Trivia Questions Week 03/05/21

By Eldon Combs | March 5, 2021 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 03/05/21
  1. The first to be given the title of “Blockbuster” was: Indiana Jones, Jaws, or Star Wars? (I can still remember going to see Jaws in 1975 with about 20 people in High School – those were the best of times)
  2. What is the diameter of an Olympic shot put throwing ring: 6’6″, 7′, 7’6″?
  3. This Hollywood Star was once a Coffin Pollisher – was it: Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, or Steve McQueen?
  4. What is the minimum of dart throws needed to win a 501 pt dart game: 9, 11, or 13? (9, 60 point bullseyes 540 points)
  5. In what year was the first drive-in movie shown in America: 1933, 1943, or 1953? (Park-In Theatres on Cresent Blvd in Camden NJ – “Wives Beware Under The Stars” was showing)
  6. Which combination of NFL Penalty Distances best represent the distance between Cricket Wickets: 1: Illegal Use of Hands & Defensive Holding, 2: Offensive Holding & Failure To Report, or 3: Tripping & Chop Block? (1: 10yds + 5yds = 15yds 2: 10yds + 10yds = 20yds 3: 10yds + 15yds = 25 yds – Distance between Wickets in the game of Cricket is: 22yds)
  7. “Men are creatures w/ 2 legs and 8 hands” is a quote belonging to: Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, or Mae West?
  8. The “Swaythling Cup” is awarded to the winner of the World Championship in: Disc Golf, Rugby, or Table Tennis?
  9. Gene Hackman, Charlton Heston, or Robert Redford wanted to play the role of Chief Brodie in the movie, “JAWS” but Stephen Spielberg rejected this very bright Hollywood star?
  10. 16, 19, or 22 – What is the record for most goals scored by one NHL team in a single game?
  11. An X-Rate Movie has or has not ever won the Oscar for “Best Picture”? (1970 Midnight Cowboy, Best Movie, Best Screenplay, Best Director)
  12. Bible Question: In Luke, Jesus tells of a man going to Jerusalem that was robbed, stripped, beaten, and left for dead at the side of the road – how many people in his parable passed the man in need before the “Good Samaritan” stopped to help him: 2, 3, or 4? (A Priest & A Levite both pass by on the other side of the road before the “Good Samaritan” not only stopped but took him to an Inn and cleaned him up paid for his room and told the innkeeper he would be back to settle up if more money was needed)
  13. How many chariots begin the famous race in the epic movie scene of the first “Ben Hur” in 1959: 6, 9, or 12? (When I was a baby – My Dad was in the Navy, stations in Yokahama, Japan – I don’t remember anything but they told me they watched “Ben Hur” a hundred times because it was the only movie shown during his entire time spent in Japan)
  14. In the game of Rugby – Conversions are worth: 1, 2, or There Are No Conversions?
  15. When auditioning for the trend-setting 1980 movie “Fame”: Tom Cruise, Nicholas Cage, or John Travolta was told he was not good-looking enough?
  16. How many NBA teams call California home: 2, 3, or 4? (LA Clippers, Sacramento Kings, LA Lakers, & San Francisco Warriors)
  17. What is the name of Special Agent 007 James Bond’s Dad: Andrew, Edward, or Thomas? (Bond’s father’s name is shared in 3 Bond Movies: “You Only Live Twice”, “GoldenEye”, & “Skyball”)
  18. Tigers Woods’s most recent 2021 auto accident and his Cadillac Escalade auto accident in 2009 both did or did not happen on the same day of the week? (Nope 2021 Tuesday Morning at 7:12 am – In 2009 Friday Morning at 2:30 am – 2.5 hrs into the day after Thanksgiving)
  19. Susan Alexander is the real name of: Bo Derek, Sigourney Weaver, or Raquel Welch?
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