By Eldon Combs | October 20, 2017 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 10/20/17
The Big “G” on the Green Bay Packers Helment stands for: Green Bay, Greatness, or Gumby? (Courtesy of Vince Lombardi)
32%, 52%, or 72% of all people in America face the showerhead nozzel when showering?
Actor Kurt Russell found fame in Hollywood at a very young age – he put his acting career on hold while he attempted to play professional: Baseball, Football, or Basketball? (CA Minor League Team)
What percentage of Americans brush their teeth while in the shower: 15%, 20%, or 25%?
Magnum PI star Tom Selleck went to the University of Southern California to play: Baseball, Football, or Basketball? (Scored a total 4 pts during his days at USC paving the way for his more successful acting career)
According to an NBC Today Show Poll – What is the #1 way people are discovering new music today: Radio, On-Line Music Services, or You Tube? (Still #1 in your heart Radio)
When Michael Jordan was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame – a local Chicago Supermarket took out a full page ad to congratulate him – Jordan sued: Safeway, Costco, or Kroger for using his name without his permission in the ad and won an $8.9 Million decision?
True Story: In 1981 how much money did the Pentagon spend, trying to determine whether or not a Soviet Missile could be destroyed by burning a picture of the Soviet Missile: $6, $9, $12 Million? (Truth, stranger than fiction – wouldn’t you like to know who got that money?)
Which professional sport did “Rifleman” star Chuck Connors not play: Baseball, Football, or Basketball? (Boston Celtics & Chicago Cubs/Brooklyn Dodgers)
Not wanting to use speed bumps or gawky “Slow Down” signs this California city opted to release chickens in the area of town that they wanted commuters to slow down – was it: Napa, Carmel, Sonoma?
Super Model Kate Upton did or did not play: Basketball, Softball, & Field Hockey for her High School Team? (Only the Equestrian Team – Most of us had a Equestrian Team in High School didn’t we)
Have you ever seen, “That 70’s Show” the guys that wrote the theme song for the show get paid: $17, $71, or $171 every time the show airs?
Which Extreme Sport is considered the most dangerous: Base Jumping, Big Wave Surfing, or Bull Riding?
Scientist have estimated the sun won’t die for another 5 Billion Years, but it is thought that humans will be long gone in about 1 Billion Years due to Warming or Cooling events? (1 Billion Years – so hot the Oceans will evaporate)
The past pitch of Nolan Ryan’s career was clocked at: 98mph, 68mph, or 38mph? (Tore the ligament in his pitching arm on the pitch before his last pitch and still threw a 98 mph rocket to end his career – a true real stud to the end)
Bible Question: In Genesis we learn this person lived to be 930 years old – was it: Adam (930), Methuselah (962) or Enoch (365)? (Adam was 130 yrs old when Eve had their 3rd son – Adam lived another 800 yrs)
Many thought Maryland star Len Bias was going to be the next Michael Jordan – He is widely regarded as the greatest to never play – the Boston Celtics took Bias with the 2nd pick of the: 1986, 87, or 88 NBA draft?
In the 1920’s Flagpole sitting was quite the rage with competitors testing the boundries of how long each could stay perched atop a flagpole – the world record is: 42, 52, or 62? (51 Days 20 Hrs)
The Guiness world record for running a 100 meter race on all fours is: more or less than 15 seconds? (15.86)
If you pour a 20 yard path of gasoline and then throw a cigarette on the end of the trail – how long will you wait for the entire path to burn: more or less than 15 secs? (A thrown cigarette will not be hot enough to ignite the gasoline – the only possibility is if you could take a drag at the same time the cigarette touched the gas but it’s even iffy then)