Trivia Questions Week 10/16/14

  1. A Large Media Company calculated what it would cost today to chase down all the items on the “Bucket List” of Jack Nicholson & Morgan Freeman’s 2007 Movie – the total for everything was more or less than $100,000? ($105,000)
  2. Colin Kaepernick was fined by the NFL for wearing Beats Headphones in a music video –  Ooops!  If he would’ve been wearing Sony or Bose Headphones the NFL would’ve been smiling? (Bose is the official headphones of the NFL)
  3. Who weighs more the singer “Adelle” (166 lbs) or actor “Tom Cruise” (170 lbs)?
  4. NY Jets coach Rex Ryan said he doesn’t like former Jets coach Herm Edwards offering advice – Ryan said, “He didn’t want to be compared to Edwards because Herm had won only 49% of his games.  Today at this moment Rex Ryan does or does not have a winning record with the Jets? (43 Wins & 43 Loses)
  5. Who’s taller Baywatch Beauty Pamela Anderson (5’7″) or Singer Jennifer Lopez (5’5″)?
  6. Ohio State Football Strength Coach (Anthony Schlegel) got hold of a fan that ran out onto the field during the Buckeye’s game against Cincinnati – and rather forcefully body slammed the young man to the ground on the 5 or the 0 of the 50 yd line? (It was almost like the coach was using the zero as a target – it had to hurt)
  7. According to Genesis how old was Joseph when be began serving Pharaoh:  20 or 30?
  8. The NBA is experimenting with playing 11 minute quarters – 44 minute games played over an entire season would save an amount of time equal to more or less than 7 games? (6.833 just shy of 7 gms)
  9. Who is taller:  Tim Tebow (6’3″) or President Barak Obama (6’1″)?
  10. While in San Francisco last week – Cowboys RB Joseph Randle was arrested for shoplifting:  a bottle of Gucci Guilty Black Cologne and a 2 or 3 Pack of Polo Underwear? (Dillard’s was the store:  Cologne $84 Underwear $39.50 – Oh!  By the way – we can all understand why – Joseph only makes $495,000 a yr)
  11. This state charges:  No State Income Tax, No State Sales Tax, No Estate or Inheritance Tax and also sends an average $1,884 check to each of it’s permanent residents each year – is it Alaska or Wyoming?
  12. The top 3 states with the highest annual average of F3 to F5 Tornadoes are:  Oklahoma, Texas & Arkansas or Kansas, Arkansas & Texas (Kansas averages 3.1 Big Twisters per yr – Top 5:  #1 Kansas, #2 Arkansas, #3 Texas, #4 Oklahoma & #5 Missouri)
  13. It was announced on NBC’s Today Show earlier this week that 50.2% of all babies born in the US last year were White or Latino?  (Cheech Marin shared during an interview)
  14. Of all MLB teams making the 2014 Play-offs this year – the team with the lowest payroll is:  The Royals ($92 Mil), The A’s ($83 Mil), The Pirates ($78 Mil)?
  15. To commemorate their 175th anniversary this week – Swiss luxury watchmaker Patek Phillippe unveiled a new $1.3 Mil or $2.6 Mil wristwatch?
  16. The St. Louis Cardinals lost game 3 of the NCLS on a throwing error – in the history of baseball how many post-season games have ended with a walk-off error:  6 or 8?
  17. The CEO & Founder of True & Co – a fit focused firm has developed “Stretchy Cups” for the private parts of athletic men or women?  (Bras for women with unequal breast sizes)
  18. The Denver Bronco’s are now officially “America’s Team” knocking the Dallas Cowboys all the back to 4th position – America’s #2 favorite team wears Green or Blue?  (#1 Bronco’s, #2 Giants, #3 Packers, #4 Cowboys, #5 Steelers, #6 Seahawks, #7 49ers, #8 Patriots, #9 Bears, #10 Saints – Harris Poll asked 2,543 people – 1,275 of whom follow professional football were surveyed on-line from Sept 10 thru 17th, 2014)
  19. Men’s Fall Fashion Experts say, ” The Leather “Bomber Jacket” is or is not “The Bomb?”
  20. If you want to go to Ole Miss/Miss St gm next month in Oxford, MS – the cheapest seat you will find is more or less than $325 (You can go for $294.99 but Standing Room Only – Cheapest Seat is $345)