Second Sunday Trivia at An Tobar Irish Pub 11.9.14

Second Sunday Trivia at An Tobar Irish Pub 11.9.14

"The best trivia at the best venue"
Next Pub Quiz: December 14, 2014 at 6 PM

Round One

1. Where have all the flowers gone?

2. Connect these words: Family, Tree, General

3. Who is the patron saint of lost causes?

4. After week 9 of the football season, what team has the best record in the NFL?

5. After her comic book creator died in 1947, what superhero began to feature big breasts more than her magic lasso?

6. Founded in 1964 as the Blue Ribbon Sports Company, what shoemaker reportedly had its motto inspired by serial killer Gary Gilmore's last words before his execution in 1977?

7. Which of the following is was never a cable TV show?

Amish Mafia

Amish Paradise

Breaking Amish  

Return to Amish

8. Is a gecko a reptile or an amphibian?

9. What famous barrier was removed on this date [11/9] in 1989?

10. In which hellacious river was the infant Achilles incompletely immersed?

Round Two

1. What is the most well-known brand of beer brewed by Jim Koch's company Boston Beer?

2. Andromeda, Sombrero, and Whirlpool are all examples of what astronomical systems?

3. What product's TV advertisement would typically begin with a celebrity asking, "Do you know me?" Followed by the celebrity pitching for the product and telling the viewers, "Don't leave home without it."

4. The Big Head Ant has replaced what stinging ant in many parts of the state of Florida?

5. According to legend, and Wikipedia, Cronkite Award-winning journalist Ronan Farrow's legal father is Woody Allen, but who may be his biological father?

6. What was Oscar the Grouch's original color?

7. Originally built for the judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics, what was the name of the Tokyo arena where Cheap Trick performed a concert on April 28, 1978?

8. Which is sweeter tasting a yam or a sweet potato?

9. John Wayne, Billy Bob Thornton, and Fess Parker all portrayed what frontier king and one-time Tennessee Congressman?

10. Which word came to mean "excellent" first, radical or awesome?

Harry Potter

1. What was Dumbledore's Phoenix's name?

2. Who finally fixed Harry Potter's wand at the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?

3. Who were the only two people to leave permanent, physical scars on Harry Potter's body?

4. What were the first names of Harry and Ginny Potter's three children?

5. What was Neville Longbottom's grandmother's name?

Round Three

1. According to the annual preseason survey of NBA general managers, which team will be most improved in 2014-15?

2. What role will Johnny Depp be playing in the upcoming film, based on the Broadway musical, Into the Woods?

3. The Swiss retailer Migros apologized for selling packets featuring the faces of what two fascists on the side of its packages of coffee creamers? (2 pts)

4. Which came first, Taylor Swift was born or My Cousin Vinny was released in theatres?

5. Who did Dan Akroyd introduce as "every biker's dream ride," before she performed at the 1984 MTV Awards?

6. What does McDonald's call the Egg McMuffin without the yolk?

7. Matt Bissonnette and Rob O’Neill are both claiming to have killed whom on May 2, 2011?

^{Waynes World}8. In the movie Wayne's World, what woman did Wayne and Garth refer to as, "a babe, a robo babe, Babia Major, and Babraham Lincoln?" (I will accept either the actress's name who played the character, or her character's name during Wayne's World.)

^{FSU football}9. What team picked FSU Heisman-trophy winning Quarterback Charlie Ward 26th overall in the first round of the 1994 draft?

^{"Uniformed branches of the federal government"}10. Memorial Day honors whom, and Veteran's Day honors whom? Be specific. (2 pts.)

Bonus Round

1. Who took the alias Alek James Hidell in 1962?

2. On TV's Dukes of Hazard, what were the full first names of Bo and Luke Duke?

3. According to researchers who developed the interactive game Hooked on Music, the three most easily recognizable UK hit singles of all-time where performed by The Spice Girls, Lou Bega, and Survivor. Name the titles of these three songs.

4. What do the S, T, E, and M stand for in the academic disciplines referred to by the acronym "STEM?"

5. List the five airports people from West Africa are required to arrive at when entering the United States? (I am looking for the cities where the airports are located, but would also accept the airport's names instead.)

