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!
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!
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