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

Went to my third Trivia Bee benefitting Project Literacy last night. There were about thirty teams of three, and we squeaked by into the finals, only to tie for 4th with about four or five other teams with an 8/10 on our final round answers. Let's see how you guys do.

First Round (These ones were pretty easy IMO, we got 28/30)
Do drone bees have stingers?
No
Who played Pvt. Ryan in Saving Private Ryan?
Matt Damon
Jimmy Carter was governor of which state?
Georgia
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
Name either of the two Texas baseball teams.
Houston Astros & Texas Rangers
Is a Chinese checker board square- or star-shaped?
Star
Jared Fogle is the spokesman for which fast food eatery?
Subway
What class of vertebrates has a name which means "double life"?
Amphibian
To the nearest mile, what is the length of a marathon?
26.2
Barry Manilow, before he became a star in his own right, was an accompanist for which famous woman singer?
Bette Midler
What current talk show host was a star on Taxi and Who's the Boss?
Tony Danza
What city changed the name of their airport to John Lennon Airport?
Liverpool
Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Washington Irving
Eels can swim the same speed forward and backward, true or false?
True
Which star of That 70's Show was a bio major at Univ. of Iowa?
Ashton Kutcher
First it was Candlestick, then 3Com. Now which company recently bought the naming rights to the San Francisco 49er's stadium?
Monster Cable
Who was the voice of Donkey in Shrek?
Eddie Murphy
Who is the first woman to hold a leadership position in the House of Representatives?
Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader
Who is Spongebob Squarepants's starfish friend?
Patrick
What national cooking contest was won by a man for the first time in 1996?
Pillsbury Bake-Off
What state is Long Island in?
New York State
What president's state aircraft was called the Independence?
Harry S. Truman
What singer recently married Jennifer Lopez?
Marc Anthony
What team beat the Lakers to win the 2004 NBA Championship?
Detroit Pistons
What space station, completed in 1986, crashed to Earth in 2001?
Mir
What restaurant was created by Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis?
Planet Hollywood
What kind of animal is a shoat?
Pig
What is Montana's postal abbreviation?
MT
What movie did Sean Penn and Tim Robbins both won Oscars for in 2004?
Mystic River
What kind of car did Claire Fisher drive to high school in Six Feet Under on HBO?
A hearse

Round 2 (We did alright. 12/20. Barely enough to advance)
What is the Beehive State?
Utah
What show was the surprise Tony winner for best musical?
Avenue Q
What ancient Egyptian word means "one who lives in the palace"?
Pharaoh
Who won the Senate seat vacated by Barry Goldwater in 1986?
John McCain
What lightweight gas makes up 90% of Jupiter's mass?
Hydrogen
What hockey team is named after the nickname for the U.S. Army's 85th Division?
Chicago Blackhawks
What Doonesbury character recently lost a leg in the Iraq war?
BD
What current country were both chocolate and vanilla first discovered in?
Mexico
Who played the president in Dr. Strangelove?
Peter Sellars
Who won the 2004 Grammy for Album of the Year?
Outkast
Who is the current mayor of NYC?
Michael Bloomberg
Sirius Satellite Radio is named for a star in a constellation that resembles what kind of animal?
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?
Princess Diana and Mother Teresa
Joe Klein (as Anonymous) wrote what thinly-veiled account of the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign?
Primary Colors
What dirge-like US military bugle call was written by General Daniel Butterfield in 1862?
Taps
Prior to 2004, what was the last year the Olympics were held in Greece?
1896
North Dakota is nicknamed the Flickertail State for what kind of animal?
Squirrel
What are the colorful cloths worn by Survivor contestants called?
Buffs
Who invented the rocking chair, Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson?
Benjamin Franklin
I forgot to put that last one in and one other. I'll edit it back in when I remember what it was.