Round One Answers

1. Young girls have picked them everyone.

2. Dollar

3. Saint Jude

4. Arizona Cardinals

5. Wonder Woman

6. Nike

7. Amish Paradise

8. reptile (lizard)

9. The Berlin Wall

10. Styx

Round Two Answers

1. Sam Adams

2. galaxies

3. American Express Card

4. The Fire Ant

5. Frank Sinatra

6. orange

7. Budokan

8. sweet potato

9. Davy Crockett

10. radical (1964 vs. A: 1980)

http://time.com/3204259/when-did-everything-become-epic/

Harry Potter Answers

1. Fawkes

2. Harry Potter

3. Lord Voldemort and Dolores Umbridge

4. James, Lily, and Albus

5. Augusta Longbottom

Round Three Answers

1. Cleveland Cavaliers

http://www.nba.com/news/features/john_schuhmann/nba-com-2014-15-gm-survey/

2. the wolf

3. Hitler and Mussolini

4. Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989; MCV March 13, 1992

5. Madonna

6. Egg White Delight

7. Osama bin Laden

8. Tia Carrere or Cassandra

9. The New York Knicks

10. Those who died serving in the military; all who have served in the military

Bonus Round Answers

1. Lee Harvey Oswald

2. Beuregard and Lukas

3. Wannabe, Mambo No. 5, Eye of the Tiger

4. Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

5. JFK International Airport in New York, Newark International Airport in New Jersey, Dulles International Airport outside Washington, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, or O’Hare Internal Airport in Chicago

October 2014 An Tobar Pub Quiz

An Tobar Trivia 10.12.14

Round One

1. If there's somethin' strange in your neighborhood, Who ya gonna call?

2. Connect these words: Story, Town, Crabs

3. "Follow your nose it always knows" was part of a 1975 commercial for what children's cereal which was also prolifically eaten by Jason Segel's character in the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall?

4. What do Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy singularly have in common?

5. In which country would you be most likely to find vampire bats?

Australia

Malaysia

Romania

Trinidad

6. What does the word abracadabra mean?

Surprise!

I create what I speak.

Here it is

What's that?

7. Which Protestant reformer, in order to emphasize God's mercy, wrote "sin boldly"--and you can even buy a beer stein with this saying and his portrait on it to prove it?

8. What was the original name of the Big Mac?

the Aristocrat

the Blue Mountain Mac

the Mac Burger

the McBurger

9. Having initially received all three of these through the 1033 federal program that gives civilian police departments surplus military equipment, which of the following did the Los Angeles school police eventually agree to relinquish?

Grenade launchers

M-16 automatic rifles

Mine-Resistant/Ambush Protected Vehicles aka MRAP vehicles

10. A "toad strangler" is defined as a sudden, very heavy what?

Round Two

1. Which has won more league championships this century: The Los Angeles Kings or the Los Angeles Lakers? (Clarification: Let's be geeky and say this century began in 2001.)

2. What's the wonderful thing about Tigger?

3. In the 1930s roller-skate wheels were put on crates to create the first what?

4. According to 17th-century bishop James Ussher, what happened on October 23, 4004 B.C.?

5. Twenty years ago, who won the 1994 World Series?

6. A Cairn Terrier was cast as a dog with what name in a classic 1939 film?

7. Tomorrow will be Columbus Day in the United States, what holiday will it be in Canada?

8. What kind of cracker was invented in 1829 as the signature food of a diet designed to suppress carnal urges?

9. Although presidents are not required to salute soldiers, under which president did this first become commonplace?

10. Those who lived in Pine Valley could get their hair done at Opal's Glamorama for over 30 years on which daytime soap opera?

Harry Potter

1. After leaving the Halloween feast in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, where did Harry and Ron knock out the troll?

2. In Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter skipped the Halloween school feast in order to attend what event? You need to answer what the event was and for whom the event was held to earn one point.

3. In Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, what did Sirius Black reportedly do to the Fat Lady's portrait?

