Trivia Questions Week 08/29/14

  1. The National Duck Calling Championships are held in:  Arkansas or North Dakato?
  2. Fortune Cookies were invented on the East or West Coast of America? (CA)
  3. The NFL team with the current longest playoff drought hasn’t been to the playoffs in more or less than 15 years?  (Buffalo Bills 14 years)
  4. According to a recent NFL Player Survey – the Top 5 worst NFL teams to play for are the Raiders, Browns, Jaguars, and the Packers or Cardinals?
  5. Delaware is the only state not to have a National Park or Amusement Park?
  6. In Hawaii – you are more likely to get rabies from a bat or killed by a shark? (Hawaii is the only rabies free state)
  7. Which major sport currently has the lowest average salary:  MLB ($3.2 Mil), NHL ($2.4 Mil) or NFL ($1.9 Mil)
  8. IF you’re are watching Porcupine Races you must be in Wyoming or Idaho? (Council, ID every July 4th has Porcupine Races)
  9. LeBron James has stated that in the next 15 to 20 years – he wants to become the “Richest Man in the World” – Last year between salary & endorsements LeBron brought in closer to:  $52 or $72 Million?
  10. The last year the Royals made the Playoffs – this president was sworn in:  Jimmy Carter or Ronald Reagan (1985 Reagan sworn in for his 2nd term)
  11. If you stay the night at the Hotel next to Peeble Beach Golf Course and then play golf the next day – which will cost more the Night Stay ($2,700) or the Round of Golf ($495 golf, $40 cart & $75 for caddie = $610 Total)
  12. The world’s first sliced loaf of bread made by a machine was sold in Missouri or Mississippi? (1928 Frank Bench Bakery in Chillicothe, MO – In 1930 Wonder Bread started selling packaged sliced bread)
  13. St. Louis Cardinal Catcher Yodier Molina’s current Career Batting Average is more or less than .275 (Molina currently injured – playing with the AA Springfield Cardinals 8/29/14 and his career batting avg sits at .284)
  14. Trees are planted each April 10th in celebration of American Arbor Day that originated 42 or 142 years ago?  (1872 Nebraska City, NE – J. Sterling Morton responsible for the planting of 1 million trees in Nebraska)
  15. In 2007 the final episode of the “Sapranos” ended with a fade-to-black scene leaving everyone unclear about Tony Saprano’s fate.  Earlier this week “Sapranos ” creator David Chase revealed that Tony did or did not die? (His statement was later overridden by show producers saying, “The ending was meant to be left for everyone’s imagination”.
  16. Closer to 60,000 to 160,000 pounds of Shrimp are consumed in Las Vegas per day?
  17. College Football’s record for longest Field Goal currently stands at:  68 or 69 yards? (Ove Johansson, Abilene Christian University vs. East Texas State on October 16th, 1976)
  18. One started in the 17th century – the other waited until the early 1,800’s – who started wearing underwear first:  Men or Women?
  19. During a stroke play event – after 9 holes of play the entire foursome collectively decides to go into the clubhouse to watch the finals holes of a Golf Tournament on television.  All groups playing behind them are allowed to play thru and then the group resumed play.  Under the rules of golf – the players in this group will or will not be disqualified? (DQ’s for exceedingly slow play)
  20. Bible Question:  Which of his wives did Jacob loved more:  Rachel or Leah?