country is Grolsch beer brewed?
A: >The Netherlands<
5. Tonic water contains a compound that is effective in the treatment of malaria. What is the name of the compound?
A: >Quinine<

Category 6: Better known as…
By what names are we familiar with the following individuals?
1. Singer Gordon Sumner
A: >Sting<
2. Actor Marion Morrison
A: >John Wayne<
3. Singer Noah Kaminsky
A: >Neil Diamond<
4. Writer Charles Dodgson
A: >Lewis Carroll<
5. Genocidal despot Saloth Sar
A: >Pol Pot<

Category 7: Wars
1. How long did the 100 Years’ War last?
A: >116 years<
2. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture commemorated an unsuccessful invasion of Russia by whose army?
A: >Napoleon’s<
3. The Peloponnesian War started in 431 BC between the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian League. Which city-state led the Peloponnesian League in the war?
A: >Sparta<
4. What is the name given to the civil war between the houses of Lancaster & York in 15th century England?
A: >War of the Roses<
5. World War II is the war with the greatest overall loss of life. Which country suffered the most deaths during WWII?
A: >Soviet Union (USSR)<

Category 8: Old-school jukebox favourites
Name the artist
1. More Than A Feeling
A: >Boston<
2. Born to Be Wild
A: >Steppenwolf<
3. You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
A: >Bachman Turner Overdrive<
4. (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
A: >Blue Öyster Cult<
5. The Boys Are Back In Town
A: >Thin Lizzy<



After 40 questions, two teams were tied for first with 34 points. Two members of each team were nominated to participate in a run-off challenge. The players were asked a question, could deliberate for a moment and then each had to whisper me an answer. If both or neither team had the correct answer then another question was asked.

Run-off:
1. In what state was Bill Murray born?
A: >Illinois<

Both teams answered this question correctly.

2. What is the smallest living member of the biological order of primates?
A: >Mouse Lemur<
Neither team answered this question correctly.

3. What was the name of Giovanni Ribisi’s recurring character on Friends?
A: >Frank Buffay Jr<
One team answered this question correctly and were awarded first place. The other team received second.

Congratulations to all and thanks for playing!

Night 3: April 17th, 2006

Category 1: Current events
1. Which member of the US Cabinet is currently under fire in the press, with calls for his resignation coming from several retired generals?
A: >Donald Rumsfeld<
2. It’s tax day in the US! Is the federal income tax generally considered a progressive or regressive tax?
A: >Progressive (those with a higher income pay a higher tax)<
3. An outbreak of what disease, for which a vaccine is available, is currently spreading through the midwest?
A: >Mumps<
4. Multiple choice: Exxon CEO Lee Raymond’s tax return indicates that his “total compensation package” for 2005 was $190,915 a month, a week, a day or an hour?
A: >A day (for a total of $69.7 million)<
5. Who narrowly defeated Berlusconi to be announced as the new prime minister of Italy?
A: >Romano Prodi<

Category 2: Easter
1. Easter is a movable feast. In Western Christianity, it falls on the Sunday after the first full moon on or after what?
A: >The Vernal Equinox (first day of spring)<
2. What popular Easter treat’s ingredients include marshmallow, sugar, gelatin & carnauba?
A: >Peeps!<
3. What dice game is played as an Easter tradition in Norway?
A: >Yahtzee<
4. In the Czech Republic and Hungary, what do men traditionally do to women on the morning of Easter Monday?
A: >Whip them<
5. Easter Sunday marks the end of Lent. What is the name of the day on which Lent starts?
A: >Ash Wednesday<

Category 3: Ah-nold
1. Arnold was elected Governor of California in the 2003 recall election. What was the name of the governor who was recalled?
A: >Gray Davis<
2. In what movie did Arnold star with another future governor, Jesse Ventura?
A: >Predator<
3. How many Conan movies did Arnold star in?
A: >2 (Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer)<
4. In Total Recall, Arnold plays Douglas Quaid. Who plays his wife Lori?
A: >Sharon Stone<
5. In what year was Kindergarten Cop released?
A: >1990<

Category 4: Baseball
1. What movie contains the famous line, “Are you crying? There’s no crying in baseball!”
A: >A League of Their Own<
2. What sport has surpassed baseball in popularity in terms of television rankings?
A: >American football<
3. In what year did Jackie Robinson sign for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
A: >1947<
4. Last season, Ichiro Suzuki had the highest batting average of all Mariners who played at least 20 games. Who ranked second on the team?
A: >Raul Ibanez<
5. Prior to their move to Washington, DC, what were the Nationals previously known as?
A: >The Montreal Expos<