Round 3
Who's on the $50 bill?
Ulysses S. Grant
What sports league's 16th annual championship game was won by the San Jose Sabercats in 2004?
Arena Football League
Which car color recently eclipsed white as the most popular?
Silver
What "sweathog" actor and pilot had a hit album in 1976?
John Travolta
What first-year show won Best Comedy at the 2004 Emmy Awards?
Arrested Development
Violetta Chamorro is the leader of what Central American country?
Nicaragua
What inner-city comic strip features the characters Huey and Riley Freeman?
The Boondocks
What Constitutional amendment abolished slavery?
The 13th Amendment
What is Luke Skywalker's home planet?
Tatooine
What man is both the youngest and oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense?
Donald Rumsfeld

Sudden Death (three teams tied for first place at the end of round three)
"Rocket Boys", NASA engineer Homer Hickam's biography, was made into which film whose title is an anagram of Rocket Boys?
October Sky
"There's No Business Like Show Business" is from which Broadway musical?
Annie Get Your Gun

Now no fair googling.
 
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These are just my answers, and aren't intended to be *correct*. :)


no
Matt Damon
Georgia
global positioning system
Astros? Oilers?
star-shaped
Subway
?
20 miles?
Barbara Streisand?
?
Liverpool?
?
false
Ashton Kucher
Staples?
Eddie Murphy
?
?
Betty Crocker cooking contest?
New York
Truman?
?
?
Mir
Planet Hollywood
Goat/sheep
MT
?
Herst(sp)

round 2
?
Producers?
pharoah?
?
hyrdogen
Rangers
?
Mexico?
?
Nelly?
Bloomberg
?
?
?
Taps
?
?
?

round 3
Grant
indoor soccer?
?
?
Scrubs
?
?
?
Tatooine

sudden death
?
?

Not so good I'm guessing. Some of those are really hard.
 

Tarrasque Wrangler said:
Went to my third Trivia Bee benefitting Project Literacy last night. There were about thirty teams of three, and we squeaked by into the finals, only to tie for 4th with about four or five other teams with an 8/10 on our final round answers. Let's see how you guys do.

First Round (These ones were pretty easy IMO, we got 28/30)
Do drone bees have stingers? No
Who played Pvt. Ryan in Saving Private Ryan? Matt Damon
Jimmy Carter was governor of which state? Georgia
What does GPS stand for? Global Positioning System
Name either of the two Texas baseball teams.
Is a Chinese checker board square- or star-shaped? Star
Jared Fogle is the spokesman for which fast food eatery?
What class of vertebrates has a name which means "double life"?
To the nearest mile, what is the length of a marathon?
Barry Manilow, before he became a star in his own right, was an accompanist for which famous woman singer?
What current talk show host was a star on Taxi and Who's the Boss? Tony Danza
What city changed the name of their airport to John Lennon Airport?
Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Eels can swim the same speed forward and backward, true or false?
Which star of That 70's Show was a bio major at Univ. of Iowa? Ashton Kutcher [And how do I knwo this? Because it's in every frickin' movie theatre I go to...]
First it was Candlestick, then 3Com. Now which company recently bought the naming rights to the San Francisco 49er's stadium?
Who was the voice of Donkey in Shrek? Eddie Murphy
Who is the first woman to hold a leadership position in the House of Representatives?
Who is Spongebob Squarepants's starfish friend?
What national cooking contest was won by a man for the first time in 1996?
What state is Long Island in? New York
What president's state aircraft was called the Independence?
What singer recently married Jennifer Lopez?
What team beat the Lakers to win the 2004 NBA Championship?
What space station, completed in 1986, crashed to Earth in 2001? Mir
What restaurant was created by Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis? Planet Hollywood
What kind of animal is a shoat? It is a baby pig
What is Montana's postal abbreviation?
What movie did Sean Penn and Tim Robbins both won Oscars for in 2004?
What kind of car did Claire Fisher drive to high school in Six Feet Under on HBO?

