Trivia Questions Week 09/12/14

 

  1. Upon learning about his 4 yr old daughter’s stage 4 pediatric cancer – this NFL team re-signed a Defensive Tackle they had just cut to help him pay for her cancer treatments:  Bengals or Colts? (By signing Devon Still to the practice squad he received Health Ins & $6,300 weekly salary – Bad week for the NFL but this is a very nice NFL story)
  2. Bible Question:  According to 1st Corinthians 11:15 – A woman’s long hair brings worry or glory?  (Glory for it is a covering for her)
  3. After racking up a $60 burger joint bill this NFL Player left a 20 cent tip for his server:  It was Eagle RB LeSean McCoy or Packer RB Eddy Lacy?
  4. US News & World Report ranks this University is our country’s finest:  Princeton or Yale?
  5. How many US College Stadiums have a seating capacity of over 100,000:  6 or 8? (Texas 100,119, Alabama 101,821, LSU 102,321, Tennessee 102,455, Ohio St 104,944, Texas A&M 106,512, Penn St 106,572, Michigan 109,901)
  6. How much are current 2014-2015 Tuition & Fees at our nation’s finest Universities:  $40-$50,000 or $80 to $100,000? (#1 Rated Princeton $41,820 cheapest of top 10  – #4 Columbia $51,008 most expensive in country)
  7. During a 36 hole match a player may or may not ask for advice from anyone other than his partner or caddy after 18 holes of the match? (Yes – Rule 8-1 applies only during a stipulated round – a round is defined as 18 holes)
  8. DNA testing conducted by an obsessed “Jack The Ripper” business fanatic – seems to have identified Aaron Kosminski as the infamous killer.  “Jack the Ripper” worked as a:  Bartender or Barber?
  9. There’s a new commercial featuring former Bengal RB Icky Woods waiting in the butcher department of a grocery store:  What number does the butcher call when Woods does his classic dance:  24 or 44?
  10. Australia averages about 2 shark related fatalities per year but the (ASAF Australian Shark Attack File shows Australia averages 14 or 41 unprovoked Shark Interactions each year? (9 injured out of 14 unprovoked Shark Interactions)
  11. In light of recent events – this NBA center felt the need to share a picture he caught of a police officer giving a homeless man a new pair of boots- It was:  Bull’s Center Joakim Noah or the Pacer’s Big Man Roy Hibbert?
  12. Ocean Swimmers & Waders or Surfers account for more than half of all Shark attacks? (Surfers 50.8% – Swimmers & Waders 38%)
  13. after teeing off on a Par 5 – Players A & B realize they are playing the same kind of ball with the same number & identifying marks – To avoid confusion – Player A lifts his ball to place an additional mark and hits his 2nd shot – This is or is not a rules violation?
  14. Since 1959 (55 yrs) there have been more people killed in Hawaii by Shark Attacks or Lightning Strikes?  (No Lightning Strike Fatalities have ever been recorded in Hawaii)
  15. Last year more or less than 1,500 MLB batters were hit by a pitch?  (1,536)
  16. 10 M & M’s represents closer to:  34 or 68 calories?
  17. “There are no plans for an Iron Man 4”, according to Robert Downey Jr – who made closer to $57 or $75 Million Dollars this last year? (Highest Paid Male Actor from June 2013 to June 2014 – 2 years in a row)
  18. Which takes more:  The number of grapes to make one bottle of wine (600 to 800) or the number of peanuts to make an 18 oz jar of peanut butter (850)?
  19. More or Less than 1,500 fans are injured by foul balls at MLB games each year? (1,750)
  20. The most expensive mansion in the US is up for sale – the 60,000 sq ft home sits on 4 acres of Florida beachfront with 11 Bedrooms, 17 baths, private IMAX theater with seating for 18, a Mega Yacht Dock, 30 Car Underground Garage, Putting Green & 4,500 sq ft Infinity Pool – asking price is $39 or $139 Million?