By Eldon Combs | January 3, 2015 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 01/02/15
There have been 1 or 10 people throughout history that have swum the entire l1,826 miles of the Mississippi River? (Fred Newton in 1930 – took 6 months)
A single termite can live up to 30 months or 3 years?
DeMarco Murray bought 22 Orefici watches – one for each member of the offensive team. Murray spent more or less than $75,000 on the timepieces? (Paid $700 to $900 for each watch letting each player pick the model that best fit their lifestyle)
Snakes can or cannot survive a year without having anything to eat?
In one day the average snail does or does not travel enough yards to make a first down in the NFL? (Avg snail travels just over 15 yards per day)
Giraffes can or cannot swim?
Which Cleveland Cavalier is taller: LeBron James (6’8″) or Shawn Marion (6’7″)?
If you have a swine that weighs 180 lbs – it would be called a “Pig” or “Hog”? (180 & less is a Pig – 181 & more is a Hog)
Which of these 3 QB’s did not lead the NFL is Passing Yards at the end of the 2014 regular season: Drew Brees, Andrew Luck or Ben Rothlisberger? (Brees & Rothlisber tied at the top with 4,952 – Luck had 4,761)
True or False Earthworms do not have any eyes or ears?
Detroit’s Ndamakong Suh was fined this $70,000 for stepping on Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers leg with his right or left foot?
According to the director of “Fight Club” starring Brad Pitt & Edward Norton – if you pay attention you would notice a Starbucks Coffee Cup or a Smirnoff Vodka Bottle somewhere in every single scene of the movie?
In one of the strangest basketball plays of 2014 – The Florida St Seminoles beat their archrival Florida Gators when Gator standout Jacob Kurtz accidentally tipped in Florida St’s missed final shot with his right or left hand? ( You should Google the video)
An ant has 3 to 4 or 30 to 40 more odor detectors than most other insects?
The record for most games with at least one hit over a 162 game baseball season is more or less than 130 games? (135 games – currently held by 5 different players)
Which legendary landmark requires the most steps to arrive at the top: The Eiffel Tower in France (1,782) or The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO (1,076)?
During this year’s Orange Bowl – Mississippi St completed a Half-Time “Hail Mary”. There were more or less than 10 players in the End Zone at the time of the catch? (11)
How Old was Elisabeth when she gave birth to “John The Baptist” older or younger than 90 years of age? (The Mandaean gospel of “John The Baptizer” shares that Elisabeth was 88 years of age)
JJ Watt has a chance to win the NFL’s MVP award this year – if he does win the title – He would be the first Defensive Player to win since Lawrence Taylor or Reggie White?
The highest point you can walk to at the Statue of Liberty is the Crown or the Torch? (Access to the Torch was closed in 1916 after the “Black Tom” explosion)
John Lester’s 6 yr – $155 Million deal with the Cubs is the 3rd or 5th largest free agent contract ever signed by a pitcher? (Lester’s deal includes a road Hotel Suite and 25 hrs of Private Plane for he & his family)