Springfield Trivia

Here you go…these should be fairly easy. Email your answers to russ@springfieldtrivia.com by Sunday evening at midnight (CST).

1. What two bands had Top 40 hits with songs that shared titles with this TV show? (2 pts)
   
2. What do Sacramento (08) and Detroit (09) have in common?  (3 pts)
3. Who starred in the series with this theme song?  (2 pts)

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4. Michelle and Ellen are the only people who have been there (besides the founder).  Where?  (3 pts)
5. Name the movie:  (2 pts)
   
6. Who comes next? (This is nowhere near a complete list.) (3 pts)
   • Douglas (1922)
   • Robert (1951)
   • Sean (1976)
   • Kevin (1991)
   • _____ (2010)
7. Who’s lack of preparation (“practically”) in 1942, forced a limit on her peers in the future?  (3 pts)
8. Who is the artist?  (2 pts)
   
9. Listen to these clips and tell me which Van Morrison song would also fit.  (2 pts)

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10. What’s the only Best Picture Oscar winner that could be included in this collage?  (2 pts)
    

1. What actor belongs in an exclusive group with a former US President, a popcorn seller, and a Joker? (2 pts.)
   The members of the Stonecutters World Council, from The Simpsons episode, “Homer the Great”, were:  George HW Bush, Orville Redenbacher, Jack Nicholson, and Mr. T.
2. I found this topical map on Wikipedia. What does the color blue represent? (3 pts.)
   
   The blue countries are those which qualified for the 2010 World Cup Finals.
3. What two words come next in this list (in reverse chronology)? (2 pts.)
   • A model of Jeep
   • A model of Chevy
   • A subsidiary brand of Chrysler
   • A member of an NBA expansion team
   • A CBS Western
   • David Jones
   • ????
     RENEGADE, TRAILBLAZER, EAGLE, TIMBERWOLF, RAWHIDE, DEACON, —PASS KEY—–
4. Tyne Daly, Ed Asner, Dakota Fanning, Warren Beatty, Garth Brooks, Ken Griffey Jr., Trent Lott, Jane Pauley, Michael Stipe. Which James Bond actor could you add to this list? (2 pts.)
   Pretty much everybody figured out that these are all people who are better known by their middle names.  I was looking for the big seven (EON Productions) Bond actor, Thomas Sean Connery – but I would also have to accept James David Niven, who played Sir James bond in the Casino Royale spoof.
5. For 1 point each, name these character actors.
   
   A)  Richard Herd   B)  Bob Gunton  C)  Daniel Roebuck  D)  Beth Grant
6. If there’s a woman looking at you through a hand-held looking glass and she says she can see you (and other people too), what are you watching? (2 pts.)
   Romper Room
7. What was the name of this stadium? (3 pts.)
   
   Ebbets Field – Home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, among others.
8. Listen to these clips and tell me which Leonard Cohen song could be added. (2 pts.)

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   All of these tunes feature lyrics sprinkled with French….Don’t Talk to Strangers (Rick Springfield), Psycho Killer (Talking Heads), Down at the Twist and Shout (Mary Chapin Carpenter), Eyes Without a Face (Billy Idol), and Hold on Tight to Your Dreams (ELO).  The Cohen song that fits is called The Partisan.

9. What do the capitals of 45 states have that those of Alaska, Delaware, Missouri, Nevada, and South Dakota are missing? (2 pts.)
   Juneau, Dover, Jeff City, Carson City, and Pierre are the only state capitals without an Interstate Highway.
10. What is the English title of this movie? (3 pts.)
    
    Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)

Amy Reynolds was not only the first one in with answers, but she was also the only perfect score of the week.  That’s a 26.

1. Amy Reynolds – 26
2. Cat A. – 23
3. Marti A. – 23
4. The Joe Craven Experience – 23
5. Dan Naumovich – 21
6. Dan Mounce – 18
7. Nick Rogers – 18
8. Matt Grecco – 18
9. The Lowes – 17
10. John Stearns – 15

My Father’s Day Gift to you us an extra 24 hours to get your answers in for Round 6 (it’s mainly because I’m out of town, so don’t feel too special). Answers are due by midnight Monday evening. Round 7 will be posted Tuesday.

There’s trivia this weekend!  Friday night, the Capital Elite All Stars are hosting  an event at the Sherman Athletic Club.

Doors open at 6 p.m., games start at 7 p.m.  Bring snacks for you table, and decorate your table as well! Prizes for the best decorated table. Cash bar, hot dogs and nachos for sale. Walk-ins welcome. Contact Marsha at 494-4349 or msmarvel19@comcast.net for more information and to sign up.

