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Questions from a variety of categories ranging from the academic to pop culture. Questions will be asked
and your team will have 20 seconds to confer and record your response on your team's dry erase
board. When time is called, teams will reveal their answers. After mentioning each response, the
correct answer will be revealed and teams with the correct answer will be awarded points. The team with the most points at the end of the quiz wins.
No smart phones or tablets, please. This is about what you know – not what Siri can tell you.
Current Events
Stuff that happened in the last month or so. Hope
you watch the news!
After recently pleading guilty to
charges of tax fraud, what NY Congressman resigned on January
5 th?
Michael Grimm
December 26 th of 2014 marked the 10 th
anniversary of what disaster?
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
The death of Angalifu on December 14 th has brought the world's population of what
animal down to a mere five individuals?
Northern White Rhino
Met with outrage from certain portly radio show
hosts, what actor was revealed to be a possible choice to play the next
James Bond?
Idris Elba
On December 30 th, the first actress to win consecutive Oscars
passed away at the age of 104, what was her
name?
Luise Rainer
On the 1st of January, what European
country adopted the Euro as official
currency, becoming the 19 th member of
the Eurozone?
Lithuania
Archaeologists announced the discovery of a
previously unknown Egyptian queen – what
was her name?
Khentakawess III or Khentkaus III
69 people have died in Mozambique of poisoning
due to what libation? Bonus point for knowing
the local name of the product.
Beer∙
Pombe, a type of millet beer
Who was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille award for Lifetime
Achievement in Film at the Golden
Globes?
George Clooney
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović won a
presidential election to become the first
female president of what Eastern European
country?
Croatia
General TriviaJust answer the question :)
What is the most reactive element known to science?
Fluorine
How many seconds are in
24 hours?
86,400
What is a Wobbegong?
A shark
Queen Mab, Tinkerbell, and
Puck are all what?
Fairies
What was the rather
philosophical name of Pugsley's
pet octopus?
Aristotle
In which sport might you endeavor to
abide by the Knickerbocker
Rules?
Baseball
What kind of food is
Mondseer?
Cheese
What brand once encouraged you
to “Obey your thirst?”
Sprite
George Alan O'Dowd is the real
name of what singer?
Boy George
What is the only orchid plant that
bears edible fruit?
Vanilla orchid
In what sport would you sit in
a 'sulky'?
Harness Racing
Intermission Time!
Catch Phrases
A character will be shown and you must guess the catch phrase associated
with the character.
“Jinkies!”
“Up Up and Away!”
“Sufferin' Succotash!”
“Hodor!”
“Whatchu talkin' bout,
Willis?”
“Danger, Will Robinson!”
“Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!”
“Make it work!”
“How you doin'?”
“By the Goddess!”
“Make it so.”
General TriviaJust answer the question :)
Adam transformed into He-Man while saying the phrase 'By the power of Grayskull' but what did his sister, Adora, say to transform into She-Ra?
“For the honor of Grayskull!”
How many gold medals did Jessie Owens win at the 1936 Olympics?
Four
What famed and influential jazz
musician was also a noted cat-whisperer
who published a guide to toilet train your
feline?
Charles Mingus
NASA plans to launch a probe in
2018 that will do a close exploration of what celestial body?
Our Sun
What two drinks do you mix to
create a Black Velvet?
Guinness and Champagne
What do a Prime Minister, Uther Pendragon, a
librarian, a Repo Man, and a Watcher
have in common?
Characters played by
Anthony Stewart Head
According to the lyrics in “Maxwell's Silver
Hammer” Joan was quizzical and studied
what?
Metaphysical Science
How many players are in a standard volleyball team?
6
What song has been recorded by The
Beatles, Aerosmith, Arctic Monkeys, The Smokin' Mojo Filters, The Supremes, and Michael Jackson?
Come Together!
Who was the British monarch with the
shortest reign? Bonus point for knowing how
long this monarch reigned.
Lady Jane Grey
9 days
Starring Rebecca Ferguson, Minnie Driver, and Debra Winger, The Red Tent mini-series aired on Lifetime on
December 7 th and 8 th. Who wrote the book it was
based on?
Anita Diamant
What day will the library's Movie Day be playing Moonrise
Kingdom?
Saturday February 21st at
2pm!
You should come!
Thanks for playing!