Trivia Questions 04/03/26

  1. The movie Dumb & Dumber features the world’s most annoying sound – fans at last week’s Elite 8 Iowa vs Illinois game might disagree after enduring a blaring/never-ending buzzer horn for more or less minutes than Tom Brady’s jersey number? (Brady’s number 12 Buzzer 11 minutes)
  2. In the history of the NFL how many quarterbacks have passed & rushed for a TD in a single playoff game: 22 or 26? (Young, Brady, Mahomes, Elway, NcNabb, Prescott, Allen, Hurts, McNair, Rodgers, Stafford, Kaepernic, Wilson, Luckman, Graham, Rote, Bradshaw, Montana, Warner, Manning, Watson, Cousins)
  3. 15 MLB players finished their career with 400 home runs and 200 steals how many players finished with at least 400 home runs: more or less than 60? (59 as of 04/03/26 today)
  4. International “Pillow Fight Day” is tomorrow. The Guinness World Record Pillow Fight featured 7,681 pillow pugilists – the event was sponsored by “My Pillow” and held in: Minneapolis, MN or Philadelphia, PA? (One of the reasons it was such a big success was that contestants were provided FREE childcare by the Quality Learing Center & Daycare)
  5. How many schools/universities belong to the Big 12 Athletic Conference – all you have to do is get within 2 and you win? (16 teams – Arizona, Arizona St, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa St, Kansas, Kansas St, Oklahoma St, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech, UCF(University of Central Florida), Utah, West Virginia)
  6. You don’t lose when you get knocked down – “You lose: If you stay down” or “You lose: when you choose not to get up” – which is the lasting quote shared by “The Greatest of All TIme” Muhammad Ali?
  7. I think all sports fans are indebted to the creators of the tv remote – true or false the first remote used on a television was created by the Zenith Corporation in Springfield, MO? (In 1950 Zenith created the first wired remote but they were located in Chicago at the time – it wasn’t until 1967 Zenith opened their new plant in Springfield, MO at 2500 E. Kearney which created 4,000 jobs)
  8. Who holds the Master’s record 72 hole score of 268, 20 under: Dustin Johnson or Tiger Woods? (Dustin shot 20 under in 2020 breaking the Tiger Woods/Jordan Spieth’s record of 18 under)
  9. The real St. Louis Cardinals played in Springfield, MO for the very first time ever in: 1931, 1963, or 2005? (The Cardinals never played in Springfield, MO until 2005 – they purchased a team in 1931 that played in Springfield and later moved to St. Joseph in 1946 – The MLB team came to Springfield for the first time when their AA affiliate moved here in 2005)