Guest host for next 4 weeks

If you were at Kozak's on Monday night you may have heard me mention that I will be out of town at the World Cup in Germany for the next few weeks. During that time, however, Monday night trivia will continue (the mere lack of my presence is not enough to derail the juggernaut of trivia!) under the very able command of Chad. Fret not then, my fellow trivia seekers, and be at Kozak's on Monday to further tax your minds!

Night 10: June 5th, 2006

Category 1: Current Events
1. Which country, formerly part of Yugoslavia, declared its independence on Saturday after a May 21st referendum?
A: >Montenegro<
2. Which comedian won the Generation Award (for lifetime achievement) at this year’s MTV Movie Awards?
A: >Jim Carrey<
3. The final men’s singles match of this year’s French Open is expected to be contested by Roger Federer and which Spanish tennis player who won last year’s competition?
A: >Rafael Nadal<
4. Alan Garcia won Sunday’s presidential election in what South American country?
A: >Peru<
5. Which two teams will meet Thursday night for the first game of the NBA finals?
A: >Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat<

Category 2: Michael Jackson
1. Which Michael Jackson album is the top-selling album of all time?
A: >Thriller<
2. In1985, Michael Jackson had a falling out with a famous friend because Jackson bought the rights to almost the entire musical catalog of what band?
A: >The Beatles<
3. Which director was hired to direct the video for Bad?
A: >Martin Scorsese<
4. For which song did Michael Jackson win his first solo Grammy?
A: >Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough<
5. Which guitarist played the solo on the song Beat It?
A: >Eddie Van Halen<

Category 3: Populists
1. What is the nickname of the current president of Brazil?
A: >Lula<
2. Which brothers collected German folklore to “gather the Teutonic spirit” and help create a German identity?
A: >Brothers Grimm<
3. Juan Perón was hugely popular with the people of what country, where he served as president for three terms?
A: >Argentina<
4. Aung San Suu Kyi is a non-violent pro-democracy activist who has been under house arrest off and on since 1989 in what country?
A: >Myanmar/Burma<
5. Which former KKK leader, who was imprisoned in 2003 for tax evasion and mail fraud, ran for president in 1988 as the Populist Party candidate?
A: >David Duke<


Category 4: Hinky Pinky
In this category, the clues given describe an answer that is a pair of rhyming words with the same number of syllables. For example, “seafood spread” could be “clam jam”. I’m not going to tell you the number of syllables for each question though…
1. A person who lives in the basement
A: >Cellar dweller<
2. A Norseman on wheels
A: >Biking Viking<
3. Apian patellae
A: >Bee’s knees<
4. The White House
A: >President’s residence<
5. Onion boat
A: >Scallion galleon<

Category 5: Food
1. By what name are the thymus and pancreas of cattle usually known when they are served as food?
A: >Sweetbreads<
2. If you order “unagi” in a Japanese restaurant, what type of animal will you be eating?
A: >Freshwater eel<
3. What Scandinavian specialty is made from air-dried whitefish and lye?
A: >Lutefisk<
4. Which one of the following is considered a “true” berry by botanical standards: Blueberry, grape, raspberry, or banana?
A: >Grape<
5. Madagascar is the world’s largest producer of what flavouring, derived from the seedpods of a specific genus of orchids?
A: >Vanilla<

Category 6: The World Cup
1. Who won the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea?
A: >Brazil<
2. In what country was the first World Cup held? A bonus point if you can name the year.
A: >Uruguay, 1930<
3. What is the acronym for the confederation to which the US belongs?
A: >CONCACAF<
4. How many people are estimated to have watched the final of the 2002 World Cup: 550 million, 820 million, 1.1 billion, 1.6 billion?
A: >1.1 billion<
5. Name one of the two countries that have won 3 World Cups.
A: >Germany, Italy<


Category 7: The WB
1. What show, created by Josh Whedon and which premiered in 1997, was the first big hit for the WB and also helped launch the career of Sarah Michelle Gellar?
A: >Buffy the Vampire Slayer<
2. What hidden camera show featuring characters such as Brad “B-Rad” Gluckman and Virginia Hamm would tell victims that they’d been “X’ed” when it came time to reveal the gag?
A: >The Jamie Kennedy Experiment<
3. In January 2006, what supernatural WB program in its eighth year became the longest running show ever with all-female leads, surpassing Laverne & Shirley?
A: >Charmed<
4. Which actor played Dawson Leery on Dawson’s Creek?
A: >James Van Der Beek<
5. Which WB drama, currently in its fourth season and which has not been renewed for the fall, follows characters in a small fictional town in Colorado?
A: >Everwood<

Category 8: Songs about places
Name the artist.
1. Beverly Hills
A: >Weezer<
2. Aenima
A: >Tool<
3. Private Idaho
A: >B-52s<
4. California Dreaming
A: >The Mamas and the Papas<
5. NYC
A: >Interpol<



East Coast Offense, a team of two, won the best average score prize tonight with a total score of 28. The_Underscores placed second with 31 points while Mostly Good Girls took first place with 32 points. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone for playing!