Trivia Questions Week 05/30/14

  1. Can you spell Johnny Football’s last name?  M-A-N-Z-I-E-L?
  2. This Summer Blockbuster was the first film to use a mega-sized advertising budget to promote the movie:  Towering Inferno (1974) or Jaws (1975)?
  3. According to ESPN’s Sports Nation – with almost 200,000 votes recorded – which team is more likely to return to the Super Bowl next year:  Bronco’s (49%) or Seahawk’s (51%)?
  4. Of people that use Sun Block – studies show that most of them put on More or Less than the recommended amount?  (Use about 1/4 to 1/2 of the amount they should)
  5. The owner of the Washington Redskins – Took to Twitter to prove how much support team has in keeping their historic “Redskins” name.  The majority of response he got back was In Favor or Not In Favor of keeping the name?
  6. Which Springfield Public School has more reason to celebrate “Summer Vacation”:  Horace Mann or Pershing?  (Horace Mann is actually the person that is responsible for the creation of 3 months of Summer Vacation)
  7. According to Luke 15:22 – When the prodigal son returned, his father gave him a robe, shoes and this:  A Staff or A Ring?
  8. How much was Abraham Lincoln’s presidential salary:  $2,500 or $25,000?  (1861 IRS Tax Assessment records $25,000)
  9. Joey Chestnut currently holds the Hot Dog eating contest record – finishing completely More or Less than 65 Hot Dogs in 10 Minutes?  (69)
  10. The US Fire Administration estimates that closer to 100 or 1,000 people will receive injuries from grilling this year?  (10 will die – 100 will be injured)
  11. Wanting to thank all of his Bradley Center employees former Milwaukee Bucks owner Herb Kohl sent a letter of appreciation to each employee along with a $500 Check:  Herb Kohl is under or over 80 years of age?  (79)
  12. More couples “Fall In Love” or “Break Up” during the Summer?  (Many more Break Ups)
  13. Which NBA Point Guard has been ordered to increase his Child Support from $2,600 to $10,000 a month after the judge overseeing his case discovered – the player was paying a butler $120,000 a year:  Lance Stephenson or Mario Chalmers?
  14. From 1990 to 2009 this month has more recorded births each year:  April or August?
  15. Holly Sweeney is more connected to this NIKE Spokesperson:  Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy (Rory’s High School Sweetheart he dated before Caroline Wozniaki)
  16. One of our presidents declared the 3rd Sun of July:  National “Ice Cream” or “Jelly Bean” Day? (Ronald Reagan)
  17. Which magor league manager during a TV interview shared he ate Cat Food as a kid:  Ryan Sandberg or Kirk Gibson?
  18. Don Henley’s song, “The Boys of Summer” was released twice as a single – it topped the charts both times.  The song was originally released before or after 1982?  (1984)
  19. Jimmy Fowler of CBS Sprots is reporting – dismissed MU Wide Out Dorial Green/Beckham is leaning towards transferring & playing for Easter Illinois or Sitting Out the entire 2014 season.
  20. Joey Chestnut holds the record for eating Hot Dogs in a 10 minute time period – 100 lb Sonya Thomas holds the record for women – eating more or less than half the amount of Chestnut ate when he established his record? (Chestnut 69 Dogs – Thomas 37 Dogs)