2008_10_01_Pub_Quiz

General Knowledge 1

• The Critic [ANSWER]
  Who wrote the Double Dealer and The Mourning Bride, which contains the line "Music has charms to soothe a savage breast"?
• Arrested Development [ANSWER]
  Adrian Grenier plays Vincent Chase, the main character of what television show?
• Honeymooners [ANSWER]
  The Shimabara revolt in Japan was an uprising of peasants primarily what what religion?
• Star Trek [ANSWER]
  What experimental psychologist was the author of the 1874 work Principles of Physiological Psychology?
• Different Strokes [ANSWER]
  In Indian myth, what animal is the god Hanuman most associated?
• A Team [ANSWER]
  Name any two of the three players who won both the Conn Smythe Trophy and the Hart Memorial Trophy in the same year.
• Get Smart [ANSWER]
  A struggle for control of the Aozou Strip led to a war between Libya and what other African nation?
• Seinfeld [ANSWER]
  Whose name is attached to a "little theorem" that states for an integer a and a prime p, a to the p is congruent to a mod p?
• Quantum Leap [ANSWER]
  Who was told by Lloyd Bentsen in a debate that " is no Jack Kennedy"?
• Andy Griffith [ANSWER]
  In the Crying of Lot 49, John Nefastis claims to invent a perpetual motion machine based on what 19th century thermodynamic thought experiment proposed by a Scottish physicist?

Audio Round

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  William Congreve
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  Entourage
• [ANSWER]
  Catholic (Christian)
• [ANSWER]
  Wilhelm Wundt
• [ANSWER]
  Monkey
• [ANSWER]
  Bobby Orr in 1970 and 1972, Guy Lafleur in 1977 and Wayne Gretzky in 1985.
• [ANSWER]
  Chad
• [ANSWER]
  Pierre de Fermat
• [ANSWER]
  Dan Quayle
• [ANSWER]
  Maxwell's Demon

Handout Round

• See handout [ANSWER]
  Who first proved the irrationality of pi in 1761 and is sometimes credited for the law that a physicist named Beer extended to include the concentration of solutions?
• See handout [ANSWER]
  In what Raymond Chandler book does Philip Marlowe investigate the death of the drunks Roger Wade and Terry Lennox?
• See handout [ANSWER]
  What 1794 insurrection that was put down by Washington in Washington, PA protested taxes on distilled drinks?
• See handout [ANSWER]
  Before becoming the Milwaukee Brewers, where did the team play for one year?
• See handout [ANSWER]
  The turning point of what 2004 film is when Miles drinks a 1961 Château Cheval Blanc from a styrofoam cup?
• See handout [ANSWER]
  What sixth president of Pennsylvania who went by the pen name Richard Saunders once wrote that wine is "a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy."
• See handout [ANSWER]
  What Thomas Hardy title character ends up selling his wife when he drinks a little too much furmity?
• See handout [ANSWER]
  "On the Brewing of Beer" is the twentieth rune of what Finnish National epic by Elias Lönnrot?
• See handout [ANSWER]
  In Chemistry, what is the name given to mixture whose concentration cannot be changed by distillation?
• See handout [ANSWER]
  In what Verdi opera would you find the duet between Alfredo and Violetta, Libiamo ne'lieti calici?

Theme Round

• Johann Heinrich Lambert [ANSWER]
  Donkey Kong (1981)
• The Long Goodbye [ANSWER]
  Frogger (1981)
• Whiskey Rebellion [ANSWER]
  Spy Hunter (1983)
• Seattle Pilots [ANSWER]
  Q*Bert (1982)
• Sideways [ANSWER]
  Dig Dug (1982)
• Ben Franklin [ANSWER]
  Pitfall! (1982)
• The Mayor of Casterbridge [ANSWER]
  Centipede (1980)
• Kalevala [ANSWER]
  Berserk (1980)
• Azeotrope [ANSWER]
  Galaga (1981)
• La Traviata [ANSWER]
  Joust (1982)

General Knowledge 2

• What five letter word refers to a method of carving jewelry to create raised relief images? [ANSWER]
  Cameo
• Which Western Conference NBA Team plays its home games in EnergySolutions Arena? [ANSWER]
  Utah Jazz
• The television program Picket Fences centered upon life in what fictional Wisconsin town? [ANSWER]
  Rome
• Which fictional character has had 220 confirmed kills since his first big screen appearance in 1982? [ANSWER]
  John Rambo
• What Asian volcano's most recent eruption occurred on December 16th, 1707? [ANSWER]
  Mt. Fuji
• What mascot is shared by the athletic teams of Case Western Reserve University, San Jose State University, and Michigan State University? [ANSWER]
  The Spartan
• What top-selling British film magazine includes feature sections entitled "Classic Scene," "At Home," and "Pint of Milk"? [ANSWER]
  Empire
• What Nashville-based company is America's largest manufacturer of keyboard instruments? [ANSWER]
  Baldwin Piano Company
• Which Scottish inventor patented a new method for creating waterproof cloth in 1823? [ANSWER]
  Charles MacIntosh
• THEME [ANSWER]
  Types of Apples

Mystery Round

• Who appeared during the third season of the Showtime series "Weeds" playing Tara Lindman, a born-again Christian turned pot dealer? [ANSWER]
  Mary-Kate Olsen
• Which state can pride itself for being the birthplace of aviatrix Amelia Earhardt, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and actor Dennis Hopper ? [ANSWER]
  Kansas
• What symbolic timepiece, maintained by the members of the Board of Directors at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is currently set at five minutes to midnight? [ANSWER]
  The Doomsday Clock
• What Division I school's football team. the Golden Flashes, plays its home games in Dix Stadium? [ANSWER]
  Kent State
• What single panel daily comic strip is drawn by Dan Piraro? [ANSWER]
  Bizarro
• Which professional wrestler, whose nicknames included "The Narcissist", "The All-American", and "The Total Package" was known for such signature moves as the "Torture Rack," the "Attitude Adjustment," and the "Neckbreaker"? [ANSWER]
  Lex Luger
• Which children's book author won two Newberry medals for her books The Giver and Number the Stars? [ANSWER]
  Lois Lowry
• What brand of bicycle lock, introduced in 1972, was the first to utilize a U-shaped piece of steel with a removable crossbar? [ANSWER]
  Kryptonite
• What 1926 science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang features inventor C.A. Rotwang and city supervisor Johann Frederson? [ANSWER]
  Metropolis (Fritz Lang)
• THEME [ANSWER]
  Superman