Round 2 (We did alright. 12/20. Barely enough to advance)
What is the Beehive State?
What show was the surprise Tony winner for best musical?
What ancient Egyptian word means "one who lives in the palace"?
Who won the Senate seat vacated by Barry Goldwater in 1986?
What lightweight gas makes up 90% of Jupiter's mass? Hydrogen
What hockey team is named after the nickname for the U.S. Army's 85th Division?
What Doonesbury character recently lost a leg in the Iraq war? BD
What current country were both chocolate and vanilla first discovered in?
Who played the president in Dr. Strangelove?
Who won the 2004 Grammy for Album of the Year?
Who is the current mayor of NYC?
Sirius Satellite Radio is named for a star in a constellation that resembles what kind of animal? Dog
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?
Joe Klein (as Anonymous) wrote what thinly-veiled account of the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign?
What dirge-like US military bugle call was written by General Daniel Butterfield in 1862? Taps
Prior to 2004, what was the last year the Olympics were held in Greece?
North Dakota is nicknamed the Flickertail State for what kind of animal?
What are the colorful cloths worn by Survivor contestants called?

Round 3
Who's on the $50 bill?
What sports league's 16th annual championship game was won by the San Jose Sabercats in 2004?
Which car color recently eclipsed white as the most popular?
What "sweathog" actor and pilot had a hit album in 1976?
What first-year show won Best Comedy at the 2004 Emmy Awards?
Violetta Chamorro is the leader of what Central American country?
What inner-city comic strip features the characters Huey and Riley Freeman? Boondocks
What Constitutional amendment abolished slavery?
What is Luke Skywalker's home planet? Tatooine
Who is both the youngest and oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense?

Sudden Death (three teams tied for first place at the end of round three)
"Rocket Boys", NASA engineer Homer Hickam's biography, was made into which film whose title is an anagram of Rocket Boys? October Sky
"There's No Business Like Show Business" is from which Broadway musical?

Now no fair googling.
Well. Didn't do too well, there.
 
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Heh heh, I see everyone's got Tatooine. Nothing less than what I expect from EN World. I told my team leader (also my uncle) that I'd have to turn in my Nerd badge if I was wrong on that one.
 

Do drone bees have stingers? Yes?
Who played Pvt. Ryan in Saving Private Ryan? Matt Damon
Jimmy Carter was governor of which state? Georgia
What does GPS stand for? Global Positioning System
Name either of the two Texas baseball teams. Rangers (and Astros)
Is a Chinese checker board square- or star-shaped? Star-Shaped
Jared Fogle is the spokesman for which fast food eatery? Subway
What class of vertebrates has a name which means "double life"? Bidon'tknow
To the nearest mile, what is the length of a marathon? 26.2
Barry Manilow, before he became a star in his own right, was an accompanist for which famous woman singer? Bette Midler
What current talk show host was a star on Taxi and Who's the Boss? Tony Danza
What city changed the name of their airport to John Lennon Airport? London
Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? Some Guy
Eels can swim the same speed forward and backward, true or false? True
Which star of That 70's Show was a bio major at Univ. of Iowa? Aston Kutcher
First it was Candlestick, then 3Com. Now which company recently bought the naming rights to the San Francisco 49er's stadium? Sony (don't they own everything now?)
Who was the voice of Donkey in Shrek? Eddie Murphy
Who is the first woman to hold a leadership position in the House of Representatives? I don't care for politics.
Who is Spongebob Squarepants's starfish friend? or Spongebob
What national cooking contest was won by a man for the first time in 1996? Pillsbury Bake-off
What state is Long Island in? New York
What president's state aircraft was called the Independence? Clinton
What singer recently married Jennifer Lopez? Marc Anthony
What team beat the Lakers to win the 2004 NBA Championship? Sacramento Kings
What space station, completed in 1986, crashed to Earth in 2001? Mir
What restaurant was created by Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis? Planet Hollywood
What kind of animal is a shoat? A sheep and a goat?
What is Montana's postal abbreviation? MT
What movie did Sean Penn and Tim Robbins both won Oscars for in 2004? Mystic River
What kind of car did Claire Fisher drive to high school in Six Feet Under on HBO? A Herse

