Weekday Pandemic Trivia

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1205

  1. What 1999 movie featuring George Clooney, had a title that sounds like it is a Christmas movie, but it is NOT?

  2. What indie rock band from Brooklyn has released such acclaimed albums as Yellow House and Veckatimest?

  3. The Red Skull is the archenemy of what Marvel Superhero?

  4. What city had one of the original 8 American League teams, called the Senators?

  5. On the Horn of Africa what country’s name in English begins with a silent letter?

  6. The maximum effort expression ‘Pull out all the stops’ derives from: Newspaper editing; Bus driving; Commodity trading; or Organ playing?

  7. What was the name of the never seen obese husband of Karen, on Will and Grace?

  8. Which type of human tooth is primarily used for cutting?

  9. The Pulp Fiction character’s Ringo and Yolanda are better known by what food nicknames in Pulp Fiction?

  10. What year was Billy Gillespie fired from the UK basketball program?

  11. Mark and Mallory Go to Washington and It’s Good to Be Back on the Moon were two Season 1 episodes of what comedy series starring Steve Carell?

  12. Enriched by eggs, butter and milk, Brioche is a French: Chocolate; Porridge; Game pie; or Bread?

  13. What memoir followed round-the-world traveler Liz Gilbert after a divorce & failed rebound relationship?

  14. What type of hot pepper is named after a region of French Guiana?

  15. The symbol for latitude for Earth and planets etc, is what Greek letter?

  16. I will list three pro sports franchises from Seattle. List them in order according to all time regular season wins, from most to least. Seattle Mariners of MLB, Seattle Storm of the WNBA , & Seattle Sounders of the MLS

  17. Of the nations that start with the letter S what comes last alphabetically?

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  1. In July 2006, what female became the first pornographic performer to have a celebrity wax statue displayed at the famous Madame Tussaud’s wax museum?

  2. What 2020 documentary is about Dan Schneider’s personal crusade against the makers and distributers of synthetic opioids?

  3. Stephen Stills and Neil Young first rose to fame as members of what '60s folk-rock group known for the song For What It’s Worth?

1206

Three Kings
?
Captain America
Washington
Djibouti
Organ playing?
?
Incisor
Pumpkin & Honey Bunny
2009?
Space Force
Bread
Eat Pray Love?
Cayenne
Rho?
Mariners, Storm, Sounders
Syria
Jenna Jameson?
?
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

1207

1. Three Kings
2. Grizzly Bear
3. I dunno. Captain America?
4. Washington
5. Djibouti
6. Organ playing I think
7. No idea
8. Incisor?
9. Pumpkin and Honey Bunny
10. 2003?
11. Space Force
12. Bread
13. Eat, Pray, Love?
14. No clue. The only Guyanese region I know is Demerara. Serrano?
15. Mariners, uh… guessing Sounders then Storm because MLS was founded first
17. Swaziland
18. Fuck, historically I want to say Nina Hartley but it could be like Jenna Jameson
19. No idea. The only Dan Schneider I know is the pedophile Nickeolodon producer.
20. Buffalo Springfield

1208
  1. Three Kings
  2. Grizzly Bear
  3. Captain America
  4. Washington D.C.
  5. Djibouti
  6. Organ playing
  7. Stanley Walker
  8. Incisor
  9. Pumpkin & Honey Bunny
  10. 2009
  11. Space Force
  12. Bread
  13. Eat, Pray, Love
  14. Cayenne
  15. Lambda
  16. Mariners, Storm, Sounders
  17. Syria
  18. Jenna Jameson
  19. The Pharmacist
  20. Buffalo Springfield
1209

  1. What poker hand consists of 2 of a kind and 3 of a kind?

  2. Braeburn, Jazz, and Fuji are varieties of what?

  3. What world city is an anagram of the word avenge?

  4. What rock band received a Grammy nomination in 2005 for its album Good News for People Who Love Bad News?

  5. What actor played the professor in the movie Bedtime For Bonzo?

  6. What planet has surface winds that have been measured at 1,500 mph–the strongest in the solar system?

  7. The label of what vodka boasts of the traditional recipe from 17th Century Holland?

  8. In Act I of what opera does the title character sings a Spanish song called the seguidilla?

  9. What is the chemical symbol for the element sulfur?

  10. Saloth Sar was the real name of what murderous Cambodian dictator?

  11. What tune has the lyric “I don’t ever wanna drink again I just, ooo, I just need a friend”?

  12. The use of calcium oxide a.k.a. quicklime in early theatrical lamps gives us what term?

  13. What legendary gangster did Johnny Depp portray, in the movie Public Enemies?

  14. What 13 letter word describes a showoff prone to taking off his or her clothes in public?

  15. What is the most frequently used letter in written English?

  16. Which Arrested Development character suffered from “never-nude” syndrome?

  17. Which corporation has a logo comprising three crossed tuning forks?

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18. In 1956 Dr. William Masters hired what female as an assistant in his sex research project?