This is a SpringfieldTrivia.com event.

1. What actor belongs in an exclusive group with a former US President, a popcorn seller, and a Joker?  (2 pts.)
2. I found this topical map on Wikipedia. What does the color blue represent?  (3 pts.)
   
3. What two words come next in this list (in reverse chronology)? (2 pts.)
   • A model of Jeep
   • A model of Chevy
   • A subsidiary brand of Chrysler
   • A member of an NBA expansion team
   • A CBS Western
   • David Jones
   • ????
4. Tyne Daly, Ed Asner, Dakota Fanning, Warren Beatty, Garth Brooks, Ken Griffey Jr., Trent Lott, Jane Pauley, Michael Stipe.  Which James Bond actor could you add to this list?  (2 pts.)
5. For 1 point each, name these character actors.
   
6. If there’s a woman looking at you through a hand-held looking glass and she says she can see you (and other people too), what are you watching?  (2 pts.)
7. What was the name of this stadium?  (3 pts.)
   
8. Listen to these clips and tell me which Leonard Cohen song could be added.  (2 pts.)

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9. What do the capitals of 45 states have that those of Alaska, Delaware, Missouri, Nevada, and South Dakota are missing?  (2 pts.)
10. What is the English title of this movie?  (3 pts.)
    

Hopefully this week is a little harder than last.  Your scores were way too good.  That has to change.

Get your answers in by 11:59pm (CST) next Sunday, the 20th.  Bonus point to the first finisher.

1. Why might Professor Grivetti need to go back to the drawing board on a logo he designed 19 years ago? (3 pts)
   Al Grivetti was a grad student at NIU when he designed the current BigTen logo, with the hidden 11.  With the addition of Nebraska, and possibly more schools to the conference, he may be called on to update the design.  He’s now a Graphic Design professor at Clarke College in Iowa, after teaching at EIU for 6 years (where he had some great students).
2. Listen to the following audio and tell me which REM song fits the theme. (3 pts)

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   All of these songs (Vogue by Madonna, Jack and Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp, and Rock On by David Essex) mention the actor James Dean.  REM’s Electrolite fits that pattern with the lyric, “Hollywood is under me / I’m Martin Sheen / I’m Steve McQueen / I’m Jimmy Dean”.
   
   On a totally unrelated note, another Jimmy Dean passed away as I was writing this post.  Weird.
   

3. What title do the movies shown in these two stills share? (2pts)
   
   Even if you’ve never seen the Hitchcock classic, and aren’t big on documentaries, you might be able to conclude that the kid in the bottom photo is a participant in a spelling bee.  Chances are, there’s only one film called Akeelah and the Bee, so your other option is the fantastic doc, Spellbound from 2002.  The first photo is from the Dali-inspired dream sequence in Hitchcock’s 1945 Best Picture nominee.
4. Who’s nearly six month streak came to an end because of a FedEx mix-up? (2 pts)
   Who is Ken Jennings, Alex? Jennings’ run on Jeopardy came to an end after 74 wins when he incorrectly guessed “FedEx” on the Final Jeopardy clue, “”Most of this firm’s 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year”.  His challenger, Nancy Zerg provided the correct question, “What is H&R Block?”.
5. What city is this? (3 pts)
   
   Vancouver, British Columbia.  Besides the North Shore Mountain backdrop, probably the most distinctive landmark in this photo is the Harbour Center in the middle.
6. What sitcom’s finale after a nine year run featured a real estate deal, a pregnancy, a new business opening, and the realization of a goal? (3 pts)
   Mel sells the diner, Vera gets pregnant, Jolene opens a beauty salon, and Alice finally gets a recording contract in the series finale of Alice.
7. What name is missing from this list? (2 pts)
   1) Joseph (Germany)
   2) ____________
   3) Albino (Italy)
   4) Giovani (Italy)
   5) Angelo (Italy)
   That first name and country gave it away, didn’t it?  Joesph is Joseph Ratzinger, otherwise known as Pope Benedict XVI.  Albino is Albino Luciani, AKA Pope John Paul I.  The man in the middle of course, is Pope John Paul II, Karol Wojtyła.
8. What the heck is this thing, and what does it have to do with West Virginia? (2 pts)
   
   This is West Virginia’s Official State Fossil, Megalonyx jeffersonii (or Jefferson’s Ground Sloth).
9. Listen to this sound clip and tell me which TV show it belongs to: (2 pts)

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10. Lynette couldn’t do it and thanks to Billy, Sara couldn’t either. What were they trying to do? (3pts)
    Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme made a feeble attempt to assassinate President Ford on September 5, 1975.  Less than 3 weeks later, Sara Jane Moore got one shot off in an attempt to kill Ford, but missed by about 6 inches.  A bystander, Oliver “Billy” Sipple then tackled Moore, preventing her from taking a second shot.