4. In which village were James and Lily Potter hiding on their last Halloween night?

5. Just before Halloween in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, participants from what two other Witchcraft and Wizarding schools arrived at Hogwarts  to participate in the Triwizard's Cup? (must correctly name both for one point)

Round Three

1. Which comedian did Jimmy Kimmel characterize as "a master chef who opened a Burger King"?

2. In what TV show did Oz play guitar for a rock band called Dingoes at my Baby?

3. What is the second-largest known dwarf planet in our solar system, ahead of Haumea, Makemake, and Ceres?

4. If you were a fan of Epcot's Norwegian-themed boat ride Maelstrom, why must you just "let it go"?

5. Which southern state has the U.S. nation's highest immunization rates for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and diphtheria and which western state has the lowest for both MMR and diptheria? (2 pts)

6. How many U.S. states border at least one of the Great Lakes?

7. Seuss or Shakespeare: In which Dr. Seuss book will you read about "Jake the Pillow Snake." -or- In which Shakespeare play was the following line spoken, "Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war."

^{Classic Rock}8. What pioneer heavy metal band released the song Rat Salad on their 1970 Album entitled Paranoid? And for a bonus, after forming in 1972, what American band rejected their lead singers' suggested use of the name of "Rat Salad" for their band name?

^{Gilmore Girls}9. What was the first name (not nickname) of the mother and the daughter on the TV show Gilmore Girls?

^{Team Umizoomi}10. After replacing Steve Burns as host of Blue's Clues from 2002–2006, Donovan Patton went on to do which main character's voice on Nickelodeon Jr.'s Team Umizoomi from 2010 until present?

Bonus round

1. On what network did Valerie Perrine become the first actress to show her nipples on broadcast TV, during her role on the 1973 Television-movie Steambath?

2. Name the first two members of the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame, created earlier this year.

3. What did Laurence Tureaud's persona Mr. T assert were his full first, middle, and last names?

4. List the four bands comprising the list of the top-five highest-grossing concert tours of all-time? (one of the bands has two of its tours in the top five, and another is just one person from a more iconic band, but for that slot I will accept either the band or the person)

5. List the five most recent governors of Florida prior to Rick Scott.

Round One Answers

1. Ghostbusters

2. Ghost

3. Fruit Loops

4. They both portayed Spock

5. Trinidad

6. I create what I speak.

7. Martin Luther

8. the Aristocrat

9. Grenade launchers

10. rain

Round Two Answers

1. Lakers 4 (01, 02, 09, 10) Kings 2 (12, 14)

2. Tiggers are wonderful things/marvelous chaps or he's the only one

3. skateboards

4. The earth was created

5. There was no World Series in 1994 due to the players' strike which began August 12. (1904 was the only other year the World Series was not played)

6. Toto

7. Thanksgiving

8. graham cracker

9. Ronald Reagan

10. All My Children

Harry Potter Answers

1. the girls' bathroom

2. Nearly Headless Nick's 500th Death-Day Party

3. slashed it

4. Godric's Hollow

5. Beauxbatons and Durmstrang

Round Three Answers

1. Jay Leno

2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

3. Pluto [diameter 1430 mi, behind Eris 1445 mi]

4. It's being replaced by a Frozen-themed attraction

5. Mississippi (99.9% for both); Colorado (85.7% & 82.9%)

6. 8 [Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York]

7. I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! -or- Julius Caesar

8. Black Sabbath; Van Halen

9. Lorelai

10. Bot

Bonus Round Answers

1. PBS

2. Pat Williams and Nick Anderson

3. first name Mister; middle name period; last name T

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lvfJCt3zrk

4. U2 [U2 360° Tour $772M]; The Rolling Stones [A Bigger Bang Tour $635M & The Voodoo Lounge Tour $495M]; AC/DC [Black Ice World Tour $477M]; Pink Floyd or Roger Waters [The Wall Live $464M]

5. Charlie Christ 2007–2011); Jeb Bush (1999–2007); Buddy MacKay (1998–1999); Lawton Chiles (1991–1998); Bob Martinez (1987–1991)

Harry Potter Halloween Trivia from An Tabor Irish Pub Quiz

Harry Potter Halloween Trivia from The Gold Standard of Trivia An Tabor Irish Pub Quiz

1. After leaving the Halloween feast in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, where did Harry and Ron knock out the troll?

