Night 8: May 22nd, 2006

Category 1: Current Events
1. Which is the only Canadian team in the final four of the NHL playoffs?
A: >The Edmonton Oilers<
2. Which new double-decker aircraft arrived safely at Heathrow airport last week for its first flight into the UK?
A: >The Airbus A380<
3. Barbaro’s injury overshadowed Bernadini’s win in which Triple Crown race, run on Saturday?
A: >The Preakness<
4. Who won the mayoral election in New Orleans?
A: >Ray Nagin<
5. Which singer kicked off her world tour, titled “Confessions,” on Sunday night at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California?
A: >Madonna<

Category 2: Astronomy
1. What is the Latin name for the constellation also known as the Big Dipper or the Plough?
A: >Ursa Major<
2. Which is the closest star system to our solar system?
A: >Alpha Centauri<
3. Which of the following stars is brightest when viewed from Earth: Betelgeuse, Rigel, Sirius or Vega?
A: >Sirius<
4. Which Western astronomer is generally credited with reviving the theory of heliocentrism in the 16th century?
A: >Nicolas Copernicus<
5. What astronomical unit is defined as the distance from the Earth to a star that has a parallax of one arcsecond and is roughly equal to 3.16 light years?
A: >A parsec<

Category 3: Name that show
Name the TV show in which each of the following characters appear:
1. Bender
A: >Futurama<
2. Chrissy Snow
A: >Three’s Company<
3. Margaret J. Houlihan
A: >M*A*S*H<
4. Luke Danes
A: >Gilmore Girls<
5. Wilbur Post
A: >Mr. Ed<

Category 4: African geography
A map of Africa was provided with 5 countries marked 1-5. Participants were asked to identify the countries.
1. Sudan
2. Ivory Coast
3. Algeria
4. Kenya
5. Angola

Category 5: Sports cities
I’ll name a team, you tell me what city they’re associated with.
1. The Red Bulls
A: >New York (MLS)<
2. The Flames
A: >Calgary (NHL)<
3. The Falcons
A: >Atlanta (NFL) – also, Newcastle (Rugby)<
4. The soccer team Lazio
A: >Rome<
5. The Shock
A: >Detroit (WNBA)<

Category 6: The Military
1. Which rank is higher in the US Army: Captain, Colonel or Major?
A: >Colonel<
2. Which country has the largest number of active troops (as of 2004)?
A: >China (with 2,255,000)<
3. What is the highest military decoration awarded in the US?
A: >The Medal of Honor<
4. Who is Colonel-in-Chief of several military regiments, including the Royal Dragoon Guards, the Black Watch, the Royal Gurkha Rifles, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, and The Royal Winnipeg Rifles?
A: >Prince Charles<
5. Which Central American country was the first to constitutionally abolish its military?
A: >Costa Rica<

Category 7: Video games
1. Which video game featured the characters Johnny Cage, Raiden & Sub-Zero?
A: >Mortal Kombat<
2. In which early video game does Mario need to jump over barrels thrown by a giant ape?
A: >Donkey Kong<
3. Which video game system had Bonk, the “Cave Dude with an Attitude,” as its most visible and principal character?
A: >Turbografx 16<
4. Which video game consists of Samus Aran infiltrating Zebes and attempting to destroy Mother Brain?
A: >Metroid<
5. According to Strategy Analytics, which company dominates the worldwide video game console market with a 66% share?
A: >Sony<

Category 8: Music - Grunge
Name the artist.
1. Verse Chorus Verse
A: >Nirvana<
2. Hunger Strike
A: >Temple of the Dog<
3. Rusty Cage
A: >Soundgarden<
4. Touch Me I’m Sick
A: >Mudhoney<
5. Nearly Lost You
A: >Screaming Trees<



The best average score prize was won by Driving While Asian, a team of two with a total score of 30. First place was awarded to Tractorhead with a score of 34; California, Here We Come finished second with 31 points. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who played!