Round 2
What is the Beehive State? Ummm.. Kansas
What show was the surprise Tony winner for best musical? That one with the puppets?
What ancient Egyptian word means "one who lives in the palace"? Pharoh
Who won the Senate seat vacated by Barry Goldwater in 1986? Bob Dole?
What lightweight gas makes up 90% of Jupiter's mass? Science hard... Helium?
What hockey team is named after the nickname for the U.S. Army's 85th Division? New York Rangers
What Doonesbury character recently lost a leg in the Iraq war? That guy with the long hair?
What current country were both chocolate and vanilla first discovered in? Germany?
Who played the president in Dr. Strangelove? Must.. not.. use.. IMDB..
Who won the 2004 Grammy for Album of the Year? Joss Stone (well, she should have...)
Who is the current mayor of NYC? Bloomburg
Sirius Satellite Radio is named for a star in a constellation that resembles what kind of animal? Dog
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? Brain... hurt...
Joe Klein (as Anonymous) wrote what thinly-veiled account of the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign? Primary Colors
What dirge-like US military bugle call was written by General Daniel Butterfield in 1862? Taps
Prior to 2004, what was the last year the Olympics were held in Greece? 1932
North Dakota is nicknamed the Flickertail State for what kind of animal? Beaver
What are the colorful cloths worn by Survivor contestants called? Buffs

Round 3
Who's on the $50 bill? Taft
What sports league's 16th annual championship game was won by the San Jose Sabercats in 2004? Arena Football
Which car color recently eclipsed white as the most popular? Red
What "sweathog" actor and pilot had a hit album in 1976? John Travolta
What first-year show won Best Comedy at the 2004 Emmy Awards? Arrested Development
Violetta Chamorro is the leader of what Central American country? Columbia?
What inner-city comic strip features the characters Huey and Riley Freeman? Boondocks
What Constitutional amendment abolished slavery? ummm... 18?
What is Luke Skywalker's home planet? Tatoonie (sp?)
Who is both the youngest and oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense? Colin Powell?

Sudden Death (three teams tied for first place at the end of round three)
"Rocket Boys", NASA engineer Homer Hickam's biography, was made into which film whose title is an anagram of Rocket Boys? Obeck Story??
"There's No Business Like Show Business" is from which Broadway musical? Hello Dolly?
 

Sigh, I have other things I'm sure I should be doing right now.

Do drone bees have stingers? no
Who played Pvt. Ryan in Saving Private Ryan? embarassed to admit, I would have gotten this one wrong, thinking "Tom Hanks," not "Mat Damon"
Jimmy Carter was governor of which state?
What does GPS stand for? Global Positioning System
Name either of the two Texas baseball teams. Rangers or Astros
Is a Chinese checker board square- or star-shaped? star shaped
Jared Fogle is the spokesman for which fast food eatery? Subway
What class of vertebrates has a name which means "double life"?
To the nearest mile, what is the length of a marathon? 26
Barry Manilow, before he became a star in his own right, was an accompanist for which famous woman singer?
What current talk show host was a star on Taxi and Who's the Boss? Tony Danza
What city changed the name of their airport to John Lennon Airport? Liverpool?
Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Eels can swim the same speed forward and backward, true or false? True (why not?)
Which star of That 70's Show was a bio major at Univ. of Iowa?
First it was Candlestick, then 3Com. Now which company recently bought the naming rights to the San Francisco 49er's stadium?
Who was the voice of Donkey in Shrek? Eddie Murphy
Who is the first woman to hold a leadership position in the House of Representatives? Nancy Pilosi (which I can't spell) (D) California Minority Leader
Who is Spongebob Squarepants's starfish friend?
What national cooking contest was won by a man for the first time in 1996? Pillsbury bake-off
What state is Long Island in? New York
What president's state aircraft was called the Independence?
What singer recently married Jennifer Lopez?
What team beat the Lakers to win the 2004 NBA Championship?
What space station, completed in 1986, crashed to Earth in 2001? mir
What restaurant was created by Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis?
What kind of animal is a shoat?
What is Montana's postal abbreviation? MT
What movie did Sean Penn and Tim Robbins both won Oscars for in 2004?
What kind of car did Claire Fisher drive to high school in Six Feet Under on HBO? a hearse