Scores-

1. The Lowes – 26
2. Cat A. – 25
3. Marti A. – 25
4. Nick Rogers – 25
5. The Joe Craven Experience – 25
6. Dan Naumovich – 25
7. Dan Mounce – 25
8. Matt Grecco – 25
9. Amy Reynolds – 20
10. Chad McCue – 10
11. John Stearns – 8

1. Why might Professor Grivetti need to go back to the drawing board on a logo he designed 19 years ago? (3 pts)
2. Listen to the following audio and tell me which REM song fits the theme.  (3 pts)

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3. What title do the movies shown in these two stills share?  (2pts)
   
   
4. Who’s nearly six month streak came to an end because of a FedEx mix-up?  (2 pts)
5. What city is this?  (3 pts)
   
6. What sitcom’s finale after a nine year run featured a real estate deal, a pregnancy, a new business opening, and the realization of a goal?  (3 pts)
7. What name is missing from this list?  (2 pts)
   1)  Joseph (Germany)
   2)  ____________
   3)  Albino (Italy)
   4)  Giovani (Italy)
   5)  Angelo (Italy)
8. What the heck is this thing, and what does it have to do with West Virginia?  (2 pts)
   
9. Listen to this sound clip and tell me which TV show it belongs to:  (2 pts)

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10. Lynette couldn’t do it and thanks to Billy, Sara couldn’t either.  What were they trying to do?  (3pts)

Send your answers to russ@springfieldtrivia.com by Sunday, June 13 at 11:59pm (CST).   The bonus for finding new players didn’t work, so we’ll just do the early bird point this week.  Have fun!

1. Fill in the blank: (2 pts)
   ⁃ Richard (76-85)
   ⁃ Ray (88-94)
   ⁃ Richard (94-95)
   ⁃ ____________
   ⁃ Richard (02-06)
   ⁃ John (06-10)
   ⁃ Steve (10)
   This is a list of the host of Family Feud.  Richard Dawson, Ray Combs, Richard Dawson (again), Richard Karn, John O’Hurley, and Steve Harvey.  The missing name is Louie (Anderson).
2. Listen to these clips and tell me what Barenaked Ladies song could be added. (3 pts)

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   All of the songs mention a specific temperature in their lyrics.  From the lyrics of “Who Needs Sleep“:
   So while she’s three hundred degrees
   I throw the sheets off and I freeze

3. What actress stars in the American remake of the movie seen here? (3 pts)
   
   This is the 1997 German thriller, Funny Games.  The Susanne Lothar role in the American remake was filled by Naomi Watts.
4. What happened in St. Louis in September 2006 that happened in LA in 1972 then in 30 cities in 1997? (3 pts)
   You know how 42 is the answer to life the universe and everything?  Well it’s also part of the answer to this question.  Jackie Robinson’s number 42 was retired by the Dodgers in 1972.  It was then retired by all 30 MLB teams in 1997.  Then in 2006, the Cardinals retired Bruce Sutter’s number 42 – the only player other than Robinson to have #42 retired.  That is likely to change though when Mariano Rivera calls it quits.
5. What city is this? (2 pts)
   
   Well, you could probably narrow it down to 50 cities even if you didn’t recognize the cityscape.  This is Austin, TX.
6. What sitcom is set mainly on a street named after the city where the original version of the show was set? (2 pts)
   The Dunder Mifflin Paper Company is located at 1725 Slough Avenue in Scranton, PA.  Those familiar with the original UK version of The Office get the inside joke when the address is mentioned on the show, because Wernham Hogg (the British Dunder Mifflin) was located in Slough.
7. What recording artist is believed to be the voice heard in the following short clip? (3 pts)

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   Known as the Wilhelm Scream, the voice behind the clip is believed to be Sheb Wooley, of Purple People Eater fame.

8. What musical performance in a movie was inspired by IBM six years before the film was released? (2 pts)
   From Wikipedia:
   “In 1962, the IBM 704 became the first computer to sing, singing the song Daisy Bell. Vocals were programmed by John Kelly and Carol Lockbaum and the accompaniment was programmed by Max Mathews. This performance was the inspiration for the famous scene in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey in which the HAL 9000 computer sings the song as it is deactivated.”
9. Which of these actresses doesn’t belong with the rest of the group? (2 pts)
   
   Christina Pickles (a), Morgan Fairchild (b), Brenda Vaccaro (d), Teri Garr (e), and Marlo Thomas (f) all played mothers of the main characters on Friends.  Kathleen Turner (c) is the odd MAN out here.  She played Chandler Bing’s father.
10. Who was fired as a mail boy in 1981, only to go on to get a TV show with his name on it? (3 pts)
    Jerry Seinfeld was abruptly fired from his role as Frankie the mail delivery boy on Benson in 1981, but obviously recovered from the setback.