  1. A spike in overdoses has made what drug a common lifesaver as it reverses the effects of opioids?

20.“Ed the Head” is a zombie like mascot for what heavy metal group?

1210

Full house
Apples
Geneva
?
Ronald Reagan
Jupiter?
Ketel One?
Carmen?
S
Pol Pot
?
Limelight
?
Exhibitionist
E?
?
?
Johnson
Naloxodone
?

1211

1. Full house
2. Apple
3. Geneva
4. Modest Mouse
5. Ronald Reagan
6. Jupiter?
7. I don’t know any Dutch vodkas
8. The Barber of Seville? IDK
9. S?
10. Pol Pot
11. No idea
12. Not sure. I think “Gaslight” comes from street lamps
13. John Dillinger
14. Exhibitionist
15. E
16. Tobias Funke
17. I feel like I’d know this if I saw it, but I’m having trouble picturing it
18. Virginia Johnson
19. Narcan
20. White Zombie? IDK

1212

Full house
Apples
Geneva
?
Reagan
Mars
Stoli?
Barber of Seville?
S
Pol Pot?
?
Spot Light?
Dillinger
Exhibitionist
a
Tobias
?
Dr. Ruth?
Methadone
?

1213
  1. Full House
  2. Apples
  3. Geneva
  6. Neptune
  7. Ketel One
  8. Carmen
  9. S
  10. Pol Pot
  12. Floodlight
  13. Dillinger
  14. Exhibitionist
  15. e
  16. Tobias Funke
  17. Yamaha
  18. Monroe
  19. Naloxone
1214

Answers

  1. Full House
  2. Apple
  3. Geneva
  4. Modest Mouse
  5. Ronald Reagan
  6. Neptune
  7. Ketel One
  8. Carmen
  9. S
  10. Pol Pot
  11. Amy Winehouse Rehab
  12. Limelight
  13. John Dillinger
  14. Exhibitionist
  15. E
  16. Tobias
  17. Yamaha
  18. Virginia Johnson
  19. Narcan
  20. Iron Maiden
1215

  1. On April 1, 2003, who became the first American prisoner of war to be rescued since World War II?

  2. What pop song has the lyric “If I go crazy, then you can call me Superman”?

  3. In business, UPS is an acronym for what?

  4. In what 2009 release did Jeff Bridges play country music star Bad Blake?

  5. Early influencer Ferdinand Morton recorded the blues under what “sweet” nickname?

  6. In 2002 what Sparks center had the first slam dunk in a WNBA game?

  7. In 1991, what cable network became the first African-American-owned company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1991?

  8. Dying of the Light was the debut novel from what fantasy writer best known for his A Song of Ice and Fire books?

  9. Who was the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922–1952?

  10. From 1984 to 2013, the company Blackberry was known by what three-word name?

  11. Where the Buffalo Roam is a semi biographical film about what Kentuckian?

  12. In 2015 the Daisy Company celebrated the 75th anniversary of what air rifle named for a comic strip cowboy?

  13. What was the biblical name of the massive space station where the survivors lived on the sci fi show The 100?

  14. In 1970, Jean Terrell took over as the lead singer of the Supremes after what singer quit the group for a solo career?

  15. What Wild West figure wrote President McKinley to say she could provide “50 ‘lady sharpshooters’” for the Spanish-American War?

  16. Genoa, Italy gave what US state capital city a 20’ statue which was put in front of City Hall?

  17. Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs & hitchhikes across America in what Tom Robbins novel?

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18. Who does the voice work for the hyper sexualized cartoon character Glen Quagmire?

  1. What First Lady appeared on the TV show Different Strokes, with her Just Say No message?

  2. E Street Radio is a Sirius XM channel dedicated to the music of what rock star?

1216

Lol, thought 3 was postal at first, then realized that of course it’s parcel but wrote postal anyway

Bowe Bergdahl?
Kryptonite
United Parcel Service
?
?
Lisa Leslie
BET
George R.R. Martin
Joseph Stalin
Research in Motion
?
Red Ryder?
Eden?
Diana Ross
Annie Oakley
Columbus
?
?
Nancy Reagan
Bruce Springsteen

1217

?
Kryptonite
United Parcel Service
Crazy Heart?
Jelly Roll
Lisa Leslie
BET
George RR Martin
Stalin
Research In Motion
?
Red Ryder?
Eden?
Diana Ross
Annie Oakley?
Columbus?
?
?
Nancy Reagan
Bruce Springsteen

1218

Damn, “limelight” seems really obvious after seeing it.

