WOB Team Trivia - May 6

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So close .....

1 Half

Round 1

Newspapers: The Hindu is the largest English-language daily newspaper in what country? A: India (Correct).

Constitution: The 21st amendment to the constitution allowed for the sale and distribution of what? A: Alcohol (Correct)

Candy: While tropical skittles comes in a blue pack and berry skittles comes in a purple pack, what color pack to the original skittles come in? A: Red (Correct)

Round 2

Fashion: What Italian fashion house recently announced a bid to buy Versace for $1.4B? A: Gucci (Incorrect. Correct - Prada)

80s Music: The song 'A Total Eclipse of the Heart' has been called the best selling single by a Welsh artist ever. Who sang it? A: Bonnie Tyler (Correct).

Baseball: The Oakland Athletics are currently playing their home games in Sacramento while a stadium is being built for their new home. What city is their new home? A: Las Vegas (Correct).

Round 3

Hoaxes: In the 1970s, Clifford Irving wrote an alleged autobiography of this famous recluse but turned out to be a hoax? A: Howard Hughes (Correct).

Language: The language of Khmer is the official language of what country? A: Cambodia (Correct)

Comic Strip: The title character of this comic strip, which started in 1976, finally married her boyfriend Irving after 14 years in 2005. A: Cathy (Correct).

Halftime: #1 Songs. Name the artist who sang the #1 song

1. 1985 - We built this city. A: Starship (Correct).

2. 1995 - This is how we do it. A: Dunno (Incorrect. Correct - Montell Jordan).

3. 2005 - Inside your heaven. A: Dunno (Incorrect. Correct - Carrie Underwood)

4. 2015 - Can't feel my face. A: Dunno (Incorrect. Correct - The Weekend)

Despite the horrible halftime, we were tied for 1st with 28 points.

2 Half

Round 1

Food: What green vegetable has a common variety named after Martha Washington? A: Asparagus (Correct).

TV History: What American TV broadcast company was the first to televise all of its shows in color? A: NBC (Correct).

For the birds: The last bird of this kind died in captivity in a Cincinnati Zoo in 1914 A: Passenger Pigeon (Correct).

Round 2

Movie Awards: The highest prize/award given out at the Cannes Film Festival is known as what? A: Golden Palm (or Palm D'Or). (Correct).

College Sports: What California based school has dominated Men's Volleyball, winning the Championships 21 times, since the sport was started in 1971? A: Stanford (Incorrect. Correct - UCLA).

Science: What 'E' term describes a chemical reaction where heat is absorbed? A: Endothermic (Correct).

Round 3

Game Shows: What TV talk show host is both the center square and executive producer of the brand new reboot of the Hollywood Squares? A: Drew Barrymore (Correct).

American History: What Lakota Sioux leader was captured in Nebraska in 1877? A: Sitting Bull. (Incorrect. Correct - Crazy Horse)

Books: The historian Livy wrote a 142-volume work entitled 'From the Founding of the City' about what ancient city? A: Rome (Correct)

Going into the final we were sitting in 1st place with 58 points. 2nd place had 56.

Final: Literary Characters

Match the Literary Characters with their books:

A. Miss Havisham 1. Adventures of Huck Finn

B. Miss Honey 2. Great Expectations

C. Miss Pinkerton 3. Vanity Fair

D. Miss Watson 4. Matilda

5. A Wrinkle in Time

Answer: A = 2, B = 4, C = 5, D = 1. We bet 8 points, to cover a 3rd place all in. We did not think 2nd place would pull this out. We had 3 of the 4 but got the Miss Pinkerton wrong as she was in Vanity Fair, not A Wrinkle in Time.

We ended up tied for 2nd, as the 2nd place team did end up getting it --- which meant a one question play off. We were to turn in the combined ages of the following people: Martha Reeves, Martha Stewart, Martha Plimpton, and Martha Raddatz. We totaled this up for a combined age of 283, but I quickly made a carry-over error and put 383! Answer was 290. We nailed it but lost due to an error! Hate to lose this way, but overall a great game and fun :)