Dive Bar Divas Pub Quiz #5 - General Trivia

Sometimes, general trivia is more fun than a theme. One really annoying source for this is the random button on Wikipedia. As you can see I included a few news items as well.

General Trivia 1

1. Blues Pianist Pinetop Perkins died in March at age 97. He is the oldest winner of what award?
    The Grammy (Best Traditional Blues Album, 2011), Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 2005, 1st Grammy was in 2007,

2. BBC radio has quit broadcasting which 65 year old service earlier this year due to budget cuts?
    Russian Language

3. When was the first portable MP3 player introduced in North America? Extra point if you know the product name.
    MPMan F10 was the first portable solid state digital audio player sold in the North American Market, developed by SaeHan Information Systems which is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and imported by Eiger Labs, Inc. The MPMan was the first of its kind in what would become a new era in portable audio. It was put in the market in March 1998.

4. Where is the Red-crowned Amazon, (Amazona viridigenalis) also known as Red-crowned Parrot, Green-cheeked Amazon, or Mexican Red-headed Parrot native to?
    Northeastern Mexico

5. How many master game editions of Trivial Pursuit have been released in the U.S.? This does not include supplemental card sets, multimedia or Australia only editions.
    45 (plus or minus 3, so 42-48)

6. According to the Society for American Baseball Research what was the most common nickname in pro baseball from 1871-1968?
    Lefty (153), second was Red (120) and third was Doc (61)

7. According to 2010 census bureau data, what state has the largest percentage growth rate among whites?
    Utah 16.7 percent

8. How many language editions (or language versions) of Wikipedia are there?
    279

9. When is the Nobel Peace Prize Awarded each year? Extra point for the date and month.
    December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death

10. What was the first living creature ever ejected from a supersonic aircraft?
    A bear, in 1962.  The Air Force was testing an escape capsule designed for installation on the B-58 bomber. The bear was ejected at 35,000 feet from a B-58 flying at 870 mph, and returned to Earth unharmed 7 minutes and 49 seconds later.

Dive Bar Divas Pub Quiz #5 - Yuri Gagrin

History -- Yuri Gagarin

1. On what day did Yuri Gagarin orbit the earth?
    April 12, 1961

2. What was the name of his mission and spacecraft? It’s the same
    Vostok 1

3. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the time?
    Nikita Khrushchev

4. What was the name of the cosmonaut training facility before it was renamed after Gagarin?
    Star City

5. How many other space flights did Gagarin make?
    None

6. How many orbits did Gagarin make on that first space flight?
    One

7. How long did that first flight last from launch to landing?
    According to official records, the space flight took 108 minutes from launch to landing. As planned, Gagarin landed separately from his spacecraft, having ejected with a parachute 7 km (23,000 ft) above ground. Historian Asif Siddiqi has claimed that Gagarin was in the spacecraft for 108 minutes after launch, and that he didn't touch ground for another 10 minutes.

8. How old was Gagarin when he made that first space flight?
    27

9. How did Gagarin die?
    Gagarin died in 1968 when a MiG 15 training jet he was piloting crashed.

10. Within two years, how old was Gagarin when he died?
    34 (32-36 acceptable range)

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 #4 - The James Gang

This is the week that I changed the make up of the history round. I chose one event from the week and history and asked related questions, sometimes giving a hint on the e-vite.

History of the James Gang

1. Where was Jesse James shot on April 3, 1882?
    In the back or Saint Joseph, Missouri, or just Missouri

2. When did the movie “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” come out? Who played James?
    2007, Brad Pitt

3. What was Jesse James’ brother’s name?
    Frank

4. Although not in the army, which side did the Jameses fight for during the Civil War?
    The South/The Confederacy

5. Who killed Jesse James?
    Robert Ford

6. Where was Jesse James born?
    Kearney, Missouri or just Missouri

7. Within two years, how old was Jesse James when he died?
    34 (32-36 acceptable range)

8. How many children did Jesse James have?
    2

9. Who was older, Jesse or his brother Frank James?
    Frank

10. Of bank, train or stagecoach robbery, which was the James Gangs first known for?
    Bank

Dive Bar Divas Pub Quiz #4 - Warner Brothers Cartoons

Warner Brothers Cartoons

1. What company provided most of Wile E. Coyote’s supplies?
    Acme

2. What is the name of the female pig?
    Petunia

3. Who is usually considered to be the first major Looney Tunes star in 1935?
    Porky Pig

4. Who was introduced first Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck?
    Daffy (1937), Bugs (1940)

5. In what decade did Looney Tunes quit running in theaters? Extra credit for the year.
    1960’s,  1969

6. In which decade did Looney Tunes begin airing on TV?, Extra credit for the year.
    1950’s, 1955

7. What 1988 movie contained both Warner and Disney cartoon characters?
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

8. Which character’s cartoons were banned in 1999-2002 because of their alleged stereotyping?
    Speedy Gonzales

9. How many Looney Tunes have been selected to the National Film Registry? Extra points for each one you can name.
    4
        * What's Opera, Doc? (1957) selected in 1992
        * Duck Amuck (1953) selected in 1999
        * Porky in Wackyland (1938) selected in 2000
        * One Froggy Evening (1955) selected in 2003

10. Who had the nickname “The Man of a Thousand Voices?” Spelling counts.
    The late Mel Blanc

Dive Bar Divas Pub Quiz #4 - Rules of the Road

Rules of the Road

All of these questions and answers are from the 2010 version of the Utah Driver’s Handbook

1. What is the speed limit in an unmarked business or residential area?
    25 mph

2. For how long before you turn or change lanes does the law say you are required to signal?
    2 seconds

3. How far back should you follow a fire vehicle responding to an alarm?
    500 feet

4. How far back from a railroad crossing should you stop?
    15 feet

5. How far from a stop sign do you need to park?
    30 feet

6. What is the line before the crosswalk called?
    stop line

7. What is the minimum legal distance you should allow when passing a bicycle?
    3 feet

8. What level of infraction is it to “remove, fail to have repaired or modify your vehicle’s air bag” system?
    Class B misdemeanor

9. What blood or breath alcohol concentration is “the point of presumed intoxication” in Utah?
    .08

10. For 2 points that don’t go on your driving record, how many points over what time period does it take for an adult to be required to take the Defensive Driving Course or have his or her license suspended for from 3 months to one year?
    200 within 3 years

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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