Came in 4th at a Trivia Tournament - How will you do?

[Uzumaki]

These were the ones that I could answer without guessing.

First Round (These ones were pretty easy IMO, we got 28/30)
Who played Pvt. Ryan in Saving Private Ryan?

Spoiler

Matt Damon

Is a Chinese checker board square- or star-shaped?

Spoiler

Star

To the nearest mile, what is the length of a marathon?

Spoiler

26.2

What current talk show host was a star on Taxi and Who's the Boss?

Spoiler

Tony Danza

Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

Spoiler

Washington Irving

Eels can swim the same speed forward and backward, true or false?

Spoiler

True

Who was the voice of Donkey in Shrek?

Spoiler

Eddie Murphy

What state is Long Island in?

Spoiler

New York State

What singer recently married Jennifer Lopez?

Spoiler

Marc Anthony

What space station, completed in 1986, crashed to Earth in 2001?

Spoiler

Mir

What restaurant was created by Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis?

Spoiler

Planet Hollywood

What kind of animal is a shoat?

Spoiler

Pig

What is Montana's postal abbreviation?

Spoiler

MT

What movie did Sean Penn and Tim Robbins both won Oscars for in 2004?

Spoiler

Mystic River

What kind of car did Claire Fisher drive to high school in Six Feet Under on HBO?

Spoiler

A hearse

Round 2 (We did alright. 12/20. Barely enough to advance)
What ancient Egyptian word means "one who lives in the palace"?

Spoiler

Pharaoh

Sirius Satellite Radio is named for a star in a constellation that resembles what kind of animal?

Spoiler

A dog (Canis Major)

What two world figures met for the first time in June 1997 and died within a week of each other in August of that year?

Spoiler

Princess Diana and Mother Teresa

Prior to 2004, what was the last year the Olympics were held in Greece?

Spoiler

1896

Round 3
What is Luke Skywalker's home planet?

Spoiler

Tatooine

Sudden Death (three teams tied for first place at the end of round three)

None for me.

 

[LightPhoenix]

I would have failed miserably. I'm terrible at trivia.

Anal retentive biology/language rant: Amphibian does not mean "double life". Amphi- means "both", especially in sciences. Amphipathic is a good example, meaning it will dissolve in both polar (water-like) and non-polar (oil-like) substances. Amphitheater is another, though in this case amphi- means "around" rather than "both". It's much like ambi-, as in ambivalent or ambidextrous.

 

[tarchon]

I would have failed miserably. I'm terrible at trivia.

Anal retentive biology/language rant: Amphibian does not mean "double life". Amphi- means "both", especially in sciences.

The second morpheme in "amphibian" is from the Greek "bios," which means "life." Double, both, eh.