WOB Team Trivia - May 13

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1 Half

Round 1

Museums: A museum in Asbury Park celebrates an older arcade game and is appropriately named Silverball. What game does it celebrate? A: Pinball (Correct).

Magazines: The magazine 'A Boys Life' was published by what organization since 1914? A: Boy Scouts of America (Correct)

Rap: According to a 1990 Public Enemy rap song, what phone number was it a joke to call? A: 911 (Correct)

Round 2

Lakes: The largest artificial lake East of the Mississippi by surface area is Kentucky Lake, which borders Kentucky and what other state? A: Tennessee (Correct)

World History: Montezuma was the leader of what earlier civilization? A: Aztecs (Correct).

Movie Settings: What 2025 movie has settings in the Nether and the Overworld? A: Minecraft Movie (Correct).

Round 3

Art: This Latvian American abstract artist had one of his works worth $25M damaged in a museum in Rotterdam by a child? A: Kandinsky (Incorrect. Correct - Rothko).

Science: This abundant gas in our atmosphere discovered by Daniel Rutherford was originally called Noxious Gas? A: Nitrogen (Correct)

Cartoons: This cartoon from the 1990s always ended the show with the same quote: 'The same thing we do every day, try to take over the world!'. A: Pinky and the Brain (Correct).

Halftime: Aside from Donald Trump, who were the other four Presidents in history to have won the Electoral College but lose the popular vote?

Our Answer: GW Bush, Ben Harrison, James Polk, Lincoln.

Right Answer: GW Bush, Ben Harrison, RB Hayes, JQ Adams

I forget where we were at halftime but competitive.

2 Half

Round 1

Islands: The capital of this island nation -- Ngerulmud -- is the least populous capital of any sovereign nation in the world. What is the island? Palau (Correct).

90s Music Videos: What 1995 Mariah Carey video has her cast as a secret agent and ends with her stepping out of a swimming pool wearing Gucci? A: Glitter (Incorrect. Correct - Honey).

Literary Characters: What 1849 Title character opens the book with the line: "Reader: I married him"? A: Emma (Incorrect. Correct - Jane Eyre. Hil had this and I talked her out of it saying it sounded more Austen than Bronte).

Round 2

Games: What lawn game has the term ringers and leaners. A: Horseshoes (Correct).

Food: Blood pudding, or sometimes known as Black pudding, is a type of: a) dessert b) bread c) sausages d) stew? A: c) Sausages (Correct).

Olympics: What type of bike race became an official Olympic sport in 2008? A: BMX (Correct).

Round 3

Movie Lines: What 1978 Gene Hackman film had the line "The number 200 is important to both of us: it is my IQ and it is your weight". A: Superman (Correct).

World History: In 1043 the English King Edward I became King. What nickname did he earn due to his pious and holy nature? A: The Confessor. (Correct)

This day in history: On May 13, 1985, the MOVE organization was bombed by city police killing 6 members, 5 children and destroying 65 homes. In what city did this take place? A: Philadelphia (Correct)

Going into the final we were tied for 2nd place with 62 points.

Final: TV HOF

Only one TV series was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame as a series, as usually, actors are inducted individually. What is the series from among these options?

1. I Love Lucy

2. Meet the Press

3. Sesame Street

4. 60 Minutes

5. The Simpsons

6. MASH

We all liked I Love Lucy but opted to go with Sesame Street. We ended up 3rd. Incidentally, the first place team had used their phone all night and had been called out on it by the host, but he ended up awarding them 1st place anyhow (which was disappointing and knocked us out of the $$).