2. In Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter skipped the Halloween school feast in order to attend what event? You need to answer what the event was and for whom the event was held to earn one point.

3. In Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, what did Sirius Black reportedly do to the Fat Lady's portrait?

4. In which village were James and Lily Potter hiding on their last Halloween night?

5. Just before Halloween in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, participants from what two other Witchcraft and Wizarding schools arrived at Hogwarts  to participate in the Triwizard's Cup? (must correctly name both for one point)

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Second-Sunday Trivia at An Tobar

Who: Trivia-host Den is the MC, YOU need to attend

What: $5 entry fee per person (still cheap), cash prize; 3 rounds, 10 questions each; plus bonus round worth 15 points; In addition to 10 general-knowledge questions, second round will feature 5 Harry Potter alternative questions. Bring out your friends who are Harry Potter fans, and keep in mind there will still be high-quality general questions in that round for those who aren't. No limits on team size.

Where: An Tobar Irish Pub 600 N Lake Destiny Rd, Maitland, FL (Next to the Sheraton Hotel)

When: Sunday, November 9 at 6:00 PM

Why: To enjoy the comedic Chautauqua Conference in Q&A form known for over a decade as "the gold standard of trivia," to enjoy great food and drink at Central-Florida's best trivia venue, and possibly win cash. November's minimum prize will be $100. Bring some friends; share a miracle.

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Harry Potter Halloween-themed Answers

1. the girls' bathroom

2. Nearly Headless Nick's 500th Death-Day Party

3. slashed it

4. Godric's Hollow

5. Beauxbatons and Durmstrang

An Tobar September 2014 An Tobar Pub Quiz

An Tobar Trivia 9.14.14

Round One

1. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

2. Connect these words: nudity, lobotomy, assault

3. What NCAA Division-I football team has won the most games in Ireland?

4. According to Adam Rogers' book Proof: The Science of Booze, which of the following is a real cause of hangovers?

blood-sugar levels

dehydration

inflammation

mixing drinks

5. Which one of the following did not receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor:

George Carlin

Richard Pryor

Robin Williams

Steve Martin

6. Who was taller: The late Richard Kiel or Shaquille O'Neal (remember Mr. Kiel from James Bond movies but I remember him from his role as Samson in Burt Reynolds' version of The Longest Yard),?

7. According to Lauren Bacall in the movie To Have and Have Not, how do you whistle? Looking for a phrase here.

8. Who was officially designated as permanent guest host of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show from 1983–1986?

9. Where have more cases of Ebola been reported, West Africa or East Africa?

10. Which month's issue is traditionally the longest issue of Vogue magazine?

Round Two

1. A man originally born by the name Chaim Witz, recently said that rock and roll is finally dead. Who the hell is Chaim Witz?

2. What institution is known as "the nation's attic"?

3. What was the first state university in the US?

4. Robin Williams quoted its title character saying this in a Marlon Brando voice, which Shakespeare play contained the following line: "Is this a dagger which I see before me"?

5. Which player holds the major-league baseball record for most extra-base hits in a career?

6. "Shiver me timbers, " or "Shiver my timbers" was most famously popularized by the pirate Long John Silver in what 1883 book by Robert Louis Stevenson?

7. Now variously called sitting cross-legged, tailor-fashion, or criss-cross applesauce, this used to be called sitting how? (hint: the last word is a clue)

8. What do herpetologists study? Name the two taxonomic classes. (2 pts)

9. Movie Quote: What 1987 movie contained the following line: " Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something."?

10. According to a 1969 commercial by Anita Bryant, A breakfast without orange juice is like a day without what?

Harry Potter

1. The thestrals are only visible to people who have seen what?

2. From what train station platform number did the Hogwart's train leave?

3. What was the name of the train station where you would board the Hogwart's Express?

4. What was the occasion for first Neville and then Hermione meeting Harry and Ron on the train in the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?

5. Who was the original owner of the sorting hat?

Round Three

1. What extremely dense celestial object is believed to be formed from a collapsed star?

2. Word Jumble: A-L-O-N-G-S-A-T-I hint: homesick

3. After portraying a prominent historical figure being tortured and crucified in a 2004 film, what actor resurfaces in a 2014 film as a Catholic high-school football coach who has won 151 games in a row?

