Trivia Questions Week 05/16/14

  1. Frederick Trent Stanley is known as the founder of Stanley Tools or Hockey’s Lord Stanley? (Frederick Authur Stanley = Lord Stanley)
  2. A gust of wind blew a bounce house away in Glenn Falls, NY  this week.  The bounce house had 2 or 3 inside when it became airlort.  (5 & 6 yr old boys and a 10yr old girl were inside – one boy fell out of the house and landed on a car the other fell on the parking lot – both are in serious condition.  The girl received minor injuries)
  3. For a pro football, baseball or basketball player were to exhibit a Lemniscate (Limb-nis-cut) he or she would have to be laying-on-the-ground or standing-on-your-head.  (Lemniscate is the symbol for infinity – a sideways 8)
  4. Corduroy means the “Cloth of Kings”.  Spell Corduroy?
  5. Who appeared along side of Moses at the Transfiguratio:  Elijah or Abraham?
  6. The are more or less than 50 Large Marshmellows in a 16 oz bag of Kraft Jet-Puffed Marshmallows? (60)
  7. In 1994 while playing for the Birmingham Barons – Michael Jordan had 3 HR’s, struckout 114 times and had a batting avg of more or less than .210? (202)
  8. How many Full Crackers are in a standard box of Graham Crackers 32 or 36 (9 per pack/4 packs per bag)
  9. Michael Jordan wore this shoe while playing at North Carolina:  Converse or Adidas?
  10. The president reportedly sent only 2 e-mail messages during his entire presidency:  Bill Clinton or George Blue?
  11. Now in 119 countries – McDonald’s has more or less than 35,000 locations?
  12. 3 New Jersey college students bought an old & smelly couch only to discover $40,000 hidden in the couch.  The money was found in Envelopes, Aluminum Foil or Panty Hose?  The daughter of an elderly woman who had given the couch to charity)
  13. The width of a standard parking space is 8 or 9 feet?
  14. Worldwide Identical Twins occur closer to 1 out of 250 or 520 births?
  15. Which NBA player recorded a higher vertical jump:  Nate Robinson (5’9″ vertical of 43.5)  Spud Webb (5’7″ with a vertical of 46 inches)
  16. The only state that doesn’t participate in the Adopt-A-Highway program is: Vermont or Oregon?  (Vermont is a billboard-free state the policy prevents the posting of Adopt-A-Hwy signs?
  17. When looking at the current National League standings with regard to Team Batting Average – The Cardinals are currently in or out of the League’s Top 10?
  18. You are more likely to see a “Cordiform” on a “Barbie” or “G.I. Joe” (Heart Shaped Item)
  19. The maximum diameter of a 13 lb bowling ball can or cannot be more than 8.5 inches (A Bowling Ball may exceed 8.5 inches up to a diameter of 8.595″)
  20. Which Actor is older Jim Carey (52) or Tom Cruise (51)?