2009_02_18_Pub_Quiz

General Knowledge 1

In the Bible, what king whose name now has a negative connotation built the Tower of Babel? [ANSWER] Nimrod
What 1959 work by Erving Goffman introduced dramaturgy to sociology? [ANSWER] The Presentation of Self in Everyday Live
What executive order issued by Andrew Jackson and implemented by Martin Van Buren required that all purchases of government land be made with gold or silver? [ANSWER] Specie Circular (Coinage Act)
In what modern-day nation would you find the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Lydia? [ANSWER] Turkey
The title character of what Wallace Stevens poem is told to "whip In kitchen cups concupiscent curds?" [ANSWER] The Emperor of Ice Cream
What is the name given to the traditional Indonesian percussion group that takes its name from the Javanese word for "to hammer?" [ANSWER] Gamelan
In chemistry, what regal term is used to describe a ring of ethers? [ANSWER] Crown
After being diagnosed with ADD, what South Park character is asked to join the Lords of the Underworld? [ANSWER] Timmy
Who wrote the play "The Bald Soprano?" [ANSWER] Eugene Ionesco
Russel Baze is the only person to have won both the Gorge Woolf and Isaac Murphy awards, given to members of what sporting profession? [ANSWER] jockey

See handout [ANSWER] Another Country by James Baldwin and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane, are both set on what island?
See handout [ANSWER] What is the adjective applied to a square where all the columns, rows, and both diagonals sum the the same constant?
See handout [ANSWER] What video game combines the RPG and Strategy genres and has the player control the title character and his goblin minions in a quest to kill corrupt heroes who represent the seven deadly sins?
See handout [ANSWER] What was the nickname of the New Jersey senator who was preceeded by Bill Bradley and followed by Frank Lautenberg?
See handout [ANSWER] Sometimes used as a general term for "generator" in British English, what word describes DC generators that use a commutator?
See handout [ANSWER] In Norse myth, who escorts fallen warriors to Valhalla?
See handout [ANSWER] The Battle of Hampton Roads was the first battle between two of what kind of vessel?
See handout [ANSWER] While leading a crusade 1190, what Holy Roman Emperor drowned in the Saleph River?
See handout [ANSWER] What animals, along with fur seals, make up the order Otariidae, known as "eared seals?"
See handout [ANSWER] THEME

Manhattan [ANSWER] Cowtown, They'll Need a Crane, and Ana Ng are all songs from Lincoln, an album released in 1988 by what group?
Magic [ANSWER] Frank Welker provided the voice of Darwin the dolphin on what science fiction program which aired for three seasons on NBC?
Overlord [ANSWER] Ahmad Ashmawy Mulloy is involved in a scheme to destroy the Lincoln Tunnel in what 2002 novel by John Updike?
Torch (Robert Torricelli) [ANSWER] Who was awarded the Royal Society's first Darwin medal in 1890 for "his independent origination of the theory of the origin of species by natural selection"?
Dynamo [ANSWER] Who defeated Lincoln Chaffee in 2006 to become the junior senator from Rhode Island?
Valkeryie [ANSWER] Erasmus Darwin (Charles' grandfather) and Joseph Priestley were both members of what astronomically named group of intellectuals?
Ironclad [ANSWER] The Lincoln Highway was the first road which crossed the entirety of the continental United States. What two cities marked its beginning and end points?
Barbarossa [ANSWER] Darwin the Evolving Boy is a member of what Marvel comics superhero team?
Sealion [ANSWER] The Lincoln Logs construction toy were loosely based on the Tokyo Imperial Hotel, designed by which American architect?
WWII Operation Codenames [ANSWER] When Darwin died in 1882, he was one of only 5 non-royal Britons to receive a state funeral during the 19th century. Name any one of the other four.

They Might Be Giants [ANSWER] What is the most populous national capital in South America?
Seaquest DSV [ANSWER] Which rap group, best known for their 1982 hit "The Message" became the first hip-hop artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007?
Terrorist [ANSWER] Which fictional detective first appeared in the 1930 adventure, The Secret of the Old Clock?
Alfred Russell Wallace [ANSWER] Antonio Scarpacci, Joe Hackett, and Roy Biggins were all characters on what sitcom which ran for eight seasons on NBC?
Sheldon Whitehouse [ANSWER] Which American artist was known for painting such works as Christina's World and the Helga Series?
The Lunar Society [ANSWER] Which California Angel was the only player to join the 3,000 Hit Club during the 1980s?
New York, San Francisco [ANSWER] Which state had the most signatories on the Declaration of Independence?
The X-Men [ANSWER] In Kill Bill: Part 2, what secret martial arts move does the Bride ultimately use to dispatch the title character?
Frank Lloyd Wright [ANSWER] What vein carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body into the right atrium?
Lord Palmerston, The Duke of Wellington, Admiral Horatio Nelson, William Gladstone [ANSWER] What traditional American baked good sold in New England and the Pennsylvania Dutch country consists of two small chocolate disk-shaped cakes with a sweet creamy frosting sandwiched between them?

Buenos Aires [ANSWER] Independence Day (Thomas Whitmore)
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five [ANSWER] The American President (Andrew Shepherd)
Nancy Drew [ANSWER] Canadian Bacon (Unnamed President)
Wings [ANSWER] Dr. Strangelove (Merkin Mufflee)
Andrew Wyeth [ANSWER] Dave (Dave Kovic acting as William Mitchell)
Rod Carew [ANSWER] Air Force One (James Marshall)
Pennsylvania [ANSWER] Deep Impact (Tom Beck)
The Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique [ANSWER] Man of the Year (Tom Dobbs)
Superior vena cava [ANSWER] Primary Colors (Jack Stanton)
Whoopie Pie [ANSWER] Idiocracy (Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho) (May cut it short after 0:13)