Trivia Questions 11/09/24

  1. When encountering a traffic signal in a 45 mph posted speed limit area of a Interstate Hwy in America – you can expect the Caution Light to stay Yellow for closer to 4 or 5 seconds?
  2. Michael Jordan’s vertical leap was 48″ but the highest recorded standing vertical leap is: 56.3 inches or 63.5 inches? (2016 Evan Ungar, Oakville, Ontario Canada – this is a standing flat-footed – that’s over 5 feet)
  3. According to the 30 year old and highly recognized website “Science Daily” trees do or do not sleep at night? (Yep, their limbs droop and the tree actually relaxes and leans but trees are awakened back to attention each morning by sunlight or the sound of a chainsaw or a woodpecker)
  4. Chicago Bears defensive back Tyrique Stevenson’s became famous or infamous on the final play of the Bears game against the Washington Commanders 2 weeks ago – The world saw the #29 jersey of Stevenson screw up twice on the final “Hail Mary” by Jayden Daniels but do you remember the jersey number of the Wide Receiver that caught the ball to end the game: 83 or 85? (Noah Brown made the casual undefended catch – by the way Tyrique Stevenson was supposed to be blocking out the backside receiver)
  5. Bible Question: How many days did Jesus stick around his resurrection – closer to: 30 or 40 days?
  6. There have been 45 seasons of NBA basketball since the 3pt line was introduced of those 45 seasons – how many times has the season NBA scoring leader not averaged at least 30 points: 12 or 21 times?
  7. According to Whitehouse legend the ghost of: Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt was seen by a visiting, freshly bathed and naked Winston Churchill who was relaxing in his room? (1940 visiting Franklin D. Roosevelt – naked and lounging in a chair smoking a cigar – Churchill claimed he saw the ghost of Abraham Lincoln that quickly vanished after seeing Winston – the Lincoln room was not called the Lincoln Room until 5 years after the Churchill ghost citing – In 1945 Missouri native and President Harry S. Truman graced the name to the room because all the furnishings in the room once did in-fact belong to Abraham Lincoln)
  8. Of the 5 D’s of “Dodgeball” featured in the movie classic, “Dodgeball” – which is the most unlikely Dodgeball term to be heard during a NASCAR Televised Race: Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, or Dodge? (The Dodge Car Company has declined to be involved with NASCAR – citing they couldn’t find a racing partner with high enough standards of competitiveness and technological innovation)
  9. The color-transforming Chameleon has a tongue closer to: Twice or Thrice its body length? (Yep, Thrice is a word but not the right answer)
  10. In the now famous “Bundle-La-Rooski” State Farm commercial featuring Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes and Head Coach Andy Reid looking insane – how many total people are featured in the :30 TV spot: 7 or 9? (6 in the room & 3 others in the outside hall for a total of 9)