Trivia Questions Week 03/28/14

 

  1. This week a man with terminal cancer and confined to a bed – asked the Zoo he spent 25 years working for – if he could say goodbye to the animals he cared for.  The Zoo said, “Yes” and during his last tour of the Zoo he received a “Kiss from Giraffe” or a “Hug from an Elephant”? (The video went viral – touching moment – Hope you get to see it)
  2. Which NBA Player has the highest salary:  Thunder Star Kevin Durant ($17.8), The King LeBron James (Just over $19 Mil), or Nets Point Guard Derron Williams ($18.4 Mil).
  3. Most people think that most millionaires were born into money.  According to Forbes Magazine what percentage of millionaires are self made:  68% or 86%?
  4. A player walks through a bunker to remove a rake on his line of play.  The rules of golf do or do not allow the player to rake the bunker back to it’s original condition?
  5. Eric Clapton once wrote a song “If I Could Rule The World” – If Eric could rule the world – he would like to see with more or less white people in it?  (Clapton is not fond of Non- Whites in England according to on-line information)
  6. Many athletes are being CATFISHED these days because of things they are doing or things they are saying?  (CATFISHED:  Being tricked into sending or sexting naked selfies/pictures to someone else)
  7. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention say health-associated infections kill 57,000 or 75,000 patients each year?
  8. When Wichita St lost their NCAA March Madness game to Kentucky earlier this week – all the Shockers were or were not wearing the same colored shoes (2 players wore Yellow – the rest Black)
  9. It is or is not a myth that carrying a Credit Card Balance will help your Credit Score?
  10. The average speed of a Skydiver falling in standard position with arms and legs out is more or less than 120 mph? (124/125 mph)
  11. When flying – to avoid getting cold – you should sit in the Front or Back of the plane?  (Back of plane is warmer)
  12. If New Orleans Pelican’s Center Anthony Davis decided to shave off his famous Uni-Brow.  It would take more or less than 2 & 1/2 weeks for it to return to full growth again? (16/17 days at the most)
  13. In the year 2000 – which movie won the Oscar for “Best Motion Picture”:  Crouching Tiger – Hidden Tiger or Gladiator?
  14. Matt Holiday, Yodier Molina, Adam Wainwright?  Rank these players in the order of who has the highest 2014 salary?  1. Adam Wainwright ($19.5 Mil) 2.  Matt Holiday ($16.2 Mil) 3.  Yodier Molina ($15 Mil)
  15. This week a 25 year old man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for beating his 6 week old daughter and putting her into a Freezer or Oven because she wouldn’t be quite? (He put the baby girl into the Freezer and then went to bed.  When the Mother came home – she woke the man and watched him go to the Freezer to get the baby.  She immediately call 911 – The baby had a core temperature of 85 degrees and was lucky to survive)
  16. The Great Wilt Chamberlain dominates NBA scoring records like Pete Maravich owns the College scoring record.  Chamberlain holds the Top 4 Highest Season Scoring Averages with:  50.4 points per game followed by, 44.8, 38.4 and 37.6 – The 5th highest season average of 37.1 belongs to Michael Jordan or Rick Barry?
  17. Putting salt in the water makes better pasta and adding oil to pasta keeps it from sticking together.  Yes or No both Pasta Preparation Tips really do make better pasta?  (The water immediately separates the oil from pasta)
  18. The woman that was healed by her faith from merely touching the cloak of Jesus had been subject to bleeding for 12 or 21 years?  (Luke 8:43-48 There were tons of people surrounding Jesus – when the women touched his cloak – Jesus immediately felt that power had gone out from him and the woman was healed by her faith)
  19. 65% of women do it but according to Insurance.com more or less than 50% of all men drivers admit to singing when behind the wheel? (47%)
  20. Which of these Athletes have sired more children:  Ray Lewis (6 Illegitimate Kids) or Muhammad Ali (9 Children with 5 different Mothers)