Trivia 1.0
A recap of the questions, answers (to see them, highlight within the brackets after the question), and final standings
- (4pts) What famous document begins, “When in the course of human events”? [The US Declaration of Independence begins: "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."]
- (3pts) What current branch of the US military only had 50 soldiers at the beginning of WWI? [Air Force]
- (4pts) In what year was 7-Up introduced? [1929, under the name Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda]
- (4pts) What was the first message sent via telephone? ["Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you" ~Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson on March 10, 1876]
- (5pts) In what US state would you find the world’s largest aquarium? [The Georgia Aquarium, in Atlanta]
- (5pts) What was the first home-available version of a Nintendo arcade game? [Donkey Kong, available in 1981]
- (3pts) To what country does the island of Bermuda belong? [United Kingdom]
- (3pts) Who received the first ever perfect score in gymnastics in the 1976 Olympics? [Nadia Comaneci, of Romania]
- (7pts) What is the only country to sport the Bible on its national flag? [Dominican Republic]
- (3pts) What’s the only English word with three consecutive double letters? [Bookkeeper]
- (2pts each) Name the 3* European countries that begin with the letter A? [I originally asked this question as "3" with the answers being Austria, Albania, and Andorra, however it was complained to me that Armenia and Azerbaijan should be included as they're considered part of Eurasia]
- (5pts) When the very first US census was taken in 1790, what was the largest city? [Philadelphia, PA, with 28,522 people]
- (5pts) Beginning in 1664, what was America’s first organized sport? [Horse racing]
- (8pts) What 1994 film spent more on acquiring the rights to the soundtrack than on the entire production costs? [Clerks - I can't find any specific numbers to go along with this, but I'd be very curious to know if anyone out there knows/found out]
- (4pts) What is the only US state flag that’s not a rectangle? [Ohio]
- (4pts) What is the only Zodiac sign of just an inanimate object? [Libra, the scales]
- (6pts) How many nations currently make up the UN? [192 - as of 9/21/12, there's now 193]
- (3pts) Alfred Nobel, namesake of the Nobel Prize, invented and died by what invention? [Dynamite, though there's some controversy to this story]
- (7pts) How many times could the US’ smallest state fully fit inside its largest state? [Rhode Island can fully fit inside Alaska 423 times]
- (6pts) What landmarks do Cleveland Ohio, Canton Ohio, and Cooperstown New York have in common? [they all hold halls of fame; rock 'n' roll, football, and baseball, respectively]
- (6pts) What NFL team has the most hall-of-famers? Bonus 2pts: for within 1 of the number. [Chicago Bears, with 26 hall of famers]
- (4pts) Who lived at 221B Baker Street, London? [Sherlock Holmes]
- (6pts) How many avenues radiate from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris? [8]
- (7pts) What’s the only country with the exact name as its capital? [Luxembourg, however partial points were awarded for those capitals that are like Mexico City or Djibouti City]
- (4pts) What do the colors of the Olympic rings represent? [Every participating country's flag's colors have at least one of those colors]
- (5pts) Name 1 of the 2 US states which border more states than any other at 8? [Tennessee and Missouri]
- (3pts) In photography, what does SLR stand for? [Single Lens Reflex]
- (5pts) Of all the US states’ highest elevation points, which is the lowest? [Florida's highest point, Britton Hill, is only at 345' above sea level]
And the final standings (luckily no one had the same initials):
LR, WP, SJ, AC, JH, HB, ZM, CA, DW, JL, LM, DC, RP, SS, HD, MT, SQ, BW, BS, ET, AH, CC, KA, KO, KN, MS