Category 5: Passover
1. What unleavened bread is a traditional symbol of Passover?
A: >Matzo<
2. Families traditionally gather on the first night of Passover for a special dinner called a what?
A: >Seder<
3. Outside of Israel, Passover ends at sundown on what date this year?
A: >April 20th<
4. What are firstborn males expected to do on (typically) the day prior to Passover to commemorate the salvation of the Israelite firstborns during the plague in ancient Egypt?
A: >Fast<
5. When the Holy Temple was standing, what animal was sacrificed and eaten during Passover?
A: >Lamb<

Category 6: The Number 12
1. There are 12 signs of the zodiac. If you were born on August 24th, what sign would you be?
A: >Virgo<
2. Jesus had 12 apostles. A gospel dating back to 300 AD written by which one was recently translated into English and released by the National Geographic Society?
A: >Judas<
3. There are 12 months in the year. After which two-faced Roman god is the first month named?
A: >Janus<
4. What beloved chef was born on August 15th, 1912 and died two days before her birthday in 2004?
A: >Julia Child<
5. “The Twelfth” is an annual protestant celebration falling on July 12th that commemorates the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. In what country did it originate?
A: >Ireland<

Category 7: Bad Predictions
1. Charles Duell said, in 1899, “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” Where did he work?
A: >The US Patent Office<
2. In 1955, Variety magazine claimed, “It will be gone by June.” What were they talking about?
A: >Rock & roll<
3. Which Briton said, back in 1969, “It will be years – not in my time – before a woman will become Prime Minister.”
A: >Margaret Thatcher<
4. Back in 1861, Lt. Joseph Ives said, “Ours has been the first expedition, and doubtless the last, to visit this profitless locality.” What now-famous American site was he talking about?
A: >The Grand Canyon<
5. What future president, around 1820 while he was the governor of New York, wrote a letter reading, in part, “Dear Mr. President: The canal system of this country is being threatened by a new form of transportation known as 'railroads' ... As you may well know, Mr. President, 'railroad' carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of 15 miles per hour by 'engines' which, in addition to endangering life and limb of passengers, roar and snort their way through the countryside, setting fire to crops, scaring the livestock and frightening women and children. The Almighty certainly never intended that people should travel at such breakneck speed.”
A: >Martin Van Buren<

Category 8: Songs from Top 10 Albums for the Week of April 20th, 1996
What is the name of the artist?
1. No Woman, No Cry
A: >The Fugees (from The Score; #3)<
2. Don’t Look Back In Anger
A: >Oasis (from (What’s The Story) Morning Glory; #8)<
3. Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart
A: >Stone Temple Pilots (from Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop; #5)<
4. How Do U Want It?
A: >2Pac (from All Eyez On Me; #9)<
5. You Oughta Know
A: >Alanis Morissette (from Jagged Little Pill; #1)<


First place tonight was 29 points. Second place was 26 points. Congratulations and thanks to all the teams who played!

Night 2: April 10th, 2006

Category 1: Current events
1. What recently retired Mariners’ catcher was honoured with a pre-game ceremony on Saturday evening?
A: >Dan Wilson<
2. In what country was Abdul Rahman, who converted to Christianity and is now living in asylum in Italy, sentenced to death under Sharia?
A: >Afghanistan<
3. The prime minister of what country announced last Tuesday that he would step down following civil unrest and months of protest?
A: >Thailand<
4. Gwyneth Paltrow gave birth to a boy over the weekend, her & Chris Martin’s second child. What name did they give him?
A: >Moses<
5. What author was recently cleared of charges that his best-selling novel “appropriate the architecture” of an earlier work of non-fiction?
A: >Dan Brown<

Category 2: Bill Murray movies
1. Which cat did Bill Murray voice in a recent movie?
A: >Garfield<
2. Bill Murray has starred in 3 movies directed by Wes Anderson. Name two of them.
A: >Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou<
3. What is the only sequel that Bill Murray has starred in?
A: >Ghostbusters II<
4. What Bill Murray movie based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was released in 1988?
A: >Scrooged<
5. What Shakespearean character has Bill Murray played in film?
A: >Polonius (from 2000 release of Hamlet)<

