Trivia Questions Week 01/06/17

By Eldon Combs | January 6, 2017 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 01/06/17
  1. In a recent nationwide survey:  76, 86, 96% of Americans said the 911 World Trade Center Attack was the most impactful event of their lifetime? (1, 911, 2, Obama Election, 3, Tech Revolution, 4, JFK Assissination, 5, Viet Nam Conflict, 6, Irag/Afganistan Wars, 7, Moon Landing, 8, Berlin Wall Falling, 9, Gay Marriage, 10 Orlando Shooting)
  2. What sport employs a Hooker:  Soccer, Rugby, or Roller Derby? (Hooker is the player in the first row of a scrum in rugby using his leg to kick or “hooking” the ball out into play)
  3. In 1969 this future president sited a UFO and file a report years later was it:  Jimmy Carter, Donald Trump, or Ronald Reagan? (Carter & Friends watched a large green UFO with many different colored lights for an estimated 10 minutes – he even vowed at the time if he ever became president he would make all private UFO information public)
  4. What MLB Franchise has never recorded a No-Hitter is it the:  San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, or Florida Marlins?
  5. How many new species are discovered each year – closer to:  1,800, 8,100, or 18,000? (most are in the category of insects)
  6. The first women golfer to total over $1 Million in winnings was:  Kathy Whitworth, Nancy Lopez, or Annika Sorenstam?
  7. In which state are atoms most tightly packed:  Solids, Liquids, or Gases?
  8. This performer was cast to play the principal in the movie ET but had all their scenes deleted because Stephen Spielberg thought their presence would be a distraction – was it:  Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, or Harrison Ford? (Star Wars Fame was a problem)
  9. A Humming Bird flaps it’s wings around 4,500, 5,400, or 15,400 times per minute?
  10. What sport produces the most eye related injuries:  Baseball, Soccer, or Volleyball? (over 40,000 eye related injuries per year)
  11. A Hummingbird flaps it’s wings 4,500 per minute and it’s heart beats closer to 200, 600, or 1,200 times per minute?
  12. Nov 12th 1892 William “Pudge” Heffelfinger became the first professional football player when he accepted $50, $250, or $500 to play as a ringer for the Allegheny Athletic Association playing against the Pittsburg Athletic Club?
  13. The Mercalli Scale is used to measure the effects or damage created from the extreme power of an:  Earthquake, Tsunami, or Eruption?
  14. What year was it when Evander Holyfield lost a little bit of his ability to hear in his left hear after fighting Mike Tyson:  1995, 1996, or 1997?
  15. The average human body contains enough carbon to create:  90, 900, or 9,000 #2 pencils?
  16. A true game of Slam Ball features:  6, 8, or 9 trampolines? (High Flying Basketball played on a court with strategically placed trampolines)
  17. Bible Question:  At the last supper how many sets of feet did Jesus wash:  10, 11, 12?  (Wash all the disciples feet including Judas)
  18. Who was the #1 pick in the 1983 NBA draft – was it:  Ralph Sampson, Hakeem Olajuwon, or Sam Bowie (Boo-e)?
  19. The human body contains enough carbon to produce up to:  10, 100, or 1,000 diamonds? (LifeGem, a Chicago based company has developed a way to extract carbon from human remains to create diamonds – it’s extremely profitable – each body yields to materials needed to produce 50 to 100 diamonds)
  20. The NBA’s Phildelphia 76er’s were once known as the: Chicago Shooter, Syracuse Nationals, or Pennsylvania Pistons?
  21. Which artificial sweetner was originally meant to be a pesticide:  Splenda, Saccharin, or Aspartane? (An assistant misunderstood a command to “Test” a sample for “Taste” the sample and when he tasted the sample and shared it was sweet and didn’t die – Splenda was born)
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