Trivia Questions Week 04/07/17

By Eldon Combs | April 8, 2017 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 04/07/17
  1. On the first day of the 2017 Masters how many golfers “Teed It Up”:  93, 94 or 95? (94 golfers qualified – just before the tournament started world #1 Dustin Johnson withdrew after falling down some stairs injuring is back – 93)
  2. Puppies are normally born closer to:  40-50, 50-60, or 60 to 70 days after fertilization?
  3. This MLB player had the highest batting avg in the decade of the 90’s:  Jeff Bagwell, Tony Gwen (.344), or Craig Biggio?
  4. This former President once said, “I’ve watched a lot of baseball on the radio.”:  George Bush, Gerald Ford, or Jimmy Carter?
  5. During the 1990’s how many new hockey franchises were added to the NHL:  5, 6, or 7? (San Jose Sharks, Ottowa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks, Florida Pantbers, Nashville Predators, Atlanta Thrashers)
  6. If you were trapped in a room in a “Saw” movie and a voice piped into the room said, “Only those of you that can snap your fingers will be allowed to survive.”  What is the most likely number of people that will survive according to national statistics:  6, 7, or 8? (33% of people can’t snap)
  7. During the 90’s only one Quarterback completed over 40 TD’s in a season – that one QB did or did not ever win a Super Bowl Title?  (St. Louis Rams QB Kurt Warner threw 41 TD’s in 1997 – he got his Super Bowl Title in 2000 when the Rams beat the Titans 23 – 16)
  8. If 10 women were trapped in a room in a “Saw” movie and a voice overhead said, “Only the women that can whistle will be allowed to survive.” How many women would most likely survive according to national statistics:  More or Less than 2? (10% of women can whistle – 1 survives)
  9. Bible Question:  A Gethsemane Jesus asked who the Roman Soldiers & Officials wanted.  When they said, “Jesus of Nazereth”.  How did they all react when Jesus said, “I am he!”:  The high priest drew a sword, they all fell to the ground, or they surrounded Jesus? (John 18:6 says, “They stepped back and fell to the ground.”)
  10. On planet Earth somebody reports seeing a UFO every:  3, 6, or 9 minutes?
  11. In NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship history how many games have gone into Overtime:  3, 5, or 7? (1944 Utah/Dartmouth, 1957 N Carolina/Kansas (3OT’s), 1961 Cincinnati/Ohio St, 1963 Loyola, IL/Cincinnati, 1989 Michigan/Seton Hall, 1997 Arizona/Kentucky, 2008 Kansas/Memphis)
  12. During a dinner meal – the average person swallows more or less than 300 times? (295)
  13. Boston Celtic guard Isaiah Thomas stole the record for the NBA highest scoring average for a player 5’10” or under – who’s record did he break:  Calvin Murphy, Michael Adams, or Nate Archibald? (Nate the Skate was over 6′ tall)
  14. The average the American drinks more or less than 2 sodas a day? (600 per year)
  15. From 1990 to 1999:  Jerry Rice (12,078), Michael Irving (10,459), or Chris Carter (10,238) compliledthe most receiving yards in the NFL?
  16. People with:  Blue, Hazel, or Light Brown Eyes – see better in the dark?
  17. Of the 10, #1 draft picks of the NBA in the 1990’s – how many were never an All-Star:  2, 3, or 4? (1995 Joe Smith & 1998 Michael Olawandandi only Non-All Stars – here are the ones that became All-Stars:  Derrick Coleman, Larry Johnson, Shaquille O’neal, Chris Webber, Glenn Robinson, Allen Iverson, Tim  Duncan, Elton Brand)
  18. What percentage of American’s pay off their credit card balance every month:  13, 23, or 31?
  19. Since the beginning of the NBA draft in 1947 the University of Kentucky has provided the NBA with the most #1 draft picks with:  3, 5, or 7? (Only one other team has 3, #1 picks – sounds like another question)
  20. If stored in a cool dark place – standard condoms are safe to use closer to:  4, 14, or 41 months? (Acutally they are good up to 48 months)
  21. The first time Americans ever had the chance to enjoy a Drive-In Movie was before or after 1930? (1933 Camden, NJ)
  22. The Masters Golf Tournament has been played since 1934 – what was the last year a Springfield, MO resident won the Masters Title:  Never, 1934, or 1946? (Horton Smith won the first Masters and he call Springfield, MO home but the last person that hailed from Springfield was Herman Keiser when he upset Ben Hogan in 1946)
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