August 21, 2013

17 for 22

Who's got more than our team's 17 for 22 that our trivia team racked up last Monday?

Answers after the jump, and no cheating.
  1. How many wings does a housefly have?
  2. What is the name of the newspaper where Peter Parker works?
  3. How many minutes are the a quarter of an NBA game?
  4. What was Boy George's band's name?
  5. On what continent is the Cape of Good Hope?
  6. On the cover of the Beatles' Abbey Road album, which Beatle is barefoot?
  7. What was the product of the Manhattan Project?
  8. What mythical creature is the official animal of Scotland?
  9. What was the name of the movie starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis as serial killers? Bonus: Who directed the film?
  10. What make blue cheese blue?
  11. What sport do the Nashville Predators play?
  12. Name a year when Beethoven was alive.
  13. Was FDR a Democrat or a Republican?
  14. Name the explorer who named Canada for the French.
  15. Name the actor who was in Reservoir Dogs, From Dusk to Dawn, and National Treasure.
  16. Who was president when the Wright Brothers made their first successful flight?
  17. What sport is Kelly Slater a national champion of?
  18. In what year did Tony Blair become prime minister, the movie Titanic premiere, and ___?
  19. What two movies did Jennifer Grey and Charlie Sheen appear in together? 
  20. How many countries border Belgium? Bonus: Name them.
Answers coming...


  1. two
  2. The Daily Bugle
  3. 12
  4. Culture Club
  5. Africa
  6. Paul McCartney
  7. the atomic bomb
  8. unicorn (we guessed the Loch Ness Monster) source
  9. Natural Born Killers; Oliver Stone
  10. mold
  11. hockey
  12. 1770-1827 (we guessed 1760)
  13. Democrat
  14. Jacques Cartier (we guessed LaSalle)
  15. Harvey Keitel
  16. Teddy Roosevelt
  17. surfing
  18. 1997
  19. Ferris Bueller's Day Off & Red Dawn 
  20. four; Germany,  France, The Netherlands, Luxembourg (we forgot Luxembourg)

2 comments:

Smamy said...

Ouch, I would have been sent down to the minors for my performance. 11.

PHSChemGuy said...

Solo, I can confidently say I would've gotten twelve and been 50-50 on a thirteenth.

17 was a group effort.