Trivia, down in flames
Once again, Team Gonzo took on the monumental task of running Trivia Night at the Mayflower Inn. Last time it went great. This time, it was a little rougher... Anyways, I'll post the questions now and I'll update with the answers tomorrow. I'm looking for a cool way to do it with CSS, but I'm braindead right now. Click on through to get the list of questions.
Q: Which two interstate numbers, formed by prepending a digit to 80, don't exist in the San Francisco Bay Area:
Q: What U.S. state capital sits at the highest elevation?
Q: Since 1900, inclusive, name the year of the earthquake with the highest magnitude in each of the following regions:
- California
- North America
- The Western Hemisphere
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.
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?
Q:
- Which state has the highest rate of deaths and injuries from lightning?
- Which state has the least?
Q: What is the name of the weekly sports TV institution started by Roone Arledge in 1970?
Q:
- What is the western most county in California?
- What is the eastern most county in California?
Q: Women hold both U.S. Senate seats in two states. California is one. What is the other?
Q: Who is the head of government in the following countries?
- Canada
- Brazil
- Ireland
Q:
- What is capital of the Falkland Islands?
- By what name are these islands known to Argentineans?
Q:
- According to Homer, who killed Achilles?
- Who guided the arrow that killed Achilles?
Q: Prior to taking the head coaching job for the Dallas Cowboys, how many NFL teams has Bill Parcells coached for?
Q: What are the offspring called for the following animals? (e.g. the offspring for cat is kitten)
- Elephant
- Frog
- Kangaroo
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.
Q: Who was the first president to die of natural causes (read: not assasinated) in office?
Q: Name the one of the following that doesn't belong: thiamin, riboflavin, folic acid, ascorbic acid.
Q: How many days does it take the moon to make one revolution on its axis?
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.
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?
Visual:
Q: Visual: Who is this man and what organization does he work for?
Music:
Q: Name the composer and the symphony: mp3
Q: Name the performing artist, the original group, and the name of the following song: mp3
Q: Name the group and the title of the following song: mp3
Q: Name the group and the title of the following song: mp3
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.
The answers have also been posted.