Category 3: Natural products
1. What is the last name of Tom & Kate, the founders of Toms of Maine?
A: >Chappell<
2. Produce in the supermarket is labeled with a 4 or 5 digit number. With what number do all organic produce codes start?
A: >9<
3. As of 2003, organic products accounted for what percentage of all food sales? +/- 2%.
A: >1-2% (accept 0-4%)<
4. What do the letters PCC stand for in the local natural food store chain?
A: >Puget Consumers Coop<
5. What bottled juice & smoothie making company, which was founded in Santa Cruz, California and had an e-coli scare in the mid-90s with their unpasteurized apple juice, is now owned by Coca Cola?
A: >Odwalla<

Category 4: Comic strip characters
Name the following characters from the comics:

1.
A: >Susie Derkins (from Calvin & Hobbes)<
2.
A: >Luann (from Luann)<
3.
A: >Woodstock (from Peanuts)<
4.
A: >Nermal (from Garfield)<
5.
A: >Milquetoast (from Bloom County/Outland)<

Category 5: Who said?
1. Which comedic actor and later game show host said, “Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”
A: >Groucho Marx<
2. Which actress, born in 1893 and renowned for her wit and innuendo, said, “It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.”
A: >Mae West<
3. Which literary character said, “Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.” I want the character, not the author…
A: >Ford Prefect<
4. Which influential and revered author - credited by William Faulkner as being “the first truly American writer” - said, “Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.”
A: >Mark Twain<
5. Which model & actress had her signature quote, “That’s hot,” trademarked?
A: >Paris Hilton<

Category 6: Science!
1. What kind of symmetry is exhibited in starfish?
A: >Radial<
2. What does a sphygmomanometer measure?
A: >Blood pressure<
3. A recent study published in the American Heart Journal demonstrated that what had no effect on the outcome of coronary artery bypass surgery?
A: >Prayer<
4. What is the term for the change of a solid directly into a gas, skipping the liquid phase (such as dry ice)?
A: >Sublimation<
5. The first astronaut from what country recently returned to Earth from the International Space Station?
A: >Brazil<

Category 7: The American Revolution
1. In what town in Massachusetts was the first musket shot of the war fired?
A: >Lexington<
2. What was the name of the treaty that formally ended the revolutionary war?
A: >Treaty of Paris<
3. Other than the Americans, three other countries fought on the side of the revolutionaries. Name two of them.
A: >France, Netherlands, Spain<
4. George Washington was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and was later elected president. Who served as his vice-president?
A: >John Adams<
5. Whose signature was the first to grace the Declaration of Independence?
A: >John Hancock<

Category 8: Country of Origin
I’m going to play an excerpt from a song. Tell me what country the group or individual is from.
1. Vökuró – Björk
A: >Iceland<
2. Darts of Pleasure – Franz Ferdinand
A: >Scotland<
3. Khoomei – Huun Huur Tu
A: >Tuva<
4. Neighborhood #2 (Laika) – The Arcade Fire
A: >Canada<
5. Barbie Girl - Aqua
A: >Denmark<
Bonus. O Pastor – Madredeus
A: >Portugal<


Tonight's winning score was 35 points (out of 41 possible). Second place was 30 points. Thanks to all the teams who played!

Night 1: April 3rd, 2006

Category 1: Beginnings
1. The League of Nations was the predecessor to the United Nations. At the time of its founding, in 1919, what were the two official languages?
A: >English & French<
2. Who is the football player widely credit with inventing the “spike” touchdown celebration?
A: >Homer Jones<
3. What was the name of the first Mickey Mouse cartoon with sound?
A: >Steamboat Willie<
4. In what city was the first season of The Real World set?
A: >New York<
5. Romulus and Remus are the mythical founders of ancient Rome. Which, according to Livy, served as the first King of Rome?
A: >Romulus<

Category 2: Poland
1. Which Polish-born composer wrote this piece? (piece played was Grande Valse Brilliante).
A: >Frederic Chopin<
2. In what year did Poland join the European Union?
A: >2004<
3. Although Poland is part of the EU, it has not yet adopted the Euro as its currency. What is the Polish currency?
A: >Zloty<
4. What is the name of the Polish national airline?
A: >Lot<
5. Pope John Paul II was Polish. Where was his predecessor from?
A: >Italy<