Joe Craven scored the only perfect round this week, so these are definitely getting tougher.  Look for that trend to continue.  Hopefully nobody will ace the next round.

1. The Joe Craven Experience – 25
2. Dan Mounce – 22
3. The Lowes – 22
4. Cat A. – 20
5. Plainsfootball4 – 18
6. Dan Naumovich – 18 (17 + 1)
7. Nick Rogers – 17
8. Marti A. – 17
9. Matt Grecco – 14
10. Amy Reynolds – 11
11. Shortman3454 – 6

1. Fill in the blank: (2 pts)
   ⁃    Richard (76-85)
   ⁃    Ray (88-94)
   ⁃    Richard (94-95)
   ⁃    ____________
   ⁃    Richard (02-06)
   ⁃    John (06-10)
   ⁃    Steve (10)
2. Listen to these clips and tell me what Barenaked Ladies song could be added. (3 pts)

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3. What  actress stars in the American remake of the movie seen here? (3 pts)
   
4. What happened in St. Louis in September 2006 that happened in LA in 1972 then in 30 cities in 1997? (3 pts)
5. What city is this? (2 pts)
   
6. What sitcom is set mainly on a street named after the city where the original version of the show was set? (2 pts)
7. What recording artist is believed to be the voice heard in the following short clip? (3 pts)

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8. What musical performance in a movie was inspired by IBM six years before the film was released? (2 pts)
9. Which of these actresses doesn’t belong with the rest of the group? (2 pts)
   
10. Who was fired as a mail boy in 1981, only to go on to get a TV show with his name on it? (3 pts)

There will be 2 bonus points awarded this week. One for the first to submit a set of answers, and one for the most recruits. Answers for Round Four will be due by 11:59 pm on Sunday, June 6th.  Email yours to russ@springfieldtrivia.com when you’re finished. Good luck, and have fun!

1. One is the county seat of Randolph County, IL.  The other is the county seat of Zavala County, TX.  Besides serving as their counties’ center of government, what do these two towns have in common? (3 pts)
   Both Chester, IL and Crystal City, TX have statues of Popeye.
2. Make like the Violent Femmes and ADD IT UP: (3 pts)
   
   9+1941+61+8.5+7+2012+300+10 = 4348.5
3. Which song was at one time forbidden to be aired in Britain because it could offend dysphemics? (2 pts)
   “My Generation” by The Who was banned by the BBC when it was released in 1965, because it was feared the song may offend stutterers (dysphemics).  They reversed the ban though as the song gained popularity.
4. What fictional character is loyal to Australia’s national airline? (2 pts)
   Raymond Babbit will only fly Quantas.  “Quantas never crashed.”
5. What city is this? (3 pts)
   
   This is the “Golden Triangle” at the confluence of the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela Rivers in Pittsburgh, PA.
6. What planet did the number 119 meet in Utah? (3 pts)
   Jupiter.  Click here for more.
7. What Wisconsin-based company failed to do something that NBC, MGM, Intel, and THX were able to do? (2 pts)
   Harley Davidson gave up on registering a trademark on the sound of their engines.  NBC, MGM, Intel and THX have all succeeded in trademarking sounds.
8. What do the songs featured in these short clips have in common? (2 pts)

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   None of the songs (Smells Like Teen Spirit, Song 2, Baba O’Riley, Bizarre Love Triangle, What’s Up, and Iris) include the title of the songs anywhere in the lyrics.

9. What kind of plant do you get when you put Iron and Radon together? (2 pts)
   Iron’s symbol on the Periodic Chart is FE.  Radon’s is RN.  Together, they make a FERN.
10. 
    (3 pts)
    From the left, John Wilkes Booth, Charles Guiteau, Leon Czolgosz, and the space where Lee Harvey Oswald should be.  All Presidential assassins.

Another round full of good scores.  We’ll see if I can ratchet up the difficulty this week.

Cat A. – 25
Marti A. – 25
Dan Mounce – 25
The Lowes – 25
The Joe Craven Experience – 24 (23+1 for recruiting )
Matt Grecco – 23
Dan Naumovich – 23
Amy Reynolds – 23
Plainsfootball4 – 12
Nick Rogers – 11
John Stearns – 10
Shortman3454 – 9