2009_02_04_Pub_Quiz

General Knowledge 1

• What sister of Hippolyta fought on the side of Troy's defenders in the Trojan war? [ANSWER]
  Penthesilia
• In evolutionary Biology, Muller's ratchet is a thought experiment that explains why mutations increase over time in organisms undergoing what form of reproduction? [ANSWER]
  asexual
• Who was the last king of Iraq? [ANSWER]
  Faisal II
• What plasma weapon from the videogame Doom does variable damage based on how long you hold the trigger? [ANSWER]
  BFG 9000
• What treaty ended the Franco-Prussian War? [ANSWER]
  Treaty of Frankfurt
• Melquiades is a gypsy who is resurrected in order to return to Macondo in what novel by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez? [ANSWER]
  100 Years of Solitude
• Name either of the two teams that entered the NFL when it absorbed the All-America Football Conference. [ANSWER]
  Cleveland Browns, SF 49ers (Colts and Bills were revived later with same name)
• What is the profession of the narrator of the work Remains of the Day? [ANSWER]
  Butler
• Who painted "The Death of Marat?" [ANSWER]
  Jacques-Louis David
• What river forms much of the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific? [ANSWER]
  Columbia River

Audio Round

• [ANSWER]
  In the comedy sketch "Who's on First," Abbot says that this person plays third base.
• [ANSWER]
  In what play would you find a misunderstanding brought about when Malvolio reads a letter ostensibly written by Olivia that he thinks is a declaration of love?
• [ANSWER]
  What French existentialist wrote a play called The Misunderstanding where a rich lodger is killed by his mother and sister?
• [ANSWER]
  Which Mozart opera concerns husbands dressing as Albanians to test the fidelity of their wives?
• [ANSWER]
  The disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade happened during what battle when Lewis Nolan pointed to the wrong gun positions?
• [ANSWER]
  What 1770 event started when wigmaker Edward Gerrish mistakenly harrased Captain Lieutenant John Goldfinch about an unpaid bill that caused Private Hugh White to strike Gerrish with a musket?
• [ANSWER]
  In the essay "The Death of Lady Mondegreen," which coined the term 'mondegreen,' Sylvia Wright mishears what line from "The Bonnie Earl O' Murray" as "and Lady Mondegreen?"
• [ANSWER]
  Fred Merkle of the NY Giants, by not touching second base after a game winning run was scored, allowed what team to win the 1908 National League pennant?
• [ANSWER]
  "Excuse me while I kiss this guy" is a commonly misheard song lyric in what Jimmi Hendrix song?
• [ANSWER]
  What is the Latin term for the fallacy of thinking that if event B follows event A, event A caused event B?

Handout Round

• See handout [ANSWER]
  I don't know
• See handout [ANSWER]
  Twelfth Knight
• See handout [ANSWER]
  Albert Camus
• See handout [ANSWER]
  Cossi fan Tutti
• See handout [ANSWER]
  Balaklava
• See handout [ANSWER]
  Boston Massacre
• See handout [ANSWER]
  and laid him on the green
• See handout [ANSWER]
  Chicago Cubs
• See handout [ANSWER]
  Purple Haze
• See handout [ANSWER]
  post hoc ergo propter hoc

Theme Round

• Russia [ANSWER]
  Which British sculptor created "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living," a work consisting of a dead tiger shark suspended in formaldehyde?
• Israel [ANSWER]
  Who became the first goaltender in NHL history to score a goal during a game against the Boston Bruins in December 1987?
• German Democratic Republic [ANSWER]
  Which of Shakespeare's plays concludes with a monologue delivered by Jaques (Jay-queez) which notes that "all the world's a stage"?
• Freedonia [ANSWER]
  Tony Scott is directing a 2009 remake of what 1974 movie starring Walter Matthau in which a group of hijackers seize control of a New York City subway?
• Italy [ANSWER]
  Which fourteen year revolt against China's Qing dynasty was led by Hong Xiuquan, who claimed to be the younger brother of Jesus?
• South Africa [ANSWER]
  Which television personality and game show host first gained national exposure during the 1960s as Joey Bishop's sidekick on the short-lived "Joey Bishop Show"?
• Cuba [ANSWER]
  What kind of solution, created by mixing a large amount of a weak acid or base with its conjugate, possesses a stable pH which can be estimated using the Henderson-Hasselbach equation?
• Kazakhstan [ANSWER]
  "It's About Time" and "A Little Bit Longer" are both albums by what Grammy nominated boy band?
• Australia [ANSWER]
  What river flows through the cities of Binghamton, NY and Scranton, Pennsylvania?
• Pakistan [ANSWER]
  Neil Gaiman recently won the 2009 Newberry Medal for what book which tells the story of an orphan boy who is raised by ghosts?

General Knowledge 2

• Damien Hirst [ANSWER]
  What was the last team crowned NFL champions before the AFL-NFL Merger in 1970?
• Ron Hextall [ANSWER]
  What children's magazine published by the National Wildlife Foundation released its first issue in January 1967?
• As You Like It [ANSWER]
  Bruce Willis starred as Art Jeffries, an FBI agent trying to protect an autistic mathematical savant, in what 1998 thriller?
• The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 [ANSWER]
  Who organizes the South American expedition which leads to the discovery of the title location in Arthur Conan Doyle's novel, The Lost World?
• The Taiping Rebellion [ANSWER]
  The two hour pilot for what television show was the first program broadcast on UPN on January 16, 1995?
• Regis Philbin [ANSWER]
  First awarded in 1986, what prize presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television is roughly equivalent to an American Emmy?
• Buffer solution [ANSWER]
  In which poem could you find the lines: " Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink."?
• The Jonas Brothers [ANSWER]
  Which fictional boxer, portrayed by Carl Weathers, was nicknamed The Master of Disaster, The King of Sting, The Dancing Destroyer, and The Count of Monte Fisto?
• Susquehanna River [ANSWER]
  Alexandra Bergson's efforts to maintain her family farm and her romantic relationship with family friend Carl Linstrum are key plot elements of what 1913 novel by Willa Cather?
• The Graveyard Book [ANSWER]
  THEME

Mystery Round

• Minnesota Vikings [ANSWER]
  Dick Tracy
• Ranger Rick [ANSWER]
  Foxtrot
• Mercury Rising [ANSWER]
  Sally Forth
• Professor Edward Challenger [ANSWER]
  Marvin
• Star Trek: Voyager [ANSWER]
  Mallard Fillmore
• The Gemini Award [ANSWER]
  Mark Trail
• Rime of the Ancient Mariner [ANSWER]
  Mutts
• Apollo Creed [ANSWER]
  Funky Winkerbean
• O Pioneers! [ANSWER]
  Momma
• NASA Programs [ANSWER]
  Ziggy