John Cosgrove, Brit's Pub
Q: What was voted quote of the year for 2007?
- [answer] 'Don't tase me, bro'
Q: Records show a 600% increase in 2007 U.S. Federal spending on what?
- [answer] Paper shredding
Q: In what sport would you find a position called a hooker?
- [answer] Rugby
Q: Which book is the most stolen from public libraries?
- [answer] The Guinness Book of Records
Q: The DynaTac 8000X was launched as the first of its kind in 1983. What was it?
- [answer] Cell Phone
Q: Excluding Alaska, which U.S State extends furthest north?
- [answer] Minnesota
Q: In an American Film Institute poll, which movie character was voted as the #1 villain?
- [answer] Hannibal Lector
Q: Which oil company had its name picked from a list generated by a computer?
- [answer] Exxon
Q: Which American Icon recorded a TV commercial asking to drive safely shortly before dying in a car accident?
- [answer] James Dean
Q: Which TV series holds the record for most guest appearances?
- [answer] The Simpsons
Chuck and Sean's Trivia, 331 Club
Q: How many grams of cocaine would you get if you bought 1/4 of an ounce?
- [answer] 7 grams
Q: How many triple letter point squares are on a Scrabble board?
- [answer] 8
Q: Which state quarter has a golden spike on it?
- [answer] Utah.
Q: What country has the largest Shi'ite Muslim population?
- [answer] Iran.
Q: What chain restaurant introduced the Southwestern Egg Roll?
- [answer] Chili's.
Q: Which state had the first Indian reservation?
- [answer] Oklahoma.
Q: Composer John Williams most recently wrote the score for what film?
- [answer] Munich.
Q: In what state was Custer's last stand?
- [answer] Montana.
Q: Who played the guitar solo in Michael Jackson's "Beat It"?
- [answer] Eddie Van Halen.
Q: What was the title of the "very special" Blossom episode in which Blossom deals with puberty?
- [answer] Blossom blossoms.
Ian Rans, of "Drinking With Ian", Pizza Luce
TV
Q: Name the critically-panned Beatles movie made by BBC TV.
- [answer] The Magical Mystery Tour.
Q: What Sex and the City principal character is a Liverpudlian?
- [answer] Kim Cattrall.
Q: What 1990s TV series budgeted $150 a week for on-camera donuts?
- [answer] Twin Peaks.
Grab Bag
Q: What color code represents a life-threatening emergency?
- [answer] Code Blue.
Q: What NPR star turned a yuletide gig as a Macy's elf into a story called "The Santaland Diaries"?
- [answer] David Sedaris.
Current Events
Q: Name the man who is expected to take over for Fidel Castro?
- [answer] His brother, Raul Castro.
Q: Why did New York Magazine's website have a lot more traffic in the last couple weeks?
- [answer] It featured nude pictures of Lindsay Lohan.
Q: What downtown Minneapolis bar burned down about two weeks ago?
- [answer] Maxwell's.
John Dingley, Merlin's Rest
Q: Sn is the atomic symbol for what element?
- [answer] Tin.
Q: Apart from the symbol in the middle, what colors are on the flag of Serbia?
- [answer] Red, white and blue.
Q: Taekwondo is the national sport of Korea. "Tae" means "feet" and "do" means "path" or "way". What does "kwan" mean?
- [answer] Fists.
Q: Diabetes is a disorder that affects the way your body uses food for energy. A hormone that controls the use of energy comes from what organ?
- [answer] The pancreas.
Q: The Stirling Engine is a reciprocating piston engine. What does it run on?
- [answer] Heat.
Q: Name the two metals that make up Bronze?
- [answer] Tin, copper.
Q: Wolves, owls, hawks, coyotes, foxes, weasels, cats and others all feed on Microtus ochrogaster. What is it commonly called?
- [answer] The vole.
Q: Wolves are digitigrade, which means they do what?
- [answer] Walk on their toes.
Q: A Spanish company is planning to take three square miles of desert southwest of Phoenix and turn them into what?
- [answer] Solar energy production.
Q: In Roman mythology, who were the sons of the priestess Rhea Silvia, fathered by Mars?
- [answer] Romulus and Remus.
Dessa, Nomad World Pub
Q: What does the acronym LASER stand for?
- [answer] Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
Q: Who said she stopped believing in Santa Claus at age six, when Santa Claus asked her for her autograph?
- [answer] Shirley Temple.
Q: What was invented in 1888 by Theophilus Van Kannel of Philadelphia to keep cold air from escaping from buildings?
- [answer] The revolving door.
