End of Trivia at Kozak's

As you may have heard, Monday the 7th of August was the final trivia night at Kozak's. Unfortunately, due to some changes in place it was no longer feasible to continue. I've had a lot of fun Quiz-Mastering these last few months and I thank everyone who has joined in, both at Kozak's and through this blog.

I don't currently have plans to start hosting trivia anywhere else; however, I certainly wouldn't rule it out. If I do decide to start again, I'll post information on this blog and send a short note out to the trivia mailing list (subscribe here; no spam, restricted posting) so those would be the best ways to find out.

Thanks again for all of your support!

Night 19: August 7th, 2006

Note: Monday the 7th of August was the final trivia night at Kozak's.


Category 1: Current Events
1. Which actor took out an ad in Variety magazine, pledging “to never work with Mel Gibson – actor, director, producer and anti-Semite”?
A: >Rob Schneider<
2. How many consecutive defeats have the Mariners suffered this season at the hands of the Oakland A’s?
A: >Twelve<
3. Tens of thousands of people from around the world gathered on Sunday to remember what World War II event on its 61st anniversary?
A: >Bombing of Hiroshima<
4. In recent polls, Ned Lamont was leading the incumbent senator by about six points in what state’s democratic primary?
A: >Connecticut<
5. The Blue Angels buzzed Seattle this weekend as part of the annual Seafair festivities. During the performance, do any of the aircraft pass Mach 1?
A: >No (fastest speed is about 700mph, just below Mach 1)<

Category 2: Company initials
What do (or did) the following company names stand for?
1. IBM
A: >International Business Machines<
2. GEICO
A: >Government Employees Insurance Company<
3. B&O (railroad)
A: >Baltimore & Ohio<
4. AT&T
A: >American Telephone & Telegraph<
5. UPN
A: >United Paramount Network<

Category 3: Finales
1. Which character was killed in the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer but was later resurrected as part of the spin-off series Angel?
A: >Spike<
2. In the final scene of the series finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Captain Picard for the first time joins the senior staff in what activity?
A: >Weekly poker game<
3. At the end of the final episode of Sex and the City, the audience learns that Mr. Big’s first name is what?
A: >John<
4. Which character confessed to cheating during “The Contest” in the series finale of Seinfeld?
A: >George<
5. The finale of what show is the top network telecast of all time in the US, with 60.2% of households watching?
A: >M*A*S*H<

Category 4: Classical music
Name the composer.
1. Piano Sonata, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight); 1st movement
A: >Ludwig van Beethoven<
2. The Planets, Op. 32; Mars, the Bringer of War
A: >Gustav Holst<
3. Toccata and Fugue in d minor, BWV 565
A: >Johann Sebastian Bach<
4. La donna è mobile from Rigoletto
A: >Giuseppe Verdi<
5. The Four Seasons; Autumn, Concerto in F major, op. No. 3; 3rd movement
A: >Antonio Vivaldi<

Category 5: Better known as…
I’ll give you someone’s real name, you tell me by what name they’re more famously known.
1. Singer Paul Hewson?
A: >Bono<
2. Musician Jayceon Terell Taylor?
A: >The Game<
3. Nobel Prize winner Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu?
A: >Mother Teresa<
4. Writer Eric Arthur Blair?
A: >George Orwell<
5. Singer Faroukh Bulsara?
A: >Freddie Mercury<

Category 6: Royalty
1. Which French king held the longest reign of any European monarch, at 72 years?
A: >Louis XIV (The Sun King)<
2. The House of Windsor is the current Royal House of the United Kingdom. Who was the first monarch of the House of Windsor?
A: >George V<
3. Which country has the longest currently reigning monarch, at 60 years?
A: >Thailand (King Bhumibol Adulyadej aka King Rama IX)<
4. Prince Charles is first in the line of succession to the British throne. Who is second?
A: >Prince William<
5. According to the Act of Succession of 1810, which country’s monarch must come from within the House of Bernadotte and must be a Christian?
A: >Sweden’s<

Category 7: Last lines
I’ll quote the last line of a movie, you tell me what movie it’s from.
1. “After all, tomorrow is another day.”
A: >Gone With The Wind<
2. “Sure, I could have stayed in the past. I could have even been king. But in my own way, I am king. Hail to the king, baby.”
A: >Army of Darkness<
3. “This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off.”
A: >Alien<
4. “You finally really did it. You maniacs! You blew it up! God damn you! God damn you all to hell!”
A: >Planet of the Apes<
5. “You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry: you will someday.”
A: >American Beauty<
6. "Say friend, you got any more of that good sarsparilla?"
A: >The Big Lebowski<

Category 8: Audio mystery category…
Name the artist.
1. Cry Me A River
A: >Justin Timberlake (2004 – Best Male Pop Vocal Performance)<
2. Happiness In Slavery
A: >Nine Inch Nails (1996 – Best Metal Performance)<
3. Ready to Run
A: >Dixie Chicks (2000 - Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal)<
4. If I Ain’t Got You
A: >Alicia Keys (2005 – Best Female R&B Vocal Performance)<
5. Crawling
A: >Linkin Park (2002 – Best Hard Rock Performance)<
Bonus: What do all of these songs have in common?
A: >They are all songs that have won Grammy Awards.<



The best average score was 23 points by Frown Huggers, a three person team. Beer Spill #1 took second place with 26 points while Deflated Maus took first place with a total of 28 points. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone who has participated over the last 19 weeks!