Round 2 (We did alright. 12/20. Barely enough to advance)
What is the Beehive State? Utah
What show was the surprise Tony winner for best musical? Avenue Q
What ancient Egyptian word means "one who lives in the palace"? Pharoah?
Who won the Senate seat vacated by Barry Goldwater in 1986?
What lightweight gas makes up 90% of Jupiter's mass? Hydrogen?
What hockey team is named after the nickname for the U.S. Army's 85th Division? Red Wings?
What Doonesbury character recently lost a leg in the Iraq war? I've been reading it daily for the past few months and I still don't know.
What current country were both chocolate and vanilla first discovered in? Mexico?
Who played the president in Dr. Strangelove?
Who won the 2004 Grammy for Album of the Year?
Who is the current mayor of NYC? Bloomburg
Sirius Satellite Radio is named for a star in a constellation that resembles what kind of animal? It's the dog star, but I don't think that's the constellation
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?
Joe Klein (as Anonymous) wrote what thinly-veiled account of the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign? Primary Colors
What dirge-like US military bugle call was written by General Daniel Butterfield in 1862? Taps
Prior to 2004, what was the last year the Olympics were held in Greece? 1896
North Dakota is nicknamed the Flickertail State for what kind of animal? bird?
What are the colorful cloths worn by Survivor contestants called? bucks

Round 3
Who's on the $50 bill? Grant
What sports league's 16th annual championship game was won by the San Jose Sabercats in 2004?
Which car color recently eclipsed white as the most popular? silver?
What "sweathog" actor and pilot had a hit album in 1976?
What first-year show won Best Comedy at the 2004 Emmy Awards? Arrested Development
Violetta Chamorro is the leader of what Central American country?
What inner-city comic strip features the characters Huey and Riley Freeman? Boondocks
What Constitutional amendment abolished slavery? 13th?
What is Luke Skywalker's home planet? Tatooine
Who is both the youngest and oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense? Was it the same person? If so, that's cool. Still don't know who it is though.

Sudden Death (three teams tied for first place at the end of round three)
"Rocket Boys", NASA engineer Homer Hickam's biography, was made into which film whose title is an anagram of Rocket Boys? October Sky
"There's No Business Like Show Business" is from which Broadway musical? I don't think this is right, but I want to say "Damn Yankees." :)


Thanks TW, I almost had to go get some work done there.
 



I got 20 in the first round, 6.5 in the second (I gave myself 0.5 for "That one with the puppets" :) ) and 5 in the 3rd round and none of the bonus ones (I'm kicking myself for not remembering the second one). I probably would've been kicked out after the second round, but that was fun. Where did this take place?
 

