Trivia Questions Week 05/06/16

By Eldon Combs | May 6, 2016 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 05/06/16
  1. In 1970 – 5 years before the show started Saturday Night Live alum Bill Murray was arrested for trying to smuggle 10 lbs of marijuana through this airport:  LaGuardia, O’Hare, or McCarran? (New York, Chicago, Las Vegas)
  2. San Antonia Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard as humongous hands that stretch to the length of:  9.8″, 10.3″ or 10.8″ long?
  3. Slugs have 4:  eyes, noses, or stomachs?
  4. 2 times in the bible – we learn a New Jerusalem will descend from a new heaven – God & his son will live with his people on a New Earth – New Jerusalem will house all of God’s people and is in the shape of a:  Sphere, Cube, or Pyramid? (Approx 1,400 miles by 1,400 miles by 1,400 miles)
  5. Owls are the only birds that can see this color:  Red, Blue, or Yellow?
  6. The winners of the 2016 Bass Pro Shops “Top of the Rock” Champions Division golf tournament won more or less than $450,000? ($230,000 apiece = $460,000)
  7. How long is a Fortnight:  4, 14, or 28 days?
  8. The string tension of most tennis racquets is set at:  50-70 lbs, 70-90 lbs, 90-110 lbs?
  9. A typical lightning bolt is more or less than 2 inches wide? (Avg 2 to 4 inches)
  10. The official distance of a Marathon is 26 miles and:  3o8, 358, 385 yards?
  11. Life travels at more or less than 150,000 miles per second? (186,282 miles per second)
  12. The official distance of a Marathon is 26.219 miles – more or less than 42 kilometers? (42.195 kilometers)
  13. The most rainfall ever recorded in one single hour is 12″ and happened in this state: MO, OK, or TX? (Hope, MO 6/22/1947)
  14. On 04/25/16 at the Grand Opening of Blue Jack National Golf Club in Montgomery, TX – Tiger Woods played his first holes of golf since last summer – he played: 3, 5, or 7 holes before retiring for the day.
  15. A Brannock Device is something:  Andy Griffith, Arnold Ziffle, or Mr Ed would’ve used? (Metal Foot Measuring Device)
  16. Which was the first Disney Movie to feature a fart:  Snow White & the 7 Dwarfts, Dumbo, or The Lion King? (Pumba the Warthog)
  17. What year was the first Hurricane named after a man:  1977, 1979, 1981?  (In 1978 After years of pressure from women meteorologists & prominent women political groups the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration began using Male names for every other Hurricane – In July of 1979 Bob became the first Male named Hurricane)
  18. During the 2016 NBA Playoffs – TV commentators have dubbed this team as being “Fake Tough” was it the:  Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, LA Clippers? (Dwight Howard is a shell of his old dominant self – James Harden can make shots & draw fouls but chooses when to play defense – he used to play tough defense when he was OKC)
  19. True or False Avocados have the highest calorie count of any fruit? (Yep, Avocados are a fruit containing 167 calories per 100 grams)
  20. When the Cubs beat the Reds 16 to nothing while Jake Arrieta threw a No-Hitter on 4/21/16 – the organization joined: 2, 12, or 20 other MLB teams to have enjoyed winning a No-Hitter while scoring at least 10 runs?
  21. The Zippo lighter is America’s most favored – the company’s name was inspired by owner George Blaisdall’s love of:  Africa, the word Zipper, or the biblical story of Moses? (He simply liked the way the word Zipper sounded and went with Zippo – by the way Moses’s wife was named Zipporah – would’ve have been a much better story)
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