Night 18: July 31st, 2006

Category 1: Current Events
1. What movie took the number one spot at the box office this weekend?
A: >Miami Vice<
2. The Clerics on Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council have banned that country’s Muslims from using what wrinkle remover for fear that it may contain some substances derived from pigs?
A: >Botox<
3. Which actor was arrested in California on Friday for a DUI and allegedly made several anti-semitic remarks to sheriff’s deputies?
A: >Mel Gibson<
4. A couple in Massachusetts have been charged with practicing medicine without a license after a woman died undergoing what procedure in her home?
A: >Liposuction<
5. Lance Bass recently outed himself and indicated that his boyfriend is Reichen Lehmkuhl, the winner of which reality TV show?
A: >Amazing Race (4th season)<

Category 2: Debunked Science
1. It is understood now that light does not need a medium through which to travel. Prior to this discovery, what was the name of the substance thought to be the medium?
A: >Ether<
2. The germ theory of disease was preceded by a belief that diseases such as cholera and the Black Plague were caused by a noxious form of bad air known as what?
A: >Miasma<
3. Hippocrates believed that the balance of four substances – blood, black bile, yellow bile and phlegm – determined the health of the body. What is the collective name for these four substances?
A: >The Humours<
4. The Steady State theory was introduced by Fred Hoyle, Thomas Gold and others in 1948 as an alternative to which widely accepted theory?
A: >The Big Bang Theory<
5. The Phlogiston Theory held that phlogiston was a substance without color, odor, taste or weight that could be liberated from a material by what process?
A: >Burning it<

Category 3: Coaches
1. Prior to coaching the Seahawks, Mike Holmgren was head coach of what NFL team?
A: >Green Bay Packers<
2. Which World Series winning manager started his playing career with the Montreal Expos in 1981 and also spent time with the Cubs, Reds, Indians and Brewers during his 10-year playing career?
A: >Terry Francona<
3. Who is the head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes?
A: >Wayne Gretzky<
4. John Madden is most well known as a color commentator. Which team did Madden coach from 1969-1978 including a win at Superbowl XI?
A: >Oakland Raiders<
5. Which coach was selected as one of the ten greatest coaches in the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Star team and has been head coach for five championships – 4 with the Lakers and 1 with the Heat?
A: >Pat Riley<

Category 4: Word Puzzles
1. What type of tree, native to the US, contains all five vowels?
A: >Sequoia<
2. There is a seven letter word made up solely of the letters A, E, R & S. Take away all the “R”s and you are left with a five letter word that can mean “alleviates”. From this word, take away the “E”s and you are left with a three letter word that informally describes a body part or perhaps someone who is an idiot. Remove the “S”s and you are left with a one letter article. What is the initial seven letter word?
A: >Erasers (Eases, Ass, A)<
3. What Oscar winning movie would spell your phone number, if your phone number were 244-2246?
A: >Chicago<
4. Take an eight letter word which means “brings to life”. Removing one letter and reversing the remaining letters gives a word meaning “enduring strength”. What was the original eight letter word?
A: >Animates (Stamina)<
5. Take a seven letter word which means “come from within”. Move the first letter of the word to the end and you now have a word which describes an aquatic mammal. What is the first word?
A: >Emanate (Manatee)<

Category 5: Gay Celebrities
1. How many members of the Indigo Girls are openly gay?
A: >2 (or both of them – Amy Ray & Emily Saliers)<
2. Which singer, frontman of heavy metal band Judas Priest, came out in 1998?
A: >Rob Halford<
3. Which British actor who came out in 1989 played Julia Robert’s gay best friend in My Best Friend’s Wedding and Madonna’s gay best friend in The Next Best Thing?
A: >Rupert Everett<
4. Which avant-garde composer, famous for his aleatoric pieces, was life partner to choreographer Merce Cunningham?
A: >John Cage<
5. Which tennis player who won Wimbledon this year came out in 1999 following the semi-finals of the Australian Open?
A: >Amelie Mauresmo<

Category 6: Presidents
1. Which president went on to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
A: >William Howard Taft<
2. Which two presidents are the only ones to have been impeached, both unsuccessfully?
A: >Andrew Johnson & Bill Clinton<
3. What is the greatest number of former presidents alive at any time in American history?
A: >Five (for example, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr, & Clinton from 1/20/01 to 6/5/04)<
4. Which former president was elected as vice-president and succeeded Zachary Taylor following Taylor’s death; did not run for the presidency following his term in office; and then four years later ran for president as the Know Nothing Party candidate, finishing third in the voting?
A: >Millard Fillmore<
5. Who is the only person to have held two non-consecutive terms as president?
A: >Grover Cleveland<

Category 7: Mystery Category
1. What was the callsign for Lieutenant Pete Mitchell in the movie Top Gun?
A: >Maverick<
2. The amount of thermal energy necessary to change one gram of a substance from solid to liquid is known as its heat of what?
A: >Fusion<
3. If you were born on May 19th, what would your star sign be?
A: >Taurus<
4. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, which type of skiing was made up of four events – men’s & women’s moguls & aerials.
A: >Freestyle<
5. Which Journey album, released in 1981, features the track “Don’t Stop Believin”?
A: >Escape<
Bonus: What do all these answers have in common?
A: >They are all models of Ford cars<

Category 8: “Weird Al”
I’ll play a Weird Al track, you tell me the artist he’s parodying.
1. A Complicated Song
A: >Avril Lavigne (Complicated)<
2. I Think I’m A Clone Now
A: >Tiffany (I Think We’re Alone Now) [Originally by Tommy James & The Shondells]<
3. Pretty Fly for a Rabbi
A: >The Offspring<
4. She Drives Like Crazy
A: >Fine Young Cannibals<
5. You’re Pitiful
A: >James Blunt<



The best average score was 24 points for Groundhogs, a two person team. Second place was claimed by The Goatses with 31 points. The first place winners were B Tests with 32 points. Congratulations to the winners and thanks everyone for playing!