Trivia Questions Week 04/12/19

By Eldon Combs | April 12, 2019 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 04/12/19
  1. Cheerios, Ford F-150, Elvis Presley, 2 1/2 Men & Mash Reruns this is a short list of: Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, or Ichiro Suzuki’s favorite things?
  2. How much time passed between the first rotary dial and the first push button phone: 62, 72, or 82 years?
  3. Who was the first basketball player to be drafted by the NBA out of High School: Reggie Harding, Moses Malone, or Bill Willoughby? (Harding first High School player drafted by the NBA in 1962, rules kept him from join Pistons – he spent a year in minor league basketball and was redrafted in 1963 and played with the Pistons)
  4. How many floors were did each of the World Trade Center buildings have: 102, 104, or 106?
  5. In 1974 Moses Malone joined the Utah Stars of the ABA straight out of High School – he had committed to this University before changing his mind: Maryland, Marquette, or Michigan?
  6. Coke is the most sold soft drink in the US, Diet Coke #2, Pepsi #3: Diet Dr Pepper, Mountain Dew, or Dr Pepper?
  7. When the KC Chiefs last played in the Super Bowl – the fans were treated to: A Celebrity, A Marching Band, or an Historic Reinactment during half-time. (Super Bowl IV was the first to feature a celebrity half-time show – Carol Channing “Hello Dolly”)
  8. If Missouri passes a recreational marijuana law – residents would most likely be allowed to grow: 4, 5, or 6 plants?
  9. Other than the LA Lakers, what was the most likely place Magic Johnson would’ve played basketball: Chicago, Boston or Detroit? (Magic’s fate with the Lakers was determined by a “Coin Toss”. The 1979 NBA Draft Coin Toss in which the Lakers won and the Chicago Bulls lost)
  10. How many years are generally used to define a generation: 30, 50, or 70? (30 yrs – the time between birth and having kids)
  11. The first high school basketball player to be drafted straight out of high school was: Moses Malone, Reggie Harding, or Bill Willoughby? (Harding drafted in 1962 by Pistons – rules prevented him from joining Pistons – we played minor league basketball and re-drafted in 1963 and played with the Pistons)
  12. Bible Question: A few weeks ago we learned that men in each church were assigned to take car of the widows – how old did a women have to be before they could qualify for the widows list: 40, 60, or 80 years of age?
  13. Moses Malone drafted out of High School in 1974 he would eventually play in Philadelphia with the next straight from the High School player Darryl Dawkins who was drafted in: 1975, 76, or 77? (Chocolate Thunder)
  14. Of thes 3 US candy bars which sells more: Snickers, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar, or Kit Kat?
  15. How many different players have shattered a backboard in the NBA: 5, 6, or 7? (Chuck Conners, Dayrl Dawkins, Gus Johnson, Shaquille O’neal, & Chris Morris)
  16. It is recommended that professional/working men doing a load of laundry once a week – should have: 10, 14, or 20 pairs of socks & underwear? (20/20 is the quick rule to remember)
  17. NBA Hall-of-Famer Moses Malone went straight from High School to the ABA breaking his commitment to play college ball for this University: Marquette, Maryland, or Mississippi?
  18. More or Less than 65% of US households had a pet in 2018? (66%)
  19. How many players have won 5 or more NBA Rebounding Titles: 2, 3, or 4? (Wilt 11, Rodman 7, Malone 6, Howard 5)
  20. The US military had stockpiles of outdated drugs – they asked the Food & Drug Administration to conduct test on all the outdated drugs – it was discovered that: 80, 90, or 100% of the drugs were good up to 15 years passed their expiration dates? (Kind of glade to hear the military was trying to not waste money)
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