4. What did ISIS do to 8 moderates in Syria on June 28, 2014?

5. In which month is Patriot Day and in which month is Patriots' Day? (two points)

6. In what year was the Panama Canal completed, and for a bonus a billionaire from what nation is planning to start building a canal through Nicaragua in December of this present year? (2 pts)

7. Which Old Testament or Hebrew prophet cursed 42 children so that they were mauled by bears after the children teased him for being bald, Elijah or Elisha?

^Scotland8. Having been taken by King Edward I in 1296 and subsequently called by the British "The Coronation Stone," what "Stone of Destiny" was returned to Scotland in 1996 where it now resides in Edinburgh castle? [Hint and disclaimer: According to legend, and Wikipedia, It is also known as Jacob's Pillow Stone, or the Tanist Stone but these will not be accepted.]

^Simpsons9. Down from "two-alarm chili. Two-and-a-half, tops" in Simpsons Season 8, What did Ned Flanders say his "no alarm chili" tasted like near the end of Season 25?

^{70s disaster movies}10. What 1974 disaster film starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, and many others became one of the original attractions at Orlando's Universal Studios when that opened in 1990?

Bonus Round

1. According to The Guinness Book of World Records, what is the highest-rated TV show of all time (based on aggregate critical reviews, not shear number of viewers)? [Hint: It's not The Wire.]

2. What are the top-two highest grossing documentaries of all-time?

3. Which song hit number 2 when Sam Moore and Dave Prater sang it in 1967, and also made it to the top-20 when the Blues' Brothers covered it in 1979? And for the second and third point, what was the name of the guitarist told to "play it" in the 1979 version, who also played in the 1967 version? (one point for first name, another for last)? (3 pts)

4. With over ten thousand rushing yards after just 7 seasons in the NFL, Minnesota Vikings' RB Adrian Peterson had amassed the fifth highest total in that time span in NFL history. Name the four RBs who rushed for more than Adrian Petersons' 10,115 yards after only their seventh season.

5. Name five of the original eight 1903 Binney and Smith Crayola crayon colors.

Sudden-death overtime

Are the following people dead or alive?
Fidel Castro

Jane Goodall

William "the refrigerator" Perry

Muhammad Ali

Margot Adler

Round One Answers

1. Jolting Joe has left and gone away, Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey

2. frontal

3. Notre Dame (1996, 2012) (Boston College and Pittsburgh won in 1988 and 1999; Penn State won in 2014)

4. inflammation

5. Robin Williams

6. Richard Kiel by a half-inch at 7'1½"

7. Put your lips together and blow

8. Joan Rivers

9. West Africa

10. September

Round Two Answers

1. Gene Simmons

2. The Smithsonian Institution

3. Georgia

4. Macbeth

5. Hank Aaron (1477; Bonds 1440; Musial 1377; Ruth 1356; Mays 1325; Alex Rodriguez 1203)

6. Treasure Island

7. Indian style

8. Amphibia (amphibians) and Reptilia (reptiles)

9. The Princess Bride

10. sunshine

Harry Potter Answers

1. people who have seen death

2. 9 ¾

3. London's King's Cross Station

4. Neville lost his toad (I accepted frog or toad)

5. Godric Gryffindor

Round Three Answers

1. a black hole

2. NOSTALGIA

3. Jim Caviezel (When the Game Stands Tall)

4. Crucified them

5. September; April

6. 1914; China

7. Elisha (2 Kings 2:23-24)

8. The Stone of Scone (/ˈskuːn/; Scotch Gaelic: Scuin)

9. The spoon

10. Earthquake

Bonus Round Answers

1. Breaking Bad

2. Fahrenheit 911 and March of the Penguins

3. Soul Man; Steve; Cropper

4. Eric Dickerson (11,226), LaDainian Tomlinson (10,650), Barry Sanders (10,173), Emmit Smith (10,160)

5. Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Red, Violet (Purple), Yellow

Sudden Death Overtime Answers

1. A (b. 1921)

2. A (b. 1934)

3. A (b. 1962)

4. A (b. 1942)

5. D (d. 2014)