Trivia Questions Week 10/08/21

  1. The Professor, The Skipper, or The Millionaire Springfield, MO Sportscaster Legend Ned Reynolds appeared on national television with this Giligan’s Island Icon? (Thurston Howell III was played by Jim Backus – who just happened to host the Today Show on NBC when a 14 year old Ned Reynolds had won a 400 person Junior Sportscaster competition and was asked to appear on the show. Backus announce Ned Reynolds as a 16 year old when in fact Ned was only 14)
  2. In college football what is the record for most interceptions in a single game by a single team: 9, 11, or 13? (Auburn picked off Florida’s John Reaves 9 times Nov 1st, 1969)
  3. Which former Disney Star is more likely to watch History Channel’s Ancient Aliens: Demi Lavato, Miley Cyrus, or Justin Timberlake? (It was just announced that Demi Lavato will be hosting a new UFO based show on the Peacock Network)
  4. Baltimore Reven Field Goal Kicker Justin Tucker shocked the Detroit Lions and the world with his record setting 66 yd field to win the game last week. Do you know what the record for longest fieldgoal is for College Football: 65, 67, or 69? (Ove Claes Johansson 69 yd fieldgoal for Abilene Christian University in a win over East Texas State on Oct 16, 1948)
  5. The Best Western Rail Haven Motel at St. Louis & S. Glenstone in Springfield, MO was built in 1938 – for several decades a gorgous torquiose colored 1956: Chevy, Chrysler, or Ford has greeted Route 66 visitors that check into the motel? (1956 Ford Custom Line)
  6. 50/50 Question How many college football players have won College Football’s Heisman Trophy more than once: 1 or 2? (Ohio State’s Archie Griffin the only one to ever do it when he won in 1974 and repeated in 1975?
  7. Actor Daniel Craig has announced “No Time To Die” will be his last James Bond Film – how many Bond Movies did he star in: 4, 5, or 6?(Casino Royal, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre, & No Time To Die)
  8. The record for most tackles by a single player in a college football game is: 31, 34, or 37? (Fordham Line Backer, Ryan Greenhagen has 17 solo & 14 assist tackles in a 52 to 7 loss at the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln, NE the first week of Sept this year 2021)
  9. From the Andy Griffeth Show what was Opie’s real first name: Andrew, Obadiah, or Samuel? (Andrew Samuel Griffeth – Opie was Andy Griffeth Jr)
  10. 2 days after the Ryder Cup Bryson DeChambeau competed in his first Long Drive Contest – his longest drive of the competition was: 406, 409, or 412 yds? (Bryson did himself proud taking 7th in the competition in a competition with many competitors owning faster clubhead speeds and years of preparation & experience dedicated to the sport. He is looking forward to doing it again. DeChambeau produced 3 drives over the 400 yd mark)