Trivia Answers

1. Q: Which two interstate numbers, formed by prepending a digit to 80, don't exist in the San Francisco Bay Area:

   A: 180, 480

2. Q: What U.S. state capital sits at the highest elevation?

   A: Santa Fe, New Mexico at 6,989 feet

3. Q: Since 1900, inclusive, name the year of the earthquake with the highest magnitude in each of the following regions:

   1. California
   2. North America
   3. The Western Hemisphere

   A: supporting document

   1. 1906 (San Francisco)
   2. 1964 (Alaska)
   3. 1960 (Chile)

4. Q: What are the names of the three isotopes of hydrogen? The word hydrogen and/or the letter H aren't part of the answer.

   A: protium, deuterium, tritium

5. Q: The Patriarch of the Brady clan, Mike Brady, was played by Robert Reed on the TV show "The Brady Bunch". The studio's first choice was an actor who went on to be nominated for five oscars, winning for Best Actor in 1971, and Best supporting actor in 1992. Who was he?

   A: Gene Hackman (for "The French Connection" and "The Unforgiven").

6. Q:

   1. Which state has the highest rate of deaths and injuries from lightning?
   2. Which state has the least?

   A:

   1. Florida (1523 casualties per year)
   2. Alaska (0 casualties)

7. Q: What is the name of the weekly sports TV institution started by Roone Arledge in 1970?

   A: Monday Night Football

8. Q:

   1. What is the western most county in California?
   2. What is the eastern most county in California?

   A:

   1. Humboldt
   2. San Bernardino

9. Q: Women hold both U.S. Senate seats in three states. California is one. What is one of the other states?

   A: Maine (Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins) or Washington (Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray)

10. Q: Who is the head of government in the following countries?

    1. Canada
    2. Brazil
    3. Ireland

    A:

    1. Jean Chrétien (prime minister)
    2. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva or just Lula (president)
    3. Bertie Ahern

11. Q:

    1. What is capital of the Falkland Islands?
    2. By what name are these islands known to Argentineans?

    A:

    1. Stanley
    2. Islas Malvinas (or just Malvinas)

12. Q:

    1. According to Homer, who killed Achilles?
    2. Who guided the arrow that killed Achilles?

    A:

    1. Paris (brother of Hektor, who Achilles killed).
    2. Apollo

13. Q: Prior to taking the head coaching job for the Dallas Cowboys, how many NFL teams has Bill Parcells coached for?

    A: 3 (NY Giants, NY Jets, NE Patriots)

14. Q: What are the offspring called for the following animals? (e.g. the offspring for cat is kitten)

    1. Elephant
    2. Frog
    3. Kangaroo

    A:

    1. calf
    2. tadpole or polliwog
    3. joey

15. Q: In the early 1960's the following African nations achieved independence: Senegal, Sierra Leone and Burundi. Name the European countries from which each became independent.

    A:

    1. Senegal -- France (in 1960)
    2. Sierra Leone -- Britain (in 1961)
    3. Burundi -- Belgium (in 1962)

16. Q: Who was the first president to die of natural causes (read: not assasinated) in office?

    A: William Harrison died after one month in office. He contracted pneumonia while delivering his inaugural address in a cold drizzle without a coat or hat. He should have listened to his mother.

17. Q: Name the one of the following that doesn't belong: thiamin, riboflavin, folic acid, ascorbic acid.

    A: ascorbic acid (which is vitamin C; the others are all B vitamins (in order: B1, B2, B9).

18. Q: How many days does it take the moon to make one revolution on its axis?

    A: 1 month (any answer between 27 days, the sidereal month, and the synodic month, 29.5 days is OK). Some people may not realize that the moon does rotate because the same side is always towards the earth, but it has to because it also revolves around the earth.

19. Q: Boston once had a National League team and Saint Louis once had an American League team. What were the names of those teams? And where are these teams today.

    A: Boston Braves (1876-1952), and the Saint Louis Browns (1902-1953). Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles.

20. Q: What is the area of a circle that circumscribes an equilateral triangle with a perimeter of 18 units, to the nearest tenth of a unit?

    A: 37.7 (12*pi) units^2

Visual:

Q: Visual: Who is this man and what organization does he work for?

A: Hans Blix, the United Nations

Music:

1. Q: Name the composer and the symphony: mp3

   A: Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 in e minor - "From the New World" / Finale: Allegro Con Fuoco

2. Q: Name the performing artist, the original group, and the name of the following song: mp3

   A: Johhny Cash - U2 - "One"

3. Q: Name the group and the title of the following song: mp3

   A: The Ramones - "Blitzkreig Bop"

4. Q: Name the group and the title of the following song: mp3

   A: Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran"

Bonus:

Q: From the Greek word for "appearance", this is one of the three principal and oldest festival days of Christianity (the other two being Easter and Christmas). In many Latin countries, gifts are traditionally opened on this day rather than Christmas.

A: Epiphany or Twelfth Day.