Dive Bar Divas Pub Quiz #6 - Week In Review 4/17-4/23, 2011

This quiz was on Easter and my partner in crime, I mean pub quiz hosting was out of town, so I did a six round set.

Week in Review 4/17-4/23, 2011

1. What Salt Lake area restaurant was temporarily closed because of flooding?
    Ruth’s Diner

2. What is the name of the president of Nigeria who was reelected this week?
    Goodluck Jonathan

3. What university in Utah did a presidential candidate in Mali graduate from?
    BYU

4. What major league baseball team did MLB take over operations of?
    L.A. Dodgers

5. What religious book is Wasatch Presbyterian Church giving away copies of?
    The Quran

6. What major American airport was closed this week because of tornado damage?
    St. Louis

7. Which northern Utah river had a levee break?
    Weber River

8. Two photojournalists died in Misrata, Libya this week. One point for each of their names. Hint, one was cinematographer, co-director and co-producer of the Academy Award nominated documentary Restrepo.
    Chris Hondros, Tim Hetherington

9. University of Utah president Michael Young has taken the presidency of what university?
    University of Washington

10. What kind of web site did the U.S. government block Americans from logging onto this week?
    Offshore poker sites

Dive Bar Divas Pub Quiz #5 - Week in Review 4/10-4/16 2011

Week in Review 4/10-4/16 2011

1. What popular consumer product did Cisco Systems announce they would no longer manufacture this week?
    Flip video camera

2. Where in Salt Lake City was a mortar shell found that resulted in an employee evacuation?
    The Deseret Industries store at 700 West and 700 South

3. Where was an air traffic controller asleep on the job this week?
    Reno

4. For 2 points. Which U.S. banks announced a pilot program introducing microchip embedded credit cards like the ones that have been available in Europe since 1989?
    Wells Fargo & JP Morgan Chase

5. For 2 points, what soap operas did ABC announce it is canceling?
    One Life to Live and All My Children

6. The world’s oldest man died in Montana this week. How old was he?
    114

7. What team ended the NBA regular season with the best record?
    Chicago Bulls, 62-20

8. Whose security guards were charged with impersonating police officers in Bloomington Indiana?
    Lil Wayne

9. Where did a mother drive her mini van into a river killing herself and three of her four children?
    Newburgh, NY

10. What country’s ban of niqabs (Islamic veils) took effect this week?
    France

Dive Bar Divas Pub Quiz #4 - Week in Review 4/3 - 4/9, 2011

Week in Review 4/3-4/9, 2011

1. What country asked the European Central Bank for a loan last week?
    Portugal

2. What’s the name of the new University of Utah men’s basketball coach? For an extra point, whom did he replace?
    Larry Krystkowiak/Jim Boylen

3. The 86-year-old director of the films "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," died. What is his name?
    Sidney Lumet

4. In what country did a dust storm near the Baltic Sea cause an 80 car pile up?
    Germany

5. Which Utah political party’s chairman will not seek a fourth term?
    Democratic    Utah Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Holland will not seek a fourth term at the state party’s helm, opting to help with President Barack Obama’s re-election drive and with regional campaigns.

6. What new way will you be able to pay your bus or trax fare in a pilot program starting next year?
    With your cell phone, the Isis joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless

7. Where is the Utah Liquor Commission considering banning beer sales?
    Convience stores/gas stations

8. What Utah news organization had a reporter jailed because he was mistaken for a meth dealer?
    The Herald Journal in Logan     Jay Patrick used his time cards and articles to prove he was not in Mesquite at the time he allegedly dealt meth. “He spent two nights in the Cache County jail last week before law enforcement officials in two states realized he wasn’t actually one of Nevada’s 10 most-wanted fugitives. “

9. At what Salt Lake County high school were cases of measles reported this week?
    Olympus

10. Before this week, what is the last year that measles was reported in Utah?
    2005

Dive Bar Divas Pub Quiz #3 - Last Week in Review 3/28-4/2/11

I don't know what the 10th question was this week. I must've written it in at the last minute. That happens every once in a while. Sometimes I even change history or current events questions just before the quiz starts, so these may not represent actual quizzes as presented at Burt's.


Week In Review 3/28-4/2
1. Who won the AP major college basketball player of the year award?
    Jimmer Fredette

2. Where was the missing Egyptian cobra at the Bronx Zoo found?
    In the reptile house

3. Who is replacing Chris Buttars in the legislature?
    Aaron Osmond

4. A high ranking Mexican government official, Arturo Chavez, resigned this week. What was his job title? .
    Attorney General

5. What Academy Award winning movie was re-released this week with less swearing so it can get a PG-13 rating?
    The King’s Speech

6. What was the first Utah State liquor store closed in the misguided budget cut? Approximate address.
    1457 S. Main Street, 15th and Main, I’ll even take Main Street.

7. In a channel 2 story, the owner of what local bar said he has been hanging a sign welcoming conference visitors for more than 20 years?
    Junior’s Tavern

8. What high school’s principal resigned because of a racism probe at the school?
    Mont Widerberg of Alta High School

9. For one point each, what teams played in the final of the cricket world cup? For an extra point who won?
    India and Sri Lanka, India won

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Dive Bar Divas Pub Quiz #2 - Week In Review 3/20 - 26

Week In Review 3/20 - 26

1. What team beat BYU in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament?
    Florida Gators

2. Elizabeth Taylor died this week. How many times had she been married? For an extra credit point how many husbands had she had?
    8 marriages, 7 husbands (Richard Burton, twice)

3. Where did three komodo dragons go missing from a zoo? One point each for the country and city.
    Surabaya, Indonesia

4, What endangered animal is threatened by an oil spill in the South Atlantic Tristan de Cunha archipelago?
    Penguins (northern rockhopper penguins)

5. What former major party vice presidential candidate died this week at age 75?
    Geraldine Ferraro

6. In reference to HB477 and the legislature, what former mayor said “It all reflects a disdain for all of us and clueless arrogance that, somehow, once again, our elected officials are a privileged class, not answerable to the people”?
    Rocky Anderson

7. In what country or countries were initially peaceful protesters shot at by military last week? One point each.
    Syria, Yemen (accept Libya I guess)

8. In separate recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration until what age should children ride in rear-facing in car seats?
    2

9. How many candidates have come forward to replace South Jordan Republican Senator Chris Buttars?
    11

10. What 26 year old spoke at a technology forum at BYU this week?
    Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

Dive Bar Divas Pub Quiz #1 - Week in Review or Current Events

A review of the week's happenings all of which appeared in local news sources.

Week in Review March 13-19, 2011

1. Inside what public building did a Utah woman jump to her death?
    Salt Lake City main library

2. What was announced this week as the number 2 selling soda in the U.S. in 2010? Name the number 1 for an extra point.
    #2 Diet Coke, #1 Coca Cola

3. In what Utah town did police find human and animal remains in a shed?
    Clearfield

4. How may reactor cores at the Fukushima Daiichi were damaged in last week’s earthquake and tsunami?
    3
   
5. What singer fractured his left fibula and injured his left shoulder skiing at Park City?
    James Taylor

6. Did the House of Representatives pass the bill to cut federal funding to The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR?
    Yes, 228-192

7. What insurance company fired Gilbert Godfrey from voice over work for tasteless comments on Twitter?
    Aflac

8. In what country was it announced that a new dinosaur fossil was discovered? It is the first time a dinosaur fossil has been found in this country.
    Angola

9. What international organization ordered a no fly zone over Lybia?
    The United Nations

10. How much is UTA proposing to raise its base fare to by April 1, 2013?
    $2.50