1. Ugh, I used to know this, and I forgot
2. “Kryptonite,” 3 Doors Down
3. United Parcel Service
4. Crazy Heart
5. Jelly Roll (fun fact: old-timey slang for pussy)
6. Lisa Leslie?
7. BET
8. George R.R. Martin
9. Josef Stalin, I think
10. RIM are the initials, don’t remember what they stand for
11. Hunter S. Thompson
12. Red Ryder
13. Noah’s Ark? Total guess. The one from The Matrix is the Nebuchadnezzar, can I get partial credit?
14. Diana Ross
15. Annie Oakley?
16. I can’t think of any salami or ham capitals of America
17. Skinny Legs and All?
18. Seth MacFarlane?
19. Nancy Reagan
20. Bruce Springsteen

1219

Answers

  1. Jessica Lynch
  2. Kryptonite
  3. United Parcel Service
  4. Crazy Heart
  5. Jellyroll
  6. Lisa Leslie
  7. BET
  8. George R.R. Martin
  9. Joseph Stalin
  10. Research in Motion
  11. Hunter S Thompson
  12. Red Ryder
  13. The Ark
  14. Diana Ross
  15. Annie Oakley
  16. Columbus
  17. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
  18. Seth McFarlane
  19. Nancy Reagan
  20. Bruce Springsteen
1220

  1. What letter is the chemical symbol for the element uranium?

  2. Who was NOT in Dazed and Confused? A) Matt Damon B) Ben Affleck C) Matthew McConaughey

  3. In 1983 who became the first American woman in space in 1983?

  4. What movie features a cartoon shark named Bruce who leads Fish-Eaters Anonymous?

  5. Fill in the blank to name the darkroom chemical used for halting development of film. Stop ______.

  6. Native to South America, what is the largest rodent in the world?

  7. In a Lifetime movie, Rob Lowe played the real American Drew Petterson with multiple dead or missing wives. What was Drew’s profession?

  8. What beef soup originated in Hungary?

  9. What Loraine Hansberry play takes its name from the Langstone Hughes poem, “Harlem”?

  10. What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?

  11. What U.S. war broke out the same year the federal government first printed paper money?

  12. What football player had the nickname Broadway Joe?

  13. What solo artist has a song called Fins, a crowd pleaser with a shark dance?

  14. What song by the rock band The Romantics was also the title to an Amanda Bynes sitcom?

  15. Before it converted to the euro, what was Italy’s official currency?

  16. A “Project Runway” judge for many years, what male designed Michelle Obama’s dress for her official White House portrait?

  17. According to the International Astronomical Union, how many official constellations are there? A) under 50 B) exactly 50 C) over 50

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  1. What movie features Maya Rudolph as a former prostitute who becomes First Lady?

  2. What three word pro pot message ends the song “ Next Episode”?

  3. After he died from alcohol consumption, Bon Scott was replaced as the lead vocalist of what hard rock band?

1221

1. U
2. A. Matt Damon
3. Sally Ride
4. Finding Nemo
5.
6. Capybara
7. Accountant
8. Borscht
9.
10. Belfast
11. War of 1812
12. Joe Namath
13. Katy Perry
14. What I Like About You
15. Lira
16. Tim Gunn
17. A. Under 50
18. Idiocracy
19. Hey hey heeeeeeeyyyeeyyyyyy… … … … Smoke Weed Everyday
20. AC/DC

1222

U
Matt Damon
Sally Ride
Finding Nemo
?
Capybara
?
Goulash
A Raisin in the Sun
Belfast
War of 1812?
Joe Namath
Katy Perry?
What I Like About You
Lira
?
Over 50
Idiocracy
Smoke Week Everyday
AC/DC

1223

U
A?
Sally Ride
Finding Nemo
?
Capybara
?
Borscht
?
Belfast
War of 1812
Joe Namath
Katy Perry
What I Like About You
Lira
Tim Gunn
C
?
?
AC/DC

1224

1. U
2. A)Matt Damon (I think we’ve done this before)
3. Sally Ride, in 1983
4. Finding Nemo?
5. Bath?
6. Capybara?
7. Doctor? Dentist? no idea
8. Uhhh… goulash? Unless this is a typo and you meant “beet soup,” in which case it’s borscht.
9. A Raisin in the Sun
10. Belfast?
11. Civil? Maybe War of 1812 but feels a little early
12. Joe Namath
13. Katy Perry
14. What I Like About You
15. Lira?
16. Isaac Mizrahi?
17. No clue. C
18. Idiocracy
19. “Smoke weed everyday” (we’ve done this before, I remember because I complained that “every day” is two words)
20. AC/DC