Trivia Questions Week 02/26/16

  1. In 2014 this won it’s fifth consecutive Emmy for outstanding comedy was it:  Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, or Parks & Recreation?
  2. Ken Dryden is a name more closely connected to:  Baseball, Hockey, or Lacrosse?  (Dryden was the color guy when Al Michaels made the “Do You Believe In Miracles!” call)
  3. The wildly popular television show “Breaking Bad” is set in:  Carson City, NV, Albuquerque, NM, or Flaggstaff, AZ?
  4. When was the last legal spitball thrown in MLB:  1920, 1934, 1943? (Burleigh Grimes STL, NYM, PIT in 1834)
  5. Which famous TV show’s theme song was written by it’s star:  The Andy Griffith Show, The Honeymooners, The Waltons (Jackie Gleason wrote, “You’re My Greatest Love”)
  6. In “A River Runs Through It” – after Brad Pitt’s character Paul Mclean dies – his brother Norman Mclean says, “Maybe all I know about Paul is that he was a fine fisherman.”  To which is father replied, “You know more than that he was:  “A candle burnt at both ends, “Beautiful”, or “Your Mother’s Son”?
  7. What 3 musical notes make up the famous NBC Audio Signature:  ABC – DFC – GEC?  (That’s was perfect when General Electric Corporation owned the network)
  8. How many MLB players have ever ended a season with a .400 or better batting average:  7, 14, or 28?
  9. If Scooby Doo ever drove the Mystery Machine Van to Spfd, MO – he’d most likely make Shaggy, Daphne, Fred & Velma listen to this radio station:  JOCK 98.7 FM, US 97 FM, or Power 96.5 FM? (One time morning show host of 98.7 FM “The Heart” was the voice of Scooby & Shaggy for awhile)
  10. The time a MLB player complete a season with a batting average over .400 was before or after 1945? (“The Splendid Splinter” Ted Williams 1941)
  11. The the first year you could watch the “FRIENDS” TV series was:  was before 1995, 1995, or after 1995? (Ran 10 years from 1994 thru 2004)
  12. Roger Hornsby hit over .400 in a season 3 times over his career and when he first arrived in St. Louis there were no uniform numbers but when he returned 7 years later his Redbird jersey sported the number:  4, 6, or 8?
  13. True or False – there once was self-flipping popcorn & pancake mix called “Flipjacks”
  14. LA Dodgers great Maury Wills holds the MLB record for playing in the most games in a single season playing in:  163, 165, 167 games?
  15. Bible Question:  According to Exodus 14:2 Moses parted the red sea with his Prayer, his Staff, or his Hand? (Moses stretched out his hand over the sea)
  16. The only play in NFL history to gain 4,000 yards in 3 different ways including Rushing, Receiving, & Kicking Returns is:  Terry Metcalf, Herschel Walker, Darren Sproles?
  17. In 1979 Jimmy Cater had 32 solar panels placed on the White House – 1981 Ronald Reagan had them removed – which president put them back: Bill Clinton, George H. Bush, or Barak Obama? (2013)
  18. The first running back in the NFL history to have 1,000 yard seasons for 3 different teams is:  Willis McGahee, Ricky Waters, Curtis Martin?
  19. To take a picture on your I-Phone while wearing I-Phone Ear Jacks – you open the Camera App – Point the phone and click:  The center of the Ear Jack or either of the Volume Buttons?
  20. The PGA sends out 18 karat gold medallions to the winners of their tournaments – how many such medallions did Sam Snead collect during his golfing career:  82, 88, or 94? (Sam Snead had 94 total wins – In the late 1980’s the PGA set rules that defined the criteria of what qualified as an official PGA tournament and rescinded 13 of Sneads victories but later 2 years before Sam died they reinstated his 1946 British Open win to give Sam Snead his current 82 tournament win record)
  21. Before leaving the White House – Bill Clinton’s aids left:  $40,000, $80,000, or $120,000 of damage behind for the new George W. Bush team? (Took all W’s off all keyboards – super glued drawers together and much more)