Trivia Questions Week 05/11/18

By Eldon Combs | May 11, 2018 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 05/11/18
  1. In 2017 a Rueters study involving 250 kids, 10 yrs of age and younger, were asked how they felt about clowns – what percentage shared they disliked or feared clowns:  closer to: 30, 60, or 90%? (All 250 dislike clowns)
  2. The NBA’s longest distance “Slam Dunk” is owned by this NBA player:  Serge Ibaka, Zack LaVine, or Cedric Ceballos?
  3. St Louis, MO was almost the location of:  Disneyland, Dollywood, or Legoland?
  4. In what year was the “Break-Away Rim” introduced into basketball:  1973, 1975, or 1977?
  5. Bible Question:  Everyone remembers Jesus’s first miracle but what was his second:  Healing a Child, Giving Sight to a Blind Man, or the Healing of a Bleeding Man?
  6. In what year were glass backboards becoming the norm in the game of basketball:  1909, 1929, 1949?
  7. How did Silver Dollar City get it’s name:  Admission marketed as one silver dollar, The park gave change in silver dollars, or In respect of the silver mine? (People spread the stories of getting silver dollars back in change and the name stuck)
  8. Which NBA Player never shattered a backboard:  Shaquille O’neal, Michael Jordan, or Daryl Dawkins?
  9. What is the name of the church many couples get married in at Silver Dollar City:  Lookout Church, Wilderness Church, or Marvel Church?
  10. Which is older:  Bass Pro Shops (47), Dick’s Sporting Goods (70), or Academy Sports (80)?
  11. Mel Gibson starred as Rev Graham Hess in the Sci-Fi Thriller, “Signs” but he was not the original choice to play the part – the producers wanted:  Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, or Tom Hanks?
  12. Baring an injury it is or is not possible for a MLB player to face a single pitcher in his at bat and receive right-handed as well as southpaw pitches? (Rule 8:01 Ambidextrous pitcher not allowed to switch pitching arms during an at bat – only if the pitcher is injured can he switch pitcher arms)
  13. What is the most visited country in the world:  USA, France, or Israel? (France, by a large margin)
  14. Basketball’s first backboards were made of:  Nothing, Chicken Wire, or Walls? (Discontinued because fans were injuring themselves trying to stop shots)
  15. For people that cruise – how many cruise ships are there to choose from – closer to:  100, 200, or 300?
  16. What year did Jerry Jones begin his tenure at the Dallas Cowboys GM:  1985, 1987, or 1989?
  17. More hotel rooms are booked for: vacations, business, or intimate encounters?
  18. The Dallas Cowboys NFL team is currently valued at $4.2 Billion Dollars – how much did Jerry Jones pay for the team in 1989:  $140, $280, or $420 Million?
  19. There are more men or women working in management positions of the Hotel/Motel hospitality industry?
  20. Which NFL team has the richest owner:  Seattle Seahawks, LA Rams, Miami Dolphins? (Paul Allen – $17.8 Billion Net Worth)
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