Category 3: Alcohol
1. When we talk about drinking alcohol, we’re referring to ethanol. What is the molecular formula for ethanol?
A: >C₂H₅OH<
2. What liquor did the US congress declare to be “America’s Native Spirit” in 1964?
A: >Bourbon<
3. Prohibition in the US was enacted by the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. Which amendment repealed it?
A: >21st<
4. What berry is distilled with white grain spirit to produce gin?
A: >Juniper<
5. In the brewing of beer, one of the stages consists of an unfermented solution of cereal sugars. What is the term for this mixture?
A: >Wort<

Category 4: Reality TV
1. American Idol has made a few people household names. In which season of the show were Americans introduced to William Hung?
A: >Season 3<
2. One of the key precursors to modern reality TV was the show COPS. What year did it debut?
A: >1989<
3. Name three members of the Fab Five on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and what their specialty is. First names only is fine.
A: >Jai (culture), Ted (food), Kyan (grooming), Carson (fashion), Thom (interior design)<
4. Jim Carrey starred as Truman Burbank in “The Truman Show,” a movie about reality TV taken to the next level. What was the name of the town/island where Truman lives?
A: >Seahaven Island<
5. In episode seven of season two of Project Runway, the contestants were asked to design a dress for which figure skater?
A: >Sasha Cohen<

Category 5: Combinames
The answers in this category will be a combination of two people’s names. For example, the answer to “The author of Get Shorty & Beautiful Losers” would be “Elmore Leonard Cohen”, combining Elmore Leonard and Leonard Cohen.

1. A Pulitzer Prize winning conservative journalist and a Fresh Prince.
A: >George F. Will Smith<
2. A country singer with his own brand of biodiesel who was instrumental in defeating apartheid.
A: >Willie Nelson Mandela<
3. Robin Hood’s friend and a Jacobean composer of sonnets.
A: >Little John Donne<
4. Supreme Court Justice blinded by science.
A: >Clarence Thomas Dolby<
5. Partner of Oscar Wilde who penned the adventures of Arthur Dent.
A: >Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas Adams<

Category 6: Africa!
1. On March 29th there was a total solar eclipse. Over what African country was it at its maximum?
A: >Libya<
2. South Africa has three capitals – an administrative, a legislative and a judicial. Name 2 of the 3.
A: >Capetown, Pretoria, Bloemfontein<
3. What country contains the Easternmost point in Africa?
A: >Somalia<
4. There are two types of African elephant – the Forest Elephant and the Savanna Elephant. Which is generally larger?
A: >Savanna<
5. Madagascar is an island nation of the East coast of Africa. Is it the 3rd, 4th or 5th largest island in the world?
A: >4th largest<

Category 7: Sports
1. For many years, the Summer & Winter Olympics were held in the same year (albeit in different locations). Which year was the first in which only the Olympic Winter Games were held?
A: >1994 - Lillehammer<
2. Which team knocked the Huskies out of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament?
A: >UConn<
3. Opening day is here! How many seasons has Jamie Moyer now been with the Seattle Mariners?
A: >11 seasons<
4. In the movie Slapshot, what is the surname of the three brothers who join the team and start fights at every opportunity?
A: >Hanson<
5. Who won the men’s singles tennis title at the Australian Open this year?
A: >Roger Federer<

Category 8: New Wave (audio category - song was played, answer is the artist)
1. Our House
A: >Madness<
2. I Melt With You
A: >Modern English<
3. I Ran (So Far Away)
A: >Flock of Seagulls<
4. Metro
A: >Berlin<
5. Hold Me Now
A: >Thompson Twins<


The winning score tonight was 32 points. Second place was 25 points. Congratulations and thanks to all who played!

Trivia at Kozak's!

Greetings! This is the official blog for Monday night trivia at Kozak's Bar and Grill on Capitol Hill in Seattle, WA. This blog will have the questions (and answers) from past trivia nights as well as information about upcoming events.

Trivia information:
WHERE: Kozak's Bar & Grill (332 15th Ave E)
WHEN: Monday nights. Sign up starts at 7:30PM, trivia begins at 8PM.
TEAM SIZE: Maximum of 6 people per team. No cell phones, PDAs, etc!
PRIZES: First place gets 20% off their tab; second place gets 10% off.
COST TO PLAY: None!

Kozak's has a fabulous selection of beers and liquors for very reasonable prices. Additionally, there is an extensive food menu including tasty burgers and various items with the house-smoked meats and cheeses. Monday nights are also all-you-can-eat ribs night!

If you have any questions, please leave a comment!