Do drone bees have stingers? No
Who played Pvt. Ryan in Saving Private Ryan? Matt Damon
Jimmy Carter was governor of which state? Georgia (look at my location)
What does GPS stand for? Global Positioning System
Name either of the two Texas baseball teams. Houston Astros & Texas Rangers
Is a Chinese checker board square- or star-shaped? Star
Jared Fogle is the spokesman for which fast food eatery? Subway
What class of vertebrates has a name which means "double life"? Don't know my Classes that well. I'd have to look it up. KPCOFGSV
To the nearest mile, what is the length of a marathon? 26.2
Barry Manilow, before he became a star in his own right, was an accompanist for which famous woman singer? Linda Ronstadlt
What current talk show host was a star on Taxi and Who's the Boss? Tony Danza
What city changed the name of their airport to John Lennon Airport? I'd guess his home... Liverpool
Who wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? Washington Irving
Eels can swim the same speed forward and backward, true or false? True
Which star of That 70's Show was a bio major at Univ. of Iowa? Ashton Kutcher
First it was Candlestick, then 3Com. Now which company recently bought the naming rights to the San Francisco 49er's stadium? Don't know.
Who was the voice of Donkey in Shrek? Eddie Murphy
Who is the first woman to hold a leadership position in the House of Representatives? Your Momma
Who is Spongebob Squarepants's starfish friend? Patrick
What national cooking contest was won by a man for the first time in 1996? Don't know. Betty Crocker ???
What state is Long Island in? New York and that is pronounced. LonGuyland
What president's state aircraft was called the Independence?Harry S. Truman
What singer recently married Jennifer Lopez? Marc Anthony
What team beat the Lakers to win the 2004 NBA Championship? Detroit Pistons
What space station, completed in 1986, crashed to Earth in 2001? Don't know. last one I knew about crashing was SkyLab.
What restaurant was created by Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis? Planet Hollywood
What kind of animal is a shoat? Don't know.
What is Montana's postal abbreviation? MT
What movie did Sean Penn and Tim Robbins both won Oscars for in 2004? Mystic River
What kind of car did Claire Fisher drive to high school in Six Feet Under on HBO? I would guess the Funeral Home's Hearst

Round 2
What is the Beehive State? Utah
What show was the surprise Tony winner for best musical? Don't know
What ancient Egyptian word means "one who lives in the palace"? Don't Know
Who won the Senate seat vacated by Barry Goldwater in 1986? John McCain
What lightweight gas makes up 90% of Jupiter's mass? Hydrogen
What hockey team is named after the nickname for the U.S. Army's 85th Division? Chicago Blackhawks
What Doonesbury character recently lost a leg in the Iraq war? Doonesbury is back in print?? :confused:
What current country were both chocolate and vanilla first discovered in? Mexico
Who played the president in Dr. Strangelove? Peter Sellars
Who won the 2004 Grammy for Album of the Year? I'd guess Outkast
Who is the current mayor of NYC? Michael Bloomberg
Sirius Satellite Radio is named for a star in a constellation that resembles what kind of animal? A dog
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? Don't remember.
Joe Klein (as Anonymous) wrote what thinly-veiled account of the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign? Primary Colors
What dirge-like US military bugle call was written by General Daniel Butterfield in 1862? Taps
Prior to 2004, what was the last year the Olympics were held in Greece? 1896
North Dakota is nicknamed the Flickertail State for what kind of animal? I'd guess Swallow
What are the colorful cloths worn by Survivor contestants called? What's Survivor? :confused:
Who invented the rocking chair, Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson? Benjamin Franklin the Quaker not Thomas Jefferson the Drunk

Round 3
Who's on the $50 bill? Ulysses S. Grant
What sports league's 16th annual championship game was won by the San Jose Sabercats in 2004? Don't know
Which car color recently eclipsed white as the most popular? Don't know.
What "sweathog" actor and pilot had a hit album in 1976? John Travolta
What first-year show won Best Comedy at the 2004 Emmy Awards? Don't know
Violetta Chamorro is the leader of what Central American country? Nicaragua
What inner-city comic strip features the characters Huey and Riley Freeman? Don't know
What Constitutional amendment abolished slavery? The 13th Amendment
What is Luke Skywalker's home planet? Tatooine
What man is both the youngest and oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense? Don't know.

Sudden Death
"Rocket Boys", NASA engineer Homer Hickam's biography, was made into which film whose title is an anagram of Rocket Boys? October Sky is a great movie.
"There's No Business Like Show Business" is from which Broadway musical? Don't know. If I had to guess I'd go with The Music Man
 

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